Ever since reading I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell and checking out the ladies at crews, I have had a deep love for drag queens. So naturally my favourite guilty pleasure of this current tv season is Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race.
A dragged out, tongue-in-cheek, camp take on America's Next Top Model, the show has all the great elements of reality tv: challenges, competitions, and a bottom two duel. However, in true queen fashion, the challenges are Vogue-Offs and costume creations, the competitions are runway walks, and the bottom two duel is a lip-synch for your life. Delicious!
Add to all of that personalities like RuPaul and Charo, with total D-List judges like Michelle Williams and Lucy Lawless and you've got forty-five minutes of killer television impossible to turn away from.
My favourite queen was Ongina, who showed true personality and style, as well as tremendous heart. However, she lost a couple of episodes ago in a fierce showdown with Bebe Zahara Benet. As heartbreaking as it was, I think Bebe really turned it out and has proven that she can take the whole thing. Her larger-than-life style and personality is so dramatic and regal that I think she would make a perfect first season winner. Fingers crossed.
All in all, I think that this was a great show that proudly showed the drag community with no apologies. It was fun, ridiculous, and absolutely note-perfect because it knew what it was. And - after all - isn't that what drag is all about?
So to the creators of the Race I say: Chantez, you stay.
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