Every year, more and more queens for RuPaul's Drag Race turn to music to not only express themselves, but cash in on their new found fame. This season took me by surprise, however, when one queen in particular started releasing songs from the day the casting was announced. And now, fresh off her controversial elimination, she's released her first video. The song is called "It's Honey" and, yes, it is pretty sticky.
There is so much going on in this video. We see her as a dominatrix, we see her as an Amazon warrior, we see her as a campy bride. She is a chameleon in this video, and it probably has a lot to do with her Drag Race stint. She was most criticized for not showing off her figure enough, and this video is all body, body, body.
Also, as a treat for the viewers, other Drag Race divas fan-favorite Jujubee and season three winner Raja appear in a couple of scenes across the board. These two are becoming regular video hos, aren't they? I mean that in the best, most loving way possible. Raja's my bitch. I'll interview her one day, just wait and see.
Back to Honey, this video is a bit all over the place. While I like seeing all the different sides of her, it does create a bit of a mess. Does she look gorgeous? Yes. Does the video have any sort of order or plot? No. The video is made up of a bunch of different scenes, each with different outfits, each with her lip syncing to her song. Usually this isn't a bad thing, but here, none of the looks flow together, aside from showing all of her various looks that she can pull off. This serves as both a positive and a negative for the work as a whole.
This one thing is just me nitpicking. The video as a whole, especially for a first attempt, is very well done. She obviously was aiming to make something of quality that fans could enjoy, and seeing as the song is her theme song, she definitely accomplished what she wanted. This video will please the fans she's already got, and it just may change the minds of those who doubted her on the show.
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