‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Alum Princess Poppy Makes Viral Sensation as a Goblin for Emmy Awards

RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Princess Poppy turned heads when she walked the carpet for The Emmys as a goblin this year.

The standout look was called out by many for the unusual look, and the queen noted on why she made such a bold decision.

“I wanted to take everything that is rude and ugly about the usual decorum of awards and do the complete opposite,” she told The Lost Angeles Times during the Jan. 15 ceremony. “I wanted to be a troll, to literally and figuratively troll the Emmys.”

The cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race" arriving at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. — Los Angeles, CA – January 15: The cast of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” arriving at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

She continued, “The whole purpose of doing this is a way to showcase that the rules of fashion—and rules of beauty and bulls–t—I think it’s more beautiful to show up like this than to show up how you normally would at an awards show.”

RuPaul accepts the Outstanding Reality Competition Program award for "RuPaul's Drag Race" onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: RuPaul accepts the Outstanding Reality Competition Program award for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)

The drag queen explained that when she was just starting out in the industry, she felt an “insurmountable amount of pressure to look gorgeous and beautiful” before realizing, “Oh wait, I can do the opposite.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Spice, Sugar, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Irene Dubois, Robin Fierce, Luxx Noir London, Jax, Princess Poppy, and Marcia Marcia Marcia attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Princess Poppy’s eye-catching look was also highlighted during the night as the competition series brought home a win for Outstanding Reality Competition Program, as well as an individual win for host RuPaul.

“The looks I’ve gotten have been priceless,” she joked, adding that Christina Ricci approached her during the evening and gushed of the look, “Oh, that’s disgusting.”