#RihannaAsks - Vanessa Vanjie

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo: "What am I taking into 2020? Fenty Beauty products!"

Can you introduce yourself? I am Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, and I’m Rihanna’s favourite drag queen. I claim that for my damn self. I gave myself the title.

What would you say was your biggest success to date? It’s hard to pinpoint one thing that’s been a big success, because I feel like every day has a new success. Like today, I’m doing this for Rihanna, and that’s probably my new biggest success. Shit, I’m just successful, I don’t know! I can’t pick one, bitch! It’s like picking one of your children as your favourite. When Rihanna found out who I was, that was my most recent success. She’s always been my favourite. Can you imagine how that felt? Shit! It’s like your first crush.

What would you consider to be your biggest failure? I don’t do failures, because every failure is a reason to keep moving and grooving, and you grow and learn. But if I had to pick one so I wasn’t copping out on the question, it would probably be one of those fuccbois from 2019.

What would your question for Rihanna be? Miss Thang, when am I gonna be in your next video? I’m not gonna ask about the music, because everyone’s gonna ask that. I just want to be in your next video! How about that!

What are you taking with you into 2020, and what are you leaving behind? What am I gonna take into 2020? I’m gonna take all the Fenty Beauty products. That’s what I’m taking, bitch! All of the make-up. And all of the success, and all of the blessings. And I’m leaving behind all of the fuccbois. It’s 2020, bitch! Secure the bags. And yes, I said “bags” with an s.