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Hedda Dishes Drag Race :: The Future of Drag

by Hedda Lettuce
Tuesday Feb 21, 2012
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Hello gentle Americans. I think I hemorrhaged after watching last night episode of "RuPaul’s Drag Race." As I predicted, Madame LaQueer (the world’s premiere Kirstie Alley impersonator) was given the boot and Milan was victorious!

Watching Milan and Madame LaQueer lip-synch "For Your Life" left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Or was it that Latin fellow I entertained earlier that evening? Milan’s desperation was palpable. She pulled every trick out of her purse in order to avoid elimination; she would have pulled an old trick out of her ass if she could have. She did pull off her wig, making her look like an old school crack ho that used to roam the West Side Highway.

Now, this is not a racial statement; I have known many white, Spanish and Asian crack hos, so please don’t throw the race card out of me. I offend everyone equally.


Wilam (top); Milan (bottom)  

Usually I find Wilam’s bragging persona extremely annoying. How many times do we need to hear her say, "I am a television actress. I have been on ’Sex In The City’." Personally I have never seen her on TV, but I don’t watch every TV show in existence. Does playing a dead crack ho on "CSI" mean you were on TV? See, she is white girl and she played a dead crack ho.

Wilam did say, "I don’t understand these girls who pull their wigs off," which I agree with completely. Unless your wig is on fire it should stay on your head. Even in that case I would keep it on, take out a cigarette, light it, and go on with the show. Milan even did a split and dragged her sorry tranny nut clusters across the stage. Perhaps she was giving herself a pap smear? All I know is there was a spill on aisle three and I would hate to be the girl who had to clean up that mess. Surely when the cameras stopped rolling they handed Madame LaQueer a mop.


Latrice Royale  

The main challenge this week was sitcom acting and they even brought in the big guns: the creator of "WiIl & Grace," Max Mutchnick. The girls were separated into two groups, given a script about a women’s prison, and the leader of the group was asked to cast it and direct it. Was the sitcom named "Terrible Actresses With No Comedic Timing?"

For all his training as an actress Wilam came across as flat as Milan’s tits. Milan, who also claimed she is a trained actress, thought ’trained’ acting was saying her lines as she looked out into space. Perhaps she was having a vision?

The winner of the segment was none other than Latrice Royale. Having been in prison herself she took to the role like a crack ho takes a hit of crack (not a racial statement, my dears). Personally I love Latrice; she has been there and done that and comes across as extremely grounded and grateful. Hopefully she will win, but sadly she will not.


Sharon Needles  

The winner of "RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4" will be none other than Sharon Kneedles. How do I know this? It just makes sense people that this time they let a white girl take the title.

Sharon boldly states she is the future of drag; that what she is doing is so innovative and fresh and that it is never been done before. My darling, it has been done many times before you and it has been done better.

If you are the future of drag I suggest every queen in the world drink cyanide-laced Kool Aid and fade into oblivion.

Or better yet, Sharon you should drink the Kool Aid and spare us all.

Stay fresh,
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Hedda Lettuce


Hedda Lettuce is NYC premier Drag Comic. Hedda has appeared with the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Tyra Banks, Vanessa Williams and Madonna on such television shows as Project Runway, Sex and the City, The Tyra Banks Show, the MTV Movie Awards and Ugly Betty. Hedda is one of the stars of The Sundance Channel’s new reality show-Garo Unleased and was on LOGO’s DRAGTASTIC! Hedda’s film appearances include: The Look (Carol Alt), Too Wong Foo, GO GO CRAZY from the producers of The Big Gay Musical, Violet Tendencies and Musical Chairs. She has been in numerous Off-Broadway shows and her annual holiday show-Lettuce Rejoice-has been a sold out event for the past ten years. Miss Lettuce has also had the pleasure of working with many high-profile charity events. For the past ten years, Hedda has been hosting a classic movie night, at the Clearview Chelsea Cinemas. This past June, Miss Lettuce celebrated her 11th anniversary hosting classic films at the legendary Ziegfeld Theater.

Comments

  • Anonymous, 2012-02-21 19:14:39

    Hedda Lettuce is just bitter she can’t even get cast as a dead whore on a TV show, let alone on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (I’ve seen your audition tapes.) Also, stop talking about other queens like you’re so innovative because all you can do is dress like a rotten vegtable, Michelle Visage would not take your crap for one second. Don’t think because I’m sending you this message you’re somehow relevant because you will never make a penny out of me. Unlike you, I gave Sharon Needles a $20 tip on one of her performances because she was fresh and entertaining. Get a life. Find another career. Move on. Love, -RuPaul’s Drag Race fan who doesn’t know who you are or where you perform and just thought you were very rude


  • Anonymous, 2012-03-08 20:57:13

    Love this artical and her Humor, Hedda, you are amazing in your writting, amazing on your site, and lovely to listen to on OutQ every wends! Thanks for the great laughs! and please keep em coming! Xo Miss Conception Shaun Kinkade, (The American Miss conception, Not that Canadian One! :)


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