Filipina drag queen Eva Le Queen joins ‘Drag Race: Global All Stars’
Photo from eva_lequeen/Instagram
“Everything is on the line, I will not hold back.”
Her Majesty, Filipina drag queen Eva Le Queen, is set to grace the first-ever season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Global All Stars,” representing the Philippines.
In an Instagram post, RuPaul’s Drag Con posted a photo of Eva with the caption, “Here’s your majesty! [Eva Le Queen] The FULL CAST of #GlobalAllStars is coming to @rupaulsdragcon UK – the largest gathering of #DragRace queens in the WORLD!”
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Eva’s participation follows fellow Filipina drag queen Marina Summers’ impressive third-place finish in the second season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. the World.”
This time, one of the top 4 finalists in “Drag Race Philippines” season 1 will be going against 11 other queens from various franchises, each representing their own countries.
“In ‘Drag Race Philippines,’ I did pretty well, I was [in the] Final 4,” she stated in her Meet the Queens clip. “I always go for breathtaking looks, I use my body, my artwork, my wigs, my face to tell a story and start conversations.”
Coming from a wordplay “evil queen,” Eva has always been inspired by her Eastern sisters who came before her like Pangina Heals, whom Eva described as someone who “broke the glass ceilings in the Philippines.” She added, “I came here because I wanted to show that there is excellence from that side of the world.”
More than ever, Eva’s dream is “to elevate Filipino drag as a more viable profession,” emphasizing the significance of an Asian queen winning All Stars.
“It’s high time for Asian drag excellence to be in the Hall of Fame. I’m representing the Philippines but at the same time Asia in general because I started my drag in Singapore with the influences of my sisters from Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong,” she said.
Catch and support Eva Le Queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race: Global All Stars this Aug. 16.
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