Another ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant expresses ‘regret’ about being on the show

Participant of the 15th season on RuPaul’s Drag Race is the latest to express “regret” over his appearance on the hit reality competition series.

The participant in question is now the latest in a long list of drag queens – mostly black or from other marginalized racial communities – who have shared similar negative experiences in the long-running program, which is currently preparing for its 17th anniversary.^th cycle.

Former Miss Congeniality says she ‘regretted’ her time on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) dated November 27: Malaysia Babydoll FoxxA RuPaul’s Drag Race fan favorite, responded to those who felt her publicly reaching out to another former contender was a way to “stay relevant,” prompting her to share that she “regretted” appearing on the show in the first place.

“To be completely honest, there were times when I regretted being on that show because of how people shamed me for everything I did on it,” Fox said.

“I am constantly reminded of my failures, and never of the triumphs of those where I come from (or those I have inspired) who have never seen themselves (at Drag Race),” she continued.

Fox finished 8th^th place in the season and never won a single competition. However, she was voted for by her colleague Drag Race contestants as Miss Congeniality in the Grand Final.

Foxx’s “regret” comments came after he called fellow “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant a “bitch.”

Fox, who won the Miss Congeniality title in Season 15 RuPaul’s Drag Racesaid for the first time that she is no longer in contact with someone she calls a “pathetic, ignorant bitch.”

This led some to believe that the target of Fox’s rage was Ms. Isabelle Brooks, another Season 15 personality whose initials matched the phrase Fox used.

“For those of you who think my (posts) will remain relevant because it’s a new season Drag Race is approaching. Please stop,” she wrote, according to PinkNews.

“I was at my lowest and the last thing I needed was attention from people who were literally torturing me,” she continued. “I expressed (this) in applications too.”

Claiming that she willingly chose “peace” over “fame and importance” by following her. Drag Race For her part, Fox then revealed how she is often reminded of how poorly she performed on the show.

Foxx joins other ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ queens who are questioning their place on Drag (or leaving it altogether)

Fox joins a growing list of past RuPaul’s Drag Race members who either express grief after participating in the franchise or decide to leave the art of drag behind for good.

The latest is LaLa Ri, another fan favorite who competed in cycles 13 and 8 of the season. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. While they didn’t publicly express regret for the series, they did talk about a depressive period over their “identity” that forced them to reconsider their place as artists.

“I never intended to have a full-time drag career,” LaLa shared in her interview. recent interviewadding:

“Drag was just another way for me to perform. He exploded, I continued RuPaul’s Drag Raceand it flew out of there. Even doing All Stars, I wanted to be there because the opportunity and platform is amazing, but I didn’t want to procrastinate. At that time, I was going through a stage of depression, I wanted to be entertained on television and I enjoyed the moments when I was out of the burden, but in the moments when I was in the burden, I completely overcame it.”

Former queens Vivienne Pinay and Honey Mahogany, who competed in season five and exited the competition in the series’ first ever double elimination, also left the drag scene. Mahogany is now a political activist in San Francisco, and Pinay seems to have disappeared from the map altogether.

Another Season 15 contestant, Princess Poppy, shocked fans when she announced that she too would be leaving the drag scene after taking a two-month break from social media while her season aired.

“I want to disappear from the face of the planet. I don’t want to be famous. I want to fade into obscurity,” she told the publication back in January.

‘Drag Race’ star’s viral video notes how the show ‘ruined’ the art of drag

Controversial but popular viral video from Drag Race “Stuppel” sheds some light on how the series changed the art of drag and made it difficult for some to achieve career success.

Jasmine Masters, who appeared in Season 7 and again in All stars 4announced in 2016 YouTube rant that the show often targets queens who focus more on the illusion of beauty than the overall talent needed to build a career.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race He’s screwed up the resistance. The result is everything is clear,” says Masters, continuing to assert:

“Now bitches wear panties and bras on stage and think they’re fucking disgusting, and (the crowd) thinks they’re disgusting because they were on the show.”

“I’m not interested in how people want to express themselves in drag, but that’s not the kind of drag I know,” she continued.

Season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race will premiere early in the New Year.

According to the recent promo teaser, the 17th season of the series RuPaul’s Drag Race will air in January 2025 on the channel MTV.

Past seasons are currently streaming on Paramount+.