By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul is set to announce the Season 4 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars tonight. The All Stars franchise is notoriously tricky. Nothing in Season 1 made sense. Season 2 was plagued by favoritism (RoLaskaTox) and bribery (insert snake emoji). In most circles, it’s still not safe to mention Season […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Discussion: Sex and the Kitty Girl
By The Lady Cocotte RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is back with one last challenge before the finale. After last week’s scandalous elimination, the queens are willing to do whatever it takes to win. Join us for a rollicking discussion of every flounce, every ruffle, every backstab along the way. Warning: This post (and comments) […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Discussion: RuPaul’s Best Judy’s Race
By The Lady Cocotte It’s taken me a lot longer than it should to admit I’m not able to recap RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4. It’s been a great season so far. Gia Gunn, the obnoxious villain. All of Monét X Change’s leotards. The delusion of Jasmine Masters. And Latrice Royale. And Valentina. My […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Roast in Peace
By The Lady Cocotte I’m not very active on Twitter but a highlight of my life was a retweet from Lady Bunny. Talk about drag legend. It’s not that she’s been RuPaul’s best friend since Michelle was Michael. It’s not that she forced drag into daylight with the Wigstock festival. It’s not even her uproariously […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Jersey Justice
By The Lady Cocotte There are a handful of things RuPaul loves. iTunes residuals. A well tailored suit. And his two best Judys, Judge and Visage. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Jersey Justice is an ode to Ru’s second fiddle. Merle who? This is Michelle country. It’s not much of a stretch to see Drag […]
A Very Late RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Snatch Game of Love
By The Lady Cocotte with purple pen by Tamara Tattles Sorry for the late RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars recap. Drag is my first love (sorry not sorry) but the holidays belong to family. Now I’m ready to ring in the new year with an All Stars version of Snatch Game. Our recent convert Tamara […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Super Girl Groups, Henny
By The Lady Cocotte Stacy Layne Matthews’ triumphant return to the Drag Race stage evokes vaseline-smeared memories of the franchise’s early days. Before she was hailed as drag royalty by her RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars hosts, Stacey was an unpolished queen from Backswamp, North Carolina. Her season 3 arc was dominated by heckling from […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 Premiere: All Star Super Queen Variety Show
By The Lady Cocotte The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 4 cast is an experienced and talented group. They’re ready to wow from the minute they enter the workroom. Monique Heart and Gia Gunn show up in similar religious iconography, like bridesmaids at competing Catholic weddings. Monique is excited to prove what she can […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Holi-Slay Spectacular
By The Lady Cocotte For some of you, the RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular heralds the Christmas season. For me, it’s a sign that RuPaul has a holiday album to sling. Mama Ru is the Bethenny Frankel of drag. She can, and will, sell everything. So here we are, watching Trixie Mattel (season 7, disputed […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 Cast Announcement
By The Lady Cocotte I crave glitter. Paillettes. Sequence. Maribou. Wrap me in pink tulle and my problems melt away. So it’s no surprise that RuPaul’s Drag Race is my happy place. But Drag Race is more than idle distraction. In an angry world, the bravest man in the room is wearing a dress. My […]
Pose Season Two Will Jump Ahead In Time!
Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed drama Pose will return with season two with a bit of leap forward in time. At the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Friday Murphy explained that season two would begin one year after season one ended. The season will begin in 1989 and end in March 1990 to coincide with the release […]
The Lady Cocotte’s Pose Finale Fandango
By The Lady Cocotte Tonight we bid a fond (if temporary) farewell to Pose, groundbreaking TV that somehow manages to feel personal. Over the past 7 weeks, the family Abundance welcomed us into their world. They bared their souls (the good, the bad) for our edification. And tonight’s finale ratchets the drama to a howling […]
The Lady Cocotte’s Pose “Pink Slip” Chinwag
By The Lady Cocotte Hot on the heels of an exultant second season announcement, we’re graced with a brand new episode of Pose. According to f/x, “Blanca makes a startling revelation about Lil Papi that changes the House of Evangelista forever. Meanwhile, Elektra rethinks her means of survival when the House of Abundance is evicted […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Grand Finale
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 […]
The Lady Cocotte’s Pose Holiday Hoopla
By The Lady Cocotte Welcome to Christmas in June. It’s not a miracle. It’s Pose. The holidays mean different things to different people. Damon has high expectations. Christmas was the only time of year he was allowed to swan around the house in a costume without fear of the switch. It’s not gay if it’s […]
The Lady Cocotte’s Pose Pride Appreciation Post
By The Lady Cocotte It’s fitting that Pose airs during Pride. For generations, the LGBTQIA community has been erased from history in an attempt to isolate (“you’re the only one”), inflict emotional cruelty (“no one will ever understand you”), and condemn a life of eternal damnation (“find a closet and seal the door tightly”). Following […]
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 […]
The Lady Cocotte’s Pose Pilot Party
By The Lady Cocotte The FX Network is quickly becoming my go-to for edgy scripted drama. Trust, Feud, American Crime Story (both The People VS OJ Simpson and The Assassination of Gianni Versace), and American Horror Story (seasons 1-7) keep me enthralled. Tonight we add Pose to that list. From the mad genius of Ryan […]
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 […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Finale: A Jury of Their Queers
By The Lady Cocotte On RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars finale night, my DVR forgot it’s most important job. Le sigh. So here I am, a day late, watching on the small small screen. Once Shangela disarmed BenDeLaCreme’s final landmine, we were left with a final four no one was expecting. There’s the annoying frontrunner, […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: My Best Squirrelfriend’s Dragsmaids Wedding Trip
By The Lady Cocotte BenDeLaChrist has effectively reset RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3. For the first time all season, the crown is up for grabs. Everything up to this point has been dress rehearsal. And the queens know it. Without their moral compass weighing them down, they prepare for war. Whether it’s plotting […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Handmaids to Kitty Girls
By The Lady Cocotte Last week, lolling on the beach took precedence over RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars but you’ll be happy to know I’m once again firmly tethered to my radiator and ready to recap. And just in time for the Ru-demption episode. The top five are about to face some very angry sisters. […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: All Stars Snatch Game
By The Lady Cocotte Going on vacation is great but not when it interferes with RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. You know I live for this show. I’ve somehow managed to stay spoiler-free so here I am, 24 hours late, diving into one of my favorite episodes: Snatch Game. Things are getting shady in Ruland. […]