RuPaul's Drag Race All Season EXTRAVAGANZA

Hmm...for the uninitiated, I usually describe it as the most creative and uplifting show on television and the greatest reality show of all time. I've been watching since season 1 (all stars season 3 is currently running before season 10 starts next month) due to my interest in underground gay culture. Paris is Burning made a big impact on me as a kid - probably because it's about underdogs who are able to transform their rough experiences into art. The first few seasons of RPDR really serve to educate the public about drag: what it is and is not; how it fits into gay culture; its relationship to mainstream culture; and how these artists developed. The show has brought a lot of genuine recognition to contestants and spawned tons of gifs/memes/catchphrases. It is HUGELY entertaining, creative, and inspiring.

I'm also in the camp that sees drag as a celebration of women (rather than a lampoon, as some particularly uptight feminists have described it) because no man can understand the hetero female experience like a drag queen can. They feel our pain literally - in their blistered feet, caked mascara, padding, and tucked bits. The only difference is they can take off the "geesh" at the end of the night.  

So All Stars 3 ended with a wet fart. I'm not mad at Trixie, but she didn't really win a competition. A real competition would have been a top 3 of Ben De La Creme, Shangela, and Trixie. I can only hope that the House of Edwards gets its own show, because Alyssa was also robbed of her rightful place in the top 3 of All Stars 2. 

Okay, moving on! Season 10 looks like a much-needed return to form. My hot takes on the contestants:

Eureka O'Hara - Ugh, she's so damn loud and annoying. Please leave.
Asia O'Hara - PhiPhi's drag mom, apparently. Strikes me as a filler queen.
Miss Cracker - Brianna Cracker is still a better name. She's reasonably entertaining and polished. 
Yuhua Hamasaki - I dig her look, and she's had a couple good one-liners, but she really needs to stop constantly telling everybody she's Asian. Bitch, we know - that's not a personality.
Blair St. Clair - Very pretty and super twinky out of drag. 
Monet Exchange - She reminds me of Bob the Drag Queen, both in personality (charming) and style (basic). 
Kameron Michaels - "That's a man, Maury!" And not in a cool, artistic genderfuck way.
Mayhem Miller - Adorable. Polished. 
Kalorie Karbdashian Williams - I want to like her for her personality, but her style needs a lot of work. I don't think she'll last.
Monique Heart - Flamboyant and fun, despite her nondescript name.
Dusty Ray Bottoms - Not impressed. Sub-Acid Betty. 
The Vixen - Representing Chi-Town! I wish she wasn't so messy and dramatic. 
Vanessa Vanjie Matteo - A lot of potential, but not quite there yet. I'd like to see more of her. 
Aquaria - Obnoxiously arrogant, considering her look is only slightly above Dusty Ray Bottoms. And she and Cracker do look the same, which might hold both of them back. 

EDIT: For the record, I solely blame the producers for fucking up AS3. Ben De La Creme has an illuminating statement on what the real problem is...