Homer Simpson given drag makeover in RuPaul episode of 'The Simpsons'

But wait until you see Marge...

The Simpsons

Source: The Simpsons, Instagram, FOX

A number of images have been released teasing the upcoming drag-themed episode of The Simpsons.

The episode - which is quite appropriately titled 'Werking Mum' - features RuPaul (playing herself, obviously!) and RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Raja, who is rumoured to become Homer's drag mum.

Speaking tolast month, The Simpsons showrunner, Al Jean spoke about the episode, which sees Marge transform into a drag queen in the hopes of selling more Tupperware.
'Werking mum' Marge meets RuPaul.
'Werking mum' Marge meets RuPaul. Source: The Simpsons, FOX
“Marge starts selling Tupperware, and her friend Julio convinces her to pose as a drag queen to make more money," Jean said of the script.

"They think she’s a guy playing a woman, which Marge kind of looks like a little."

He added: "She’s really successful and then RuPaul is playing a character like himself.”
When news of her involvement in the episode was announced, Drag Race Season 3 winner Raja shared an emotional reflection on the career-highlight role.

“I’ll never forget crying my eyes out, as rain came pouring down on the sidewalk outside the recording studio. Tears of joy,” she wrote on Instagram.
Marge Simpson
Marge werking the room in drag. Source: The Simpsons, FOX
She continued: “The Simpsons was a huge part of my childhood, being asked to be on an episode was surreal and mind blowing, to say the least."

While the episode, which screens in the US later this month, signifies drag culture being embraced by the mainstream media - it's not the first time the popular FOX animation has dipped its toe in...
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Published 7 November 2018 10:21am
By Samuel Leighton-Dore


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