RuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 16 continues Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT onMTV.
Read on for Hershii’s full elimination interview.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling since this unfolded?
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 16.MTV
HERSHII LIQCOUR-JETE:I feel much better now….
The love Ive received has been overwhelming.
InUntucked, you broke down over potentially leaving and said you did this for your kids.
Youll see it soon.
All of it is coming soon.
I cant say yet.
Ive worked on some things.
I felt like I needed to make a plea, like, dont just throw me away.
I think Geneva said she didnt understand why you were in the jungle.
Can you explain why?
Im very gorgeous, but Im also very stupid.
The reason why I was in the forest… Thats just where I wanted to go look for the glue.
The glue had to be out there.
The girls needed new glue for their wigs, lets just go to the Amazon Forest to find it.
There was absolutely no reason for it.
So, its just good, dumb, fun drag?
Everybody was trying to dig away trying to find out about it.
No, thats just where I decided to go look….
I stand on my stupidity.
Last week, Plane Jane caused a stir.
What are your thoughts now, seeing the episode back coupled with the reaction to Plane from fans?
Does it feel different versus how you remember experiencing Plane in the room?
For me, no.
I was just waiting to see what she said [on TV].
Plane Jane did not just come to do drag, she came to make TV, in my opinion.
That whole thing with her and Amanda, a little harsh.
Honestly, thats a regular work room.
Could Jane have been a little softer in her approach?
There seems to be growing division, it feels like younger fans label it as super mean.
There are moments where I listen and Im like,now Jane.
I understand [that from the] outside looking in.
We have relationships with Plane Jane.
I was standing between Geneva and Mhiya [on the Main Stage].
I was shocked that Geneva was down there.
I didnt know why she was.
I thought either Morphine or Mirage would be in the bottom, so I was shocked to see Geneva.
I knew I was in the bottom after they clocked my pants.
I wanted to talk about those pants!
Michelle clocked it quickly.
I thought it was iconic when I realized all you did was put a patch on the pockets!
I was so proud of those pockets.
You could not tell me I was not going to get past!
How did you slip past the rules like that?
I was going through it in that Werk Room.
I did it, I pulled it together.
I just knew I did it, thats why I was so confident on the runway.
Those pants were in the menswear collection?
They were in the menswear collection!
So wecancredit you, you made them look like womens pants, the way they fit.
I listened to the rules very carefully; Ru did not saysewa look, he saidmakea look.
I was the only mother in the Mothers ball.
How did you feel about the Rate-a-Queen twist in general?
I knew it boiled down to that lip-sync.
Im a performer, but the electric pop music is not in my wheelhouse.
Love the song, but I didnt know what to do with it.
I made it a point, if youre going to go home, lets have a good time.
I forgot it was a lip-sync and performed to the cameras.
Was that the plan?
I was going to.
I was thinking about it.
I think I thought a second too long.
What was Kornbreads reaction when you got home?
She said, “What do you mean?
So youdidgo up there and embarrass me?”
I cant have this."
And I said, “But you were early out too!”
and she said, “I wasputout, I didnt get kicked out!”
