Current:Home > ScamsRuPaul's Drag Race Queens Tell What 200th Episode Means for the LGBTQ Community -TrueNorth Finance Path
RuPaul's Drag Race Queens Tell What 200th Episode Means for the LGBTQ Community
View
Date:2025-04-18 10:02:36
Two hundred laps later and still going strong.
RuPaul's Drag Race just crossed a major milestone, so to celebrate the reality competition's 200th episode, MTV threw RuPaul a televised ball and a party at Heart WeHo on Feb. 24.
Among the Drag Race royalty in attendance were season 15 sisters Sasha Colby and Marcia Marcia Marcia, who exclusively told E! News what the moment meant for themselves and the LGBTQ community.
"Two hundred episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race means 200 times that people could learn to not be ignorant," Sasha explained. "Two hundred times where we got to finally be normalized, our art got to be celebrated, and people who are really hard-working drag queens get to have their flowers."
For her part, Marcia Marcia Marcia reflected on what Drag Race's legacy means amid anti-drag legislation in some states.
"With everything going on politically right now, I think for a franchise like this to have reached a 200th episode is a really big deal," she noted. "It is tangible proof that people in this country love drag and that people love queerness. Anybody trying to silence that or negate that is blatantly incorrect."
Sasha went on to win the night's main challenge on TV and followed it up with a live drag show in West Hollywood. She also shared what fans have missed out on due to the network's shortened, 60-minute episodes.
"We had an amazing conversation with the Old Gays," Sasha recalled. "We all got to ask certain questions to them and really just talk one-on-one to understand if we are lucky enough to get old, it's a blessing. Especially for us queer people."
She continued, "Hearing the facts, the advice they gave us was so great. Going through life without regrets. Not feeling like you held back, which is a really big thing later on in life. Hearing that at that point in the competition was really effective."
Still, once the 90-minute episodes return March 10, fans can expect more of the show they know and love (Drag Race, which first premiered on Logo in 2009, has aired super-sized episodes alongside aftershow Untucked since its move to VH1—its home before MTV—in season 10 in 2018).
"It's gonna get really good," Sasha confirmed. "The momentum's gonna pick up. Hopefully, it'll give old school Drag Race seasons—a lot of shade and a lot of fierce drag."
See how season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race plays out, Fridays on MTV.
Get the drama behind the scenes. Sign up for TV Scoop!veryGood! (35)
Related
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- American tourist disappears while visiting ancient Mayan city
- 3 human heads found in Ecuador province plagued by drug trafficking
- Zebra escapes zoo in Seoul, South Korea, spends hours galloping through city's busy streets
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Biden admin mulling nationwide TikTok ban if Chinese parent company doesn't divest
- Top woman mafia boss known as the little one sentenced to almost 13 years in Italian prison
- 12 Self-Care Products You Need If Your Spring Break Is Filled With Fun In The Sun
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Prince William makes surprise visit to soldiers near Poland's border with Ukraine
Ranking
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- China's Xi to visit Putin in Moscow as Beijing seeks larger global role
- Rickey Smiley Shares Suspected Cause of 32-Year-Old Son Brandon's Death
- China's Xi leaves Russia after giving Putin a major boost, but no public promise of weapons
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie Director Defends Controversial Chris Pratt Casting
- What's behind the escalating strikes, protests and violence in Israel?
- Jeff Perry Reveals How Alaska Daily With Hilary Swank Honors Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Recommendation
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson in Car With Boyfriend Dralin Carswell as He’s Arrested For DUI
What's behind the escalating strikes, protests and violence in Israel?
Ray J Calls Off Divorce From Princess Love Again
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
19 Amazon Products To Transform Your Bed Into The Workspace Of Your Dreams
Iraq war trauma still fresh, but 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion, for many there's at least hope
Hurry, These Coach Outlet Extra 20% Off Clearance Sale Deals Are Selling Out Fast