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7 times lesbian and sapphic 'Drag Race' guest judges stole the show

| 05/01/25

7 times lesbian and sapphic 'Drag Race' guest judges stole the show

Drag Race All Stars 10 is about to premier and the celebrity guest judge list is full of queer women we can’t wait to see them critique the queens!

Chappell Roan, Ice Spice, and Cynthia Erivo are all stepping up to the judges panel, but Drag Race has hosted lesbian and sapphic guests since the inception of the show and they’ve always been iconic.

There have been hilarious moments, biting critiques, and undercover werkroom capers that have kept us glued to our screens every season. But what were the best moments of the last 17 seasons?

Jenny Shimizu

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Jenny Shimizu

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Model and former Angelina Jolie paramour Jenny Shimizu set the standard on season 1 when she told BeBe Zahara Benet that she “would completely be doing coke with you if this was the ‘90s.“

Lily Tomlin

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Lesbian comedian Lily Tomlin joined her Grace and Frankie co-star Jane Fonda on All Stars 3, where the two funny ladies judged the queens who dressed up as some of their most iconic characters. The level of camp was high as the girls dressed up as characters from 9 to 5 and Fonda’s ‘80s leotard-clad workout videos.

Doechii

When bisexual rapper Doechii was a guest judge on season 17, Lexi Love and Crystal Envy lip-synced to her song “Alter Ego,” which led to the song surging in the charts.

Cassandra Peterson

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Cassandra Peterson (AKA Elvira), may not have come out until 2021 when she announced she has been in a 19-year-long relationship with a woman, but she has been a repeat guest on Drag Race for years. In 2019, she joined the judge’s panel for the season 11 “Monster Ball” episode where the queens created looks for a Halloween-themed ball and Peterson judged them while dressed in her signature Elvira wig, and plunging black dress.

Miley Cyrus

Pop star Miley Cyrus was an iconic guest on Drag Race season 11 where she not only critiqued the queens from the judge’s table, but she went undercover in the werkroom with short hair and faux facial hair pretending to be a production before Silk Nutmeg Ganache realized who it was.

Fortune Feimster

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In season 11, comedian Fortune Feimster and fellow guest judge Cheyenne Jackson helped the queens with an improv comedy challenge on the streets of LA, and the results were messy and hilarious, in large part because of Feimster’s ability to “yes, and…” If you haven’t seen Silk Nutmeg Ganache running a back-alley butt pad business out of the trunk of her car you need to check it out ASAP!

Aubrey Plaza

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Agatha All Along star Aubrey Plaza joined RuPaul on the judge’s panel for the season 2 episode “Family that Drags Together,” where the queens had to give members of their drag family makeovers. Plaza used her signature brand of dark humor and flat delivery to have us laughing during her critiques. But it was her line, “This is the greatest day of my life. I’m killing myself tomorrow,” that people really remember.