‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Willow Pill, Bosco & More Tout Series As “Ultimate Challenge For Yourself As An Artist” – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

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For drag artists across the nation and the globe, the Emmy-winning competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race remains a proving ground.“We all have risen to the top in our local scenes in one way or another and drag race allows you the platform to see how that measures up against everybody.

See how that measures up against the legends and the icons that have already done it,” Season 14 finalist Bosco said during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted awards-season event.Joining the Seattle-based queen to reflect on the latest season of the VH1 hit were fellow finalists Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Lady Camden and Willow Pill, and Miss Congeniality winner Kornbread.

In true Drag Race fashion, Season 14 upped the ante with a game-changing golden candy bar that offered one queen immunity, a lip-sync smackdown, another high-energy Ru-sical and more.

However, Drag Race also touted its first straight contestant and the franchise’s most trans-inclusive cast yet, with a total of five contestants identifying as transgender including Bosco, Kornbread and Willow Pill.During the panel, Willow Pill spoke about how their experience on the long-running competition series helped them come into their own truth about their gender identity.“Having so many other girls on the cast sharing their stories and talking – whether it’s back stage or phone call – to coach me with this process has been absolutely priceless,” they said. “When you’re together with your people constantly it kind of just rubs off on you and you realize what’s going on behind the brain, so a lot of that journey I have to attribute to this experience.”They continued: “Because of the pandemic I hadn’t been in drag in 15 months. [Drag Race] was my first dip back