The time has come: It’s finallyJimbo’s special day.
Well, actually, “it’s myspecial year!”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Jimbo, it’s your special day!
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ winner Jimbo for EW.Mettie Ostrowski for EW
What was your first thought when Ru crowned you?
JIMBO:My first thought was excitement, full-blast, into outer space excitement, a release of joy.
I look up to her.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ winner Jimbo for EW.Mettie Ostrowski for EW
To make her laugh and to make her proud…. is the greatest gift.
My mom said, “People are going to try and stop you.
That resonated with me because I love joy and I love sharing joy.
Jimbo winning ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’.Paramount+
Drag is this beautiful reminder that we’re all more similar than we are different.
It’s a celebration of life.
It’s a powerful message for young queer people to aspire to.
It’s also powerful to see a queer person with a $200,000 check.
What’s the first thing you’re going to buy?
I think I’m going to gold-plate my Tic Tac from my Tic Tac chat.
I actually got one…. Was it you or Kandy that said you didn’t get it at the lunch?
Did you have to steal it?
No, no, I want that Tic Tac.
They went and got a special satin bag and presented it to me in a beautiful bag.
They were very thoughtful.
I guess we can always dream.
The beauty aboutDrag Raceis it’s a secret that’s always unfolding.
Oh my God, no.
Well, the closest thing was when I was a judge onCanada’s Drag Racewith Brooke Lynn.
Maybe that was my screen test.
I have no idea, I hope so.
I had the best time, it’s really tricky….
I’d love to be able to help people and uplift them.
Your original song was about not remembering corn, but also remembering being born.
What was the inspiration?
My birth story is kind of a cool one.
I was born in my amniotic sac, my water sac, so I was a special birth.
Were you inspired byJessicaandJaymes' success with breastplate lip-syncs?
I took [them] and sewed my butt off.
I also used my shoes from the Rusical performance, the shoes I had as the old Joan.
Part of my slip-up in past lip-syncing was I wore seven-inch platform heels.
What were you originally going to wear for the lip-sync?
I had a beautiful custom outfit, a corset with beautiful ostrich feathers on it.
I had to start from scratch.
I actually stole the telephone out of my hotel room and covered it in pink fabric.
That’s the telephone I pull out of my sleeve….
I put it back.
No one even knew.
Have your views on wearing those things changed since hearing the response?
I can’t control that.
All I can do is be truthful and know my intention.
I like things big.
Clowning is all about being big, and I’m not going to make myself small for anybody.
What do you think is most important for fans to know about Kandy?
Kandy is the sweetest creative pit bull out there.
She’s developed an armor to protect herself, and it’s not been easy for her.
Was it hard to exist in that space knowing everyone was against you?
Everyone’s smiling and nice, but when it comes to dinner, we’re all hungry.
It didn’t surprise me…. Was there ever a thought in the back of your mind of it working?
I know that’s why that bitch said, “I was just kidding.”
[Laughs] Maybeyou’rejust joking.
I told her not to.
Did either of you discuss an alliance backup if the other was eliminated?
If Kandy had left, it would’ve been Jessica Wild andAlexis [Michelle].
Jessica and I had each other’s back, but we didn’t have an alliance….
I don’t think so, but it would’ve been fun to see her cry trying!
[Laughs]
What are you most proud of from this season?
It’s crazy that what was once my weakness is now my greatest strength….
