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Starbucks’ Newest Commercial Features Drag Queens in Desperate Need of Coffee

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Everybody loves coffee and its healing powers — especially drag queens, as we now know from Starbuck’s latest ad. It features Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano, fan favorites from the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race who are both very cranky and under-caffeinated while waiting in a long Starbucks line. They begin to argue and trade insults, but then the smiley barista hands them both their steaming beverages — and boom! Friendship repaired.

The coffee behemoth teamed with LGBT network OUTtv to create the spot, titled “Coffee Frenemies.” The main takeaway: coffee solves all problems.

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