All good things come to an end.
And thats just the way the (Miz) Cracker crumbled Thursday night onRuPauls Drag Race.
Read on for the full interview.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Imsosad because the cracker crumbled!MIZ CRACKER:Thats real!
I know the episode just aired, so Im probably catching you at a strange time.
I allow myself to cry once a year.
And now thats done, and its time to move forward.
No used-up hookers in this hotel, hey!
But have you been online recently?
People are already pretty upset about this elimination.I dont read the internet.
My handler-friend, Katelyn, of Okay Katelyn, time for dinner!
fame, looks at all of that for me.
And if theres something I need to know, shell let me know.
But I live here in the real world, which is where my drag lives.
Having the longest lines at DragCon besides Sasha Velour and Bianca Del Rio, thats a win for me.
Having sold out meet-and-greets in every city, thats a win for me.
If theres something online talking about how they wish I had stayed, thats a win.
Because, listen, that love equals money, honey!
[Laughs]
Yes, spoken like a true drag queen!Absolutely.
RuPaul told me not to pay attention to anybody who wasnt paying my bills.
Listen, I love the judges and I respect them so much.
They dont pay my bills.
And America is paying them generously.
Yes, I certainly hope so.
I know they presented it as a psychological whatever, but it wasnt.
It was based on the looks.
The psychological part was to enrich it.
And I dont know if there was ever going to be the right runway to send me home.
Thats New York sisterhood.
Thats very sweet, Im glad to hear that.
Did you see that coming?I dont know what an inner saboteur is.
Its not something I necessarily believe in.
Maybe one of the reasons I didnt win this challenge is, its not part of my philosophy.
But, what I do know is it was an incredibly tight competition.
Those are the things I can tell you.
Anything else I clearly dont understand what I did wrong, otherwise I would have done it different.
Does that make sense?
Yes!As far as an inner saboteur, I dont think I had an inner saboteur.
I dont think any of those words came from within.
And the judges were doing their jobs.
I appreciate it because those were critiques.
But my fellow cast members, I dont know.
So was it an inner saboteur?
I think Im a great queen capable of amazing things.
I didnt sabotage myself.
But I did fail.
But not all failure is self-sabotage.
I dont think the fans take the time to think about things like that.
I dont think so, either.
I think it creates an issueWell, you know what, listen.
I do not listen to the opinions of Americans.
If people think something is true because they saw it on television, thats their business, not mine.
[Laughs] Negative delusions dont do anything for me, so I feel comfortable ignoring them.
Thats why Im one of the No.
1 touring queens right now.
I didnt get to do a live experience because I was on TV, right?
But I signed up to do TV, damn it.
But I knew what I was getting into.
I didnt figure out quickly enough how to translate it, and I was given the boot!
Does that make sense?
Yes, it makes sense!
I was like, am I trying or not trying?
Does that make sense?
How much do I have to scream to make you feel like youre not being screamed at?
How many times do I have to tell you to focus on not focusing on being something?
Those are valid critiques but my brain was too slow to handle it.
I was like [robot powering down voice]Ivy Winterrrrrssss… out.
Thats how I feel about him staying after three lip syncs.
But theres nowhere to put that grief.
That doesnt help me.
I have to put it away, otherwise Ill drown in it.
So I have to close it in a Pandoras Box and never open it again.
Never in history, except for me.
I also could make myself anAlice in Wonderlandhot tub of tears out of that.
But, I cant live there.
Does that make sense?
I went into the lip sync the way that any real performer does.
I love performing and I just wanted a chance to be myself.
I knew there was a chance from the way Ru had been talking that he wanted me gone.
But that wasnt important.
But I wasnt going to venture to figure out what they wanted and be that.
[Long pause] Does that make sense?
[Laughs] Yeah!
Are you just asking me as a joke now?
I think everything youre saying makes sense, I understand.I have a very crazy mind.
I have to venture to put my thoughts together in ways that people understand.
Its fascinating listening to you string together other thoughts.
You definitely dont speak like the other queens Ive interviewed, but it makes sense.Yep!
Michelle Visage said all season that I was a weirdo.
Its almost an honor.
[Laughs]
It should be, yes!
I think thats why people love you so much.
Everybodys weird, they just want another weirdo with them and you were that this season.
But thankfully one thing they didnt play up too much throughout the season was the Aquaria/Cracker thing.
I really thought we were going to see the obvious Aquaria/Cracker lip sync in the end for dramatic effect.
Are you happy that at least didnt happen in the edit?Yes, samesies!
I let the crown go to those other girls.
And they dont have my mission.
Im devastated to not be lip-syncing against Aquaria.
Yes!You may work things out with them and work with them.
But, I would love the chance to fight for the crown.
And my fans lost the chance to see me gain it.
The audience pays your bills after.Right, but you do lose the show.
But you dont lose life.
I want to separate the two.
Yes, I lost the show.
Its a reality show, its a game show.
Its a contest and I lost the contest.
Now, in life, where am I?
But its like, in the show lets be clear: I lost.
And in life Im winning.
Im very glad I live in life and not on the show.
What did you think about Aquaria at the end being like, Oh Ru, thank you so much.
I learned so much about myself from this challenge or whatever she said?
Was that bullst?Well, thou hath said it…
Is that supposed to make sense?
[Laughs] You seem to be raising the question.
I cant help the way you think.
In the tradition of Monique Heart: facts are facts.Facts are facts, girl.
I dont always know what goes on in Aquarias mind.
Some people say shes lying, some say shes telling the truth.
Aquaria once said she has so many faces that shes a sphere.
To venture to figure out whats going on inside of her is an exercise in folly.
Id rather be working on my makeup skills.
I am going to say that forever: An exercise in folly.
