'Drag Race' Season 13 queens Symone and Gottmik open up
LA TimesAs fans of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” know, each season of the Emmy-winning reality competition delivers a breakout star whose charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent, to quote the series’ namesake, earn them a place in the spotlight — even if they don’t go on to win. “It’s great to see the L.A. queens slaying so hard,” says L.A.-based drag icon and Season 3 runner-up Manila Luzon. And it’s the home of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ placing the queens in close proximity to the ecosystem that surrounds the entertainment industry and the show.” The Times recently caught up with Gottmik and Symone, now vying for the “Drag Race” title, about how they ended up in L.A., what makes the city’s drag scene distinctive and the politics of their drag. Television RuPaul has ‘done everything.’ Except this ‘Drag Race’ host and Emmy winner RuPaul breaks new ground with his Netflix series ‘AJ and the Queen.’ Gottmik, you moved to Los Angeles six years ago from Scottsdale, Ariz., and, Symone, you’re originally from Conway, Ark., and have lived here for two years. Symone, left, and Gottmik, current stars of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” photographed in Beverly Hills.
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