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And Donā€™t F&%K It Up Chronicles Drag Race From Vaseline Lens to Emmy Gold

Time for the reading challenge. Photo-Illustration: Vulture

Readers, start your engines, and may the best oral history (wipes mouth) win! A new book chronicling the rise of RuPaulā€™s Drag Race is coming out this Pride Month. Arriving in bookstores June 6, And Donā€™t F&%K It Up: An Oral History of RuPaulā€™s Drag Race (the First Ten Years), by Maria Elena Fernandez in collaboration with World of Wonder, traces Drag Raceā€™s humble beginnings from climbing the ladder (specifically the pink one that used to hold up their TV) all the way to mainstream, Emmy-winning success through interviews with the creators of the show, the queens, the crew, the judges, and some famous fans. ā€œBefore Drag Race premiered, I was drawn to the artistry and entertainment value of drag but I had never considered the bravery behind the transformation process or spent much time thinking about the person behind the makeup and wig,ā€ Fernandez said in a statement.Ā ā€œDrag Race opened me up and made me a better human, so when I was approached about working on an oral history of this cultural juggernautā€™s first decade, the answer was a resounding Yas, Queen! Come for the tea, stay for the shade.ā€ The book will discuss moments from Onginaā€™s HIV reveal all the way to the equally emotional (if in the opposite direction) Asia Oā€™Hara butterfly fiasco. So glue on a wig and get preordering. Because reading is what? Fundamental.

And Donā€™t F&%K It Up Chronicles Drag Race, Orally