RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party
About This Event
The "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party" at 3 Dollar Bill transforms weekly screenings into live performance events. Each gathering merges commentary and crowd engagement with drag performances, featuring notable alumni such as Angeria, who has gained national recognition on reality television and upheld a strong presence in the New York City drag community. This recurring event highlights the intersection of drag artistry and audience interaction, creating a unique nightlife experience.
About RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, VH1 and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges, as well as one or more guest judge, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
About the Artists
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party is a recurring nightlife event staged at 3 Dollar Bill in New York City. Built around weekly screenings, it frames the episode as a live performance format, with hosts and guests shaping the room’s rhythm through commentary, crowd work, and drag sets.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party is a recurring live event format presented at 3 Dollar Bill in New York City, built around weekly screenings and in-room performance. The party has been staged in connection with RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party and has shared bills with drag artists including Angeria, Briar Blush, Shea Couleé, and Kylie Sonique Love.
Angeria
Angeria is the drag persona of Tommie Laron Holsey, known nationally through competitive television appearances, including RuPaul’s Drag Race and an All Stars win. In New York City, she has appeared at 3 Dollar Bill, where her work sits comfortably in the club’s mix of drag, dance-floor spectacle, and community programming.
Briar Blush
Briar Blush is a New York City-based drag artist who performs at 3 Dollar Bill, a Brooklyn venue known for nightlife and stage-driven performance. Their work has appeared in the context of RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing events, including the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party.
Shea Couleé
Shea Couleé is the performance persona of Jaren Kyei Merrell, a Chicago-rooted drag artist who began working in clubs in 2012. Known as a singer, rapper, actor, and podcaster, Couleé gained wider attention through RuPaul’s Drag Race, later winning All Stars 5 and returning for the all-winners season.
Kylie Sonique Love
Kylie Sonique Love is an American drag artist, singer, dancer, and model whose national profile began with her run on *RuPaul’s Drag Race* and later culminated in a win on *All Stars 6*. She made early reality-TV history by coming out as transgender on camera, and later co-hosted *Translation*, a network talk show led by an all-trans ensemble.