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When it comes to drag royalty, Jujubee is front and center! <\/p>\n
The Boston drag queen, reality TV personality, and recording artist blew up after starring in RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> Season 2. And even though she finished in third place, she had cemented herself into fans hearts (this writer included) because of her charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. She was also funny, unapologetically herself, and genuinely looked like she was having a good time no matter what was going on in the werk room. <\/p>\n Years later and Jujubee is making her big screen debut in World of Wonder\u2019s Stop! That! Train!<\/em>. She plays DeeDee, a train hostess on the Glamazonian Express who must prevent disaster when a massive storm appears on the scene. And we get a Jujubee unlike any we\u2019ve seen before. We\u2019ve got romance, friendship woes, and even an action scene that sees Jujubee fighting for her life. <\/p>\n MORE: <\/em><\/strong>Fabric<\/em> Tribeca 2026 Review: Queer Obsession, Fashion & Superficial Models? Give Me 12.<\/a><\/p>\n Fangirlish sat down with Jujubee to talk about Stop! That! Train!<\/em> And we asked Jujubee about everything from entering her movie era, action sequences, her new music, and if she knew of the mention she gets in the Heated Rivarly: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/em>. Maybe that\u2019s a good place to start.<\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t watched the Heated Rivarly: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/em> [SPOILER ALERT] there\u2019s a part in the musical where Ilya\u2019s dad is told that his son is going to Boston. And then Ilya\u2019s dad starts listing off things Boston is known for. And of course they have to mention Jujubee. So we wanted to know how Jujubee felt about being recognized by the Heated Rivalry<\/em> musical as a Boston icon. Spoiler alert: she was delighted.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, I love hockey. I\u2019ve been to the playoffs [\u2026] for the Stanley Cup. Those tickets were expensive. It was the Bruins against somebody from Canada. It\u2019s always a Canadian and they always play so well,\u201d Jujubee said before adding, \u201cThat feels really cool. It\u2019s\u2026 to put Jujubee in Heated Rivalry<\/em> the musical, is insane. I need my invite.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE:<\/strong> 10 LGBTQ+ Books Coming Out This June 2026<\/a><\/p>\n You heard it here Heated Rivarly: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/em>. Jujubee wants to attend. [END OF SPOILERS]<\/p>\n On the Stop! That! Train! <\/em>front, Jujubee is entering her movie era. Or at least she hopes to be considering this is her big screen debut and she did everything from action scenes to special effects and romance. In the movie Jujubee does her own stunts. And we wanted to know what was it like to be strapped in, in the air, and doing something new. <\/p>\n Going in, Jujubee didn\u2019t know how this was going to happen. But she leaned into it. \u201cI knew that I was going to be flying and lifted. I was in this harness system for seven hours. [\u2026] It was almost like I had like this weird corset thing on both my arms and then my center and then my legs. And they had to punch holes through my costume, my tights, the pads.\u201d<\/p>\n Jujubee went on to say, \u201cI think after the third hour, I could start feeling the pain because there was definitely rubbing happening. It started hurting, but it was a rush of adrenaline for me. I wanted to keep doing it. And I asked. I was like, can we do it again?\u201d <\/p>\n MORE: <\/strong>A Safe Distance<\/em> SXSW 2026 Review: An Alpine Divorce with a Sapphic Twist<\/a><\/p>\n But if she had the chance to do more movies, she\u2019s absolutely there. \u201cI would love to do more comedy, of course, but I also really want to dive into drama and something serious because we approached Stop! That! Train! <\/em>by pretending like it was a drama so that we didn\u2019t try to be funny.\u201d<\/p>\n Movies isn\u2019t the only thing that Jujubee is interested in. She\u2019s also in her music era. On June 5th she released a new EP honoring her kitty cats. Jujubee told Fangirlish, \u201cI decided that this was the perfect time to release more music. I\u2019ve been working on these song for years, actually. And what I call this EP is Mess For You<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Jujubee shared that when she started a new chapter after buying a house, her cat Mr. died four days later. \u201cAnd that feeling of triumph and happiness for finally buying this place, I lost one of the loves of my life, you know? So like, this soul led me to this new chapter.\u201d Her other cat Priss stayed with her for three more years before passing away this past January.<\/p>\n MORE: <\/strong>Them That\u2019s Not<\/a><\/em> Review: Intimate Portrait of Grief Through Queer Lens<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m so grateful that I got to spend over a decade with them. You know, I got 13 years with Mr. and 16 years with Priss. And I wanted to release Mess For You<\/em> because they were in the spaces where I was writing and recording the songs,\u201d Jujubee said about her new music, \u201cAnd I felt like if they could talk to me, they\u2019d be like, release it right now. And yeah Mess For You<\/em> is a love story through the seasons. And I hope that everybody who listens to it can relate to it because there\u2019s the happy love, there\u2019s the love that you\u2019re afraid of, there\u2019s the love that you don\u2019t want to be in, you know, that unrequited love. And lyrically, I think it\u2019s pretty great.\u201d<\/p>\n To wrap up this interview with the iconic Jujubee we wanted to reflect on how far she\u2019s come. Because we remember that red wig from the first time we saw her on Drag Race<\/em>. And we\u2019ve been with her through multiple appearances on the show, Drag U<\/em>, Dungeons and Drag Queens<\/em>, multiple on stage musicals, hosting shows, and now Stop! That! Train! <\/em>and new music. What she revealed was a little surprising: Jujubee almost quit drag.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only reason I auditioned [for Drag Race<\/em>] is because my friends and drag mother told me maybe you should try out for this. Because I didn\u2019t want to do drag anymore, you know, because it wasn\u2019t\u2026 it wasn\u2019t challenging or satisfying for me, like spiritually,\u201d Jujubee explained. With perspective, she sees how Drag Race <\/em>changed her outlook on what drag can be for somebody and her own talents. And she\u2019s grateful for every step of this journey.<\/p>\n