Why Drag Race's Miss Fame And Jeffree Star Aren't Friends Anymore

Publish date: 2024-05-07

As former RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 contestant Miss Fame explained in a series of tweets in June 2020, their decision to cut ties with Jeffree Star followed what the drag queen described as "repeated toxic [and] racist behavior [with] timely ingenuine [sic] apologies to monetize product sales."

Miss Fame also used the hashtag #BLM, implying that their statement was made in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. At the time the tweets were sent, Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S. were experiencing a resurgence following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and others.

According to Vox's July 2020 deep dive, Star has used his platform for racist slurs and verbally attacking women of color. Vox's report also supports Miss Fame's description of Star apologizing for racism to "monetize product sales." The outlet reported that Star's history is "peppered with awful behavior," with each incident followed by apology videos that rack up millions of views. Those apology videos have boosted Star's wealth, which he flaunts with "a fleet of sports cars, luxury clothes, a palace," and "vacations to plush resorts," per Vox.

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