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'Drag Race' reveals new all-Asian all-stars competition 'Slaysian Royale' set in Philippines
Mar 14, 2025
Joella's iconic impact as "the Slaysian diva of L.A." on RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 has officially gone global, as the franchise has revealed that it will soon debut a new all-stars competition featuring an all-Asian cast of returning queens.
Set to premiere later this year, will unite Asian queens from global Drag Race franchises in one host country, the Philippines, where they'll engage in an evolved version of the show's Vs. the World format that currently broadcasts Canadian and United Kingdom iterations.
The cast of queens — which has yet to be revealed — will battle it out for a crown and global bragging rights as the inaugural Slaysian Royale winner when the new show debuts on WOW Presents Plus at an undisclosed date later in 2025.
Production company World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato said of the show in a press statement: "This new version of Drag Race shines a spotlight on Asian drag as never before, celebrating its culture, its history, and creativity in a unique battle royale."
In addition to casting the aforementioned fan-favorite season 17 queen Joella, the American Drag Race series recently crowned two consecutive winners of Asian descent, with Sasha Colby (who is Native Hawaiian) winning season 15 and Nymphia Wind (a Taiwanese queen who became the show's first East Asian winner) triumphing on season 16.
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