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LOOK: Entrance, confessional looks of Pinay Aura Mayari in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari" s="" entrance="" and="" confessional="" looks.="" Screenshots="" from="" Drag="" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/01/05/filipina-drag-queen-aura-mayari-01052023.jpg"/><figcaption>Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari&#x27;s entrance and confessional looks. <em>Screenshots from &#x27;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; Twitter account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Do you feel that aura? I bet you do!&quot;</p><p>This was Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari&#x27;s entrance line when she was revealed among the first queens to enter the &quot;Werk Room&quot; of &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; season 15.</p><p>In the first 5-minute snippet of the show, Aura entered the competition in a coordinated black look, describing her drag as a performance and raising her Pinoy roots.</p><p>&quot;I am Nashville’s best, most stunning, and most electrifying drag performer. I am a dancer, I do a lot of very high-energy numbers and I am your Filipina goddess,&quot; she said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Entrance and confessional looks of Filipina drag queen <a href="https://twitter.com/AuraMayari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AuraMayari</a> as revealed in the 5-minute snippet of <a href="https://twitter.com/RuPaulsDragRace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RuPaulsDragRace</a> season 15. Screenshots. <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/wcytVkHiM7">pic.twitter.com/wcytVkHiM7</a></p>— Josiah Antonio (@josiahvantonio) <a href="https://twitter.com/josiahvantonio/status/1610822404615581696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Fans were blushing at his confessional look, flexing his muscles in a nude tank top and a cap.</p><p>&quot;My drag is a little bit of Beyonce, a little bit of Rihanna, and a little bit of Justin Bieber. I put on a little bit of some masculine swag on stage when I perform.&quot; </p><p>Aura was among the 15 queens announced in December during the meet the queens led by the season 14 winner Willow Pill. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/15/22/pinay-aura-mayari-joins-rupauls-drag-race-season-15">Pinay Aura Mayari joins &#x27;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; season 15</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The origin of my drag name, I&#x27;m very proud of being Filipino,&quot; Aura said, dressed in a pink Filipiniana superhero dress. </p><p>&quot;Aura came from a Filipino gay lingo that can be used for someone who is overacting, overly confident, trying to get attention, someone who is horny, and someone who is always flirty. That&#x27;s kinda like my drag,&quot; she added.</p><p>Aura said she was inspired by fellow Filipina drag queen Manila Luzon, who represented the country in Season 3 and All Stars 4 of the competition series.</p><p>&quot;She&#x27;s one of the reasons why I started drag. I fell in love with her. She represented the Philippines while she talked about the Filipinos a lot and the Filipinos love it. Filipinos are so prideful.&quot;</p><p>The Emmy Award-winning show has featured the talents of Filipino drag queens like Ongina (Season 1 and All Stars 5), Manila Luzon (Season 3, and All Stars 1 and 4), Phi Phi O’Hara (Season 4 and All Stars 2), Jiggly Caliente (Season 4 and All Stars 6), Vivienne Pinay (Season 5), and Rock M. Sakura (Season 12) in the US franchise. </p><p>Other franchises have also featured Filipino drag queens like Jaja and Mocha Diva for seasons 1 and 2, respectively of &quot;Drag Race Thailand” along with &quot;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; stars Kyne (season 1), Stephanie Prince (season 2 and Canada vs. The World), and Kimmy Couture (season 3).</p><p>Precious Paula Nicole is the first winner of “Drag Race Philippines”.</p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2288385" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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LOOK: Entrance, confessional looks of Pinay Aura Mayari in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15

Josiah Antonio,

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Published Jan 05, 2023 03:16 PM PHT

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