Shannel, a season one RuPaul’s Drag Race star, allegedly stole money from a woman’s purse. (Instagram/@TheOfficialShannel/Twitter) A RuPaul’s Drag Race star has denied stealing hundreds of dollars from a woman’s performance mid-performance. Season one contestant Shannel was accused by a woman attending a Drag Brunch event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 13 August. She was headlining
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Jinkx Monsoon in final lip-sync battle (left) Bianca Del Rio (right). (RuPaul YouTube/Getty) RuPaul’s Drag Race legendary legend Jinkx Monsoon has revealed how fellow drag queen Bianca Del Rio contributed to her iconic All Stars 7 finale lip-sync victory. The Queen of all Queens took to Instagram to post the behind-the-scenes of her stand out
Drag Race season 14 star Maddy Morphosis responds to controversial casting backlash. (YouTube/WOWPresents) The cast of Drag Race season 14 have defended the show’s first straight, cis male contestant, Maddy Morphosis. News that the Arkansas queen would be competing in season 14 sparked fierce debate about people from outside the queer community entering drag spaces.
Meghan Trainor wants you to know – she didn’t steal a Drag Race queen’s sandwich. When the “All About That Bass” singer guest judged on season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, fans were – to put it lightly – less than impressed. While the competing queens, RuPaul and Michelle Visage were working overtime to serve
Maddy Morphosis is the first ever cis straight man to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (WOW) Maddy Morphosis, the first straight, cis man to appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has spoken out following criticism of his casting. News that Maddy would compete on the upcoming 14th season of Drag Race was met with some criticism,
RuPaul. (BBC) RuPaul’s Drag Race fans have been roasting RuPaul over a knockoff holiday ornament that’s the stuff of Christmas nightmares. Just in time for Christmas, the world has been gifted with a terrifying decoration that’s allegedly supposed to look like RuPaul. We can sort of see the resemblance. Maybe it’s RuPaul after she’s done her
KJ Apa. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Riverdale hunk KJ Apa has shared his dreams of joining RuPaul’s Drag Race as his “feminine” alter-ego Fifi. The 24-year-old New Zealand actor opened up about his love of the iconic VH1 show in a recent interview with NME. With more than 3.2 million followers, Apa’s @FifiIsQueen TikTok account sees
Ts Madison was a guest judge on season 13 of Drag Race. (WOW) Ts Madison has revealed that RuPaul pushed hard to get her on RuPaul’s Drag Race. The trans icon made her debut as a guest judge in season 13 of the long-running show, appearing in two episodes. In a new interview with the LGBTQ&A
Members of Pecs performing at Soho Theatre. (Harry Elletson) Drag king collective Pecs are back – and they’re bringing some much-needed queer joy into our lives. Dusting off their crowns after 18 long months of lockdowns, the award-winning drag troupe made their triumphant return to London’s Soho Theatre last week for a series of shows
Miss Envy Peru stars in the ‘Hit Refresh’ campaign. Image courtesy of Lot 42. Drag Race Holland winner Miss Envy Peru speaks to PinkNews about family, her queer identity and making Ru girl herstory. Fans rejoiced when Envy earned a guest judging slot on Drag Race España, becoming the first-ever contestant to be invited back
Drag legend RuPaul will be joining the cast of Netflix’s newest adult-oriented comedy series Chicago Party Aunt. (World of Wonder) Drag Race Philippines will go head to head with Manila Luzon’s Drag Den. Just when you thought it was safe to change the channel, RuPaul has announced yet another edition of Drag Race. Drag Race
Laganja Estranja makes a stunning entrance to an iconic lip sync battle against Trinity K Bonet in Drag Race All Stars season six. (YouTube/RuPaul’s Drag Race) Drag Race legend Laganja Estranja has opened about the overwhelming support she’s received after fans and the drag community raised thousands for her transition. Laganja, who made a name
The first teaser trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6 just dropped – and Miss Piggy is going to make a special guest appearance. (Screen capture via YouTube/Paramount+/ Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) The new trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6 has dropped – and alongside a teased plot twist, there’s going to be some
We have our winner! After nearly four months, America’s Next Drag Superstar was crowned on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 Episode 16. The battle was hard-fought between Gottmik, Symone, Rosé, and Kandy Muse in the Lip-Sync For The Crown. In a crowning night filled with Britney Spears music, the queens worked the stage to deliver
Michelle Visage. (BBC) Michelle Visage has opened up about her sexuality, saying gender has “never really mattered” to her – but she doesn’t identify as queer. The Drag Race judge was asked if she considers herself a part of the queer community in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. Michelle Visage, who has had sexual experiences
The tea towel design celebrates British drag. (CardsbyOMLL) An amazing and unique tea towel that celebrates British drag has been created to raise money for an AIDS memorial. The unusual design, which sees popular drag artists from across the country reimagined with ‘potato heads’, is being sold on Etsy by an independent artist. The quirky
The end is almost here! Five queens are left to compete for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. Standing in their way of the final stages is one all-important Maxi Challenge. In the case of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 Episode 13, it’s an acting challenge featuring a parody of “Honey, I Shrunk The
The Drag Race UK queens would make great playable characters (BBC/World of Wonder) Start your engines, hold on to your wigs and prepare to slay – a RuPaul’s Drag Race video game is on the way this year. The free-to-play mobile game will allow players to participate in Drag Race, design fabulous lewks for runway
Scarlet Adams in a promotional poster for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. (World of Wonder) RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under contestant Scarlet Adams has issued a grovelling apology for performing in Blackface and engaging in cultural appropriation. After Aboriginal drag queen Felicia Foxx shared a slew of photos of Adams wearing costumes that stole from and
Drag Race star Gottmik has revealed how RuPaul showered her with support as the pair “really clicked” behind the scenes. Gottmik joined season 13 as Drag Race‘s first openly trans masculine contestant, a seismic step for a show that has, at times, struggled and been criticised for largely excluding trans queens. While she’s had to endure
Drag Race judge Ross Mathews with his new fiancé, Wellington Garcia (Instagram/@helloross) RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Ross Mathews is officially off the market after announcing his engagement to his partner, Wellington García. Mathews, 41, revealed on Tuesday (23 February) that he’d popped the question to his boyfriend after they’d been dating for over a year.
Gottmik (L) and Nina Bo’nina Brown. (VH1/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gottmik, the franchise’s first openly trans masculine contestant, has spoken out after another queen made “transphobic” comments about her. Season nine’s Nina Bo’nina Brown encountered a buzzsaw of criticism from fans and fellow queens for comments she made over Gottmik’s body in a YouTube
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Soju has denied sexually assaulting several men, insisting their claims are “completely false or misunderstood”. At least four people have shared troubling allegations of manipulation, gaslighting, coercion, and sexual assault by season 11 contestant Soju, aka Tony Hyunsoo Ha, one of whom says he was aged 16 at the time. The
Bimini Bon Boulash reveals what was supposed to happen on Drag Race UK episode 2. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash tried and failed to cover their white corset in paint on this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (21 January) – but they’ve now revealed they intended to coat themselves in the colour of the trans Pride
RuPaul. (WOW) The long-awaited drop of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 hit a major snag Saturday (2 January) after disgruntled reviewers reported Netflix would end the stream midway. British and Irish viewers were roiled when, at around the 20-minute mark, the episode would suddenly end and instead show previews for other franchises on the streaming
The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13. (WOW) The Drag Race season 13 cast is officially here, including the first-ever trans man to compete as a contestant, Gottmik. RuPaul is coming to save us from the uninhabitable doom of 2020 by dropping season 13 of Drag Race on the first day of the new year,
Chi Chi DeVayne has passed away, aged 34. (chichidevayneofficial/ Instagram) RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Chi Chi DeVayne has tragically died in hospital at just 34 years old after battling pneumonia. The drag icon — real name Zavion Davenport — competed on the eighth season of the show and on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Owain Wyn Evans presented the weather completely with drag references. (Screen capture via Twitter) On this day of true religious importance, International Drag Day, a brief history lesson: The time a Welsh weather presenter delivered the entire forecast in drag references. In 2017 – which was precisely seven decades ago in coronavirus time – BBC
Drag Race royalty Alaska. (Screen capture via Entertainment Weekly) In a plot twist we both absolutely did not see coming, yet, are we surprised, is that RuPaul’s Drag Race star Alaska worked as a shopkeeper at the gay porn store featured in Circus of Books. Netflix show Circus of Books tells the story of Karen
Nina West won Miss Congeniality in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11. (Nina West/ Twitter) RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty Nina West is the star of a hilarious new shampoo commercial for Pantene, making her a “Pantene queen”. West is best known for starring on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11, in which she placed sixth but won