The Villain Edit on Drag Race

DISCLAIMER: I am simply talking about the queens portrayal on the show. This says nothing about their personalities, how they act in the real world, or their character. I actually adore basically every queen discussed in this video. I adore a good villain.
In a new series where I take an in-depth look at some of the most reused editing tactics in RuPaul's Drag Race, today we're starting out with the most notorious. The feared villain edit. The edit that can tank a career. The edit that gets the angry mobs of fans riled up. Which queens got one, and which queens got it the worst? We're going to dive into every main season of the US series to find out!
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[@elsolinn617]

Jinkx revealed that both she and Roxxxy were shady to each other, playing, but the editing make Jinkx the innocent victim and Roxxxy the bitch of the season

[@handsoaphandsoap]

Also that everything Roxxxy said was followed up with laughter from all parties. They're drag queens, reading is what they do. If it weren't for the "Seeing you in the bottom 2" line, I don't think they would've had material for a villain edit.

[@elsolinn617]

@@handsoaphandsoap right?

[@solarose7820]

Yeah maybe but I don’t believe Jinkx did it as hard and mean as Roxxxy the bully. I mean Roxxxy even acknowledged it. She was jealous of Jinks, contemptuous and very judgmental.

[@Bazzlieo]

As amazing as season 5 is, the obnoxious amount of self righteous backlash to the top 4 untucked by the fanbase was really the beginning of the end for the show being as captivating as it was in s4/s5

[@jacobelmahir7608]

She said that most of the season was fine but towards the end it was real, Alaska also said that it got pretty tense in those last couple of eps

[@woolyvaro7814]

I consider Valentina the Villain, solely because I wanna call her Villaintina

[@chesansavannah]

brilliant

[@astrisperspecto4130]

*cacklesnwith motionless face

[@charliesrib6548]

The real villain was the friends we made along the way

[@liamroberts2576]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ThomasDavidson-Edmonds_5162]

NOT CHARLIE RIB BYE-

[@successfulsomewhat]

farrah moan:

[@yikesitsjoel3713]

XD

[@panto8176]

BYE YOUR USERNAME

[@ClearAsCrystal823]

Season 5 had some of the best storytelling on the show ever; Rlolaskatox v. Jinkx, Alyssa v. Coco, the first double elimination and a great double shantay , the great fights, great friendships, great lip synchs.

[@AJ-jc9rj]

tbh i thought alaska wasn't as bitter towards jinkx as rotox were

[@ClearAsCrystal823]

@@AJ-jc9rj that’s probably more accurate. And Alaska did tell Jinkx that if she threw a tantrum over her winning, it wasn’t serious. But framing the story of the final four as this trio destined for the top three versus the quirky dark horse was good storytelling.

[@levi9458]

@@AJ-jc9rj Alaska showed on season 5 that she was def closer to Detox and Roxxxy but did do her best to be respectful and kind to jinx. Would listen to her, reassure her, and other than a small thing or two, didn’t trash her near like Detox or Roxxxy did. I appreciated her for that. I saw her as someone who is a star, yet still growing.

[@ServeWithRice]

This 1000 %

[@shabberto]

I always tell people season 5 is where they should start.

[@detroybrown3304]

I hope Jeremy fka Phi Phi o' Hara realizes how ICONIC he is. like every season everyone refers to the "Villian" as the "Phi Phi of the season. That's simply legendary to me.

[@coffeeonzeetele]

The fact that they chose Phi as the villain and Needles as the hero i-

[@katscott15]

Especially if you look at their actions post Drag Race. Jaremi put on a drag benefit for the victims of Hurricane Maria, is the co-chair of Drag out of the Vote and participated in the George Floyd protests last summer. Sharon has been accused of being a racist and abusing an underage fan.

[@yaebiko00]

@@katscott15 yeah and to the fact Sh*ron called out that Jaremi don't have family values but it's actually Sh*ron the one who don't value family values

[@oblimistic]

Queen of being unforgettable🥂

[@aldricmartinez-olson7509]

@loveutill theendoftimes you’re not supposed to like him onscreen. He’s a good villain

[@theroyaletea]

The melanin in this villain edit cast makes me sad

[@skinnylegend3487]

As someone who is a person of color, not to try and be offensive, but i think its cuz we generally are more honest about what we think vs white people and we will say things whites generally would be too scared to say. Maybe its because we got raised in a world knowing there is a very bad side to it automatically vs where whites generally dont always see that. Especially since many of the white queens on the shows biggest issue was having homophobic parents, or some who were open and said they were lucky to have the parents they had. Idk, im not trying to say this is how it is for all of us but its just an observation from my perspective as a latino american.

[@theroyaletea]

@@skinnylegend3487 as an Indian person who's constantly subjected to racism (which is said to be okay because racists say that it's just stereotypes they're not being racist and other shit) and is raised in very conservative religious household, i know what you're saying, these production members see this shit and play their racism from our melaninated sisters true faces and it's embarrassing for them

[@skinnylegend3487]

@@theroyaletea like we dont always get a choice but to see harshness of the real world

[@jessadelix7415]

@@skinnylegend3487 as a white person i agree with you. We’re taught from birth how to “seem” the best, that appearances matter and that you can always engineer social situations. Also, I had an abusive childhood and this made me very confrontational because I didn’t want to take anymore abuse. Perhaps POC people feel the same way I did? Having lived a life full of racist abuse and mistreatment.

[@narbeep8313]

@@skinnylegend3487 as a southeast asian i want to say something similar about how asian queens get treated on the show also has ties with how asians are raised. a lot eastern cultural ideals are centered around respect, politeness, obedience, etc. which means asians tend not to be as confrontational/upfront with their emotions (which isn't a good thing nor a bad thing). this conflicts with what producers want to see from their cast, because obviously they want to make an entertaining tv show, and this means they want to see queens who get into drama. when you look at a lot of the asian queens who have gotten casted recently, they don't seem to be the type to really get into drama and fight someone head-on, (kahmora, rock, plastique, yuhua, kim chi). so while production does cast an asian queen every season for diversity, they are usually casted as early-outs because production doesn't think they'll make good tv.

[@snail9389]

Hey at least they shook it up in Canada’s Drag Race by giving us a villain edit of the judges! Jk

[@rvnhty]

You forgot Jimbo.

[@snail9389]

@@rvnhty Was jimbo given a villain edit?

[@Yungxxizzle]

@@snail9389 no

[@khia3839]

They gave another black judge the villain edit even though Brooklyn was mean in her comments as well

[@snail9389]

@@khia3839 oh nooooo yeah you're right

[@dante6985]

"A villain has never won this show." The other Tyra. How was Tyra Sanchez portrayed sympathetically? Raven just... wasn't all that heroic. Also Phi Phi gave her mini-challenge win phone call to Chad.

[@ok-gx6qd]

Tyra didnt get a villain edit

[@joelbry2103]

Raven originally got the villain edit then they softened when she stopped being in the bottom. They try to make Tyra the villain but she really only goes back and forth Tatiana who isn’t some shrinking violet herself. The other girls may not like her “attitude” (she could be rude sometimes & she was stand-offish). She wasn’t nearly as antagonistic as Raven but the way white privilege is set up

[@chargestone96]

I was a lot more sympathetic to tyra then raven, raven was the closest to a villain that season for actively bullying

[@waddledeedeee]

why is everyone pickin sides i didnt care for any of the season 2 top 2 both raven n tyra were lil bitches i wanted juju to win

[@asimkhanbest1]

I think it was not possible to truly give Tyra the villain edit because we learn about her having a child and the motivation behind Tyra competing was to literally give the child a better life. I would her edit would be described as ruthless as she would do whatever it took to win to secure a future

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

Season 7 “this entire cast is shady and completely hates each other.” 🙌 thank you

[@nikfiendluvr666]

I honestly think the same could be said for season 5 lol. Have you seen its untucked?

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

@@nikfiendluvr666 yes 😬

[@strawberry8958]

I'd say: The entire cast hates each other (except Katya). In untucked it really seems like everyone really liked katya.

[@KateCameron1]

I don’t like how this show forces the villain edit mainly for POC queens

[@joelbry2103]

Especially when Alyssa Edward’s was a whole villain & they rewarded her (after they tried to play her as aloof)

[@sageseancore]

yeah and especially for the vixen. that edit was straight up racist

[@waddledeedeee]

someone on the cutting floor room maybe forgets that, usually, irl, many many *many* villanous n shitty actions n comments r done n said by white people

[@DigiDestined558]

Now that I'm looking at the line up...lot of latin & black queens are villians it seems. 🤨

[@lostblueboy]

surprising.....for a show run by a black queen. But then again in drag race now, if you are asian, you get ignored, if you are latina, you will never win but you will provide amazing content, if you are black, you will either be a winner or a villain and if you are white, you will be the fan fave or winner or just decent queens who "left too early".

[@zorominaj]

The way alaska escaped the villain edit is amazing.

[@zeyta_org]

Honestly cuz Alaska really IS the villain if AS2, but the show was never gonna edit her that way

[@joelbry2103]

White Privilege

[@ClearAsCrystal823]

Her tantrum in the makeover episode of AS2 just left a bad taste in my mouth, really, and I already wasn’t feeling Alaska near as much as I had been in Season 5. I actually came out AS2 liking Detox more than I did before.

[@coffeeonzeetele]

Pants.....on the runway 🤣

[@poisonparadise97]

She may have escaped the villain edit from production, but the fandom made her the real villain lol.

[@mynciee]

They honestly did The Vixen so dirty. I didn't even "hate" her persona in the show, I just felt really, really bad for her. I wanted to give her a hug, especially given how the reunion went down. Is she a polarizing person even post-season? For sure. But being done SO dirty in the show, knowing how bad queens can be treated by the fandom, all due to the show's editing, was so bad.

[@DkGamerYoutube]

“If they want me to be the bad guy, I’ll be the bad guy”

[@curlywurly4187]

Well she’s in some mess with a few queens and queens have called out her behaviour. I’m sure on RPDR they made it worst but apparently it’s not too far off from her character (allegedly)

[@anuka2102]

Didn't she bring up Manilla's dead fiance over some petty Twitter drama?

[@waddledeedeee]

@@anuka2102 yes she did, n literally everyone on twitter dogpiled her for it. a while ago she had another feud with monet, n she ll probably continue to do so in the future. the villain edit was there, ofc, but as the comment just above u said, the vixen just seems to have a very polarizing attitude

[@barbiana1965]

We all know Eureka is the true villain of the season.

[@tkbsteethtoobigforhermouth1582]

I will never forgive production for the amount of shady noises they put on Latrice during AS4

[@shaybaby1221]

For no reason!!!! Then the Fandom turned against her and called her cocky

[@lune78]

Right? They actually tried to give Latrice a villain/delusional edit. LATRICE. A former Miss Congeniality. Still boggles my mind.

[@rbbnh130]

Latrice is a great queen, but let's be honest, she is not the best reality show contestant. Especially in AS4. Not very versatile, bad snatch games, looks.

[@trixiemattel4274]

it was so much that i've noticed it while watching, they put that shady noise in almost everything she said, even things which were totally not shady

[@thatchillingeffect]

I know right! and omg what a surprise: she’s black

[@intervne]

it’s crazy how editing can change everything and that we could easily have had completely different storylines and villains had it been edited differently

[@ryanspears9704]

I feel like production just told Gia to do what Gia do best and take EVERY opportunity to create tension and chaos, then slid her a check under the table for excellent reality tv 😂😂😂

[@iain9757]

Can’t wait for the comments like “But it’s not a race issue”

[@DragDetective]

oops my finger slipped and i deleted them all

[@bussyhairsoup4298]

«you know, the white people» -symone

[@joelbry2103]

I liveeeee. Thanks for deleting. Shady moment: I was on a thread that was discussing The Vixen. Someone told me race wasn’t an issue. I asked if said person was black. Legit response, “no I’m not black but I was raised by black people & my mom says I’m black enough”. Said this on Michelle Obama’s internet. Point is thank you for being a real ally.

[@iain9757]

@@DragDetective maybe I should have added “age issue” … well maybe not age but its “queens with experience” vs “new queens who grew up in *this* era of Drag

[@coffeeonzeetele]

@@joelbry2103 biiiiiish it’s the Obama internet for me 🤣🤣🤣👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@themaxtails]

Phi Phi gave her phone call to Chad, which was a selfless kind act. But maybe they couldn't show it any other way, since PhiPhi was shown winning the mini challenge, unless they just didn't show Chad's phone call.

[@blomtomb7103]

I feel like Utica sorta got a villain edit near her elimination

[@fardiorin9133]

I don't think it was a villain edit, it was worse that judges are sleeping on her performances so hard that she seemed talentless. Many villains still got their share of victory/challenge wins, but the producers were like, "just give her the trash edit."

[@PsychoPyro813]

I'm not entirely sure what a delusional edit looks like, but if I had to guess, I'd say that's exactly what Utica got (so hey, guess I know what video I want next in this series!)

[@spawn3721]

@@fardiorin9133 She was kinda like Shuga, overlooked the entire season, but loved by everyone

[@psychopathetic5341]

@@PsychoPyro813 Yeah she definitely did, which is so dumb because we saw what she was capable of, like her sleeping bag look ALONE should have stopped her from getting that edit, but I get it, she was getting tired of being overlooked and Olivia alr had the polite queen thing down, so there was only the delusional edit left for Utica. Also speaking of Olivia, I'm actually confused why they kind of edited her that way during snatch game cuz they could've very easily left her confessional out, especially if they decided to give Utica the delusional edit

[@joe80ita]

It’s not vilain edit. It was just impossible to hide hide fat phobic jokes for all the episode.

[@valerielevasseur8674]

How are we, as a species, in a place where we need reminding not to send actual death threats to people (and their families) because they weren’t our favourite on a TV show?

[@gillianc592]

Its absolutely ridiculous that people do that. Even sending hate is disgusting its a TV programme. I also hate that people think they are drag experts because they watch drag race.

[@heyitsmira17]

It just feels really off in general. I personally just watch the show, then some videos and that's it. If I don't like a queen, I just ignore her. Idk what makes people, in general, to go to strangers' social media and DM them crazy stuff. And these people don't even feel remotely sorry for whoever they chase after. They say "if these ppl chose to be celebs, they should be ready for this!". Unfortunately ppl don't have even half the energy to go to a nice queen's ig and follow her, or leave a nice comment.

[@Hoclem]

My theory is that many people lack the tools to manage their emotions and triggers. So when their fave is "disrespected", they feel anger, cuz they relate to her in this parasocial way. They don't know how to solve that big emotion, so they dump it on the scapegoat girl that "robbed" their fave. And they feel justified, cuz other people are already sending her hate too. So there's no repercussion for their actions, and they get to feel better. Its shitty but it makes sense. Again, that's my theory. Take it as you will haha

[@blackdamarsk633]

Almost every season 10 girl has said that Eureka was the real ‘villain’ of season 10 instead of Vixen, so I agree with your idea that the producers just needed the top 3 to be ‘likeable’ hence why Aquaria and Eureka didn’t get ridiculously villainous edits.

[@waddledeedeee]

idk if the same happens to u but on season 10 i liked everyone in the cast save for eureka n aquaria. i just found the former very grating n as for the latter it was so painfully obvious that she was who production wanted us to root for that i stopped caring ab her. also im done with the fashion model-y queen who turns looks getting oh so favoured bc she has money n resources n nice runways

[@rez2293]

The top four in season 10 was a total mess Aquaria and Eureka were instigators Kameron was ok but shady and Asia was ok but between saying Cracker wasn’t a star right before the final and then the butterfly stunt... messy

[@deyoncew3311]

@@rez2293 Yeah, Aquaria was fake, Eureka was annoying, Kameron wasn't good enough to win and Asia... probably would've won her lip sync if she didn't make RuPaul send exterminators to the stage after she left lol. Honestly about the whole Cracker thing though, I thought she was just being in her "evil twin" character atm because she's typically not that cutthroat.

[@waddledeedeee]

@@rez2293 i think kameron was just shy n more quiet than the rest (which does NOT mean she doest have a personality) n i rlly liked asia, she struck me as very kind n sweet

[@TheNickleChick]

Never particularly loved any of season 10

[@Jamieswiftie13]

This idea is so conflicting to me because on the one hand a story needs an antagonist to be interesting and plot driven but the villains often get a lot of hate due to the way in which they were edited so are the toxic fans the problem or the producers..? This video is going to be so interesting

[@DragDetective]

For story purposes, I love it. But I wish fans just sat back and enjoyed rather than feeling the need to attack them. The seasons would be sooo boring without a good villain!

[@Jamieswiftie13]

@@DragDetective frr, I have Queens that I don’t like or I think are villainous but the way a portion the fandom reacts is too much.

[@JSG-gk2oz]

Here’s how you have to look at it and I suggest the Talk Of Love Podcast by Lacey from Rock Of Love, who is a iconic Reality TV member from Vh1. She talks a lot about production and how it works BTS on a show like this. The producers are the real villains on these shows but for good reason. They just wanna make a fun TV show and the fans take it to heart for no reason. I get that Drag Race is the LGTBQ communities number one show that showcases everything about them but they forget one thing. How can you be about love and spread hate?? Let alone on a show that is only showing ONE HOUR OR 90 MINUTES of a THREE MONTH filming period or less or more. That just baffles. Like you said, enjoy the show and realize that it’s real yes but also it’s not a genuine competition and that everyone knows it has to make ratings and be entertaining. Laceys number one advice for everyone who does these shows is to take the most outrages part of your personality and turn it up to a ten because if you are boring then you are going home and that stuck with me since then

[@salvatore2004]

@@JSG-gk2oz well explained, i loved lacey on rol

[@mateusz1578]

@@DragDetective Let's be honest and think of iconic villains in any stories. All the good, fully fledged villains have a history of hurt, being cast out, etc. This is what created them, drives them and makes them think they're the heroes. It makes for great storytelling. However, producers of drag race don't seem to get it and usually just edit queens they want to fulfill the villain slot as psychopaths. I hate it, I see it, and most of the time I root for the drag race villain.

[@MsLizzieGurl]

The Vixen was not actually a villain, she made lots of valid points but bc her points threatened the producer's picks (aquaria and eureka) that is why she was given the villain edit

[@coffeeonzeetele]

Jesus was a biscuit and this comment

[@Emilythematerialgurl]

Look her history look ahit she did to manilla she made fun of her then dead boyfriend who died of a disease also said a fake ass apology which was im crying boo hoo look me im getting hate for being mean and talking shit about dead people and telling fans horrible shit to poor me oh yeah im sorry but im not then blocked Manila after she did shit like that so Manila could see the tweet but cant tell the vixen i mean the villain how messed up that is

[@ladyreverie7027]

@@Emilythematerialgurl yeah like in some ways she made good points but she also went too far like bullying Manila.

[@soph132]

@@Emilythematerialgurl yeah that’s messed up and disgusting but that didn’t happen on the show and has nothing to do with what this video is about??? We’re discussing the way production twists and edits moments to make certain queens look bad knowing the fandom will respond with bullying, harassment, slurs, and death threats, and knowing that a negative portrayal can significantly impact their careers and result in a loss of money. Vixen’s behaviour outside of the show doesn’t change the fact that she got an undeserved villain edit and was forced to suffer because of it.

[@jennifercaelwaerts7127]

it’s really interesting to me how most of these queens are queens of color and the show choosed to portray them that way

[@Rocko8000]

That proves to me that the production staff are mostly WHITE, and Miss RuPaul is only an employee.

[@Toymerchant]

Jerami is black in season 4 but in All stars 2 he is white, this shocked me, I thought Jeremi was black 🤡

[@ringa_ringa_ling]

tea says most of production are white ppl so that checks out ig

[@mnif001]

Also, before watching season 11, when I saw people being so hateful towards Silky, I was sure it was because she was problematic or something, but when I watched the show and I saw she was simply annoying, that’s when I knew. There is definitely a race bias when it comes to villains in the franchise, but people are not ready to face it

[@airtempest8945]

Silky's edit is great from a storyline perspective of just watching her come in and think she'd be a fan fave (Which is very hard due to the racial and size biases people have right away), but watching her be delusional about it until she realizes during the "Meh" moment just how poorly she handled the season and how she's going to be potrayed (You can see it in her last few episodes she knows she's toast). I hate though, that they gave it to a big girl queen of colour, instead of when the thin, white queens have done it, because they knew DAMN well that they got away with it without being noticed because of it being with a queen who was a visible minority.

[@mnif001]

@@airtempest8945 exactly. We all saw her certain form of delusion and denial about some of her performances and runway looks, but I felt that she received wayyyyyy more hate than other white and/or skinny queens who were also deluded about their performances (Milk, for example)

[@coffeeonzeetele]

Race / age / weight / socioeconomic aka “crafty”

[@fintanbowe645]

@@mnif001 that is partly because Milk went out in the third episode whereas Silky made it to the finale, despite that Milk is the only queen I've truly hated and cheered when she was eliminated

[@waddledeedeee]

on her hey qween interview milk acknowledges that despite being as3s villain she had it a whole lot easier than any other bipoc villain bc she was white. i also despise the as3 milk but i respect n applaud her so much for having her two feet on the ground n owing to the unfairness of it all

[@T.H.E.O.D.O.R.E]

Would love to see the end of the shady rattlesnake noise. Down Under has really made me realise how much those little sound effects change the narrative. That editing gives me whiplash!

[@melodramaniac2763]

idk every time i watch season 3, i just feel like the heathers were really mean and unlikable, way more than phiphi or Roxxy. imo Raja was the villain of her season and won.

[@anthonysothern-avery3531]

This is very true

[@mimistardust3915]

I watched season 3 years into being a DR fan, so I knew who Raja and Manilla were but during season 3 I really disliked them, it confused me as to how the ended up becoming successful fan favorites. They were so unnecessarily mean to the 'boogers' and it felt overwhelmingly hateful.

[@ZbJeeBies]

@@mimistardust3915 me too! honestly i did not want that group to succeed after that clique was formed and they started being rude and nasty. i can't even blame editing for that because delta and raja and manila DID say that shit about others in untucked. i mean shangela wasn't a saint but compared to that pack she almost seemed like one :/

[@heyitsmira17]

@@mimistardust3915 same... I knew Manila was a fan favorite and my sister also liked her a lot. I knew Raja bc of Fashion Photo Ruview and thought she was a nice queen overall (nicer than Raven, who was more on the shady sides when it came to queens she didn't like). So when I watched S3, I was surprised they were both so annoying. I also really liked Alexis, so when it came down to the final 3 and Raja won, even though I knew it, I felt kinda disappointed lol

[@Rocko8000]

They got a FREEPASS because it was before social media exploided. So... lucky them.

[@Billy21200]

Darienne was the villain of s6. Her claims that Ben was stuck up was never shown, she just came out the sidelines coming for her.

[@heyitsmira17]

Ehh Dela was also really shady when she wanted to, but she's way more charismatic and showed softer sides in S6, so it made Darienne look worse by comparison. And I say this as someone who doesn't even like Darienne lol but I don't feel like she was a villain at all. Just very shady.

[@internetclown904]

Yeah that is definitely the case because i remember watching that season and seeing her claims about Ben being very confusing. I was like "When was Ben ever shady??" Things were clearly cut out because in my opinion, those comments came out of nowhere

[@MojoSojoJojo]

seeing all the villains of each season laid out like this, it is so glaringly obvious how the show villainizes Black and Brown Queens and I think that's reflective of RuPaul and the production team. It's really a shame that the art and community created for and by Queens of color is being used against them smh

[@aang_xiety_]

IMAGINE A SEASON WITH THIS CAST!!!!! 💀💀💀💀🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Rocko8000]

They would probably kill somebody...so no ahaha.

[@theEricWalker]

"A villain has never won the show" Tyra would like a word with you.

[@lukase898]

Actually, if I remember correctly, someone spilled that the main storyline of season 12 was Gigi vs Sherry, with Gigi being the villain and Sherry coming out on top. Because that storyline was cut, Gigi's whole arc in the second half of the season felt kinda empty.

[@BringMeSummer]

That's cuz' the show is always trying to gaslight us & it's annoying 😒. Just let the girls be fabulous & stop playing favorites. Especially because they get it wrong a lot; just like they thought it was a good idea to go hard for Kandy 🤷🏽‍♀️ ppl end up loving Tamisha, Utica, and Denali.

[@spawn3721]

@@BringMeSummer THIS, they should just let the season go naturally, that way it doesn't feel overproduced/staged

[@n_n_n_n6856]

Yeah I thought this was reddit storyline from forever ago. I saw jadia more as season 12 more then just pageant girl edit.

[@superslaylor]

I feel like gia gunn on season 6 was ABSOLUTELY the villain

[@jennifercaelwaerts7127]

she was more the villain on AS4 in my opinion

[@ok-gx6qd]

she was shady but not the villain

[@narbeep8313]

i don't really remember anything she said/did on season 6 that could be "villainous" tho

[@emmaschmidt5694]

The villain was Lajanga in my eyes

[@heyitsmira17]

Both Gia and Laganja got the shady edit at some point. But Gia's image was softened by her funny confessionals, her being a bit on the "quirky dumb" character, and also info on her childhood and origins. She was also clearly a good friend for Laganja and was portrayed accordingly. She also did not go after one specific queen......... because April left early. Gia was clearly after queens that were not "feminine enough", but I guess everyone understood later that it was probably her internal conflict talking instead. Laganja got a bit of a shady edit sometimes, but mostly "airhead and delusional". Even during the "I'm feeling very attacked" moment, we can't help but laugh and also sympathize with her. Imo besides Darienne and Dela, no one went after another's throats in s6. Nothing felt like bullying. So, no villain material.

[@KateCameron1]

Please do a video on the fan favourite edit ❤️❤️

[@robyngonzales8698]

of course they would protect a white queen who was actually villainous with racist and transphobic microagressions from having a villain edit... gross

[@superslaylor]

people don't realise that The Vixen is really not a good person. her edit on season 10 was BULLSHIT and I will always say that. it was so unfair. but the shit she has done since being on the show has actually been disgusting, the way she's treated manilla, and even influencers in the community like jakeyoncé (regardless what you think of him, the shit she, shea and ariel did was SO wrong) is honestly so bad and her character should not be defended, just her edit on the show.

[@harisbisevac4578]

I'm really out of the loop so could you please tell me what did she do?

[@inventions178]

@@harisbisevac4578 I know she tried to use Sahara's death to try and cause an argument between Manilla. And also Monet X Change puts it, she "Race baits" quite a lot which causes unnecessary stirs.

[@shaktra1563]

What did they do to Jakeyonce? lmao I can’t imagine him being innocent in a situation regarding the queens

[@Batmanslovechild]

What happened with jakeyonce?

[@superslaylor]

@@harisbisevac4578 sorry I'm so late replying, I just commented it in a reply to this comment, so it's just underneath this comment :)

[@jacobelmahir7608]

I would say Darienne got a pretty strong villain edit, almost every joke or side comment she made was accompanied by the shady rattlesnake. Even she's pointed out how ridiculous it is if you really look at it

[@isaacscruggs3713]

The ghost edit would be good to see because they do that to at least one queen a season

[@theroyaletea]

Sometimes i don't agree with your videos but i know you're a good human, you mentioned Sharon as bad human not tyra like toxic fans, happy to see that

[@d.o.m.i.]

btw, what's up with sharon? I genuinely don't know

[@airtempest8945]

@@d.o.m.i. She was exposed for being in a sexually explotative relationship with a minor by using her status.

[@ok-gx6qd]

@@d.o.m.i. and did blackface

[@d.o.m.i.]

holy shit yall 😨

[@ok-gx6qd]

@@d.o.m.i. yup but theres more actually lmaooo

[@johnvarner5536]

I think a short AS3 villain edit was given to Bebe with her treatment of Aja.

[@leamonteiro3873]

I feel like Latrice got the villain edit after Gia’s elimination. Which is so weird because she was one of the most cheered heroes from the show. But they gave Monique the hero edit antagonizing her against Latrice

[@TheWeeabooKid]

It kinda sucks, cause Jaremi and James were really a amazing queens who didn't deserve what the fandom did to them.

[@D3ad.R0ses]

apparently James now is a bit problematic but on drag race I saw a lot of growth and change, I actually really liked her, even in the reunion they all said she grew personally

[@mckai4717]

Can we get a all stars season with all these people 😂

[@lileewinks]

The delusional edit is always fun so it would be intresting to see a video on that

[@luyabaa435]

I hope you saw it, they made it

[@CaioLoureiro]

Maybe analyze the winners' edits and see how the producers build up their win

[@evegardullo2151]

But..... I loved all these queens when I watched the seasons........ except for serena BAHAHAABHHAAHA

[@DragDetective]

same here

[@landerito9577]

I think it would be interesting if you try to decipher who are the queens that were given a hero or neutral edit, despite their constant shadyness and poking on other queens during the season... I mean Bianca del Rio, Jackie Cox and Mizz Cracker were definitely portrayed as heroes but they were shady and got on other queen's nerves during their respective seasons.

[@LezbeOswald]

it's pretty telling the differences in the grace the editors were willing to give Roxxxy in season 5 vs. Phi Phi/Jaremi in season 4 when everyone remembers and talks about Roxxxy's story about her mother abandoning her and her sister and it's given proper weight and sympathy and Ru even cries with her...but no one seems to remember Jaremi talking about his experiences with his father's brutal abuse, and that moment is very quickly glossed over in the show when it does happen. anyway, rpdr editors: stop editing queens of color into one-dimensional villains, and fans, stop sending death threats.

[@Brycecommm]

Utica definitely got a villain edit towards the end of the season. It was so sad to watch.

[@karliereddfan]

So sad that Phi Phi hates her name now, most likely because of these edits

[@zeyta_org]

Some Thoughts: 1. I'm surprised you didn't bring up S3 Shangie. It's another case of just a really shady edit, but I feel like the way she "played the game", the other queens generally finding her annoying, and her being the main booger to rival the Heathers would at least make her worth mentioning. 2. I think it's arguable that Bebe was the villain of AS3. Her personality was perfect for the villain, she eliminated Aja in a way that STILL feels shady, and it's implied that she wanted to eliminate Trixie, the obvious hero of the season. I think they only avoided this cuz she's the show's first winner, and tarnishing her name would be the opposite of why they brought her on the season to begin with. 3. Akeria is also one of the villains of S11???? I don't think she was the foil for someone else, but I and several others have noticed that Akeria was always INVOLVED and present in drama, even though the drama wasn't about her. She would often be the "instigator" for Rajah and Silky, and I think if they are declared villains, she should be too (or again, at least mentioned)

[@jonathanhunter8076]

Rajah was so fucking iconic, i didnt understand all the hate about her bc she was so funny especially compared to others on the season like Yvie

[@BringMeSummer]

🙄 I just don't understand why the fandom has to always take what happens personally. It's JUST DRAG.....it's supposed to be fun & freeing. I love my shady queens, my villains, my not politically correct queens just as much as I love sweet hearts, comedy queens, and fashion girls. I'll never forget the story Kennedy told about how she was treated after her season. No bookings, no one coming to see her at the booths. Like, c'mon let's just treat these queens with respect. They're all sooo talented.

[@yaebiko00]

It's only "Just Drag" if the queen mentioned is the fan fave and it always hurt

[@christopheredale]

Oh wow, well I’d love to read or watch Kennedy’s interview about that. Do you remember where you saw it?

[@BringMeSummer]

@@christopheredale I know she's talked about her experiences on Hey Kween show & she's done livestream interviews a few years ago now it was around her AS season w/Chichi & she talked briefly about it on the season. But, I've heard a lot of queens talk about how amazing Kennedy is as well, how she cooks for queens & checks on them. Luckily, I do think Kennedy has gotten so much more love over the years ❤️

[@twannifufu]

In the last couple of years, there have been several explaining that whiteness is centered around conformity and comfortability. The moment those two things are disrupted, the friction causer must be vanquished. That's why it's always been hard for Black people - as the pillar of whiteness is anti-Blackness - can never be truly successful in white spaces. Other communities of color experience this too, yet there's a proximity to whiteness that almost shields them from whiteness's anti-Black madness - Model Minority myth, Latino/a/e community being extremely complicated to classify racially, and the virtual extermination and confinement of Indigenous people to acres of land. This, and other shows regardless of format, play this up to a T. I think that Raven was clearly the villain of season two. Yet, the producers edited her villainy and shadiness in a fun and sort of aspirational way. Violet Chachki received the same favorable villain edit. Had Ginger Minj been thinner, she would have probably received that edit too. I'm just sick of shows constantly playing into these tropes because they reinforce whiteness and white delusion/supremacy. So many people express how this show is eye-opening about communities some people may never come in contact with. For folks who may never come in to contact with Black people of any sexual and/or gender identity in real life outside of media representation, this is doing us no favors.

[@luyabaa435]

Speak THE TRUTH!!!

[@clenshin97]

really interesting to see that most of the "villains" are poc queens, huh

[@AJ-jc9rj]

I think Aja got a villain edit too opposing Valentina's "hero"

[@anshumaansathe2225]

i think the reason why seasons 9, 12 and uk2 are so good is that there are no villians and very little drama. it makes the seasons so much fun and you end up really loving and rooting for the cast.

[@DkGamerYoutube]

Kandy was the villain, the hero, the narrator, the judge, the main character and were there even other queens on the season?

[@jeffreylplunkett]

It’s very interesting that most of the queens that got the villain edit were the brown... hmm

[@ellenflc1964]

I think Gigi was supposed to be the villain, with Sherry as the hero? That's what production rumours have said about season 12

[@hirocean8555]

Yes, I think the original main storyline of s12 was the gigi vs allison.

[@theturkishdelight7399]

Opposite

[@joelbry2103]

@@theturkishdelight7399 I think they were correct. If you look at the first two episodes they were setting up the young pretty girls to be evil. Sherry was their original choice to win. She was made to seem funny & knowledgeable in her confessional with a truly campy style. It’s no secret they have been looking crown a big girl. Gigi wasn’t made to look extremely likable

[@sageseancore]

@@hirocean8555 BYE NOT ALLISON

[@theturkishdelight7399]

@@joelbry2103 Girl They Wanted Gigi To Win from the start and for that they needed a storyline and that’s when it was Gigi Vs S*erry and then Gigi Winning but Then S*erry was exposed and they had to cut that storyline and if your not convinced they wanted Gigi to win then look at her track record She Didn’t Deserve her ball win and final 5 win and she should’ve been in the bottom 2 in the Poltical,Improv,& Makeover , and yes they did favor s*erry but that’s just blc. They needed a climax to the storyline

[@Thom2509]

Literally any PoC queen: *breathes* RPDR editors: well, she's gonna get so many death threats! :D

[@jalexander2802]

The thing is , Raja was soooo obviously funny in season 11 to me she didn’t really seem like a villain but yeah

[@eckoschreiber]

Reading is fundamental! Especially in the drag community. You learn to throw and to take it. That also plays into the Snatch Game and the puppet challenge... So there's a big difference between reading (maybe throwing shade) and just being snarky and neagtiv. And I live for a wellplaced backhanded compliment.;o) I mean, it's not personal, it's drag!

[@boy_slaying]

Canada’s DR: Jeffrey B Chapman UKD1: The Vivienne UKD2: H&M DR Thailand 1: the budget DR Thailand 2: Kandy Zyanide not winning also Drag Race Down Under: Racism & the budget Drag Race Holland: Mama Queens height The Switch 1: the language barrier The Switch 2: Gina Gum

[@klutz_stringz]

omg acid is literally one of my favorite queens.

[@ClaireWritesSometimes]

I was literally thinking about this in regards to season 10 the other day. I think the producers wanted Aquaria to be the villain to Miz Cracker's hero (whilst still pushing Eureka to win). But then Aquaria and Cracker wouldn't play their game and Eureka kind of showed her ass arguing with Vixen, so they started pushing Aquaria for a growth edit instead and shoved Cracker to the side whilst trying to downplay Eureka's faults, only choosing Aquaria as the final winner when she was the clear fan favourite over Eureka.

[@gsayshi]

cmon Darienne Lake is THE villain of her season. how can you treat someone like she treated Ben

[@bussyhairsoup4298]

the true villains are the producers and fans

[@danielcisneros831]

Allegedly Gigi was the villain of the season and Sherry was going to get a Jinkx storyline. But it was cut out

[@tamcar04]

Milk...total villian edit. I was soo excited when I saw she was coming back and she completely ruined it for me.

[@corinacorina5028]

Couldn’t agree more 👏

[@tink58bell]

I had no idea Sharon needles is problematic until this video!!!

[@olivalko7970]

The alligations turned out to be lies recently...

[@jaidaa]

@@olivalko7970 every single allegation?…

[@joelbry2103]

The Vixen is owed some apologies from quite a few people

[@purplevoncreep9920]

No she isn't she is one of the few people who deserved the edit

[@brandnewheavie7548]

@@purplevoncreep9920: So, you know her in person?

[@purplevoncreep9920]

@@brandnewheavie7548 If you act like trash you get treated like trash.

[@brandnewheavie7548]

@@purplevoncreep9920 So I should treat you like trash?

[@purplevoncreep9920]

@@brandnewheavie7548 if you think disagreeing with someone makes them trash, it says alot more about you lol.

[@jinschnee8297]

Anyone: the villain is phi phi/roxxxy/derrick/ etc Aja: the villain is Linda Evangalista

[@robertodeoliveraferreira3012]

Underrated comment

[@tinkstinytalks2507]

"And the answer is..." commercial, damn YT being the shadiest villain of em all XD

[@freshavocado2482]

I think phi phi was the only one that editors did a close up to her hand when she was arguing with Willam. I don't think there are another queen who explicitly the editors showed some physical reaction that envodied anger. They showed us that phi phi was so angry that she was about to punch Willam. I mean maybe she was but with others the editors only focused on arguments, confessionals, some resting bitch faces or rolling her eyes

[@chiamrandall8188]

Wow. You could make a whole All Stars season from just these queens.

[@shawndpadley]

Okay but I'd LOVE to see a season with just the "villain edit" queens

[@oliviad2359]

Wait what, Brita 100% got a villain edit

[@samuelsomervilleart3126]

I feel really bad for the Vixen. She did no more wrong than aquaria and Eureka :((

[@buckwetgwenismyreligion1619]

Y’all ever notice that EVERY queen who gets a villain edit is a poc???

[@colebeck6528]

And then AS6 was the most carebear shit ever and I was kinda here for it

[@granttiss]

Jaremi is my favorite queen ever from the show. The fact he is so underrated and hated in the fandom I will NEVER be ok with it

[@biminibonbaddie]

3 villains PLUS eureka, ginger & a'keria (arguably the shadiest queen in S11) all together on AS6. I can't WAIT to see how this turns out

[@Ray-wz8sg]

Heres to hoping all stars 6 gives these girls the rudemption edits they deserve 🙏

[@kozmikoblivion]

Season 4 smh Jaremi gave them all the ammunition but that edit was reprehensible. I agree, no other Queen has gotten that brutal an edit since.

[@kev7600]

I never klicked with Kennedy. Even on the Werq the World season she usually had something negative to say about other queens which makes me believe that it’s not only the fault of the editing. Even on All Stars 3 she was straight up malicious to Milk and never got over it. Her outfit in episode 2 was horrible as well as her Janet Jackson performance so it would have been completely appropriate to send Kennedy home over Thorgy but people preferred to blame Milk for delusion (although speaking the truth)

[@MeddahSoul444]

Chilee they gotta be forming an all villain All Stars. Following the 5th alternates

[@cremesiccle]

id like a video breaking down the differences between the edit and just...bad choices. bc sometimes ppl just do unlikable things and you cant blame the producers for everything lol

[@heymistercarter.]

You know in Season 5, with the Alyssa Edwards/CoCo Montrese storyline, it almost seemed like they gave CoCo kind of a villain edit in that. Or at least a similar edit as The Vixen in her thing with Eureka. I think the producers knew people would gravitate towards Alyssa, so they made it out like CoCo was coming for her for having to complete her Miss Gay America reign. They didn’t do that good a job explaining why CoCo was so upset with Alyssa, they almost made it out like she was bitter and playing the victim card for something that was kinda silly and nonsensical. Even in the bit where the two talked about it privately, the edit for CoCo’s side of the story was kinda confusing. So in that way, I think they were trying to make her the villain of that storyline, would eliminate Alyssa in their lip-sync, and then Alyssa would be avenged by CoCo getting eliminated the very next week. That said, I saw an interview CoCo did with Johnny McGovern, and she did a way better job explaining her feelings and side of the story than the show did.

[@HedonisticPickle]

I wish we got to see more of Serena’a growth and I was naively hoping they would send home TKB in AS6, because I had heard all about Serena being this polished queen nowadays. I guess TKB proved her spot later on in AS6, but what if Serena would’ve also done so? It feels like they eliminated Serena based on ”edit history” and ”accomplisments in their previous drag race season”’. The even played the ”funny music” when she entered the werk room.

[@kayredmond2395]

My take on the "villain edit" is this: Season 1: Akashia or Rebecca. Queens enjoyed Shannel from what I remembered, it was more of a Tammie Brown moment for me as Shannel was against the JUDGES rather than the queens. Season 2: Raven or Morgan. Raven attacked like literally everyone, and this was highlighted a lot in the reunion. Tyra...I can definitely see it as well, but Tyra didn't actually attack the queens...the queens attacked her. Season 3: The Heathers. Straight up, no explanation. Season 4: Phi Phi ofc and I would like to say Willam. A lot of people argued with her, especially in Untucked and Willam always snapped back. However, they are more of a grey area. Season 5: Rolaskatox in general, especially Roxxxy. I always thought Serena had a delusional, uneducated edit. Season 6: I'd say Courtney or Darienne. Darienne was worse off, however. Bianca had a shady but lovable edit. Season 7: Ginger in untucked, Kennedy on the actual viewing. Season 8: Acid Betty straight up. Season 9: I would say Alexis Michelle, though it wasn't really a villain edit, more of a shady edit, and it wasn't even really that. Season 10: The Vixen was supposed to be the Villain, but instead fans took it out more on Eureka lol, bad production I guess. Season 11: Rajah O Hara for me, Silky was just unlikeable because she was delusional. Fans were supposed to like Silky because production thought they would love Eureka. It just backfired. Season 12: SP was supposed to have the villain edit but it was going to be with Gigi, not Jaida (source was from U or Uckey Lee). But Brita just got it because of her feud with Aiden. Season 13: It felt like it should have been Kandy, Mik, and Tina. NO idea why they did it on Kandy, Tina had way more potential. But production thought that they could have made Tamisha a villain, but she didn't last long on the season. And s13 felt so underproduced in storylines that none of them really were a villain. Sorry this is long, but I wanted to say my thoughts on it because the only "true" villain edit is really Phi Phi. But really the villains are the fans...

[@CyberJawa1986]

I agree ☝️

[@anthonysothern-avery3531]

I accept this

[@spawn3721]

I also don't think Serena was in enough episodes to be considered a villain

[@kayredmond2395]

@@spawn3721 exactly

[@inkygrimmananas4928]

Everyone should really watch the S5 top 3 react to Jinkx' winning, like not the episode but a video on youtube where they react to the actual winner Roxxxy is so freaking supportive of Jinkx' winning, she hugs her and just is so nice while Alaska is having a breakdown

[@chelseafcrocks82]

I'll say it again - Ru is a drag landlord, not a drag mother.

[@yodaya70]

The difference for me between Tatianna and the other shady queens on season 2 is from what I remember most of her shade came after other people were being rude first. More of a defensive shade than an offensive shade. She didn’t usually just start shit for no reason it was in reaction to other people. That being said her shade is amazing 😂

[@astrisperspecto4130]

I never thought of Roxy as the vilain of s5, unlike Detox. It seems relatively obvious that Roxxie was so under her own pressure to compete against a rather new commer queen. DETOX on the other hand...

[@ellenv]

I am in love with your videos and just really appreciate hearing your criticisms and such. I’d love to see you cover the redemption arc edits!

[@dharshanization]

I'm so earllllyyyyyyy

[@anthonyl-etsplay3335]

I think another queen who got a little bit of villain edit in season 11 was Akeria when they showed her (and even RuPaul calling her out in the reunion) that she was instigating the things in the makeover challenge. With Kandy I personally don't like her attitude on the show cause is a little bit of similar to Silky in terms of looking for camera time but I also don't think that she is a villain or whatever I think most people dislike her and portraits her as a villain is because the fight with Tamisha or because a lot of people says that she was "pushed to the finale" cause RuPaul didn't let her go when she lost against Symone and I also think that this season has everyone having their fair share of "villainous" edit, even Utica or Gottmik got a little bit of villain edit, I think Lala Ri was the only one saved from that edit cause at the end she was Miss Congeniality but her aside everyone got a villain edit I think. I agree that Milk was like Valentina in AS4 that they easily can be called Delusionals more than villains per se (and I love Milk and Valentina) I hated that when Gia went home they wanted to paint Latrice as a "villain" or a "bitter Queen" using the effects and everything, cause Latrice is such a sweetheart and a loveable Queen.

[@ViardotVSGrisi]

Watching your video, I think these edits help to reveal a greater villain: the “fans”.

[@yurilucas206]

Great video. Although I don’t think Acid Betty was edited as much as some other queens were. For me, she got this editing during judges critiques because of the music cues, but when she was with the other girls, you could notice how uncomfortable they were with her mean unapologetic attitude. Especially in the episode where she read Trixie’s makeup to filthy. Despite of Derrick and Bob were the only ones who called her out, the other ones seemed very mad as well.

[@emilioxd6140]

Kandy had a “redemption” edit, she started like a villain and ended like a hero/ fan fav