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She Ate... Or She Was Fed to the Wolves: Ranking Every Celebrity Dude Drag Debut, From Crime Scene to Couture
Camp Commentary

She Ate... Or She Was Fed to the Wolves: Ranking Every Celebrity Dude Drag Debut, From Crime Scene to Couture

We sat through every 'straight guy tries drag' segment in late-night and reality TV history so you never have to. From glue-gun atrocities to genuinely respectful transformations, here's the definitive ranking — and a heartfelt plea to please, for the love of Liza, retire this genre.

The Trademark Wars of the Lexicon: Who Actually Owns 'Yas' (Spoiler: Not You, Not Me, and Definitely Not That App)
Culture Deep Dive

The Trademark Wars of the Lexicon: Who Actually Owns 'Yas' (Spoiler: Not You, Not Me, and Definitely Not That App)

From 'shade' to 'sashay away,' the vocabulary of ballroom and drag has been mined, trademarked, and sold back to us by everyone from streaming giants to a certain antivirus-adjacent billionaire's favorite platforms. We investigate who's cashing the checks — and the queens fighting to keep the language free.

From Ballroom to Boardroom: The Extremely Profitable History of Queer Humor (and the Corporations Circling It Like Sharks in a MAC Store)
Culture Deep Dive

From Ballroom to Boardroom: The Extremely Profitable History of Queer Humor (and the Corporations Circling It Like Sharks in a MAC Store)

Every 'it's giving' and 'okurr' you hear in a Target ad was born in a ballroom, weaponized on Black Twitter, and monetized by someone who has never watched an episode of anything. Let's follow the money — and the shade.

The Str8ys Did It Again: Handing Out the Golden Beige Awards for 2024's Most Aggressively Heterosexual Moments
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The Str8ys Did It Again: Handing Out the Golden Beige Awards for 2024's Most Aggressively Heterosexual Moments

Grab your acceptance speech and your disappointed mother — the Golden Beige Awards are back, honoring the year's most committed performances in Compulsory Heterosexuality. The competition was fierce. The khaki was fiercer.