Katy Perry has left fans of a popular reality show seething — and it’s all because of a rumor.
The 40-year-old pop star has been the subject of rumors in recent months that she is set to join the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge.
After quieting down, the rumors resurfaced on social media in recent days, but they have angered fans of the show who hoped to see Chappell Roan — whose performance style and costumes are heavily influenced by drag queens — to make an appearance on the season.
So far, there has been no announcement about celebrity guests for the upcoming season 17, but that hasn’t stopped fans from speaking out about their desired Drag Race guests online.
The rumors reached a fever pitch on Thursday when several accounts on X (formerly Twitter) began sharing unconfirmed posts claiming Katy would be a guest judge on the new season — despite a lack of any official announcement from the series or posts on its social media accounts.
One post claimed without evidence that she would be a guest judge on the season premiere, and that her song Woman’s World would ‘probably’ be the lip sync song for the episode — despite the song proving to be a commercial and critical flop.
Katy Perry, 40, has left fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race seething after rumors that she would be a guest judge in season 17 resurfaced this week. Fans were upset because they hoped Chappell Roan, 26, would be featured on the new season
One post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the season premiere, and that her song Woman’s World would ‘probably’ be the lip sync song for the episode — despite being a flop
Another post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the Drag Queens Got Talent segment of Drag Race, again without any sourcing.
But positive posts about Katy’s alleged appearance on Drag Race were notably scarce.
Instead, all fans of the show seemed to be talking about were their hopes that Chappell Roan, 26, would host instead, though Katy being a guest wouldn’t necessarily prevent Chappell from also appearing on the acclaimed reality series.
‘i NEED to see chappell roan as a guest judge on drag race,’ one fan gushed on X.
‘If Chappell Roan is not a guest judge on the next season of Drag Race, Rupaul will get to know a completely different side of me,’ wrote another fan of the series.
Other fans listed guest judges they hoped would be featured on Drag Race. Several posts included Chappell — real name: Kayleigh Rose Amstutz — as one of the artists, but Katy was absent from many of the lists.
One fan even declared that ‘Chappell Roan is the new Katy Perry.’
Some posters on X also noted that two of the new drag queens on this season of Drag Race had previously opened for Chappell Roan concerts, which may hint at a future appearance for the pop star.
Another post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the Drag Queens Got Talent segment of Drag Race, again without any sourcing
Katy has famously had a camp sensibility throughout much of her career, and she has made direct appeals to the LGBTQ community; pictured in September in Melbourne, Australia
Positive posts about Katy’s alleged appearance on Drag Race were notably scarce, while many more fans shared their hopes for a Chappell Roan appearance
Other fans listed their hoped-for guest judges. Several posts included Chappell as one of the artists, but Katy was absent from many of the lists
One fan even declared that ‘Chappell Roan is the new Katy Perry.’
Some posters on X also noted that two of the new drag queens on this season of Drag Race had previously opened for Chappell Roan concerts, which may hint at a future appearance for the pop star
But Chappell’s fan support appears to be particularly strong, and fans have been posting about their hopes that she would be a guest judge on Drag Race for months
Although Chappell has now become an icon in the LGBTQ community, she comes from surprisingly conservative roots; pictured in October in Austin, Texas
But Chappell’s fan support appears to be particularly strong, and fans have been posting about their hopes that she would be a guest judge on Drag Race for months.
‘Just thinking about how we’re gonna have Chappell Roan as a Drag Race guest judge in the next couple of months. Bring it on babes,’ wrote one fan in mid-November.
Although Chappell has now become an icon in the LGBTQ community, she comes from surprisingly conservative roots.
The singer has previously spoken about how she grew up in a ‘conservative’ Christian community, regularly attended church and was so sheltered that her first experience seeing Lady Gaga’s Alejandro music video made her think it was ‘porn.’
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