RuPaul’s Drag Race has been slaying the Emmys for the past couple of years, winning two trophies for Outstanding Reality Competition Program while host RuPaul Charles snatched his fourth consecutive Emmy last year for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. The show made history — or “herstory” — in 2019 as the first series to win Outstanding Host and Outstanding Reality Competition in the same year. This year, Drag Race was nominated for 13 Emmys, while the behind-the-scenes aftershow Untucked, where all the tea is spilled, earned two nods.

Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees shined a light on the super-talented team of women behind and in front of the scenes of the reality drag competition and how they make this show “werk.” Michelle Visage (judge/producer), Mandy Salangsang (EP), Michelle Mils (EP), Jamie Martin (lead editor), Ashlei Dabney (field producer) and Kendra Pasker talked about how, in 12 seasons,...