A decade of Drag Race is serious. What do you think season 10 is bringing that no one has ever before?

MONET: RuPaul seems to genuinely like our cast, he’s been very interactive with us

AQUARIA: Yeah, even Eureka who was here last season says Ru is like a completely different Ru this season. I don’t know if it’s the Emmys or what, but we are a fierce group of girls he really likes.

MONET: But we’re by no means hanging out with Ru, but when we are filming scenes he’s kiking and being conversational with us

AQUARIA: Of course every time he asked me where I got a piece of clothing, it was something thrift store and not designer.

It was intense to have a ball challenge so early on in the competition. How did you prepare for these looks?

AQUARIA: It was unexpected but we were happy we got to turn out so many looks within the first few episodes. So we got more bang for our buck, you know? And bitch, that’s what I do best so I felt, like, comfy.

MONET: And being able to showcase that many looks really showed how we could all turn it and how tight the race is this season. It always feels tight but like, season six for example, we already knew at this point that Bianca del Rio was going to win. Now it’s still anyone’s game.

What were your first impressions of this cast?

MONET: With Blair [St. Clair] I was like “Oh, this little girl, she’s going home first or second. From back swamp boopity bop wherever she’s from, she’s done.” But she ended up being a really fierce competitor and had great looks and knew herself and her brand. She surprised me a lot. I knew Asia O’Hara was a pageant girl but didnt know the extent of her pedigree -- and the shit she packed in her suitcase! Like that damn dandelion she wore on her head [last episode], where did you get that girl? How did you pack that?

AQUARIA: They all gotta go at some point, was my first impression! No but really, I got sent in [to the workroom] last, so I didn’t get to see the other entrances or meet anyone which I thought put me at a disadvantage at first. A lot of them knew who I was from online or like, from word of mouth. I was very intimidated by Mayhem because I’m a huge Mayhem fan, but beyond that [to the other girls] I was like “let’s see what you got.”



