Jennifer Lopez is a global superstar, who has spend decades entertaining the masses as a pop star and actress. That includes her iconic Super Bowl performance with Shakira, which broke the internet back in 2020 and inspired a documentary (streaming with a Netflix subscription). It turns out that RuPaul's Drag Race star Mia Starr was one of JLo's backup dancers, but she recalled allegedly feeling body shamed and hazed while rehearsing for the Big Game.
Drag Race is one of the best reality shows on the air, and Mia recently made a splash Seaosn 18, which only just wrapped up. She recently appeared on the TikTok of fellow Ru Girl Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and shared a rough story about rehearsing for JLo's Super Bowl Show. As she claimed:
The second day of rehearsal I get there, and she asks me to take off my shirt. I was like 'Bitch, just me?' I take off my shirt, she makes this face. Followed by 'Guys, I need you to elevate yourself. I need you to go to the gym and take care of yourself.' I'm like bitch, we got three months, I'm gonna snatch it back. Just give me a second. But she then made us rehearse for the 9 hours shirtless. So as I'm dancing I'm jiggling the f--k out of the entire 9 hours. It was like a hazing. I was like 'Why am I here? Why am I doing this to myself?’
Yikes. In addition to being a famous Drag Queen, Mia Starr is also an accomplished dancer out of drag as Mikey Pesante. That was the case when he was hired by JLo's team for the Big Game, but he didn't exactly get a warm welcome when the rehearsal process began. On top of being called and asked to take off his shirt on Day 2, he clearly felt uncomfortable having to rehearse the full day shirtless... especially after reportedly being called out by the "Let's Get Loud" singer.
Despite this very memorable incident, that didn't stop Mia from getting through the full 3-months of rehearsal before finally getting the chance to dance during that iconic Super Bowl performance. She admits it was a bucket list moment, but when asked by MIB if she'd work with Lopez again, the Drag Race contestant said:
Would I work with her again? No. I was asked to come back for another gig, and I said no. The worst experience I've ever had.
Well, she certainly didn't mince her words there. While Mia claimed she's still a big fan of Shakira, this experience seemingly soured her view of the "Waiting for Tonight" icon. You can see her recount the story to Mistress Isabelle Brooks below:
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Mia Starr recently competed on Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which aired this year as part of the 2026 TV schedule. As for JLo, he's attached to a number of exciting projects on the 2026 movie release list and beyond.
