'It was a performance so thoughtful, so keenly referential, and so, so very silly that it has already become one of my all-time favorites.' Our beastobsessed recap of the new episide of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars:'
,” which is filled with not-so-veiled references to chest cannons and sweater stretchers. And Jessica tore off her jacket at the top of the number to reveal a full tribute to legendary trans pioneer, Cristina La Veneno, whose gazongas are known worldwide.
Both I and guest judge Jojo Siwa screamed at the same time upon seeing this reveal, perfectly timed to Petras’ opening line of, “My” Jessica proceeded to take heavy stomps all over the stage, ensuring that her breastplate bongos had plenty of recoils to show the judges all of their bounce.one of her most iconic looks
. Something like this could easily come off as asinine, but on Jessica, it was a lovely testament to the power that La Veneno has had on the queer community, from one beloved Spanish-speaking queen to another. It incorporated the spirit of La Veneno, who commanded attention with her body, and kept that focus with her raucous, frank personality.Michelle Visage
buried her head in her hands with laughter. Somehow, the joke—that her shoulder boulders were on full, gleeful display—never got old, either. Jessica infused the performance with her characteristically infectious energy, eventually even forgetting the “lip sync” part of the lip sync by its end. “Look at these margari-ta-tas,” Jessica sang in unison with Petras. “Look at these margari-!” As if anyone could take their eyes off of them anyway, despite the risk of being blinded by a stray nipple.
To no one’s surprise, Jessica Wild won that $30,000 and deserved every single penny of it. She gave us something that wasn’t only funny, but heartening as well. I hope and pray that her performance sends a swath of people who might not know about Cristina La Veneno running to brush up on their history. It’s a great chance to watch what I consider to be the best show of the decade so far, Max’s. If you haven’t yet seen it, now is the time.
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