Vote for SF Drag Queens in Rupaul's Drag Race Web Casting

There is less than a day (t-minus 19 hours as of this posting) to vote for a number of San Francisco-based drag queens in the first round of web casting for the second season of Rupaul's Drag Race on Logo. If you missed the first season this past winter or its subsequent re-running on VH1, you missed some pretty good gay television -- of which there is sorrowfully little, if you don't count America's Next Top Model. The Drag Race is kind of a cross between Top Model and Project Runway, with some lip sync and wigs thrown in, and Ru even gets filmed in the same soft, glowing light as Tyra at the judges' table.

For the second season, SFist would like to see some local blood in the mix, and there are a number of hometown girls still in the running. The Sword (site semi-NSFW) offers you a selection to choose from, and vote for:

Drag Queen Pollo Del Mar
Pollo Del Mar

Due in part to her persistent Facebook campaigning, Pollo's the highest ranked of all the SF queens currently throwing their hats in the ring. She was the last, and technically the still-reigning Miss Trannyshack (see her multimedia winning number at The Sword - semi-NSFW), and she has has a flair for self-promotion. She hosts the Brain Farts trivia night at the Lookout on Wednesdays, and she's a hilarious, Amazon-tall stage presence who will not disappoint if she makes it onto the show.

Raya Light

Raya represents the craziest, most creative, anti-glam and performance-art-ish tradition of San Francisco drag, and last year she posted this video of a batshit rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that included a crack/meth pipe, and a blue wig. Also, when it comes to "tucking" -- something the judges were keen on last season -- Raya sort of doesn't do it, as evidenced in this photo from Sunday's gay pride afterparty at Bambuddha, so that'll make for a fun fight.

Drag Queen Hoku Mama Swamp
Hoku Mama Swamp

A faux queen who vied for the Miss Trannyshack title herself with a huge period-costume number, Hoku takes her performing seriously. But she also comes from a film/art tradition and believes drag should always have a sense of humor. You can watch her audition tape here, which begins with her munching on a corndog snack by the fire and talking about her roots in Hawai'i. We don't know if America can handle the concept of a faux queen, but we'd love to watch them try.