I must say,despite a lot of iconic quotes she said that night,the one which stood the most in my book was “you deserve to have the best in life, but you didn’t deserve to win” Based on that sentence you could see that she was a genuine and kind person and that she was clearly vocal on obvious injustices.
Periodt also to add, the fact the actually calmed her tone when speaking to her and outright said “it’s not her fault” and “don’t crowd around her” shows that she wasn’t angry with her but the system
“MONIQUE IS NOT HERE AS A FRIEND OF YOURS SHE IS A FRIEND OF MINE, DAHLING. Monique, would you tell you why wouldn’t come? Because she KNEW it was fixed for Harlow... She said, ‘Crystal, dahling, deont geo... because you’re NOT going to get it. AND THAT’S WHY ALL THE TRUE BEAUTIES DIDN’’T COME!” I just want this played over and over and over and over and over on a loop
Crystal may have overreacted a bit, but what she said is valid even today. You have to remember that this was right after Civil Rights and Black people in general were still suffering racism big time. Sabrina handled it well, but from what I saw Harlow's look was way off. I think Crystal should have won this one. Harlow seemed immature with her pouting and drama. I think the Warhol excuse was a bad one. I am sure they moved on from it. I wish there was a follow-up done.
Sooo painful watching the deleted scene where everyyyyybody is trying to convince her over and over again that Crystal would have been a better choice!! Reinterpreting past season queens is always a bit of a lost opportunity for snatch game imho :-(
Tina Marie because Crystal died around 1982 someone said.. most likely to aids as many in the gay community as well as nationwide began to die from aids around this time.
+Dazmyn Sparxx it wasn't from AIDS or GRID which is what they called in 82. She died from complications with a cancer that was worsened or brought on by the hormones she was taking
How awesome is it that even among the midst of anger, Crystal is able to comfort Harlow, saying she's beautiful and its not her fault and deserves the best in life.
Aja nailed Crystal LaBeija. I could not believe she wasn’t top 2. As much as Ru lives for Paris Is Burning and all of its contents, I couldn’t believe she didn’t get her life.
Ms. Crystal is in the opening credits of the show on Amazon called Transparent. The clip/video seems to be taken from this outburst from Crystal. it seems many of these ladies from the balls and pageants wanted to be famous. Ms. Crystal is forever stamped in Hollywood. Her face is on the opening of a successful television show. I don.t think any of the queens from her day have accomplished that. I just happened to see this video years ago and never forget her. It.s one of the best things I have seen. What she did and said was so bold, rude and hilarious. I loved it.:-)
I can Close My Eyes. and Clearly Remember Coming Around The Corner In 1980 1981 125th St. Andre's Bar And Before U Turn The Corner You Heard Ms.Crystal La's Voice Her Or Ms.Wliiam Danka Dupree... She was Always Reading. Love It...
The moment that changed EVERYTHING!!!! We need to all bow to the Mother of the Haus of Labeija. The Gay community owes her a huge debt. What came from this moment with the ball scene, and everything that has come afterwards. Even Rupaul, and Drag Race.
Sabrina was a situational racist! "Showing her color"?! What the hell does that mean? Is she pulling from rainbows or a box of crayons? Sabrina's color must have been opaque because Crystal DID NOT see huh!!
Charles Williams it’s a way of reinforcing a stereotype that Black people act a certain way, therefore “showing your color”, was a derogatory statement
@@Deantre1984 no, that is simply not true, the origin of the saying 'to show one's colours' has nothing to do with racism. It means to show one's true personality, moral standing or allegiances. In fact the word colour is in reference to political or flag colours, not skin.
@@lexicon1982 this was in the 60s and it was absolutely a racial thing. Even the drag scene in the 60s was racist AF and black queens had to try to look and act more like white queens to even get in the door of the pagent.
You can tell that this was fixed from the get-go. That's why there is so much Harlow footage. In fact, Harlow has more time on camera than anyone else. They are setting the stage for her to win. At one point, Sabrina [the organizer] even says that she feels an obligation to Harlow because she's so young, etc... By contrast, we only see Crystal at the very end and only because she walks off the stage and reads the hell out of everyone there. Harlow was obviously the pre-selected winner and truth be said, she shouldn't have won. She is very pretty, I'm not going to deny that, but she looked like she had on a wig and her dress was falling off her body. She essentially looked like a pretty boy with a wig and a dress, while Crystal looked like a full-fledged woman.
I only just encountered this clip. For years Ive head it in the song "Me & Harlow" by my life with the thrill kill kult. im glad I can finally put a name and face to the quotes. its a good song, a little bit jazzy and a little bit disco. if you like this you might find it worth a listen.
Okay - this is old but I have to say first: It's obvious that Crystal was right! Harlow looked a mess that night. And the fact is that she knew it herself! When they announced that she won she looked like "WTF did you just say - are you crazy??" Second: Before Harlow even got there they were talking about how she had won everything she'd ever been in and didn't need to do much to do it. They were expecting her to win before she walked through the door. Now I *also* have to say that from the minute she walked onto the screen Harlow looked fabulous. She was beautiful *up until the pageant started* I always thought that if her friends had spent their time convincing her to have her own hair styled instead of running all over creation trying to find that sad wig she might have won with little to no dispute! She could have been stunning. I personally think - on all fronts - her friends let her down and she got caught in the crossfire.
WOW!!! I can't believe this is the 1960s they chalk and sound so modern like the Queens from Paris is burning or like the queens of today I'm freaking out I didn't know there were drag queens in the 60s that's just real talk
I love that she says “don’t bother Harlow, it’s not her fault.” And then goes back to reading Harlow’s outfit and make up about ten seconds later anyway 😂
That's the best part 😂😂 Don't bother her, it's not her fault, it's not her fault. You're beautiful and you're young, you deserve the best in life, but you didn't deserve- I DON'T SAY SHE'S NOT BEAUTIFUL I'M SAYING SHE WASN'T LOOKING BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT, SHE DOESN'T EQUAL ME, LOOK AT HER MAKEUP! IT'S TERRIBLE!
I cannot thank Aja enough for reintroducing this legend to the world. This is the most iconic thing I've ever seen, Crystal is in the documentary for literally 5 minutes and she owns the entire thing. So quotable, a true superstar. She is NOT beautiful, she has NO qualifications and she is body LESS!
Aja playing her would've been perfect, specially after valentina was doing Ms Colombia... she could have used so much material to throw shade towards Ms. Colombia it would've been funny to tell her... "she never wins anything because look at her makeup!! It's TERRIBLE!
Gabriel Henrique dos Reis Silva It was a joke, but let me clarify something for a second. Drag Race is more than “just a reality show.” What else is putting drag into the social mainstream and giving it exposure all over the globe like drag race? There are fans outside of the US that literally watch it illegally and still come out to see the queens when they come to their hometowns. You have queens now getting employed by multi million dollar companies like companies like Vogue, Cosmo, Marc Jacobs, Billboard and Google because of their time in the show. Most importantly you now have young drag race fans that are inspired to look up things like this video and try to fully understand the past of drag. This video is a piece of history; of course, but don’t devalue drag race as if it isn’t helping queens make much better livings and make people all over the world happy.
People talking about how Crystal was being a sore loser and a bully, but, Her legacy still lives on as a legendary fierce queen. Crystal lost the ball, but won the legacy. The only reason people remember Harlow is for being on the ass-end of a fierce read after winning some little title.
Crystal wasn't a sore loser. She had a legitimate reason for complaining. There is no way that Harlow should have won. Yes, Harlow was a pretty young thing, but she looked like an effeminate pretty boy with a wig and dress, while, Crystal looked like a full-fledged cis female. How under those circumstances did Harlow win? So, no, she wasn't being a sore loser, because she should have won the contest or at least had a higher standing than Harlow. Being a sore loser implies that someone who is less qualified complains when someone who is more qualified wins. That said, Crystal is the HIGHLIGHT of the documentary and while I commend the creater of "The Queen" for documenting for the first time a drag contest, its a shame that he didn't spend more time filming Crystal. Let me note that inadvertently the film documents the first reading session that has ever been filmed.
I must say,despite a lot of iconic quotes she said that night,the one which stood the most in my book was “you deserve to have the best in life, but you didn’t deserve to win”
Based on that sentence you could see that she was a genuine and kind person and that she was clearly vocal on obvious injustices.
Periodt also to add, the fact the actually calmed her tone when speaking to her and outright said “it’s not her fault” and “don’t crowd around her” shows that she wasn’t angry with her but the system
"You're showing your color"
"I HAVE A *RIGHT* TO SHOW MY COLOR! I AM BEAUTIFUL!"
You tell him, mama!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Monique: "DON'T TELL HER ABOUT SHE SHOWING HER COLOR"
"I have a right to show my color, darling! I am beautiful and I know I am beautiful!"
So major, so true.
Caz M she is a fucking queen looooove her
I want to like this but I don't want to ruin the 777 hahaha
Caz M inspiring AF
Caz M inspiring AF
I LOVE CRYSTAL!!
"Don't tell her 'bout she showing no color!"
hilarious
😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Carolyn Jackson I loved that statement, I thought I was the only one to catch it.
Too funny! I clocked that years ago...I thought I was the only one too! 🤣🤭
Crystal mouth was fierce!
Crystal was not having it!! This was brave given the time period, even in the drag world, she faced racism head on and called them on the b.s.
"LOOK AT HER MAKEUP!! IT'S TERRIBLE!!" 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭💀💀
Erica Ayala that's hella rude this is like half a century ago…
Erica Ayala wait nvm now I saw the whole clip lol
Erica Ayala "But I love you anyway."
Diva!
Tequila Mockingbird lol you were hella mad lol
living for this super 8 pre-digital camera work, like that messy zoom on harlowe's face at 2:33 right as she's being READ FOR FILTH by crystal.
Thumbs up if Aja brought you to see this masterpiece!
“MONIQUE IS NOT HERE AS A FRIEND OF YOURS SHE IS A FRIEND OF MINE, DAHLING. Monique, would you tell you why wouldn’t come? Because she KNEW it was fixed for Harlow... She said, ‘Crystal, dahling, deont geo... because you’re NOT going to get it. AND THAT’S WHY ALL THE TRUE BEAUTIES DIDN’’T COME!” I just want this played over and over and over and over and over on a loop
Crystal may have overreacted a bit, but what she said is valid even today. You have to remember that this was right after Civil Rights and Black people in general were still suffering racism big time. Sabrina handled it well, but from what I saw Harlow's look was way off. I think Crystal should have won this one. Harlow seemed immature with her pouting and drama. I think the Warhol excuse was a bad one. I am sure they moved on from it. I wish there was a follow-up done.
That look on crystals face @2:29 priceless . Crystal was a very beautiful woman.
Sooo I’m here from Aja’s snatch game and it was spot on. She even sounded like her
This was a missed opportunity for Aja would have been a better choice and I think she could have taught the children about a legendary drag icon.
Not Interesting agreed!!!!
Sooo painful watching the deleted scene where everyyyyybody is trying to convince her over and over again that Crystal would have been a better choice!! Reinterpreting past season queens is always a bit of a lost opportunity for snatch game imho :-(
omg where is this deleted scene?! I must watch!
weird! It was just on youtube the other day now I can't find it - must have been deleted - maybe on bravo somewhere??
This is so relevant.
This is a the true definition of reading in ur face; shade.... and a complete meltdown! I love it!
For those who have “just discovered” the legendary crystal labeija, make sure to do more research on the ballroom Scene entirely ❤️
Because it expansive, full of tea And gays!
I recently watched the queen, mirror mirror, and of course Paris is burning.
For those who don't know, Pepper took over Crystal's house
Why?
Tina Marie because Crystal died around 1982 someone said.. most likely to aids as many in the gay community as well as nationwide began to die from aids around this time.
+Dazmyn Sparxx it wasn't from AIDS or GRID which is what they called in 82. She died from complications with a cancer that was worsened or brought on by the hormones she was taking
Jahmod Cook. which person died from cancer
Brandon Strong the one screaming
I wish she was still here she was a true beauty I wish there was more videos of her if anyone run across any please let me know... Darling
2:16 Harlow is SHOOK
The original mother speaks, children!
Aja's performance on Drag Race All Stars 3 Snatch Game brought me here
DJ V cant wait for your snatch game performance
DJ V calm down Beyoncé. Aja got her spot on!
she does not equal me!
Amen
How awesome is it that even among the midst of anger, Crystal is able to comfort Harlow, saying she's beautiful and its not her fault and deserves the best in life.
Imagine her on the judges panel for RDR. EVERYONE is going home. Lmao
"I AM BEAUTIFUL AND I KNOW I'M BEAUTIFUL!!!!" The Anthem heard across the globe. Love you MUVA!!!! 😘😘🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Aja nailed Crystal LaBeija. I could not believe she wasn’t top 2. As much as Ru lives for Paris Is Burning and all of its contents, I couldn’t believe she didn’t get her life.
I realize that... Maybe I should have re-phrased "The ballroom scene", but I thought "all of its contents" basically covered it. Maybe not though.
Joshua Outlaw I understood what you meant.
Ms. Crystal is in the opening credits of the show on Amazon called Transparent. The clip/video seems to be taken from this outburst from Crystal. it seems many of these ladies from the balls and pageants wanted to be famous. Ms. Crystal is forever stamped in Hollywood. Her face is on the opening of a successful television show. I don.t think any of the queens from her day have accomplished that. I just happened to see this video years ago and never forget her. It.s one of the best things I have seen. What she did and said was so bold, rude and hilarious. I loved it.:-)
I absolutely would of loved to have been friends with Crystal! ❤ Love her!! 😊
Don't bother her don't bother her its not harlow's fault .. a few seconds later.. look at her makeup its terrible! 🤣🤣🤣
wow Frank Ocean has opened me up to a treasure trove of interesting content, and culture!
Your beautiful and your young and you deserve to have the best in life but you didn't deserve to win. Love it
Sometimes I wonder if these amazing people know the legacy they left behind...
This was the most interesting moment in the documentary. I was 🥱😴 until Crystal showed up.
Ive seen this video a million times and every time the video editor zooms in on Harlow when Crystal said she looked bad will forever be hilarious.
I can Close My Eyes. and Clearly Remember Coming Around The Corner In 1980 1981 125th St. Andre's Bar And Before U Turn The Corner You Heard Ms.Crystal La's Voice Her Or Ms.Wliiam Danka Dupree... She was Always Reading. Love It...
Tc Pendarvis tell me more!! I’m so intrigued!! What was crystal like as a person,
Please tell us more stories! I’m dying for more information on Crystal.
Crystal is Fabulous!!!💋💅
I AM BEAUTIFUL AND I KNOW I AM BEAUTIFUL...!! 🙌👑
The moment that changed EVERYTHING!!!! We need to all bow to the Mother of the Haus of Labeija. The Gay community owes her a huge debt. What came from this moment with the ball scene, and everything that has come afterwards. Even Rupaul, and Drag Race.
😊 love Crystal Labeija😊
Timeless read. Yaaass Miss Crystal LaBeija dahling
Sabrina was a situational racist! "Showing her color"?! What the hell does that mean? Is she pulling from rainbows or a box of crayons? Sabrina's color must have been opaque because Crystal DID NOT see huh!!
Charles Williams it’s a way of reinforcing a stereotype that Black people act a certain way, therefore “showing your color”, was a derogatory statement
Deantre1984 Thank you for your response. I was being facetious. I remember hearing this as a kid and it did not sit right with me.
Sabrina wasnt the one who said that. She only came in at the end
@@Deantre1984 no, that is simply not true, the origin of the saying 'to show one's colours' has nothing to do with racism. It means to show one's true personality, moral standing or allegiances. In fact the word colour is in reference to political or flag colours, not skin.
@@lexicon1982 this was in the 60s and it was absolutely a racial thing. Even the drag scene in the 60s was racist AF and black queens had to try to look and act more like white queens to even get in the door of the pagent.
50+ years later and we’re still gagged by this level of reading 😂😂😂
I'm legit taking notes
bc you're beautiful and you're young, you deserve to have the best in life
Was she polite?
No!
Was she right?
Absolutely YES
This gives me chills I tell you wow my moms was not even born yet till 69" amazing
I can't believe Aja did not do her in the snatch game! epic fail!!!
teddy sincero hope she does her on All Stars 3!
She killed it on All Stars 3!!!
and was still only safe. i call rigga morris.
And THAT...is how you throw shade!
Yoooo now I know who she is and I'm loving and living for this vintage history and ms crystal it's a pleasure Dhaling!!!
This is the mother of all readings
Harlow didn't even bring her owt wig tell me if Harlow was prepared to do the pageant. So Crystal was right to do this read.
DAAAARRRRRLING!!!!!!! I love it, lol
I hope ChiChi DeVayne does Crystal for her snatch game character in All Stars 3 ✨
I am beautiful and I know I'm beautiful.
"I WILL SUE THE FOOL"
jmc34 she actually said "I will the fold." You know photographers.
jmc34 she said fold not fool
I pay top dollar just to see her go up to the judges at that party.
Amazing that this footage's survived!
Get you some friends like Miss Crystal Labeijas' friend. When all hell break loose, they'll stick with u thru thick and thin.
Thanks Aja! 👑
2:13...sampled by some guy named Christopher Lonny Breaux, but you know him by another name.......oh, the possibilities are ENDLESSS lol
CAUSE YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU'RE YOUNG
YOU DESERVE TO HAVE THE BEST IN LIFE
FRANK OCEAN
Alaska?!
almost forgot to watch this today
I want to cut/edit out, "Look at her make up! IT'S TERRIBLE!!" and use it as my ring tone... 🔥💛
You can tell that this was fixed from the get-go. That's why there is so much Harlow footage. In fact, Harlow has more time on camera than anyone else. They are setting the stage for her to win. At one point, Sabrina [the organizer] even says that she feels an obligation to Harlow because she's so young, etc... By contrast, we only see Crystal at the very end and only because she walks off the stage and reads the hell out of everyone there. Harlow was obviously the pre-selected winner and truth be said, she shouldn't have won. She is very pretty, I'm not going to deny that, but she looked like she had on a wig and her dress was falling off her body. She essentially looked like a pretty boy with a wig and a dress, while Crystal looked like a full-fledged woman.
I only just encountered this clip. For years Ive head it in the song "Me & Harlow" by my life with the thrill kill kult. im glad I can finally put a name and face to the quotes. its a good song, a little bit jazzy and a little bit disco. if you like this you might find it worth a listen.
"...and her explanation for why she wanted the damn money; 'to put it in the bank.' HA-HA-HA."
8polyglot
She exposed the fraud in one line.
She said. "Crystal dahling.. DAAAAWNT GAAAAAAAW!!!!!!"
where's miss Sabrina at?
This is truly I️CONIC
This read still slays.
Okay - this is old but I have to say first: It's obvious that Crystal was right! Harlow looked a mess that night. And the fact is that she knew it herself! When they announced that she won she looked like "WTF did you just say - are you crazy??" Second: Before Harlow even got there they were talking about how she had won everything she'd ever been in and didn't need to do much to do it. They were expecting her to win before she walked through the door.
Now I *also* have to say that from the minute she walked onto the screen Harlow looked fabulous. She was beautiful *up until the pageant started* I always thought that if her friends had spent their time convincing her to have her own hair styled instead of running all over creation trying to find that sad wig she might have won with little to no dispute! She could have been stunning. I personally think - on all fronts - her friends let her down and she got caught in the crossfire.
“I wasn’t thinking really...”😂😂😍 I love it
Crystal was the most beautiful out of the queens!! Don't mess w/ her dahling!
I’m curious, the accent sounds so different to what I hear on the American tv today. Was this how they generally used to speak back on the day?
THINGS AJA DID - THAT
YAAAS DARLING SPEAK GLORIOUS GRAND DIVA MUVAH OF THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF LABEIJA
I wonder what year peeps stoppped speaking with Mid-Atlantic accents
I saw someone that looked like aja, valentina, katya and a lil old lady that looked like tammie
WHERE IS SABRINA???
I thank Aja for introducing me to this icon.
Mr. Warhol uugghhhh legendary icon
WOW!!! I can't believe this is the 1960s they chalk and sound so modern like the Queens from Paris is burning or like the queens of today I'm freaking out I didn't know there were drag queens in the 60s that's just real talk
Now, because of Aja's performance, many young gay folks know this important icon.
These young kids don't know shade,,, that was shade
Take a pic of us both and you tell me whose beautiful. Hummmm
Watching this now, i realize how amazing Aja was in Snatch game. the fact that Shangela won over her is absurd.
HE CAME UP IN DALLAS HAD NO HAZEL IN HIS EYES
Frank Ocean anyone?
"Cause she was terrible. And her explanation for why she wanted the money? To put it in duh BAYNK!!"
This is going to be a spoken word lipsync on AllStars All Winners season 💥
Here from RuPaul snatch game
I love that she says “don’t bother Harlow, it’s not her fault.” And then goes back to reading Harlow’s outfit and make up about ten seconds later anyway 😂
That's the best part 😂😂 Don't bother her, it's not her fault, it's not her fault. You're beautiful and you're young, you deserve the best in life, but you didn't deserve- I DON'T SAY SHE'S NOT BEAUTIFUL I'M SAYING SHE WASN'T LOOKING BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT, SHE DOESN'T EQUAL ME, LOOK AT HER MAKEUP! IT'S TERRIBLE!
@@just_cade 🤣
IKR
Choose a struggle!
LOL XD
Harlow did look a mess!
Fair is fair lol
"And her explanation for why she wanted the money. To put it in the bank. HAHAHAHA!" YAS GAWD
Ivan Phell Enrile that laugh was SHADE!!!! LOL
😂😂😂😂
One of my favorite iconic lines!!!
I love her voice, it's so cunt
Sabrina is never gonna pay her. It's all for publicity and it's bad publicity.
I cannot thank Aja enough for reintroducing this legend to the world. This is the most iconic thing I've ever seen, Crystal is in the documentary for literally 5 minutes and she owns the entire thing. So quotable, a true superstar. She is NOT beautiful, she has NO qualifications and she is body LESS!
Lewis she lost the ball but won the legacy.
“Reintroducing”
Aja's ancestors complaining about the Valentinas since 1843.
Julio Gerame You tried it!
😂😂😂
Julio Gerame gagged
Oh........oh my god.
That comment fucked me up. I’m going to bed. You ain’t shit, sir. 😩💀
OMG! biiiiiiiitch! I can't! I'm officially dead!
"She said Crystal DHAALING DEONT GEO" that part is too funny!
My favorite part 😭🔥🔥🔥
I thought it was just me who thought that was funny. Lol your phonetic spelling captures her accent perfectly! Lol
Hilarious
I catch myself saying it just like Miss Crystal all the time now. It’s amazing.
🤣🤣🤣
"MONIQUE WAS NOT HERE AS A FRIEND OF YOURS!!" Lol love that!
Luis Is Awesome Monique is a FRIEND OF MINE, DARLING!!!!!!!
"I have a RIGHT to show my color!" Yaaaaaaaaaas mama!!!!!!
Harlow looked a messed no shade. I'm not saying she not beautiful, but she wasn't looking beautiful tonight!
adrina911 that's the best line from the whole scene 😭😂🔥
DJ V 😒
DJ V that's not good enough to win a pagent
Her makeup is terrible!
Her wig was FUCKED up 😂
Aja playing her would've been perfect, specially after valentina was doing Ms Colombia... she could have used so much material to throw shade towards Ms. Colombia it would've been funny to tell her... "she never wins anything because look at her makeup!! It's TERRIBLE!
EduardoHdezFerrer yesssss
Imagine the Valentina stans, not knowing, getting themselves in a bunch. XD
There's rumours that she would do Crystal in AS3.
She will on Tuesdays!!
Dude...wtf...
The earlier seasons of Drag race look lit.
Ricardo R. rpdr could NEVER
Rpdr is incomparable to this piece of art
I don't have anything against rpdr, I really do not. But, gurl...this is HISTORY. rpdr is just a reality show that have A LOT to prove yet lol
Gabriel Henrique dos Reis Silva It was a joke, but let me clarify something for a second.
Drag Race is more than “just a reality show.” What else is putting drag into the social mainstream and giving it exposure all over the globe like drag race? There are fans outside of the US that literally watch it illegally and still come out to see the queens when they come to their hometowns. You have queens now getting employed by multi million dollar companies like companies like Vogue, Cosmo, Marc Jacobs, Billboard and Google because of their time in the show. Most importantly you now have young drag race fans that are inspired to look up things like this video and try to fully understand the past of drag. This video is a piece of history; of course, but don’t devalue drag race as if it isn’t helping queens make much better livings and make people all over the world happy.
Ricardo R. the level of disrespect
Aja's grandmother.
People talking about how Crystal was being a sore loser and a bully, but, Her legacy still lives on as a legendary fierce queen. Crystal lost the ball, but won the legacy. The only reason people remember Harlow is for being on the ass-end of a fierce read after winning some little title.
WERRRRRK!
Crystal wasn't a sore loser. She had a legitimate reason for complaining. There is no way that Harlow should have won. Yes, Harlow was a pretty young thing, but she looked like an effeminate pretty boy with a wig and dress, while, Crystal looked like a full-fledged cis female. How under those circumstances did Harlow win? So, no, she wasn't being a sore loser, because she should have won the contest or at least had a higher standing than Harlow. Being a sore loser implies that someone who is less qualified complains when someone who is more qualified wins.
That said, Crystal is the HIGHLIGHT of the documentary and while I commend the creater of "The Queen" for documenting for the first time a drag contest, its a shame that he didn't spend more time filming Crystal.
Let me note that inadvertently the film documents the first reading session that has ever been filmed.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!! YAAAAAAASSSSS!!!!!
"Lost the ball, but won the LEGACY!!!"
YAAAAAAS! I love that!
tensacross and her makeup remained terrible the entire time.