RU PAUL DRAG RACE ALL STARS SEASON 3 FULL

There are many factors that could have contributed to the season’s disappointing ending: the eliminated queens were either envious of Shangela or friends with Trixie, the convoluted twists producers concocted to add drama ended up sabotaging the outcome, or the show’s recent move from Logo to VH1 invited an audience that doesn’t remember Shangela from earlier seasons and does know Trixie from her Viceland series, “The Trixie and Katya Show.” If the latter is true, it could also be the case that the expanded VH1 audience is younger, whiter, and straighter than ever before. That’s great for the contestants, but viewers watch the show for the competition, and they expect some semblance of fairness - or they might just revolt.

RU PAUL DRAG RACE ALL STARS SEASON 3 FULL

Appearing on just one episode can boost someone’s profile significantly enough that she can work as a drag queen full time for many years to come.

Ben seemed to think “All Stars” is simply about giving more exposure to performers who need a career boost, and there is no doubt that “Drag Race” has spawned a community of internationally recognized drag queens. In her concluding interview, Ben said: “I think the actual title is more important to them than it is to me.” Translation: You all know I was going to win, and my career will be fine. Ben chose to bring back Morgan McMichaels, who had bombarded her with questions about why she was eliminated first, rather than Aja, who clearly performed best in the episode. In the same episode, the winner had to eliminate someone and bring back one of the eliminated queens.

The threads began to unravel with Ben’s self-elimination, a pseudo-noble act that reeked ever so slightly of self-importance. Alas, it was not meant to be, and comedy queen Trixie Mattel took her place in the “All Stars” hall of fame after beating out Kennedy Davenport in the final lip-sync. This seemed to lock in the crown for Shangela, whose scene-stealing performances had landed her consistently in the top two throughout the competition. Heading into Thursday’s finale, Shangela’s biggest competition, BenDeLaCreme, had already eliminated herself in the season’s first wig-snatching twist. (Thorgy Thor, you are redeemed.) Instead of an epic three-season long redemption arc for Shangela, whose growth and tenacity is as fitting a metaphor for “Drag Race” as any, we got a lethargic lip-sync that ended with the crowning of the season’s third best queen. (The episode’s title: “A Jury of Their Queers”).Įven more shocking was the final vote breakdown, posted to Twitter after the episode (using a weighted voting system that could give the Oscars a run for its money) which Ru-vealed that only one queen voted for Shangela.

Perhaps the most chilling part of the whole kerfuffle is that the decision was made by her fellow queens. On Thursday night’s season finale of “ RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 3, the clear frontrunner - one Miss Shangela “Hallelu” Laquifa Wadley - was shut out from even competing in the final lip sync. It’s the greatest upset in “Drag Race” herstory, but producers’ tricks are starting to wear thin on a dedicated fanbase who have been jerked around one too many times.

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