Sashay away from the drama? Not a chance! Join us as we spill the tea on the most explosive confrontations that have rocked RuPaul's Drag Race. From shouting matches to shade-throwing showdowns, we're counting down the moments that had us gagging and the queens at each other's throats. Get ready for a fierce face-off!
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00:00Fifi obviously has a lot to say.
00:04I mean, if you want to act all foolish in front of the cameras, we could,
00:07but you said yourself it's not personal, it's drag.
00:10Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:13for the tensest showdowns between drag race queens in the workroom.
00:17Ms. Coco, you're gonna have to do a little bit more pink in that eye.
00:19Well, you're concerned about what's going on over here
00:21when you need to be worried about what's going on over there.
00:24Number 10, Davina DeCampo versus The Vivienne.
00:27Vivienne, if you had won the reading challenge yesterday,
00:29would you have still picked the same team?
00:33I would have picked you.
00:35Halfway through RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1,
00:38it was clear the crown would come down to Davina DeCampo and The Vivienne.
00:41After DeCampo's frock destroyers crushed the girl group challenge,
00:44she began feeling undervalued, particularly by The Vivienne.
00:48I think maybe her choreography might be a bit more fresh,
00:50and yet ours was the one that won.
00:54I have more skills than any of these other bitches,
00:57and yet apparently I don't exist to Vivienne.
01:00When DeCampo called her out on this, it led to an unexpected blowout.
01:04I spent the past 15 years choreographing shit, directing stuff, writing music.
01:11The Vivienne admitted that she had been judging DeCampo based on her persona outside,
01:15which was nothing more than, quote, a red wig and a silver dress.
01:18I'll be 100% honest with you, now that I've seen you here,
01:21you are 20 times the drag queen you are in the outside world.
01:24Because for the past 10 years, I've seen Davina in a red wig and a silver dress.
01:28While DeCampo had every right to be offended,
01:30the irony of several red wigs perched behind her made the moment unintentionally hilarious.
01:35Still, she refused to be underestimated.
01:38Four and a half octaves, five languages, and all.
01:40Number nine, Bosco versus Lady Camden.
01:43I want saltine.
01:44I also want saltine.
01:46It feels like very much my vibe.
01:49I embody saltine, and I am also putting my foot down for her.
01:53Sometimes the most dramatic moment of the Roozegul episode is the scramble for parts,
01:57but this one just escalated into full-blown chaos.
01:59Lady Camden had been critiqued by the judges as being too laid back,
02:03so the lead role of saltine was her opportunity to shine.
02:06It was just one little problem.
02:09Bosco also wanted saltine, and neither was budging.
02:12Saltine has loads of lines, and I feel like I'm gonna have no problem with that.
02:16You sure aren't, because you're not gonna have them.
02:20You'll just have to watch and see.
02:21Soon, what should have been a simple matter devolved into a circus of mind games and snide
02:26remarks.
02:26When it came down to a vote, Willow cast the tie-breaking decision in Bosco's favor,
02:31leaving Camden pissed.
02:32Okay, I see them equally for saltine, but for Mama Z, I do see Camden more.
02:40So your answer is Bosco for saltine.
02:42But while she lost that battle, Camden ultimately won the war,
02:46stealing the show as Mama Z and proving that you don't need the lead to actually lead.
03:02Number 8.
03:03Heidi in Closet vs. Kahana Montrese and Candy Muse.
03:06Heidi, girl, I'm already under the bus.
03:08I don't need you to roll it and drive on top of me.
03:10Like, that's not what sisters do.
03:11That's not what family does.
03:13Returning for All-Stars is an opportunity many queens would kill for.
03:17So, when Season 12 fan favorite Heidi in Closet voluntarily quit All-Stars 8,
03:21everyone was shocked.
03:23But it was pretty understandable given the circumstances.
03:25Kahana Montrese had bombed the Snatch Game, but instead of owning it,
03:29she blamed Heidi for trying to volley with her.
03:31Really hurt.
03:33I'm not even gonna sit here in front with you.
03:34I was really devastated.
03:36I want you to be real, and I appreciate that you're being real with me.
03:39Kahana is going through it, but, girl,
03:42Heidi was playing the Snatch Game just the way God intended.
03:46Then, things quickly went downhill when Candy Muse piled on,
03:50accusing Heidi of making up a story about her planning to oust frontrunner Jimbo.
03:54To make matters worse, Alexis Michelle,
03:57the one person who could back Heidi's story, conveniently changed her tune.
04:01I nodded because Candy said that to me.
04:05I said I'm gunning for her.
04:10No.
04:11So then?
04:12Clearly, someone was lying, and all fingers started pointing at Heidi.
04:17Tired of their trickery, Heidi decided enough was enough.
04:20Honestly, no, we don't have to vote tonight.
04:22I love y'all.
04:23No, Heidi.
04:24No, Heidi.
04:25I can't.
04:25No.
04:26I can't do this.
04:28I love y'all.
04:28No. 7.
04:29Roxy Andrews vs. Jinx Monsoon
04:32Not all drag is comedy.
04:33I take comedy very seriously.
04:36Comedy is not poking fun at drag.
04:38Like, comedy...
04:39That's not funny to me.
04:40Throughout the season, Jinx Monsoon shattered expectations,
04:43edging out more seasoned queens to secure a spot in the finals.
04:47One queen who didn't take kindly to this was Roxy Andrews,
04:50and she made her disdain crystal clear.
04:52Jinx does not deserve to be here.
04:54No offense, Jinx, but I know what they were saying about looking 70,
04:58because you did look a little older.
04:59But that's how Jinx Monsoon would have looked.
05:02Jinx had managed to avoid any major confrontation thus far,
05:05but things boiled over during their final episode in the workroom
05:08when Roxy made a last-ditch attempt to rattle her.
05:11So what has been your favorite moment throughout this competition?
05:17Seeing you in the bottom two.
05:18Jinx turned the heat right back on Roxy, calling her out for being immature and bitter.
05:23For Roxy, it was a calculated move to throw Jinx off her game
05:26and allow her to snag the crown.
05:28For you to just discredit all my work, it just shows how immature and bitter you are.
05:34I can't hear you. I'm blow-drying my hair.
05:36Needless to say, it failed.
05:38Instead, Jinx's uniqueness and determination carried her to a well-deserved victory.
05:43Number six, Bob the Drag Queen versus Derrick Barry.
05:46I did get told that my performance was phenomenal, which you didn't get told.
05:50All right.
05:51Derrick, I think you just missed the point.
05:53Okay, well, I don't know if there was a point.
05:55It's just Bob talking.
05:56Season eight was packed with big personalities, each vying to make their mark.
06:00That scramble for the spotlight was the perfect recipe for conflict,
06:04most notably between Bob the Drag Queen and Derrick Barry.
06:06After Bob threw out a snide comment, Derrick called her out for stealing her moment
06:11and claimed that she wasn't one to shade other queens.
06:14I don't see that I do that.
06:15I can't wait till you do it again. It'll be like five minutes.
06:17That was obviously a lie, and even Derrick knew it.
06:20It didn't take long for her to revert to her true self,
06:23taking a swipe at Bob's style of drag and immediately proving her point.
06:26Hey, Bob, if I want to do ratchet drag next week, can you give me any tips?
06:32If you want to do like memorable drag next week, I can give you some tips.
06:36So all I need to do is not wear a wig and I'll be told by the judges that I'm pretty?
06:40Derrick's attempt to out-snark Bob ultimately proved too toxic for even her to handle.
06:45And yes, that was a Britney reference.
06:47Number five, Alyssa Edwards versus Fifi O'Hara.
06:50I don't feel that I should go home because of one challenge. That's how I feel.
06:56I know that normally we do one-on-ones. In my case, I don't know if I really need to do that.
07:03Fifi O'Hara didn't exactly win hearts during her first stint on Drag Race,
07:07so when she returned for All Stars, she was set on changing everyone's minds.
07:11But that resolve only lasted until Episode 4. After Alyssa Edwards' elimination,
07:16Fifi took the opportunity to air her grievances about the judges' favoritism towards her.
07:20I am sick of hearing them say,
07:23you can wear shit on stage, but it's okay because you're Alyssa. It really bothered me.
07:27Little did she know that Alyssa was listening from behind the two-way mirror.
07:31The reveal was a full-on face-crack moment. Alyssa didn't hold back,
07:36calling Fifi out for trashing her behind her back,
07:38while Fifi claimed she was simply playing the victim.
07:41All right, you can play the victim. Go ahead.
07:44Being a victim of what, girl? I just sat right there and heard everything you had to say.
07:47And you didn't say none of that to me. I was just in the room with you. We grown folk, but...
07:53Okay.
07:54This moment had Alyssa convinced that Fifi's villain portrayal on her original season
07:58couldn't just be blamed on the edit.
08:00Everything I heard and knew about her, I'm glad she validated it.
08:03Number 4. Derek Barry vs. India Farrah
08:06This shade is all real. It's no wonder you work at a place called Piranha in Las Vegas,
08:12because with those teeth, you're a walking billboard for them.
08:15While much of the drama on Drag Race stems from events on the show,
08:18sometimes alongside their exquisite gowns and towering wigs,
08:22queens also bring some unresolved conflict from home. Case in point, Derek Barry and India Farrah.
08:28What's going on?
08:31Hi.
08:31Hey, girl.
08:32There's only one queen I don't get along with, and it's India Farrah.
08:35The Las Vegas performers immediately butted heads, due to a past incident where India
08:40was fired from a nightclub gig, which then went to Derek's partner and fellow drag queen, Nebraska.
08:45India got fired from Piranha.
08:47I quit Piranha.
08:48If you quit, why do you need to say this establishment will hire anybody now?
08:53And it did.
08:54Apparently, India had called Nebraska a, quote,
08:56"'pig in a wig,' and the latter responded with a number insulting her.
09:00This was quite an explosive way to kick off the season, and we can only wonder how their
09:04feud might have escalated if Derek hadn't been eliminated after the first episode.
09:09You're two-faced, and I don't f**k with two-faced people.
09:113. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo vs. Evie Audley
09:15Before, I was trying to, um, be at least cordial. Like, I was cool with Evie.
09:20But now, I know we just need to just let it go.
09:22Don't worry, girl. I won't be giving you any more unasked for advice. I'll just let you be in the
09:26bottom.
09:27This brawl was so intense that it spilled over from Untucked into the next episode.
09:31Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Evie Audley had already sparred backstage over the former,
09:36saying she would send Evie home if she was given the chance.
09:38Okay, what else are you gonna repeat?
09:41Whatever I feel like repeating, b**ch.
09:43By the time they returned to the workroom, tensions between them were still running high.
09:47Evie tried to explain that she was only trying to help by giving her honest opinions,
09:51but to Vanjie, it just seemed like she was being two-faced.
09:53With both queens having larger-than-life personalities, their disagreement quickly
09:58escalated into a full-blown shouting match, as if the winner would be determined by who
10:02yelled the loudest.
10:03It's not a good look, acting like that. Not at this age. No, ma'am.
10:08I wanted to apologize to you.
10:102. Alyssa Edwards vs. Coco Montrese
10:13Girl, look how orange you f**king look, girl.
10:16Feud drag race rivalries can top that between Alyssa Edwards and Coco Montrese.
10:20Just in case you haven't watched the show, Tamar, their feud began long before season
10:24five, when Alyssa was forced to relinquish her Miss Gay America crown to Coco, the runner-up,
10:29for allegedly failing to fulfill her duties.
10:32But Coco, I heard that you went around everywhere and bad-mouthed me,
10:35saying I couldn't fulfill my rank. You got on your face. Hold on, let me finish. But
10:39see, you're doing all that, and you're not even being fair to me. I am being fair to
10:42you. I'm listening to you.
10:43Their first attempt at patching things up in the Draggle Rock episode was a disaster,
10:47with Alyssa accusing Coco of shedding crocodile tears to garner sympathy.
10:51And the Academy Award goes to...
10:53Tensions flared again just two episodes later, when Alyssa mocked Coco's signature
10:58orange makeup, sparking one of the show's most memorable quotes.
11:01Miss Coco, you're taking it personal. I'm joking.
11:04I'm not joking, bitch. You gonna call me a runner-up. You ain't never won nothing.
11:10The drama was so entertaining that both queens were invited back to compete on All Stars 2.
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11:301. Sharon Needles vs. Fifi O'Hara
11:33You obviously won the goddamn challenge.
11:35Because of me. Because I told you to go in your closet and dig out that goddamn gothic look.
11:41The Season 4 winner and runner-up could not have been more different. Sharon Needles was
11:46an unconventional spooky goth queen, while Fifi O'Hara repped the more polished pageant style
11:50of drag.
11:51And for any one of those high-class, you know, gown-and-crown pageant queens that ever gave me
11:58a raised eyebrow, who's laughing now?
12:02I figured Sharon would win this challenge because I picked a character for her that
12:05she can excel in.
12:06Their opposing aesthetics clashed from day one,
12:09but things hit a breaking point in Episode 4. Sharon had just won the previous episode,
12:13where Fifi, as the team leader, had pushed her to embrace her signature spooky persona
12:18for the infomercial challenge. Sharon, however, saw this as an attempt to box her in.
12:23Oh, I have one look? Tired-ass showgirl.
12:26At least I am a showgirl, bitch. Go back to Party City, where you belong.
12:30When she confronted Fifi about it, things erupted into an all-out war.
12:35Both queens took digs at their respective styles of drag,
12:38resulting in one of the most unforgettable exchanges in drag race herstory.
12:42Future. The future.
12:47Jesus is a beast queen.
12:48Which of these workroom fights can you never get tired of rewatching?
12:52Let us know in the comments below.
12:53I'm just always last on the list with you.
12:56Huh?
12:56Because you discounted me. You didn't think I had any, like, no poking skills.
13:01I was gonna pick you next.
13:03But not as a choreographer.
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