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Who’s Watching 'RuPaul’s Drag Race' Now? - The Atlantic

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The show has evolved into a valuable institution—even if some viewers are sick of it.

At a time of mounting repression and censorship , the march for equality presses forward—at least for cisgender straight men on reality TV. This year, RuPaul ’s Drag Race , for the first time in its 14 seasons, welcomed one such man to don a wig and compete in the stereotypically queer art of drag. During a season-kickoff talent pageant, in which other cast members flaunted their ballet and burlesque skills, said contestant, Maddy Morphosis, wailed a blues solo on an electric guitar. At first, the injection of heterosexual energy seemed likely to test whether Drag Race could remain mainstream

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