Lady Camden returns to NM for 'RuPaul's Drag Race Werq the World Tour'

Lady Camden is getting used to life on the road.

As one of the drag performers in “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World Tour 2023,” the weekly grind of five shows and then two days off is starting to feel comfortable.

“The tour has been really fun,’ Lady Camden says. “In the beginning of the tour, there were new challenges. The show we’re doing is taking it to the next level. The creators wanted it to be more than a drag show. They wanted it to have a narrative and be cohesive in the story.”

The drag show will make a stop at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Rio Rancho Events Center.

The traveling show has made stops in over 100 cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Europe and Mexico.

Set in a dystopian future, the stars of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” must choose between the real world and the artificial world they have come to know.

The 2023 show delivers an all-new sci-fi production specially designed for large venues and arenas.

“We’ve really elevated the show this year with a cohesive story line that weaves theater into large scale concert style performance,” says Brandon Voss, the show’s producer. “It’s a multimillion dollar production that rivals the largest popstars in the world.”

The North American cast will feature Asia O’Hara, Bosco, Mistress Isabel Brooks, Laganja Estranja, DeJa Skye, Lady Camden, Rosé and Sasha Colby.

Lady Camden says the production value on this year’s tour has been upped.

“It’s a much more complicated show,” she says. “We do voiceovers and there’s a ton of choreography. Asia is the host of the show and she weaves in and out of numbers. It did take us a few shows for us to know what’s going on. Now, we’re in the groove and feeling great on stage.”

Of course, Lady Camden says there have been moments of freaking out by the cast.

“I’m a drag queen,” she says. “Before that, I was a ballet dancer. We’re crazy perfectionists. When I miss steps or I don’t nail a lift, I get mad and sulk backstage. It lasts only a moment.”

Lady Camden recalls watching a documentary on “Werq the World” prior to being cast on season 14 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2022. In the season, she placed second.

“I remember watching the documentary and thinking it would be great to be part of the show,” she says. “At the time, I was waiting to hear if I had been cast on the show. I was with my drag mother in Oakland and she told me that I would be there one day. Literally after she said that, I got the call to be on season 14.”

The tour is Lady Camden’s second time traveling the country. It will also be her second time in New Mexico.

“We performed in Albuquerque last year,” she says. “We had days off and went to Santa Fe and then explored Albuquerque. The people were so welcoming and we can’t wait to get back.”