A peace offering in the ‘Drag Race’ queendom.
\u201cI had a moment guys! I had to remember none of this craziness even matters \ud83d\ude02 Kahanna \u201cmy drag persona\u201d isn\u2019t even real \ud83d\ude02 I\u2019m a fun loving person and I\u2019m gonna choose joy in everything I do going forward. I love you guys that keep things positive y\u2019all inspire me to do better!\u201d— Kahanna Montrese (@Kahanna Montrese) 1686610092
This week started with an explosive fight between Heidi N Closet and Kahanna Montrese on social media.
In the fifth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8, Montrese accused N Closet of throwing her under the bus during the Snatch Game, claiming that she was already struggling with the challenge as it was. This led to other werk room fights involving N Closet, which subsequently prompted the Miss Congeniality winner of season 12 to quit the competition.
Earlier this week, N Closet and Montrese went back and forth in a series of tweets fighting each other. Montrese also “threatened” N Closet according to alleged text messages exchanged between them. However, the season 11 star is now acknowledging how she handled this fight. In an initial tweet shared on Monday, June 12, Montrese wrote:
“I had a moment guys! I had to remember none of this craziness even matters [laughing emoji]. Kahanna ‘my drag persona’ isn’t even real [laughing emoji]. I’m a fun-loving person and I’m gonna choose joy in everything I do going forward. I love you guys that keep things positive y’all inspire me to do better!”
\u201cI\u2019m finding my light and reminding myself I\u2019m not the same person from season 11! I came to allstars for a fresh start. I deserve to give myself and you guys my best!\u201d— Kahanna Montrese (@Kahanna Montrese) 1686752844
Montrese followed that up with two other tweets backtracking her words against N Closet. She tweeted on Wednesday, July 14:
“I’m the type of person I’ll take critique, admit when I’m wrong, and I’m down for a healthy debate. The way I handled things with Heidi was wrong. For so long I’ve been silenced & not taken [seriously], & I blew up I reached my breaking point. This has been a dark period for me.”
She concluded the thread by writing, “I’m finding my light and reminding myself I’m not the same person from season 11! I came to All Stars for a fresh start. I deserve to give myself and you guys my best!”
We’re happy to see peace reigning in the Drag Race queendom once again!
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 airs Fridays on Paramount+.