SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC

You can’t say a goddamn word about Just May’s commitment to Geraldine Estelle Halliwell. Not a word! With Ginger Spice departing Spice Girls first, it was important for the world’s “premier” impersonator of the Scream If You Wanna Go Faster artist and Sum Ting Wong supporter to follow in her footsteps and be the first to sashay away from season four. “Good things come to those that leave early,” she tells GAY TIMES. “I’m making it work.”

This week’s incredible premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK introduced 12 fierce new contenders for the title of Britain’s Next Drag Superstar. For their first mini-challenge, the cast paid homage to the Spice Girls’ iconic entrance at the 2012 Olympics before strutting down the runway in two looks: one celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the BBC and another that told the panel – and audiences – exactly who they are.  

While Just May’s tribute to the scene-stealing Eastenders character who ended the tyrannical reign of Archie Mitchell, the Queen Victoria bust, was undeniably a highlight of the episode, the “triple no-threat” received mixed reviews from the judges – including special guest star Joanna Lumley – and exited the series after lip-syncing against Dakota Schiffer.

“I mean, you know what, choices were made, decisions were had and it’s out of our control,” they say of their performance to Let Them Know by Mabel. “We’ve got to take the cards that are dealt and dealt with it how it is. I mean, do I think I should have gone? No. Did I potentially not know the words to some of that song? Yeah, but do you know what? If it didn’t come out before 2005, how am I supposed to know it?! It was an unfair advantage to Dakota!”

Here, GAY TIMES speaks exclusively with Just May about her experience on Drag Race UK, who she would’ve impersonated for Snatch Game and plans to make the Spice World sequel we’ve all been waiting for since 1997.

May, how are you doing? Tell me everything.

Great, Sam, how are you?

I’m happy that we’re speaking because I love you, but I’m sad we’re speaking so soon.

Do you know what, babe? Good things come to those that leave early. I’m making it work.

First of all, how has Geri Halliwell responded to your Drag Race UK stint? She obviously watched last night’s episode.

[Pretending to be on phone] Hi Geri. Yeah. Oh, we’re in court next week. Great. I can’t wait. I’ll see you then. Perfect. [Hangs up] She said she can’t wear white.

Obviously, with Geri Halliwell leaving Spice Girls first, that’s what you aimed to do with Drag Race? This is all a stunt. It’s a tribute to Geri?

Hun, do you know what? I actually only turned up with the looks that you saw in a plastic Tesco carrier bag and I thought to myself, ‘This is all I need. If I bring any more, I’ll be wasting money.’ I was like, ‘I’m here to come in first, to leave first, to get the job done.’ And you know what? I’m Just Like Geri because you know what? Shameless plug, that’s my single title, out now!

Also, she became the first British female solo artist to achieve five number one singles in the UK.

Until Dula Peep came and ruined that. I think it’s Dula Peep?

It could have been. It could have been Dula Peep or it could have been Rita Ora, it could have been one of them. Wikipedia! We’ll do it after this.

We’ll find out. We’re going to find out. [Looks at phone] Oh, that’s Geri again! Dula Peep.