RuPauls Drag Race
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Why have just one big opening when you could have … two?
JorgeousFirst out the gate is the absolutely gorgeous Jorgeous.
Sitting at about five-foot-two, Jorgeous describes her drag as Tex-Mex Latina showgirl realness.
We also find out she started doing drag at age 16 (!)
and is a card-carrying member of Dancing Divas of Texas (Im assuming theyve unionized).
The bitch can perform!
Its so much fun, and its a caliber of show only a true Dancing Diva can deliver.
Toots across the board from me.
Jasmine KennedieNext out of the gate is mygirl, Jasmine Kennedie.
Im just gonna declare my bias now: Iwillbe stanning Jasmine!!
If you want an unbiased review of the NYC queens, go read Encyclopedia BritannicasDrag Racerecaps or something.
Youll be given no quarter here!
Its also lovely seeing the instant camaraderie and mutual respect Jasmine and Jorgeous develop for each other.
I ship these two dancing divas!
She tops it all off with a beautiful homage to 60s drag that Ru and Michelle eat right up.
A great first ep for Jasmine in my very objective and extremely correct opinion!
Its almost uncanny how much her voice sounds like Crystals.
Close your eyes and its like were back on season 12.
The kooky queens challenge throughout this ep is to distinguish herself from her widely beloved drag mother.
But youd never guess any of those references based on her talent-show performance, and therein lies the problem.
Its funny but not quite funny enough to be a comedy routine.
She has tricks but not quite enough tricks to make it a compelling lip sync.
The result is a performance that feels unfinished and a little unsure.
Lady CamdenNext up is Lady Camden.
Lady Camden hopped across the pond and now lives in Sacramento.
The self-described tacky queen is joyful, colorful, and obsessed with girl groups.
For her talent, she wants to show off her classical ballet training.
Lady Camden sells it with comedy and her obviously well-honed stage presence, and the judges seem quite entertained.
DeJa SkyeDeJa Skye: yet another instance of the elusive NorCal queen!
DeJa is a campy comedy queen whos also known as the pastel princess.
(The Abby Lee Miller of drag.)
DeJas entrance look is … a visual buffet.
By that I mean theres so much to choose from (the neon wig!
As I alluded to, the talent show doesnt go too much better for DeJa.
Her runway, while markedly more successful, is not enough to keep DeJa out of the bottom.
Maddy MorphosisFinally, in comes the much anticipated cishet icon Maddy Morphosis.
(To which I say: Go touch grass!)
Maddy enters in a drag homage to Guy Fieri.
How do I put this?
Maddy survives another week but just barely.
Hopefully, she has some tricks up those heterosexual sleeves.
Or at least some Slim Jims.
Angeria Paris VanMichealsLast into the werkroom, Angeria Paris VanMicheals, the southern belle from ATL.
Yet somehow on a classicDrag Raceseason, they feel fun and fresh as ever.
At this rate, the season will be wrapped up before March!
Only time will tell.
IntRusive Thoughts
A weekly segment in which I briefly discuss stray thoughts that wont leave my head.
The name Angeria Paris VanMicheals.I love old-school, three-named drag queens so much.
Lady Camden: Im sort of like the sixth member of the Spice Girls.Maddy: Old Spice.Old Spice?
Maddy strikes me as more of an Axe Body Spray girl.
