Drag Race: Gottmik responds to controversy surrounding her All Stars 9 roast
Gottmik has opened up about her controversial roast from the latest episode of Drag Race All Stars 9. Spoilers ahead. For their sixth maxi-challenge, Ru tasked the queens with flexing their comedic muscles for the National Drag Convention. “As drag queens, we need to come together to support the freedom of speech, the freedom of expression and the freedom to read a bitch to filth,” Ru explained. “For this week’s maxi-challenge, you’ll take turns roasting each other at the National Drag Convention.” In a confessional, Gottmik expressed her excitement for the challenge before highlighting her successful roast experience in season 13. “Even though I can’t win a badge, I wanna show everyone that I can still turn this out and win money for my charity.
Point blank, period dot com.” After workshopping their material with Michelle Visage and guest judge Ruta Lee, the ladies headed to the main stage to deliver their comedic routines in front of a live studio audience.
While all the queens killed their respective roasts, some Drag Race fans noticed that Gottmik’s material was eerily similar to a handful of Nikki Glaser’s jokes from various Comedy Central roasts.
In one zinger targeting Angeria Paris VanMichael’s appearance, the Los Angeles-based queen said, “Girl, I’m not gonna stand up here and badmouth you because clearly God already has,” which is nearly identical to Glaser’s 2016 joke about Jewel. “Jewel, I don’t want to badmouth you since God already did,” the Women Who Kill star said during Rob Lowe’s roast.
