After a star-studded premiere party in L.A., the 14 queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6 hopped a flight to JFK to give fans in the Big Apple some love. Vivacious, Kelly Mantle, Darienne Lake, Bianca Del Rio, Adore Delano, April Carrion, Milk, Joslyn Fox, Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, Magnolia Crawford, Courtney Act, BenDeLaCreme and Trinity K. Bonet descended on Stage 48 in Hell’s Kitchen.

Michelle Visage emceed the event, but since her usual NYC cohost, Bianca Del Rio, is a contestant this cycle, the audience was in for a treat: Shangela herself popped out of a wooden crate to help with hosting duties. (Well, maybe wheeled out is more accurate—Shangy is still recovering from a broken leg.)

Each contestant delivered an eyepopping, heartthumping routine, from Adore Delano’s crowdsurfing and Laganja Estranga’s death-drop supreme, to Courtney Act singing her single “To Russia with Love” and Bianca Del Rio actually sewing a gown on stage in the time it took to play a single song.

The competition is gonna be fierce this year, kitties!

Season Six of RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres February 24 on Logo. Download the Logo app, and you can watch Episode One now!

Photos: Santiago Felipe

Bianca Del Rio and April Carrion

BenDeLaCreme



April Carrion



Milk





BenDeLaCreme

Courtney Act

Pandora Boxx and Kelly Mantle

Magnolia Crawford

Latrice Royale and Lady Bunny

Gia Gunn

Darienne Lake

Michelle Visage

Shangela

Bebe Zahara Benet

Adore Delano

Adore Delano crowdsurfing

Milk and Courtney Act