How Real is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked’?
Girl, if youāre not watching Untucked, youāre only getting half the story. This RuPaulās Drag Race spin-off show takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the competition, where the queens show their true colors. Just how real is RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked? What is this unscripted reality series about? Hereās what we know about RuPaulās second Emmy-nominated television show.
What is the āRuPaulās Drag Raceā unscripted spin-off series, āRuPaulās Drag Race: Untuckedā?
Just when you thought there couldnāt be any more drama on RuPaulās Drag Race. Episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked premiere following episodes of RuPaulās reality series. There, fans get a look backstage to see what happens between the contestants while the judges are busy deliberating. There are queens rehearsing for their lip-sync moments, thereās laughing, thereās crying, and thereās plenty of arguments between the contestants.
Recently, Untucked earned Emmy nominations for 2019, one of which was for āOutstanding Unstructured Reality Program.ā As a result, some fans are left wondering just how organic this series is. The answer? According to some sources, itās a lot more honest and natural than the regular episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race.
āRuPaulās Drag Race: Untuckedā won multiple Emmy nominations at this yearās award ceremony
Just like RuPaulās Drag Race, Untucked is a reality series but this one, for the most part, is unscripted. There are planned moments, including video messages from loved ones playing for the queens. However, for the most part, the arguments and conversations are organic. Well, at least based on what viewers see, they are.
According to Screenrant, āunlike the typical RuPaulās Drag Race episode, which is glossy, fast-paced, and tremendously edited, Untucked is mostly raw footage of the queens talking and hanging out backstage, which is very clear to any viewer watching. Untucked is known for broadcasting moments of silence, pointless conversations, smoke breaks, and other extremely candid moments that take place between the queens.ā

Just how real are the fights in āRuPaulās Drag Race: Untuckedā?
Sure, there have been a few iconic Untucked moments, from Ajaās āyouāre perfect, youāre beautifulā monologue to Laganja Estranja feeling very attacked. Some queens even commented on heated moments backstage, including the contestants of season 11. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, RaāJah OāHara elaborated on a fight backstage.
āThatās one of those situations where I was in my feelings,ā said OāHara of the Untucked moment. āIād been in the bottom so many times. Since the entire group said Scarlet, I said that she shouldāve said herself, which is true. If she looked down the line [she wouldāve known she was] in the bottom, and the question [was] basically then, āWho do you want to lip-sync against?ā I personally wouldnāt have chosen me. It was like, why would you say me? Girl, Iām the lip-sync assassin. Iām sending [contestants] home left and right!ā
Episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race and RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked are available for streaming on VH1.com and on the VH1 App.