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Want to watch this episode? Catch the full video on YouTube. Just hit the link in the episode description. This is a headgum podcast.
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New year, same extra value meals at McDonald's. So now get two snack wraps plus fries and a medium soft drink for just $8 for a limited time only. Prices and participation may vary. Prices may be higher in Hawaii, Alaska and California. And for delivery, Honestly, Lydia, she swears she did not make the first move. She made the first move. She was strong, honey. She came on strong.
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Yeah, but like, where? Like in the hotel. Was it like, during a challenge?
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No. They don't even let you. So, you know, they trap us. They accost us, honey. And put us in our own room so we can't see each other. But then the gag is they'll be like, oh, don't. You can't. Not too much. Cause, like, we're not. They'll be like, hard eyes, can't talk. You know what I mean? You can't talk. You know what I mean?
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They'll just be like, you can't talk.
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No.
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Cause you have to save it for the camera.
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Save it for the camera. So I'm over there. I was like, that's not stopping me. Game recognized game. So I can fight with the cameras on. I really don't care. You know what I mean? So I'd be like. So, like, yeah, I was like, for. On camera, off camera, I'll be whispering. You know what I mean? Like, I did not care. Oh, for sure. There was one moment I'll never forget. This is funny. It was the van ride back. This had to been like, episode, like three or something. So on the way back, and, like, I'm like. I'm, like, talking to Lydia, like, talking something loud. And then we're like, sitting next to each other in the van, and Leah just goes like, I wish you could just, like, come to my room and fuck me tonight. And I was like, oh, my God. Well, yeah, I was like, oh, good to know. Good to know.
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Why won't you date me? Why won't you date me? Why won't you date me? Please tell me why. Ooh, baby. Welcome to another episode of why won't you date me? A podcast with me. Nicole Byer has been trying to figure out why I was so single all these years, even though you could come on a table and tell me it was a dice. My guest today is a drag queen. What? My guest today is a drag queen who competed on season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Ever heard of it? And I Enjoy her so much. It's Korey King.
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Hello, Kori.
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I'm so excited. I think you're so fucking funny.
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B
Thank you. I don't even know what. I just live my life truly. I am just me at this point.
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And that's why I like it.
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I live in my own world at this point.
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Yes.
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It's just like. Especially the farther I get from Drag Race, the longer it's been, the more I'm just like. I feel like I'm just, like that weird person that lives on the island.
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But that's what I like. I like when people go, this is what I think is funny. Do you?
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Yeah.
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And then it's just like. Yeah, it's weird and it's silly, and it's just. It really makes me laugh.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome. Okay, so when did you start doing drag?
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Oh, my God, 2022. So it's been about three years now. Yeah. So a really quick. A really. I know, right?
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Yeah. I was like, what's that math? What year is it now?
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Yeah. Before that, I was a store manager at Walgreens, and I know. Filling prescriptions. I was.
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A
Wait, you fill prescriptions?
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I was ptcb. Certified, yes.
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Ptb. Hoodoo. What?
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Basically, I was not a pharmacist, but I was basically, like, I could run a pharmacy pretty fiercely.
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Okay, I don't understand anything about pharmacies. So you counted the pills?
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Yes. Like, and then. Date of birth?
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Date of birth?
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Yeah. Your Seroquel's not ready, ma'. Am. It's gonna have to come back. Oh, yeah, I used to.
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So what does the pharmacist do?
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And that's. Don't even get me fucking started. So the problem is they get paid all this fucking money? Yes, they get paid, and they know all of these things about pharmacy nonsense, but if you stick them in a pharmacy, they don't know how to work the pos. Now I'm really getting nerdy. They don't know how to work the computer system. I'm interested. They don't know how to work the computer system. So, yeah, they know what pill works and what to do, but they don't even know how to fucking ring it out. So it's like I'm basically teaching a pharmacist how to do their job.
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Oh, yeah, that's wild.
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On top of running the front of the store. So, like, now someone needs a bag of chips in the front, and I also. Someone's crying for pills in the back. You know what I mean?
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It's like, here's a question. This is a very personal question.
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Go for it.
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How come Vyvanse. It's a controlled substance. How come the doctor will put a refill in, but then Walgreens was. They're like, no, you have to get another prescription from your doctor.
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No, honestly. Okay, now we're talking.
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Nobody ever thought this is where the conversation would go, but I'm like, I need answers.
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Long story short, you would need permission for a job. It'll be illegal. Basically. They will get fired. Need permission from the doctor to be able to even bring it out or fill it. You know what I mean? But the fact that that was the question you asked, he said, anyway, so about my drugs, about my man.
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Well, it's hard because I have to remember every month. But I take the fucking medication to remember. So when I don't have it, I don't remember that I'm in this cycle.
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Oh, we had the. We had. I mean, I've had crazy customers. There was one.
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Ooh, tell me. I love a wild person.
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Okay, so the one that was really horrible. So it was Christmas. I think it was Christmas Day. Or. No, it was Christmas Eve. It was crazy. The line is around the store. We're all running around the front of the store. The pharmacy's burning down. We're all struggling to get by. And then this lady runs into the front of the store screaming at us. And I was like, what are you. You're doing a lot. And she's like, there's a woman in the bathroom, naked, taking a shower. And I was like, that's not true.
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That's simply not true.
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Yeah. And I was over here, like, that's. I was like, anyway. Cause I'm like, it's too much things going on. And she was like, no, she's there naked in the bathroom. And I was like, okay, fine. So, like, I'm like the shift lead on duty. So I run to the bathroom, and lo and behold, there's a lady butt naked. Like, she had to be like, 60, 70. Butt naked. Just, like, washing herself. Just not in a stall, just out. Just out in the middle of the bathroom, just washing, going ham. Like suds, suds, suds, suds. She said, ooh, besides, time to get out. Give me the olay. No, literally. So she's rubbing herself with hand soap. I'm telling Slay to get out. And then my coworker's like, can you not be so rude? It's Christmas. And I was like, bitch, she's fucking naked.
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That's really weird.
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In A Walgreens. She needs to fucking leave.
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How were you supposed to have Christmas cheer? Like jingle bells, your titties, you gotta put em away.
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It was insane. So then she literally just like. And I like, literally 10, 15 minutes of yelling. She finally slowly walks outta the bathroom, still naked. Still naked in the bathroom, mind you, is not at the front of the store. Oh no, no, no, no.
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It's in the back of the store.
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All the way at the back of the store. So she's walking naked, arguing with me. Cause like I'm crazy. Like I'm the crazy one. Arguing with me as she suds up naked, walking out of the store. That's wild. So merry fucking Christmas.
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That's wild. Tell me another.
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Oh, the sad part is they have another one. There was, it was. This is the pharmacy. So it's an overnight shift. Overnight is when it really gets.
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The pharmacy's open. Overnight.
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Uh huh. So some stores, yes. So my store was 24 hours. So the store I was trained at was the busiest store in the district. And so there was this one lady that she was like, oh, my prescription, I'm gonna wait here until midnight. Cause the midnight is when she thinks her prescription's gonna be done. Cause the next day. So she stays, sits there and stays till midnight. And she's like, all right, my prescription's done, give it to me now. And they're like, well, the system technically doesn't restart it till 3am, so you have to. To be here till 3am so she screams, yells. And it was back when like Covid was still happening. So we had like shields on, like the everything. So she's like spitting on the shield and she's over here like, I have Covid, you're gonna die.
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I have Covid, you're gonna die.
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Yeah. Cause it was back in the height, honey, it was fresh, honey. I didn't even know what was going on. So she's hacking loogies at the screen. She's throwing stuff at the screen for hour, like an hour. And I was like, I was like, this is. You have to leave. So I call the police. I got. The pharmacy's there, I'm in the front, I call the police. The police has to stand there. And then they can't legally kick her out because she has prescriptions. She can't get banned because she has a prescription. So that was like the leeway. So they were like, oh, well, she, technically she has to be here. So she just stands there and the police stand next to her for the next two hours. Until she can get her prescription to leave.
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A
That's wild.
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I have seen. You've seen. I've seen it all. So, like, when I see like a drag, like a tough crowd, I'm like, oh, please, this ain't shit. You know what I mean? Like, I had suds up naked old ladies in the bathroom. You know what I mean?
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Funny. Also, that lady who was waiting. I've done that. Not at the pharmacy. I've done that at 24 hour McDonald's, where you get an appetizer of dinner and then you wait for breakfast.
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B
Really?
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Mm. I'm a professional fat. Okay.
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B
That's fierce.
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It's fun.
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B
Have you ever stood in a drive thru? No.
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Wait. Yes. It's. It was like a bunch of us. There was like five or six of us, and we were jumping, trying to, like. Cause the sensor. And I don't know if they, like, knew we were out there, but we then had to walk up to the window and they were like, you can't really do this. You have to come inside because I'm.
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On the right day. You could do your big one. You can't really.
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Nobody's ever let me have fun in a drive through.
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I'm like, please, like, it's Christmas. I took a shower at the Walgreens.
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You chose your drag name. Cause it was unisex.
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Yes.
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Why?
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Well, because when I started drag, I was like. I knew it was gonna be my thing. I knew I was gonna do it professionally. And there is just something so disgusting about being fully out of drag. Just in full, man. And someone's like, girl. Sarah, what's the tea? Yes, Queen.
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Uh, that is very. That is very funny.
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And some people like some drag queens, I don't know why they pride themselves on giving themselves the stupidest names in America. And then you have to live with it forever. You know what I mean? Like, that's like for my season. Imagine walking the street Joella. I'm like, she's just looking. She's looking for a man, honey. But everyone calling her Joella. That's not the tea.
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That's really funny.
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I was like, that's not the tea. I can't.
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I love Joella.
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Oh, I live for Joella. Joella. If you're watching this, here's the thing.
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Here's what I'm gonna say about her mattress.
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Look, please talk about was camp. Shout out to me. Cause I wasn't buying it when I was younger.
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It was camp and I fucking loved it.
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Okay, but see, the problem was in the room, standing Right there. Fabulous. Sickening. Until we got to deliberations. Cause it wasn't stiff. You know what I mean? Like, it wasn't stiff. So as her arms were up.
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Her arms were up, right?
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So as she got tired during deliberations, and it would deflate until it was just like. Yeah, it's like a ghost sheet.
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I loved it.
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It was.
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It made me laugh so hard, I gagged. And personally, that's. I like drag that makes me, like, have feelings. Do you know what I mean? It's like, that made me laugh so hard. That's good drag to me.
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I was like, this.
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Just her little head.
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And she was selling it, too. She said. I was like, bitch, you try.
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I loved it. All the sewing challenges on your season, girl.
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I'm Drag Race, if you're listening, we gotta pack them sewing challenges up. This isn't like, ain't nobody sewing no more. It's not giving that. That's not a fun talent to watch or see or have. Like, that's not like, yeah.
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The creation of it. You're like, okay, okay, now what? And then you see it and you're like, okay.
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Cause then I get bored. So, like, now I'm like, okay, now I gotta fight somebody. You know what I mean? Cause now I'm bored. Cause now I gotta do something.
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Oh, I gotta fight somebody.
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Cause I can't sew, so I gotta do something for me. You know what I mean?
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So, like, why did. Why. Why not bring patterns with you?
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B
So I did.
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Oh, you did?
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Oh, I 100% did. That doesn't change the fact that I didn't know how to sew.
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Fair.
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I asked my, like, my one, like, friend that could sew. I was like, can you bring me some patterns? They're like, yeah, of course. So I had all these patterns. I don't know what to do with them.
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So you brought patterns but didn't test them out?
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No, I love you. No, I.
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That's iconic. That's so funny to be like, I have them.
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I have. I have 100%. I did. Didn't know how to use them. And then at first, I was like, I could use these. And then I'm like, I'm reading it. I'm looking at it. I'm like, there's numbers and shit. I'm like, what the fuck's going on? I thought it was, like, cut out a circle, two circles, and then you got a dress or some shit. No, no, it was not. It was horrible.
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It's hard.
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And also, all of my drag was so messy. Like, I just had shit. Random places. So I didn't even have, like, the right patterns in the right bins. Like, I didn't even know where the rest. I had, like, half of a dress pattern. Like, it was like. Yeah, it wasn't working.
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I love that.
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It was just like you said.
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I'm just going with a wish and a hope.
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Oh, I fully went in. And I was like, I'm just having fun.
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I was like, I thought you were so funny.
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It was like, I'm here to cut up.
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And you found love.
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No, literally, I really want it all. I went cameo love. Yeah.
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And you unseated. What's her name?
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Wake that bitch up. Wake that.
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In April 2025, you unseated Nikki Blonsky as the top position on.
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Well, yes. So let me tell you something about this bitch. This fucking loose tooth bitch.
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This loose tooth bitch.
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Well, that's why. That was one of the cameos of hers that, like, so, like, went viral.
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Yeah, she was, like, wiggling her loose tooth, right? Oh, no. Oh, it fell out.
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She was on the toilet talking, doing cameo. The tooth fell out her mouth. She was over, like, thank you so much. It came out, and she, like, popped the back end mid cameo. And it was like. I was so over it. I was like, this bitch is charging 100 dol on the toilet. Tooth falling out, doing the same. And then she. The bitch sings. I kick on her. The bitch. The bitch sings the same song for every cameo every single time. So every cameo is. I will literally. It's literally just this. I can hear the bells, the wedding bells. It's your bir. Like, shut up. Shut up. She's like, she did one fucking play, and now the bitch can't do anything else. She's like a fucking robot. I'm over it. She's AI.
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At this point, she really doesn't do anything else. It's just hairspray. Although, have you ever seen the video of her talking about Zac Efron and how they have a connection?
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Does she like.
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Well, they were in Hairspray together.
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B
Oh, my God. Never watched that. And I support that bitch.
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I love it. You're just like, I'm never gonna support her. Before I knew who she was. Now I know who she is, I'm still supporting her.
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No, Lydia was like. She was like, singing a hairspray song. I had no ide. What? This play. What is it a movie?
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It's a musical.
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B
It's golf.
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A
It's a movie. Yeah.
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B
Okay.
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It was on Broadway, and then it Became a movie.
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What the fuck it is. I didn't know what it was. I thought it was about a woman wanting to be, like, a famous hairstylist.
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I didn't know, honestly. Through context clues, you're like, that's what I thought.
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I didn't know there was a whole. It's called Hairspray, you know, it was like a race thing going on. I was like, segregate. I didn't know. I thought I was just fat people. No, literally, I was like. I thought this was just like a hairspray, a hair show or something.
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A
That's really funny.
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B
Yeah. So I don't even know what the bitch does now, like, which is crazy.
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A
Wait, tell me about finding love on television.
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B
Crazy, right?
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A
That's not a dating show.
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B
No, literally, I don't know. Them dating shows. Look that look like the fool to me. That, for me, is scary. It is scary because now it's like, at least drag race for me. It was real. We weren't looking for love. It just kind of falls into your lap, you know what I mean? I feel like a dating show when you're just meant to date if you come out single. Damn, bitch. What the fuck? What?
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Now it's like, oh, you ain't getting.
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No money, so bitch, right? It's just like, now you just. You lonely and hungry. You know what I mean? The fuck happens now. But, yeah, it was great. It was just so, like, authentic. And honestly, Lydia, she swears she did not make the first move. She made the first move. She was strong, honey. She came out strong.
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A
Yeah, but like, where? Like, in the hotel. Was it, like, during a challenge?
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B
No. They don't even let you. You know, they trap us. They accost us, honey. And put us in our own room so we can't see each other. Only like, when we're filming or, like, for, like, a couple of minutes of, like, lunch, you know what I mean? Or the van back, you know what I mean? So if you're gonna, like, flirt or make your move, you gotta wake it up at lunch. You know what I mean? But then the gag is they'll be like, oh, don't. You can't. Not too much. Cause we're not. They'll be hard eyes, can't talk. You know what I mean? Can't talk. You know what I mean?
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They'll just be like, you can't talk?
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No.
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Cause you have to save it for the camera.
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Save it for the camera. So I'm over. Like, I was like, that's not stopping me. Game recognized. Game so I can fight with the cameras on. I really don't care. You know what I mean? So I'd be like. So like. Yeah, I was like for on camera, off camera, I'll be whispering, you know what I mean? I did not care. Oh, for sure. There was one moment I'll never forget. It's funny, it was the van ride back. This had to have been like episode like three or something. So on the way back and I'm like talking to Ladyliya, like talking something loud. And then we're like sitting next to each other in the van and Lilyah just goes like, I wish you could just like come to my room and fuck me tonight. And I was like, oh my God. Well, yeah, I was like, oh, good to know. Good to know. So, yeah, that was a very, very.
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Quick, good to know.
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Quick turnaround.
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A
Good to know. Turnaround.
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B
Yeah.
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A
That's so funny. That's kind of wild that you didn't have very much time to interact with just Lydia.
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B
Yeah. Oh, at all.
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A
And then after the show, that's when your relationship like, blossomed.
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B
Yeah, for sure. Yeah.
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A
And then you guys were long distance for a little bit.
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B
Yeah, we were long distance for like the whole of before our season aired. You know what I mean? Cause I was still in Boston, she was in Pittsburgh. And then after we aired, then I like, we would always like travel, fly back and forth, see each other, and then move to Pittsburgh. I know, right?
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A
That's really fucking sweet.
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B
Let's bring back love.
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A
Let's bring back kind of. Yeah, it's really fucking sweet. So you guys have been together for two, three.
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B
No, I think like a year and some change, I want to say.
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A
Oh, okay.
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B
Yeah.
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A
What's the thing you like most about Lydia?
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B
Uh huh. You know what I love? They call it, the girls on Twitter call it the whimsy. Like, she looks, she's like, oh, do you see that twig on the floor? I'm over here like, the what, babe? The twig on the floor. Look how it just looks so twiggy. I'm like, I love the twig on the floor, babe. I love that. Like, she finds joy in like the most random.
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I am the Lydia in my relationship.
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B
Are you?
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A
I'm constantly like, oh my God, look at that cow over there. And he's like, okay, yeah, we'll get.
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B
On the plane and she'll be like, look at the sky. I'm like, yeah, we've been on a plane for like a month and a half, like every day for 30 days. We were always on plane. I was like, girl, yeah, it's the sky. Yeah, it's the sky, baby. I was like, I love it, but.
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You just have to find the whimsy in life. Or at least that's what I have to.
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B
Yeah. Oh, I'm, like, fully dead inside at this point. I. I know. Oh, my God. Way to break it down. Oh, I'm that girl that's like. I just love to. Like, I am the autistic person that just loves to work. Like, that's my thing. So if it's not work, I don't wanna do it. So the girls are like, let's go to the park. I'm like, I'll stop it.
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A
What do you. But what do you do for fun?
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Work.
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A
Do you have a dog?
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B
Huh? Be so for real, that shit would be.
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A
Do you have a cat?
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B
6. I don't have a Tamagotchi like that. If it breathes, that shit will be dead. Like, clear. All my plants are fake. I can't do animal. Cats, dogs. I love cats and dogs.
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But you're just like, I'm not gonna take care of one.
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Oh, baby, no fair. That should be dead as hell. I grew up with, like, cats, dogs, snakes. I had, like, 20 guinea pigs. Yeah, I had two pythons. I know, right? And I had 20 guinea pigs.
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20.
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B
It started with two. You know what I mean?
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A
And then they be fucking.
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B
Yes. And there's, like, turf war, like, gang beef. Oh, my God. Guinea pigs are the most, like, crazy person ever. They'll, like. Cause like, one will have a kid, and then there'll be two. There'll be, like, a girl and two boys. They both fuck the girl. Now they're pregnant. We don't know who the kids are. Cause they all look the same. And then both of the men will be mad at each other. And if one man talks to the girl, then they'll be fighting. And then the kids are there, and then the dad's fucking the kid. Like, it was just, like, a lot of drama. Yeah, it was a lot.
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A
So how do you let it get to 20 at 10, don't you go, well, this is overwhelming.
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B
Well, the problem is, like, yo. No. When they be fucking. You know what I mean? So it's like, you start with three, and you're like, wow. Okay, now I got seven. Okay, that was weird. Anyway, that's fine. They're all in the same cage. Or they have, like, two cages. The dad's still gonna fuck the kid. They don't know. So now, girl, it's given the South. So now. Sorry, we love the South. Alligators. No, but now it's like, now they're fucking each other now the kids fucking the dads.
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A
Now, was this when you were a kid or were you an adult with all these?
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B
No, I was. I was like 10 and my sister was like, those were hers. Those were her guinea pigs.
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A
And your parents were just like, fine with this.
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B
They were like, hey, if you feed them and stuff, that's on you.
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A
That's wild.
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B
And then they would be like, we had to have three different cages with them. Cause that was the only way that you can stop them from growing more.
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A
You had a whole pet. Smart.
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B
The smell of guinea pig. I truly. It felt like a. It was at my dad's house. I live with my mom. And then I would go to my dad's house every weekend. It was like a barn. It was literally a barn.
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A
Yep.
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B
And then the cats. We had two cats, two dogs, two pythons, and then two birds. So I know Noah's Ark. Literally.
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A
This is wild. It was Animal Kingdom.
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B
My God. We would never get one animal because, like, you never want it to be lonely. So our thing was you had to get two.
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A
Wait, this is at your mom's house or your dad's house?
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B
At your dad's house. So the whole house is stink. Whole house stink.
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A
Your dad only had you on the weekends, but then had the animal kingdom during the week.
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B
Yes. Ooh, imagine.
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A
My God, that's wild.
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B
Yes.
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A
Corey.
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B
Oh, no.
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A
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B
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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A
Were you fucking all the time? Did you have partners? Were you monogamous? Were you in and out? Tell me.
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B
Okay, so I had. I had one boyfriend in high school. Oh, my God. Horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible. Throw it away.
- [27:33]
A
Throw it away.
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B
Throw it away. It was tr. It was just like, something about high school. I was like, oh, my God, I want to be that girl that's like, oh, I got my man here. I got my man here. It's just, he was so annoying and so aggravating.
- [27:45]
A
How long did you date him?
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B
Like, a year. It was like a year. And then after, I did the whole. The single life for, like, a while, and then I had my other boyfriend for, like, four years.
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A
Oh, damn.
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B
I know, right? Crazy. That's a long time. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you grew up in Boston? Yeah.
- [28:02]
A
Yes.
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B
Born and raised. Born and raised. And Boston, it's great. It has its ups and downs, but I. And I still love it. Still love it. But I'm all set. I'm all set.
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A
Boston is a curious place. It's truly so strange. I like it, but it is strangely racist in a way that isn't scary. But just like, oh, you said that.
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B
Oh, my God.
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A
Like, I don't think he was gonna hurt me, but I'm like, why would you say that?
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B
That, like, they'll be like, oh, yeah, like, you know, like, you're not like the other black people.
- [28:36]
A
Yes, yes, Mary.
- [28:38]
B
That they'll say black a certain way. They won't say black. Say black. Black.
- [28:43]
A
Why you say it like that? Well, you're not black like the other.
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B
Okay. I'm like, thank you.
- [28:49]
A
Thank you. I think I'm like, anyway, I'm like.
- [28:52]
B
Who is like, those ones? Name them A click.
- [28:55]
A
That's funny. I never thought to say that. Like, well, which ones you talk about?
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B
Which one you talk about?
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A
Which one?
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B
Like, you know, like, I'm like, oh, you.
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A
And it's like, oh, I don't know.
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B
I'm like, I didn't know she was that black. Thank you for telling me.
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A
Wait, how old are you?
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B
I'm 25.
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A
Oh, my God. You're so young.
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B
What?
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A
25 is young.
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B
How old are you?
- [29:20]
A
Older than 25. I'm like, 42.
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B
Are you serious?
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A
No, I think I'm. Do you know how old I am? I have to Google it. I think 40. 40. I may turn 40 this year. No, no. I thought I was. Google says you're 39. I'm 39. I thought I was turning 40 this year, and then I was told I was 39. So then I didn't have a 40th birthday.
- [29:41]
B
I fully thought you were, like. Like 32. Like 31. 32.
- [29:44]
A
Oh, diva. She's an old bitch.
- [29:48]
B
No, that was all. I was talking to Bob. Bob the drag queen, and I literally. He was like, how old is your mom? I was like, mom's like, 45. I was like, huh.
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A
That is wild.
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B
I was like, yes.
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A
Your mom's 45?
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B
Yes. My mom is literally just. Is just me. She's just me. Honestly, we're the same person. It's like.
- [30:07]
A
And she likes your drag, right?
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B
Oh, she loves it. She came to my drag. My drag brunch in Boston one time for her birthday, blackout drunk and in a Bob wig. Cause she wanted to feel like a drag queen that day. And then during my number, of course, I'm doing this Whitney Houston number. Of course, I'm just like. Cause, girl, brunch, straight people, I gotta get what they want. I gotta shake the keys. You know what I mean? So I'm doing this Whitney Houston number, and my mom. It's like the quiet part of I'll always love you. And it's like a live version of her. And she goes, that's my son. That's my son. Look, look, everybody. That's my son. I mean, my daughter. I mean, my. Hell, no.
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A
Cory. I'm dying. That is so funny. My son, my daughter and I actually. I don't know.
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B
She's standing, standing, standing, mind you. So happy for me.
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A
I love that so much.
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B
It was. Yeah, that was.
- [31:06]
A
It's just, like, misplaced support. It was like you just needed to sit.
- [31:10]
B
Yeah. I was like, the Clapton join. Throw a dollar. I got it. You know what I mean?
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A
That's my son.
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B
That's my daughter.
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A
My daughter. I don't know. I don't know, but that's mine up there.
- [31:20]
B
I was like, I just did the Medea note. Why don't you do this for the Medea? That would have been funny. I was like, not the Whitney number.
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A
I love that so much. I love hearing when, like, parents are just happy that their kids are doing what they want to be doing.
- [31:35]
B
Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my mom, she wants to be down so bad. She. She'll text me randomly. So, like, she looked at me. She. So what if I go on your YouTube channel and you turn me into a drag queen and I could be the mom? I was like. And she's giving me notes.
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A
Why would you do that?
- [31:51]
B
It's too much. Okay. I can't.
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A
It.
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B
So my mom was, like, a cheerleader for. Professionally for 15 years for the Boston Celtics. I don't know. 45. I don't know when to happen. Before my time. But she was like. Cause she went to, like, a high. Like this, like, rich. The white people. The white high school, honey. She went to, like, this rich high school, and she was, like, doing Chilean for years. So if I had to do the makeover challenge on Drag Race, she was gonna be the one. And when I tell you she wouldn't put me to work, honey, she would've.
- [32:24]
A
I would love to see it and squish. I think you should do it.
- [32:28]
B
I might. I might. I might. I might have to. I might have to. That just sounds like a headache. She's never gonna take the makeup off. She's not.
- [32:35]
A
She just keeps it on. It crusts right up.
- [32:37]
B
Oh, yes. That was. Oh, my God. That was me when I was Michael Jackson, and I had it on for two days. That was.
- [32:42]
A
Wait, why did you have it on for two days?
- [32:46]
B
Okay, so for the people that don't know, I dressed up as Michael Jackson for the Emmys, and. Cause I just. I wanted to have fun. And also, I just knew it was gonna be a lot of sitting and standing and waiting, and I didn't wanna be yanked and pulled and snatched and tugged. So I was like, you know what? How else can I do it? Spend thousands of dollars in our prosthetic to be Michael Jackson. So then I. Michael Jackson for the whole Emmys. But I was telling all my fans, like, I'm doing cameos as Michael Jackson. Make sure to buy them. And I left my cameos open during the whole entire.
- [33:15]
A
So then you had a lot.
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B
So I had, like, a hundred cameos as Michael Jackson. Oh, my God. Had to be done. And of course, during the whole Emmys, no shade. It was boring. So, of course, what am I doing? Yes.
- [33:25]
A
Award shoes I was gonna drink are so boring.
- [33:27]
B
Yeah. It was like, every commercial break, I got up and got a vodka on the rocks. So about six. Vodka.
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A
No mixer.
- [33:36]
B
No. Too many calories, girl. Diet Coke. I got.
- [33:38]
A
I had seltzer has zero calories.
- [33:41]
B
Okay. But I wanna have to pee.
- [33:43]
A
Okay, fair.
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B
I'm feeling real nice. Toasty, literally. So I just get back to my hotel, pass out. I am done. So I fall asleep. I'm still in it. And I wake up and I'm like, damn, I still got these cameos to do. So I did cameos for another eight hours. And then I, like, took Polaroids and then filmed TikTok and Instagram Reels. Cause then at 6 o', clock, and then I had to wipe it all off. Not wipe. That's crazy. Peel, peel, peel it off. Then Uber to my desire to get the costume and then go to a gig in LA that same night. So it was the Emmys was a long two day day for me, for sure.
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A
That's wild. And I love that so much. You just, like, wake up and you're like, well, time to do the cameos.
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B
Oh, well, I woke up and I forgot I was in it. And I was. So I woke up.
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A
Oh, my God, that's terrifying.
- [34:28]
B
I went to the bathroom, I was like, oh. So I was gagged. I was gagged.
- [34:34]
A
That's so funny.
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B
It was a lot.
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A
What started the cameos? What was your first cameo? Was it when you were doing Corey Toot?
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B
No, it was like, I started it, like, really early on. Cause I'm very competitive. So then I started doing it, and then every other girl was doing theirs or whatever. And I saw there was a leaderboard, like a scoreboard.
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A
Oh.
- [34:52]
B
Of everyone that does cameo. And then I was all like, oh, okay, I wanna be on number one. So then I, like, drop all my cameos. They were like 20 bucks when I first started. And I was all like, y' all get these cameos. Let's wake it up. And then, like, I would just randomly do them. And then I started doing the characters. So then I was like. I think the first one was, like, press week. We had to, like, be in, like, New York. So I dressed up as the Grinch. Full prosthetic, green, everything. I was going, ham breastplate. I painted my breastplate green. I was able to get the paint.
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A
Off of the breastplate. Cause they're like latex, right?
- [35:24]
B
Yeah, I had makeup wipes and I threw it in my tub. Like, it was just like. It was.
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A
It was a lot.
- [35:29]
B
Yeah, the tub's green. Yeah, it was like a lot. I got green tub now. But yeah, no, it was like, I did that for a while and that one blew up and I was all like, okay, they like the characters. Like, what else could I do? So I would think of like, what's like a mainstream, like, easily recognizable character that I could do that people would want to see. And I slowly just catapulted into this non sense.
- [35:51]
A
I. Okay, here's the thing I like best about. Originates from silliness.
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B
Yes.
- [35:58]
A
You literally were just like, I want to have fun.
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B
Oh, 100%.
- [36:02]
A
What is a fun way that I can have fun? And now you make money doing it. And I think that's so incredible. I fucking love it.
- [36:09]
B
Because if you're having fun, you never want to stop. I feel like. I feel like some people, like, they get like so into their job where it's like, it's not even fun anymore, and then that's when they lose it and they don't even want to do it anymore. Or if they're still doing it, know you. You can see that they don't wanna do it. You know what I mean?
- [36:23]
A
Yeah. When I do standup, my friend Christy is like. She's like, I can watch your set over and over and over again because you will do something different every time. And I'm like, well, I have to. I have to keep it fun and interesting for myself. I have to say like a word, funny. Or like, do something with my face in this moment that was different than the last show. Otherwise. Otherwise it's like, what am I doing it for?
- [36:47]
B
Yeah. Cause if you're not having fun, then they could tell. You know what I mean? Yeah. So it's like, for me, it's like, what can I do for me that people will enjoy?
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A
Yes. And I feel like you can take that into like, even a job that you hate. Like, I worked at Lane Bryant for a really long time and I would dance. So we had a CD that would play, I don't know, the same songs over and over. Like, if you worked an eight hour shift, you'll hear Twice or three times and Scissor Sisters. I Don't Feel Like Dancing was on one of those CDs. So I would just. Do you know that song or are you too young?
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B
What is it?
- [37:19]
A
I don't feel like dancing. I'm sorry. It probably doesn't sound like that. I don't have rhythm or I don't know what melodies are, but it would come on.
- [37:28]
B
You're not that type of black.
- [37:35]
A
Wow, that really killed me. You're not that type of black. I'm not the rhythm and blues type of black. But that song would come on.
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B
I would.
- [37:47]
A
And for like, I don't know, three minutes of that day, I Was, like, happy.
- [37:51]
B
Oh, I used to.
- [37:52]
A
I hated that job.
- [37:53]
B
I used at Walgreens. There were so many ways I would keep myself entertained. I used to fully be, like, where I would have to, like, clean the aisles if my song was playing. Oh, I'm. I'm fully doing a drag number in the aisle, and there'll be, like, the one customer that walked by. I'm just like, oh, sorry. Or if it was a mean customer. If they're mean, I will throw it back. Like, I. The custom's always right. Oh, I can be a store manager. I will still throw it back.
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A
How long did you work at Walgreens?
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B
Four years. Yeah. Yeah. The one lady trying to return her dead mother's underwear, and I was like, no. What?
- [38:25]
A
I had a lady try to return pantyhose that she had worn and got her period in.
- [38:31]
B
And I'm like, at what point do you.
- [38:33]
A
Like, like, when do you get shame? When do you. When do you go, listen, Mike simply couldn't do this.
- [38:40]
B
That's what I'm like, at what point? Like, I know times are tough. At this point. It's always gonna be to. Is it that tough?
- [38:45]
A
Like, are you doing that poorly? Like, you need that $20 back?
- [38:51]
B
I was like, because at that point, if it. If it's bloody, take a little by myself. It's not worth it.
- [38:57]
A
And then I had to take them back, and I made a real big production of putting a bag over my hand to touch them. Like it was dog shit. Because I was like, I'm not touching them.
- [39:05]
B
Oh, I would have.
- [39:05]
A
And I called the girls over. I was like, look at what that lady's returning. So I shamed her, but she got her $20 back.
- [39:10]
B
Oh, I love. I love this. Tamika. Can someone come here? We need a napkin. We need a nap. No, it's nothing. Just some bloody underwear. We just need to get a napkin.
- [39:18]
A
We need a napkin. Do we have a mop?
- [39:20]
B
Actually, hold on. I'll put on the intercom. Can we. Oh, I would have. She would have cried that day. She would have cried.
- [39:26]
A
Where did you work before Walgreens?
- [39:28]
B
Nowhere. It was my only job.
- [39:29]
A
Oh, yeah, you're 25. Did you go to college?
- [39:32]
B
I went to college, but I say I went to college for one year, and I immediately left. And I was going for things that I did, so I went to a performing arts high school.
- [39:41]
A
Okay.
- [39:42]
B
But then I went to college for, like, communications and a movie.
- [39:45]
A
Why didn't go to college for performing arts or, like, acting?
- [39:48]
B
I was brought where that's not a real. Like, that's not. I was like, you don't go to college for it. You know what I mean? So I was like, I'll do that on my own time.
- [39:55]
A
Ah, yes.
- [39:56]
B
And I'll, like, discover myself, spend money.
- [39:58]
A
Getting an actual degree.
- [39:59]
B
Actual degree. It's crazy.
- [40:01]
A
I don't have a degree. I went to acting school for two years. I have a certificate that says I can act. That's it.
- [40:08]
B
I went back communications. To this day, I still don't know what that is.
- [40:11]
A
I don't know what communications is either.
- [40:13]
B
And, like, business. That's, like, two things. And I did it for a year. And then they, like, when I went to go fill out my FAFSA for, like, you know, like, grants and stuff like that, they were like, oh, work at Walgreens at the time. They're like, you make too much money. You have to actually, you have to pay for college this year. And I was like, pay, pay. I want to be here. I want to be here. I'm not paying for this. And I dropped out, and I ended.
- [40:35]
A
Up going, that's so funny. That's wild that you were working at Walgreens. And they were like, you make too much.
- [40:40]
B
I was like, I'm not even. I was like, I live with my mom. I was like, I don't even. Like, I was like, what do you mean? That's why I was like. I was like, I don't want no more.
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A
I don't want to do that.
- [40:49]
B
Negative.
- [40:50]
A
I mean, I don't think you need. You just need, like, some sort of, like, business savviness. Are you investing your cameo money?
- [40:57]
B
Oh, absolutely.
- [40:58]
A
Okay, good.
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B
Yeah, yeah.
- [40:59]
A
Okay.
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B
Next year, I want to start buying property at this point, like, I'm like, oh, yes, diva.
- [41:04]
A
Be a landlord.
- [41:06]
B
Not. Can you imagine? I'll come in full drag. I'm like, girl, where? I'm like, girl, where is my.
- [41:12]
A
Where's my money? Where's my money? You do a drag number, the bitch better have my money.
- [41:19]
B
I have a little boa speaker.
- [41:20]
A
I'm like, girl.
- [41:23]
B
That'S my show. Drag me to rent people. Come, people. Come Drag me to rent people. Come watch me collect the rent, people.
- [41:30]
A
Honestly, that's really funny. It's, like, grim, but very funny.
- [41:36]
B
Like, I like, you have to pay it, but, like, I'll give you a little show. You know what I mean?
- [41:39]
A
Like, but then people will, like, stop paying their rent. Cause they're like, I hope Corey comes. I hope she comes.
- [41:44]
B
They come with the rent.
- [41:45]
A
Like, yes, yes. Oh, my God. They give you the rent in ones. They just tip you the rent.
- [41:53]
B
That is crazy.
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A
I think we just came up with a new thing for you to do.
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B
Honestly. Yes.
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A
Oh, wait, do we have to take it? Oh, we have to take another break.
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B
Yes.
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A
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B
No.
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A
Oh, no.
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B
I never, I never get that. I never get that. They know. I mostly, especially. Cause my fan base is mostly like teenage lesbians. So I mean like, obviously they're like, girl, no.
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A
Yeah. They're not trying to get nothing.
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B
Yeah, yeah. But no, no one ever comes crazy to me.
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A
They like that.
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B
They know better. They know better. I'm like, bitch, don't. Don't get beat up today. Please don't. Don't get beat up today. Honestly, and especially in drag shows, the people that would try to help me the most, most for some weird reason is like middle aged, middle aged women. Or like the moms, they brought the daughter and the mom was like, you are so beautiful. I had one time at a brunch. It always go back to brunch. It's every drag horror story. I don't care what anybody says, it's at the brunch. So there was this like this middle aged woman. Not even middle aged. She was older. She must have been like 60s, 60s and 60s. And she like looked at me and she was like, you am in full drag. And when I mean like clown drag, like cut crease, like blue eyed, double stack, blonde wig, cinched body like I was dry. And she looked at me, she's like, you look just like my ex husband. I'm like, thank you. Thank you so much. Oh, it gets worse. It gets worse. I could tell she's already blackout drawing at this place. She grabs my arm, lifts up, licks to my armpit, smiles and walks away. And I literally, I'm like, I was my friend. We were both hosting. I was like, wrap the show. Wrap the show.
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A
Truly, I have to go home. I'm not safe.
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B
I was like, play Lady Marmalade. Rap the show. Wrap the show. I'll be Christina. Wrap the show. That was wild. What possessed you to do it? To lick you like top to bottom of the pit. I was like. And she was smiling and walked away in her seat. Like she ate that. Like, it was like, well, she did eat that. I was like, I was like, what the fuck is going on? So that's. Yeah. They live, honey, they live.
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A
That is truly one of the worst things I've ever heard.
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B
No, I was like, just to have.
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A
Someone else's tongue on your armpit.
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B
I was like, did I look manly that day? Your ex husband is crazy.
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A
Also, you have a body like, you have a big ass.
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B
What does your ex husband look like? Now I'm confused.
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A
Wait, how did you. Did you buy your pads like that or did you build your pads?
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B
Uh huh. So there's a girl in Boston named Camille Yen. She is like our, like, who's like Dr. Miami. That's our Dr. Miami. Okay. And she don't play bitch. Like, she is very, like, she has studied women's bodies and she's over here. Like, the trochanter bone is down here. The pads need to go lower like she. And so we have to go in all the boss girls, we have to go in to do measurements. She takes our measurements for the pads.
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A
You know, that's wild.
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B
Maybe I'll go to her and she'll have to. We'll have to come back for like fittings. And then, yeah, she'll try them on and then she'll like, step away and she'll be like, all right, take them off, take them off, take them off. And then she'll shave more down and fix it. And then she put it back on.
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A
It's worth it. Cause your body, it's incredible.
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B
Thank you. Yeah.
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A
Like watching it on television, I was like, what a fun body.
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B
Oh, I was. I was yeeked on that show. It looks so good. It was like looking good. Cause I remember playing was on the season before me, and I was, I was like, I have to be more snatched than her. I was like, I have to.
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A
I like that. Everything is a competition.
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B
Oh, yeah. Oh yeah.
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A
You have to be more snatched than her. Is she your drag sister?
- [48:12]
B
Yes. Yeah, yeah, that's my sister. The last time we worked together, we were like getting ready and I always like, if I'm like a full drag, I always wear a corset. So I'm putting my corset on and she already put her outfit on. And I looked at her, I said, oh, no corset. And she was like, fine, fine, fine. So we always have to keep each other. We have to keep each other humble, you know, we have to keep each other humble.
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A
I love that. No corset. Okay. We're a little sloppy right now.
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B
I was like, you don't have to put it on. I'm just asking. I was confirming, you know what I mean?
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A
That's so funny. Corey, can I ask.
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B
Yes.
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A
Do you have any advice for single people?
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B
Oh, my God. You know, listen, I will say some people, I think are meant to be single. I've lived enough life and met enough people. Dating's not for everyone, and that's fine. Like, I can, like, at this point, I've gotten to a point where I can, like, watch someone hang out with them for 15 minutes. I'm like, you're supposed to be alone. And that's. That's not a bad thing.
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A
No, but it is just blunt.
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B
Yeah, it's blunt. People hate when I'm blunt. I'm like. But I'm like. Some people I look at, I'm like, this is like, that's not for you. I was like, this is not for you. So some people, you might have to, like, do a little bit of assessment. Maybe it's not for you, and that's okay. But if you are looking for love, I think, like, work on yourself. There's some people. I'm over here. Like, they'll be like, they want to get. I need a relationship. I'm like, but you don't got no job, no car, no activities. I'm like, what are you doing? I was like, work on yourself first. So that's my thing, see? Bring it back to positive. Work on yourself first and then find a relationship. But I would say just, like, don't search for it. Have it find you. I feel like you have to truly. Like, it will come. Like, I feel like if you're looking for something, that's when it's like, I feel like you're just gonna take the first thing that, like, falls in your lap. You know what I mean?
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A
I agree. Cause you found love. You were just like, I'm going on a show. I'm gonna be a drag queen, and I'm gonna have a nice time. Yeah, and then you were just being yourself, and then you found love.
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B
Yeah, I was like, I'. I'm like, I'm here to yell and throw drinks.
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A
I'm here to yell and throw drinks, girl.
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B
And they only give you two drinks, girl. You got. Mm. I was stealing drinks, too, girl. I was stealing. Honey. Yes, ma'. Am.
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A
Where were you stealing drinks from?
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B
Girl, everybody else that was drinking them, girl. So I was. I would drink mines, right? And less ambitious. She. She sad or she cried, whatever. She turned around. I'm like, there was one day, bitch, I was in the bar, and I had both my drinks, and I had to, like, convince other people. I was like, I'm in the bottom. You should give me a drink. And then they'll give me the drink. And then, like, three girls walked to the corner. I drunk everybody's drink on that table, bitch. I was like, all of them.
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A
Did anyone ever go, where did my drink go?
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B
Huh? No. Cause they're too concerned with everything else. So they don't notice. Or what you do is you slowly. Cause I will get a sip, honey. So I would slowly sip them. I think she might walk away. I might sip a couple. I might sip more. So you think that you were drinking it. You know what I mean? Like. Cause you have to guess. Like, you were drinking. Yes, I drank, like four girls drinks and my drink, one episode.
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A
Did you ever tell them about your drink?
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B
I mean, they know now, but that's a wild one. I gotta get mine. I gotta get mine.
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A
Did they give you real booze or was it the House of Love card?
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B
It was the house of love. But here's the thing. You gotta start doing that math. Cause they'll be like. At first, they're like, you can have two of anyone you want. And of course, we all want the strong, the tangerine. Honey, that 12% will give you a fuck together. So I was like, I'll have two tangerines. Until that first episode, they saw us after them two tangerines. And they were like, you can either have one tangerine or two of the other ones. I'm over here. Like, I don't know if this is how this works, but I was like, well, the tangerine is 12%, and the other ones are 2. They're 7%. The two 7 percents are 14%. And that one's. So I was like, trying to do math of like. I'm like, 2. 7% dream.
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A
Yes. So that's 14%.
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B
It's 14%. Is that stronger than the 12% tangerine? I don't know if that's real, but that's what I was thinking.
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A
I don't know if that's real either.
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B
So I was like, I'll just have 2.7%. I was like, that might. That, like, will wake up. That's 2 more percent that's in my body. You know what I mean? I'm like, I'm alcoholic, so that's 2 more percent in my body.
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A
No, you're trying to get the most bang for your buck.
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B
Yes.
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A
Like, if you're gonna let me have two drinks, I wanna feel two drinks.
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B
Cause now I just gotta pee. Now I feel like I wasted my.
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A
Oh.
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B
Or if it Was elimination day. When I had the drink, I wouldn't eat so that it would hit. So everybody's having lunch. I'm like, no, I'm good. I'm good. I'd be like, I'm gonna starve today because I want that. I want that drink to hit.
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A
Well, maybe that's alcohol, but also more bang for your buck.
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B
Yeah, I want to feel it. I want to feel it. I was like, I'm not gonna eat. What? Eat.
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A
You have a very sunny demeanor. Like, you're a very positive person.
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B
I am. I am. I'm a very positive person. But I'm also like. I'm like. I'm real, very realistic. So I'll be like, yeah, today ain't gonna be a good day, but that's fine. You know what I mean?
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A
That's okay. I feel like we have similar personalities because I constantly miss flights, and I have friends who are like, doesn't that stress you out? And I'm like, no, there's always another flight. Also, it's above me. They'll either cancel the show or. Or reschedule the show. But, like, I just didn't make it.
- [53:30]
B
Yeah. I'm like, listen, at the time I did my due diligence. I came up.
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A
I do.
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B
I need to get it. I got to the airport.
- [53:35]
A
I got to the gate, and they left. There's nothing. Nothing I can do.
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B
I'm just like, at this point, I can't stress about anything. I can't. There'll be some girls that be like, no, I need my drink, and I need the lighting to be. I'm like, baby, it's gonna be the same number regardless.
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A
Yes.
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B
The music's not loud enough. I'm like, I really don't matter. I'm still gonna do the check. Still check in.
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A
Or you could just yell, turn it up. Like, you could change things. Mid. Mid performance.
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B
I'm like, girl, just live.
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A
They'll ask me. They'll be like, oh, do you wanna do, like, a sound check? And I'm like, is the mic on? And they're like, yes, there's nothing. Then we got it.
- [54:08]
B
I don't know who the fuck has been making these people think that everything needs a sound check. They were like, do you need, for our tour, for the butt who came? Every place had a sound check. And it's like an hour before I need to be there. So they were like, oh, you need to be here for a sound check. I was like, baby, for what? You pressed play loud.
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A
Yes.
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B
Is it loud as loud as it can go. As loud as it can go.
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A
You did it.
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B
You did it.
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A
You did it.
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B
So there was one show that we need to hear for the sound check and check out the stage. I was like, I don't wanna do it. I was like, can you guys please? I was like, I came in there mad as fuck. I was like, so, what we supposed to do? What we doing? And they were like, oh, is this good? I was like, what? I walk upstairs. Me come downstair. What now? And they're like, is the music good? And I was like, is it loud? And they're like, yeah, we can turn it loud. Okay. Am I done? Like, I was like, don't. Oh, neither.
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A
I just don't do them anymore. I just go, no. And then if I get on stage and the microphone's a little wonky, I.
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B
Go, I said, turn it up.
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A
Just turn it up. Turn it down. Turn. Can you just turn down the monitor?
- [55:08]
B
Whatever.
- [55:09]
A
Yeah, the monitor. Yeah. I don't want to be there longer. Just let me perform and go home.
- [55:16]
B
They think I'm Beyonce. I'm not Beyonce. I'm just. Yeah, it's recognizing who you are. A Beyonce wig, but you're not Beyonce. Like, we have to be real.
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A
Yeah, I'm just a goofy bitch telling jokes. All I need is one spotlight and the microphone on, and that is it.
- [55:32]
B
Yeah, I've, like, in this business for the couple of months I've been doing it. I have learned there are some girls that really think, like, it's giving Beyonce. I'm like, it's 2pm you're doing a Shania Twain number in a cowboy hat. It's not giving Beyonce.
- [55:49]
A
You're doing Shania Twain in a cowboy hat.
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B
And it's not 2pm It's 2pm and they got the sash on. Happy birthday. Just say happy birthday. I pick up the dollar. It's not. Give it Beyonce.
- [55:59]
A
Yeah. You don't have to make it harder than it is.
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B
Yes. I'm like, just have fun. You're like, we are clowns at this point.
- [56:04]
A
Yes.
- [56:05]
B
Some girls hate to hear that, but.
- [56:07]
A
We'Re clowns, drag queens. We're comedians. A clown. We're just clowns. And sometimes, like, I watched several videos of comics being like, we're philosophers, and we have to, like, talk about society. And I'm like, I don't know. I tell a dick truth. And maybe it tells you the overarching struggle of what's happening between the poor and the rich, but I don't know. At the heart of It. I'm talking about sucking a dick. Like, what? What are we doing?
- [56:34]
B
Those one girls, they'll be like, this is my art. This is what I do. This is who I was meant to be. I was like, you're doing a renaissance drag bit. Like, it's not giving. Like, it's not. You're not changing. Like, it's not giving that. No, it's not giving that.
- [56:47]
A
You're just helping people get through another shitty day by having something nice to listen to.
- [56:53]
B
And look, you're here to, like, uplift.
- [56:55]
A
You're here to entertain.
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B
Like, this is not about you. No, it's like that.
- [56:59]
A
That part, I think that is actually the part that people miss that. It's like, I do. I do. And it's like, yeah, but the people are consuming it. So it's for the people. It's not like for you.
- [57:10]
B
I have grown up, like, in the drag scene. I've seen so many people. They'll go like, I've forbade these words. I'll be like, yeah, the crowd's not really gonna like this number, but I don't care. I'm like, so who's it for, though?
- [57:23]
A
Yeah, I guess it's for you. But then it's like, if people aren't enjoying it, then you're gonna get mad.
- [57:27]
B
Like that. You're mad?
- [57:28]
A
Yeah. Like, if I have a joke that doesn't work, I try to figure out why it doesn't work, and then I work on it so the people like it. They don't care. Just because I thought it was funny doesn't mean that they're all gonna think it's funny. And it's my job to figure out how to make them like it, not just tell a joke and be like, I don't care if you people like it, I like it. And that's what matters. That's why I got on a plane at 6am for you people to sit in silence while I tell jokes. I like.
- [57:55]
B
I did an almost mistress fight for this. No. The thing my friends would say will always be like, the tip bucket don't lie. So you see that tip bucket ain't no money in it. You need to change the mix.
- [58:08]
A
You gotta change it just a little bit.
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B
Yeah, for sure. Wait, I do have a question for you. Ooh. I am so not me asking questions. I have one, like, a really good question. What is, like, your craziest sex story that you have? I'll give. I have many crazy ones. My friend has one that will really gag you.
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A
Wait, tell me Your friends.
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B
Okay, okay, okay. So my friend, she's another drag queen.
- [58:30]
A
There's also a very good question that I should have asked you.
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B
My drag, she's gonna. Oh my God, she's gonna hate me. I'm not telling the story. Her name is Sticky. Sticky Heidi.
- [58:40]
A
You could have kept this anonymous if you were like, nope, here's her name.
- [58:45]
B
That's a government. So she was like, I guess a man came to her house. This is like years ago. He came to her house and he didn't want to have sex with her. He just wanted to be tied up in her bed while she works from home. She used to work from home while she was in the kitchen working from home. So she was in her bed tied up, and she's in the kitchen. And you just hear him, help me, please let me. And he wanted that for like hours. And then she would come and just, I guess like slap him, jerk him off a little bit and then walk away, like tease him and then walk back away. And then he like screams again. And then she sent us like a video of just like, just like the sound, the video, the video of just like her like working. And you hear in the background, please come back.
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A
Let me back.
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B
Please come back.
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A
Please.
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B
And I was like. I was like, do you find this enjoying? And she was like, I'm just like, it's just an experience.
- [59:45]
A
That's wild.
- [59:46]
B
Yeah. I was like, that's what I was like at this point. Life is not real.
- [59:49]
A
Life is not real. No, I have nothing like that, really. I fucked a man once where he fucked my wig off.
- [60:00]
B
Really?
- [60:01]
A
And he was like. And I was like, shut up. And then I like put it back on. And then I fucked this one guy who I think lived in a model apartment. I know I've told this story on this podcast, but it was. It was like in an apartment. It seemed like it was what they showed people to be like, oh, this is the apartments we have in this building. Because nothing was like real in it.
- [60:20]
B
It gave like abandoned. Or was it giving like, not abandoned.
- [60:23]
A
It was just like, don't sit there.
- [60:24]
B
Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't.
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A
Don't sit there.
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B
Cause it's like, I don't know if that.
- [60:27]
A
That chair is real.
- [60:28]
B
Yeah. The fake couch they like, they take back. Yes. Yeah, yeah.
- [60:31]
A
And then we fucked on the floor. Cause he wouldn't let me on the bed.
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B
Yes.
- [60:34]
A
Then. Then when I was leaving, he was like, okay, bye. And then before he closed door, he goes, just cuz I work out doesn't mean I Don't not like your body. And then closed the door. And I was like, I. That thought never crossed.
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B
You said, don't even have a mattress.
- [60:50]
A
You don't have a mattress. You don't have chairs. And you also me. There was no question in my mind as to what you were into. What? And then I thought about it for, like, I got in my car and I was like, not what? He liked my what? I, like, got home. I was like, in the mirror, I was like, what do you. My body. What? And I thought about it for days, and I still think about it every now and again. I'm like, where is he now? Is he telling another fat woman she's okay?
- [61:14]
B
Like, that is crazy.
- [61:16]
A
It was wild.
- [61:17]
B
Yeah. There's like. I feel like there's so many drag queens that, like, get a kick out of, like, being in drag and men wanting them. And I'm like, that has a pre. Drag race. That was never, never.
- [61:26]
A
You've never fucked anyone in drag?
- [61:28]
B
No, that. The thought. Thought of it. Because especially that was. I used to work at this, like, one, like, thing. It was called Bust on Fridays. And I would host, like a. It was like the black people night. So there would be, like, the chasers. The chasers that want the girls, the dolls. They'll sit at the bar and they'll wait. And there was this one maid who's over, like, can I buy you a drink? And I was like, I'm like, first of all, I'm telling everyone here, this is not.
- [61:58]
A
Not for me.
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B
I'm in full clownery. Please grab my face. Like, please grab my face. I would laugh. It's. It doesn't. I think when I'm in this, I don't feel woman. I feel Clown Vega Circus. Like, I don't.
- [62:11]
A
Well, I mean, this look is very funny to me. This look is so funny.
- [62:16]
B
Cause I was like, I don't wanna be in, like, clown. I'm gonna look crazy. I look crazy now. But that is like.
- [62:23]
A
But I like, is just like a. It's just a lady going to a game.
- [62:28]
B
It's very. It's very masc. Lesbian. Yes, very masc. Lesbian down.
- [62:33]
A
Yes, it's really funny.
- [62:34]
B
Finger Blaster. For sure. Yeah, for sure.
- [62:38]
A
What's it like working with your partner? Cause you're touring right now.
- [62:41]
B
Yeah, yeah, we just wrapped up, but two kids.
- [62:44]
A
Yes, it was a funny name.
- [62:48]
B
No, the fans made it. Cause, like.
- [62:50]
A
Oh, really?
- [62:51]
B
Yeah. Cause Lydia the Butthole and then Suzy, too, and then me, King. So Butt two King. But. Oh, I love it. I love it. It's very. It's just easy. Cause I'm not like, a babe. Like, text her. I can text, but I don't want to do, like, a whole, like, good morning, how are you? Whatever. So, like, the fact that she's here, I can just talk and have, like, a real text every day is so much better than if we're, like, apart. You know what I mean?
- [63:11]
A
That is nice.
- [63:12]
B
Yeah.
- [63:13]
A
So you're not a big texter. Have you ever dated anyone who's, like, insecure about that? Who's like, do you even like me?
- [63:18]
B
Oh, my God, yeah. Yeah. My ex is very. That. It's very. It's very. And I'm just over. Like, I'm comfortable in a relationship. I don't need, like, validation. It'll be good. Like, see, I want to go out to dinner. I'm like. And do what? Eat. We can eat at home. I gotta get up. I gotta get dressed. I gotta put clothes on, like, and I gotta go eat out. I gotta pay more money. Go eat somewhere else.
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A
I can eat at home.
- [63:42]
B
What? I am so unromantic. Lydia has taught me to be romantic, but I am the most unromantic. Let's go on a walk. Walk. Walk for walk.
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A
What? Just for a nice time.
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B
I have a nice time at home. Like, a nice.
- [63:59]
A
What do you do for fun?
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B
Work.
- [64:01]
A
Oh, yeah, I did ask you that earlier.
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B
Yeah, I will literally, after this. I'm literally going to do cameos and then go to. I used to be a big gamer, though. I will say.
- [64:09]
A
What games did you play?
- [64:10]
B
I used to play. I used to love a fighting game. I was in Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm. Specifically Naruto.
- [64:17]
A
I love Naruto in the series.
- [64:18]
B
Yeah, specifically ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was the one. Mortal Kombat. I used to whoop everybody's ass on Mortal Kombat. But right now, I'm into Pokemon. The new Pokemon game is my one. For me, I'm also, like, a big anime. Anime.
- [64:29]
A
I love Pokemon.
- [64:31]
B
Yeah, that was my one right now.
- [64:32]
A
Wait, what's the worst date you've been on? We do have to wrap it up, but what's the worst date or sexual experience you've had?
- [64:38]
B
Oh, my God. I've been lucky. I have never had any.
- [64:41]
A
Like, no bad dates?
- [64:43]
B
Nothing? No, I don't think so. At least no. Because I'm that person where, like, I will leave.
- [64:48]
A
I was just about to say it feels like if you weren't having fun and you're like, I'm gonna get Out.
- [64:52]
B
Oh, Irish goodbye. Oh, 100%.
- [64:54]
A
You've Irish goodbyed on a date? Yes. Yes.
- [64:59]
B
Oh, yes.
- [65:03]
A
That's so funny to me.
- [65:04]
B
I had Irish goodbye. Like a hookup. I would just leave. I would drive. I drove, drove, drove there. He opened the door. I looked and I was like, no.
- [65:13]
A
I just. Oh, my God.
- [65:15]
B
I just kept driving. I kept driving.
- [65:18]
A
I would truly throw myself in front of your car.
- [65:21]
B
So you killed me. I literally parked outside of his house. I was like, I'm here. He opened the door and I was like. And I just drove off.
- [65:31]
A
That's wild.
- [65:33]
B
It's like, I wish I had just.
- [65:35]
A
A little bit of that.
- [65:36]
B
Cause, like, let's not waste our time.
- [65:37]
A
No, you're right.
- [65:38]
B
You're right.
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A
I don't want it.
- [65:40]
B
You probably don't want it.
- [65:41]
A
Let's get out of here.
- [65:42]
B
This is. Yeah.
- [65:44]
A
Well, Corey, we've reached the end.
- [65:46]
B
Yes.
- [65:47]
A
Do you have anything you Wanna promote?
- [65:49]
B
My YouTube channel, which I post every single week. And yeah, a lot of fun tours coming up. I have the but two King tour in Europe and the uk, Right? Yeah. Or Canada.
- [66:01]
A
That's a part of Europe.
- [66:02]
B
Yeah. Yeah. It's gonna be really, really sweet.
- [66:05]
A
Where in Canada are you going, bitch?
- [66:07]
B
I don't even know. I don't even know. Every state.
- [66:11]
A
Well, Corey, thank you so much for being here.
- [66:13]
B
Thank you for having me.
- [66:14]
A
Me. If you like this episode of why won't you date me? You could like it, you could subscribe, you could rate it five stars. And then if you write me something nasty, nasty hitting on me to why won't you date me? Podcast, gmail.com. i'll read it out loud. Also, I need to ask. Please keep them short. Some of y' all were writing novels. This is not a Barnes and Nobel. This person writes, I'll whisk you away to Willy Wonka. What? I'll whisk. I'll whisk you away to Willy. To a Willy Wonka style sexual playground. There was children in Willy Wonka, so that's tough. We dive into the chocolate fountain together. I'm sucking your with such force that you aren't worried about being sucked up the tube like Augustus Cloop. Assure. We make love in a field of edible mushrooms, but these ones are adult, so we're both reaching higher and higher levels of ecstasy together. We come so hard that we squirt like a sexual lawn split sprinkler Watering the fantasy sugar sex land with our sweet juices. Oh, after you leave our rendezvous I'm left licking the wallpaper because it tastes like you. This was funny. Thank you, Sarah. Goodbye. Corey hated it. Goodbye. Do you want to ask Cory if she date you? Okay. I. I forget this all the time. It's as if I haven't hosted this podcast for ten fucking years. Corey, I asked most of my guests this. I've only missed it a couple times. Would you date me?
- [67:42]
B
Yes, of course.
- [67:44]
A
That's nice.
- [67:44]
B
Would you date me?
- [67:45]
A
I absolutely would. I think you're absolutely delightful. I think you're so fun and, like, it's an effortless fun. Some people try really hard to, like, seem fun.
- [67:55]
B
Oh, my God. I hate that.
- [67:56]
A
I hate.
- [67:57]
B
I hate, like a. Like a slay queen mama cross down, period. Poo. I'm like, oh, my God. I'm like.
- [68:04]
A
It's like, just be a little real. Just have a nice time.
- [68:07]
B
Yeah.
- [68:09]
A
Bye. That was a headgum podcast.