What is it like going into the show already having a bit of notoriety as opposed to being completely unknown like some other girls have been? This season, contestants like Nina West, Ariel Versace, and yourself have somewhat of a national platform before even stepping onto the Drag Race runway. MC: Shot With Soju is an amazing YouTube show that you do, and you have featured both former Drag Race girls as well as some of your favorite Chicago sisters, along with other queens from all over the country. If I get bored with it, I’m not going to do it anymore, you know? You are always going to see something that I truly, truly enjoy. Drag is something that makes me happy and I am always going to do what makes me happy. I like to challenge what the “norm” is personally, drag is personal. S:It is very K-pop, it’s very colorful, and there are silhouettes that you probably have never seen on a drag queen before. MC:For those that have never gotten to see you live or were not familiar with you, how do you describe Soju’s drag style?

Michael Cook: We hated seeing you be the first eliminated this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. What do you think you did not have the opportunity to show the viewers that you wish you had? I caught up with Soju about who she would have portrayed on being the first to depart this season, who she would have portrayed during the Snatch Game challenge and how this Korean dynamo stays inspired. This Chicago standout is now finding herself the subject of various memes, and the self proclaimed social media queen is absolutely loving it. As Soju “sashayed away” at the end of the first episode, the (get ready) oozing cyst that she mentioned during runway deliberations had already captured the judges attention and surely would capture the publics.

While last year Vanessa “Miss Vangie” Mateo became a meme queen (and returned for Season 11), it remains to be seen if any queen in future seasons has the ability to capture the fandom’s attention like Ms. Being the first queen to leave any season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is never an enviable position.

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