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RuPaul has become a genuine mogul.
Who else has amassed true cultural capital?
Who can bring home north of $1 million annually, or get cast in a Hollywood blockbuster?
Oh, and her podcast,Shangela,dropped last month.
My grandfather was a farmer in Paris, Texas, she has said.
My moms a military veteran.
I come from a family of workers.
I think of my legacy as what I continue to do every day, which is go to work.
How did this self-identified Skinny Legend take a sixth-place finish onDrag Raceand turn it into a successful career?
This was spun off by Viceland intoThe Trixie & Katya Show, which lasted one season.
I didnt have a great time onDrag Racemy first season.
My look, the Barbie thing I do, went against the algorithm a bit.
But I was happy to be the sleeper agent.
I moved to L.A. and was on Twitter and Instagram three times a day.
When youre onDrag Race,you have borrowed fans.
Your job is to invite them to become fans of you as your own independent thing.
I was always touring.
So when I won, I really just won back the money I spent to do it.
She has an outsize influence not just on drag and its vernacular but onDrag Racein particular.
Alyssas drag daughters from the Haus of Edwards often end up on the program themselves.
One of the youngest queens on her season, Adore has always been a big hit with the teens.
The rock-and-roll princess is overseas for most of 2019, touring in Australia and Europe.
Aside from an appearance on VH1s reality showScared Famous, Alaska has focused on touring.
She has also released a string of comedic, self-referential dance-music albums: 2015sAnus, 2016sPoundcake, and 2019sVagina.
Sharknadocame out of nowhere.
I got to fly out to Romania and shoot this fucking outdoor sword-fighting scene in a fake castle.
They just called my manager and said, Hey, whats Alaska doing?
Does she want to fight some sharks, or what?
The great thing about drag is you really are allowed to apply it to anything.
Her podcast with Monet X Change,Sibling Rivalry,frequently puts on packed live shows.
Next up: a drag take on Lady Macbeth.
Patreons changed my life.
Every video I make, I put on Patreon first.
These are big enough fans that theyd pay a dollar or two dollars a month to interact with me.
I sure remember my payment for my first gig.
Youd get your drinks before the show.
Today, oh my God.
The blowup is severely real.
Were going house shopping soon!
People dont realize thatDrag Raceis not the goal.
The goal is, once you get on there, what are you gonna do after?
We all get different gigs.
A lot of girls make the mistake of doing quick-money gigs.
Thats not my style.
Im looking at the long run.
She even made an appearance at this years Met Gala alongside Violet Chachki and RuPaul.
All this and shes only 23.
There is extreme inequality in pay among drag performers.
The TV show has turned us into celebrities.
I became part of the economics of that, adjusting your drag to fit the expectations of the system.
So last year I decided to stop working with the producers ofDrag Racefor touring and bar productions.
Now I feel most comfortable performing when Im the producer as well.
She and Trixie have since made up and have even revitalized their World of Wonder web series,UNHhhh.
She currently has 1.5 millionInstagram followers, making her one of the most popular queens on the platform.
TheOtherQueens
The rest of our top 100 by power peer group.
(In alphabetical order by first name; asterisk denotes queen on most recent season.)
Some even looked dead.
At 41, Chad became the oldest winner in the showsherstory.
Gia was the first queen to be eliminated twice in Snatch Game.
Jujubee never won aDrag Racemain challenge.
Monet is the only Miss Congeniality to win a season ofDrag Race.
Monique has been outspoken about racism in the gay and drag communities.
Twerking is a blessing.
Twerking is a blessing, baby, she said.
When Alyssa, who originally won the competition, was disqualified, Coco took the crown.
Farrah struggled inDrag Race,owing in large part to her lack of sewing skills.
I entered the amateur contest at Mickys West Hollywood in 2011.
I was getting 50 bucks a night, on a good night $250.
Now my average going rate is $1,500.
That is good for an artist in the 21st century!
I have friends on Broadway who are making $600 a week!
Ive done not just nightclubs but speaking at companies, colleges.
Ive been to Machu Picchu.
She claimed she didnt vote for Trump, though.
Many viewers agreed that the showrunners were conspiring to have her eliminated.
She was also a member of the Heathers.
It was the shows second double elimination.
Her sour attitude frustrated the other contestants.
Nina is the highest-placing Miss Congeniality inDrag Racehistory, finishing as a runner-up in season one.
Pandora drew acclaim for her impersonation of Carol Channing on Snatch Game.
Phi Phi ended up playing the villain inDrag Race,constantly undermining and strategizing against other opponents.
In a high-conceptDrag Racemoment, Roxxxy ripped off her wig to reveal another one underneath.
Fittingly, she was lip syncing to Willow Smiths Whip My Hair.
Yara won Miss Congeniality in season three.
Cynthia, known for the catch phrase Cucu, was voted Miss Congeniality in season eight.
Along with her fellow queens, she synced to Jennifer Lopezs Waiting for Tonight.
Lee has the word MAYHEM tattooed on his stomach.
Apparently, upon her elimination, Mr.Davis had boxed wine chilling for her.
But that knowledge certainly didnt help her stay in the competition.
*A previous version of this article misstated the venue at which Bianca Del Rio will be performing.
Due to a production issue, some descriptions in the online version of the drag rankings were also incorrect.
They have since been updated.Drag Raceproducers were not involved with these rankings.
