It’s coming up raspberries forPandora Boxx.
“I’m proud that I came back!
I got to show people a different side of me than they saw onAll-Stars 1,” she says.
Pandora Boxx gives an emotional ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ elimination interview.Paramount+
“I made it so far.
I’m proud of that!”
while reintroducing herself to the show’s new class of fans.
Pandora Boxx talks her ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ elimination.Paramount+
How does it all stack up and compare?
I wanted to come in confident and ready.
The biggest thing is voting for people.
What’s at the root of some of your concerns about your time this season?
Initially, it’s tough to experience something and thenseeit.
Maybe I wasn’t in it as much.
I just need to shut up!
[Laughs]
Your commentary is fascinating.
Was something getting to you?
That was part of it.
Coming out of a pandemic, it’s kind of like, what’s funny anymore?
I don’t know what to joke about.
I don’t want to be canceled.
Drag performers can get away with it a lot more.
Look at someone likeBianca Del Rio!
Bianca can get away withanything.
Well, the fandom has changed so much sinceAll-Stars 1.
I definitely think I was a little scared at first.
This is a whole new world.
But then it was like, well, I’m in it, so I have to do it.
Most of the things people have sent to me directly have been positive.
It’s been a great experience in that way.
If it’s something negative, I just block them.
I don’t even engage.
If you just focus on the positive, it’s much better.
Of all the episodes to go out on, I didn’t anticipate you going out afterSnatch Game.
You did call Carol Channing “the ghost that haunts me.”
Yes, I’d take a stab at land a bit and I didn’t.
That’s when I started to get in my head a little bit.
But I tried to stay in character and keep on swimming!
Did you ever consider doing Carol Channing again?
No, it would’ve been tough to recapture that.
Well, you did revive her for the Super Bowl challenge.
We can’t have two Carols in one season!
Yes, and then I would’ve just been Carol for the rest of my life.
When I’m older, in my 70s, I will just be Carol Channing.
That’s who I’m going to be… forever!
It’s such a tough competition with amazing queens.
You have one flub or something that doesn’t land, and that can get you eliminated.
Which happened to me.
I hope people see it that way.
I stayed in character.
It’s a short period of time.
You’re trying to think of how big you’re free to go and still stay in character.
There’s a lot to it.
I do love that you’re always paying homage to her and keeping that legacy alive.
Did you ever have any contact with her or her family before she passed?
No, I did not!
Not that I know of.
They were honoring Carol Channing, and they asked me to do a tribute number for her.
I was very excited, but then she had to cancel because of health reasons.
There was one opportunity I would’ve gotten to meet her, and it didn’t happen.
There aren’t people like her in entertainment anymore.
I guess maybe drag queens.
There are drag queens like her.
Let’s go back to this week’s challenge.
Can you elaborate how it impacted you as a performer?
It was good because I wasn’t.
She was veryDivine!In character, I really was at a loss as to what to say.
That’s on me.
I should’ve been able to get in there and saysomething.
You’re now the second friend Ginger has sent home,after Jiggly Caliente.
Are you and Jiggly plotting a revenge tour?
Yes, it’s going to be calledGinger Is a Bitch, a Big Old Bitch.
Jiggly told me she’s trying to milk a free vacationout of Ginger over this whole thing.
Are you doing the same?
[Laughs] I mean, she did give me $2,500.
So I think I got all I’m going to get out of her.
you’ve got the option to buy your own vacation!
Did you have an idea that Ginger would pick your lipstick?
I knew she was going to pick my lipstick.
I felt like people were trying to be fair throughout the season.
I was in the bottom twice and didn’t have any wins.
Folks have mostly said that there aren’t necessarily hard feelings with anyone who eliminated them.
Did you have any conversations with Ginger after the season?
I’ve talked to her!
I mean, you picked my lipstick, let’s move on!
[Laughs]
What are you most proud of from this season?
I’m proud that I came back!
I got to show people a different side of me than they saw onAll-Stars 1.
I made it so far.
I’m proud of that.
I tried not to bring upAll-Stars 1at all in this interview.
[Laughs] I mean, there’s not much more to be said aboutAll-Stars 1.
It’s already been said!
What’s next for you, Pandora?
I’m working on an album I did a Kickstarter for.
It got funded in two days!
The debut album of Pandora Boxx!
The more money people donate, the prettier my outfits can be in the music videos!
They’ll also be involved in the process of choosing the album cover and the name.
What style of music will it be?
Well, I say “ridiculous.”
I don’t really say “d—.”
It’s my “If U Seek Amy” moment!
I feel like we need fun dance music, even if it’s just in your living room!
