A press release was announced from the
California Film Commission, informing that an undisclosed project involving
drag perfomers had been awarded with $1.7 million in tax incentives in March 2025. In June 2025, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the co-founders of
World of Wonder, confirmed in a conversation with
Variety that the then-untitled film was in pre-production. Bailey also mentioned it would be set within the
Drag Race franchise, but was unclear if it was going to be formatted into a documentary or fictional film. On September 4,
Deadline Hollywood reported that the project, an
action comedy film starring
RuPaul, had begun production, with
Adam Shankman directing from a script by Christina Friel and Connor Wright. In October 2025, the rest of the cast was revealed, consisting of
Ginger Minj,
Jujubee,
Brooke Lynn Hytes,
Latrice Royale,
Marcia Marcia Marcia,
Monét X Change, and
Symone. In March 2026,
Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Nicole Richie,
Raven-Symoné,
Michelle Visage,
Chris Parnell,
Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
Charo,
Brian Jordan Alvarez,
Natasha Leggero,
Drew Droege, and
Joel McHale were revealed to have joined the cast. On March 27,
Jacques Brautbar was hired to compose the score. ==Release==