If you didn’t already have enoughDrag Racecontent, you’re in luck because Deadline announced a new addition to theRuPaul’s Drag Racefranchise yesterday．A new miniseries,RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, has been greenlit by VH1 and will air sometime in 2020.

WhenAll Stars 5and Season 12 were announced in August,I expressed some frustrationat the pace at which theDrag Racefranchise was pumping out shows. Since that time, the list has only grown and now includesDrag Race Canada, Celebrity Drag Race, and even拉斯维加斯的生活年代how! Even though I still feel like theDrag Racefranchise is capitalizing on its recent success at an unsustainable pace,Celebrity Drag Raceis a bit different. A) it’s a unique format so there’s a little variety to the content, and B) it’s a call back to Drag U, which feels a little more nostalgic and closer toDrag Race’s roots.

Celebrity Drag Racewill have four episodes and feature three celebrity contestants per episode who receive drag makeovers byDrag Racealumni (including some of my favs Bob the Drag Queen, Monét X Change, Nina West, Trixie Mattel, and Ms. Vaaaaanjie). The celebrities will compete for the title of “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar” and the winner will win prize money for a charity of their choice. I’m a little unclear on whether there will be a series winner like the normal seasons, or a winner each episode like in Drag U.

RuPaul’s announcement is a smart one, especially as a way to continue elevating theDrag Racebrand. The show’s probably going to be successful because audiences love the celebrity twist to reality shows – seeCelebrity Big Brother, The Masked Singer,andLip Sync Battle.Those are popular probably for the same reasons we’re all on this site. ButCelebrity Drag Race’s success will largely depend on who Ru gets as contestants. Like those other shows, the best episodes are going to be the ones where the celebs commit fully to the transformation.Like Miz Cookie．

I wonder whether the celebrity roster will be only open to men, or include some women as well? If it’s the former, I think I’d definitely want Andrew Garfield (see video below), Harry Styles, and omg Keiynan Lonsdale would KILL IT. In thecomments of a Buzzfeed article, someone suggested Dan Levy which I think is an excellent choice. But let me one up it: the entire Rose family fromSchitt’s Creekon the same episode. A ridiculous notion, I know, but just let me have this.

If it’s women, I think Anne Hathaway, definitely Gillian Jacobs (for her dedication to the show), and maybe even Tracee Ellis Ross, who would be stunning AND funny.

一个有趣的事Celebrity Drag Raceis that it puts celebrities and drag queens together in one show. We’ve seen a lot of drag queens in the world of celebs recently. They’vebeen on carpets,in movies, gettingtheir own shows, andappearing in commercials．但现在,我们看到在世界名人d of drag queens. That’s a conscious association. That’s an important cultural exchange. It’s one that asserts that the queens themselves are celebrities in their own right since they are the experts on the show. In the past few years, especially after the explosion of Reality TV, we’ve seen a shift in how we decide who can be a celebrity. While drag queens are part of that shift, Ru’s show is the only example I can think of where the interaction is a two way street. Where traditional celebs are invited onto a platform that’s contesting their elite status. What does that say about the state of celebrityhood today? What does it say about drag?

Attached - Ru speaking with Whitney Cummings yesterday at 'Long Live the Queen: The Business of Being RuPaul' at Vanity Fair's 6th Annual New Establishment Summit.