“Just to let everybody know we have asked Dolly Parton for 11, 12, 13 years.
At the end of the day it’s scheduling, and it’s a very long day for these people.
To just calm everybody down we do ask Cher, we do ask Madonna, we do ask Liza, we do ask Dolly, we ask everybody, and scheduling is always the conflict. It took years to get Gaga, but we got her.”— Michelle Visage appearing at a digital press junket for the 13th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which airs Fridays at 8/7c on VH1.
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Paulie P
why do you you always twist it… they haven’t turned down it is a scheduling conflict making them unavailable.
padraicj
To be fair, scheduling conflicts are common excuses given when celebrities don’t want to do something though. As someone who deals with publicists a lot, it’s an easy out for them to just say can’t sorry, they are busy.
jackscott
Please call Cyndi Lauper!
ScottOnEarth
Cher and Madonna are semi-retired and, given their status, they could obviously make time to be on the show. I have no doubt Madonna thinks she’s too good for Drag Race, though. She has no regard for her fans unless they’re buying her concert tickets or albums.
iminheatlikeacat
So what? Making an appearance on Drag Race is not mandatory. And even if Madonna does think she’s too good for it, again, so what? I’m not even a celebrity and I wouldn’t appear on Drag Race if asked because from the little I’ve seen of it, I’d think I was too good for it too.
Calin
Drag Race is not for everyone, can’t stand the show!!
TedV
Neither Cher nor Madonna is semi-retired. Before the pandemic they were actively touring, and both still have recording contracts they are fulfilling. I could see Cher doing the show, but Madonna takes herself so seriously I don’t think she would ever allow herself to be put in a situation where she’s not in control of how she or her music is coming across.
As for Dolly, I don’t think she is really comfortable acknowledging her gay following for fear of offending her country following. No, I am NOT calling her homophobic, and I acknowledge she is supportive and a wonderful person. But twice I’ve been to Dolly concerts where she went through a laundry list of acknowledging different groups that support her career, and both time she made no mention of her LGBT fans, even though at one show there was a large rainbow banner hanging from the mezzanine.
graphicjack
Actually, Dolly already appeared on the show, not as a judge, but as a special guest during last season’s finale, and Madonna has actually been on several shows that I was surprised she’d ever bother going on. I remember seeing her on some game/reality like show where people asked advice of famous people or something, I can’t recall the name. So if Madonna was game for going on a cheesy show like that, she could possibly go on Drag Race. Anything is possible. Liza would be a potentially interesting hot mess. Cher might as well go on, she’s basically a drag queen anyway, god bless her. Her mom and trans son have been on it. For those saying Madonna is controlling, did you see Gaga on the show? She was the first guest judge to insert herself in Untucked, and the first to pretend she was a contestant to the competing queens. In an episode where we’re supposed to be meeting new queens, all we got was Gaga’s ego. I found it insufferable.
rjinhou
I love Rupaul, But come on Madonna is above messing with those messy a** bitchy queens. Of course the got Goga or Gaga what ever her name is, She only went to see if she could steal anyone else’s looks, as she did with Madonna…How in the hell do you think gaga even became famous..I hope she writs Madonna a check every month.
Yooper
The point being what? Trying to troll someone isn’t nice, it’s pretty messy.
damendo
My favorite had to be Gus Kenworthy, but I guess it’s cuz he’s so damned cute! Just wanna cuddle him! ????
Cam
Dolly or Cindy Lauper would be excellent.
A great guest was Leah Rimini, she and Michelle Visage went full Jersey when they argued with each other. Great to see.
tjack47
I’ve watched. I was entertained during the entertainment segments. I can’t stand the produced cat fights backstage. Others like it. I’m a Survivor, Big Brother fan. The Voice and AGT. Others detest these programs. I like competition. The production is so easy to see in them. Not a fan of The Housewives of Hooterville or Keeping up with the Kanyes either. Bachelor and Bachelorette? Where is their dignity?
amanwithanedge
Michelle Visage would be nothing without Rupaul.
Joshooeerr
Respect to those who decline an invitation to appear on this show. Drag is almost always laced through with misogyny, and that certainly applies to Drag Race.
G R
A “scheduling conflict” meaning ZERO chance of me doing something this lame. Seriously, you actually believe that??
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Izzy Lo
No rush, I’ll wait for Madonna…