EW asks the “AS9” cast to rank their looks — without knowing which is coming next.
After All Stars 9 queen Plastique Tiara is forced to deem her adorably busted — yet strangely beautiful — photo-bombing quick-drag ensemble from season 11 as her best look from RuPaul’s Drag Race, she turns to Entertainment Weekly’s camera with two middle fingers held high.
“I did not think this was going to lead here today, to this moment,” a comically shocked Plastique says, almost too stunned to speak. “I guess my best look is the photo-bombing challenge. My best look, for sure.”
It’s not entirely Plastique’s fault that the photo-bomb combination landed at the top of her list — in a hilarious new video interview (above), EW asked each of the returning contestants to blind-rank their best and worst looks from the series, without knowing which look was coming next. The scene led to epic disasters like Plastique’s, but it also worked in some queens’ favor.
Take, for example, season 14 star Angeria Paris VanMicheals, whose clearly seen blind-ranking videos before. She immediately put her royal blue finale dress — an explosion of glamour and sky-high feathers — at the No. 1 position, avoiding Plastique’s fate. She also deemed every subsequent look as sickening, even her bubble-wrap quick drag look from one of the season’s mini challenges.
Gottmik (season 13), Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (seasons 10 and 11), Shannel (season 1 and All Stars 1), Nina West (season 11), and Jorgeous (season 14) also got in on the fun, but season 5 and All Stars 2 icon Roxxxy Andrews turned her portion into a bit of a history lesson.
Speaking about her self-made Sugar Ball look that saw her string a heaping of rope candy into a flowy dress back on season 5, Roxxxy lamented the fact that “it was supposed to not look like candy” in her mind, but that’s what she felt ultimately cost her the win — which eventually went to Alaska.
Finally, Roxxxy immediately placed her iconic roast character, Tasha Salad, atop her list without hesitation. “Tasha Salad is getting No. 1. Ain’t nothing prettier than her! That is the most beautiful I have ever looked on that runway,” Roxxxy said. “So, officially my best look on RuPaul’s Drag Race is Tasha Salad.”
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9 premieres May 17 on Paramount+. Watch the queens blind-rank their best and worst looks on Drag Race above, and check out all of their individual interviews with EW before the season begins.