Plastique Tiara Talks 'RPDR All Stars' Season 9: "I'm Very Proud of What I Did" (EXCLUSIVE)

"We're just pushing each other to be the best that we can perform at," Plastique Tiara said of her Season 9 castmates.

May 17 2024, Published 9:30 a.m. ET

Since her days strutting down the RuPaul's Drag Race Season Eleven runway, serving face, soft beauty, and varnish, Vietnam-born drag performer Plastique Tiara — whose beginning title is Duc Tran Nguyen — has grow to be a TikTok sensation, putting her Vietnamese tradition and ability to completely turn out to be front and middle. Her sickening TikTok content material has earned her over 11.6 million followers on the platform.

Placing eighth on Season 11, little 21-year-old Plastique sashayed away with one Maxi Challenge win (aka the "Farm to Runway" design problem), a memorable hug from Mama Ru, and newfound confidence in herself. Five years later, the "global It Girl" is returning to the Drag Race level to slay the home down boots once once more.

"Asian excellence has arrived," Plastique declares as she enters the Werk Room on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 9, which premieres on May 17, 2024.

Alongside sisters Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Gottmik, Jorgeous, Nina West, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Plastique will compete for a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame and $200,000, which will cross to the charity of her choice: The Asian American Foundation. Yes, the All Stars Season 9 queens shall be snatching wigs and reading each and every other for a just right reason.

Compared to Season 11's large personalities, including Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Plastique was once thought to be a slightly quiet queen. In April 2024, she revealed on Instagram that fans can be expecting something fiercer this time round:

"As a young Vietnamese boy, I shied away from speaking up, fearing I’d be too loud. Drag allowed me to find my voice. [During] Season 11, I was timid of using that voice. Now, back for All Stars 9, I’m determined to roar as loud as possible for all the Asian kids who, like me, once feared speaking out."

Itching to know what Plastique has in store for us Drag Race superfans, we exclusively spoke with TikTok's favourite drag superstar by the use of Zoom about how she's grown since Season 11, her closest Drag Race sisters, and hints about what to anticipate ahead of the AS Season 9 premiere. Read on to enjoy the fantasy.

'Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 contestant Plastique Tiara talks being loud versus making some extent: "Words are fleeting."

Plastique is for sure bored with being instructed she struggled to stay her wig above water whilst struggling with Season 11's loudest queens for airtime — now not that this was once a priority. In truth, being the "loudest" isn't her goal.

"There were very, very big voices, small voices, [and] somewhere in between," Plastique exclusively advised Distractify of Season 11. "Growing up, I was never one to talk over another person. That's just how I am, that's just how my personality is. Sometimes it's not the best for TV."

For Plastique, movements discuss louder than words.

"It's always been me to never put impact on my words, because words are fleeting. I don't like to get loud to get my point across. It's what you do that really matters," she persevered.

With this in mind, we asked Plastique what "roaring" seems like to her.

"This season, I wanted to roar as in make an impact on our community," she said of the Asian community. "I'm very proud of what I did."

Considering Plastique's viral TikTok transformations and general career enlargement were incredible to witness — as she joined Madonna onstage during her "Celebration Tour," toured with "Werq The World," and performed for Las Vegas' "RuPaul's Drag Race Live!" show — we couldn't assist however ask what we should be expecting.

"I think you can expect something very unexpected," she said with a smile. "And one of the best packages to ever come on the runway."

As for being onstage with Grammy winner and pa track legend Madonna, Plastique described it as "an out of body experience."

"A major, major, major, major legendary artist is just out here having drag queens on their stage, and another drag queen hosting every single night, like, the the world is changing, y'all!" Plastique mentioned. "It was amazing to be in her presence."

Plastique Tiara on reuniting with her 'RuPaul's Drag Race' sisters: "It's a full circle moment."

Tensions steadily upward thrust during a Drag Race season, however All Stars is most often all love.

"I'm very close to Roxxxy, Miss Thick and Juicy," Plastique instructed us with a giggle. "She was my best Judy on the season."

She also touched on her longtime friendship with Southern sister Jorgeous.

"Jorgeous, oh my gosh, I've known since I was like 18 or 19. We started drag together in Texas. So it's a full circle moment, for all of us, for sure" she mentioned.

And although the seasoned queens are sure to rub each different the mistaken approach as the competition heats up, Plastique famous that everyone had heat intentions.

"This cast is really cool because we don't nitpick with each other, we kind of know who we are. So when we see something, we just kind of internalize and then try to make ourselves better," she detailed. "We're just pushing each other to be the best that we can perform at."

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 9 premieres on Friday, May 17, 2024, on Paramount Plus.

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