This season’s Pit Crew has Drag Race fans licking their TV screens
Here's everything we know about the Pit Crew's hot new recruits...
Mark
Now 17 years into its run and a proper global franchise, RuPaul’s Drag Race keeps finding new ways to stay fresh. New queens, new challenges, and even new formats, like the bracket-style tournament which has brought an entirely different energy to these most recent seasons of All Stars.
But in its latest episode, All Stars 11 has introduced a new “twist” to the proceedings that seems to have thoroughly shaken the table and left the gay internet in shambles. The Drag Race fandom may never be the same….
Meet the two newest members of the Pit Crew!
How about we take this to the next level?
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Now, it’s not uncommon for Drag Race to switch up the roster of its Pit Crew, the group of brawny men who frequently stop by the Werk Room to aid in challenges and accompany queens—while typically wearing little more than some colorful briefs.
Yet in recent seasons, a few familiar bodies faces have been brought back time and time again with more prominent roles in the show. At this point, Pit Crew hunks like Bruno & Bryce are regular presences on our screens, as integral to the show as its recurring guest judges like Ross Mathews and Ts Madison.
So when two brand-new hotties popped up to help All Stars 11‘s “pink bracket’ queens with their how-to videos, we couldn’t help but take notice! Ooh, fresh meat!
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In fact, this week’s Maxi Challenge felt like as much of a test for the queens as it did for the Pit Crew’s latest recruits, throwing them into the deep end of all sorts of wild scenarios. The videos had these guys playing zombies, whipping their cream, and getting tied up so that a puppet could shove chorizos into their mouths (thanks for that one, Salina EsTitties!).
Yeah, these two really had to prove their mettle, and thankfully they rose to the challenge. Almost immediately, the gays took to social media to (virtually) drool all over them, with some even calling the pair “the hottest” Pit Crew members they’ve ever seen.
Here are just a few of the more SFW posts from X, for proof:
But of course the questions stands: “What are their @s?” Thankfully, the internet’s thirstiest amateur detectives were on the case.
The first of the two is model & actor Jyn Gittens who—sorry to break your heart—appears to be straight. Though you know what? Cheers to this ally for having no qualms with throwing on some hot-pink underwear to get wet & wild with the queens.
And then there’s the mustachioed Javen Rodriguez aka Javéntino who seems to be relishing the spotlight, even re-posting some of the many, many things the gays have to say about him, from the complimentary to the downright naughty.
“Researching the new Pit Crew member…,” writes Tyler Oakley. Um, yeah, us too.
In a post of his own, Javéntino says that he’s been seeing all the love online and thanks the fans for being kind. Then he took to TikTok to confirm, “Yes, the rumors are tree: I am your newest Pit Crew member on RuPaul’s Drag Race,” adding that he’s already been seeing so many fan edits, which he says he’s “always wanted.”
@javentinoo
Notably, while the gays have been busy hyping him up all weekend, Javéntino also appeared in-person at a Drag Race “For Your Consideration” Emmys campaign event alongside Michelle Visage, many of the queens from Season 18 and—perhaps most importantly—Bruno & Bryce.
Aww, it’s like the two seasoned (still sexy!) veterans welcoming the new guy into the family!
Now, we don’t know for sure, but that seems like pretty solid confirmation that he’s here to stay, and is about to be part of the regular Pit Crew rotation for season to come.
And, you know what? We certainly wouldn’t complain about seeing more Javéntino on our screens! Check out a few more of our favorite shots from his Instagram below.
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