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Jaida Essence Hall (7th=)
Original Appearance: Season 12 (winner)
"Hey, bitches! She's...back?"
- The Ace: When it comes sewing and design, only Trinity compares to Jaida’s skill level. Jaida also has the uncanny ability to give the judges exactly what they want. For the ball challenge she is the only queen to receive flawless critiques in all three categories.
- Bad Impressionists: Whilst her impersonation of drag legend The Lady Chablis for Snatch Game is praised for being accurate, the judges note that she didn't bring any of herself into the part, to her performance's detriment. They then all go on to agree that her attempt at Prince was pretty terrible, although they do commend Jaida for barrelling along and committing to the part (her lip-curling suggestiveness in particular) despite knowing she was bombing, which made it better in a "So Unfunny, It's Funny" kind of way.
- Bribing Your Way to Victory: Played for Laughs in episode 4 when Viv is prepped to block one of her competitors and Jaida is the most likely candidate by virtue of the previous pattern of blocking (previously, every proceeding blocked queen was the previous challenge's winner). Jaida takes off her earring and prepares to bribe the Viv into sparing her with it, only for the Viv to pull a Bait-and-Switch and block Monét instead!
- Bring My Brown Pants: What eventually became Jaida's character for the Total RU-Quest Live challenge. Originally her character was going to be the member who got kicked out of her old girl group for not being able to rap, but somewhere along the way changed it to be the member with terrible diarrhea, instead.
- Broken Win/Loss Streak: Jaida was undefeated in her lip-sync tenure; in Season 12, she defeats Sherry Pie, sends home Heidi (the lip-sync assassin of the season), and wins the lip-sync for the crown against Gigi and Crystal. Then in her appearance on All Stars 6, she ties with Eureka in the penultimate lip-sync for your legacy. This season in Episode 3, she defeats Trinity, having a perfect streak of five lip-sync wins. It isn't until their rematch that Trinity ends Jaida's track record, and in the finale, Jaida is defeated and eliminated by Raja.
- Celebrity Is Overrated: Her viral dance video for the Dance Like Drag Queen challenge shows her having to deal with and eventually give the slip to annoying paparazzi who just won't leave her alone because she's just too famous and fabulous.
- Cooperation Gambit: Conspires with Viv to help her defeat Jinkx in her winners' lip-sync by handing her a prop xylophone, as Jinkx is a notoriously good lip-syncer. Since Jinkx was certain to block Jaida, it was in Jaida’s best interest to help Viv win.
- The Chessmaster: Jaida shows an impressive amount of acuity over a couple of episodes. After Jinkx boasts that sewing is her one weakness, Jaida immediately blocks her and on the next episode she picks Jinkx first for a group challenge — not only because Jinkx is a comedy master, but also because, as Jinkx later admits, if she won she would be apprehensive about blocking anyone on her own team. Later, when Jinkx and The Vivienne are declared the top two All Stars, Jaida conspires with Viv to help her win the lip-sync — not only to neutralize a last second revenge from Jinkx, but also so that Viv would feel inclined to block Monet instead of her.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Bag Lady in Red", a mashup of a classic Rich Bitch and a bag lady via a red gown that's expertly constructed from multiple different red backpacks and handbags.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: She sobs her heart out in the premiere, having been asked how it felt to win Season 12, due to the fact that the COVID-19 Pandemic massively curtailed her ability to fully enjoy it — "like winning the lottery, but you can't touch it" — leading to a feeling of imposter syndrome and something of a confidence crisis when she finds herself among the strongest group of queens yet assembled. For their part, the rest of the girls reassure her she's just as much of a winner as they are and all pile in for a group hug.
- History Repeats: Wins both sewing challenges; the Realness of Fortune Ball and the Legendary Legends Look challenge. For added repetition, Jaida also shares the win with Trinity in both episodes!
- Immediate Sequel: Jaida is the freshest of the winners; she won Season 12 less than a year before filming All Stars 7.
- Lady in Red: Invoked with her "Before and After" runway, "Bag Lady in Red."
- Lighter and Softer: She notes that her goal this season is to not take herself so seriously, and to take the opportunity to "act a fool" and have fun competing. By episode 3, it's clear that the aloofness she exhibited in Season 12 is all but gone.
- Malaproper: A bit of a running gag, but in the grand tradition of pageant queens, Jaida, while confident and eloquent, often says one thing when she means another, such as “beguile” for “bewildered” and “vindication” for “validation”.
- Oh, Crap!: Has this reaction when it becomes imminent that Jinkx (who Jaida had blocked) would win the Fairytale Justice improv challenge, and would readily block Jaida in Revenge if she won the lip-sync.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: After bombing the Roast, Jaida redeems herself in the All Glowed Up runway by walking out in a gown that literally looks like she's a mermaid sitting on a wave. She looks like she'd be right at home in Disney's "Light-Up Main Street Electrical Parade" as a float.
- Reality Show Genre Blindness: Falls into this after being the first (and then only) queen to win three Legendary Legend Stars, declaring that blocking her at this point would be a waste since she's already the frontrunner ... the queens do not buy it, and come the end of the episode Jaida finally gets her first block courtesy of Raja.
- Seasonal Baggage: For her What Lies Beneath runway, Jaida seamlessly transitions from a winter-themed furry overcoat into a flowery springtime dress into a tropical summer-themed gown (with matching fascinator) until ending in an autumn-themed look with nude illusions.
- Self-Deprecation: Bombs hard in the Roast challenge, however once she realizes she's struggling she leans into it and starts reading herself for her terrible act. Michelle Visage commends her on her attempt to recover instead of just giving up entirely.
- Textile Work Is Feminine:
- Jaida's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is Black Sand Beach, Hawaii, and being a master-seamstress who creates ALL of her looks from scratch, she expertly crafts a stunning, corvid-themed, asymmetric dress and thigh-high boots from multiple different textures of black fabric to stunning effect. She deservedly places in the top 2, and wins her first Legendary Legends star after an exemplary lip-sync against Trinity to Beyoncé's "Greenlight".
- She goes on to win her second sewing challenge of the competition when her disco-inspired take on Ru's classic "Tribute to Diana Ross" look wins her unanimous praise from the judges.
- Whole Costume Reference: Her look for the Knitty, Knitty, Bang, Bang runway is based off The Big Comfy Couch, a series she used to watch as a child. Jaida was thrilled when the judges were able to accurately call out the reference during critiques.
The Vivienne (7th=)
Original Appearance: UK Series 1 (winner)
"Don't you just love a long...hard...stiff...competition? Sorry, girls, I was feeling awfully horny."
- Bait-and-Switch At the climactic moment during the Platinum Plunger ceremony in episode 4, Viv fakes out handing it to Jaida before switching last second to Monet, to much amusement from her fellow queens. Noteworthy, since Jaida had actually helped Viv win the lip-sync by handing her a xylophone prop.
- Beyond the Impossible: Viv defeats both Jinkx Monsoon and Yvie Oddly in lip-syncs back to back — two previously undefeated, lip-sync-assassin assassins.
- Call-Back: Ends up pulling out the same dance routine from the viral video challenge for her finale lip-sync against Yvie to Push It by Salt-N-Pepa, specifically the tumble roll into the teddy bear booty-scoot.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Curiously, she plays this role for Jinkx’s character arc, though without any real malice. In Season 5, Jinkx was bullied mercilessly by pageant queen Roxxxy Andrews, who openly expressed her disdain for Jinkx’s drag as unpolished and gimmicky. Fast forward to All Stars 7and it’s The Vivienne who feels like the odd one out of the cast, and is openly competitive toward Jinkx precisely because of how similar their drag sensibilities are. Viv’s rivalry towards Jinkx is just as “duly noted” as was Roxxxy’s, but in Viv’s case, it’s more mutually respectful and a case of Worthy Opponent.
- Cooperation Gambit: Conspires with Jaida to help her defeat Jinkx during their winners' lip-sync by having Jaida hand over a prop xylophone to embellish her performance, since Jinkx is a notoriously good lip-syncer.
- The Fair Folk: For the She's Crowning runway in the premiere, Viv serves a pagan queen look inspired by the designs of her namesake, British fashion legend Dame Vivienne Westwood, in an asymmetrical gown and heels made up of heavily textured hessian.
- Fish out of Water: Viv feels this way about herself as a foreigner amongst American queens, and constantly hesitates joining the conversation out of fear her humor will be misinterpreted. The other queens are surprised by this revelation, since they have nothing but admiration and respect for her.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Princess Diana Ross", a mashup of beloved UK royal icon Princess Diana (exhibiting absolutely spot-on Coy, Girlish Flirt Pose-ing) and Motown music legend Diana Ross via a disco jumpsuit version of a classic Princess Di 80s ball gown, topped off with a huge blonde afro.
- Good Wings, Evil Wings: Her look for the All Glowed Up runway features her arms draped in soft, pliable angel wings that light up on the stage. While angel wings are nothing new on Drag Race, the judges love the softer look of Viv's wings.
- Hypocrite: When Jinkx shows a bit of disappointment at being blocked after the two had been on a team together, Viv flatly and pointedly tells her and all the other queens that This Is a Competition and to accept being blocked as a compliment. At the same time, Viv spends several episodes resenting the fact she was also blocked the week she won a challenge, and thus was denied a star.
- I Can't Dance: Played for Laughs for her Dance Like Drag Queen viral video, performing a non-dance of tumbling on the floor, shimmying on her butt like a teddy bear, giving a haphazard attempt at the YMCA-dance, before culminating in a messy high-kick that clearly causes her to pull something during its execution.
- Irony: After winning the Total RU-Quest Live lip-sync she quite proudly blocks Jinkx back after she blocked her ... only to find out the next challenge is a design challenge (Jinkx's self-admitted Achilles' Heel).
- Man of a Thousand Voices: Viv has a superlative command not only of accents but also impersonations. For the Fairytale Justice improv challenge she seamlessly alternates between a Scottish Goldilocks, a German Hansel & Gretel, and a standard American accent to portray Red Riding Hood (from Glendale), deservedly earning her first win. She can also deliver pitch-perfect imitations of Trinity and Jinkx (the latter of which was reduced to howling laughter).Goldilocks!Viv: And let's blame the Scottish person for eating the porridge! I suppose you think I've got a ginger fanny as well?!
- Master Actor: Viv's acting and impersonation skills are best-in-class, and as such she exhibits a respectful, yet fairly serious rivalry with Jinkx, her Transatlantic Equivalent in the field.
- Special mention must go to Viv's Night of a Thousand Dolly Partons runway, in which she makes herself up to look uncannily like Dolly, as well as her follow-up lip-sync to Dolly's classic hit "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That", during which she never resorts to over-the-top parody and captures her mannerisms and movement patterns exactly. Her blocked status means that she only gets to enjoy the monetary benefits of her win, however.
- Her performance as Nutmeg the Headmistress in the Santa’s School for Girls acting challenge is a masterful parody of Old Hollywood’s hammiest divas, and she all at once channels Gloria Swanson, Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford, with a touch of her legendary turn as the Orange Menace thrown in for good measure. She deservedly wins her second Legendary Legends Star.
- Oh, Crap!: Gets to pick the box containing her lip-sync song against Yvie in the finale, and confidently picks the Brass Box (as a self-admitted 'brassy old gal') ... only to balk when she realizes she picked Push It by Salt-N-Pepa, noting that it’s a song that would clearly be in Yvie's wheelhouse. Viv imediately attempts to backpedal and claim she meant to pick the Platinum Box, but to no avail!
- Only in It for the Money: Played with; Viv says she's most excited about the fact she can actually earn cash prizes for once, since Drag Race UK could not offer any monetary prizes* (aside from the title, the RuPeter badges, and a webshow through World of Wonder).
- Playing Drunk: She performs her Draguation Speeches challenge as a pissed-up, makeup-smeared Jaded Washout, and whilst Carson and guest judge Nikki Glaser priorly show concern that playing a sloppy drunk can quickly turn into a Flat Character, Viv plays it smart, serving just enough slurred speech and Alcohol-Induced Idiocy that the judges even say they were left wanting more.
- Regional Riff: Viv enters the Werk Room accompanied by the first bars of (what else but?) “Rule, Britannia!”.
- The Resenter: The Viv will not miss a chance to bring up the fact she should have three stars and not two, while shooting daggers through her eyes at Jinkx for blocking her. She's not even the only queen who's lost a star due to being blocked (both Trinity and Jinkx also share this honor), but Viv is the only one to keep bringing it up.
- The Rival: Admits that she considers Jinkx to be the queen most in her lane, as a comedy and theatre master, and therefore her biggest competition. The pair share a respectful, mutual admiration and consider each other to be a Worthy Opponent. They are the first two queens in the competition to block each other back to back.
- Saying Too Much: Viv had absolutely no reason to disclose her desire to (double) block Jinkx, but it backfires on her spectacularly when she's blocked by Jinkx (in mild revenge) at the close of episode 5.
- Shoulders of Doom: For the Pleather Principle runway, she sports a Red Scare-inspired ensemble that features vast, boxy shoulders, a Commissar Cap, and boots so intimidatingly large that they "could kick shit into space".
- Split Personality: Her take on Goldilocks for the Fairytale Justice improv challenge; while the original script did call for Goldilocks to actually be Little Red Riding Hood as well, it was more of a case of identity theft. The Vivienne took it a step further and had Goldilocks actually believe she was also Little Red, as well as both Hansel and Gretel, changing accents every time she changed characters.
- Tempting Fate: When Shea asks Viv what would happen when Jinkx had the opportunity to block again, Viv proudly states she would not give Jinkx the opportunity to block her. Cut to the end of the episode...
- This Is a Competition: Obviously this is true in general but come episode 7, when Jinkx shows a smidgen of disappointment at being blocked by Viv after they were on the same team in the challenge, Viv pretty much lays it out that at this point in the competition working well together and being friends is nice and all, but it's time to start making tough and sometimes mean choices when deciding who to block. Basically, Viv says you can either be bitter about it or accept it as a compliment that you're being blocked because you're viewed as competition.
- Token Minority: Viv, the winner of Drag Race UK Series 1, is the only queen representing one of the series’ many international versions and the only queen who isn’t American. It's parodied in the Total RU-Quest Live challenge, in which her group are made up of girls that other girl groups didn't want. The Viv's reason for being kicked out of the other girl groups? She was too British.
- True Blue Femininity: Viv's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is The Great Blue Hole, Belize, and she crafts a beautifully fitted satin pageant gown in pale turquoise blue, accessorised with peacock feather-inspired jewellery.
- The Unintelligible: Viv's own Liverpudlian accent has softened since her time on UK Series 1, and the queens don't struggle to understand her, though for the Snatch Game, when portraying British comedienne Catherine Tate's foul-mouthed 'nan' character, her speech is so quick and garbled that subtitles flash up on screen to help out any non-British viewers.
- Vulgar Humour: British drag is well known for its comparatively bawdy, end-of-the-pier tone, which Viv very much revels in. It’s telling that whereas all of her fellow queens enter the Werk Room with a spirited Badass Boast, Viv instead cracks a knob-gag. Come the Roast challenge, however, she does show concern that her raunchy style of British humor won't translate to what's expected from an American-style Roast.
- Weight Woe: Jokingly laments that after working so hard to lose weight, for her (ultimately winning) performance as a carb-addicted Red Riding Hood in the Fairytale Justice improv challenge, she had to eat three Danish pastries.
Yvie Oddly (6th)
Original Appearance: Season 11 (winner)
"Don't mind me. I just evened the odds."
- Accidental Pornomancer: Ru commends Yvie for her Snatch Game depiction of the Boogeyman as an unexpectedly sexy being, and for delivering something no one expected from her. Yvie admits she had no intention of playing her character "sexy" and was trying to be spooky but failed (in the best way possible).
- Added Alliterative Appeal: Self-invoked during a Confession Cam for the Ball challenge, much to her own delighted surprise:Yvie: My interpretation of pink is probably not going to be the pretty pink pleasing picture that people ... portray. OH, I DID IT!
- Age Is Relative: Yvie’s the youngest of the cast, but she’s definitely something of an old soul in terms of her references and cultural cues, exemplified by her “Boogieman” and “Big Bad Wolf” characterisations, which feel like something straight out of a Max and Dave Fleischer cartoon.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: After Raja and Jinkx earn an extra Legendary Legend star to gift to their fellow competitors after episode 5, Yvie is quick to point out she's not above accepting charity (since she, at that time, was the only queen remaining without a star). It works, as Raja gifts her the extra star in her possession.
- Alpha Bitch: Her character for Santa's School for Girls is the leader of the "Nice Girls" clique, who is described as a Rachel McAdams from Mean Girls type.
- Always Second Best: Yvie places high in few challenges, but by the end of episode five she's the only Legend yet to win a single challenge. That streak is finally broken come episode 6, in which Raja first gifts her a star — then Yvie goes on to win her second all on her own, pushing her out in front of the pack with Jinkx and Jaida.
- The Baby of the Bunch: At 27, Yvie is the youngest Legend in the cast, a full two decades younger than Raja, the oldest Legend. Mentioned during the Draguation Speech episode, Yvie wasn't even born yet the year Raja graduated high school (1992). She also ends up getting playfully flipped-off by RuPaul herself when Yvie casually mentions Ru's famous Supermodel of the World was released the same year Yvie was born.
- The Big Bad Wolf: Yvie's role for the Fairytale Justice improv challenge is the Big Bad Wolf from the Three Little Pigs, done up as a sexy hustler (which is basically her Boogeyman character up to eleven). Her take on the wolf is so charismatic, she's asked to stay during the following team's challenge, and gets to additionally improv as the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood as well.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Even amongst some of the most legendary names in the franchise, Yvie's bonkers fashion sense and off-kilter humor stands out from the pack.
- Easy Come, Easy Go: Poor Yvie scores 1500 dollars from spinning the wheel of fortune mini-challenge, only to then immediately go bankrupt.
- Flat Character: While her portrayal as the Boogeyman in Snatch Game was met with high praise, her alternate impersonation of Rico Nasty was referred to as one-note, flat, and too oblique to land.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Cardi B(ea) Arthur", a mashup of rapper, social media personality and perennial in-series reference Cardi B, and legendary camp icon Bea Arthur in her most iconic role as Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls. The judges all howl with appreciation at her creativity and the crazy juxtaposition she presents.
- Hairstyle Malfunction: Invoked during her finale lip-sync with Raja, in which Yvie starts with a blue bob wig, only to have it fly off revealing her stocking cap. Cue the producers dramatically freezing the music and Yvie's panicked expression ... before she rips off the cap and reveals a bright-red bob underneath without missing a beat!
- Heroic Second Wind: In the single span of episode six, Yvie went from being in dead last with no stars, to being tied for the lead with two (one as a gift from Raja, and one from winning the challenge proper). The other queens even mention that Yvie appears to be riding an upwards momentum that causes them concern over their own chances of winning.
- Macabre Moth Motif: For her What Lies Beneath multi-reveal runway Yvie bases her look after a moth; breaking out of a cocoon and pulling away tufts of green fabric "goo". She also decides to forgo any sort of a wing-reveal, stating she's not going for what's expected from a moth/butterfly look.
- Magic Mushroom: For the All Glowed Up glow-in-the-dark runway, Yvie shows off a form-fitting gown done up like she's covered in bioluminescent mushrooms.
- My Greatest Second Chance: As far as the Snatch Game goes, she has by far the worst track record going into the challenge (having almost been eliminated for her disastrous Whoopi Goldberg in Season 11). However, this time around, while her Rico Nasty was criticized for being one-note, it was still an exuberant step-up, and her depiction of the Boogeyman as a monstrous and sexy 70's style hustler was very well received for its sheer creativity.
- The Pratfall: As she approaches the lectern to give her Draguation Speech, she performs a spectacular pratfall, wobbling about on her heels, chucking her cue-cards all over the place, and finally face-planting the runway. She deliberately neglects to pick up her cue cards, and by Throwing Out the Script, she's praised by Michelle for daring to be the only queen to deliver her speech without notes.
- Really Gets Around: Her Boogeyman character during the Snatch Game, and then exaggerated for her role as The Big Bad Wolf for the Fairytale Justice improv challenge, the latter of which had him romantically involved with all of the Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, and the courtroom judge — AKA Michelle — thereafter.
- Recursive Crossdressing:
- Her take on the Boogeyman for the Snatch Game sees the monster as a masculine and sexy 70's hustler also known as the "Boogieman".
- Once again for the Fairytale Justice challenge, she plays The Big Bad Wolf. It's uncertain if the role itself called for Yvie to play the character as male or if that was her own decision, although she does state afterwards, she wants to avoid playing a male/masculine character again so she can start showing range to the judges.
- Redhead In Green: Her look for the “Vanna White Realness” category of the Realness of Fortune Ball is a step outside the box for Yvie, as she sports a sheer green pageant gown with huge red pageant hair. The judges acknowledge that it's a clean look clearly outside of Yvie's normal comfort zone, but also point out it looks nothing like Vanna White's aesthetic — whatsoever.
- Ridiculously Human Robots: Since Yvie didn't really grow up in the 90's, for the aesthetic feel of the Total RU-Quest Live girl groups challenge, she instead plays a pop-singing robot from the future sent back to dominate the world through music — sort of Poppy mixed with The Terminator. It works in her favor, as her take on the challenge earns Yvie her first win (and second Legendary Legend star)!
- Running Gag: Seems to be an ongoing bit of amusement for some of the more well-seasoned queens to be reminded Yvie wasn't even alive yet during some of their own biggest accomplishments, such as Raja graduating high school or RuPaul herself coming out with her career-making Supermodel of the World campaign.
- Sex for Services:
- Played for Laughs in episode 1. Shea's picking the unlucky person to be the first one blocked of the season, and Yvie pleads her case thusly:
Yvie: I give really good head.- Played with again in episode 6 after Raja gifts Yvie her bonus Legendary Legend star, Yvie responds with casually wiping her lips jokingly implying she had given Raja a blowjob in exchange for the boon.
- Stereotype Flip: Yvie's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is The Pink City in Jaipur, India, though Yvie (being Yvie) deconstructs the usual Girly Girl connotations of pink via a Punk Rock-themed "editorial ghost" number in palest-pink netting.
- Taught by Experience: Yvie's theme for the Draguation Speech challenge is to fail as much and as often as possible (in her case, failing to make it to the podium unscathed, or failing to impersonate Whoopi Goldberg), because that is the only way you'll learn and grow. RuPaul admits this resonated with her personally, due to how much she had to fail in her own life to make it to where she is today.
- Things That Go "Bump" in the Night: For her second impression for Snatch Game, Yvie goes against expectations and decides to portray the Boogeyman ... or more specifically the Boogieman, a 70's inspired hustler monster who loves to boogie as much as he loves flirting. The judges praise her for thinking outside the box and presenting something so original for the challenge.
- Took a Level in Badass: Yvie has always been known for her zany and original fashions, but they were always made with an air of craftiness simply due to the fact she had to make them herself. Now that Yvie has money and connections, the judges are in awe of her runway looks this season, calling it outright "Elevated Yvie Oddly". Time and time again both her competitors and the judges compliment Yvie on really stepping up her game since Season 11.
- Troubled Teen: For her Dance Like Drag Queen viral video Yvie plays to her younger audience and creates a dance for the moody teens with sticky pockets.
- Unusual Euphemism: During the Dance Like Drag Queen challenge she describes herself as that "moldy fruit roll-up under your bed", which the judges find bizarre but somehow completely on-brand for Yvie.
Raja (5th + Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (winner)
"Did somebody call for an EYE-con?"
- Added Alliterative Appeal: Soothsayer, Sorcerer, Sage, and Speaker — her winning role in the Draguation Speeches challenge.
- Always Second Best:
- For four challenges in a row, Raja comes close to securing a top 2 spot, but misses each time. Especially noteworthy for the Realness of Fortune Ball challenge, as sewing is universally acknowledged to be Raja’s strongest skill.note After losing out again after the Fairytale Justice improv challenge, Raja cannot hide the disappointment on her face.
- She finally wins her first challenge in episode five — but ends up losing the lip-sync to Jinkx.
- And That's Terrible: When Jinkx is agonizing over who she would block if given a chance in the Fairytale Justice challenge, she talks about how she doesn't want to block anyone from her own team, block anyone who has already been blocked once before, OR anyone who doesn't have a star yet — the last of which Jinkx even says feels like a dirty way to play, to which the dry as the desert (and at-the-time star-less) Raja responds with:
- Be Careful What You Wish For: By episode 9 Raja is asking to be given the block by the other queens, all because by that point she's been the only queen not to be blocked and therefore doesn't know the plunger's "secret" (the secret being that Shea made the whole thing up). At the start of the next episode, she's understandably annoyed at everyone for keeping up the charade and managing to trick her into asking to be blocked!
- Beam Spam: The first to walk the runway for the All Glowed Up category, Raja shows off an amazing cage dress covered in laser pointers, making her look like the centerpiece in a futuristic gay rave bar.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Raja claims that by default she is pleasant and easy-going…until someone crosses her. Yvie wryly asks Raja if this is a veiled threat against any queen who might consider blocking her progress with the dreaded Platinum Plunger.
- Call-Back: Her entrance quote above recalls the moment she first arrived in the Werk Room back in Season 3, sporting a fun, cyclopean mask that at the time caused incredulous comments from her competitors, but set her fashion-forward tone from the get-go. As an added bonus, her looks for the She's Crowning runway and the Knitty Knitty Bang Bang runway are updated takes on previous iconic looks of hers from her original season.
- Celebrity Resemblance: Following her uncanny transformation into Diana Vreeland for the Snatch Game, Raja once again proves her chameleonic drag skills for the "Vanna White Realness" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball by not only sporting a gown, makeup and huge '80s Hair that are spot-on 80s Vanna, but also managing to capture her mannerisms and poses exactly, with Vanna herself noting that "she's coming for my job!".Carson: Can I buy an 'O', an 'M' and a 'G'?
- Consolation Prize: Whilst she may not have won, or made the coveted top four, Raja beats out her fellow bottom four queens in the Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown to be crowned 'Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses' — and snatch a cool $50,000 (plus an additional $10,000 from an earlier episode win).
- Deadpan Snarker: Noteworthy in a cast full of razor-sharp wits, Raja is the one who will actually snark at the judging panel — even at RuPaul!
- Distracted by My Own Sexy: Backstage during Untucked for the Dolly Parton runway, Raja admits being incredibly turned on by herself, whether it's the fire-engine red Femme Fatalons or the fact she's wearing boobies (as Raja is not normally a padding/breastplate queen).
- The Fashionista: Raja is the Trope Codifier for the franchise, walking like a runway model and winning two of her seasons (many) sewing and design challenges for her avant-garde looks. Two of her runway presentations are even call backs to iconic looks from her original season.
- Fortune Teller: Her character for the Draguation Speeches challenge is a self-proclaimed "cult leader and soothsayer". Jinkx points out playing such a character instead of being herself is taking a big risk, but Raja ends up knocking it out of the park during the challenge, with her 5-point plan speech leaning into Black Comedy and Heroic Self-Deprecation in equal measure, and deservedly earns her first Legendary Legend star.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Olivia Newton-John Waters", a mashup of Olivia Newton-John in her most iconic look as "bad Sandy" from Grease, and the legendarily transgressive film director John Waters via his signature pencil-thin moustache. However, as the judges note, the moustache is a little too subtle to see, and that error likely costs her a place in the top 2.
- Gold Makes Everything Shiny:
- Raja's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is The Golden Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, and being the master seamstress that she is, absolutely kills it in a beautiful golden Pimped-Out Dress with vast, dramatically ruched Giant Poofy Sleeves, reminding us why she's The Fashionista of the season.
- Ru can only utter “oh, Raja…” as she struts out onto the mainstage for the Knitty Knitty Bang Bang runway in an expertly constructed “She-3P-Ho” ensemble comprised of artfully shapeless gold netting and accessorised with huge, brightly metallic gold arm braces that also doubles up as a smart Call-Back to her Futurama Glamorama look from Season 3.
- Grande Dame: For her second Snatch Game character, she portrays legendary Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editor, Diana Vreeland, and not only does she masterfully capture Vreeland's signature quavering Purple Prose speech patterns (which has Ru cracking up), but she is also utterly unrecognisable, using her Uncanny Valley Makeup skills to transform herself from a smooth-skinned, tanned Asian male into a wrinkled old white woman with incredible skill.
- History Repeats: In Season 3, Raja was infamously the head of the "Heathers" clique, named after the gang of mega-bitches from the eponymous movie. Once again, Raja veers into cliquey territory in episode 6 when she grandly decides the teams for the Total RU-Quest Live challenge without consulting those who find themselves rejected from her own group — leading Viv to question her presumption.
- In Memoriam: In-universe example. For episode 11’s Drag Race Gives Back Variety Extravaganza, Raja reveals her talent in performing a traditional Bali Island dance, which she dedicates to the memory of her father and his love of Raja dancing as a child. The episode itself is dedicated in memory to Raja's mother, Vera Amrull, who passed the year the season premiered.
- In-Series Nickname: Thanks to Jinkx in the reading mini-challenge in the first episode, Raja is now lovingly referred to as "Roger" from time to time.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Even Raja, whose runway walk is possibly the most legendary in Drag Race herstory, is very starstruck and intimidated at the prospect of doing her thing for Naomi Campbell. Naomi's criticisms are minimal and she loves Raja's poses and walk, making Raja's day.Raja: I'm the runway queen, but Naomi Campbell is goddess. So I'm just gobsmacked, I'm slayed, I'm gagged.
- The Mentor: Happens in general, what with Raja being such an established queen in her own right, but has also been leaned into in a number of challenges. In the Draguation Speeches challenge Raja plays a soothsayer cult leader, while in the Dance Like Drag Queen challenge she performs her viral dance video as a self-help feel-good guru.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: For her Grand Finale Extravaganza runway, Raja struts in something glamorously bizarre that she describes as part-aquatic, part-alien, and part-insectoid, making a visual statement to just how small, insignificant and insect-like we all are to the planet in the grand scheme of things.
- Perverse Puppet: For her first Snatch Game character, she presents a very smart take on Madame, the bejeweled Grande Dame rod-puppet performed by camp icon Wayland Flowers during the 70s and 80s on various sketch shows, and later on the sitcom Madame's Place. Despite the Small Reference Pools, Raja's facial prosthetics, and the way flings her arms about like a real rod-puppet are hilarious, and she's praised for such a bold, off-the-wall choice.
- Recursive Crossdressing: She explains that Raja means 'King' in Indonesian, so for the royalty-themed She's Crowning runway in the premiere, she portrays the legendary Sun King himself, Louis XIV, in an incredible 17th Century frock coat, huge powdered wig, and a towering Cool Crown.
- Simple, yet Awesome: In the finale Raja has to compete against Jaida and Yvie, two legendary lip-sync assassins. Instead of leaning on stunts, splits, or reveals, Raja instead delivers a clean and on-point performance both times, beating out her fellow bottom four queens and winning the title of "Queen of She Who Done Already Had Herses'".
- The Snark Knight: For the Santa’s School for Girls acting challenge, Raja channels her own wearily deadpan tone and takes it up to eleven, playing a witheringly sarcastic grumpy goth slut to perfection and never once dropping out of character. She wins her second Legendary Legends Star, and smashes the lip-sync to funk banger “Superfreak” to boot!
- Unlocking the Talent: She was designated safe on her original Snatch Game as Tyra Banks, but as Viv notes, despite being primarily known as a gorgeous fashion-queen, Raja now has considerable comedy skills up her sleeves too, and this time around she’s only just pipped to the post by the undisputed masters of the challenge, Jinkx and Trinity.
Shea Couleé (3rd=)
Original Appearances: Season 9 (3rd=), All Stars 5 (winner)
"Oh (chuckle), I didn't know I needed an introduction."
- Always Second Best: Peaks early by winning a Legendary Legend Star and the proceeding lip-sync in the first episode, but then Shea just kind of ... exists thereafter. She normally scores high and is considered in the top three or four for most challenges, however by episode 6 admits frustration that she is, in her own words, 'fading into the background'note
"In this competition I've been showing up, I've been doing the work, and I've been crushing it but I have been feeling like I have been missing getting a second Legendary Legend Star by a lash."
- Ancient Egypt: Her inspiration for the She's Crowning runway, she serves a beautiful African queen look inspired by the Nefertiti Bust, incorporating a billowing Valentino couture gown, as well as massively extended, jewel-filled earlobes and a towering crown made up of woven braided hair.
- Boring, but Practical: Her viral video resembles a professional dance tutorial the most out of the bunch, it’s also the least interesting and doesn’t place in the top half of the week.
- Broken Ace: Shea arrives into the competition as the only queen to have won four challenges in a single season and to have won a Snatch Game and a Ball challenge. Even her opening line plays on her reputation! Jinkx even admits part of the reason she blocked Shea was simply due to the fact she couldn't see her struggling with any of the upcoming challenges. Unfortunately, her reputation fails to live up to her actual performance. While Jinkx and The Vivienne have presented revolutionary performances in comedy challenges and Jaida and Trinity have done the same for design challenges, Shea occupies a middling placement and continuously doubts herself. By episode 9, she finds herself in last place as the only remaining queen with a single star. Only sheds this trope at the last minute, making it into the finale by winning the 3 stars gifted for the Drag Race Gives Back Variety Extravaganza.
- Consummate Professional: While certainly Shea can let loose and have fun, oftentimes she's shown taking the challenges the most serious out of her competitors, delivering exactly what the assignments call for with poise and professionalism. Especially characterized for her Dance Like Drag Queen viral dance video, in which Michelle Visage outright says was the only video that seemed like a real dance tutorial.
- Enraged by Idiocy: Fully evidenced by her stern face and overall displeasure while attempting to prepare for the Draguation Speeches challenge. Shea admits it's very difficult getting any work done while surrounded by seven other loud and energetic queens (cut to Jinkx merrily twanging her ukulele and Jaida on the xylophone while all the other queens dance, with Shea giving the camera the stink eye).
- Fairytale Wedding Dress: Shea's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is The White Cliffs of Dover, England, and she leans into the maxim of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" by creating her third wedding dress-inspired look of her Drag Race career. Despite the reliance on familiar territory, she receives praise for taking the time to not only create a fully boned corset, but also presenting Black-excellence via a white silken head-wrap.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Gold Tooth Fairy", a look presenting the Tooth Fairy as if she were an Evil Debt Collector hellbent on extracting the gold teeth from any defaulters with her massive glittered wrench.
- Graceful Loser: At the start of the penultimate episode with only a single star, Shea had accepted that she just wasn't making it to the finale (even if she won the next challenge, she would still be behind the frontrunners) ... and then Ru announces the next challenge would be worth three stars!
- History Repeats: Just like in Season 9, Shea shares 3rd place with Trinity after getting knocked out of a finale lipsync gauntlet. Bonus points for the fact in Season 9 and All Stars 7 it was the first seasons of their particular franchises to utilize the lipsync smackdown format.
- Homage: During her lip-sync against Jinkx in the finale, Shea almost perfectly recreates the entire choreography for "Judas" by Lady Gaga. This may have worked against her, however, as she was so focused on copying the routine perfectly that she did not put much of herself into the performance, leaving Jinkx to earn the win.
- Impossibly Cool Clothes: As crazy as it seems, given the impact and inspiration drag culture has lent couture fashion over the years, the Valentino gown she sports for the She's Crowning runway represents the first time in the series’ herstory that a queen has walked the main-stage in an haute couture garment.note
- It Amused Me: After Shea is the second queen to be blocked, she reveals to the other queens that the Platinum Plunger has a "secret" that you only learn once you've been blocked. What's the secret? ... that Shea made the whole thing up and there is no secret! On the surface it seems to just have been done for the shiggles so Shea can feel she's getting one over on the other girls, but it also has the side effect of the never-been-blocked queens to actually request to be blocked! (Yvie and Raja but all but beg to be blocked just so they can find out what the "secret" is)
- Laser-Guided Karma: After blocking Trinity from receiving a Legendary Legends star the next week in the first episode, Jinkx decides to block Shea the following week. Trinity expresses joy at the result, and Shea is left speechless, admitting that only then had she realized the potential (and consequences) of tactical blocking.
- Next Tier Power-Up: For the first 10 weeks of the competition, Shea puts in a solid but comparatively underwhelming performance, and she only has one Legendary Legend Star to her name. However, she sling-shots into the top four over consistently stronger competitors like Viv and Jaida by winning the Drag Race Gives Back Variety Extravaganza, which is worth a game-breaking 3 Legendary Legend Stars — needless to say, a good portion of the fanbase cried foul.
- Popularity Food Chain: In the Draguation Speeches challenge, Shea quite proudly recounts how she fought back against the notorious impenetrability of high school cliques. She was the effeminate, gay kid in school, so by tradition should have been unpopular — however, instead of accepting her role she marched up to the popular kids’ table and sat there, refusing to leave until they accepted her.
- Small Reference Pools: She decides to portray Kenyan internet comedienne Elsa Majimbo as one of her choices for Snatch Game — a character too obscure to hit home with most viewers, although a few of her fellow queens and the judges admit to knowing about her in the "I've heard of her before" sort of way.
- Starstruck Speechless: While all of the queens are humbled by the opportunity to be critiqued on their walk by Naomi Campbell, Shea, who has idolized her for years, is clearly the most gobsmacked of all of them and struggles greatly to form words upon being complimented by her.
- Straight Man: Appears to be the character Shea tends to gravitate towards in acting challenges, whether it was playing the Mama Bear in Fairytale Justice or the New Transfer Student in Santa's School for Girls.
- Sunny Sunflower Disposition: For her take on the All Glowed Up glow-in-the-dark runway Shea takes to the stage looking like a sunflower-themed butterfly or fairy, radiating gold light.
- Supermodel Strut: Legendary British supermodel Naomi Campbell designates her walk to be 'perfection' when she makes a guest appearance in the premiere to judge the girls' runway poise.
- Underdogs Never Lose: Zigzagged. She becomes the frontrunner on the first episode then promptly flies under the radar for the rest of the competition. This is somewhat laboriously punctuated in the latter episodes, which always seem to start with her explaining just how unlikely it is for her to catch up at that point and that she has to win that episode to stay relevant ... only to fail to hit the top again. In the penultimate episode, after more underdog build-up Shea finally earns the coveted Legendary Legend 3-Star from the Drag Race Gives Back Variety Extravaganza and earns her way into the final four…where she is promptly flattened in a lip-sync by the statistical frontrunner and eventual winner, Jinkx.
- Whole Costume Reference: For the Pleather Principle runway, she presents her own take on Tim Burton's Catwoman, as memorably played by Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns.
Trinity the Tuck (3rd=)
Original Appearances: Season 9 (3rd=), All Stars 4 (joint winner)
"Body, body, and more body. The holy Trinity has arrived."
- The Ace: Trinity is just plain good at Drag Race challenges.
- Trinity has a record 11 challenge wins under her tuck, more than many an entire season’s cast put together, she’s the second queen after Manila Luzon to have won a very first challenge, a Snatch Game, a makeover, and a ball.
- Trinity is the first and only queen to have won 4 challenges in two separate seasons.
- When it comes to design and sewing challenges no other queen holds a candle to her, and Trinity’s mastery of textile work is such that it unnerves the likes of Jaida and Raja. Her opulent, show-stopping runways are practically a trademark.
- Book Dumb:
- Her character for the Draguation Speeches challenge sends up her own academic struggles, even saying how 'Hooked-on-Phonics' (an at-home remedial study guide for children) didn't work for her. Trinity explains this comes from a place of truth; she really did have a lot of issues with school when she was younger, and even had to skip a year due to having to take care of her grandmother during her cancer treatment.
- Happens again for her character in Santa's School for Girls, playing the vapid, dumb girl in school. The other queens tease her that she's the only one who gets to play a character that requires no acting, since she's just playing herself. Even the judges point out playing dumb is kind of Trinity's wheelhouse, although she still did a good job in the role.
- Catchphrase:
- "I LIVE!" sometimes with a "GIRL-!" in front of it. It makes her very easy to impersonate for the other queens.
- "Well ...!" also becomes Trinity's go-to whenever adversity strikes, truncated from her "Well Shit!" from the first episode when she was blocked by Shea. It's even her exiting line after her elimination.
- Consistent Clothing Style:
- The girls christen her 'Trinity the Train' after four of her runway looks by episode five feature a vast, dragging train.
- When it's not trains, its anything that shows off her "tuck", as she leans heavily into her style for the Dance Like Drag Queen challenge by creating a viral dance based around tucking.
- Continuity Nod: Jinkx (as Judy Garland) closes out the Snatch Game by singing the Drag Race opening theme (“RuPaul's Drag Race~ Start your engine” etc) but uses the now-retired line “And may the best woman win”. Quick as a button, Trinity (as Leslie Jordan) reminds her that “they changed it to ‘drag queen’”.
- The Dreaded: All of the assembled queens are best-in-class, but Shea specifically singles Trinity out as her biggest competition, and after winning the premiere, she therefore designates Trinity the first queen to be "blocked" from winning a Legendary Legends badge (and therefore reducing her chances of winning overall) in episode 2 — and with good cause; Trinity is the queen with the most challenge wins across the franchise with 10, including winning Snatch Game twice.
- Flaming Devil: Her first Snatch Game character is the absolute embodiment of this trope: a flamboyant, effeminate re-imagining of Satan himself who prefers to go by "Luci" and is Laganja-level Kiki.
- A Friend in Need: Trinity shows her softer, less competitive side when she comes to Jinkx' aid during prep for the Realness of Fortune Ball challenge, after Jinkx (a self-admittedly terrible seamstress) struggles to pull her look together. However, she does show a little annoyance when Jinkx was given an extra star to gift to a competitor it didn't go to her (and did not seem placated when Jinkx admitted it was between Trinity and Jaida).
- Genius Ditz: Trinity often struggles to find her words and her academic prowess is stumbling at best, though her references and her ability to use complex mathematics to perfectly pattern-match the cut-out sections in a dress from scratch, and without the aid of laser-cutting, shows that whilst she may be ditzy, she's practically very accomplished.
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "RuPaul Charles II”, a mashup of Charles II of Scotland* (a famously dandyish monarch, although that's all she knows about him, quipping "he's from some overseas nation") and of course, RuPaul herself — a risky move, as impersonations of Ru usually end in spectacular disaster, though in this case, she pulls it out of the bag and the look helps to land her in the top 2 of the week.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: A cornerstone of Trinity’s humor relies on mocking her own plastic surgery, lack of formal education, promiscuity, and rural origins. Coupled with her glamour, beauty, and pageantry, her humor always makes her charming and likable.
- History Repeats:
- Wins both sewing challenges; the Realness of Fortune Ball and the Legendary Legends Look challenge. For added repetition, Trinity also shares the win with Jaida in both episodes!
- Just like in Season 9, Trinity shares 3rd place with Shea after getting knocked out of a finale lipsync gauntlet. Bonus points for the fact both Season 9 and All Stars 7 were the first series of their respective franchise to utilize the lipsync smackdown format to determine the season's winner.
- Impractically Fancy Outfit: For the She's Crowning runway, she sports an incredibly elaborate, figure-hugging crushed velvet number in deepest grape purple, incorporating one of the longest (if not the longest) trains yet seen on the main-stage, that only allows her the briefest of shuffling movement on the runway.
- Incompatible Orientation: Reveals that in the 90's she had a massive crush on Justin Timberlake from his *NSYNC days, but was heartbroken over the fact Justin was straight. Trinity even channels this into her Total RU-Quest Live verse, playing the role of a crazy fan.
- It's Personal: Trinity was derided for her season’s double-winner outcome. With Monet back in the race, Trinity is determined to prove she can win the crown on her own.
- "Join Us" Drone: She spends a good portion of episode 3 lurking around the Werk Room, sidling up to her competitors (Jinkx, Shea) and trying to convince them to form an alliance with her and Monet, agreeing not to block each other. Neither queen is convinced, with Jinkx outright stating that she prefers to be Team Switzerland.
- Lady in Red:
- Trinity's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn Eleganza segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, but due to Russia's universally condemned invasion of Ukraine occurring after the season was filmed, a Content Warning message pops up at the beginning of the episode to avoid any backlash. Despite being somewhat
Overshadowed by Controversy, the look itself, a Dominatrix-inspired, red PVC dress with expertly worked cut-outs (exposing her pneumatic ass), complete with a fetish mask and riding crop as accessories, lands her in the top 2 for the week. - For the Veiled It! runway, Trinity is once again decked out in red, this time in a saucy scarlet wedding dress with a ridiculously long rose-adorned train dragging behind her. The judges have to take a moment to admit that red just looks exquisite on Trinity.
- Trinity's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn Eleganza segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, but due to Russia's universally condemned invasion of Ukraine occurring after the season was filmed, a Content Warning message pops up at the beginning of the episode to avoid any backlash. Despite being somewhat
- Lighter and Softer: This season seems intent on showing Trinity's sweet, soft, and goofy side, as she has no on-screen drama with anyone, doesn't take herself too seriously, and offers help to her competitors when she can (case in point, she helps Jinkx with her outfit in the first sewing challenge, and then even after being snubbed for Jinkx's charity star later on still offers to help Jinkx again come the next sewing challenge).
- Malaproper: While attempting to assert that This Is a Competition and that she is serious about playing the game, Trinity says while she's a nice person she wouldn't hesitate to 'throw the bus under the other queens' ... cue all of them staring blankly before Trinity realizes she meant throw them under the bus, not that she's going to start throwing busses.
- My Greatest Second Chance: Trinity has a turbulent history with Roast challenges; she bombed her Roast in Season 9 and bombed again in All-Stars 4, so she doesn't have high hopes for the Roast in All-Stars 7. Jinkx even points out if Trinity keeps obsessing about failing she's just going to self-realize it and end up bombing again. Come the actual challenge, Trinity surprises everyone (including herself) by killing it roasting her fellow queens, winning the challenge along with Jinkx! The shock is most evident as Monét was next to follow her and clearly had to scrap whatever joke she had previously prepared planning on dressing Trinity down for bombing.
- Neon City: Trinity's look for the All Glowed Up runway looks like she's the Las Vegas strip, as in she literally looks like she's wearing the neon lights of Vegas.
- Noblewoman's Laugh: Trinity is capable of an incredibly rich and booming feminine laugh. Raja even suggest this feature alone is enough for Trinity to excel in the role of the witch in the Fairytale Justice improv challenge. Though Trinity is far from a bitch (in fact she has the Southern Belle poise and congenial manners characteristic of pageant queens), her luxurious Rich Bitch aesthetic pairs perfectly with her laughter. Best seen in episode five, where she laughs as part of her ‘merry black widow in red’ runway and spontaneously during the Draguation Speeches challenge itself where one of Viv’s jokes makes Trinity laugh uproariously before she demurely covers her mouth with her own notes.
- Open Secret: Trinity thinks her alliance with Monét is still a secret, but by episode 10 Jinkx and Shea pretty much point out it's obvious the two are conspiring when they happen to run off to a corner to whisper about their strategy.
- Precision F-Strike: Upon being the first queen to be blocked with the Platinum Plunger, Trinity delivers a hilariously succinct "Well, shit!".
- Recursive Crossdressing: For her second Snatch Game character, she presents a brilliant portrayal of fellow Southern Pint-Sized Powerhouse and beloved Miniature Senior Citizen, Leslie Jordan, beginning her skit demanding a booster seat, only just peeping over the countertop, and later noting that she uses a condom as a raincoat.
- Rivals Team Up: Early on in the competition, she forms an alliance with her fellow "twinner" Monet, and the pair agree to not block each with the dreaded Platinum Plunger as the season progresses. Pays major dividends in the penultimate challenge when its none other than Monét that's given the responsibility to choosing who will follow her to the finale, with her picking Trinity due to their alliance.
- Serial Escalation: Perhaps overlapping with a Running Gag, but Trinity's lip-syncs have grown progressively raunchier with each performance over the season. Her first lip-sync against Jinkx was relatively tame, but then her next with Jaida had Trinity forgo wearing underwear in a chainmesh dress causing the censors to have to blur out her privates. Her next lip-sync against Jaida saw Trinity breaking into a running slide into Jaida's ass, the next against Jinkx had her pretending to perform fellatio to the latter's shock, and then in the finale had her and Monét engage in simulated doggy-style sex on the floor, requiring a Sexy Discretion Shot as they couldn't show the two grinding on national TV.
- Sexy Discretion Shot: Shares one with Monét during their finale lip-sync to So What by P!nk, Trinity pulls one of her signature dance moves as she drops to her hands and knees, only for Monét to kneel behind her in a rather provocative simulation of doggy-style anal sex. However, the camera quickly pans so only one of them are ever in the shot, while cutting mostly to the judges for an extended reaction shot.Monét: I topped Trinity on national tv!Trinity: Wow, you sure did!
- Take That!: Having grown up in the Southern Baptist community as a child, Trinity specifically decides to play Luci(FER)note for the Snatch Game as a middle finger to her constrictive religious roots.
- Take That, Audience!: Trinity
confirmed on Twitter that her decision to play Satan in the Snatch Game was meant as a wry potshot at the "SHEdevilBYnight" controversy note and the resulting Fan Nickname of "Shedevil". - Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Invoked yet defied when it comes to Monét; they call out the fact fans seem to think they have a bitter rivalry due to having to share All Stars 4's crown, but say they actually like each other and have no qualms entering into an alliance to further their goals.
- Textile Work Is Feminine: Trinity is an expert at costume construction; she knows her own body, what looks good on it, and can bang out something intricate yet clean on a sewing machine in very little time. She wins the The Realness of Fortune Ball with a red pleather gown that has the judges in awe over how she managed the cut-outs to come out so crisp and symmetrical, and then does it again for the Legendary Legends Looks challenge turning RuPaul's baby-blue baby-doll dress into a full-length gown. It should also be noted in both sewing challenges, Trinity not only finished her own work, but then went on to assist her competitors with their own looks as well!
- True Craftsman: Undoubtedly one of the best seamstresses (if not the best) across the franchise, Trinity can whip up a gown in mere minutes, and doesn't rest until she's absolutely happy with the finished look. The girls good-naturedly bark at her to stop sewing during the Legendary Legend Looks challenge when she produces a pair of perfectly constructed High-Class Gloves from scratch, seemingly out of nowhere.
Monét X Change (runner-up)
Original Appearances: Season 10 (6th + Miss Congeniality), All Stars 4 (joint winner)
"You know what they say. Monét changes everything! Yaaay!"
- Always Second Best: Similar to Shea, Monét peaks early by winning the first episode's challenge wherein thereafter just sort of exists in the competition. She expresses her frustration at missing what it feels like to be in the top by episode 7, where Trinity attempts to reassure her by pointing out that she's serving a consistently solid performance with no slip-ups, so it's only a matter of time before that puts her in the top two again. Finally earns her second star come episode 9.
- An Aesop: For the What Lies Beneath multiple-reveals runway Monét showcases three looks connected to black rights history; her first look is based off Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad, her second look is based after Malcolm X's Black Panthers and racial segregation, which reveals into her final look paying homage to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
- Crazy Cat Lady: Seemingly unprompted, during episode 7 Monét gushes about her hairless sphynx cat Miss Colleen and her cat's impressive Instagram account.
- Cool Teacher: Her character for Santa's School for Girls is one of these, a role she (sort of) stole from Jinkx since her alliance partner was in charge of casting. At first Monét attempts to play the role with a sort of mother earth hippie inflection in her voice, before Ru convinces her to just use her own "Monét" voice leading to overall high marks from the judges (although not enough for a win).
- Et Tu, Brute?: While surely editing plays this up, after Jinkx is granted a bonus Legendary Legend Star to gift to one of her competitors, cut to Monét several times in Confession Cam absolutely convinced Jinkx will give the star to her and acting like they are best friends. Not only does Jinkx not give Monét the star, to her shock, but later reveals Monét wasn't even considered! (Jinkx was trying to decide between Jaida and Trinity).
- Genre Mashup: Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Bob the Drag Queen Elizabeth", a mashup of her fellow Drag Race alumna (and a queen she's often mistaken for) Bob The Drag Queen, and the United Kingdom's venerable monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, via a look that perfectly recreates the Queen's classic silhouette, cleverly using her ever-present handbag to replicate Bob's patented purse-first walk.
- Genre Savvy: Her initial idea for the Dance Like Drag Queen branding challenge was to create a dance based on pushing away and snubbing an annoying ex-boyfriend/ex-hookup, which Ru pretty much tells her says nothing about Monét as a brand, even offering the alternative that when she thinks about "Monét" she thinks "Money, money, money!". Monét immediately shifts gears and changes her entire idea, stating that when Ru gives you a direct critique it's in your best interest to take it (which works out for her, as she wins the challenge along with Jinkx!).
- Money to Throw Away:
- Her entrance look has Monét dual-wielding money guns and when asked if the money was real she claims — with a hint of indignation — that it is!
- For her Dance Like Drag Queen viral video Monét creates a dance centered around having your paycheck finally hitting your bank account, to which you celebrate by passing around the bucks and making it rain! It's considered so catchy and on-brand for Monét that it finally earns her her second Legenedary Legend star!
- Brings it back one last time for her grand finale lip-sync versus Jinkx to Swish Swish by Katy Perry (featuring Nicki Minaj). Monét at one point launches a plethora of bills into the air, which rain down to the music to the cheers of the other onlooking queens.
- My Greatest Second Chance:
- During All-Stars 4 Monét attempts to show off her singing skills by putting on a falsetto ... which doesn't go over well. For All-Stars 7, Monét decides to embrace her actual trained musical skills as an opera singer, absolutely killing it and clawing her way into the final four.
- Her first round in the Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown could be considered one for All Stars 4, as Monét finally gets her redemption lip-sync versus her twinner Trinity and wins!
- Implausible Deniability: By episode 4, Monet appears to believe that she is above (or below) being blocked with the Platinum Plunger — whether because she's an innocently beloved Miss Congeniality type, a super-petty competitor, or not really a threat. When Ru brings up the topic of who will be the next person blocked, Raja bluntly states that Monet is at the top of the list, to Monet’s sincere incredulousness.
- It's Personal: Monet was derided for her season’s double-winner outcome. With Trinity back in the race, Monet is determined to prove she can win the crown on her own.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: After (finally) accepting the Platinum Plunger from Viv, Monet has only two words for her: “Game on.”
- Of Corset Hurts: Not only does she sing opera for the talent show, but does so (as Michelle Visage points out) while wearing a corset!
- Open Secret: Monét thinks her alliance with Trinity is still a secret, but by episode 10 Jinkx and Shea pretty much point out it's obvious the two are conspiring when they happen to run off to a corner to whisper about their strategy.
- Recursive Crossdressing:
- For her first Snatch Game character, she portrays former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson, perfectly capturing his lisping Vocal Dissonance and opening her performance with aplomb by bellowing "Imma fuck all y'all in the ass" at the other queensnote .
- Takes this trope up a notch for her second Snatch Game character of Martin Lawrence, or more specifically Martin Lawrence as Sheneneh Jenkins from Martin, basically a drag queen portraying a man portraying a woman.
- Redhead In Green: Monét's designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is the The Emerald Isle of Ireland, and she presents a fun, Disco jumpsuit in emerald green, topped off with a big red afro to present the classic Irish colour palette.
- The Resenter: Self-admitted as part of her strategy; she says if any of the queens decide to block her with the Platinum Plunger that she will hold a grudge. Seeing how she was willing to eliminate Manila in All Stars 4 over a slight that occurred multiple episodes prior, the other queens know she's serious.
- True to her word, after Viv blocks her and Monet receives the authority to arrange the lineup for the Draguation Speech challenge, she not only puts Viv last (the most difficult position) but immediately after Jinkx, who’s widely considered the best comedienne in the cast.
- Rivals Team Up: Early on in the competition, she forms an alliance with her fellow "twinner" Trinity, and the pair agree to not block each with the dreaded Platinum Plunger as the season progresses.
- Schemer: She’s seemingly the most eager to strategize and game the new rules of the system to her advantage. This includes letting the queens underestimate her as "just Monét from All Stars 4", reminding the other queens she’s prone to hold grudges to dissuade others from blocking her, and entering into alliances with other strong queens to avoid being blocked — the last of which she actually gets called out on, with Jinkx declining an alliance, and Shea calling Monét out for entering alliances with queens who have already been blocked when she hasn’t.
- Sexy Discretion Shot: Shares one with Trinity during their finale lip-sync to So What by P!nk, after the former drops to her hands and knees, Monét gets up behind her in a rather provocative simulation of doggy-style anal sex. However, the camera quickly pans so only one of them are ever in the shot, while cutting mostly to the judges for an extended reaction shot.Monét: I topped Trinity on national tv!Trinity: Wow, you sure did!
- Shout-Out: During her lip-sync to Swish Swish by Katy Perry for the grand finale, at one point Monét actually starts flossing
. - Simple, yet Awesome: For her All Glowed Up runway Monét struts the runway in a classic gown that lights up like a galaxy when the lights are off. The judges admit it's kind of basic, but still beautiful.
- Small Reference Pools: Monét's impersonation of well-known actor Martin Lawrence may be confusing at first, unless you are familiar spcifically with his sitcom Martin, in which Martin dressed as a woman and plays a ghetto girl stereotype named Sheneneh.
- Suppressed Rage: Unlike the previous three queen blocked before her, who while certainly displeased and shocked, accept the Platinum Plunger with dignity and even humor, Monét can barely keep the fury from her face, chewing on her tongue and shooting death glares at the camera.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Invoked yet defied when it comes to Trinity; they call out the fact fans seem to think they have a bitter rivalry due to having to share All Stars 4's crown, but say they actually like each other and have no qualms entering into an alliance to further their goals.
- Tomboy Princess: For the She's Crowning runway in the premiere, she presents an urban, 90s black-culture take on a classic princess via a day-glo windbreaker tracksuit, in which she smartly incorporates period-style panniers to lend a modern-meets-medieval vibe, topped off with a crown constructed out of her braided hair.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Attempts this ploy by almost aggressively trying to fly under the radar to avoid being blocked. Her gambit fails, however, as she gets repeatedly called out on it and eventually gets blocked by The Vivienne pretty much because she's acting like she's trying to outsmart the system and Viv wants to take her down a peg.
- Writing Around Trademarks: For her second celebrity impersonation she decides to do Martin Lawrence, who on his own is a decently well-known actor, however, to be specific Monét is actually playing the fictional character of Sheneneh Jenkins, one of the personas Lawrence plays from his 90's sitcom Martin.
Jinkx Monsoon (winner + Queen of All Queens)
Original Appearance: Season 5 (winner)
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- The Ace: Jinkx is just plain good at Drag Race challenges.
- In her original season, she either won or was runner up for every single episode except the two sewing challenges, her one weakness (which probably kept her from winning several challenges). Now that her styling and wardrobe has improved she is a force to be reckoned with, and the first to win three challenges…by episode five.
- When it comes to comedy challenges no other queen holds a candle to her, she is the only queen across the franchise to have presented three winning characterizations AND won every Snatch Game she has competed in.
- At the start of episode 7, Jinkx actually pretty much invokes this trope on herself, pointing out she's the first queen to win two Legendary Legend stars, the first queen to win three main challenges, and the first queen to be blocked twice.
- By the end of episode 10, Jinkx can comfortably be considered the Ace for the entire Drag Race franchise, being the only queen guaranteed a place in the finale with 4 stars and five total challenge wins in a single season, a goal only previously accomplished by her drag-sister and fellow franchise Ace, BenDeLaCreme. Even the 3 stars up for grabs for the Drag Race Gives Back Variety Extravaganza are irrelevant to securing Jinkx’s spot in the finale.
- Jinkx wins five winners' lip-syncs and the title of 'Queen of All Queens'.
- Achilles' Heel: Sewing — her one weakness, as she sweetly, yet confidently boasts during critiquing for the Realness of Fortune Ball. Beforehand in the Werk Room, she points out that every other queen has at least a rudimentary knowledge of a sewing machine, while she's the only one struggling with a hot glue gun."... I'm left sitting over here in Glue Town, U.S.A. ... population: JINKX!"
- Affectionate Parody: Portraying Judy Garland, the most iconic of gay icons, for Snatch Game is undoubtedly a huge risk, as the line between good-natured ribbing and darker comedy is so easily crossed with such a troubled figure in mind. However, being the master comedienne that she is, Jinkx completely owns the challenge, giving us a Judy that's adorable, perfectly observed*, utterly hilarious — at one point even pausing the game in order to perform a cabaret version of Ru's "Jealous of My Boogie" — and never once strays into poor taste.Judy!Jinkx: Gentlemen~ Start your engine~ And may the best~ Woman~ WIIIIINN!LeslieJordan!Trinity: They changed it to “drag queen”.
- Animal Motifs:
- For her Spikes on the Runway look, she wears a Cruella-esque gown adorned with porcupine quills. The judges are awed by the creativity, as it's so vastly different from what everyone else interprets for spikes, yet still was quintessentially Jinkx through and through.
- For her take on the Veiled It runway, Jinkx wears a veil with the illusion of it being held up by a squadron of red admiral butterflies. Jinkx also used butterflies for her crowning look in Season 5 — this is not a coincidence, as Jinkx has said butterflies feel very symbolic to her journey on Drag Race, with her evolving into the fully rounded and confident queen she is today.
- Art Imitates Art: For the What Lies Beneath multiple-reveals runway Jinkx starts in a structured short dress based on the work of Roy Lichtenstein, before revealing a soft dress based on Oscar-Claude Monet, then moving onto an Andy Warhol look, before finishing with a gown based off of Gustav Klimt.
- Badass Longcoat: The drag version of this trope. Jinkx wears an ornate floor-length dressing gown for her entrance look with which she wins the reading challenge and even more eye-catching red one in the finale lip sync against Shea, her beautiful, sweeping twirls granting her the victory.
- Brand X: During episode 7, after suffering a major setback in regard to making her outfit, Jinkx excuses herself to have a good cry in the bathroom and enjoy a "non-specific energy drink" (clearly a Red Bull, looking at the can).
- Burn the Witch!: Her look for the All Glowed Up runway features her in a full pillowy gown that lights up in the illusion that she is being burned alive. Jinkx says its a middle finger to the patriarchy who insist on trying to keep powerful women down, her showing that the flames only make her stronger.
- Call-Back: While playing Judy Garland for the Snatch Game, she pulls out a hilarious and unexpected reference to Season 5's veteran makeover challenge, in which her makeover subject infamously revealed he gave Judy the sleeping pills that eventually killed her. Judy!Jinkx makes a point of calling out to him and letting him know her untimely demise wasn't his fault.
- Chewing the Scenery: Bite marks were left over every second Jinkx had with her small role in the Santa's School for Girls challenge, utilizing every voice inflection and gimmick she could muster regardless of her limited screen time.
- Crowd Song: As the girls pile into the Werk Room at the beginning of episode 4, Jinkx brings up the rear, merrily twanging a ukulele and suddenly breaking out into her own rendition of the Drag Race UK Series 2 smash hit “UK Hun?” (altogether now; ‘Ding~Dang~Dong!’), which the rest of the queens gleefully start belting out with gusto.
- The Dreaded: Much like Trinity, Jinkx is just really good at Drag Race challenges. Jaida and The Vivienne outright admit that if anyone should be blocked, it should be Jinkx. At the head of episode 8, Jinkx fully realizes she's placed a huge block target on her back just due to how well she's been doing thus far.
- Dresses the Same: For the "Vanna White Realness" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball, she sports a black, glittery cocktail dress — just like the black, glittery cocktail dress the actual Vanna White wears for her surprise Special Guest appearance. Jinkx lets out a shriek of delight upon seeing her as she enters the runway.
- Ethical Slut:
- Jinkx’s whole schtick; she’s an unapologetically horny old MILF, and for her self-penned Legendary Legends lyrics, she has no compunction in describing lurid fantasies involving swooning stepsons, but at the same time she’s so charming, friendly and unmalicious that she never crosses the line.
- Comes up again while preparing for the Draguation Speeches challenge, in which Jinkx is just barely convinced not to reminisce about the time she got a condom lost inside her.
- For the Dance Like Drag Queen viral dance video challenge, Jinkx performs a routine centered around her being a cougar mom making peanut butter sandwiches in order to seduce her (adult) son's friends.
- A Friend in Need: When Trinity is showing clear worry about the Roast challenge (having bombed two Roasts before), Jinkx steps up and tells Trinity to bounce her jokes off her, as well as gives Trinity the solid advice to get out of her own head before she self-realizes her own failure. Jinkx says this is to pay Trinity back for being there for her during the sewing challenge, Jinkx's self-admitted weak-point.
- Genre Mashup:
- For the She's Crowning runway in the premiere, she sports a beautiful Gorgeous Period Dress that's a mashup of Elizabeth I of England and The Virgin Mary, with an additional nod to Angelina Jolie via a huge slit up the middle of the dress to drag things up a notch and show off her legs.
- Her inspiration for the "Before and After" section of the Realness of Fortune Ball is "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Fonda?", and she presents a brilliantly campy mashup of Jane Fonda in the sci-fi classic Barbarella and Bette Davis as Baby Jane in the pitch-black cinematic classic Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?. Jinkx dubs it her favourite look — ever.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple:
- Jinkx' designated location of inspiration for the self-sewn "Eleganza" segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is The Lavender Fields of Provence, France — which is a self-admittedly tough challenge for her, as her sewing skills are lacking, though the purple-toned Grecian gown she ends up presenting (a hot-glue number completed with Trinity's guidance) is actually fairly well-received by the judges.
- Her Veiled It runway is an exquisite lilac gown, complete with an illusion of butterflies holding up her veil.
- Heroic Second Wind: At the beginning of episode five, Jinkx laments the hollowness of her previous victory since she was blocked from receiving a star, lost the lip-sync to Viv, and thus (in her own words) had nothing to show for herself. By the end of the episode, Jinkx becomes the first queen to earn two stars, wins the 10 grand lip-sync prize, and blocks the Vivienne, the queen who not only beat her in the previous lip-sync but also openly admitted to be gunning for her.
- History Repeats: Jinkx returns to the competition as she did in Season 5, competing against the biggest names in the industry.
- Once again, she murders Snatch Game with little question or competition.
- Once again, she struggles in the Ball challenge — complete with narcolepsy hindering her efforts — though this time her self-constructed look is decently received, and there are no bottom placements this season anyway.
- Once again she’s the first to reach frontrunner status by winning two stars. In her original season she was the first to win two challenges.
- Trinity and Monet really should've asked Rolaskatox about Jinkx's track record going up against alliances.
- Humble Hero: The queen least likely to brag and most likely to praise others. She also has a grand total of five challenge wins, almost half the challenges in the entire season, five lip-syncs, and of course, the crown.
- Improv: Being the comedy master that she is, Jinkx smashes the Fairytale Justice improv challenge, portraying one of the Three Little Pigs as a dumbass Valley Girl social media-whore and serving banter so lightning-fast that even Ru can’t keep herself from breaking character and cracking up at her antics during a post-challenge skit.
- In the Blood: A drag family example. Jinkx and her drag-sister BenDeLaCreme aren’t just campy, masterfully comedic, hot-gluing nice girls; they also have uniquely shared trajectories, being the only two All Stars contestants to accomplish the titanic feat of five challenge wins in a single season, including Snatch Game twice, and 7 challenge wins in total.
- Incredibly Long Note: Attempts to invoke this as a Call-Back to the supergroup challenge in Season 5 for the Total RU-Quest Live episode ... although in the actual finished song the note is pretty subdued.
- Lady of Black Magic: Invoked and Played for Laughs after Jinkx gets blocked by Jaida after the Realness of Fortune Ball. Since then, Jinkx has begun referring herself as a "witch" and warning the other girls to watch their backs for a hex:"All I can say is, 'it makes sense'. Why wouldn't you block the queen who did well last week? Because clearly she's got something going for her, so I'm not feeling bitter but I have a few spells up my ginormous sleeves and, umm, I do have a full arsenal of crystals. These girls don't know that they're competing against one powerful witch! *Evil Laugh*"
- After she wins the season, Jinkx dedicates her crown to Hecate, the Mother of Witches punctuated by a cackle.
- Laughing Mad: Has a cackling meltdown as a result of the second sewing challenge of the season in episode 7, going into a giggling fit while claiming to get high off of her own laughter (or the hot glue fumes), while climbing up on the tables and begging Yvie to give her a spanking. Jinkx claims she only has two modes; Broken Cry Laughing and Looney Tunes.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Jinkx dates her Draguation speech to whichever year the audience is watching it on YouTube.
- Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: While she jokes about being open to alliances in the first episode, when actually approached by Monét and Trinity to be in a "no block" partnership she declines, stating that she doesn't want to find herself in a situation where she can't block someone who is the most obvious choice (such as someone having a clear Legendary Legend star lead). Jinkx does, however, say she's open to remembering personal favors, or being swayed towards competitors she is friends with, as long as she still feels she's playing a fair game.
- Magic Knight: For the Grand Finale Eleganza runway Jinkx takes the final runway in a silver breastplate, Crown of Power, and Bejeweled Sword, describing herself as a "Magnificent Sorceress Witch-Warrior".
- Master Actor: The other queens, who are the best in their fields, are visibly awestruck watching Jinkx effortlessly switch character impersonations in the Werk Room. Come the actual Snatch Game, Shea and Jaida (both the Consummate Professional) can’t help but break character at Jinkx’s world-class Judy Garland. Ross declares her performance to be a masterclass in Snatch Game, with Michelle also noting that both her Natasha Lyonne (her first impersonation and a tough choice) and of course her Judy are the best performances she's ever seen.
- Miss Kitty:
- For the Pleather Principle runway, as opposed to going S&M themed, as many of the other queens do, she presents a beautiful 19th Century saloon-gal-meets-Mary Poppins look in white and pink.
- Michelle Visage points out with mild admonishment that Jinkx has a tendency to lean towards "saloon gal" in her looks, and her self-sewn Legendary Legend Looks runway once again evokes a classic Wild West madam, though with a Fashionable Asymmetry twist.
- Mr. Vice Guy: During the penultimate episode, Jinx shares her story of sobriety with Ru and Michelle, celebrating two years since giving up alcohol. Ru finds common ground with this, since she herself has been sober for over two decades.
- Mrs. Robinson: Her viral dance video for the Dance Like Drag Queen challenge consists of Jinkx in her "Cool Mom" persona teaching her audience how to 'sexily' make peanut butter sandwiches in order to serve to and seduce her loser adult son's friends. In addition, the intro to that video includes this hilarious moment:Jinkx: [in her naturally high-pitched, feminine voice] I'm a vital, vibrant, sexually active woman.
Pit crew member playing Jinkx's son: Mom, eww!
Jinkx: [switching to a masculine voice] I HAVE SEX! GET OVER IT! - Nice Girl: Not for nothing is she BenDeLaCreme’s drag sister. Nearly a decade of fame and success has not lessened Jinkx’s original gentle and friendly disposition. She often compliments the other queens, upon being blocked she accepts it with dignity, and she openly tries to navigate the competition in the most ethical way possible. After the Ball maxi-challenge, she thanks Trinity in front of the judges for her help, and when invited to join Trinity and Monet’s alliance, she politely declines to avoid having to betray her tentative allies down the road, but assures them she would not block them maliciously. She even calls herself out on this after she is given an extra Legendary Legend star to gift to another competitor, noting that she genuinely wishes she could just have enough stars to give to everyone ... before realizing such altruism completely defeats the purpose of being in a competition in the first place.
- Of Corset Hurts: This is prevalent in drag in general, but called out after Jinkx successfully performs a cartwheel for a lip-sync in episode 10, only to immediately regret it after the song is over."Why did I think I could do a cartwheel in a corset?!"
- Retraux: Pinning Jinkx’s Signature Style down to a specific decade is tricky, due to her creative breadth, but she does hone in on the 1940s as inspiration for much of her drag, her entrance look this season included.
- Running Gag: Wholly unexpectedly, Jinkx keeps using baseball metaphors to describe her performance, despite knowing next to nothing about the game. She even chastises herself for doing so in the second episode, but can't seem to stop!
- Saying Too Much: Sets herself up for a fall after stumbling in the Ball challenge, after which she confidently boasts that sewing is her one and only weakness. After this Badass Boast, she is immediately blocked, with Jaida admitting that it convinced her that Jinkx was a huge threat, and the following week The Vivienne even admits she would have blocked Jinkx two weeks in a row, if not for the fact she was immune for blockage that week.
- She Is All Grown Up: Despite winning, Jinkx was derided in her season for not having makeup and runway looks up to par with her competitors. Now, nearly a decade since then, she’s honed her image and has polished her “vintage MILF” aesthetic.
- Sidetracked by the Analogy: She gives us this little gem during her repartee with Ru on the Snatch Game as Judy Garland:RuPaul: Judy, I've always wanted to ask you, what is over that darn rainbow?Judy!Jinkx: Well, it was a set Ru....it's not real...it was a cardboard set, darling....?
- Sleepyhead: One thing Jinkx was known for was her narcolepsy, even if it is downplayed this season.
- So Okay, It's Average:
- Her admitted goal for the self-sewn segment of the Realness of Fortune Ball is to squeak by with an outfit the judges will unanimously agree "is a dress", and that it doesn't fall apart on stage. She succeeds in that goal, as while the judges certainly aren’t enthralled with her braided Grecian dress, they do state it’s a decent effort, considering Jinkx's known lack of skill in the sewing department.
- Surprisingly averted in the next sewing challenge, her final outfit for the Legendary Legend Look challenge is actually fairly well-received ... for what was expected of Jinkx's skill level. Although Michelle does read it for skewing a little Miss Kitty, again.
- Spoiled Brat: Her character for Santa's School for Girls is a shopaholic Beta Bitch more obsessed with buying things (in spite of her crippling debt) than what's going on around her. This was actually not a role Jinkx was hoping for, since it was an admittedly smaller part, but the role she did want ended up going to Monét since Trinity was in charge of casting (with the two being in an alliance).
- Subverted Punchline: Jinkx tells one version of a 'doing a line of coke off his dick' joke as Judy Garland for the Snatch Game, only to top herself by telling a joke with the same setup but a different punchline for the Roast:Judy!Jinkx: ... and Frank Sinatra's penis was so big ... when I was doing a line of coke off of it I had to stop halfway through to catch my breath.Roast!Jinkx: Yvie Oddly's dick is so big when I was doing a line of coke off of it I had time to stop and reflect and realized: I've become my mother.
- Suspiciously Apropos Music: Jinkx wins the first lip-sync for the crown to the tune of Lady Gaga’s “Judas” — appropriate given Jink is Jewish, a witch, and a redhead.
- Team Switzerland: Surreptitiously, Trinity and Monet sidle up to Jinkx in the Werk Room and try to convince her to join their alliance and agree to not block each other week on week. Jinkx is not convinced, noting that they're bound to have to block each other at some point, and that she prefers to remain neutral and plan her own strategy.
- Tempting Fate:
- Inverted. After Jaida blocks her, poor sweet Jinkx laments that now there’s no chance she’ll be the first to earn two Legendary Legend stars. Fastforward two weeks later…
- Inverted again. For the roast challenge Jinkx encourages Shea that if any queen could win two challenges in a row, her money would be on Shea. By the end of the episode it’s Jinkx who wins two challenges in a row.
- Throwing Out the Script: An in-character example. For the Draguation Speeches challenge, she portrays a Cute Witch who admits her error in thinking that her commencement speech was taking place at a Wizarding School, having to quickly skip through a few of her cards (glossing over a "Double, double toil and trouble" and a "Hecate, Hecate, Hecate") before she can get to the parts of her speech that can still be considered applicable. Leaning heavily into Gallows Humour, Jinkx uses the time she was knocked down by a car whilst drunk in Amsterdam to underpin an exceptionally delivered and of course hilarious speech, earning a second Legendary Legends Star — and becoming the first queen to do so.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: One minor thing that nevertheless delighted many fans: while she was beloved in Season 5, her then-promo look was universally considered hideous and a disservice to her talents. Now, Jinkx finally has an official promotional appearance that is much more complementary to her aesthetic in the form of the nude-and-diamonds theme of All Stars 7.
- Took a Level in Badass: Fashion-wise. Jinkx proves her range of drag skills once again, though with a massive improvement in her runway looks, which was her one weakness in her original season.
- Unknown Rival: Viv’s revelation that she considers Jinkx her main competition comes as a total shock, though Jinkx is quick to reciprocate the freneminity. They are the first two queens to block each other back to back.
- When All You Have Is a Hammer…: Jinkx cannot sew, and really isn't that good at hot gluing either; but what she can do is braid fabric really quickly and neatly. This was true in the design challenge in Season 5, as well as here in the Realness of Fortune Ball.
- Whole Costume Reference: Her swimsuit and floral kaftan entrance look is an in-series nod to her original entrance look back in Season 5, though with an added glow-up.
- Who's Laughing Now?: Almost unbelievably, back in Season 5 Jinkx was mercilessly bullied by some of the less cultured queens for being good at improv and turning out fully-formed characters different from her own drag persona. Now on All Stars 7, she's lauded, beloved and respected for her best-in-franchise comedy chops.
- Back in Season 5, Jinkx lamented coming close but ultimately failing to win two challenges in a row, after losing the singing challenge to Ivy Winters, fastforward to All Stars 7 and Jinkx wins two challenges in a row twice.
- Backfires on her somewhat by the midpoint of the competition. Given her reputation and performance, she is taken deadly seriously by her competitors, and thus becomes the first queen to be blocked twice.
- "World's Best" Character: It’s official: Jinkx winning the All-Winners competition against a selection of the most badass queens across the franchise officially means she’s the Queen of All Queens and the most accomplished competitor in the show’s herstory.
- Younger Than They Look: Jinkx often plays it older than her 34 years (at the time of filming), and sends this up in the Total RU-Quest Live challenge, in which her group is made up of girls the other girl groups didn't want. Jinkx's reason for being kicked out? Well, she channels the stereotype that in any pop group one member looks too old to be part of the ensemble, with Jinkx panting and flopping on the floor attempting to keep up with her partners. Jinkx's character even admits she wasn't actually kicked out of her old girl group ... just that the rest of her old group grew old and died leaving her as the sole survivor.
