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Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio had lots to say about, well, everything. And it just didn’t all fit into one article. Too much charisma, uniqueness, never and talent, obviously.

Enjoy these additional Q’s to the A’s I asked this season’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” frontrunners. And make plans to see them both this week in Houston.

Adore Delano

What comes to mind when you think of Houston?

Selena! I’ve never been there, and she said, ‘How you doin’, Houston, Texas!’ in that one concert (in 1995 at RodeoHouston).

You’ve said that you were never really into fashion. Has the show changed that?

My style has definitely evolved since being on the show. The show basically is boot camp. Everybody leaves that competition learning something new. It definitely shapes you, whether it’s in the brain or on the outside. I definitely sharpened my craft and learned so many new tricks. I’m a way better drag queen because of the harshness of Michelle Visage.

Did her constant criticisms of your hem lengths drive you crazy?

I’m not gonna be the queen that says, ‘What do they want from me’ (in a teary voice). Drag queens perform, and we’re basically getting judged onstage by the audience. We know how it feels to get judged, so I don’t understand why people get so sensitive when you’re signing up for a show to literally be judged in front of a panel.

Will we see the return of chola-with-a-heart-of-gold Angel Baby, your hilarious YouTube character?

I know it sounds so stupid and dumb, but I’m so busy. YouTube was my job. I was getting paid a lot of money for it back then when I became a partner. It’s what I put everything into, and that’s why I created these characters. But now it’s like, I gotta eat. This is my job. This is my art. Girl, I’m not gonna be, like, in my hotel room putting on chola makeup.

You were pre-show friends with Laganja Estranja. But your relationship stayed intact after the show, right?

(Silence.) Um. (Laughter.) I don’t like leaving things on bad terms. It’s just the way I was raised. I’m friends with her. We’re not close like we used to be. We have a ball whenever we work together. She’s crazy like me. But yeah – it’s unfortunate that (the stress of the show) damaged our friendship. I just know there was more to that. I felt like she was trying to manipulate the audience because she thought she was going home and she thought I’d won the challenge and she was mad about it. She’s just very competitive. I knew that was going to happen eventually.









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Bianca Del Rio

Have you been surprised at all the love for your character?

I really didn’t expect it to be this well-received. I’m going to London. I’m going to Scotland. It’s allowed me a platform to do so many other things. I’m writing a one-person show that I’m gonna do in the fall. We’re exploring all the options.”

Your relationship with Adore became a central storyline this season.

She’s great. She’s hysterical. She’s a very, very funny queen. She’s extremely likable. You don’t lose anything by helping people, and I met some amazing queens when I was younger that (helped me). It just comes from a place of being comfortable with yourself and saying, ‘Look, it’s a corset.’ I wasn’t curing cancer.

What’s one of the biggest lesson contestants can take from the show?

The only thing you’re in control of is yourself. You can’t blame it on editing. If you didn’t say it, then it doesn’t exist. If you meant it is a joke, and it didn’t land as a joke, then you shouldn’t be telling jokes. Plus, you signed up for it. You signed up for a competition, and it’s a reality TV show. If you say something bitchy, you know what’s going to happen.

What can we expect from a Bianca Del Rio show?

Everybody wants me to read them. There’s no other job I could have being this hateful other than working maybe at the DMV.

(Be sure to read my full story on Adore, Bianca and the breakout success of “Drag Race” in Wednesday’s paper!)

Pride Superstar with Adore Delano: 9 p.m. Thursday at South Beach, 810 Pacific. Free; 713-529-7623 or southbeachthenightclub.com

More Drag Racers in Houston

Bianca Del Rio: Saturday at South Beach

Alyssa Edwards: May 17 at South Beach

Ivy Winters: May 24 at South Beach

Courtney Act: May 25 at F Bar, 202 Tuam

Joslyn Fox: May 31 at South Beach

Ben De La Creme: June 14 at South Beach