{"id":1449276,"date":"2025-08-30T02:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1449276"},"modified":"2025-08-30T02:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:36:13","slug":"it-was-intense-drag-race-icons-spill-the-tea-on-uncomfortable-rupaul-and-pearl-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/drag\/it-was-intense-drag-race-icons-spill-the-tea-on-uncomfortable-rupaul-and-pearl-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"“It was intense”: Drag Race icons spill the tea on “uncomfortable” RuPaul and Pearl interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trixie Mattel and Katya have spilt some major behind-the-scenes tea on that RuPaul and Pearl confrontation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last few weeks, the two drag talents have treated fans of their “Bald and the Beautiful” podcast to a rewatch series of their <\/span>Drag Race <\/span><\/em>debut, season seven.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the latest entry, Trixie and Katya revisited episodes five and six, which featured the DESPY Awards challenge and the ‘Whatever Happened to Merle Ginsberg’ acting challenge, respectively. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to analysing the performances, runways and lip sync showdowns, the duo touched on the infamous interaction between RuPaul and Pearl, which spawned the iconic line “Is there something on my face?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was more tense and more awkward than it was on television,” Katya exclaimed. <\/span><\/p>\n

While she was eliminated in the episode prior, Trixie added: “I know that RuPaul has never encountered a single drag queen willing to talk to her the way [Pearl] talked to her.” <\/span><\/p>\n

Katya went on to describe the aforementioned conversation as “so f**king uncomfortable” due to the fact that everyone in the werkroom was silent at the time,\u00a0which they said was a regular occurrence during Ru’s workroom walkthroughs. <\/span><\/p>\n

After Trixie praised Pearl for having “the balls” to speak to Ru unfiltered, Katya discussed the aftermath of the showdown, revealing that their season seven sister had left the workroom. <\/span><\/p>\n

“It was huge. Her balls took up half the room. It was like the Macy’s Day parade, just balls. It was crazy… and then she leaves,” Katya continued. <\/span><\/p>\n

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