Top 10 RuPaul's Drag Race Scandals You Completely Forgot About

How could we forgot about these "Drag Race" scandals? For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable times this reality series - or its contestants - were embroiled in dramatic, surprising, or messy situations. Our countdown includes the first disqualification, trans participation, the fracking, and more! Did any of these controversies leave YOU gagging? Let us know in the comments!
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[@gurglequeen433]

Bold of you to assume I've ever forgotten anything that happened on Drag Race.

[@jeromeatangan3853]

Truer words have not been said

[@manueltapia1859]

You are right, we owed Pearl who saw how really is Ru a selfish and vain person!!!

[@esecretlangel9130]

While some people might not have seen the show. Like people who have just bought a TV, or someone who finally escaped a insanely religious family.

[@X.ainotit]

This. Lol. If nothing else I have a photographic recollection of everything I've ever seen on or about drag race 😆

[@spicybeantofu]

My brain is too full of pokemon knowledge to worry about real people lol

[@batgurrl]

I will NEVER forget Pearl and RuPaul’s do I have something on my face moments

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[@laincoubert7236]

the lack of Sharon Needles coverage here tho..... should've made top 3 with tyra & sherry.

[@vitor8048]

Probably top 1

[@furby9284]

Exactly. What she did was even worse than Tyra and Sherry and she’s one of the most famous queens from the show. I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned.

[@sushifornico]

@@furby9284 I may have missed something ( I don't follow all the queens) what did she do ?

[@riverrhere]

@@sushifornico she’s a child predator. Look it up there’s ALOT

[@sushifornico]

@@riverrhere allegedly - thanks for bringing this up! didnt know about it

[@joshbeaudry7633]

I promise you not a single person has forgotten the Pearl situation

[@sadiestranks]

William said in an interview that she was eliminated FOR HOOKING UP WITH A PRODUCER. Ru couldn’t share that and made up the other story.

[@spawn3721]

The "Oh the fracking, NO NOT THAT 🙅🏾‍♀" video pops up on my feed every 1-2 business weeks so no, I remember that 🤣

[@nelle5686]

No I haven't forgotten the fracking. It has very much dropped my level of respect for Ru Charles and his partner as it shows total disrespect for the environment likd they're above that!

[@pablobotello4673]

Who could have forgotten Willam's DQ? that's on the HERSTORY book, we LGBTQIA+ better respect our culture

[@aliflim649]

I'm confused. I've haven't caught up in Drag race news and scandals in a long while, can you explain what happened

[@pablobotello4673]

@@aliflim649 Willam was disqualified for breaking the rules (allegedly) so the producers came up with the story that she had conjugal visits from her husband. That was a made-up lie since the real reason she got DQ was the poor conditions season4 queens were put up and she called that out. Producers got tired of her complains so they got rid of her. In recent years Willam spoke about being DQ was a thing she had planned when she got casted on the season, that story was confirmed by Derrick Barry

[@pembrokelove]

Or the Pearl gaze? None of these were forgotten.

[@AirQuotes]

Right how could ever forget that

[@Stefinicious]

I actually just saw Alaska a few weeks ago and she has a joke in her show about it lol

[@camecex]

Ms Mojo clearly loves everything Drag Race

[@janehopke878]

And that’s a bad thing?

[@camecex]

@@janehopke878 Not at all. Just acknowledging it

[@kriscynical]

Fracking: having a choice about it is an illusion. Ru DID NOT have a say. It's basically you sign mineral rights to get some sort of monetary compensation, or the drilling company just takes it anyway and you get nothing. You will NOT stop them. I know this from experience. Story time if you're interested: I live in north Texas right over the Barnett Shale, which is a HUGE natural gas reserve. Several years ago a drilling company decided they were going to start fracking next to a lake that was in our neighborhood, so all of the residents of the neighborhood had to sign a contract with the company (XTO Energy) to give them mineral rights in exchange for monthly monetary compensation based on the amount of material fracked from that property. There was no refusing this. Even if the ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD had said no, they still would have drilled regardless. Does it sound like it should be illegal? Yes. But if the city wants the revenue from the drilling? Tough shit, that company is going to be allowed to drill, pollute the water, and release chemicals into the air. My dog died of lymphoma at only 9 years old because of that goddamn fracking well when my previous dog of the same breed had lived to 16. I'm still angry about it because as far as I'm concerned, XTO took her from me. Several other dogs in the neighborhood died of cancer within the span of a couple years. God only knows what it's done to us. So long story short: I don't blame Ru for signing over those mineral rights on his property (does Ru go by he/him? I honestly don't know so if I'm incorrect PLEASE let me know!) because more than likely he didn't REALLY have a choice. Energy companies rule the world and have the gov't in their back pocket for a reason. (Edited for typos.)

[@paninisakhnini9585]

I definitely agree with you and see your point here. Sidenote: yes rupaul goes by both him/him and she/her

[@brandonatkins2258]

Bout freaking time! Because the fandom will always, ALWAYS blame RuPaul for fracking and of course, the fandom is toxic af to a point of being blamed for racism which is not surprising. If the fracking situation happened to a white queen, they'll defend it or be split, but as soon as a BIPOC queen does it: CANCELLED!

[@generic_ornament]

Thank you! Also worth mentioning that that property was inherited by Ru's husband, if I'm not mistaken. I'm also really sorry for the loss of your dog....

[@emilycross8994]

How are you going to mention Pearl and not mention “Nothing you say matters unless those cameras are rolling”?!? lol

[@colinekszczecin]

People: let's not talk about Sherry Pie, her victims asked for the subject to be dropped so they can move on. MsMojo: hold my poodle!

[@prioriincantantem623]

Yeah except in retrospect you can't take back what happened. The channel didn't say names, just said that sherry is fucked up. I respect that it's called out. I'm not going to just brush it under the rug

[@sailorjupoak]

No, I didn't forget about any of these, as they get retold by Drag Race channels about every other week.

[@Lvl1Critters]

pie wasn't just catfishing, they were a full on predator, don't diminish what those victims went through by calling it catfishing, DO BETTER MOJO! 😡

[@hirynanasarian]

Finally Simeone say it

[@lenniegray3086]

I'm gonna play devil's advocate with the Pearl vs Ru situation. While Ru may have thought that what she said was constructive, I can definitely see how it came off as condescending to Pearl. Ru did have a point in what she said, but she could have worded it differently so it didn't sound so judgy and holier-than-thou. I don't blame Pearl for how she responded to it.

[@princessarwen9194]

Sherry should have been in jail 🤷‍♀️ if she was a straight man she would have been. She was 100% in the wrong.

[@shadowm2k7]

I wish Manilla was able to wear that dress Sometimes us girls need men's voices when ours are drowned out constantly

[@Pinkrave69]

Sharon’s racist past. The queen from drag race down under doing blackface. Robbie turner claiming her Uber driver died in a car accident. Mathu Anderson being a sacrifice for rupaul to gain more fame

[@JulieDelahooke]

Season 12 is one of my favourite seasons. But it makes me so mad at how good Sherri Pie was, because she did such a horrible thing.

[@Insulindependantfati]

Astina and Baby have similar stories.

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[@thatclaudiakid]

MsMojo these are drag race scandals we always always talk about!😂 glad u are posting about em tho!

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[@qveenspring]

with how many videos you’ve included willams disqualification in how could we forget

[@donttellmewhattodomama662]

Yasss Msmojo coming in with drag race videos again

[@dubstepviolin207]

ma‘am was that a stroke when mentioning delta work‘s actual name?😂

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[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

No, that is how the credit is received

[@lindsaytoles2023]

Pearl's moment is so painful to watch, I need to forget about it...

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

Same like second hand cringe

[@manueltapia1859]

Poor Pearl imagine to know how really is your hero!!!!

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

The RuPaul’s Drag Race scandals are so iconic!

[@GayLatinoBear]

I'm hoping Gia Gunn being a pioneer and opening doors is on here. ICONIC

[@shereebrolaski1791]

But she was such a bitch I hated her personality so glad when she was booted out

[@GayLatinoBear]

@@shereebrolaski1791 I was being sarcastic

[@TheDarlingLuna]

So many of these are absolutely diminishing the harm behind these events

[@dannymorgan7252]

Phiphi was lucky she wasn’t eliminated for that wig throw

[@sieekakhan6761]

"Oh the fracking?"

[@SpyridonJohn1633]

I also do like, concerning the Sherrie pie fiasco, that they completely white washed her for the re-filmed reunion and the finally. Just no mention of Pie at all, save for the jab at Dahlia Sins being "#13 in a 12 person race...."

[@adelucas4824]

I think America edited Sherry Pie out as much as they could, but internationally they showed a lot more with a disclaimer about her behaviour at the beginning of each episode

[@tequilapapii5936]

*Honestly…. Nobody forgot anything on this list* 🤣

[@nerd26373]

RuPaul's Drag Race has been consistent in giving us quality entertainment over the years. Somehow it isn't always perfect, and same goes with other reality shows.

[@came2survive]

No, not the fracking ❌️😟😳😂😂😂

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[@chrissytopher1]

down under s1 drama is an honorable mentioned

[@loganwood1112]

Omg my dumb self finally understanding the Bob and Peppermint clip 😂😂 Also I'll never forgive pie.

[@wendigowithwifi8494]

No one forgot about the fracking.

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[@markalexander3659]

NOBODY has forgotten any of these.

[@deannanorris03]

PLEASE DO DRAGULA

[@lexxitrexxi]

YES PLEASE!

[@paul3547]

Raven should have won Season two

[@mielissa100ify]

Never and there’s a reason she didn’t

[@dannyhalofan]

Let’s also acknowledge what cause Tyra breakdown. It was the toxic fandom invalidating her win like if you were a republican calling the the election rigged.

[@hypathiassword8749]

Electionwas rigged..

[@nickwheeler5396]

There was apparently another queen ALMOST cast in season 13 that did similar stuff like Sherry did but upon further research she was axed

[@pablobotello4673]

Demi Sexton is the queen you are talking about

[@adelucas4824]

the editing was amazing though. Apart from a foot here or the edge of a wig there you'd never notice

[@gamergod1989]

How is mental health a Scandal? I don't quite get that. Kinda offensive.

[@davidp8602]

WHAT does Delta Work go by out of drag??? 😂😂

[@dahlyiadubonnet]

Yeah I didn't understand whatever name they said????

[@jmbechtel]

Gabriel Villarreal, I think.

[@Arek.Arkadiusz]

04:00 that is a poor example - Willow was not openly trans at the time of filiming. And she wasn't openly trans for the most of the season airing.

[@ae9581]

so you mention Tyra who's suffered horrible treatments from fans, receiving death threats, racism and such. but not the (once) beloved fan favorite Sharon Needles? Whose scandals is worse than of Tyra's? yeah we can see your stands here.

[@mielissa100ify]

Let the fans tell it, she deserves it all because of her mistakes. All while being mental health advocates

[@adelucas4824]

or the Shangela scandal

[@zinzinnatiohio]

And whomever thinks reality competition shows are glamorous are out of their f-ing minds. I still can’t eat Subway.

[@manramen]

Also MsMojo... nice try sis, Ru's fracking didn't fade, Ru deleted his twitter and then came back online with a post about charity and olivia newton john.

[@bgcuneditstv]

Nothing could have prepared me for Delta Work’s real name 💀

[@adelucas4824]

it's Gabriel A. Villarreal, so the narrator just mangled it really badly

[@KalokerinesDiakopes1]

No one has forgotten the drama between Rupaul and Pearl!

[@miss_anthropy]

I haven't forgotten any of these moments 🤷🏼 Do better 😂

[@aboutfacetheatreblog]

Forgot about!? Most of these live rent-free in my brain.

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[@witchbtch8155]

No one forgot any of these 😂😂😂

[@Cat_Woods]

I hadn't forgotten Willam's disqualification, Ru's unfortunate comments about trans competitors, how Delta was treated, Pearl's faceoff w/Ru, Manila's period dress, Willam's claims about how queens were treated on set, Eureka's ACL, Tyra's problems (and how she was treated for years before that, which wasn't mentioned), or Sherry Pie's abuses of others ("catfishing" doesn't cover it). So most of the list I not only hadn't "completely forgotten" about, but, barring dementia, could never forget. But there were a few gems in there. Completely forgot about the fracking. Is that still happening?

[@zinzinnatiohio]

Willam?! I think I remember what Ru wore better than anything Willam did. Was never impressed.

[@bebe13]

What is Delta's name out of drag?😂 I could not understand what you said!!

[@adelucas4824]

Gabriel A. Villarreal

[@janethomas7802]

Willem, so self entitled

[@zandyyoung3345]

Why is Rupaul’s always look so gorgeous and beautiful???? Im a woman who feels jealous of a man’s beauty transformation- show me how to make beautiful………

[@saesnaughtyprincess]

Ask Raven.

[@manueltapia1859]

Because Ru doesnt put make up herself other people do that and always do the same walk and movements

[@Anewyoutubeaccount11]

whos ready for christmas

[@tfe1788]

Me

[@badvogue]

Mariah.

[@aavalestormiconicperformer]

They all are brave and overcame a huge hurdle in their lives and now have a successful career because they believed.

[@JordanWrightOfficial]

Did Ms.Mojo just assume my Drag Race knowledge?

[@Retroalicemichael]

Manilas period dress is so amazing. I’m disappointed they wouldn’t let her wear it.

[@bubblezrus6680]

can we acknowledge that no big queen has won either? (I'm not talking about after queens won I'm talking during their season)

[@Magelog490]

I have to admit, Rue had a point about drag queen being men who dresses as women and that transwomen aren't men who dresses as women since they identify as women. Sure, some transpeoples started as drag queens, but once you fully transition you no longer qualify as a drag queen since you are no longer a man. They should just have their own show instead of trying to hijack drag race. Transwomen are advocating so hard to be considered the same as biological women, them wanting to be included in drag is like a step backwards in my opinion. Afterall they would never let a bio woman participate, why should a transwomen be allowed?

[@ultralance7470]

Honey what left me gagging was the fact that you don’t know that gays regularly quote these moments in real life!! This was culture!!

[@karilari8057]

Oh the fracking?

[@makelovenotwar9941]

We will never forget The Frackin’

[@Walrussnor]

Top 10 RuPaul's Drag Race Scandals You Completely Forgot About = Top 10 RuPaul's Drag Race Scandals that EVERYONE Knows (and still talk) About

[@Jesuslaves]

Too much drag can be a real drag

[@jibaration1011]

I don't think anyone forgot about most of these.

[@tjwash5118]

Any fan of the show never forgot any of this.

[@themomos2749]

"Drag Race Scandals You Completely Forgot About". Goes on to list some of the most memorable scandals of RPDR 🤣 I think yall just need to work on your titles better lol

[@paidtrollwheresmymoney5421]

Can you please explain why its the production fault what happened to eureka? I dont get it. Its accident and they brought her to the hospital and remove her from the competition to avoid further damage to her body. I do agree with the rest of the controversy

[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

Should not have had the challenge in the first place; production decides what the challenges are.

[@paidtrollwheresmymoney5421]

@@asaabrahamagulnik574 so the challenge being physically demanding. Yeah make sense. But Did the production choreograph the routine and made eureka split?

[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

@@paidtrollwheresmymoney5421 They had to approve it.

[@paidtrollwheresmymoney5421]

@@asaabrahamagulnik574 well for me she made the decision to do the split base on her skill and shes very confident to do so. She did it several times in the show for what i can remember. Which is her choice. Its a different story if they ask farrah moan to split and she tried and injured herself thats a different story. Its like saying we should remove stunts in lip syncs. You cannot control what the queens will do. Thats my take on it. Whats important the production made sure that she was taken care of after the incident. Also remember when aja jump from the box? So if she was injured its the productions fault? See why i got confused?

[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

@@paidtrollwheresmymoney5421 Aja chose to do that talent; production did not choose it for her. That is the difference.

[@shereebrolaski1791]

Damn now I know who won season 2

[@BenniStrawberry_YouTube]

I love Gabidiubdiabdiuh! Werk Gabidiubdiabdiuh!!!

[@ThirdCoastGems]

SOOOOooooo many of these are perfect examples of this channel grasping at ANYTHING to be relevant.

[@brianagarcia7415]

Pearl was very dry in her season. There was no energy from pearl.

[@FaresFatale]

no Sharon Needles...?

[@dickhanes7094]

I agree with Ru on the trans contestants

[@denisechristie]

I knew the second this show went to VH1 and drew younger contestants it would turn to this. It’s a show meant to entertain nothing more. It really is a shame that some contestants are bitching about every bit of minutiae of the show.

[@kimberlee8567]

I miss some of the queens original teeth.. Jiggly for example.. they don't need those gigantic veneers when professional whitening would be perfectly fine

[@brandonatkins2258]

So you want Jiggly Calente to have fugly teeth that cannot be replaced? Okay, so you're not familiar with dental hygiene or diseases or gingivitis or anything like that.

[@kimberlee8567]

@@brandonatkins2258 .. I'm not Jiggly's dentist.. but their natural teeth only LOOKED liked they needed to be cleaned and have whitening.. I have no idea about the oral health of Jiggly.. but I do know the natural teeth look much better and much more NATURAL than gigantic plastic looking veneers

[@rutgernewman828]

Tyra was never the bad guy and neither was Phi Phi. Sh*ron however is one of the most problematic people ever on the show.

[@GayLatinoBear]

Dear WatchMojo Don't say most forgotten when the #1 on your list almost ruins a full season for some people. Sincerely, the RPDR Fanbase

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[@estevanfigueroa7525]

Me

[@janethomas7802]

Tyra, is a young person who needed to grow up.

[@user-qs3lg4tw4d]

#Sherry pie

[@CucumberBat227]

Is mental health issues a scandal though? They're very real, but to specify Asstina when countless Queens have expressed mental health issues (a very common issue in the general public as well) what about Asstina's situation made it scandalous? Also when talking about having openly trans Queens on later seasons, why didn't you show those openly trans Queens. You immediately showed a handful of Queens who came out later on. They still deserve that recognition, but showing openly Trans Queens would have driven home your point much better.

[@p4n1n1h34d]

lol

[@tiger31623]

D

[@Anewyoutubeaccount11]

Second

[@badvogue]

Yes, please.

[@user-qs3lg4tw4d]

#Sherrypie

[@cookingforsingles]

If you forgot any of these you are not a superfan!

[@josephwest124]

My biggest complaint with the Sherry Pie situation was that they should've addressed the issue ON the show before the reunion (more than just the donations-made disclaimer after episodes where Sherry won the week's challenge). I mean, I don't do Facebook or Twitter or any of the rest of the social media crap so I ended up having to Google what happened and it still didn't really clarify the situation. But, the biggest issue I really had was the affect on Jackie Cox's performance. She got eliminated from the competition in the final episode before the reunion and the grand finale. (Granted, it helped make things a bit easier since the show's reunion and finale episodes were seriously affected by the COVID pandemic. Setting up the virtual finale with just 3 contestants was easier than trying to do it with 4 but the Sherry Pie issue seriously screwed over Jackie.) As an aside, I was also pissed at Jaida's win for the season. Crystal and GIgi were far more creative in their individual challenges than Jaida (wow--Jaida did a dance routine; how original) and Gigi had racked up more wins in the season but it looked like Ru had predetermined a Black queen was going to win and Jaida was the last one standing.

[@elizabethwoolridge8821]

nah, Gigi peaked in the Madonna Rusical. Jaida was consistent during the entire season, after the first half Gigi just faded into the background, was given a lot of free passes, saves from lipsyncs and debatable wins. And what could have Gigi brought to the winners table that Aquaria didn't already have? and DR has never been about who wins the most challenges lol. Jaida served Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent, and she deserved the crown, periodt.

[@manramen]

Ru knows how to control a narrative especially since its HIS show, he calls the shots. He like an old school old money Republican expects certain "liberties" for this.

[@jeffreylindahl5895]

Forgotten? Really Watchmojo/MsMojo.

[@Avabelle-tm2mt]

Are we not going to talk about Sharon Needles wearing a Confederate flag on the stage, and no one stopped her?

[@manueltapia1859]

Why you asume we forgot??? Thanks to Pearl we knew how fake Rupaul is, too bad for her to saw how really is her hero and she doesnt know how to put make up herself haha. And how restricted are the laugage, food etce

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[@markalexander3659]

Sherry did NOT "Catfish" people. She faked another person, but also ruined lives, including breaking up relationships and gaslighting a guy into using steroids.

[@denisechristie]

Oh one more post. Manila I so love you but mensuration is normal we don’t need someone wearing a dress about it. As I said before I just adore you but it wasn’t necessary to want to wear that dress mensis has been happening since the dawn of time. Sorry for spelling errors on the old phone.

[@allessandmegchannel]

It’s literally hilarious that a woman that dresses up like a guy and thinks she’s a guy is offended by women not being able to compete in drag race 😂

[@fthurman]

stop being transphobic, sweetie - it's a terrible look.