![]() So for All Stars, I felt much more like, "Oh, this is so easy." On my original season, we had three weeks, and that was during the pandemic, and there were no fabric stores open, and there was a wig shortage. So you're prepping through your entire drag career, but you're also prepping for that month period of time. Getting the package all together, it took us about a month because we get the list and you kind of know certain things. We didn't get the call until May 2022, I believe, so we didn't leave until the end of June, but I had been prepping for a few months. Kandy Muse: I had heard a rumor that I was going to be on "All Stars" way back in February of last year, and I kind of had a feeling I was going to be on. I'm curious about the financial investment you make going into a season and on top of that, how much time did it take you to curate all the looks? ![]() And then obviously when it doesn't go the way you envision it, it's kind of borderline traumatic. It's so much pressure and so much excitement. Going in with all my intentions and going in with my package and going in with my dreams and everything. So when I was going into All Stars, I was really nervous about that happening again. So I was coming off of my UK versus the world experience, which was soaring high and then a crash landing immediately. Jimbo: This is my third competition in four years. And plus it was the same crew from when I was on 13, so it was just being right at home all over again. And to live up to what we had just done on 13 was a little bit difficult, but also excitement because I knew I was going in there with Jimbo and Heidi and we had this alliance and we were on tour together. Kandy Muse: I think more nerves for me, because I finished first runner-up on my original season, so the only place for me to go was either way up or down. So I don't have a specific one, but, just, I like picking ones that have meaning to the audience.ĭid you have different nerves coming into "All Stars" versus the regular season? Whereas if they don't know who the person is at all, you're kind of starting at zero and you kind of have to fill them in at the same time as improving. They can go, "I have my own ideas of where you're going to go with that." And then you can surprise them. And when it's someone that is a pop culture icon, everyone has that frame of reference. They go, "Oh." And so whenever I pick something for Snatch Game, I want to pick something that a majority of the people are going to go, "Oh, okay." Because that's what everyone's so excited about. Jimbo: This is a really common question, "Who would you do at Snatch Game?" And what I've found being asked that question literally around the world is if the person doesn't know the answer, the energy drops. Characters are something so hard for me to do, so I just picked someone that was near and dear to me. If it wasn't a character copyright situation, I would've done Rosa. Kandy Muse: There's this character on TikTok who goes by Adam Ray Okay. If you could do Snatch Game again, who's that one character that you left on the cutting room floor? Keep reading for their wide-ranging chat with POPSUGAR, including everything from beauty tips to their thoughts on drag bans across America. While only one queen can be crowned, it's clear that these two finalists won't dim each others' shine. And I always learn so much by just taking a minute and listening to each other." The tour and "Drag Race" experience offer "a unique scenario where 12 drag queens get to share their point of view with each other. That's where the girls kiki," Jimbo says. The dressing room is where bonds are made, they say. "There's so much common ground." Of course, the pair did know each other before "All Stars" they toured together prior to filming. ![]() "You'd be shocked at how close we get in such a short period of time," Kandy Muse says. When Jimbo and Kandy Muse sit down with POPSUGAR, there's only pride for themselves, and each other. Though they're opponents, there's none of the signature gibes or subtle shade often prevalent in the "Drag Race" workroom. We're at the final two." That "we"? It's Kandy Muse, the Bronx native and "Drag Race" season 13 runner-up, and Canada's superstar, Jimbo. ![]() "It's time to celebrate," Kandy Muse says, ahead of the season eight "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" finale on July 21. ![]()
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