RuPaul is laying the cards on the table in the latest addition to the
RuPaul's Drag Race
franchise.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue
will premiere on VH1 this summer. The six-part docuseries features the former
Drag Race
contestants who staged the show's first Las Vegas residency,
RuPaul's Drag Race Live!
Vegas Revue
follows Yvie Oddly, Asia O'Hara, Derrick Barry, Kameron Michaels, Naomi Smalls, and Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo "as they showcase the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent it takes to pull off groundbreaking performances in front of a live audience," a release stated.
The series will also show behind-the-scenes moments and the personal lives of the performers. A spicy new trailer shows Mateo and Michaels locking lips in between curtain calls.
RuPaul's Drag Race Live!,
directed by RuPaul and Jamal Sims, premiered in January at the
Flamingo Las Vegas
but was put on hold due to the health pandemic. A teaser of its songs was featured in a
Drag Race
season 12 "Ru-sical" challenge.
After her
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
elimination, Barry shared with
The Advocate
that the show is going "month by month" in the midst of the crisis. But she is looking forward to its live return.
"I think that people need entertainment. I think they need comedy. I think they need inspiration. And if people are willing to go down to the Strip and gamble, then hopefully they're willing to go down to the Strip and see some live entertainment as well," Barry said.
In the meantime, Viva Virtual Vegas! Watch the trailer for
RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue
below and see the premiere Friday, August 21 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on VH1.
