Diversity Rules Magazine

March 2018

Diversity Rules Magazine - _lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning_

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4 Diversity Rules Magazine March 2018 VH1 has revealed the cast for the milestone 10th season of Emmy® Award-winning "Ru- Paul's Drag Race." e newest queens vying for the title of "Amer- ica's Next Drag Super- star" were announced during a recent episode of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," followed by a Facebook Live that introduced fans to the 14 competitors. e supersized sea- son of "RuPaul's Drag Race" premieres on ursday, March 22 at 8:00 PM ET/PT and will feature 90-minute episodes, giving fans more fashion, lip-syncs and drag than ever before. e Emmy® Award-nominated af- ter-show "RuPaul's Drag Race: Un- tucked" will premiere immediately following at 9:30 PM ET/PT. "While preparing for season 10, I re- alized that one of our contestants was 11-years-old when we first launched Drag Race," said executive producer and two-time Emmy® Award-winning host RuPaul. "e fact that we're still here and still going strong is because of our talented queens. ey are the heart and soul of the series. And as they continue to evolve and push the boundaries of drag, so does Drag Race." e fourteen queens competing to make their mark on the historic 10th season include: Asia O'Hara (Dallas, TX) | Twitter/ Instagram: @AsiaOharaLand Texas is back in the house. A formi- dable competitor on the pageant cir- cuit, Asia won Miss Gay America the first time she entered. Multi-talented, Asia has a costuming business on the side, designing for col- or guard teams and ice skaters. Aquaria (Brooklyn, NY) | Twitter: @ aquariaofficial, Instagram: @ageo- faquaria Aquaria already has a big reputa- tion preceding her into the competi- tion. At just 21, Aquaria has been photographed by Steven Klein for the pages of Vogue Ita- lia. Confident and at the center of New York's Drag Scene, Aquaria has the sup- port of some of nightlife's big- gest legends. Blair St. Clair (In- dianapolis, IN) | Twitter: @ BlairStClair, Instagram: @ blairst.clair A small-town girl with big city dreams, Blair St. Clair is a Broadway baby at heart. Combining her love of musicals with her passion for drag, Blair plans to sing, dance and act her way across the finish line of the competition. Dusty Ray Bottoms (New York, NY) | Twitter: @DustyRay- Bottoms, Instagram: @dustyray Self-described as "dark, glamorous and trashy," this punky queen defies catego- rization. Look for the queen with the signa- ture dotty-faced makeup. A Kentucky native who moved to the big apple to pursue acting, Dusty channeled his desire to perform into drag. Eureka O'Hara (Johnson City, TN) | Twitter/Instagram: @eurekaohara RuPaul's Queens Are Ready New Season Premieres March 22 at 8:00 PM Based On Release By MPRM Communications

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