RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 - Hopes

With Season 9 less than a week away, I want to establish my hopes for this season. This list is the elimination order that I want, not the order that I think will actually happen (that list will come soon). I need to mention, I don't follow any of the queens on social media, so I don't know what they're really like. If I say something shady about your favourite, I apologise in advance, but

13. Trinity Taylor

I don't know why but something about Trinity just seems gross to me and I've found that I've developed quite an aversion to her. I initially thought she was just forgettable but now I find her downright unlikeable. I think there's maybe an attitude problem or a smugness there that I don't like. As I was forming this list I had put her in 12th place, but as I was writing this little description I realised how much I dislike her. If she's actually great, then I'm happy for her to change my mind, but if not, I'm happy for her to go home first.

12. Farrah Moan

I have no personal vendetta against Farrah, I just find her vacuous and INCREDIBLY boring. Like I said in my original thoughts about the queens, she is beautiful, and I stand by that, but I really value personality, and (based on what I've seen), that's something she really lacks. There are plenty of other 'look' queens that have the personality to match. Also, I've seen her lip sync videos, and, for a Vegas girl, she doesn't seem like a very good performer. I don't think she'd be able to turn out a lip sync for your life.

11. Valentina

I realise this may be controversial because everyone loves Valentina (and Farrah too, whoops), but again I don't get much personality from her. I like how she knows her fashion references, but she there's a barrier that stops me from warming to her and I don't know what it is. She seems to distance herself, like in the premiere video where she doesn't interact with the other queens. I'm not sure, she gives off a weird vibe to me. Also, how long has she been doing drag? It's very difficult to find photos of her. I thought this was Raven.

10. Jaymes Mansfield

I feel bad for Jaymes, I really do. It doesn't seem like very many people like her and in the video above, she looks pretty deflated after not getting a great reception from the audience. With that said, I don't like her either. It's not that I don't like her as a person, I don't like her character, but the problem is, I only know her character. I feel like she hasn't shown us who she truly is, and you know damn well Michelle is going to read for her that. Jaymes just seems gimmicky to me. I do feel some sense of moral obligation to like her because we've got the same name, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen unless she does something that impresses me.
Side note: I like this look a lot more than her promo look. Did she get a tan or something?

9. Peppermint

Peppermint is the epitome of middle-of-the-road kind-of-forgettable queen for me. I will reiterate, I think it's awesome that the show finally has a transitioned transgender contestant, but I don't particularly like or dislike her, she's just kind of whatever to me, so her placement is here.

8. Eureka

Eureka seems like a lot of fun to me, like I want to go and hang out with her. That being said, I don't feel like she'll make compelling tv, and that's really what I want. I'm excited to see what she'll bring, but not as excited as I am for the next 7 queens.

7. Kimora Blac

I've definitely had a change of heart about Kimora. I absolutely despised her in my last post, saying I wanted her to go home first, but something has turned it around for me, and I have no idea what it is. I have to give credit where it's due and say she is GORGEOUS, I definitely think she is one of the best looking queens the show has ever had (though I personally could do without the massive boobs all the time, India Ferrah). It's weird because, for someone who looks this hot, I think the taste level is questionable, and I found that once I get past the mug, the outfits are kind of lacklustre to me. But, I'm looking forward to seeing her this season.

6. Shea Coulee

Shea is another one who I didn't like initially. I think perhaps only seeing pictures and not hearing her (or Kimora) talk makes me warm up to them? Whatever the case, Shea is a fashion killer and I'm so excited to see what she brings.

5. Nina Bo'Nina Brown

This is where the list gets very difficult for me because I adore these top 5 queens. So Nina, she has a great attitude and sense of humour, and is, in my opinion, the best painter in the show's herstory (behind Nina Flowers of course). It also only just occurred to me that the two best painters are called Nina.

4. Alexis Michelle

Alexis is an absolute doll. She is very talented and likeable, and this is everything. She is beautiful (in and out of drag, I have to say) and is definitely intelligent enough to go far.

Runner up: Aja

 I remember saying there was something about Aja I really liked but I couldn't quite figure out what it was. Well I figured it out: the bitch is sickening. She can lip sync the house down (still have no idea what that means) and her looks are crazy good. I love her.

Runner up: Charlie Hides

I can't exactly figure out what makes me like Charlie so much, and I haven't actually fully figured out if this is really the spot I want her in. I think perhaps part of me wants her to go far to show that an old queen really can go all the way (I get that Chad was old, but she wasn't old). I know she'll ace the Snatch Game, though I do find it a little concerning that when I Googled her, I could hardly find a picture of her not doing an impression of somebody else (*cough* Derrick Barry). I'm very excited to see how she goes.
Side note: out of drag, she looks a lot like Caitlyn Jenner.

Winner: Sasha Velour

 Sasha is absolutely everything to me, and I don't even know why (seems to be a recurring theme throughout this post). I always love a fashion queen and I know she'll bring it, I love her intelligence, and I love how she has her signature look but isn't confined to doing just that. I don't have a great track record on this show for my favourites, they never make it very far - Ivy Winters, Milk, Max - but I think Sasha will turn it around for me. I also love how there's at least three photos of her on Google wearing a crown.

So there you go, that's my hopes for this season. I should be posting my elimination prediction in a few days' time. I'm also planning on doing a Rucap of each episode, including my rankings which will (probably) change each episode.

Get ready for Season 9!!!

This is going to sound shady, but I'm liking Shea a whole lot more just seeing pictures of her and not hearing her talk. As someone whose favourite part of each episode is the runway, I'm very excited to see what Shea will bring.

When I Googled Charlie to find a good picture of her, it was difficult to find one where she's not impersonating someone else, which concerns me (*cough* Derrick Barry). But, unlike Derrick, she can do more than one impersonation.

I have nothing against Farrah, I find her boring. I don't know who she is, other than that she says 'fetishy' a lot. She's not a very good performer, her only strength seems to be aesthetic. While other queens have been very about the look (Kim, Raja, Naomi, Violet), they all had the personality to match.

I feel a little bad about slamming Kimora to the extent that I did, and while I realise that this isn't RuPaul's Best Friend Race, I like my queens to be nice. But I have to say, Kimora is GORGEOUS (in drag) and definitely up there with one of the best looking queens in Drag Race herstory (I could personally do without the massive boobs but if that's her thing then go for it). For all I know, Kimora could be absolutely lovely in person, but I'm still judging based on her Meet the Queens video.

Nina is one of, if not the most talented make up artists the show has ever had.

Can anyone let me know, how long has Valentina been doing drag? When I looked her up, I could hardly find any pictures of her.