RuPaul's Drag Race 15x12

1. Previously on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

2. You will be performing stand-up in front of a live audience.

3. I bet they get so white, they say,

4. "Can I speak to the manager, please?"

5. Anyway— wait, what were we—

6. what were we talking about again?

7. Well...

8. I'm feeling a little bad for them at this point.

9. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.

10. I'm finally a B cup.

11. Just wasn't funny enough.

12. Sasha and Anetra.

13. I wanted more confidence, which is weird.

14. You're Sasha Colby, girl. I want more from you.

15. Loosey and Luxx.

16. You were so funny.

17. You are both the winners of this week's challenge.

18. Anetra, shantay, you stay.

19. Marcia, sashay away.

20. Ay-yi-yi.

21. We are back in the Werkroom,

22. and Marcia, Marcia, Marcia's going home, home, home.

23. She should have been home a long time ago, to be honest.

24. Instead of me being in the bottom some of those times,

25. it definitely could have been Marcia.

26. So sorry, girl. I love you.

27. "You know what they say. There's no place like home."

28. - Aw, Marshal. - So sweet.

29. I'm trying to be, like, sad, because she was—

30. I'm a bitch. You're gonna twirl down.

31. You gotta murder her.

32. When you leaped over her, bitch...

33. Oh, I lost it.

34. - We love you, Marcia. - Bye, Marshal.

35. I hope the girls got the boss bitch memo,

36. because I'm not playing with these hos anymore.

37. I'm ready to promote myself and get another win.

38. Well, I guess congratulations to Luxx and Loosey—

39. Not "I guess."

40. - "I guess."

41. That's crazy, bitch. Y'all both won.

42. I know. I was gagged.

43. We both have... - Two.

44. - Two Maxi Challenge wins. - Two Maxi Challenge wins.

45. Ooh!

46. I have no wins in this competition.

47. The double win should have been mine and Mistress's,

48. point blank, period.

49. Selena, well, you did, like, super, super well.

50. Thank you.

51. So, like, are you feeling better

52. than you were in the last couple of weeks?

53. I feel good.

54. And, like, there's hope now a little bit.

55. There's a little bit of hope.

56. I just need to make it to the next week.

57. I don't feel like I need to have wins under my belt

58. in order to win.

59. Listen, if I'm in the top,

60. I can talk my way into winning the crown.

61. Listen, everybody, I don't know about y'all,

62. but I am entering my top era.

63. I'm ready. It's hard.

64. - Oh! - Whoo-hoo.

65. I am entering my angel era, my angelic era.

66. Fallen.

67. Fallen angel.

68. I'm gonna enter my rotten bitch era.

69. We love to see it.

70. Authenticity.

71. I'm just kidding. I'm entering my winning era.

72. Go on.

73. All right, well, I'm in my de-dragging era now.

74. - Yes, it is time. - Let's do it.

75. If you stay in an era, you ain't got to get in an era.

76. Can I get an amen up in here?

77. This is the closest I've gotten to being on the bottom,

78. and it doesn't feel right.

79. Welcome to the club.

80. There's definitely this feeling

81. of "don't get too comfortable."

82. I'm sorry, but she looks so crazy.

83. It's giving Joey Jay on Halloween.

84. I'm a ghoul-ass bitch. She's Joey Jay.

85. I'm a ghoul-ass bitch. I'm Joey Jay.

86. I think that Sasha placing low this week

87. really does show that it doesn't matter

88. who you think is huge competition.

89. Anyone can fall at any moment.

90. To ensure my spot in the finale,

91. I am just going to keep giving them the Luxx fantasy.

92. It got me here. It can get me to the end.

93. The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"

94. receives a one-year supply

95. of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

96. and a gag-worthy grand prize of $200,000,

97. served by Cash App,

98. with extra-special guest judge Orville Peck.

99. EsTitties.

100. We are at the final six,

101. and it is so close to the finish line.

102. I can see it, and I have horrible vision.

103. So if I can see that we're almost at the finish line,

104. bitch, we're there.

105. The competition is neck and neck, bitch.

106. So I'm letting y'all girls know right now,

107. it's an end to my congenial era.

108. I'm—I'm entering my chaotic era.

109. Oh, no, it wasn't chaotic before?

110. Bitch, Mistress has more eras than Cher or Madonna, girl.

111. No, what I would like to see is her skinny era bitch.

112. Let's see with that.

113. - Ooh! - Ooh, girl!

114. She done already done had herses.

115. Yes.

116. America's next drag superstar

117. needs to bring home the bacon

118. and put her best foot forward,

119. or I'm gonna have to cut you loose.

120. - "Footloose"? - Bacon?

121. We're gonna do "Let Loose," but as a musical?

122. Oh, my God.

123. Hello, hello, hello.

124. Ladies, ladies, ladies, ladies.

125. You know, in a world where people

126. focus on our differences, never underestimate

127. the power of song and dance to bring us together.

128. So for this week's Maxi Challenge,

129. you'll be starring in the all-dancing, all-prancing

130. Rusical, "Wigloose."

131. Set in the '80s, "Wigloose" takes place in a small town

132. where drag has been outlawed.

133. Imagine that.

134. The characters include Heaven Bacon,

135. a teenage drag queen

136. ready to shake things up;

137. Mama Bacon, Heaven Bacon's wise drag mother;

138. Preacher Teacher, the narrow-minded town leader;

139. and there's Carl...

140. Carl?

141. Preacher Teacher's obedient husband.

142. Now I'll let you decide who plays which part.

143. And to help you put the wig in "Wigloose,"

144. we are providing big '80s hair by Wigs Grace.

145. Ooh.

146. Racers, start your engines,

147. and may the best drag queen win.

148. Rusical, ladies.

149. It's time for us to pick our roles.

150. I smell a gate coming on.

151. Oh, not a gate.

152. Everyone here except for me

153. has musical theater experience,

154. so I'm at a little bit of a disadvantage.

155. But, baby, I'm about to flip it and show you how it's done.

156. I live.

157. Miss Fierce!

158. I'm listening, and the first character is Preacher Teacher.

159. Bitch, I am feeling her.

160. The villain, the bitch of the scene—

161. I'm going to be Preacher Teacher.

162. The way Heaven Bacon's eating...

163. I really connect

164. with the character of Heaven Bacon.

165. He is the lead in the show.

166. I want this role to show the judges

167. that I can be really serious and that I am a star.

168. Very cute.

169. What are you all feeling?

170. I wanna be Preacher Teacher.

171. I think I would fucking kill that role,

172. and that sets up everyone else.

173. What are you feeling, Anetra?

174. - Mama Bacon or Preacher. - Okay.

175. You would be sickening as Mama

176. 'cause I'm gonna be Preacher.

177. I think doing Mama is actually gonna work out

178. better for me, just because I feel

179. like it resonates with me.

180. It feels right on my heart.

181. Is it cool that I take Carl?

182. - Yeah. - Hot.

183. Carl is a nerdy, very submissive husband

184. of the villain.

185. It's really funny to have me,

186. like, turn into an old man.

187. The two roles that I would wanna do

188. are Heaven and Christian.

189. Same, so either or.

190. I would also—

191. I'm also very interested in Heaven.

192. Christian's voice seems

193. like your personality, you know?

194. So I understand why you resonate with Christian.

195. I also resonate with Heaven.

196. I see myself as Heaven.

197. The character of Heaven is someone who I think

198. I can put a lot of myself into.

199. So I'll take Christian, so you guys can fight it out.

200. Is that cool? Is that cool with you?

201. - Sure. - Okay, so who's

202. gonna be Heaven?

203. I'm gonna be Heaven.

204. I would really like to be Heaven.

205. My energy is very much like this character of Heaven.

206. I don't— I don't really see that.

207. I don't see it for you.

208. "I want Heaven." "No, I want Heaven."

209. Welcome to Heavengate.

210. If we were reading the descriptions

211. of characters without the names,

212. a young, queer kid from the big city.

213. - I understand. - I think that's Luxx.

214. And if I was reading "the open-minded jock

215. who thinks drag is cool"... - Mistress.

216. - I would think Loosey. - Mistress.

217. I just feel like— I feel like I have

218. the energy of Heaven.

219. Heaven is very, like, bright-eyed, super positive,

220. super, like, go-getter.

221. My eyes locked with Luxx, and I'm like,

222. "There goes Loosey lying."

223. Girl, just say you wanted the major role

224. because you wanna be in the top.

225. Keeping it 100, it's the lead.

226. You want to do the lead.

227. I wanna do the character

228. that I think I would do the best at.

229. I'm not even cutting up.

230. I just feel like you're not being real, Loosey.

231. You think I'm not being real right now?

232. This is the most real that I can be.

233. Just be honest, you want Heaven

234. because it's the lead role.

235. It would be a lie to say

236. that you wouldn't fit the description of Tuck.

237. Oh, my God.

238. This role of Heaven Bacon is perfect for me.

239. And I think that Mistress and Luxx

240. don't want me to have it just because I want it.

241. So what's gonna be the resolution for all this?

242. Everyone's saying they would turn out any role,

243. so turn out any fucking role.

244. Someone be Heaven. Someone be Tuck.

245. Fine, I'll be Tuck.

246. Yay, awesome.

247. Jesus Christ.

248. You saying that I'm putting on a facade

249. is telling me that I am a liar

250. and that I am not a genuine person.

251. I have not done anything to let anyone here know

252. that I'm not being genuine with you.

253. There has been a lot of emotion

254. shown from Loosey today.

255. Girl, like, whatever.

256. I wanted to do Heaven because I wanted to do Heaven.

257. But I will let you have Heaven.

258. I personally don't need to be the lead

259. because I know I can shine in anything.

260. I will do Christian.

261. You can do Tuck, if that's okay.

262. - We'll be a cute duo. - Perfect.

263. Fun thing is, you all get to play friends,

264. no matter what you are.

265. These other girls are underestimating me.

266. Because I fought so much for this role,

267. I have no other option but to kill it.

268. Coming up...

269. I'm this and I'm this,

270. but I'm never here,

271. or I'm, like, a big girl, but I'm not that big.

272. First of all, let's just breathe, please.

273. Girl...

274. For the Maxi Challenge this week,

275. we are going to be the stars of the Rusical "Wigloose."

276. This ball is busted...

277. - The only thing— - Officially.

278. Bitch, don't step over my line.

279. Hey, hoofers.

280. - Ooh! - Hi.

281. - How's it hanging? - Low.

282. - All right, Sasha. - Hey.

283. Come on, hoop earrings.

284. This Rusical is near and dear to your heart

285. because it's surround—

286. it's about dancing. - Yeah.

287. It—it hits home, because I definitely can understand

288. a closed mindset and how that can be put on young kids,

289. especially in churches,

290. where they were saying, like, my sin was worse

291. than other people's sins. - Mm-hmm.

292. 'Cause my mom actually told me,

293. when I told her I wanted to be a girl,

294. and I wanted to transition,

295. she was just crying 'cause she was like,

296. "Well, I just know you're not gonna you know,

297. be in heaven with us,"

298. and was so resolute to, like, let her kid go.

299. Is your mother still with us?

300. - She is. - Ah.

301. We don't talk.

302. You know, we talk a lot around here about—

303. about what we're talking about.

304. This Rusical actually deals with some of these things.

305. What role did you get?

306. I picked Carl.

307. Why did you choose Carl?

308. You know, I'm actually really excited

309. to play something goofy and unexpected.

310. And I get to be married to Mistress, which is...

311. Imagine those sheets, though.

312. That ain't mud on your bed.

313. I'm sorry if I was a lot over there.

314. Oh, don't apologize. You're fine.

315. I was just bothered by, like, Mistress and Luxx,

316. like, I don't know, acting like I'm not a genuine person.

317. Coming out of this argument with Mistress and Luxx,

318. Loosey's ready to crack.

319. So, like, you know, I'm like,

320. "All right, Loosey, let's get into this."

321. I don't think I've done anything

322. to show anybody that I'm, like, a liar

323. or, like, that I fake.

324. I think what they're—

325. like, because they wouldn't be saying

326. something like that unless they saw something, right?

327. I feel like I've been really genuine.

328. I think, like, you let them get to you easily.

329. Yeah.

330. And I think that's what they sense,

331. and that's what they feed off of.

332. I've been saying, like, Loosey's ready to crack.

333. That's how I feel, but—'cause it's like,

334. why is she so defensive when they, like, approach you?

335. Now that I'm thinking about it, it's like...

336. When they laugh at me when I open my mouth to talk,

337. like, I dealt with that in high school so much,

338. because every time I open my mouth to talk,

339. people would make fun of me.

340. You know, people would make fun

341. of the way that I sound and the way that I talk.

342. And so I didn't allow myself to be my genuine self.

343. Sorry.

344. No, but you just have to, like,

345. be okay with yourself.

346. And I am. I do let it get to me.

347. And—

348. But at least right now, I love

349. that you talk about this, 'cause, like, you're

350. figuring out why, right?

351. I just need to think more about myself

352. in this, you know?

353. Because I did a fucking great job last week.

354. And, to be blunt, I led Luxx and I to a win.

355. If they think that trying to get under my skin

356. is gonna get rid of me, then they have

357. another thing coming, because I know

358. that I'm gonna kill it in this challenge.

359. And I'm gonna kill it

360. in every challenge going forward,

361. all the way to the finale.

362. Thank you. - You know?

363. It's hard.

364. I get it.

365. Salina, stop making people cry.

366. Well, this sounds like it's gonna be a lot of fun.

367. - Thank you so much. - Thank you, Sasha.

368. All right, Anetra, come on over.

369. Tell me, what role do you have in the Rusical?

370. So I have Mama Bacon.

371. She gives me, like, big Dominique Jackson energy.

372. - Ooh, I love her. - Very grand.

373. But I think what attracted to me, like, the most was,

374. like, the tenderness of her. - Yes.

375. And it says that, you know, "drag saved my life."

376. I kind of relate to that.

377. Did drag save your life?

378. - Absolutely. - How?

379. I was training full-time as an athlete

380. doing taekwondo.

381. And I thought that I was gonna be an Olympian.

382. And, like, some things happened, and I had to retire.

383. And I was still living as, like, a closeted everything.

384. I lost my whole family.

385. I had no job. I had nowhere to live.

386. And I went to DragCon.

387. And I remember walking in.

388. And I remember feeling so normal

389. and feeling so in place.

390. Yeah. Yeah.

391. I was in baby drag and just feeling so accepted

392. and just seeing how expressive and just true

393. everybody was.

394. And you could literally feel the love there.

395. After a weekend of all of that love and excitement,

396. I didn't feel like going back

397. to a closeted and confined space.

398. So for me, drag did save my life.

399. Drag was everything that I had when I had nothing.

400. It's funny how everything connects,

401. 'cause you were born to do drag.

402. Thank you.

403. Understand what Mama Bacon is saying and relate it

404. to what you just told me about yourself,

405. and it will resonate.

406. And I can't wait to see you in the Rusical.

407. - Okay. Thank you. - Thank you.

408. Okay.

409. The person that created

410. "RuPaul's Drag Race" and DragCon

411. is standing right in front of me.

412. And it's just really, really, really nice

413. and surreal to, like, have this conversation with her.

414. And it's something I'll never forget

415. for my entire life.

416. Bring your Kleenex, girl.

417. I'm out of my emotional era.

418. Hi, Salina EsTitties. So what role did you get?

419. I have Tuck. Tuck is kind of the dumb jock.

420. What does Tuck want?

421. Tuck wants to be a queen, but he's this jock.

422. And I struggle with that. Like—

423. Wait, you struggle with what?

424. Like, I'm this, and I'm this, but I'm never here.

425. Or I'm like, a big girl, but I'm not that big.

426. And I'm not thin, but I'm not that thin.

427. So I'm always, like, in the middle.

428. And I never, like, really know where my peg fits.

429. Just, first of all, let's just breathe, please.

430. Can you please exhale and breathe?

431. Because you've whipped up this thing

432. that is not really real.

433. You've made it to the top six for being you.

434. Shine. - All right.

435. - Weren't you born to shine? - I think so.

436. - No, no, no, don't think so. - I am born to shine!

437. Yes.

438. That feels good, but it's—ooh. Yes.

439. It feels good—but—

440. It feels good. That's all.

441. End of story.

442. Period.

443. All right, well, go work on— on Tuck

444. and shine, shine, shine.

445. I'm gonna shine with my Tuck.

446. - Thank you.

447. After talking with Ru, bitch, I'm ready to go.

448. Let's go. She's ready.

449. Coming up...

450. - Right and push. - Step or no step?

451. I guess there is a difference

452. between vogue ca-ca-la-ca

453. and then being, like, a trained dancer.

454. Baby, it's time to rehearse the Rusical

455. with Miguel Zarate, honey.

456. Yes, professional choreographer to the stars, darling.

457. Welcome, ladies.

458. This Rusical is inspired by '80s movies.

459. The things that I'm looking energy, personality.

460. And if you're not a dancer, there's no excuse.

461. You still have to sell it.

462. The music is really powerful.

463. So you truly have to live up to that.

464. Baby, going into this, I'm just so excited.

465. I wanna see how these other bitches do

466. with choreography,

467. because that's really gonna show

468. where the cracks lie.

469. Loosey, we're gonna start with you.

470. Cool.

471. A little secret weapon of mine

472. is that I pick up choreography very quickly.

473. These girls have no idea that I danced for years.

474. And I'm really excited to show them that, baby, she's got it.

475. The choreography that you're about to learn,

476. it's a big, '80s, impactful, angry type of moment.

477. So you're gonna come out,

478. one, strong arms; two, to reach;

479. three, step out again; four; five and six, seven, eight.

480. Five and six.

481. Yeah, but you wanna throw it, like messy.

482. Messy, uh. Messy, uh.

483. And you wanna hit a little head with it, too?

484. Like, head, head?

485. Yes, yes. Five and six, seven and eight.

486. The movement just feels a little rigid and studied.

487. The moves is not giving '80s.

488. I'm not getting that at all.

489. It's giving—it's white.

490. Anetra, word on the street is

491. that you're a phenomenal dancer.

492. So how about we freestyle on the count of eight?

493. Give it to me. And one, two, three, pop.

494. Six, seven, one more.

495. Yes, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

496. Ow, word, girl?

497. Even though your big number's a ballad,

498. what I'm gonna teach you right now is a little snippet

499. of the big finale number.

500. So here we go.

501. Right and push.

502. Left and push.

503. Okay, so it's step right, go right?

504. Step right, go right, but go from underneath, underneath.

505. And right, underneath, and left.

506. Step or no step?

507. Anetra looks like she's performing calculus,

508. is what it looks like to me.

509. You're a little in your head.

510. Trying to just, like, okay, next, next, next.

511. I guess there is a difference between being, like,

512. vogue ca-ca-la-ca and then being,

513. like, a trained dancer.

514. Luxx.

515. And one, two, and three, four,

516. and five, six, seven, eight.

517. Close?

518. Close.

519. The attitude is great, and you need that.

520. I'm just gonna get a little comfy.

521. Show me. What's the next reveal?

522. Take it off!

523. Oh, got it.

524. Give it to me again.

525. Circle, one and two,

526. three and four, and five.

527. Hey.

528. What I'm seeing is a lot of personality.

529. It oozes out of you.

530. And this character is perfect for you.

531. - Luxx, I have a question. - What?

532. Why is there a security tag on your coat?

533. I didn't steal it, I promise.

534. It was the worker.

535. Salina.

536. Hi, Foxy.

537. She's in her fly girl outfit.

538. The thing about EsTitties is,

539. everyone sees this like, "Ow, girl."

540. But I'm musically theater trained, honey.

541. I got experience, training, skill, darling.

542. Selena, you are playing Tuck.

543. And you're a masculine-y, Westerny jock.

544. Oh, he's Western?

545. I'm doing country choreography.

546. So I have these hats for us.

547. There's a cowboy hat?

548. Country...

549. - A one, a two. - Oh, my God.

550. One and two, a three, a four,

551. go five, six, seven, in, and chicken,

552. and one and two, and shanay and step and yank.

553. Yeah.

554. I'm tired of this country shit.

555. Mistress, you're gonna start,

556. and you're gonna come with some claws on one.

557. And you're gonna almost, because it's '80s, one, two.

558. I'm not going to lie. I'm a little worried,

559. because, girl, I fucking hate choreography.

560. Don't break that ankle, girl.

561. She ain't breaking nothing in them Hillary Clintons.

562. Just come up one, land two.

563. - I hope. - Five, six—

564. Are you gonna do it?

565. No, bitch. Let me watch you some more

566. 'cause I'm a slow learner.

567. Oh, wow.

568. Mistress starts telling the choreographer

569. how she's gonna learn the choreography.

570. I don't know how that's gonna work.

571. All right, so do the steps with me.

572. I'ma go with you from the very beginning.

573. I'm— I'm watching you. - Oh, no, no, no.

574. Yeah.

575. So give me, like—

576. I'm pulling a little bit from Thriller,

577. a little bit from, like, the swamp monster.

578. - Okay. - Yeah?

579. So you wanna go one, two.

580. Yeah?

581. And I'm just asking for a little passé.

582. I'm a fat bitch in my kitten heels.

583. I wanna make sure I don't just jump

584. and just fall forward. - No, brah.

585. Brah.

586. He does this slide split.

587. Stop playing.

588. I know Mistress is nervous

589. just because she hears the voices in her head.

590. And I'm hearing them so loud

591. when she's trying to get this choreo.

592. Here we go. Rawr, two, good.

593. Left foot—what?

594. That was a variation.

595. It looks like you're counting yourself out

596. before we've even started.

597. Mistress seems quite timid and hesitant

598. to bring any personality to it.

599. And her character is full of personality.

600. What are you worried about?

601. I just, from experience, know how I am with choreo.

602. And for me,

603. it's a timing thing. - Yeah.

604. But I'm on it.

605. I'm gonna make sure that regardless, bitch,

606. I'm going to be in my room. - Yes, bitch.

607. I'ma get you right. I'ma get you right.

608. Don't worry. Don't worry.

609. Shut up, bitches.

610. I'm not a musical theater bitch.

611. But, bitch, I'm gonna turn it out,

612. and this is going to be a happy ending, okay?

613. Coming up...

614. Are you excited to play a villainess?

615. Where are you gonna pull from?

616. You know, there was this girl

617. I once competed with.

618. Her name was Doosey.

619. Oh!

620. Today is the day we get to perform

621. our Rusical, "Wigloose," in front of the judges.

622. It's opening night, darlings.

623. Let me get my Carl cap on, honey.

624. I am so ready to unleash the beast today.

625. And by "beast," I mean my dear Carl.

626. So, honey, how you feeling, wifey?

627. - Oh, baby?

628. I was like, who the fuck are you talking to?

629. Are you excited to play a villain, a villainess?

630. You know, it's gonna be very different for me

631. because I'm usually just a sweet person.

632. Where are you gonna pull from?

633. You know, there's this girl I once competed with.

634. And she would play like she wasn't a villain,

635. and that made her even more of a villain.

636. So I'm really, like, drawing inspiration from that.

637. What was her name?

638. Her name was Doosey.

639. - Doosey. - Doosey de Duca.

640. Mistress is playing the game at this point.

641. I know for me, I'm playing this game with my talents.

642. Literally, Christian's story is kind of my story.

643. I'm having a lot of fun bringing myself into it.

644. At the core of it, it's just about loving drag

645. and, like, bringing drag into everybody's lives

646. as much as we can.

647. This Rusical is so important to me,

648. especially with everything, like, presently going on

649. in the world.

650. It feels like we're taking a giant step back.

651. So, like, Mistress, when you're, like,

652. going out in the town in Texas,

653. you're still, like, on guard.

654. - Oh, most definitely. - Right.

655. Because, bitch, Texas don't be playing

656. with these laws, honey.

657. And all these protests about protesting the Drag Storytime.

658. - Yeah. - 'Cause at Mary's, what,

659. it's like all ages. Like kids come and everything?

660. Yeah.

661. Like at my home bar, we have kids all the time.

662. It is family friendly.

663. And of course, we have restrictions in place.

664. Like, they can't come to, like, the Saturday night shows,

665. where it gets a little rowdier. - Yeah.

666. I think they just have crazy, like, thoughts

667. of what drag is. I don't know.

668. It's— it's very scary at times.

669. The state of the world that we live in, it's so wild.

670. Now they wanna outlaw drag.

671. And they now feel entitled to hurt you.

672. It's such a hard place to be

673. 'cause you really wanna be yourself,

674. and you really wanna celebrate who you are,

675. but sometimes, you have to be forced

676. to, like, be quiet for pure safety.

677. I've done a couple, and I will say the thing

678. that you have to deal with is that there's always

679. a lot of community backlash.

680. The whole thing is,

681. "We don't want our kids exposed to this

682. "because drag queens are gonna be, like,

683. a bad influence on them."

684. But then you have people protesting

685. at drag queen story hours and being extremely violent.

686. But someone dressed as a princess

687. telling a story about a mermaid is offensive to them.

688. People in the LGBTQ+ community

689. are constantly being targeted with hate

690. to divert from bigger issues.

691. What they want everyone to focus on

692. is "This drag queen's reading to our kids."

693. It kind of feels like we're getting somewhere,

694. but at the same time, it's like,

695. we still shouldn't be having, like, problems

696. about drag queens reading a story to kids.

697. Exactorini.

698. I think that queer people just going out into the world

699. and showing resilience and just saying

700. "We can't be fucked with

701. the way that y'all think we can,"

702. it's like that's going to be the driving force for change.

703. Now I'm in my politician era.

704. The conservatives always think

705. that we're trying to push our agenda on them

706. when they're the ones pushing their agendas on us.

707. - Definitely. - They're like,

708. "Oh, we're—you're grooming

709. our children to be gay,"

710. when that's your technique.

711. Like, it's so, so hypocritical.

712. How many times have you seen someone ask a toddler,

713. like, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

714. - Okay. - Yeah.

715. Or it's like they have male kids wearing,

716. like, "Ladies' Man" T-shirts.

717. I remember my mom gave me a wallet when I was, like, 12,

718. and it had pictures of Hilary Duff in it.

719. And she was like, "Isn't she so pretty?

720. That's your girlfriend, right?"

721. And I'm like, "Right..."

722. Girl, no.

723. Where's Zac Efron, okay?

724. Boots.

725. People don't realize, like,

726. what they're doing to their own children

727. by doing that.

728. They're, like, putting them in a box already.

729. Exact.

730. So what's really interesting about "Wigloose" is that

731. for the first 2/3 of the show,

732. a couple of us are in boy drag.

733. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

734. Here, you guys ready to see this?

735. Oh, god, I don't even know.

736. Yee-haw.

737. Oh, wait, no, why is it giving?

738. Is it? I look like Little Richard.

739. Shut up.

740. Let me see.

741. You look like Christina, bitch.

742. Go, Carl. Go, Carl.

743. Go, Carl.

744. The wigetry of it all.

745. Whoo-hoo!

746. Sexy mama.

747. You working tonight?

748. I certainly am.

749. Welcome to the main stage of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

750. Michelle Visage, is this almost paradise?

751. Well, if you're thinking of that strip joint

752. off of exit 102 from the Garden State Parkway,

753. then, yes, yes, it is.

754. Let's hear it for the boy, Ross Mathews.

755. Ross, are you ready to get footloose?

756. Well, it's not my foot that's loose, Ru.

757. I'm holding out for a hero.

758. It's Orville Peck.

759. Howdy.

760. Well, howdy, Ru.

761. I wish I could quit you.

762. Well, what's the hurry?

763. You just got here.

764. This week, we challenged our queens

765. to kick up their heels in "Wigloose," the Rusical.

766. Racers, start your engines,

767. and may the best drag queen win.

768. Coming up...

769. Tonight's Rusical reminds us that anything worthwhile

770. is worth fighting for.

771. This is the world premiere of "Wigloose."

772. Spring, 1984.

773. My drag mom and I just moved from the big city

774. back to her hometown, West Bum Tuck, USA.

775. It was my first day at school.

776. But as my mama said...

777. School is school.

778. How different could it be?

779. Attention students.

780. To serve as a reminder, and because my solo

781. in the church musical got cut,

782. I've got a little song for you.

783. One, two, three, four.

784. You, dance for me.

785. If you can't hate yourself, how in the hell

786. are you gonna hate somebody else?

787. We're all born naked, and that's disgusting.

788. So in conclusion...

789. Any questions?

790. Excuse me, Preacher Teacher?

791. I'm Heaven Bacon, and I have a question.

792. When is the drag ball?

793. You must be new to these parts.

794. Around here, "drag" is a four-letter word.

795. Christian, teach our new student

796. how we do things around here.

797. Yes, mother.

798. Psst!

799. Meet us at the abandoned barn after school.

800. Whoa.

801. My name's Christian, he's Tuck,

802. and this used to be a notorious drag club,

803. Pork Chop's Hideaway.

804. Until that one year when everyone got pinkeye.

805. Now we dress up in secret.

806. If only we could just—

807. hang on, I feel a song coming on.

808. Hit it.

809. Yeah!

810. What am I going to do with this?

811. That could really hurt someone.

812. I know.

813. My mom taught me you have to stand up

814. for what you believe in.

815. There's a council meeting tonight,

816. and they're planning to outlaw drag

817. in West Bum Tuck forever.

818. We got to go.

819. Yay!

820. Are you sure you wanna do this, dear?

821. Think back on the days when we used to have fun doing drag.

822. Oh, I have no idea what you're talking about.

823. As of 8:00 p.m. tonight, there will be

824. no drag in the township of West Bum Tuck.

825. All in favor, say aye.

826. I...

827. Object.

828. My dear wife, this young man makes

829. a very persuasive argument.

830. What do you say?

831. Well, Carl, my loving, soft-spoken husband,

832. what do I say?

833. I say all those in favor

834. of banning drag forever, say aye.

835. council members: Aye.

836. Then drag is abolished officially.

837. Carl, let's go get dinner. I'm starving.

838. What are we gonna do?

839. Sorry, Heaven. You tried.

840. Kids, this ain't over yet.

841. Here, hand these out.

842. Whoo!

843. Welcome, Bum Tuckers.

844. Category is drag ball, Eleganza.

845. First up, you know him as Heaven Bacon.

846. Say hello to Cyndi Whopper.

847. You know him as Christian Preacher Teacher.

848. Say hello to Madonna Summer Nights!

849. You know him as Tuck.

850. Say hello to Ivana Dance.

851. With somebody who loves me.

852. - Stop right now.

853. This ball is busted officially.

854. The only thing busted around here is that mug, Erline.

855. Porcine, is that you?

856. When we were young, drag saved my life.

857. And it saved yours, too.

858. Have you forgotten where we came from?

859. You might know me as Carl Preacher Teacher.

860. But back in the day, they called me

861. Miss Ethel Sperman.

862. - Yay! - Wow.

863. Carl!

864. What has gotten into you?

865. I've been sitting on a secret for way too long,

866. and I couldn't hold it in any longer.

867. - They stink. - Shut up, they're cute.

868. What do you say, honey?

869. I say—

870. I say

871. the family that slays together stays together.

872. Can I get an amen?

873. Perfect.

874. - Whoa! - Yeah!

875. Coming up...

876. The work you put into this...

877. It was, like, Broadway-level.

878. Which makes our job really, really difficult.

879. Well, since you can't send them all home...

880. Category is, everybody say glove.

881. Glove.

882. Up first, Loosey LaDuca.

883. Hey, it's the shape of LaDuca.

884. This love letter

885. to "The Creature from the Black Lagoon"

886. I designed from head to toe.

887. I'm giving a '50s-style swimsuit

888. made out of latex, darling.

889. And, of course, the gloves are an opera length

890. with a huge fin down the sides.

891. And I have webbed fingers.

892. I mean, who else is doing that?

893. I'm letting them know that I may be a creature,

894. but I'm a creature of love.

895. Yes, Miss Swamp Thing if you're nasty.

896. Hang on, kelp is on the way.

897. Anetra.

898. We are back at limelight.

899. She's totally gloving this look.

900. Mama, I am giving you rave realness,

901. and that's en fleur.

902. Bitch, I love a rave.

903. I will write a rave review about a rave.

904. So I'm giving you a blue leather glove.

905. And I have these laser lights coming right out of my hands,

906. because what is a rave without lasers?

907. Hit me with them laser beams.

908. I am pumping, stomping, and beaming this runway.

909. I'm giving you hips, ass.

910. I'm giving you a body and topped it off

911. with the signature scar on my eye

912. in this beautiful neon green.

913. This look is lit.

914. Mistress Isabelle Brooks.

915. Oh, my God, so gorgeous.

916. Yeah.

917. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

918. Preacher Teacher wanted everything black and white,

919. so right now, I'm giving a full 180.

920. I'm in my sunshine era.

921. I want them to be blinded by the sunshine,

922. the beautiful yellow on my skin.

923. The gloves are attached to the gown.

924. I have this really huge taffeta boa that looks

925. like it's part of the gloves.

926. I have these beautiful, long, dangling jewels

927. I'm just holding.

928. And, oh, it's opulent, bitch.

929. It's over.

930. Take that, 2 Chainz.

931. If loving you is right, I don't wanna be wrong.

932. Luxx Noir London,

933. Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo.

934. You know how Luxx got on the show?

935. - No, how? - Casting call.

936. I think that my look

937. is a very interesting take on gloves—

938. that emo kid in high school who, like, broke their arm

939. and, like, had everybody sign it.

940. The arm casts are signed by my friends from home,

941. so it's a very special piece to me.

942. I'm just giving them the classic Luxx experience

943. with a little edge to it.

944. I may have two broken arms,

945. but these legs still pop, mama.

946. Paris is burning— uh, plaster of Paris.

947. Yes, plaster of Paris.

948. Salina EsTitties.

949. If you can't glove yourself—

950. How are you gonna glove somebody else?

951. Well, you know what they say about huge hands.

952. - No, what? - A huge dick.

953. You know I love a big masculine hand, honey.

954. I'm giving you the biggest gloves you've ever seen.

955. It is just out-of-the-box kooky.

956. It's weird. You're like, what's happening?

957. I look like a full-on cartoon character, bitch.

958. Look at my hair. It's so cute, very TLC vibes.

959. I feel real cuntsy. I feel real hip-hop.

960. I feel like Cardi B if Cardi B had giant hands.

961. - You know what sounds good? - What?

962. Red Lobster.

963. Yes.

964. Sasha Colby.

965. Ooh, she's in a league of her own.

966. Oh, mitt crew.

967. I'm giving you baseball girl realness,

968. a glove outfit made of pure baseball gloves.

969. I came up with this concept.

970. I was just thinking of a new way

971. to, like, use gloves.

972. I still want it to be chic.

973. I still wanna be high fashion.

974. I'm feeling kind of like Harley Quinn, like superhero,

975. obviously, like, super sexy. Sorry, I can't help it.

976. Baby, I am feeling like I'm gonna catch balls,

977. grab balls.

978. We balling, baby.

979. Ooh, I think she plays for the Houston Ass-tros.

980. Swing, batter, batter.

981. Coming up...

982. Who should go home tonight,

983. and why?

984. Welcome, ladykins.

985. Just blanket statement. I have to say,

986. there have been some extraordinary,

987. epic Rusicals on the show.

988. Tonight's with the best of the best.

989. It was like Broadway level.

990. Y'all were incredible.

991. The work you put into this...

992. It showed,

993. which makes our job really, really difficult.

994. Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

995. First up, Loosey LaDuca.

996. I loved you in the Rusical.

997. Right off the bat, I feel like you carried it very strongly.

998. It was just really, really well done.

999. It was professional.

1000. I hope you had fun

1001. because I feel like you're a workaholic.

1002. I think tonight you did "The Shape of Water" type

1003. of Creature from the Black Lagoon.

1004. I enjoyed it. It's cute.

1005. Thank you.

1006. Up next, Anetra.

1007. I like your outfit tonight.

1008. It's like drag Tron, future.

1009. I love it.

1010. Mama Bacon's not the biggest part.

1011. But luckily, you managed to take this solo

1012. and have a real moment.

1013. It was really powerful.

1014. Like, I felt like you were there for these kids.

1015. It was so fulfilling because you really understood

1016. what your role is.

1017. And not only did you understand it, you lived it.

1018. So it was really fabulous to watch.

1019. That lip-sync is one that will stay with me

1020. for a very long time.

1021. Up next, Mistress Isabelle Brooks.

1022. Your solo was so well done.

1023. I thought you had a good time with it.

1024. You were really into it.

1025. And then you get to play this, you know, church lady

1026. who, by the way, we are facing in real time out there.

1027. This is a real-life villain as well.

1028. Somehow, I hate her, but I was rooting

1029. for you in a weird way.

1030. And then, when you turned the corner for the runway,

1031. I really gasped.

1032. Having just seen you in the Rusical

1033. wearing something so different,

1034. and to just see this glamour,

1035. I mean, it was so cool.

1036. It's so beautiful.

1037. Honey, you did Houston proud this evening.

1038. Up next, Luxx Noir London.

1039. This is my favorite of all the concepts, for sure,

1040. on the runway.

1041. You know, it's kind of, like, wonderfully Daria

1042. about it or something.

1043. You know? - Totally.

1044. Let's talk about you in the Rusical.

1045. A little, tiny part, and you didn't miss a beat.

1046. There's a thing we go to after school.

1047. Come with me, flag, wink, nudge, nudge.

1048. You know how I feel about the gayetry that surrounds you.

1049. I just connect with the fact that you live authentically,

1050. and it shows up in everything that you do.

1051. I was gay since I popped out the womb.

1052. - I love it. - Thank you.

1053. I know that you initially wanted the Heaven Bacon role,

1054. and you got into it with Loosey.

1055. I would like to clear this up.

1056. I had the role first, and then I gave it to her.

1057. But you know, that's in the past.

1058. But yeah, I had a great time.

1059. Thanks, Luxx.

1060. Thank you.

1061. Up next, Salina EsTitties.

1062. I loved seeing you in the classroom as Tuck

1063. when I thought it was Rosie O'Donnell

1064. in "A League of Their Own."

1065. Yeah.

1066. But I loved seeing you go wholeheartedly

1067. into that look because it's so different for Salina.

1068. Being out of EsTitties on stage

1069. was really scary for me because, like, I don't—

1070. Jason doesn't go out in the world like that.

1071. So to be on stage like that

1072. was really, like, vulnerable for me.

1073. When all of the characters, you know,

1074. finally come out in drag at the ball,

1075. it was such a big change from your character.

1076. Thought that was a really job well done.

1077. You know, I just have to face it, okay?

1078. There's so much going on on the jumpsuit

1079. that I just now realized you even had gloves on.

1080. But, you know, maybe it would have been

1081. even a more bold move to just do some black with that

1082. and really service gloves.

1083. Up next, Sasha Colby.

1084. Can I ask you why you chose this part?

1085. Sure. I felt that I really wanted

1086. to show a trans woman

1087. not afraid to go for the laugh.

1088. And also, Carl spoke to me

1089. because he reminded me of my dad.

1090. When he was alive, he had a very overbearing wife.

1091. And he still managed to find fun

1092. and really loved me in drag.

1093. I just have loved seeing you, this season,

1094. take these kind of risks to show us what you got.

1095. I think it was very smart to choose this character.

1096. I got to tell you, when I saw Carl, I thought,

1097. "Oh, my goodness, Carl's kind of hot."

1098. Yes.

1099. And then, when you transformed in the green dress,

1100. that number was so great.

1101. There was so much in that solo of yours

1102. that just lit up the stage.

1103. And your look is obviously very put together,

1104. but it's still got, like, a lot of wit and charm to it.

1105. This is probably the closest I've ever been

1106. to a baseball game,

1107. and I'm really excited about it.

1108. It's so clever, so chic, lovely.

1109. - Glovely. - My God.

1110. Glovely.

1111. Queens, this week, the competition

1112. is neck and neck,

1113. so I wanna hear from you.

1114. Who should go home tonight, and why?

1115. Loosey?

1116. To go by track record...

1117. Um, Salina has been in the bottom a lot.

1118. Hold up.

1119. After you came to me and cried on my shoulder,

1120. now you wanna say I should go home?

1121. Let's be real here.

1122. You don't like Mistress and Luxx,

1123. so why don't you say their names?

1124. Girl!

1125. Anetra?

1126. I feel bad saying statistics,

1127. but at the end of the day,

1128. that's the nitty gritty.

1129. I think I would have to say Salina EsTitties.

1130. Okay.

1131. Mistress?

1132. If I had to be honest, I'm tired of being

1133. at the Sasha Colby meet and greet,

1134. and that's my biggest competition.

1135. So, sorry, auntie.

1136. - All good. - Luxx?

1137. You know, I think really analyzing

1138. the lineup that we have here tonight,

1139. I would say that Sasha Colby does drag

1140. on a level that is clean, cut, concise.

1141. But she just puts that little extra thing on it

1142. that makes it the Sasha Colby experience.

1143. Salina brings something so unique with her perspective.

1144. It has so much heart.

1145. Mistress—she also has a unique spin

1146. on what she does because she's not afraid

1147. to push the boundary.

1148. That is something that is very admirable.

1149. You never know what to expect from Anetra,

1150. and I think that the unexpected is something that I look for.

1151. Loosey does what she does exceptionally well.

1152. However, Loosey's drag I would have to say,

1153. for lack of a better word, is a little

1154. on the more generic side.

1155. Everybody else on this lineup brings something

1156. a little different and unique.

1157. So tonight, I'd have to say Loosey for those reasons.

1158. Salina?

1159. I'd first like to start out saying

1160. that the girls who said my name,

1161. each time I was in the bottom,

1162. they thought I was in the top that week.

1163. So, you know, if we're looking

1164. for America's next drag superstar,

1165. that's someone who's bringing something fresh to the game.

1166. I don't see future of drag when I see Loosey.

1167. Sasha?

1168. Well, since you can't send them all home,

1169. I would send Loosey or Luxx home,

1170. because they both have two wins,

1171. they're tapping on my ass,

1172. and I need the competition gone.

1173. Ladies, thank you for your honesty.

1174. While you untuck in the Werkroom,

1175. the judges and I will deliberate.

1176. Now just between us, girlfriends,

1177. I wanna know what you think.

1178. Let's start with Loosey.

1179. Her characterization as Heaven Bacon

1180. in the boy form— I thought it was fantastic.

1181. And then, when she crossed into drag, I kind of lost her.

1182. And I'm getting a feeling that she is all business

1183. and not having fun.

1184. And it's interesting that some of the queens

1185. were calling her out tonight.

1186. Loosey is really, really good.

1187. It's just our other queens having more special moments.

1188. And that's what we have to ask ourselves.

1189. Anetra?

1190. I was continuously blown away by her performance

1191. in the Rusical.

1192. It was so touching and so beautiful.

1193. Anetra made us feel something.

1194. - She absolutely did. - Mm-hmm.

1195. Mistress?

1196. The villain is the most fun character, hands down.

1197. Michelle knows.

1198. Yes.

1199. And I—I really liked her approach.

1200. I enjoyed watching Mistress in this role.

1201. And I love what she said.

1202. I am gonna send home my competition!

1203. That bitch, right there.

1204. Let's talk about Luxx.

1205. Before I discuss Luxx, I'd like to address

1206. each of you individually.

1207. Oh, my God.

1208. I could have watched that for the rest of the week.

1209. That was great.

1210. I thought we did.

1211. I kind of want to add her to my legal team, perhaps.

1212. I mean, that is star-quality stuff,

1213. and she's got it.

1214. And she'll tell you.

1215. Salina EsTitties.

1216. I felt like she really thrived in the Rusical.

1217. The runway is not great.

1218. This ironically looks a little second-hand,

1219. and I'm not talking about the hands.

1220. I'm—

1221. There's a lot of work to be done with the aesthetic.

1222. Yes.

1223. But she did a good job tonight.

1224. Sasha Colby?

1225. You could feel the joy

1226. she was having as Carl.

1227. You know I'm married, right? - Yes.

1228. But Carl could still get it.

1229. Oh, yeah.

1230. And the way she Patti LaBelled the hell out

1231. of that solo was amazing.

1232. A really, really good night for her.

1233. Tickets are just about sold out

1234. to the meet and greet, so come see me, because I'm scalping.

1235. Silence.

1236. I've made my decision.

1237. Bring back my girls.

1238. Welcome back, ladies.

1239. I've made some decisions.

1240. Mistress Isabelle Brooks,

1241. you are safe.

1242. Thank you.

1243. You may step to the back of the stage.

1244. Luxx Noir London,

1245. you are safe.

1246. Thank you.

1247. Sasha Colby,

1248. you are safe.

1249. Anetra, as Mama Bacon, you served up

1250. a heaping helping of love and emotion

1251. that we'll never forget.

1252. Condragulations.

1253. You are the winner of this week's challenge.

1254. - Yes!

1255. You've won a cash prize of $5,000.

1256. Thank you.

1257. So this is my second challenge win.

1258. I can't say "fuck," so I'm going to say "forking."

1259. I am so forking excited to win this forking challenge.

1260. I might cry.

1261. Loosey LaDuca, Salina EsTitties,

1262. I'm sorry, my dears, but you are up for elimination.

1263. Two queens stand before me.

1264. Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me

1265. and save yourself from elimination.

1266. The time has come

1267. for you to lip-synch for your life.

1268. Here I am, once again.

1269. Do I deserve to be in the bottom?

1270. No, but I'm a fighter.

1271. I am going to serve the EsTitties experience

1272. with these dumb-ass gloves.

1273. You ready?

1274. Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

1275. Come on, Salina. Eat her up, bitch.

1276. Take them off. Take them off.

1277. Even with these big hot-dog fingers, bitch, I am giving.

1278. Come on.

1279. - Oh! - Get it.

1280. Get it.

1281. - Yes!

1282. Ladies, I've made my decision.

1283. Loosey LaDuca.

1284. Shantay, you stay.

1285. You may join the other girls.

1286. Thank you.

1287. Salina EsTitties,

1288. thanks for the mammaries.

1289. Now sashay away.

1290. Thank you guys so much.

1291. Are you sure?

1292. EsTitties, EsTitties, my titties, not your titties.

1293. All right, baby, the titties are coming.

1294. I let myself dim my light here because of bitches.

1295. And don't let no bitch dim your light, ho.

1296. I also didn't win any fucking money here.

1297. So I need all the cointadas. Fuck those hos.

1298. You bring it over to EsTitties, okay?

1299. Condragulations, queens.

1300. And remember, if you can't love yourself, how the hell

1301. are you gonna love somebody else?

1302. Can I get an amen up in here?

1303. Amen.

1304. Now let the music play.

1305. Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

1306. You need to transform these educators

1307. into glamazons.

1308. Okay, girl, Loosey kind of set me up this week to fail.

1309. You two are such family,

1310. you're gonna fight at Christmas.

1311. Both of you gave me the attitude.

1312. I was getting the eye.

1313. I see zero family resemblance.

1314. Everything that I said on the runway is 110% how I feel.

1315. Ooh, try to screw me over, it will never end well.