Quiz: How much drag queen slang do you know, really?

If you think you’re a real fan of RuPaul


The first ever UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race starts today. 10 fabulous British queens are ready to battle it out to be crowned the UK’s first drag superstar. And before you know it, you and your friends are going to be talking in 99 per cent drag queen slang.

“Hey will you spill the tea because I think she’s throwing shade and I just want to serve some realness and read the T, yaaaaas?!” Will actually make sense to you soon, so it’s time to embrace it.

If you’re not quite down with the drag queen slang then this quiz is the perfect refresher for you. If you think you’re a true RuPaul stan and know your death drops from your drag mothers – then it should be a walk in the park. You should slay this quiz. For each word that comes up, just click on what you think it’s definition is, in the drag queen world of course.

Pick the correct definitions in this RuPaul’s Drag Race quiz to see how much drag queen slang you really know:

 

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK starts tonight (Thursday 3 October) on iPlayer at 8pm. In the new UK series, Mama RuPaul and BFF Michelle Visage will be joined by rotating judges Graham Norton and Alan Carr – plus some special celebrity guest judges. These include: Andrew Garfield, Michaela Coel, Dame Twiggy, Cheryl, Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones, Geri Horner and Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix and Love Island’s Curtis Pritchard.

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I am SO READY, via Instagram @dragraceukbbc

Get ready to lip sync for your life!!

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