All Stars 10’s Phoenix clarifies Ice Spice shade after critique drama: ‘Not a good moment’

All Stars 10 star Phoenix clapped back against the season’s premiere guest judge, rapper Ice Spice, after a gaggy critique – but she’s now offered an update on the situation.

During the premiere episode for the tenth (tenth!) season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10, the assembled Orange Bracket – season 3’s Phoenix, season 9 and All Stars 3‘s Aja, season 13’s Olivia Lux, season 14’s Bosco and Deja Skye and season 15’s porkchop Irene the Alien, all wrote, recorded and performed a rock ‘n’ roll verse to “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”.

It was a gagworthy affair, as to be expected, but one of the moments that really gave viewers whiplash was “Think u the Sh*t (Fart)” rapper Ice Spice giving Phoenix a particularly left-field critique.

“I hear you’re a legendary icon, but tonight, I don’t think I would have been able to tell with how shy you were,” she told the Drag Race OG.

Ice Spice's critique towards Phoenix is fucking sending ME like—i'm CRYING 😭 #AllStars10 pic.twitter.com/hELEqW4Wfx

— 𝔞𝔭𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔞𝔫𝔶 🪩 (@dragraceher) May 9, 2025

After the episode aired, Phoenix clapped back online, writing, “I appreciate the love from everyone about the Ice Spice comment!” on 10 May.

She continued, “My 25 years of experience and decades of contributing to my community is what makes me an ICON! Not 3 minutes on a tv show…..

“That being said, Im perfectly fine not getting “icon” validation from someone who’s “fame” has come from 1 song about shitting and farting…….”

Now, though, Phoenix has apologised to the Barbie World rapper in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly – though not directly.

“I haven’t reached out to her. I thought about it, but I wouldn’t know where to start. It just wasn’t that big of a deal. I’m still in awe that it turned into what it did. It was light shade,” she said.

“Some thought it was funny, some didn’t, and I wouldn’t have done it if I thought it would [blow up]. I wouldn’t want anything to overshadow the experience I had on Drag Race, and I feel that it did.

“It was not a good moment. We throw shade all the time…. It got blown way out of proportion, and I hate it. I do apologise to her.”

With team orange the first to enter the ring, team purple consists of Acid Betty, Alyssa Hunter, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Daya Betty, Denali and Ginger Minj, while the pink sisters are Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Lydia B Kollins, Nicole Paige Brooks, Jorgeous, Tina Burner and Kerri Colby.

As a wise woman once said, “We can’t wait to see how this turns out.”

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 will be available to stream on Paramount+ in the US and WOW Presents Plus internationally from 9 May.

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