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Sign up for the Socialite Life newsletter.<\/strong> A three-time weekly dose of divas, drag queens, hot male celebrities, models, & pop culture news. Get it in your inbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n On Tuesday, OUTtv, the leading LGBTQ+ streaming platform, aired the season 2 premiere of Behind the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition<\/em><\/strong>. The six-episode docu-series, directed by Adrienne Gruben, goes behind the scenes of legendary drag queens Alaska Thunderf*ck<\/a><\/strong> and Lola LeCroix<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Drag Queen of The Year contest.<\/p>\n Behind the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition (watch the trailer below) follows Alaska and her creative drag partner, Lola LeCroix, as they put together their annual drag pageant to crown the Drag Queen of The Year. The series provides a detailed look into the planning and creativity that occurs backstage at drag competitions and closely follows the duo as they come up against challenges and setbacks. This season, Alaska and Lola are back to put on another unforgettable drag pageant for their 2023 Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition<\/em>. Political controversy and last year\u2019s dramatic events pose obstacles for the two queens to grapple with in order to crown their next winner. Even though this year\u2019s tech crew is more equipped, and the contestants all support one another, it still doesn’t stop the drama and chaos in putting together the drag pageant of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n Contestants on season 2 include Tony Soto, Charles Galin, Snaxx, a z. Abigail Beverly Hillz, Skynsuit, Nicki Jizz, Abhijeet, and Beatrix Bella Rouge. Guest stars this year are Meatball, Season 1 contestant DVVSK, Sabbyiana, Tito Soto, and Pseuda. Naturally, last year\u2019s winner, Militia Scunt, is on hand to crown her successor and to give the children a taste of what got her the title. A panel of celebrity judges, all of them either drag artists or drag enthusiasts, are on hand to render the verdict that will make one contestant this year\u2019s Drag Queen of the Year.<\/p>\n Alaska and Lola added: \u201cWe\u2019re so glad there were cameras rolling behind the scenes of the latest Drag Queen of the Year Pageant. The drama, the stress, the nonsense\u2014 with this series everyone gets to be a part of it all. Ultimately, we\u2019re telling the stories of 8 intrepid and inspiring Drag artists; amplifying their voices and sharing their unique magic with world.\u201d<\/p>\n Endless culture wars have only upped the stakes from last year\u2019s pageant. The very essence of drag is under intense \u2013- and often hostile \u2014 scrutiny. On the pageant\u2019s commitment to putting the \u201cT\u201d in transgression, co-creator Lola LeCroix says, \u201cWe\u2019ve never been more committed to using our platform for pushing the limits of what drag is, who performs it, and who it\u2019s for.\u201d<\/p>\n Filmed live in front of an audience at the historic Montalb\u00e1n in Hollywood, season 2 continues its signature mix of glittering spectacle, and intense emotion with cash \u2018n\u2019 prizes. Its goal, as always, is to put a spotlight on all forms of drag. Alaska and Lola\u2019s vision transcends mere inclusivity: the pageant and the show are uniquely focused on the cutting edge of drag.<\/p>\n Check out new episodes of Behind the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition<\/strong><\/em> on the OUTtv Apple TV Channel, the OUTtv Roku Channel and OUTtv.com on Comcast and Cox.<\/p>\n