Pittsburgh’s own Alaska continues to persevere on RuPaul’s Drag Race, in the last three weeks surviving the break-up of Ro-Laska-Tox, the “RuPaul Roast,” a perfume challenge, the re-forming of Ro-Laska-Tox and the telenovela challenge. Whew!
And she finally won a challenge, nailing the fake perfume ad for “Red … for Filth.”
The long-awaited showdown between Alyssa and Coco finally cleared the dance floor of one of these increasingly tiresome queens, leaving our girl standing tall in the Final Five.
This article appears in Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2013.


