Stacy Lambe of BuzzFeed described the single as "unexpectedly more gothic" than fellow drag queen Sharon Needles' music and "club-friendly", but criticized the lyrics as a "hodgepodge of boasts".
(meta data) TITLE: 6 Drag Queens Moonlighting As Singers (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeed (meta data) COPYRIGHT: Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 capture 03 Jul 2017 About this capture COLLECTED BY Organization: Internet Archive The Internet Archive discovers and captures web pages through many different web crawls. At any given time several distinct crawls are running, some for months, and some every day or longer. View the web archive through the Wayback Machine. Collection: Live Web Proxy Crawls Content crawled via the Wayback Machine Live Proxy mostly by the Save Page Now feature on web.archive.org. Liveweb proxy is a component of Internet Archive's wayback machine project. The liveweb proxy captures the content of a web page in real time, archives it into a ARC or WARC file and returns the ARC/WARC record back to the wayback machine to process. The recorded ARC/WARC file becomes part of the wayback machine in due course of time. The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20170703022323/https://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/6-drag-queens-moonlighting-the-best-as-singers?utm_term=.brxXo7EE8Z User Terms Ad Choices US Edition UK Edition © 2017 BuzzFeed, Inc # 6 Drag Queens Moonlighting As Singers Following in the footsteps of RuPaul, the stars of Drag Race are making a go at individual music careers. And each with their own level of success. Posted on December 04, 2012, 13:57 GMT Stacy Lambe BuzzFeed Staff This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone create a post. Learn more or post your buzz! ### 6.Manila, Season 3 The always funny and always controversial Manila gives us her signature style in the video for "Hot Couture." The beat is addictive even though the vocals and lyrics don't quite live up to its potential. ### "Hot Couture" #### View this video on YouTube ### 5.Shangela, Seasons 2-3 Via fashionindie.com Here Shangela gives us full on Shanglea, which is all the reason you love and hate her. The song is fine, if nothing special. But it's her personality that draws you in. She probably channels Ru's style the best even if she's still rough around the edges. #### View this video on YouTube ### 4.Pandora Boxx, Season 2 Via socialitelife.com The Miss Congeniality of Drag Race does here what she does best: humor. Her funny, snarky lyrics play well with the gay club synths and make up for her lack of vocal range. But hey, we're not here for the Xtina notes are we? ### "Cooter" #### View this video on YouTube ### 3.Sharon Needles, Season 4 Via twylah.com The season 4 winner released her first single in October. It's a nice mix of gothrock, with an homage to The Smashing Pumpkins and the visuals of Marilyn Manson. The song is unexpectedly sophisticated and dark without being over the top. Her debut album is expected in January of 2013. ### "Everyday Is Halloween" #### View this video on YouTube ### 2.Raja, Season 3 Raja's latest single, "Sublime," didn't do much to further her music career. But her debut video is a mix of amazing visuals with a fun, hardcore dance beat. It's unexpectedly more gothic than Sharon while still be club-friendly. Sure the lyrics are just a hodgepodge of boasts but we can let is slide. ### "Diamond Crowned Queen" #### View this video on YouTube ### 1.Willam, Season 4 Via feastoffun.com Willam comes with the most experience and has had the most success. She's been in the music scene longer than most of the girls - fronting a band, riding high with parodies and working the club scene. While "Trouble" may not be her best track --her duet with Drake Jensen is surprisingly good-- it's the overall package (and not the one she's tucking) that brings it together. ### "Trouble" #### View this video on YouTube ### Bonus: "Chow Down (At Chick-Fil-A)" #### View this video on YouTube ## ###### Promoted by ##### ##### ###### Promoted by ##### ##### ##### ##### ###### Promoted by ##### ##### ##### ### Connect With QuickPost Like Us On Facebook Follow Us On Pinterest Follow Us On Pinterest Follow Us On Twitter Twitter Follow Us On Twitter ###### Promoted by #####
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While writing for Yahoo! Music, Parker included the single on her list of the seven "actually great singles" by "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestants. She described it as one of eight "listenable" singles released by the show's participants. FemaleFirst's Daniel Falconer agreed with Parker, placing the song on his list of the best music to come out of the reality television show. 
 Several media commentators were divided on the single's composition. In his review of Raja's entire music catalog, Adem Ali observed that his sound was "an acquired taste". Bradley Stern of "MuuMuse" wrote that the song was too "erratic for [his] taste", but was more positive to the remix done by Prince Vince. Stern described the remix as "nothing but pure sweat and sex (for dinner!)". The "Dallas Voice"'s Rich Lopez wrote that the song lacked a strong or memorable hook, but appreciated Raja's decision to experiment with music. He compared it to the early work of Nine Inch Nails and Jeffree Star.