Utica Queen’s time onRuPaul’s Drag Raceis cooked.
And so is Clara the cow.
“It’s part of life.
Utica after her roast on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’.World of Wonder
They grow and they leave you.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Hello Utica!
UTICA QUEEN: Oh my gosh, Joey!
Look at her butt!
It’s so big!
What a Utica way to start an interview!
It’s good to hear your beautiful voice!
But, I’m glad thatClara the Cow’s ghostnow has company since your spirit departedDrag Race.
Clara has been kept themostcompany!
I was like,Char Margolis, why are you so deep into my psyche right now?
Because she knew Clara was an icon!
Clara is an icon?
I’ll take it!
What’s the story with Clara?
I grew up on a hard-working farm.
A lot of my childhood and young adult life was taking care of all the animals.
I had to milk the cows and raise them….
It’s part of life.
They grow and they leave you.
And you eat them.
Oh my God, youateClara!?
I mean, are you going to include that?
Are you saying youdidn’teat Clara!?
Um, maybe we should scratch that from the record!
I don’t want to dash anyone’s dreams!
you could add it if you want, it’s literally part of farm living!
You also might be the only queen in history to receive two middle fingers fromRuPaulon the main stage.
What did that feel like?
The first time it happened I was like, I can die happy!
No one gets this.
And to get it twice?
If there was a time to be a fool, it’s now.
I took a full opportunity to do so!
Why did you forge on with those jokes that they were advising you against?
So I put my cards down and went off the cuff.
That’s when the real magic started, and I got those middle fingers!
I’ve grown so much to see what humor can be and add my own little twists.
When I let loose and did my own thing, that was the most magical.
Did Olivia open those floodgates?
I would say so.
[Laughs] Olivia has been a very influential human for me in this whole competition.
I felt comfortable around her when I was experiencing this crazy world ofDrag Race.
Can you clarify what happened?
I was actually asked.
I remember someone being like, “So, what else did you guys do?”
I was like, okay, I’ll just read them!
This is what I’ve got!
I didn’t get any inkling that it was at all ill-perceived.
That’s what everyone else was doing!
I definitely felt a little thrown under the bus when that comment was said about it being inappropriate.
I didn’t realize!
I definitely felt like I was set up [by the cast] in that regard….
I started to feel the dissonance between me and the girls.
Do you think you valued the companionship between the queens more than the competition?
I put my best foot forward to the competitive side of things.
I wanted to be in everyone’s good graces and create a sisterhood.
That’s what I’m all about.
When it becomes so competitive, and you have to step on others to do the work…. That’s how we’re succeeding, so why aren’t you?”
But I was not about it.
You were conscious of a lot of things, yes.
Especially not appropriating anyone’s culture withBob Ross’ afro.
Do you think Bob’s natural hair was appropriation?
I wanted to put a more artistic spin on it that’s more Utica.
What I loved most about you this season is that your art was unshakeable.
You had a clear vision and stuck to it.
Where does that confidence in your art come from?
That’s permeated my drag career ever since I started.
She’s an extension of what I want to embody with my life.
She’s the best part of me, so I think that’s what it stems from.
