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The King of Drag teaser trailer is here — and we are royally impressed
At long last, the Kings will get their chance to reign!
While fans of drag have celebrated the popularity of the art form, they have also long lamented the lack of drag king representation on TV. This week, Drag Race season 17 star Lana Lana Ja’Rae tweeted, “I really want to see a king on drag race.” The Boulet Brothers have not only featured kings on Dragula, but have given us a king winner in Landon Cider (but we’ll get back to him shortly) and runner-up in Throb Zombie.
But here’s the thing: kings deserve their own space and spotlight! They deserve the opportunity to highlight how king drag has its own identity and is a unique art form in its own right. That’s whereKing of Drag comes in. And baby, it looks to be worth the wait.
The Revry original series is set to premiere on the streaming service June 22. Today, we got our first teaser trailer, which introduces the incredible panel of judges and all-star guest judges.
Taking on the role of the host is the iconic Murray Hill and joining him as regular judges are drag king extraordinaires Tenderoni and Wang Newton, Drag Race icons Sasha Velour and Gottmik, as well as Revry co-founder Damian Pelliccione. And that esteemed panel of judges will be welcoming an A-list cast of celebrity guest judges including Cole Escola, Landon Cider, Vico Ortiz, Liv Hewson, Kathleen Hanna, Cameron Esposito, Paul Feig, Lisa Rinna, Bridget Everett, and more.
This deep bench of who’s whos will be assisting in deciding which of the kings will rise to the top and take the title of King of Drag — long may they reign.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
