Grab your popcorn because we're diving into the messiest off-screen drama from the RuPaul's Drag Race universe! From social media feuds and controversial comments to unaired footage and shocking allegations, these behind-the-scenes sagas had the fandom gagging long after the cameras stopped rolling.
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00:00How would you describe your situation, your relationship with Ariadne?
00:03Because that was or is your daughter.
00:04Not any longer.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today we're spilling the tea on the most chaotic series of incidents involving Drag Race queens
00:11that largely unfolded after the show.
00:14I'm here to just apologize.
00:16And I want to make that very clear.
00:18Gia Gunn opened the doors.
00:20Season 14 of Drag Race made history in many ways.
00:23It brought the show's first heterosexual cisgender male contestant
00:26and marked the first time five transgender queens competed in a single season.
00:30I am wearing the transgender flag colors.
00:33So I'm letting people know who I am from my hair down to my toes.
00:37I am white, blue, and pink.
00:38When the cast was revealed, Gia Gunn celebrated their inclusion with a tweet
00:42implying that she, quote,
00:43opened the door for such representation.
00:46While Gia was the first openly trans contestant on an All-Stars season,
00:50other trans queens from earlier seasons pushed back,
00:53with Carmen Carrera emphasizing that such progress was the result of a collective effort.
00:57Something's changed lately.
00:59I don't know what's going on with her,
01:01but I feel like she's sort of not representing herself in the best way.
01:07Gia further stirred controversy when she doubled down in an interview with YouTuber Matt Cullen,
01:12stating that the trans queens who competed on the show before her
01:15simply didn't present as female.
01:17But Kylie, Sonique, Love, and Carmen were doing interviews as boys.
01:21And then the argument was peppermint too, right?
01:24But honey, I don't know about you.
01:25I saw a boy.
01:26The unaired All-Stars 7 reunion.
01:29We did not film an All-Stars 7 reunion.
01:31A bunch of the girls who were on All-Stars 7, we got together.
01:34Yes.
01:35And we did film our time together.
01:37The All-Stars All-Winners season was widely praised by both critics and the Drag Race fandom.
01:42However, many of the queens were dissatisfied with how things played out on the show.
01:47As a result, they came together to film an unofficial reunion,
01:50reportedly hosted by Bob the Drag Queen.
01:52Bob, sounds like you're really excited too.
01:55So I'm actually, I have not been this excited about a season of Drag Race in a very long time.
02:00I agree.
02:01News of the reunion spread after Trinity the Tuck confirmed on social media
02:05that it had been recorded over Zoom.
02:07But just as fans grew thirsty for the behind-the-scenes tea,
02:10the networks seemingly stepped in and blocked the release,
02:13as it was produced without their approval.
02:15If the All-Stars 7 girls were coming together to chat,
02:19like, we all agreed to be, it wasn't to do anything nefarious,
02:23it was just to, again, we're all winners, right?
02:26Unfortunately, this means we may never get to see the footage,
02:29which is especially disappointing because,
02:31according to season 11 winner Evie Oddly,
02:34it was one for the books.
02:36Who is She Devil by Night?
02:38Drag Race fans turned into amateur sleuths
02:40when the identity of a controversial Reddit user came into question.
02:43Between 2019 and 2021,
02:46the account SheDevil by Night was active on the RuPaul's Drag Race subreddit,
02:50posting almost exclusively about one queen,
02:53Trinity the Tuck.
02:54Girl, just do it.
02:55I mean, okay.
02:56You'll probably fit the role better.
02:59Well, what's that supposed to mean?
03:01When a fan directly asked Trinity on Twitter if she was behind the profile,
03:05she replied that she was,
03:06which many took as a confirmation.
03:09Soon after,
03:09users began highlighting posts in which the account claimed to be a trans person of color
03:14and frequently defended Trinity,
03:16using these to buttress their stance.
03:18People have been accusing Trinity of masquerading as a black trans woman
03:23under the now-deleted Reddit username,
03:26SheDevil by Night,
03:27which is maybe the wildest sentence that has ever come out of my mouth.
03:31However,
03:32subsequent tweets by Trinity suggest that her admission may have been sarcastic.
03:36Trinity has since denied any involvement,
03:38and since the account is now deleted,
03:40the true identity of SheDevil by Night remains a mystery.
03:44The common history of SheDevil by Night reveals a die-hard Trinity stan.
03:48No question about that.
03:49But it's also not hard to imagine such a person exists.
03:53Trinity is a drag queen that won all-stars for
03:55and has amassed like 1.3 million followers on Instagram.
03:59Derek Barry and India Farrah's feud escalates.
04:02India got fired from Piranha.
04:04I quit Piranha.
04:05If you quit, why do you need to say,
04:07this establishment will hire anybody now?
04:10And it did.
04:11For those living under a rock,
04:13these two queens fell out after Derek Barry's partner
04:15was hired to replace India Farrah at a Vegas nightclub.
04:18Their feud was reignited during a Pit Stop episode
04:21when Bob the Drag Queen referenced a moment from All-Stars 5.
04:24You are a liar, and that's why Derek don't like you.
04:26Yeah, true.
04:27That's so good.
04:28Still true to this day.
04:29Alexis.
04:31But I love working with her.
04:32She's in the Vegas show.
04:34No, Alexis.
04:37In response, India took to social media to hit back at Derek.
04:40However, her use of the word slave on Juneteenth
04:43was pointed out as inappropriate by Shea Coulee.
04:47This triggered a new round of back and forths,
04:49revisiting the All-Stars 5 drama
04:50when India claimed there was a plot to eliminate Shea.
04:53Do you remember when you were in the bottom with me and Mariah?
04:55Mm-hmm.
04:56Alexis and Mayhem came to me asking me to put your lipstick on.
05:00Why?
05:01Yes.
05:02They came to me and asked me to put your lipstick on.
05:04Derek later entered the fray with a jab about India's dental hygiene,
05:08which got even more attention when another queen replied with a picture.
05:12Ultimately, India deactivated her Twitter account.
05:15Tamisha Iman is coming for everyone.
05:18This legendary drag queen defied the odds to compete on season 13,
05:21ultimately finishing in 11th place.
05:24Tamisha Iman, you're a fighter, a survivor, and a star.
05:30However, since then, Tamisha Iman has been surrounded by controversy.
05:34It began with the launch of her official merch,
05:37which received a high volume of orders.
05:39But many of these went unfulfilled.
05:42Instead of apologizing and trying to resolve the issue,
05:44Tamisha lashed out at fans who asked about their missing items.
05:47Then she accused Monet Exchange of repeatedly criticizing her on the podcast Sibling Rivalry
05:53and launched the Tamisha Iman Network, a subscription-based platform where she promised to clap back.
05:58But the way I am going to read you all on Tuesday,
06:03I'm going to show you why I have lasted in this industry 30 years.
06:08But the project quickly lost momentum.
06:11Its only notable release was a reunion with Candy Muse to address their past conflict.
06:15But even that was criticized as underwhelming.
06:18It was going to be perceived as being arrogant.
06:20You get what I'm saying?
06:21And do I think you're arrogant?
06:22I don't think you're arrogant.
06:24I think you're sassy.
06:26I think that's your personality.
06:27Pheromone and Trinity the Tuck buttheads.
06:30Although they both shared the screen on two different seasons,
06:33Pheromone and Trinity the Tuck are far from friendly.
06:36If you stay or you go,
06:39you've got to stop crying.
06:41You've got to pull it together.
06:43Their feud began in 2021 when Farrah publicly criticized Trinity for performing at a brunch
06:48show during the pandemic.
06:50Although it simmered down afterwards,
06:52the beef was rekindled in 2024 when Trinity appeared on Sibling Rivalry
06:56and named Farrah as a queen she doesn't like,
06:59again referencing the brunch show as the source of their fallout.
07:01Girl, she tried to get all of her fans to attack me because I did a show during COVID.
07:07Oh, the brunch show?
07:08The brunch show outside with a mask.
07:11Things quickly escalated from there.
07:14Farrah responded with a story alleging that Trinity had made transphobic remarks
07:18during a dinner they shared with Farrah's then-boyfriend, a trans man.
07:22However, Trinity denied the accusation,
07:24claiming Farrah exaggerated her story and wrongly attributed someone else's comments to her.
07:29And again, this was a long time ago, so I don't fault her for not remembering details.
07:33But what she said that I said was not anything.
07:36I didn't say anything to do with that.
07:37That was somebody else.
07:38Arrietty vs. Irene the Alien
07:40They once were drag daughter and mother,
07:43but the familial relationship between Arrietty and Irene the Alien has since deteriorated.
07:48My drag mom is Irene the Alien.
07:50Whoa.
07:50No, really?
07:52Yes, yes.
07:53Do you plan on outlasting her?
07:57I don't like this game.
07:57Shortly after Arrietty's controversial run on season 17,
08:01Irene was asked by her fellow All-Stars 10 queen mistress Isabel Brooks about the status of their relationship.
08:07She revealed that it had fallen apart due to an issue involving, quote, money, quote, character, and or a, quote, man.
08:14Do you think it could be saved?
08:15No.
08:15I will say this.
08:16I never forgive someone who f***s with my money, my character, or my man.
08:24Arrietty later responded on Twitter, seemingly confirming that money was the main cause.
08:29But then, she accused Irene of racist behavior and engaging in inappropriate activity with minors.
08:34After receiving backlash, Arrietty deleted the tweets and, days later, issued a statement describing her claims as, quote, inappropriate and, quote, unnecessary.
08:43She apologized to Irene and expressed a commitment to doing better moving forward.
08:48I want to sincerely apologize.
08:51It was unacceptable behavior, for sure.
08:53And I'm so sorry.
08:55Elliot with two Ts remarks and alleged on-set behavior
08:59Before season 13 even began airing, Elliot with two Ts had already sparked controversy.
09:04While reacting to the Meet the Queens video, Elliot described Simone's drag as, quote, black girl magic that wasn't, quote, aggressive.
09:11She is, in a word, black girl magic.
09:15Yeah.
09:15That is what she brought.
09:17She felt that that should be her message.
09:21And it was-
09:22But she did it so elegantly, though.
09:24It wasn't aggressive.
09:25Fellow contestant Candy Muse criticized Elliot for that remark.
09:28And also accused her of making racial microaggressions during production.
09:33Then, Gottmik revealed on an episode of his podcast that a season 13 queen had made transphobic comments on set.
09:38When I was on Drag Race, there was, like, someone in my season that was, like, just being, like, transphobic.
09:44Directly?
09:44Directly.
09:45Directly.
09:46Like, what?
09:46Like, you're never gonna be a man?
09:48Although he didn't name anyone, Candy confirmed he was referring to Elliot.
09:52Fast forward to 2024, and Elliot sat for an interview to address the controversy.
09:57But instead of quelling the backlash, it only reignited it.
10:01Elliot received even more criticism for apparently avoiding accountability and trying to paint herself as the victim.
10:07I never once wanted anyone to think that I felt that way.
10:11Um, and I even tried reaching out to Simone.
10:15And I text her over and over again, and I never got a response.
10:19Sherry Pye's disqualification.
10:20Sherry is a big, loud Broadway dame.
10:23When you enter a Sherry Pye show, I expect nothing less than laughs, hoots, and hollers.
10:30Shortly after the 12th season of Drag Race premiered, several men came forward accusing one of the contestants, Sherry Pye, of sexual misconduct.
10:38They alleged that Sherry had posed as a casting director named Allison Mossy,
10:42and coerced them into sending explicit pictures and videos under the false promise of Broadway roles.
10:47I have been selfish and depressed.
10:50And as my therapist...
10:51Mom, we don't have a lot of time.
10:53All right, let's save these sluts.
10:57After admitting to the allegations and posting an apology on Facebook,
11:01Sherry was disqualified by VH1 and World of Wonder.
11:04The producers then took the unprecedented step of heavily editing her out of the season,
11:09allowing her to appear only when absolutely necessary.
11:12Since then, Sherry has made several attempts to stage a comeback,
11:15including making a televised apology on the talk show Tamron Hall.
11:19However, none has been successful.
11:21I just want to let the victims know and everyone else know that I am so sorry,
11:32and I can't even begin to imagine the pain and the trauma that I have caused.
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11:52The unraveling of King Tyra
11:56America's next drag superstar is Tyra Sanchez.
12:09Since winning Drag Race Season 2, it has been downhill for King Tyra.
12:14Things started to unravel in 2017 when he posted a fake obituary for Morgan McMichaels,
12:19linking it to his SoundCloud page.
12:21Then, in 2018, Tyra was banned from attending DragCon
12:25after posting cryptic messages that suggested he intended to carry out something sinister there.
12:29I told them that I would never work in this establishment again,
12:33and I was actually crying at that point.
12:36I was like, I left.
12:37And I was like, done with it, whatever.
12:39But that paled in comparison to his actions in 2025.
12:43In January, news broke that the Vivian had passed away.
12:46As heartfelt tributes poured in,
12:48Tyra made an insensitive post referencing an old tweet she had directed at him.
12:52Just three months later, after Jiggly Caliente's passing,
12:55he made a similarly mocking remark about her health struggles.
12:58This behavior led many to call for Tyra to be stripped of the crown.
13:02Like, whatever, okay, so I just ruined my reputation again for no reason.
13:06Wow.
13:06Like, okay.
13:08Another okay whatever moment for Tyra,
13:10just having to brush it off and keep it going.
13:12What other behind-the-scenes Drag Race sagas did we miss?
13:15Let us know in the comments below.
13:16You want me to name names?
13:18I'll name names.
13:20You want drama?
13:21I'll give you drama.
13:22Am I the drama?
13:23I'll give you drama.
13:23I'll give you drama.
13:23I'll give you drama.