We talked to talent agents, managers, club bookers, and DragRace producers to rank America’s top-100 drag superstars
Photo: Martin Schoeller RuPaul has become a genuine mogul. Who else has amassed true cultural capital? Who can bring home north of $1 million annually, or get cast in a Hollywood blockbuster? Here, after talking to talent agents, managers and club bookers, as well as studying social-media influence, career longevity, and each queen’s “charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,” we rank America’s top-100 Drag Race superstars.
One of the youngest queens on her season, Adore has always been a big hit with the teens. She was the first drag queen to reach 1 million Instagram followers , and she has used social media to support and promote her three studio albums and some slick music videos. The rock-and-roll princess is overseas for most of 2019, touring in Australia and Europe.
“There is extreme inequality in pay among drag performers. The TV show has turned us into celebrities. I became part of the economics of that, adjusting your drag to fit the expectations of the system. So last year I decided to stop working with the producers of Drag Race for touring and bar productions. Now I feel most comfortable performing when I’m the producer as well.
The “Latina Goddess” is buoyed by a passionate fan base that will always consider her the real winner of her two seasons on Drag Race. Valentina’s success is perhaps best summed up by the fact that her run on All Stars 4 came to an end the very same week she starred as Angel on Fox’s Rent: Live, easily one of the highest-profile television appearances made by a Drag Race queen. The Tops Brooke Lynn Hytes and Gia Gunn. Photo: Martin Schoeller. Brooke Lynn Hytes and Gia Gunn.
The Upper Tier Blair St. Clair and Coco Montrese. Photo: Martin Schoeller. Blair St. Clair and Coco Montrese. Photo: Martin Schoeller. Laganja Estranja and Nina West. Photo: Martin Schoeller. Laganja Estranja and Nina West. Photo: Martin Schoeller. Aja Age: 25Aja was often criticized by the judges and her peers for her makeup, though she was gifted with a sewing machine.
Morgan won the main challenge in the first episode of season two by using her upside-down skills on a stripper pole to make an impression on the judges.Nina was surprisingly subdued after winning Miss Congeniality for season 11, offering only a cheeky “Meh.”In the first season of Drag Race, Ongina made herstory by revealing that she is HIV-positive.
Though she was the first contestant eliminated in season ten, Miss Vanjie became an instant hit for uttering her name three times while exiting the stage: “Miss Vanjie … Miss Vanjie … Miss Vanjie.” Kennedy is known as the “Dancing Diva of Texas,” owing to her acrobatic routines, which include flips and violent leg kicks.Laila was eliminated, along with Dax ExclamationPoint, after a poor performance of “I Will Survive,” by Gloria Gaynor. It was the show’s second double elimination.All Stars: Season 3 ninth place.
In a high-concept Drag Race moment, Roxxxy ripped off her wig to reveal another one underneath. Fittingly, she was lip syncing to Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.”Shuga’s favorite challenge was the Rusical, since she’s a “musical-theater queen.”All Stars: Season 2 sixth place.
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