'RuPaul's Drag Race' finalist Plane Jane would like to remind you that Drag should be 'fun and silly'

Regardless of where she was placed, there's no denying that Plane Jane left an impact on Season 16 RuPaul's Drag Race.

As one of the two winningest queens of the season, Plane entered the finale (which aired on Friday, April 19) with plenty of confidence. She showed off her performance skills with a solo number titled “Bodysuit” (featuring pop singer and TikTok star Chrissy Chlapecka on vocals), mocking the judges' criticism of her fashion choices. But only two queens were able to advance to the final lip sync, and the Boston drag star's time on the show came to an end.

Plane's run on the show has certainly been impressive – racking up four impressive wins, including the iconic Snatch Game, and earning constant praise from the judging panel for her intelligence and killer performer's instincts. But the Queen also gained a reputation – both among her rivals and admirers – for her unruly behaviour. Whether it was in the workroom, during Unstuck or even on center stage, the queen relished almost every opportunity to shade and read her competitors for dirt.

Below, Plane Jane catches up Advertising sign after the finale to talk about fans calling her “self-made,” the viral meme of comforting her partner, and why she's proud to show every part of herself on the show — or as she puts it, “the good, the bad , the beautiful, the ugly and the ugly.”

The season is officially over and you made it to the top three! How do you feel after watching the finale?

It was a very tiring, physically demanding and exhausting weekend. But I really feel great. I am so happy for my sister Nymphia that she won the crown, she deserved it so much. He definitely won…even if he didn't do his “best” throughout the competition, he definitely brought it home during the final. Her performances were absolutely fantastic, so I couldn't be happier for her.

That said, I'm happy for myself too. I did a great job throughout the season and I think I had a really good performance in the final too! There can only be one winner, so all I can say is that I did my best and I'm very proud of myself.

Your song “Bodysuit” was so different from the other top three numbers — it was a little bit like hyperpop and it had that Plane Jane's mix of “hard-hitting drag meets something that's at least a little silly.”

Yes exactly! Personally, it's my favorite song out of the first three solo numbers. Not going to lie, I've been listening to “Bodysuit” all weekend. But yeah, why take ourselves so seriously? Drag is supposed to be fun and silly!

Every year we crown a winner and we crown a Miss Congeniality, but I honestly think there should be an award for the queen who brought us the best TV of the season, which you could have easily won. What was it like watching yourself create those dynamic, dramatic moments on the show?

Well, it's interesting because it feels like two completely different realities, living those moments and watching them back. Honestly, there were parts of the season where I'd watch it and be like, “Oh my god, I totally forgot I said that, girl.” And then there were moments that I thought would be much more dramatic and intense, and they seemed tame! It was definitely interesting, I found myself cringing at some of the things he said and laughing at everything else.

Part of that process means dealing with what fans had to say about your performance as well. The fans had a lot to say, both good and bad — what did you make of their reactions to you?

Throughout the season, there were a lot of people online who accused me of being too self-produced, too calculated — actually I think it was almost the opposite. I was quite rested! If there was any element of self-production to what I did on the show, it was just to remind myself not to hold anything back. Like, “this is your moment and it's time to show the world everything where are you.” I wanted to be unapologetic and no articulation, and I think that's what makes great reality TV at the end of the day. Well, to those people, I'd say I acted the way I did because that's who I f–k am and I'm a star! That got me ahead, baby.

As the season progressed, fans also saw you become vulnerable with the other queens and the audience, which in some cases required you to expose the more elegant parts of your persona. What helped you get to that place during filming?

Being on reality TV for the first time, for anyone, is a learning curve. I went into the competition very aware of my surroundings and quickly realized that I was a little too intense with the shadow and reading. So, like I said, I thought I wanted to show all parts of me and that there was a lot more to me than just being a shadowy, shadowy, sullen drag queen. I mean, there was a lot of negativity that I was… I don't know, I guess “studying,” if you will? So when I realized it was a little out of control, I just had to remind myself that I was supposed to be having fun, just like the other girls. That got me wrapped up in no time.

That vulnerability also gave us one of the most outrageous memes of the season with “Mom, congrats for saying it, it spilled.” What was that like, watching that heartwarming moment between you and Q turn into a meme?

Apparently, I have a very unique way of showing vulnerability! [laughs] I think it's so funny. What's weird is that it showed this culturally important thing about how a lot of gay people talk nowadays. We've developed such a special lingo in our community, to the point where even when we comfort each other, it's very different from how boring straight people do it. Is special!

Looking back, you had a lot of big moments that stood out over the course of the season — is there one in particular that stands out as The The Plane Jane moment Drag Race?

It's hard to pinpoint a moment, because all those memories are special. But honestly, I'd say the moment I thought, “Oh, he's got it,” was definitely Snatch Game. It was a situation where, as we were, I knew both Sapphira and I were killing it up there. Like, we both did so well that I really didn't know which one of us was going to get the win. So when Ru called my name, it gave me a huge boost in myself. It's such an iconic challenge to win, so I really felt like I was leaving my mark on the show with this performance.

Even Jelena Karleuša herself republication the clip and said she liked your impression of her.

It was so awesome. I feel like the winners of the Snatch Game end up immortalized in its universe and lore Drag Race, and it was such an honor to portray someone I'm really such a big fan of. To see her live for it and know she would be a huge part of it Drag Race the story was so cool.

As you watch the show, are there any particular songs that you find yourself listening to a lot?

I don't want to say this is “old school” because we don't want to offend the oldies out there, but I've heard the Pussycat Dolls' before PCD album a lot lately. I mean this album was pure pop perfection. “Don't Cha”, “Beep”, “Buttons”, are just taps. It feels like such a sexy, early to mid 2000s pop class.

With Drag Race Finally, what can fans expect to see next from Plane Jane?

More shenanigans, shenanigans and shenanigans. I'm a jack of all trades, as you saw on the show — I'm a jack of all trades. And I'm actually really happy now that the season is over, because it means I can move on to literally do whatever I want from here.