One of the hardest gigs on reality television is to be the first queen sent home on RuPaul’s Drag Race. For many drag queens, getting on the program is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to show an international audience what they got.

[Originally posted as FOF #2307 – Naysha Lopez Won Our Hearts – 03.16.16]

Unfortunately, for the gals who go home early, it’s tough because they invest so much into their costumes they never get to show on TV.

Today Naysha Lopez, the first gal to go home from Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race joins us to talk about winning the prestigious Miss Continental 2013, and how it compares with being on Drag Race.

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Plus–

Is there any truth to the urban legend of pageant girls poisoning each other’s makeup?

The challenges of being Miss Continental.

Who is she rooting to win this season 8?