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multiple reports.The Shreveport, Louisiana, native had been hospitalized multiple times in recent months, with pneumonia and suspected kidney failure stemming from a scleroderma diagnosis.DeVayne made the top four in season 8, delivering impressive looks and lip syncs, including an unforgettable, iconic performance of Jennifer Holliday's «And I Am Telling You» from .An incredible performer, an incredible person.

herstory — and it was recently nominated for best reality competition series.

11 Primetime Emmy nominations for season 12, including Outstanding Competition Program, Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program for, and Outstanding Host for Reality/Competition Program for RuPaul, who has won in the category the last four years.“Drag queens have been on the frontlines of many challenging times in our history,” the host and EP said of the new seasons in a statement. “RuPaul’s Drag Race 13, All Stars 6 and new seasons of Untucked will offer more opportunities for our queens to

Today VH1 announced that the reigning Emmy Competition Series winner “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and it’s spin-off, “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars,” has been renewed for their 13th and sixth seasons respectively. That wasn’t a surprise based on the continuing popularity of the show (ratings were up for both installments this past spring) as well as the fact it’s one of Viacom’s crown jewels in terms of industry accolades.

is set to be a roller coaster of emotions, as this first look at the premiere previews backstage drama, pandemic fears and at least one makeout session between Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Kameron Michaels.«Like, why haven't we hung out more often?» Vanjie questions Kameron in the teaser, cutting to the big kiss and their fellow queens' shocked reactions.

nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards were announced, HBO’s came out on top with 26 total nominations. The limited series was followed by with 20, which is the most-nominated comedy series of the year, and then  and, both with 18, making them tied for the most-nominated drama series. Additionally, nine other scripted and nonscripted series — including ,  and  — received 10 or more total Emmy nominations. With the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel coming up on Sept.

All hail queen Shea Coulee! The Chicago-based stunner stormed through the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 competition and was crowned its winner over Jujubee and Miz Cracker in the final episode that aired Friday, July 24. It was a triumphant victory for her after her devastating loss in season 9 to eventual winner Sasha Velour during a season where she was widely considered to be the front runner.

announce the nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards, celebrating the best of the 2019-2020 TV season, during a virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones.The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out Sunday, Sept. 20 during a live broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

.While Shea and Jujubee made the finals on their previous seasons (season 9 and seasons 2 and, respectively), with Cracker just missing out on final 4 in season 10, the trio returned to the Werk Room ready to compete and quickly cemented themselves as this season's frontrunners via countless sickening runway looks, two top-tier Snatch Game performances and one trusty pickle costume.Ahead of Friday's finale — which will see one of the queens being inducted into the Hall of Fame — ET's Brice

that kicked off earlier this year at the Flamingo hotel and casino.The docu-series will follow six alumnae of the Emmy-winning show as they shantay and slay on the red carpet, rock the theater, invade the casinos and celebrate backstage with Ru.

season 12,, and had aired their final episodes, then you don't know RuPaul.Set to debut on VH1 in August, the six-episode docuseries  will follow legendary alumni Asia O’Hara, Derrick Barry, Kameron Michaels, Naomi Smalls, Vanessa «Vanjie» Mateo and Yvie Oddly as they set up shop on the strip for the  residency.Judging from the first teaser,  will be full of stunts and shenanigans, hot-and-heavy makeouts and just a little bit of backstage melodrama: «All of drag is depending on us to turn it

RuPaul answered a particularly ominous-sounding phone call from… .«I don't know who called RuPaul, but I think it's bad for us,» Cracker says in this first look at Friday's finale, debuting exclusively on ET. «I'll tell you what: If RuPaul is scared, I am terrified.»Cracker, Shea and Juju barely have time to shake in their boots before they receive another surprise: The eliminated queens are back.

Trixie adds.The duo met while filming season 7 of, though they didn't become «one of the most celebrated friendships in modern media» until after their season ended.

Brooke Lynn Hytes told us she was Queen of the North, and now, she has a seat at the judges' table to prove it: The season 11 finalist makes history as the first alum to front an international spinoff on .The series will see Brooke Lynn, along with fellow judges Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie, preside over 12 of the Great White North's finest queens as they compete for a cash prize of $100,000 and the title of Canada's Next Drag Superstar.

Kim Chi‘s career undoubtably exploded when she made her legendary entrance into the Drag Race werk room at the beginning of the Emmy-winning series 8th season. Her incredible fashions, engaging personality, wit, vulnerability and so much more made her an instant fan favorite with the program’s die hard fan base. All this time later she’s one of the most followed RPDR queens with a whopping 1.9 million Instagram fans who can’t get enough of whatever she has to offer.

RuPaul Drag Race‘s Plastique Tiara, 23, who goes by Duc Tran Nguyen when she’s not working, knows how much the show has done for her career. After finishing in eighth place last year, Plastique has been busy gracing the stage all over the world! Unfortunately with the COVID-19 pandemic, she was forced to postpone her latest tour.

Asking a beauty professional—whether it's a celebrity hairstylist, makeup artist, or Instagram influencer (hi, 2020)—for advice is always a safe bet. But dig a little deeper, and you'll find there are plenty of other people out there who are legitimate authorities in their own right.

Shea Couleé. Watch what happens next in the first act of Friday's all-new episode of, debuting exclusively on ET.«I feel great that I dodged a bullet and that I'm still here,» Shea says in testimony.

Performers around the world continue to wait for the world to resume as the coronavirus outbreak continues to keep several people out of work and the drag queen community is no different. RuPaul Drag Race star Shangela, 38, also known as Darius Pierce, is doing her best to not let that happen in a time of crisis with her newest project Feed the Queens.

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo shouts when she realizes she's the first queen to join our conference call. «I'll take over the f**king interview!»Miss Vanjie features on the new single from  sister — and season 11 winner — Yvie Oddly, and ET has the exclusive premiere of their «Hype» music video.

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George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, among too many more, is a fitting reminder of where our community came from and how much further we have to go.«Pride Month came about because we were protesting police brutality,» explains queen Shea Couleé.

Ricky Martin helped kick RuPaul‘s Drag Race All-Stars 5 off to a bangin’ start, thanks to his insanely good looks. The 48-year-old singer was one of the celebrity judges for the the June 5 premiere, and all anyone could talk about on Twitter was how ridiculously lust-worthy he still is.

has something old (a fan favorite from all the way back in season 1) and something new (that twisty new twist), something borrowed (, which we traditionally don't get for ) and something blue (the current state of the world). brings 10 beloved queens back into the Werk Room to slug it out for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame — if they can survive this season's mystery lip sync assassins, that is.

Start your engines yet again folks, because we are diving right into the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars just one week after s12 concluded. There’s no need to take a break, however, as this group of queens is sure to bring it with their incredible looks, amazing personalities, fiery spirits and so much more as one of them will eventually make it into the Drag Race Hall of Fame alongside past winners Chad Michaels, Alaska, Trixie Mattel, Trinity The Tuck and Monet X Change.

crowned a winner, baby, officially drawing to a close season 12 of the reality competition. Which means it's time to hang up our wigs and kick off our heels, because-- What's that? A new season of premieres tonight, without even a week to catch our breath?It's time for, which brings with it a big twist and 10 truly sickening returning queens.

To quote Jan quoting Heidi N Closet, Though in this case, it's the end of season 12 and this group of queens really f**king matters to us.

Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode and Jaida Essence Hall are making herstory amid the Jandemic pandemic. In lieu of a live grand finale, as has become customary, season 12's finalists will compete for the crown without leaving their homes.

Has romance once again blossomed in the Werk Room?

After announcing the returning queens and hinting at a secret twist in RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 5, the franchise has ru-vealed the twist as well as the guest judges and first full trailer for the upcoming season.

Legendary — Photo: Warner Media Group

As a wise Laganja Estranja once said, «Y'all wanted a twist, eh?»

Raven-Symoné — Photo: Quentin Ryan

This is a whole different kind of Ruveal.

With all the talk of and, let's not forget we have a season 12 queen to crown. And now, we know how Mama Ru is going to make that happen amid the ongoing Jandemic pandemic.

Things are aboot to get sickening in the Great White North.