‘Whatcha Packin’ for ‘Drag Race 16’ Top 3: Sapphira Cristál and Michelle Visage get to mothering
Each week on “Whatcha Packin’,” Michelle Visage interviews the recently eliminated queen, but for the three finalists of season 16 she’s sitting down to chat ahead of the April 19 “Grand Finale.” Sapphira Cristál and Michelle bond over being foodies, mothers, and Sapphira’s embrace of being slew footed. Watch the full episode above via the official RuPaul’s Drag Race channel on YouTube.
In her interview with Michelle, Sapphira tells the story of how she started singing opera at the age of 13 by attending a performing and visual arts high school, but she was first inspired when she saw “La Boheme” at the age of four and was enthralled. She goes on to say that drag and opera happened simultaneously for her because she came to drag by way of opera. She also admitted that when she first started doing her drag her mom was not initially supportive because she didn’t think she made a pretty enough girl. Luckily she was able to changer her mom’s mind eventually.
Sapphira tells Michelle that in the moments before she entered the Werk Room for the first time she told herself to “just enjoy yourself” and it worked. After auditioning 11 times, Sapphira said it was everything she hoped it would be and she managed to make “great sisters” in the members of the cast. Michelle said that she’s heard from all the other girls that Sapphira is the one they got closest with. Over the course of the rest of the interview, Michelle is highly complimentary of Sapphira and the growth she showed in the competition and how much of a “gem” she is.
Check out Michelle’s conversations with the previously eliminated queens of the season: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté after episode 3, Mirage after episode 4, Amanda Tori Meating after episode 5. Geneva Karr after episode 6, Megami after episode 7, Xunami Muse after episode 8, Plasma after episode 9, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige after episode 11, Dawn after episode 12., and Q after episode 14.
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