- I had dribble down me.
- Whoo! BuzzFeed exclusive!
- Hey look, mum, I'm on the telly!
- What should we look out for in season three?
- Oh, the tits and the camp.
- And some piss. - And some piss.
(upbeat music)
- What's up guys. I'm Jeff from Buzzfeed, UK.
I'm out here on the pink carpet
for the Drag Race, UK season three premiere.
I'm going to be talking to all the Queens
and asking them some commonly Googled questions all
about drag queens.
Let's see what they have to say.
So, you know when you type into Google
and it auto-fills a question?
- Oh I love that (taps microphone) Oh, sorry.
No I've seen that. I've seen you do it with celebrities
and all that kind of stuff. - Yeah.
So we're going to auto-fill these questions
about drag queens.
Are you ready?
- Yes?
- Hit me with your best.
- What types of questions do you think
the internet is constantly Googling about drag queens?
- "Where does it go?"
- "How do they wee?"
- I can confirm both of those questions are on this list.
(River laughs)
- Did we win?
- But let's go. Yeah you did win.
- What do we win? - What do we win?
- A web series in LA.
- Paid? - Great!
- No, this is the BBC darling.
Why do drag queens exist?
- Bloody hell, I've been asking that for years.
(Anubis laughs)
- Because God created the universe
in seven days, I believe it was,
and then the eighth was a bank holiday and he said,
"I have some extra time to add some sprinkle
into this sad, sad world."
- Drag queens exists to fill the gap in gender expression.
- Because we need to exist.
We need more color in the world. Come on, look at us.
- To haunt children's dreams.
(Vanity laughs)
- I thought this was a trick question.
But it's definitely to haunt children's dreams.
(both laugh)
- Well its all just a bit of fun, isn't it?
- Yeah.
- It's all camp. It's all silly.
We're all just here to entertain, to have fun.
And we're all attention seekers at the end of the day.
That's what it really is.
- Same here though.
The internet is also dying
to know why you're even called drag queens
to begin with.
- We are queens and we do drag.
(laughs)
Not the best answer - Stop it.
- But it's true.
- Well, drag originates from back in Shakespearian time
when men were the only people who were allowed
to play female roles on the stage.
- It was like in a side note
in a Shakespearian play that drag stands for,
it's an acronym for dress roughly as a girl.
Dressed roughly as a girl.
It was potentially a reason, but potentially not.
- The question is not where the meaning
of the word drag comes from.
The question is where it's going.
- [Both] Yeah!
- And it's going towards diversity, bitch.
- How do drag queens wee?
- Well, sometimes you don't.
- I think my bladder is about five liters
at this point. - Yeah, yeah.
- You have to train it, I would say.
- You try and turn into a camel for a couple of hours.
Just store it up.
And then have a massive blow out at the end of the night.
(Ella laughs)
- I couldn't say it any better. (Vanity laughs)
- I don't think I have anything left down there
from clawing at it to get it out.
At this point, it just trickles out like a fountain.
- Something happened in episode one.
And I thought I'd managed to go to the toilet completely.
And I put all my tights back on and I-
- (indistinguishable)
- I had dribble down me.
- [Queen Off-Camera] Just dripping!
- I might have dribble down me right now.
Why do drag queens death drop?
- In like the ballroom scene, popularized in like New York.
- Twirling.
- Sort of like underground, queer, POC culture
would have ballrooms.
And like voguing was a really popular dance style.
And then a move that's a dip sort of evolved from that.
A death drop has definitely evolved
way past what a dip is. - Yeah.
- I think there's a lot of controversy around it.
I think you need to know where your history comes
from is really important. - I'm not going to lie.
I wasn't expecting such a factual response.
- Neither was I. - I was ready for a joke.
- Not from her!
- This is the thing,
if you want the real answer, I've got it, I-
- Should I do drag?
- No. - [Kitty] No.
- No?
- No.
- Me or just no one? - None of you, nobody.
Nobody else. - Don't do it!
- [Anubis] There's already too many of us.
- Absolutely.
I think we always needed more diversity, especially,
but bring something new and different, you know?
'Cause that's the thing about me being on the show.
Yes, I am a cisgender woman,
but I do the same shit everyone else does.
So really it's nothing new.
So bring something different to the show.
That would be nice (Victoria laughs)
- Everyone should try drag at least once in their lives.
And then if it's for you and you love it,
don't let anyone stop you and go for it, absolutely.
- If you want to do drag, just do drag.
Anyone can do drag. Literally anyone.
Do it!
- How long can drag queens stay tucked?
- Well it's very dependent.
It's very circumstantial.
- Depends what you're working with, first off.
- Sometimes you think it's going
to explode or something down there and then you're like,
"Ooh, maybe I can go a few more hours."
- I'm not tucked right now.
I just push it back and pray.
- Mine's actually bigger than Choriza's.
Yeah, so. - It is.
She's got more balls than me.
That's for certain, everyone. (Victoria laughs)
- It is very painful.
- Yeah, I would imagine so.
Are you- - Would you like to try it?
(Jeff laughs) - Please do.
- Imagine, though. - Right around there.
- Well, I didn't mean-
- Why is that such a popular question?
Why does everyone need to know what's going on down there?
- Because people are obsessed with genitals.
It's mad!
- I mean, I'm a little bit obsessed with genitals.
- Well, just sign up to my Only Fans.
(Jeff laughs)
You'll get plenty there.
- Are you having a discount?
- You'll get it for free.
- What should we look out for in season three?
- Oh, the tits and the camp.
- And some piss. - And some piss.
- And me. (Anubis laughs)
- And you!
- Just get ready for a ride. 'Cause it's a ride.
- Agreed. It's chaotic. It's camp. It's crazy.
- Expect the unexpected.
- Enjoy it.
Watch it on BBC three on the 23rd of September
- At 7:00 PM.
- Yeah, 7:00 PM.
- Vote for me.
- Just- (River laughs)
- I don't know if there's a voting mechanism this year,
is there? - No.
- Okay, we'll still vote for you.
- And the most important questions of all,
what should we expect- - Yes, I'll marry you.
- Oh, will you? - Ay know.
Don't go on your knees so soon, we'll do the backstage.
(all laugh)
- What should we expect from season three?
- Plot twists and drama, mama.
(Choriza and Jeff make vouging noises)
- Some fabulous singing.
Bloody Kitty's got Ella sweating, probably.
(both laugh)
- And thank you, that's a- (queens scream)
- [Kitty] Oh, shit. - Heel!
- Anything can happen on season three of Drag Race.
Just like on this red carpet! (Vanity laughs)
(all laugh)
- [Vanity] It's a mess!
- [Jeff] Who else wants to get in here, anyone?
(upbeat music)