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RuPaul's Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 Celebrating Latinx Icons

MTV Entertainment Studios and Kids & Family PROJECT
RuPaul's Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 Celebrating Latinx Icons by MTV Entertainment Studios and Kids & Family

credits

Title
  • RuPaul's Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 Celebrating Latinx Icons
Entrant
  • MTV Entertainment Studios and Kids & Family

About This Project

Summary

The LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 campaign set out to gather, interview and photograph 5 celebrated Latinx queens from the RuPaul's Drag Race community. We partnered with a favorite queer photographer of ours, Erik Carter, who successfully shot unique backgrounds for the queens plus various backgrounds for the iconic group shot, all at the cinematic Paramour Estate. We interviewed them about the Latinx heroes that inspire them and deserve the platform that RuPaul’s Drag Race has online worldwide.

Goals & Objectives

A major goal for this project was to take the learnings of the 2022 campaign and build on its success to rollout an even more powerful version in 2023. We wanted to educate and inspire younger fans of the show with this incredibly unique and impactful social multimedia stunt.

Results & Impact

LGBTQ Herstory 2023's premiere was a success with overwhelming reaction and fan consumption, reaching a cumulative 198k views and 2.7M impressions. Its success led to the greenlight of a 2024 campaign that will continue to honor queens from the RuPaul’s Drag Race community and their queer heroes.

the team

Joseph Gerbino
  • Director/Sr Producer, Franchise Digital Video
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Ray Hunt
  • Vice President/Executive Producer, Franchise Video
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Tyler Hissey
  • SVP Franchise Social
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Ann Lamore
  • SVP Unscripted & Scripted Social
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Eric Dimitratos
  • Sr. Director, Social & Digital
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Christina D'Ambrosio
  • Manager, MTVE Unscripted Franchise, Social
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Edgar Gatsinzi
  • Coordinator, Franchise Social
  • MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global
Bianca Del Rio
  • Talent
Crystal Methyd
  • Talent
April Carrion
  • Talent
Alexis Mateo
  • Talent
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
  • Talent
Marcia Lansdown
  • SVP, Talent
  • Paramount
Tyler McIntosh
  • Sr. Director of Production
  • Paramount
Samantha Prouse
  • Director of Production
  • Paramount
Alex Hluch
  • Line Producer
  • Paramount
Jacob Carpenter
  • Production Coordinator
  • Paramount
Anton Jessberger
  • Director of Photography
  • Paramount
Mark Chase
  • Cam Operator
  • Paramount
Jameo Duncan
  • Sound
  • Paramount
Cara Alpert
  • Set Decorator
  • Paramount
Maria Balenciaga
  • HMU
  • Paramount