Suzie Toot, the queen who a good amount of Season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race early on, finally met her match during the season final, regular competitive episode before the finale. She told Blavity’s Shadow and Act what went through her mind during that final lip sync, including the moment her plan to showcase a more elevated version of herself ended up working against her. “It was so emotional. Drag Race is a marathon and you are running and you are fighting. And every idea you have, you have to follow it because there isn’t enough time to second guess yourself. And to feel like you stumble right at the end, it was so hard to grapple with,” she said. “But watching it back, I understood. I got so much more perspective watching the episode back. But in the moment I could not believe it. Up until the judges started speaking, I thought I was clear on my way to the finale, no problem.” How did Suzie Toot handle being labeled a threat by other queens? Toot also described the challenges of...
