"Golden Gals" The Remake

If I was hired to make a remake episode for RuPauls drag race, I would remake the season 2, episode 8, Golden Gals episode. In the original episode the main girls, Pandora Box, Tyra Sanchez, Jujubee, Tatiana and Raven, have to turn old men into beautiful drag mothers. In this episode of RuPauls drag race the drag mothers and the drag queen daughters have to get all dolled up, look-a-like, and perform one of RuPauls famous songs, “Main Event”. Each drag and her drag mother have their own style and own flare but the trick is to conjoin both styles and flares to create the ultimate drag daughter and drag mother combo. Pandora Box and her drag mother, Litterboxx had a show girl chic look, Raven and her drag mother, Golda Lame had a night club ware look to them, Jujubee and her drag mother, Contessa Touche had a disco glam ball look to them, Tatianna and her drag mother, Annalisha had a Jungle safari look, and last but not least Tyra Sanchez and her drag mother, Big Tyra had a 80’s day ware look. The ladies had to go through meeting the drag mothers, transforming them and themselves, a runway walk and finally dancing and lip singing duet. In the end Raven, the winner of the challenge, Tyra Sanchez, and Tatiana were the finalist who were safe and Pandora box and Jujubee were in the bottom two. Before Pandora Box or Jujubee could be eliminated they would have to “lip sync for their life”. In every competition RuPaul makes the bottom two contestants “lip sync for their life”, which means they must lip sync one of RuPauls songs better than the other girl. After the judges consulted with each other they made the choice to unfortunately eliminate Pandora Box.

For my remake of the episode I would have the girls first, play a game to see who the winner is and they could pick first from everything and pick the order that the ladies pick their makeup, wardrobe, and theme, then the ladies would proceed to pick a time in day for their theme, for example the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s, then I would have them pick one of RuPauls most famous songs to lip sync to, then I would have selection of makeup, wigs and outfit choices from them to pick from. The ladies would have to go through rehearsal, showing their drag mother how to walk like a beautiful drag model, showing their drag mother how to lip sync, and ultimately fighting for the gold in the end. For a little twist I would, go into the “Glam Room” or dressing room and throw them a little twist by having them pick out a ball with a time in day, if they picked their own era then they would luck out but, if they picked out a different era they would have start from scratch again and pick out a different makeup selection, wardrobe choice and different RuPaul song to lip sync to. In the end I would have a panel of judges, RuPaul of course, a series of designers that the wardrobes came from, makeup artist that provided the makeup, a few fellow drag daughters and drag mothers and as a special guest judge I would have Kathy Griffin to bring some spice and humor to the judges panel. I would have the ladies do a runway walk, introduce themselves to the judges, have them lip sync their song, give a brief explanation on why they chose the era they chose and how they pulled it off. And ultimately, like in all episodes, the choice would be up to RuPaul to choose the winner and the bottom two. After RuPaul would make her choice on the bottom two, the bottom two drag daughters would have to “lip sync for their life.”

Courage, Bravery, LIfe.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Letters to Lucilius.

In my life I don’t believe I’ve ever experienced a time of bravery. I guess we could say I’ve had some small acts of bravery like, going down slide for the first time, trying a weird looking food, or talking to that cute guy across the room. I mean I’m an outgoing, not afraid of very much kind of girl but in my mind I’ve really never shown an act of courage.

I believe that the quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca reflects on life today. As a young adult living in a lower class neighborhood i hear stories about death of young kids all the time. the quote says "sometimes even to live is an act of courage", for some that is very true, a large amount of kids in minority groups have to fight to survive in their life today. Many people in the world see the glass half empty instead of half full. 

my family ( not finished)

My name is Leena Michai Villegas-Hermosillo, daughter of Luis Fernando Villegas and Carmen Susan Villegas-Hermosillo. I am the granddaughter of Luis Omar Hermosillo, Laurie Hermosillo-Sedillo, Elvia Villegas and Juan Villegas. I have a huge family. My mom’s father’s families, the Hermosillo family, make up a big part of my life. My mom’s mother’s families, the Sedillo family, also make up a big part of my life. Unfortunately I don’t know very much about my fathers’ side of the family, I pretty much just know about the immediate members of his family.

The Hermosillo and Sedillo family are my biggest influences. Since I see them almost every day I’ve learned mostly about their heritage and past rather than my fathers’ family whom I see every now and then for holidays or birthdays. What I’ve learned about the Hermosillo’s is that they were very attentive people. They took care of everyone in their ranch in Mexico and that they were known as very successful people. I learned that my great-grandfather and great-uncle of, the Hermosillo family were successful men owning their own businesses and running half of San Isabel Chihuahua, the Hermosillo’s home town. The Sedillo family that I know of is made up of six beautiful women. The Sedillo women, from oldest to youngest, are Socorro Chavez, Flora Colunga, Irene Gutierrez, Laurie Hermosillo, Joann Abeyta, and Elizabeth Buruato. What I’ve learned about the Sedillo part of my family is that they were poor people who climbed up to the top and became successful after marriage. Both Hermosillo and Sedillo family are Mexican descent and Mexican-American descent.

The Villegas family is not that much of an influence to my life. I know only the immediate members of the family. The Villegas family is made up of my grandmother Elvia Villegas, my grandfather Juan Villegas, my uncle’s Juan Villegas and Jesus Villegas and my aunt Yazmine Villegas. I don’t know very much about the Villegas family but what I do know is that they are hard working people never stop working. Most of the Villegas family lives in El Paso, Texas the rest live in Cuidad Juarez de Chihuahua and in other parts of Texas.

Time machine..

If I were to build a time machine I would go to the past and the future. The past is the past, but maybe, I have missed something. The future is destiny, but maybe, I would like to find out my destiny is before it happens.


I would go to the past because I would like to relive the good times. I would like to see my mom as a child. I would like to see the hardship my father undertook as a child. I would like to see what my family had to give up for me to have a successful life. And most importantly I would like to see and relive my childhood. If I could go to the past and see how my family came up from nothing to amazing and successful people, would be the best thing I could get from being able to travel to the past.


I would travel to the future to see what I’ve become in the past years. I would want to see how my parents’ life was affected by some of my choices. I would like to see my children, grandchildren, and families’ lives. I would like to see if my dreams of becoming a vet came true. I would like to see if I had a big or small family. I would like to see how my life has unfolded throughout time. I would like to ask my grandchildren if I was a good grandparent. I would participate in “the future activities”, only if it didn’t alter the future in any way.


If I could travel to the future I think I would see cars that do not cause pollution. I think I’d see more students graduating from high school. I think I’d see middle class people getting higher up in the economy. I’d see Cassandra and I as veterinarians with our own clinic. I see my future foundation for rescuing lost and lonely pets coming together. I see my mom and dad running the family business. I see my aunt working in a high class restaurant as head chef. I see our house on a huge piece of land. And I see my family getting what they finally deserve.


There wouldn’t be anything much to see in the past, but I’d love to relive the good memories and even some of the bad. One memorable time I would want to relive is the time when my cousins and I were very close. We were the best of friends, going to play basketball together, hanging out with each other, sharing secrets, and being real family. I miss those days so much but I guess as time changes people do to. I’d like to relive the time I had with my grandfather in Mexico. I’d like to relive my middle school days, when drama wasn’t really an issue and when nobody really cared who you were or where you came from. I’d even like to relive the time I spent with my old friend before his passing.

I believe that reliving the past would help me let it go a bit easier. I believe knowing the future will answer some of my questions and make me prepared for the rest of my life.