How can we classify this?

Like many people mentioned before me, I really get the feeling that Camp is indeed just a light-hearted joke. A 'for-fun' kind of lifestyle that is almost cultish. However, when I was watched "Jocks in Frocks" I noticed that these drag queens took what they did very seriously, as evidenced when the man who got saved from elimination began crying when he found out he was safe. I can see the correlation between Camp and this whole notion of gender and sexuality, which the show thoroughly explores through the various tasks these drag queens are assigned to do. Sontag writes about how Camp is about character, and exaggeration and such which are attributes clearing seen throughout Rupaul's show. As much as Rupaul's show might share similarities with Camp, I feel that for these men, this whole drag queen thing is more than just fun and games. It's them trying to make a statement to society of who they are and presenting themselves, willing to brave the judgement and people's reactions good or bad. And so I do see a little bit of contradiction from the description of Camp to what I see on Rupaul's show; for example Camp philosophy is something like this: "Life is too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it."

- Vera, or The Nihilists

However, clearly on this show, these people are taking what they do VERY seriously and it's more than just playing dress up and strutting around with it.