RuPaul took the opportunity to address a Drag Race Down Under queen’s racist past during the most recent episode of the show.Before the series premiered, several past performance photos of Scarlet Adams circulated online showing the current frontrunner wearing a Native American headdress, a burka, and–most cringey–yellow and blackface.
The images came to light after a fellow drag performer, Felicia Foxx, reposted them on social media.While the contestants prepared for the runway, Adams addressed her past to the other queens.“I’ve said and done things in drag that I regret a lot, when I was a lot younger and stupid and naive; trying desperately to make people laugh,” she said.Related: Two ‘Drag Race’ queens hit with allegations of racism“I.