Pit Crew (Drag Race)

Pit Crew members with RuPaul (second from left), including Shawn Morales (second from right), at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2019

The Pit Crew is the ensemble of scantily clad male models who appear on camera for various segments of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race and its derivatives, utilizing the motif of car drag racing.[1] During season 6 of Drag Race,[2] and on Drag Race Thailand, the group are known as the Scruff Pit Crew. The group are called the Brit Crew on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[3] A behind-the-scenes weekly web series Oh Pit Crew launched in 2014 with season six and airs on WOW Presents Plus, and its related YouTube channel.[4][5]

  1. ^ Shea, Ryan (October 18, 2018). "Yum! Let's Take a Closer Look at the 'Drag Race' Pit Crew". Instinct. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Episode 9 Recap: the Queens of Talk". 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ^ Towle, Andy (September 19, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Introduces its Pit Crew, er, 'Brit Crew'". Towleroad Gay News. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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  5. ^ Reid, Joe (May 24, 2017). "If You're Into 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' You MUST Check Out the World of Wonder YouTube Channel". Decider. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.