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RuPaul's Drag Race, the long-running drag queen competition show, has recently branched out into international versions of the show, much like the similar Top Model franchise Hot take: Drag Race international versions are not made for you They are not engineered to have the same worldwide appeal as the OG franchise does There are currently[...]

LBGTQ icon and arguably the world's most famous drag queen RuPaul Charles is no stranger to controversy – he's made a career out of shocking the everyday person Last year's quarantine was an interesting time for the iconic drag queen – he did an interview with Terry Gross which caused outrage over fracking on his[...]

This past week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race sees the queens competing in both the annual reading mini-challenge and the improv challenge Warning: there are spoilers ahead, though nothing really matters anymore since Tamisha Iman was sent home last week Just end it already and crown Symone like everyone knows will happen Shockingly, the reading[...]

It's time once again to start the weekend off with a new episode of the 13th season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and this time it's the one about the disco Be warned: we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign for this week's episode You have been warned, honey. Image: Screencap Elliott with 2 Ts is serving[...]

Of course, if you haven't already seen last week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, be warned – we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and meeting you on the other side of this spoiler image buffer. Now, on to the looks! Jujubee took over hosting duties this week for the Extra Lap Recap, part of[...]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 queen Tia Kofi isn't shy about her geeky roots, and those roots came out in a recent press interview where she talked about what Doctor Who means to her and how the long-running, quintessential U.K sci-fi classic influences her drag Tia grew up with sci-fi television staple Doctor Who,[...]

Welcome back to another episode of RuPaul's Drag Race – and this week the main challenge sees the queens compete in a ball – "The Bag Ball," where they stomp the runway purse first In case you missed last week's episode, you can hit a recap of the season's first elimination episode "The Rupaulmark channel"[...]

Now, let's chat about this past week's episode, "The RuPaulmark Channel," and we finally get the first elimination of season 13. Image: ViacomCBS For the week's maxi challenge, all 13 queens are split into groups and tasked with over-acting in holiday movies; the Valentine's Day group consisted of Denali, Elliott with 2 Ts, Olivia Lux, and Kahmora[...]

For the mini-challenge, they have the same "lady and the vamp" look as did last week's queens- and for the main challenge, they're tasked with writing a verse each and performing to RuPaul's original song, Phenomenon The main runway category is "We're here, we're sheer, get used to it" with special guest judge Nicole Byer![...]

Okay, let's kiki about what's basically the extended premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race Now, we know nobody went home last week, and it looks like this week is another non-elimination episode (even if the queens don't know that at the moment) Instead, it's very Drag Race All Stars, with the top two of the winning[...]

Give her time to sit at home and watch Netflix with Katya or bake more easy bake oven treats and bring back Bob The Drag Queen to host The Pit Stop. RuPaul's Drag Race s13e1 The Pork Chop Review (Image: ViacomCBS) Trixie just isn't the same – her discourse with the guest isn't natural, it feels very[...]

I can't wait for 2020 to be over, and not just because this year has been largely terrible – 2021 means a new Ru-year and a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race! Now, we know the cast, but the new piece of information we've been given is the first 10 minutes of the first episode[...]

Now, you've seen the casting announcement for the upcoming season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race – and you already know the big gag of the season – and that's the casting of the show's first transgender man, GottMik (aka Mik) GottMik is the drag alter-ego of Hollywood makeup artist Kade Gottlieb, who also happens to[...]

"What in my gay life is going on right now?" Latrice Royale on the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular, and I ask myself the same question every day, not just seasonally Now, this may be a re-watch, but unlike fruitcake, this special just keeps getting better year after year RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular may[...]

Welcome back to RuPaul's Drag Race, my lovelies! You're just in time for some very exciting news from season 13 – and yes, that is the casting we've been waiting for Now, I reported on this back in the summer, and I am pleased to say the tea on casting spoilers was absolutely scalding and[...]