Premiering just a few months after the inaugural season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK,” the 12th season of the American version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” revved its engines on VH1 last Friday night.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, VH1 announced that they would be releasing a spinoff series to “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The original series formerly aired on Logo in 2009 before moving to VH1 at the start of its ninth season. The new series, titled “RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race,” is set to air on VH1 and will feature former contestants.
Thousands of people wearing bright colors and glitter could be seen from blocks away waiting to get inside of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. RuPaul’s DragCon NYC took place Sept. 6-8, 2019, and brought together drag enthusiasts from all over the world.
"“RuPaul’s Drag Race” has invaded the mainstream and opened the world’s eyes to the art form of drag and drag performance. However, RuPaul’s recent interview in The Guardian sparked controversy due to his comments surrounding transgender (trans) drag queens competing on “Drag Race” saying that drag loses its social statement when men are not the ones doing it because “Drag is a big f-you to male-dominated culture.” However, RuPaul, you and other gay men seem to have forgotten something important about drag, mainly the simple fact that you did not create, nor do you own, drag."
