“I was like, you know what, I’m history.
How could I not come back?”
the season 5 alum exclusively tells EW.

Monica Beverly Hillz for EW.EW
“I’m going to finish what I started.”
“I did not want to come back.
I was pretty much done with drag, period,” Monica admits in the video interview above.
Traveling for so many years, it was like, I just need time for myself."
How could I not come back?"
“So, definitely, I’m coming back.
I’m going to do this, and I’m going to finish what I started.”
She continues, “To this day, I still get letters of people [loving] that moment.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8premieres May 12 onParamount+.
Watch Monica’s full interview above.