RuPaul gives drag queens the royal treatment
By MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ
Los Angeles Times
Posted: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/240/story/1216347.htmlLOS ANGELES Drag queens sashay down the runway, lip-syncing to RuPaul's "Main Event," escorted by their drag mothers. The mother-daughter fashion show has begun, and immediately we realize: we've never seen anything like this on TV. The mamas are only mommies for a day - older gay men plucked out of their quiet lives to be transformed into drag queens as part of a reality show challenge. They've never worn heels, makeup or dresses.
And a test it is. Heels prove a giant obstacle for a couple of "mothers" who have trouble walking in their own shoes because of disabilities. But there they were in a Culver City studio last July, filming an episode of the second season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," which premieres at 9 p.m. EST Monday on Logo.
