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Detroit native, hairstylist behind Lizzoโs Emmy award-winning series shares passion for healthy hair
Read full article: Detroit native, hairstylist behind Lizzoโs Emmy award-winning series shares passion for healthy hairDetroitโs very own Lizzo won big at Mondayโs Emmy Awards. Her show, Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, won in the best competition program category. RuPaulโs Drag Race has won in that category consecutively since 2018.
Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive show
Read full article: Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive showNEW YORK โ Broadway and the world of drag will combine later this month for a streaming variety show to promote voter participation that promises plenty of show tunes and a lot of fierce lipstick. โDivas For Democracy: United We Slayโ will feature Broadway stars such as Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block singing theater songs while their drag counterparts from โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ โmatch their vocal prowess with lip sync passion and style,โ according to organizers. There's a minimum $5 donation and all proceeds benefit Drag Out the Vote, a national, nonpartisan voter engagement nonprofit. The divas of drag include stars of โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ such as Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon, Jujubee, Valentina, Peppermint, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Shuga Cain, Honey Davenport, Brita Filter, Marti Gould Cummings and Pixie Aventura.
RuPaul built a drag empire -- now itโs time to pay attention
Read full article: RuPaul built a drag empire -- now itโs time to pay attentionSince then, more than 100 drag queens have sashyed into the Werk Room to launch their careers, and the show has gone on to win 13 Emmy Awards, including two for Outstanding Competition Show. RuPaul became the most recognizable drag queen in America, but it wouldnโt be until the premiere of โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ that took Ru and his empire to the global level. The premise of the show is pretty simple: RuPaul and his esteemed panel of judges are searching for Americaโs next drag superstar. Itโs hard to imagine an out and proud drag queen becoming such a success, let alone a drag queen of color to become the face and name of the art of drag. Itโs like what RuPaul says at the end of every episode of โDrag Race:" If you canโt love yourself, how in the hell can you love somebody else?