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Comments (0) By Lina Lecaro Wednesday, Jan 21 2009

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¡Ay yi yi! Charo at World of Wonder

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What’s more chaotic than a Pennywise pit? How about being sandwiched between a dozen or so extremely high-strung 6-foot-tall drag queens and the impenetrable L.A. Fire Marshall? The bash for queen of queens herself RuPaul and her new TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, at World of Wonder gallery in Hollywood last Thursday brought out every cross-dressin’ hot mess and costume-sporting art tart in town, and was promptly cited over-capacity within an hour, which meant even Ru herself (in boy guise), the show’s contestants and judges — and the likes of Patricia Field, the Madden bros. and Perez Hilton — couldn’t get into the gal or the outdoor patio/alley area without serious waiting and wrangling. Some just left. We stood patiently by the door, and were allowed to enter the girlicious gates soon enough (in a way, the V.I.-piss-fest outside was just as amusing). It was Absolut-ly fabulous inside though. The free vodka was flowing and our favorite L.A. faux-femmes, including Constance, Jackie Beat and Candyass, were glossed up and glowing, not to mention a real chica who gave ’em all a run for their money, Charo! If ya thought our online slide show last week was wild, this one will really tickle your hoochie-coochie. The Race debuts on February 2 on LOGO, and the art show is up till February 7.