“I hope she does a TikTok with that.
It would be great if someone edited her into a reading challenge on Drag Race,” McHale a.k.a.
Kevin McHaleis certain his formerGleecostarLea Michelecan read at least when it comes to opening theRuPaul’s Drag Racelibrary.
Kevin McHale says ‘Glee’ costar Lea Michele would kill ‘Drag Race’ reading challenge.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images; World of Wonder; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
“I hope she does a TikTok with that.
“In all seriousness, I do think she’d be great.
Maybesheshould do it, she seems like she’s leaning into it.”
Kevin McHale as Artie and Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina on ‘Glee.'.Carin Baer/Fox
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Racecontinues Friday at 8 p.m. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It looked like you were having the time of your life on that stage.
I was such a cliche.
By the second episode I was like, everyone needs to do this at least once.
‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’ season 2 ‘Snatch Game.'.World of Wonder
Will you continue to do drag after this?
We had the best setup possible, where it felt like we just had to show up and perform.
We weren’t doing our makeup or coming up with our outfits.
It took an army to get us ready and feeling right, though it was uncomfortable.
So, no shake-and-go wigs for you at a bar on Friday night?
I started at the top!
I now know what it’s like to be at the pinnacle, the best it can get.
A shake-and-go wig from CVS isn’t going to cut it.
It was the most diverse and welcoming crew, though, even if Jenna wasn’t there.
I know they tried to keep contestants secret, but it’s inevitable that you’d hear things.
Do you remember the moment you realized that Jenna was competing with you?
It’s damn near impossible, there’s [nothing] that will keep Jenna and I apart…. [I’d text Jenna] like, “What are you doing?
I heard your laugh around the corner.”
What were those first conversations like with her backstage once you both found out who the other was?
It was basically like, “Oh, thank God, this is crazy, how uncomfortable are you?
This corset hurts.”
Also, no one knew Jenna was pregnant, except me.
OnGlee, you famously did aLady Gagaepisode, and here you are performing to “You and I.”
Did you getGleeflashbacks to that day?
It was during Thirsty’s performance.
That’s full-on what we would’ve done onGlee.
Watching that, I was like, oh, s—, that’s whatIshould’ve done.
I should’ve tapped more into theGleething.
Put on the wig!”
In addition to the show, you also have performing experience in a group that was called NLT.
How did that happen and what was that experience like?
That was from age 14-20.
I was in a boy band back in the day before the resurgence of boy bands.
I’d done all of my extracurricular learning pre-Glee.
Brooke was your drag mentor this season and coached you throughSnatch Gameon this episode.
She was upfront, like, “I shouldn’t give you advice.”
But Brooke was so helpful through this entire experience.
She elevated every performance with just a note or two, and it would change the whole thing.
Obviously, she knows how to f—ing perform.
So, doing the old one-two to bring back your trauma.
It made me nervous…. For the first time, I saw the fear of God in her eyes!
Doing a show like this, fans have opinions, as Brooke learned withSnatch Game.
Why did you choose that name?
When this happened, I was like, I have to use it.
I guess people might see it as advertising for them, but to me it was the opposite.
Have you ever been asked to do something like this before, likeThe Masked Singer?
I’ve been asked to doDancing With the Starsa couple times.The Masked Singerhasn’t.
These shows are always searching forGleealums.
Fans think Amber Riley is a contestant on the currentMasked Singerseason as Harp.
Do you recognize her voice?
I haven’t watched, I did seea trailerand I will say that a voice did sound very familiar.
We all know what she sounds like.
I hope she does a TikTok with that.
It would be great if someone edited her into a reading challenge onDrag Race.
In all seriousness, I do think she’d be great.
Maybesheshould do it, she seems like she’s leaning into it.
I haven’t talked to her.
We haven’t talked in quite a while.
Jenna and I talk every day, but I haven’t spoken to her in a long time.
So I haven’t talked to her aboutFunny Girl.
So, you wouldn’t seeFunny Girl?
I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t see it.
I don’t know.
To be honest, I haven’t thought about it.
That’s the real answer.
