Yvie Oddly Exposes Frustrations with All Stars 7

Yvie Oddly reveals her grievances about her time on All Stars 7 and why the contestants didn't get what they were promised with the edit.
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[@dragteainterviews]

Check out the full interview with Yvie for even more tea: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3Wol41jmpKNgpo

[@stevegriffith2486]

Wish the footage of Raja telling Michelle that her opinion is garbage and she isn’t qualified to be a judge and that she should be removed from set… that footage needs to be exposed.

[@zootmoe]

The fact that we know about what Raja said to Michelle kind of corroborates what Yvie says.

[@EddieHarrison-qx7bb]

They will never show it she has her nose up you know what of Rue

[@djcrystalclear8169]

😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@amandapalme9060]

Knowing the things the judges were actually telling the girls and not airing makes this situation make soooo much more sense

[@1bwash]

except that story came from Willam and was heavily exaggerated. Raja told the story herself and it was not that dramatic at all.

[@livingreflection5]

Ever since Michelle broke Adore so badly that she walked off of All Stars, I believe we see a very edited version of the critiques.

[@joeschmidt8415]

and yet she apparently learned nothing despite all the protestations that she's a mother hen

[@micbln8967]

Adore said more than once kow, not Michelle was the porblem Raven Simone was it

[@manuelesaa3795]

Gurl, it was actually Raven Symoné. But they couldnt let her take the guilty because shes "famous" so they choose Michelle instead.

[@Rhetzelle]

​@@manuelesaa3795 wait she's famous?

[@Unnkxn0wn]

Aka adore being dramatic

[@fede5615]

Incredible that they tell these queens that they have not yet discovered who they are as artists 😂😂

[@thatsthespirit3523]

That part! I get that they go on a show involving critiques but that's just such an outrageous claim about literally anybody. Who knows you better than you? Judges just don't like anything different from their expectations, so obviously, when someone different shows up, they just don't know themselves yet.

[@wasabi.2839]

I can understand that from *some* queens in regular seasons, but we are talking about WINNERS of the show who get to experience a wide range of different work opportunities for years at this point, they wouldn't be as successful if they didn't knew who they are and what they can offer.

[@jacobfierro2535]

That’s why I don’t think ru and Michelle are credible in their remarks. Like…you don’t tell someone about “their” artistic journey or who a person is as an artist…that’s no one else’s business.

[@quiquochan]

It's a jarring critique for most, if not all, queens in the show. I can't imagine ru girls not having a solid base and self knowledge of themselves as artists when they are cast. To say this of a winner like Yvie (that they invited back) is the same as saying they don't know her and they were wrong to crown her. Would a show as big and competitive as drag race crown a queen that doesn't know herself and her work as an artist? Of course not, a queen like that would probably not even be cast in the first place! It's a disrespectful critique that makes no sense.

[@neuberknight575]

Especially when the franchise imposes drag archetypes all the way to the crown.

[@metacrisis47]

damn, Yvie put it so eloquently, part of what made the contestants feel connected with the audience was seeing every side to them so limiting it and editing it down feels insincere

[@armitchell86]

How am I just finding out that Yvie sewed 90% of her garments on Winners? This would have made me view Yvie's run much differently.

[@mrsdsparky]

I’m glad Yvie said something that didn’t air, so that we could better understand their frustrations from AS7. Because as a viewer, I thought all of the queens in AS7 were portrayed very favorably and beautifully for the most part, IMO.

[@CSketch7023]

prior to this yevie was annoyed that they took out her vulnarable moments, or most of them. not surprised that she agreed to a interview like this given she's even exposed them for not giving her the prize money until much later.

[@zzizahacallar]

What one of the judges said to Yvie was plain mean. It wasn't constructive but to make them feel doubt.

[@SaudiaYoung]

Yvie is very SMART and diplomatic about her honesty and transparency. She has a lot of sass, CLASS, and awareness. I am team Yvie Oddly!

[@trao1938]

When they told Yvie she still hasn't figured out who she is, they probably meant she still hadn't 'branded' a fake-a$$ public personna of her own to to hawk crappy merch to the masses . As far as they're concerned, what's the point of having a genuine personality if it ain't making you mega-rich? I truly loved all the contestants on that season, but Yvie was the one person I wanted to hang out with most.

[@yourfuturewaifu9061]

I don't think you could be more correct, so I'll give you a Gia Gunn, "Absolutely!"

[@Dan3043]

A "fake-ass public persona"? I'm curious, are you talking about Monet or Shea, or Raja, or..? It's funny how other queens didn't get that critique. I guess that by your logic they've all honed their "fake-ass public persona"...

[@marquethagod1769]

@@Dan3043shea by far has the most insincere persona to me. She gives strong mean girl vibes through the big white smile and black power and that’s coming from a black man

[@musicjunkie274]

Yvie got called out from Bianca for charging fans for a photo of her. So yeah…doesn’t really track boo

[@trao1938]

@@Dan3043 Some have, while others don't really care to make the effort.

[@successfulsomewhat]

They played in Yvie’s face so bad. Constantly acting like she was an amateur amongst the other winners & making her storyline just a big joke when she has such an incredible perspective and story to share. It really dragged down the season for me. Perhaps I just adore Yvie so much!

[@MakuraZalis]

​@@kev7600let's be real they were expecting season 11 yvie when she has grown and so has her condition. They were horrible with how they treated Yvie, Jaida and Vivienne. Vivienne was always treated like an outsider because she was the only international winner

[@Dan3043]

You're very clearly biased.

[@Dan3043]

@@kev7600 what do you mean? I agree with you. My reply wasn't for you; it was for the original poster. I don't believe that the judges specifically singled out Yvie because they had something against her. I believe that the criticisms she received were most likely mostly warranted, even if she is convinced otherwise. IMO, her performance in the show was not up to par with most of the other queens. Her outfits were often lackluster, and when it came to challenges, for the most part, she just simply couldn't live up to the standards that the other queens were setting. The producers were very gracious with the edit they gave her. They made it look like all queens were contenders, when the reality is that a couple of them fell short. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying she did horribly, but imo, when you tally up the 'scores' for all of the performances throughout the season, she came in last - or second to last - place.

[@ricardoderas4906]

​@@kev7600wow, take your hate elsewhere

[@salvatore2004]

What's that around her mouth? Coke?

[@noahfenn1462]

Yvie would dominate dragula

[@arc7375]

I doubt. Those girls are really out there.

[@acidinmyspam7402]

She’s cool for sure. With that said look @ Nio that just won. Her artistry is INSANE. Same with Victoria Elizabeth Universal studios.

[@MnMnMnM464]

Gurl no, dragula girls wouldnt let Yvie's hokey pokey drag breath

[@JinMeowsoon]

I mean, seeing how Dragula is turning into spooky runway even for the finale floorshow, why not. But RPDR girls would need to step up their DIY skills quite a lot because the aesthetics is heavily reliant on non-fabric costuming and FX. Nio is a 3D Artist and VEB is a FX makeup artist. It's really not the same kind of craft as RPDR drag.

[@noahfenn1462]

@@JinMeowsoon no seriously she’s the only RPDR girl I could see doing well on dragula. RPDR is about being pretty Dragula is about actual uniqueness and talent

[@rattusbubble2313]

After learning I also had ehlers danlos syndrome while season 11 was airing Yvie became my Zebra Queen. I was so excited to learn she was coming back for AS7 for more people to learn about EDS and how Yvie copes with frequent subluxation, pain and the decline of flexibility as she gets older. While the tricks she does are fun to watch, I'm 20 years older than Yvie and I know first hand how difficult it is going from being able to do stuff to not. I empathise with her journey as a Zebra and the edited version showed none of what trying to be a Drag queen with a disability was like for Yvie. She will forever be my Zebra Queen and inspiration. Her mind the way she processes is phenomenal and I wish her much strength as she continues her journey and adapting her drag for what her body can manage.

[@hugoalvarez493]

My god she speaks so eloquently and explained everything very well! I'm so sorry for your experience Yvie. I hope you heal from this and becoming even more braver!

[@WonderfulKira]

She is my absolute fav and it breaks my heart that they said that to her.

[@Jared-ss9mr]

Yvie is easily one of the most interesting and creative winners that’s ever come from drag race. She is a blessing to this franchise.

[@Matt-og7si]

It’s funny because Ivy I think is one of the few queens who knew who she is from the beginning even on her season. The line you don’t know who you are is oversized so many times from the judges, when I actually do not know who the judges are outside of the judging desk they hide behind.

[@PandaNFriends23]

I am gobsmacked. I genuinely walked away from the television mad that Yvie wasn't in the top on multiple episodes of All Winners All Stars. It was obvious to me that you had grown as an artist. I'm disabled with a chronic pain illness and YOU have inspired me more than any other queen on the show. How dare the judges treat you all that way. I agree. They aren't the right judges. (Random, but reminded me of Michelle Visage being the judge in Australia's Drag Race as Rupaul no longer wants to make the trip?? Not any of the Australian drag queens, MICHELLE??? What a complete joke.)

[@emmiexrose]

Fully second this as someone with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome the same condition Yvie has (we’ve actually spoken about it to each other both on social media and on FaceTime during my friends M&G, i’d been in hospital for 6-7 months at that point and had to have hella traumatic emergency surgery the night before at like 3am and my friend had a m&g with a few of the DR queens and during her one with Yvie she told them about me and how i was really going through it and Yvie told her to FT me and literally her pep talk had both my mum and my 1:1 nurse in tears and me obviously also bawling, she also had a sweatshirt & print mailed to me too) so literally for them to “not understand who Yvie is etc” a beautiful person and you can’t put a price on that nor manipulate any scenario to change people’s perception of Yvie no matter how fkin hard production tried and if people STILL dont get that go watch Yvie’s Werq The World episode, anyone that has a heart and most especially people with a disability/someone close to your heart does you’ll never feel more validated/understood/ emotionally moved watching that episode- it’s infuriating people dont see Yvie for just how phenomenal they are and tbh that episode really does show just how much giving it 1010% takes especially when Yvie doesn’t have 110% like most other queens, no matter how hard they push through it; ehlers danlos reminds you constantly the consequence of every push💔

[@1bwash]

Y'all are so weird. You act like critiques from the judges are designed to harm the queens instead of being suggestions for growth. It's so ridiculous and immature.

[@CelticMonkeyNinja]

I think the negative critiques weren't shown because the popularity of a lot of the queen's in AS7 is greater than that of the judges - we can't have Ms Paul et al looking like jealous bullies

[@sandra-jones]

​@@kev7600 Yvie must have took your man. Your all over this clip hating on her.

[@sandra-jones]

@@kev7600 👈 there's one of those toxic fans we hear so much about

[@sandra-jones]

@@kev7600 👈 *FOUND ONE!*

[@JonahSMoonRiver]

@@kev7600get a life seriously

[@bernardsoul5186]

@@kev7600 Ok, you are just pitiful at this point

[@shawnpanthress]

I love how Yvie talks, yes queen of talking 💗

[@miladee8793]

Really? Incoherent and way up as a kite

[@Mitch-Alex]

​@@miladee8793Rite?? I feel like no one else is noticing

[@renemarzec7155]

Wonderful interview, always love hearing Yvie laugh!!!

[@tokki2901]

That critique they gave to Yvie.... its the kind of critique you gave to people in 5-6th place that need a push to realize their own identity. Not to a winner. Like, now I fully understand why Raja, allegedly, called Michelle out about not qualified to judge them, to judge drag queens. They probably got bs nonsensical critiques over and over again and she popped.

[@1bwash]

But what has Yvie done with her win? There are like 3 other queens from her own season that are just as popular/successful, if not more so.

[@tokki2901]

@@1bwash thats irrelevant tho. They were not asking her about what she has done irl after her win, they were asking her why she is not "growing", which from the runway alone we can already see the massive glow up. Not only that, if they were not sure about her identity, then how could she won over brooklyn then ? The critique's just dont make sense because in a way, they are saying the whole season 11 lose to someone that have no identity on their creative work and no grow. That being said, to answer your question, she was touring, just like every winners do. She even participated in drag race live in vegas. I remember she got a lot of positive feedback on social media for how good she was in vegas. She had a bit break because of her genetic condition/disease. But sadly covid got to her trajectory after her break and making it unable for her to be back, thats why her and Jaida often being compared because both of them didnt get to work with the other queens as much, or not able to produce big project on their own. That being said, I also vaguely remember that Yvie said she didnt get her prize money for quite some time. So that also hindered her drag trajectory. And unlike some of her season 11 competitors, she was unknown and poor, and after she got fame, covid happened and WOW delayed her prize money.

[@1bwash]

@@tokki2901 It's not irrelevant. The question isn't just about the competition alone because you want it to be. It's like she wants to be celebrated just for the sake of it, completely ignoring the fact that this is actually a job and what the queens are being praised for in their careers. And covid didn't happen until after season 12 already started airing, so it's just incoherent to try and blame that. Same with the prize money. She had about a year of the booking rates of a winner (which is like 5k a gig or more). It's also incoherent to compare her to Jaida. Jaida dealt with insecurities and had the worst of covid too but managed to grow from her season. Touring and doing things to punish your body isn't the only way to be successful as a drag queen. Even Ru tried to suggest that to Yvie on the runway and instead of taking things like it was meant, as advice to help, Yvie just wants to play a bitter victim.

[@libiure]

the uk judges are a perfect example of not being rude to the queens - it's just not necessary to say negative things to an artist that's presenting their art ...

[@MnMnMnM464]

Lol the uk panel and us panel are almost the same

[@TheMop-yl9wr]

Did you forget "I want to see more mf H&M" Or "you all sucked nobody's winning this challenge"

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

Think they meant Alan Carr and Graham Norton, not Ru and Michelle

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

Idk I was uncomfortable about them discussing Yvie’s privates continually. I get it, we love silly jokes and nods to things…but it felt to me to be an “Yvie is a one trick pony” vibe. That could be just me, or projection, but it stood out when I watched the season. I’ve had to remind myself, I’m watching the show for the Queens, because most of it is not real reality. The thing that sticks with me, was when they are supposed to say “I’m getting in my head”, when they are frustrated with production. I’ve heard it *a lot* . By the way - Yvie, you are brilliant. I feel like you represent the kind of artistic beauty and weirdness that makes me want to keep tuned in.

[@sandra-jones]

​@@kev7600 that's your opinion of her. Just remember opinions are not facts.

[@bernardsoul5186]

@@kev7600 Ok, clearly Yvie is the sole reason for your existence lol

[@wildanimal3737]

@@kev7600 wtf, you're obsessed with her. Think about what that really says about you

[@MakuraZalis]

​@@kev7600it's not just her backbend. It was her explosive stunts and her flexibility. Once her condition worsened she had to stop the show wrote her off.

[@collinmichaelkahn3918]

Oh it was so cringe. SO hard to watch. Once us like “Okay punk; ya’ll are not about that pc sheep culture,” twice is questionable and anything beyond this is literal harassment. But how do you handle the show’s namesake slobbering over your anatomy without screwing your chances? I don’t know Yvie but I know enough about her to know if it had been anybody but Ru she would’ve said something. It’s just super uncomfortable to watch. I found myself amazed it made the edit multiple times. Like either they foolishly think the que*r community is some how exempt from decorum or somebody in editing hates Ru and was trying to make her look bad because holy shnikes. Imagine them constantly discussing Gottmik’s anatomy or what he does or doesn’t have under his costumes? They would never. Instant cancellation. But some how Yvie’s d**k is just fair game. She doesn’t need ya’ll reminding her about what she sees all day every day for her whole life.

[@leeshaolivier9298]

Yvie is one of my favorites Queens. I have M.S. and the pain level can be excruciating. I know her pain is excruciating as well. ❤️ Yvie.

[@ariespecula]

Yvie Oddly is one of the best queens of all time. Clock that tea. I dare you.

[@Notyourgato]

Yvie puts in extremely eloquent words, not mean or ungrateful, but honest and very comprehensive and ever more human than what producers seem to be.

[@MakuraZalis]

My issue was that it was all winners and a lot of them were edited so poorly. Vivienne won 3 challenges yet they made it so irrelevant towards the end. They made yvie a sex object. Jaida deserved the finale but they axed her for shea and monet. I love shea and monet but lets be real lol

[@jnthncruz]

Monet did really well and deserved her top 4 placement... And Shea did really good too. I love Jaida, she was amazing in the season, but it's not like she did miles better than the other two lol

[@itsdannyhoney]

if there is someone who should have made it into the top 4 its Vivienne or Raja

[@drecinema]

Jaida definitely should’ve been Top 4

[@gee1271]

Are you ok? Even if jaida wasnt light years ahead she was still ahead and her shortcoming came from a VOTE not because she did not do well

[@1bwash]

Why are y'all blaming production and the edit for the fact that the other queens were sexualizing Yvie? It just goes to show that you want to hate Ru, Michelle, WOW, etc and will find any excuse to do so

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

That’s horrible that they would say that to Yvie Oddly when she grown as an artist & a performer!

[@Retroalicemichael]

I love Yvie! Met her last year and she was the absolute sweetest.

[@MC-ll4md]

Sending so much love to Yvie ❤Still, and always, one of my all time favourite Queens because of who she is in and out of drag, on and off the show ❤ I wish so much that this season didn't inflict any new or additional trauma on her. That broke my heart when she started talking about it

[@haroldlopez958]

Yall remember when Nona Bonina Brown said that production pulled a stunt by influencing Alexis on what roles to pick for the Rusical? Doesn't sound crazy afterall, does it?

[@katlegoblake4897]

*nods* *nods*

[@ktbela86]

Queens like Nina Bonina have been trying to tell us about the "riggery" for years, but they were labelled as bitter or ungrateful, and fans who get most or all of their drag education from the show, believed the narrative they were fed. It took me a while to realise but as the seasons have progressed and Ive broadened my drag knowledge outside of the show, it has become so blatant, Ive stopped watching.

[@ichi_san]

great interview

[@CharmaineFuller-cm6bs]

I love Yvie and the ability to see all sides while still speaking to her experience ❤️

[@adamblue2980]

Yvie's hand dyed look was absolutely stunning, as was her mushroom look (mushrooms are the answer). Love her!

[@michaelclemente1565]

such a HUGE fan of miss Yvie. She is so well spoken

[@vesselunseen]

One of my favorite queens connected to the RPDR brand. And I hope continues to get overwhelming positive feedback from the fans. Genuinely one of the handful of queens I enjoy watching and seeing perform, unfortunately haven’t seen her live yet, but hopefully soon.

[@TaterTottCrispyAndHot]

I love how Yvie explained the whole situation. Graceful…

[@randallm8818]

I love Yvie........you're still a Fabulous Queen. No one can take that from you. You won a season, that says more than what a judge has already said.

[@eckoschreiber]

This gorgeous sentient dragon zoning out to then eloquently dish the T., fab! And the personality coordinated backgrounds had me;o) Regarding shows about shows UnReal was quite an eyeopener for me, damn so good. Thx for having us

[@BuddhatheRockstar]

RU really cares more about the business than the Art Form.

[@shaggystonerable]

Drag is an avenue to success and fame for Ru. It was Mathu and Zaldy who cared about the art form and used Ru as the mannequin for their work. There doesn’t need to be a value judgement about it, if everyone got what they wanted out of it and did what they did as consenting adults. 🤷‍♂️

[@joeschmidt8415]

She pretty much openly admits that haha

[@JinMeowsoon]

Of course she does, it's been a very lucrative business for a while now. It's not just the RPDR reality show, there's the vegas show, DragCon, Werk the World... A lot of money is involved, with a lot of business people behind the scenes.

[@markjlabella8869]

I do love Yvie So much. I think they should’ve shown her struggle and heart more so it can inspire so many. Jinx winning felt good to me, she’s so talented. It doesn’t matter who won. They’re all awesome and the camaraderie they had with each other was so special.

[@Wuffskers]

it's kind of weird that the end result that fans saw is closer to what the queens were expecting but wasn't the reality when filming, I feel like usually it might be the reverse, where a queen gets exactly what they were expecting during filming and then is surprised how the end up being portrayed in the final edit.

[@JinMeowsoon]

Presumably the editors got the rushes later and did some heavy lifting because the material didn't match the brief they were given. What I'm curious about is wtf production was doing during filming. I'd imagine there would be at least one brand manager or marketing person from HQ on set to keep track of what was discussed/decided in pre-production and overall be present to give advices if necessary.

[@murphyslore]

in all honesty, I had never originally got on board with Yvie in her season - looking back now, that was for sure coming from a place of self doubt, because we are very similar people. watching interviews of her, seeing her perspective, her struggles and her development has been a real eye opener! I truly admire Yvie, with her intelligence, creativity, sarcasm and resilience ❤

[@TSUNAMI-MAMI]

I just looooove Yvie. A true queen.

[@rockyrodriguez]

Yvie had shown so much growth!

[@erickscherzy1903]

Yvie is one of my favorite winners ❤

[@sherikrupp]

Yvie’s eyes are so spellbinding! What a good look. Disappointing but not surprising to hear this was how it felt for them on set.

[@devolutionone]

Telling Yvie that she doesn't know who she is??! She's my favourite Queen because there is no one like her, she is a complete Artist with her own style and personality. Don't let that go to your head Yvie, you are right, they don't know what to say anymore. Love ya 💜

[@samanthaconnelly4046]

They need new judges

[@psychofmusic9303]

They just need to get rid of Ross.

[@1bwash]

It's their show! It's one thing to complain, but you guys sound very dumb talking about the panel needing to be replaced. Btw, it's not against the law to have more than one drag race competition show. If you're so fundamentally disappointed with Drag Race, then look somewhere else or start something else.

[@samanthaconnelly4046]

@@1bwash meh it’s not that deep. But here’s what I meant. My comment was in response to what was for me, a new perspective from yvie. These are artists performing at this high high level, and I think it could be interesting and perhaps eventually necessary to have different perspectives commenting on this art. I mean, Rupaul didn’t even remember jinx’s name. I don’t buy that the current judges are invested in learning more or growing as judges themselves. It doesn’t have to be this grand thing though. I think Raja is a good example of what I mean. It’s clear she still exploring her own art and curious about what other drag queens are doing. I think her perspective on fashion photo ruview is more interesting for it.

[@1bwash]

@@samanthaconnelly4046 Do you know how many people RuPaul meets in a day? She didn't completely forget Jinkx's name, she forgot it just in the moment. BTW, this is a great example of the hypocrisy of people like you. You're not even spelling Jinkx's name right, but you're pretending to be bothered by a mistake Ru made? It's also so weird and condescending for you to be wagging your finger at Ru saying she needs to learn and grow more. The white arrogance is off the charts.

[@joeschmidt8415]

I'm so bummed Yvie did not have a harmonious and joyous experience on AS7 but I am glad that she at least got an overall net benefit. Michelle's aping to be Simon Cowell is so f'in tired. Yvie is one of my faves and I loved seeing her again.

[@dor4376]

I freaking love Yvie ❤

[@heiress.]

I love Yvie with all my heart.

[@emilsongomesjunior2130]

Amazing

[@ChoppedLiver]

All the queens were great, but my eyes was always captured by Yvie (and Jinkx, of course). Yvie showed so many looks and skills throughout. I felt she was robbed on her last lipsync on AllStars. I mean, Raja did a good job, but I think Yvie smoked her OUT.

[@collinmichaelkahn3918]

Anybody catch Yvie flash the bird when the moderator said “who cares”?? Haha. Love to you Yvie. Truly punk to the core.

[@jstory5640]

Tell ‘em Yvie ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BogdanHonciuc]

Yvie was my favourite from the jump but she’s right, she didn’t look like someone to root for 😢 Also, these revelations make me worry for All Winners 2. Winners will think twice before accepting to go on. Bob has already said that she wouldn’t come back for an All Winners…

[@timbpmusic]

Great interview. Great queen. Lousy judges. Very wise edit.

[@MexicanTeTe]

Yvie is one of the queens from drag race who has some of the strongest branding, but it's the branding of being a more unconventional embracing the weird type of drag queen. I think there's some judges that have no respect for other schools of drag and that's why the judging can seem unfair at times. Their knowledge or tolerance for anything that doesn't fit the mainstream mold is very limited. The treatment of Adore and the first queen to wear facial hair on the runway stick out in my mind forever as terrible judging, but then the show tried to overcorrect in later seasons by being more inclusive and doing a facial hair runway. I think the production is very self aware at this point that they have to edit out the really bad critiques from these judges even if the judges themselves are still as clueless as ever.

[@JinMeowsoon]

You mean Milk?

[@HeatherMas0n]

I need a documentary about drag race production

[@SoCal_DC]

Yvie is my ❤

[@pinkyprincesscuban8207]

One of the things that made Ivy my fav drag queen of all times is that, she speaks soooo much sense. It is an incredible down to earth queen. She knows what she brings to the table. She is mature like no other in the franchise. When she opens her mouth you know you will hear truth and her opinions are not biased by emotions, all her perceptions are truly realistic

[@villagemutt674]

At the 5 minute mark, who is Yvie flipping off, the show RPDR or the interviewer ?

[@milevapuentedura831]

Yvie looks so much like Piche from DR France in this video

[@terany.geiger]

Thinking exactly the same thing!!!! 😂❤

[@311Dominique]

Why aren't any of the Winning Queens sitting at the judges table . Its ABOUT DAMN TIME

[@glassribbon4219]

I adore Yvie. Her runways were so impressive in AS 7, and I loved seeing her on the show. I thought she was amazing in Season 11 too.She's one of my all time favorites. It's also apparent to anyone paying attention that she knows herself as an artist moreso than most artists ever do. What a stupid critique. She does things that NO OTHER DRAG ARTIST is doing. She's bringing something entirely new and unique to the form.

[@hamudoca6485]

Eu simplesmente ano amo a Yvie..por ser original..e até hoje não engoli ela perder o lypsinc para Raja um roubo dos juízes kisses Yvie i Love ❤❤❤❤

[@pennyc11]

I thought Yvie was a winner. You put on a great show, artistically, great acting it was so tough because all of you did such a great job. Jinx is such a go getter trying to compete with her isn't easy. I didn't see so much competition as a great season.

[@UnahVerse]

i knew something was wrong when they wouldn't let Bob and Monet do the reunion

[@user-ol1wl4cv6f]

Ru didn’t even remember Jinkx name at DragCon. She doesn’t remember any of their names, nor does she care… It’s about ratings, Money, & Emmys…. Each Emmy earns WOW & Ru a significant increase in compensation from the network.

[@mrblf652]

Ru doesn't owe the queens anything. Of course it is about money. All shows are about money.

[@TheDawntide]

​@@mrblf652 Yes she does. You owe your COLLEAGUES some basic fucking respect. Shut the fuck up bot.

[@dontplz]

@@mrblf652 then she shouldnt call herself mother =p

[@bluester7177]

​@@mrblf652She kind does to a certain extent, this show would be nothing without the other queens, ru paul himself would be forgotten without this show, hell, I'm not American, I wouldn't even know who he was even though I would still know drag without him.

[@1bwash]

"nor does she care" why are you guys such assholes about ru? you just always assign the worst intentions and motives to her when she's literally the only reason you even like drag in the first place.

[@chezraye21]

That mustache is giving me “milk mustache”

[@RealityArtPod]

Love the tea but i wish Yvie gave more of a direct answer bc im left off confused.. guess i gotta read the book

[@MikeOfMichigan]

I had a feeling they cut out critiques when I seen a queen with spikes falling off her outfit not get called out lmao. They were like, hanging on for dear life and not a single word from the judges haha. I figured WOW didn’t want viewers to think Ru picked the wrong people to win. They wanted to preserve that image of perfection they want to see from a winner.

[@benschaeffer8102]

Yvie knows EXACTLY 💯% who she is. And she's FIERCE.

[@emmadekemp1759]

Why does this end so abruptly when the reunion gets mentioned? Haha

[@yencizzle]

I wish they had some winners as judges, like Bob the Drag Queen or Alaska would be killer judges

[@guilhermefd30]

what confuses me most about this AS7 story is that giving the winners these harsh critiques was only gonna make the show look bad. Like someone already said here in the comments, if these queens don't know who they are then the show was immensely wrong to crown them. Especially in Yvie's case, since her win is already so contested. My best guess to TRY to explain the situation is that they knew these comments weren't gonna be aired, and they were saying it to keep the queens pushing themselves to deliver better performances. Like, maybe production thought that if the queens were only hearing praise they would get comfortable or lazy - which I don't think is true because they're all professionals and of course they are always gonna deliver their best. So this still doesn't make perfect sense, and it's still a cruel thing to do (maybe even more cruel because of the psychological effects of thinking those words are gonna be heard by the world) but it's the best explanation I can come up with. Anyways, I feel for Yvie and I wish she knew how much she is appreciated; she is not only a fully realized artist, she's a creative genius. And reality TV is f*cked up.

[@1bwash]

How is it cruel? That's the whole point of competitions is to have people push themselves. This isn't the Vegas show where they're just performing for entertainment, it's a competition. To act like being given constructive criticism is cruel is so ridiculous.

[@juliolizarraga7318]

#releasethesnydercut um I mean release allstars7 reunion lol

[@scoobdoo2008]

How dare you cut off the piece about the reunion 😢😂

[@gee1271]

Yvie’s voice here i can go to sleep to it, it’s so peaceful and serene. The fact that she voices her frustrations this way compare to s11 is the growth right in front of us

[@staceehouston2604]

Yvie 🩷

[@RonnieStewartJr]

I think when RuPaul dies/steps down, it should be a panel of 3 drag queens and a special guest judge. Perhaps Bob & Monet permanently hosting, we could have Trixie be Ross, Kim Chi can be Carson, and Peppermint could be TS Maddison

[@JDoradoTube]

Matt is a fantastic interviewer

[@gdnh]

who said she hasnt grown as an artist

[@booboygt]

I was walking my dogs and listening to this. When she quoted the critique, I literally had my mouth drop in the middle of these streets.

[@andrewmark2783]

I had Yvie in my top 2 a few times during AS7 but i do recognise it was difficult to judge because the standard was so high across the board. Honestly though I was more impressed with Yvie than a couple of the Queens who made top 4.

[@divainloveforever]

💓

[@zlatkajupe]

This is some piping hot tea lolol

[@jkbell87]

These girls are winners. I honestly loved the season and didn't want to hear negative critiques from those old tired judges. For what point? You've already crowned these people and told them they were the best at their time. AS7 was very much for fun and because we were all begging after seeing Bebe on AS3.

[@zzizahacallar]

Yvie is so kind. I met her post pandemic when Rupaul Dragrace Live returned. ❤ how Yvie says it how it is.

[@velvetalex4766]

It’s still a competition.

[@jeanalzaidi908]

Im so sad for yvie& the others that they would tear them down like that yea its true rpdr is a oppertunity for the queens to become successful but ru paul & michelle got very wealthy off these queens that their now feel like they have the right tearing them down they all won their the best of the best ru often talks about he remembers where he came from how he struggled it seems like he is turning out like the rest of the multi millionares they stop caring,& appreciating all those queens that walked through those doors made it possible for him to live this privileged life,he lives now and has for years i remember the 80s ru cheap shake& go wigs kmart clothes& bad makeup,but he was humble& nice & fun he lost himself in his piles of $$$$$ i guess their right money & success changes people

[@311Dominique]

Who won All Star 7 ?

[@HellocarlyK]

I wonder if WOW Production/RuEmpire knows we care FAR more about the queens themselves, than any of the judges/big wigs of wow. They work for the queens, they are absolutely nothing without them.

[@polarblayre2843]

My jaw dropped when Yvie finished saying what the critique that stuck with her was... The way I'd storm that stage and slap those judges. She absolutely has grown and changed since drag race but maybe I'm biased in thinking she never needed to. Yvie is absolutely wonderful even after everything shes been through ❤

[@3x157]

Now this is shocking. Poor Ivy and the cast. Let's get this straight WoW uses these queens.

[@CaptBrightside89]

I wanna know who said that 😒

[@jstory5640]

I like Yvie cuz she tells the truth and exposes that Ru although nice as she may be isn’t perfect nor is the show and the shir they go through to bring it to us. Keep going Yvie and you deserved to win that lip sync against Raj’s that was some straight bullshit!

[@onlopine]

In a few years, when the spinoffs of drag race start to get cancelled, and the main seasons start to shrink and become farther and farther apart, we will look back at moments like this and think “Wow this show was unraveling before our eyes!”. For me there are some clear signs. 1) the sheer number of spinoffs; 2) all stars with its prize for charity, 3) the jumps from network to network and 4) this… the infighting, exposés, contestants “speaking the truth”. There are some queens, besides Yvie, who are forming a kind of subgroup, an opposition to the brand. There’s no complacency anymore. There is, especially from the fandom, but it’s not as strong as it once was. Drag Race has entered its final arc. Let’s enjoy the few good parts of it while they last.

[@sailorjupoak]

Matt is right, I think we all know which judge Yvie be talking about...

[@butterbean3676]

?

[@jhoserovi29]

Michelle

[@bernardsoul5186]

You know what they say about assuming, though...

[@jaydedgem]

It sounded like all of em

[@jhoserovi29]

@@bernardsoul5186 sure Jan