The Culture Fact – The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” phenomenon arrives in France with a long-awaited tour and adaptation

The show is a phenomenon on Netflix. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will finally have its adaptation in France after being declined in a dozen other countries around the world such as Canada, Spain or Italy. The show will be broadcast on France Télévisions via the FrancetvSlash platform.

The competition is an institution in the United States with 14 seasons on the clock and a myriad of awards in Emmy Awards. The goal: to be crowned “super drag queen” by chaining, without being eliminated, the tests, the playbacks and the parades. RuPaul chairs the jury in which the stars press. Lady Gaga, who says she draws inspiration from drag culture in her titles and performances, has already made an appearance. Just like Alicia Keys and in a completely different genre the American parliamentarian Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The French adaptation will be broadcast this year. Still a little patience because the candidates have just been selected. And we don’t know much more… Mystery therefore about the host or hostess who will play the French RuPaul. The show is highly anticipated in France, especially because the country has a dynamic drag scene. Among its representatives, there is Arthur alias Minima Gesté. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” inspired him to create his flamboyant persona. He testifies in Le Fait culture.

While waiting for the French show to hit the screens, know that there will be a tour in France in May with the American stars of the American show “RuPaul’s Drag Race”: “Werq the world”. Deprogrammed already twice due to covid, it should finally go through Marseille, Lyon and the Zénith de Paris.

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