'Drag Race vs. The World' Star Stephanie Prince on Justin Trudeau Meeting

Stephanie Prince is the latest queen to be eliminated from Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World, though she did have the chance to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau which was an "emotional" experience, she told Newsweek.

The queen, who originally competed on Canada's Drag Race Season 2, was on the show alongside Anita Wigl'it, Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender, Ra'Jah O'Hara, Rita Baga, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanity Milan and Victoria Scone.

Stephanie was chosen by fellow Canadian queen Icesis to leave the competition after she was placed in the bottom two for her performance on the Snatch Game.

'Drag Race vs. The World' Star Stephanie Prince on Justin Trudeau Meeting

Stephanie Prince
Stephanie Prince in a promotional photo for "Canada's Drag Race: Canada Vs The World," she spoke to Newsweek about being the latest queen to be eliminated from the competition. WOW Presents Plus

Trudeau joined the queens of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World, the second season of Drag Race vs. The World, while the drag queens were in the Werk Room ahead of their elimination.

The Canadian prime minister is the first world leader to appear on an edition of Drag Race, and he explained during his visit that he hoped he wouldn't be the last.

For Stephanie the meeting proved to be "very emotional" because of how Trudeau's policies have helped make it easier for immigrants to enter Canada, like her parents, who moved there from the Philippines.

"It was very, very heart-warming because when I met him my life had a flashback, if that makes sense, all I [could] think about [was] how my parents worked so hard, and how, as a family, [they] had to work through to get here to Canada," Stephanie said.

"And when I met him, I was like, 'Oh my God, you did this amazing thing for us and not just for us, but like to all the immigrants.' That really got me very emotional in that moment."

Reflecting on Trudeau's decision to appear on the show, Stephanie added: "Not many world leaders, not many political people, would do that. So, Justin Trudeau being there is such a special moment in Drag Race history."

On Her Snatch Game Performance

In the Snatch Game, Stephanie had chosen to impersonate Cardi B. The challenge saw the cast take on celebrity personas while filling in the blanks for politically-themed questions from host Brook Lynn Hytes and guests Traci Melchor and Sarain Fox in a twist on the show's usual Snatch Game formula.

Stephanie admitted that the concept did "throw [her] off a little bit" but she was still happy with how she performed in the challenge.

"I never got to do a regular Snatch Game, so doing a Snatch Game and there is a twist I was like 'what?'" Stephanie said.

"It took my mind away from what I know about regular Snatch Game so it was like 'I don't know what I'm doing.' I might be being a bit delusional over here but I still think I did good."

Stephanie added that she also didn't think she'd do anything different if given the chance to redo her performance in the challenge.

"Looking looking back at it, I don't think I would change anything to be honest," she said. "Because everybody is doing good, including me, you know what I mean?

"So, if I'm already doing my best and they are literally just nitpicking, the judges have to look at the most singular mistake you can ever do and then they will critique that, so, to be honest, I don't think I would change anything really."

On Her Exit and the Future

Stephanie has chosen to remain positive despite her departure from the show, explaining how "it's not the end of the world" so she refuses to be put down by it.

"I feel really good about what I did with the show and you know, obviously, I can't control everything and all the narratives, so I feel I felt fine just being there," she explained.

"I felt great and honored to represent Canada on an international TV show. Me being eliminated is just like, 'whatever.' I felt good about what I did."

Stephanie also didn't blame fellow queen Icesis for choosing her to go home this week over Anita Wigl'it, saying that she was just being "fair."

"She said from day one that she wants to play fair," Stephanie said of Icesis. "But she also said I was her friend [laughs]. No, but honestly it's good for her to play fair, she's gonna set an example for the rest of the girls to play fair as well.

"So, I'm kind of glad that she did play fair. I'm not glad that she sent me home so she can play fair."

Stephanie is now looking to the future instead, and she revealed that she has some exciting projects in the works but she "cannot reveal them yet."

New episodes of "Canada's Drag Race: Canada Versus The World' will premiere every Friday at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in the U.S. and in select territories exclusively on WOW Presents Plus, day-and-date with its local airing on Crave in Canada.

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