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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Team On Critiquing Queens & Lifting Up The Queer Community: “There’s No Other Show That Belongs To Us” – Contenders TV: The Nominees


RuPaul’s Drag Race continues to top itself, and it shows no sign of slowing down after receiving 10 Emmy nominations for the show’s 16th season.

“Thankfully, we draw from such a deep well of queen talent across the country,” explains EP Mandy Salangsang at a virtual panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees. I remember this happening in the airport recently, I got on the plane and I thought about it and I was like, ‘Oh my God, there’s no other show that belongs to us, except RuPaul’s Drag Race.’” “He just brings with him an enthusiasm and an energy and instills in these queens the belief that no matter how daunting the task may be… he helps them believe and know that they can deliver,” says Salangsang.

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