Yahoo Lifestyle “RuPaul's Drag Race” season 17's Kori King thinks sister Plane Jane 'wasn't that mean' on show: 'She's meaner in real life'
Kori tells EW she's the "child of God" of the season — and teases a potential hookup with a season 17 sister.
RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 star Kori King is, in many ways, divine intervention among the LGBTQ community.
"Of the season, I’m the child of God," Kori tells Entertainment Weekly, between sipping imaginary liquid from an empty Dunkin' Donuts-inspired cup, just for the drama of it all. And drama this Boston queen will bring to the competition, according to her sisters — including Crystal Envy, who tells EW Kori has an Untucked moment that rivals the iconic season 11 showdown between Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Yvie Oddly.
Though not blood-related, it's natural that Kori would inherit her drag sister Plane Jane's mischievous energy, after the season 16 finalist made waves in the Drag Race community for her Werk Room demeanor — particularly her criticism of fellow contestant Amanda Tori Meating, which some fans celebrated as good dramatic TV, while others (including Amanda, at the time) thought Plane's insults were just plain mean.
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Kori King; Plane Jane of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'"Last year, when I was watching season 16, I remember when she got back, she was like, 'Sister, I let the girls have it, girl.' She was like, 'Sister, I let them have it, I really gave it to these girls,'" Kori tells EW of Plane, delivering her words in the same exaggerated vocal style of her sister. "I was watching it and I was like, bitch, no you didn't! Even watching now it's like, girl, she wasn't that mean on the show. She's meaner in real life. I didn't think she was that mean. That was regular!"
Regardless, Kori is poised to carve a lane for herself on the season ahead. She's already worked the fandom with several memes to her credit — including her snatched waist in her Meet the Queens video, her big-bootied Grinch outfit during press week, and after her season 17 castmates revealed in EW's group interview that she hooked up with someone on the show (below).
“I feel as though, nowadays, the cast is getting younger and younger, and I feel as though we’re so meta at this point. Back in the day, when people were on Drag Race, people were like, girl, I’ve never watched this who before, but I do drag, and it’s competition," Kori — also a skilled animation artist — estimates of why the current cast is born to make good TV. "Now it’s like, I grew up watching Drag Race, and now I’m on Drag Race. We’re doing what we would’ve wanted to see on TV, and that’s what you’re going to get."
She also has years of experience as a digitally savvy content creator, with popular YouTube and TikTok pages highlighting her comedic skills, long before she was cast on the show.
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“For me, the drag is more the uniform that you push the social media content through. I act the same way I do in and out of drag. Nothing changes except the outfit," Kori explains of her artistry, which — just like her personality — is silly, bold, and in-your-face. "I love big drag, I love big, big, clownery. I want a big wig, big boobs, big pads, I want clown. For me, if you’re going to do drag, be a clown."
Now, that sounds like a blessing only the child of God — or, at least a God-tier reality TV personality — could deliver.
RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on MTV. Watch EW's full interview with Kori at the top of this post.
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