This old video of a ‘Drag Race’ queen out of drag has everyone gooped & gagged
RuPaul’s Drag Race, and we’re in that exciting phase of the competition where long-term story arcs begin to click into place, and the queens we may have judged a little too soon have the ability to truly gag us.One such queen is Amanda Tori Meating who, despite that brilliant drag name, had a rough go of it in her premiere.Almost immediately, her effusive personality, conspicuous breastplate, and questionable makeup choices made her a target of the other queens.
Hell, even Mama Ru was reading Amanda, telling her she was “prettier out of drag” when they met in the Werk Room. Ouch!Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by Amanda Tori Meating (@amandatorimeating)However, after she ditched the purple makeup, something happened in episode three, “The Mother Of All Balls”—Amanda kind of slayed!
Not only did her ball package present a much more polished version of her drag (that Michelle Visage grey hair streak reveal?
Pure genius!), but she also proved she could dish out the shade as much as she could take it.Behind the mug: Get a look at the faces (and more) of the queens competing on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 16.In last week’s episode of Untucked (which, if you’re not watching, you’re only getting half… well, you get it!), she found herself on the sharp end of Plane Jane’s schtick, the barbed Boston queen rather bluntly stating she wasn’t connecting with Amanda’s looks.
