Vietnamese queen opens up about honoring Alyssa Edwards and rejecting Asian stereotypes
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Right after, it was a feeling of disappointment because Im very hard on myself.
However, looking back on it, I had a great run, and I made some memorable moments.
I was out there telling my story and made an impact and represented for Asian, queer culture.
Still, itwasstrange that a gorgeous biological woman such as yourself competed against drag queens on this show.
Was that strange for you?
[Laughs] It can be problematic these days for bio-queens like myself.
That caused a stir on Twitter.
Its ok that we make mistakes sometimes, as long as we take it as a growing experience.
I dont think you should be embarrassed about it.
It was a shock.
I didnt even know being gay was a possibility!
I was always interested in art, photography, and beauty.
The first queen I watched was Jujubee [on season 2].
It was incredible and Id never seen something like that before.
You did such a wonderful job this season, and I thought you did wonderfully in the lip-sync.
I thought you connected with the song better than Vanjie did.
And, statistically, you performed better than her throughout the season.
I think Vanjie is an amazing performer and shes a good friend of mine.
I wouldnt discredit her by any means.
Shes an incredible performer.
Watching the lip-sync now, she was giving all her energy and all that she is.
I think it was a fair choice!
Ive always watched Alyssa Edwards.
Shes an all-time favorite of mine.
When she asked me to be her daughter, I was ecstatic.
She always tells me even beforeDrag Race Youre always going to be a star, no matter what.
For someone to say that to me, it means a lot.
Well, heres to you being onAll-Stars 5!
Would you come back?If I was asked back, maybe I would!
There are so many great contenders out there, but I guess youll have to see.
I havent spoken to her about it.
So, watching it back, it was surprising.
But, I guess well see at the reunion how its going to go down!
I thought that you opening up to Ru about your family situation was so brave.
Has that situation gotten better since youve been on TV?Theyve never watched the show before.
When they came back here, my grandpa was like, Good job!
That meant a lot to me.
Have you always been a closet thief or are there other explanations for these things?[Laughs].
For the bark, well have to see at the reunion how things went down.
All I can say is that I dont steal and I never will.
The water with Brooke Lynn, I just happened to bring it, too.
We actually compared ours and were like, great minds think alike!
And Ariels wig, I guess youll just have to watch and see what happens.
I saw that you wiped your Instagram today.
Whats this project youre teasing?Youll just have to get off the phone and watch, girl!
I wrote a song to celebrate the confidence of me in drag.
Theres a music video out on my YouTube channel right now.
