If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A new Build-A-Bear just sashayed into the building, and it’s none other than Mama Ru herself. The stuffed animal brand has just released a teddy bear styled after …
Read More »'RuPaul's Drag Race' Tackles Anti-Drag Hysteria: 'It's Very Scary'
The contestants of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 are confronting anti-drag hate in the show’s latest episode. On Friday, the queens performed in a Wigloose Rusical, a reimagined version of Footloose where a local teacher is attempting to ban drag, as the queens opened up about their fears of new …
Read More »K-Pop, Punk Rock, and a Drag Show Keep the Good Times Going in Austin
And then it was Friday. The arrival of the weekend coincided with St. Patrick’s Day to bring a huge influx of revelers to downtown Austin last night, as it does most years, leaving long lines of curious folks dressed in green queuing outside previously under-the-radar venues. There was still tons …
Read More »Drag Star Shea Couleé Wants to Take You Into Her Queer, Creative Underground World
In 2017, ahead of a star-making appearance on Season Nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the Chicago artist Shea Couleé wrote, directed, and starred in a lushly shot, intensely fashionable 10-minute short film called Lipstick City. Couleé takes on two roles: Mrs. Couleé and Shea, unlikely allies who journey through a …
Read More »'RuPaul's Drag Race' Returns to 90-Minute Episodes After Fan Backlash
Short episodes, sashay away! On Thursday, MTV announced that RuPaul‘s Drag Race will be returning to its original 90-minute episodes after fans complained that one hour was not enough to showcase each drag queen’s talent. Now, episodes will return to an hour and a half, starting March 10. “Get ready, …
Read More »Maren Morris Apologizes for Country Music's Treatment of LGBTQ+ People on 'Drag Race'
Maren Morris has been a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ issues, and she’s staying true to that commitment. On Friday, after she appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge, the “Bones” singer shared a public apology for country music’s treatment of LGBTQ+ people. “Coming from country music and its …
Read More »Ariana Grande's 'Pussy Is on Fire' in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Premiere
This post contains spoilers for the premiere episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Viral TikToks, silly twins and an Ariana Grande-judged talent show packed the two-hour premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s fifteenth season on MTV Friday. With a $200,000 prize and a coveted crown in play, RuPaul introduced the franchise’s largest …
Read More »Live Music's Latest Battle Isn't Onstage. It's at the Merch Booth
Merchandise vendors who were hired to work the RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World tour earlier this month came to the venue ready to work like any other show, expecting a potentially lucrative day hawking T-shirts and knick knacks to hundreds of attendees for a concert tied to the long-running …
Read More »'By the Rules of Nature, I Shouldn't Be Here': The Unlikely Rise of Trixie Mattel
A few hours before she’s set to take the stage as a quasi-Barbie doll drag queen known for her biting sense of humor and warm, honeyed voice, Trixie Mattel is just Brian Firkus — a “bald, unprepossessing person, who’s not from a great family, not from a happy background, who …
Read More »Watch Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Jason Aldean Perform at iHeartRadio Music Awards
Jennifer Lopez, Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Aldean, John Legend and Charlie Puth are among the artists who took the stage for the ninth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards. The awards show, which aired live on Fox, was hosted by LL Cool J, who also performed. Lopez was joined by a cast …
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