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RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 alum and All Stars 11 queen Jasmine Kennedie exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly who dropped out of AS11 before filming.
Jasmine says a famous queen from the franchise’s past was set to join the purple bracket.
The queen in question confirms the news to EW, promising that she “really did try to make it happen.”
The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 purple bracket might’ve looked a lot different — and included a few more middle fingers from RuPaul — if the original cast of queens came to fruition.
As All Stars 11 advancing queen Jasmine Kennedie exclusively reveals to Entertainment Weekly, season 13 queen Utica, who famously elicited Mama Ru’s middle finger during the comedy roast and finished as runner-up on Project Runway season 21, was originally meant to compete alongside her on AS11.
“I’m going to be honest, I was so happy I found she dropped out because I wouldn’t have advanced if she was there,” Jasmine says, referencing Utica’s prowess as a seamstress, which the drag superstar used to compete on Project Runway under real name Ethan Mundt.
Jasmine’s purple bracket sister, season 11’s Shuga Cain, echoes the sentiment: “You would not have won that first [sewing challenge]” she quips.
When EW reached out to Utica for confirmation, the Project Runway alum confirms the news and explains why she ultimately wasn’t able to join her sisters in the Werk Room once again.
“I really did try to make it happen, but unfortunately it just wasn’t possible in the end because of Project Runway interviews leading up to the season,” Utica says. “Filming of All Starzzz was right after filming of Project Runway and before the airing of [Project Runway]. I was originally casted with Joey [Jay] as sisters [from season 13], but Sam Star took my spot last minute.”
Utica adds, “It would’ve been a hell of a turnaround to make it happen, but I’m very much enjoying watching this season and being there for my sisters along the way!”
Utica ultimately finished Drag Race season 13 in sixth place and made it all the way to the Project Runway finale after wowing judges on both programs with her refined sewing skills.
In a 2025 interview about his time on Project Runway, Mundt told EW about whether or not he’d ever join a future season of Drag Race All Stars or an all-star edition of the Project Runway series.
‘Drag Race’ star Utica — a.k.a. Ethan Mundt — on ‘Project Runway’
Credit: Freeform
“I’d love to do both. Project Runway All Stars, I’d love to come back as a model with the designers fighting over my model card. I’d love to be a guest judge. Christian isn’t getting any taller, so if they need anyone for that role!” he said at the time.
Of Drag Race, he added, “I’d love to be a judge or mentor, put my stamp on this competition and milk it for all it’s worth. I’m on the side of positive change when it comes to history and this show. I’d love to see change happen with the show. More inclusion, more focus on the designers, showcasing the beauty not only of the clothes, but the people that make the show happen. For Drag Race All Stars, of course I’d love to. I’ve come into my own as a fully cooked chicken.”
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Drag Race and Project Runway have swapped other cast members as well. In March, EW exclusively reported that season 16 alums Plane Jane and Q joined the upcoming season of Project Runway as contestants.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 continues Fridays on Paramount+.
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