Alright Mary: All Things Rupaul's Drag Race

The kweens are keeping up with the kountry's kraziest--okay, enough of that. it's Kardashian the Musical, but the drama is off stage as much as on as Nina duels with her inner-saboteur, Alexis gets "tough Mom" on the girls in Untucked and the queens open up about impossible beauty standards in the gay community. (By the way, hey Pit Crew!) But the biggest gag comes from Momager Ru herself, with a surprise elimination that left everyone crying and dancing over the credits.

Rise and shine, ladies! The pressure is on to have a personality as the queens are tasked with giving us morning show realness. Sasha and Shea finally get some overdue attention, while Aja and Valentina are being emotionally evolved Millenials in the workroom. We discuss the continued theme of kindness, which queen we think is playing it safe, share some parting words for Charlie and of course, discuss the origin of the expression "Alright Mary!"

The queens are tasked with creating their own fairy tale princesses (and problematic sidekicks) in this week’s episode. Despite it being season 9, some of the girls still don’t know how to sew. (In the wise words of Shea Coulee, why y’all acting brand new?) We discuss the queens’ powerful POV’s post-Pulse, filtered drag on Instagram, whether or not Valentina is totally conning us, Kimora’s monkey, Aja’s untucked meltdown, our deeper love for Shea, continued adoration of Sasha, the importance of supporting local drag, and an impossibly dreamy Last Chance Lipsync.

The queens are tumbling for their lives this week in a cheerleading challenge that, frankly, left us jeering. Jaymes Mansfield struggles to come forward, Kimora Blac throws shade at cartwheeling and rhinestones, Peppermint shares a powerful story from her past and Valentina reveals her true drag mother. Then it’s a White Party on the runway and a B-50-snooze of a “Love Shack” lip sync. We queen out on the importance of kindness between the queens, spill some T on World of Wonder/Logo/VH1, check in with our sister podcast and send you out with a Last Chance Lipsync you oughta know about.

The wait is over, Mary! Season 9 has officially begun, and we are Gaga-GAGGED! We are given looks, looks, looks all episode, from mindblowing (Sasha Velour...) to middling (Jaymes...), and of course, so much wisdom, kindness and perfect pronunciation of fashion designers' names from Lady Gaga. Plus an Untucked for the ages and a final twist we saw coming from a mile away. Cu-cu-could it really be Cynthia? (Yes. Yes it is.)

Thanks to some altruistic attendees of the Season 9 premiere party and an apparent wealth of memory on their iPhones, we got to see a bootlegged first 20 minutes of the first episode of Season 9! But before we get into a feast of spoilers, we react to the recently released super trailer and go in deep on the topic of misogyny, bottom shaming and gender policing in the gay community. Plus our predictions for the season, Alright Amanda and another Last Chance Lipsync!

Tyra Sanchez is offering no Ru-pologies on Twitter while Venus D’Lite takes to Facebook Live to do the exact opposite this week. We discuss the intersection of drag and social media, plus RuPaul’s latest appearances in the mainstream media, the performances that wowed us at the Season 9 premiere party, and our final segment of “Give Her Another Take!”, featuring Aja, Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo’Nina Brown, Peppermint and Sasha Velour. Plus: the debut of a new feature at the end of the show!

We're living our All Stars 3 fantasy this week with a wish list of runners-up from seasons past we'd like to see back on the mainstage again, but first it's our segment "Give Her Another Take!" where we get to know Season 9 queens Valentina, Kimora Blac, Charlie Hides and Jaymes Mansfield a little better before the season premiere later this month. Plus: words of wisdom from Jasmine Masters!

The wait is over, Mary's! Season 9 of Drag Race is officially premiering on March 24th, and with 30 seconds worth of a preview to feast on, we make a meal out of scraps and queen out on every minute detail, from who's who out of drag to some runway looks that already have us GAGGING!

With the Season 9 premiere just around the corner, we get to know the queens a little better in a new segment called "Give Her Another Take!" Before taking a closer look at Eureka O'Hara, Farrah Moan, Trinity Taylor and Shea Coulee, we queen the F out on "The Comeback" and the brilliant NUANCE of Valerie Cherish.

Reunited, and it feels okay. All of the eliminated queens have returned for a brief catch-up with Ru, followed by a thorough rehashing of some long-resolved conflicts, before giving an Overstock.com gift card to Ben as a consolation prize and finally handing a scepter to Bianca for a job well done, (Wait--isn't there supposed to be a crown? This is a crowning, for god's sake.) We also give out some end of season awards ("Pick Two!")and queen out about "The Comeback."

Our final four queens are in the last lap of the race—time for some Sissyography, some fabulous overacting, Ru offering Tic-Tac’s and truth over lunch with each of the girls, and a final lipsync that really doesn’t make a difference in deciding who goes to the Top 3.

The top 5 queens are getting stoned this week--designing looks inspired by precious gems and jewels for the Glitter Ball. But not before reading each other to filth via puppets, stumbling through some hasty choreography and bringing a variety of interpretations of what "banjee" means to the runway.

The Season 9 queens were just announced and this gaggle of girls deserved their own episode! We talk about who we're living for, what we expect/hope to see happen this season, and of course make some predictions based on very little information!

Here come the brides! This week the queens are giving straight men marital makeovers and giving us so much to talk about in terms of gender norms, gay panic in the locker room and the transformation of Joslyn’s bride—and we’re not just talking about his transformation into that one girl Gremlin. We also dive into Ru’s recent recommendation of The Velvet Rage, a must-read guide for any gay man.

This week, the girls are pretending to fill in as host of The RuPaul Show (nevermind that half of them were children when The RuPaul Show was on the air) and it's a mixed bag of awkward encounters and charming banter. Ben and Courtney learn how to show a little more heart, while Joslyn goes in on the hard-hitting journalism and Darienne loses an earring. Then it's animal kingdom couture on the runway and Paula Abdul behind the judges table getting her life!

When it comes to comedy, some queens do stand-up...and some melt down. This week we recap "Drag Queens of Comedy," most well-known for Laganja Estranja's bizarre ode to stoner realness, Trinity truly overcoming her saboteur and Bianca firmly cementing her win this season. Laganja infamously loses her shit (and her nail) in the Gold Bar, which inspired us to remember other RPDR meltdowns from seasons past.

This week, the girls help Rupaul sell makeup! They're strategically paired to film commercials and push producer storylines. Bianca helps Trinity bring out her own inner Bianca, while Courtney labels Joslyn as a second-rate version of herself. Then it's black and white on the runway, and a lip sync with a twist!

The very first podcast episode of "Alright Mary!"! We'll be recapping and reviewing our favorite episodes, moments, themes, lip syncs and of course queens of RuPaul's Drag Race every week. This week we share our thoughts on the All Stars 2 queens, give some love to an under-appreciated queen, reveal our All Stars 2 snubs and predictions for the upcoming season!