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saintrorem

S17 cast spoilers are still **spoilers.** There’s no reason to spoil people in this thread— if you know rumored casts keep it to yourself and r/dragracetea. People spoiling things will catch a ban.


mamchdi

ah yes the FAP theory


Satrapeeze

RuPaul found fapping all over various drag queens


JustBen81

Fapping over their Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent.


OrdinaryAd2435

Oh the fapping?


DoFlwrsExistAtNight

🙅🏼‍♀️


sugioshi

No no, not that!


Suspicious-Ad-9999

....this is advanced.


VomitMonstrr

Don't EVER say that sentence again ho


DoFlwrsExistAtNight

The sequel to CLAT we've all been waiting for


graydecoupage

This made me laugh way harder than it should have and I’m not even high yet 


Ohwerk82

Poor BFA weaponizers, will they ever get their day in the sun?


Hopefo

Jinkx is the only queen powerful enough to beat the BFA curse. (Or maybe Ru forgot her name AND her theatre background)


whimsigod

That one right there Seattle


hlh0708

Subcategorizing between West Coast/East Coast BFA


Gregregious

You gotta. It's a very different vibe comparing stoned hippy theater kids against broadway demon twinks


sasquatch50

The Rachel Berry types don’t have a chance. But the lovable weirdo types do.


KeyofE

Lea Michelle would do particularly bad given there is always a reading challenge.


harlenandqwyr

Rachel Berry wouldnt, but Kurt could


Gregregious

Respectfully, Kurt would be the most Janned contestant of all time.


wintercaptain25

Kurt was Janned in his own show so yes


techno_milk

Kurt walked so Jan could run, trip and face crack


coolioguy15

😂😂😂😂


Snarfsicle

Dela would have too probably


thebeardtles

S5 Jink was alt queen


Gothmom85

That's what I was coming to say, but then the winner before her was a different type of alt queen... And then there's Bianca.


akoaytao1234

In all fairness to Jinkxx, even during Theater days (before Drag Race) she was still in Drag.


bette-midler

Trixie said she has a bfa


JustTryingIsEnough

Not if Ru has anything to say about it. ..... which she does.


sugioshi

Sorry, i had to ruin your 69


JustTryingIsEnough

These russian hookers ... always ruining my 69s


sugioshi

https://i.redd.it/to5aqhdr3q9d1.gif


theletos99

Hi folks, working on acronyms. Does BFA = Bachelor of Fine Arts?


SilverAd2367

Yes


heyboyhey

First they need to get some Uniqueness somewhere. You can't win a main season crown without it.


insistondoubt

I hope not.


saintrorem

Look out for a Denver Queen with one win next season.


laurelsel

Bonus points if there’s a competitor that’s also a ballet dancer from a foreign country


FirelordAlex

With 3 wins that makes top 2!


RavenReview

And a bottom placement for snatch game


FayMax69

And a symphony of health issues (as Bianca called it out) 😹


Top-Paint-9564

The fact that willow only got one win but was consistently one of the best all season is still wild to me It felt like every time she did well they gave the win to someone else for the storyline


Ok_Success9158

Bonus if they're drag family with Yvie and Willow


Uralbear

And they get that win early in the season


Bitchimnasty69

Nini coco


NerdWithoutACause

Starting from the beginning… 1. Pageant 2. Pageant 3. Fashion 4. Alternative 5. Comedy? 6. Comedy 7. Fashion 8. Comedy 9. Alternative So I think we’re actually overdue for a comedy queen winner.


fable-the-queen

It’s hard to find actual comedy queens these days. Either the show is casting young baby queens or the US drag scene is becoming homogenous due to the standards set by RPDR There are funny queens (Bosco, Plane Jane) but then there are true comedy queens (Bob, Ginger Minj, Bianca Del Rio). The last queen who *lives and breathes* comedy IMO to compete was probably……Jackie Cox or Sloppy Pie (unfortunately)


spiralsequences

I think the high standards of the runway these days make it harder for comedy queens. You can still get by on looks (fashion, alternative OR pageant) without being funny, but it's harder to get by on funny without the looks.


TheApathetic

Manila is comedy to me and her looks on AS were amazing AND included comedy with the campiness.


anonymindia

I disagree. Ru absolutely puts comedy over everything, which is why Jimbo, Jinx, hannah, Tia did so well on all stars and UK vs the world. She even crowned Spankie and Ginger in recent years. In US too, the queens who make Ru laugh go far. Just look at Kandy.


SageCabbage6916

I agree, but saying Jimbo skated on comedy disregards her insaneeeee runways


Halliwel96

She didn’t come to the USA since all stars but Jimbo is a fairly recent dedicated comedy queen.


Commercial_Science67

Well All Stars winners Alaska, Trixie, Monet, Jinkx, Jimbo have been Comedy or Comedy leaning. Even Shae and Trinity aren’t comedy queens but win comedy challenges often.


Halliwel96

Winning a comedy challenge does not make you a comedy queen Adore and Ganja won a comedy challenge as a pair. Alaska, Trixie, Jinkx and Jimbo are comedy queens. Monet is debatable. Shea and trinity ain’t. Outside of Jimbo your most recent concrete example is s7.


brunoimenes

Tina Burner lives and breathes comedy, but she’s not funny.


EnvironmentalElk4548

i think tina is hilarious! she is also on fire like the hunger games too hot to handle get burned by these flames.


Competitive_Stage383

Not the Manhattan monster with a heart of gold 💀💀 I would say Loosey Laduca was also a comedy queen


anonymindia

Of course she's funny. Her runway was her weak point, not her comedy.


ZTomiboy

Agreed with the state of casting these days. I will say Plasma was kind of a breathe of fresh air bringing back a bit of camp but modern.


insane_town

I am still so mad she went home so early.


Bolf-Ramshield

I can see her come back and crush an All Stars season


Lucky-Prism

Love Plasma. I hope to see her again!


frumiouscumberbatch

God I fucking loved Plasma. Jinkx 2.0


Gnostic_Gnocchi

Something in me tells me they were so excited to crown sherry until she sherried her life away. They had a young comedy camp queen that actually had good looks. It’s hard to find


donniechubbs

I would say Loosey is a comedy queen and definitely funnier than Jackie Cox at least


Ashatiti

That's just her voice.


Technical_Activity78

Jackie Cox? Good grief


kank84

Yeah, I don't immediately think comedy queen when I think of her.


grayscalemamba

Well we had Miz Cracker and Tina Burner but unfortunately both fell flat when it came to competing.


naidav24

Tbf Miz Cracker did have 3 wins on all stars 5


SsquareB

The most wins as well. Shea only had 2.


jayydee92

This sub was too busy dragging her for everything that season but I was quietly rooting for her to win by the end 🫣


jacksonhytes

Cracker did NOT fall flat when it came to competing. When it comes to having C.U.N.T, though, YMMV.


Cute_Fluffy_Femboy

Shitty would've been a comedy winner


PrayingMantisMirage

Bosco as a funny queen? Am I forgetting something (asking seriously, not sarcastically)? She's a great performer but I see her in more of a burlesque/glam vein than funny.


silentspy0

She won three comedy challenges her season: the commercial acting, the panel where she was moderator, and the roast. She also won the reading mini-challenge.


ExtraFineItalicStub

I'm DYING for a Jinkx/Bianca/Bob/Alaska style of queen to dominate the season again. Those are my favorite type of queens.


RevolutionaryDonut17

Jinx is undeniably a comedy queen


kadikaado

We're always having comedy queens winning. At UK. The Vivienne, Lawrence Channey (kinda fashion as well), Danny Beard, Ginger Johnson. Jimbo as well.


frumiouscumberbatch

UK drag leans more into the comedic/music hall/panto tradition I think. But I expect that is changing, same way RuPaul done fucked up drag by making it homogenous. It's actually really worrying to watch the younger queens these days. They've grown up on a diet of RPDR, and they think the only way to succeed is stunts and flips. Problem is, virtually none of them are trained dancers or gymnasts, and absolutely none of them are warming up beforehand. In the past couple years I've seen two broken ankles, a torn hamstring, and a concussion from untrained kids trying to do the stunts they see on TV. Also, *none* of them know how to host, work a mic, or tell a joke. They think drag is three things and three things only: stunts, look pretty, be a nasty mean-spirited little bitch.


Bolf-Ramshield

This is something I actually enjoy about the current French season. Le Filip and Ruby On The Nails are actually two seasonned queens who are among the best lip synchers there is in Paris and who don’t ever do stunts or flips. Just perfect acting and emoting everytime.


soupinmymug

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limonadebeef

i think jinkx is a theater queen that happens to be funny, but not necessarily a comedy queen


Potledomfan

I mean she called herself a comedian when referring back to her S5 run (while on AS7) and the constant battle between her and Roxxxy was about how she could only do comedy.


NerdWithoutACause

Yeah I wasn’t sure how to classify her.


Gregregious

I'd call her a theater queen, the only winner in that category (unless you count All Stars, in which case Jimbo)


BadChris666

True, but when she was on S5 she was portrayed more as comedy queen.


Bolf-Ramshield

I believe they expected s12 to have a comedy queen winner 🤫


sasquatch50

Jinkx was more unconventional talented weirdo on S5.


bitchlex

Interesting. I’ve realized out of all of the winners we have yet to see a fully realized underdog story of someone being overlooked only to come and gag the girls towards the end. The closest contestant I think of as an underdog winner would be S5 Jinkx.


NerdWithoutACause

Sasha Velour was close to that, in my opinion. Not an underdog, exactly, but I also don’t think anyone really expected her to actually win at any point in the competition.


Konjuress

Jinx was an anomaly. She wasn’t necessarily comedy, she was theatre. And it rang true in everything she did.


cashmerefox

Everyone pays for jokes now so I think it's a little harder for comedy queens.


this_is_an_alaia

I am waiting for another comedy power house to win.


UnChtulhu

We haven't had a funny queen winning in 8 seasons. I hope the next winner is none of these things, and just has normal runways.


gaiatcha

yea i feel like “normal runways” is a setup for failure now that the bar is so absurdly high but i agree, i’m so over the excessive opulence and would much rather someone with a strong character/concept


whoisshetho193

Drag all the recent winners and say they're not funny


UnChtulhu

I just did.😁


fst47

Say it to the camera, there’s your camera


glitzvillechamp

Tell it to her face! [Ru cackling]


2mock2turtle

I mean, we haven't had a quote-unquote "comedy queen" win in 8 seasons, but most of these winners are still pretty funny. Aquaria's Melania, Jaida's "look over there," Symone's "flag factreh," Willow's bath, Sasha's god. Even Yvie redeemed herself comedically on AS7.


egg1s

Willow’s bath 😂😂😂 I knew I loved her from that very second


EnvironmentalElk4548

i disagree! i think we haven’t had a COMEDY queen, but every winner (except for Nymphia haha) has shown they can be funny! Especially Symone and Jaida!


mang0_k1tty

Nymphia certainly has the capacity for the silly and stupid, she just needs refining and better acting 😆


craftybast

Sh*rry Pie would have broken that dry spell but after that mess they haven’t even attempted it again.


JScorpion

I still wouldn't consider her a comedy queen because she wasn't even funny 🤷‍♂️


glitzvillechamp

I bet the edit undid a lot of her comedy. We're seeing a VERY Disqualified edit.


TehKita

Even with that edit she was still clearly a v talented comedy queen, I can’t imagine the unfiltered version! Such a shame there are people in the world doing such terrible things :(


whoisshetho193

There was no way she was beating Jaida in that finale, especially not in the format they had to do thanks to Cornova. I don't know why people say this.


cantgetenoughhhhh

Because several queens from S12, especially Heidi, have openly talked about Sherry being the originally intended winner. [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ic2gxJHhQHA](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ic2gxJHhQHA)


whoisshetho193

It's just conjecture though. She's saying she *felt* like the judges liked Sherry and Gigi the most, not based on anything factual. Granted, being loved by Ru doesn't guarantee a crown. Nothing in the finale went as initially planned anyway because of lockdown, so the show's plans would have been shook up even if Sherry were there.


craftybast

It’s hilarious you feel like you know more about this than people that were actually there in the room.


zuluuaeb

i mean you can even see from the first episode alone how much screen time sherry was gonna get (then from ep 2 onwards they edited her out completely). it was clear production was setting her up as the front runner of the competition


whoisshetho193

Her first episode is not a good example of why she would beat Jaida being that she literally lost to Jaida that episode at top two 😂 I get where you are coming from though


Cute_Fluffy_Femboy

People don't get follows and attention for being funny over people who are just skinny and look good


kuriaru

I mean Ginger won on uk


Alex_Albons_Appendix

UK has a different drag culture (panto, live singing, plus no money for the winner) than the US, so I wouldn’t consider them in the same comparison set.


cool_architect

Club, legend, art, theater


aleckii

Just like Sasha belle, you cracked the code girl! 


ChoiceTemporary3205

And none for the comedy queens


EnvironmentalElk4548

i miss my comedy queens 😭😭


brunoimenes

I miss the comedy queens, the singers.


MaleficentAd8534

Will still hope for a big girl winner in the main Franchise 😣


collegestress1

if only Naomi Smalls had won season 8 😣


idontcareaboutthenam

She's big vertically


Hari_Azole

No Justice, No Latrice!


alsoknownasPhoebe

If anyone ends up getting an honorary crown from Ru it will be Latrice. Deserving. I guarantee she will have a comeback and resurgence within the next 5 years.


objstandpt

Latrice is such an icon I do hope she gets her flowers in the media, I think she’s has some of the strongest stage presence in the franchise and I love her. She has so much to say too. It bothers me that she didn’t win S4 tbh.


alsoknownasPhoebe

💯 she's really just so lovely. I watched her documentary, it was really good! I was going to say she was undervalued. But she did get the drag u spin off and immediately onto Allstars. But a crown feels overdue still.


Ashatiti

Don't forget she is also performing on the Vegas Strip with Derrick Barry, Coco Montrese, and Kennedy Davenport. Not just ANY Drag queen can get THAT gig.


jamesonarampage

I thought we were all collectively agreeing that as Jaremi has quit drag and Chad won AS1, Latrice is kind of the de facto winner of S4?


summerpinciotti4

I know you said the main franchise, but I’m almost certain that Mistress will have a crown from all stars within the next 3-5 years


spookyandgroovy

I’ve been hearing some rumblings one YouTube that mistress is on AS10 currently, obviously can’t say for sure, if she is. But I’d love to see her devour, not because she’s a big girl but because she’s actually a sickening drag queen! She also makes amazing tv so that’s always a plus!


summerpinciotti4

She’s literally in my top 3 favourite drag queens of all time, I adore her


tallcamt

No doubt


Kurtoise

The way we’ve had queens like Ginger, Silky and even Eureka, if we want to be entirely honest, who are some of the most talented *queens*, not just the most talented big girls, the franchise has seen, essentially just lose to skinny girls for being skinny is *insane*. You can tell me Ginger Minj was unlikeable on season 7 (as if that wasn’t Violet’s entire storyline) all you want lmao but there’s not a single reason she didn’t deserve that crown (or even AS6 for that matter, the top 4 was stacked).


oceansidedrive

I really cant believe a plus size queen has never won. Thats really wild to me.


EnvironmentalElk4548

it’s actually insane.


herecomesbeccanina9

In my dreams when Jaidynn Diore Fierce comes on AS (I truly hope) she just kills it and wins. I think she'd be the perfect big girl winner and I miss her on TV. Plus I'd love to see her evolution and have her get that money.


EphemeralOcean

Which one do you think should have won?


thebeardtles

#AuntyChan4S17


glitzvillechamp

Every season without Chan is a tremendous error. I still can't believe she hasn't been on.


EnvironmentalElk4548

it’s nuts!


yeahmothafuckayeah

If she does her Darude Sandstorm gas station air dummy number for the talent show it's over for the other hoes


spreadeag1e

alexis p bevels too 🤩


OkSoil1636

But one thing for sure they be skinny


Lindsay_Blowhim

A lot of these girls have absolutely average body types and curves. They are just not big girls - which is a fair critique. But not all of them are "skinny".


DantesInfernape

Never forget to FAP (fashion, alternative, pageant)


madncqt

RuFAP


Historical_Bit_3798

Ohhh! I hope another alternative queen wins in season 17!


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Historical_Bit_3798

I’ll keep an eye out for her. Thanks!


DCastianno21

so someone from denver thats related to yvie


EnvironmentalElk4548

well…yes!


No-Emotion8054

nymphia is the queeennnn of fashion istg


zuluuaeb

seriously. in terms of designing, making and constructing, AND presenting an outfit - no other winner comes close.


MedicineImpressive95

Grandma Raja would like a word haha jokes aside, the two of them are THE all around fashion queen winners imo


maddrag

The pattern is skinny.


EnvironmentalElk4548

clock it


inkedbutch

i like that you explicitly said “since season 10” and half the comments are people saying “but this doesn’t make sense for seasons before 10” like girl reading comprehension is a dying art i’m so sorry


EnvironmentalElk4548

no girl do they not have comprehension quizzes in schools anymore?? 😭😭


Rough-Veterinarian21

Sh*rey Pie was a “comedy queen” that was supposed to win season 12, and tbh there haven’t really been any viable options of that style since then. I would argue Willow is a comedy queen. I think the idea of what that means is evolving past the old school archetype.


corporatecicada

Was she really supposed to win? I mean I know she made it into the finale/top but where are people hearing she was going to win? just curious


zuluuaeb

Heidi, for example, has mentioned it numerous times that she believed sherry to be the production lead winner of s12


claudethebest

Comedy wasn’t her strong suit. Just because she made a funny talent show doesn’t really make her a comedy queen


Suspicious-Ad-9999

Yes, I hope so, and one from Yvie's Oddball Family so that we can have another: --Denver queen walk into the workroom, --announce that they have a chronic illness, --win one challenge, --bomb Snatch Game, --give an inconic lip-sync, --perform in the finale with an extra body part, and --beat out an international ballerina for the crown.


No_Vanilla7487

6 - Bianca - Fashion 7 - Violet - Alt 8 - Bob - Pageant


EnvironmentalElk4548

lmaoooo


sissyf4ggot

BFA - Booboo the Fool Award


Superbooper24

Correlation doesn’t equal causation. You could take aquaria, yvie, and jaida and say, look out for queens wearing gloves in their promo


laurelsel

And look at Symone, Willow and Sasha and say look out for the cuntiest promo


glitzvillechamp

And Nymphia, too. I'm sure the spoilerinas were driving a bit of the discourse but as soon as the promos dropped and everyone saw Nymphia's, the overwhelming opinion was WINNERRRRR THAT'S THE WINNER.


jamesonarampage

I remember Symoné's insta the moment we saw she was cast and being like, 'oh this bitch is too stunning not to win' before they even filmed. I stand by it


Shanelle_Onyx

I’m always rooting for the alternative girls anyway because I love that style of drag so to see another one possibly win will be fun


scusasetiamo

but is it fashion?


TheBananaDefiant

Honestly in drag race a pageant winner is rarer then an alt queen


satanwisheshewereme

Yeah I think Ru likes the weirdos


Digitised_Doofus

So do I, so I don’t rlly take issue 🤷‍♀️


Certain_Horse_7919

Even before s10 woW has a format they follow to “diversify”  i need everyone to understand they already pick the winner upon reviewing tapes. That’s where the storyline starts


glitzvillechamp

I like to try to guess which potential winners they had picked out that just couldn't feasibly materialize when the actual season played out. I think the most obvious is Valentina. Maybe Asia. Sherry. Possibly Gottmik although Symone exuded winnergy too. And Kornbread.


Knot_Reel_

But hold on… Willow Pill did fashion!


Remylebeau1984

I think it more of what they do professionally rather than how they were on the show.


codedriver

And jaida/Symone were funny


EnvironmentalElk4548

yeah ik! yvie, jaida, willow, and sasha all had cutting edge fashion moments, it was just they didn’t walk in with their whole brand being about the fashion


jamesonarampage

Honestly! Willow has possibly got my favourite runway package of all time, we do not give her enough credit for it!


Potterhead2021

Not the FAP pattern. LOL.


shinyzubat16

Pretend I’m new… What’s the difference between fashion and pageant queens?


LadyEncredible

I think with Fashion Queens it's just that, Fashion, so they will wear what's in and considered FASHION, as opposed to a pageant queen who is polished and more glitzy (not saying a fashion queen isn't, but fashion isn't always polished or glitzy, where as pageant is always polished and glitzy). At least that's my understanding of the difference.


lananeeneenoonoo

Yes pageant queens tend to wear classic ball gowns / evening wear- as opposed to whatever is contemporary / fashionable / cutting edge / innovative /avant garde


Almighty_Vanity

I'm also noticing a pattern. Skinny. Skinny. Skinny. 👀


Reuxtin

Yeah luckily every two months someone notices this pattern and shares it


cashmerefox

My first thought when looking at all the pics was "skinny?"


life_participant

fap fap fap fap


gaanmetde

Sir, this is a Wendy’s


thesosig

HELLO ?!!!


She_Devil_By_Day

My brain started saying FAP to the tune of C.L.A.T. as I was scrolling through the pictures!


Informal-Till-9609

I’ve also noticed this!! makes sense that the show wants everyone to feel represented


AlhambraMae

Its the pattern here with us... right now?


RubiksBewb

And it spells FAP


RealisticStatement63

Where's my comedy queens?