DeJa Skye has never been one to follow the crowd—and on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10, she made it clear: she’s not chasing the crown, she’s chasing the memes.
Returning to the werkroom after first making waves on Season 14 (and singlehandedly carrying the Snatch Game with her Lil Jon impersonation), the Fresno queen brought her trademark blend of humor, heart, and internet-readiness back to the screen.
“I didn’t come to win. I came to go viral,” DeJa told GAY TIMES. Mission: accomplished.
Back in the Werkroom
All Stars 10 kicked off with a twist: a bracket format that split queens into groups of six. DeJa competed in Bracket One alongside Aja, Bosco, Irene the Alien, Olivia Lux, and Phoenix.
Her return to the franchise included a standout turn as Chardonnay Harrington in the improv challenge Murder of the Dance Floor, which earned rave reviews from the judges. Despite falling just short of a challenge win and racking up a respectable four points, she was eliminated in Episode 3 alongside Olivia and Phoenix.
Still, DeJa walked away from the competition with her head held high—and with the internet firmly in her corner.
“I’m very happy with what I showed, minus the international turmoil,” she joked, referencing her self-doubt during the improv challenge. “My goal was never to win. It was to show a transformation, have fun, and make memeable moments. I think I achieved that.”
Meme Queen Energy
If you missed the moment DeJa became a certified meme, let us set the scene: Bosco and Olivia are bickering over critiques, Aja’s reacting in real-time, and DeJa? She’s hairspraying a wigless mannequin head in the background like a bored neighbor at a BBQ.
The clip exploded online—and even DeJa doesn’t remember doing it.
“I saw a can of hairspray and was like, ‘I’m just going to mind my business…’ And then Aja stepping in when she did, it was the cherry on top,” she laughed. “That’s my memeable moment, for sure.”
A New Format, A Fresh Perspective
Though DeJa didn’t advance to the semifinals, she had praise for the All Stars 10 format and its point-based structure.
“It makes more sense,” she said. “You get at least three episodes to show what you’ve got. You can throw ideas at the wall instead of overthinking everything.”
Still, she acknowledged the format can be tough for slow-burners: “Some girls don’t hit their stride until week four, but here, you’ve got to hit it from the start.”
DeJa was quick to uplift her fellow bracket-mates, calling them “heavy hitters” and adding, “We didn’t get lost in the fray. And having six queens instead of 18 really helped us shine.”
One More Twist…
Although DeJa’s run in Bracket One is over (for now), Drag Race wouldn’t be Drag Race without a gag. At the end of Episode 3, RuPaul announced that all eliminated queens would get another shot—sort of.
Each regular judge will nominate one eliminated queen for a wildcard lottery. One queen will be randomly selected to rejoin the competition in the final lip-sync smackdown for the crown—and a $200,000 prize.
So while DeJa may be out, she’s definitely not forgotten. And who knows? The queen of viral might just have one last twist up her bedazzled sleeve.
Next Week on All Stars 10
The spotlight shifts to Bracket Two, where six more queens—Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B. Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Nicole Paige Brooks, and Tina Burner—will face off for a coveted place in the semifinals.
Catch new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 every Friday, streaming on Paramount+.
