Netflix’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Trailer Shows a New Side of Drag Superstar Alyssa Edwards

Series Name: Dancing Queen

Release Date: October 5, 2018

Platform: Netflix

Dancing Queen Cast: Justin Johnson, a.k.a. Alyssa Edwards

Creator: World of Wonder Productions, the production company behind the expanded universe of RuPaul’s Drag Race

The Pitch: The 8-part docuseries focuses on Johnson’s life as the drag superstar Alyssa Edwards and the owner of instructor of the Beyond Belief Dance Company in his hometown of Mesquite, Texas.

Why We’re Excited: With Alyssa Edwards involved, the real question is, “Why wouldn’t you be excited?!” Through her appearances in two legendary seasons of Drag Race (Season 5 and All-Stars 2), Alyssa Edwards has risen to the tippy top tier of drag superstars–all the more surprising considering she didn’t come close to winning the crown in either season. But that hasn’t stopped her at all. In fact, Ms. Edwards has carved her own path to superstardom, a path that’s on full display in the trailer above.

Who doesn’t want to see Alyssa Edwards’ day to day life as a drag mom extraordinaire (yep, that’s a cameo from her drag daughter Shangela in that trailer!) and the head instructor of a tween dance company? All that plus the emotional drama that comes with Netflix’s current slate of reality shows, this looks like a total must-binge ASAP.

October 5th cannot get here soon enough!