Tempest DuJour talks 'RuPaul's Drag Race' elimination

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Tempest DuJour joins an elite crowd of "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestants. She's the seventh girl to be sent home in the first episode.

The 46-year-old "comedy queen" made an, um, splash with her entrance, dropping a baby doll from between her legs upon entering the workroom. Her looks were diverse. But her age became a point of contention with Puerto Rican contestant Kandy Ho (who has her own problems with contouring).

In the end, the rivals were pitted against each other in a lip-sync for their lives. DuJour sashayed away.

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"Before Ru even said I was in the bottom two I had a feeling I was gone," she says. "Part of it was intuition. Up until that point, I had been very chatty with the judges. There was a break, and then after that moment, it was dead silence. None of them would look me in the face or make eye contact."

What do you want people to know about you that they didn't see?

I certainly didn't get a chance to show my full range and abilities. My strengths are 'Gimme a mic.' That's what I do. The comedy and the acting stuff is my schtick. I never really got to do that stuff. That's what my shows are all about. There's more to drag than lip-syncing. Look at Bianca (Del Rio) who won last year.

Favorite moment on the show?

I knew I had to make a big impression on my entrance in the workroom. I was really happy with how that went. I wanted to make it impactful. I wanted to show who I was. That entrance was me. That was my camp.

Which girls did you click with?

I immediately gravitated toward Mrs. Kasha Davis. Probably because she's a little bit older like me. Not as old as me. We're sort of the girls with jobs and families. I actually connected with Miss Fame right away for whatever reason. You don't see that in the episode at all. There was something I really liked about her. Trixie (Mattel) and I hit it off really, really well, too.

Least favorite? (We know the answer.)

Lemme think about that for a second. Yeah, it was Miss Puerto Rico (Kandy Ho), for sure. Right after she asked about my age, I turned away to one of the girls and said, 'Well I guess we know who the bitch this season is.' They didn't show that. I'll tell you – surprise, surprise – she's really not the biggest bitch of the season. Someone else will take that title. Believe me.

Did you deserve to be in the bottom two?

I didn't think I deserved to be there for a second. No way. Even now, having seen the episode several times, I still can't begin to agree with why I was in the bottom. I don't think my looks were the worst by far. I took the challenges seriously. I mean, who wears a paper dress and (arm) braces to a resort? I mean, really? (Max.) I told Kandi, 'You know this is all your fault. If you'd kept your big mouth shut we wouldn't be here.'

"RuPaul's Drag Race" airs at 8 p.m. Mondays on Logo. Keep up with Joey Guerra's weekly recaps.