From the beginning of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the hit reality competition series has pitted the best drag queens from around the country against each other in gravity-defying death drops, lip-synchs, musical comedy contests and more.
Now that we’ve met all the competitors in the two-part premiere of “Drag Race” Season 16, it’s clear that this latest installment is no exception. The 14 RuGirls of this installment encapsulate drag performance at its best and bring to the national stage that enviable big-fish-in-a-small-pond grit that launched them to the echelons of the artform in the first place.
From the competitive spirit of Philadelphia, to the creative legacy of Brooklyn, to the one-of-a-kind small town strength of Brownsville, Texas, all the drag queens from this season spoke with TheWrap about how their brand of drag is going to do their hometown proud.