RuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 15 continues Fridays at 8 p.m. Read on for Jax’s full elimination interview.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’m surprised, given your skillset and how you’ve slayed lip-syncs in recent weeks.
I thought you’d be safe after the first round.
Jax talks Anetra saving Spice during ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15 lip-sync LaLaPaRuza.MTV/VH1/World of Wonder
How did you feel when Ru told you to sashay away?
They saw so much potential in me.
I’m just going into my day to day now of a heightened version of myself.
Jax spills on Jasmine Kennedie parallels after ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ LaLaPaRuza elimination.MTV/VH1/World of Wonder
I’ve been having a disconnect watching myself on TV.
I don’t look like that, I don’t talk like that.
Nobody performs on a stage like you, unless they know they’re good at what they do.
Were you shocked by the elimination?
I was shocked for a few of the lip-syncs that I didn’t make it through.
In my brain I was like, I love Anetra, the bitch deserves to stay here.
I’ll never be able to eat it again.
Why did you have that reaction?
I love the girl.
Was she talking about it alot?
She was talking about it for a solid little bit.
It’s that kind of moment.
I love Loosey, she’s the one I’m probably the closest to.
Sometimes you have to tell your sister, like, girl, shut up!
Going into the LaLaPaRuza, I assume everyone had an unspoken fear for Spice.
Did you all talk about that, like, oh, s—, Spice is in trouble?
She’s an amazing, polished, gorgeous queen, and the twins are the definition of marketing geniuses.
She doesn’t have that experience being onstage, knowing how to navigate and switch stuff up and improv.
They’re aware of it.
Being thrown into a ring with Sasha Colby, that would terrify anybody!
How did you feel about the result?
I was shocked, of course, because it wasn’t like I was just going half-assed or anything.
She’s a fierce entertainer, end of story.
I was, however, shocked that I didn’t win that one.
This is the second season we’ve done the LaLaPaRuza.
I remember Jasmine Kennedie telling me she and Bosco were so physically broken by the end of the day.
How much of a physical toll did this episode take on you by the last lip-sync?
That was in the back of my head.
She was like, “Girl, we’re twins!”
It’s such an interesting experience that I’m very thankful for.
I’m thankful for it.
How do you feel about that decision in the moment?
It wouldn’t be fair for someone as experienced as Anetra to go up against someone like Spice.
For your own sanity, have you since polled the girls on who they would’ve saved?
I have to move on each day.
I will say that some of the girls were very, very shocked.
I won’t say names!
Who’s one who was shocked?
Her name is Jax.
What was your first discussion with Anetra like after that?
Did you speak to her about why she made that choice?
We worked together in Vegas and I had a little bit of a conversation with her about it.
It was exactly what I thought it was.
There was never any ill will there, whatsoever.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
