Who’s Watching <em>RuPaul’s Drag Race</em> Now?
At a time of mounting repression and censorship, the march for equality presses forward—at least for cisgender straight men on reality TV. This year, RuPaul’s Drag Race, for the first time in its 14 seasons, welcomed one such man to don a wig and compete in the stereotypically queer art of drag. During a season-kickoff talent pageant, in which other cast members flaunted their ballet and burlesque skills, said contestant, Maddy Morphosis, wailed a blues solo on an electric guitar.
At first, the injection of heterosexual energy seemed likely to test whether could remain mainstream entertainment’s queerest corner. Ever since 2009, RuPaul has made appointment TV that transports viewers into a world that is almost entirely un-straight, and the show has in turn shaped society. Visit any American gay bar and chances are that has influenced the slang, the small talk, and who performs on the stages. After winning multiple Emmys and becoming a ratings hit for VH1, has also seeped into the who have never witnessed the.
