“I did kind of feel robbed,” Loosey tells EW after her emotional Drag Race exit.
“It was tough.”
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Loosey LaDuca on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15.MTV/World of Wonder
I feel like his aesthetic will resonate with theDrag Racefanbase.
Did you prepare him for the fact that twinks will be in his DMs?
LOOSEY LADUCA:No!
I mean, my brother is absolutely wonderful and he’s supportive.
It’s like, “Oh my God, who is that hot man?”
I’ve never heard that criticism before.
I consider myself someone who doesn’t put myself in a box.
Has it changed the way I look at my own drag?
I’m happy with the way that I do drag.
It’s one person’s opinion.
You’re not going to satisfy everybody, and you’ll go crazy trying to do that.
I was surprised by that.
At the end of the day, I was hurt by it.
I’m admittedly a sensitive person, and there’s no shame in that.
There’s power in being sensitive.
We worked so well together in the comedy challenge, and I helped her a lot.
Comedy is my strength.
I had so much fun working with her and so much fun being able to perform comedy with her.
How are things with Luxx?
Luxx and I are fine.
Our relationship before theRusical episodewas a little bit better.
We don’t talk every day, but I’m always happy to hear from her.
We still make each other laugh.
I thought this mini challenge was fun, where you all voted on superlatives.
Luxx voted you as the hairiest.
What are you not telling us?
I asked her that, too!
Like, “Luxx, out of all those categories, why did you vote me for hairiest?”
I thought it was funny, [but] you’ve got Mistress over here with Rapunzel hair!
Was that strategy for the challenge, or did you have a feeling you were leaving?
It was 100 percent me just wanting to win the mini challenge.
I knew I was going to be the majority answer, and, I won the mini challenge!
We transitioned to the makeover challenge, and you assigned pairs.
Luxx was annoyed that you didn’t pair her with the only other Black person in the room.
Was that a strategic move?
In the end, it fittingly came down to you and Luxx in the bottom two.
Luxx stretched her limbs like she was about to run a marathon.
There’s a shot of you looking over at her while she did that.
Was that intimidating to you, and what was your headspace heading into that lip-sync?
My intention was to not pay any attention to what Luxx was going to do.
I imagined that I’m at home, at my home bar, trying to entertain a crowd.
I thought there was no way they’re going to send me home.
What were you thinking in that moment?
Um, not calm!
I worked so hard, and I wanted so badly to do my absolute best in every single challenge.
I remember crying from the moment she said my name until I left that Werk Room.
It was devastating at the time, and it felt like I was so, so close.
It wasn’t a fun feeling.
What was that night like for you?
I did feel kind of robbed.
I felt that way at the time.
You said inUntuckedthat you didn’t have an exit line prepared.
How did you come up with your line?
I didn’t prepare an exit line because I’m like, I’m not exiting!
It’s not going to happen.
What do you want yourDrag Racelegacy to be?
It’s incredibly powerful, and it should be applauded instead of frowned upon.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
