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What has the response been like from that community?
Aura Mayari reveals she didn’t know the words to her ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ elimination lip-sync.MTV/World of Wonder
AURA MAYARI:I got a lot of DMs from people involved in fraternities.
The reception has been crazy.
They were being their bro selves.
Aura Mayari on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15.MTV/World of Wonder
Why was that story important for you to talk about?
My dad passed away a couple of years ago due to depression and anxiety.
Me sharing that on the show took a lot.
It was a lot to take on.
When he passed, I blamed myself.
It was affecting my relationship with my family, my boyfriend, work, and also drag.
It’s a pride thing.
If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know where I’d be.
You’ve had a rough go with recap shows and show alums critiquing you.
Is your mental health journey why you spoke out against those critiques?
We’ve seen reaction shows take a toll on queens this season.Irenecalled for them to end.
Everyone is free to do anything they want to do.
We’re all in the entertainment business, and you have to find ways to entertain people.
I’m okay with review shows and podcasts.
There’s been a lot of chatter about yourRoscoe’s appearance.
Since the Twitter Spaces after that with Mistress, where do you stand with her and Luxx?
I joined that Twitter Space, and I explained myself.
Me, Mistress, and Luxx, we don’t have beef at all.
But, I understand where they were coming from.
They were taken aback by what I said.
It’s one thing I need to learn.
There was no bad intention.
For theDaytona Windsequel acting challenge, you assigned roles.
I’m going to lie now and say I did that on purpose.
[Laughs] No, I didn’t do that on purpose.
I was being fair with the roles I assigned.
I also asked them what roles they wanted to play, so I took that into consideration.
I didn’t realize Mistress and Malaysia would be in the same group, but it made good TV!
The rest of the girls seemed to think she pulled one over on you.
Did you talk with Mistress about that?
Do you think she had your best interest at heart?
We didn’t have a conversation after that, I just took the role.
I forgot who the character was at that time, but I was like, sure.
She said that to the judges?
Yes, she did say that.
You didn’t respond?
I was already in my head telling myself, f—, I’m in trouble.
I didn’t have the energy to do that.
I think it would’ve been more playful for me.
My part was kind of difficult for me to characterize.
I misunderstood the script.
You don’t love this guy who just died."
It took me a minute to reevaluate the character and change it up in the moment.
Unfortunately, you landed in the bottom two with Jax.
It was a fun lip-sync
Really?
I don’t remember this lip-sync at all because I didn’t know my f—ing words!
It didn’t show?
Memorizing rap is really hard.
In my head I’m like, f—, I don’t know it.
I memorized it before I went to bed that night.
I was like, I’m good to go, if I lip-sync, I know the words.
What did you mouth on stage?
Bitch, [speaks in gibberish].
I knew the Dua Lipa part….
But not the Megan part.
Remember the first time we talked?One of the things I do is facial acrobatics.
[Laughs]
That was a spoiler this whole time?
