After Bianca’s departure, the sub was left in anarchy. But, amidst the crumbling ruins of r/RDRinteractiveseason, 14 new queens emerge - there is hope! But wait… these new queens… they’re not entirely human?
A new era is upon us…
The lights flicker on and off, revealing Bridgette, Season 4 champion. Sonya, All Stars champion. Elle, All Stars runner-up. And Panthera, All Stars runner-up. They all stand upon the wreckage in an orderly line.
“This season” - Bridgette exclaims.
“We’re having” - Sonya declares.
“A complete” - Elle states.
“Ruboot” - Panthera [verb that means ‘says’].
The lights flicker off.
This season, fake drag is being taken to a cyber-queen level. A ru-volution is upon us as 14 new queens are about to showcase their talents in the NEW season of Reddit’s Drag Race.
The first queen walks to the centre of the shot…
Our first queen, you know her from Rising Stars, and she truly is, it’s Amelia Velvet! (u/milkssaboteur**)**
Get to know Amelia:
My name is Amelia Velvet, the (self proclaimed) breakout star of Reddit’s Rising Stars. I’m 19 years old and I live in Leprechaun Land, aka Ireland.
My drag style is very varied. I like to think that I can turn a lot of different looks, whether that be fashion forward, spooky, or give a lil bit of comedy. However I would say my preferred style would be fishy, but taken in a very fashion forward way. Amelia likes to be pretty and appealing, but she doesn’t hesitate in taking fashion risks, while still passing as a biological womanaaaaah. jk kimora.
I don’t have any influences because when I started Reddit’s Rising Stars, I knew nothing about fashion or art or performing - I just did it because I wanted an excuse to take my mind off my exams. However, I learnt from my critiques and I can safely say that every look and performance I have turned out is all thanks to learning from what I’ve done wrong, and being able to turn those negatives into positives. So I guess you could say my biggest influence is myself? Or is that too conceited?
Through doing RRS, I was able to learn a lot about the sub in general, and now it really is a part of my daily life. I’ve made some real connections with girls like Diana Forrest, Sir Ving Cox (RIP), Del O’Ryan, and even the hosts. So doing RDR5 would hopefully open me up to new queens that I can build connections with, while having the opportunity to improve my skills even further.
Promo Look:
For her futuristic look, Amelia wants to give her take on what a Queen from the future will look like - giving a very futuristic, fashion forward and robotic take on Royal Eleganza.
For her wig, Amelia is wearing a black and red Ursula-like fantasy. It is very large and voluminous, extremely similar to that in the referenced photo. It starts off pure black, then is crimson red for the top 6 inches, with a subtle blend between the black and red. Throughout the whole wig, there is a tint of silver glitter, that shines as the wig moves.
Wig reference: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/303500462371384771/
Amelia’s mug is very harsh and commanding - her brows are high, her cheeks are chiselled, and her nose and jaw are sharp. Her contour is harsh, and the rest of her face is rather a light shade of a metallic silver. Her eye makeup is very dark - her eyeshadow is black, and her lashes, both top and bottom, are over exaggeratedly long - each lash is 1.5cm. Her lips are a harsh crimson red, and she has 3 ruby red stones below the outer corner of each eye - all a few mm apart, in the shape of a triangle.
For the main part of her look, Amelia is wearing an extravagant dress - made out of all matte black, thick plastic.
The upper half of the dress is a black casing that resembles a simple vest - it has a shallow round neckline, and the plastic straps (2 inches thick) travel over the centre of each shoulder. The ‘vest’ has numerous 1 inch squared cut outs, strategically placed all over the breast and torso area - around 15 in total on the front side. This continues on the back. It comes right in at the waist, and hugs the waist to give a noticeable silhouette.
Just below the waist, the dress continues into a large skirt, resembling a large crinoline casing. It is still the thick matte black material, and almost resembles a spider web. The whole piece hits the ground, and each bar-panel is around 2 inches thick.
Skirt reference: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/98727416805551679/
This reference shows exactly how ‘poofy’ the skirt would appear.
Any clothes under this dress cannot be seen, however it can be assumed that Amelia is wearing black undergarments. She is wearing a crimson red strapped boot with a 5 inch heel.
Her whole body is painted to match her face skin tone - a very light shade of a metallic grey; almost stereotypical robot grey, however there is a noticeable shimmer on her skin- it is a subtle glitter paint. She also has sharp one inch nails that are a harsh crimson red colour.
For the presentation of her look, Amelia gives a solemn stare with her eyes and a forced smile. Her movements are very stop and start - very bumpy and robot like. She gives a forced queen like wave, but imagine for a robot would do it. She gives some spins, however they come off awkward due to the rigidity of the skirt, and her robot like movements.
Will Amelia reach for the stars? Or will she never be one?
Next up… she used to play Despacito, but now she is a fully realised… sexual intercourse preventer? It’s Chastity Belt. (u/AlexaPlayBurnRubber)
Get to know Chastity:
Hello there, my name was Alexa but I like to be referred to as Chastity Belt, though I don’t mind if you still call me Alexa. I’m 16 years old and I’m from Fiji. If you don’t know where that is, its an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
My drag is very referential to Drag Race, its very campy yet glamour and thats it. I’m still exploring what I can do since The Amazing Drag Race so my drag is still evolving but I know I’ve gained enough experience to compete in this.
This sounds very cheesy but Drag Race is my biggest influence, I discovered Drag when season 10 was airing and seeing these Queens has really changed me. Drag is what made me realize I’m not into the girls the way I thought I was, its educated me on Queer History and its helped me love and accept myself.
Another big influence to me is food. It’s not an art performance but I grew up watching shows like Masterchef, Hell’s Kitchen, Cake Boss and Iron Chef and looking up to legendary food personalities such as Gordon Ramsay, Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain. The Food industry has made me appreciate hard work and effort while balancing creativity and uniqueness.
Drag is great. Drag is fun. We’re all born naked and the rest is Drag.
Promo Look:
I’ve taken inspiration from the automaton in the 2011 movie, Hugo.
To begin, I’m sitting on a chair with a table in front of me, my right arm stretched onto the table while holding a pencil on my hand, attempting to scribble on a piece of paper. My outfit is a black morphsuit, which blends with the background, on top I wear a metallic vest, like a metallic caged looking armor that covers my shoulders and biceps. This metallic vest is a dark grey colour which crisscrosses throughout my upper torso and my arms, thanks to my morphsuit, the areas not covered by the metallic vest makes it look like my insides are hollow and empty. On my face, I paint myself completely silver covering my entire head, I wear a clear mask to make my face look smoother and more robotic like.
Instead of being bald like the automaton in the movie, my hair is created with the same metal material used in my vest. The metallic wig is styled to look like its been pulled back and formed into a long ponytail, looking quite stiff.
As I continue to scribble on the paper, I realize that no matter how hard I try, I still can’t draw. I get off the chair revealing that I have no legs and in place, a metallic cage dress, Similar to Aja’s on her big hair runway and I walk away, my dress gliding swiftly with my movement.
Will Chastity be able to last? Or will she finish prematurely?
Now, this girl is totally bitchin’! It’s Del O’Ryan! (u/Del_of_Lorien)
Get to know Del:
My Name is Del O'Ryan, and I am 20 years old from Brisbane, Australia.
My drag is eclectic and unexpected. I like to take the familiar and twist it. Some elements and themes I particular like working with are: androgyny and gender presentation, hard/soft texture, and inter-generational shifts in political attitude. Some of my current favourite artistic inspirations are: Contrapoints, Brooke Candy, Grand Designs, my Godmother, and the random button on Wikipedia.Why drag? Because I'm a gender-confused little gay boy that needs an outlet. Sure, this IS a great point in time for breaking gender barriers, for breaking down barriers of sexuality and for making comedy about the shifting times we are in. Drag IS great right now due to sky-rocketing mainstream visibility, support for subversive entertainment, and the immense amount of talent in the field. However, I do drag for me. This is my form of creative expression. I would appreciate having my art viewed. I appreciate being respected for my ideas and the attitude I bring. But at the end of the day, I sat in my room creating fake drag performances on my own for years - even if I didn't describe it that way at the time. Why drag? Because I want to. Because I need to.
Promo Look:
My look is a reinterpretation of this [iconic 1993 robotic clay couture](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1962/0141/products/FIGURE-037400_600x600.jpg?v=1519638759)
My Look (Large file - zoom in)
A.K.A The Wrong Trousers, but worn by a lesbian stripper for an upmarket Avant Garde photo-shoot.
I would style the robotic trousers with: one swurvaceous and curvaceous wig (salt and pepper brunette), one mesh wifebeater, 2 XXX-sized yellow star pasties, Heavy foundation to pull back the features so as to better resemble the Claymation style of Wallace and Gromit, excessively curly eyebrows, a thin lip and a prominent flipper, applied chest hair (I'm unable to supply the natural stuff due to being too inherently womanly), and a pair of black latex gloves covered in crisco (not pictured).
Del models with a coy face that maintains the nervous half-smile of Lady Tottington. She cycles through powerful and empowering poses that contrast with her expression. She feels up her enormous granny-panty-shaped abdomen and keeps her eyes 15 to 25 degress off from the camera. Introvert sexy.
Will Del race ahead in this competition, or will she be left behind at the start?
An average horror movie, Diana Forrest! (u/aidenriley01)
Get to know Diana:
Hey, fags and another word that rhymes with fags, I’m Diana Forrest! I’m 16 and I’m from the city of kilts, Irn Bru and ginger dick aka Edinburgh, Scotland.
I’ve always said Couture, Coutorn and Coutorcher seems like a description of my style in essence. I love playing with androgyny and turning myself into a work of art, I love taking risks, even when they fail spectacularly. I think when I kill a look or concept, I kill a look or concept and I mean that.
I’m very much inspired with high fashion moments and haute couture moments, some faves are iris van herpen (clock the promo), Alexander Mcqueen (wow originality), Jean Paul Gaultier, Y-project. I take a lot of inspiration from tech and mythical beings or ideas, I love being inspired by cultures and things I hold personal to me. My performance style is very extra and exaggerated, I give it my all, every time. I will take the risk when it comes to killing or slaying lip sync, comedy challenge or anything else, No cakes this time.
Why drag? Why the fuck not? It’s a big fuck you to straight men and I’m down with that. Also, it’s a big fuck off to gender roles and shit, I’m down with that.
Promo Look:
Diana’s promo look starts off with a long ass white wig, straightened flat down her back, cutting off just below the buttocks. The fringe is a cut across that lays just above her eyebrows, cutting straight across like a bowl cut. Her skin is painted a silvery white, just as if she has dunked her whole body in a giant vat of liquid highlighter, her eyes have a sharp, strong black cat eye to contrast against the illuminating platinum white of her skin, her eyes however have a complete blackout lens on them. Around the eyes is a faint vibrant, cobalt blue halo glistening around her eyes, with a darker blue lid. Her face is contoured using the palest brands she can find, giving her a chilled look. Her highlighter, however, is a different story, it is thick and vibrant, creating the glow of an oil spill on her cheeks with strong and hazy purples, greens and yellows, this continues on her body, speckled around her collarbones, ect. Her lips are a vibrant cyan blue, glistening to the light.
Diana’s outfit is simple but visually striking. It’s a tunic dress, made out of a DekoSilks of alternating colours, with an off the shoulder neckline. There is no real sleave to the dress as it has a batwing effect connecting the arm to the torso. The dress falls loosely on Diana's body, coming to the waist where the skirt transitions to an asymmetrical cut, cutting across one leg and leading to a train on the right side of the dress. The dress shifts from cold cobalt, to a cyan, to lime green, then a vivid yellow followed by red then a mostly white pink. The idea is to replicate the scale of a thermal photograph. White lines of embroidery all across the dress, mimicking the dresses silhouette as it polls in the middle, empty space is filled with embroidery resembling cartography and wood grains, creating a swirling pattern that guides the eye down and pulls Diana's waist in, as she is unsynched. Across the neckline lays white wire, which sprouts up from the neckline, creating a wire fan effect around Diana's face and body. Her shoes are a pair of platinum white, armadillo boots, these match her skin creating the effect that she has some funky robot feet.
Her gown twirls and shines as it breaks at the light, her metallic skin shining against the light and sparkling towards the camera. Her body moves effortlessly across the promo stage, gliding almost. Her walk is sophisticated and commanding, drawing all attention to her stunning look as it floats and flows effortlessly around her.
Will Diana not get eliminated after winning the first challenge? Tune in to see.
Newark, Laguardia, next up is Eve Kennedy! (u/EV3Gurl)
Get to know Eve:
My name is Eve Kennedy. Eve as in the woman who ate the apple & Kennedy as in the President who got shot in TX. I’m 19 years old, going on 20 (only 9 more days) & I Am from the QUEEN city itself, Cincinnati, Ohio.
I’d say that my drag style is incredibly eclectic. I love beauty & glamour but at the same time I was raised incredibly nerdy with a lot of horror influences so that is also visible in a lot of what I do. I like to describe my aesthetic as “Urban Pin Up” because I enjoy taking a lot of classical ideas or silhouettes & applying a fresh, modern, American street wear take on it & because I am so young Instagram that Instabaddie look is incredibly popular so I think you can see a lot of those elements in different looks I do.
I say incredibly eclectic not just because of the aesthetic elements of my drag but the other parts as well. I’m a former competitive dancer, I was trained in acting by the Cincinnati Shakespeare company, I’m a singer by trade. I’ve worked my ass off to build a large variety of skills & not all of them are performance based, many are behind the scenes technical skills like audiovisual production, photography, & crew work. When it comes to drag what matters is how you can differentiate yourself & I try very hard to add a spin, a wit, a reference that you can’t find in every local bar, it’s something you can only find with me.
Some of my biggest celebrity inspirations (by decade) are Marilyn Monroe, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, Madonna, Kurt Cobain, Christina Aguilera & Lady Gaga. Yaknow… Blondes with coke problems, they remind me of myself :) In dance I have so much respect for the choreography that Abby Lee Miller & Gianna from the show Dance Moms do, I competed against them when they did the Rosa Parks number in my hometown, a block away from my house. My top 3 all time drag queen inspirations are, Adore Delano, Tyra Sanchez, & Sharon Needles. Sharon has done 1 of my favorite performance pieces ever called “TV Will Never Love You” I know she hates it but I think it’s brilliant. For Tyra, she was just such a well rounded incredible competitor, every time she stepped on that stage it was such a higher level & she’s a phenomenal lip syncer. Adore Delano has such a beautiful voice & is just so charismatic that it’s impossible to look passed her, she’s had so much success in her music career too.
Last but not least, why drag? My whole life I knew I was different, I was quirky, & weird. I was too effeminate for people & I was picked on for it & beaten my entire life. I had to leave school because how bad I was being treated by the admins for coming to class dressed as a woman. I would be singled out for dressing in similar ways that the cisgender women did but because I was queer & didn’t conform to their gender standards I was abhorrent, I was a problem, & that lead me to drag, it lead me to being actively political & questioning authority. My goal is to be the absolute strongest in every element of drag, lipsync, sewing, dancing, acting, comedy, & singing. I believe I can & that I Will be the strongest over all competitor. I’ve trained my whole life to be on Rupaul’s Drag Race, I’ve watched this show all the way from season 1 when I was 9 years old & until I am eligible for the show itself I will compete in every single competition that will have me.
Promo Look:
I’d wear a half mask that resembles a robotic jawline with green circuitry & robotic contacts while holding another half mask that resembles lips & a jawline. The half mask straps would be hidden under a short slicked back blonde lace front wig.
https://imgur.com/a/1lkW8eo https://imgur.com/a/9UUh1Ra
Will this be Reddit’s Drag Race Season F-Eve or will it be o-Eve-r for Eve b-Eve-fore the season starts?
A Lebanese star! Get ready for the immense talents of Ms. Fey(me)! (u/alikaoreos)
Get to know Ms. Fey:
Bonjour! I’m Ms. Fey-Té Bill Hate, the self-indulgent, goody two-shoes, glamorous comedy queen all the way from Beirut, Lebanon! (The name transliterates to فايتة بالحيط, which is what you would use to describe someone unlucky/clumsy/stupid). I am 20 years young :)
Being a Westernized Lebanese gworl, I get to show my culture and how truly special and unique it is! I also have a thing for Roasts and just reads in general, so if you need a villain, hit me up!
My drag style is influenced by the legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz, who used to wear glamorous, flow-y, modest dresses in her live performances. While that style is a bit too “old-lady” for a 20y/o, I take elements from it to create modern and chic looks. I think my style of drag will bring something completely new to the competition, and will hopefully educate viewers on Middle Eastern/Lebanese culture, because the media does not do is justice henny!
Drag is not only an outlet for your creative juices, but it is also very entertaining. Whether you’re watching a Drag competition, show, standup, etc. you forget about your everyday problems for just a few seconds to wave your finger and scream “YAAAAS” at every death-dropping queen within visible distance.
Promo Look:
My idea of a futuristic look is something that is very practical yet extravagant. My outfit is a nude track suit made from lead to fend off any radiation, with cyan shoes that are made from alien technology to look so bright that it looks like a blue light is carrying me across the runway!
Miss Fey is“floating”, holding my A.I. pet dog on a leash, just running some errands like a regular, high-class housewife. And since the nuclear war that happened has rendered
the air unbreathable, a mini oxygen tank is hidden below the wig, which is blonde and fluffy.
Did Miss Fey come to slay? Or only to play? We’ll find out soon, but now onto the next queen...
Flashback Mary. Flashback Mary. Flashback Mary. HI SISTERS! (u/falsekiss)
Get to know Flashback Mary:
Hello, hello, hello! My name is Flashback Mary, an 18 year old hag from Washington.
My drag style is very unique. It's a mix of faux goth with Bratz influences. But I pride myself on being a chameleon of sorts, being able to fit into any scene without losing my own flair. My work is really influenced by thought provoking musicians. I don’t really take inspiration from the top 40’s pop girls. I’m more into alternative pop sounds that focus more on lyrics or story telling. I probably sound like one of those “omg not like other girls XD” people but I’m just being as honest as I can be.
Why drag? Too short for modeling. :’(
Promo Look:
A very sultry, over the shoulder pose with bent legs portrays Flashback Mary’s beautiful outfit.
A blunt bang of white hair waterfalls down an inch below the base of her shoulder. Black, metallic robot antennas poke out from the root of the wig. The canvas of her face is brow-less, with fading, black raccoon eyes accentuating white sclera contact lenses. Big, juicy gray lips poke out from the cut of a black face mask.
Her figure is covered in a body-suit that ends at the ankle and wrists. The body suit is a gray, metallic fabric with black slits throughout to resemble movable robotic parts. Solid black duct-taping is placed on top of the body suit to resemble clothes. Around the breasts, shoulder straps, and a V-bikini cut out. Her hourglass figure pans down to a shiny, black platform pump.
Is Flashback Mary going viral? Or will she flop… all will be revealed!
Well, there are the first 7 queens gunning for the crown… stay thirsty for the next 7 queens coming after this post!
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