Regular character cards would be based on queens from the show and like any other card game would have values and points. Maybe even a Roxxxy Andrews Buss Pass card that automatically takes her to the end of the match. Imagine a Shangela’s Box card that resurrects her from the graveyard Monster Reborn-style or a Monet’s Sponge Dress card which increases her defence stat - due to the thick skin she had to have for everyone’s opinion on said dress. I would love to see concepts like this be brought to a trading card game. Fans of the show are often quick to pinpoint and make memes about iconic moments queens may have on the show, like Shangela’s surprise appearance out of her box or Monet X Change’s infamous sponge dress. Off the bat, Drag Race lends itself well to spell or item cards, similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!’s equip spells or Magic: The Gathering’s artifacts. The LGBTQ+ positive representation and over-the-top gay fabulousness of the Drag Race branding is something that seems made for shiny trading cards - and with over 200 contestants and counting, the possibilities are endless. With the undeniable devotion from fans and willingness to throw their cash at queens (sometimes literally) a trading card game is something that wouldn’t only please fans but also the big wigs at the top of Drag Race production company World of Wonder. The LGBTQ+ positive representation and over-the-top gay fabulousness of Drag Race is something that seems made for shiny trading cards. From enamel pins and t-shirts to the more wacky like Gummy Bear and Brown Cow Stunning-related items of Ginger Minj and Monique Heart respectively, the nature of drag has allowed for some very imaginative collectables for fans to obsess over - and if there’s one thing fans love to collect, it’s trading cards. In 2018 DragCon NYC sold $8 million in merchandise alone. With almost complete domination of the drag industry RuPaul’s DragCons have been happening in LA, New York and the UK, with popular queens from the show hosting booths for fans to visit and, most importantly, buy merchandise. The show has just recently passed its 13th season and with its many spin-offs has gone from being on once a year to there now almost not being a period where some form of drag race isn’t on our screens. For fans of the show like myself this is great. This isn’t always the case but with franchises across the world including the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Canada, UK and many more in the pipeline, the path to becoming a successful queen has never been so linear. So much so that nowadays being a successful drag queen almost means getting onto the show. For better or worse, the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise has dominated the drag industry since its humble beginning in 2009, with RuPaul Andre Charles credited with making drag mainstream.
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