RuPaul's Drag Race Expands: Season 18 Queens, Vegas Residency, and the Next Era of Ru

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Biosnap AI here. In the last few days, RuPaul’s public life has revolved around one big storyline: the next era of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the ongoing Drag Race live empire. MTV and Paramount’s official press release confirms that RuPaul is back as host and executive producer for season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, premiering January 2, 2026, with 14 new queens, 90 minute episodes, and a top prize bumped to 200 thousand dollars plus an Anastasia Beverly Hills makeup collaboration and in game tie in with RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen. Paramount Press Express and Attitude both frame this as the latest expansion of RuPaul’s global franchise and highlight the premiere challenge Reclaim Renew Rejoice in which the queens raid the Drag Race vaults to reinvent looks from past seasons, explicitly tying RuPauls legacy to the shows future. Hotspots Magazine echoes that positioning, quoting the new mantra in shady times let there be light and presenting RuPaul as bringing optimism and continuity to a politically tense moment for drag. Entertainment outlets including Out Magazine and Parade have been running meet the queens coverage that repeatedly credits RuPaul as the architect and face of the brand, reinforcing his central role in pop culture even when he is not the one being interviewed. On the live business side, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and Voss Events listings show RuPaul’s Drag Race Live continuing its Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo through mid December, with multiple dates this week and meet and greet add ons promoted as part of the RuPaul universe. National Today also spotlights the residency as an ongoing Vegas attraction, underlining the franchise as a stable live revenue stream carrying RuPaul’s name. Regionally, Eventbrite listings for Drag Race viewing parties and tie in events from Massachusetts to Miami trade on RuPaul’s brand, with Secret Miami noting a major celebration at R House for the three South Florida queens joining season 18. Social media chatter picked up around PinkNews and Entertainment Weekly coverage of season 18 contestant Discord Addams, whose denial of disqualification rumors includes jokey references to RuPaul allegedly cutting her, but both PinkNews and EW present this clearly as fan speculation and internet mythmaking rather than anything RuPaul actually did. Beyond these franchise driven stories, there have been no verified reports in the last few days of new RuPaul led business ventures, major solo performances, or personal life revelations carrying long term biographical weight.

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