The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” finale is finally upon us, and the eliminated queens are spilling the tea — and telling TheWrap who they want to win.
The final four queens who will lip-sync for the crown are Anetra, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Sasha Colby. Season 15 marks the first time since Season 8 the semifinalists are all queens of color. Anetra is Filipino, Puerto Rican, Japanese and German; Luxx is Black, Mistress is Mexican American, and Sasha Colby is Hawaiian.
So who did their competitors pick to take home the record $200,000 prize? Read on and find out.
Irene Dubois
Final placement: 16th place
Finale look inspiration: “Lunar moth, because like a moth I’m attracted to the spotlight.”
Who she wants to win: “I think that the impact of Sasha will be winning this season is immeasurable at a time like this in our country where trans men and women and non-binary people are under attack. And to say, this is a trans person and she’s being celebrated by the entire community sends a message to lawmakers everywhere that they are not afraid and we cannot be stopped.”
What she would’ve done differently: “Changed how long we were given to do our talent number so that I could have done the full five-minute version of my glass of water.”
Princess Poppy
Final placement: 15th place
Finale look inspiration: “Regina George from ‘Mean Girls.’ I was hit by a bus and showed up to prom in a bedazzled brace.”
Who she wants to win: “I’d have to say it’s a tie between Anetra and Sasha Colby. But I look up to Sasha Colby a lot. She’s such a professional. She’s so kind to me. And I think that she would be an amazing representative for ‘Drag Race.’”
What she would’ve done differently: “Every single look I put on the runway.”
Sugar
Final placement: 14th place
Finale look inspiration: “Princess moment”
Who she wants to win: “My pageant answer? I’m rooting for everyone. Just kidding. Probably Anetra. I see myself in her. I love her introverted quiet side because that’s really me.”
What she would’ve done differently: “I wasn’t in my nail-ification era. Also, when I walked in, what was devastating for me was I didn’t have my eight-inch heels. I was wearing six-inch. And for me, it was like, ‘Sweetie, you could’ve just walked right back out the door. You didn’t have an eight-inch heel so you’re not doing drag.”
Amethyst
Final placement: 13th place
Finale look inspiration: “Lizzie McGuire”
Who she wants to win: “I’m rooting for the Top 4.”
What she would’ve done differently: “Probably taking a few sewing lessons. Maybe my design challenge would have gone a little differently. Who knows? But other than that, I don’t think I would have changed anything.”
Robin Fierce
Final placement: 11th place
Finale look inspiration: “Rich b-tch”
Who she wants to win: “Honestly, this is not a pageant answer, but I am rooting for all of them. There are so many talented people; I think not since Season 8 could I see anyone winning.”
What she would’ve done differently: ” I would have just allowed myself to be a little bit more free. In the moment. I think I was so concerned with staying and not giving enough to win, which is two different things.”
Aura Mayari
Final placement: 10th place
Finale look inspiration: “Signature drag, elevated”
Who she wants to win: “Every single one of them deserves to win. I feel like they all do have their own fans that will benefit from their win. So it’s really hard to say, but I love my sister Anetra. I feel like we need an Asian winner. Because we haven’t had that in so many years. We had that 50 years ago when Raja won [laughs].”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would’ve changed my lip sync with Jax because I didn’t know any of the damn words.”
Jax
Final placement: 9th place
Finale look inspiration: Denim
Who she wants to win: “I’m gonna say Anetra because she sent me home and I need her to make it worthwhile.”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would have come in with an entirely new wardrobe. I have such a different understanding of myself. My proportions, my aesthetic.”
Spice
Final placement: 9th place
Finale look inspiration: Devil
Who she wants to win: “I’m rooting for Mistress. She’s in the drag family you know she had adopted us but I’m rooting for Anetra, too.”
What she would’ve done differently: “There are definitely some looks that I look back on like ‘Oh my God.’ But that’s how you are as an artist. At the end of the day, I wouldn’t change anything. It’s an evolution.”
Malaysia Babydoll Foxx
Final placement: 8th place
Finale look inspiration: “Red because it represents love. And I love feathers.”
Who she wants to win: “I’m going to pick two because I’m really close to these two. Anetra and Mistress. They’re my two favorite people.”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would’ve liked to have let go a little earlier tonight and have more fun earlier than later. I was a little bit in my head.”
Marcia Marcia Marcia
Final placement: 7th place
Finale look inspiration: “A little bit ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Hello Dolly’ and ‘Red Shoes.’ A love letter to the classics.”
Who she wants to win: “For me, it’s between Sasha and Anetra.”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would have tried to work with more people and have more influences. Ask for more help! I think that’s what I would have done. Because I tried to do it by myself. And I thought if I didn’t do it, like diminish myself as a queen or something like that.”
Salina EsTitties
Final placement: 6th place
Finale look inspiration: “Season 15! I have to celebrate the quinceanera of RuPaul.”
Who she wants to win: “My LA sister Miss Sasha Colby is the queen but I wouldn’t mind if Anetra won. We’ll see.”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would hone in on my concepts for my runways. I tried to push the boundaries really hard but unfortunately fell flat to the judges.”
Loosey Laduca
Final placement: 5th place
Finale look inspiration: “I wanted to do a queer horror look because that community has been very, very supportive of me and my drag. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs. They’ve always been in my corner. And so this is a big thank you to the horror community.”
Who she wants to win: “I really think that it’s between Sasha and Anetra. I think they have been the most consistent. I think they really have great taste. And they really inspire me as an artist.”
What she would’ve done differently: “If I could change one thing it would be my bag ball look. It was not my proudest look; I had run out of money by the time I started working on that. And I literally made it out of stuff that I had in my house, which is kind of the essence of a crafty challenge. But they really didn’t like that one.”
Mistress Isabelle Brooks
Final placement: Top 4
Finale look inspiration: Eleganza
Luxx Noir London
Final placement: Top 4
Finale look inspiration: Feathers
What she would’ve done differently: “I wouldn’t change a single thing. Because every single thing that happened led me to this very moment, I kind of have that way with life. I try not to live in a whole bunch of regret.”
Sasha Colby
Final placement: Top 4
Finale look inspiration: “Belle Epoque”
What she would’ve done differently: “I would try to be funny! Other than that, I’ve had like a fun ride, I wouldn’t change anything.”
Anetra
Final placement: Top 4
Finale look inspiration: Samurai meets Padme Amidala (our description, to which she replied “Yas!”)
What she would’ve done differently: “I wouldn’t change anything because I’m very happy to be standing here in front of you on this carpet as a Top 4 contestant for the crown.”
