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It\u2019s Ashley\u2026 Just Ashley.<\/p>\n
Once upon a makeover challenge on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> season 16, Plane Jane<\/a> was paired up with creative director, photographer, and dancer Nick Lemmer<\/a>. Together, they brought to life one of the most sickening makeover transformations in Drag Race<\/em> herstory: Lazi Susan<\/a>.<\/p>\n And yet, the time has come for Lazi Susan to sashay away, as Lemmer returns to the art form of drag as a brand-new persona\u2026 Ashley.<\/p>\n On Friday, October 10, Ashley performed at Gipsy Nightclub<\/a> in Las Vegas alongside several other Drag Race<\/em> superstars \u2014 including Lazi\u2019s drag mother, Plane Jane. Immediately after her performance to a medley of Slut Pop<\/em> by Kim Petras, Ashley launched her official social media presence, and fans can already start following the newest drag diva in the queendom at @aaaaaaashleyyyyyyy<\/a>.<\/p>\n www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIT\u2019S ASHLEY BITCH,\u201d one caption read.<\/p>\n Lemmer wrote in another post, \u201c2 years ago a monster was born. Tonight a new era begins, welcome to the stage ASHLEY!\u201d<\/p>\n www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n Lemmer has been teasing this drag comeback for some time now.<\/p>\n For instance, Lemmer shared a poster of tonight\u2019s performance at Gipsy along with Plane Jane, as well as a video of himself shaving everything off.<\/p>\n www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n On Thursday, October 9, Lemmer even shared a photo teasing Ashley\u2019s arrival by showing off her mysterious silhouette.<\/p>\n \u201cTomorrow, she\u2019s back,\u201d the caption read.<\/p>\n www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n But the actual clues go all the way back to the most recent episodes of Lemmer\u2019s web series, The Loverboy Diaries<\/a><\/em>, which was seemingly set to end back in May with episode 6\u2026 But didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n A casual kitchen moment to end the sixth episode suddenly became a scene where Lemmer came face to face with a variant version of himself, which popped up out of thin air and confronted him about what he wanted to do next.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, yeah. Life\u2019s short. Be happy,\u201d the Lemmer variant taunted the original. \u201cYou know what? Monetize your trauma instead of going to therapy. But I can’t help but think about something you mentioned in episode 2.\u201d<\/p>\n (For a few seconds, viewers were transported back to that second episode, when Lemmer won the 2024 WOWIE Award for Dominant Dancing Diva at RuPaul\u2019s DragCon and was asked by Ts Madison if he enjoyed being his alter ego, Lazi Susan, at times. \u201cHell yeah, I do,\u201d Lemmer replied. \u201cAnd she’s coming back.\u201d)<\/p>\n As the the episode brought viewers back to the kitchen, the original Lemmer asked his variant, \u201cWhat about it?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, is Lazi Susan coming back, or what?\u201d the variant responded.<\/p>\n While Lemmer searched for an answer to that question, music started playing, and the next shot showed viewers a mouth \u2014 just a mouth \u2014 putting on lipstick.<\/p>\n \u201cOkay,\u201d Lemmer\u2019s voice narrated, \u201cso maybe there’s one more episode.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the final minutes of The Loverboy Diaries<\/em> episode 6 below \u2014 and stay tuned for the series\u2019 upcoming season finale, coming soon to YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n www.youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n – YouTube<\/p>\n And make sure you don\u2019t forget:<\/p>\n It\u2019s Ashley now\u2026 Just Ashley.<\/p>\n www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Out: Drag Race star Nick returns to drag as Ashley\u2014Lazi Susan sashays away<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n