SPECIAL THANKS TO JO SEAR AT THE BBC

“I’m proud to be iconic, I’m here to serve!” La Kahena tells GAY TIMES of her historic new position in the Drag Race dynasty. The France alum recently set a franchise record when she became the first-ever contestant to be eliminated in last place twice, cementing her status as the Queen of the Pork Chops. “I worked my ass off to get that title!” she jokes. “No, I’m kidding. Of course, I was a little bummed because I wanted to stay [longer], but I’ll take it. It’s something that’s never happened.”

On the Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs the World season two premiere, the nine international queens split into three trios to perform girl group bangers. With the return of the Golden Beaver from Canada season four, maxi-challenge winner Lemon chose to save Alexis Mateo, leaving La Kahena and Eureka to battle it out in the lip-sync. Ultimately, Eureka was declared the winner, a decision that divided the fanbase.

Here, La Kahena discusses making herstory as the first double Pork Chop, whether she wants to make it a trifecta in her inevitable third stint and which of her sisters is most likely to be the drama of season two. She also has her say on the internet’s criticism of the cast and who really won the lip-sync…

La Kahena, Drag Race France legend, how are you?

Thank you for having me! I’m doing fantastic. I just came back from DragCon, which was lovely.

How was it?

It was good. A lot of people, fans and sisters. We watched the [Canada vs the World premiere] there.