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Kacey Musgraves Just Crowned the ‘Drag Race: All Stars’ 4 Winners

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When the queens finish filming RuPaul's Drag Race, they don't always know who actually won. Each of the final contestants walk and film their own respective acceptance moments, and find out the actual winner when the show airs. It's why we sometimes get an announcement with slightly botched voice overs like we did this season, with the herstoric double crowning, as well as reaction videos from queens as they watch the finale with their fans. (This season, Trinity the Tuck did not look so pleased.)
\u201cA TRINITY ODIOU MEU DEUS\u201d— giovanni (@giovanni) 1550284772
On Friday, after watching the finale, All Stars 4 winners Monet X Change and Trinity took a trip to the Theater at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles for their actual crowning. It was not a Drag Race "event" but instead, was the second and final L.A. show on Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves' Oh, What a World tour. Looks like the former guest judge is cashing in her status as an LGBTQ+ ally to become a certified queer icon. And we're not mad!
"So if you're here tonight it means, that you're missing out on the season finale of All Stars season 4 of Drag Race," the self-aware country singer said mid-song while performing her hit "High Horse." "And I was lucky enough to go hang out with Ru and the queens this season. So tonight we have not one but two queens. Please welcome, newly crowned Monet X Change and Trinity "the Tuck" Taylor." Musgraves then handed Trinity and Monet their scepters (the queens had come to the stage mid-speech already wearing their crowns).
"Y'all ready to giddy up?!"
The inclusion, no doubt shows just how integrated the show has become with the mainstream. Or maybe it was just Ru's way to avoid pissed off fans. She truly is an artist.
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.