Just between us, squirrel friends, before another episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, three of the queens talk about their travels, their twists and their headlines!
On Friday, the Drag Olympics will continue with 14 queens and the first-ever “Lip Sync for Your Life,” but with a twist!
As previously reported, this promises to be the most splashy season of HERstory thanks to the Badonka Dunk Tank. After the lip sync, the eliminated queens have one last chance to shantay and stay. The queens will pull one of 10 levers, and if they dunk the fabulous Michelle Visage, they'll snatch immunity and a second chance at the crown. If not, it's indeed time to walk away.
Waiting to see who will lip sync against the bottom queen from the first episode, Accacia Forgot…
Kori King, Joella and Onya Nurve prepare Daniel Canadaeditor-in-chief of BOSSIP, about this explosive season and his thoughts upon entering the WERK room.
“When you walk in, you have all these preconceived notions, but when you walk in and you break the fourth wall, it's really not, you see the walls shaking in the wind, but once you get there, it doesn't. isn't as scary as you think it's pure silence, except for the sound of the crew members shouting at each other.
Kori King, Joella and Onya Nurve talk about their season 17 Drag racing Travel
Elsewhere in the interview, Onya Nurve, the season's recognized nurturer, said she's taking her role as a supporter seriously this season.
And even though she's far from old (she is only 31 years old), she naturally gives off motherly/aunt vibes thanks to the support of the black women who raised her.
“All (on Drag racing) brought it out to me,” Onya said. “I don’t feel like there was a time where it wasn’t out of me. I was one of the oldest girls there, there were a lot of young girls. So naturally, I was already apart because of so many differences with the girls. And then I found myself in this position quite naturally, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I think
it has a lot to do with the way I was raised. I was raised by a group of black women, so it’s in me to be that way.
As for King King, the sister of Plane Jane, finalist of season 16 of Drag Race, she followed the advice offered to her by her compatriot Boston Queen.
“Plane, she’s such a talented drag queen, I really had to learn the ins and outs of branding and having a shctik,” Kori said. “We're similar in a way, but cut from different cloths, so she didn't teach me anything verbatim, more or less just watching her on the show and the animal that is the Drag Race universe. “
Joella, who was seen in the first episode performing for her idol Katy Perry, also has a thing for being a fierce “slut” in the Los Angeles drag scene.
“You have to be assertive but also be a little fake,” says Joella. “You have to be nice to people, but let them know they can’t bother you.”
Kori King, Joella and Onya Nurve reveal #DragRace titles BOSSIP
Before concluding the interview, the ladies each made the front page of BOSSIP about their time on Drag racing.
Kori King: “Kori King had the most sickening drag racing journey because it's time to crown a king”
Joella: “Joella had the most sickening drag racing journey because you will never forget it!”
Onya Nurve: “Onya Nurve had the most sickening drag racing journey because it takes Nurve”
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