Canada's Drag Race 5x5

1. Previously, on Canada's Drag Race...

2. It's design challenge time!

3. Oh my god, it's a design challenge.

4. Category is "Slow Motion Couture".

5. Category is "Fast Fashion".

6. Just incredible. Thank you.

7. Minhi Wang, condragulations.

8. The queen I have chosen to save

9. is Makayla Couture.

10. Sanjina Dabish Queen, sashay away.

11. Wow.

12. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

13. Another one bites the dust.

14. We have lost...

15. little Sanjie, little Sanjina.

16. "Virgo, my beautiful mother,

17. bring home the crown."

18. You're too white. Let me help you.

19. I was like-

20. "Brap, brap, brap, brap, brap, brap, brap, brap!"

21. Now Uma. Uma needs to do that.

22. Blah, blah, blah- Ah!

23. It's okay. I'll take you to the hood after this.

24. Sanjina, we love you. We love you!

25. It really is very sad to see her go,

26. especially being another Toronto girlie.

27. But... there can only be one in the end.

28. Ha! Ha!

29. It's not that kind of show.

30. Oh, okay, alright, sorry.

31. Well, can we please congratulate...

32. - Uma Gahd!

33. Uma Gahd! Uma Gahd!

34. That lip sync...

35. You little minx with the floor work.

36. I did notice that absolutely nobody

37. said that they would save me.

38. Babe, you're competition!

39. I'm going to choose to believe that that is

40. the reason why... It's a compliment.

41. and not because you thought I didn't deserve it.

42. Makayla, I chose you to stay because

43. I know that like we all stumble at times,

44. and this might not be your strongest skill,

45. but I also know that you definitely want to be here.

46. Saving Makayla was not a strategic decision for me.

47. It very much was who I think was the most deserving.

48. I do want to thank you for giving me the beaver.

49. I knew that I was not going home, no matter what.

50. So, I, I, I... I thank you.

51. My baby, Virgo, how are you feeling?

52. Honestly, I just had to like stand up

53. for my daughter. I had to like root for her.

54. Just like being here with her...

55. it, it's so special.

56. And, I'm so happy she didn't give up.

57. She didn't waver one moment.

58. Oh, she didn't let that bother her.

59. And so to me, it was like she left on

60. such a strong note.

61. She didn't give up...

62. And she never will give up, so...

63. It does feel like...

64. I can be a bit more free.

65. I'm no longer anyone's role model.

66. I'm ready to fuck shit up.

67. I'm gonna fucking win this competition for her.

68. I'm not gonna back down.

69. Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!

70. I'm about to take the motherfucking crown.

71. These hoes better fucking watch out.

72. Oh!

73. The winner of Canada's Drag Race receives

74. the pleasure of $100,000,

75. thanks to Trojan.

76. With Traci Melchor...

77. Brad Goreski...

78. And Brooke Lynn Hytes!

79. With tonight's extra special guest judge,

80. Simone Denny.

81. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da.

82. Well, however...

83. It's a new day and I am totally bugging.

84. I had to haul ass into the werkroom and fuck shit up.

85. I'm just a virgin who can't drive.

86. I think we should start this off by

87. congratulating Minhi.

88. Congratulations! How are you feeling?

89. Feeling great. I was expecting this

90. because you were all worse than me, so.

91. I've now got a win under my belt.

92. I am feeling like I've got some momentum.

93. I am finding my feet.

94. I'm in it now.

95. I want to congratulate Makayla for

96. welcoming you into the beaver lodge.

97. I love the beaver lodge.

98. I will not want to take the beaver anymore

99. in this competition.

100. I'm telling y'all, it's been really nice being sisters.

101. However!

102. Y'all need to be fucking ready to be scared 'cause I

103. am about to bring some of the nastiest competition

104. you've ever fucking seen, and I'm telling y'all,

105. you're about to be gagged.

106. Unless it's another sewing challenge.

107. - Oh, trust me, trust me.

108. This girl's like really, really trying so hard,

109. and I'm really like, girl, do not try me right now.

110. Xana always has things to say.

111. That doesn't mean Xana's right.

112. It means that she has something to say.

113. I, for one, was really inspired by

114. your fire in Untucked, Makayla.

115. As much as people like to remind me that

116. I've been safe this whole time,

117. I've been a top safe this whole time.

118. - Period. - True.

119. I committed almost every cardinal sin of a

120. design challenge and was still in the top,

121. so no one should be pissed. They should be scared.

122. We're going into week five.

123. The humbleness is annoying now.

124. I think it's time to start being a little bit

125. more of a bad bitch.

126. There was a really big hole in your garment.

127. I'm really upset that you were in the top for that.

128. And there was also no hems,

129. but they didn't look like your hems, so.

130. Ooh. Shots fired. My hems were safe.

131. Your hems looked like they were done

132. during an earthquake, but that's okay.

133. Oh!

134. Thank God.

135. O Canada!

136. She done already done had herses.

137. Wassup, queens?

138. - Not much. - Wassup!

139. Now if you want to make those bills, bills, bills...

140. You better show me some TLC.

141. Hey!

142. Just free your mind and push it.

143. What's crack-a-lacking, queens?

144. Yes! Come on with the denim.

145. Traci comes in looking like a 90s dream.

146. I know this competition has been way harsh,

147. but it's like time to chillax with some daytime TV,

148. starring you.

149. Ooh!

150. I knew I'd be on Cops one day.

151. In today's mini challenge,

152. I'll be holding auditions for my new daytime

153. game show, Win This Shiznet.

154. Yeah! Oh!

155. Get into showcase model quick drag,

156. and meet me on set.

157. Bring your A game, or talk to the hand.

158. Oh, okay...

159. Ready, set, dip!

160. Hurry, Jaylene! Okay.

161. Wee!

162. I'm going straight here.

163. Good thing that I'm just already so gorgeous

164. and beautiful and flawless.

165. I don't need to put on any makeup.

166. Ah!

167. We are auditioning to be

168. 90s showcase models.

169. This is gonna be fun.

170. Hello, homies.

171. Those doors will open, revealing a number of items

172. that you fly honeys need to showcase.

173. It is your job to describe the product

174. and tell us why it's so fabulous.

175. I'm paired up with Jaylene,

176. and I'm excited because both Jaylene and I were

177. actually alive in the 90s.

178. Alright. Oh, pit crew!

179. Ooh.

180. What the fuck?

181. What is this?

182. Please, 90s babies, tell me.

183. Oh, I haven't seen one of these in a while.

184. This brings me back.

185. You've won...

186. the purple contraption!

187. This is actually a multi-functional tool.

188. So you can use it for all kinds of

189. different parts of your body.

190. Yes, let's work out with it.

191. This is how I got all these guns, honey.

192. Minhi ain't got nothing on me.

193. You could put it between your knees.

194. You know, some of these girls probably know a lot about

195. putting things down here.

196. I'm trembling while I do this 'cause it's so tough.

197. You can actually just right up in here,

198. just kind of- uh-huh.

199. Oh. Over your- Oh!

200. Over your mouth.

201. Well, you know, it's good to keep

202. that jaw tight as well as the thighs.

203. Here comes your next item.

204. Wow.

205. Ooh...

206. A fax machine?

207. I never owned a fax machine.

208. My grandparents didn't even own a fax machine.

209. I don't even know how I know this is a fax machine.

210. Who is this prize perfect for?

211. For a businesswoman on the go.

212. It's like texting, but...

213. that doesn't exist yet.

214. This is state-of- the-art technology, baby.

215. No one has had this yet.

216. It has a cord that curls.

217. This is really nice because you can go into the

218. other room and get some other chores done.

219. Girl, you can use it to obviously communicate

220. with other planets.

221. Who would be using this?

222. Really nobody. Ha-huh.

223. Doctors?

224. How do I send a fax? Well...

225. - It says 'fax' right here. Yes.

226. - Sorry, I'm on the phone. - Oh, sorry.

227. Here comes our next prize.

228. Oh... Oh.

229. Now what more could you need in life besides one of these

230. fabulous couches to decorate in your

231. wonderfully fly home?

232. It's perfect for relaxation.

233. And watersports.

234. If you need, you can use it as padding,

235. and then you just whip it out on the subway.

236. No, don't whip it out on the subway.

237. Or do.

238. Make sure you don't wear anything pointy.

239. Or the sofa would be fucked.

240. If you're like me, and you like to take a nap

241. pretty much anywhere, this is the perfect gift.

242. Do you want to demonstrate?

243. Please, Uma, show us.

244. Ah! Graceful.

245. So graceful. So graceful.

246. I do come with this prize.

247. And if she came on it, we can wipe it right off.

248. - Thank you so much, ladies. - Thank you.

249. Thank you. Can we keep this?

250. It's cute, right? We can share it.

251. We'll send it from Toronto to Vancouver once a month.

252. Queens, you're all slamming.

253. The winner of today's mini challenge is...

254. Uma Gahd!

255. - There you go. - Yeah.

256. You have won $2500, courtesy of Shoefreaks.

257. Ooh!

258. Werk.

259. Now that we've seen how you all get down,

260. it's time to raise the roof.

261. For this week's maxi challenge,

262. you're gonna show us where it's at...

263. in girl groups.

264. Call dibs on your teammates...

265. now.

266. I'm looking around and,

267. I know I need some strong dancers and

268. some strong songstresses.

269. I think y'all should split up.

270. - Yeah. - Not happening.

271. Makayla and Virgo want to stick together.

272. And finally, I'm like, you know what? Fuck it.

273. I'm just gonna go with Makayla and Virgo.

274. Join us. Who wants to join our group?

275. Yes! Thank God! Okay.

276. Okay. Here we go.

277. Here we go. We split, we split the difference.

278. Wow.

279. Literally, if you can't beat them, join them.

280. Jump ship. The Titanic is going down,

281. and I'm about to get on that, that door.

282. Now that we have our girl groups,

283. ready to hear about our wicked jams?

284. Song numero uno is called "Duh".

285. It's a girl powered banger meant to

286. pump up your home slice.

287. - Pump it up.

288. Track two is titled "Not!" It's an attitude-filled

289. anthem throwing shade at a frenemy.

290. Uma Gahd, as the winner of the mini challenge,

291. you'll assign the box.

292. - Ooh... - Ooh!

293. - Okay, honey girl. - Okay.

294. It's strategy time.

295. There's a little voice in my head that's telling me to

296. give the attitude girls on the other team

297. the positivity bop,

298. just to throw a wrench in their machinery.

299. But I do feel confident that my team's gonna be able to

300. come up with some fantastic lyrics for this song.

301. My group is going to do "Duh".

302. Duh!

303. And that means that...

304. you girls are gonna be able to handle "Not".

305. "Not". Okay.

306. To help you become superstars,

307. joining us is Love Inc.'s legendary vocalist and

308. dance music diva, Simone Denny.

309. Simone Denny's music is the soundtrack

310. to my formative years as a queer person.

311. Racers, yadda yadda yadda...

312. Win!

313. Ah!

314. Do these taste good? Stop that.

315. Mm, blueberry. Should we listen to the song?

316. My bucket hat's in the way.

317. Let's do this way.

318. I'm really into the song "Duh".

319. I love the saxophone, Kenny G moments.

320. Ba-da-ba.

321. I just wanted to like...

322. It was like full on 90s sitcom,

323. like the score from 90210.

324. I like the beat of it 'cause it is

325. really my style of drag.

326. I am a little bit worried.

327. They've got some excellent performers in their group.

328. That's why I'm saying that we've got a very smooth song.

329. We need to bring it up another level.

330. I think we just need to keep it fun and camp,

331. and then just really clean looking too.

332. Our group may not be the like dancer-performers

333. of our cast, but we're all very clever.

334. When you get them all together, right,

335. there's a lot of strong personalities there,

336. so if they can all bring that together, like,

337. it's like herding cats a bit.

338. Also, if they all want to like out dance each other.

339. Okay, come on, Team Not.

340. How are we feeling?

341. I'm ready to put my fucking pussy to

342. the motherfucking floor, like let's go, girl.

343. Okay, then let's go.

344. Oh... and ah...

345. Internally, I wish I got "Duh".

346. "Not" feels like it's more of the like

347. pop off, hard.

348. Da-da-da-da, rap this out.

349. I'm very out of my element.

350. I'm very out of my element.

351. It's pretty pussy. It's pussy.

352. Did we get the song we wanted?

353. I wanted "Not". I wanted this one.

354. I mean, this kind of vibe's more with

355. my personality. I'm a mean girl.

356. You definitely have no friends.

357. Oh, oh! Oh my. Oh, wow.

358. We about to throw some shade at our frenemies, honey.

359. Dear Team Duh.

360. I hate your stinking guts.

361. You're the scum beneath my toes.

362. Are you losing, yes or yes?

363. - Check one.

364. And on that note, hiya!

365. Oh my god! You're throwing things?

366. - Oh my god! - They're scented!

367. They smell like erasers!

368. Ah!

369. Hi. Hello, hello.

370. Hello!

371. We get to record with Simone Denny,

372. and this is fucking fierce.

373. What are we going for here?

374. We are doing a dis track called "Not".

375. So that means...

376. you're gonna be fierce.

377. Oh, and I'm gonna be featured on the song,

378. so I expect you to give it.

379. Oh my god, that's so dope.

380. Oh my god!

381. An absolute legend in Canadian music, like-

382. Oh, come on, icon!

383. So you gotta bring it.

384. It's a little bit of intimidation here, but like,

385. I know she's here to support me.

386. Let's take it from the top.

387. Okay, perfect.

388. WE'RE NOT FRIENDS. YOU'RE A MEANS TO AN END.

389. NO MATTER HOW MANY NOTES YOU SEND.

390. I CAUGHT YOU TRYING TO STEAL MY MENS.

391. I DON'T PLAY PRETENDS. GIRL, I GOT FRIENDS.

392. YOU'VE GOT MAJOR SPLIT ENDS.

393. Alright. I love the energy.

394. But I think we've got to get our rhythm intact.

395. Absolutely. Okay, okay.

396. Here is the fucking music.

397. And this is Xana.

398. Bitch.

399. WE'RE NOT FRIENDS. YOU'RE A MEANS TO AN END.

400. - See what I'm saying? - Yeah.

401. So, I think I want you to talk it,

402. rather than sing it. Okay.

403. Are you nervous? Mm-hm.

404. Don't be. Okay.

405. I just definitely know I don't have the rhythm inside of me,

406. so you guiding me with it is perfect.

407. You would be surprised.

408. WE'RE NOT FRIENDS. YOU'RE A MEANS TO AN END.

409. NO MATTER HOW MANY NOTES YOU SEND.

410. CAUGHT YOU TRYING TO STEAL MY MEN?

411. I DON'T PLAY PRETEND.

412. Girl, Simone Denny. Please help Xana.

413. Please, child, 'cause I'm about to

414. lay my hand on her like Jesus.

415. Okay, Makayla, I would love to hear

416. what you've got, so let's go.

417. YOU REALLY PLAY ME LIKE A STEREO.

418. SAID I WAS THE DEVIL BUT YOU BROUGHT THE HELL.

419. NOW I'M ON ANOTHER LEVEL. YOU CAN'T ROCK WITH ME.

420. DON'T HIT UP MY LINE 'CAUSE WE FRENEMIES.

421. Mm! Ha, nasty.

422. I feel like you got it all out.

423. So, I think if I'm gonna show you-

424. YOU REALLY THOUGHT YOU COULD GET TO ME.

425. Give me a little bit more mm-hm.

426. A little nasty. Yes!

427. I want the emphasis.

428. I want that, I want that, that venom.

429. Okay. 'Cause you're angry.

430. Yeah.

431. This is your, this is your moment

432. to let them all know.

433. Well, of course,

434. a Couture can bring a little bit of venom.

435. I kind of took my love of like cinema and...

436. astrology, and like combined it

437. into like one dis track,

438. which like references one of my

439. favourite horror franchises.

440. I'm gonna expect the fierceness and the fabulosity.

441. Bless.

442. MAKE YOU SMILE LIKE I LOVE YOU BUT I HAUNT YOUR DREAMS.

443. I JUST CAME TO TASTE YOUR SCREAMS.

444. I think you can make it even more haunting.

445. More haunting? Yes!

446. I JUST CAME TO TASTE YOUR SCREAMS!

447. Give me a little haunting.

448. Werk, I'm gonna- What's his name?

449. Vincent Price? Yeah, thank you.

450. I'm gonna Vincent Price it.

451. I'm gonna give her spook. But like...

452. sultry spook.

453. 1, 2... PERLA'S GONNA GET YOU

454. 3, 4, I'M AT YOUR DOOR

455. My approach is letting these girls know that,

456. if you want to fuck with me,

457. then these are pretty much the rules.

458. Are you a singer? Um, I've sang before.

459. Oh no, don't be, don't be humble!

460. Don't be humble. She can sing.

461. Let's do it. Okay, awesome.

462. TO GET WITH ME, YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABOVE THE STANDARD

463. LAY DOWN, OPEN UP, YOUR MIND DO THE WORK

464. LAY DOWN, OPEN UP.

465. I know, I would love to just put

466. a six-part harmony on that too.

467. I think you should.

468. LAY DOWN, OPEN UP,

469. YOUR MIND DO THE WORK

470. Ooh. Alright.

471. Okay. Something like that?

472. Alright. She said let's go to church.

473. Virgo, give me that run again.

474. Ah! I could listen to Virgo sing all day long.

475. I think you are ready.

476. I want you to give it.

477. Be fierce and fabulous, and have fun.

478. Thank you. Thank you!

479. See you on the main stage tomorrow.

480. Hello, Simone Denny!

481. What song do you guys have?

482. "Duh". "Duh".

483. Oh my god. Okay.

484. Jaylene Tyme, you're up first.

485. Tell me a little bit about yourself.

486. I love to sing. I love music.

487. I love you. I'm actually gagged.

488. Thank you. Alright, let's run it.

489. WHEN I WALKED INTO THE ROOM

490. I COULD FEEL MY HEART GO BOOM!

491. LOOKING AT ALL THE HUGGIN'

492. HAD ME LIKE TOTALLY BUGGIN'.

493. I'd like to hear you sing a little bit more.

494. WHEN I WALKED INTO THE ROOM.

495. - Yeah... - Give me down there.

496. WHEN I WALKED INTO THE ROOM

497. I COULD FEEL MY HEART GO BOOM!

498. All of a sudden, felt this surge of like...

499. it's there, let's just get it out.

500. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!

501. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!

502. There we go! Ooh!

503. Oh, we love that.

504. Helena Poison.

505. GIGGLING, GOSSIPING ALL THE TIME

506. TYING UP OUR

507. CHICKA-CHERRY LIP GLOSS, BUTTERFLY CLIPS

508. BABY, YOU'RE ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS

509. You know what I love? I love your diction.

510. Ooh. It's beautiful.

511. They write that about me on the internet.

512. And the toilet stalls.

513. I bet they do.

514. I feel like you're holding back.

515. Do you feel like you're giving me everything?

516. I think I'm giving...

517. it. Ha!

518. See, that told me all I needed to know.

519. Well, clearly, I'm not, so...

520. We're gonna try again.

521. Remember, you're gonna be

522. lip synching to this, so give it big energy.

523. DRINKING SLUSHIES AT THE MALL

524. GOT MATCHING YIN YANG MOOD RINGS, Y'ALL

525. This girl brought in every reference,

526. every key, iconic moment of the 90s,

527. and said, "I am going to make it a bop."

528. Give me the best of you.

529. Okay.

530. YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND FOREVER

531. WE ARE TOTALLY TOGETHER

532. WE ARE JUST LIKE MSG

533. SO FRESH AND SO TASTY OH!

534. I love your energy.

535. I love it, I love your smile.

536. She loves my energy, and she loves my smile.

537. She did not say she liked my singing though.

538. THEN WE KISS JUST AS FRIENDS

539. OH MY GOD, ARE WE LESBIANS?

540. WOW, I GOTTA CALL MY MOM

541. All I hear is laugher, and that's everything

542. I need to hear from her.

543. I think- ha! I think that was well done.

544. Well done. You're more of an actor.

545. That's me! I like it.

546. You're acting it out, which is very interesting.

547. I think you just have to work on your phrasing.

548. Are you nervous? A little bit.

549. It's you and me.

550. Oh, but no, that's not helping.

551. My husband and I, we met on a website for ravers.

552. So your music's been on rotation for the entire like

553. 20 years of our relationship.

554. Oh, I love hearing that.

555. When he sees this...

556. He's going to freak out.

557. Now that we've laid down our tracks,

558. I think the confidence is building.

559. We actually might have a chance of beating these like

560. buckers and stunters in the other group.

561. Now we are on our way to the main stage,

562. and it's time to...

563. put on our dancing shoes and choreograph our numbers.

564. Makayla, Virgo...

565. Please, help us.

566. I had this idea of going,

567. "you're my bestie, not".

568. - Do you see that? - Yeah.

569. It's like talk to the hand.

570. We decide that I'm gonna take the lead

571. on the choreography, which I'm okay with.

572. So how are we gonna get into the crossing bit, though,

573. because we're gonna be in a line here, so are we gonna-

574. Yeah...

575. We can figure, yeah, we can figure out the pass.

576. We could even stagger,

577. like while we're here, so like,

578. when we cross over, it's almost like...

579. Oh, wait, no, no, don't listen to me.

580. You've got to choose.

581. Are you a leader or are you a listener?

582. Do you know what I mean?

583. Like I need my soldiers to fall in line.

584. I don't need your input, especially when it's not good.

585. N-O-T

586. NOT!

587. I'm not feeling too nervous about

588. the actual choreo-graphy, I mean...

589. Choreo-graphy, sorry.

590. Choreo- choreo-graphy.

591. "Chor-ee-o-graphy".

592. I feel good about our choreography.

593. Sorry.

594. I feel real good about these dance moves.

595. I know the steps that I need to take in this challenge,

596. but is it gonna line up with the song?

597. Am I gonna be on time?

598. We're gonna have to keep pushing.

599. Okay, so we're gonna focus on the chorus first.

600. The first thing that we're gonna do is

601. two running man chugs,

602. and then a sweep for the first "duh".

603. What Uma is laying down is totally doable.

604. I think I'm comfortable with this.

605. I don't know about the others though.

606. I'll get it, I will get it.

607. Yeah, yeah, I know.

608. D-U-H...

609. DUH!

610. So which way is more comfortable for you?

611. That way? U, H.

612. DUH!

613. What I'm really noticing is that all of my

614. teammates have made it very clear

615. they're here to help me, and that feels amazing.

616. DUH.

617. And you know what, if you end up doing that,

618. we'll just switch it to D-U-H

619. 'cause like I do that too.

620. There's a lot of following each other,

621. which is not something I would usually do

622. in a choreo situation...

623. lots of partnering off together, and...

624. relying a lot on the other person,

625. which I'm worried about.

626. It's Elimination Day, and I'm feeling zigazig ah.

627. I know that, Xan, you obviously perform

628. a lot in girl groups. Does anybody else?

629. Almost every night we all do, like,

630. if there's three queens in a show,

631. there's gonna be like a group number.

632. The audience loves seeing more than

633. one drag queen on stage at the same time.

634. They really do.

635. Performing in a nightclub for me,

636. as a sober queen,

637. has been really an interesting journey and

638. I find that it, since I've been doing drag now,

639. it's really opened up to where we have

640. a strong sober community.

641. I've been sober for over 25 years.

642. And, the reality is,

643. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't.

644. Having other sober queens in the werkroom here,

645. it's really powerful.

646. I'm just three and a half years sober now.

647. Amazing. Congratulations.

648. Thank you. No, it's, it was, honestly,

649. a really dark time getting into my sobriety.

650. I was legitimately turning into

651. an absolutely horrible person.

652. Like, you have moments where you wake up and

653. you just like look at yourself and...

654. you are so disgusted with the person that

655. you're looking at in the mirror, and...

656. it's so difficult to...

657. like, give yourself that forgiveness.

658. Yeah.

659. And I, to this point, I still have not

660. forgiven myself, and I don't think-

661. I, I know one day...

662. It's one day at a time, right?

663. There's a saying that I have that I think is

664. really important to say,

665. is you can start your day over whenever you want.

666. This is the thing.

667. And just realize alcoholism, it's a disease.

668. I have to say, my sister, that you are one of the

669. most kindest people I have ever met.

670. Thank you.

671. We have so many sober queens in this room.

672. We've got Helena, we've got me.

673. We've got Jaylene, we've got Xana.

674. Like, it feels so great to know that the people

675. in this room understand.

676. I didn't become sober by like-

677. Yes, it was by choice, but it was through like

678. incident that I needed to sober up.

679. I was with people that I felt safe with,

680. and they like put a little

681. something-something in my drink.

682. Yeah.

683. And it was a very not safe environment

684. for me to be in.

685. And fortunately, like, I know that's not everyone's stories,

686. but I was able to get out of it unharmed.

687. It kind of scared me, truly, straight to not wanting to

688. put alcohol in my body every again,

689. especially being in those- in bars all the time,

690. where that happens to people all the fucking time.

691. Before I was on Canada's Drag Race,

692. season two, I was...

693. at a bar, and...

694. someone put something in my drink.

695. A dude brought me to the back,

696. and started to sexually assault me.

697. Someone- a drag queen who was hosting the show-

698. caught me, and said that it was my fault, and that-

699. Oh, my God, ew.

700. - No, let it... - I'm sorry.

701. You can absolutely let it out.

702. - Oh my goodness.

703. And for like years now,

704. I've kind of just like taken it on and been like,

705. oh, it's your fault, you know, that that happened.

706. I should be a lot more cautious.

707. It's so easy to go to the victim and go,

708. "Well, why did you have that much to drink?"

709. "Why did you follow him to the bar?"

710. Like...

711. Why is it my fault?

712. I, to be this day, I have like such a weird-

713. Thank you-

714. I have a very, very weird relationship with alcohol

715. 'cause sometimes I can't, you know,

716. look at alcohol without thinking,

717. oh, someone's gonna do something.

718. I can finally talk about it and feel strong in myself,

719. and know that like I was the victim.

720. It is not my fault, at all.

721. And like anyone else who's gone through

722. something like that, it's not your fault.

723. It isn't.

724. I am blocks away from any of the bars.

725. I will come and grab you, and like

726. force you to play video games and just vibe out.

727. And if she's working, I live right behind her.

728. As long as we can play Just Dance.

729. I don't have that, but I do have Mario.

730. Whatever, mama!

731. Like, welcome to the main stage of

732. Canada's Drag Race.

733. It's superstar stylist, Brad Goreski.

734. Brooke Lynn, eat my shorts.

735. Oh, don't tempt me with a good time.

736. And she is my favourite fly girl.

737. It's the funky fresh, Traci Melchor!

738. Hey, Brooke.

739. Hi, Traci. You're like so cool.

740. Can we hang some time?

741. Call me, but only after 7.

742. And tonight and every night,

743. she's our superstar.

744. It's Canadian dance icon, Simone Denny!

745. Hello, Brooke Lynn.

746. Hi, Simone. Any advice for our queens?

747. Dahlings, reach for the sky,

748. and hold that head up high.

749. Oh, I think I'm in Love Inc. with you.

750. Mwah.

751. This week, we challenged our queens

752. to get jiggy with it in girl groups.

753. Racers, start your engines,

754. and may the best drag queen,

755. like, win!

756. And stuff.

757. First, it's Backdoor Girls, featuring Simone Denny

758. with their bangin' bop, "Duh".

759. Soy cute.

760. It's VMXP, featuring Simone Denny

761. with their ill anthem, "Not".

762. Category is "Grunge and Glamour".

763. First up, The Virgo Queen.

764. She's street, but she's glamourous

765. because she's sparkling down.

766. I've got these denim jeans on

767. that are rhinestoned down.

768. I've got this custom tartan.

769. She's cool, she's slick.

770. You know, these high, high boots are sharp.

771. They can cut a bitch.

772. Are you gonna touch my little fro mo?

773. It's too glamourous.

774. It's too grunge, it's too 90s.

775. Ooh, I think she got broken stones.

776. Next, Perla.

777. Ooh. Could this be any more 90s?

778. I am walking down this runway in a beautiful gown.

779. I have my giant fur stole that's spray painted all over.

780. I'm covered in kilt pins, studs, stones.

781. I feel fucking elegant.

782. I've got plaid nipple pasties,

783. and I've got a plaid panty.

784. Now, Xana.

785. In every generation there's a chosen one.

786. Yes.

787. Sarah Michelle Gellar is the reason

788. I'm the powerful woman I am today.

789. I'm coming down the runway in a Buffy The Vampire Slayer

790. reference in this gorgeous, spiked jacket.

791. It is so fucking heavy.

792. This dress came actually out of the 90s,

793. I have slayed this runway.

794. If the apocalypse comes, bead me.

795. You can't tell me I'm not glamour.

796. I have staked these bitches to dust.

797. Next, Makayla Couture.

798. Yes!

799. She's spilling the T-L-C.

800. Ha-ha! Oh!

801. This look is the epitome of

802. Black girl excellence.

803. This Lil' Kim inspired denim coat is

804. literally ruffled to the gods.

805. My ghetto link chain all over...

806. and four different washes of denim.

807. The crotch is dropped low.

808. We're listening to a little Brandy.

809. We're listening to a little Monica.

810. Denim on denim, let's make love.

811. Now, Minhi Wang.

812. Show me the Minhi! Show me the Minhi!

813. It may look simple, but it is a very beautiful,

814. structured cowl coat.

815. Then, what's underneath?

816. Grunge!

817. There are so many safety pins on it,

818. it is not safe anymore.

819. The hair and the makeup is,

820. oh, so, so different for Minhi.

821. It's that pack of dye that your mom used to use,

822. or grandma used to use, but I'm gonna rock it.

823. She gives great Radio Head.

824. And now, Uma Gahd.

825. She's Dawson's Chic.

826. I am wearing a silk slip dress

827. inspired by Courtney Love.

828. I have the oversized plaid shirt of the

829. Seattle grunge scene,

830. going to a concert and feeling my unhappy,

831. anti-capitalist oats.

832. I feel greasy. I feel grungy.

833. I feel really comfortable.

834. She can smash my pumpkin.

835. Oh!

836. Next, Helena Poison.

837. When I think back to the 90s,

838. I think of butterfly clips in my hair.

839. I decided to use grunge materials and give them

840. something a little bit more glamourous.

841. It's fucking Vivienne Westwood...

842. inspired.

843. I'm going to the convenience store

844. to get a Slushie.

845. I'm gonna go to an internet café where no one can

846. use the phone at the same time.

847. "Ee!

848. "Wah-wah-wah."

849. And finally, Jaylene Tyme.

850. Hit me, Jaylene, one more time.

851. When I'm thinking glamour and grunge,

852. I'm thinking of- I was actually there.

853. I'm remembering fashion was really strong,

854. so I'm tapping into that.

855. My inspiration for this is authenticity.

856. It's my lived experience. I was there.

857. Queens, based on your girl groups

858. and runway presentations,

859. the judges have made some decisions.

860. Uma Gahd...

861. Minhi Wang...

862. You are like, totally safe.

863. You may leave the stage.

864. Wicked. Thank you.

865. The rest of you represent the tops and

866. the bottoms of the week.

867. Ooh...

868. It's now time for the judges' critiques.

869. First up, The Virgo Queen.

870. When you get on that stage, you always burn it down.

871. Your energy and your flow is something that

872. kind of transcends drag music.

873. I love that you listened to, ah...

874. our session.

875. We did that last line in the song where you did

876. a little tail on the, on the note.

877. You killed it.

878. Thank you, I really appreciate that.

879. You're welcome.

880. Coming from you, thank you.

881. I have to say that the Bantu Knots...

882. for your performance- excellent choice,

883. along with the leopard print details,

884. it had a kind of Scary Spice vibe.

885. I adore this.

886. Essentially, it's denim and a bustier with a flannel,

887. but the drag twist on it with all of

888. the sequins and stones...

889. it's just so rich,

890. and you just look beautiful.

891. Thank you.

892. Next up, Perla.

893. Your lyrics were difficult at first when I didn't

894. know what you were talking about,

895. then once I realized, oh, we're in like a murder thing-

896. There was a lot of references.

897. There was a theme, but they were very clever.

898. Thank you.

899. It was, I think, the best you've performed

900. on this stage, and it makes me feel like

901. you're getting more comfortable here.

902. And this look, it's-

903. you absolutely understood the assignment.

904. I love kind of the nod to the Cher Horowitz,

905. Clueless plaid underneath.

906. You translated it through like a Met Gala lens.

907. Your touches and details are always spot on.

908. Thank you.

909. Now we have to talk about something, though.

910. Yes. Your makeup.

911. Oh, is it still too paled out?

912. It's so pale. Oh, fuck!

913. You just look really, really,

914. really washed out. Just more colour.

915. I'd like to give you some makeup tips.

916. Please. Well, give them to

917. my makeup artist 'cause I didn't do this.

918. - Up next, Xana.

919. You came in with such a baddie,

920. dangerous energy.

921. It didn't match the rest of your sisters.

922. Your verse, it didn't have a flow to it.

923. It felt very clunky, and that also kind of

924. moved over into your performance.

925. You were always just a little bit off rhythm

926. from everybody else.

927. We had a great session the other day,

928. and I know we were struggling with the rhythm a little bit,

929. and the syncopation in it.

930. I think you got much better, and I think there are a

931. little bit of nerves in there as well.

932. You were thinking a lot when you were doing it.

933. You kept telling me about those nerves,

934. and I'm like, what nerves? But they were there.

935. You are here in Drag Race,

936. which means you have the talent and the ability

937. to be here, so own it.

938. Now, this look reminds me of 90s Traci.

939. I really like it, but I would have liked to

940. have seen a little more glamour for the runway.

941. I think it like fits the bill really well.

942. I went to Lalapalooza.

943. I like followed Courtney Love around.

944. I was obsessed with the band, Hole.

945. This was like exactly what was happening.

946. - I think it looks good. - Thank you.

947. Up next, Makayla Couture.

948. I could watch you perform all day long.

949. Your verse was dynamic.

950. It was fun. It was flowy.

951. And you were just having a bomb-ass time.

952. You were giving me round the way girl.

953. This is where you shine.

954. This is where you come alive.

955. Your verse was fire.

956. You came to the stage, and you slayed it.

957. You took no prisoners.

958. You were fabulous.

959. You were born in 2002,

960. and yet, you nailed the 90s.

961. Oh, girl.

962. When I saw you come out on the runway

963. with this look, I got choked up.

964. Oh, thank you.

965. There's so much going on, and yet,

966. every single element works together.

967. And you bring it all to life.

968. Whoops! Not that.

969. - We won't talk about that.

970. - Oh yes, we will. - Ha-ha-ha!

971. Everybody sit down

972. 'cause we need to talk about that.

973. Five second rule.

974. I got too excited. She just had to jump out.

975. Next up, Helena Poison.

976. Hello. Hello.

977. I thought you had really, really great lyrics,

978. kind of brought me back to a place in time,

979. and I was like, oh, I remember

980. doing all those things.

981. The forts out of bedsheets,

982. the tying up your family phone line,

983. I mean, like...

984. that was like my whole childhood.

985. And I'm like, "I'm talking to boys."

986. No, I wasn't.

987. I thought your verse was fun,

988. a time stamp on the 90s that was undeniable.

989. I think that you held back because you were

990. focused on other things.

991. You were taking care of Jaylene a little bit.

992. Was that like...

993. a conscious choice?

994. Yeah, I would say so.

995. I just wanted to make sure that we both shone

996. as best as we could.

997. I think the problem was, ah,

998. you got lost a little bit in the shuffle.

999. You didn't really pop in your group,

1000. especially because you had some really strong performers.

1001. This look...

1002. doesn't really work for me.

1003. I love the flannel element, the whole train,

1004. but I think there's two elements here,

1005. one that is really strong and super grunge,

1006. and the other one that's kind of like...

1007. it doesn't feel totally like you.

1008. It is not the level that I would like to present

1009. on this runway, and I'm aware of that.

1010. Jaylene Tyme.

1011. I was very excited to see you out front first,

1012. and then...

1013. it kind of got disconnected and disjointed a little bit

1014. with the choreography.

1015. I definitely felt like you were thinking

1016. about what you were doing the whole time.

1017. Llike you weren't completely present

1018. in the moment.

1019. How did you feel about your performance?

1020. I was really grateful for the team

1021. because they could have just...

1022. threw me away or been really annoyed with me,

1023. but they didn't.

1024. They were so gracious with me.

1025. I'm really proud that I didn't give up.

1026. We had a good time together.

1027. And, I think you were nervous then,

1028. but I also think you've brought yourself to

1029. this point to push yourself past it.

1030. Yeah. And I applaud that.

1031. This look tonight, you've got all the elements

1032. of grunge, you know, with the moto jacket on

1033. with the little flannel, and a cute beanie.

1034. My problem is I'm missing the glamour.

1035. Had you put it through...

1036. the Jaylene glamour that we know,

1037. and given it that grunge twist,

1038. you could have come up with something really sensational.

1039. Thank you.

1040. Queens, based on the judges' critiques,

1041. we have made some decisions.

1042. Perla, in the challenge, you came to life and

1043. your grunge brought us to Nirvana.

1044. The Virgo Queen,

1045. your star power took us out of retrograde.

1046. And on the runway,

1047. you eclipsed the competition.

1048. Makayla Couture, in the challenge

1049. you were the top of the pops,

1050. and on the runway you had us crushing on you.

1051. Makayla Couture, condragulations!

1052. You are the winner of this week's maxi challenge.

1053. Oh!

1054. You have won $5000,

1055. made possible by our partner, Gilead Sciences Canada.

1056. Thank you.

1057. Perla, Virgo Queen,

1058. you are both safe.

1059. Thank you. Thank you so much.

1060. That means Xana,

1061. Helena Poison, and Jaylene Tyme,

1062. you are the bottom three queens this week.

1063. Makayla Couture, you have earned the

1064. power of the Golden Beaver...

1065. granting you the ability to save one of the bottom

1066. queens from lip synching for their lives.

1067. You hold the fate of your sisters in your hands.

1068. As you untuck, the bottom three

1069. may plead their case.

1070. You may leave the stage. Bye.

1071. Oh...

1072. I don't know if that's just your normal face, or-

1073. It's the botox, but I'm also pissed.

1074. Incoming.

1075. I'm in the top?

1076. I'm getting punked right now.

1077. Ooh.

1078. Just based on what you said, so-

1079. I'm in the bottom. Bottom.

1080. Yes, if that wasn't, if that wasn't clear.

1081. I'm gonna say bottom? Yes.

1082. I'm just like spit balling,

1083. but I'm guessing bottom.

1084. - Really? - First time bottoming.

1085. Wow, Uma!

1086. I'm just shocked because like your verse

1087. was my favourite from, like, everybody's.

1088. Well, thank you.

1089. They think my performance was lessened because I was...

1090. concerned with helping Jaylene.

1091. They feel like, ah,

1092. maybe I'm holding back a little bit,

1093. and I need to turn up that dial a bit.

1094. I agree with their critique about how I did fall behind,

1095. but I'm not gonna apologize for helping Jaylene.

1096. That's not who I am.

1097. I kind of thought it could have been

1098. you or Makayla.

1099. In the top? No, no.

1100. We were like Helena could be in the top...

1101. but she could be in the bottom.

1102. Like, the only other person that

1103. I think could be there would be you.

1104. So you just threw my name in

1105. 'cause you wanted to.

1106. No, I actually- What? No.

1107. I actually thought Perla.

1108. How dare you, Minhi. I know.

1109. Actually, to be honest, watching your performance...

1110. I just thought that maybe you were

1111. potentially in the bottom.

1112. Why did you look around the room, and go,

1113. "Oh, well, these two are for sure tops,

1114. but I don't know about you"?

1115. Well, this would be a happy moment,

1116. but apparently bitches think that

1117. I should be in the bottom.

1118. No, no, that's not what we said.

1119. No, I didn't say you should be.

1120. - Well, let's clarify. - Let's clarify.

1121. I did not say that you should be in the bottom.

1122. What I said is that when we were looking at the

1123. performances, I thought Perla was gonna be in the top,

1124. I thought Virgo was gonna be in the top,

1125. and then we said that leaves the two of you.

1126. That's just math, baby.

1127. Well, I failed math in high school,

1128. so I don't know what to tell you.

1129. 'Cause immediately in my head I'm going,

1130. oh, this, okay, alright!

1131. Let's clarify something here.

1132. Thank you. Please, go ahead, baby.

1133. Makayla is the winner of

1134. this week's challenge.

1135. Werk!

1136. Yeah, I'm so proud of you, Makayla.

1137. Thank you.

1138. It feels amazing to tell the group that I won.

1139. I told y'all earlier this week

1140. I was gonna eat you motherfuckers up.

1141. You shouldn't have blinked. You shouldn't have blinked.

1142. Honestly, Makayla, I'm so proud of you.

1143. Like seriously, you brought Black excellence

1144. to this main stage today.

1145. She may talk a lot, and she may be a little stern,

1146. but she deserves this win.

1147. She came into her own this week and

1148. I was happy to let her have the win.

1149. I'm so proud. I continue to learn so much.

1150. You literally

1151. allow every single one of us to

1152. feel like a superstar, and I just really want you to

1153. recognize that you're a fucking superstar.

1154. You're 21 years old...

1155. And hearing...

1156. Hearing those words from you just gives me

1157. so much hope 'cause there's so many girls

1158. out there, they don't find that.

1159. Yeah. Thank you.

1160. Absolutely.

1161. To hear these words from a 21-year-old

1162. for me is just like mind blowing.

1163. I feel so proud that

1164. somebody, number one, sees me.

1165. But also that this young human being

1166. has been able to create a world

1167. to where she can feel anything is possible.

1168. That power is...

1169. worth everything.

1170. This challenge, it wasn't the best for me.

1171. I understand this is a competition.

1172. This is where I'm shifting things.

1173. I'm not done yet. Girl.

1174. - Pop off, queen. - Let's hear it.

1175. I have a lot of love for Jaylene.

1176. Both being in the bottom, and then potentially one of us

1177. having to send each other home is...

1178. it sucks.

1179. I definitely stood out for all the wrong reasons

1180. in such a fucking talented group of people.

1181. My group fucking outshined me, 100%.

1182. I was definitely the Kelly.

1183. Let's be fucking real here in this moment.

1184. Michelle or Kelly? Kelly.

1185. I don't think I deserve to be in the bottom two this week.

1186. You're still fucking here 'cause you got that beaver,

1187. so you understand the position that I'm in

1188. right now, and you understand what's going on.

1189. I don't know what's going through

1190. Makayla's head right now.

1191. I'm a part of her group.

1192. So, if that means anything to her...

1193. I have been very vocal about saying

1194. I don't want to save her, but that is also,

1195. on the flip side, a compliment.

1196. I have so much fucking more to show.

1197. I deserve to be here.

1198. I feel like you got to say a few words,

1199. but I really want,

1200. I really want you to plead your case to me.

1201. This is my first time in the bottom.

1202. I've been in the top every single week,

1203. except week one.

1204. I think I have way more to show.

1205. Yeah.

1206. I think y'all want to see some more from me.

1207. That's on period.

1208. Very, very tough decision to make.

1209. I could save Jaylene,

1210. who is an amazing trans icon,

1211. who has done nothing but support and uplift

1212. everyone in this competition.

1213. Then there's Xana.

1214. She is really using those fighting words to show me

1215. that like she wants to be here.

1216. We have Helena, who has done...

1217. really well in this competition.

1218. I want to make sure that I make the best decision

1219. that will allow me to still make it to the finale,

1220. but also keep the girls on my side.

1221. Welcome back, queens.

1222. Makayla Couture, heavy is the hand that holds the beaver.

1223. Who are you saving from the chomping block?

1224. I know that every single one of you

1225. have fought to be here.

1226. Please know that I love you so much,

1227. and whoever is not safe,

1228. you better fucking put your pussy to the floor...

1229. 'cause I'm watching, and so are they.

1230. The queen I've decided...

1231. to save is...

1232. Helena.

1233. Well, I'll be dammed.

1234. - Thank you. - Love you.

1235. Helena Poison,

1236. you are out of the woods this week.

1237. Thank you so much. Thank you, Makayla.

1238. You may join your sisters at the back.

1239. Thank you.

1240. Xana, Jaylene Tyme,

1241. I'm sorry but this means that you are

1242. both up for elimination.

1243. Two queens stand before us.

1244. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a

1245. lip sync performance of

1246. "Here Comes The Sunshine" by Love Inc.

1247. This is your last chance to impress us,

1248. and save yourself from elimination.

1249. - The time has come...

1250. for you to lip sync...

1251. FOR! YOUR! LIFE.

1252. Good luck...

1253. And don't go there.

1254. Ow-ow!

1255. - Woo!

1256. This is a really special moment for me

1257. because I remember recording this song,

1258. and you just breathed new life back into it,

1259. so thank you so much.

1260. Queens, we have made our decision.

1261. Xana, shantay, you stay.

1262. Thank you so much.

1263. You may join the others.

1264. Thanks so much.

1265. - I love you so much. - I love you too, babe.

1266. I'm so fucking proud of you.

1267. I'm proud of you too.

1268. We do this together for each other.

1269. Jaylene, you put the Tyme

1270. in tymeless, and we love you.

1271. I just want to take the opportunity to

1272. say thank you so much.

1273. The most important thing that I could...

1274. do for myself was to show up and not give up.

1275. Well, we are honoured and grateful that

1276. you have blessed us with your presence.

1277. Now sashay away.

1278. Thank you.

1279. Love you, Jaylene! Love you so much.

1280. I've been falling head over heels for you.

1281. Here comes the sunshine. All my relations.

1282. - Woo!

1283. - Love you, Jaylene! - Jaylene Tyme!

1284. I'm so proud to be able to be here,

1285. to be visible. You know, I'm a "surthriver".

1286. Okay...

1287. What I really learned is the power of community.

1288. When you come together, that is medicine,

1289. and that is what our world truly needs.

1290. Hiy-hiy.

1291. Condragulations, queens.

1292. You live to slay another day!

1293. Now the world has never needed the

1294. magic of drag more, so remember,

1295. stay true, north, strong, and like totally-

1296. Fierce!

1297. Yes, now let the music play!

1298. Next time on Canada's Drag Race...

1299. You'll need to set Hollywood North ablaze...

1300. in the Snatch Game.

1301. The second character is Oprah Winfrey.

1302. Okay.

1303. It's a choice.

1304. You're also a performer that says how great you are

1305. at lip synching as a performer,

1306. and I still beat your ass in the Slay Offs,

1307. so what are you gonna say about that?

1308. We can fight, that's fine.

1309. Oof.

1310. You have earned the power of the

1311. wooden beaver, and I'm sure you're all dying

1312. to know what that means.