Photographs of many famous drag queens are shown including Marsha P. Johnson, Holly Woodlawn, Divine, The Lady Bunny, Pepper LaBeija, Lady Chablis, Leigh Bowery, Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage), Tabboo!, Sophia Lamar, Constance, Miss Guy, John Kelly, John Epperson (Lypsinka), Connie Girl, Jeffery Roberson (Varla Jean Merman), The Cockettes, Joey Arias (Joey Arias), Kevin Aviance, Jackie Beat (Jackie Beat), Jer Ber Jones, Candis Cayne, Lahoma Van Zandt, Mx Justin Vivian Bond (Justin Bond), Cashetta, Jayne County, Mistress Formika, Kelly, Keith Levy (Sherry Vine), Steven Polito (Hedda Lettuce), Amanda Lepore, Flotilla Debarge (Flotilla DeBarge), Princess Zoraya, Tobell, Flloyd, Clinton Leupp (Miss Coco Peru), Perfidia, DeAundra Peek, and Les 'Linda' Simpson (Linda Simpson).
Of the queens shown who didn't make the final cut: Michael Steck (Pandora Boxx), Antoine Ashley (Sahara Davenport), David Petruschin (Raven) and Bryan Christopher (as Nicole Paige Brooks) later competed in Season 2; Detox (Detox) and Alaska Thunderfuck both later competed in Season 5 as well as the second season of All Stars; Fabian Rodriguez (Naysha Lopez) later competed in Season 8.