SPECIAL THANKS TO JO SEAR AND JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC

As the first-ever Pork Chop to return and snatch the Drag Race crown, Lemon has finally fulfilled her zestiny. Recap incoming: the pussy-popping rapstress memorably made her franchise debut on Canada season one, where she sashayed away in fifth place with two maxi-challenge wins, a Snatch Game impersonation for the herstory books and mega virality with her genius and timeless read of winner, best friend and ‘Come Through' collaborator Priyanka.

Following an unjust e-lemon-ation in the first episode of UK vs the World, Lemon made a deserved comeback this year on the Canadian equivalent and charged her way to the final. There, she defeated lip-sync powerhouses and Drag Race legends Kennedy Davenport and Alexis Mateo to become the new Queen of the Mother-Pucking World. In the words of her idol Susan Boyle, “Nothing is impossible. It can be downright difficult, but not impossible.” (That was a nice touch, wasn’t it?)

“It really is a dream come true moment. Before I had ever even thought of doing drag myself, I was a fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race. I loved the show, watched the show. I feel like, nowadays, you can’t go into a gay bar and Drag Race isn’t a topic of conversation. It’s a huge honour and I feel like I’m gonna be able to reach new heights,” Lemon tells GAY TIMES. 

In addition to her crown and sceptre, Lemon is raising her glass to new music: the simultaneously breezy and shady bop ‘IT’S NOT THAT DEEP‘: the Marina Summers-assisted summer anthem ‘POOL PARTY‘; and her feature on Priyanka’s pulsating dance track ‘GUCCIYANKA’. Here, we chat with Lemon about all of the above, so pucker up motherfuckers.

In the words of Miss Fiercalicious, “Congrats Lemon.” How does it feel to be the Queen of the Mother-Pucking World?

Honestly, it really is a dream come true moment. Before I had ever even thought of doing drag myself, I was a fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race. I loved the show, watched the show. I feel like, nowadays, you can’t go into a gay bar and Drag Race isn’t a topic of conversation. It’s a huge honour and I feel like I’m gonna be able to reach new heights. There’s some people in the world who treat the girls differently based on their track records, which is crazy boots, but now you can clock the tea, clock the track record, clock the win, clock the tiara and… you could never.