Miley Cyrusknows a thing or two about disguises, what with spending four seasons onHannah Montanaplaying a teenager who has a secret life as a pop star.
So it should come as no surprise to hear that the “Party in the U.S.A.” singer, 26, jumped at the chance to dress in drag for Thursday’s season 11 premiere ofRuPaul’s Drag Race.
In a sneak peek from the episode shared to the Emmy-winning VH1 reality competition’s Instagram page on Tuesday, Cyrus — who is also guest judging on the show for the first time – goes undercover as “Barry ‘B.J.’ Johnson,” a male crew member working forDrag Race‘s production company, World of Wonder.
The costume gives Cyrus the anonymity she needs to go into theDrag Race“Werk Room,” where she can interact with the 15 queens competing for season 11.
“I’m going to go and meet the queens for the first time, but they don’t know they’re meeting me,” Cyrus explained. “I wanted to go undercover with the ladies. So I’m going in as a crew member. They’re never going to know what hit ’em.”
Cyrus sure disappears into her new role, which comes with a beard, short wig, black hat, black T-shirt and hoodie.
She even does a pretty good impression of a heterosexual male, telling the camera, “I love me some f—ing beautiful women!”
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Fans will have to wait until Thursday’s episode to see how it all works out, but Cyrus certainly seems happy with her appearance. Posting the video to her own Instagram on Tuesday, she joked, “You heard me. If you ain’t tucked , you ain’t apart of the f—in’ party!”
Cyrus’sDrag Racegig was announced earlier this month. A press release explained that she’d oversee season 11’s first challenge, in which the contestants have to create signature looks from materials that once belonged to formerDrag Racequeens.
That’s not the only tie Cyrus has toDrag Race. The actress, who wed Liam Hemsworth in December, also identifies as a “queer person” andrecently opened up about being in a “hetero relationship” while still being a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Meanwhile, Cyrus will be the third consecutive major music diva to front aDrag Raceseason, afterLady Gagaand Christina Aguilera helped kick off seasons 9 and 10, respectively.
Other celebrities appearing a judges in season 11 include Troye Sivan, Wanda Sykes, Cara Delevingne, Rachel Maddow,Kandi Burruss, Gina Rodriguez, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Lena Waithe, Joel McHale, Sydelle Noel, Elvira, Guillermo Diaz, Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu, Travis Wall, Amber Valetta, Tony Hale, Clea DuVall, Fortune Feimster, Cheyenne Jacksonn, and Katherine Langford.
RuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 11 premieres Thursday (at 9 p.m. ET) on VH1.
source: people.com
