![]() And while that meant Manila won't be in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, she does have a place in fan's hearts and memories. Celebrating the L in LGBTQIA+, the queens share the miracle of drag with new lesbian sisters, transforming the fabulous queer women into fabulous drag queens. When Naomi Smalls eliminated Manila, for which Naomi faced a racist backlash, she wasn't bending the rules, she was following them. Manila's showed just how much the All Stars format punishes winners by painting a target on their back. Shangela and BendelaCreme's eliminations were aberrations from the norm. But Luzon's elimination wasn't a fault of the format, it was part of its architecture. Given that most of the Drag Race fandom is still exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress after All Stars 3 saw BenDeLaCreme and Shangela exit the competition early, it's easy to blame the format. And the post itself shows that, while she loves Drag Race as an institution, she's willing to draw back the curtain and show fans the reality of production - not just for the hell of it, but to raise a larger issue.įor some people, Luzon's elimination was a sign that the All Stars format doesn't work. Her style conveys how meticulous a designer, while maintaining a signature irreverence. ![]() ![]() Manila's period dress synthesizes why people love her. She revealed that production told her the dress was in "bad taste" even though she wanted to "normalize menstruation by looking sick'ning even if I was on my period!" The post was a success, garnering more headlines than any single outfit this season. Earlier in the season, Manila also used her Instagram to show her original "curves and swerve" runway, a dress that looked like a menstrual pad soaked in blood. ![]()
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