“Completely unaware of the empire RuPaul is building” – QX

On February 2, 2009, the first episode aired RuPaul’s Drag Race And nine drag queens entered the “Workroom” for the first time. The budget was low, what is known today as the “Season 1 filter” blurred everything and the drag queens looked like men in dresses compared to what we are used to seeing today.

At that time, people had absolutely no idea which empire was which Rubal building 14 years, 14 seasons and numerous Emmy Awards, seven All Star seasons, several international spin-offs and countless “sash aways” later, the show is one of the biggest in the world. Trixie Mattel, Katya, Kim C, Bob the Drag Queen, Bianca Del Rio All have become superstars and built strong brands for themselves.

World stars like it Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Robyn And Adam Lambert sits as a guest judge. Heavy topics of conversation are mixed with laughter and humor.

Through the program, queer culture has become mainstream and thousands of young LGBTQ people have seen themselves represented in front of an audience of millions.

But the journey there was not entirely conflict-free. The show has been accused of mocking transgender people and body shaming. But Rupal learned. History was made when the thirteenth season featured the first trans man to compete.

The text may insist that ownership had its heyday, but the opposite is true. The first episode of the most recent season was watched by a large number of people, and in both the Netherlands, Spain and Great Britain, it was clear that the Swedish drag queens finally got their chance to compete. RuPaul’s Drag Race Sweden What will premiere in 2023 on SVT? Presenter: Robert Fuchs. As we crave!

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