I wanted it to be beautiful, gorgeous, striking and stunning, but I also wanted the message to be there in a very poetic way, but still in your face. I knew that I wanted to strike a very important balance, and I knew it couldn’t go too far in one direction, if that makes sense. I went over it with a fine-tooth comb with my friends and my family. It just so happened that the fascinator was one of the categories. I knew I didn’t want it to be sexualized in any way. I knew I wanted to be covered head-to-toe. Once I was called, I knew the exact silhouette that I wanted. Going in, because of the times we’re in, I knew that I wanted to do something very specific and I wanted to be unapologetic about it. What was it like to design that and then ultimately wear it on the runway? Stone: I would love to zoom into the Say Their Names dress, which genuinely made me gasp. I wanted to say something with my runways and I wanted to have fun, and I think I did that. I wanted to show that these moments are worthy of being on the same level, and deserve to be on the same level, of what we traditionally think of as beautiful. I wanted to show the beauty in it that I see, and that the world needs to see. So many of these things that I love come with negative connotations or are made to feel othered. I wanted it that way because I wanted to show that I’m not just a pretty face. My runways are very thought out and deliberate. When I got an inkling that I was going to be on the show, I literally had a folder on my phone of images and things that I love from pop culture. Even back in the day, I always knew what I wanted to look like. Symone: I’ve always been very conscious of how I look. Can you tell us more about the planning process and the layers behind all your looks? ![]() Stone: All of your looks this season were so carefully thought out. Stone: (laughs) That’s very kind of you, Symone. I knew she was a campy queen, a New York legend and has been doing drag for however many years. I thought that Gottmik and, honestly, Tina were going to be my biggest competition. Trainor: When you showed up, who did you think was going to be your biggest competition, and if you had been told then who was going to make the finale, would you have been surprised? But you just don’t know how you’re going to be perceived. Symone: (laughs) Yeah, it was kind of immediate. I’ve been asked before about when I knew I was the favorite, and it was immediate. So, for people to respond so beautifully to me was crazy. I didn’t know what the other girls were going to bring. Did you feel that in real time, and what was it like to watch it all play out from home? Stone: The reaction from so many viewers, right out of the gate, was that the competition was yours to lose. The messages I get from people like “oh my god, you have no idea how you being on the show has made me feel like I can do anything.” It’s been fabulous. So, I don’t think they expected me to bring it like I brought it. ![]() My drag when I left compared to my drag on the show is leaps and bounds better (laughs). It’s been so great to get the love and support that I’ve received. It gave a lot of people back home the feeling that, wow, somebody made it. ![]() I’m the first queen from Arkansas that’s been on the show. What has it been like being able to represent for your home state in such a powerful way? I imagine this is the first time that many people back home have seen your fully-realized drag persona. Trainor: Well, it leads directly into my first question for you. Okay, I have to start by telling you that I’m currently on a road trip and I spent the better part of today driving through the entire state of Arkansas. Wearing a sparkling yellow fringe dress with streamers emerging from the top of her massive updo, Symone tearfully accepted the crown and scepter from season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall.Symone: Oh my god, you two are so sweet. Though being in the bottom can be nerve-wracking, Symone still served us jaw-dropping lip-sync smackdowns and proved that she a forced to be reckoned with. The ebony enchantress also had a fair share of lows and self-doubt during the competition that landed her to her lip-sync for her life three times. As the show progressed, she went on to win two more challenges and gave us Black excellence on the runway every damn time- making her the first queen on a regular-season to have won her 4th challenge before the Finale. Symone already marked her place in the race by taking home two challenge wins at the start of the competition.
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