Spoilers ahead for the double premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15. After eight long months, everyone’s favourite drag show returned with 16 new queens – the franchise’s largest batch of contestants – competing for the crown and title of America’s Next Drag Superstar.
Like seasons six, 12 and 14, the premiere split the queens into two groups of eight. After Irene Dubois, Lux Noir London, Aura Mayari, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Anetra, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Princess Poppy, and Sasha Colby sashayed into the werkroom, a mysterious contestant channelling season six icon Vivacious/Ornacia strutted into the room.
Following a brief moment of suspense, pop icon Ariana Grande revealed herself as the mysterious individual, resulting in shocked and excited reactions from the queens. “This is like the biggest moment of my life to this point.
I literally can’t believe it,” Marcia said in a confessional. The Into You singer echoed similar sentiments during a brief speech praising the queens for their drag talent. “Oh my god.