With a drag career of over 20 years, Miss Darienne Lake is a polished veteran with an enormous amount of talent. If you think Darienne is just filling the "big girl" role, you could not be more wrong. Yes she's full-figured, but everything about this queen is BIG.. the hair, the attitude, the personality, the humor! When it comes to the makings of a true comedy queen, Darienne has the full package. This Rochester native is as funny as they come, but she also exudes a professionalism that cannot be matched, and we are already living for her!

Over the course of her successful drag career, Darienne has seen her share of the television spotlight. 

Darienne first appeared in VH1's documentary 'Boys will be Girls,' which originally aired in March of 2003. The documentary followed Darienne and some of her drag family as they discuss their drag beginnings and what each of them brings to their performances. 

The television features don't stop there! Darienne later appeared on The Ricki Lake Show in an episode entitled 'Get A Grip Doll, You're Too Fat To Be A Drag Queen.' (But seriously, this was a thing!) The episode featured Darienne and a few other performers discussing the curves and swerves it takes to be a successful plus sized drag queen. Miss Darienne Lake and the other plus sized guests confront friends and family members who tell them that they're too big to be drag queens. It is absurd that this was even an issue to be discussed. We love every inch of you, Darienne! 

Oh, did we mention another queen featured on this episode was Pandora Boxx? As in RuPaul's Drag Race All Star, Pandora Boxx.... Who also just happens to be Darienne's drag daughter. Talk about a funny family!

Back in October, after reading through nearly every one of Darienne's tweets, we felt obligated to share her hilarity with the world. We compiled some of favorite tweets from her, and published them in an article, Why Darienne Lake Is The Funniest Drag Queen on Twitter. She's not afraid to throw digs at herself, her family, or anyone else for that matter. We still think if you have a Twitter, you need to be following this queen!

In addition to Darienne's comedic talents, there's also a great deal of performance talent and showmanship that comes through on the stage. That charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent has already earned her 1 hometown title, 1998-1999 Miss Gay Rochester. She really knows how to work her curves and show the audience a good time.

Darienne is also no stranger to belting out a parody! Some of her many shelarious YouTube videos feature her rewriting the lyrics to iconic songs, much to the delight of her fans everywhere. Whether she's belting it out on stage for a crowded room of fans or singing little tunes from her bedroom to post online, this queen certainly has the vocal talents to go along with her super star attitude. 

With over 20 years of experience, Darienne has certainly been around the block a time or two. Not only has she perfected her craft, but she's developed a very clear understanding of what drag means to her. 

Back in August of 2013, Darienne told Drag Official: 

Perhaps one of this queen's strongest assets is her almost contagious positivity and self-confidence! She owns the stage like very few queens can when she is performing, and when she's in the room, all eyes seem to gravitate her way. While no drag queen is complete without a heaping tablespoon of self-confidence, Miss Darienne Lake takes this to the next level, while still maintaining a pleasant and likable persona. 

With a true passion for the art and a polished set of talents to bring to the competition, we can't wait to for Darienne to delight the audience in RuPaul's Drag Race season 6. Are you #TeamLake?

Contributed by: Daily Dragsbian

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “drag” as: clothing typical of one sex worn by a person of the opposite sex. Many fans and performers would agree that “drag” - as an artform and culture - is much more than simply the act of putting on “drag,” contrary to what the dictionary definition seems to imply. While that definition addresses an important logistical aspect of drag, it fails to address the true essence that is felt and shown during a performance or show. This is due in part to the fact that Drag is so many things. The sheer volume and range of styles that we see at drag shows is almost unfathomable, and the rift that can be created by differing opinions on what drag’s true meaning is can seem as vast as the Grand Canyon. It is not uncommon to see shade being thrown in the community between queens with different approaches to Drag. (Do we need to rewind the video footage of the spats between Roxxxy Andrews and Jinkx Monsoon on Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, or perhaps the never ending war that rampaged between Phi Phi O’Hara and Sharon Needles during Season 4?)

If you have ever been to a live drag show, you’ve probably experienced at least a small taste of the diversity that can be found. After watching a show, articulating its exact effect or even the reason you went in the first place might be difficult. The request for you to do so would almost certainly elicit at least slightly different responses from you and each of the other audience members. Drag shows can be intriguing, entertaining, hypnotizing, thought-provoking, fun, shocking, heart-warming, intimidating, touching, and many other things, often all at the same time. Each queen or king brings something unique to the stage they perform on. That special element they bring might be found in their look, their song choice, their performance concept, or the way they choose to interact with the audience. However, there is one factor behind each and every Drag performance which helps the artist create the distinction between themselves and their fellow queens and kings: their own personal definition of “drag.”

I wanted to know what some of these definitions might be. To find out, I decided to go right to the source. I reached out to queens from all over the country and from a beautifully diverse variety of styles to find out what their definitions of drag were. This is what some of the queens I spoke with had to say when I asked the question: What does drag mean to you?

An update to our original article: Most Rumored Queens for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6

April has been on our radar for a few months now, appearing in our article 'Fierce Queens We Want to See on Season 6'. Because April was not very active on social media prior to the start of production, her current absence is difficult to use as evidence. Sources from Puerto Rico have confirmed that April Carrion is no longer in the area, and many believe her to be the top candidate from Puerto Rico for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6. There has been a Puerto Rican queen in every season up until this point, and it seems April could be the one this year (especially now that another top contender, Queen Bee Ho', was seen performing in Puerto Rico). 

Darienne made quite the impression during the fan vote casting competition and secured a spot in the final round alongside Adore Delano. This Rochester queen was scheduled to perform at her home bar Rain Lounge with Willam for Rochester Pride, but apparently never did. Her complete social media absence since June 6th is just one more reason why rumors are flying about Darienne. 

Trinity came under our radar recently through some observant Atlanta drag fans. This queen has some fierce moves, but hasn't been around to show them in a few weeks. Her last social media post was June 5th, having posted regularly before that date. Atlanta, hometown of RuPaul, hasn't had a queen since season 3 so we think it might just be this city's turn again. 

Kelly is an actor, comedian, and singer/songwriter, who like Willam, has appeared in a number of popular television series (in and out of drag). Kelly was present at the Drag Race Season 5 Pink Carpet Premiere, and is a member of the music group 'Transkuntinental' with Willam, Vicky Vox, and Rhea Litre.  She posted pretty regularly on social media up until June 6, when many of the other rumored Season 6 queens also went MIA. We can see casting directors enjoying the fact that Kelly was raised in Oklahoma and her uncle is professional baseball player Mickey Mantle. 

As always, if you have any more information, let us know!