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Paramount+ and Planet of Wonder announced on Tuesday the drag queens competing in Period 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Amid the eight returning contestants are Latina queens Jorgeous, Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.
The solid ruveal comes times immediately after the Year 16 finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Latinidad was on whole show in the latest iteration of the truth opposition, which had five Latinas vying for the crown. The season also showcased pop star Becky G and “Lopez vs. Lopez” series creator and actor Mayan Lopez as visitor judges.
For the 1st time in drag herstory, “All Stars” contestants will be competing for a opportunity to donate the $200,000 grand prize to the charity of the winner’s picking, supplied by the Palette Fund.
Here’s a rapid primer on the Latina queens that will be featured in Period 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” which premieres Could 17 on Paramount+.
Jorgeous
The diminutive Mexican American queen from San Antonio swiftly grew to become a Year 14 lover preferred many thanks to her design and style and dancing capabilities. Though she struggled in the challenges, Jorgeous acquired the distinction of staying her season’s “lip-sync assassin,” winning four out of five keep-or-sashay-away confront-offs. Her standout general performance stays her lip sync to Ava Max’s “My Head & My Heart.” She will be competing on behalf of the Countrywide Alliance of Psychological Sickness (NAMI), a grassroots group that focuses on mental overall health.
Roxxxy Andrews
This Puerto Rican-Cuban queen from Orlando, Fla., provides plenty of expertise to the competition. She was the Year 5 “RuPaul’s Drag Race” runner-up and finished fourth in the next season of “All Stars.” Will the third time finally be the charm? Andrews will be competing for Miracle of Really like, an firm that supplies HIV/AIDS avoidance programming and aid in central Florida.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
“Miss Vanjie. Miss Vaanjie. Skip … Vaaanjie!”
The Puerto Rican queen did not previous long through her Season 10 “Drag Race” stint: She was the 1st person removed. Despite her short visual appearance, Overlook Vanjie swiftly grew to become an world wide web sensation and was brought back for Period 11 to redeem herself. In Season 9 of “All Stars,” she will be competing on behalf of the American Society for the Avoidance of Cruelty to Animals, a 150-year-previous corporation that fights versus animal cruelty and homelessness.
