Salina EsTitties was eliminated from season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race after receiving negative critiques about the runway look that followed her brilliant performance in the “Wigloose: The Rusical” challenge.
During that episode, EsTitties lip synced against Loosey LaDuca to “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” by Kate Bush. Given that LaDuca had won two challenges and had just fallen into the bottom two for the first time in the competition, it felt like a given when Mama Ru told EsTitties to sashay away.
Following her televised elimination, EsTitties took to the stage at Heart nightclub in West Hollywood to voice her opinions about some of the critiques she received. EsTitties had a particularly strong reaction to Ross Mathews’ comments and told the club attendees to record her saying: “Ross Mathews, you can eat my ass, [f-word]. What the f*ck does he know about fashion? I should have been wearing a black bodysuit? Look at what the f*ck you’re wearing, you sequined sweater jacket ass little b*tch.”
Bob the Drag Queen has never been known for holding back on her jokes and performances, and she absolutely took the opportunity to perform a hilarious number right in front of EsTitties this past weekend. In it, Bob not only borrowed EsTitties’ runway look and recreated her Kate Bush lip sync, but the season eight winner also intertwined what EsTitties said about Mathews into the track. The result was an ROFL-worthy moment that you can watch below.
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Following Bob's performance, EsTitties spilled the tea on how the season eight winner looked so similar to her actual runway look on Drag Race season 15. EsTitties explained during an Instagram Live (re-shared on Reddit):
“She was at my house, dropping off her makeup, and then she saw the gloves with the corner of her eye. And she said, ‘Do you want to do something viral tonight?’ And I said, ‘What?’ She said, ‘Let me borrow your costume for my number tonight. I’ll do ‘Running Up That Hill’.’ That’s all she told me! She didn’t tell me the rest of the [performance]. She made the mix there, at the club, upstairs, on her phone. I was gagged.”
To be clear, EsTitties has now apologized to Mathews about the comments that she made at Heart nightclub. The season 15 superstar tweeted:
“Hey lil nips, Ross and I had a really great conversation and we hashed it out as adults. Everything is ok and I have apologized for my actions. I was deep in my feels after reliving the critiques and knowing I was about to be eliminated, I can admit when I’ve misstepped and I now see the power of my platform and voice. We have nothing but love and respect for each other. Onwards and EsTitties!”
Though EsTitties and Mathews have thankfully made amends, this is certainly going down as one of the funniest moments to come out of Drag Race season 15 – and Bob’s performance is only making this whole situation even more iconic.
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 airs Fridays on MTV.