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Drag queens compete in an elimination contest hosted by the noted drag performer and featuring celebrity judges. The winner is crowned "The Next Superstar Drag Queen of the World." The opener introduces the nine hopefuls, who then pose (with scantily clad car-wash hunks) for photographer Mike Ruiz and create "drag on a dime" outfits from items found in dollar and thrift stores. Ruiz and designer Bob Mackie are the guest judges, joining regular judges Merle Ginsberg and Santino Rice.
The eight remaining contestants choose sides and form two girl groups to perform for the judges (one of whom is Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child).
Contestants show off their talents as newscasters, product spokespersons and talk-show hosts. Debra Wilson is the guest judge.
The contestants make their own Viva Glam screen tests. Jenny Shimizu is the guest judge.
The contestants must turn female extreme fighters into their drag "daughters." Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") is the guest judge.
Season 1 finale: The final three queens face their last challenge while shooting the video for RuPaul's single "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk"). Rapper Cazwell is the guest judge.
A reunion show includes segments updating the contestants since the taping of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 1 Photos
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Critic Reviews for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2)
Drag shows are not for everyone, but anyone can enjoy an insider's peek at one of the more outré forms of transformative entertainment.
Yes, it's funny and campy and an absolute treasure trove of GIFs, but it's also honest-to-god more substantive than one might expect when all you know about the show is that there are huge wigs involved.
Certainly Drag Race is over the top and trés gay and a lot of fun.
Beyond those things, I think the show depends upon how funny you find RuPaul to be, and like with the Tic Tac-for-lunch joke that continued through the finale, RuPaul often seemed to be trying too hard and thus just isn't really funny.
Unfortunately, RuPaul's Drag Race doesn't provide such critical barbs. Instead, it speaks to the demise of camp as critique and its incorporation into capitalist values.
It's a nearly dead-on spoof of Project Runway and America's Next Top Model... Yes, Ru is playing both the Heidi and the Tim parts on this show and frankly, that's a little bit of genius.
Rather than simply treating drag performers as people to be laughed at and/or scorned, the show also focuses on the hard work and talent that goes into drag performances.
Ru presides over everything with the theatrical sternness of Tyra Banks and the motherly wisdom of Oprah.
Audience Reviews for RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 1
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May 12, 2019Even if the image quality is the worst, is important to remember the bold act to present a reality show full of "LGBTness" in the television.
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Nov 04, 2018Uma primeira temporada muito boa, com desafios engraçados e interessantes. A única falha enorme na série é a pouca qualidade na gravação...
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