Andrew Garfield names his favourite Drag Race queens and proves he’s got taste
Andrew Garfield has demonstrated once again that he’s an LGBTQ+ ally who actually immerses himself in queer culture after reeling off his favourite RuPaul’s Drag Race queens.
The Amazing Spider-Man actor, 43, was asked to name his top five drag queens during his appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Monday night (13 September).
The only problem? He couldn’t narrow it down to just five.
Instead, Garfield, who appeared as a guest judge on the very first episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK back in 2019, reeled off a list of eight queens who give him life.
“I have eight people here I can’t decide between and I could never put these in order”, said Garfield, who began his list by listing a fan favourite from season six, and more recently All Stars 11.
“You remember Vivacious? You remember her entrance, with Ornacia on the top of her head”, Garfield enthused. “I think that may be one of my favourite moments, and so therefore Vivacious/Ornacia and her struggling with the zip is maybe one of my favourite Drag Race moments.”
He added: “Jinkx Monsoon I think just as a fully rounded queen… maybe [my] number one. Is that crazy? I love Jinkx.”
Without pausing for breath, the After the Hunt star continued: “Katya, I adore. She’s one of the funnier [queens]. Jujubee, just adorable.
“Shea Couleé – that body and how she moves. She’s just, again, so fully rounded.
“Manila Luzon, kind of [an]underrated queen in my head. And then of course Alaska, just genius, legend. And backrolls, Alyssa Edwards. Those are my eight.”
Fans were quick to praise Garfield’s list online, noting that his choice of queens from earlier seasons proved he was a longtime fan of the show.
One of the stars from his list, Manila Luzon, even took to Twitter to respond Garfield directly, joking: “Andrew Garfield is one of my Top 5 favourite Spider-Mans.”
Garfield recently reiterated his past comments that he believes Spider-Man could be portrayed as gay.
The actor previously said in a 2013 interview with Entertainment Weekly that he didn’t know why the character couldn’t be gay. “Why can’t he be into boys?” he pondered at the time.
Speaking to the publication again recently, Garfield said his past comments were “an exercise in rebellion that [he] felt passionate about” – but he stands by it.
He said: “I just still believe that anyone can be in that suit.”
