Alright Mary: All Things RuPaul's Drag Race

No one's safe at a roast, chickens--especially one this undercooked. This week, the queens practice first on each other, in one of the slightest reading mini-challenges of the series. (Well, unless you ask Alexis.) Then they set their sights on a supposedly unsuspecting Michelle Visage. While Peppermint hits all the right notes and Sasha's Jersey jokes leave us feeling very edified, half of the girls rely on characters that are nowhere near Ru's good cousin from the Brewster Projects. (To say nothing of a "wicked" dud of a closing act.) A lifeless lip sync only serves to remind us just how much better this challenge worked on Season 5.

The queens are giving us 90’s nostalgia this week with “9021-HO”—a throwback to a time before Farrah Moan was even born. While Trinity is giving us spot-on Jennifer Coolidge realness, Nina continues to battle her inner saboteur and Valentina’s #longcon starts to show in new ways. We discuss the unfortunate edit Alexis Michelle is getting, the impeccable rise of Shea Coulee, and debate who really should have won that lip sync. Plus: RPDR meeting SNL, some fabulous drag we both saw this week, and an incredibly, well, 'satisfying' Last Chance Lip Sync.

It is the high holy day of the season, Mary--Snatch Game! The queens are bringing their best celebrity impersonations to the panel. Alexis is Liza with a capital Z, Shea could throw a phone at us any day as Naomi Campbell and Nina has SOMETHING TO SAY! We discuss Peppermint's coming out, gender identity & the media, Ru's makeup, the brilliant banter in the Untucked lounge, and of course, THAT LIPSYNC.

The kweens are keeping up with the kountry's kraziest--okay, enough of that. it's Kardashian the Musical, but the drama is off stage as much as on as Nina duels with her inner-saboteur, Alexis gets "tough Mom" on the girls in Untucked and the queens open up about impossible beauty standards in the gay community. (By the way, hey Pit Crew!) But the biggest gag comes from Momager Ru herself, with a surprise elimination that left everyone crying and dancing over the credits.

Rise and shine, ladies! The pressure is on to have a personality as the queens are tasked with giving us morning show realness. Sasha and Shea finally get some overdue attention, while Aja and Valentina are being emotionally evolved Millenials in the workroom. We discuss the continued theme of kindness, which queen we think is playing it safe, share some parting words for Charlie and of course, discuss the origin of the expression "Alright Mary!"

The queens are tasked with creating their own fairy tale princesses (and problematic sidekicks) in this week’s episode. Despite it being season 9, some of the girls still don’t know how to sew. (In the wise words of Shea Coulee, why y’all acting brand new?) We discuss the queens’ powerful POV’s post-Pulse, filtered drag on Instagram, whether or not Valentina is totally conning us, Kimora’s monkey, Aja’s untucked meltdown, our deeper love for Shea, continued adoration of Sasha, the importance of supporting local drag, and an impossibly dreamy Last Chance Lipsync.

The queens are tumbling for their lives this week in a cheerleading challenge that, frankly, left us jeering. Jaymes Mansfield struggles to come forward, Kimora Blac throws shade at cartwheeling and rhinestones, Peppermint shares a powerful story from her past and Valentina reveals her true drag mother. Then it’s a White Party on the runway and a B-50-snooze of a “Love Shack” lip sync. We queen out on the importance of kindness between the queens, spill some T on World of Wonder/Logo/VH1, check in with our sister podcast and send you out with a Last Chance Lipsync you oughta know about.

The wait is over, Mary! Season 9 has officially begun, and we are Gaga-GAGGED! We are given looks, looks, looks all episode, from mindblowing (Sasha Velour...) to middling (Jaymes...), and of course, so much wisdom, kindness and perfect pronunciation of fashion designers' names from Lady Gaga. Plus an Untucked for the ages and a final twist we saw coming from a mile away. Cu-cu-could it really be Cynthia? (Yes. Yes it is.)

Thanks to some altruistic attendees of the Season 9 premiere party and an apparent wealth of memory on their iPhones, we got to see a bootlegged first 20 minutes of the first episode of Season 9! But before we get into a feast of spoilers, we react to the recently released super trailer and go in deep on the topic of misogyny, bottom shaming and gender policing in the gay community. Plus our predictions for the season, Alright Amanda and another Last Chance Lipsync!

Tyra Sanchez is offering no Ru-pologies on Twitter while Venus D’Lite takes to Facebook Live to do the exact opposite this week. We discuss the intersection of drag and social media, plus RuPaul’s latest appearances in the mainstream media, the performances that wowed us at the Season 9 premiere party, and our final segment of “Give Her Another Take!”, featuring Aja, Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo’Nina Brown, Peppermint and Sasha Velour. Plus: the debut of a new feature at the end of the show!