Top 10 Times Drag Race Queens Said What We Were All Thinking

Queens argue on the “Drag Race” all the time. It’s honestly one of the best parts of the show. But getting into it with the host? Ooh, that gets awkward. No fan will ever forget the moment Ru and Pearl faced off. Ru was not having the future finalist’s lackadaisical approach to the competition, and frankly, Pearl was not having it right back. Caught in the middle, the almost hopelessly polite Max broke the intense silence with a comment that matched our sentiments exactly. It was the most appropriate punctuation mark on an awkward and intense moment.

Adore Delano was a fantastic queen, but she was not known for strategically strategizing. Her team struggled through the Scream Queens challenge. It was clear to everyone watching that they didn’t properly rehearse the script of their parody horror movie. When Ru asked her if they knew their lines, Adore wasn’t exactly truthful. Vivacious's confessional in response really says it all. It’s still quotable to this day. She had every right to call it out. Their lack of preparation affected her the most, and she sashayed away at the end of the episode. If Vivacious left us with anything, it’s a barrel of amazing catchphrases. And also Ornacia.

Whenever we needed a heaping dose of reality, season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen was always there to provide. Episode 2’s mini-challenge saw the queens dancing down the line to Ru’s new song. Most of them could manage to not make a complete and total fool of themselves. Others weren’t so successful, and it was hilarious. Bob summed up competitor Kim Chi’s moves in a pretty hilarious fashion. Call her Bob the Doctor because her diagnosis is spot-on. Some queens are known for their makeup, and some are known for their dancing. You can trust Bob to tell you which is which.

Speaking of reality checks, here’s a queen who was always happy to provide. Season 6 winner Bianca Del Rio had a lot of opinions, and she never missed. Her castmate Trinity K. Bonet struggled throughout the season. After a while, it arguably got a little tiring to hear how the challenges weren’t letting her showcase her talents. Apparently, Bianca Del Rio had had enough, too. In “Untucked!,” she took it upon herself to ask Trinity a question. Insert shade rattle sound effect here. After all, it’s not like this was the first season of the show. What kind of challenges was she expecting?

Season 11 queen Mercedes Iman Diamond gave us some unintentional comedy. However, her lowkey personality and lackluster runway looks hindered her progress early on. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, a.k.a. Miss Vanjie, took to the confessional booth to offer her perspective. It doesn’t matter how much she wants to succeed in the competition. If she’s not ticking any of the judges’ boxes, she’s sure to be sent home. As the audience, we have to agree. You have to have a big personality to stand out on “Drag Race.” If anyone can vouch for that, it’s Miss Vanjie.

Expectations were high when we finally got a long-awaited second season of “All Stars.” In the premiere episode, almost every queen brought her A-game to the stage for the talent show main challenge. Coco Montrese performed an old-fashioned dance number that was cute, but on “All Stars 2,” cute just didn’t cut it. Fellow all-star Tatianna had a very simple response that pretty much summed it up. This season 2 fan-favorite is fond of a one word reaction: “Choices.” Usually, it’s her shady way of saying “that was a bad choice you made right there.”

Did you know that 99% of the drag acts in London stand in one spot during a lip sync? Okay, so maybe that’s not an official statistic. When season 9’s Charlie Hides decided to give up during her bottom two lip sync, it was hard not to scream “let’s go, do something” at the TV. The other queens couldn’t even keep quiet about it. Rather than let her flounder, they try to give her some support from the back of the stage, but to no avail. Aja’s description of her as an old lady telling kids to get off her lawn in particular was hilarious and so true.

“Drag Race” is a pressure cooker environment. Even someone who annoys you just a little bit is probably going to get to you more than they would in the real world. When Serena ChaCha alienated practically everyone in the room by calling them uneducated, it was open season on the young queen. Detox really was all of us when she threw out her catchphrase in response. It really was too much. Serena was in over her head, and everything she said was basically just making it worse. Maybe she should have taken the sage advice from more experienced queens like Alyssa Edwards.

The vibes were off from the jump with this season 5 lip sync. Honey Mahogany was swallowed by her outfit, and Vivienne Pinay barely seemed like she wanted to be there. You know there’s something wrong when the edit focuses almost as much on the judges’ blank stares as the lip sync itself. Alyssa Edwards’ confessional was validating for those of us who were still waiting for the queens to kick it into high gear. They just weren’t bringing the fire. "Oops!... I Did It Again" may be one of Britney Spears’ more subdued songs, but it’s still Britney. Alyssa’s words turned out to be prophetic. The lip sync ended with both queens being sent home in the series’ first double elimination.

Well, is she? When Aja came voguing down the runway at the start of her variety show performance, we couldn’t help but notice that big block sitting on stage. The raised platform came into play near the end of the performance. Watching with the other queens on the side of the stage, Milk asked the now-iconic question we all had on our minds at that moment. Is she gonna jump from there? The answer is yes, she is going to jump from there. And no, we are not ready. We thought we were ready, but we were not.