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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Judges & Producers Talk How Reality Series Celebrates Diversity And Its Social Impact – PaleyFest

#CarsonKressley #FentonBailey #MichelleVisage #Paleyfest #RandyBarbato #RossMathews, #RuPaulsDragRace  Things on the Paleyfest stage got a little more glamorous on Sunday when host RuPaul Charles and judges and producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race graced the stage to talk about the creativity, uniqueness, nerve and talent it takes to make the Emmy-winning reality show that has snatched our wigs for 11 seasons (plus four All-Star seasons). Moderated by Aisha Tyler, the Drag Race team talked about the slayworthy eleganza extravaganaza and camp of the VH1 reality series, but also the awareness the show has brought to the LGBTQIA+ communities and those who have ever been marginalized — especially in the divisive climate we live in now. Supermodel of the world RuPaul was joined on the stage with the show’s regular judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews as well as Drag Race producers Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang, Pam Post...

'RuPaul’s Drag Race' winner Yvie Oddly on performing with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic pain: 'I don't know what my time limit is'

#RuPaulsDragRace #YvieOddly #DragQueen #JovanBridges #HypermobileEDS #Ehlers-Danlossyndrometype3 Newly crowned  RuPaul’s Drag Race  queen Yvie Oddly went into Season 11 as an obvious fierce frontrunner, but it wasn’t until she pushed herself too hard and injured her ankle, during the “Draglympics” dance challenge, that viewers found out that she was living with an invisible disability and near-constant pain. The 25-year-old punk-rock drag performer, whose real name is Jovan Bridges, had been battling chronic pain throughout the competition, and throughout her entire life, because of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 3, or hypermobile EDS (hEDS) — an incurable connective tissue disease that causes hyper-flexibility due to a lack of collagen production, and affects the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many organs. "I don't produce a whole lot of collagen, so I have extra skin everywhere," Yvie explained to  Drag Race  producers, demonstratively stretching the loo...

‘Es bello ser diferente’: Valentina En Vogue se convierte en una de las Voces del cambio

#ValentinaEnVogue #lasVocesdelcambio  #DragQueen #RuPaulsDragRace #Mexicana  Valentina: una figura inspirada en la fuerza de la mujer mexicana se transforma en un ejemplo de perseverancia, fortaleza y orgullo para todos los latinoamericanos. By Vogue México y Latinoamérica , Apr 1, 2019

Hollywood Is "Finally Catching On" to the Booming Drag Queen Economy

Movi Inc for World of Wonder #Rupaul #RuPaulsDragRace #AJandtheQueen #DragQueen #DragCon   The massive success of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has launched dozens of stars and ignited red-carpet appearance deals for films like 'Frozen 2.' Still, for a queen, "your money is on the road." As Angelina Jolie made the usual red carpet rounds at the L.A. premiere of Disney's  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil , she stopped for a picture with stars who didn't appear in the film, even if they looked like they had: drag queens Nina West, Shangela and Ginger Minj, decked out in horns, black dresses and, in Minj's case, an ensemble dedicated to the film's fairies. In recent months, queens were invited to the  Frozen 2  premiere and the  Charlie's Angels  debut, posing with Kristen Stewart, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad. (Reps declined to say how much the queens were paid to appear.) Studios like Disney are the latest entrant to the new drag quee...

RuPaul brings 22 Drag Race queens to costar on AJ and the Queen

#Rupaul #RuPaulsDragRace #AJandtheQueen #Netflix By  Joey Nolfi   December 03, 2019 at 01:00 PM EST RuPaul  kept it in the family — the  RuPaul’s Drag Race  sisterhood, to be exact — when building the supporting cast for his  new Netflix series  AJ and the Queen .  Bianca Del Rio, Latrice Royale, Trinity The Tuck, Miss Vanjie, and more will have supporting roles on Netflix's upcoming dramedy series. EW can exclusively reveal that the Emmy-winning drag superstar will appear alongside 22 queens from past seasons of  Drag Race , each of whom play a small role in a  tale about a down-on-her-luck performer, Ruby Red (RuPaul) , who’s swindled out of her life savings one day before hitting the road for a cross-country tour with a 10-year-old stowaway (newcomer Izzy G.) aboard her vintage RV. Drag Race  alums co-starring across the series’ 10-episode first season include  Valentina  (season 9,  All-Stars...

'RuPaul's Drag Race' judge Michelle Visage on how the 'queerest show on television' is helping troubled kids

#MichelleVisage #RuPaul #RuPaulsDragRace #LGBTQ #LGBTQyouth #LosAngelesLGBTCenter Against all odds,  RuPaul’s Drag Race  has become a massive pop-cultural force. After 10 seasons (plus  three  all-star seasons), it’s surprisingly bigger than ever, racking up its highest ratings yet this year. Musical contestants like  Adore Delano ,  Blair St. Clair , and  Trixie Mattel  have landed albums on the  Billboard  charts;  Drag Race  catchphrases like “not today, Satan!” and “hieeeee” have become part of the mainstream vernacular; the  RuPaul’s Dragcon  conventions draw thousands of fans on both coasts; RuPaul Charles has won two consecutive  Emmys  for Best Reality Host; and now the show has a very good chance of sashaying away with this year’s big Emmy prize, for Best Reality Competition. Longtime  Drag Race  judge Michelle Visage tells Yahoo Entertainment that the slowly building success of...