RuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 15 continues Friday at 8 p.m. onMTV.
Read on for our full exit interview with Robin.
ROBIN FIERCE:I loved my post, but I will not be returning.
Robin Fierce talks her ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ elimination.MTV/World of Wonder
The most important question for you,hasBest Buy reached out for collaboration?
It’s been radio silence.
Maybe they will one day, maybe they’re still catching up.
Straight people take longer to catch up to the gay things.
But, they have not.
I was at least expecting a new Sony TV, 60 inches.
Is that too much to ask?
I’m shocked that you were in the bottom, given your skillset as a great dancer.
[In our first EW interview last year] I described the season as theGame of Thronesof drag.
I described that mostly because of Irene, because we all expected her to go so much further.
She was a front-runner to us, but also for myself.
Until I was in the bottom, and I blew it.
Did it surprise you?
Yeah, a little bit.
But, welcome toDrag Race.You never know what’s going to happen.
The intensity was more from the freestyle of the moment.
That’s where that came from more than anything….
It’s like when you see in those old-school hip-hop things.
You hop in the center, it’s not planned, you do whatever you feel.
Ru said, “there’s something holding you back and I don’t know what it is.”
You said you’ve seen people in your life take risks and it doesn’t work out for them.
What did you mean by that and how did that apply to your performance on the show?
And the staying here trumped taking risks so that I could win.
What level were you at heading toDrag Race?
Was something troubling you or bothering you while filming?
No, not really.
Are you proud of what you did on the show?
I definitely see where I could’ve pushed in certain areas a little bit more.
I feel like I would’ve done a great job if I was able to move forward.
I can take critique if it’s a helpful critique.
If I were to stay, it wouldn’t have been like, why are the judges saying this?
Whenever Ru finally told you that you were eliminated, what was the first thought that came to mind?
It was a devastating moment.
I didn’t live for being in the bottom, which, nobody does.
That moment was the first real time that I made eye contact with her.
It was a staring contest by myself, but it was a staring contest with Ru.
You stood in your confidence on the stage.
If you’re going to go out, you’re going to go out looking RuPaul in the eye.
It’s a sign of respect and dignity.
It’s only an opportunity for growth.
I’m happy that it wasn’t my drag that was questioned.
The only real critique I got was that I’m a lady and I was playing it safe.
Can you clarify what bothered you?
I’m fine with that, but in this case, it wasn’t that.
Sometimes, me and Amethyst might remember things a little differently.
She said atRoscoe’sthat one person wanted more than the other and that it was never a relationship.
She told me she didn’t know, and we continued to hang out after that conversation.
We’ve closed the loop on this and gotten your side of the story!
You wouldn’t be doing your job if you didn’t ask me….
It lasted for barely a blip.
I don’t think we would’ve talked about it on the show if we had the choice.
I told Spice about this off-camera, and then inUntuckedshe brought it up.
I was like, bitch, this is not something I wanted to talk about right now.
That’s my little niece.
This interview was edited for length and clarity.
