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Rafaella Pop
from Madrid, Spain



Although Rafaella Pop is a big name on Madrid’s gay nightlife scene, she’s perhaps one of this season’s more mysterious queens: I wasn’t able to find out her boy name or come across any photos of her not in drag, so she seems to keep her cards close to her silicone chest. What was apparent from my research, however, was that she’s first and foremost a musical queen, having released a Spanish-language pop single and accompanying music video, and that she can certainly serve a lewk. She’s also Drag Race’s first ever Spanish queen, meaning that there’ll likely be some competition with fellow Europe-dweller Cookie Kunty this season. Think of it as a mini Eurovision, but slightly less gay. Amusingly enough, there’s one interview in which Rafaella is described, in Spanish, as "a ripe peach in the middle of a field of green lettuce", which I’ve absolutely no doubt will catch on as a nickname. I think it was a compliment, anyway.

The mug:



The looks:



She doesn’t seem to exist as a boy, although I probably just haven’t Nancy Drew’d well enough. Anyway, just assume that she’s as pretty and Spanish out of drag as she is in it.

Here she is performing her debut single (c’mon production value! Courtney Act hew?):

Youtube video