Canada's Drag Race 5x8

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

2. You will be designing a look for moi

3. that I will be modeling on the main stage.

4. I'm really proud of what I did.

5. I don't think anyone could take away this joy.

6. Your wardrobe malfunction literally

7. malfunctioned on that runway.

8. You had one of the only ones that she did

9. fumble just slightly on it.

10. I'm so fucking done!

11. I'm done!

12. Fuck you!

13. I'm not tearing her down.

14. I am just enlightening the facts that happened.

15. Let me tell you something.

16. I am Makayla motherfucking Couture.

17. I'm done with you. Done!

18. Minhi Wang, condragulations.

19. The Virgo Queen, shantay, you stay.

20. Xana, sashay away.

21. We're all gagged at what just happened.

22. That was a fucking lot.

23. This is tense.

24. Can I have a cigarette?

25. "I had so much fun antagonizing you.

26. It was an honour. Season 5 sisters for life.

27. Bye, slurs."

28. Xana, you did so well.

29. She really antagonized all of us.

30. I mean, she really like came in

31. unapologetically herself.

32. And, clearly, she ticked off some people's nerves,

33. but I do respect her for just being

34. a bold bitch, you know.

35. I'm sad. I loved her feisty energy.

36. I never take it personally.

37. Bye, Xana! Xana do.

38. I feel the most sad because...

39. she's leaving with this

40. unfinished business with Makayla.

41. Peace and hair grease. Mwah.

42. Let's sit the fuck down.

43. Alright, divas, first of all...

44. - Congratulations, Virgo. - Yes!

45. She's like, "I'm gonna slay the dancing lip syncs.

46. I'm gonna slay the ballads, bitch."

47. I bet you didn't know I had a ballad in me.

48. - Mm!

49. That song started, and you went,

50. "Shall we go for it?"

51. - Literally.

52. I feel good. I think like...

53. being in the bottom the past two weeks

54. has really like...

55. changed my perspective of things.

56. I'm here to fucking show up every single day,

57. and I just want to make sure like moving forward,

58. I'm gonna put my best effort,

59. and like, make sure that

60. I'm in a top position, so...

61. y'all better beware, better watch out,

62. 'cause I'm ready for my third win.

63. Oh! Ooh.

64. Also, I feel like we need to give a big

65. congratulations to my Punta Cana partner.

66. I can't believe we're going together.

67. Design challenge winner #2!

68. But seriously, congratulations, Minhi.

69. Like you deserve that win.

70. I guess I'm gonna just have to accept now

71. that I am a designer.

72. I am a seamstress, I am a sewer.

73. I think like as the competition has gone on,

74. my confidence has just grown, and I now-

75. I know this sounds really dumb, but like,

76. I'm now starting to believe in myself more.

77. Starting off my journey as a pit crew member,

78. to now top 5 on Season 5,

79. as a queen, like...

80. that-

81. Like that doesn't compute. But I am just thrilled.

82. I do want to check in with my sister, Makayla,

83. because we had a pretty severe moment in Untucked.

84. You are a small, tiny-ass human being.

85. And that is exactly why you bring down

86. everyone else in the room.

87. First of all, I apologize to you guys

88. 'cause you guys- Don't apologize.

89. But regardless, y'all do not deserve to have to...

90. had witnessed that.

91. That's great, but don't apologize for,

92. for your emotions. No.

93. - Don't apologize at all. - Thank you.

94. I felt like I had never put down Xana,

95. but somehow Xana would always find a way

96. to put down someone in the room.

97. Literally, this has been a buildup of like

98. weeks upon weeks.

99. I feel like I could have handled the situation

100. with Xana a lot better.

101. But, I am human, I have feelings.

102. I informed Xana about how I felt,

103. about the way she spoke to me.

104. And...

105. She continued, so...

106. And you know what? I love and respect her

107. for everything she's done so far on this season.

108. I honestly do not hate her.

109. However!

110. She is not my girl.

111. People are entitled to their feelings,

112. and what I had said after the blow-up,

113. it wasn't to like silence you or anything.

114. I was just trying to say, like...

115. the fire can sometimes,

116. like, you say things, and then it just means

117. that the door is shut,

118. and sometimes you don't want to regret it and

119. make things worse if there is ever the chance of...

120. like, wanting to be friends.

121. - That's all. - Yeah.

122. At the end of the day, I do have to watch this back,

123. and I do have to take ownership of what I said.

124. Personally, I feel like what I said was absolutely

125. fucking correct, so I feel no ways.

126. I'm gonna watch this back and smile, bitch.

127. Oh my god, you're gonna crack the fuck up.

128. It was so funny. Just you in this yellow wig.

129. And the yellow outfit.

130. Looking like a damn Oompa Loompa.

131. And then you stormed off,

132. and your ass just hanging out.

133. - Girl!

134. Alright, Miss Oompa Loompa,

135. I think we should all get out of drag!

136. Let's go, girl.

137. Going into the next week, I am feeling confident.

138. Like, take a look at her track record.

139. Look at the receipts.

140. An Asian parent would be proud.

141. I live!

142. Minhi has two wins. Virgo has two wins.

143. Makayla has one, I have one.

144. Helena has none.

145. Werk.

146. Get your pearl necklaces on, bitches.

147. It's my time to get another win.

148. Oh.

149. Oh, the top six from the fucking 6ix!

150. The top five. Top five from the 6ix.

151. But we weren't, there was Xana, bitch.

152. The winner of Canada's Drag Race

153. receives the pleasure of $100,000,

154. thanks to Trojan.

155. With Traci Melchor...

156. Brad Goreski...

157. And Brooke Lynn Hytes!

158. With tonight's extra special guest judge, Ts Madison!

159. Whoa...

160. Fab top five!

161. It's a new day in the werkroom.

162. We are down to one hand.

163. And...

164. hi, I'm one of them.

165. We all have so many big accomplishments

166. throughout this competition that, like...

167. - Yeah. - Yeah, it's-

168. Truly, it's anyone's game. And like I said last week,

169. every single day is a brand new day.

170. Yes, and it's a new day in the werkroom.

171. It is a new day. And we all have a win.

172. - Oh, wait... - Bitch!

173. I am currently the only one without a win.

174. My sisters love to remind me.

175. It's all really settling in

176. how real this next week is going to be.

177. What is going on with you today?

178. I just woke up with the horns out, bitch.

179. My horns are out.

180. Oh!

181. Oh, every time!

182. O Canada!

183. She done already done had herses!

184. My tele-visionaries... Ooh!

185. When you're live,

186. you can't blame it on the edit.

187. So grab your cocktail...

188. and bottoms up.

189. Oh. Mocktail, mocktail.

190. Yeah, can we do mocktails?

191. Hello, beauties.

192. Oh! Hi!

193. Okay, Brad...

194. in this like applique floral moment.

195. Put me in the will for this.

196. Yes, nipple... twins!

197. Bing, bing, bing, bing. Pew, pew, pew!

198. Queens, breaking news.

199. I'm unveiling my new network...

200. Brad News.

201. We believe in heels on the ground coverage.

202. So I'm looking for a fierce field reporter.

203. And for today's mini challenge...

204. that's you.

205. You have 20 minutes to get into correspondent quick drag.

206. Then you'll meet me on set to hit the airwaves.

207. Alright.

208. In other news...

209. Ready... Set...

210. Go!

211. I hope there's a teleprompter.

212. - Eh... - Ooh!

213. Alright! Alright!

214. Quick drag, eyes and lips.

215. Quick drag.

216. Okay, let's look like hot garbage.

217. Has anybody like auditioned for something

218. in the past, and like gone terribly wrong?

219. Yeah, seasons 1 through 4

220. for Canada's Drag Race.

221. Hello, Helena Poison. Welcome to the field.

222. Oh my gosh, I can't wait for the news.

223. For this week's mini challenge,

224. Brad is looking to hire a field reporter for

225. his new news network, BNN.

226. Alright, behind you,

227. various news stories will unfold.

228. It is your job to report the facts to our viewers at home.

229. Let's do this.

230. And...

231. We're live!

232. Hey, we're back, and oh my goodness,

233. I am here at the Miss Teen Princess Pageant here in

234. Mount Rose, Minnesota.

235. We are at some sort of séance, it looks like,

236. and slash a beauty pageant.

237. Yes, where they are kicking and

238. doing their talent number tonight. Yes.

239. All hail America.

240. What is the atmosphere like?

241. The atmosphere is white...

242. dresses.

243. There's high kicks all round.

244. These ladies are really giving it. Woo!

245. Oh, what beautiful, beautiful ladies.

246. Who's gonna win? Who's gonna take the crown?

247. And who's gonna be Miss Teen America,

248. and potentially get married?

249. So right now,

250. we are capturing the moment of our winner!

251. Our winner, yes! Yes!

252. Oh, look at that. She won, she's happy.

253. Or maybe she's crying. We're not too sure,

254. but a lot of emotions are happening.

255. I felt like I was right there with you.

256. Oh, thank you.

257. Here is your next location.

258. Today, we are at the race track,

259. and we have some amazing Olympians.

260. Lots of running young men here.

261. Let me step- Oh, hello, sir.

262. Hey, how's it going, 603?

263. And right now we have number 603

264. prepared to grab the "boot-on".

265. There he goes, takes off running.

266. I'm rooting for Jamaica.

267. It's actually passing a message on.

268. This was before the internet, before television.

269. It's a message race.

270. Oh, my goodness, we are winning, number 625.

271. Come on, 625!

272. Look at those arms go.

273. They're almost as big as mine. Oh!

274. Ah!

275. We are looking at our spaceships going up

276. to the moon, as RuPaul once said.

277. Lift off! Ooh, ow.

278. That's really, that's really hot.

279. The first drag queen in space.

280. There she is, look at her go.

281. She lost her lashes, but that's okay.

282. In space, no one can see your lashes.

283. Alright.

284. And, you're in your last location.

285. Where are we heading today?

286. Oh gosh.

287. We are in the werkroom of Season 4.

288. Melinda Verga is very, very

289. excited and passionate about wearing

290. a Vivienne Westwood inspired outfit.

291. Things are about to take a very, very hard turn.

292. She is saying, "Look into my pretty blue

293. contact eyes, and tell me that I don't look beautiful."

294. Venus says, "You don't look beautiful, bitch.

295. You don't."

296. Will she exit the room? Well, stay tuned to find out.

297. All we know is those chompers are chomping today.

298. Ra-ra-ra-ra-rar!

299. Oh, Melinda is storming out of the room.

300. Melinda is storming out of the room.

301. Cameras, are we following Melinda?

302. Very well done.

303. Thank you! That was weird.

304. Do you want to sign off?

305. This has been Perla reporting live for

306. BNN Network. I hope I got the job.

307. This just in. You all slayed the field,

308. but one of you was our top story.

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

310. The Virgo Queen!

311. I won the mini challenge!

312. Yes!

313. You're a natural born reporter.

314. You have won...

315. $2500 courtesy of Swish Embassy.

316. Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching.

317. Now that you've seized the day,

318. it's time to take the night. Oh.

319. For this week's maxi challenge,

320. the five of you will be guests on...

321. the late night talk show, "What Just Happened?",

322. hosted by yours truly.

323. Oh my god, yes!

324. Come on, the after show.

325. Okay, this challenge sounds really fun.

326. I love an interview setting, so I'm feeling comfy.

327. You've been booked to promote the sizzling

328. new season of Canada's Drag Race.

329. So, I want you to give your best talking head.

330. You'll spill the tea on this season,

331. throw some shade at your sisters,

332. and play some gag worthy games.

333. Yes! Love, love, love.

334. And you'll really want to bring it because

335. your guest judge this week is the one...

336. the only...

337. Ts Madison!

338. Oh, my god! Are you fucking kidding?

339. Yes!

340. This is litearlly a dream.

341. Ts Madison is that bitch,

342. so she's going to meet the other bad bitch.

343. Racers, start your engines,

344. and may the best drag queen spill!

345. Alright, and the girls are off.

346. For this week's maxi challenge,

347. we are gonna show off our star power

348. while we get interviewed by Brad.

349. We're gonna be just like those celebrities

350. working on their new projects.

351. I'm feeling excited about this challenge.

352. It's like the most practical real world challenge

353. with things that we're actually going to be

354. doing following this competition.

355. Do any of you guys like enjoy hosting,

356. since we're about to do our little talk show moment?

357. I never really did too much hosting before.

358. And then, so coming to Toronto, where they're like,

359. okay, to the wolves with you, have fun...

360. Where you actually have to like figure out things

361. to say on the mic and how to like be engaging.

362. It took a hot minute to kind of like figure out my footing.

363. I like to plan things.

364. Even if when it comes to improv, I want to have like...

365. my cues that I want to hit.

366. I want to know what my character is.

367. And I normally take like way too long

368. to plan that shit out, so that when you're like,

369. "No, just go," I'm like, "Ah."

370. As drag queens do, like, you just figure it out.

371. Yeah, you make it work.

372. Hosting is what I do, girl.

373. Y'all know, you've been to my shows.

374. Y'all know that I host down, so...

375. I really like love talking to people, and like,

376. being a full fucking mess 'cause like when I perform,

377. I'm like sexy and hot, and you know, I talk on the mic,

378. and that's really how you get people to connect with you.

379. - Mm-hm. - Yeah.

380. And like get to know you, right?

381. Totally.

382. I would not consider myself

383. someone who likes hosting at all.

384. I'm very much that girl who kind of like speeds through

385. my hosting just to get to perform.

386. I know, well, it's actually funny 'cause

387. you can be very shy, right?

388. I can! I can.

389. This challenge is literally asking for just you,

390. and to be engaging,

391. but also allow everyone else around you to

392. feel like they're a part of the conversation.

393. Do you have that personality that can bring people in?

394. Like, whoa, child,

395. like if you don't win this one, it's like, damn.

396. Welcome, everyone, to "What Just Happened?"

397. I'm your host, Brad Goreski, and joining me

398. is the dynamic final five of Canada's Drag Race.

399. Hi. Hello! Hi! Hi, ladies!

400. Wow, you all look so gorgeous.

401. Thank you. Thank you.

402. Alright, now I'm going critique your looks.

403. - Just kidding.

404. Hey, Virgo. Hey, Boo-boo.

405. So, are you actually a Virgo?

406. No, I'm not, I'm a Scorpio.

407. Lies. Really?

408. Yes, this is not my real hair, either.

409. - Oh, my god!

410. G'day, Minhi. G'day, Brad.

411. Did you hit the gym today?

412. No time. This took all of my time up.

413. Really? Yeah.

414. Okay, well the pump is good.

415. Oh, thank you. Yeah.

416. No, I mean the pump. Oh shit.

417. So I have lots of questions for you all, but...

418. before we get to those,

419. let's get to our first game of the night.

420. Oh. Ooh! Werk.

421. It's called "The Chomping Block".

422. Oh! Munch, munch.

423. Everyone pick up their block.

424. Werk.

425. I'm going to ask some questions,

426. and you tell me which queen comes to mind.

427. Honest answers, please. Always.

428. Who is the most fashionable?

429. Oh, well. Hello.

430. Oh! Unanimous.

431. Is it? Except for...

432. Mikayla put herself.

433. Now this is way more interesting to me.

434. - Ooh? - Who is the least fashionable?

435. Ha-ha. Oh!

436. Oh, fuck. Oh, shit. Ah...

437. That is some shady question.

438. You said me? Yeah!

439. You shady bitch! I did, I'm sorry!

440. I'm sorry! No, it's okay.

441. Well, so did Perla.

442. Well, she's shady as hell too.

443. Let's reset.

444. Who paints the best mug?

445. Oh.

446. Ooh. Ooh.

447. Baby, don't act like it's hard.

448. Just pick my face.

449. "Pick my face."

450. I'm sorry, I didn't go with you, though.

451. Oh my god! Me?

452. That's fine, we also told you had the least taste.

453. Thank you so much for playing.

454. Let's get to some viewer questions.

455. People have been watching and loving you all.

456. Oh, of course.

457. So Perla- Hello.

458. You've brought your love for fashion

459. to every runway. Where does that come from?

460. Honestly, I think it kind of comes from my grandma.

461. She always taught me always get dressed up 'cause

462. you never know who's gonna knock at your door,

463. and that has stuck in my head.

464. That's sweet.

465. But she never told you to put blush on, huh?

466. Virgo, what was it like

467. being in the competition

468. with your drag daughter, Sanjina?

469. Oh, my goodness. Honestly...

470. It was such a surreal experience to get to

471. be on this platform with my drag daughter.

472. Like I'm so proud of everything she accomplished,

473. and of course, it's bittersweet.

474. It's sad that she left. I wanted her here.

475. I say it all the time, I'm like,

476. "Oh, I wish Sanjina was here for this," and like

477. I feel guilty experiencing it without her,

478. but she showed who she is, and I know that this is

479. gonna benefit her so much in the future.

480. Like, ah, what a blessing.

481. Minhi, you said you felt underestimated

482. in this competition. Yeah.

483. Which of your sisters made you feel that way the most?

484. Honestly, I think it's that inner saboteur.

485. It really is just all in my head, but...

486. I really am very proud of like where I've come.

487. You should be. You're an icon.

488. Absolutely, yeah. Thank you.

489. Makayla... Hi.

490. Do you feel like you are in

491. your drag mother Icesis' shadow?

492. I made a name for myself

493. the second I started drag.

494. We are two very different people.

495. So, we can shine in our own light.

496. Llove that. Amen.

497. Helena, you are an incredible designer.

498. Were you surprised to fall short of a win in both of

499. this season's design challenges?

500. I expected to be in the top for both

501. design challenges, but I'm not surprised that

502. Minhi beat me out for both of them.

503. I'm not mad about it either.

504. I designed two beautiful garments.

505. You did. Were they finished?

506. Jury's out, but-

507. If there's one thing I love about these drag queens,

508. it's that they are willing to take risks,

509. whether it be in a challenge or on the runway.

510. It is now time to play "Defend Your Drag".

511. Ooh!

512. You all have some 'splainin' to do.

513. Oh my god, I'm so excited.

514. Makayla, here is your moment.

515. You know what, actually,

516. this is not hard to defend.

517. The body is giving. See that hip?

518. The outfit might not be the best,

519. but that colour, it is everything.

520. Thank you, Makayla. Helena.

521. Yes. You're up next.

522. Oh my god!

523. You know what?

524. I'm not gonna defend this. Look at her.

525. I will defend bringing up Brooke Lynn's

526. lace front eyebrows, though.

527. Oh my god.

528. Minhi, here is your moment.

529. Here we go.

530. Oh my god!

531. Wouldn't you want to receive a showcase

532. from this woman? No! No!

533. No? Where's the lip gone?

534. Where? You tell us.

535. Virgo, here's your moment.

536. What do we got?

537. Oh no, not Miss Judge Lynn Toler, honey.

538. Honestly, I look the part. I look the part down.

539. The crossed eye is getting me right now.

540. Perla. Oh, I'm so ready.

541. Here is your moment. I hope it's horrible.

542. Oh, you know what? This was, this was art.

543. I'm quite pale, but that was, that was the look.

544. That was the look.

545. I stand corrected.

546. All your drag is untouchable.

547. That part.

548. You've all inspired fans around the world,

549. and I want to keep the ball rolling with some more

550. though provoking questions for the group.

551. Mm-hm.

552. What advice would you give someone

553. wanting to get into drag?

554. I would say just do it.

555. Just take the step of courage,

556. and just give it a try.

557. Don't be afraid to be a mess.

558. Makeup takes time.

559. Hair takes time.

560. But, it'll come together.

561. Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

562. Baby, that's all it takes.

563. If you've got a little sparkle, let it shine.

564. What is the biggest misconception

565. about drag queens?

566. I would say that we're like...

567. all stupid, and this is our last resort, like,

568. we didn't have a career.

569. It's like, no, I chose to do this,

570. and I'm so glad that I did.

571. Yeah, that part.

572. And that we're all doing it for a drink ticket.

573. I'm here for a pay cheque, and...

574. maybe three Red Bulls, but like,

575. keep the drink ticket.

576. Not everyone wants your shot as a tip,

577. but we all want your money.

578. That part.

579. What would you say to someone who doesn't believe

580. drag is appropriate for children?

581. This is play. This is fun.

582. What you see here is sparkle and bright colours.

583. Me, as a kid, I would have loved some drag.

584. I'd also add that not all drag is for children,

585. but the same way that not all movies are for children,

586. not all television shows are for children.

587. There are drag artists who do drag

588. to cater to children,

589. and there are drag artists who do drag that

590. caters to adults and night life.

591. And I don't think that we should all be

592. grouped together in one group.

593. Thank you for your thoughtful answers.

594. You've just proven that you have tact,

595. but now it's time to see if you can act.

596. I'm going to hand out some scripts that depict an iconic

597. moment that went down in our very own werkroom.

598. Oh-ho-ho! Oh, snap.

599. Pick a script. This one, thank you.

600. - Ah!

601. Let's do this one. Okay.

602. Thank you. Oh shit.

603. Everyone ready? Let's start.

604. When they asked us this question of

605. who should go home,

606. everyone except me said Jayda,

607. and I would never say Jayda.

608. Who did you say? Me.

609. I'm most pissed off at that. I'm not gonna lie.

610. That I said you?

611. Yeah, because I talked to you

612. and asked you about my look,

613. and you were like, "It's pretty,

614. it looks really good, don't worry about it."

615. Bomb, the first week, you also told me that you

616. thought I looked really good, and then when we were talking

617. in Untucked, you told me that I should be in the bottom,

618. so like...

619. this is like a common occurrence.

620. You should have been straight up,

621. and been like, "No."

622. Wait one second. Hold on, Kaos.

623. If I didn't want to see you do well,

624. I wouldn't have given you that wig

625. you're wearing right now.

626. That's true, you're right.

627. Second, when Fierce is freaking out,

628. is she a fun person to be around?

629. No!

630. Well, I just want to say something,

631. and it's really hurting me,

632. and fucking me all the way up because, Kimmy,

633. I thought you and me was cute, okay?

634. We know each other from a long fucking time,

635. and you called my name onstage.

636. If I were to compare the two outfits,

637. this was like constructed, like, properly, like...

638. The hot glue gun girls are fighting!

639. Girl, that's not even funny.

640. Sorry. Turn up.

641. Turn up! And, scene.

642. That was really well done.

643. That actually made up for Snatch Game.

644. Thank God. Thank fucking God.

645. Well, on that note...

646. It's time to say goodbye.

647. Aw.

648. But first, we have a few special fans that

649. want to give their love to you.

650. Oh. Oh, my god.

651. Surprise, Matt!

652. Congratulations on making it this far

653. in the competition.

654. I'm absolutely amazed with your talent

655. and your imagination.

656. I can't wait to see what comes next.

657. I am so proud of you. I love you.

658. Bring home that crown. Bye.

659. Mom!

660. That meant everything to me.

661. I'm here for myself, but a big part of me

662. is here for my mom.

663. When I wanted to give up auditioning for this show

664. 'cause it was just getting too much,

665. she said, "I want the world to see how amazing you are

666. and what I see." So, I have to do it for her.

667. I want to be able to give that to her.

668. And also, Mom, you did a really good job

669. on your makeup.

670. The mom stuff always makes me-

671. Oh my god, my baby!

672. Hey, my honey bunches of gold.

673. I miss you so much.

674. Everybody here at home is cheering you on,

675. and we're all so proud of you for making it this far.

676. It's always been your dream to be doing this,

677. and so we're all asking you to push yourself

678. even further all the way to the end.

679. I love you, and...

680. I can't wait to have you back at home, babe.

681. Oh my god, I can't wait to be home too.

682. Makayla, what did it mean to you

683. to see your partner?

684. I really fought to fucking be here.

685. And just to know that like he's still, you know,

686. cheering me on, and...

687. bitch, he's holding down the fort

688. 'cause the apartment looks clean.

689. Oh, my god, my little white man.

690. He always centers me.

691. While I was looking at him, I could just hear like,

692. "Breathe, relax.

693. You're living your dream."

694. And yeah, I am, I am.

695. Wang, Minhi.

696. It's me, your favourite brother,

697. calling from Australia.

698. I'm so excited to be able to send you

699. this message, 'cause it must be that you haven't been

700. Juice Boxx'd out of the competition as yet.

701. We are so proud of you.

702. But a word of warning to the remaining queens.

703. You may have been giving Miss Wang stiff competition...

704. but she always comes first.

705. Love you.

706. That's just so typical, him to be so quick witted.

707. He's also gay.

708. We actually weren't close as siblings.

709. It was only really until we came out to each other

710. that we got a lot closer.

711. Just to like hear how proud he is of me,

712. I can't ask for more.

713. Hey, P. It's me and Bubs

714. cheering you on from home.

715. Oh!

716. We love you. We miss you so, so much.

717. We know how far you've made it in this competition,

718. and you're so close to the end.

719. Keep fighting, keep pushing.

720. Bring us home that crown.

721. It just means so much to see his face again...

722. and just hear his voice.

723. This is literally like the longest we've ever

724. been apart since we started dating.

725. If you would have told me 3 and a half years ago

726. that I would find someone that I love so much,

727. I would never have believed you.

728. Never in a million years.

729. I know he's my biggest cheerleader, and I'm his.

730. No, I love him so much.

731. Condragulations, Virgo Queen.

732. Oh my gosh!

733. It's your big sis, Jena, here.

734. And your loving mother!

735. We just wanted to say we miss you so much,

736. and we're so proud of you.

737. You've got this. You were born a star.

738. Show these queens how you slay.

739. One love.

740. One love. Oh!

741. Now you come from a long line of bad bitches.

742. I know! Oh, my god.

743. I'm finally the prettiest one!

744. Virgo, what does that mean to you?

745. Oh, shit.

746. It means so much to me

747. to see my mom and my sister

748. proud of me.

749. I know it has not been easy...

750. raising a child like me.

751. And like, just from where we come from, like...

752. these types of things don't exist...

753. 'cause like, it's beyond words.

754. To be here in this experience,

755. to be so appreciated and so loved,

756. it's like overwhelming,

757. so I'm crying with like joy,

758. and I'm crying with pride, and I'm crying with...

759. excitement.

760. Thank you so much for that.

761. Well, this has been "What Just Happened?"

762. I'm your host, Brad Goreski.

763. Good night.

764. Yeah, what did just happen?

765. Now we're all crying.

766. What a messy ending.

767. Alright, y'all, this way!

768. Keep it steppin'. Keep on walkin', girl.

769. It's Elimination Day, and that's

770. the last time I'm gonna be saying that

771. because this is the last elimination before...

772. our finale and the top four.

773. Y'all aren't ready for this runway, honey.

774. You better turn out.

775. You better urn out!

776. Yesterday was really fun.

777. It meant everything to see my mom and my sister.

778. You know, you can get caught up in the moment

779. of being here, being sassy,

780. and being the only person to boost yourself up,

781. so I felt like a moment of like,

782. oh my god, it's okay.

783. You know, like you've made them proud,

784. and that's like the most important thing.

785. I went back to the hotel.

786. I fucking bawled my eyes out.

787. Oh my god, me too.

788. It just, it all hit me, you know.

789. Moms really are like a fucking rock.

790. Like, my mom is

791. literally my biggest supporter,

792. my biggest fan, and we've had rough patches...

793. and always came through,

794. and she's always been really on my side

795. to like follow my dreams and do what I love.

796. My, my like big issues really came with like my dad.

797. My dad is a fucking hard ass.

798. He's a piece of shit.

799. And...

800. when I was 12,

801. my dad was actually arrested for child abuse.

802. Oh my god. Yeah, um...

803. I had a like restraining order against my father.

804. We couldn't even like be in the same city together.

805. And, that was when my mom filed for divorce.

806. Wow.

807. And like, I have like memories of like my father

808. pushing me down a flight of stairs,

809. and my sister covering my mouth while I'm on the floor

810. crying my eyes out,

811. but trying not to let my father hear that I'm crying.

812. It's extremely hard for me to be vulnerable.

813. I was never raised in an environment

814. where my emotions were safe.

815. I was always told to stop crying.

816. And if you cried harder, you got hit harder.

817. It was, it was really tough.

818. That was a huge catalyst for me in actually getting sober

819. because I was so afraid that I was turning into my father.

820. Thank you for sharing, Perla.

821. That's like, takes a lot of bravery, you know,

822. to bring up something like that and to be so open.

823. I totally can connect and relate to that.

824. I know how it feels to be closed off,

825. and then to be judged when people who don't understand

826. why you are who you are.

827. I feel like my whole life has always been like...

828. a struggle to get something or get somewhere, and then,

829. something like just knocks me down.

830. At the beginning of the pandemic, like...

831. I kind of was starting my career,

832. and I worked really, really hard to get...

833. to get some gigs in the, in the village.

834. - Yeah. - And...

835. I was like drugged at one of the bars.

836. What?

837. Like it was like a group of people.

838. They like brought me to this...

839. room that they rented in a condo,

840. or I don't know, and like...

841. I just woke up, and I like

842. have just like visions of like...

843. Have like someone on top of me.

844. And it's just really fucked me up because I was like,

845. well, maybe drag isn't for me.

846. Maybe I should just give up on that dream because,

847. you know, it feels like the universe

848. is just telling you like, no, like,

849. and I blame myself so many times for drinking

850. and making the wrong decisions.

851. I try so hard to be like positive,

852. and to like love on people.

853. But, I've just been kicked down so many times.

854. - You're so strong, Virgo. - You're so fucking strong.

855. to come through it all and still persist.

856. You have to take that as a testament

857. to also your strength.

858. I mean, therapy. Therapy is also magical,

859. so please go to therapy, people.

860. People...

861. are often misunderstood.

862. People are often struggling.

863. Everyone is going through something.

864. Every single one of us.

865. You guys are fucking phenomenal, like, truly.

866. Growing up in the church, we did this thing where

867. if you didn't get a hug from anyone that day,

868. my aunt would tell us to just like squeeze yourself and

869. remind yourself that like you are so loved.

870. - Should we all do that? - Can we, please?

871. Can we all just squeeze ourselves right now?

872. Feels good.

873. Remind yourself like you are so loved.

874. Please, remember that you're a superstar,

875. and that like no matter what happens,

876. we've always got each other's backs.

877. That part. Yeah.

878. Oh, so beautiful.

879. Okay, y'all, I think I finally figured out...

880. This is a family.

881. Yes! Yes!

882. Oh my gosh, she's gorgeous!

883. Yes!

884. Welcome to the main stage of

885. Canada's Drag Race.

886. He's editor and queef of Whom Magazine.

887. It's Brad Goreski.

888. Hey, Brooke. Hey, Bradley.

889. Hear any good tea lately?

890. Oh, yeah, I heard Brooke Lynn Hytes

891. is a real bitch.

892. Who said that?

893. I never reveal my sources.

894. And she's the queen of Canadian media,

895. it's Traci Melchor.

896. Hi, Brooke. Hi, Traci.

897. - How's your headline? - No complaints.

898. Me neither.

899. And she's the talk of the town,

900. the host of "Bring Back My Girls",

901. it's Ts Madison!

902. Hi, Brooke Lynn!

903. What's the key to a riveting interview?

904. A riveting interview has to go deep.

905. You know I like to go real deep.

906. How deep? Honey, you ain't heard?

907. 22 inches deep! Yay! Yay!

908. This week, our queens make their late night debut on

909. "What Just Happened?"

910. Racers, start your engines,

911. and may the best drag queen win!

912. Category is "Statuesque".

913. First up, Helena Poison.

914. Wow!

915. For the Statuesque runway,

916. I decided to take it very literally and

917. become a statue of Medusa.

918. Get these motherfucking snakes

919. out of my motherfucking hair.

920. Medusa turns people to stone with her gaze,

921. so did she accidentally look in a mirror, or...

922. did she do it on purpose?

923. Either way, she's sad and stoned, just like me.

924. Next, Perla.

925. I'm wearing this beautiful

926. Schiaparelli inspired look.

927. "Ga-orge".

928. With a mixture of Chanel tweed,

929. and the classic Dior silhouette.

930. I'm literally a giant bust of Rapunzel.

931. Someday her prince will come.

932. This is heavy as shit, and I look great.

933. I'm serving locked in a tower.

934. I'm serving mommy issues.

935. Honey, I'd climb her tower.

936. The Virgo Queen. Yes!

937. I am the Virgo symbol

938. Greek goddess, Athena.

939. Head to toe dripped in gold, baby.

940. I am pumping down this runway giving

941. a little bit of Brooke Lynn Hytes.

942. I've got my toes on point,

943. swishing my little cape around.

944. Pose and smile, pose and smile with your teeth.

945. She's a lady in the streets,

946. and a Greek in the sheets.

947. Makayla Couture.

948. - Hi... roglyphic.

949. Tonight on this runway,

950. I am wearing a Nefertiti inspired look.

951. I can see her Nefertitties!

952. We have beautiful, big ass shoulders.

953. And this hat, Miss Mama.

954. There is no church lady around who can say

955. they have a hat like me. Can someone say amen?

956. If you're good to mummy, mummy's good to you.

957. And finally, Minhi Wang.

958. My inspiration is

959. the giant prawn in Australia.

960. It is an actual statue of a prawn.

961. Oh my god, it's literally

962. shrimp on the barbie.

963. I'm giving you crustacean realness.

964. This wig, look at all of the stones on it.

965. Look at the ombre, look at the texture.

966. It's delicious.

967. So grab some thousand island sauce, and dip away.

968. From executive producer,

969. "Prawnda" Rhimes.

970. Ha! Jesus... Christ.

971. Welcome, queens.

972. Hi-ee.

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

974. - First up, Helena Poison. - Hello.

975. I really enjoyed interviewing you.

976. You were the perfect mix of

977. shady, real, and just present.

978. Your Fiercalicious was hilarious.

979. The hot glue gun girls are fighting!

980. I thought you got so many

981. good little zingers in there.

982. You even managed to read me for my lace front eyebrows.

983. Which is a very, very dark period in my life

984. that we don't talk about anymore.

985. You gave it your all, and I saw a star.

986. Now your look.

987. This is definitely a memorable moment.

988. Honey, I'm sitting here hard as a rock right now.

989. And you wouldn't even know it.

990. This runway is...

991. sensational.

992. I can't tell when

993. the sleeve ends and your neck starts.

994. Details like that...

995. also make me hard.

996. From your makeup, to the way you performed it,

997. it is Drag Race excellence.

998. You've always given us

999. exactly who you are and what your drag style is,

1000. but different variations of it, and this,

1001. you saved the best for last.

1002. Thank you so much, that means a lot.

1003. Up next, Perla.

1004. HI. Hello.

1005. Perla, you're known as the girlie with

1006. a gift for fashion, but you're also known as

1007. the girlie with a gift for chatting,

1008. which makes a great talk show guest.

1009. Editing is key, and you really edited yourself.

1010. I appreciated the fact that you

1011. kept your answers concise, but I did think that

1012. there were opportunities for you to go

1013. a little bit deeper,

1014. and to like reveal a little bit more of yourself.

1015. I think you were almost there a few instances,

1016. but then you would try to cover it up with a joke,

1017. which I also understand, but allow yourself

1018. those moments too, to like really let us in.

1019. You know, you gave me very soft pussycat queen

1020. in the challenge, and I really enjoyed that.

1021. Now this look, I leaned over to Brad, I said,

1022. "Honey, that's runway." It just blew me away.

1023. And I may not be a fashion mogul 'cause

1024. I'm a girl from the hood, honey, but baby,

1025. this right here

1026. gave me everything that I needed.

1027. You look beautiful,

1028. and this look is very cool. But I did not understand it.

1029. You didn't like it? I liked it.

1030. It just didn't read statuesque.

1031. Okay. She doesn't look like a statue?

1032. No. Oh. She's a bust.

1033. You're a bust, look at those.

1034. That's, that's a bust.

1035. These are, these are boobs.

1036. that are busting out.

1037. Next up, The Virgo Queen.

1038. You were just a delight to be on set with.

1039. I loved your answer about

1040. the misconception of drag queens,

1041. and that people think we do this because we have to.

1042. We do it because we love it

1043. and because it's our passion,

1044. and I thought that was such a beautiful,

1045. soulful thing for you to be able to say.

1046. There was also that heartfelt moment

1047. when you talked about Sanjina.

1048. That felt real, which was really great to see.

1049. As a viewer at home, if you can pull on

1050. my heartstrings, honey,

1051. I don't remember any other thing that you said,

1052. but how you made my heart feel.

1053. We have not seen you like this,

1054. and you absolutely give statuesque.

1055. You give goddess. You give supermodel.

1056. You were just so regal and elegant,

1057. and I feel the fire is just like burning

1058. very bright right now.

1059. Thank you so much. Thank you all, judges.

1060. Up next, Makayla Couture.

1061. You were energized yesterday.

1062. Your energy was just like palpable

1063. from the minute you came on.

1064. What I really appreciated about you was the fact that

1065. you were seated down in the corner,

1066. but you still managed to turn around and

1067. engage your sisters behind you.

1068. Let me talk about how proud I am of you,

1069. especially being a trans woman too,

1070. occupying national television and

1071. just to be present in your presence.

1072. I would have wanted just a little bit more.

1073. I think it's the trans in me that's like, girl, just, ooh.

1074. But you know, I always want you,

1075. in any position that you occupy,

1076. to let it be known that, yes, I'm trans.

1077. I'm smart, I'm beautiful,

1078. I'm witty, and I am that girl.

1079. Now this look, oh honey,

1080. you took it to the motherland, girl.

1081. Yes, daughter of Icesis. Okay?

1082. This Nefertiti, the Egyptian Queen of

1083. grace and beauty, and you personify that perfectly.

1084. As always, you gave us

1085. a beautiful presentation on the runway.

1086. So, great job.

1087. Thank you so much, hon.

1088. Last but certainly not least,

1089. Minhi Wang. Hi.

1090. I really enjoyed you in the talk show.

1091. You were just authentic and raw and charming,

1092. and it was really nice to see you come into your power.

1093. There is this amazing humility about you.

1094. It was so lovely and so engaging.

1095. I thought that you were really funny,

1096. but I did feel, in some instances,

1097. that you were giving a kind of democratic answer.

1098. That is a skill.

1099. Give a very high road answer, but you also have to know

1100. sometimes you have to balance that

1101. by giving the straight truth.

1102. This look is sensational,

1103. and the reference is so fun, and so camp,

1104. and so Australian.

1105. I love the story about the

1106. giant statues in Australia.

1107. I really have to go down under.

1108. Everything's bigger down under.

1109. Oh! Where's my ticket?

1110. After I was told that you were pit crew gone doll,

1111. I saw the way that you worked with all of the things that

1112. were stacked against you, like,

1113. I love the way that you did the big hair,

1114. hiding the shoulders.

1115. Big earrings, hiding the shoulders.

1116. You know, you-

1117. No, and I'm not reading you.

1118. Big hips, hiding the shoulders.

1119. Thank you, queens.

1120. While you untuck in the werkroom,

1121. the judges will deliberate.

1122. Drinky drink.

1123. Look at that, I can pick it up. Eh!

1124. Getting to be critiqued by Ts,

1125. who is Drag Race royalty, it's a crazy experience.

1126. She's an icon. Truly!

1127. To hear her say so many complimentary things

1128. about strengths, even about weaknesses,

1129. and how to like play off them both,

1130. that makes my heart sing.

1131. Makayla, how did it feel to have

1132. her sing your praises right to your face?

1133. I feel like my critiques were,

1134. were really good.

1135. Obviously, they wanted more, which does kind of scare me

1136. a little bit because we were all so good.

1137. - They're splitting hairs. - Yeah.

1138. This is such an even, across the board challenge,

1139. and also, the runways were so good.

1140. They were all like top tier runways.

1141. At this point in time...

1142. I'm kind of on cloud nine.

1143. Like, I really am starting to feel the power of, like,

1144. what I've achieved.

1145. At this point in time in the competition,

1146. I have come too far.

1147. I don't want to go home, and I'm not gonna go home.

1148. Yesterday was like some of the most fun I've had.

1149. I feel like I was the most comfortable in myself

1150. I've been so far in this competition,

1151. and I'm so happy they loved this look.

1152. This look... is everything.

1153. Did you make this?

1154. Yeah, it's all hand painted, hand sculpted.

1155. I feel...

1156. on top of the world.

1157. And, I'm realizing...

1158. I could really take this thing.

1159. I think I...

1160. probably had the weakest of the critiques out of everyone.

1161. I know in that challenge

1162. I held back a lot.

1163. I definitely think that this might be

1164. my second lip sync moment.

1165. Everyone loved the look, minus Brooke.

1166. She might not like this look,

1167. but I am obsessed with it.

1168. I feel regal, I feel beautiful.

1169. So I'm like...

1170. I'm feeling nervous, like that it really hurts

1171. to be put in this like mental place.

1172. I'm a little frustrated listening to Perla.

1173. She's doing what I was doing a few weeks ago,

1174. which is just hearing actual constructive criticism

1175. as negative.

1176. Brooke just said she didn't get statuesque from your look.

1177. She didn't say she didn't love it,

1178. because how could you not?

1179. You look like a fashion model.

1180. I think you might just be being hard on yourself.

1181. They did give you a lot of positive critiques.

1182. I think our conversation

1183. getting ready for the runway

1184. brought up a lot of

1185. feelings of insecurity in her again.

1186. Honestly, after hearing

1187. everyone's take on their critique,

1188. I don't know who is gonna be lip syncing,

1189. but we all better learn the song, or know the song.

1190. It's a five-way lip sync.

1191. Everyone pick a square. Don't leave it.

1192. Alright, just between us loons,

1193. what do we think?

1194. Let's start with Helena Poison.

1195. She really understood the assignment this week.

1196. She was sassy. She read the girls.

1197. And she got some beautiful,

1198. heartfelt moments in there as well.

1199. She's been like sitting in the rocket ship,

1200. just like waiting to take off, and tonight,

1201. she just went straight to the moon.

1202. Sitting in an ensemble cast,

1203. watching the girls all work together,

1204. and then looking for that one standout person,

1205. she did that for me.

1206. Baby, she is a fierce queen.

1207. And that runway, girl.

1208. Her runway look was so elevated.

1209. It was just an absolute chef's kiss for me.

1210. Let's talk about Perla, our little pocket rocket.

1211. She's been in the bottom. She's been in the top.

1212. She's won a challenge.

1213. So she's kind of been all over the place.

1214. I still don't know if I have a sense of who she is.

1215. In the talk show, I just needed her

1216. to go in a little bit more.

1217. When you're down to five,

1218. this is not the time to be shy.

1219. Right.

1220. This is time to bring the big guns.

1221. I liked her look from a fashion perspective

1222. 'cause I knew as soon as she walked out,

1223. that it was Schiaparelli,

1224. it was all of those references she gave us.

1225. But it didn't give me statuesque.

1226. And compared to everything else on the runway

1227. that we saw...

1228. Hm, it was lacklustre.

1229. Let's talk The Virgo Queen.

1230. You know, Virgo's coming off

1231. a tough couple of weeks, but she's turned it around.

1232. She's always kind of like looking like

1233. she's got a secret. She's kind of like,

1234. "I know something you don't know."

1235. But the thing about it, she does.

1236. She does. It's that "it" factor,

1237. is that she knows she's got it all in her.

1238. She was funny, she was heartfelt.

1239. She was sweet, she was playful.

1240. She was so poised.

1241. I really like the way that she sat there in the middle,

1242. and said, "I'm the star of this whole show."

1243. And this runway tonight, this golden goddess,

1244. like, she really committed to this runway.

1245. What do we think about Miss Makayla Couture?

1246. Here's the thing. Makayla is beautiful.

1247. - Mm-hm. - She's witty, she's smart.

1248. I think she has surface level confidence,

1249. but I don't think that she has an understanding

1250. of her presence yet.

1251. We see it for her, but she needs to believe it.

1252. Sometimes when people feel like

1253. they have so much to live up to,

1254. they're too busy trying to get to that point

1255. instead of living in the moment.

1256. Yeah. But her runway,

1257. oh, I bow to the queen.

1258. She came out, she ate that up.

1259. Next up, Minhi Wang.

1260. Is it really mini?

1261. Minhi's not coming to play, you know.

1262. She's like this quiet, fabulous storm

1263. that's just brewing.

1264. It's interesting that she is not a working queen,

1265. so this is not how she makes her money,

1266. like she's literally here for the art.

1267. Right, right, right.

1268. I think it's kind of served her to not be deep

1269. into the drag world, you know.

1270. She's such a...

1271. a smart queen in so many ways that

1272. we've seen so many different sides of her drag,

1273. but there's still always this core authenticity

1274. of who she is.

1275. Alright, I think we've made our decision.

1276. Bring back our girls.

1277. Hold up, honey, that's my line.

1278. Bring back...

1279. our girls.

1280. Welcome back, queens.

1281. Based on your performance in the challenge

1282. and your runway presentations,

1283. we have made some decisions.

1284. The Virgo Queen,

1285. your goddess look was heavenly,

1286. and in the talk show,

1287. you really did yourself justice.

1288. Helena Poison, in the challenge,

1289. you served talking head, and on the runway,

1290. you were stone cold stunning.

1291. Helena Poison, condragulations.

1292. You are the winner of this week's maxi challenge.

1293. Ah! Finally!

1294. - So proud of you.

1295. I got a win,

1296. but I've also secured my spot in the final four.

1297. It feels correct, it feels very correct.

1298. You have won...

1299. Actually, to tell you what you've won...

1300. Oh my god!

1301. Oh wow! Jimbo?

1302. Hey, everybody! Oh wow!

1303. Jimbo!

1304. What the fuck is Jimbo doing here?

1305. I'm late for work.

1306. You've won...

1307. a cash prize of $5000!

1308. Oh my god!

1309. Sponsored by House of Jimbo and,

1310. of course, my golden boobies.

1311. I was gonna say, golden boobies, yay!

1312. They're priceless. Thank you!

1313. Oh, wow!

1314. I have $5000 and a box of titties from Jimbo!

1315. You're rich now. Yay!

1316. You looks gorgeous, Jimbo.

1317. Oh, so do you. We could be twins.

1318. We could be.

1319. You want to try on this crown?

1320. Thank you, Jimbo. We are so proud of you.

1321. Thank you.

1322. Thank you so much for eliminating me.

1323. Any time.

1324. Speaking of which, sashay away.

1325. Why!

1326. - Alright, I guess I'll go. - Bye!

1327. I'm a winner, baby!

1328. See you later.

1329. - Congrats, Helena. - Thank you.

1330. You may move to the back of the stage.

1331. Thank you all so much. Thank you.

1332. I'm taking my bit of money and titties.

1333. Virgo Queen, you are safe.

1334. Thank you.

1335. Congrats, babe.

1336. Minhi Wang...

1337. You are safe.

1338. Thank you.

1339. That means Perla, Makayla Couture,

1340. you are both up for elimination.

1341. Two queens stand before us.

1342. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1343. a lip sync performance of

1344. "Desperate Measures" by Marianas Trench.

1345. This is your last chance to impress us,

1346. and save yourself from...

1347. elimination.

1348. - The time has come...

1349. for you to lip sync...

1350. FOR! YOUR! LIFE!

1351. Good luck...

1352. and don't fuck it up.

1353. Woo!

1354. I love you.

1355. Werk!

1356. Werk!

1357. Queens, we have made our decision.

1358. Makayla Couture, shantay, you stay.

1359. Thank you.

1360. You may join the others.

1361. Perla, the world is your oyster.

1362. And we can't wait to see how you make it shine.

1363. I love you all. You're a fucking icon.

1364. Thank you, baby.

1365. Just everything you say is so good.

1366. Now sashay away.

1367. - We love you, Perla! - I love you all!

1368. Now why be a diamond...

1369. when you can be a motherfucking pearl?

1370. Ah!

1371. - Yes! ]

1372. - Icon!

1373. Top five, bitch.

1374. I fucking made it all the way to top five.

1375. I may have doubted myself at some points.

1376. I may have gotten in my head, but...

1377. I'm so fucking proud of myself.

1378. Ah! This was just such an amazing experience.

1379. And, now I'm gonna go through everyone's alcove

1380. and cut up their wigs.

1381. Bye.

1382. Ha-ha-ha.

1383. Our fierce final four!

1384. Woo!

1385. Condragulations, you live to slay another day!

1386. The world has never needed the magic of drag more,

1387. so remember,

1388. stay true, north, strong, and...?

1389. Fierce!

1390. Yes, now let the music play!

1391. Next time on Canada's Drag Race...

1392. Surprise, it's actually a top five.

1393. For your final maxi challenge,

1394. you'll drop your own singles.

1395. Oh my god! I love Orville Peck.

1396. I'm so excited to see what everyone's written.

1397. I want to show off a little bit.

1398. Ah...

1399. Ha-ha, that was so good!

1400. We've got to give the kids a show.

1401. This is a great time to stand out.

1402. There is $100,000 on the line.

1403. The winner of Canada's Drag Race

1404. Season 5...

1405. is...