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If you don’t want to see which queen was eliminated after this week’s princess-drag challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, now is your chance to turn back. After an episode where Trinity Taylor made good on her pledge to unseat Valentina as the week’s top queen and Cynthia Lee Fontaine gave us a history lesson on this season’s most oft-used word (“cucu”!), Kimora Blac fell to Aja after delivering an uninspired lip sync to Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero.”
Kimora was the unquestioned villain of the first two episodes, and at times it seemed like she knew it. Whether it was turning up her nose at the notion of wearing bloomers or purring “Thank God I’m pretty” after admitting to not knowing what an adjective is, Kimora’s ‘tude was not designed to make her a fan favorite. And after a second week in the bottom two, RuPaul cut her loose. The writing was pretty much on the wall by the time Ru and Michelle Visage started cackling about Kimora’s claim that she felt vulnerable without her customary breast plate and padding.
In the wake of her elimination, Kimora answered our questions about her edit, the other queens, and whether the judges ever got her.
Decider.com: You said this week, “I’m your very spoiled drag queen,” and you seemed to play up a very high-end, superior character. How much of this was a persona you decided to put on for the competition and how much of this was just you?
Kimora Blac: 100% it was me. I am spoiled. As a Drag Queen, I deserve the best and I’ll get the best. It has nothing to do with money. If you consider yourself a drag queen, you should treat yourself like that. It more about confidence than it is about finance.
Do you feel like sewing together outfits is a skill that a drag queen needs to have?
Nowadays, no. I don’t think sewing is required to be a drag queen. It comes in handy in a sewing challenge, but that’s not happening in the clubs. It comes down to personal style and choices. There is no right way to get there. It’s all your choice.
Do you feel like the judges got you and the kind of drag you were presenting them? What did they get wrong?
I think the judges thought I was just a body queen who relied on being pretty. That’s an easy call, and we’ve seen it numerous times in all seasons of the show. I think saying that as a critique, then you can say that about just about everyone on stage. They didn’t get that I’m a performer and more than a body queen.
Aja said in this week’s episode that she was shocked that Farrah Moan wasn’t in the bottom two. Did you also think Farrah was going to have to lip sync?
I truly believe Farrah should have lip synced, based purely on the challenge. She had safety pins on her dress. She didn’t sew, so I didn’t think her costume was up to par. The judges probably liked her because she is young fresh and sweet, but she didn’t rise to the challenge.
That lip sync seemed to be a real struggle for you, at least in terms of the words – how much time do you get to spend learning those lyrics?
None at all. I didn’t know the songs. They weren’t songs that I knew and or choose to listen to. At that moment, I was only thinking about keeping my wig on.
Which queen(s) did you get along best with?
Trinity. She’s done it all, from pageants to night clubs. She has the goods.
Which queen was the most different from what viewers have been seeing on TV? (better? worse? funnier? messier?)
Majority of them were different in person than what fans may see on TV. People will have a different take when they come out to shows and see us.
What was your favorite single moment of your time on Drag Race?
Seeing Ru in person. She’s amazing and beautiful. And meeting Lady Gaga. I got to meet two amazing stars in one season. It was awesome.
