7 Queens of Drag Race Who Left TV Too Soon

Logo’s juggernaut hit RuPaul’s Drag Race has revolutionized the world of drag and made it into the mainstream phenomenon that it is today. It has been a long time since the low-budget, Vaseline-lens days of season 1, and during the run of Drag Race, we have had to say goodbye to a few queens who clearly had more for us to gag on.

So we went into the vault of eleganza to determine which queens were made to sashay away a little too soon.



In season 1, Tammie Brown, a.k.a. Keith Glen Schubert, brought a form of drag to the show that was all her own. But this campy comedy queen didn’t quite get the chance she needed to shine on the main stage before a girl-group challenge a la Destiny’s Child failed to fit with her retro-cool style. Since then, she got a return ticket for the All Stars season and emerged as a cult favorite among Drag Race fans, becoming one of the series standouts and a true queen’s queen.

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Season 2 showcased the talent of Sonique, who was the first trans contestant to compete on Drag Race. However, Sonique, who now identifies as Kylie Sonique Love, did not reveal that she was trans until after she was eliminated during the reunion episode. Her powerful presence post-race leaves us to believe that the blond siren will take the judges by storm if ever there's another All Stars season.