“Bitch I’m up!”: Fans react to part one of the Drag Race season 16 premiere
Part one of the Drag Race season 16 premiere delivered an array of gagworthy twists and turns. Major spoilers ahead. The search for ‘America’s Next Drag Superstar’ continued on Saturday (6 January), with seven out of the 14 new queens making their way into the iconic werkroom: Q, Xunami Muse, Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion, Sapphira Cristál, Dawn and Mirage.
After making their grand entrances, the group get their first piece of RuMail. It didn’t take long for some of the queens to figure out that they were one out of two groups in the competition. “Immediately when I hear the RuMail, I’m like, ‘Oh my god, split premiere,'” Q theorized in a confessional.
After listening to the riddle-filled RuMail, Mama Ru entered the workroom to welcome the queens into the franchise. “My queens!
Welcome to RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16. From this moment on, you will forever be one of my girls. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to spread your charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent around the mothertucking world,” she exclaimed. “Now, as the first seven queens to arrive, I must warn you, several many twists, turns, tangents, and tiaras lie ahead.
