Chi Chi Devayne says she was missing a 'survivor instinct' on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' 3

Chi Chi Devayne was on "Drag Race" Season 8 and "All Stars" 3. Chi Chi Devayne was on "Drag Race" Season 8 and "All Stars" 3. Photo: VH1 Photo: VH1 Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Chi Chi Devayne says she was missing a 'survivor instinct' on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' 3 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Chi Chi Devayne famously said that she doesn't get ready, she stays ready. But she wasn't quite ready for "All Stars" 3.

The Shreveport, La. queen was the fourth eliminated this season after landing in the bottom as may times. She says a lack of fire, and a woeful Maya Angelou impersonation, sealed her fate.

But the Season 8 favorite is still holding her head high. And has plans to follow in Willam's footsteps.

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You left the competition on an upbeat note, which isn't the case every week.

After being in the bottom every week – I'm just a real person, and I just knew it was my time. To me, I was celebrating the accomplishment of making it on "All Stars" and doing the best I could. There was no way I could leave being bitter or sad about achieving another girl, accomplishing things that no one else has had the opportunity to do. I was just in a good place. And it was so stressful. I was just ready to go home and see my cat.

What was the most stressful part of the competition?

The most stressful part was just not being able to get into my groove. I did well, to me, in all the challenges on Season 8. I did exceptionally well with acting and Snatch Game and comedy. I know I can do these things, but my brain was not working. "I am not here for the competition" – that's how it felt to me.

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What do you think it was keeping you from clicking into competition mode?

When I'm pressured, I have to click into survival mode. On Season 8, I was broke, busted and not knowing how I was gonna pay my bills and all that. I'm just not like that now. I'm very comfortable, and I'm working, and I can afford to live comfortably. I don't think I had that survivor instinct going into "All Stars." I didn't tap into, "I have to be here. I have to survive. I have to be here. I have to win this challenge. I'm gonna go home, and I'm gonna study all night about what I'm gonna do tomorrow." It was none of that this time around. I think that was my downfall.

Let's talk Snatch Game. Why Maya Angelou? And what happened?

Maya Angelou was my only choice. I had no idea who else I would do. I reall don't do celebrity impersonations. Voices and things are hard to get. I picked Maya because I felt like her voice was closest to Eartha Kitt's (voice). I thought that I could play a funny Maya Angelou because she's not known for being funny. But it didn't work out. One of the most famous poems I know by Maya Angelou is not "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," it's the other one, "Still I Rise." So when the question came along, "Why does the caged bird sing?" That flew right over my head. I know nothing about the poem. I was just like, "Oh, no, I don't know as much about Maya Angelou as I thought I did." I just wasn't prepared. Poor Maya Angelou.

There's been some drama among the girls this season. Whose personality was the most challenging for you to get along with?

Milk was definitely one of them, even though we work together lots of times. But to me she was just a little bit standoffish and to herself. She only wanted to talk to Trixie (Mattel), which I understand that, because me and Kennedy (Davenport), we have that bond. We were inseparable. But it was just like, "Girl, we all been working together for a year. Now you act like you don't even know us. We just did a Christmas tour together." And also, it was Aja, because she's so young and she's so loud and, "Yes, mama" and "I'm a biological woman." Just to be turned up all the time, that was kinda conflicting for me as well.

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What's next for Chi Chi?

I wanna put out a song or two. I wanna be the next Willam. I want my song to be as big as (Latrice Royale's) "Weight" and (Willam's) "Thick Thighs." I want to show the fans that I do have a voice, as well as I'm a great rapper. Chi Chi's gonna be working on some music.