Alright Mary: All Things RuPaul's Drag Race

While the World’s Worst wasn’t the world’s worst episode we’d seen, it certainly lacked the X-Factor of past improv challenges, with many of the queens idle at best. We’re not saying Season 12 doesn’t got talent, but Dahlia’s wilted broccoli was a no for us, dog. Also, this definitely wasn’t Shark Tank, so we’re not […]

It’s deja vu all over again with another Season 12 premiere! 5* more queens enter the workroom/public eye this week and are put through similar paces as the first 7, with a fashion show, a stage show, a runway show and a legacy lip sync in front of the artist/judge. It’s a lower key premiere, […]

Put on your best leprosy print and pass the hummus Mary, because Season 12 is H-E-A-R! Well, sort of. In the first of many goops, only 7 of the 13 queens competed this week in a drag crash course of fashion, group choreography, and rapping in front of Nicki Minaj. Despite Heidi’s surprise aversion to […]

We come to the end of our off-season with our discussion on the back half of AJ and the Queen (which was an improvement on the front!). We discuss the show’s treatment of pageants, find connections with The Comeback and The Wizard of Oz, Running-With-A-Purse-In-The-80’s acting style, RuPaul finding his groove, and we praise Latrice […]

On this episode we discuss RuPaul on SNL, a couple of episodes from AJ and the Queen, the Oscars, and share some more thoughts on Season 12 of Drag Race. Mary, start your engine cuz Season 12 begins *next week.* Last Chance Lip Sync link: https://soundcloud.com/aayize/u-will-nvr-b-mine Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) Web: […]

Come on Season 13, let’s get carbonated! This week the Top 7 are selling branded soft drinks. Symone bubbles to the top once again, but have we tasted this flavor before? Rosé is refreshingly imperfect, Kandy could add more sugar, Utica’s brand starts to fizzle, Gottmik gives a mixed mixer, Olivia is perhaps too effervescent, […]

Makeover challenges usually mean suddenly putting a lot of new people in the workroom and trying to quickly introduce, explore and resolve their stories by the time they hit the runway. By keeping it quarantined this season, we instead got to know the Top 8 a lot better by seeing them become someone else. We […]

Snatch Game is a guaranteed mixed bag each season. While the Season 13 girls avoided some of the bigger cardinal sins (doing Beyoncé or Lady Gaga), it was clear Symone and Gottmik had truly done their homework. (Why Symone ended up just safe this week is the bigger sin.) We also discuss the key to […]

The competition pauses this week to take a look behind the scenes of prepping for and then filming a season of Drag Race during a pandemic. We don’t have as much to say this week about the episode itself as we do about our own feelings around COVID era taboos, the trouble with social media, […]

Rusicals have become a seasonal standby for topical humor, from the Kardashians to the Trump administration. This season the queens take on the behemoth of social media. While Rosé blooms this week, the judges were not living for Tina’s death scene and did not leave many likes for Symone or Kandy. Anne Hathaway provides some […]

The true winner of this week’s Bossy Rossy improv challenge is really Ross Mathews, but we have much to say on Olivia’s masterful miming and Symone’s divine Deborah. However, we have differing opinions on who should have won not only the challenge but the lip sync between LaLa with 2 L’s and Elliott with 2 […]

This week, the queens are channeling the late 70’s with a disco dance-umentary and then bringing the early 90’s to the runway with often literal little black dresses. Evan Ross Katz joins us this week to help chart what feels like an oddly produced episode this season. Olivia Lux shined for sure, but did she […]

It’s RuPaul’s Bag Race this week with the first ball of the season, dedicated to satchels, sacks, and fanny packs. No surprise, even this long into the series, but some of these girls don’t sew and it shows. Utica’s patient guidance inspires us to cast her and eventually the entire cast as staff and students […]

We finally have a full workroom of queens this week, and we’ve brought on a guest to help us officially kick off the competition! CJay from “Can We Kick It?” and “Straight Talk with Ross” joins the conversation to discuss Symone’s Drag Race, Denali’s lip sync assassination, Utica’s face journey, Kandy’s rebranding (and that cowboy […]

Here’s a 20 minute preview of our discussion on the UK Season 2 premiere! To hear more, subscribe on Patreon (link below). Spoiler Alert: we loved it.  Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) Web:  www.tasteofreality.com/alright-mary/  www.alrightmary.com

It’s déjà vu all over again as the six Pork-Chopped queens return to the race for a couple more fashion shows, requisite chaotic choreography, another main stage performance plugging Ru’s Vegas show and still no eliminations. But this week mother truly arrives as Tamisha Iman becomes the ultimate adult in the room, Utica sails into […]

Last week we had six lip syncs in one episode, and this week we got three runways and a live show! Granted, half the queens spent the week in their hotel rooms, but that just meant we had a chance to fall in love with Lala Ri, see a more vulnerable side of Gottmik and […]

To anyone who’s said that Drag Race is getting stale, Season 13’s response is, “What about this?” This week remixes the typical premiere episode we’ve come to expect from the season with six lip syncs before the queens can even get their catchphrases out. Does this mean half the cast was eliminated in week one? […]

For our special ‘Free Skate’ patreon movie for the holidays, today we discuss 2011’s Bridesmaids which we feel is the gift that keeps on giving. These wise, funny women followed the stars and brought us 4 notable scenes (the engagement party, the dress shop, the airplane, and the bridal shower) begging for a deep dive. […]

2021 will be teeming with queens with both Season 13 and Drag Race UK Season 2 kicking off in January.  That means this week we have 25 new names and faces to get to know, share some hot takes on and make mostly baseless predictions about! As usual, we expect to be mostly proven wrong […]

Patreon Flashback: Imagine if Home Alone was just a 10-minute Christmas movie about a rich AF mother’s journey to get to her son and it starred Catherine O’Hara. That’s essentially the movie we discuss on this week’s Alright Merry. Of course we discuss (a lovely cheese) pizza (just for me), John Heard, John Candy, and […]

A Special Patreon Flashback: This week we discuss the drag queens of Showgirls and dissect why this movie fails so perfectly. Liz Berkeley only has two actions, nothing in the movie is sexy, Kyle MacLachlan shows us his brown eye, and Gina Gershon leaves us … deceased? We could talk for another 2 hours about […]

Among other things, 2020 has been a year packed with drag. But The Boulet Brothers have put out easily the most refreshing drag competition this year with “Dragula: Resurrection.” Seven former uglies remotely return to the competition to recreate three infamous challenges, putting on digital floorshows that made us forget all about a main stage […]

This week, two major races come to their rightful conclusions. Congratulations, of course, to the next Dutch drag superstar, but first we need to spend nearly 20 minutes queening out on a clip of VP-elect Kamala Harris on the phone with Joe Biden. Then we discuss this perfectly fine finale challenge, with some choreography that […]

Drag Race Holland’s 11:00 number is a musical fit for a queen, as the final four give Maxima the royal Rusical treatment this week. Then it’s an unofficial red, white, and blue ball on the runway, leaving us with not much to say about the looks and more to say about the problem with just […]

Surprise, Sydney! We’re ending our “Alright, Scary” season this year with a discussion about the 1996 (classic?) Scream starring Neve Campbell. We delve into some of the details of this movie that we love, gush over the bathroom scene, praise some of Neve’s line readings, and of course pick apart why that opening sequence is […]

Drag Race Holland peaks this week with a wonderful, heartfelt makeover episode featuring three proud parents talking casually in the middle of the workroom. We got beautiful tears from most contestants and judges, the first drag dad ever in the franchise, Abby OMG is safe another week despite not having any fans, and a mini […]

The six queens standing face off in Holland’s first Snatch Game this week. While we didn’t recognize anyone except ChelseaBoy’s fully committed Joe Exotic, Envy Peru pulled out all the stops (and a hose) to get her third win of the season. Sederginne’s Mega Mindy was mega muddled and her multiple muppets on the runway […]

Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it. Except there’s in fact a lot to it, as Holland’s Top 7 discover in this week’s vogueing challenge. No one is getting 10’s across the board this episode, which is probably why we spend a good amount of time talking about Lifetime movies. On the runway, Envy and […]

It’s Desperate Housequeens this week as our remaining eight Dutch divas ham and cheese it up for the first acting challenge of the season. But not before eating cakes on a clothesline and squatting over glass bottles in a Queens Day inspired mini challenge. ChelseaBoy blows us away on the runway (and in the workroom […]

In this week’s free-skate Patreon episode, we couldn’t not sit down and talk about the first seven episodes of Pen15 Season 2. Our hearts are all aflutter to see a gay coming of age storyline with Gabe that feels so honest and rooted in so much truth. We queen out over Maya and Anna’s brilliance […]

The queens get physical this week for a dragged out workout challenge, but not before clogging the workroom and stirring up some classic high school gym class trauma while picking teams. We have a lot to say on the topic, plus: an extended take on the name Megan, escaping an Andrea, overcoming some tough Australians, […]

The race is on in the Netherlands for the next Dutch drag superstar! Drag Race Holland runs the familiar course of a pilot episode, introducing 10 new queens to the workroom for a relay of entrance lines, photo shoots, and runway looks. Despite a predictable ride, we’re already excited by Madame Madness’s beard, Miss Abby […]

Canada continues to keep us guessing down to the last lap! The Top 3 march the familiar paces of a finale challenge, with interviews, recording sessions and choreography rehearsals leading to a final floor show for their eliminated co-stars and just-family panel of judges. While Scarlett’s lip synch, Rita’s singing, and Priyanka’s runway win the […]

We’ve seen the queens shivering through Untucked all season, but things get especially chilly this week as the final four bundle up for The Snow Ball. While the mini-challenge was a delightfully mild Act One, much of our attention this week went to the blizzard of confounding decisions made on the runway, both from the […]

The final five find family resemblance in a quintet of brave new Canadians for this week’s makeover challenge. While the judges understandably soured on Lemon and Lime and were not amused by the Baga sisters’ clowning around, the mumbo jumbo judgment of Jimbo and Bimbo left us in limbo. The Bobos’ were so-so while Priyanka […]

Canada is pulling the padge for this week’s maxi improv challenge, the Miss Loose Jaw pageant. Lemon’s appeal continues to show as she immerses herself into the character of Miss Fitts, Jimbo deepthroats a microphone as the town pump, Priyanka labors to bring her pregnant persona to life, Scarlett bangs out another safe placement in […]

This week’s episode is all about bad advice—whether it’s from shammy psychics in the mini challenge, lunatic late night lawyers in the maxi challenge, or flawed feedback from the judges on the runway. Lemon continues to bring great flavor to this season, Jimbo and Rita harken back to frontrunners from the early days of Drag […]

Chi Chi DeVayne has always been an Alright Mary favorite. While we are heartbroken to lose such a bright light in the Drag Race community, we also wanted to celebrate some of our favorite memories of the bayou queen this week. We discuss her iconic looks (including the bathing suit, no corset, and a belt!), […]

It’s not a season without Snatch Game and despite an all-American panel of celebrities, the queens of the north did Canada proud. Jimbo gave us the Joan Rivers we’ve been waiting for, Rita Baga delivered a living, breathing, dying depiction of Edith Piaf, Lemon squeezed every nuance she could out of her JoJo Siwa, and […]

There’s always that moment during a season when different elements click and we’re left with a completely satisfying episode. This week, CDR recycles some old storylines amidst a favorite reality show challenge and creates something new. We get a refreshing mini challenge, fantastic adjudication from a judge, talking through tears, a new way to think […]

This week, in line with the chaotic charm of Canada’s Drag Race, Johnny has a laughing fit about Colin’s Suspiria reference and is actually sorry aboot it. They discuss why the rap battle didn’t work visually, how Debbie Cox was definitely supposed to be here, and why the lip sync was absolutely not everything. They […]

This week, the Top 11 Canuck Queens are drawing inspiration from historical moments in television–specifically the infamous Heritage Minutes. (Recorded July 10, 2020). From burnt toast to suffragettes, Canada’s aspiring next drag superstars continue to bring what can only be described as a pure chaotic energy to this acting challenge. We continue to have much […]

The Queen of the North has arrived and she’s blowing in 12 new drag geese to pass the puck around in Canada’s first season of Drag Race. (Recorded July 3, 2020.) We fall in love with a queen named Jimbo and all of the performance that surrounds her, we make baseless predictions and judgements  about […]

Shea Couleé did say she came to slay, and she more than kept her word this season and most certainly in this finale. As is tradition, the Top 3 write thematic verses for a new Ru song and learn a whirlwind of choreography from Todrick Hall. But not before clearing an agenda of beefs with […]

A wise drag queen once famously asked, “Where are the jokes?” Our final four attempted to answer that question in this week’s stand up challenge that left us sitting quietly for much of it. Cracker got the most cackles of the night and Shea did okay. Juju was better on the runway than the mic, […]

What’s a family barbecue without drama, suspicion, tears and at least one very questionable exit? The top 5 are tasked to bring a main and a side to RuPaul’s Backyard Barbecue Ball. Cracker is shuttlecocked to win the challenge, but it’s Jujubee who continues to win our hearts in the workroom. We aren’t quite ready […]

Love is in the air in Studio C in Simi Valley this week with another round of Snatch Game of Love! Alexis serves up a shady psychic, but couldn’t have possibly seen the drama coming later when India channels her Snatch Game character to stir up trouble in the workroom with rumors of conspiracy against […]

Here is a short preview of our discussion of the first episode of Canada’s Drag Race. We discuss how a juice box never lasts long enough, Jimbo is no bimbo, and thank goodness for Stacey McKenzie. To listen to the full episode now, consider becoming a patreon! Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) […]

This week’s TMZ-inspired improv challenge was, well, no hot scoop. While we were alternately intimidated and aroused by the bro-fest in the SheMZ offices (led with ascotted perfection by Carson Kressley), the biggest highlight of the three scenes was mostly Ross Mathews. Then it was camo on the runway, giving us a war zone of […]

It’s not uncommon for a season of Drag Race to lose the plot a little on the third episode (Shakesqueer, anyone?), but this week really went on a sudden vacation. The eight remaining queens are tasked with the ever-relevant task of designing themed hotel rooms. The results are, as expected, not exactly Fodor’s favorites. A […]

It wouldn’t be a season of Drag Race without a girl groups challenge! The nine remaining queens break into trios to create celebrity crush-inspired verses for “I’m in Love!” which is not only the title of the song but 60% of its chorus. Shea emerges with a frontrunner performance, a frontrunner runway, and a frontrunner […]

All Stars rules go out the window again—and a few new ones blow in just in time for 10 more stars of the series to return for Hall of Fame status. While the beats are familiar, with a good old fashioned reading challenge followed by a good old fashioned talent show, it’s a fun ride […]

This week, instead of listening to us recap the finale of Season 12 (congrats Jaida!), please use that time to watch Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint’s discussion “Why you should say Black Lives Matter”. Click the above text or here. We also share some resources from Black Lives Matter for ways to donate, educate, […]

The 12 troopers of troubled Season 12 sissy that sleeping bag for a slumber party-style reunion. Ru wears a latex facekini and Bieber hoodie, but it’s 2020, why not? While nothing new is necessarily revealed and any conflict is purposefully performed, it’s a welcomed kiki after a kooky couple of months. To be honest, the […]

The final five are taking a trip down the Vegas strip for this season’s semifinal. In an extended promotion for RuPaul’s Drag Race Live in Las Vegas, the queens are singing, dancing and rapping three numbers that were at one point before quarantine filling the seats at the Flamingo every night. Gigi goes from Goode […]

This week’s lineup of one-woman shows had six very different interpretations of the challenge. While Jackie brought earnest TED talk realness, Crystal plumbed new depths of stupid to secure her first win. Gigi hit a fair bit of turbulence during her high-flying concept, Heidi’s family food fight got messy, and when it came to telling […]

This week we chatted with Lil Miss Hot Mess, one of the first queens to host Drag Queen Story Hour and the author of the new children’s book “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish” (Running Press Kids). We discuss the inspiration behind the book, the ways kids understand and appreciate drag, […]

Six drag daughters were born this week and some of them we half-expect to see back on a future season! Superfans of the show are the subject of this season’s makeover challenge. Crystal’s method may not have gotten her a win, but she and Opal were total gems this episode. Janet the Planet had us […]

A reality TV star became president once, why couldn’t it happen again? The Season 12 primaries are down to 6 queens this week vying to be America’s Next Drag President. It’s no debate that Jaida won by a landslide. Heidi and Crystal were strong moderates while Jackie was too liberal with the Canadian jokes. Gigi’s […]

Jan may have been selling the hell out of the Jantasy, but the judges just weren’t buying it. This week, the queens craft some GOOP-inspired crap to sell to the masses in a commercial directed by the fab, fit, fun Bob Harper. (Also, how about that FabFitFun-sponsored reading challenge? Was it a more fab and […]

This week’s Madonna Rusical was a nearly immaculate collection of the Queen of Pop’s many identities over the decades. Despite Jan’s best attempts at expressing herself, Gigi struck a pose (and won the challenge) like there was nothing to it. Just like a prayer, Crystal and Jaida both took us there, but it seems nothing […]

As much as things have changed lately, we can still rely on one thing staying the same: a classic round of Snatch Game on Drag Race. Gigi solves a problem like Maria the Robot while Jackie Cox pulls out all the props as Mrs. Harry Hamlin. Apparent New Yorker Brita gets close to being told […]

Pick me, choose me, crown me! This week’s acting challenge is inspired by the emotional triage of Grey’s Anatomy. But the real code red is in Untucked this week, where Heidi puts the room in the ICU with some well-placed FU’s. Meanwhile Nicky struggles to show her funny bone, Jackie continues to be benign at […]

This week’s elimination certainly rocked our expectations for Ms. Sakura this season, but this isn’t the first time Drag Race has had a surprise elimination that got everyone talking. While Gigi Goode continues to do well, Jaida truly bubbles over in this week’s Ball Ball. Meanwhile, Brita falters, Aidan avoids a penalty for her rough […]

Hey Mary! Here’s a little preview of the podcast: Dying For Sex! If you like it, subscribe where you find your podcasts or find out more here! Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) Web: www.tasteofreality.com/alright-mary/ www.alrightmary.com

This week, we erect a digital billboard celebrating the gay satire “Adam and Steve” from 2005. Throughout this movie, you get a healthy dose of why Parker Posey is the perfect indie film star, a choreographed line-dancing scene that’ll have you waving your color-coded bandana, Jackie Beat contributing in the lowest way possible, and a […]

We’re hitting the road with Ruby Red Ru and her angry small companion for the first three episodes of AJ and the Queen! We discuss Ru’s acting in and out of drag, Izzy G’s rage readings, the cavalcade of cameos from Ru girls, clunky lines, tone deaf blind jokes, chirpy music cues, Adrienne Barbeau, what […]

It’s that time of year again, Mary’s! A new batch of queens have arrived for Season 12, and whatever Drag Race fatigue we were feeling disappeared through the gap in Heidi N Closet’s teeth. Once again, New York is heavily represented in the workroom, from the refreshing Brita to the batty Nicky Doll. But Missouri […]

The season 7 reunion/finale double feature is a great reminder that a lot of the season’s charisma was eliminated each week. The top 3 perform final lip syncs that are, well, FINE, Trixie tries her Ru impression out on Ru, Kennedy’s mom doesn’t do audience participation, Ginger has robot feet, Max gets one last drag, […]

And the rest drags on as the Top 4 performers act, dance, lunch, and bicker their way through the final challenge. Guest instructors Candis Cayne and Mathu Andersen are worn down by wig mishaps and flat line readings, Ginger backtracks and back combs like a true pageant girl, Kennedy trades pride for wrath in Untucked, […]

Hello Kitty, Goodbye Katya. This week we’re revisiting one of the oddest balls in Drag Race herstory, the Sanrio-sponsored Hello Kitty Ball. Santino returns with his no drag knowledge mouth, Kennedy bows under pressure, Violet is giving us chastity cage realness, Pearl serves face on stage and faces in Untucked, Ginger Minj is on the […]

The top six pair off in a trio of dancing duos, mashing up two genres and two genders for one just FINE episode. So fine we spent about twenty minutes discussing Oscar predictions. But it’s an interesting look back at baby Trixie, Untucked at its un-produced best, Alyssa Milano in diamond studded maternity wear, Ginger […]

Happy New Year Mary! This week, we’re taking a holiday break for travel and posting a Free Skate Matreon Episode of our discussion of the 2005 Christmas movie, The Family Stone. We praise the performances of SJP, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams, we analyze and break down a couple of our favorite scenes, and criticize […]

We’ve finally arrived at the John Waters musical spoof episode of season 7 and we couldn’t be more pleased. C’mon Dawn! Where’s your Christmas Spirit? Special shoutout to Katya as the Cowardly Lion having an identity crisis during untucked and that Mrs. Doubtfire reference when Miss Fame leaves to go to the bathroom. Was it […]

Just like the first seven eliminated queens (“Tempest?”), we are back… covering Drag Race Season 7 until All Stars Season 5 and Season 12! While the results of this challenge have us torn, we are completely attached to this mini reunion of a star-studded cast. The true drama and power this week exists in this […]

All fingers point to ten in this week’s special off-season episode where we countdown the top 10 best fingers of Drag Race. We’re serving finger puns, nuanced digits, and two palmfuls of love for these special finger pointing moments throughout the seasons. Did we miss any, Mary? Feel free to point them out and we’ll […]

Spoilers ahead, Mary! Turn back before it’s too late!  It’s finale time, and you know what that means—shady choreography edits, fake podcast interviews, claims of this being everyone’s dream Top 3, and the queens telling a framed photo of themselves at age 5 that it’ll get “much better”! While The Baga de Campo form a […]

Mum’s the word this week as the Top 4 turn their moms and sisters into drag family members. Divina is having a divine time of it with her sister, The Vivienne’s mom showed up in camo, the Chipz are down for Baga and the Holes must navigate some pitfalls in costuming. While Sacka Spuds emerges […]

Things get a bit slippery for this week’s commercial challenge. The final five are selling branded water to the masses and spilling scalding tea in the workroom. Divina is feeling salty over The Viv’s shallow opinion of her, Blu might be in over her head, Baga’s getting a bit swampy, and Cheryl is keen to […]

There’s a bit of uncertainty on Confidence Corner as The Vivienne goes from front runner to back of the pack in this week’s girl group challenge. Crystal struggles to shine, and Cheryl not only holds a note but carries her group. Meanwhile, Team Blu Baga de Campo delivers a performance so good (that legography!) that […]

The cornerstone of a Drag Race competition is finally here (and wow, did it make a splash in the pond): Snatch Game! The Vivienne trumped them all while Baga Chipz stayed strong as iron, Blu Hydrangea’s runway was eye-opening while her snatch game character was blue, and Crystal’s Rue wasn’t so clear. Davina honked her […]

Spoilers ahead, Mary! The Dragula Season 3 supermonster was crowned and we have celebratory thoughts. It’s good to be king! Landon Cider landed in the top as Season 3’s official supermonster. (In the words of another supermonster, we’re so proud to see it!) Dollya delivered impeccable glamour and THAT SKIN DRESS and Priscilla made us […]

It’s a Toot or Boot Sale in the workroom this week as the Top 8 try to style trash with panache. The Vivienne fast forwards with another blockbuster of a look, Baga gives us a sack’a scrubbers, Vinegar goes out of print, Cheryl (Chaz!) gets fingered for her fashion, and Davina assembles an ingenious idea […]

The Hell Mouth is coming to a close, but before it does, we have one last supper (or drink in this case) with our dearly beloved Dragula monsters. We discuss Landon’s energy, Dollya’s maturity, Hallow’s meme being, and Louisianna’s precision. The second half of the episode we provide a post mortem going back through our […]

And the BAFTA goes to…well, maybe no one in this week’s Downton Abbey inspired acting challenge, but Baga Chipz certainly did MUCH BETTER than some of her fellow queens. The Vivienne continues to be the doyenne of the workroom, Divina’s divinely inspiring and just doesn’t see it yet, Sum Ting Wong does some things very […]

We may be saying “Boo!” to this week’s elimination, but we are two pleased pumpkins to have Brooklyn drag king GOD COMPLEX on the podcast to discuss the Top 4 of Season 3 of Dragula! We cover the nuances of God’s drag, expectations put on drag kings and even share some tips for tipping! We […]

The premiere of Drag Race UK is serving British royalty realness this week! Our ten new heirs to the throne are giving us hometown glory and Buckingham Palace monarchy with two looks on the runway. Crystal pounds the stage and earns some coin, Sum Ting Wong stamps to the top, The Vivienne reaches great heights despite the […]

Just a small crumpet to have with your tea, Mary! We give you the first act of our Drag Race UK discussion about Episode 2 Downton Draggy! Listen to the rest over on Patreon or wait a week when we publish for our free-skate listeners.   Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) Web: www.alrightmary.com

Look at all the freaks! This week our monsters compete to be the main attraction at the Freak Show and Louisianna emerges as a real staple of the season by facing her fears all on one leg. We applaud Dollya’s decision to defend her drag, question Priscilla’s penchant for putdowns that pummel too hard, and […]

Jan Sport joins us this week to Mary out on the monsters, celebrate being a reference queen and talk about what’s next for Stephanie’s Child! The six uglies left standing are serving medical mystery realness for a haunted hospital photo shoot. The conversations in the boudoir are the real highlight, though—both Landon’s defense of Hollow […]

Please enjoy this first act preview of our coverage of Drag Race UK Premiere Season that is happening on Patreon right after the episode airs in the UK. These episodes will become free following the LOGO TV US release every Monday! The premiere of Drag Race UK is serving British royalty realness this week! Our […]

Reduce, reuse, revolt! The monsters are turning trash into fashion this week and making magic happen with markers for makeup. Priscilla has a moment interrupted by Hollow having a moment before rising to the top of the trash heap in the floor show (and interview with Season 2 pizza queen/calzone queen Disasterina!) But the real […]

The monsters are playing Dungeons & Drag Queens in this week’s acting challenge! (Cue the dramatic drone footage of the set.) Maddelyn goes mad for the sake of good TV, Hollow incites Babygate, Dollya parents her grandmother, Maxi Glamour serves Masky Glamour, Evah discusses her reconstruction, and Israel comes in. Whatever. We Mary out on […]

We were just gooped to chat with the iconic Simon Doonan about his new book “DRAG: The Complete Story,” some of the amazing drag icons he discusses in the book, his own experience in drag, the evolution of comedy drag, why now is a good time to be a drag king and of course, the […]

Rock out with your emotional honesty out! The nine remaining Uglies break off into bands for Dragula’s staple of a rock challenge this week, but we waste no time celebrating the Big Mom and Big Aunt energy backstage from Louisianna and Hollow. Was this week’s elimination a bit of rigor morris? Also, what makes “good […]

While the claws aren’t out yet this season yet, the fangs are this week as the ten remaining monsters transform into Vampire Queens. Ironically, the king of the room rules this challenge, but Hollow’s confidence and worm reveals also take a bite out of the challenge. Our hearts are still with Louisianna, though, and especially […]

We are back in the boudoir with 11 new uglies for Season 3 of Dragula! We’re here for Louisiana’s Big Mom Energy, Hollow’s penchant for catchphrases, Dollya’s makeup tricks and Evah’s jawline. We spend plenty of time on the “fish” discussion, analyze the dynamics between Maddelyn and Yovska, celebrate a judging panel free of unnecessary […]

If you’re looking for a wonderful way to end a televised drag competition, look no further. This season 2 finale really stepped it up in terms of production, emotion, and drama. The three finalists gooped, gagged, and utterly broke us down with their talent. We can’t believe it’s over… but we’re happy we watched this […]

Alright, Scary! Summer is ending and we begin our weekly Dragula Season 3 discussions with a hot take on the new cast of creatures! Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter)

It’s been a stampede of queens this season, but only five remain to deliver white elephant eleganza–and of course, produce their own verses for a music video. But luckily, that means we get studio time with p’Gene and some vogueing 101 with p’Debbie! Frontrunner and Alright Mary favorite Angele Anang veers into Silky territory in […]

This week, we get to know the queens through their loved ones eyes! We celebrate the relationship between Bandit and his mom, Kandy and hers, and Kana and his little sister. Johnny gets emotional over the lip-sync song and Colin connects mostly with those elders in the mini-challenge. Also- Art is double booked this week […]

There are few moments in reality TV that can compare to the moments at the end of this Drag Race Thailand episode. There’s what life is like before this episode and then there’s what life is like after this episode. Music! Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) www.alrightmary,com

The top five are serving us the courage to be someone else in the main challenge: Snatch Game of Love! Deja Vu, right Mary? Vanda gives us a horny Cardi B, Srimala slays us with her quirky old lady drag, Bandit is perfection in yellow, and Tormai wins our hearts with a helicopter and a […]

*Spoiler Warning: this interview may contain spoilers for Drag Race Thailand Season 2* Make a wish, Mary! This week, we get to talk with DRTs2 queen Genie who graciously offers up her journey to the Drag Race Thailand stage, behind-the-scenes logistics, and some wonderful perspectives on drag. She delights us with her humor, her music […]

It’s dinner and a show this week with the Top 6 whipping up delicious designs inspired by classic Thai cuisine. We also get a pretty extensive crash course in cooking from the dreamy Chef Fang, which sends us on a long tangent about desirability politics and sexual preferences. Angele Anang serves up an amazing green […]

Ironically, on the “power of speech” episode, we had a slight technical difficulty and Colin’s mic crapped out 22 minutes in, but that didn’t stop us from queening out on the Top 8’s talk show circuit, Bandit’s mature wisdom in the workroom, and Genie, Tormai and Vanda’s powerful speeches on the runway. But of course, […]

This week, we discuss the acting challenge on Drag Race Thailand Season 2 where the queens split up into teams and act in a horror soap opera called The Haunting Dolls. We discuss the standouts during the mini challenge, the rigor morris on the runway, and why Pangina has carved her own reality TV show […]

Drag Race Thailand has a makeover challenge and we’re here for it, Mary. We get straight men asking queer questions, Pangina as stained glass windows to Art’s Madonna, and many mother-of-the-bride concepts. We highlight our favorite moments in the work room with the special guest daughters and go crazy for a lip-sync song that has […]

This week we get a recycled mini challenge, a Rigor Morris suspicious Maxi Challenge outcome (rare for DR Thailand), and Pagina Heals as Mariah Carey! On the runway, the queens have to serve two looks (again!) and we can’t help but chant along with a past Pangina: don’t be pretty, don’t be pretty, don’t be […]

We’re continuing on with our summer excursions at Drag Race Thailand summer camp. This episode features an (un)memorable mini-challenge, a maxi challenge win that leaves all but one queen in the dust, and a runway that will have you over the rainbow for all of these queens. Who will survive? Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: […]

Hey Mary! Happy summer and happy pride. This week, we’re beginning our release of the Drag Race Thailand Season 2 episode discussions. We gag over Art and Pan Pan, gush about Mocha Diva out of drag, and celebrate a runway look that all queers can see themselves in. A towel dress. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com […]

In the wise words of CeCe Peniston, finally! We’ve reach the end of Season 11 (and 6 months of nonstop Drag Race)! The final four bring their best reveals to this showcase showdown, from Brooke’s SHOE reveal to Yvie’s Free Britney bloomers, while Vanjie gets an entire segment to herself and Nina reclaims her “Meh.” […]

To be honest, this episode is more about the island of Curacao than it is about the Season 11 reunion. We were both a bit underwhelmed by the highly-produced reunion episode, so instead of hating on it for an hour and a half, we plucked out the highlights, and diverted onto other topics like the […]

After a season full of surprises (lest we forget last week’s tragic hero elimination of Nina West), this week’s final challenge felt like it was covering familiar territory. A’keria’s choreography journey, Brooke’s musical risks and Silky’s black panties showing all feel like stories we’ve seen before. Yvie is the exception, rebounding from a string of […]

Season 11’s narrative goes south this week with the elimination of Nina West—especially considering that it was Silky’s less than smooth lip sync that earned her the shantay. (And of course: “Meh.”) While we’re heartbroken, we’re celebrating the pride of season 11 this week with some of our favorite Nina moments. And also questioning the […]

We feel a bit sawed in half about this week’s magic act, Mary! Nina pulls a hell of a rabbit out of her hat with her triumphant stage performance, but the disappearing act the judges pull on Shuga Cain is a real sleight of hand. Silky seems to have no new tricks up her sleeve, […]

Mary, please welcome to the stage acclaimed author, queer icon, host, intern, cyclist, fellow podcaster, dog-lover, and chicken finger aficionado… Rosh Mathewsch. Follow Ross on social media @hellorross and his podcast at @hellorosspod Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter)

Rescue 911! Somebody save this episode! Okay, so this week’s improv challenge was no crime against humanity—A’keria and Brooke are certainly innocent!—but in the lineup of Season 11’s episodes, this one is certainly suspect. Silky is practically bugging the judges to serve time in the Bottom 2, Nina and Shuga struggle with being bystanders in […]

Ahoy, Mary’s! This season’s Snatch Game is hitting the high seas (because it’s a great way to tie in their sponsor?). Nina West does a first class job of teaching the children about both Harvey Fierstein AND Joanne Worley, but Silky sets a course for victory with TS Madison (or is that Silky in a […]

Plants on the runway! This week’s design challenge has the queens feeling their oats, wheats, grains, thins and oatmeal—and a whole array of other food groups—to create high fiber fashion on the runway! Plastique gets three mommies, Yvie gets fed up, Shuga gets fed, RaJah isn’t afraid to bark, Silky isn’t as smooth as she […]

Mary, please welcome to the stage, New York City’s beloved Drag King: Vigor Morits. We spent an evening discussing drag kings, gender, and more. It’s a long discussion- but worth every second. He is a joy, a mary, and someone with amazing stories. Enjoy! Follow Vigor Mortis: @heyvigormortis on instagram and twitter. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: […]

Go for the gold, Mary! The olympics of drag are doing draglympics complete with fanography (fan’s back!), voguing (I’m so into voguing right now), and some light shablams every now and then. Yvie’s honesty is put to the test while Vanjie talks through her tears in the work room. Nina West brings us operatic drag […]

RuPaul’s throwing a monster mash this week for this season’s ball challenge. Most of these queens tend to serve more beauty than beast—and we’re not sure how half of them are trick-or-treating in those outfits—so it’s a runway big on ooky, but not quite spooky (besides Scarlet, who is somehow just safe this week). Ariel, […]

This week on Nuance, we dive into all the goings-on in Untucked, including the budding buddying up of Brooke and Vanessa, Ariel telling the truth and Nina creating reaction gifs. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) www.alrightmary.com

Say yaassss to the dress, Mary! We sat down with Alexis Michelle to queen out on TLC’s “Drag Me Down the Aisle”! Alexis, Jujubee, Thorgy Thor and Bebe Zahara Benet bring the magic of drag all the way to Lancaster, PA, to help a young bride-to-be not only look fabulous on her wedding day, but […]

This week, there is collusion among the queens for a lip sync musical extravaganza inspired by both Grease and the grease fire that is current events. Nina West continues to win the popular vote, Ariel struggles in the primaries, and Brooke and Vanjie might be rigging each other’s polls. The Divine Miss Minj makes an […]

On this week’s Nuance, we dive into Yvie and Silky’s battle of principles (complete with a non-sequitur of a dress reveal), how important it is or isn’t to know pop culture references, which diva we could host a televised prayer circle for, and who deserves to be awarded. this week’s Best Supporting Actress. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary […]

Praise be, Mary! The queens are ministers of the good word of musical divas Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, but only one group can ascend to the heavenly safety of the Untucked lounge. Nina West, on the third challenge, has risen, and Vanjie is making the most of her second coming. But a vengeful Ru […]

We had our very first live show at the 2019 Listen Up PDX Festival in February! While Portland has lovely people and delicious potatoes, it also has legendary drag, including the oldest working drag queen (with a Guinness World Record to prove it!), Darcelle XV! We had the huge honor of sitting down with both […]

Do you smell Oscar buzz from this week’s double feature acting challenge? Yeah, neither do we, but People’s Choice Awards for sure to Nina West, Plastique Tiara, Shuga Cane, and of course this week’s Best Actresses — a tie on Drag Race, can you imagine?! — Yvie Oddly and Scarlet Envy. We’re then seeing stars […]

Alright, Mary – we’re taking the “ABCs of Drag” challenge from our friends over at Grizzly Kiki. We assign a quote, artifact, person, etc. to each letter of the alphabet as it relates to Drag Race. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter)

The wait is over, Mary’s! The Season 11 premiere is teeming with queens new and old—as well as a refreshingly re-engaged RuPaul. Vanjie is gunning for Narrator from the start—but we’re not mad at it, Mary! We’re also living for Canada’s Brooke Lynn, and are bringing our sweet tooth (sweet teeth?) for this season’s pizza […]

Now that both queens have been crowned, we’re looking back on our favorite looks, quotes and choices of All Stars 4. We also check the math on those report cards, share our final thoughts on the double-win and review the Best Supporting Actresses of Drag Race. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) […]

And the winner is…well, there’s room for everybody, let’s just say that! All Stars 4 saved one more goop for the finale, crowning both our pizza queen Monet X Change and pageant royalty Trinity the Tuck in a last minute twist. We explore the arguments for and against the tie, celebrate the unequivocal Best Supporting […]

This week on All Stars, the final 5 are brunching and bitching as the cast of Sex and the City (and their unnamed characters for copyright reasons) in a threequel no one asked for. Meanwhile, we couldn’t help but wonder… who wrote this script? But all is forgiven this episode once the topic of NUANCE […]

The queens get by with a little help from their Judy’s for this season’s makeover challenge. The Top 6 are serving chosen family resemblance realness–though some are more like distant cousins or ex-spouses who once hosted a variety show together. We discuss how Judy Garland had (and hadn’t) kicked off the Stonewall riots and find […]

This week, our hot takes on the Season 11 queens have cooled just enough to discuss who we’re excited by right off the bat, who we’re keeping a curious eye on, and what trends we’re noticing with this season’s cast. It’s too early to call it, but we already know who we’ve got our odds […]

HGTV meets downtown NYC as the seven superstars still standing split into teams to curate the hottest party you can have in a cubicle on a soundstage in Simi Valley. Monet and Monique are putting the E.T. in meet & greet, Latrility are a’buzz with bee puns, Naomi carries the weight of Club 96 on […]

Put ya lighters up, it’s a RuPaulapalooza! Or is it a LuLaRuPaZa? A Lululemon Pizzeria? Either way, all the eliminated queens are back to duke it out in some All Stars lip sync death matches. Latrice isn’t mad, but don’t get it twisted, she is back to attack Monique Heart for bypassing her path to […]

The queens pay their disrespects to RuPaul’s dearly departed best Judy—the original pizza rat herself, Lady Bunny! In this roast of the living dead, Monet and Manila burn the house down while Trinity and Naomi are dead on arrival, Monique calls on the spirits, and Valentina’s on life support. Despite an instantly iconic Top 2 […]

Manila Luzon faced a true maxi challenge on the runway last week when her first choice for a runway dedicated to padding was deemed “distasteful.” We bring lots of question marks and exclamation points to the controversy over a period, then dive into some hot takes on who’s making it to Top 4 at this […]

It’s disorder in the courtroom when the queens duke it out in a small claims court off Exit 7 of the Garden State Parkway presided over by the questionably honorable Michelle Visage. This week’s improv challenge inspires some questionable Jersey drag, but Monique’s ironbound commitment and Manila’s new arc as the queen to beat take […]

In this week’s Nuance, we chime in on the state of Snatch Game in the series and what the future might hold for this consistently anticipated episode. We then take a deeper look at Snatch Game, comparing how this season’s all star queens performed on their own seasons’ Snatch Games and how often past winners […]

Happy New Year’s Eve, Mary! The queens are looking for love in all the [blank] places when this season’s Snatch Game is remixed as a Celebrity Love Connection. Trinity Taylor’s stodgy Caitlyn Jenner and Manila’s muppet-like Streisand shine while Gia Gunn hangs on by her fingernails as Jenny Bui and Latrice is once again not […]

Merry merry, Mary! This week’s Matreon episode is a surprise Christmas open skate for all of our Mary’s as we revisit a VH1 production of A Christmas Carol from 2000 starring Drag Race alum Vanessa Williams as the titular diva Ebony Scrooge. The movie is a total cheese log, but it’s worth it for an […]

This week on Nuance, we take a deeper dive into the workroom confrontation between Gia and Farrah (and Monique!), share some thoughts on The Vixen, and solve a musical Mary mystery. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter)

Alright Henny! This week the queens are auditioning as back-up singers for Season 3 sweetie Stacy Layne Matthews—well, sort of. Stacy doesn’t actually sing either of the songs. We’re not quite sure what she’s doing here. But it doesn’t really matter because the real star this episode is Gia Gunn taking aim at Farrah Moan. […]

Oh say can you see, Mary! All Stars 4 kicks off with some USO realness as the returning ten queens kick, flip, tuck and—well, whatever Jasmine was doing—for an audience of LGBTQ veterans. Monique and Monet extend their trademarks into talents, Manila keeps it conceptual, Trinity teaches us a lesson and Farrah learns one. It’s […]

Merry Christmas, Mary! The Alright Mary aftershow is back! This week, we are diving into the Holi-Slay Spectacular (which we generally disagreed on), and then break down that incredibly awkward All Stars 4 panel interview the queens did with Carson for Build. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter)

For the reputation that Season 7 gets, it definitely has one of the series’ tightest snatches–Snatch Game, that is. From Kennedy’s rootie-tootie Little Richard to Violet’s nail flying off as Alyssa Edwards to Pearl’s grotesque interpretation of Big Ange, there’s a lot to love here–and a lot to question (Why did Ginger also win this […]

Hey Mary! Our partners at Metrosource have launched their “People We Love” campaign in order to recognize the amazing queer people and allies in the media right now. We have Metrosource writer and interviewer Kevin Phinney on to talk about the campagin and reflect on queer media in the past, present, and future. We discuss […]

Merle’s back on the judges panel and Nick Kochanov is back on Alright Mary! This week’s wonky acting challenge includes Ginger in her element, Fame akimbo, Kennedy serving Twin Peaks realness and Kandy somehow still in this competition. Jaidynn gets an underdog story while Pearl gets away with murder on the runway, Max dares to […]

Do I have something on my face? The queens compete in a mock awards ceremony showing off their banter skills in this week’s Despy Awards episode. Kasha Davis shines as Joan Rivers before flubbing one word during the challenge, Katya’s grapefruits over PearlGate are the size of pumpkins, and Max emerges as the kind-media queen […]

The queens are serving their best Weird Al realness in this week’s song parody challenge. While none of them are chart toppers, Jaidynn sails through with her Bianca del Rio impression, Katya shines as a peeling beach bum and Kennedy turns out Ru’s favorite nuances for the win. Meanwhile, Kandy’s not selling it and Pearl’s […]

The off-season is officially over, Mary! The cast of All Stars 4 was just announced and we’ve got hot takes on the lineup of returning queens including our picks and predictions for who will go all the way to the Hall of Fame this season. Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: […]

Good now, Maid Mary! This week, Nick Kochanov from Squirrel Friends Cocktail Hour puts on his best Colin Drucker drag and joins Johnny in recapping the infamous car-crash, Shakesqueer! They dive into the “goddamn excuses” F-bomb dropped by Mama Ru, praise the game of Pearl Pinball happening during the challenge, uncover Kennedy Davenport’s “much ado” […]

Welcome aboard, Mary! Lip-syncing challenges, from Season 5’s Lipsync Extravaganza to Season 10’s Pharmarusical, are a Drag Race standard. Glamazonian Airways is definitely one of the stronger of the bunch. (Better than Bitch Perfect? We’ll discuss.) We also cover Miss Fame’s brand, Katya’s confessional body language, Kasha’s scene stealing, Trixie’s glasses, Jaidynn’s knee and Sasha’s […]

Happy Halloween, Mary’s! We are FINALLY queening out on 1993’s “Hocus Pocus,” which is less ooky spooky and more campy vampy, with Matreon alums Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker putting a spell on queers and queens the world over as the Sanderson Sisters. But we spend plenty of time discussing Max’s maximum […]

We’re HERE, Mary’s! H-E-R-E! Season 7 may have been a bit of a slog for everyone the first time around, but in retrospect it’s a season of stars! This week we say hello to some favorites–Katya, Trixie, Jasmine, Kasha, Kennedy, and of course, Miss Kandy Ho in the MF’ing house–and keep our queer eyes on […]

Our favorite part of Dragula is how much heart the show has (under all the grime and guts), and no one is a better example of that than the current reigning supermonster, Biqtch Puddin. We spent a cozy October afternoon chatting with the Season 2 winner about everything from carving out a unique career path […]

Underneath the wigs and lashes and everything else that makes Alyssa Edwards pop (tongue pop, to be specific), there’s Justin Johnson, the acclaimed dance instructor and lifelong resident of Mesquite, Texas. This week, we’re queening out on Dancing Queen, the first season of the Netflix series featuring the infamous Beyond Belief Dance Studio as well […]

Before we head home to Season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race from our summer vacations into Drag Race Thailand and Dragula, we thought we’d take a week to reflect briefly on DragCon 2018 NYC and give you a movie review of one of our favorite queer movies that deserves a larger discussion: Carrie (1976). It […]

Before America’s next drag supermonster can be crowned (and covered in blood), the exterminated seven are reanimated to join the Top 3 for a family dinner hosted by the Boulets and catered by Meatball, where we FINALLY get into the infamous Monikkie shame. Then it’s on to the final floor show. After some compelling testimony […]

The final four pack their bags for a weekend away at Wasteland–think Burning Man, except you might actually see someone lit on fire. Mad Max meets Max Factor in a Four Horseman of the Apocalypse inspired photo shoot before a group performance in the evening that, well, happens. We get a welcomed return from our […]

Hey Mary’s! With DragCon NYC fast approaching this weekend, a quick check-in to let you know when and where to find us there. (Mary’s who won’t be there, don’t fret! We plan to live tweet the entire day!) Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) www.alrightmary.com

Season 2’s six remaining supermonsters trek out to the woods to give scream queen realness in Episode 5’s slasher challenge, with Peaches Christ and Miss Coco Peru serving us Siskel & Ebert (if they were somebody’s sensible aunts). Biqtch Puddin’ not only kills the challenge but the extermination as well with her gifable reactions. Then […]

HEY FRED! Johnny and Colin discuss the next two episodes of Dragula season 2 and find a new episode to beat in Sci Fi Babies. We go toe to toe on Erika Klash’s need for camera time vs. her adult in the room qualities, find a new type of queen in our love for Disasterina, […]

Alright Scary! This week we’re diving into the ooky-spooky world of Dragula with a double header of Episodes 1 and 2. Our Season 2 supermonsters are bringing backstory to the boudoir from day one–Abhora abhors Biqtch Puddin’, James performs Her Majesty, Monikkie is shameless and Kendra gives us military grade ghoul. Victoria and Abhora shine […]

This week, as we come down from the high of Drag Race Thailand and before we gear up for Season 2 of Dragula, we’re catching up on things like: plans for DragCon, delayed thoughts on Pearlgate, Colin’s latest feature on In the Details and Johnny’s trip to Barcelona, plus some movie recommendations, a moment of […]

Our Top 3 Southeast Asian sensations are back for one more round of challenges before the crowning–only this time, it’s in front of a live studio audience! Drag Race Thailand’s finale may be one of the best–not only do all of the eliminated queens return for a brief reunion and get to give us multiple […]

Our Thai top four may be at the last 100 meters, but it’s going to be an exhausting sprint to Top 3! That being said, Annee Maywong lives up to her nickname (the one we’ve given her, anyway) of Anne May Win, because she sweeps this entire episode, from makeup mini-challenge to Songkran goddess on […]

Drag queens need to know how to market themselves–and what better way to practice than marketing some SIM cards care of Drag Race Thailand sponsor LINE Mobile! Our resident elephant queen sweeps the episode with her trunk and her charm, while Jaja gets a little coo-coo and Natalia Pliacam gives us flashbacks to the furry […]

The library is open and so are our hearts as we watch Drag Race Thailand’s first ever Snatch Game! Amadiva blows us all away in her reading challenge, Natalia Pliacam gives us nuance nuance nuance as Miss Sumanee(that’s three drinks, Mary), and B Ella blows us all away as she emerges as a comedy queen […]

Mary, if you are gonna start Drag Race Thailand anywhere but the beginning, start here. We go in this week and love on the nuanced faces of JaJa in the mini-challenge, gag over every runway look (Every. Single. One) and name B Ella as the Pizza Queen we all need right now (Pizza = always […]

Even without the Gone With the Wind reference, the curtain challenge is a classic example of resourcefulness and imagination. The Top 8 are turning drapes and panels into looks, looks, looks–but not before a welcomed return to puppet-based mini challenges. Art Arya is a hoot the whole episode (“Christoris!”) and Pan Pan gets cuter by […]

As soon as we both saw Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette,” we knew we needed an entire episode to discuss… Get in touch! Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) and “In the Details: a Celebration of Nuance” on iTunes! www.alrightmary.com

Everybody say love! This week, we head back to the southeast Asian workroom as the remaining nine queens (well, nine once Morrigan comes back from having a terrible time in the bathroom) say “I Do” to themselves in a recreation of the Season 2 “Here Comes the Bride” photoshoot challenge before giving variations on the […]

Before we officially close out the season, enjoy some nuanced BONUS content, Mary! Here is the extensive runway rundown we did with the queens from Grizzly Kiki during our Season 10 finale joint recap. Looks looks looks! Grizzly Kiki: @GrizzlyKiki (Twitter, instagram, Facebook) www.grizzlykiki.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker […]

Before we say goodbye to a season that has truly been a production, often an ooh-ahh sensation, and occasionally quite brown cow stunning, we celebrate our favorite looks, quotes, moments, queens, and of course nuances of Season 10, and discuss what we’d love to see happen in future seasons. Facts are facts, America–this season may […]

Let’s have a kiki, Mary! We’ve invited the queens from the Grizzly Kiki podcast over to recap the finale of what has been a marathon of a season! Grizzly Kiki: @GrizzlyKiki (Twitter, instagram, Facebook) www.grizzlykiki.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @alrightmary Johnny: @johnnyalso (Instagram) Colin: @colindrucker (Twitter) and “In the Details: a Celebration of Nuance” […]

It’s family reunion time at RuPaul’s Drag Race, and let’s just say, sh*t got real. It truly is Asia O’Hara’s Drag Race when she stands up to Ru in The Vixen’s defense, reminding us once again that beyond the glitter and glam, this is supposed to be a community of people. Tears are shed with […]

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, Mary! The final challenge is upon us fooling nobody with any suspense of the outcome. But we gotta let the kids play, right? Hate all you want on this follow-through episode, but we insist on its importance. We go deep into how these queens are positioned before the live finale, […]

Episode 107.5: NUANCE – “Pose” Premiere + “The Boys in the Band” on Broadway by Colin & Johnny

Episode 107: Drag Race Season 10 – Evil Twins by Colin & Johnny

To quote the legendary Gia Gunn, we’re just taking a little trip to Asia and landing like fresh tilapia on Drag Race Thailand! With a week off from Season 10, we’re getting a head start on this little biddi-biddi TV show’s southeast Asian sister by diving into the first episode. We still don’t know who […]

In this week’s NUANCE, we discuss this week’s episode of Untucked, some thoughts on Hurricane Bianca 2, reacting to The Great British Bake Off, plus we condragulations to our Mary’s in Ireland and get a whole rack of love from the UK.

Six camera ready social media mavens make for good TV in this season’s makeover challenge. Cracker finally catches a break with Miss Cookie, who joins the legion of breakout makeovers (like Sarge…). We look back on previous season’s narrators, spend an inordinate amount of time talking about ugly crying, theorize about the future of Miss […]

In this week’s NUANCE, we dive into this week’s Untucked, and specifically focus on Kameron Michaels and what her story and significance on the show is, the importance of seeing a successful introvert on television and why the other queens are pushing her to open up.

In Breastworld, all your fantasies can come true–so long as those fantasies involve Bingo and something to do with chicken. Despite a questionable script for this week’s acting challenge, Aquaria finds her niche as a relatable robot (which has sort of been Miz Cracker’s thing this whole season, right?) while Kameron struggles with human emotions […]

In this week’s Nuance, we take a deeper dive into who we think Kameron Michaels really is, explore how Eureka’s size might influence people’s opinions of her and try to decode Aquaria.

Wagon Wheel Watusi, Mary! The queens are channeling their inner Chad Michaels to bring us Cher through the ages in this season’s live singing Rusical. But first, we queen OUT on Asia’s chat with The Vixen in the workroom. We also discuss Aquaria’s long con, who really should have won this week and disagree on […]

In this week’s Nuance, we discuss the post-Snatch Game Untucked–specifically The Vixen and the subtext of her anger. Get in touch, Mary! Twitter: @alrightmary Email: alrightmarypodcast@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/alrightmary www.alrightmary.com

Well blank me silly, Mary–it’s Snatch Game! The top 7 have made it to the heart of the season–and for the Heart of the Season, it’s the end of a tough road. (But nevertheless, she wiggled!) We celebrate Monique Heart a little more before turning our attention to this season’s panel of celebrity guests. Aquaria’s […]

In this week’s Nuance, we talk about the importance of Blair St. Clair telling her story and our thoughts on trauma healing and the effects of abuse in the queer community. We also spend a few minutes on what’s been going on with Tyra Sanchez and give some more love to “Whimsically Volatile.”

Proportionize, Mary! And productize! The queens are creating fantasy DragCon panels and learning what it really takes to pay your rent as a Ru girl. Monet and Eureka are something of a dream team, while Miz Cracker reads Blair to filth but forgets to read the room first. Meanwhile, Monique Heart is running away with […]

This week on NUANCE, we discuss a new appreciation for Miz Cracker, we spend only like a few minutes on the whole Robbie Turner thing, talk about Instagram thirst trapping. and give our thoughts on the recent episodes of Katya’s podcast.

Geraldo oh no she betta don’t, Mary! Donahue betta work! Dip into the cool waters of Ricki Lake! This week, the queens are guests on The Bossy Rossy Show, a Jerry Springer-like talk show with Ross Mathews behind an authentic pair of red Sally Jesse Raphael glasses and tackling the hard topics: Monet’s addiction to […]

We mention Alexis Michelle on this podcast so many times it’s become a drinking game! So we couldn’t be happier to sit down with the Broadway queen herself to catch up on life after Season 9, behind the scenes T, the nuances of reading, and what to expect from her new album “Lovefool.”

It’s the end of the world as we know it, Mary’s, and the queens are going out in style. We not only get 33 runway looks for this season’s ball challenge, but Asia O’Hara as the Mom of the workroom, Monet’s history lesson, Ru in a turtleneck, and OH GOD THAT LIP SYNC. And then […]

We go in deep on this week’s episode of Untucked (surprise surprise), exploring this concept of The Optics, the roles each queen played in the conflict between The Vixen and Aquaria, and what it means to create a narrative. On a lighter note–we also talk about Dragula and Drag Race Thailand!

Swipe right, Mary’s! The queens are given the tall task of marketing three new dating apps that simply aren’t a match. Asia O’Hara steals the show (and is starting to run away with the season) while Monique Heart expertly captains a sinking ship, due mostly to Mayhem lost at sea. But the real drama, as […]

On this week’s Nuance, our thoughts on this week’s Untucked, queening out on Monet X Change’s “Street Beatz” videos, and some high praise for Todrick’s new musical “Forbidden.”

The queens are pill-popping prescription peddlers in this week’s lip sync musical. Kameron, Monet and Aquaria shine despite some strange staging (sorry Alyssa) and confusing costuming, but it was clear from early on that Kalorie and Eureka’s thick and juicy tag team would be splitting up shortly. We discuss the many sides of The Vixen, […]

In this week’s Nuance, we discuss Dela’s open letter to toxic Drag Race fans, and explain how that interview with Trixie happened!

Remember All Stars 3, Mary? Me neither! Season 10 wasted no time gabbing our undivided attention and erasing any woes about where the series is going. The queens this season are not only ready to compete, they are ready to be good on TV. (Monique Heart, where have you been all our lives?) We get […]

On a snowy spring night in New York, we sat down with the freshly crowned Trixie Mattel to talk All Stars 3, her new album “One Stone”(now available on iTunes *wink*), The Trixie & Katya Show and our hot takes on Season 10. I’m writing this episode description waiting for the “JK,” but there was […]

People are already ranking All Stars 3 as one of the worst of the franchise–are they just in their feelings for a few days or did this season really misstep somewhere? We try to figure out what might have gone wrong, and more so, what nerves were hit. (And why it’s not that bad, Mary!) […]

All of Shangela’s Game of Thrones references were terribly prophetic this week; much like many of the queens fighting for the throne, things took an unexpected twist for our professional comeback kid, landing her in ostensibly third place of a competition she was killing from the start. We spend quite a bit of time discussing […]

Click-clack those ruby slippers, Mary–we’re going to Oz! As a special bonus episode for all our Mary’s this week, we’re looking back at a little known movie called “The Wizard of Oz.” And as a couple of veritable Friends of Dorothy, we queened out on the gay archetypes represented in the Scarecrow, Tin Man and […]

It was a big week, Mary’s! We talk about how things feel since discussing That Interview with Ru, Michelle’s great interview with Vulture and some plans for our upcoming Patreon bonus episodes!

For your consideration, Mary! The Top 5 queens are gunning for Oscars and headed for Razzies in one of the most convoluted acting challenges in Drag Race history. Trixie shines as Sharon, Shangela and Bebe play themselves in wigs, and Kennedy plays the role Ben was supposed to send her home and play. Oh yeah, […]

RuPaul’s recent comments about trans and cis female drag queens in his latest interview in “The Guardian” have been making waves on social media for all the wrong reasons, and we are here to break it down, Alright Mary style. We also take a deeper dive into BenDeLaCreme’s self-elimination and other nuances we may have […]

Oh hey kitty girl! It’s a special “hot takes” episode of Alright Mary—we’re queening out as the drama unfolds (well, in breathless (Mahoney) discussion during commercial breaks) when the eliminated queens return to not only get a chance to return to the race, but also to get some things off their chests (spoiler: it’s not […]

On this week’s Nuance, the Alright Mary aftershow, we discuss the Best Supporting Actresses of Snatch Game through the seasons before diving into our hot takes on the Season 10 queens, based mostly on their Meet the Queens videos and what scattered knowledge we already have of the queens.

Soup’s on, Mary’s! This week the queens are literally designing soup cans, instead of any other possible pop art inspired design challenge they could have done for All Stars 3. We come to Aja’s defense after RuPaul made her the scapegoat for all the Millenials she wants off her lawn, spend an inordinate amount of […]

This week, we’re talking about the recent Slate article regarding racial bias in the Drag Race community. We also explore the ongoing morality theme in the eliminations, the perils of pleasing the judges and the case for a potential top 3 this season. Plus: some upcoming Matreon episodes announced!

It’s not a party without punch and it’s not a season of Drag Race without Snatch Game! (Looking at you, All Stars 1….) The theme this season is Herstory: queer legends like Paul Lynde and Crystal Labeija, legendary divas like Grace Jones and Jenifer Lewis and royal queens like RuPaul and M(a)ya Angelou. (Also: Phaedra […]

We’re bringing you a separate Alright Mary Untucked again this week! We discuss what Trixie’s really doing back in the race, issues with the Handmaid’s Tale allusions and an interesting theme emerging in these eliminations.

Our queens are looking for love in all the wrong reality shows this week with a pitch-perfect satire, “The Bitchelor.” Bendelacreme and Kennedy get roses from us, but Milk’s crazy stalker and workroom delusions about her performance were, well, a little thorny. We dig into everything that’s wrong with “The Bachelor” franchise, our troubles with […]

With a jam-packed week of Drag Race adjacent news, we’re trying something new and giving it its own episode! We discuss Courtney Act winning Celebrity Big Brother, Michelle on Ireland’s Got Talent, and the rumors around what Bebe’s really doing on All Stars 3….

The queens are channeling their inner divas for a VH1 branded salute to RuPaul. But is there sabotage afoot? Thorgy’s back on the same conspiracy kick we saw on her season, but she MIGHT be onto something this time. We debate what more she could have done, whether Shangela and Bebe needed to do more, […]

It’s officially All Stars season, Mary’s! We already covered the first 15 minutes in Episode 84, so we get right into it with the reveal of the not-such-a-mystery queen! (We clearly just couldn’t wait, so this episode is dropping a little early this week!) We get the highlights of a mostly successful reading challenge before […]

Mary’s, the long-awaited meeting of the minds (MOYNDS, as the Squirrel Friends would say) has happened! Over many drinks, we queened on All Stars 3 kweens, their entrance looks, and our predictions for the season. But given the many drinks, we tangent considerably. To be honest, towards the end some of this is a real […]

Ayo sis! The first 15 minutes of All Stars 3 have been released and we are giving you our hot takes on the nine returning queens, the Act One Guns scattered throughout, and our baseless predictions for Top 3!

The final four queens have a busy day of interviews, promoting signature cheeseburgers and even doing a 5 minute standup act at the Comedy Store. Such is the proverbial life of an All Star, in this final challenge before they finally give Chad the crown. We have an 11th hour moment of sympathy for Shannel, […]

The final four are giving us good vs. evil realness on the runway this week. Apparently if drag queens had super powers, they would involve magical lactating abilities, a strong focus on vaginal cosmetics and, of course, giving people spray tans. (“Can we talk about suntanning?” is suddenly prophetic!) We also discuss Disney gays, queer […]

Our teamed queens form RuPaul cover bands with the addition of some celebrity daughter guest stars. Shannel is a crisis in choreography, while Raven and Jujubee try to convince Pia Zadora’s daughter to wear drag makeup and Kelly Osbourne has the best day of her life.

Well Mary’s, in this episode Latrice rummages headfirst in a garbage can looking for props, Chad whips out the mother of all Hunger Games references, and Jujubee wins a lip sync by just kinda walking around. We are knee-deep in All Stars 1 at this point! We also discuss queens on hookup apps, the pressure […]

Instead of another round of Snatch Game this season, the queens are asked to pull out their best celebrity impersonations for a dragged up Laugh In. Yara gives us an inspired Charo, while Latrice proves that being the Oprah of Drag Race doesn’t necessarily mean you can do a good Oprah and Shannel’s Lucy is, […]

Once upon a time, Drag Race tried pairing up the queens in teams and putting them through mediocre challenges for a handful of episodes before crowning the obvious winner. That’s right, Mary—we’re revisiting All Stars! This week, the returning queens show off their synergy with a couple photo shoots, but the first eliminated team is […]

We are officially Team Tyra this episode, Mary’s! We discuss why Tyra Sanchez is the underappreciated winner, the double standards that Raven benefits from, Tatianna letting loose, Jessica being everything that’s good in this world and Morgan’s perpetual stank face. Plus: what happened to Tyra after her season, and more importantly, why? Plus: what’s next […]

It’s the original Haus of Haunt, Mary! Addams Family Values is a surprisingly queer movie–written by gay writer Paul Rudnick, it’s full of brilliant one-liners, perfect reads and amazing women. We fawn all over Joan Cusack (and Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci and Christine Baranski…), explore the queer undertones of Camp Chippewa and quote as […]

This is the main event, Mary, are you ready? The season finale of Season 2 has our top three snatching wigs (twice), having lunches with RuPaul that would never be served in season 10, and getting slap happy with the Grand High Witch herself in the filming of a music video. We discuss the origin […]

Coat, bag, Mary! RuPaul is arguably one of the most powerful influencers on what drag is and does today–and we love powerful women with sway and something to say. So naturally we love “The Devil Wears Prada.” (Longtime Mary’s have also heard us quote it incessantly…) We dive deep into the drag of feminine success, […]

The final four are serving For Your Consideration realness for this season’s ball challenge, the Diva Awards. We gag over Tyra’s mint dress, expose FurGate, revel in Tatum O’Neal’s ethereal weirdness, give a moment of appreciation to country music, remember male nudity on HBO, and bid a fond farewell to Tatianna. Plus: who are the […]

Mamma Mia! The queens are dolling up gay AARP members as their drag mothers in this season’s makeover challenge. While we love Stephen/Golda and the softer side he brings out in Raven, we are not here (oh, AT ALL) for Mother Boxx’s pervy shenanigans. We talk about how much we like Tyra now, our problems […]

It’s a literal reading rainbow, Mary’s! The library is opened for this season’s reading challenge—and Jujubee immediately sets the bar. Then the queens are off on a whirlwind promotion of their autobiographies. Raven aims for the bestseller list while Tatianna struggles to spell (literally) and Jessica loves that drink. We Mary out on the importance […]

Rock out with your tuck out, Mary! The queens are channeling their inner Pat Benatar (or, Terri Nunn) to perform, in front of a live audience of unpaid interns, a hard rock version of Ru’s “Ladyboy” (available on iTunes). We discuss what REALLY happened to Juju, Tyra’s notoriously terrible performance, Tati’s struggle with standing out, […]

Married, William! The queens become blushing bridezillas in this iconic episode. Tyra “The Other Tyrant” Sanchez and Tatianna duke it out on and off stage, inspiring a plethora of classic quotes, memes and moments. We also get a makeup masterclass from Mathu, the effects of boy drag on the girls, some antiquated attempts to discuss […]

It seems like just yesterday Sasha Velour “rose” to victory at the Season 9 finale, and we’re already welcoming in a new gaggle of queens! Well, not necessarily new. Former season standouts are back in the race for All Stars status, and we’re so proud to see it. We rant, rave, and repeatedly tangent from […]

We’re finally here– to the first ever Snatch Game, hunty where the queens give us their best (and worst) celebrity impressions. But first, we watch the queens bid on “drag essentials” in the style of the Price is Right where Jessica Wild is confused, Raven is over-confident, and Jujubee is pining for her boyfriend. We […]

The queens are giving us Red State realness this week with the classic commercial challenge selling Disco’s Extra Greasy Shortening to the masses. But first, an unfortunate eating mini-challenge that makes the workroom feel like a high school cafeteria in more ways than one. As we watch Mystique spiral this episode (culminating in a very […]

Marge Simpson trades in her classic green frock for a beautiful Chanel power suit (a heavily discounted find at the Ogdenville Outlet Mall) and finds out what happens when the world thinks you’re rich. With a gaggle of country club wives dishing and reading over tea and bridge, Marge slaving over a sewing machine late […]

The queens are tasked with using their brains and their beauty (but mostly their beauty…) to make it rain in this week’s Starbootylicious-inspired challenge. We discuss Tyra’s toxic team dynamics, Tatianna’s talent vs. experience, Raven’s star power, challenges that look for uniformity instead of uniqueness, and the nuances of glamorized sex work. Plus, some much […]

The Season 2 queens are channeling their inner Scarlett O’Hara (of the House of O’Hara?) in this very Project Runway-esque sewing challenge. It’s the Untucked conversation that gets us going in deep about misogyny in the gay community, which is particularly relevant right now due to some recent events which we’ll also hash out. It’s […]

It’s Season 2 time, Mary’s! This week, we get reacquainted with these legendary (legs and dairy…) queens and what our initial impressions are pre-recap. Will we love Jujubee any less, or Tyra any more? Have we been sleeping on Jessica Wild? Why didn’t Raven win? All this plus RuPaul on Broad City, the Emmy’s snub, […]

The Brady Bunch may be a bizarre version of a drag family, but with poor Jan battling her inner saboteur, Marcia serving us fish day in and day out and RuPaul being an inspiration while also plugging her book (and tape), we dive into how and why “The Brady Bunch Movie” is such a draggy […]

Mary’s, we just got home from DragCon and boy are our arms tired! Or something–the point is, it was a lot. It was EXTRA. And we’ve pulled it together just enough to tell you all about the crowds, the queens, and finally meeting Nick & Amanda of Squirrel Friends Cocktail Hour!

When Sasha Belle, standing there in a nude illusion that is neither nude nor much of an illusion, meekly tells Ru, “I think I misunderstood the assignment,” she’s actually quoting a deep cut from “Drop Dead Gorgeous.” Which is only one of the many connections the 1999 cult classic has to drag. We dive into […]

Long before Valentina was bitterly crowned “fan favorite” to the jeers of her fellow queens at the Season 9 reunion…there was the Season 1 reunion. This episode is not only the birthplace of “I don’t see you walking children in nature!”, it delivers one of the fieriest sermons from The Gospel of RuPaul: “You Forgot, […]

The top two queens (as well as Rebecca Glasscock) are just some choreography, rapping and a Tic-Tac lunch away from the crown. But first, a clip show! We discuss Rebecca’a downfall, the evolution of final challenges, third place queens, Merle’s hat, Mike Ruiz being extra, Cazwell, The Poseidon Adventure, Joan Rivers, and the world’s first […]

Why you gaggin’? They bring it to you every season! A ball challenge, that is. Season 1’s ball is essentially one long marketing campaign for Absolut, with the prickly image czar Jeffrey Moran popping up for the first time ever to judge and read some well-crafted ad copy. We discuss Shannel’s desperate need for validation, […]

Every season has one–whether it’s jocks, dads or little women, the queens have been giving makeovers since the beginning. In Season 1, they were tasked with turning butch female fighters into femme drag daughters–the more “real,” the better. (We disagree.) We discuss what it means to be a “real woman,” Rebecca the strategist, drag as […]

We spent much of Season 9 talking about the #longcon that was Valentina, but long before she stoned those tights and asked to keep her mask on, Rebecca Glasscock was pulling a long con of her own. We discuss the game we (and many of the queens) think she was playing, as well as Ongina’s […]

“We need to see more vulnerability!” didn’t start with Michelle Visage, as we discover this episode. While Akashia was self-producing as the villain, Shannel quickly learned she needed to self-produce some flaws in order to stay in the race. We discuss her epic wig reveal, plus a special round of Wig Reveal Trivia, a fond […]

It’s the first group challenge of the series with the queens channeling Destiny’s Child in rival girl groups. They even have some inspiration at the judges’ panel with special guest judge Beyon—no, not Beyonce, Kelly Row—not, not Kelly Rowlands. Michelle Williams! We discuss the character of Tammie Brown, Akashia as the original self-producer and Shannel […]

We’re going back to the show’s humble roots this week with our deep dive into Episode 1 of the blurry terrain of Season 1. We look past the aggressive filter and shoestring budget to meet the legendary queens who paved the way for seasons to come of Ru Girls. We discuss who stumbles and who […]

With Season 9 officially over, we take a look back at the looks we lived for, the quotes we’ll be incorporating into our everyday lives and how right or wrong we were about our first impressions of these queens. Plus: trivia is back! We also discuss what’s next for Alright Mary and drop the beat […]

Our Season 9 queen has officially been crowned, in one of the most entertaining finales of the series. The decision to switch things up with a Lip Sync for the Crown gave us show-stopping reveals from Peppermint and Sasha that sent season frontrunners Trinity and Shea home and set things up for an epic final […]

The Real Housequeens of the Workroom reunite to, quite frankly, tear each other to shreds. RuPaul’s Best Friend Race has turned into RuPaul’s Cage Match as they go in on Alexis Michelle’s hypocrisy in the reading challenge, Nina’s accusations of sabotage, Charlie’s comatose lip sync, and of course, the #longcon of the season: the perfect, […]

We’re down to the Final 4, Mary’s! This week, Sasha, Shea, Trinity and Peppermint are rapping, dancing and podcasting their way to the crown. And let’s be real. all four of them killed it. We talk about what each queen brings to drag as the Final 4 (spoiler alert!), our thoughts and questions on trans […]

This week, the queens go not quite balls-to-the-wall for the Gayest Ball Ever. Rainbows and unicorns and Village People, oh my! Shea constructs one of the best looks of the season, while Sasha deconstructs the rainbow and Alexis…well, we’ll talk about Alexis. We discuss drag vs. fashion, queens holding back, the importance of selling it […]

It’s Season 9 at its most meta—the queens are dragging up members of the production crew for this season’s makeover challenge. We discuss the inevitable conclusion of Nina’s self-sabotage storyline, the wonder that is Wintergreen (and Sarge…), the importance of three wins, Peppermint without her wig on, dropping appetizers and, of course, our predictions as […]

The queens team up to write, produce and star in television pilots that range from must-see TV to you-must-be-kidding-me. Sasha and Shea continue their reign as frontrunners, while Nina and Valentina concoct a fever dream of ad-libbing and literal pancake makeup and Trinity just steals the entire show (both her pilot and Drag Race itself). […]

No one’s safe at a roast, chickens–especially one this undercooked. This week, the queens practice first on each other, in one of the slightest reading mini-challenges of the series. (Well, unless you ask Alexis.) Then they set their sights on a supposedly unsuspecting Michelle Visage. While Peppermint hits all the right notes and Sasha’s Jersey […]

The queens are giving us 90’s nostalgia this week with “9021-HO”—a throwback to a time before Farrah Moan was even born. While Trinity is giving us spot-on Jennifer Coolidge realness, Nina continues to battle her inner saboteur and Valentina’s #longcon starts to show in new ways. We discuss the unfortunate edit Alexis Michelle is getting, […]

It is the high holy day of the season, Mary–Snatch Game! The queens are bringing their best celebrity impersonations to the panel. Alexis is Liza with a capital Z, Shea could throw a phone at us any day as Naomi Campbell and Nina has SOMETHING TO SAY! We discuss Peppermint’s coming out, gender identity & […]

The kweens are keeping up with the kountry’s kraziest–okay, enough of that. it’s Kardashian the Musical, but the drama is off stage as much as on as Nina duels with her inner-saboteur, Alexis gets “tough Mom” on the girls in Untucked and the queens open up about impossible beauty standards in the gay community. (By […]

Rise and shine, ladies! The pressure is on to have a personality as the queens are tasked with giving us morning show realness. Sasha and Shea finally get some overdue attention, while Aja and Valentina are being emotionally evolved Millenials in the workroom. We discuss the continued theme of kindness, which queen we think is […]

The queens are tasked with creating their own fairy tale princesses (and problematic sidekicks) in this week’s episode. Despite it being season 9, some of the girls still don’t know how to sew. (In the wise words of Shea Coulee, why y’all acting brand new?) We discuss the queens’ powerful POV’s post-Pulse, filtered drag on […]

The queens are tumbling for their lives this week in a cheerleading challenge that, frankly, left us jeering. Jaymes Mansfield struggles to come forward, Kimora Blac throws shade at cartwheeling and rhinestones, Peppermint shares a powerful story from her past and Valentina reveals her true drag mother. Then it’s a White Party on the runway […]

The wait is over, Mary! Season 9 has officially begun, and we are Gaga-GAGGED! We are given looks, looks, looks all episode, from mindblowing (Sasha Velour…) to middling (Jaymes…), and of course, so much wisdom, kindness and perfect pronunciation of fashion designers’ names from Lady Gaga. Plus an Untucked for the ages and a final […]

Thanks to some altruistic attendees of the Season 9 premiere party and an apparent wealth of memory on their iPhones, we got to see a bootlegged first 20 minutes of the first episode of Season 9! But before we get into a feast of spoilers, we react to the recently released super trailer and go […]

Tyra Sanchez is offering no Ru-pologies on Twitter while Venus D’Lite takes to Facebook Live to do the exact opposite this week. We discuss the intersection of drag and social media, plus RuPaul’s latest appearances in the mainstream media, the performances that wowed us at the Season 9 premiere party, and our final segment of […]

We’re living our All Stars 3 fantasy this week with a wish list of runners-up from seasons past we’d like to see back on the mainstage again, but first it’s our segment “Give Her Another Take!” where we get to know Season 9 queens Valentina, Kimora Blac, Charlie Hides and Jaymes Mansfield a little better […]

The wait is over, Mary’s! Season 9 of Drag Race is officially premiering on March 24th, and with 30 seconds worth of a preview to feast on, we make a meal out of scraps and queen out on every minute detail, from who’s who out of drag to some runway looks that already have us […]

With the Season 9 premiere just around the corner, we get to know the queens a little better in a new segment called “Give Her Another Take!” Before taking a closer look at Eureka O’Hara, Farrah Moan, Trinity Taylor and Shea Coulee, we queen the F out on “The Comeback” and the brilliant NUANCE of […]

Reunited, and it feels okay. All of the eliminated queens have returned for a brief catch-up with Ru, followed by a thorough rehashing of some long-resolved conflicts, before giving an Overstock.com gift card to Ben as a consolation prize and finally handing a scepter to Bianca for a job well done, (Wait–isn’t there supposed to […]

Our final four queens are in the last lap of the race—time for some Sissyography, some fabulous overacting, Ru offering Tic-Tac’s and truth over lunch with each of the girls, and a final lipsync that really doesn’t make a difference in deciding who goes to the Top 3.

The top 5 queens are getting stoned this week–designing looks inspired by precious gems and jewels for the Glitter Ball. But not before reading each other to filth via puppets, stumbling through some hasty choreography and bringing a variety of interpretations of what “banjee” means to the runway.

The Season 9 queens were just announced and this gaggle of girls deserved their own episode! We talk about who we’re living for, what we expect/hope to see happen this season, and of course make some predictions based on very little information!

Here come the brides! This week the queens are giving straight men marital makeovers and giving us so much to talk about in terms of gender norms, gay panic in the locker room and the transformation of Joslyn’s bride—and we’re not just talking about his transformation into that one girl Gremlin. We also dive into […]

This week, the girls are pretending to fill in as host of The RuPaul Show (nevermind that half of them were children when The RuPaul Show was on the air) and it’s a mixed bag of awkward encounters and charming banter. Ben and Courtney learn how to show a little more heart, while Joslyn goes […]

When it comes to comedy, some queens do stand-up…and some melt down. This week we recap “Drag Queens of Comedy,” most well-known for Laganja Estranja’s bizarre ode to stoner realness, Trinity truly overcoming her saboteur and Bianca firmly cementing her win this season. Laganja infamously loses her shit (and her nail) in the Gold Bar, […]

This week, the girls help Rupaul sell makeup! They’re strategically paired to film commercials and push producer storylines. Bianca helps Trinity bring out her own inner Bianca, while Courtney labels Joslyn as a second-rate version of herself. Then it’s black and white on the runway, and a lip sync with a twist!

An episode of Drag Race so good we recapped it twice! (We reviewed it way back on Episode 4!) We cover the highlights–Bianca gets it in one, Adore and Trinity look the part, Darienne stumbles into a garbage can–and go in on all the Untucked shenanigans this week. But first, we need to talk about […]

“A little…bidi bidi.” It’s Snatch Game this week, and our last episode with the iconic Gia Gunn. We talk Trinity’s saboteur, queens with good advice, the impending meltdown of Laganja, and Milk doing pants on the runway long before All Stars 2. Props to ya, mama!

We couldn’t NOT talk about Lucian Piane’s recent social media behavior. In this week’s episode, we discuss what exactly he’s been posting on Twitter and Instagram, how RuPaul has (and has not)been involved, and how to best respond to and interpret it. And then we lighten things up with a mini recap of “Shade: The […]

This week we review one of our all-time favorite Drag Race episodes, “Scream Queens.” It’s got everything: a great (or cringey, depending on who you ask) opening scene, Gia Gunn being the boom-boom gun, a hoot of a mini-challenge, Gia Gunn not knowing what Delorean is, a wide range of acting abilities on display, killer […]

We find some much-needed perspective on the election this week from RuPaul before diving into Season 6’s two-part premiere, “RuPaul’s Big Opening.”

The All-Stars girls are reunited “Housewives” style–except there’s not much drama to go around, because Phi Phi sat this one out. We talk about Ru’s not so subtle shade, the magical wonder that is Alyssa Edwards, the most important element of drag(according to Ru herself), and doing drag in the age of YouTube and social […]

It’s an action-packed race to the crown, as Alaska works through a complex emotional arc in twenty minutes, Roxxxy Andrews reminds us that she’s also not a singer and Katya proves the power of yoga with some truly flawless choreography. The final four form an all-star girl group–they rap, they dance, they give brief interviews […]

It’s a family affair in the work room this week as the queens are tasked with transforming real family members into drag family members. We discuss the national treasure that is Katya’s mom, the melting down of Alaska, the pageantry of family tragedy and of course, our reactions to yet another shocking elimination!

It’s time for the queens to put their marketing skills to work with commercials for their very own products! (But first: a mini-challenge dedicated to marketing underwear….) Then it’s pants on the runway! (Pants on the runway, pants on the runway…) We’ll talk about which queens sold us, the looks that left us gagging (spoiler […]

“Back Back Back Back…rolls?” The eliminated queens are back again to compete for a spot in the race! But let’s be real: all the drama is happening on social media, where Phi Phi O’Hara has been making all kinds of noise about her time on the show (including that crazy interview in Vulture magazine). We’ll […]

Episode 12: Drag Race All Stars 2 – Shequels Recap and Reactions by Colin & Johnny

“Don’t cry, Detox…you’ll rust.” Spoilers are obviously ahead as we talk about the high notes (and low notes) of this week’s lipsync extravaganza, as the queens portray the “Baddest Bitches in HERstory” and then give us “the future of drag” on the runway.

It’s an All-Star Snatch Game! This week, we talk about Adore’s controversial decision to *SPOILER* leave the competition, the queens who took celebrity impersonation to the next level, and the looks that left us gagging on the runway! (Can we talk about Detox….)

All Stars 2 is officially back! We dedicate the entire episode to our reactions and to what went down in the first episode.