It’s not a fleeting moment onRuPaul’s Drag Race.
), and the charged energy of filming season 13 amid a pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement.
LALA RI:I know!
You were supposed to talk to me in the top four!
You’ve been such a joy, both on TV and on social media.
So many people are sad to see you go.
Have you made peace with the elimination?
It’s been six or seven months, so I’m glad I can finally rest well.
Will youeverforgive me for that!?
[Laughs] That was amazing!
Honey, it was art, darling.
I don’t feel bad anymore!
You were so enjoyable.
From the moment you stepped into the Werk Room in that Beyonce outfit, it was all divine.
You lip-synced against Denali as she wore skates.
How badly did she cut up those floors?
After that, you quickly became a standout, you were so funny.
Your confessionals were gold.
That same night I had two or three multiple bookings out of nowhere.
Like, girl, ya’ll like me in this bulls—-?
It was funny because at the time I didn’t want to do drag.
Tamishatold me the story, but she didn’t tell me what you were wearing!
I had a big wig and over-the-top drag makeup.
She’s a pageant girl, so everything had to be really big.
Where are the studs, the earrings, girl, I need some buttons I was beautiful.
I was definitely an Iman!
It was just too much.
You did infamously say that Tamisha likes to fight!
I asked her about that last week and she laughed, she didn’t have much to say.
I’ve never seen her fight before, but those are the stories that I’ve heard.
You’re now Journalist Lala Ri, reporting the facts from the scene!
Your resume is so robust.
Are you guys hiring?
Because I’m trying to find a job!
You had such amazing looks this season.
That snake look, incredible!
But the bag look, Miss Lala, it is iconic in how, well,strangeit is.
What was the original concept?
That’s when you saw Utica trying to help me.
I was going to sew, but I didn’t know what I was going to sew.
I was just going to put fabric on the machine and hope something came out!
I wanted a unicorn feel, like a pink and purple unicorn situation.
Do you stand by it, though?
Because it’s now iconic!
I am the Queen of the Worst Look in Drag RaceHistory.
I got a crown for something!
Where is that dress?
Did you keep parts of it?
Oh, I think it’s still on theDrag Racestage!
That dress was completely destroyed after that lip-sync.
You guys didn’t see them trying to tape me up between takes.
That dress was completely gone.
It didn’t make it off that stage!
Monet X Change kept some of her sponge look as a good luck charm.
You didn’t even keep a little piece!?
I think I actually kept one bag that made it through and the little headpiece.
But other than that…
Even though you were in the bottom, that episode ended well for you.
Did you know Joey was going to throw the dollars and you’d planned to hijack her stunt?
I didn’t know she was going to throw that money!
The drag queen in me saw money.
Whether it’s real or fake, all I saw was money.
Girl, I need my coins, so I’m going to pick them up!
Thatwas The Lala Ri Experience, you are such an incredible performer.
Did you plan a wig reveal stunt that ended up not working?
For the life of me, I can’t remember why I was brushing that wig.
I think I was trying to be nosy, because there was drama going on!
I was just trying to be nosy and I did something random.
That was one of those moments.
I really thought you were going to stuff it into the bag and pull it out.
That might’ve been why, but I can’t remember!
Let’s talk about what happened this week during the improv challenge!
You seemed a bit timid.
When I’m my natural self not thinking about it, I go crazy.
In the competition, I want to be perfect.
I’m a Virgo, and we always want to be perfect.
I don’t think you did poorly.
But we could sense you were nervous, but the performance isn’t bad.
There’s a conflict of interest now.
We have to shut the interview down!
What’s the story?
Right before I went on stage, that rip happened!
Right before I went on stage, I felt it completely rip.
And you know Miss Michelle and them damned glasses, child.
She sees everything with them glasses!
It was a good look!
You received critiques throughout the season for some around-the-edges things.
Did the criticism change your approach to drag?
Now I live free, let go, and have fun.
I’m so detailed when it comes to my garments, now!
You guys filmed this amid all of the protests going on last summer.
It definitely had an effect on me.
It was always playing in the back of my mind, what was happening in the outside world.
In particular, the Rayshard Brooks situation happened five minutes from my house in my neighborhood.
When I left, my neighborhood was in shambles.
Where does The Lala Ri Experience go from here?
She actually released a song on all streaming services called “Bad Bitch Tip.”
