When it comes toRuPaul’s Drag Racetwists, nobody’s already done had theirses served quite like this before.
is just the tip of the glistening iceberg of out-there excellence ahead.
Even RuPaul is getting in on the unorthodox gaggery: “This season, victory never tasted so sweet.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14 cast of queens.VH1
“Forget the rulebook.
For the first time in herstory, a one-of-a-kind candy bar could make a queen’s wish come true.
Hope you saved room for dessert!”
Alyssa Hunter on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“The idea came to me in a rehearsal.
“We’re very ambitious and competitive,” she says.
“When you’re with a Puerto Rican queen, you know they’re going to bring it.
Angeria Paris VanMichaels on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
That’s not a question!”
Also not questionable: What she brings to the catwalk.
“Modeling is an art.
Bosco on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
It’s like a show!
The only difference is I’m not doing lip-syncs, but I still do choreography,” continues Alyssa.
I feel like a real queen.
Daya Betty on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
When I walk, everybody needs to see me.”
That approach also holds true to her physical presentation.
“I don’t fit in one look; I’m very versatile.
Deja Skye on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
I love to do everything.”
They make those, too,” the eight-year drag veteran says.
“I’m not a fan of how us pageant girls are received.”
Jasmine Kennedie on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“I might take my wig off!”
“I enter this whole other world.
I block everything out and I completely put myself in that performance.
Jorgeous on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
I did it in my audition video.
It’s just me getting really, really naked, and serving up the body-ody-ody of Christ.
Yeah, it’s great.
June Jambalaya on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“My favorite character has always been the monster in any sort of story or movie.
It’s really fun,” she describes.
So, keep an eye on those hands: “Expect every emotion,” she finishes.
Kerri Colby on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“I’m a human mood ring.
You’ll know exactly how I’m feeling as soon as you see me.”
I don’t hide anything anymore.
Kornbread The Snack on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
When I was younger, I was afraid of emotions.
“I’m colorful and curvaceous.
I love to push the boundary of shapes.
Lady Camden on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
I’m a bigger girl, but I love to show off my body and curves.
“I do the best dad jokes in the world.
The girls say I’m the mom with the dad jokes,” she continues.
Maddy Morphosis on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“I break it down; I don’t do splits and shablams don’t get it twisted.
I don’t have AARP, there’s no insurance coming my way.”
“I don’t see myself dancing and breaking it down for the rest of my life.
Orion Story on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
Your body just gets old!”
“I can be that pretty drag queen in a wheelchair with a microphone in my hand.
I’m down for that.
Willow Pill on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.VH1
“But I also do flips, tricks, and splits for you all day.”
Still, she’s no empty-headed broad.
“I’ll try not to get dirty,” she says of her competitive method.
“But if I do, f— it!”
There’s a deeper meaning behind the moniker as well: “Jorge comes from my boy name.
“My heritage is Mexican withthe chanclas,” she says proudly.
“Living in Nashville, someonehasto represent.”
“I was on a billboard in Nashville, and the connection clicked.
[Their team saw] and was like, ‘we want you,’ but I was busy.
I’d do brunch, a night show, and brunch again, all with six numbers.
“When I met her I was like, ‘I love you so much!’
and she looked like,who is this big ass clown yelling at me?”
“I wouldn’t say I’m thedrama, I’d say I’m the shade.
But, I don’t intentionally do it, because I’m from the South.
It’s important not to get it twisted when it comes to June.
“I want to wear classy clothes, but still be able to do hood rat things.
I always felt my truest self around them.
It’s the little extra spice in the Jambalaya.”
“Oh, yeah, Miss Jambalaya is here to give you guys a few scoops, honey.
Grab a seat and get your fork ready: this Jambalaya’s served.”
Kerri Colby
Kerri Colby keeps apologizing.
Her phone has now slipped from its position twice during our interview, obscuring her statuesque face each time.
It’s clear: even technology cowers in the wake of her blinding beauty.
It’s something the trans performer is still getting used to.
“I couldn’t say I would’ve found myself as the woman I am today without drag.
It was an escape.
And her path to fame was partially written in the same stars that birthed her interstellar being.
Today, Kerri embraces her looks while leaning into grittier means of expression.
“I’m weird as hell,” she says, laughing.
I went through so much of never feeling pretty that there’s nothing I won’t do.
“They call me to do gigs and say, ‘confirm you bring the frying pan.’
I collected $4,000 in the wok….
I thank the wok.
Like their popular short filmA Day With a Robot.
“My comedy comes from a truthful place.
You might have a couple of beans up in your cup of Joe!
Im a firm believer in being so serious that people just find it very funny, honestly.
Growing up I didn’t talk much, and I didn’t say much, shocker!
So, as an adult, I just say everything that pops into my damn head.”
That’s a particularly explosive recipe, given her close friendship with season 12 alumHeidi N Closet.
“The only thing that scares me is me getting in my own way,” she finishes.
“Whatever is going to happen will happen regardless, so I do everything full-out fun.
You’re going to get it and love it.
You have no choice; I’m going to force-feed you!”
I’d sit at home and paint my face for fun in my bathroom to feel fun or cute.
It felt secret and naughty, but really fun.
I could be silly, stupid, and childish as a drag queen!
“Relinquishing yourself to the elements, in that way!”
unless it’s bowing to the Queen’s troll tactics.
For example, she’s like,reallygood at her day job.
“I started to question myself.
I wasn’t into things that were traditionally masculine.
Does that mean I’m gay?”
“I learned I can take a lot of those aspects and apply it to my daily life.
As far as the gender stuff, I learned that all the things related to gender are arbitrary.
“It sucks when people who don’t know you have the biggest opinions about you.
But, let’s show ‘em, baby!
It’s so outlandish and stupid.
I’m just having a good time.”
Always chaos,” says Orion, describing the essence of her drag.
“I just like to make people laugh.”
You know, stupid s—,” she remembers.
“I learned to not take anything too seriously.
Especially in a house where we didn’t have a lot of money or the nicest stuff.
Humor costs nothing, and it’s something everyone can enjoy.”
As does captivating an audience by juxtaposing oddball humor with genuine, drop-dead-gorgeous beauty queen looks.
“The way I think about it is, they come for the looks and stay for the jokes.
I find it hard to not be myself.
I don’t think I could ever not be.
She might be kidding, and she might not; she says both quotes with the same conviction.
“I always venture to mix it up.
“There are so many things we always limit ourselves on.
Everything is on the table.
I don’t have anything to hide!”
Indeed, whether it’s her heart on her sleeve or a patch of underwear way down there.
The point is: Willow Pill does what Willow Pill wants, and you’re going to love it.
I like there to be a fashion-forward aspect to everything that has a little bit of an ugly appeal.
On the show, she hopes to be an example for others struggling with similar circumstances.
“It’s tough s—.
The older we get, the closer we get.”
A match made in angelic whore heaven.
