Rupaul’s drag race articles
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Sapphira Cristál of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' discusses her Latino ties
In a season that had the most Latina queens in "RuPaul's Drag Race" herstory, Sapphira Cristál felt right at home. Though now based in Philadelphia, the Season 16 contestant and fan favorite was born and raised in Houston in a diverse household — her mother is Black and her stepfather, who came into Cristál's life when she was 10 months old, was of Mexican and Thai heritage. "I was raised in Latino culture, Thai culture and Black culture. I was very multicultural growing up," she said. The drag...
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These Latina queens will be on Season 9 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'
Keep your engines running, squirrel friends! Paramount+ and World of Wonder announced on Tuesday the drag queens competing in Season 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Among the eight returning contestants are Latina queens Jorgeous, Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo. The cast ruveal comes days after the Season 16 finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Latinidad was on full display in the latest iteration of the reality competition, which had five Latinas vying for the crown. The season also...
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On global stage, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Taiwanese winner says the word China hates
To hundreds of thousands of fans around the world who watched this season's finale of the hit reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race," the final plea for victory from one of the contestants wasn't especially memorable. "It would mean a lot to be the first East Asian queen to win the crown and to be able to represent my country," said the Taiwanese drag queen known as Nymphia Wind, who minutes later got her wish. It was a single word in that sentence — "country" — that became a source of delight in...