And Don't F&%k It Up - Maria Elena Fernandez - 2023
An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years)
By: World of Wonder, Maria Elena Fernandez
Narrated by: Alec Mapa
Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 06-06-23
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Biographies & Memoirs, Film & TV, LGBTQ+
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Format: mp3 64/48 mono
A definitive history and celebration of the groundbreaking show RuPaul's Drag Race in its first decade, from a Burbank basement set all the way to the Emmy's, and every weave in-between, as told by its stars, producers and fans.
Told over the first ten years, And Don't F&%k It Up tells a cultural history through the stories of the people who lived it: the creators of the show, the contestants, the crew, the judges, and even some key (famous) fans.
It begins with RuPaul's decades-long friendship and business relationship with World of Wonder Productions, the entertainment company that helped launch him into superstardom, and later talked him into giving a drag reality show a chance.
From there, it follows the growth and evolution of the show—and its queens—through a decade of gag-worthy seasons, serving up all kinds of behind-the-scenes realness. With a history as shady and funny as it is dramatic and inspiring, And Don't F&%k It Up shows how RuPaul's Drag Race is a mirror reflecting the cultural and political mores of our time. Its meteoric rise to becoming a once-in-a-generation success story is explored here as never before, in intimate, exuberant, unfettered detail.