Shade: Queens of NYC: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Relationships, community, family, and faith are in the spotlight in Shade: Queens of NYC, a docu-follow-musical-reality show that explores what happens to New York's fiercest, funniest drag queens as they vie for fame, fortune, and love. Shade: Queens of NYC reveals a side of drag life beyond the usual glam, glitz, and next-level lip syncing, instead focusing on what happens to our queens when the wigs come off. The cast of queens includes: Justin Nako/Chelsea Piers, Chris Yoon/Jasmine Rice LaBeija, William Bailey/Jada Valenciaga, Nathan McManus/Holly Box-Springs, Kristian Seeber/Tina Burner, Marti Gould Cummings/Marti Gould Cummings, Daniel Kelley/Paige Turner, and Jesse Havea/Brita Filter.

Series details

• Title: Shade: Queens of NYC
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fusion
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33128
• IMDb ID: tt7448618
• TVDB ID: 336341

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-11-09; final listed air date 2017-12-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shade: Queens of NYC on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.