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I t i 36 W W W JUSTOUT C O M JANUARY 7 2011 NIGHTLIFE “Sashay." To Stay Portland Drag Race returns for a third season o f eleganza extravaganza It’s that time ofyear again, folks: time for tax forms, time for (broken) resolutions and time for drag fabulosity. O f course, it’s always time iytr the latter—especially in our drag-happy town, where no one does it better than Poison Waters and the latest crop of ladies to gear up for Portland Drag Race. The third installment o f the RuPaul series off shoot debuts January 19 with a very special audition night. M ore on that shortly. Returning host Waters has much to say o f the 2011 edition, which will j^iild on dress-to-impress and in-house chal lenges of previous years and up the glam ante— while keeping economic recovery in mind. “This year more focus will be on ingenu 12 weeks of competition— will test the gals’ ity, doing more with less, kinda like the whole marketing skills for sponsor Absolut. country is doing,” Waters, aka Kevin Cook, ex The third time kicks off charmingly with a plains. “Drag is expensive and time consuming, star-studded casting night January 19 featuring so we ll challenge the contestants to really be appearances from Mimi Imfurst and Stacy Layne Matthews from Ru Paul's Drag Race creative, and fierce on a budget.” She should know. After doing just that for Season 3 (premiering this month on Logo). more than 20 years, Waters has the art o f fierce The official stage competition begins the fol ness during financial duress down to a science. lowing Thursday. She notes an aim to “go green” by “recreating After two seasons o f drag drama, Waters is existing wardrobes and making workable pieces reflective like any good, Ru-esque mentor: “I’ve o f wardrobe outta unlikely materials.” And been pleasantly surprised these past two seasons since a queen has to know how to sell, an addi by the contestants’ creativity, strength and will tional “secret” challenge— running the entire ingness to think and work outside of the box,” she says. “My favorite aspect is watching first hand the personal growth they each achieve not only as entertainers and drag queens, but as val ued members o f our community.” In other words— and to paraphrase RuPaul— they’re learning to love themselves, and we love them in turn. Get out there and hail the queens. 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