Articles by Ruth Boulet

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 1 Episode 2 opens with Ru telling us in his pop-up that this episode marks the first group challenge in Drag Race herstory. “Long ago, when the lighting was hard, and the focus was always soft…” – RuPaul I love it when RuPaul throws shade at herself. Is there a term for that? Self shade? Boomerang shade? Shady boomerang? Someone get on that & make it snappy. One thing I didn’t notice in last week’s episode is the TV Ru uses to tease the episode’s challenge. It’s like the AV club cart from high school. Only […]

Lo these many years ago, a little show called RuPaul’s Drag Race debuted. And while the show would go on to win fans all over the world, when it came time for Saturday marathons, the first season has always been conspicuously missing. Well no more. Logo is re-running the entire first season. So start your engines – here comes RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 1 episode 1! Let’s look at how The Big Gay Sketch Show embodied it before we get started (Don’t play if you don’t like the naughty words that RuPaul has bleeped every week. They’re not bleeped here.): […]

It’s time to wrap up Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race with a finale extravaganza. Who was crowned the victor after this 2 hour episode? Will it be Jinkx? (A fan favorite, but apparently not favored by other contestants.) Alaska? (Can a couple produce 2 champions?) Roxxxy Andrews? (Not a popular fan choice, but this is Ru’s decision and hers alone.) Why am I showing a picture of Detox when she can’t possibly win? Because that monochrome makeup is SICKENING. Can I get an amen? If this episode is feeling too long for you, why not head on over to […]

Otherwise known as a clip show, RuPaul’s Drag Race brings us the Season 5 Countdown to the Crown! It’s a look back at all of Season 5. The memorable and not-so-memorable queens who have left us earlier this season. Is it a fun episode? Sure. Will you learn anything earth-shattering? No. Absolutely not. Will you be prompted to visit the vast array of RuPaul online media outlets to cast your vote for the winner of Season 5? Oh, you bet you will! So to that end, remember that you can declare your allegiance to #TeamJinkx, #TeamAlaska or #TeamRoxxxy at the […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 is down to the final 4 — RoLaskaToxx and Jinkx Monsoon. Roxxxy being ‘mean’ to Jinkx & then Jinkx looks all forlorn. The shade of it all! At least that’s the way the episode is being edited. Half the time in this episode and the corresponding Untucked, the four contestants seem to be having a good time with each other. The mini-challenge is an old-fashioned bitchfest. With puppets. Well done on the cross-promotion, LOGO. The network seems to be getting the hang of this. The drag queens have to pull a puppet out of the […]

AT-TEN-TION! This week on RuPaul’s Drag Race the dragtestants need to makeover their drag sister. Those drag sisters are newly-out gay veterans. Some appear to be in their 20s or 30s, while the oldest is in his 60s. To pair up the family members, the drag queens need to go to drag booty camp for a military-style workout. Putting them through the paces is Storm from Barry’s Boot Camp. Fans in  Southern California can enjoy his Butts & Legs class a couple of times today, so work it out. I live in Milwaukee, where no trainer, or anyone else, is […]

And we’re back squirrel-friends! RuPaul’s Drag Race has returned from their brief, no-apparent reason hiatus. Apparently we want to space this season out to give us an end-of-April wrap party. Ivy’s gone & Ru shows up to randomly make the dragtestants cry. Ok, I’m all for suspended disbelief, but come on Ru. This mini-challenge totally came off as ‘which one of you hasn’t cried/opened up something really personal & painful yet – ok time for Detox to cry!’ Sigh. I appreciate getting to know the cast & their backstories, but these random confessionals out of nowhere could be relegated to […]