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10s Across The Board
"10s Across the Board" is the first episode of the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Christina Aguilera is a guest judge. Episode For the episode's mini-challenge, contestants walk a runway surrounded by former contestants from the series. Jinkx Monsoon is among the returning contestants. The main challenge tasks contestants with creating looks with limited resources. In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges. Christina Aguilera is a guest judge. Mayhem Miller is the winner of the main challenge. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to Aguilera's song "Ain't No Other Man" (2006). Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is eliminated from the competition. Reception Oliver Sava of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the episode a rating of 'A'. She described it as a "thrilling, hilarious premiere introducing an exciting lineup of new queens while honoring the show's past for this milestone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Luzon
Karl Philip Michael Westerberg (born August 10, 1981), known professionally as Manila Luzon, is a Filipino-American drag queen, reality television personality, recording artist, and comedian. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the first and fourth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Luzon has also contributed to the compilation album series '' Christmas Queens''. Career 2011–2012: Breakthrough with ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' With the success of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Luzon auditioned for the third season of the reality series, and went on to appear in every episode until its finale. She lip-synced against Raja Gemini to "Champion (DJ BunJoe's Olympic Mix)" by RuPaul but lost the lip-sync and became the runner-up of the season. The publicity generated by her participation in the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)
The tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' began airing on March 22, 2018, on VH1. The premiere was broadcast one week after the finale of the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', and episodes were followed by ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked''. Contestants were officially announced on February 22, 2018, in a teaser trailer during an episode of ''All Stars 3'' later followed by a special "Meet the Queens" live-stream on Facebook, hosted by season nine winner, Sasha Velour. This season saw the return of season 9 contestant Eureka O'Hara who was removed from her original season after tearing her ACL. The prizes for the winner of this season include a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. This is the first season in which each episode was 90 minutes long. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Snapshot", and the song played during the closing credits was "Rock It (To The Moon)", both songs from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PharmaRusical
"PharmaRusical" is the second episode of the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of the American reality competition television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which aired on VH1 on March 29, 2018. Halsey (singer), Halsey and Padma Lakshmi serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews. Andy Cohen and Alyssa Edwards also appear in the episode. The episode saw Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams' elimination from the competition. Reception Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers on New York (magazine), Vulture.com rated the episode 5 out of 5 stars. ''Metro Weekly'' Rhuaridh Marr called the musical number "dreadful". See also * List of Rusicals References External links PharmaRusical at IMDb {{Portal bar, LGBTQ, Music, Television, Theatre, United States RuPaul's Drag Race season 10 episodes Rusicals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Finale (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9)
"Grand Finale" is the fourteen episode of the ninth season of the American television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on June 23, 2017. Episode The season's contestants return for the live grand finale. RuPaul then tells the final four contestants that they will be performing in a lip-sync tournament for the win. The first lip-sync contest is between Peppermint and Trinity Taylor, who perform to " Stronger" by Britney Spears. Peppermint wins the lip-sync and Trinity Taylor is eliminated from the competition. The second lip-sync contest is between Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé, who perform to "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston. Sasha Velour wins the lip-sync and Shea Couleé is eliminated from the competition. The final lip-sync contest is between Peppermint and Sasha Velour, who perform to "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss Thunderpuss is the (mainly dance) remix/ production team of Los Angeles–based music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yara Sofia
Yara Sofia is the stage name of Gabriel Burgos Ortiz (born May 8, 1984), a Puerto Rican drag queen, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality. She is most known for appearing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' season 3, where she won Miss Congeniality, and All Stars season 1, where she was partnered with Alexis Mateo. In 2021, Sofia returned to compete on All Stars season 6. In June 2021, she released "Jiggle!", her debut single. Biography Although born in San Juan, Ortiz was raised in the small town of Manatí, Puerto Rico. While her mother was pregnant with her, she had expected Yara to be a girl for the majority of her pregnancy, and had even denied the doctor informing her of her baby's sex until she was revealed to be male. Her drag career began at local San Juan gay nightclub ''Krash'' (also known as ''Eros''), where in 2005, she won her first gay pageant title "Miss Road to Diva." Later, in 2006, Ortiz earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker is the stage name of Victor Ray Bowling (born 16 January 1970), an American drag performer and actor who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She is notable in part for being the first contestant ever eliminated in the history of the franchise. Parker has also appeared elsewhere on television in and out of drag, and she has also served as a backup dancer for Miley Cyrus. Parker has been deemed one of the show's most successful and recognizable drag queens. Although finishing last on his season of ''Drag Race'', Parker has won over 100 pageants in her career as a drag queen and has toured internationally. She has frequently appeared as a guest on later seasons of ''Drag Race'' as Parker, with RuPaul often explicitly paying her homage due to her position as the first eliminated queen in the show's history. Early life Bowling was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trixie Mattel
Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, makeup entrepreneur, DJ and singer-songwriter originally from Silver Cliff, Wisconsin, Silver Cliff, Marinette County, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, 1960s in fashion, 1960s-influenced style, distinctive eye makeup, and musical repertoire that blends comedy with acoustic pop and folk-country music. Mattel sings and plays guitar and the autoharp. In 2015, she competed in the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7), seventh season of the Drag (clothing), drag reality television competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' finishing in sixth place. In 2018, she won the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3), third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Mattel has also made guest appearances in various iterations of the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise. Mattel formed the popular comedy duo known as Trixie and Katya alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempest DuJour
Tempest DuJour is the stage name of Patrick Lee Holt (born September 1, 1967), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 7 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Holt is also an associate professor at the University of Arizona. Career Tempest DuJour has performed in Tucson, and hosted Retro Game Show Night at Club Congress, as of 2013. She competed on the seventh season (2015) of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She was the oldest contestant (age 46 at the time) and the first eliminated in the competition. Tempest DuJour remains the second oldest contestant to compete on the show, as of 2021. She appeared in episodes of season 10 and season 14. Tempest DuJour appeared in the film ''Cherry Pop'', directed by Assaad Yacoub. She was named Best Drag Queen by ''Tucson Weekly'' five times in a row, including in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Outside of drag, Holt is an educator. He was an associate professor at the University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film and Television, as of 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven (drag Queen)
David Petruschin (born April 8, 1979), best known as Raven, is an American drag queen, make-up artist, and reality television personality from Riverside, California. Raven was a fixture in the Southern California nightclub scene before gaining international prominence for appearing in both the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2), second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (season 1), first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, All Stars''. Raven placed as the runner-up on both seasons. Petruschin has been RuPaul's makeup artist since ''Drag Race'''s RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9), ninth season (episode 3) and has since become a creative producer of both ''RuPaul’s Drag Race'' and ''RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars''. For his make-up work on the show, Petruschin received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) in 2020. Early life Petruschin was born to DeShawna and Viktor Petruschin in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppermint (entertainer)
Peppermint, or Miss Peppermint (born January 31, 1980), is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and activist. She is best known from the nightlife scene and, in 2017, as the runner-up on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9), ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. In 2018, Peppermint made her debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical ''Head Over Heels (musical), Head Over Heels'' as Pythio, becoming Broadway theatre, Broadway's first out trans woman to originate a lead role. As a recording artist, she has released two studio albums, ''Hardcore Glamour'', released in 2009, and ''Black Pepper'', released in 2017, as well as five EPs, including ''A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers'', which was released in 2020. In December 2023, she was announced as a part of the cast of the The Traitors (American season 2), second season of ''The Traitors (American TV series), The Traitors''. Early life Peppermint was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Wilmingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandora Boxx
Michael Steck (born May 2, 1972), better known by the stage name Pandora Boxx, is an American drag queen, comedian, reality television personality, and singer. Hailing from Rochester, New York, Boxx competed in the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', placing fifth and winning the title of Miss Congeniality, and subsequently returned for the first and sixth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Boxx also appeared in all three seasons of the ''Drag Race'' spin-off series '' RuPaul's Drag U''. Outside of reality television, Pandora Boxx has released several singles and performed in film, television, and theater. Early life Michael Steck was born to Sharon Steck in Jamestown, New York. He has a sister, Susanne. The family later moved to Olean, New York. Steck was inspired to do drag after watching the eventual season six contestant Darienne Lake perform at an outdoor festival in Rochester, New York. For his first show at the gay bar Infinity in Rochester, Steck chos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
