![]() ![]() Racking up several iconic lines like “RuPaul, the Rosetta Stone of Drag” and the roasting of fellow queens Trinity the Tuck and Yvie Oddly, the all-winners season saw Jinkx Monsoon coming out on top as the "Queen of All Queens".īut, together with roasting and reading the other queens, another pillar of the show is celebrity impersonation. One of Pete's favourite moments in the show was Jinx Monsoon's stand-up comedy roast in All Stars season 7.ĭuring that special season, some of the winners from previous Drag Race editions battled for the crown. You go and find all the things the queens have done outside of the show." - Pete May "One of the joys of the show is when you discover the queens, you discover their whole catalogue of work - like Trixie Mattell's music, or Bianca Del Rio's stand up comedy. There are a couple of franchises I'm looking forward to diving into,” he confesses, “Like the Italian one, that one looks sick. “I've also watched all the Spanish Drag Race, and the All Stars series. Pete started from halfway through the second season of the UK edition, which was airing at the time (the very first episode started on 3 October 2019) and then binge-watched his way back to Drag Race UK season one and all the US seasons. "I knew I had to dive in and watch the episodes." And then I found that this amazing group had been retweeted into my timeline and I was like, 'who are they?'"Īfter that, he knew he had to do his absolute best to catch up with the seasons. ![]() “I knew what it was but I never sat down and watched it. ![]() “ Drag Race is one of those shows that you may have never seen, but you know about it,” he said. “I was really pleased to see they both made it to the final."Ī post shared by Gottmik passion for Drag Race started almost by accident when, in January 2021, a video of Bimini Bon-Boulash (from the UK edition) landed on his timeline and caught his attention. “The queen that holds a special place in my heart, because I started watching the US edition of the show during season 13, is Gottmik. However, that was the only hiccup in Pete's record (or should we say, Maxi Challenge?) – which concluded with a total of 47 drag queens named with just one pass and no mistakes!Īn incredible result indeed, and more than enough to take home the coveted certificate and the title of Drag Race Superfan.īetween the several queens he named (from Silky Nutmeg Ganache to Anetra), Pete also managed to name his absolute favourite one: drag performer and make-up artist Gottmik, from season 13 of the US edition of Drag Race. “I’m sorry, Courtney, I love you,” he jokingly said after the attempt, explaining how the tension and the hurry of the moment got the best of him. In the end, achieving the impressive number of 47, he smashed the record and snatched the crown… or, in this case, the certificate!ĭisplaying charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent, Pete named each and every queen without issues, passing on only one: the Australian drag performer Courtney Act. That featured queens from all 15 US seasons of the show. Pete's challenge was to name, only by looking at their picture, at least 25 former Drag Race participants in less than 60 seconds. It's also spawned several international versions, including the one in the UK and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. ![]() The American reality competition hosted by RuPaul is a cornerstone of modern TV, and it has seen performers like Adore Delano, Alaska, Bianca Del Rio, Trixie Mattel and Alyssa Edwards rise to worldwide fame. The second he stepped inside Guinness World Records HQ this week, it was clear he was up for the challenge.Ī true Drag Race superfan, he was confident that his passion for RuPaul’s famous franchise would not fail him. Radio producer and Drag Race superfan Pete May has made 'herstory' by smashing the record for Most RuPaul's Drag Race queens identified in one minute. ![]()
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