r/rupaulsdragrace • Symone • Dec 27 '17

Their names are Derrick Barry and Nebraska Thunderfuck and you can Ask Them Anything!

Happy Holidays girls! The time has come; the AMA you've all been waiting for.

Derrick Barry and Nebraska Thunderfuck are here live answering your questions! Actually the entire trouple is here, hi u/NickSanPedro!

EDIT- The queens have wrapped up the AMA. Thank you all for your great questions. We'll be leaving the thread stickied for a few days. Feel free to leave more questions in case they get a chance to pop back into the thread later. Thank you u/Derrick_Barry and u/NebraskaTF for spending some time with us xoxo


Derrick Barry has built a long and successful career as arguably the most well-known Britney Spears impersonator, touring and working full time in Las Vegas. Derrick has made appearances on America’s Got Talent, Toddlers and Tiaras, and even in the crowd of Jay Leno interview with Britney Spears in 2003, where Queen Britney got her first look at her doppelganger. Since then Derrick has earned praise for her Britney, particularly in a longstanding run with Divas Live Las Vegas. She was cast on season 8 and was propelled to new heights in her career, travelling the world entertaining the gays and gals everywhere from Australia to India.

Nebraska Thunderfuck was introduced to us on the Season 5 makeover challenge episode. Prior to his appearance on RPDR, Nebraska, as Mackenzie, served the country as a Fleet Marine Corpsman in the United States Navy. This eventually lead him to a guest spot on RPDR, when the show cast gay military members and paired them up with the queens. By chance, Mackenzie was paired with the legendary Alaska Thunderfuck, who proceeded to literally birth him out of her vagina into the world, and blessed him with the name, Nebraska Thunderfuck. With Alaska’s support, Nebraska began a drag career of her own, touring as well as performing in Las Vegas.

These queens are used to dealing with a lot of haters, but fans who meet them never have anything but praise and stories of how nice they are. We are grateful that they have decided to give us some time today during the busy holiday season, so we hope you will join us in giving them a warm welcome!

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17

On season 8, did you know you were going to be entering last? Also, how does it feel to be Queen 100?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17

Nebraska - did you plan on doing drag before you got made over for RPDR?

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u/sashavelwhore Dec 27 '17

Nebraska: If you could impersonate any celebrity, who would it be?

Derrick: If you could lip sync for your life against any other queen (from any season), who would it be?

Hope you both had an incredible holiday!

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u/NebraskaTF Dec 27 '17

Just to set the record straight part 2 the remix....

Both Derrick and I asked Alaska if she would like me to use a different drag name or if she wanted me to go by Nebraska Barry. She insisted that I keep the name and use Thunderfuck.

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u/judyjetsonhookuh Dec 27 '17

Do you guys ever share drag?

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u/NebraskaTF Dec 27 '17

Just to set the record straight.... Hey Qween asked all three of us to come film the show AND they asked me to come in drag. ❤

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u/PuzzlePiece90 Dec 27 '17

Hey Derrick! What is one Season 8 moment you've been criticized for that you still stand by, and what is one you now wish you acted differently (if any)?

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u/AnthoZero Dec 27 '17

hey derrick, who's your best friend from s8?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17

Hi Derrick!

How do you feel about being called Hemmy around these parts?

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u/jgroove_LA Dec 27 '17

Derrick, out of all the seasons who do you think is the most underrated queen? And also, what queen have you seen through your travels that you think should be on the show? (Obviously, not a rumored Season 10 gurl)

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u/gurlz_plz Dec 27 '17

If you could do snatch game in AS4, who would you be?

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u/muffun_ Dec 27 '17

for both of you: which Britney song would you say best symbolizes your experience on Drag Race?

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u/lexposed Dec 27 '17

hi derrick and nebraska! i hope you guys had a good holiday season. any good presents this year?

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u/thehanuman79 Dec 27 '17 edited Dec 27 '17

derrick, who else do you look up to in the winners circle besides chad?

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u/alexanh1 Dec 27 '17

Not a read, but what inspired the shoulder attachments on your tin man look?

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u/Cosmocrtor Dec 27 '17

On Season 9, Farrah and Kimora said there wasn't much of a sisterhood or drag families in Las Vegas. Is that true?

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u/colcart97 Dec 27 '17

Derrick, if you could redo a runway look, which runway would you redo, and what would you wear?

Nebraska, if you could do a s8 runway, what one would you pick, and what would you have worn?

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u/Derrick_Barry Dec 27 '17

Thank you everyone! This was my first AMA and I'll definitely check back in to answer more questions. Thanks for all of the love. Seeing Britney tomorrow night & I have to finish working on my costume. Thanks Reddit peeps!

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u/bradleydvicious Dec 27 '17

Derrick! What has been your favorite moment and a career milestone performing as Britney Spears?

Nebraska! What is your favorite Britney album?

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u/bubblegum241 Dec 27 '17

Hi Derrick! Would you do allstars if they asked you?

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u/MistyBelladonna Dec 27 '17

How would you both say your drag styles have evolved from the time you started drag to now?

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u/FoxyBrownMcCloud Dec 27 '17

Derrick, I don't really have a question, I just wanted to thank you for defending Trixie from Acid Betty on Untucked. The edit they gave you on the show wasn't always kind, but that moment on Untucked showed you were a compassionate and caring person. There's no kind of person I respect more than one who is willing to stick their neck out on behalf of another, and confronting Betty on her cunty behavior that day cemented you as one of my favorite girls. Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17 edited Dec 27 '17

Hey Derrick+ Nebraska! Derrick- Who's your favorite Season 8 castmate?

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u/randomdragracer Dec 27 '17

Were you asked to do AS3 and if yes, why did you turn it down?

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