VH1 Announces ‘RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race’ for 2020
Famous folks will don drag in the hopes of becoming “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.”
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is getting another spinoff, this time featuring celebrities in drag
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is getting another spinoff, this time featuring celebrities in drag
The Drag Race family is getting even bigger. On Tuesday, RuPaul announced that a new spin-off series, RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, will arrive sometime in 2020.
The new series will feature celebrity contestants getting into drag and competing. Offering hands-on coaching will be: Alyssa Edwards, Asia O’Hara, Bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Nina West, Trinity the Tuck, Trixie Mattel, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.
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“Doing drag does not change who you are, it reveals who you are,” RuPaul said in a press release. “I can’t wait for the world to see what happens when our celebrity contestants get all up in drags!”
Three celebs will battle it out in each episode for the title of America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar. The winner will receive prize money, donated to charity, of course.
The limited series — only four episodes are being produced — will run on VH1. No word yet on who the celebrity guests will be.
Get Ready for a Star-Studded ‘Celebrity Drag Race’
Get Ready for a Star-Studded ‘Celebrity Drag Race’
It turns out RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. invasion was just the beginning of Mother Ru’s expanding empire. In 2020, the glamazon is launching a new addition to the growing RuPaul Television Universe with some familiar faces.
VH1 announced RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race earlier today. The contest is being billed as a “four-episode event series,” and will feature 12 celebs competing for the title of America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar and a cash prize for a charity of their choice.
No word yet on which celebs will be competing, but previous queens like Alyssa Edwards, Asia O’Hara, Bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Nina West, Trinity the Tuck, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo will assist with the drag transformations.
An official release date has not been revealed, but the series is greenlit for 2020.
Are you excited for RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race? Which famous faces would you like to see sashay on the mainstage?
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