![]() ![]() and then Ru tells the group that she's changing the first challenge. Genre Savvy: Self-proclaimed as she proudly says she has watched every season of Drag Race, and has memorized every challenge, plus who won and who went home in said challenge.Hairstyle Malfunction: Suffers from a small one during the Glamazonian Airways challenge when she couldn't let her hair down as smoothly as she was supposed to, sadly leading to her elimination.Determinator: Had auditioned for Drag Race five times, making a pact with herself that despite the rejection she would keep applying until she made it." I can tell you every episode, what the challenge was, who went home. We Hardly Knew Ye: Subverted when she returns with the other eliminated queens in Episode 8 and gets a bit more of a backstory.She revealed in an interview with Joseph Shepherd of the Exposed series that she frequently talks to her castmates even now, and has been more than accepted into the fold. Thankfully, this was later subverted at some point.Sudden Humility: After her elimination she regrets being somewhat standoffish during her time on the show, and that she'll miss out on making friendships and learning from the other queens of her season.Standing at a grand 6'6, she's an inch and a half taller than Season 4's large and in charge Latrice Royale. Statuesque Stunner: In addition to being one of the oldest queens in Drag Race history, she's also the tallest.The Smart Girl: Outside of drag, she's an associate professor at The School of Theatre, Film & Television at The University of Arizona.The Rival: A very short-lived one with Kandy Ho, when Kandy asked her right out the gate about her advanced age, and made comments about how her drag style is outdated and in dire need of an upgrade.She's also completely open with her kids about her drag persona, and even lets them play with her wigs and make-up. Open-Minded Parent: Is the father of two (along with her husband) through adoption.Meaningful Name: In honor of her theater background, she is named after the Shakespearean play " The Tempest".Gratuitous French: Her last name was chosen as a nod to her Southern upbringing, in that she wanted something that might sound fancy to someone from the south, even if it's actually pretty mundane ( Du Jour means "of the day", like you might see on a restaurant's specials board).Sadly, this ended up working against her when the judges point out her drag style seemed better suited for a big girl, and didn't do anything for her new, much slimmer body. Formerly Fat: Used to weigh over 400+ pounds before she decided that staying alive for her kids was more important than a bucket of fried chicken.Downer Ending: Her elimination, We Hardly Knew Ye or not, was pretty sad to watch with the new Untucked format - especially as Kandy Ho was again trying to make her feel insecure about her age.Dark and Troubled Past: Mentions being forced to go through (now discredited) conversion therapy at the behest of her devoutly Mormon mother and how much damage it did to her self esteem.Berserk Button: Reading her on her age, as she says 'you're never too old to dream!'."I'll trip a bitch, I'll cut up a bitch, I'll poison a bitch. ![]()
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