With the crowning of America’s Next Drag Superstar mere weeks away, I’m hoping for a herstoric surprise.
As confirmed on Friday, the final four queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 are Sasha Colby, Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Luxx Noir London. For the most part, that’s also my personal ranking for the season, save for one crucial problem — for the life of me, I cannot choose between Sasha and Anetra!
Statistically speaking, they’re perfectly matched. Both have three maxi challenge wins under their belts, and while Anetra did land in the bottom once, she also won two mini challenges to Sasha’s zero, so it all evens out.
But it’s never been about the numbers with these two. Both queens have endeared themselves to viewers with their infectious personalities, sickening runway looks, inspiring backstories and seemingly endless arsenal of tricks and treats.
In many ways, Sasha is already a legend in her own right. When she was first announced as a contestant, the fandom was shook, as was the earth itself, according to several seismologists I just made up. Her reputation as a pageant champion, runway stunner, drag mother and LGBTQ+ rights activist precedes her, and it’s been a thrill watching her step into a national spotlight.
Anetra is relatively new to the game, but from the moment she first walked that f-ing duck on the season premiere, she has proven time and again that charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent are in her damn bones. She’s smart, she’s funny and she really seems to get it. Her natural abilities more than make up for a lack of experience, and recognizing the future of drag can be just as important as upholding its traditions.
For the record, I’m also #TeamMistress and #TeamLuxx. We’ve been blessed with a really strong Top 4 this season, and I’d be fine with any one of them pulling off the win. I’m just being realistic. It all comes down to lip syncs, so there’s no way this finale won’t end with Sasha and Anetra absolutely tearing up the stage together for the second time this season. Sasha was named the winner of that first face-off, but we mustn’t forget that Anetra slayed the “voguing” mini challenge. Plus, that battle against Marcia Marcia Marcia? I have two words for you: “Free Willy!”
Maybe I’m just submitting to my own indecisiveness here, but I can’t imagine either Sasha or Anetra being crowned without wondering if the other queen should have gotten it.
It’s not like a tie would be completely unprecedented. We all remember when RuPaul gagged the world (the universe?) by naming Monet X Change and Trinity the Tuck co-winners of All Stars 4 back in 2019. This would merely be the first tie on Drag Race proper — and I think it’s about time.
OK, let’s talk: Am I fully suffering from drag delusion, or would you also be down with a Sasha-Anetra tie in the finale? If not, which queen are you rooting for? Drop a comment with your winner(s) of choice below.
I haven’t watched much of this season but I have seen I’m rooting for Anetra and Sasha.
I believe it’s going to be Anetra, Sasha is already a drag legend, Ru probably will give it to Anetra for the story valuable
Like what mistress said, this season has been like a Sasha meet and greet and they’ve been forcing on us that Sasha is a legend. They’re setting it up for her to win. I really want anetra to win but given how things are going it’s looking like they’re setting it up for Sasha.
Team Anetra!!!!
Big ole pass on Mistress. Sasha and Anetra best. It’s felt rigged all season
Rig-o-Morris girl rig-o-Morris!
Isabelle is highly overrated here at the last and Luxx didn’t make herself look any better this week. I personally think Lucy should still be there.
Just bc Sasha has been doing this for along time and is well known in the business doesn’t mean she has not wanted this as much as every other girl that has been on stage this season. So for all of you who say that’s a reason to hand it to Anetra NO and Sorry not sorry!
Yea they’re going to give it to Sasha. Like mistress said it’s been a Sasha meet and greet season. It’s not that she doesn’t deserve it. She’s awesome but I wanted to find that out for myself instead of it being spoon fed to me every episode.
Love Sasha and she will win but I think Anetra should win
Aberration is evreything and would be an awesome winner. Her pure nice personality is what gets me and she is so hot in and out of drag.
I think tie with Sasha and Anetra would be great !
Team Anitra!!! She is the most unique of them all. Equally talented is Sasha. But Anitra is just like no other winner before her🥰 Luxe is trying to be Simone and there should only be one Simone! Mistress is awesome but Anitra is the best!!!
Rooting for Anetra or Sasha, the other two are hateful and bitter.
A two-way tie, perhaps, with Anetra and Sasha, but four-way? I don’t see it.
I know that Mistress has captured the hearts of America, but let’s face it, in a number of important challenges, she’s just plain frozen up, and her runway looks, while striking, are somewhat repetitive. Her biggest talent seems to be stirring the pot backstage or throwing conversational shade.
Luxx has style – her runway looks kill – but her lip syncs are frantic to the point of distracting. Last night, she pulled my focus in the worst way, spinning her arms like (to quote an episode of Bewitched) a demented windmill. And if congeniality were a factor…oof. She’s such a condescending snob. I don’t didn’t even like Loosey, but I was desperate for her to tell Mistress *and* Luxx to shove it during Untucked.
They’re both just awful people, and for me, that puts them out of the running. Nope, Sasha and Anetra are the only two deserving of the crown. And if they end up sharing it, I’m totally on board.
Yup Jax should of won her lip sync with luxx point blank period. I was genuinely wondering if I was watching the same show as the judges that night what a bunch of scripted nonsense luxx didn’t even try she is so self absorbed, we got to see her actually put in effort with Lucy for obvious reasons and she won You just can’t mask the sincerity and kindness exuding from sc and anetra , (and Lucy to, but for the small business of her big ego) and comparatively the vapid condescension of luxx I think mistress is deep down a sweetie but the producers have succeeded in molding a villian and luxx is mean on purpose wicked little Gen Z whiner going in on loosey like that just to bully her into feeling insecure I know it’s not real life but I still like to see the queens lift each other up
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Hearts of the nation??
Good lord. Mistress is evil and vindictive and petty and mercurial.
I can assure you she’ll never be America’s sweetheart. And many of us throughly disdain her.
A tie between Anetra and Sasha would be the best end to the season. They are equally great and I literally can’t choose between them! Excellent final four but neither Luxx nor Mistress should win the crown. It was time for Loosey to go and I actually think she would have gone home last week if Salina’s overall runway season had been better.
I love them both, but I believe Sasha as the clear frontrunner slightly ahead of Anetra. I also believe that Sasha has shown such excellence during the season and Anetra is so young and fresh that the former should win and the latter then be cast on an All-Stars or a vs. The World season. I wouldn’t hate if both win, because they are truly amazing.
I agree 1000% re: Sasha Colby and Anetra.
Mistress and Luxx are kinda jerks, and I feel like that alone knocks them down a tier from Anetra and Sasha. IMHO
Yea mistress is just mean for the sake of it because it’s fun for her. And don’t get me started about lux delusional London.
Love them both! Sasha is perfection, but I have been absolutely obsessed with Anetra from day one. It’s hard to imagine one of them beating the other, but Anetra is my personal winner because she’s given more delightful surprises.
I think Anitra should be the winner because she is a drag Queen and the other is already a trans woman . Sasha is already a winner on her own !!!!
“Already a trans woman.” Um what? That has nothing to do with being a drag queen. Kylie is also a trans woman and won AS6…
All season I’ve been trying to decide who will win, and who I want to win, and I’m yet to be able to separate Anetra and Sasha. Tie all the way for me!
I’m rooting for Anetra, but Sasha has had a nearly perfect run. It reminds me of Adore vs. Bianca for the crown, and they both ended up superstars. Hoping the same for whomever wins.
ATW SASHA!!!!!
Note to Rupaul Can Ms Vangie be on All Stars this time? I would also love to see Willow Pill if she’s able.
To be honest ..it could go either way. I’ve known Sasha Colby and win or lose ..she’s having fun And she’s also making a statement that pageant girls are just as important as anyone else that’s doing drag I think just because a pageant girl hasn’t won it is really her meaning for being so aggressive towards this title
Anetra, hands down!!!!!!
If SC is so well known et al., then she will capitalize from being on the show. The whole mother/daughter, family on the show is corny. Mistress & Luxx are “okay” performers. If not Estitties (she may have messed up w her Ross diatribe), Mistress can take Ms. Congenitalality. Luxx ..Idk how Luxx made it to final 4.
I guess delusion can carry one far. Now when someone is being delusional I say “how’s your 40″ wig?” and amazingly people know what Iean lol.
How you figure that? Just want to know? I notice so people are very triggered Luxx made it… Well her track record eats up the rest of the girls…
I’m fine if anetra, mistress or sasha win. Anetra has really grown on me all season.
It’s impossible to choose between Sasha and Anetra. IMPOSSIBLE. They are both great in everything they do. I also hope it’s a tie.
Anetra is the future of drag while Sasha is a living legend of drag. Therein lies the conundrum. Honestly, either one should win but I would love to see a tie nonetheless.
I LOOOOOVE Anetra, but if we’re being completely un-bias honest, Sasha’s runway looks have been significantly more dynamic and polished. (And, I mean, if we really wanna talk about it, so have Luxx’s). I’d be happy with either, but give credit where credit is due.
Anetra is fabulous & should win.
While I am Team Mistress, I would love an Anetra/Sasha Colby tie!