Hi Charles,
Did you import the cross sections into HecRAS ? QGIS does not support 3D polyligne display and you could just not see that your XS are "3D".
The other option is to import your XS into HecRas and do the cross section elevation using the GIS Tools / Terrains... / Cut Profiles (XS, BR, Culv...)
OR do this one by one throught the "Edit Cross Section" tool as you will verify the data.
Regards,
GuillaumeN