Here’s Why ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14 Fans Are Not Happy About the First Straight Cisgender Male Queen Joining the Cast
RuPaul’s Drag Race recently announced the official cast for season 14. The promo looks introduce a whimsical, Candy Land theme. RuPaul’s Drag Race started to expand its horizons by widening its drag art definition, but audiences still want to see more diversity in the cast lists. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 brings the first cisgender heterosexual male drag queen to the show with Maddy Morphosis. However, fans are not very happy with the decision to bring a cisgender heterosexual male queen onto the cast.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14 introduces Maddy Morphosis
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 introduces 14 brand new queens to compete for the crown, including two transgender women and a straight cisgender male. Entertainment Weekly talked with Maddy about her experience with the art of drag and her journey getting onto season 14. “I identify as a cisgender straight man, but I’m gender non-conforming in my presentation,” Maddy said. “I can go out, do drag, put on makeup and heels, but it doesn’t alter who I am as a person or shape who or what I am.”
Maddy continued: “The only pushback I’ve ever had was people outside the drag community, people who aren’t in the scene but just want to have opinions about it. It sucks when people who don’t know you have the biggest opinions about you. But, let’s show ’em, baby!”
The Internet reacts to Maddy Morphosis casting
RuPaul’s Drag Race fans previously celebrated the show’s decision to cast its first AFAB (assigned female at birth) queen Victoria Scone and its first trans male drag queen Gottmik. However, the fandom responded with a more negative response to Maddy’s casting. One Redditor called it a “massive f*ck you to the queer community” to bring a straight cisgender male queen to the show before introducing other identities within the LGBTQ community, such as lesbian-identified drag contestants.
Another Redditor commented, “It’s weird for me as a bi person to know that cis straightness is probably going to be talked about meaningfully on the show before bisexuality/pansexuality.” One Twitter user wrote, “Straight people already take up the vast majority of TV shows and movies.”
However, another Redditor shared that they hope Maddy’s casting “will possibly open some minds about gender and masculinity.” RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen chooses to focus on other aspects of the casting, tweeting “If she’s fierce … werq. If not, she’ll lose. What I’m excited about is that we have another trans person of color represented on TV.”
Where to watch ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 includes diverse styles of drag that all audiences can root for. The premiere information debuted during a holiday event on VH1. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 hits television screens on Friday, Jan. 7 at 8 PM ET/PT. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked will return immediately following the premiere to give a behind-the-scenes look at all of the drama.
