Well, another person who looks
fabulous is Seattle Drag Queen Bosco.
She's about to compete in the
upcoming season of RuPaul's Drag Race,
which debuts this Friday.
We love having local representation on
this massively popular national show.
Moscow, thank you for joining us in
all your fabulousness how I mean,
what was your reaction when you heard
that you would be on Drag race and how
in the world did you keep it a secret?
Well, we find out in like
the spring before summer,
so I've known for a minute
but like keeping it a secret,
it kind of feels like I took an
edible sometime in May and it's just
starting to hit like this is just the
craziest longest drawn out purgatory.
Before the show actually shows.
Basically, we're going to watch back
like summer camp for me and see how
much of it I remember 'cause it was
actually like six months ago now
and I'm sure it was a total rush.
Like so many things happening at once.
It's actually kind of nice that
you've got it all on film.
To capture that purgatory as you said,
especially with an odd year outfit,
how has Seattle, specifically as
a region influenced your drag?
Seattle has a really distinct drag scene.
It's a scene that kind of balance
is two different things of like,
kind of like more traditional bar drag
and like a performance art scene.
And they've kind of merged together
to make something really really cool.
And I'm really lucky to come up in
Seattle in the time period that I did
because I've been able to do both like.
The more like Top 40 bar shows
and that performance art driven
part of the Seattle tracks.
And so I'm really fortunate.
And I absolutely adore Seattle drag.
I love
it and I love that you brought
to represent for the show.
How does it feel to walk in the
footsteps of other Washington
drag Queens like Jinkx Monsoon
and Ben de la Creme engines are two of
my favorite drag Queens, so I'm
not gonna lie. A little intimidated
to follow them onto the show.
However, at the same time.
I also feel very confident
about what I'm bringing.
I'm not the same type of drag
queen that Ben and Jinkx are,
so I don't feel like I need to
necessarily directly compete
with what they did right.
I just have to represent the
part of Seattle that I'm from
there. You go bring your own style to it.
Everyone a different artist for those
who've never been a drag show before.
What are the top do's and don'ts?
Easy, there's like a top three bring money.
Don't touch the drag Queens, and if
you take a photo of them, you flash.
Oh my gosh, that should be the rule in
any photo taken with anyone ever. I
think so. I don't understand
people trying to take photos in a
dimly lit bar without a flash on.
No, not OK, never. What was your reaction
to how popular the iconic and how popular
and iconic drag races become? I think
like it seems kind of silly
when you see it on paper,
but then you like actually
watch this show and you're like,
oh I totally get it.
It's like playing dress up.
It's so many different talents.
It's like every reality TV show rolled into
one and I'm so excited to be part of it.
And it's so crazy that I competed on it.
It's insanely difficult.
Well, I am sure it is. I mean it's.
It's all the things I mean.
Imagine I mean, you have to
you do your own makeup, right?
For the most part.
I mean that alone is artistry,
and then all the other,
like how did you handle the stress?
Not well known. Just kidding.
It's it's really, really intense.
It is a pressure cooker like I felt
like I was in like a pot of really
warm water and then over the course
of the season they're just turning it
up and up and up and up until we're
just all boiling alive and screaming.
That's lovely, Oh my God,
I'm glad you survived and now that
you've survived to tell the tale,
if you could do a lip sync
battle on new day on our show,
who would it be against?
And which song? Oh, I
would have to pick one of my best
friends here in Seattle, Irene Dubois.
She is a fabulous queen that works
with me at Queer Bar and I would
have to do like a Britney Mega
mash because I know I would win.
I'm here for that.
Alright, I like it.
Oh my gosh, I've had so
much fun chatting with you.
I'm so excited to see the show.
And, you know, Seattle is
gonna be cheering for you.
I love Seattle the gotten so much
love from the community here and I'm
really excited to represent Seattle
in the show.
And you can catch Moscow on the
season 14 premiere of RuPaul's
Drag Race this Friday on VH1.