On Friday, drag queen Monét X Change entered the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars hall of fame. But her win came with a twist, after RuPaul announced that X Change would share the crown with fellow queen Trinity the Tuck. It was the first tie in the show’s history, stirring a fierce debate in the fandom—but if you ask X Change, this outcome is one of the best things that could have happened to the show. “They are literally getting double the fun,” she said cheerfully, referring to fans of the franchise, in a recent phone interview with Vanity Fair.

The drag queen, who is also now the first black winner in All Stars history, has spent the last few days flying from Los Angeles to Boston to Seattle, soaking up her moment and performing on a slew of different stages. In an interview with V.F., she got candid about that surprising win, what she wants to do with her title, and her titillating Twitter feud with fellow All Stars competitor Gia Gunn.

Vanity Fair: What was going through your mind when you were watching the finale live?

Monét X Change: I think both Trinity and I were very confused. We both heard it was a tie, but we never filmed a tie [laughs]—so it was almost like, that can’t be what we heard! That can’t be something that can happen. I think my molly also kicked in, so I was smiling uncontrollably.

How does it feel to set a new record for the show?

We’re both really happy about it, because here’s the thing: we both won. Winning the title just gives us both the resources for the things we really want to do. If you were Team Trinity, your girl won. If you were Team Monét, your girl won. I think the fandom right now is a little upset about it, but when they really think about it, they got the best of both worlds. To my fans, you should not be upset in any way, shape, or form—because I won, you know what I mean? And I set out to do all the things I planned to do.

Did that click in with you automatically, or did you have to arrive at that place?

You know, it is human nature to let ego take this place—like, ‘No, I wanted to win, and I wanted to be the only one!’ But then I think you have to step outside and realize the greater good that is happening again. The mainstreaming of drag is something that is inevitably happening, and I think both Trinity and I are gonna use our power to do whatever we want to assist in that, because great things can happen. Drag queens should be at the Oscars and in movies. Drag queens should be at the Billboard Music Awards, the A.M.A.s. [We’re] getting more chances of that happening with two queens.

Seeing you in that Pepsi commercial with Cardi B was definitely a milestone.

Yeah! Just the fact that you have such a conservative company like Pepsi that was open to the idea. There weren’t any of the drag accoutrements, but it was a real-life situation that many of us do—like, honey, you are coming from the gig at 3 o’clock in the morning. You are hungry; you snatch your corset off and you go to the diner, and get you a bite. And I think that’s kind of, again, going with the normalizing of drag, and seeing the beauty and magic drag has, but seeing it in the real world.