EW sits down with each new queen from the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 cast.

“The best word to describe season 12 is ‘OVANESS!’

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“Our celebrity guest judges are truly legendary.

And this cast of queens is, dare I say, the most talented we’ve ever had.

Aiden Zhane

Acworth, Ga. And remember that time Adele andJennifer Lawrencewere filmed getting wild at a Manhattan drag bar?

Yeah, they were there specifically to watch Brita.

“They said that they came to seeme,and then Adele asked me to do her birthday party.

“Her next wedding, her next album release, I’m there, Adele!”

She’s an actor who became a dragtress.”

Crystal Methyd

Springfield, Mo.

She’s unorthodox, to say the least.

“It makes people feel less afraid to go in there for some reason.

Dahlia Sin

Los Angeles, Calif.

Dahlia Sin knows she’s hot.

“I’m more of a sex queen, or, known as a sex worker.

I just call myself a sex queen.

I give full-on sex when I’m on stage,” explains Sin.

“I was a club kid for two years, then I transitioned into doing more drag.

Back then, it was more creepy.

“I’m not a comedy queen, but I’m super funny.

I can’t come up with jokes, but I’m funny in my own dorky way.”

“I won’t say who.

Remember when Ru said ‘meh’ [on season 11]?

That’s what I thought.”

Gigi Goode

Gigi Goode getssointo her craft, even Mother Nature is trying to sabotage her.

“I don’t care if I look a fool.

“F— that!”

Heidi N Closet

Ramseur, N.C.

Heidi N Closet only has one eyelash on.

“Not everything has to be rhinestoned out the ass.

Like, why am I like this?

Thus, the performer jumped out, and she hasn’t looked back since.

I’m a good, Christian southern belle.

She’s a darling, honey,” Heidi chirps with a smirk.

“The group is such a lovely group of girls who are all so different.

“I picked this out for you,” she jokes, referencing the ensemble.

Or so she says.

“I don’t think I realized it had innuendo until like four years in.

My mind just wasn’t there,” Cox says.

“She’s a character, a Broadway girl….

I thought of her as that, not as a slut.

I guess it is kind of a slutty name.

I would offer hand jobs, but they’re covered in powder.”

Cox also promises the real season 12 money shot isn’t all about comic distraction.

Drag is all about expression.

Whatever I’m feeling, I just let it out in drag.”

“Clearly, I’m very much trade.

I do live for the transformation.

There’s something so sickening about the art.

I stand up a little bit better, I feel more sexy.

I move more snakey and slithery and slinky!”

Being a showgirl and entertainer is more important than just competition!”

That didn’t go over well with Sport, whorefused to roll over and quickly fired backat Cowell.

“I have no idea what went on with him.

When I look back at the tape I’m like, I’m not screaming…

I will always get to say that Simon Cowell told me that I was screaming.

That’s great, I can accept that!”

“I would love to reach out to the girls for a [Stephanie’s Child] collaboration.

We could be Little Mix 2.0!”

Sometimes people think I’m a bitch, but that’s just the way I paint.

I’m sweet under this, I promise!”

That juxtaposition of look and attitude is where Doll draws most of her performative power.

“She can be very pretty or very urban and have her ass out.

“As soon as I open my mouth, people realize I’m not just a stuck-up bitch.

That’s already debunking.

I have the confidence to go outside of my comfort zone and not just be a beauty queen.”

I like to tell a story.

To me, a look isn’t just looking pretty, it’s art on its own.

Two and a half hours.

I play music and make a little drink, it’s a ritual.

I erase my boy self and let the monster take over.”

Rock M. Sakura

San Francisco, Calif.

You probably just pronounced Rock M. Sakura’s name wrong.

And that’s okay.

In fact, the San Francisco queen prefers it.

“I love when people mispronounce my name because I hate being alive.”

“I will ruin my drag for a good number.

I put it in a bucket and then I mop the floor.”

Monet X Change, scrub your little sponge heart out.

And this season is family.

Widow Von’Du

Kansas City, Mo.

“He wasn’t working.

He was f—ing around on me, and he got real drunk and swung on me.

She’s even made room for, well,twonew men in her life.

“I’m married to a wonderful man.

I work all the time.

I get to see exciting things, and now I’m going to see the world.”

This is my life.

Some people do this as a hobby, I do this as a career.

All I’ve done the last 10 years is drag…

I wouldn’t cross me.

They call me widow for a reason!”