RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Raceseason 2 continues Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on VH1.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling about leaving so early?
JENNA USHKOWITZ:When we were filming, I’d just found out I was pregnant.
Jenna Ushkowitz as Milli von Sunshine on ‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’ season 2.VH1/World of Wonder; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
I was starting to get tired and ill.
Given what people know and love about your career onGlee, this competition felt right up your alley.
Did it give youGleeflashbacks?
The lip-syncing and performance and costumes all felt like I was having flashbacks.
It was so much fun.
That, I’ve never done.
Initially I was like, am I going to be a drag king?
How will we do this?
I was thrilled to be a queen, but I was open to any and all ideas.
You told them you’d be open to being a drag king, too?
But, I think in Ru’s world with the queens, this was the best-case scenario.
Did you incorporate any of the moves from theGleeroutine?
But I did say, look, if I’m going down, I’m going down swinging.
I improvised that in the moment.
I have a good front split.
It felt appropriate for the moment.
Is it a different kind of preparation?
You’re lip-syncing to iconic songs.
There was less pressure around it.
What’s the best story you have from the set ofSecret Celebrity Drag Race?
Did you have any comical mishaps or emotional moments preparing for anything?
There were so many mishaps and wardrobe things, padding falling, tights ripping.
It sounds like you recognized some of your sisters.
There are dead giveaways, and others where it was harder to tell who they were.
Jujubeewas your drag mother, andGottmikwas your performance partner on this episode.
What was the best piece of advice that both of them gave to you?
Gottmik got through that as well in her experience on the show.
She guided me through that.
It could be weirdly impactful that way because of the camp and costume.
That plays on its own."
It made it that much more dynamic.
I know you’re still close with some of theGleecast.
Did anyone reach out and say they recognized you while the show aired?
I feel like a few of them watch and have been on as guests before.
Which of yourGleecostars would you like to see do this next?
I’d want to seeHeather Morrisdo this because she’d bring the dance element.
She’s an incredible performer.
Also,Chris Colfer.
This year is the renaissance ofGleealums, between you doing this and Jane Lynch and Lea Michele inFunny Girl.
Are you going to seeFunny Girlon Broadway?
If I’m in New York, I will go see it.
Broadway is home for me, and I’m sad that I missed Jane.
She just left, right?
Have you reached out to wish Lea well before she startsFunny Girl?
[Laughs] I will leave it at that.
