Eva Le Queen to represent the Philippines in 'Drag Race: Global All Stars'
Another Filipino drag superstar is set to wave the Philippine flag on the international stage!
RuPaul's Drag Race announced Eva Le Queen as part of the cast of Drag Race: Global All Stars in a social media post early Tuesday, July 16, with a photo of her in a Philippine-flag-inspired costume that she paired with a gold headdress and a red star dumbbell.
"Here's your majesty! Eva Le Queen is bringing it to #GlobalAllStars," the caption read.
Eva will compete with 11 other queens from other countries, including Vanity Vain, Tessa Testicle, Soa De Muse, Pythia, Nehellenia, Miranda Lebrão, Kween Kong, Kitty Scott-Claus, La dama peligrosa, Athena Likis, and Alyssa Edwards.
In the upcoming offering's Meet The Queens clip, Eva emphasized her desire to showcase and celebrate Asian culture on the global stage, saying that Drag Race: Global All Stars should be ready for her "breathtaking looks," which will "tell a story and start conversations."
"Everything is on the line. I would not hold back," the drag queen said. "In 'Drag Race Philippines,' I did pretty well, I was Final 4. I always go for breathtaking looks. I use my body, my artwork, my wigs, my face to tell a story and start conversations."
She also opened up about how her "Eastern sisters" inspired her to show her excellence in doing drag.
"I've always been inspired by Eastern sisters who came before me like Pangina, they really broke the glass ceilings in the Philippines. I came here because I wanted to show that there is excellence from that side of the world," she shared.
Hoping to elevate Filipino drag as a "more viable profession," Eva stressed it's time for an Asian candidate to win in the All Stars season of the Emmy award-winning series.
"It's high time for Asian drag excellence to be in the Hall of Fame. I'm representing the Philippines but at the same time Asia in general because I started my drag in Singapore with the influences of my sisters from Thailand, Indonesia, and Hong Kong," she said. "And I know that what I am going to show is a culmination of lots of the beauty, the artistry, the culture, that we all have from that side of the world and now we're bringing it to the global stage."
Eva Le Queen finished in the Top 4 of Drag Race Philippines Season 1, where Precious Paula Nicole emerged as the grand winner.
Her drag name is a pun on the phrase "evil queen." According to her, she has a "fascination with dominant, dark, female energy."
RuPaul's Drag Race: Global All Stars will air starting Aug. 16 on Paramount Plus.
The third installment of its Philippine franchise, Drag Race Philippines, recently revealed this year's set of queens. It's set to stream on Wednesdays starting Aug. 7 at Wow Presents Plus and HBO Go. Eleven new Pinoy drag queens are vying for the crown following the win of Captivating KatKat in its sophomore season.