Shea Couleé has revealed why she spared Alexis Mateo from elimination. On last week’s drama and conflama-filled episode of Drag Race All Stars 5, Alexis was accused by her season three sister, India Ferrah, of ‘campaigning’ for Shea to sashay away with the competition – which she vehemently denied.
After winning the showdown against lip-sync assassin Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Shea ultimately voted to give India – who had been in the bottom for four consecutive weeks – the chop.
In this week’s preview, Shea explains her decision. “I got really close to picking your lipstick. I’m not gonna lie,” she tells an emotional Alexis. “This imagery that India created in my head of you going to all the girls in secret, telling them to pick my name, it