Why the Queens Are Only Allowed One Drink on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked’
If youāre a fan of Drag Race, chances are youāve seen meme after meme of queens sipping their cocktails. That, mostly, comes from the spinoff television show, RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked, which takes viewers behind the scenes of the competition. Because, as RuPaul says, āgirl, if youāre not watching Untucked, youāre only getting half the story.ā
There are a few seasons of āRuPaulās Drag Race: Untuckedā available for binge-watching
If youāve ever wondered what happens when the queens head backstage, youāre not alone. For about ten years, RuPaul shared some ābehind the scenesā content released to Drag Race, thanks to the spinoff series, Untucked. (Because why premiere one television series when RuPaul can release two, one right after the other?)
In true Drag Race fashion, the most recently released season features episodes of Untucked. These typically run for half an hour and, unlike previous seasons, debut on the television network VH1. In the past, episodes of Untucked were available on Logo and even YouTube, for season 9.Ā
As the series became more popular, RuPaul even connected it to the episode of RuPaulās Drag Race that it corresponds with. Untucked even earned a few Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. Of course, it also earns the admiration from fans, some who quote the series on social media.
The queens are given cocktails during āRuPaulās Drag Race: Untuckedā
Since its debut, RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked has featured some of the few moments the queens are given alcohol while filming. (If they want to drink, that is. Some queens have since come forward on the show, speaking about their sobriety.)
As a result, there have been a few alcohol-fueled and induced fights over the years. From Shangelaās āIāve never had a Sugar Daddyā speech that ended in a thrown drink to Jade Jolieās backroll comment towards Miss Alyssa Edwards, Untucked holds many favorite moments for fans of this reality series.
āI would say the Untucked with Raven being like āOut of all the girls, they choose Mimi Imfurst?ā Thatās one of my favorites. Oh, and Tammie Brown sitting there saying āTeleport us to Mars!ā That whole Untucked moment is incredible,ā season 12 contestant, Dahlia Sin, said during an interview with Billboard.
Some report that the contestants are only allowed one cocktail while the judgeās deliberateĀ
In the beginning, the queens werenāt exactly limited in how much alcohol they could consume on Untucked. Mix in a stressful competition and thereās sure to be a few messy moments. Some of the most memorable being Jujubee during season 2.
āTo calm her nerves during Untucked, Jujubee proceeded to have her cocktail, Pandora Boxxās cocktail, and then a few gulps of the vodka bottle itself, which resulted in her fabulous-but-visibly-inebriated ārockerā lip-sync,ā one article from Screenrant reports.
Going forward, the queens are only given one cocktail or another drink of choice during Untucked. Some RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked moments are available for binge-watching on the World of Wonder YouTube channel.
New episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race and RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked premiere on a weekly basis on VH1.Ā