Her talent show number didn’t feature a backflip she had planned, as she landed on her neck during filming, which was edited out: she also says that filming AS7 just three years after S11, her body has changed completely, and she could feel the impact of the competition far more than she could back then. Yvie worded it best across her comments after the talent show and finale. But the criticism isn’t about who won or whether little moments were edited out, but a larger sense that the queens were slightly ‘flattened’ by the show’s relentless positivity.

It’s a shame that the queens’ experience hasn’t matched the end product, and some annoying production choices slightly tar Jinkx’s deserved win. Looking back, I still really enjoyed this season, and think it stands among the franchise’s best. But for once we have an entire cast of queens with enough success and stature that they don’t have to tiptoe around Drag Race. Nothing new, but usually the queens aren’t ready to speak their minds or criticise the show too much, either out of fear of breaking NDAs or fracturing their relationship with World of Wonder and jeapordising future bookings or All Stars appearances. Add in the Viv’s frustrated tweets about limited screentime and Raja’s unaired ‘rant’ at Michelle, and we’ve got half the cast not super happy with their time on the show. Monét’s not alone, with Yvie oddly posting repeatedly since the finale about her mixed feelings about the season.

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