Did you get to the bottom of it?
IRENE DUBOIS:I never got to the bottom of it.
I’d just met her for the first time when we had that little exchange.
Irene Dubois explains the ice water tutorial bits she cut from her ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15 talent show.MTV/World of Wonder
Later, you said you wished more of them threw the shade back to you.
Did it surprise you that no one was?
It absolutely surprised me.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15’s first eliminated queen, Irene Dubois.MTV/World of Wonder
Why do you think it’s important to hang on to that shady edge?
I think drag culture exists as a reaction to mainstream culture.
It’s a safe space.
Part of something we get as a queer community is sharpening of our wit.
It was clear that you found someone to do that with in Mistress, who is equally as shady.
You said that you knew Mistress from Texas?
I didn’t cross paths with mistress.
I moved out of Texas in 2016, around the time she started going out.
All of my experiences were curated through Norvina’s eyes.
You felt a kinship?
I’m best friends with [season 14 queen]Bosco, baby, talk about a psychopath demon.
What did Bosco say to you when you returned home?
Is there history there?
She and I didn’t have any issues.
Speaking of history, Robin Fierce and Amethyst revealed that they previously dated.
To your knowledge, did they rekindle the romance there?
It seemed like the two of them were quite happy to not be dating any longer.
Sugar and Spice also seemed to throw the cast into chaos.
How did you feel about finally seeing them perform on a stage?
The twins are amazing.
Sugar and Spice are some of the most brilliant drag artists we have in our current generation.
I was making direct eye contact with all of them.
The cast was cracking up….
So, I’m proud of that.
I don’t feel too bad about that.
You told Ru that you performed it before, but you trimmed it to fit.
What parts did you cut from the original?
There’s a bit more explanation on where you could find things, like water and ice.
There are also two more minutes of me fumbling with my nails in the ice cube bowl.
What’s something you do that no one else does?
I’d rather be the worst version of myself than the best version of somebody else.
I was in my own zone up until the point where my costume started to disassemble on my body.
Lip-syncing in a leather cage is not my ideal situation.
Historically, whoever has the most flexible pelvis on the stage gets to stay.
When they announced I was going home I was like, yeah, that feels appropriate.
You’re sending me home, but it’s possible for you to’t take anything away from me.
