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Best Vegas moment
Kameron Michaels:Opening night was pretty iconic.
RuPaul was in the audience.
Like, how often can you say RuPaul was at your show watching your show?
I mean, that doesnt happen!
Naomi Smalls:I mean, his name was on the poster.
And corny [Laughs].
I miss that, even though I complained about it.
So we ran down, with the drinks in hand, to terminate the show.
And Derrick almost ran onstage with the cocktail, and I was like, Bitch, put it down!
Derrick Barry:[Laughing] Im like, I dont know where to put it!
I want it to be safe!
Ive never felt more expensive.
Like, put me on a private jet and give me some Champagne.
Worst Vegas moment
Michaels:There are several meltdowns [on the show].
Youve seen the trailer there are plenty of tears!
Im sad that didnt make it into the show, but that was a very hard day for me.
Barry:I was feeling very fish after doing a photo shoot when I was about 21 here.
I just had some fishnets on and no tights, no pads and my right ball popped out onstage.
I had no idea that it even happened during the show.
!, and announced it to the whole room.
It was very embarrassing.
And they were like, Oh, Im sure nobody saw.
Its not that big of a deal.
Smalls:Thats literally me though, like, every other show.
A testicle is literally trapped in between my fishnets.
Barry:[Laughs] Which is so uncomfortable.
Smalls:But you know what?
They should be so lucky to see it.
And theres a script and making sure the inflection is correct.
Asias hosted things before; Ive performed before; Ru has directed things; Jamal has choreographed things.
We were all just polishing out all of those little details right until curtain on opening night.
Like, who gets to say that?
Mateo:I was gagged she remembered me, too.
Barry:Caesars took us to see Mariah Carey, and we got to meet her afterward.
I brought a three-foot-by-four-foot painting that my partner had painted back in 2007.
I really want this signed.
But the fact that she was wearing a sequined gown with straight hair.
So, the respect to Ms. Carey.
Barry:And her team was always finessing her in between each meet-and-greet shot, and I loved that.
Nobody really realizes how tall and beautiful and statuesque Mariah is.
Smalls:Lets not forget skinny!
OHara:For me, its definitely having Ru in the audience at the Vegas Revue show.
I dont know if I would usestarstruckas the correct term, but its his show.
And he knows what to expect, and theres pressure to deliver.
Is this too vulgar?
Were all just people.
Shes always flying off to film, like, three different things.
Recent song you most want to perform to:
Michaels:Prior toChromatica shut up, Naomi!
I got Naomi hooked onChromatica.
Prior toChromaticacoming out, Dua Lipas album got us through the first part of quarantine.
We all love being onstage, so being able to do that again was such a blessing.
So I feel like I dont necessarily have a bucket list of songs yet.
Im still living on that one.
I had to pinch myself there.
OHara:Mine is probably I Dare You, by Kelly Clarkson.
Oddly:Mine isnt any new music.
Ive just been feeding on a bunch of culture, TV, movies like the rest of us have.
So I want to do an entire number about masturbating.
Not a Britney song?
You know, this is drag, and I do drag now.
Smalls:Derrick, you are such a Make It Happen girl.
Barry:You know, Im obsessed.
OHara:Mine would be Life Is Wonderful, by Jason Mraz.
Oddly:Oooooh ……what??
OHara:Sorry, Im a singer-songwriter nerd!
I won money, Im not gonna turn cartwheels, but Im just like, Life is wonderful.
Here I am winning money!
Oddly:Mine would probably be any of my original music, available at online music retailers/stream-things.
I would suggest Hype, featuring Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, because thats how I feel when I win.
You get a bunch of money and Im like[INCOMPREHENSIBLE VANJIE IMPRESSION.]
It included otherDrag Racealum like Shannel, Coco Montrese, and Kahanna Montrese.
OHara:Yeah, I would have to agree with her.
The drag brunch is a drag queens throw in of drag.
All of the girls in it are good performers.
Its a show thats not just based off of famous queens.
Its based on queens that can do the job and do the job well.
Its a queens key in of drag.
And its definitely the brunch at Senor Frogs.
