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I'll be honest: I was rooting for my girl Alexis Mateo, because she seems so super sweet. And then, I had this vision that maybe Manila would win, because she has been so consistent. But of course, the winner is… Raja. Naturally. It seemed kind of obvious from the beginning that Raja was blowing the judges away with her high fashion sense and untouchable, frosty attitude. I spoke with Raja at the finale party last night, and she said: One of the most rewarding things about the show, for me, is getting to reach out to kids. Little sissy youth, little butch youth, little boys and girls who feel like they might be born in the wrong body. Kids who feel different, or get picked on. Having those kids write to me and email me — they're so cute! They're 13 years old, telling me how seeing me has allowed them to open up conversations with their families. In some ways I wish I had someone to look up to… But I did, actually: RuPaul." I kind of warmed up to Raja after that, to be honest. More »
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Click to viewA video of a little boy—around five or six years old—dressed in drag and dancing to Christina Aguilera's "Show Me How You Burlesque" has been making the rounds. Judging by various comments sections, some people are amused, some are outraged at his parents for posting a video of their child dancing in such a suggestive way with a chair, while others are outraged (which is putting it nicely, considering the names they called this poor kid) that the parents would allow a little boy to get in drag at all. The video is a weird mix of entertaining and unsettling. Because he is acting super sexual, which I suppose the song calls for, being about burlesque and all — but still he's just a little kid, and he seems to be taking things way further than any suggestive performance I've ever witnessed on Toddlers & Tiaras. More »
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The best part of last night's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race wasn't when guest judge Lily Tomlin giggled. It wasn't the sci-fi theme and repeated use of the word Uranus. It wasn't when Shangela threw a drink at Mimi Imfurst. More »
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The new season of RuPaul's Drag Race began last night, and reality show enthusiasts saw some folks they recognized! More »
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In RuPaul's spin-off series, RuPaul's Drag U, contestants participate in the same sort of challenges as on RuPaul's Drag Race with one key difference: their gender. But what does it mean when a woman dresses in drag? More »
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• Bush's "I can hear you" has been named the top political catchphrase of the decade, according to a company that apparently decides random shit like this. "Global warming" came in second, and "war on terror" was number three. More »
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Check out this video on corset-wearers — specifically, one guy, who says, "If you're a couple and you're both wearing a corset, it's pretty amazing." For them, perhaps. [AOL] More »
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If it's ever seemed like Ernest Hemingway was suspiciously eager to prove his masculinity, this may provide a clue as to why: as a child, his mother dressed him in drag. More »
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Welcome to the Drag Industry Variety Awards 2008 (that's right, the DIVAs) at Sydney's Paddington Town Hall. Othelia Sharft, Fagget Roaster, Freeda Corset, Prada Tlutch and a cast of thousands channeled all the arts of man and nature in their quest for drag fabulosity. The results? Magic. The Sublime, the Ridiculous, the Gravity-Defying - after the jump! More »
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