LGBTQ Icon, TS Madison, Announced as Rotating Judge on Rupaul’s Drag Race Upcoming Season

Trans actress and media personality TS Madison will be joining the Drag Race judging panel for the show’s upcoming 15th season!

MTV, Drag Race’s new home, made the announcement that Madison is now a part of the show’s rotating panel of judges alongside returning personalities Rupaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Matthews, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The Miami native, whose voice is sampled on Beyonce’s revolutionary Renaissance track “Cozy,” is no stranger to the Drag Race franchise, having appeared as a guest judge on two episodes of season 13, as well as being portrayed on season 11’s Snatch Game by contestant Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

The season 15 trailer teased Madison’s appearances in a short clip that saw her praising one of the queens for having “an ass on her.”

You can catch Rupaul’s Drag Race two-part season 15 premiere on Friday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Until then, check out the trailer below!