Bernardo Sim
·4 min read
Oh, hey Trades of the Season!
Some seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race have several guys who are considered “trades of the season,” while others never really land on any particular guy to fit this role.
For old-school enthusiasts of ballroom culture and drag, the definition of “trade” is a masculine-passing LGBTQ+ guy who has a certain edge, danger, or risk to how he looks. Over the years, though, this term has been reimagined to simply mean that a queer guy looks sexy and attractive. There is some debate between people who want to cling to the original meaning of the term, while others use it more liberally.
In the Drag Race franchise, the “trade of the season” label is typically assigned to the guy in the cast who looks the best according to the other queens in the room, or the fans, or a combination of both.
Scroll through to see sexy pictures from the most memorable “trades of the season” within the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise!
Anetra (Season 15)
ANETRA✨ on Instagram: "hey, sorry I was in the tub 🫧"
Instagram: @iamanetra
Naysha Lopez (Season 8 & All Stars 8)
Naysha Lopez on Instagram: "Oh what a long day, shower time and off to bed got another long and productive day ahead of me tomorrow….. Wait till you see what we have in store for our @roscoestavern viewing party fans and everything we’re getting ready for @rupaulsdragcon !! Can’t wait to share with you but until then GOODNIGHT !!! Love you beauties ❤️ #thebeauty #gayboy #tradeoftheseason #puertoricanboy #laliving #roscoestavern #futuremrcontinental"
Instagram: @nayshalopez
Pearl (Season 7)
Pearl on Instagram: "I think of her often 💭"
Instagram: @pearliaison
Kween Kong (Drag Race Down Under season 2)
Kween Kong on Instagram: "✨👑KING: Brown Cissy Boy ✨Keep getting asked why I don’t post images of myself out of drag here. Good question ✨a)on my season I took issue with being looked at or objectified - mostly because I didn’t feel worthy. That’s changed! I do feel worthy - beyond! Objectify away lol ✨b) what’s changed? Kween is embracing her video hoe era which feels f*cking fun. I wanna have MORE FUN! ✨But c) I have an alt account and keep them separate! Duh! 💁🏾♀️😝 ✨d) this is the hero image to my one woman show - Brown Cissy Boy which is coming back this year. ✊🏾"
Instagram: @kweenkongofficial
Kameron Michaels (Season 10)
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Kameron Michaels (@KameronMichaels) on X
Instagram: @kameronmichaels
Miss Abby OMG (Drag Race Holland season 1)
• Miss Abby OMG • on Instagram: "Hey Milkshakers!🥤🍑👜 @milkshakefestival this year was soooo much fun! Thank you all for the amazing time!😘🌈💖💕 (Succes met jullie dinsdagdip🥺) Pic: @rob.lipsius #milkshake #vandaaghebikdezetasjeaan #ass #gluteos #boots #amsterdam #festivaloutfit"
Instagram: @missabbyomg
Joey Jay (Season 13)
Joey Jay on Instagram: "Hey cutie pies. Ok now back to emails. 📨"
Instagram: @joeyjayisgay
Mocha Diva (Drag Race Thailand season 2)
Mocha Diva on Instagram: "missing Dubai! Wish I can travel again soon. . . . #throwbacktuesday #dragqueen #trade #queen #drag #fitness #bodaygoals #musclequeen #tatoo #travel #dubai"
Instagram: @itsmochadiva
Yvie Oddly (Season 11 & All Stars 7)
Yvie Oddly on Instagram: "Dumpin on em"
Instagram: @oddlyyvie
Kaos (Canada’s Drag Race season 3)
Instagram: @thekaosofjesilo
Jade Sotomayor (Season 1)
David Jade Sotomayor on Instagram: "Celebrating my 39! Out n about! Much needed and happy I pulled myself out the couch and came out!"
Instagram: @jadesotomayor
Ella Vaday (Drag Race UK season 3)
✰ ✰ 𝙀𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙮 ✰ ✰ on Instagram: "Been working my butt off to get myself back to feeling fit and healthy…that’s mentally, physically and all the rest… I’m starting to feel like the person I was pre pandemic/drag race/my complete life changing and it feels good! Very excited for stuff going on this year! If you read all this thanks! 🫶"
Instagram: @ellavaday
Alyssa Hunter (Season 14)
ALYSSA HUNTER on Instagram: "Let’s all enjoy this view. 🤍🪟 I forgot to post these photos from my trip to El Salvador. 🇸🇻😬🫶🏼 #elsalvador"
Instagram: @thealyssahunter
Aura Mayari (Season 15)
Instagram: @auramayari
Milk (Season 6 & All Stars 3)
Milk on Instagram: "my full shoot with @sidewalkkilla on a bed is now uploaded at Bigandmilky . com"
Instagram: @bigandmilky
Tayce (Drag Race UK Season 2)
Instagram: @itstayce
Denali (Season 13)
Instagram: @denalifoxx
Gala Varo (Drag Race México Season 1)
Instagram: @gala.varo
Rosé(Season 13)
Instagram: @omgheyrose
April Carrion (Season 6)
Instagram: @aprilcarrion
Tessa testicl* (Drag Race Germany season 1)
Instagram: @tessatesticl*
Pythia (Canada’s Drag Race season 2)
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Pythia (@queenpythia) on X
Instagram: @pythia.queen
Melusine Sparkle (Drag Race Brasil season 1)
Instagram: @melusinesparkle
Dawn (Season 16)
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Dawn \xf0\x9f\x8c\x99 (@upuntil_dawn) on X
Instagram: @upuntil.dawn
Denim (Canada’s Drag Race season 4)
Instagram: @denimjustdenim
Lady Camden (Season 14)
Instagram: @ladycamden
Jackie Cox (Season 12)
Instagram: @jackiecoxnyc
Loosey LaDuca (Season 15)
Instagram: @looseyladuca
Monét X Change (Season 10, All Stars 4 & All Stars 7)
Instagram: @monetxchange
Danny Beard (Drag Race UK season 5)
Instagram: @thedannybeard
