RuPaul’s Drag Race will open its doors to more diverse performers, according to bosses Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Although the series has received widespread acclaim throughout its 12-season run for catapulting drag entertainers into popular culture, it has been criticised in recent years for the lack of diverse talent (a majority of the contestants identify as cisgender gay men).
In an interview with Digital Spy, the World of Wonder co-founders were asked if they have “considered including drag kings and trans talent in future iterations” of the Emmy-winning series. “Yeah.
Our constant mantra is “Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent”, and that does not exclude anyone,” responded Bailey. “I mean, obviously we can’t reveal future