I am a gigantic fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and after watching 3.5 seasons of the show, I think I can give some solid advice to the fake ladies who are currently applying for a spot in the season 5 cast. I would love to hear from other fans of the show on their recommended tips for winning RuPaul’s Drag Race!
Buy all RuPaul albums and learn every word.
No queen in any season after the first one should be unprepared by not being intimately familiar with RuPaul’s albums. There are ALWAYS challenges related to Ru’s music, and I know I’m not the only one who notices Ru singing along to her own music at the end of every show. KNOW THE WORDS and SING THEM. It certainly can’t hurt for you to show Ru that you have done your homework.
Every month is gay history month.
Learn the business ladies. This week’s episode showed that there was a severe lack of gay history knowledge with some of the remaining queens. It seems obvious to me that this is another topic on which you should be well-versed in order to best prepare for slaying the competition. Note that Willam won the challenge last week with a boatload of Stonewall knowledge, but without a boatload of anything relevant on that boat. No shade though, that coat was fabulous.
Have a celebrity impersonation ready, and it better be flawless.
See Chad Michaels, season 4(image via Logo’s Tumblr), giving the best Cher since the actual Cher. Chad had the win ON LOCK – and it seems that at this point, no one should be showing up to compete in the show without being ready for the inevitable round of Snatch Game. Sharon Needles did her homework and it paid off in a big way. Pick your celebrity, get the look right, but also remember that it is meant to be funny.
PARIS IS BURNING.
LEARN IT, AND LEARN…IT…WELL!!
After viewing this brilliant 1990 documentary, you will see that RuPaul (and Ru’s friend and show judge Michelle Visage) lived this universe in the 80s in New York City – they aren’t in the film but have both shared that the ball scene was their world. RuPaul gives us phrases every week that appear in the film. Plus, like I said, it is a brilliant film and you should watch it anyway. (It is also available to stream on Netflix!)
Reading is fundamental.
This came up after this post first went up. Queens beware, you will have to read a bitch if you make it past the first few episodes. Prepare for that! I know that not all queens are into tossing insults at other people, but work up some wittiness in your mind so that you can be prepared for a reading challenge. The library is open!
Alright racers, what do you think? What are your winning tips for the upcoming queens of season 5?
5 Tips to Win RuPaul’s Drag Race
by Jamie Sanford on March 11, 2012
I am a gigantic fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and after watching 3.5 seasons of the show, I think I can give some solid advice to the fake ladies who are currently applying for a spot in the season 5 cast. I would love to hear from other fans of the show on their recommended tips for winning RuPaul’s Drag Race!
Buy all RuPaul albums and learn every word.
No queen in any season after the first one should be unprepared by not being intimately familiar with RuPaul’s albums. There are ALWAYS challenges related to Ru’s music, and I know I’m not the only one who notices Ru singing along to her own music at the end of every show. KNOW THE WORDS and SING THEM. It certainly can’t hurt for you to show Ru that you have done your homework.
Every month is gay history month.
Learn the business ladies. This week’s episode showed that there was a severe lack of gay history knowledge with some of the remaining queens. It seems obvious to me that this is another topic on which you should be well-versed in order to best prepare for slaying the competition. Note that Willam won the challenge last week with a boatload of Stonewall knowledge, but without a boatload of anything relevant on that boat. No shade though, that coat was fabulous.
Have a celebrity impersonation ready, and it better be flawless.
See Chad Michaels, season 4(image via Logo’s Tumblr), giving the best Cher since the actual Cher. Chad had the win ON LOCK – and it seems that at this point, no one should be showing up to compete in the show without being ready for the inevitable round of Snatch Game. Sharon Needles did her homework and it paid off in a big way. Pick your celebrity, get the look right, but also remember that it is meant to be funny.
PARIS IS BURNING.
LEARN IT, AND LEARN…IT…WELL!!
After viewing this brilliant 1990 documentary, you will see that RuPaul (and Ru’s friend and show judge Michelle Visage) lived this universe in the 80s in New York City – they aren’t in the film but have both shared that the ball scene was their world. RuPaul gives us phrases every week that appear in the film. Plus, like I said, it is a brilliant film and you should watch it anyway. (It is also available to stream on Netflix!)
Reading is fundamental.
This came up after this post first went up. Queens beware, you will have to read a bitch if you make it past the first few episodes. Prepare for that! I know that not all queens are into tossing insults at other people, but work up some wittiness in your mind so that you can be prepared for a reading challenge. The library is open!
Alright racers, what do you think? What are your winning tips for the upcoming queens of season 5?
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