Throughout the second season of “ RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race,” Huffington Post Queer Voices will interview each departing queen on the Friday following the air date of their elimination episode. Check HuffPost Queer Voices weekly to hear these queens reflect on their time on the show and their legacy as queer artists and performers.
The second episode of “RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race” was no less anxiety-inducing than the first, culminating in the exit of the most veteran queen competing for this season’s crown.
Tatianna, the stunning and opinionated queen coming to the stage from season two, walked this week after the show set up a “Rolaskatox-esque moment” during elimination, in the words of Alaska.
What does this mean? Alaska won the lip-sync, forcing her to make a choice between her two season five friends Roxxxy Andrews and fan-favorite Detox.
Alaska smartly chose her friends over Tatianna since it seems that the eliminated queens might have a say in the season’s winner. But that doesn’t mean Tatianna didn’t make an impact during her brief stint on the show.
Check out Tatianna’s exit interview with The Huffington Post below and stay tuned for more weekly interviews with the queens leaving “RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race.”
The Huffington Post: Let’s talk about your life between season two of “Drag Race” and the premiere of “All Stars.” How did it change and what did you do with the platform that the show gave you?
Tatianna: The show gave me a career I didn’t know I’d have. For season two, I just wanted a chance to be on TV and didn’t really worry about what was going to happen after. Since then, I have traveled and performed all over the world. It’s been a big platform, full of truly amazing opportunities.
The Huffington Post: How does it feel to be pitted against people that you care about/have worked extensively with in such a direct way?
It’s a competition and those are just the rules. No one is taking it personally... and that’s good because no one really should.
How did it feel to be the lone queen from an early season on the show? Did you feel like you had more to prove?
I had something to prove to myself, but it had nothing to do with coming from an earlier season. Being on the show is different than how you perform in real life… I wanted to prove to myself that I could still be competitive in Ru’s workroom.
What do you want people to know about who Tatianna is?
Tatianna is a cool chick. She’s down to earth, very normal and fun to be around.
Was there anyone who was not on “All Stars” that you think deserved to be there?
Definitely! Morgan McMichaels and Trixie Mattel should have been there.
What can we expect from Tatianna in the future?
You can expect to see me everywhere because I’m traveling the world, dropping new music and saying “Yes!” to any and all projects.
Stay tuned for more from this season’s queens. Missed last week’s interview with CoCo Montrese? Head here and check out a behind the scenes from World of Wonder with Tatianna below.
“RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race”airs on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Logo and VH1.