That’s right! You can just turn off the episode

[Jin Wah]

RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, Maddy Morphosis, sparks conversations about cishet inclusion and queer discomfort

Are you like me? Do you start every episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. the World with a feeling of excitement — and then end up being so angry an hour later that you set your Drag Race group chat ablaze with scorching takes? If so, I have a tip that will spare you all sorts of TV trauma: have you tried only watching the first 2/3rds of every episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. the World? Try the 2/3rds Methyd™ (no relation to Crystal)! That’s right! You can just turn off the episode right around 46 minutes in, pretty much right after the conclusion of the runways. Just close your browser and go for a walk right as the judging begins, because we’ve been down that road many times before and it keeps leading to heartbreak and confusion… but mostly confusion

Now in its 14th season, the Emmy award winning reality TV program features Maddy Morphosis, its first heterosexual cisgender contestant. Yup, that’s right: a straight cis-man could have made “herstory” as “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 7 Online Watch RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 7 RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 7 s14e7 Tsitsipas vs Safiullin Tennis today 2022 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Safiullin tennis match While Drag Race has been a force in discussing non-normative gender presentation and performance on mainstream TV, it has brought with it controversy and conversations about inclusion. By casting Maddy Morphosis, the show has opened itself up to new fan commentary. As seen in the preview, Daya voices her disappointment over being called “safe” yet again despite spending so much time designing every aspect of her outfit and creating a garment “out of literally nothing” when other girls just glued stuff to a bodysuit. Both Jorgeous and Jasmine Kennedie called Daya out in their own confessionals for being jealous that others are in the top when she continues to “give Crystal Methyd” in her looks. The next morning Daya gave Jorgeous an apology for her attitude, but Jasmine was not buying it as authentic. Also in the preview, Jasmine gets props from the other girls for living up to the promise of being a formidable opponent in a lipsync and Lady Camden warns the girls that she has “more of a fire under [her] ass” now that she’s been in the top twice without winning.