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Rupaul’s Drag Race
tribeca festival
June 3, 2022
Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, and More Drag Queens Are Filming Comedy Specials
BeBe Zahara Benet, Peppermint, Ginger Minj, and Darienne Lake are all doing the ultimate comedy challenge.
By
Justin Curto
chat room
May 30, 2022
Jinkx Monsoon Had Another Joke About the Dean Martin–Frank Sinatra Sandwidge
And knew she wouldn’t win this week’s ball.
By
Justin Curto
overnights
May 27, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: Fortune Favors the Queen
Queens are scheming and plotting.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
May 21, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: Monsoon Season
Jinkx has reached the apex of what it means to compete in Snatch Game.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
May 20, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Season-Premiere Recap: A Winning Twist
This season is already one of the best we’ve seen from the franchise, and it shows no sign of slowing down.
By
Paul McCallion
refresher course
May 19, 2022
Get Reacquainted With
Drag Race All Stars
’ Winners’ Circle
One of these queens will be the show’s first two-time winner, so it’s time to brush up on what each has to offer — and what they lack.
By
Brian Moylan
chat room
Apr. 27, 2022
Willow Pill on Her Crotch-Face Look and the Taste of Victory
“Pancakes and bacon.”
By
Rebecca Alter
moonqueen
Apr. 23, 2022
Yes, Oscar Isaac Is Also Obsessed With
Drag Race
Spotted watching the season finale in a gay bar in Brooklyn.
By
Alejandra Gularte
yaaass
Apr. 13, 2022
The Gay Gods Are Giving Us a
Drag Race
Winners’ Season
How’s this for a shakeup?
By
Justin Curto
money honey
Apr. 7, 2022
Drag Race
Will Give the Season-14 Winner Overtime Pay
And a little something for the runner-up.
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Apr. 1, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Bossy Roasty
As we catapult toward the end of the season, let’s rank the queens on their chances of winning.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Mar. 25, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Villain Eras
Before the queens make their Rusical debuts, they must settle on a cast list — and therein lies the drama.
By
Paul McCallion
injury report
Mar. 18, 2022
Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté Won’t Shantay for
Drag Race
Season 15
She left season 14 due to an ankle injury.
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Mar. 11, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Snatch Game of Flops
Let’s talk about what makes a good Snatch Game. Or, rather, what makes a bad one.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Mar. 4, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: DragCon Artists
The annual DragCon challenge results in a lip sync to remember.
By
Paul McCallion
chat room
Feb. 28, 2022
Drag Race
’s Kerri Colby Is Still Jasmine’s Big Sister
“We waited for so long even to have the ability to have these conversations on national television where we’re not made to feel guilty for it.”
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Feb. 25, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Up the Ladder to the Ru
The ’60s-girl-group challenge is a rock-solid concept, but it isn’t quite enough to pull up a tough midseason episode.
By
Paul McCallion
emergency discussion
Feb. 25, 2022
It May Be Time to Rethink
Drag Race
’s All-Star Elimination Model
A gut-punch elimination on
U.K. vs. the World
has left us reeling, and reconsidering what Ru hath wrought.
By
Rebecca Alter
and
Emily Palmer Heller
overnights
Feb. 18, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: One Hand, One Fart
A delightfully surprising episode reminds us that
Drag Race
can still make remarkable TV magic.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Feb. 11, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: No Time to Daya
One of the queen’s glaringly obvious insecurities proves positively ripe for excessive prodding.
By
Paul McCallion
chat room
Feb. 7, 2022
Drag Race
’s Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté Didn’t Plan on Opening Her Chocolate Bar
“I’m letting somebody from season 14 borrow my crown and scepter, so season 15, I need to go pick it up.”
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Feb. 4, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: RuPaul’s Worker’s Comp Race
A shake-up nobody wanted opens up a fourth front-runner spot for the queen quick enough to grab it.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Jan. 28, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: All Tease, All Shade
A couple of meltdowns and a great reveal leaves us wanting more from the season.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Jan. 21, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Willow-Pilled
Drawn-out, early-season shenanigans and a new way for RuPaul to emotionally torment the girls?
Drag Race
is back, baby!
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Jan. 14, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Recap: Jorgeous Jorgeous Girls Love Drag
Another premiere, another talent show, another front-runner.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
Jan. 7, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Season-Premiere Recap: The Season 14 Variant
Can the keystone of this franchise remain fresh and innovative despite the global proliferation of the
Drag Race
IP?
By
Paul McCallion
rupaul’s drag race
Dec. 8, 2021
Drag Race
Winner Sharon Needles Accused of Abusing Underage Fan
A lawyer for Needles categorically denied the claims, which include physical abuse and encouraging self-harm.
By
Justin Curto
trailer mix
Dec. 2, 2021
Drag Race
Is Coming Back Home for Season 14
After crisscrossing the globe for spinoffs, it’s home sweet werkroom once again.
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Nov. 11, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.
Recap: A Star Is Bored
An episode featuring a fun acting challenge and scene-stealing runway is soured by a predictable ending.
By
Brian Moylan
chat room
Nov. 4, 2021
Bob the Drag Queen’s ‘Wig’ Came Out of Retirement for That
We’re Here
Dance
The drag icon talks the Selma episode’s outrageously fun wig dance performance, and how the episode’s message relates to the Dave Chappelle discourse.
By
Alicia Lutes
emmys 2021
Sept. 19, 2021
RuPaul Sashays Away As the Emmys’ Most-Awarded Black Artist
He now has 11 wins.
By
Devon E. Ivie
chat room
Sept. 8, 2021
Kylie Sonique Love Returned to
Drag Race All Stars
to Show Her Full Self
“There’s nothing better than winning when you’re 100 percent authentic with yourself.”
By
Justin Curto
chat room
Aug. 28, 2021
Trinity K. Bonet Is 🤐 on That
Drag Race All Stars
Lip-Sync Theory
“I wasn’t mad that that wig came off, and that’s all I can say.”
By
Justin Curto
two friends
Aug. 24, 2021
BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon Almost Had a Feud
Instead they gave us a big twist ending on a new episode of
Two Friends.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
bam!
Aug. 23, 2021
Gagatrondra,
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Renewed for Season 14 on VH1
As well as
Untucked
and
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.
By
Rebecca Alter
trailer mix
Aug. 21, 2021
Some Genius Gave Willam a
Judge Judy–
Style Gay Court Show
Whorder in the court!
By
Rebecca Alter
game within a game
Aug. 20, 2021
Give It Up for the MVP of
Drag Race All Stars
’ Lip-Sync Smackdown
Whether or not she returns next week, Silky Nutmeg Ganache definitely got her Rudemption.
By
Justin Curto
chat room
Aug. 7, 2021
Drag Race All Stars
’ Pandora Boxx Had a Snatch Game Plan B, C, and D
“Once Kylie said she was doing Dolly, I’m like,
Nope
.”
By
Justin Curto
chat room
July 31, 2021
Drag Race
’s Jan Had a ‘Psychologically Intense’
All Stars
Run
“When it was happening, I was just like,
This is insane, but of course it’s happening like this.
”
By
Justin Curto
overnights
July 29, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars
Recap: Girl Gone
The gag of this episode’s ending. It’s horrifying, it’s entertaining, it’s shocking … it’s drag. No notes.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
July 22, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: Ryan Murphy’s Law
The lack of a clear front-runner this season is making for exciting television and some unexpected narratives.
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
July 15, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: RuPaul’s Milgram Experiment
Jan is just going to be psychologically tormented for the duration of this
All Stars
season, isn’t she?
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
July 8, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: Rudemption Song
If there’s one thing
Drag Race
is gonna do, it’s overproduce a highly entertaining episode with questionable judging.
By
Paul McCallion
shablam!
July 2, 2021
This
Drag Race
All Stars
Lip Sync Got SICKENING
“Oh, y’all wanted a twist?”
By
Wolfgang Ruth
overnights
July 2, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Recap: Hustlerz
A bunch of even, middle-of-the-road comedy sketches produce a challenge winner that will have you saying, “Sure! Why not?”
By
Paul McCallion
overnights
June 25, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars
Season-Premiere Recap: Streamgirls
The competition enters a confusing new era on Paramount+ with a glut of megamixes, some high-caliber looks, and a tough early elimination.
By
Paul McCallion
streamliner
June 23, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Season 6 Is Streaming on Paramount+ … at 3 a.m.
Good luck avoiding spoilers!
By
Brennan Carley
overnights
June 19, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under
Season-Finale Recap: You’re a Winner, Baby
This grand finale feels a little like a vision of what this sometimes-bumpy season could have been.
By
Shaad D'Souza
overnights
June 12, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under
Recap: Feeling Ravenous
It may be Pride month, but everyone in this werkroom could do with a healthy dose of shame.
By
Shaad D'Souza
chat room
June 11, 2021
Valentina Steals
In the Heights
With Just One Line
An interview with the former
RuPaul’s Drag Race
contestant about her big-screen debut.
By
Gabe Bergado
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