Alright Mary: All Things RuPaul's Drag Race

Once upon a time–this week, actually–the queens headed to court for an even more fantastical version of AS4’s “Jersey Justice.” (Judge Michelle Visage is still in leopard print.) We disagree WILDLY on this one, Mary’s, from Viv’s Little Red Lying Hood to Shea’s Halle Beary, and especially about Witch Theresa the Tuck and that porch of hers. We can agree that Jaida made the sharpest point on the ru...

This week’s Wheel of Fortune inspired ball has the queens spinning to develop alliances and whip up a global rainbow of destination inspired looks. Jaida wins the challenge, the lip sync and our hearts, Raja misses the Top 2 by a hair, Vanna White is a potentially puzzling guest, and the Before and After theme inspires our own increasingly stupid suggestions. Plus: lots of allusions to Survivor, a...

We’re releasing Nuance, the Alright Mary aftershow, for free this week to kick off All Stars 7! We discuss the continued impact of Gia Gunn’s hapless and hopelessly quotable presence on Twitter, the refreshing release of the trailer for “Bros,” a couple unpopular opinions that didn’t totally make it to the main episodes, and finally, an extended All Star moment of appreciation, this week for Rusic...

All Stars 7 wastes no time, oh at all, in dropping a second episode this week with a much anticipated and already legendary round of Snatch Game! Well, two rounds, actually, with all of the queens taking a page from the likes of Bob the Drag Queen and Nina West and serving two celebrity impressions. Jinkx Monsoon raises the bar to nearly unreachable heights with her Judy Garland, but her Natasha L...

Winning is the new winning as eight previous crown-holders compete in an elimination-free season with a $200,000 cherry on top! This week is your standard lyrics and choreography challenge, but the charisma and enthusiasm in the workroom, the whip smart reads during the mini challenge and the royalty on the runway are the reason to watch. To say nothing of a masterclass from Naomi Campbell and the...

We’re wrapping up this mini off-season before All Stars 7 begins with a celebration of our favorite Drag Race fan art! We’re discussing iconic portraits, YouTube recaps on acid, art world deep cuts on Instagram, queens as comic book heroes, towel dresses and more! Featured this week: Chad Sell Liam Draws Drag Art by Cheyne Blaze Amaze Lee Dawson Muniz The_Draggenheim Simpsons Drag Race Connie Whel...

We’re singing a love song to ballads this week, Mary! And in particular, ballad lip syncs. We’re veering off of the usual Drag Race path to look at three amazing examples of what a ballad can be in a queen’s hands (or lips, as the case may be): the “Llorando” performance from “Mulholland Drive,” Sasha Colby living up to her reputation at Nightgowns, and Kennedy Goddamn Davenport going to the end o...

Queens have been lip syncing and live singing in musical challenges nearly every season of Drag Race, but this week we’re doing a Mary-sized bracket to determine the very Best Actress in a Rusical! 64 queens are up for consideration, but only one can walk away with absolutely nothing but our continued love and respect. And don’t worry if you can’t possibly remember over five dozen different perfor...

It’s been a long journey since June went home in January, but Season 14 ends in Las Vegas on the stage of Drag Race Live. The final 5 are given Leland produced songs and some backup dancers to perform with for about a minute and change, which just means more time spent watching RuPaul avoid eye contact with nearly everybody. Symone brings denim to the winners circle, Kornbread gets a nice consolat...

The queens catch up before we wrap up the season, and we are reminded of the early outs we haven’t seen in months. Jasmine Kennedie takes a show-stealing role as the central point of interest for at least half of the reunion, Kornbread looks in a look, Daya has a Housewives reunion strategy, Angie has the most to drink, Kerri is officially called Narrator of the season, Maddy gets it in the boot,...

While a music video for the semifinal challenge of the season is a little predictable, this episode certainly was not. Angie’s two white feet continue to trip her up in the choreography and Bosco, no longer in a corset and panties, instead serves suburban space mom. Camden tiptoes her way to the top, Daya finds herself in a sweet spot, and while you can’t spell “star” without “rats,” that doesn’t...

There is life before and after this week’s talent show, easily one of the best episodes in Drag Race history. (Just ask IMDb!) After an 11 queen reading challenge and a welcomed return of the Season 1 queens as a much needed studio audience, we’re treated to a night of singing, dancing, stripping, painting, birthing, keytaring and puppeteering. And a runway right out of Dragula features a whole cr...

RuPaul and Michelle have had their turns in the hot seat, but this season it’s Roast Mathews! The Top 7 take turns taking down Ross with, as per usual, varying degrees of success. Despite Dulce Sloan’s Masterclass, DeJa still puts her Bigfoot in her mouth, Daya is off beat, and Jorgeous just doesn’t have any fun. Meanwhile Angie serves pizza, Camden can’t stay out of Ross’s butt, Willow is saved b...

We’ll be covering Drag Race España Season 2 on Patreon this season! To get access to the rest of Season 2, become a Matreon at www.patreon.com/alrightmary !   After a knockout first season, Drag Race España is back with twelve new queens, as well as the supreme Supremme, two times the Javi and fingers of Drag Race all star Ana Locking. The first week is the classic combo of a photoshoot mini chall...

Can we just go ahead and declare this the best Rusical ever? Yes we can can can, Mary! This week the top 7 star in a jukebox musical of RuPaul staples transformed into a masterful Moulin Rouge-inspired megamix. Lady Camden makes the most of a hairy situation, Willow Pill soars as a one scene queen, and Leland gives Best Supporting Top energy. DeJa walks dogs, Angie gets a Bea Arthur moment and Day...

Honestly Mary’s, this extra special episode was actually pretty extra special, in no small part because of Principal Skye’s workroom viewing party of this lip sync smackdown. Last week’s unfortunate seven duke it out in a race to the bottom, and we finally get to see some strategic gameplay that’s not just about the drama. Daya demands respect, Willow serves just enough and never too much (air gui...

Snatch Game rarely goes off without a hitch, but this season it barely got off the ground. Queens like Bosco and Willow have been making smart choices all season, but misstepped into muted takes on Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow. Angie’s Tammie was more beige than Brown while Camden made the tragic choice to be William Shakespeare (and not to be Joanna Lumley). Daya’s Ozzy and Jorgeous’s Ilana...

One of the goopiest seasons of Drag Race has a bit of a droopy conclusion as our final four lip sync for the crown and a real doozy of a musical collaboration with RuPaul. Baga, Blu, Mo and Juju run out of small talk just in time for the eliminated queens to pop by for one last runway. Untucked stirs up some old fashioned reunion style drama between Pangina and Jimbo, but it’s Lemon who gets the l...

The Top 8 are talking dads, dadbods, dating and all things dudes for this week’s faux DragCon panel. It all feels more like the Pink Table Talk from All Stars 6, to be honest. DeJa and Bosco moderate their ways to top spots this week, Daya and little sister Jasmine continue their familial feuding, Willow gives bad handjobs and RuPaul can’t stop cooing. We discuss salty baristas, sex symbols like L...

Before one of these queens can win the chance to record a song with RuPaul, they need to write and record a song with RuPaul! This extended audition of an episode gave us a supersized Social Justice Corner, which got us on some pretty heavy topics this week, from addiction to religion to conversion therapy, so get ready to go deep, Mary. Pangina remains in the competition via a Best Supporting Pur...

Welcome to the 60’s, Mary! The Top 9 split up into three mid-century American musical acts to channel a bygone era of TV. And honestly, they all kind of kill it. Jorgeous talks her way out of singing, Angeria dials into Diana Ross, and DeJa wins the episode the moment she puts that robe on. Jasmine and Daya attempt to have workroom conflict, Bosco and Lady Camden are page turners in the reading ch...

No matter what happened in Snatch Game this week, the shocking elimination of frontrunner/perfect queen Pangina Heals is what most people will remember from this week’s episode. Needless to say, we have lots to say. And lots to celebrate still, including Jujubee’s crazy stupid Cher, Baga’s surprisingly studied Annie Wilkes and a variety of takes on cancel culture that we’ll have even more to say a...

In essentially an extended episode of Punk’d, the queens are serving high class camp and lowbrow punchlines in this week’s acting challenge with a twist. Let’s just say everyone’s inner saboteur comes out, some more forceful than others, but at least no one goes home for it. Lady Camden finally gets a win (not to be confused with wind), Daya means business on the runway, DeJa Skye refuses to stop...

The queens bring the worst of the West End to life in a smash hit of a Rusical/CabeRu/RuView/fake BBC talent show. But the real drama begins much earlier in the workroom, with the reveal of Juju’s lipstick in Jimbo’s bra. Baga keeps it bratty in rehearsals but continues her safe streak, Blu joins her for another week, Mo cartwheels after them, Juju serves Liza with the minimum Minelli, Janey reaps...

The queens are creating next day deliveries of custom couture designed completely from Michelle’s Glambien fueled Wishlist. (Relatable content.) Another design challenge may have Kerri Colby hoping for a miracle, but as a narrator, she is an All Star. Meanwhile Daya is making points about this week’s judging, even if her method still seems vaguely familiar, Bosco assembles an homage to IKEA, Jasmi...