By The Lady Cocotte The RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Grand Finale comes at a strange period in Drag Race fandom. The explosive/exploitative reunion (depending on who you ask) started some truly tough discussions. Racism within the community. The commodification of drag. Sit down and shut up vs. fight for your rights. Lights are shining […]
My Very Late RuPaul’s Drag Race: Evil Twins Recap
By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul’s Drag Race finally has a top 5. As the queens muster strength for the final ascent, feelings are raw. Kameron Michaels talks about Survivor’s Guilt. The pressure of sending Monét X Change home is simply too much to bear. Kameron’s “it’s harder to be me than Monét right now” works […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Social Media Kings Into Queens
By The Lady Cocotte Last week’s surprise double shantay has injected the RuPaul’s Drag Race workroom with well earned self-condragulation. Eureka O’Hara is feeling her oats. So what if it sounds like bragging? She earned this. Aquaria, clearly the frontrunner in her own mind, is over it. As the Scheana of the group, she needs […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Breastworld
By The Lady Cocotte The vibe on RuPaul’s Drag Race is decidedly weary. No matter how many hearts The Vixen won, she’s exhausting. Even her mirror message requires decoding. No one bothers. They assume it’s another stab at Eureka and move on. Kameron Michaels sits in stunned silence. As the winner, she’s earned extra camera […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Unauthorized Rusical
By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul’s Drag Race begins, as always, in a post-elimination haze. The queens are spent. Their nerves are raw. They need to literally untuck. But Eureka and The Vixen want attention. It was inevitable that these two would beef. Whatever differences they have, they both desperately need to be heard. The sad […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Snatch Game
By The Lady Cocotte In a season known for lame challenge themes, tonight’s RuPaul’s Drag Race goes old school. We knew we were getting Snatch Game (hallelujah!) but no one is prepared when RuPaul pulls out his reading glasses. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, the library. Is. Open. Officially. I don’t really listen to Kameron’s […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Drag Con Panel Extravaganza
By The Lady Cocotte We go into tonight’s RuPaul’s Drag Race with everyone thinking they’re doing better then they are. Miz Cracker complains that she’s always in second place.The Vixen doesn’t understand why her performance isn’t winning appropriate accolades. They’re six weeks in and the fatigue is real. So is the competition. It takes grit […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Bossy Rossy Show
By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul’s Drag Race opens, as always, with an ending. While mourning a friend’s elimination (this time Dusty Ray Bottoms), they can’t help but examine their own mortality in the game. The black Martha Stewart has buyer’s remorse. Last week, she was too busy playing Mother to complete a runway-worthy look. So […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Last Ball on Earth
By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 is a masterclass in Drama. We have a villain (The Vixen). Mayhem Miller, our ingenue. And Eureka O’Hara (not of the pageant O’Hara’s) fills the role of pot stirrer. A tough elimination leads to recriminations. Did Mayhem throw Monique Heart under the bus? Monique thinks so […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Tap That App
By The Lady Cocotte After a long week, RuPaul’s Drag Race is my version of a bubble bath. RuPaul, take me away. Take me to a world that sparkles and glows. With men willing to kit up in a dress and heels. That looks like it smells like bubbles and rosewater (even if I know […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: PharmaRusical
By The Lady Cocotte In preparation for tonight’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, I rewatched the premiere. I think I’ve finally pinpointed why I like Vanessa Vanjie so much: she belongs on the 80’s Ballroom scene. This might be a theme tonight. The episode opens with drama worthy of Paris Is Burning. Aquaria is challenged to tell […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Premiere: 10s Across the Board
By The Lady Cocotte I hate to admit it but I had some RuPaul’s Drag Race malaise following All Stars 3. I wanted Trixie to win but not like that. So I headed into Season 10 guarded. I was being overly dramatic (imagine that). From the opening strains, I was hooked, again. My beloved Drag […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Premieres Tonight
By The Lady Cocotte I know we’re still reeling from the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars finale but it’s time to wipe the mirror slate clean. Season 10 premieres tonight! Listen, I get it. I wish VH1 gave us breathing room between the two shows. But this is happening and I don’t want to go […]