Wet T-shirt contests hosted by drag queens?
Lip-syncing for drunk white girls in nightclubs?
Weve witnessed the separation for so long.
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There are no outsiders, King adds of the shows characters.
What if were all insiders?
What if were all in the same group?
RuPaul in ‘AJ and the Queen.'.Beth Dubber/Netflix
[Its about] the magic of drag.
he continues, pausing slightly to consider the road ahead.
When you have someone like Ru, it’s possible for you to just go.
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AJ and the Queendebuts Friday on Netflix.
Read on for EWs full Q&A with RuPaul and King.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: My wig is completely off to both of you.
Well, itisa dream pairing.
I was also an early devotee ofDrag Race.
Id say to anyone whod listen: RuPaul is the funniest thing on television.
So, theAJtalks happened relatively recently?KING:Much afterThe Comebackhappened.
What happened next was me and him in a room.
It happened between us, out of conversation.
It was zero to 100.
Whats not been said?
Before you sit to create something, its like, is there aneedfor it?
We started to think, what if these two characters found where humanity isnow?
There are no outsiders.
What if were all insiders?
What if were all in the same group?
How do you think that universal message will speak to audiences?RUPAUL:Its a reminder.
This show is like that totem.
Weve witnessed the separation for so long.KING:Every character they meet is an individual.
People are more complicated than you think, and thats a thought thats needed now.
The adult is sometimes the child to the kid.
You give it more dimensions.
When you have someone like Ru, you could just go.
We just had to put those numbers in.
Its likeThe Carol Burnett Showand MGM musicals.
You guys also brought two dozen queens fromDrag Racehere.
What was it like wrangling 23 queens together?KING:It was plate-spinning.
These are professional showgirls who know what it takes.
We filmed on the same stage that Judy Garland filmedA Star Is BornandWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
To bring those girls along for the ride, I felt honored, like a proud mother.
AJ and the Queendebuts Friday, January 10 on Netflix.
