RuPaul’s Drag Race and What People Get Wrong About the History of Drag

With RuPaul set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 16 and the tenth season of the hit show RuPaul's Drag Race premiering on March 22, drag seems to have solidified its place in today’s mainstream entertainment zeitgeist.

Though this isn't the first time drag has reached pop-cultural prominence — the format and RuPaul both had a moment in the 1990s — the TV show has helped bring it to a new level of visibility.