Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To Appear As Judge On ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is set to appear as a guest on the upcoming season of Rupaul’s Drag Race after appearing in a promo video on Twitter.

🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @AOC joins the Ruvolution! 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈#DragRace premieres 2/28 at 8/7c on @VH1! pic.twitter.com/lH8TDTtWSy

— RuPaul’s Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) February 13, 2020

“I’m Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and I pledge allegiance to the drag,” she said in the promo.

Many conservative pundits were quick to criticize her for wasting her time as a representative, but AOC clapped back with an iconic line from the show.

They can go back to Party City 😉🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/SOf33dXmBp

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 13, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez is not the first politician to appear on Drag Race, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) was on the show in 2018.

Had a fabulous time on set with the Queens! Tune-in Thursday at 8/7c on @VH1 to catch me on the new #DragRace episode! #AllStars3 @RuPaul @RuPaulsDragRace pic.twitter.com/MHI3qvHxN2

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 6, 2018

The promo shows other guests who will appear on the show this season including Nicki Minaj, Chaka Khan, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldbloom and Leslie Jones.

Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres February 28 at 8:00 p.m. EST on VH1.