HEIDI N CLOSET:It’s been such an incredible experience.
I’ve been riddled with anxiety and struggling with bouts of depression.
The waiting, you just don’t know how it’ll look and come off to the masses.
Heidi N Closet on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’.Paramount+
I’d say 95 percent has been positive energy.
You said Kandy told you she wanted to get Jimbo out of the competition.
It was very much giving plotting and scheming to get out Jimbo.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ queens have tense discussion in the Werk Room.Paramount+
The exact wording was: “The producers love her.
If her ass ever lands in the bottom, we’ll all send her home.”
Kandy said that to you and Alexis?
Open quote, end quote.
[Note: On the show, Kandy denied plotting against Jimbo.]
You asked Alexis to corroborate, because she apparently heard it.
Was Alexis involved in another alliance?
She wasn’t necessarily involved in our alliance.
She did want to be part of our alliance.
It was giving very honorary member of the alliance.
Was there any other significance as to how this came up?
I think that’s pretty much it.
I was just gagged that it happened.
I remember looking at Kandy like,uh…
When Jimbo approached me, I was like, I’ll tell you, this is what was what.
So, Jimbo also approached you,notin the Werk Room?
No, me and her were in the Werk Room when we spoke, me and Jimbo.
But, not on camera.
Jimbo was shaken by this?
I don’t necessarily know, because her reaction was bland, to me telling her that.
How did Jimbo find out?Did you tell Jimbo prior to her approaching you in the Werk Room?
It seemed like this was maybe the straw that broke the camel’s back.
How did you feel about Alexis' answer?
What did you think of Alexis crying after you left?
A master class in acting!
Give her an Emmy…. Bitch, I live.
I live for it.
Girl, on cue!
Jimbo and Alexis went on Instagram Live to discuss the episode.
Can you elaborate on both?
She approached me, Kandy, and Jimbo as wanting to work with us.
She approached me first, so I was like, okay, she clearly wants to work with us.
I was very much dealing with that.
Of course when things come up, there’s thinking.
My process was, do I like that she’s winning everything?
Partially, no, because I believed I was also bringing excellence to the competition.
I was fine with her winning everything.
Just to verify we canceled out her vote, we’d vote to save each other.
There was never a campaign for me, personally, to get Jimbo out.
There was just a chance to mitigate craziness that could happen to either of us.
I don’t know if it was unbeknownst…. We never really made an official alliance with her.
Do you have any regrets?
So, she’s welcome.
[Laughs]
How did things patch up with Kandy,Kahanna, and Alexis after the show?
I talked to some of them…. That’s where it all started once the season wrapped filming.
You’re okay with all of them, now?
What do you want fans to remember as your legacy onAll Stars 8?
I do believe I showed everything I needed to show.
The first time around, the thing holding me back was my outfits.
I don’t think I needed a whole redemption….
I don’t think I had much to redeem, minus the outfits.
Don’t stay somewhere.
If you’re not happy somewhere, change that.
Does this mean we won’t see Heidi on more seasons ofDrag Race?
I’m not going to say that.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
