Give Symone the crown. I don’t really know what else to say. We’re merely weeks, and nary into an elimination, into another strong season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but the frontrunner is clear. What’s striking about Symone’s meteoric rise (and we’ll dive deeper into her many shining star qualities shortly) is how it’s against the backdrop…
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👑 RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: 🎤 SEASON 13, EPISODE 3 – “PHENOMENON” 💄
After last week’s delightful return to the runway on RuPaul’s Drag Race, some firm favorites have already taken hold. With one loss already under each of their dance belts, the Pork Chop queens come into this week’s featured episode with a lot to prove. Thankfully, these seconds were anything but sloppy. Mirroring last week’s runway show and group…
👑 RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: 🎤 SEASON 13, EPISODE 2 – “CONDRAGULATIONS” 💄
They say in fashion, one day you’re in, and the next you’re out. Well, in drag, one day you’re in, then you’re out, but then you might be in again? And then some more wild stuff happens and you may ultimately end up out. Or in. Suffice to say the swerves keep coming in the…
👑 RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: 🎤SEASON 13, EPISODE 1 – “THE PORK CHOP” 💄
This is usally the part of the recap where I bemoan yet another season of Drag Race coming hot on the heels of the latest iteration, before we barely get a chance to miss Mama Ru and crew. But, you know what? #NewYear, #NewMe, and I’m glad to be starting 2021 with all our squirrel friends. (Shout…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 8 – “CLAP BACK”
Having grown accustomed to season-ending lip sync smackdowns (and even a virtual finale that exceeded most expectations), the All Stars finales are starting to feel a little “small” by comparison. A choreographed group number with an original solo already feels like a retread of earlier challenges, even if the difficulty has been ratcheted up. When Shea originally…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 7 – “STAND-UP SMACKDOWN”
Yikes. Watching comedy challenges on Drag Race always feels like toeing the line between cackling and cringing while wearing six-inch stiletto heels. This week’s stand-up smackdown challenge led to a bit too much of the latter. Something of a hybrid between the standard roast and season 12’s more personal, storytelling-style one-queen shows. Most of the gals leaned…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 6 – “THE CHARLES FAMILY BACKYARD BALL”
What family BBQ is complete without a little drama (and potato salad with raisins, apparently)? Just as important as who’s invited to the party is who ISN’T invited. On last night’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, it was our dearly disinvited that made the biggest impression. The specter of India continues to hang heavy in the…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 5 – “SNATCH GAME OF LOVE”
Do not adjust your screen: You are not still watching Hamilton. Though, you’d be forgiven for confusing it with last night’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, because in both there were certainly shots fired. The Drag Race drama went down with a lot less singing and a lot more laughs. Not only was it an episode destined…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 4 – “SheMZ”
Of course RuPaul, whose adoration for Judge Judy has been well documented, would have a sweet spot for TMZ on TV. The long-running FOX program takes the most base parts of E! News, distills them down to their most vile and then runs it all through a Tosh.0 filter. Like Judy, it’s become an institution (it’s renewed through 2023!), but its cultural…
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: SEASON 5, EPISODE 3 – “GET A ROOM”
I don’t know about you, but my fragile state of mind couldn’t possible withstand such a ruthless Drag Race coup as was teased Friday night on All Stars. Had the ladies acted to oust this season’s (former?) frontrunner, it would’ve been forever known as The Red Runway. Luckily, however, we got away with just a slight scare. It…
