[Theres] a little more seasoning this season."
“I love every season, and I enjoy watching.
For some seasons, it’s the fashion or the drama.
The cast of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15.Vijat Mohindra
“I wasthere, and I was like,this is gonna be good.”
If the twists aren’t twisting,Drag Raceisn’t doing it right.
“It’s theGame of ThronesofDrag Raceseasons.
One way to do it is to move the show to itsnew home on MTV(fresh energy!
“Last season wasBest Friend’s Race.
[There’s] a little more seasoning this season.
A little bit more spice,” teases Miami pageant diva Malaysia Babydoll Foxx.
Perhaps Mistress sums it up best.
That was one of the biggest twists of the season.”
Watch EW’s exclusive first sit-down interviews with all 16 queens on the cast below.
Amethyst
There’s plenty of Amethyst to go around.
“I’m just one name, like Adele.
She knows that answer is stupid.
In fact, she aspires to be dumb in the smartest (and most charming) ways.
“You’re probably going to laugh a lot at an Amethyst show.
I’m so stupid.
That’s my brand: Stupidity.
And [making you question], ‘Whatishappening right now?'”
“I’ve mashed up a Dua Lipa song with the old Education Connection theme song.
It’s as stupid as I can be.”
I performed that for my first ever pageant that I competed in, and won,” she says.
“You have to be stupid to be a sexy fruit.”
I literally got off stage and opened the back door, and I was just like, blah.”
Yeah, she threw up.
“But, it was worth the look,” she admits.
So, very Oprah voice, is Anetra sick, or is shesickening?
And she did it only six months into her career.
“I think I went [toDrag Race] more prepared than I thought.
“You have to believe in yourself and accept the challenge and rise to it or not.
“Do you love it?”
“So, whatdoyou like about me?”
It’s clear that the Nashville-based dancer knows she’s the full package.
“Just so you know, I’m the horniest queen of the season,” she proclaims.
“I am the trade of the season.
I’m also the face of the season.
I’m also the most talented queen of the season.
I’m the funniest queen of the season.
I’m just going to claim it all: I’m the queen of all trades.”
Confidence is something she wears proudly, but it didn’t come easy.
“The American Dream?
Here I am,” she says.
“Being pretty.”
And if she does, we’re all in for one of the realest fantasiesDrag Racehas ever seen.
“I guess that depends on your perspective,” Irene explains.
I see drag queens as sandcastles in a hurricane.
As soon as you’re done, we immediately begin to deteriorate.
So, why fight that?
“It’s something we’re all going to go through no matter what.
Death is coming for us all.
If we can embrace that, we can enjoy life and have a lot less anxiety about it.”
Why can’t they chill out?
Why do they have to be so loud right now?
Now, I’m like, no, be loud, say exactly what you want.”
She even has the battle scars to prove it.
“I did three back handsprings into a booth at a bar and broke my pinkie finger.
To a Kylie Minogue song,” she remembers.
One thing she hasn’t quite processed yet is herDrag Raceexperience.
“Honestly, just a blank slate,” she admits.
“It’s all a blur to me, baby.”
Here’s to filling it in alongside her as we soak up whatever Jax serves on season 15.
“Iamthe boom-boom weapon,” Loosey says (deflecting!)
“Baby, this is aubergine.
Actually, that was just a joke: I look really good in purple.
Every shade of purple,” she corrects.
So, she’s lying, forgetful, or simply funny.
We’re going with the last one.
Yes, as in the van, not a member of the Scooby gang.
“Funny is always first.
“I love an outrageous pop culture moment.
I’m a little older than some of the other girls.
Also, what’s better than a socialite going to jail?
It was the cutest thing…. Time will tell if she’ll cast the same spell onDrag Raceaudiences, too.
Luxx Noir London
Luxx Noir London knows she’s good television.
Or at least, she’sgoingto be good television, because she listened to her intuition.
“In my head I know what works.
I know what I would want to watch.”
“I don’t like to necessarily be inspired by one specific thing.
“I do everything.
Sometimes, she’s inspired by cow print.
Sometimes she’s inspired byrainbowcow (stunning!).
Whatever it is, she’s going to feel good in it, whether you like it or not.
You couldn’t ask for a better mentality heading into a reality TV show.
But Luxx also knows she’s entering an arena that’s about more than a competition.
I shouldn’t be the aggressor because you feel threatened.
Unless I’m threatening you then, you should feel threatened.”
The experience that happened was meant to happen for me,” she finishes.
“Whatever that experience may be, that’s what it was.”
“I always like to push my boundaries.
I always do everything I’m told that I’m not supposed to do,” she explains.
“I like to prove to people that I can do it, and that it’s possible.”
Malaysia wasn’t always the title-bearing titan of the pageant circuit that she is today.
“But, I’m standing there being very graceful and very beautiful,” she maintains.
“And then I like to be like, ‘Surprise, it’s me.’
[On season 15,] I’d say that my presence was made known.”
“When you have a background in ballet, you could pretty much do anything with your body.
I love a flower, I love a bow,” she explains.”
She is, after all, named after Marcia Brady, one of pop culture’s foremost queen bees.
Everything’s already been done, 10 times over.”
So,Drag Raceis officially over.
you’ve got the option to all go home now.
I am f—ing crazy.
“And what did I do?
Act a fool.”
“I consider myself to be a person that mends the bridges.
I can mix and mingle with all the girls.
I always come out swinging.
I don’t have to win, but I’m always winning.”
The Lady’s sweet scent.
“Like, I’m performing a lot, so I have perspiration.
And she does it all while looking gorgeous.
But she’s not afraid to get gritty while traversing an array of themes in her mixes.
Then, there’s the serial killer stuff.
“I’ve always been fascinated by her,” Princess explains of her Aileen Wuornos-themed magnum opus.
So, I did her life story to the tune of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and acted out everything.”
Robin Fierce
Robin Fierce’s drag stops for no one not even her manager at Best Buy.
“I fully have sold TVs in drag.
“They just stopped putting me on the schedule, and I never showed up again.”
“I think you’ll get the divadom in the best way.”
If she has to defend her elegant pedestal, though?
“Robin Fierce is not only a host and performer, she is a bouncer.
Don’t let the divadom fool you, okay?”
“I didn’t want them to get kicked out of the bar.
“And y’all will take it in.
Now, three years later, Salina is primed to make mama proud.
“It was nice to see all the other girls appreciate [me].
They’ve all got good taste.”
“I was proud to seewhat she did to the other girlswho were coming to terms with being trans.
“I was so proud that she got to understand what that meant to help someone find themselves.
Now, she’s stuck with a whole bunch of kids, just like me.”
“It’s that girl who did ballet, but she’s got to pay the bills.
What Sasha does (very well) is only half of her story, though.
“It started with trans women and trans performers.
We were all much more together as one, fighting the outside force [of oppression].
“We always went to the end.
Even our drag and doll photography back in the day, we were very polished.”
“We like to bring our TikToks to life, we like to give you the experience.
I love to entertain,” she says.
“It would be so embarrassing if I walked out there trying to do lyrical ballet.
“It was just on my dolls.”
Sugar
When asked, “Who’s idea was it to audition forDrag Race?”
Did she answer the question?
Do we now know how her brain works?
“Everyone’s so serious.
Drag queens love to be serious.
It’s like, I’m bored.
I just want to shake someone, yell, scream, fart.
I don’t know,” she says.
“I think I tend to take myself not seriously.
It’s all fun and games.
I think people see me on TikTok and they see the character,” she continues.
“I think it’ll be interesting for people to see me without that.
she exclaims, and it’s entirely unclear whether she’s joking or not (probably not).
Either way, we’re down to watch her figure out the answer to herownquestion on theDrag Racerunway ahead.
