‘Drag Race’ Star Jaida Essence Hall To Build a Museum Dedicated to Herself?
Jaida Essence Hall made history for being the first "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner to be crowned during a pandemic, and she won the title virtually. Since her looks from the show have been stored in her closet for a long time, what are her plans with them?
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the crowned winner of season 12, who will compete with seven other previous winners for All-Stars 7, revealed that she had planned on opening a fashion museum dedicated to herself. (as RuPaul said it, "if you can't love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love somebody else)
Jaida said each and every outfit she wore while filming her original season remains in her wardrobe because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"They're just all in my house, most still in the basement, most of it still not even unboxed from photoshoots. It's still just there," the drag queen said.
The performer then thought of a few ideas on how to get rid of her belongings, wondering if she should sell everything or make an archive of things.
"Maybe a museum! And I could charge people money to get in. What is a good price to charge somebody to get into a museum? $400?," Jaida joked.
Jaida Essence Hall's Iconic Runway Looks
Jaida started season 12 on a good note with the songwriting challenge of performing in front of the one and only pop legend Robyn.
For her runway look that episode, which calls for the category or theme of "tulle," the drag performer wore a pastel yellow long back dress that matched her pageant-like hair.
She ended up winning the episode after basically lip-syncing against herself.
When the sewing challenge finally came (a maxi challenge that most queens fear as not all of them sew), Jaida proved that she's a designer and a seamstress by presenting her perfectly-constructed bath bubble-inspired dress for the "The Ball Ball."
During the season, the drag queen revealed most of the outfits and costumes she brought to the show were designed and created by herself.
Another iconic look that will go down in drag race herstory was her "Purple Runway" outfit which featured perfectly-placed shoulder pads, boots, and a round visor.
She landed at the bottom that episode, where she had a wig reveal during the lip sync.
