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I went in to do my best and I think the judges saw that I really did put my heart and soul into everything that I did, and they appreciated that. I definitely felt more ready the second time around, but it wasn’t anything that I didn’t expect. Did your second run feel like a completely different experience than the first time, or did you kind of know what was coming? You really won over the judges during both of your seasons of Idol… especially the second time around when you were in drag.

We’ve co-headlined and attended a lot of the same events, and I have good relationships with quite a large number of them who have been so kind as to support me since I was on Idol as Ada… and some even before that, when I was just a chubby queer latin boy on Idol back in Season 12. I have actually mixed up with the Drag Race girls quite a bit. I think that I have the capability to draw in a much more mainstream fanbase because of what I do as a vocalist and musician, but I do also wish that the huge RPDR fanbase would be more willing and ready to jump on to support queens like me who haven’t been on the franchise, but still have been working for years–even before I was on Idol in drag–to make a career for ourselves outside of the franchise.Īre you able to mix it up with the Drag Race girls often, or do you feel like you’re in different camps?

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As we all know, Drag Race has been going on for quite a while now, but I still have people tell me that they had never even seen a drag queen on TV until they saw me on American Idol… much less a drag queen attempting to wiggle her way into the mainstream music industry since RuPaul with “ Supermodel.” And whilst I don’t think it makes me less “niche” than the Drag Race queens, I do think it has allowed me more types of opportunities that the Drag Race girls might not get. This is an interesting one, and it is something that crosses my mind quite a bit.īeing on American Idol did allow me to be in front of quite a mainstream audience. And especially because of that latter show’s universal popularity, you’ve probably been seen and are known by thousands more TV viewers than the most popular queens on Drag Race! Do you feel like your fanbase is more mainstream and less niche than the RuGirls? The only saving grace through all of this was that I was lucky enough to have my partner with me… so I didn’t have to do it all alone.Īs far as TV drag queens go, you have had a really interesting career because you were not on one of the flagship RuPaul’s Drag Race shows–but you were on World of Wonder’s Queen of the Universe, and two seasons of American Idol. We moved from Los Angeles too, and then finally back to my hometown of San Antonio, Texas where we waited out the rest of the lockdown.

It’s expensive out there, and I was doing the best I could to keep as much money coming in as possible by going entirely virtual and singing every single day on Instagram, Facebook, and even picking up contracts with entertainment streaming apps to make the most of the virtual situation we had all been forced into. I was living in Los Angeles at the moment… and when living in Los Angeles and losing all of your work and plans to a global pandemic, it becomes very difficult just to try and survive. I was just about to go on my second tour and was in the planning phases of my first album, music videos, a talk show, and so many wonderful things to finally move my life and career in the direction I had always dreamed of. The Covid lockdown was rough for many different reasons, but the fact that it happened when I was on the verge of making big things happen for myself is what really put a damper on my mood throughout the first half of the lockdown. What was your experience like, getting through that?Ĭoming out of this lockdown and getting back onto the stage and being able to share my voice with people in the flesh, instead virtually over social media, is so wonderful. It’s an exciting time here as we approach the warmer weather, but things of course were looking pretty bleak during the Covid lockdown. Thotyssey: Hey Ada, thanks for chatting with us today!Īda Vox: Hi! Thank you so much for wanting to chat with me! I am so beyond excited to be there with you in NYC! Known for her pristinely powerful vocal chops, Texas native and star of “American Idol” and “Queen of the Universe” Ada Vox is serenading New Yorkers this summer.

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