This documentary chronicles over two years in the heels of four of the world’s most famous drag queens including former RuPaul’s Drag Race winners Jinkx Monsoon and Sharon Needles, former All Stars champion Alaska Thunderf*ck and season 7 and All Stars 2 contestant Katya Zamolodchikova. From performing across world stages to winning (and losing) Drag Race or dealing with major tragedies, The Queens lifts the lace front, giving an insight into one of the most fascinating and quickly ascending entertainment artforms.
Acting
Katya's unfiltered spiral—comedy masking genuine pain, no script needed.
Direction
Gruben knows when to let cameras roll through ugly crying.
Editing
Seamless weave between stadium highs and motel room lows.
Director
Adrienne Gruben
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released pre-Drag Race mainstream explosion, this captures drag's tipping point from underground to empire—before the Netflix deals and stadium tours became standard.
Jinkx's Broadway success and Katya's subsequent recovery arc (post-film) reframe the documentary's 'where are they now' tension—proof that documented lowest points aren't endings.
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