A look at what's happening on the tv/silver screen

Recently I spent some time with my best friend partaking in RuPaul marathon! We watched every available episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race (seasons one and two) on Logo TV. We went gaga over glamor, flipped over fierce and fabulous fashion, but most of all we were enthralled with the eleganza extravaganza!

After watching the finale of season one I came to a conclusion: there are three (essential) types of drag.

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“Realness” – Season two contestant Tatianna was exemplary of what it means to give drag realness. Realness drag is about imitating (intentionally or not) what bilogical women look like. The girls who do realness drag tend to be younger and normally have bodies that typically make me ashamed of mine. They’re the type of queens you see and they make you feel like less of a woman.

They don’t tend to dress extravagantly, nor do they have flare for the dramatic. Rebecca Glasscock of season one was another realness queen. These queens are beautiful to look at but are boring beyond belief in my opinion. They lack real stand out character and while they’re gorgeous they come and go like any other pretty face.

Androgynous/FIERCE! - There are really only two words you need to describe this exquisite style of drag: Nina Flowers! This category of drag is one of my absolute favorites!

While queens in this category may not necessarily be evoking the essence of the natural biological woman they’re the type of queens who stop you dead in your tracks with a single glance. They’re striking, dramatic, over the top! They’re not married to one idea or look, and above all they are F-I-E-R-C-E!

This category also includes fun personalities and very distinct characteristics. For instance one of my favorite queens, Jujubee! Queens like Juju may not be reaching for a sharp look but their personalities are without doubt diva, therefore fierce!

Androgynous queens are walking pieces of art! They’re the types of women you would see in the alternative/fetish scene. These are some of my favorite queens. Viva androgyny!

Eleganza Extravagnza!/FABULOUS! – This category is reserved for a special breed of queen. These are your over the top, haute couture, fashion forward stars. These are the queens who don’t just wear a dress they make a spectacle out of it. These are typically the same women who put models to shame. The types of women who make Tyra Banks look like the real man in makeup. This category is host to queens with showgirl style (Shannel), innovative fashion (Tyra Sanchez), and slinky swanky glamor (Raven).

But the true paragon of eleganza is the dragtastic diva RuPaul! Never a hair out of place or an outfit understated. Ru is a woman with charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.

Don’t be jealous of [her] boogie she’s America’s drag superstar!

To get in on all the drag fun you can tune in Mondays 9/8c on Logo or Tuesdays 9pm et/pt on VH1. You can also view episodes for free on both the Vh1 and Logo websites.