Some queens burst into the Werk Room and put it all out there some take a little longer to reveal their layers and hidden depths. Acacia Forgot proved to be the latter kind. Acacia was initially on the quieter side, but by the time she sashayed out the door, shed shared with fans her love of music, her comedy chops, her ability to read a sister for filth, and the health struggles that shaped her young life. Despite her name, Acacia ultimately proved to be very memorable. PRIDE caught up with the queen to talk about her time on the show, how she created Acacia, her grandfathers reaction to that cheeky booty-flashing moment, and why Suzie Toot has earned her forgiveness, even if she hasnt forgotten. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)How are you feeling about your time on Drag Race?I dont want to be like, I regret the way I did anything, but it can be hard to see how much I was in my head, and I wish I could have gotten myself out of my head a bit. I feel like I was getting myself out towards the end, but I wish I could have gotten out a bit sooner. But thats also just who I am. Im still very proud of what I was able to do.I want to talk about your aesthetic. I feel like you do not get enough credit. Lots of people have served the 80s, but nobody has served my favorite part of it, which is Dolly in her Best Little Whorehouse in Texas era. Im curious. Where does your aesthetic come from? I was homeschooled growing up, my whole life, and my family, they love what they love, and they dont like anything new. So everything we watched was old TV shows, old movies, nothing like hardly anything post-90s was ever played. So, I grew up on the hit movies of the 70s and 80s. We grew up listening to Pat Benatar, Heart, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue. So, all those kinds of things have always been what inspire me the most. Theres something about the 80s its just so sexy and so campy and... everything about it is just so mesmerizing to me.How are you feeling about your time on Drag Race?I dont want to be like, I regret the way I did anything, but it can be hard to see how much I was in my head, and I wish I could have gotten myself out of my head a bit. I feel like I was getting myself out towards the end, but I wish I could have gotten out a bit sooner. But thats also just who I am. Im still very proud of what I was able to do.I want to talk about your aesthetic. I feel like you do not get enough credit. Lots of people have served the 80s, but nobody has served my favorite part of it, which is Dolly in her Best Little Whorehouse in Texas era. Im curious. Where does your aesthetic come from? I was homeschooled growing up, my whole life, and my family, they love what they love, and they dont like anything new. So everything we watched was old TV shows, old movies, nothing like hardly anything post-90s was ever played. So, I grew up on the hit movies of the 70s and 80s. We grew up listening to Pat Benatar, Heart, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue. So, all those kinds of things have always been what inspire me the most. Theres something about the 80s its just so sexy and so campy and... everything about it is just so mesmerizing to me. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)Yes! And your style is in this perfect pocket of 80s does 40s that I think is so cool and so chic. When you look at the 80s, a huge reference throughout the 80s is the 50s and the greaser style. So I feel like if youre referencing the 80s, youre referencing the 60s and 40s.Im also obsessed with your beat. I love blush, so I have to know what blush you are using because the pigment is so gorgeous.Thank you! We need to plug it. It is my boyfriends cosmetic company, Austie Cosmetics. We actually collaborated on a blush palette before Drag Race for his brand called Rodeo Rouge, and it is a six-pan blush palette. I literally layer it, like, three different times throughout my makeup process. It is just the best blush. That palette is just the only thing I use.Lets talk a little bit about this episode. It was so nice to see you excited and in your element, getting to do something you really love to do. Was this the Rusical challenge the one that you are most looking forward to?I was excited about anything music-related. Looking back, anything that I did that was musical the talent show, the Bitch, Im a Drag Queen challenge, or the Rusical I saw myself getting so in my head because music is something so important to me. So, I was so excited, but I also took it so seriously that I think that that could have been something that held me back a bit. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)Do you feel like you put a lot of pressure on yourself in that moment? And did you feel like the eyes of your season 17 sisters were on you even more strongly this week?I do, yeah. One, its so important to me that I want to do well, because I love it so much. Then on the other side, its that thing of like, anytime you say, This is what I do, when it comes time for you to prove it, its almost always a miss.Yeah, I get that. Its so easy to get in your head instead of just trusting your instincts. It was great to see you really standing up for yourself this week. When you were selecting roles, you stuck to your guns, even when it got heated and a little Im not joking, bitch vibes. How were you feeling at that moment with Suzie Toot and where do the two of you stand now? Did you ever talk about it?At that point, she was just getting so arrogant, and really thought she was such hot shit, and I could not deal with that, especially after the Snatch Game. She was just so upset she wasnt at the top and its like, you didnt do well, why are you so arrogant? I felt that because she was getting so arrogant, she was kind of getting what she wanted. Im not gonna let her walk all over me or try to dictate what I should and shouldnt do. So, when we were divvying up the roles, we were talking about it and why we deserved the role. So I just explained why I deserved the role. Then when its her turn to describe or to say why, to fight for it, all she did was put me down. I was like, Oh, youre not going to use this time to put me down. When I get pissed about something, I get really fired up, and I get just very feisty. If theres one thing I love to do its hold a grudge. After that, I was just so bitter, and also let that kind of hold me back. But she did come out to apologize. She came up and apologized later and then she apologized again in Untucked. But even then, its still hard for me to fully let go. She even texted me the other day and apologized again. So I do think shes sorry. Were good, were definitely friends and everything, but I will never forget. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)Do you feel like thats becoming a little bit of a pattern? It reminded me a bit of what happened with Onya Nurve, where Suzie criticized her Snatch Game and then apologized.Yeah. I think she talks a lot of talk. At times, she can be a lot of hat, no cattle. She says what she says, and then shes like, Oh, wait, I dont want to hurt any feelings. I dont want to ruffle any feathers and she backs down. Maybe she should time travel ahead, realize that, and then just not say it.This actually brings me to another point. I heard a rumor that you are the shadiest in the group chat. Can you confirm or deny it?I am the shadiest, but it all comes out of honesty. I feel like all I ever do is just ask a question and try to gain understanding, and it just comes off as shady. Its so funny that Arrietty and I are best friends because, well, we were just talking about this the other day. Shes the one who everyone thinks is the bitch, but shes actually really nice, and Im the one everyone thinks is really nice but is actually the bitch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)I love that we get to see so many sides to you: your shady side, your talented side, and your backside. Your butt broke the internet, how was that experience for you?It was the crack heard around the world. Yeah, I mean, Ive always been kind of the ugly duckling, I feel like. Ive never really felt attractive and seen so much love for my appearance. As shallow as it is, Im as shallow as a puddle, I like to say, and I have really loved it. I really didnt think that I would have old college teachers and all these different people messaging me, being like, Were watching the episodes, youre doing great! I didnt even think about that. My grandpa watched it. My brothers showed my grandpa all the episodes, and I was like, Oh yeah, my grandpas gonna see my butt, okay? He thought it was funny. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Acacia Forgot (@acaciaforgot)I love it! So, whats next for Acacia?I am focusing on my music. I have some music already recorded. I also have the rest of an EP coming out soon called The Farm, and then soon to be, starting to work on my debut full-length album.Exciting! Will we see any collabs in the future?I have so many dream collabs, but I would love to collaborate with Sierra Farrell. She is one of the biggest inspirations for me in music. I also would love to collab with, of course, Dolly Parton, Orville Peck, or Trixie Mattel.