Read on for our Q&A.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: We’ve seen so much strategizing, betweenHeidiandLala, but also Heidi,Kandy, andJimbo.
Did you attempt to strategize with anyone in secret?
Darienne Lake on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’.Paramount+
DARIENNE LAKE:I think some of the other girls were also involved in the alliances….
Going into it, being so close toKasha Davis, we were sort of in an unsaid alliance.
Clever girl, for sure.
Darienne Lake on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’.Paramount+
I don’t blame them, it’s a great way to strategize….
So, Jaymes is in on this alliance, too, is what you’re saying?
Or part of some alliance, yeah.
I mean, she was a guest in my home, how dare she!
[Laughs] We did a show before COVID, to have fun.
I still like Jaymes.
I’ve always liked her.
I think she’s funny.
We’ll keep an eye on Jaymes through the season.
What was the reaction in the room, and do you know what this tea is?
I didn’t know what the tea was at all.
I had no idea.
You hear rumors afterwards…. who knows.
It’s all rumors.
I believe nothing of what I hear and only half of what I see.
Unless a queen is going to call somebody out, I’m always like, say names!
Your runway look was so different from what we’ve seen from you.
Did what Alexis said surprise you?
Oh, absolutely it surprised me.
Of course, it’s a shock.
I also felt like I was defending my position.
I felt great about the look as well.
Do you think what Alexis said made it a bottom three instead of a bottom two?
How could it not?
I know she said it to save her own ass.
Some things are better left unsaid.
The captain goes down with the ship, and I guess I was the captain.
You voted for Jaymes to leave?
Because she voted for me.
As much as I don’t hold it against you, I don’t forget.
I vote in the way of, I support people who support me.
To my knowledge, Alexis hadn’t voted for me.
I’m sure people are wondering why you didn’t vote for Alexis.
It was like, “I’m not going to vote for you.”
Let them all burn in hell!
I’m blocking them.
Block and report for spam.
You haven’t blocked anybody?
No, I haven’t blocked anybody.
I’m not Jaymes.
You heard about that, right?
They haven’t gotten blocked, but I know that some have gotten unfollowed.
it’s possible for you to go through Instagram and see who’s been unfollowed….
I’m in the top four again: top four girls to go out first!
[Laughs] I’m not going to cry myself to sleep about it.
It’s frustrating, but I get frustrated with myself.
I was like,son of a f—ing bitch.
Even AOC enjoyed my Billie Eilish look.
A lot of the girls thought I did well.
It’s a bit of a cop-out.
You heard people say that they didn’t want the fandom to get mad at them?
Everybody feels that way at some point, except me.
There are some people who aren’t going to like me, I’m not here to just them.
We have the Fame Games coming up, so we haven’t seen the last of you.
Or, is there something else?
I don’t know….
I am a pathological liar.
I’m only 27 years old.
Maybe somebody breaks an ankle,their ankle goescleekand they’ll need a replacement.
What can you tease about your runways ahead?
There’s one look that’s like,they approved that?
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
