RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World Tour Returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall

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The 50-city tour stars Asia O'Hara as lead anchor in the tenth anniversary production.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World includes a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Friday, February 19 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 29 at 10 am. This show is for ages 18+.

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Anchoring both legs of the tour is RuPaul's Drag Race fan favorite Asia O'Hara, stepping into the role of lead anchor, the Anchorma'am of Channel 10! Guiding audiences through breaking segments, special reports, and field correspondence from a rotating roster of Drag Race superstars including Vanessa Vanjie, Jewels Sparkles, Morphine Love Dion, Roxxy Andrews and Plane Jane.

This just in! The world is chaotic, the news is exhausting, and the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race are here to report it their way. To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World Tour returns with WTWN 10: Werq The World News, a high-camp global broadcast hosted by your Anchorma'am, Asia O'Hara. Featuring live reports in weather, sports, entertainment, breaking news and more from your favorite queens across the franchise and surprise guests from Season 19. It's the biggest stories of the year delivered through drag, spectacle, comedy, and world-class performances, only on WTWN 10. Presented by Voss Events in collaboration with World of Wonder.

is an American drag queen, Costume Designer , and television personality from Dallas, Texas. She first rose to international prominence as a Top 4 finalist on Season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1, 2018). A celebrated pageant titleholder, Asia has been crowned Miss Gay America (2016), Miss Gay USofA (2007), and All American Goddess (2012). She has been a staple cast member of RuPaul's Drag Race Live!, the franchise's flagship Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo, since its 2020 debut, and has toured globally with Voss Events' Werq The World, Christmas Queens, and Drive ‘N Drag productions. Asia is the founder of Helen of Seven, her custom costume design house.

is one of the most recognizable drag performers of her generation. A native of Tampa, Florida, and of Puerto Rican heritage, Vanjie first appeared on Season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1, 2018), where her viral catchphrase “Miss Vanjie” became a global cultural moment. She returned to the franchise for Season 11, placing fifth, and competed again on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 (Paramount+, 2024), where she was named one of the season's runners-up. Vanjie has appeared on MTV's All Star Shore and headlined her own dating series, Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love (WOW Presents Plus). She has toured the world multiple times with Werq The World and remains one of the most-followed queens in Drag Race history.

is an American drag performer and singer based in Tampa, Florida. She emerged as the breakout star and first runner-up of Season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 2025), the franchise's first season to feature competitors born in the 21st century. Of Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, Jewels is the drag daughter of Shontelle Sparkles and the drag granddaughter of All Stars 4 winner Trinity the Tuck. She has been featured on Trinity the Tuck's single Six Six Sex alongside Sam Star and Shontelle Sparkles, and her father, acclaimed chef and Top Chef Masters alum Douglas Rodriguez, joined her in the season's makeover challenge as drag persona “Salchicha Sparkles.”

is a drag performer and trained dancer from Hialeah, Florida. Of Nicaraguan heritage and a member of the House of Dion, she competed on Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 2024), where she made history as the first contestant in a regular season to be crowned “Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses” after winning the reunion Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown. She is currently competing on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 11, announced in April 2026. Prior to Drag Race, Morphine appeared as a featured dancer in music videos for Maluma and Bad Bunny, and built her following through a celebrated makeup tutorial platform on social media.

is a three-time RuPaul's Drag Race competitor and one of the most decorated lip-sync performers in the show's history. Based in Orlando, Florida, and of Puerto Rican and Cuban-American heritage, she first appeared as a finalist on Season 5 (Logo, 2013), returned for All Stars 2 (Logo, 2016), and most recently competed on All Stars 9 (Paramount+, 2024), where she placed as a runner-up after securing four maxi-challenge wins. Roxxy holds the record for most lip-sync wins of any contestant in the franchise's history with ten victories. A member of the legendary Haus of Andrews—founded by Miss Continental 1986 Tandi Andrews—Roxxy is herself a Miss Continental Plus titleholder (2010) and is widely regarded as one of RuPaul's most accomplished pageant queens.

is an American drag performer raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and based in Boston. A former competitive ballroom dancer, she placed third on Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 2024), winning four maxi challenges throughout the season—making her one of the highest-winning queens in her season's history. Plane Jane competed on Season 3 of Peacock's House of Villains (2026) and has been confirmed as a participant on Season 22 of Project Runway (2026). A resident host of a Boston drag bingo series and longtime fixture at Jacques Cabaret, she released her debut single Burger Finger in 2024.

Tickets start at $38.25 and are available at The Raymond James Central Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall, by calling 727-791-7400 or visiting www.RuthEckerdHall.com . The Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater and is open Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to 6 pm, Friday, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturday, from noon to 6 pm. The Raymond James Central Ticket Office will open two hours prior to show time.

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