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The 'Drag Race' Season 12 Queens Are Reading In New Clip
The 'Drag Race' Season 12 Queens Are Reading In New Clip
And yes, Ru has decided the name is Heidi Afrodite.
May 07 2020 10:25 AM EST
May 26 2023 1:34 PM EST
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The 'Drag Race' Season 12 Queens Are Reading In New Clip
And yes, Ru has decided the name is Heidi Afrodite.
* RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 has disqualified competitor Sherry Pie for misconduct of a sexual nature but she is still featured in episodic footage.
We're back, back, back again with a challenge from back in the day. Welcoming back: The Puppet's Bitch Fest.
Fresh off of the double shantay, the queens have returned to the Werk Room for their debrief in a new clip from RuPaul's Drag Race. After Jaida Essence Hall runs the girls her resume of wins -- truly a versatile queen -- Gigi Goode gets extremely real: formerly the top contender for the season's winner, the performer admits that she was a bit sad to see that both Jackie Cox and Heidi had stayed. (At this point we aren't sure if we should be calling her Heidi N. Closet, Heidi Ho, Heidi Go Lucky, or Heidi Afrodite.) Sure, Cox seems amazed by the statement but, it's true!! No elimination means tougher competition for longer.
In the mini-challenge Ru -- who is firmly in the Heidi Afrodite camp (as are we) -- tells the queens that they are to pick puppets that represent their competitors and give a good ole' fashion bitch fest. Miss Goode bombs horribly, and knows it. Sherry Pie expectedly knocks it out of the park with her cracks on Miss Afrodite. And while the rest of the contestants do decently, it's Cox who takes home the mini-challenge win. She keeps ending up in the bottom but Jackie Cox is a pretty smart comedy queen who is good with comedy on her feet. We love to see it.
This week on the Main Stage the queens will be expected to put on one-woman comedy shows. They will be judged and mentored by the one and only Whoopi Goldberg.
I can't wait to see how this turns out!
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
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