But that didn’t deter her.
As Suzie said, “They were definitely threatened in the beginning.
Congratulations on a fantastic run on Drag Race.
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SUZIE TOOT: Thank you so much, love.
COLLIDER: If you could describe yourDrag Race 17journey in three words, what would they be?
SUZIE: Oh, my God.
Well, I guess I just did it.
Yeah, it was f– crazy.
COLLIDER: Let’s talk about your inspiration for drag.
Where does it come from?
SUZIE: So it started with tap dancing.
Not only were they so talented, they looked amazing.
The style of it, I thought was so incredible.
And that’s where it all began.
COLLIDER: Cerebral is your buzzword.
I love a smart queen.
How did that work to your advantage?
SUZIE: I think it played my advantage in a lot of ways.
I think especially in the beginning of the season.
It gave me the edge to sort of step ahead and cut above the crowd.
But, you know, it can also be a disadvantage.
It can also sometimes, I think way too much, and that applies to everything in my life.
COLLIDER: Now, there were certain challenges that you wanted to win.
You came very close, but didn’t.
Talk to me about your sisters getting the glory on the challenges that you thought were yours.
COLLIDER: And it’s interesting, because as a theater kid myself, I gotEllen Greene.
I knew that Ellen Greene.
Do you think it was just misunderstood?
SUZIE: I think there’s a lot that you could say about it.
Most of all being that my impression is a hat on a hat.
Like I’m doing a caricature of Ellen Greene doing a caricature of herself in the 2015 Encores production.
Entirely inaccessible to really anybody besides super fans of it.
And that is a folly.
That’s bad on my end, you know.
But, you know, I can’t in good faith justify it.
COLLIDER: It was the season of the people versus Suzie Toot.
Do you think the girls were threatened by your success and potential?
SUZIE: I think they were.
They were definitely threatened in the beginning.
She’s doing good.”
SUZIE: No, I mean, that’s the Rachel Berry.
It’s always gonna fall.
COLLIDER: Fair enough.
I knew it after “RDR Live.”
SUZIE: It was really amazing.
And I’m so proud of her for pushing through and fighting and making it happen.
And I think it made for a really special moment of television.
COLLIDER: I thought it was amazing and beautiful.
So I’m so proud of you to see that connection and that you’re so happy about it.
SUZIE: Yes, thank you.
COLLIDER: Let’s talk about this final challenge here.
It was a big audition.
Now, as a theater kid, did you tap into the audition mindset?
SUZIE: Absolutely, and I think a little too much.
I have a plan.
And that worked, I think, really well for the interview.
Where I love talking to Latrice Royale.
Like, talk, like joke.
That’s how I am in photo shoots now, like real ones.
Well, 12 weeks, never below safe first and only time in the bottom two.
What was going through your mind when you were about to lip sync?
And Sam, I think, ate me up a little bit.
COLLIDER: ManyDrag Racelegends have been eliminated just shy of the finale, placing in fifth place.
What does it mean to be in such great company?
SUZIE: I mean that part is really thrilling.
You know,Katya,BendeLaCreme, those are two queens that I look up to so much.
And you know, it’s not a bad place to be.
The icon will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
SUZIE: The dream role is Charity Valentine inSweet Charity.
COLLIDER: Just just be better thanSutton Foster.
SUZIE: That, I mean, really, the wig was her downfall.
The wig was insane.
COLLIDER: It was such a bad production.
It was so bad.
SUZIE: And I love Sutton Foster.
Look, obviously myAnything Goesbullshit as we saw sent me home.
But yeah, I think that show really could use a queer lens and a queer viewpoint.
Like drag queens in the f– ballroom.
It would be too good.
COLLIDER: Let’s make it happen.
We’re speaking into existence.
SUZIE: Manifest it.
Come on, let’s do it.
COLLIDER: We’re going to play a quick round of Tea Time.
Are you ready to play?
SUZIE: Love it, absolutely.
COLLIDER:Lucky Starzzz.
SUZIE: A delight.
COLLIDER:Hormonal Lisa.
SUZIE: Crazy
COLLIDER:Acacia Forgot.
COLLIDER:Crystal Envy.
SUZIE: Ooh, perfect.
COLLIDER:Lana Ja’Rae.
SUZIE: Ooh, a ki.
COLLIDER:Kori King.
SUZIE: [guttural noise].
That’s the response.
COLLIDER:Lydia B Kollins.
COLLIDER: Sam Star.
SUZIE: F- you.
COLLIDER: Onya Nurve.
COLLIDER: Lexi Love.
COLLIDER: And finally, Suzie Toot.
COLLIDER: Last, but not least.
Now that you’ve been onDrag Race, what is the next dream?
SUZIE: Oh, man, I got a ton of stuff in the works.
I have a one-woman show.
I’ve got a film.
There’s so much coming out.
The dream for me is to be performing at a high level for the rest of my days.
COLLIDER: Well, this is just the beginning.
I see a great future for you.
SUZIE: Thank you, love I appreciate it.
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