Jujubee has appeared on three different seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, making it to the finale each time. So, how has Drag Race become an enduring phenomenon in an era when so many others are railing against it? We reached out to 13 drag entertainers, three of the show's judges, and 13 state representatives to find out. As Drag Race celebrated 200 episodes last week, it's time to reflect on its legacy-and future. Where drag used to be a queer art form that only existed well past the witching hour, it’s now become a mainstay of pop culture, thanks in no small part to Drag Race’s influence. Others have alleged drag entertainers are grooming children. Sitting representatives have conflated drag with trans women.
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And yet, as the series finishes its 200th lap, more than a dozen pieces of legislation across America suggests that drag has gone too far. With 26 Emmy awards, 16 international franchises, and several All Star iterations, what once was a cheeky series about men in wigs has become a mainstream movement about love, acceptance, and empowerment. Remain until the end and you're crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. Land in the bottom and you lip-sync for your life. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the format has remained relatively unchanged: 14 or so drag performers from across the country show off skills in comedy, singing, fashion design, and just about anything else you can imagine. And the title suggested it might be some sort of program about vehicles.ġ4 years and 200 episodes later, RuPaul’s Drag Race is a cultural staple. (See: the meager $20,000 prize for the winner.) The camera was seemingly smeared with Vaseline. It was part America’s Next Top Model, part Project Runway, sometimes American Idol, and a pinch of Jackass.
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The show followed nine drag queens through a competition that both parodied-and exalted-the reality-show fare that dominated TV at the time. In February 2009, a new series premiered on a niche cable channel called Logo.
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