RuPaul appoints Nancy Pelosi to 'Drag Race' judgeship

Bill Keveney | USA TODAY

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has plenty of experience in Congress. Now, she'll get the chance to serve as a judge — on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Pelosi, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from San Francisco, was one of the guest judges announced Thursday for the new season, which premieres with a 90-minute episode (VH1, Jan. 25, 8 ET/PT).

Other guest judges include Vanessa Hudgens, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Marc Jacobs, Shay Mitchell, Chris Colfer, Vanessa Williams, Adam Lambert, Constance Zimmer, Emma Bunton, Todrick Hall, Garcelle Beauvais, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Nicole Byer.

They will join the main stage panel of Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews on the show, which is hosted by Emmy winner RuPaul.

According to All Stars rules, "each week the top two queens will 'lip-sync for their legacy' for the power to send one of their peers home. Competition will be fierce as the queens shift their strategies and work extra hard to not only impress RuPaul and the judges, but to also impress each other."

Logo, a fellow Viacom cable network, will help launch the new season with a five-day marathon of fan-favorite seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Season 2 of All Stars starting Jan. 20 (8 ET/PT). It will include "Meet the Queens” segments to reacquaint fans with competitors.

On Thursday, Pelosi tweeted a message to the show's competitors.

"All I can say is, you betta werk!" Pelosi said on Twitter, adding: "Had a fabulous time with RuPaul and good luck to all the queens."

All I can say is, you betta werk! Had a fabulous time with @RuPaul and good luck to all the queens. #DragRace https://t.co/ZrJDyDmuVh — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 18, 2018

Competitors include: Aja (Season 9; from Brooklyn, N.Y.), BenDeLaCreme (Season 6; from Seattle), Chi Chi DeVayne (Season 8; from Shreveport, La.), Kennedy Davenport (Season 7; from Dallas), Milk (Season 6; from New York), Morgan McMichaels (Season 2; from Los Angeles), Shangela (seasons 2 and 3; from Los Angeles), Thorgy Thor(Season 8; from Brooklyn, NY), and Trixie Mattel (Season 7; from Los Angeles).