Now that a winner has been declared, I am able to tell What Really Happened behind the Scenes at the taping of Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 5 Reunion and Coronation.
Since I was in LA, I was able to get on the Standby list for the taping and was told to show up at 3p. (I didn’t due to being delayed. I also know, Drag Queens never start on time, and would never start before sunset).
I showed up at 6pm and was asked to sign some release forms, and so I waited in the Super Fan/Press line in the Playground of an Elementary school, a block from the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood. Some of crowd was dressed to go to a premiere. Over 2.5 hrs. later, we went into the theater as the show began.
Soon, a drag queen came out and introduced himself as, ‘Hi, I’m Alec Mapa’! This was Alec’s drag debut and he wanted to dress for the occasion. Our Pal, Mapa, looked darn convincing, as he warmed up the crowd.
