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HBO has canceled their drag reality TV series We're Here, three months after it aired its final episode on May 31. The well-received series premiered in 2020 and featured Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley going around the country and training small-town residents to prepare them for a one-night-only drag show. The fourth season saw Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale lead the show. Bolstered by an intriguing presence, We're Here was arguably HBO's most heartwarming show on the channel, which premiered four seasons up until this summer.

As reported by Variety, We're Here Season 4 will serve as its final season after premiering on HBO the past few years. HBO made a statement regarding the cancellation, discussing its many awards accolades and its social importance. During a time in which bigoted aggression is still pointed toward drag shows and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole,...

Ending the year in signs is the hilarious, adventurous, sharp-tongued era of Sagittarius.

There’s truly nothing like them. They are quirky, mysterious and full of life. While they naturally grab the attention in the room, they feel most comfortable when they’re in their lonesome.

Sagittarius is the jack-of-trades sign; the sign that takes up space in every all industries — whether they be an actor, comedian or a bus driver — their versatility allows them to do it all. And that flexibility helps fuel their “I’ll try anything once” mindset. To them, what is life if you’re not living it to your fullest? The only thing you have to beware of is their slick mouth. Between Sagittarius, Virgo and Aries it’s hard to tell which sign is more brutally honest. Truly, to know Sagittarius is to love them. And if you don’t love…it doesn’t...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka and Sasha Velour were named the new hosts of HBO’s drag makeover show “We’re Here,” the network announced Wednesday.

Hall and Velour won Season 12 and 9 of “Drag Race,” respectively, while Priyanka won the inaugural season of “Drag Race Canada.”

The trio will make their debut in Season 4, which begins production later this month. Season 4 will focus on two U.S. towns over the course of six episodes, taking an in-depth and more immersive look at the local political systems and participants, anti-lgbtq+ legislation and opposition, and their effect on the LGBTQ+ community.

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Hall, Priyanka and Velour will continue the series’ goal of spreading love and connection through the art of drag across small-town America.

“We have been so inspired by the stories and important...

HBO’s drag makeover docuseries We’re Here is getting a revamp of its own: Hosts Shangela, Eureka and Bob the Drag Queen are all being replaced ahead of the show’s upcoming fourth season, TVLine has confirmed.

Stepping in for Season 4 are RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 winner Sasha Velour, Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall and Canada’s Drag Race Season 1 winner Priyanka. The season will focus on two U.S. towns over the course of six episodes, “taking an in-depth and more immersive look at the local political systems and participants, anti-lgbtq+ legislation and opposition, and their effect on the LGBTQ+ community,...

Drag performer Shangela, best known as one of the stars of HBO’s acclaimed docuseries “We’re Here,” has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles.

The performer, whose real name is Darius Jeremy Pierce, denied the accusations in a statement provided to the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed by a “We’re Here” production assistant named Daniel McGarrigle, who says that on Feb. 25, 2020, he was raped by Pierce in the performer’s Louisiana hotel room after a crew party. McGarrigle says he had passed out, and woke up to find Pierce attempting to penetrate him. He says he attempted to struggle but was unable to escape.

McGarrigle says he didn’t initially report the assault out of fear for his job which, among other things, he says included serving as a driver and personal assistant for Pierce. He...

Darius Jeremy Pierce, known to viewers of We’re Here and RuPaul’s Drag Race as the drag queen Shangela, has been accused of rape by a former crew member on the HBO series, the Los Angeles Times reports.

In a lawsuit McGarrigle filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the former production assistant claims that Pierce sexually assaulted him after a crew party in February 2020. Per McGarrigle, he and Pierce were in a Louisiana hotel room when Pierce allegedly overpowered him and had sex with him despite McGarrigle screaming “no” and trying to push him away.

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The first four RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 queens have made themselves known in a sneak peek from the season premiere. The new season premieres January 6th and features 16 new queens competing for the crown. The series premiered in 2009 and has launched stars like Shangela Laquifa Wadley and Trixie Mattel into the spotlight. Shangela placed fourth place in Dancing With The Stars season 31, and Ru recently admitted he thinks she deserved to win one of the several Drag Race seasons she competed in. This season, the series has moved from VH1 to MTV for a fresh start.

Fans can meet four RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 contestants in a new preview that the show released. RuPaul's Drag Race shared the sneak peek on YouTube, which introduces Irene Dubois, Luxx Noir London, Aura Mayari, and Marcia Marcia Marcia. Irene, a Seattle-based Alien queen, immediately sneezes from her own cheap perfume upon entering the werk room.

Actor, producer and screenwriter Ryan Reynolds will receive “The People’s Icon” award at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards, NBC and E! announced. Reynolds will be honored for his contributions to film and television, including recent Netflix film “The Adam Project.” The program will air on NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 6 at 9 p.m. Et from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

“In any endeavor – whether it’s acting, producing, marketing or business – Ryan Reynolds has the unique ability to create joy and authentically connect with his audience. He’s received many accolades over the years, but it’s these innate qualities that makes him so beloved,” said Cassandra Tryon, SVP, entertainment live events, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We cannot wait to present Ryan with ‘The People’s Icon’ award at this year’s show.”

Reynolds can next be seen in the musical comedy “Spirited” opposite Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer,...

“To be anyone who gets to walk through a door, there’s a responsibility not only to walk through there fiercely, but also push it open for the others coming behind. That’s what we’re hoping to do,” said drag star Shangela to “Dancing with the Stars” co-host Alfonso Ribeiro on “Elvis Night” when asked what it’s like to be a groundbreaker. Shangela — aka Darius Jeremy Pierce — and pro partner Gleb Savchenko are the first male same-sex couple to compete on the show.

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Shangela had a strong first dance on the show on premiere night, a charismatic and energetic salsa that got such a great response from the studio audience that he felt “like Beyonce at the Super Bowl.” It was actually the first time Savchenko...

When “We’re Here” debuted in April 2020, the world was locked at home at the onset of the pandemic. The previous year, popular drag queens Bob the Drag Queen (Christopher Caldwell), Shangela (DJ Pierce), and Eureka had traveled across America helping members of the local LGBTQ+ community (and their allies) put on a show of visibility in their small towns. They crisscrossed the country from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Twin Falls, Idaho.

Continue reading ‘We’re Here’ Is More Important Now Than Ever at The Playlist.

Exclusive: For the second consecutive year in a row, the GLAAD Media Awards will count on Hulu as its official streaming partner. The streamer will air highlights from the LGBTQ awards show—taking place in Los Angeles on April 2— beginning on April 16.

The celebration will honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

Hosts and series producers of the Emmy-nominated HBO series We’re Here, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce, will host the 33rd Annual celebration honoring Kacey Musgraves with the Vanguard Award, and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.

Award recipients will be announced in several of GLAAD’s television and film categories. Singer/songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers will open the ceremony with a special performance.

“During the GLAAD Media Awards, Hollywood’s biggest and brightest names will speak out against attacks on LGBTQ people...

Action-adventure feature stars Luke MacFarlane and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce.

Altitude Film Sales has boarded upcoming action-adventure film Lone Star Bull, which marks the feature debut of UK director David Stoddart and stars Luke MacFarlane and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce.

The London-based sales agent will handle worldwide rights to the film and is expected to launch sales later this year at the American Film Market (AFM).

A two-month shoot wraps in Savannah, Georgia today (July 9) on the feature, which is produced by Maggie Monteith through her US banner Southern Stories alongside Christopher Simon for the UK’s New Sparta Films and Seth Michaels.

On Thursday morning, Josie Totah (Saved By The Bell), D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce (We’re Here), and Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House) took to GLAAD’s TikTok page to unveil the nominees for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards. The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony scheduled for April 2021.

Among the nominees are many film and TV series about LGBTQ people of color including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, I May Destory You, Lingua Franca, The Half of It, P-Valley, The Craft: Legacy, Twenties, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Love, Victor, Superstore, Star Trek: Discovery, Vida, among others.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. During the livestream, Totah, Pierce and Bennett announced a staggering 198 nominees in 28 categories, including two new categories: Outstanding Children’s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist. This year, several categories increased from five to ten worthy nominees to...

Nominations for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards were revealed on Thursday via a live-streamed TikTok video featuring Saved by the Bell star Josie Totah, The Christmas House actor Jonathan Bennett and D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce.

Each nominee was selected using four criteria: fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, boldness and originality, cultural impact and overall quality.

Among the film categories, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — featuring Chadwick Boseman in his final role — along with Viola Davis and Colman Domingo, was included, along with Kristen Stewart-starrer Happiest Season and Ryan Murphy’s musical The Prom. Television nominees included Schitt’s Creek and Love,...

Nominations for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards were revealed on Thursday via a live-streamed TikTok video featuring Saved by the Bell star Josie Totah, The Christmas House actor Jonathan Bennett and D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce.

Each nominee was selected using four criteria: fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, boldness and originality, cultural impact and overall quality.

Among the film categories, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — featuring Chadwick Boseman in his final role — along with Viola Davis and Colman Domingo, was included, along with Kristen Stewart-starrer Happiest Season and Ryan Murphy’s musical The Prom. Television nominees included Schitt’s Creek and Love,...

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be announced in a livestream on GLAAD’s TikTok page on Thursday, January 28 at 12pm Et.

This marks the first time TikTok has ever live-streamed a nominations announcement for an awards show.

During the livestream, actress Josie Totah, actor and performer D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce (We’re Here), and actor Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House) will help to reveal the nominees for several of the GLAAD Media Awards categories, with the full list to be revealed after the livestream concludes. The livestream will also feature highlights from previous GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, as well as clips from celebrity interviews.

GLAAD is also working with TikTok on a special recognition titled “TikTok Queer Advocate of the Year.” TikTok will highlight those who have accelerated acceptance...

This Katy Keene review contains spoilers.

Katy Keene Episode 6

“That’s when I knew I was royally screwed.”

As this episode opens, Katy realizes that it’s time to move on from K.O., a sentiment that is echoed by her friends. And viewers. She has only ever experienced romance with him, and let’s face it, dude was super lame. (I still can’t believe that the ever-candid Jorge has never spoken up to tell Katy this fact). After learning that her mom did in fact work at Lacy’s for a short while, she is thrust into helping Prince Errol Swoon and his bride-to-be Patricia prepare for their engagement photo shoot at Lacy’s. Not really having time to process this information.

Unfortunately, the pair are bickering and Katy uses her flawless people skills and fashion sense to save the day and the shoot. It’s there that...

Hours after news broke that Glee star Mark Salling had died of an apparent suicide, his former co-stars are taking to social media to express their (often complicated) feelings.

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Paris Barclay, who directed Salling in multiple episodes of the Fox comedy, was among the first to speak out, calling the actor’s sudden death a “painful loss.” Barclay’s tweet included a photo of himself with Salling and Cory Monteith, who died of a drug overdose in 2013.

Check out his tweet, which was retweeted by Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz, below:

It’s a painful loss,...

Mark Salling, best known for playing Noah “Puck” Puckerman on Fox’s Glee, is dead, TVLine has confirmed.

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According to an initial report from TMZ, the actor was found near a riverbed close to his Sunland, Calif., home. The cause of death, though unconfirmed, is believed to be suicide.

“I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning,” Salling’s lawyer tells TVLine. “Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some...

Here's something to look forward to next year. Recently, VH1 announced season three of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars will debut in January.The new season will feature the following previous Drag Race contestants: Aja (season nine; from Brooklyn, NY), BenDeLaCreme (season six; from Seattle, Wa), Chi Chi DeVayne(season eight; from Shreveport, La), Kennedy Davenport (season seven; from Dallas, TX), Milk(season six; from New York, NY), Morgan McMichaels (season two; from Los Angeles, CA), Shangela (seasons two & three; from Los Angeles, CA), Thorgy Thor (season eight; from Brooklyn, NY), and Trixie Mattel (season seven; from Los Angeles, CA).Read More…...

VH1 has finally scheduled the return of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” with the show’s third outing to premiere on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.

The 90-minute premiere was announced in a new promo for the season (above) featuring the nine fan-favorite queens who will return for another shot at the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.”

The cast comprises Aja (Season 9), BenDeLaCreme (Season 6), Chi Chi DeVayne (Season 8), Kennedy Davenport (Season 7), Milk (Season 6), Morgan McMichaels (Season 2), Shangela (Seasons 2, 3), Thorgy Thor (Season 8), and Trixie Mattel (Season 8).

Chris here. Last night the lineup was revealed for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in a big casting extravaganza like Drag Race used to do in the old days. These casting specials really should be required for each season because we get to spend solo time with each queen that the workroom can't afford. And for an All Stars season it allows the newer viewers an opportunity to get to know queens from early seasons. But onto the queens - this year's lineup is also stocked full of "eliminated too soon" queens to go with the fan favorites:

Aja (Season 9) BenDeLaDreme (Season 6) Chi Chi Devayne (Season 8) Kennedy Davenport (Season 7) Milk (Season 6) Morgan McMichaels (Season 2) Shangela (Season 2 and 3) Thorgy Thor (Season 8) Trixie Mattel (Season 7)

But wait, there's more! In typical teasing Ru fashion, one queen has yet to be revealed. Whether she will be announced later or...

Following an Emmy-winning ninth season of (three wins, in fact), the reality competition series is back with an all-new season of All Stars, featuring some of the fiercest queens in Drag Race herstory.

RuPaul, with the help of Chaka Khan, revealed the season three lineup during an hour-long special on VH1. This year, Aja (season nine, pictured above), BenDeLaCreme (season six), Chi Chi DeVayne (season eight), Kennedy Davenport (season seven), Milk (season six), Morgan McMichaels (season two), Shangela (seasons two and three), Thorgy Thor (season eight) and Trixie Mattel (season seven, and host of the upcoming Viceland talk show, The Trixie & Katya Show, with ) will all vie for a coveted place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame alongside past winners Chad Michaels and Alaska.

In addition to the returning contestants, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews will once again judge the competition alongside RuPaul. And just like season two’s , expect plenty of unexpected moments in what...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.

Back in 2009, you'd be hard-pressed to find an average American who knew the definition of a death drop or how to read a queen for filth. That all changed with RuPaul's Drag Race, the must-see competition series returning this summer with its second All Stars season on Logo. And it promises to be bitchier and funnier than ever.

"The girls dropped whatever they were doing to do this," RuPaul says. "We've got a hundred girls now, so we could pretty much do All Stars forever."

So who's going to lip-sync...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.Back in 2009, you'd be hard-pressed to find an average American who knew the definition of a death drop or how to read a queen for filth. That all changed with RuPaul's Drag Race, the must-see competition series returning this summer with its second All Stars season on Logo. And it promises to be bitchier and funnier than ever. "The girls dropped whatever they were doing to do this," RuPaul says. "We've got a hundred girls now, so we could pretty much do All Stars forever." So who's going to lip-sync...

Welcome to Outrage Watch, HitFix's semi-regular rundown of entertainment-related kerfuffles. Not feeling anxious enough already? Get your fix of righteous indignation below, and stay posted for outrage updates throughout the week. Last night's Darin Morgan-scripted X-Files episode "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" was the best-received episode of the series revival yet -- our own Alan Sepinwall said it "lived up to every wish and hope I had for it" -- but not everyone was in love with the "monster-of-the-week" throwback. Enter Jezebel contributor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, who writes that while she enjoyed "Were-Monster" up to a point, Morgan "fumbled [the episode's] 'trans narrative,'" which involved a monster-bashing transgender prostitute played by former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant D.J. “Shangela” Pierce. The crux of Escobedo Shepherd's argument revolves around three major plot points: 1. The prostitute Annabelle is "cast stereotypically as a sex worker"; 2. The fact of Annabelle's transition is shoehorned...

Miley Cyrus delivered a show for every sense imaginable when she hit the MTV VMAs stage to belt out "Dooo It!" on Sunday.

The high-octane performance was an orchestrated surprise that Cyrus and her dancers – a group of drag queens and trans activists – spent a week perfecting.

Fans of RuPaul's Drag Race may have recognized Shangela, aka D.J. Pierce, on Cyrus' left side throughout the number. In the midst of the excitement, she captured the group's experience in her YouTube series Living with Shangela. Keep reading for the behind-the-scenes video and what she told People about Cyrus' wild night.

How...

What can you say about Miley Cyrus' closing number at the 2015 Video Music Awards? There was a ridiculous death drop (thank you Laganja Estranja). There was a kiss with reigning "RuPaul's Drag Race" champion Violet Chachki. Oh, and yes, Ms. Vivacious looked a week bit tired, but chances are unless you're a fan of the only hit show on the Logo TV network you likely had no idea who those drag queens dancing around Ms. Cyrus were. Let us enlighten you. It turns out Cyrus is such a big fan of "Drag Race" and drag in general that she sat through taping of the season 7 finale this past May. She smartly put some of the better dancers around her on the front part of the stage including the previously mentioned Estranja, Alyssa Edwards (whose audio can be heard in Cyrus' new song "Dooo It!") and Shangela (a trio who...

Just a few days after Lavalantula debuted on Syfy this weekend, the cable network has given the green light for a sequel, entitled 2 Lava 2 Lantula. The title is a reference to Universal Pictures' 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious, but don't hold your breath for high-octane racing action in 2 Lava 2 Lantula. Syfy will release 2 Lava 2 Lantula as a 2016 summer movie, but no cast members or filmmakers have been confirmed quite yet.

Police Academy stars Steve Guttenberg, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey and Michael Winslow reunited to star in Lavalantula, and the hope is to bring them all back. The story follows a "washed up 90s action hero actor" played by Steve Guttenberg, who joins forces with Leslie Easterbrook and Michael Winslow's characters to stop a monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty lava-breathing tarantulas who burn their victims alive. The supporting cast includes Nia Peeples, Danny Woodburn, Ralph Garman, Marion Ramsey, Jon Mack, D.J. Pierce and Patrick Renna.

Movie geeks, get ready to camp out.

On Sunday, a new series on Logo called Cocktails & Classics brings together the people behind some of the most beloved – and, yes, often over-the-top – films of all time with the entertainment fixtures who have made a career out of obsessing over them.

An exclusive episode from Cocktails' premiere episode, which accompanies 1989's Steel Magnolias, reveals the insider-y, chatty flavor of the series, which host Michael Urie tells People is all about digging into "finding out what it is about these films that made them classics."

Unlike many movie companion series, Cocktails & Classics is "not just trivia,...

Impeach My Bush: Menon’s Debut a Spirited Period Road Trip

Exploring a provocative dark chapter in the voting tendencies of the United States general public by revisiting the 2004 presidential elections, where incumbent George W. Bush defeated Senator John Kerry for a second term, director Meera Menon’s debut, Farah Goes Bang is clearly not meant to appease denizens of those red states. Instead, it perhaps recalls a distinct moment in time for those that valiantly fought against a tide of regression to support an unlikely candidate, as seen through the eyes of a woman of Iranian heritage on a spirited road trip to garner last minute votes in the swing state of Ohio. Much more than a mere political statement, Menon crafts a low-key character arc around an impressionable two week period that feels much less detrimental in retrospect.

Three friends drop what they’re doing to go on...

Birthday shoutouts go to Jason Biggs (above), who is 36, Emily VanCamp is 28, Catherine Tate is 46, Kim Fields is 45, and Billy Squire is 64. Here is his career-killing moment.

NBC has set The Music Man as the their next live production following Peter Pan.

‘The Real Hedwig’ Speaks: The Show’s Creators Respond!

Fox has released their primetime schedule for the fall, and Glee isn’t on it! The show won’t be back til midseason, which makes a lot of people wonder if it the final season will have a full 22-episode order, or be cut down to 13.

The Weather Channel picked the wrong Fort Worth council member to take a shot at on Twitter. I’m just glad to be reminded of Joel Burns again.

John Oliver on Eurovision. “Between Conchita and Michael Sam, did it feel like the world became a better place this weekend?”

And here is Conchita returning home.

When RuPaul's Drag Race sashayed into our lives in February 2009, it didn't instantly snatch wigs. In fact, it's taken six seasons (including one All-Stars edition) for the show to permeate the mainstream, earn inclusion in nearly every "Snubbed By Emmy" story and be considered Must See TV.

But loyal fans have known since day one that RuPaul was on to something special with this eleganza extravaganza, and now Logo's giving Johnny-come-lately's the chance to come correct and -- finally -- experience the first edition of Drag Race! The 9-episode season, which has not been re-aired or available on DVD due to legal issues, premieres tonight and includes never-before-seen footage, new cast interviews and "peek-a-Ru" pop-up commentary!

ETonline caught up with the H.B.I.C. to talk about revisiting the first season, the show's ultimate legacy and why drag -- and Drag Race -- still has a long way to go to truly be considered "popular culture...

Todrick Hall, YouTube sensation and former 'American Idol' finalist, has once again reimagined the classic Disney tale of Cinderella -- this time through the lens of pop diva and international superstar Beyonce.

Tracking the rag-to-riches storyline through Sasha Fierce hits like "Diva," "Countdown," and "Single Ladies," this brilliant reappropriation of a timeless Disney fairytale will have you gagging for more -- and luckily, this isn't the first video of its kind to be released by Hall.

The performer previously reimagined classic Disney story-lines using iconic gay personas in his videos. Check out "Beauty and the Beat" and "Cinderfella," the latter featuring Shangela Laquifa Wadley, along with Willam and superstar Janice Dickinson.

Hall also recruited Shanglea to take part in this video, playing the part of Cinderonce's sickening Fairy Drag Mother that helps young Cinderonce get her freakum dress royal ball-ready.

Could Lady Gaga be a guest judge on the upcoming season of "RuPaul's Drag Race?"

There has already been speculation on which drag queens will grace the stage during the sixth season but the topic of guest judges hasn't been broached.

Lady Gaga tweeted RuPaul, the creator and host of the beloved drag reality show, on Wednesday begging to be a judge during the show's next season:

Can I Please be a judge on drag race! @RuPaul I started out in these club, these women taught me how to serve!

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 14, 2013

This wouldn't be the first time Gaga has been on a reality series. She has previously been a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance?" and even played herself on the MTV series, "The Hills." There have been plenty of familiar faces as judges in the past on "Drag Race" such as Latoya Jackson,...

Following a "pop music emergency" after her new single "Applause" leaked and Lady Gaga decided to release the track eight days early, Mother Monster is busy shooting your favorite drag queens for a new lyric video.

Filming last night at Mickey's in West Hollywood, the video is reportedly set to feature "RuPaul's Drag Race" favorites Raven, Detox, Shangela, Shannel and Morgan McMichaels.

We're gagging at the prospect -- check out the video above!

RuPaul's Drag Race is a competition based on the unbeatable criteria of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, but a quick glance at the show's contestant history proves that deadly good looks may be a part of the package. And sometimes the package is part of the deadliness. Ow-ow! Cue the chicken laugh, Detox. 

In a toast to the sexy dudes behind the mascara and sequins, let us count down the ten hottest men in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race. Bifocals ready, because the library of sexiness is new open. 

(Disclaimer: Consider this list an indirect tribute to the gorgeous -- meaning in and out of drag -- Sahara Davenport. She's not with us anymore, but part of her eternal legend is her unbelievable beauty. She's the unranked champ here.)

10. Shangela Laquifa Wadley (D.J. Pierce)

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The comeback queen of season three (who was eliminated in the first episode of...

The "Real Housewives" of Bravo are known for their "singing" careers as much as their cat fights -- and Kenya Moore may have just released the best music video of them all.The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star just released the new clip for "Gone with the Wind Fabulous," which starts with her reenacting her now-famous battle in Anguilla with costar Porsha Stewart (played here by "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Shangela).From there there's ridiculous choreography, a Phaedra Parks diss, singing children and even an homage to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video.Words don't do this one justice ... just click the video above and enjoy. Or try to. Read more...

The second episode of RuPaul's Drag Race's fifth season delighted us with a quirky, unexpected challenge: The 13 remaining queens were tasked with reenacting classic moments from the past four seasons of Drag Race. The challenge called for precise lip-sync skills and dramatic acting chops from everyone, and it's clear whose pantomime was worthier of kudos from guest judges Kristen Johnston and Juliette Lewis: Lineysha Sparx walked off with the title for her dead-on, hilarious impersonation of Tyra Sanchez (though it helped that the resemblance was uncanny), and beleaguered Panamanian queen Serena ChaCha, a.k.a. Myron Morgan, ended up in the bottom two thanks to her uninspired take on Raja. After surviving last week's survival lip-sync, Serena lost to Monica Beverly Hillz in a final performance of Rihanna's "Only Girl (in the World)."

We caught up with Serena to discuss her rapport with the other queens, being the youngest competitor,...

AfterElton readers know what's Hot in Hollywood. We're a community of voracious yet discerning pop culture consumers, so when it comes to TV, movies, web series and celebrities... tourniquet be damned, our finger is on the bloody pulse! This year in our first annual Hot in Hollywood poll our readers cast over 800,000 votes (yes, you read that correctly) crowning winners in 21 different categories, everything from Favorite Movie Beefcake to Guilty TV Pleasure to Child Actor We Don't Hate.

There were some tight races (Favorite Web Series, Favorite TV Beefcake and Greatest TV Villain) and a couple gimmes (Teen Wolf obviously had a lock on Favorite TV Sidekick), but the big surprise was how evenly distributed the love was. No single TV or film project took home more than one or two awards.

All in all, it was an impressive launch for the first annual Hot in Hollywood Awards, and our...

Previously on Glee, Marley Rose couldn't remember How Clothes Work, so she contracted an eating disorder, despite the fact that she should be feeling really good about herself as a lady because two men-folk keep validating her existence with homoerotic wrasslin' matches. Jake and Ryder worked out a bro-type truce when Jake helped Ryder get diagnosed with dyslexia and Ryder told his jock friends to stop bullying Jake just because he's a poor.

Blaine's post-adultery existential crisis continued unabated until Sam worked his Overstreet magic and made our little Gollum remember how he used to be a happy hobbit in the gay ol' Shire and convinced him that maybe he should stop punching himself in the face all the hours of all the days. And Finn Hudson was buried with Will in baptism and raised to walk in the Schueness of life.

Of all the gin joints, in all the towns,...

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Previously on Glee, Marley Rose couldn't remember How Clothes Work, so she contracted an eating disorder, despite the fact that she should be feeling really good about herself as a lady because two men-folk keep validating her existence with homoerotic wrasslin' matches. Jake and Ryder worked out a bro-type truce when Jake helped Ryder get diagnosed with dyslexia and Ryder told his jock friends to stop bullying Jake just because he's a poor. Blaine's post-adultery existential crisis continued unabated until Sam worked his Overstreet magic and made our little Gollum remember how he used to be a happy hobbit in the gay ol' Shire and convinced him that maybe he should stop punching himself in the face all the hours of all the days. And Finn Hudson was buried with Will in baptism and raised to walk in the Schueness of life.

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It's Shangela!

One of the most polarizing queens from RuPaul's Drag Race will appear on next week's Thanksgiving-themed episode of Glee. From the press release:

Actor D.J. Pierce, primarily known as the drag character “Shangela,” will guest star on the special Thanksgiving episode of Fox's hit series Glee on Thursday, November 29th at 9/8c. Pierce will appear in drag on the episode alongside Lea Michelle, Chris Colfer, Dean Geyer and featured celebrity guest Sarah Jessica Parker. Pierce appears as an acquaintance of Parker's character attending a Thanksgiving dinner in the New York apartment of Kurt and Rachel. The scene culminates as Pierce, Parker and the series stars are flanked by dozens of New York fashionistas for an epic choreographed performance to the Scissor Sisters hit “Let's Have a KiKi."

Which other Drag Race star would you like to see join the gang? Tammie Brown as Kurt's eccentric aunt? Jujubee as Tina's counselor at "Asian Camp?...

Veteran star of stage and screen, Jenifer Lewis (most recently seen as the over-protective mother in Think Like A Man), is starring in a new comedy web series, along with Shangela (the breakout star from the TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race), titled Jenifer Lewis and Shangela. The scripted series is directed by Emmy-winning producer, writer and director Mary Lou Belli (she's helmed episodes of Girlfriends, The Game and Reed Between The Lines), from scripts by the writing team of Mark Alton Brown & Dee Laduke (Girlfriends, Designing Women), as well as Deborah Dean Davis (It Takes Two) and Margaret Oberman (Saturday Night Live). ...

Drag queen superstar Shangela Laquifa Wadley is teaming up with Sh*t Black Girls Say creator Billy Sorrells for a new series on YouTube, Two Gay Guys in A Car. For those of you who are not avid fans of the drag queen competition reality series on Logo RuPaul's Drag Race, Shanglea was an infamous contestant on the show for seasons 2 and 3. The self-described 'Debutantess of The Deep South' (aka D.J. Pierce when not in drag) says he came up with the idea in a Popeye's drive-thru line while ordering the two-piece Tuesday special. "All of you know what kind of foolishness goes on when you get in the car with your friends," said Shangela in a post on the Huffington Post. "And that's what this web series is all about." The series aims to kick off the Sh*t People Say phenomenon that inspired over a hundred of spin-offs and one Tubefilter Meetup.

Here's a laugh to kick off your holiday weekend. The next project from the writer of Sh*t Black Girls Say, is a new web series very much in the vein of the sh*t says brand of humor. The concept is interesting. Each episode centers on the random, funny moments that happen when two people are in a car on their way to a destination. According to producer Lena Waithe, the idea came by happenstance when her friends Camrin William and DJ Pierce (who you may recognize as Shangela from RuPaul's Drag Race) were caught on DJ's camera phone, which was laying on the dashboard. "When I saw the footage I immediately thought it was such a cool concept. Two people in one...

At The Daily Beast, my colleague Maria Elena Fernandez and I examine how PBS got cool: the massive success of Downton Abbey has brought PBS an increase in donations, funding for Masterpiece, a boost in ratings for other programs, and an unlikely place in the zeitgeist. (Plus, RuPaul on Downton's appeal.) You can read my latest feature, entitled "Downton Abbey: How PBS Got Cool," in which Fernandez and I talk to Rebecca Eaton, RuPaul, PBS SoCal, Wnet, and PBS executives, and The Soup producer Matthew Carney, among others. Patton Oswalt obsessively live tweets it from his weekly viewing parties. Katy Perry is using it to distract herself from her marital woes. Roger Ebert has stepped outside the movie realm to praise it in his blog. Saturday Night Live spoofed it. Mob Wives star Big Ang Raiola recited favorite quips for Us Weekly. The Onion equated watching one episode with reading a book.

Like any and all good RuPaul’s Drag Race fans know, season 4 of the reality indulgence launches in just one week — next Monday, Jan. 30, at 9 p.m. on Logo. Praise the sequin gods that it’s back!

But do you think Ru and Co. were really going to let the season start without a little bit of — okay, a lot of — razzle and dazzle? Oh, hell to the no! Which is why Logo is hosting a season 4 premiere party for Drag Race tomorrow evening, Jan. 24, from 7 to 8 p.m. Pt at West Hollywood’s Eleven Nightclub. The best part? In conjunction with Logo,...

There have been plenty of fierce competitions on "Toddlers & Tiaras" (Wed., 10 p.m. Est on TLC), but perhaps none so totally fierce as the one between Hailey and her uncle and godfather D.J. Pierce, a.k.a. drag performer "Shangela."

Hailey's mom Shemanda is hoping that "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Shangela will help her daughter "become more fierce a diva," so she stages a backyard "walk-off" where the two glamazons go head-to-head.

Both girls look completely fabulous, of course, and work it in front of the assembled family and friends, but in the end it's winning that matters most here. Who took home the title and huge crown? The tough crowd voted almost unanimously for nine year-old Hailey.

As Shemanda put it, "Shangela was good, but Hailey was better."

Check out Shangela's take on the "Toddlers & Tiaras" experience.

"Toddlers & Tiaras" airs Wednesdays, 10 p.m. Est on TLC.

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There have been plenty of fierce competitions on "Toddlers & Tiaras" (Wed., 10 p.m. Est on TLC), but perhaps none so totally fierce as the one between Hailey and her uncle and godfather D.J. Pierce, a.k.a. drag performer "Shangela."

Hailey's mom Shemanda is hoping that "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Shangela will help her daughter "become more fierce a diva," so she stages a backyard "walk-off" where the two glamazons go head-to-head.

Both girls look completely fabulous, of course, and work it in front of the assembled family and friends, but in the end it's winning that matters most here. Who took home the title and huge crown? The tough crowd voted almost unanimously for nine year-old Hailey.

As Shemanda put it, "Shangela was good, but Hailey was better."

Check out Shangela's take on the "Toddlers & Tiaras" experience.

"Toddlers & Tiaras" airs Wednesdays, 10 p.m. Est on TLC.

TV Replay...