It has been too long since the ex-trah-vah-gahn-zaaaaa of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has graced our TV sets with a new episode. It’s coming, folks, and Rupaul talked to CNS about the judges, the budget and how Ru feels about being back in vogue.

What to expect:
The fans of the show can expect for the girls to really go for it. Not that they didn’t go for it last season, but the girls last season were very diplomatic and they knew they were representing a genre that was absent from the mainstream for many years. Well this season, all of that goes out the window. (Laughing) Honey, these bitches are ruthless. They’ve had the advantage of having seen the show and they were able to strategize.

Gone is that low-budge nonsense from season 1:
The proof is in the pudding. The production value, the set, the studio is all like 100 times better. We had no budget the first season. We knew that the concept was much bigger than what we had to do with it.

Second Season judges:
We’ve got some really great judges. Academy Award Winner Tatum O’Neal, Academy Award Winner Cloris Leachman, Jackie Collins, Niecy Nash, Martha Walsh, Henry Rollins, just to name a few.

On her return to TV:
It’s not lost on me that having been in show business for 28 years now that I can still have a career. This is not the easiest business to have a career in. I am so grateful for the support, for the fans and to have a TV show. For years people would say to me on the street and say, “You know what Rupaul, I think you should get back into television.” And I would just say, “Okay.” Like if it was that easy! (Laughing) It’s very, very difficult to get a show launched and bought by a network. People have no idea and I am so grateful.

On being a mentor to the contestants:
Growing up as a young gay man, I had mentors who helped me along and educated me on the history of gay culture, art, beauty. It’s so important because I feel that it’s something that’s missing from the current generation of young gay kids. Not only just young gay kids, but young people in general are clueless when it comes to pop history, political history. They believe that everything started 10 years ago and it’s important to know this stuff otherwise you are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Check out the first look video below:

The second season of “Rupaul’s Drag Race” premieres on Logo Monday, February 1 at 9PM ET/PT

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