So to come up so short on the first day after really, really preparing myself to be the most confident I've ever been, it was really hurtful. But my biggest fear going into Drag Race was just not doing as well as everybody who was amping me was anticipating that I could and would do, because I've had sisters go through the competition and shockingly not do as well as we all thought they would do. Also, I didn’t necessarily think that I won that lip sync after we finished doing it. I was never shocked or upset because I lost to Olivia. Well, first of all, I want to say that Olivia is so talented and I knew that going in.
You came in very confident, so how did it feel for you to come in and immediately lose a lip-sync to someone you know hasn’t been doing drag that long? What was going through your mind? Speaking of, you seemed pretty shocked when you found out that you lost the lip-sync to Olivia Lux, who I know you once judged in a pageant competition. And the fact that I can prove that one bad day doesn't define your trajectory or success? Yeah, I'm obviously thrilled. I will say that I'm very proud of all of those girls - they're incredible queens and artists and I'm really happy that I can represent those sisters of mine who had a very similar experience to me this season. You know what? It doesn't mean much because that Porkchop stuff lasted for like a day before we integrated. You're the only member from the Porkchop group that made it to the final four. But I just wanted to try to really focus on keeping my shit together to get to the very end. Yes, every single day! With the nature of the competition, with the twists and turns that can pop up around at any corner, any day on the runway or in the Werk Room, with all the things that could haphazardly go wrong - the whole experience is open for interpretation. But was there ever a moment when you found yourself second-guessing whether or not you could make it this far? Obviously, everyone comes on the show wanting to win. It's such an honor and it's no secret that it's a huge accomplishment, so I'm very proud. By the end, she had impressed RuPaul, the judges, and the audience watching at home by learning to just let go and have fun with her art.Īhead of last week’s finale, NYLON hopped on the phone with the finalist to talk about being the only queen from the Porkchop group to make it to the finale, bringing her Scottish heritage to the national stage, how her drag career has exceeded her musical theater ambitions, her close relationship to Denali, her new friendship with fellow New York queen Tina Burner, and how she would compare her experience on Drag Race to her experience on America’s Got Talent. Though she sometimes struggled to loosen up and let the judges see past her flawless exterior, Rosé smartly used her time on the show to shed some of her own defenses. She shook off the “Porkchop” label early on and went on to secure three wins while completely avoiding the bottom two. A skilled dancer with a voice that towers high above the competition, she immediately stood out in acting, comedy, and performance challenges. This season, RuPaul’s Drag Race flipped the script: immediately after sashaying into the Werk Room, the new crop of Ru-Girls were forced to compete against each other in an impromptu lip-sync, with the losing queens ultimately shipped off to the ominous “Porkchop Loading Dock.” Though this separation was by no means a definitive indicator of any of the queens’ talent, it does stand that, in the end, only one of the “Porkchop queens” made it to the final four: Rosé.Ī New York-based queen who originally hails from Scotland, Rosé - like her drag sister and girl group counterpart Jan - is a musical theater queen to the heart.
After making it to the final four, Rose’s competitor Symone won the crown. Every week, NYLON writer Michael Cuby will conduct an exit interview with the queen eliminated from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13.
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