Season 8
The Sisterhood of Drag
After tackling the least friendly season, we now move onto the most friendly and loving group of girls to be on the show in a while. This was probably the most drama-free season of Drag Race to ever exist. The fights on the show were particularly mild and the fights on Untucked were almost non-existent.
During Seasons 4 and 5, the drama was so juicy and the fights were so heated that you yourself almost felt uncomfortable merely sitting at home watching Untucked on a laptop 9 months after the drama already happened. Whereas this season, when the designated villains Derrick Barry and Acid Betty were ready to get into an argument, they rarely had takers. There were moments when Derrick put down Naomi or Bob, or even when Acid Betty put down Kim Chi. But many of the contestants were focused on doing well for the judges moreso than each other, and so the fights never lasted more than a few minutes and never rose past a 5/10 on the Drag Race drama scale.
And ultimately, the top three was made up of some of the friendliest people in the competition. To this day, Naomi, Kim Chi and Bob are extremely close and support each other’s shows and work constantly. They represent a sisterhood in a community that can many times be dismissed as being full of catty and vain people. Proving that – believe it or not – this very important and big-hearted side of drag doesn’t only exist in the workroom as the queens powder their noses in handheld mirrors.
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