Hello, hello, hello! Weโre back for another week of fabulousness with The Week in Drag from the ever-growing Drag Race universe.
This week, the queens react to the newest members of the sisterhood, the queens of Drag Race Holland and, of course, weโve got great new content from some of your all-time favorites, including Willam, Trixie Mattel, Katya and Monique Heart.
Weโve got fashion, makeup and lots of laughs in store for you, so letโs bring it to the runway!
First of all, congratulations to RuPaul and RuPaulโs Drag Race on their Emmy wins. The show has accumulated 19 Emmys, beating out Dancing with the Stars as the Television Academyโs most-awarded reality competition show in history.
RuPaulโs Drag Race: Vegas Revue has wrapped up its COVID-shortened first season (with news that the show will be back in January of 2021.) If you missed anything or just want to hear Willam and Alaska talk about the ups and downs of the showโs first five episodes, listen to the latest episode of โRace Chaserโ.
It seems like weโve known who won Canadaโs Drag Race forever, but, here in the US, the season finale just aired last week. Trixie Mattel and (the stunning) Brooke Lynn Hytes discuss the episode, the fashions and more on the latest episode of โThe Pit Stop.โ Brooke discusses the move from Drag Race contestant to judge, her amazing runway looks and how much of a star Jimbo is (which we all knew already.)
With a Canadian queen crowned, itโs time to move on and met a new bunch of queens and they are fierce. Yuhua Hamasaki and Shuga Cain discuss the queens of Drag Race Hollandโs promo looks on a new episode of โBootleg Opinions.โ
Raja and (Emmy winner) Raven toot and boot the runway fashions from the premiere episode of Drag Race Holland on โFashion Photo Ruview.โ
Manila Luzon and Latrice Royale have a new season of their hilarious podcast โThe Chopโ where they take on the newest spin-off. ย
Raja and Delta Work have a new podcast from Forever Dog, the fine folks who bring you โRace Chaserโ and โThe Chopโ. On the first episode of โVery Thatโ the pair discuss fan expectations, their pre-Drag Race experiences, kitten heels, Chaka Khan and lots more. I am so glad that Delta is back in my life.ย
Nina BoโNina Brown also has opinions about the new series. Serving face like no one else, Nina shares her honest, unfiltered views on the premiere of Drag Race Holland and bearded queens (who I think are awesome) on her latest โRawview.โย ย
It is rare that I actually watch one of the Netflix shows Trixie and Katya review on โI Like to Watchโ, but I did catch the comedy/horror sequel Babysitter: Killer Queen. The movie was fun, but to hear these two dissect it is even better.
Trixie and Katya take on a topic near and dear to my heart, procrastination, on โUNHhhh.โ We celebrate the day Katya finally got to finish a story (about the costume shop she used to work at) learn about Trixieโs โ2nd business puberty.โ The โpurveyors of procrastinationโ also answer fan questions about how to combat โresting nice face.โ
Trixie chats with self-confessed โmakeup hoarderโ Manny MUA and talk relationships, staying home, old jobs, and more as they try out some new makeup from Rare Beauty, Lunar Beauty, Kim Chi_Chic Beauty, Hank & Henry, Hipdot, Patrick Ta, and more.
Trixie reunites with YouTuber Brittany Broski for another hilarious makeup video. This time, Brittany creates a โspooky ookyโ look for her pal โTracy Martel.โ The results are surprisingly not as terrifying as I expected (although that lipstickโฆoof.) I totally want to kiki with these two.
Heidi N Closet is here to take on bullying on the first episode of her web series โGap Chat.โ She discusses her run-ins with bullies and how to take an anger management break to save your sanity. She also takes a few good-natured pokes at her fellow season 12 queen Nicky Doll on social media This episode is brought to you by โHeidi Hydratesโ and yes, it makes you s-s-s-s-skin s-s-s-s-oft and s-s-s-s-supple.ย
Comedian Mateo Lane attempts to recreate one of Bob the Drag Queenโs looks without any guidance. Can the comic beat Bobโs mug? Watch and find out.
The heart of season 10, Monique Heart, takes us through some โManic Momentsโ as she oversleeps for a Brunch gig at Hamburger Maryโs. Can she get stage-ready and to the bar in 20 minutes? Watch part 1 and find out how she puts together a look on the fly.
If you love Yvie Oddly (and canโt get enough of that laugh), check out her interview with Grace Helbig on #NotTooDeep. She talks about her love of drag, her long journey to getting on Drag Race, performing at drive-ins, causes close to her heart and lots more. While Yvie took a backseat on Vegas Revue, itโs great to see her in the spotlight here.ย
Ben DeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon have unwrapped an early Christmas present for all of us. The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special, coming to VOD this holiday season,ย reunites the pair for a story about two queens who set out to film a classic Christmas TV variety show, but canโt agree on how. Ben told Entertainment Weekly, โI have been producing and directing theater for myself and other queer artists for years, and getting to make my first foray into producing and directing film forย The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Specialย has been an experience I will never forget.โ
Willam delivers a hair-raising โBest of Beatdownโ featuring โUpdos and Updonโtsโ. Among the wig and hair fails featured include Silky Nutmeg Ganache flipping her wig, a hair-pulling girl fight, a bad wig stylist, some thieving wig snatchers and more.
Want more Willam? I aim to please. Proving that I am entertained watching Willam do anything, I tee-hee-heed at this unboxing video. Watch as she shows her latest haul, including Drag Queen Merchโs โRace Chaserโ buttons, glittery eyeshadow, amazing stoned garb including a bedazzled breastplate, skirt and pants, the Naomi Smalls x Kim Chi eye shadow palette, some of her Suckless products (of course), Uno cards, Haus Labs liners, a Kennedy Davenport costume, a whole bunch of nails and mangos from her folks.
Once again working her wig magic, Jaymes Mansfield creates a beautiful confection for one of the stars of the web series โCamp Wannakikiโ by double stacking hairpieces.
Iโm a theater nerd and a Coco Peru stan, so this video is everything. The drag icon has blessed us with a lip-sync to the song โNothingโ from the Broadway classic A Chorus Line. This video definitely has me feeling something.
Iโm leaving you this week with a special message. Listen as Heidi N Closet, Mayhem Miller, The Vixen, Mariah, Latrice Royale and Widow VonโDu do their best to spread joy and kindness to the Drag Race fandom. Keep this message in your heart and give love to these amazing queens โ and to all of your fellow human beings. Until next week, stay safe, stay healthy and say LOVE!