ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This one hurts.
I imagine you were surprised by this.
I’ll just say, that was f—ed up!
Jaymes Mansfield in the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Joan Crawford Rusical.Paramount+
[Laughs]
I want to start with the happenings of last week.
How did Heidi’s exit impact the vibe in the room?
It’s safe to assume that it was a rather awkward feeling after everything was said and done.
We didn’t expect that to happen.
ButAll Starsis full of twists and turns, and sometimes people just need to check out a little bit.
She had to go to her home of bewilderment.
Speaking of bewildered, you were in the room forSnatch Gamewith Kahanna and Heidi.
Could you sense the tension Kahanna spoke about?
If it’s not their strong suit, you don’t pick on them much.
I must commend you onJennifer Coolidge.
It was so funny.
Did you hear from her after this?
It’s really devastating.
I understand she’s a major star now.
I wish I could say I was part of a clique.
I didn’t realize it was going to be such a big part of the game.
She also spoke about you unfollowingAS8sisters on Instagram, but you since re-followed them.
Can you tell me about that?
Oh, it’s Pride Month!
What’s it called, rainbow-washing?
Talk to me once the month is over.
Once July 1 hits, we’ll see.
Then the tea will spill.
I’m kidding, no!
They get unfollowed on July 1?
That’s how it works.
I’m just like Home Depot or Target or something.
How did you feel about being in the bottom?
I come to the runway the next day, the challenge already happened, I’m watching everything unfold.
I think they used AI.
That’s what I think it is.
They digitally put me inside the episode.
I just showed up and was shocked to learn I was in the bottom.
Jaymes, were you actually sick that day?
It happened, too, the episode I was in the bottom for the comedy challenge.
You know AIs, when they write jokes…. You didn’t see how weird my hands looked?
It’s a conspiracy.
What did that do to your spirit?
I left there knowing it was entirely the judges' fault.
If that’s a good way to look at it, they’re the ones that made the decision.
It didn’t rub off on my integrity at all.
I still left there thinking I was just as great as I was.
It is what it is.
Sometimes, you go home on a God-damned Joan Crawford challenge.
The judges also read your Grace Jones look, with Ru and Michelle pointing out fit and proportions.
Is there more to the story about how it came together?
This was the last look my designer gave to me.
You said in a confessional that everyone had just unanimously voted for Kahanna to leave last week.
When Kandy chose your lipstick, was it a shock?
She mentioned that every sentence.
Did you make peace with Kandy soon after?
I made peace with it the second it happened.
I wasn’t mad about anything.
That’s the way it works.
it’s possible for you to’t take it personally.
People say, ‘Don’t you resent them for dashing your dreams?’
My dreams were never dashed, okay?
I’m not going to stop dreaming you just have to alter it a little bit.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
