“Then I had to read it again and I was like, ‘Oh.’
I was just so out of it.
I wasn’t really present, so it didn’t click.”

Arrietty, Jewels Sparkles, and Onya Nurve on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’.Credit:MTV
“Is this real?
“I didn’t know that they talked that closely that she would tell her that information.
“That’s just not a good way to go out,” she continues.

The ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 17 top six in Las Vegas: Lexi Love, Lana Ja’Rae, Jewels Sparkles, Suzie Toot, Sam Star, and Onya Nurve.Denise Truscello/Getty
“It was very sad.
I think she thought it was a joke.
But some jokes, as we know from the girls, are not funny.

‘RuPaul Drag Race’ stars Suzie Toot, Jewels Sparkles, Onya Nurve, Sam Star, Lana Ja’Rae, and Lexi Love in Las Vegas.Denise Truscello/Getty
That wasn’t funny.”
“It was a belittling moment,“Lexi Loveobserves.
“I don’t think any of us had belittled each other yet.
I didn’t feel anybody had disrespected each other.
We had all challenged each other.
We had all accused each other of stuff, but none of us had actually attacked our insecurities.”
“I don’t want anyone to think that it was intentional to hurt Onya,” Lana insists.
“Because I feel like she genuinely thought she was having a Kiki moment with her.”
“So when bad things happen, good things are right around the corner.I forgive Arrietty.
She’s a friend and, more importantly, a sister.
And life moves on.”