Editing Drag queen (section)

== In entertainment ==
=== Drag shows and venues ===
[[File:Sofia Pride 2019 Drag Queen.png|thumb|Drag queen at [[Sofia Pride]] in [[Bulgaria]], 2019|alt=]]
[[File:Lorellasukkiarini.jpg|thumb|alt=A drag queen putting on lip liner|A drag queen preparing [[theatrical makeup|stage makeup]]]]
A [[drag show]] is a piece of entertainment consisting of a variety of songs, [[monologue]]s or skits featuring either single performers or groups of performers in drag meant to entertain an audience.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Newton|first=Esther|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wtBI3fTtZzsC&q=drag+show&pg=PA132|title=Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America|date=15 May 1979|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-57760-9|pages=132|language=en}}</ref> They range from amateur performances at small bars to elaborately staged theatrical presentations.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Underwood|first=Lisa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BDTxVpy1CuYC&q=drag+show&pg=PA66|title=The Drag Queen Anthology: The Absolutely Fabulous but Flawlessly Customary World of Female Impersonators|date=11 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-56935-7|language=en}}</ref> Many drag shows feature performers singing or [[Lip sync|lip-synching]] to songs while performing a pre-planned [[pantomime]], or dancing. The performers often don elaborate costumes and makeup, and sometimes dress to imitate various famous female singers or personalities. Some events are centered around drag, such as [[Southern Decadence]] where the majority of festivities are led by the Grand Marshals, who are traditionally drag queens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southerndecadence.net |title=Southern Decadence Official Website |publisher=Southerndecadence.net |date=3 September 2013 |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902130212/http://www.southerndecadence.net/ |archive-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020 the first [[West End theatre|West End]] play to feature an all drag cast, ''[[Death Drop]],'' launched at the [[Garrick Theatre]] in London. Produced by Tuckshop and Trafalgar Entertainment it was written by drag performer Holly Stars and starred [[Courtney Act]], [[Monét X Change|Monet X Change]], [[Latrice Royale]], [[Willam Belli|Willam]], Holly Stars, Anna Phylactic, LoUis CYfer, Don One, [[Kemah Bob]], Myra Dubois and [[Vinegar Strokes]] and was directed by Jesse Jones. The show ran for a number of weeks in November and December 2020 before being closed due to a COVID lockdown in London. The show reopened on 19 May 2021 and ran until its scheduled end date of 11 July 2021. ''[[Death Drop]]'' received 5-star reviews from many publications including [[Gay Times]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-28|title=Drag Race stars absolutely slay in raucous murder mystery Death Drop - review|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-stars-absolutely-slay-in-raucous-murder-mystery-death-drop-review/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=GAY TIMES|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719141909/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-stars-absolutely-slay-in-raucous-murder-mystery-death-drop-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] magazine<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-28|title=Death Drop review: Latrice Royale and Willam star in side-splitting drag murder mystery|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/death-drop-review-latrice-royale-and-willam-star-in-side-splitting-west-end-murder-mystery-1/25080/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Attitude.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811181614/https://attitude.co.uk/article/death-drop-review-latrice-royale-and-willam-star-in-side-splitting-west-end-murder-mystery-1/25080/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was widely celebrated for breaking new ground in theatrical drag performance.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-02|title=REVIEW: DEATH DROP (Garrick Theatre)|url=https://www.westendwilma.com/review-death-drop-garrick-theatre-london-2021/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=West End Wilma|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811181609/https://www.westendwilma.com/review-death-drop-garrick-theatre-london-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clarendon|first=AuthorEmma|date=2021-05-21|title=REVIEW: Death Drop, Garrick Theatre|url=https://lovelondonloveculture.com/2021/05/21/review-death-drop-garrick-theatre/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Love London Love Culture|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811181600/https://lovelondonloveculture.com/2021/05/21/review-death-drop-garrick-theatre/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=Death Drop review – murder most rollicking with Dragatha Christie|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/11/death-drop-review-dragatha-christie-drag-whodunnit|access-date=2021-08-11|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824044300/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/11/death-drop-review-dragatha-christie-drag-whodunnit|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== In music ===
[[File:Cristal Snow Euroviisuklubissa 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Cristal Snow]], Finnish drag artist,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vaarala |first=Noora |date=2020-10-31 |title=Naapuriluokan poikaan ihastunutta Cristal Snow'ta kiusattiin koko kouluaika:"Vieläkin perääni saatetaan huudella Kankaanpäässä" |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006705733.html |access-date=2021-10-18 |work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |url-access=subscription |language=fi |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018114121/https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006705733.html |url-status=live }}</ref> performing in 2012]]
While some male music celebrities wear exaggerated feminine clothing as part of their show, they are not necessarily drag queens. An example of a band that utilised drag as part of their stage act was the [[New York Dolls]]. Similarly, English [[new wave music|new wave]] singer [[Boy George]] wears drag queen style clothes and cosmetics; he once stated he was not a drag queen <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6offnQQN0 |title=Boy George: "I'M Not A Dragqueen!" At YouTube |publisher=YouTube.com |date=27 December 2007 |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626060554/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6offnQQN0 |archive-date=26 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> but on another occasions he said he  was.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boy  George |title=Take it like a man |publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson |year=1995 |isbn=0 283 99217 4 |pages=7 ,182,  225}}</ref> However, [[RuPaul]] is a professional drag queen performer and singer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RuPaul {{!}} Biography, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/RuPaul |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

Examples of songs where lyrics refer to drag queens:
* "[[Lola (song)|Lola]]" by [[The Kinks]] (or possibly a transgender woman)
* "[[Dude (Looks Like a Lady)]]" by [[Aerosmith]]
* "The Lady Is a Vamp" by [[Spice Girls]]
* "[[Ballad of Cleo and Joe]]" by [[Cyndi Lauper]]
* "King for a Day" by [[Green Day]]
* "[[Cherry Lips]]" by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]
* "[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]" by [[Lady Gaga]]
* "Verbatim" by [[Mother Mother]]
* "He's a Woman, She's a Man" by [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]
* "Pretty Lady" by [[Kesha|Ke$ha]] & [[Detox (drag queen)|Detox Icunt]]
* "[[Andrew in Drag]]" by [[The Magnetic Fields]]
* "[[Rise Like a Phoenix]]" by [[Conchita Wurst]] (represented [[Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014|Austria]] at the [[2014 Eurovision Song Contest]] and won)
* "Divine" by [[Antony and the Johnsons]]
* "The End." from the album ''[[The Black Parade]]'' by [[My Chemical Romance]]
* "Drag Queen" by [[The Strokes]]
* "LGBT" by [[Cupcakke|cupcaKke]]
* "C.L.A.T" by [[Aja (entertainer)|Aja]], [[Peppermint (drag queen)|Peppermint]], [[Sasha Velour]] and [[Alexis Michelle]]

=== In television ===

Drag queen [[Lori Shannon|Don McLean]] (drag name Lori Shannon)<ref name="Lori">{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Drag-queen-Don-McLean-dies-3173277.php|title = Drag queen Don McLean dies|date = 1984|access-date = 19 September 2014|website = SFGate|publisher = Hearst Communications, Inc|archive-date = 31 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141031085251/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Drag-queen-Don-McLean-dies-3173277.php|url-status = live}}</ref> appeared in three episodes of the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[All in the Family]]'' as drag queen Beverly LaSalle: "Archie the Hero" (1975), in which [[Archie Bunker]] gives her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, not realizing she is male; "Beverly Rides Again" (1976), in which Archie uses her to play a practical joke on a friend; and "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 1" (1977), in which her murder leads [[Edith Bunker]] to question her faith in God. The role was noteworthy for its uncommonly respectful and sympathetic treatment of Beverly as a "[[Transvestism|transvestite]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-baume-culture-cruise-archie-bunker_n_5d13f7a7e4b0d0a2c0ab649c|title=Here's How 'All In The Family' Depicted Gender Nonconformity In 1975|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=27 June 2019|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012110903/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-baume-culture-cruise-archie-bunker_n_5d13f7a7e4b0d0a2c0ab649c|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southfloridagaynews.com/Television/all-in-the-family-kicked-open-doors-for-lgbts-on-television.html|title=All in the Family Kicked Open Doors For LGBTs on Television|last=Nahmod|first=David-Elijah|website=southfloridagaynews.com|language=en-gb|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116025451/https://southfloridagaynews.com/Television/all-in-the-family-kicked-open-doors-for-lgbts-on-television.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

British entertainer [[Paul O'Grady]] was a staple of light entertainment and variety shows on UK television from the early 80s to the mid 90s playing the drag persona [[Lily Savage]]: an over the top, glamorous diva character for comedic effect.<ref>{{Cite news |last=writers |first=Guardian |date=2023-03-29 |title='I'm Lily Savage, the blonde bombsite' – the genius of Paul O'Grady, by Suzy Eddie Izzard, Russell T Davies and more |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/29/lily-savage-paul-ogrady-eddie-izzard-russell-t-davies-blonde-bombsite |access-date=2024-02-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

''[[CODCO]]'' was a Canadian sketch comedy series which aired on [[CBC Television]] from 1988 to 1993;<ref name="mbc">[http://www.museum.tv/eotv/codco.htm ''CODCO''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426174139/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/codco.htm |date=26 April 2017 }} at the Museum of Broadcast Communication.</ref> two of its actors, [[Tommy Sexton]] and [[Greg Malone (actor)|Greg Malone]], were especially renowned for drag-based impersonations of celebrity women such as [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]], [[Barbara Frum]], [[Barbara Walters]], [[Tammy Faye Bakker]] and [[Margaret Thatcher]]. In one famous sketch, Malone as Frum moderated a debate between [[Andy Jones (comedian)|Andy Jones]] as a gay teacher who had been fired from his job for testing [[HIV-positive]] and Sexton as Clarabelle Otterhead, the president of an anti-gay lobby group called Citizens Outraged by Weird Sex (or COWS).<ref>[http://www.thetelegram.com/Entertainment/2009-12-21/article-1442161/Queens-pay-tribute-to-clown-prince/1 "Queens pay tribute to clown prince"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130411232805/http://www.thetelegram.com/Entertainment/2009-12-21/article-1442161/Queens-pay-tribute-to-clown-prince/1 |date=11 April 2013 }}. ''[[The Telegram]]'', 21 December 2009.</ref>

Drag queen Amnesia Sparkles tried out for ''[[American Idol]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/one-drag-queens-mission-to-help-get-other-men-183340614.html|title=One Drag Queen's Mission: To Help Get Other Men Into Lipstick and Heels|date=29 March 2016|website=Yahoo Life}}</ref>

''[[What Would You Do? (2008 TV program)|What Would You Do?]]'', airing since early 2008, has had episodes featuring drag queens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/video/parents-disapprove-drag-queen-sons-eat-56275264|title=Video: What Would You Do: Parents disapprove of their drag queen son's look while out to eat|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=ABC News|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204917/https://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/video/parents-disapprove-drag-queen-sons-eat-56275264|archive-date=2 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/drag-queens-harassed-cafe/story?id=12332984|title=Drag Queens Harassed: What Would You Do?|date=6 July 2011|website=ABC News|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204755/https://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/drag-queens-harassed-cafe/story?id=12332984|archive-date=2 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid-2008, RuPaul began producing ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', a [[reality television]] [[game show]] which began airing in February 2009. The premise of the program has several drag queens compete to be selected by RuPaul and a panel of judges as "America's next drag superstar". It inspired the similar spin-off shows ''[[RuPaul's Drag U]]'' and ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars]]'', as well as the international franchise editions ''[[Drag Race Thailand]]'', ''[[The Switch Drag Race]]'' (Chile), ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'', ''[[Canada's Drag Race]]'', ''[[Drag Race Holland]]'', ''[[Drag Race España]]'', ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under]]'', ''[[Drag Race France]]'', ''[[Drag Race Philippines]]'' among [[Drag Race (franchise)|many others]].

In 2018, ''[[American Idol (season 16)|American Idol]]'' featured a drag queen, Adam Sanders (drag name [[Ada Vox]]) as one of its contestants.<ref name="goodhousekeeping1">{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a20054917/ada-vox-american-idol-facts/ |title=Facts About Ada Vox From "American Idol" You Need to Know |publisher=Goodhousekeeping.com |date=25 April 2018 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527104503/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a20054917/ada-vox-american-idol-facts/ |archive-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made it to the top ten.<ref name="goodhousekeeping1" />

In 2018, ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 21 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' featured Queen Shane Jenek (drag name [[Courtney Act]]) as one of its contestants, placing first in the season with 49.43% of the public vote.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/celebrity-big-brother/news/a849084/courtney-act-winner-celebrity-big-brother-2018/|title=Courtney Act crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother|date=2 February 2018|work=Digital Spy|access-date=14 August 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814170051/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/celebrity-big-brother/news/a849084/courtney-act-winner-celebrity-big-brother-2018/|archive-date=14 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2023|reason=49% is not in source}}

Also in 2018, ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' featured Jay Jackson (drag name [[Laganja Estranja]]) as one of its contestants.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459292/laganja-estranja-sytycd-drag-race |title='Drag Race' Star Laganja Estranja Shows Off Sickening Moves on 'So You Think You Can Dance' |magazine=Billboard |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=8 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613082449/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459292/laganja-estranja-sytycd-drag-race |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Netflix]] show [[Dancing Queen (U.S. TV series)|''Dancing Queen'']], also released in 2018, starred Justin Johnson (drag name [[Alyssa Edwards]]) and his dance studio, Beyond Belief Dance Company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Drag-Superstar-Alyssa-Edwards-to-Star-in-Docu-Series-DANCING-QUEEN-on-Netflix-20180822|title=Drag Superstar Alyssa Edwards to Star in Docu-Series DANCING QUEEN on Netflix|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214343/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Drag-Superstar-Alyssa-Edwards-to-Star-in-Docu-Series-DANCING-QUEEN-on-Netflix-20180822|archive-date=22 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2018 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]],'' titled "Werking Mom", featured many drag queens, including cameos from RuPaul and Raja (the season three winner of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/simpsons-drag-queen-episode/|title=RuPaul, Raja and Mr Smithers team up in drag queen Simpsons episode|first=James|last=Besanvalle|date=19 November 2018|website=Gay Star News|access-date=27 March 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327014937/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/simpsons-drag-queen-episode/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Gingzilla]], also known as Ben Hudson and the "Glamonster", an Australian drag queen, appeared on ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in 2018, and ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' in 2019.<ref name=":Talent0">{{Cite web |title=Bearded Drag Queen Slays 'She's a Lady' on 'America's Got Talent' |url=https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/5/24/bearded-drag-queen-slays-shes-lady-americas-got-talent |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003090633/https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/5/24/bearded-drag-queen-slays-shes-lady-americas-got-talent |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Dragnificent!]]'' is a television series on the American network [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]. The show started as a special branded as Drag Me Down the Aisle which aired on 9 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Us Weekly Staff |title=4 Drag Queens Will Help a Bride-to-Be Feel Confident in Her Skin on TLC's New Wedding Special |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/drag-me-down-the-aisle-4-drag-queens-help-a-bride-to-be/ |website=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=12 April 2020 |date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730033535/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/drag-me-down-the-aisle-4-drag-queens-help-a-bride-to-be/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It features [[Alexis Michelle]], [[BeBe Zahara Benet]], [[Jujubee (drag queen)|Jujubee]], and [[Thorgy Thor]], four drag queens who are all ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' alumnae, helping an engaged woman to plan her upcoming [[wedding]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-drag-me-down-aisle-cast-meet-four-drag-queens-who-will-save-wedding-three-1356656|title=Who is the 'Drag Me Down the Aisle' cast? Meet the leading drag queens with all the answers|last=Wynne|first=Kelly|date=8 March 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730024316/https://www.newsweek.com/who-drag-me-down-aisle-cast-meet-four-drag-queens-who-will-save-wedding-three-1356656|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 January 2020, TLC announced that it had given a full season run to ''Dragnificent!'', a new show to be based on the ''Drag Me Down the Aisle'' special.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite web |last1=Corinthios |first1=Aurelie |title=4 Beloved Drag Queens Help Fans with Life-Changing Makeovers in TLC's Dragnificent! |url=https://people.com/tv/tlc-dragnificent-series-premiere-trailer-exclusive/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=12 April 2020 |date=15 January 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116134656/https://people.com/tv/tlc-dragnificent-series-premiere-trailer-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on 19 April 2020.
 	
The Netflix show ''[[AJ and the Queen]]'', released in 2020, followed "Ruby Red, a bigger-than-life but down-on-her-luck drag queen [played by RuPaul] who travels across America from club to club in a rundown 1990s R/V with her unlikely sidekick AJ, a recently orphaned, tough-talking, scrappy ten-year-old stowaway. As the two misfits travel from city to city, Ruby's message of love and acceptance winds up touching people and changing their lives for the better."<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |title=RuPaul Comedy Series 'AJ And The Queen' Set On Netflix From Michael Patrick King |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/rupaul-comedy-series-aj-and-the-queen-netflix-series-order-michael-patrick-king-1202388420/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=11 May 2018 |date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511232356/http://deadline.com/2018/05/rupaul-comedy-series-aj-and-the-queen-netflix-series-order-michael-patrick-king-1202388420/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=AJ and the Queen: Season 1|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/aj_and_the_queen/s01|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111011311/https://rottentomatoes.com/tv/aj_and_the_queen/s01|url-status=live}}</ref>
 	
In 2020 RuPaul became the first drag queen to host ''[[Saturday Night Live]],'' though he was not in drag at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/saturday-night-live-rupaul-pete-davidson-chad-drag-watch-1203497783/|title='Saturday Night Live': RuPaul Teaches Pete Davidson About the Art of Drag (Watch)|first1=Danielle|last1=Turchiano|date=9 February 2020|access-date=28 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609074034/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/saturday-night-live-rupaul-pete-davidson-chad-drag-watch-1203497783/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020-21 British drag queen Holly Stars wrote and performed in two seasons of a mockumentary series, ''Holly Stars: Inspirational,'' broadcast on OutTV,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holly Stars: Inspirational|url=https://outtv.ca/show/holly-stars-inspirational/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=OUTtv|language=en-US|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811165631/https://outtv.ca/show/holly-stars-inspirational/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Queen of the Universe (TV series)|Queen of the Universe]]'', a drag queen singing competition television series hosted by [[Graham Norton]] with four [[pop music]] judges, premiered on [[Paramount+]] on 2 December 2021.<ref name="Premiere">{{cite web |last1=Del Rosario |first1=Alexandra |title='Queen Of The Universe': RuPaul To EP Paramount+ Drag Singing Competition, International Contestants Unveiled |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/queen-of-the-universe-rupaul-ep-paramount-drag-singing-competition-international-contestants-unveiled-1234871478/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=11 November 2021 |date=10 November 2021 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110195429/https://deadline.com/2021/11/queen-of-the-universe-rupaul-ep-paramount-drag-singing-competition-international-contestants-unveiled-1234871478/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 June 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title='Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies', 'Star Trek: Prodigy', 'The Game' & 'Queen of the Universe' Canceled At Paramount+ As Streamer Pulls Shows From Service & Takes Content Write-Down|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=23 June 2023|access-date=23 June 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/grease-rise-of-the-pink-ladies-star-trek-prodigy-the-game-queen-of-the-universe-canceled-paramount-1235423451/|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623181122/https://deadline.com/2023/06/grease-rise-of-the-pink-ladies-star-trek-prodigy-the-game-queen-of-the-universe-canceled-paramount-1235423451/|url-status=live}}</ref>