Cynthia Lee Fontaine Update: ‘Drag Race’ Star Breaks Silence Following Jorgeous Twitter Drama, Car Accident
The latest season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" is heating up as many fans, including former contestants, voice their concern over the way the panel judges the recent queens. More recently, drag race legend Cynthia Lee Fontaine expressed her true feelings, which led contestant Jorgeous to clap back; what happened?
It all began when Cynthia took to her official Twitter account to share her critique about the latest episode, which requires the contestants to create an outfit using scraps from Michelle Visage's mystery boxes.
Although the Season 8 queen did not directly name anyone, it appears that she's pertaining to Jorgeous, who won the episode's challenge.
The drag queen wrote, "I thought it was not a "beneficial option" to create a unitard / swimwear for the runway of #dragrace because of the simplicity of the design to made it( according to some judges on the show), but I guess this change a little (?)."
Jorgeous created a swimwear-like outfit accessorized with yellow cookie cutters.
The winner immediately clapped back to the drag race alumna, saying, "that's why yo car is messed up."
The contestant referenced Cynthia's recent accident, which she shared on her social media accounts. She revealed that she's won't be able to attend her drag brunch gig in Houston, Texas, after the horrifying accident.
"Hi! Everyone! Sadly I have a car accident today and I'm not going to attend the brunch tomorrow at @rebarhouston . My apologies for this inconvenience and I am ok. Thank you," she wrote the day after.
Following this, Cynthia has not publicly replied to Jorgeous until today.
Drag race fan and reviewer Bussy Queen took to her YouTube channel to share a new video regarding the issue.
The season 9 returnee shared an exclusive statement about the online drama, explaining her sentiments about the show, especially the design challenge, about the "changes and perception of the panel of judges."
The drag performer noted how the judges wanted contestants of every season to "go outside the box and comfort zone" to design a more detailed look, which in her opinion, is the complete exact opposite of "what we saw on past editions of the TV show."
Cynthia defended herself, saying she never intended to be rude or disrespectful with the contestant. All of her online comments were based on her opinion, but Jorgeous took it the wrong way.
I though it was not a “beneficial option” to create a unitard / swimwear for the runway of #dragrace because of the simplicity of the design to made it( according to some judges on the show ) but I guess this change a little (?) … pic.twitter.com/7bDKk8IBmD
— Cynthia Lee Fontaine 🍑 (@lee_fontaine) February 12, 2022
"It end up in such really bad way to respond to me about a very delicate situation, which was my car accident," she added.
It seems like the drag race legend is ready to let go of the drama as she wants to forgive her because "there's no space for hate" in her heart.
Cynthia Lee Fontaine concluded her statement by giving an update about her car accident situation, saying she was "okay" after the incident.
At the time of this writing, Jorgeous has not publicly commented on the matter.
