SPOILER ALERT: And we have a winner!!! RuPaul crowned the winner of Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race last night and it was exactly who I thought it should be!!! Violet Chachki took the crown over fellow competitors Ginger Minj and Pearl. As the evening unfolded it was pretty obvious to me who the crowd was behind and who was standing out in the crowd. The lip sync numbers with songs written specifically for the girls showed exactly why Violet was the one to beat. Ginger's number should have been a barn burner, but it fell as flat as a pancake and Pearl, while more entertaining altogether, was -- you guessed it -- flazéda. Violet not only nailed her lip sync but performed the shit out of the number, looked AMAZING and exuded complete confidence. While I will say this season was not as thrilling as past seasons, Violet is a solid queen who earned her crown. NOW, to the surprise of no one, all top three queens released new videos last night. Ginger has gone with a poppy (supposedly) funny song Ooh Lala Lala that fits her feisty personality. I'm not sure where Pearl's voice is in her song Love Slave (I'm guessing it's the muttering in the background) but she looks amazing and makes out with Detox. And is that her own boy-butt she is spanking in the video? I think it is. Violet, on the other hand, makes quite a statement with her naughty video and song Bettie, a tribute of sorts to pinup legend Bettie Page. She wins this competition too. Violet's EP Gagged comes out June 30th and is available for pre-order on iTunes now! So what do you think? Did the right queen win? Watch the top 3 in their videos below.
As per yoosh, RuPaul and the top three queens of the season have made a video for their final challenge. The results are often mixed. Last year featured, IMO, the best video ever produced form the RuPaul and the queens, Sissy That Walk. It's hard to top that, girl. This year Ru picked a remix of the title track to last year's album Born Naked (but the remix from this year's album Realness) and let finalists Pearl, Ginger Minj and Violet Chachki lip sync for their lives all over that shit. While not a one of them have the presence of Bianca Del Rio or Adore Delano from Season 6 (even Darian for that matter), the placement of the queens in the video leads me to believe that Pearl will take the crown for Season 7. Much like the clip for Sissy ThatWalk in which Bianca seems to appear more and usually last when they show all three queens, I'm feeling that Pearl is our girl. HEY, THAT RHYMES! More proof? Probably not. The video is not nearly as slick or alluring as Sissy, but I see what Ru was going for with the cable access realness effects and low budget extravaganza. I could be wrong about Pearl, but I have a feeling in most of my original bones. Tune in to the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race June 1st to find out who takes the crown...OFFICIALLY!
SPOILER ALERTS AHEAD: IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE, PLEASE DO NOT READ!!!! So called "professionals" Ginger Minj and Kennedy Davenport, along with fellow contestants Violet Chachki and Pearl, were asked the age old question of why they should be America's Next Drag Superstar over the other contestants. Instead of mostly keeping it about themselves -- maybe because Kennedy couldn't think of very many ANY reasons -- these two older, supposedly more mature queens decided it was easier to throw shade and try to throw the two younger competitors under the bus. The things they were saying were unfounded for the most part and just plain nasty. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Violet and Pearl are perfect queens, by any means, but they both answered to question in a way they lifted themselves up without putting down their fellow competitors. Watching the episode of Untucked today really drove the point home. Ginger and Kennedy started kissing ass so hard when they got backstage that I thought they were going to suck Pearl and Violet's tucks out. Ginger finally admitted she was nasty on stage, but of course Kennedy -- who used the word CONDONE instead of CONDUCT incorrectly not once but twice during her nasty on-stage tirade "I condone myself in a way..." UGH! -- didn't have any good answers for her behavior so she just got all twisted and blew up. THAT'S mature. And she accused Violet of having a quick temper. Girl, bye. Meanwhile, Pearl and Violet found out exactly what they suspected: Ginger and Kennedy will do and say anything to win. I am pretty sure Kennedy's ignorant speech and nasty attitude are what sent her packing because she clearly nailed the video challenge. Her acting challenge was pretty fucking awful though, as usual. So now it comes down to Violet, Ginger and Pearl. I would be very happy to see Violet win at this point. I used to be Team Ginger, but her true personality really ruined her on each episode of Untucked. Pearl isn't quite the type of queen to rep a brand, in my opinion, but she is something special. Of course, Katya should still be there, but Kennedy ruins everything so she's not. You can watch Untucked below and see Ginger and Kennedy implode. Remember, Ru wants your opinion to so go on twitter and type in either #TeamViolet, #TeamPearl or the other one @RuPaulsDragRace. May the best woman win. You should also type in #TeamLeaveKennedyAtABusStop. A little Drag Race humor.
