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The tea is piping hot and Mama Ru is in the hot seat! Join us as we count down the juiciest behind-the-scenes moments when RuPaul was seemingly called out by queens and Drag Race staff alike. From earpiece rumors and costume controversies to social media blocks and on-set shade, these alleged exposés will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about the queen of queens!
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00:00How long after season six was it that RuPaul blocked you on Twitter?
00:05It wasn't that long.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today we're counting down our picks for the juiciest behind the scenes moments
00:12when Mama Ru was seemingly called out by queens and crew alike.
00:16Then she looked him straight in the face and said,
00:17when was the last time you fell down?
00:20They aired it. Do you remember this? Am I lying?
00:23I was gagged.
00:26Crazy Days and Nights user Ant Lawyer.
00:29Those hideous drag queens had it coming. It was a mercy killing.
00:34The evidence will prove beyond a doubt that the accused is one cold-blooded beard.
00:41Before getting into this one, it's important to stress that this was a blind item,
00:45not a confirmed report.
00:47In February 2021, celebrity gossip blog Crazy Days and Nights published a post by user Ant Lawyer
00:53alleging that someone behind a major competition show may have been given funds for contestants' costumes.
00:58However, they supposedly still required them to bring their own outfits,
01:02and allegedly kept the money themselves.
01:04If it is from H&M, you better glitter the f*** out of it and make it something special.
01:10We're looking for Great Britain's next superstar.
01:14The item did not name RuPaul or Drag Race, but commenters seemingly linked it to Ru.
01:19Although we are firmly in unverified internet tea territory here,
01:23the claim struck a nerve because queens have long discussed how expensive preparing for the show can be.
01:28Y'all, doing Drag Race is expensive.
01:30Well, on UK vs. The World, I spent eight grand.
01:34That's a lot of money.
01:35It is, but it wasn't like what a lot of people spend now.
01:41Candy Muse.
01:41The incredible Julia Garner.
01:44Welcome to our show.
01:46Do you know what today is?
01:47Just the best day of my life.
01:50Thank you very much, but that is not the answer I was looking for.
01:56Nothing gets queens comparing notes faster than a look that feels a little too familiar.
02:01During a Roscoe's viewing party,
02:02Candy Muse compared RuPaul's red outfit from her Season 15, Episode 9, Cake and Candy performance
02:08to her own Scarlet Ensemble from Season 13's Grand Finale Ball.
02:12The dresses were not identical,
02:13but the resemblance was close enough for Candy to jokingly demand compensation from Ru herself.
02:18I was like, Candy, are you in this episode?
02:21I am, because she's wearing my Season 13 finale ball.
02:25Oh, the red, remember?
02:27Literally, it really is.
02:28Hold on.
02:29RuPaul does that.
02:30Ms. RuPaul, roll me my f***ing check, b***h.
02:33What kept the moment from feeling too serious
02:35was the way Candy balanced the read with obvious reverence.
02:38It was playful, pointed, and very Candy.
02:41Shade first, respect right behind it.
02:43Mother, you can take any offer you want.
02:46I'm still in the contract.
02:47I just think that RuPaul looked exceptionally beautiful tonight.
02:50She did.
02:51Oh, she wants to be an all-star.
02:53Yeah.
02:53Bob the Drag Queen.
02:55Some behind-the-scenes stories are about contracts,
02:57producer meddling, or explosive untucked drama.
03:00Bob the Drag Queen's was about air conditioning.
03:02Fun fact, when we were on set, we filmed in Hollywood, right?
03:06And there were two soundstages, but we could only get air conditioning
03:10working on one soundstage at a time.
03:12During Orozco's viewing party, Bob recalled filming on a set
03:15where air conditioning seemingly became the easiest way to tell
03:18when RuPaul had entered the building.
03:20According to Bob, only one soundstage could get AC at a time.
03:24And when Mother arrived, the cool air followed.
03:27We'd be doing our makeup, and then all of a sudden it would get really hot.
03:30You remember this?
03:31And then once it got hot on our side, that meant that RuPaul showed up on her side.
03:35So we had to start hurrying up our makeup because we were, like, melting.
03:38Meanwhile, the queens were apparently sitting in full glam
03:41trying to keep their beat from melting in real time.
03:44Bob's delivery was characteristically funny,
03:46but the implication wasn't lost on anyone.
03:49The high-maintenance actor also slipped in a separate theory
03:52that RuPaul didn't seem too fond of kimchi,
03:54turning a playful interpretation into piping hot tea.
03:58When I was on RuPaul's podcast, she said,
04:00who are your best friends from her season?
04:01I said, well, I'm really close with Naomi and Kim.
04:04She looked me right in my face and said, Kim who?
04:07Literally.
04:08And that was while I was still the reigning queen.
04:11It was not even a full season later.
04:13RuPaul's Drag Race casting director, Galoka Bolte.
04:15This wasn't a shady expose so much as a rare glimpse into the casting process.
04:20In a 2025 parade interview,
04:22longtime Drag Race casting director, Galoka Bolte,
04:25explained that RuPaul still watches audition tapes
04:27and remains heavily involved in choosing who makes it onto the show.
04:31The producers are incredibly hands-on with casting, as is Ru.
04:36And, you know, they whittle, we whittle it down to a manageable size.
04:43Bolte said she gives Ru a curated list,
04:46producers weigh in, and different people fight for their favorites.
04:48But Ru's enthusiasm can carry serious weight.
04:51That's not exactly shocking.
04:53It is RuPaul's Drag Race, after all.
04:55If you think you have the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to make me gag,
05:01I want to hear from you.
05:02Still, it quietly confirms what fans have always suspected.
05:06Charisma helps and talent matters.
05:08But Mother's stamp of approval can apparently change everything.
05:11RuPaul was a big inspiration.
05:13I read his book, and I know RuPaul's name is RuPaul,
05:16and I wanted to be Keith Glenn Schubert.
05:18I just wanted to be Glenn Schubert.
05:19What a great stage name.
05:21But in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, they said,
05:23you have to have a drag name.
05:25Vita Von T-Star
05:34Finale magic is all about making everything feel huge, live, and electric,
05:38which is why Vita Von T-Star's alleged production tee hits so hard.
05:42During a discussion at Scorpio's about RuPaul's Mother of the House performance
05:46at the Drag Race Season 18 finale,
05:48Vita suggested the number allegedly wasn't performed for the full audience
05:51in the way it appeared on TV.
05:53Honey, we weren't even in the room.
05:55Um, everything that she does is private,
05:59and she's like, by herself.
06:03So we didn't come in until like hours later,
06:06when she had already finished filming that.
06:09Instead, the implication was that crowd reactions may have been edited in
06:13from other parts of the event,
06:15giving the performance a bigger live finale feel.
06:17To be clear, that is Vita's claim and not a confirmed fact.
06:21Still, it is the kind of allegation that makes viewers wonder
06:24how much finale spectacle is stagecraft,
06:26editing, and very strategic applause.
06:29They will show the crowd,
06:31Wait, honey, that was because of us.
06:33They'll like pull snippets from when we were walking out
06:37and show the crowd,
06:38and they'll plug that into Mama Ru performance.
06:42Reddit user I'll Never Tell You,
06:44few things make Drag Race fans spiral faster
06:47than the question of who really decides a queen's fate.
06:50Two queens stand before me.
06:54I've consulted with the judges,
06:56but the final decision is mine to make.
07:00Reddit user I'll Never Tell You,
07:02who claimed to have insider knowledge of the show
07:04and correctly spoiled season seven's final three,
07:07once dropped some alleged behind-the-scenes tea
07:09that was later covered by Reality Blurred.
07:11According to them,
07:12Ru allegedly had plenty of influence
07:14over major show decisions,
07:16but not total control,
07:17because the end goal was apparently making good television.
07:20May I please have a sip of water?
07:35If true, that would place Ru inside a much bigger production machine
07:39and make some of those head-scratching eliminations
07:42feel a little less random.
07:44I'm so sorry that I have to send home Manila.
07:52Gia Gunn
07:53Sometimes the most revealing Drag Race moments
07:56are the ones viewers never get to see.
07:58During a 2019 Race Chaser appearance,
08:01Gia Gunn alleged that she had an unaired exchange with RuPaul
08:04about Ru's past comments on trans contestants.
08:06Truthfully speaking,
08:08I knew that the minute that I got my breast implants
08:12or whatever furthered along my transition,
08:16I knew that I was not going to get called back again for all-stars.
08:21Gia connected that conversation to an emotional breakdown
08:24she had before All-Stars 4's Snatch Game,
08:26saying she felt disregarded, unacknowledged, unwanted, and hurt.
08:30She also suggested that the exchange stayed off-screen
08:33because it wouldn't have made Ru look good.
08:35Well, what you want to do is not necessarily what you're going to do.
08:38Vice versa.
08:40Viewers may interpret this alleged missing moment
08:43as standard editing or image management.
08:45However, Gia's account is ultimately about feeling unseen
08:49in a moment where visibility mattered most.
08:51But me as a trans woman that's living her truth
08:54and is unapologetic about everything that I've done
08:58and said and experienced,
09:00why should I go on national television
09:02worrying about what I'm saying
09:04and worrying about what other people are going to judge me as?
09:08Carmen Carrera.
09:09I want to show the judges that I am versatile.
09:12This beautiful gown is going to show off my beautiful ass.
09:15It's all about Jersey right now.
09:16She's Jerseylicious right there.
09:18Yes, ma'am.
09:19Some drag race controversies weren't hidden backstage.
09:22They played out in public
09:23with former queens pushing the franchise to grow.
09:26In 2014,
09:28Carmen Carrera became one of the loudest voices
09:30criticizing the show and RuPaul
09:32over language she and other critics described as transphobic.
09:35It doesn't really give trans people the proper credit,
09:39especially when you're working hard
09:41and you're doing things that, you know,
09:42not a lot of other trans people have been able to do.
09:45The backlash followed a season six mini challenge
09:48built around harmful anti-trans wording.
09:50Carrera further pushed back against the idea
09:52that her career existed because of Ru alone,
09:55stressing that her achievements came from her own work,
09:58team and supporters.
09:59I have, you know, a crazy amount of creativity
10:02and I'd rather just be respected for that,
10:05you know, rather than,
10:06oh, like, look at me put on makeup,
10:07but can you believe this?
10:09That made her criticism hit harder.
10:11She wasn't denying the show's impact.
10:13She was refusing to let that impact
10:15erase her right to speak up.
10:16I think that for a lot of people,
10:18like, I inspire them to be themselves.
10:21Being visible allows people to understand
10:24that there's possibility and change.
10:27The vixen.
10:28I had to sit with that and think that,
10:30oh, I'm this monster that's gonna come out
10:32that I'm, like, just this testy bitch
10:34who can't keep it under control.
10:35And then I find out that she wanted me to go there.
10:39She took me there on purpose.
10:41A reunion stage is supposed to bring closure,
10:43but this one opened a much bigger conversation.
10:46The flashpoint was the Drag Race season 10 reunion,
10:48where the vixen walked off after a tense exchange
10:51with RuPaul about past conflicts from the season.
10:54Okay, so I came here to thank my fans
10:57for the love and support that they gave me,
10:59for all the wonderful people who relate to me,
11:03understand me, and appreciate me.
11:05And now that I've done that,
11:06y'all can have a good night.
11:07Wait, wait, fix it, wait, fix it.
11:09Later, in an interview with the LGBTQIA plus publication
11:13in 2, she said talking to Ru felt like,
11:15quote, talking to a Reddit troll,
11:17and that the host left little room
11:18for her side of the story.
11:20Add in the fact that she had shown up
11:21while her mother was in the hospital,
11:23and her walk-off reads less like refusing accountability
11:26and more like realizing she wasn't going to be heard.
11:28There was such a clear message,
11:32or they wanted to end on a note with me,
11:35and it was like, why can't it just be what I,
11:38like, why can't you take my word for it?
11:41And why am I being punished for telling the truth?
11:44Courtney Act.
11:45Talk about some of the other issues
11:46about, like, homelessness and violence
11:49and all of these other metrics
11:52that trans people have to struggle with
11:54in the real world
11:55that aren't the same
11:57for other LGBTQ brothers, sisters,
11:59and non-binary folk.
12:02When this Australian drag queen spoke out
12:03against the show's use of a slur,
12:05the fallout reportedly got very personal very fast.
12:08On a 2026 episode of The Kelly Mantle Show,
12:11Courtney Act recalled speaking up
12:13against the show's use of anti-trans language.
12:15According to her,
12:16she tried to respond thoughtfully,
12:18but instead of opening a dialogue,
12:20Ru Paul apparently blocked her on social media.
12:22Like, I was like, this is really thoughtful.
12:24Ru's going to really appreciate me
12:27engaging in intelligent conversation
12:30rather than just internet slander.
12:33Blocked.
12:34The real sting came later
12:35when Todrick Hall allegedly passed along
12:38a message from Ru that the block wasn't an accident.
12:40She claimed Todrick was asked
12:42not to go into detail,
12:43but was allowed to share one blunt takeaway.
12:46Ru simply didn't like her.
12:48And then I got unblocked,
12:51but I...
12:52That's weird.
12:53Why would you get unblocked
12:54after a message like that, I wonder?
12:56In a weird way,
12:57like this is the 12 years later
13:00sort of mature version of me.
13:01Sure, yeah.
13:01I'm like, I kind of get it.
13:04Art Simone.
13:05Drag Race is full of surprises,
13:07but one thing the queens can count on
13:09in pretty much every regular episode
13:10is the Ru mail.
13:11The cheeky video where Ru Paul
13:13teases the week's maxi-challenge.
13:15My queens,
13:16time to spread your charisma,
13:18uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
13:20Because if you can't sell yourself,
13:23how the hell you gonna sell something else?
13:26These segments typically feature Ru Paul
13:28in full drag.
13:29But as Tatiana once said,
13:31What you see
13:34isn't always the truth.
13:36According to Drag Race Down Under
13:38season one finalist Art Simone,
13:39Ru Paul actually appeared
13:41in the Ru mail videos
13:42out of drag during her season.
13:43And sometimes,
13:44she didn't even appear at all.
13:46Sometimes they just make you
13:47react to a blank screen.
13:49Oh no.
13:50I've told this story before,
13:51but all of our Ru Paul videos
13:52for the first chunk
13:53were her out of drag
13:54just in a tracksuit.
13:55Because they hadn't
13:56been able to film them yet.
13:58While that reportedly changed
13:59in later seasons,
14:00Ru Paul became even more absent
14:02from the Down Under franchise
14:03by its fourth season,
14:04when she handed over
14:05all hosting duties
14:06to Michelle Visage.
14:07It's my pleasure
14:09to introduce the new host
14:11of Drag Race Down Under.
14:13My best Judy
14:15and a drag queen's best friend,
14:18Michelle Visage.
14:20Hello, hello, hello.
14:24Reddit user
14:26comtart5517
14:27The identity of this individual
14:29is still unknown,
14:30but in 2023,
14:32a Reddit user
14:33named comtart5517
14:35popped up,
14:36claiming to be
14:36a former Drag Race producer
14:38with piping hot
14:39behind-the-scenes tea.
14:40According to comtart,
14:42while other executive producers
14:43can offer input
14:44on eliminations,
14:45it is Ru Paul
14:46who gets the final say
14:48on who shantays
14:49and who sachays away.
14:50I've consulted with the judges,
14:52but the final decision
14:53is mine to make.
14:55That power was reportedly invoked
14:57in season 15,
14:58which was supposedly rigged
14:59for a Sasha Colby
15:00Mistress Isabel Brooks
15:01top two.
15:02Ru Paul allegedly stepped in
15:04to save Anitra
15:05from elimination
15:06during the Rumix episode,
15:07clearing the way
15:08for her to bump Mistress.
15:10For the first time this season,
15:13shantay you both stay.
15:19The anonymous insider
15:20also claimed
15:21that Georgis'
15:22controversial design win
15:23in season 14
15:24was entirely Ru Paul's doing.
15:26but hardly anyone
15:27finds that surprising.
15:29Georgis,
15:30you are one smart cookie.
15:34Conjagulations,
15:35you are the winner
15:36of this week's challenge.
15:38Tammy Brown
15:38Drag Race fans know
15:40that Tammy Brown
15:41has never been one
15:42to hold her tongue,
15:43no matter who she's talking
15:44to or about.
15:45You forgot who you are!
15:47You forgot Tammy!
15:49You forgot you're fabulous!
15:50Don't blame me for that!
15:51That's your f***ing responsibility!
15:53Use your mouth.
15:55So it's not at all surprising
15:57she was one of the first queens
15:58to spill some backstage secrets.
16:00While the first season
16:01of All Stars was still airing,
16:03Tammy had an interview
16:04with a YouTuber,
16:05during which she discussed
16:06her experience on the show
16:07and how the controversial
16:08team twist didn't faze her.
16:10I think if I was left
16:12with anybody,
16:12I would have made it work.
16:14It wasn't a big deal.
16:15It's not that hard to do that.
16:16Right.
16:16While speaking about
16:17her beef with the judges,
16:19Tammy casually implied
16:20that RuPaul wears
16:21an earpiece on set,
16:22through which she is fed
16:24her lines.
16:25Same thing with RuPaul.
16:26I've told him off before too
16:27because no tea, no shade.
16:29They feed him everything
16:30in his ear.
16:31Oh!
16:32Oh!
16:33Oh!
16:33Oh!
16:34Oh!
16:34Oh!
16:35Oh!
16:35Oh!
16:35Oh!
16:36Oh!
16:37Oh!
16:38It is a TV show.
16:39It did take some of the shine
16:41off RuPaul's witty remarks
16:42and comebacks.
16:43Cynthia Lee Fontaine
16:44Cynthia Lee Fontaine
16:46happily picked up the baton
16:47where Tammy Brown left it.
16:49In a series of now-deleted tweets
16:50from 2022,
16:52the season 8 Miss Congeniality
16:54backed up Tammy's claims,
16:55confirming that RuPaul does,
16:57in fact,
16:57wear an earpiece during filming.
16:58Cut.
16:59Miss Cynthia Lee,
17:01you just left out the word
17:02gay when you said
17:04this company needs
17:05a strong gay woman.
17:07Yes.
17:07Because that's the joke.
17:09She also spilled
17:10that RuPaul and the other judges
17:11change into more comfortable
17:12clothes and shoes
17:13behind the panel,
17:14something Utica referenced
17:16during her infamous roast
17:17on season 13.
17:18RuPaul,
17:18you are such a fashion icon.
17:20If you could stand up
17:21for us, please.
17:28Additionally,
17:29Cynthia claimed that the judges
17:30typically have iPads in front of them
17:32while the queens walk the runway.
17:34These devices not only display
17:35the full pictures of the queen's looks,
17:37but also their names,
17:39because we all know RuPaul
17:40doesn't have the best memory
17:42when it comes to her girls.
17:43Now,
17:43I call you Banana
17:45because you always wear yellow.
17:47And then,
17:47Safira,
17:48you know what I call you.
17:49Mm-hmm.
17:51Manila Luzon.
17:52In the fourth episode
17:53of All Stars 4,
17:54Manila Luzon
17:55wowed the judges
17:56with her performance
17:57in the Jersey Justice
17:58Improv Challenge
17:59and her runway presentation.
18:01I am padded for the gods.
18:02I feel like
18:03Louis XIV,
18:05Rococo Chanel.
18:07Now,
18:07I'm giving you
18:08body-yody-yody
18:09old-school style.
18:10However,
18:11the quilted pink dress
18:12was not her original choice.
18:14After the episode aired,
18:16Manila took to Instagram
18:17to reveal the outfit
18:18she really wanted to wear,
18:20a dress designed to look
18:21like a giant bloody maxi pad.
18:23Her intention
18:24was to help
18:25de-stigmatize menstruation,
18:26a perfectly normal bodily function
18:28that society somehow
18:29still treats
18:30like a dirty little secret.
18:31However,
18:32RuPaul reportedly found the look
18:34in, quote,
18:34bad taste
18:35and insisted
18:36she change outfits.
18:37The moment served
18:38as yet another reminder
18:39that on Drag Race,
18:41RuPaul is in control
18:42of every single detail.
18:44Silence!
18:45Bring back
18:46my
18:49all-stars!
18:51Jeremy Carey,
18:52formerly known
18:53as Fifi O'Hara.
18:54The former drag performer
18:56known as Fifi O'Hara
18:57caused quite a stir
18:58during both of his appearances
18:59on Drag Race.
19:00Go back and do your only one look
19:01that you got!
19:02Oh, I have one look?
19:04Tired-ass showgirl.
19:05F*** you.
19:05At least I am a showgirl,
19:07F***!
19:07Go back to Party City
19:08where you belong!
19:09Following a tense run
19:11on season four,
19:12Carey returned for all-stars
19:13with dreams of a redemption arc,
19:15but that didn't go as planned.
19:17He butted heads
19:18with multiple queens,
19:19particularly Alyssa Edwards,
19:20and felt that he was once again
19:22cast as the villain
19:23of the season.
19:24These are my opinions.
19:24So why couldn't you
19:25say that to me, though?
19:26I didn't need to.
19:27You're that girl
19:27I knew you were.
19:28You know what?
19:28You're looking foolish
19:29by sitting there
19:30acting like a child.
19:31But you can do that
19:32and that'll be cute.
19:32I'm done.
19:33In a later interview,
19:35Carey called out RuPaul
19:36for unfollowing him on Twitter
19:37and clapping back
19:38at his comments
19:39with a shady Jessica Rabbit gif.
19:40He went on to say
19:41that he lost all respect
19:43for RuPaul,
19:44accusing the host
19:44of rarely interacting
19:46with the queens,
19:47forgetting their names,
19:48and essentially treating them
19:49less like real people
19:50and more like,
19:51quote,
19:52game pieces for her show.
19:53I've been trying so hard
19:55throughout this entire competition.
19:57Ah!
19:58And you guys like it.
20:00I don't know what to say.
20:02All right.
20:02Thank you very much.
20:04Max.
20:05Before the Snatch Game episode
20:06on season seven,
20:07Max was the clear front runner,
20:09but her momentum
20:10hit a speed bump that week.
20:12Let's go to Sharon Needles
20:13over here.
20:13I said haunted house.
20:16I'm sorry,
20:17but not a match,
20:18Sharon Needles.
20:19During the critiques,
20:20Max seemed uncomfortable
20:21in her corset
20:22and asked to take it off briefly.
20:24She then randomly burst into song
20:26while taking a break
20:27in front of the stage,
20:28which made her look like
20:29she had completely lost it.
20:30Max, are you okay?
20:32So I can quite be called
20:36overnight sensation.
20:39I took advantage of the moment.
20:41In subsequent interviews,
20:43Max has clarified
20:43what really happened.
20:45Apparently,
20:46it was RuPaul
20:46who asked her to sing
20:47to help calm her nerves.
20:48I guess they put it in
20:49as me just like,
20:52singing to sing
20:54even though
20:55I couldn't breathe
20:56a moment earlier
20:57so I wouldn't have decided
20:59of my own volition
21:00to sing.
21:02But in the final edit,
21:03the moment was framed
21:04to make it look like
21:05she sang out of nowhere
21:06while Ru watched on,
21:08concerned.
21:09Can she really fault the Queens
21:10for blaming it on the edit?
21:12Delta Work.
21:13This season three queen
21:14remains one of few
21:15Drag Race alumni
21:16to win a primetime Emmy award,
21:18which she picked up
21:19for styling RuPaul's hair.
21:20Delta Work held that job
21:22for multiple seasons,
21:23but she was let go
21:24during production
21:24of AJ and the Queen.
21:26The fallout,
21:27according to Delta,
21:28stemmed from her refusal
21:29to also style wigs
21:30for background extras.
21:31You need to become
21:32part of the union
21:33in order to be part
21:34of this show,
21:35and while you're at this show,
21:36you will be doing
21:37hair on extras.
21:38And I said,
21:39I don't do hair on extras,
21:40I do hair for the star
21:41of the show,
21:41and then I'm done.
21:42Though another stylist
21:43was hired for the show,
21:45Delta assumed her work
21:46on Drag Race would continue,
21:47but she eventually got
21:49an email from the host
21:50subtly telling her off.
21:51Hey D,
21:53AJ has me busy
21:55working with Curtis
21:58from now on,
21:59let you know
22:00if I ever have extra work,
22:01and that was it.
22:02To add insult to injury,
22:04her name was taken off
22:05the Emmy's consideration list
22:06for season 11,
22:08despite styling Ru's wigs
22:09that season.
22:10The experience,
22:11Delta admits,
22:12made her see RuPaul
22:13in a very different light.
22:14And that's when I realized
22:15I can always have respect
22:16for the image of the supermodel,
22:18and I always will,
22:19but I question the ethics
22:20of a person like that.
22:21Pearl.
22:22Jeremy Carey
22:23isn't the only former contestant
22:24who's spoken about RuPaul's
22:26apparent detachment
22:26from the Queen's off-camera.
22:28Season 7 finalist Pearl
22:29also addressed it
22:30in interviews
22:31after her run on the show ended.
22:33Pearl is mostly remembered
22:34for her iconic
22:35workroom standoff
22:36with RuPaul,
22:37after the host called her out
22:38for her lack of enthusiasm.
22:44Do I have something
22:44on my face?
22:47No, I'm just not convinced.
22:49I'm just not convinced.
22:50As awkward as that moment
22:52was on screen,
22:53Pearl revealed
22:54it was way more uncomfortable
22:55in real life
22:56and had to be edited down.
22:58She also recounted
22:59another alleged incident
23:00during filming
23:01when she tried to express
23:02her admiration for RuPaul,
23:03but was told to save it
23:04for the cameras.
23:05Just giving her,
23:06you know,
23:06that whole,
23:07like everything I've ever
23:08wanted to say to her,
23:08and she turned to me
23:09and she said,
23:13nothing you say matters
23:15unless that camera is rolling.
23:20According to Pearl,
23:21that was the moment
23:22she mentally checked out
23:23from the competition.
23:24And that is the reason
23:27why I had one foot
23:28and one foot out
23:29the entire time
23:30I was on that show.
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23:49Willem.
23:50Your actions have consequences
23:53and I'm afraid
23:54you leave me no choice.
23:57Willem,
23:57I have to ask you
23:58to leave the competition
24:00immediately.
24:01Ever since she was
24:03unceremoniously disqualified
24:04from season four,
24:05Willem has made it her job
24:07to be a constant thorn
24:08in the side of RuPaul
24:09and World of Wonder.
24:11She has called out the host
24:12for behaving high and mighty
24:13on the show
24:14and reportedly telling
24:15the Drag Race queens
24:16that they exist solely
24:17to serve her own legacy.
24:18Yeah,
24:19she doesn't care.
24:19She doesn't know
24:20some of our names,
24:21you know?
24:21I mean,
24:22there's videos of DragCon
24:23of her not knowing
24:23people's names,
24:24so...
24:24Willem has also
24:25never missed a chance
24:26to slam RuPaul
24:27for apparently neglecting
24:28her longtime stylist,
24:29Matthew Anderson,
24:30who worked with her
24:31until the ninth season
24:32of Drag Race.
24:33According to Willem,
24:35RuPaul has barely
24:35visited Anderson,
24:37who has been hospitalized
24:38for years
24:38with an undisclosed illness.
24:40And the good people
24:40at World of Wonder
24:41are nice enough
24:42to foot the bill
24:42for his care,
24:43but nobody goes
24:44to visit him,
24:45which is weird
24:45other than me.
24:46I see the sign-out sheet.
24:47So yeah,
24:48I would ask her
24:48if she visited Matthew recently.
24:50Their falling out
24:51over this issue
24:51allegedly led
24:52to an explosive argument
24:53between the two
24:54on the streets of L.A.
24:55Which RuPaul moment
24:56had you clutching
24:57your imaginary pearls
24:58the hardest?
24:59Sound off in the comments.
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