RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 has officially ended, with Ru and the head honchos at World of Wonder having crowned Symone, from the House of Avalon, who was a fan favorite and front-runner throughout the competition. The grand finale was a cataclysmic televised drag event, with a hotly debated top four, and a season rife with accusations of what Alyssa Edwards once memorably described as “rigor morris.” Notable among the critics is Tamisha Iman, whose own elimination at the hands of top four finalist Kandy Muse kickstarted much of the speculation about production mishaps.
of Tamisha Iman dating all the way back to 1998, before some of the queens her season had even been born.
An early narrative about Iman in season 13 was that she was the legendary mother of the “Iman dynasty,” whose children included Tandi Iman Dupree, famous for a stunt, for which the judges all praised her. She was outspoken about her history as a choreographer and performer, telling viewers she had mentored many of the queens in Atlanta, including fellow contestant Lala Ri, who won later won Miss Congeniality for season 13.
In the above video, that knack for dance makes itself clear, as does her deep understanding of performance and spectacle on stage. It’s extremely pageant in nature, like most Atlanta drag, while also filled with pop star worthy choreography, like when she delicately unwraps her headdress to reveal a matching wig—a staple of American drag queens—later doing the same with her dress.
This isn’t just another performer or drag queen. This is a star, and before most of her competitors could even read.
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