BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are like peanut butter and jelly. They’re like bacon and eggs. They’re two great tastes that taste great together. Though they were not on the same season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, they were on back-to-back seasons, a one-two punch of perfect comic timing, stunning looks, and eccentric Seattle energy. Jinkx won her season, DeLa was robbed on hers, but the world was in love. (And DeLa’s return to the show on All Stars 3—featuring the “gag of the century,” with a generous assist from a bottle of White-Out—was the most talked-about All Stars performance ever.)
The two have appeared together on Seattle stages so many times that it would be ridiculous to list them. They are drag sisters, and BFFs. Last year, they started a new tradition, and unlike most December traditions, it’s one I can really get behind: a joint holiday show. Just Jinkx and DeLa, doing Jinkx-y, DeLa-ish things. Last year, it was called To Jesus, Thanks for Everything! Jinkx and DeLa. This year it’s called All I Want for Christmas Is Attention.
