"Drag is just a form of performance art that's about pointing out and heightening our ideas of gender in that performance in a comical or over-the-top way."
"For me, it's just theatrical. I get to embody a totally different persona."
"What's wrong with a trans drag queen doing a story?"
"Drag is not about simply wearing a costume; it's about sexualization."
"Drag is an art form and it's subjective to the human eye, so drag is what you make it."
"Rupaul has made drag accessible to truck drivers and soccer moms across the American world."
"Please, because I am someone who understands the weight of what the title of being a mec America's Next Drag Superstar is."
"I do a Zatanna number, and the wand is like a fun prop for drag. But I hadn't practiced it enough."
"That's probably the coolest thing about drag is that what you do gets to inspire like the Next Generation."
"Drag is different stories, different experiences."
"How to glue down my lace, so we'll start there, thank you Mistress Isabel Brooks."
"Drag today is not what it was 10 years ago."
"What makes a good drag queen? I love a sense of humor, I love a point of view."
"The beauty of Drag Race, however, is that it showcases so many talented queens and a lot of them could replace Rupaul really easily."
"Some of the drag that she present on the runway should go in like the Smithsonian, right?"
"Every time you want to do drag, there's just nothing someone can do to convince you to not do drag."
"This year marks my 20 years in drag."
"Drag, it's politics. I'm a political drag queen, so we all are."
"So your very likely getting if you had no control surfaces you'd probably be getting drag every bit as low as those refined wind tunnel models."
"Drag is something that has always been my passion."
"A lot of things with drag you don't know if it's working unless it hurts."
"My queen, so she's not my drag daughter but her name is Donna Scrump."
"Monét X Change. Trinity the Tuck. Con-drag-ulations, you are the top two All Stars of the week."
"Season 9 was just a masterclass in drag."
"You said you were looking for America's next drag superstar."
"We're drag queens. If you don't enjoy attention, you're on fire. Hello."
"If I don't do my drag my way, then I don't feel comfortable. Like, I'm open to ideas and concepts, but if it's not what I want, then I won't do it. So, I like to be the topic of conversation, even if people felt like it was just a beautiful gown."
"I love when it's a blend. The perfect sweet spot is when you combine glamour and camp because that's drag."
"I consider Coco and Alexis family because they literally, I mean even before you telling me that they have a drag mom, which of course makes sense, they behave as if, like they're a duo."
"Drag delusion will take you far, honey, mark my words. But I would say, morphine, if there was one girl that had a fierce case of the drag delusions, it was my sweet, sweet sister, morphine."
"The crown was not the prize. The prize was being able to get back to what I love, and that's the art of female impersonation."
"This season has restored that love for drag and that show all over again."
"Mark some question baby, they gave her a script and said do some drag [ __ ] and she was like no she looks wonderful."
"Don't lose the passion and the fun in drag. It's drag, okay? It's an illusion, it's a character, you know? It's just a heightened sense of yourself. No matter what you do, have fun with it."
"I loved the drag, the drama, and I loved the comedy."
"I honestly, in my whole heart of hearts, hope it's so silly, but I think that drag is a fucking magical thing."
"She made me feel so welcome. She loves drag so much, and she loves seeing other people enjoy drag."
"When you get in drag, it reveals who you are."
"Why cast her for the clout and to bring her fans over to watch, only to then reject her form of drag and unjustly eliminate her when she doesn't bend her aesthetic to fit exactly the mold they are looking for?"
"And many drag names are supposed to be fun to say but few feel as genuinely delightful to utter as this next queen."
"So I think my goal, as a drag queen, is to be known as an artist and not just a female impersonator."
"Drag is Art. It is a way for anyone to express themselves."
"There's not enough Latina Hispanic drag Queens out globally doing what they need to be doing. You know what I mean, like on Drag Race, there's always, it's always like maybe like one Latin drag queen or two but like this season it's like five, so it's just, it's just amazing."
"Maybe there's a purpose for me to do drag, and there's a reason I got sober at 21."
"That was the hardest thing in the world to do, is to get up and get in drag when nobody's screaming or giving you money."
"I love drag so so much and it was really important to me that my products were able to be used by beginner artists or Pro makeup artists like drag queens."
"Drag is independent of skin color, of religion, of origin. Drag is art, drag is soul."
"This was the season that brought everyone back and made drag feel like it should."
"...her auntie style of drag is something we don't really get to see very often and her personality was infectious."
"I love it when people who have done it before or have drag experience can actually give specific feedback."
"The storytellers who create the stories, the story producers, you know Aaron Haggin and Peter Lagreco, the teams who work there and also of course the drag kids themselves, really make the show what it is."
"This is the epitome of drag, like if you don't get what drag is, that is drag."
"Part of loving drag for me is really loving when it's bad, when it's good, when it's amateur. I love an amateur drag show."
"Honestly, that was such a key, and it was so wild. The thing about drag queens is all of us need assistance because doing drag is hard."
"I hope that personal stories from that I tell from history and from my own can be a kind of proof of what drag is and how healing and positive it can be in the world."
"Coco Montrese is the goddamn lip sync assassin."
"Cameron Michaels proved us wrong, becoming the first queen in 'Drag Race' herstory to survive three lip syncs."
"Simone broke the existing record for most lip sync wins in a single season."
"Silky Nutmeg Ganache sent home Jiggly Caliente, Jada Sophia, Scarlet Envy, Jan, and Pandora Boxx."
"He not only elevated drag and trans personalities to the realm of superstar, he changed what cinema can be, what art can be."
"Drag wasn't something shocking or perverse, it was something fun."
"This is a fantastic feature that's going to prevent it from dragging when you take this thing off-road and you come down, you're not going to drag your rear end on here."
"At its heart, drag is queer expression."
"Being in drag is more about being an energy."
"Sasha showed how you could win a season with a reveal while Asia showed how you can lose a season with a reveal."
"Monet is at least a top three lip-sinker of the entire franchise."
"Drag is not a crime. It honestly saved my life. It gave me an outlet, a way to express myself, not just internally but also externally as well. It gave me courage, determination, bravery, all those things that have made me the person that I am today. So thank you, drag."
"That's where it was born. And that desire and love for drag."
"Some of these queens have been auditioning since years ago, some of them literally just started doing drag yesterday. What a gag."
"Miss Brooke Lynn Hytes, representing Canadia. She looks stunning. She looks polished. She looks like she's ready to kill a bitch at the same time."
"I went to college for theater but I was taking classes specifically to enhance my drag career."
"I'm not trying to gush about her, but Sharon Needles, problematic in nature as most modern rock stars, is one of the best things about drag."
"It was wild, so what are you most proud of outside of drag, like accomplishments you've had as a makeup artist, a designer, or a model?"
"As much as we love drag and the art of it all... one of the biggest reasons for the show's success is the competitive nature and ultimately drama that boils up from it."
"One of the smartest Queens that has ever been on Drag Race."
"Drag has always been a part of what I do anyway. We've been doing it for more than half my life and it's something that I love so much."
"If you want to make drag your life, if you want that to be your full-time job, there's ways to make that happen. Drag Race is not the only way, the more you know."
"My drag was a representation of all the mistakes you ever made."
"Drag was like what my ballroom dancing could have been, you know what I mean? I was like, 'This is like my ball, ball art form now. I couldn't win a ballroom competition, but I can win an open stage tonight. Period, no.'"
"All drag is valid, but there's a certain level of precision and artistry being delivered."
"All drag is valid, but not all performances hit the mark."
"Our challenge as drag queens and public personalities in an arena that has a lot of spotlight on it is to find, discuss, take apart, dissect, try to describe the truth all the while keeping it fun and entertaining. That's what we have to do."
"Drag is really about the people who are able to see what you put out on stage and what you're like backstage."
"Drag is about having a silhouette and being glamorous."
"Drag is everything you've seen on television, the level of drag that she brings to television is what she brings to every single gig."
"Drag is fun. Drag race is fun. Talking about drag race is fun. Hateful comments are not fun."
"Drag duel is going to be having a patreon and we will have literally so much stuff on that so anyone who's a little upset that my patreon is going to be discontinued go subscribe to the drag duel patreon instead."
"Drag in Spain to me is one of the best. That one they watch and that one to me is one of the best drag spinoffs after, it's been a long time. So they work so much harder than us."
"That's what drag should be. You should get in drag, look at yourself in the mirror, and go, 'I'm gonna cause some trouble today. I think I'm gonna be a menace.'"
"To say that all drag is appropriate for children is wrong. To say that all drag is inappropriate for children is wrong."
"But there is no doubt that when Jaida pulls out that Prince wig, reveals a Prince wig, it's over, and especially when she kicks those nine-foot-long Naomi legs up in the air, the grasshopper is out, and the battle's done, K.O."
"Drag is not a crime, it's a celebration."
"Don't be afraid of that, drag gave me the power to feel confident to say something."
"...burst onto the scene in the 1990s and told us all you better work dressed in high-fashion glam he broke down barriers for drag performers and became a household name."
"It was only going to be a matter of time before someone did Joan Rivers for Snatch Game. Jimbo did it first and Jimbo was perfect."
"Jimbo's first season ends with her lip-syncing for her life against Rita Baga."
"I think she is a Wordsmith. I think she is an artist, a true artist. Drag is art, artist is valid."
"I think drag should be like Fierce like yeah it says this dress wow this is a conceptual comedic outfit."
"Give drag a go if you get the chance and have a great time in life."
"My drag is about embracing the beauty that you were blessed with, and I happen to be very blessed."
"I decided to quit my job and do drag full-time, and like two days later, I got a call from Drag Race."
"And then when I started to do drag I was like, 'These entertainers look so amazing, um, they look so good and I want to look like that.'"
"Tamisha is praised for also bringing somewhat of a classic take on drag into the competition."
"If you're not memorable mama, you're not doing drag."
"I asked Peaches to be my drag mom also."
"When I'm in full drag, I can level up the femininity and exaggerate it."
"This is just top tier drag, and you know, we expect nothing less from Violet."
"If this crazy thing that I do, that's called drag, creates magic moments for someone, then that's really great."
"I love drag and I love drag queens so much. As soon as I get in the dressing room with the drag queens, I feel like I'm at home."
"Drag has become one of the most significant ways to challenge the boundaries of gender and sexuality."
"I always said if I were to ever do drag, which would be never, I would only want to perform Enya songs because I think it would just be such the most random thing in the world."
"You'd probably remember looking at this chart, and as you can see, induced drag increases exponentially as the airplane slows down."
"Everybody's trying to ban drag now and say 'Don't do drag because people are groomers.' That is not the [ __ ] case."
"I can't wait for him to get out of drag so now I can, you know."
"Dorian was a renowned drag superstar, fashion designer, house mother, ballroom icon, and recording artist."
"I love a drag queen eye with big white pop under the eyebrow."
"The makeover should be the most important drag branding challenge there is."
"I think that all three of them showed exactly their drag style their drag character."
"These girls are at the top of their game in their drag but they're also leading a movement right now as well."
"Your drag is valid. You can wear a mask and it's still drag. A strap also, you're allowed to do that now, that's a new rule."
"That zombie look where she was like split open in half I cannot like this is crazy I'm obsessed it was one of the best looks I've ever seen delivered on any drag show makeup show it was just incredible."
"My first performance ever in drag was actually doing stand-up comedy."
"Nothing's quite that clean, nothing's exactly put away correctly but this is like a real working space where I get in drag here like sometimes five days a week. I'm just gonna be honest."
"All drag is valid but not all drag is good."
"If the wig comes off y'all don't get mad. Don't get mad at me please."
"You don't have to relate to it. I mean, it's fun. Drag is all about joy. We're here to spread joy and spread happiness."
"I'm first and foremost obsessed with her drag."
"Old Maiden type of drag, not something you particularly choose for yourself."
"This is a cultural reset I don't care what y'all said I know this is the case I remember being at home seeing this look and just being like I have to do drag I have to I remember seeing this book and being like guys I have to become a drag queen."
"I really feel like to be good at drag race you have to be everything."
"This event will be history. Ah, what an amazing talent show, but next up the contestants will bow us with their signature drag runways."
"Now she’s the mascot of Rupaul drag race, every version of it."
"Wow, these Queens are dropping the money and they are bringing an all-star package."
"This is your signature show-stopping drag and you're Horton, here's a Roo, girl, why?"
"All drag is valid, even the ugly girls."
"Jimbo's drag is supposed to push boundaries and empower people."
"That's the whole point of drag: to make us question reality itself."
"I am America's Next drag Superstar because I represent the regular working girls."
"I embody Carisma uniqueness neres and talent."
"I am America's Next drag Superstar because I think it's time we brought hot sexy back into the race."
"Drag race went out and they found the kookiest girls."
"Watching 'Drag Race' for the first time really resonated in me. I was amazed when I saw all the depth behind the artists and the art itself of doing Drag Queen."
"I'm America's Next drag Superstar because I have the personality to match the look."
"The winner of camp wanna Kiki will also be featured as a headliner at the Austin international drag festival, the world's largest drag festival."
"My drag is very basic and for some reason, I think my titties got bigger."
"The future of drag is Dracula present of drag is drag race the past of drag is camp."
"Good drag is finding the fun again."
"Sasha Velour's Rose petal reveal is referenced every couple of months, but it really is such a moment."
"Sasha Velour's career has proven that drag really has no limitations."
"...you never find reality and I think that that was the point where my understanding of beauty and Aesthetics and what I wanted out of drag for myself was just it just wasn't clicking."
"I loved celebrity impersonation, it's one of my favorite parts of drag."
"Drag is for everyone. It's not for a target audience."
"They were like, 'No one knows who you are, you've never done drag before,' and she was like, 'I won Lady Liberty.'"
"You truly get something that inspires me as well and then I think we all should focus on as drag queens is that we are really pivotal parts of this community."
"I truly feel that was one of the looks that displayed me at a place that I wanted to be and present in my drag."
"Roxxxy came out and shut it down. When Roxxxy's in drag, it's literally like I cannot believe that's a man. She's a woman, one of the most beautiful women on this planet."
"Well, she talks about how her drag persona is based on her mom."
"There's just always gonna be different categories in drag."
"They've created a gateway culture essentially where the key to any type of success in drag is you have to be an R girl."
"I love drag, I love drag! Jinx has definitely admitted that she's not a design queen and I think she did a great job."
"You are always pushing the envelope of drag, you are always giving us really good images to look at but also really stunning performances to watch."
"Drag is just a discipline, and Ballroom is a community."
"When you dress up and you're powerful in drag, you feel your best."
"When it's placed in drag or on the feminine form, it adds to the silhouette, it adds strength, it adds structure, and it says, 'I am power.'"
"She is a Canadian legend and the oldest working drag queen in the world."
"Drag is about finding the best version of yourself you could possibly imagine."
"Sometimes drag is just celebrating the beauty that's already kind of there."
"Performing in drag is largely celebrated and has launched fabulous careers and has created worldwide fandoms."
"Drag creates these stages and these microphones where people have been able to raise alternate discourses."
"Face first, this is every drag queen's nightmare."
"I cannot remember the last time a queen made me as excited about Drag Race and drag in general as Charity."
"I have many different interests like I still do now; that's why I love drag so much."
"My drag really doesn't have any rules to it, and that's the way I like to keep it."
"I'm really a performer at heart; that's the thing I love doing most with my drag."
"Evening gowns are one of my favorite parts of drag."
"Drag is art, drag is beautiful, drag is important to my community."
"This is just the like drag artistry at the highest level."
"I am America's Next Drag Superstar because I am already a drag superstar. Just give me the crown."
"Thank you for believing in the small-town drag queen."
"When I first started doing drag, people said I'd get big when pigs fly. Well, here I am, ladies and gentlemen, I've reached cruising altitude, and I'm getting my life."
"Drag isn't about being a [expletive], it's about being whatever you want."
"Everything about drag just makes me happy."
"Music by drag queens has a market and the ability to catch on with a wider audience."
"Drag is not an identity, it's an art form."
"Drag being a sort of love at first sight."
"Thailand's drag draws a lot of inspiration from the country's history."
"There was a lot of passion that emitted from Pangina."
"She was the first queen from Southeast Asia to compete on the show."
"Drag is one of the most powerful forms of self-exploration, expression, and political action."
"I love men who do drag. If I dated a guy who did drag, it would be like the gift of the Gods."
"Drag is bigger than us, and what an awesome prize to be able to say that I saved someone's life."
"Drag is all about constantly learning little things about yourself."
"As a drag queen, you should be able to adapt and to change; you should be like a chameleon."
"Drag is a form of activism in itself."
"I do miss doing drag and I do believe there will be another heightened chapter for me in some creative way."
"I don't plan on stopping drag. I will continue to and only attend large tours or conventions in drag which will be announced when those are scheduled."
"Just because we're not on Drag Race doesn't mean that we're not worthy and that we're not fabulous."
"Violet Chachki first started doing drag at age 19 in her hometown state of Georgia."
"Violet quickly made a name for herself in the drag scene."
"Violet showed us that she had a strong interest in fashion and quickly gained a reputation for serving great looks."