Why ‘Pork Chop’ Is an Inside Joke for ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Fans
No one wants to be the first queen eliminated on RuPaulās Drag Race. Still, some queens who āsashayed awayā early became legends and fan-favorite competitors. That includes Victoria āPorkchopā Parker, who was the first-ever queen eliminated on this reality competition series.Ā
Victoria āPorkchopā Parker was the first queen ever eliminated from āRuPaulās Drag Raceā
As an Emmy Award-winning reality competition series, RuPaulās Drag Race is currently on its 13th season, with the 6th season of All-Stars on the way. The first queen to ever be eliminated on this show, however, was drag performer Victoria āPorkchopā Parker.
Although she was eliminated first for season 1, Porkchop became a legend in the Drag Race universe. She reappeared for several grand finales, with RuPaul even throwing shade during episodes of the reality competition series. Itās all with love, though, as fans know Porkchop for her mark on Drag Race herstory.Ā
Season 13 included a Pork Chop-inspired premiere
It wouldnāt be RuPaulās Drag Race without a few gag-worthy moments. During season 13, those surprises started right away. Right after sashaying into the Werk Room, the contestants were asked to ālip-sync for their lives.ā The loser of the lip-sync was sent to the āPork Chop Loading Dock.ā
āThe premiere will be like no other season has had before,ā Kandy Muse said during an interview with ET Online. āYou walk into the Werk Room and expect day one to just be, like, a regular day at Drag Race. [Laughs] āRegular day at Drag Race.ā But to walk in and be like, āAll right, girls. Hi, weāre here. Six lip syncs?ā Thatās gaggy.ā
Of course, more than half of the cast lost their lip-syncs, but that didnāt mean they were leaving the competition. Each of the drag queens has a chance to show their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent with future episodes.Ā
These drag queens are āAll-Starsā
Whether they go home first or last, this series proves to be the āOlympics of Drag,ā even acting as a springboard for several queens and their careers outside of the series.
With episode 2 of season 13, RuPaul confirmed that it doesnāt matter when a contestant is eliminated.Ā Shangela and Vanessa āVanjieā Mateo were two queens who went home first and later returned to the competition and rose to stardom.
Some competitors sashay back into the Werk Room for All-Stars and find success, while others āspin straw into goldā on their own.Ā That doesnāt just include Trixie Mattel and her chart-topping country albums.
Several performers went on to appear in the Netflix original series, AJ and the Queen. Some even created their own films, including season 6 winner, Bianca Del Rio.
New episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race premiere on a weekly basis on VH1.