'Real Housewives' Coming to Miami and Bringing Along a Drag Diva

By Rob Shuter Posted Jan 26th 2011 09:25AM

The wildly successful 'Real Housewives' series is taking its talents to South Beach, well, Miami to be exact, for the latest expansion of the franchise. But aside from the possibility of bumping into the odd 'Jersey Shore' straggler, the show is sure to shock some viewers by adding its first ever self-styled drag queen to the cast.

Blonde bombshell Elaine Lancaster, whose male name is James Davis and who is close personal friends with Dennis Rodman, has joined the show as a part of the wider ensemble.

"This is a super brave move on the part of Bravo," a TV executive tells me, adding that putting this kind of character "on mainstream TV with honesty and dignity will help everyone accept that the America we all live in is full of beautiful and talented people that come in many different forms. Bravo to Bravo."

Elaine will appear as both James and Elaine in the series, which is expected to debut in the first half of 2011. The show started its life as 'Miami Social Club' but will now be 'RHOM,' and also stars Scottie Pippen's wife, Larsa, and magazine editor Alexia Echeverria.

"Bravo shot the show and debated for weeks whether or not to add it to its 'Housewife' franchise or just run it as a stand alone Miami show," a Bravo insider tells me. "But now the decision has been made and it will be another 'Real Housewife' show."

Note to you 'Beverly Hills' ladies, you are going to have to turn it up a notch or two! Wink!

► In Other Drag News: 'Drag Race' Host RuPaul Says 'We're All in Drag'

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Wednesday 26 January

By Ted Bundy

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It's so gross

By stu

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ur gross.

By LISA

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WOW IS SHE TRYING TO LOOK LIKE BARBIE? THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAIN WRECKS. IF THEY WERE NORMAL THEY WOULDN'T PUT THEM ON A REALITY SHOW.

By KR

More phony crap from Bravo and women who have no clue about being a REAL housewife.

By Cindy Stauffer

Good grief.....when is enough with these Housewives shows?

By BellaDonna

She is beautiful. At first I thought that was a boob inplant sticking out but, now I see she is turned and it's a shoulder.
This would be the first intereting thing that MIGHT make me watch.....ONCE.

By Auntd01

You mean HE

By ohmy

God please make them stop!!!!

By Ed's Wife

Get a grip, Ed, you'll get a nose bleed.

By Mike

Can they get it right this time, where ALL the "housewives" are actually married?

By Ellie

I thought it was Kim from the Atlanta housewives photo!

By shauntavious

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i heard ellen degeneres had that person on her show and she kept trying to look up her/his skirt, when she found out it wasnt a nubile young woman but a man she kicked him off the show.

By Sammie

Your poor mother

By Sammy

By Mike Rath

You poor wretched slug...

By Phil

Don't get you Wranglers in a wad. I doubt you have anything to worry about

By Patti

Why is it "gross"?? Why is it that anything that doesn't conform to "normal" standards is gross?? she will be a beautiful addition to the show and I can't wait for it. RuPaul deserves the credit for bringing transitional people to the forefront. As a late 50's mom I can truly say that no family is without some form of nonconformity - originality - and no matter all people deserve to be loved and accepted........:)

Kim from Atlanta could only wish to be as pretty as Elaine. And I'm sure Elaine isn't as trashy as Kim is.....

By fiona

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Kim the Wigstress looks more like a drag queen than Elaine...except that no respectable drag queen would want those thunder thighs of hers.

By Pam

I think this is great and yes RuPaul show fab.Kim from Atlanta would be fine if she'd just let her own hair grow in, stop smoking and getting under Nene's skin?

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