Chris here. As we've been reminiscing on Marie Antoinette, it's worth calling out what an enduring fashion icon she remains hundreds of years after the fact. Her persona and iconography has been used endlessly in pop culture moments big and small, such as Madonna's iconic VMA "Vogue" performance. But naturally I'm here to talk about her influence on a particular art form: drag. The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race to be specific.
Category Is: Marie Antoinette At A Ball. Let's take a look at what the queens served when interpreting the Queen.
Raja - Season 3
This look was another high fashion standout from Raja, though in retrospect is much more simple and basic than it was at first look. The moment the statuesque Raja catches the camera's eye is still gag worthy.
What the Judges Said - Safe
What Marie Antoinette Would Have Said - Let her eat cake
Jinkx Monsoon - Season 5
Jinkx obviously took a more comicaly approach, all devilish grin and coke snorting glee. The runway challenge was simply pink inspiration, so this character was an early way for Jinkx to show her point of view.
What the Judges Said - Top
What Marie Antoinette Would Have Said - Let her eat coke
Max - Season 7
While Max received criticism for this look not being green enough for a green challenge, it still is fun while showing Max's point of view. And if the over-affected Max isn't perfect to embody the Queen, I don't know who is.
What the Judges Said - Bottom
What Marie Antoinette Would Have Said - Let her eat something, anything
Detox - All Stars Season 2
Here Detox played Marie Antoinette in the Bad Girls of Herstory challenge rather than on the runway. The color story is awfully close to Jinkx's iteration but with more polish, however the performance was hilarious
What the Judges Said - Top
What Marie Antoinette Would Have Said - Let her eat *SNAKE EMOJI* (you know she would have been pissed about Rolaskatox too)
Which Marie Antoinette-inspired Drag Race look is your favorite?