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The Ebony Enchantress was one of those rare queens that doesnt come along every day, the C.U.N.T.
for total package, and well, you know the rest).
Were just saying, itdotake nerve todo Harriet Tubman for Snatch Game.
On Friday,Symone rightfully took her place on the throne, and balance was restored to theDrag Raceuniverse.
What advice do you have for your fellow perfectionists and Capricorns?You read me there.
I would say that the world is not going to fall apart if something goes wrong.
Its a way to not let people see you.
It is just drag.
Or whatever youre doing in your life.
What is the inspiration behind that comedic voice you pull out, that very in-character Symone persona?
I love twisting, I love playing with the English language.
I love saying words in a different way, in my own way.
And so in that moment it was literally just me trying to bring Symone into the character.
It just comes from wanting to say and do whatever I wanted.
Eff you to all this, I can say whatever I want, how I want to.
Some of those scripted acting challenges are knownto be rough.
And thats what I did throughout the entire competition, really.
You have to find ways of making it your being, your essence.
Theyre not asking you to be anyone other than yourself.
Thats the true magic of it all.
Thats where the sweet spot is.
It must be super-validating to present yourself in that way, and to receive so much love.Absolutely.
Especially being a person of color, going into this being the queen of color, Ive seen this.
You just never know, going through this experience.
I come from a small town in a small state.
And I knew when this aired, it would still be a very important moment.
That was one of the easier things for me to actualize.
I knew the silhouette.
I knew I wanted to be covered, completely, head-to-toe, even my hands.
I wanted it to look very angelic.
Because thats the reality that we face, Black people in general.
That was very important to me, to have that specific runway.
It was before the election that we did this.
I still wanted there to be commentary, and I knew it also had to strike a fine balance.
It had to be all-encompassing.
Which Ilove,because I knew people would never think I would do something like that.
This was the first time Ideverdone anything like that.
I love all my babies, but that was definitely up there for me.
That one might have broke the internet.
Whats the weirdest piece of fan art youve seen of yourself?Ohhhh myGod.
Its always so weird to me, because I would have never thought to do that.
But weird in a good way.
They bend and contort me into these crazy,crazyshapes.
And Im like,Huh.These are oddly stunning things!
I would have never done this, but okay!
Thanks again for one of the best, and certainly the longest, runs onDrag Raceever.
