Netflix’s upcoming RuPaul-starring series AJ and the Queen will have quite the collection of supporting characters. The series will star RuPaul as Ruby Red, a “bigger-than-life but down-on-her-luck drag queen,†who travels the country with her sidekick AJ, who will be played by Izzy G. According to a casting breakdown distributed to talent agencies, the show is also looking to cast at least four regular supporting characters. The characters include:
• Louis, a “funny and warm†40-something black man who went blind after a diabetic stroke in his early 20s. He is a “large, imposing†drag queen who can “put on his makeup flawlessly, pour Champagne perfectly, and refuses to put limits on himself because of his disability.â€
• Ruby’s boyfriend Hector/Damien Sanchez, a “muscular, sexy, very hot†Latino man to whom Ruby gives her life savings so they can open their own drag club together. A “straight acting†gay man who is “pretending to be something he’s not,†he has “a dark, dangerous, hidden side.â€
• Lady Danger is a “f*cked-up sexy†Asian woman with an eye patch, who’s described as a “comic villain.†She’s “infamous†in the local drag scene for “injecting cheap medical grade silicone (and Restylane and Botox) into her clients at the clubs, though sometimes she’s injecting motor oil.â€
• Brianna, a white woman in her late 20s, is a “clueless hooker†with a “deep connection†to AJ.
May the best candidates sashay their way into the show.