[Shaun]

66th Place: Jaidynn Diore Fierce (Season 7) - finished 8th

During season 7, Jaidynn was one of my favourites by the default process of 'everyone else being boring as hell', and whilst with the passage of time my love for her has subdued somewhat, she is definitely still a season 7 highlight. She should 100% have been voted 'Miss Congeniality' if that title still meant something, because Katya really wasn't that selfless, an underdog, or helpful to the other queens in the way that Jaidynn was. And whilst I might not stan Jaidynn as much as I do the likes of Ginger, Kennedy or Katya, I will still go out on a limb and argue that the show's treatment of her was particularly unfair and a clear example of "a queen we need to get rid of".

Not that too many of her criticisms were unjustified... but a lot of them were harsh, and situations where you have to wonder: who else would've succeeded with that role? Take her elimination: she's paired with Tempest DuJour and asked to make herself a conjoined twin with her. It's just... not possible, even if you went for a comedy route you'd still have Michelle whining about there being "no family resemblance". Then the other two times Jaidynn landed in the bottom two? Sure, her Snatch Game as alifetimesupplyofRaven Symone wasn't stellar but she at least prompted laughs from the guests/Ru whilst Miss Fame, Violet, Max and I would say even Katya just floundered. And the first time she landed in the bottom two, for that bizarre Hollywood Stories episode as RuPaul, was pretty unfair too, and the one I'm actually maddest about: She was torn apart for that 'Death Becomes Her' runway despite it being the most creative and interesting idea, an escaped convict dying on the barbed wire. MEANWHILE you have Pearl wearing a ****ing neck-brace and some lingerie and delivering a piss-poor acting performance and SHE WASN'T EVEN BOTTOM THREE? God I need to get therapy after season 7, there was so much ****ing ridiculousness that season.

Happy thoughts. Jaidynn's positives? Aside from her token little sayings ("WERK THAT PUSS"), Jaidynn actually did pretty well at most of the challenges; her 'Bianca Del Rio' in the Spoof! episode could arguably have won if I'm honest (it was more original and risky than Kennedy treading out that tired 'Ain't Nobody Got Time For That!' meme but I am happy with Kennedy getting a win, and Ru/Michelle/Carson adore tired comedy, so whatever). She also did well in the disastrous Shakesqueer challenge, and co-hosting the DESPYs with Kennedy Davenport calling her a wall clock Then there was her 'safe' performance in the Glamazonian Airways challenge, despite a memorable performance of giving head to an inflatable pilot.

I don't really have anything else to say about Jaidynn - she isn't a queen I stan the hell out of, but she was great nonetheless and a total sweetheart. It also takes a damn good queen to send home Kandy Ho in a lipsync, irrespective of it being Kandy's 3rd time and being edited hugely in her favour

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Memorable quote(s): "She's living, so... I'm living for her gig, baby."
"I got this big girl strapped to my back, and I'm serving Hashtag The Best I Can Do Right Now In This Situation."
Best Runway(s): Jetset Eleganza was pretty strong, even if she misinterpreted it and went for an actual air hostess rather than the passenger I also liked her Leather/Lace look, for the hair alone.
Best Moment(s): Screaming "I FORGOT MY LINE!" at Ross Matthews for no damn reason