So a little while back, I posted the following tweet:

And yes, this perfectly summed up how Season 2 of Rupaul’s Drag Race UK made me feel.

I feel like before this point, I hadn’t been as vocal about my place in the LGBTQ+ community and ever since I had gotten back into fashion and started re-examining myself and my thoughts on femininity and how society views it, I have been coming more into myself and accepting of myself, my skills and knowledge, and my opinions and sensibilities.

Don’t get me wrong, I feel like there’s still a way to go in terms of coming into my own (there will be different phases throughout life and every year I will become more comfortable in my own skin and my power) but by recognising and being vocal about who I am and what I want, this is what will get me there; and this season of Drag Race honestly just meant a lot to me and reaffirmed who I am and my potential through all the different personalities involved and the creativity and talent that came out of that Werk Room, those sets, and the runway.

Season 2 of the UK Drag Race was short and sweet and had some amazing characters and storylines that were brought forward. I felt like this season in particular just felt joyous and silly and truly DIY. Everyone was able to put their pedal to the metal and show off their particular style and expression of the drag art form to the fullest. There was no serious animosity between anyone and although there were a few tiffs, and a few shady personalities, I was happy to see the Queens working together, setting aside their differences, and putting up a fair fight to make something that they could be proud of while gaining a better understanding and appreciation for each other as individuals and as performers. There is space in Drag for everyone.

Initially I had seen little tid-bits about this season and I did spoil it for myself and knew who won and who was roughly in the Top 4. I heard about Bimini and saw her aesthetic and just fell in love and started watching interviews with her to learn more about her and where her influences were coming from. Then as I was watching the season, and throughout it, her progression has been a treat to watch. She wasn’t the most polished from the beginning and there were some bumbles from her here and there but all in all, the failures didn’t define her, she showed her strengths, she elevated her drag, she was kind and supportive of all Queens (her connection with Ginny Lemon was especially sweet), and she just has this reserved coolness about her. My definition of a badass.

Bimini was my personal hero of the season but I liked and connected with everyone in the show in some way and enjoyed seeing all the colours of the rainbow on the screen coming together, creating magic, and making myself and I hope many others in the LGBTQ+ community (and possibly outside of it) smile and feel good about themselves.