This article contains spoilers about Drag Race UK

The scream of the season came in the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK when the contestants had to say why they deserved to win. The Vivienne, who was subsequently crowned, said “I bring a humbleness, relatability and likability to this craft” in a bold divestment of self-awareness. She also described herself as “common” which – let’s face it – is a LOL when one remembers she attended Rydal Penrhos School: an independent day and boarding school in north Wales where fees start at £5k a term.

Look, I think The Vivienne technically ‘deserved’ to win as much as Divina, who has been my personal favourite throughout. She’s talented, funny and her mainstage make-up was often very beautiful. I also thought it was brave of her to talk about her recovery from ketamine addiction. I have done cabaret and stand up on the queer scene alongside drag queens myself and I know how easily that world lends itself to self-medication and dependence. I think The Vivienne being at the top of her game after getting clean is an important example to others in that world whose lives and lows rarely get discussed in the mainstream. But come on – “common”? There’s some mythmaking and, erm, poetic licence here that deserves to be probed.

It wasn’t just that the show’s arc seemed to be lazily building to a win for The Vivienne, it was that it seemed to be trying to push all of the final three into boxes that the audience didn’t recognise. I feel like I was regularly being gaslighted into believing Baga’s runway looks needed none of the robust critique given to other queens despite the fact she often was wearing something Charity Shop Sue would bin. She was compared to Dolly Parton last night... I mean COME ON.