When fans were trying to guess who the mystery 10th queen would be on this year’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3, chances are that Bebe Zahara Benet never even crossed their minds.
That’s because Bebe is the OG winner of the entire franchise, bursting through the blurry filter to snatch the crown on Season 1 back in 2009.
But as RuPaul explained to the other contestants on the premiere of All Stars last month, many fans haven’t seen what’s now been dubbed the “Lost Season,” and so she felt Bebe deserved another chance to show the world what she can do. Since then, however, the African queen has failed to create any memorable moments and instead has coasted comfortably in the middle of the pack all season.
Meanwhile, rumors started swirling online that Bebe was actually a mole placed into the competition to spy on the other contestants for Mama Ru. Fans speculated that she wasn’t landing in the bottom in any challenges because she’s not actually playing the game at all.
Theory: we've all heard Bebe is the mole. What if she's informing Chad and Alaska, and as a group, they decide who comes back into the competition? #AllStars3 #DragRace #FaceCrack #BlessedBe
— JB 🐻✨ (@JBfromDC89) February 16, 2018
After BeBe being just “safe” every single time so far, I COMPLETELY believe that fan theory that she’s just a sleeper agent for RuPaul and she’s gonna help pick the winner in the end. She’s not a real contestant. #AllStars3 #DragRace
— Mike (@Fan4me) February 16, 2018
Do any of you believe the 10th queen theory? That Bebe is there not to win nor to lose, so she'll always be safe, and when it comes to the top 4 or 3, she will "stop" being a part of the competition and help Ru decide who wins? #AllStars3 #DragRace @BeBeZaharaBenet
— Neo 🌤 (@EnthusiastDrag) February 2, 2018
But after a win last week and the promise of the Handmaid’s Tale twist being revealed in the next episode, it will soon be time to put the rumors to rest. That being said, many fans did not think Bebe deserved her recent win during the Art Pop Ball, arguing that she shouldn’t have been in the top and that the Diana Ross lip sync was skewed in her favor.
Trying to understand why Bebe is on the top 2?? #AllStars3 #dragrace pic.twitter.com/R5C4jCTd8p
— Danny Bow Banny✌️ (@_bx_e) February 23, 2018
I’m rewatching this last episode of #AllStars3, and I’m just so angry. Was that a pity win for BeBe or what?! Trixie was set up to to fail that lip sync.
The production is getting a bit sloppy, Ru… #DragRace pic.twitter.com/xiE7MoPNOV
— c☀️d y (@heyycody_) February 25, 2018
Hot take – Bebe had no business being in the top two and I’m really over her and this supposed mole thing. #AllStars3 #DragRace
— Michael Wachowiak (@mikewachowiak) February 23, 2018
Whether she’s playing to win or playing the other queens, viewers don’t seem thrilled with Bebe’s performance on the show so far. In between fan theories and responses to her return, there have been a plethora of opinions online regarding Bebe’s appearance on All Stars and it’s not very positive.
Scroll through some fan tweets below and then head to Twitter to let us know what you think the OG queen is really doing on All Stars 3.
Sooooo….. am I the only one who is just generally underwhelmed with Bebe? No tea, no shade, but I just don’t get it. I still have never seen season one, but it must’ve been horrible if she was the winner. #DragRace #AllStars3 pic.twitter.com/94Yx517Pbv
— Coco Ca’Nail (@Btchnotme) February 12, 2018
Bebe is Russia, #DragRace is the US election 🕵🏾♀️🕵🏾♀️🕵🏾♀️#AS3 #AllStars3 pic.twitter.com/1RYySyIj71
— WALLY FOXX (@WALLYFOXX_) February 12, 2018
Bebe got praised for doing nothing last week .. she better bring it cause I'm yawning #AllStars3 #DragRace
— SpillrealityT☕️ (@SpillrealityT) February 9, 2018
Gosh well I hope BeBe has more up her sleeve than simply saying MOTHER as a statement, question and command. #BeBeZaharaBenet #Mother #DragRace #AllStars3 #RPDR
— Benny Barton ♡ (@BennyThePoet) February 3, 2018
