{"id":258,"date":"2025-05-07T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosperitywithory.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2025-05-13T02:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:04:32","slug":"the-queens-of-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-10-walk-into-a-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosperitywithory.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/the-queens-of-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-10-walk-into-a-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ All Stars 10 Walk Into a Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the tenth All Stars season of RuPaul’s Drag Race<\/em>, the show is switching up the format in a major way: the 18 returning queens are split into brackets of six. This silos the queens from the majority of their competitors from day one, a fact that becomes obvious as PAPER<\/em> catches up with the cast in the week leading up to the season’s premiere. The drama is segmented and ultimately more focused than ever, given that there are only six queens in the Werk Room at a time.<\/p>\n

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The show’s largest cast ever is also one of its most broad, with queens returning from as far back as season two (Nicole Paige Brooks) and as recently as season 17, which just wrapped last month (Lydia B Kollins). The tournament-style season is a showcase of RuPaul’s Drag Race<\/em> herstory.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the All Stars 10 premiere, PAPER<\/em> caught up with the queens at Oscar Wilde bar, who dressed in their best Met Gala-inspired looks for the occasion.<\/p>\n

Jorgeous<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s giving \u201cHeavenly Bodies.\u201d I picked it out of my closet. My body\u2019s heavenly, you know?<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see when you walked into the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was Mistress Isabelle Brooks for me. That\u2019s my Texas sister. We\u2019ve known each other since we were teenagers.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m gonna say my good sister Nicole Paige Brooks. That bitch will keep me entertained. Also, why she kinda cute though? Why do I kinda want her?<\/p>\n

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Aja<\/h3>\n

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Aja<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My outfit was supposed to be Black dandyism but turned out to be camp. But that\u2019s like every event in my life, it starts off one way and ends up camp. My entire life is just one long John Waters film. I\u2019m just trying to be a normal little, you know, harlot.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix. I was expecting the new girls to be there, because it\u2019s giving Drag Race<\/em><\/em>, it\u2019s giving double digits. They got the girls lined up like literal chickens. But Phoenix, that\u2019s a whole different breed of bird. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I spent too much time with the girls in my bracket. It\u2019d have to be Jorgeous or Lydia. I need the girls who can engage in recreational activities that offset our emotional imbalance. You know, actually, I\u2019d love to be stranded on an island right now.<\/p>\n

Ginger Minj<\/h3>\n

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Ginger Minj<\/h3>\n

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Ginger Minj<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I chose this Anne Hathaway 2023 Met Gala look, with all these safety pins. I have a new body \u2014 I recently lost 150 pounds \u2014 and I wanted something that would show it off, make me feel sexy, cute.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicole. I love a bitch that can read you, make you laugh, and you don\u2019t realize you\u2019ve been read until she walks away. I\u2019ve been waiting for her to return. She never did get to show all of who she is on her original season. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Tina. She can sew and make our clothes, I\u2019ll build the house and cook the food. We have been referred to as the mom and dad of this cast. I am mother.<\/p>\n

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Tina Burner<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to go with Miranda Priestly, which is camp, and obviously Met Gala because of the Anna Wintour nod. Ginger and I are in the same movie, kind of. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicole Paige Brooks. I love when they bring back early season girlies. And I just love anything Nicole Paige Brooks has to say, I live for it. She shuts the girls down really quickly, which is fun to watch. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Ginger. I\u2019ve known Ginger for a very, very long time, and she is just really laid back, easygoing and sweet. And she can cook. <\/p>\n

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Irene The Alien<\/h3>\n

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Irene The Alien<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m inspired by that model who showed up to the Met Gala in full rhinestones. There is not a part of me that\u2019s not covered in stones. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My sister, Bosco. She\u2019s my Seattle sister. We\u2019ve been friends for like eight years, so it felt like family was in the room with me. It made it easier to take risks. And I had someone I could lean on for advice.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Mistress, because I know I\u2019d be eating good longer.<\/p>\n

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Deja Skye<\/h3>\n

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Deja Sky<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are doing Met Gala inspired looks, so I\u2019m giving a nod to Zendaya here. I was trying to be a little cute and colorful. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was so excited seeing Olivia [Lux] walk in, I was such a fan of hers on her season. I was like, she\u2019s giving. The face is always giving. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If it could be anyone? I\u2019d say Bosco, just so I can look at how beautiful she is, and she could really teach me how to tell a proper joke.<\/p>\n

Denali<\/h3>\n

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Denali<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I chose one of my favorite divas, Anok Yai, for her 2024 Met Gala look, just completely covered in stones with a blue ombr\u00e9. I was like, I think I can take that on tour.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In my bracket, either Daya or Acid, both of the Bettys. Daya and I are Chicago sisters, it was fun to be able to connect with her. Acid was the one girl I\u2019d never met. By the end of our group, I was obsessed with her.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would say Cynthia. She\u2019s such a queen\u2019s queen. And I feel like she would be in survivalist mode and just help everybody. Also, her ass is very buoyant. <\/p>\n

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Bosco<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I worked backwards, the way some girls do when they go to the Met Gala, I made the look and then figured out how to shoehorn it into the theme. We ended up with feathers, so I\u2019m thinking \u201cHeavenly Bodies.\u201d I\u2019m working with this stylist, her name\u2019s Jeauni Cassanova<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was really excited to see my girl Irene there. I remember back in the day, we\u2019d back in her car until five in the morning, talking about wanting to be on Drag Race, and we finally got to do a season together.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Denali, because she has the ice skater heels and can open up a coconut with it. She brings them as weapons. I would love to see her crawl through the sand in them, too.<\/p>\n

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Mistress Isabelle Brooks<\/h3>\n

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Mistress Isabelle Brooks<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, when you\u2019re a fabulous drag queen, you get things made, but when you\u2019re an amazing drag queen, you just dig in the closet. So I dusted a little one-two off and I\u2019m giving beautiful, sexy cheetah girl. Or it might be leopard. I\u2019m a little stupid.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jorgeous, I\u2019ve known her for years. And I was really excited to see Lydia \u2014 I think I was the only one who really knew her, because we were on the Villain\u2019s Roast together for Season 17. I had my third eye open.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I had to be with someone, it\u2019d be Jorgeous. I\u2019m kind of like the rat from Ratatouille<\/em><\/em>. I\u2019m just pulling her hair and she would listen to me. I would have her build me a beautiful house in the sand and go break open coconuts for me.<\/p>\n

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Lydia B Kollins<\/h3>\n

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Lydia B. Collins<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m wearing a red latex dress made by Pittsburgh designer Brian David. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was really excited to see Mistress, I was like, maybe she might recognize me from the Villain\u2019s Roast. But she\u2019s a very busy woman so I wasn\u2019t sure. I also knew Nicole from before, I did a show with her in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong>
I mean, Mistress is so nurturing and caring but I feel like she might eat me. Maybe Jorgeous or Aja, it just seems like it would be a good time.<\/p>\n

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Daya Betty<\/h3>\n

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Daya Betty<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was inspired by Doja Cat at the Karl Lagerfeld Met Gala. I didn\u2019t want to do a direct knock-off, so I just took inspiration from it. I wanted it a little more campy and a little more pussy, you know.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

None of them, are you kidding? [Laughs<\/em><\/em>.] Probably Denali, because I also live in Chicago, so she was a comfort zone person. And Acid Betty and I clicked immediately. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would take Mistress, because I\u2019m going to be hungry<\/em><\/em>. <\/p>\n

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Acid Betty<\/h3>\n

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Acid Betty<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is vintage Acid Betty from more than 10 years ago, I pulled it out of the archives. I was a famous New York bitch. So I figured since I\u2019m back, she\u2019s back. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was excited to meet Daya and Denali. I know people compare Daya and I, and I know some people thought we would be enemies. But I was very excited to see she was on the show. And CuCu [Cynthia Lee Fontaine], she made more much more comfortable to be here. We had met in that environment. It was like literal home, like, oh, we\u2019ve done this before. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Mistress, so I\u2019d have something to eat.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Paige Brooks<\/h3>\n

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Nicole Paige Brooks<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very punk rock, bikes, very uncomfortable. I took it off already.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me. I checked the mirror and said, \u201cI look good up in here, girl.\u201d [Laughs<\/em><\/em>.] I wasn\u2019t excited to see nobody but Ru and Michelle.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mistress, probably, because she could hunt and gather for me.<\/p>\n

Cynthia Lee Fontaine<\/h3>\n

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Cynthia Lee Fontaine<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a replica of Rihanna\u2019s look from the Met Gala in 2017. And a Latinx person made it, which I\u2019m very happy about. <\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, Alyssa Hunter. She\u2019s my sister from Puerto Rico. And my season eight sister, Acid Betty, it was full-circle.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would take Daya Betty. Because we\u2019re very conversational, firstly, and secondly, because we like cannabis products. We can just smoke and talk about the universe.<\/p>\n

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Kerri Colby<\/h3>\n

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Kerri Colby<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today I am paying homage to my angelic sister, Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, it was Lydia. We got a little briefing on her before the show, since her season hadn\u2019t aired yet, they didn\u2019t want us to be complete strangers. I was obsessed with her personality. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, Bosco. I\u2019d want a little T girl vacation.<\/p>\n

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Phoenix<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I took it back to the archives. I\u2019m wearing a Cher look from the 1974 Met Gala when she went with Bob Mackie. It was giving romance and glamor.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably Bosco. We hadn\u2019t really met each other, but I think her style is so cool, and her aura and energy. <\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say Alyssa Hunter, she\u2019s a good friend of mine, we always have a good time together.<\/p>\n

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Olivia Lux<\/h3>\n

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Olivia Lux<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is inspired by this year\u2019s Met Gala theme and Black menswear. It encompasses all of my identities.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My sister Aja, we\u2019re part of the same ballroom house. I was excited to see her outside of her place as my sister. And Bosco \u2014 she\u2019s such an amazing artist, her artistry really resonates with me.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely not Mistress Isabelle Brooks. [Laughs<\/em><\/em>]. I would probably bring someone like Ginger Minj, who is so entertaining.<\/p>\n

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Alyssa Hunter<\/h3>\n

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Alyssa Hunter<\/h3>\n

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Tell me about your look today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s inspired by Thierry Mugler, the look Zendaya wore for the Dune 2<\/em><\/em> premiere. Very futuristic, very me, very Gaga, too.<\/p>\n

Who were you most excited to see in the Werk Room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, CuCu Cynthia, my auntie, she\u2019s my number one fan and motivator. She motivated me to even audition. And now we\u2019re in the same bracket, it\u2019s insane.<\/p>\n

Who on this season\u2019s cast would you want to be stuck on a deserted island with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, none of them. I\u2019d want to be alone.<\/p>\n

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Photography: Santiago Felipe<\/em><\/p>\n

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