Drag Race Down Under. (Stan) Drag Race Down Under’s Art Simone and Rhys Nicholson have addressed hearsay that RuPaul was green-screened in for the show. Speculation that RuPaul never attended filming in person have been rife since the first Down Under series aired in 2021. According to the rumour mill, RuPaul was only ever there by the
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Jinkx Monsoon and Monet X Change at RuPaul’s Los Angeles DragCon in May (Getty/Santiago Felipe) After turning down an alliance with two fellow Drag Race stars, Jinkx Monsoon has revealed that “going solo” was always part of her game plan for All Stars 7. As the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season five, it was
RuPaul. (YouTube/RuPaul’s Drag Race) Bring Back My Girls is a new RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off which will reunite queens from the US, UK, Down Under and beyond. The new series will feature iconic queens from across the Drag Race franchise in conversation. It will be filmed live at the upcoming RuPaul’s DragCon LA 2022, and will feature the
Mama Ru was joined by the not one, not two but five RuPaul’s Drag Race finalists. (Screen capture via World of Wonder/VH1) The world’s longest season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the show’s 13-year herstory has come to an end – and the world was sufficiently gagged. After 16 cut-throat episodes packed with killer runway looks
Todrick Hall had a wild ride on Celebrity Big Brother. Todrick slipped out of his first alliance with Queer Eye star Carson Kressley, former Real Housewives of Atlanta peach Cynthia Bailey, and Shanna Moakler. Todrick and UFC champion Miesha Tate aligned themselves and became the unbreakable power couple in the CBB house. Miesha evicted Cynthia
The Boulet Brothers. (Supplied) It’s safe to say the popularity of drag is at an all time high, thanks in huge part to its new mainstay status on TV screens around the world. Shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Boulet Brothers’ hit show Dragula, the antithesis to Drag Race in many ways, have helped
Drag Race UK vs The World star Mo Heart has spoken out against the use of conversion therapy as she urged others to avoid the dehumanising practice. The RuPaul’s Drag Race queen was seen opening up to fellow performers Blu Hydrangea and Janey Jacké in the semi-final of the hit BBC Three series as they
Blu Hydrangea. (BBC) RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs The World is the highly anticipated spin-off series that will see queens from the US, Canada, Thailand and Holland cross the pond to battle it out against each other, and three legendary UK queens, to nab an all-new Drag Race crown. Fan favourites Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole and
The fourth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 saw the remaining queens deliver on unnecessary drama, tears and Jennifer Lopez. So, the usual, really. “She’s a Super Tease” kicks off with Jasmine Kennedie waxing lyrical about how she feels she should have won last week’s fashion ball over Willow Pill. It’s a fairly standard moment of
Maddy Morphosis is the first ever cis straight man to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (WOW) Maddy Morphosis, the first straight, cis man to appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has spoken out following criticism of his casting. News that Maddy would compete on the upcoming 14th season of Drag Race was met with some criticism,
Laganja Estranja. (Supplied) Bonafide stoner queen Laganja Estranja is more than just meme royalty. The last few years have seen the RuPaul’s Drag Race star release a string of pop bangers, campaign tirelessly for the legalisation of marijuana and reintroduce herself to the world as a proud trans woman. Throughout all the chaos, she even
Bob the Drag Queen in We’re Here. (Connie Chornuk/HBO) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bob the Drag Queen has blown the world’s collective mind with the “most iconic wig reveal” in the history of drag. Bob the Drag Queen, the season eight winner and New York drag-scene icon, is cementing her position as a non-binary triple
KJ Apa. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Riverdale hunk KJ Apa has shared his dreams of joining RuPaul’s Drag Race as his “feminine” alter-ego Fifi. The 24-year-old New Zealand actor opened up about his love of the iconic VH1 show in a recent interview with NME. With more than 3.2 million followers, Apa’s @FifiIsQueen TikTok account sees
Ts Madison was a guest judge on season 13 of Drag Race. (WOW) Ts Madison has revealed that RuPaul pushed hard to get her on RuPaul’s Drag Race. The trans icon made her debut as a guest judge in season 13 of the long-running show, appearing in two episodes. In a new interview with the LGBTQ&A
Activists say Russian drag competition ‘Royal Cobras’ removed all mentions of the LGBT+ community from its programme. (YouTube/НАСТЯ ИВЛЕЕВА) An unofficial adaption of RuPaul’s Drag Race has launched in Russia, but it’s removed everything queer from the show. Royal Cobras is hosted by Russian TV presenter and social media star Nastya Ivleeva. The Russian show
Miss Envy Peru stars in the ‘Hit Refresh’ campaign. Image courtesy of Lot 42. Drag Race Holland winner Miss Envy Peru speaks to PinkNews about family, her queer identity and making Ru girl herstory. Fans rejoiced when Envy earned a guest judging slot on Drag Race España, becoming the first-ever contestant to be invited back
Drag legend RuPaul will be joining the cast of Netflix’s newest adult-oriented comedy series Chicago Party Aunt. (World of Wonder) Drag Race Philippines will go head to head with Manila Luzon’s Drag Den. Just when you thought it was safe to change the channel, RuPaul has announced yet another edition of Drag Race. Drag Race
Drag Race star Gottmik has revealed how RuPaul showered her with support as the pair “really clicked” behind the scenes. Gottmik joined season 13 as Drag Race‘s first openly trans masculine contestant, a seismic step for a show that has, at times, struggled and been criticised for largely excluding trans queens. While she’s had to endure
Drag Race judge Ross Mathews with his new fiancé, Wellington Garcia (Instagram/@helloross) RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Ross Mathews is officially off the market after announcing his engagement to his partner, Wellington García. Mathews, 41, revealed on Tuesday (23 February) that he’d popped the question to his boyfriend after they’d been dating for over a year.
Gottmik (L) and Nina Bo’nina Brown. (VH1/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gottmik, the franchise’s first openly trans masculine contestant, has spoken out after another queen made “transphobic” comments about her. Season nine’s Nina Bo’nina Brown encountered a buzzsaw of criticism from fans and fellow queens for comments she made over Gottmik’s body in a YouTube
RuPaul has made an important change to an iconic Drag Race catchphrase to be more inclusive of trans and non-binary contestants. Across 12 seasons and countless spin-offs, nearly every episode of the reality TV show has featured the line: “Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win.” However a preview of the show’s
Chi Chi DeVayne has passed away, aged 34. (chichidevayneofficial/ Instagram) RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Chi Chi DeVayne has tragically died in hospital at just 34 years old after battling pneumonia. The drag icon — real name Zavion Davenport — competed on the eighth season of the show and on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne has been hospitalised with suspected kidney failure. DeVayne, who rose to fame on season eight of Drag Race, told fans that she had suspected kidney failure in a video posted to Instagram yesterday. The drag queen, whose real name is Zavion Davenport, revealed that she had tested negative for COVID-19
We are excited to announce a collaboration with S’More, which recently started a weekly show called S’More Live Happy Hour, which includes interviews with celebs and reality stars dishing on dating stories, playing hilarious games, and spilling some tea. S’More gave us a little more information on the interview series, explaining, “Because relationships are complicated, but
Drag Race royalty Alaska. (Screen capture via Entertainment Weekly) In a plot twist we both absolutely did not see coming, yet, are we surprised, is that RuPaul’s Drag Race star Alaska worked as a shopkeeper at the gay porn star featured in Circus of Books. Circus of Books tells the story of Karen and Barry
Nina West won Miss Congeniality in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11. (Nina West/ Twitter) RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty Nina West is the star of a hilarious new shampoo commercial for Pantene, making her a “Pantene queen”. West is best known for starring on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11, in which she placed sixth but won
You might have thought that the coronavirus would put an end to drag queen storytime events for a while, but one former Drag Race contestant is making sure it keeps going. Drag queen Nina West has relieved the pressure on parents everywhere to entertain their children by doing a drag queen storytime event on Instagram
Drag queen Courtney Love says talking about labels “helped me understand who I am” (Dave J Hogan/Getty) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Courtney Act has said she’s all for putting labels on sexuality if they “help to bring visibility to the LGBT+ community”. The Australian drag queen, real name Shane Gilberto Jenek, opened up on The
Divina De Campo. (BBC) Divina De Campo lost out on the crown and title of Britain’s first drag superstar by a red hair’s breadth last night. We caught up with them to chat about mental health, The Vivienne’s strategy and why she nearly quit Drag Race UK. Congratulations on making it to top two! How
The first teaser has landed for RuPaul’s new Netflix series AJ and the Queen. Not content with starring in about six different Drag Race spin-offs per year and attempting to launch a talk show, the queen of drag is branching out into comedy with a new Netflix series. RuPaul stars as a down-on-her-luck drag queen