‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Takes Aim at Critics of Early Queer Education

If Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race hadn’t already reminded us several times of why its stature in popular culture is critically important, tonight’s episode would’ve done the job just fine.

I occasionally find myself slightly fatigued by this season. We have, after all, been here since the first week of 2023, which was six years ago). That is, until Drag Race smacks me across the face with an opera-length glove, informing me that it’s a miracle that I get to watch this show at all.

It wasn’t that long ago that I was a kid, and even then, I could never have imagined seeing queerness radiate so visibly on a television show, much less imagine my teachers taking part in it. And that point had never been driven home quite so powerfully as during this episode, when five K-12 educators entered the workroom to receive drag makeovers done by the queens.

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