RuPaul's Drag Race 16x2

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

2. Welcome to "RuPaul's Drag Race," Season 16.

3. This week, you'll be judging each other.

4. The top two queens will lip-synch for the win.

5. - In first position, obviously, I'm gonna put Sapphira.

6. - A cash prize...

7. - In first position, I'm going to put Q.

8. - And immunity

9. from a future elimination.

10. Sapphira Cristal, you're a winner, baby.

11. Next week, seven new queens arrive

12. to compete for the crown.

13. So buckle up, bitches.

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

15. receives a one year supply

16. of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

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

18. served by Cash App

19. with extra special guest judge Becky G.

20. - I did not prepare for this.

21. My name is Hershii LiqCour-Jeté

22. from the legendary Haus of Jeté.

23. And bitch, I'm a drag queen.

24. You might know my drag sister.

25. She goes by the small name of Kornbread Jeté,

26. one of the most annoying, aggravating women

27. that I know in this world.

28. But I love her to death.

29. Hershii LiqCour-Jeté is glam camp auntie drag.

30. I love being beautiful and I love being absolutely stupid.

31. Oh, my goodness.

32. I'm the first one in the room, and it feels good.

33. The Werk Room, bitch!

34. It feels like the competition is mine already.

35. Hold on, let me just—

36. I am ridiculously excited, and I can't control myself.

37. I'm very loud, and I command attention

38. when I walk in a room, so I'm absolutely

39. ready to show the world what they've been waiting on.

40. Oh, broke a damn nail.

41. - Darling, why give blood when you could sell Plasma?

42. My name is Plasma, and I'm a 65-year-old woman

43. inhabiting this gorgeous 24-year-old's body.

44. My style is very 1950s Hollywood glamour.

45. - Oh, she's elegant.

46. - Ooh, she's royal.

47. - I was raised listening to Julie Andrews,

48. Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand,

49. all of these musical theater giants.

50. And when I was very young, I realized

51. that I wanted to be a performer.

52. And then when I learned that I could

53. make money being a performer, bitch, the game changed.

54. Diva, what's your name?

55. - Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.

56. - Girl- You're gonna have to say that

57. one more time a little bit slower.

58. I'm a great host.

59. I'm a great singer.

60. I'm a comedian.

61. I love to connect with anyone and everyone in the room.

62. - Where are you from?

63. - Well, I was born in Texas, and then we moved

64. to New York, darling, New York.

65. Yeah, what about you? - She's a New York queen.

66. Saint Louis, Missouri, slash Atlanta slash Los Angeles.

67. I'm hometown queen.

68. - Okay, she got three names, she got three homes.

69. How about that? Period.

70. - This feels so fucking surreal.

71. - Yeah, I hate to say it, and you know,

72. it never has a good connotation,

73. but it's smaller than I expected.

74. - Hmm, I expected it to be wider.

75. - Wider? - Yeah.

76. - I thought you said whiter. - I like girth.

77. - And I was like, well.

78. - Viva Mexico, "Karr-brones"!

79. Mi nombre es Geneva Karr,

80. or as everybody knows me, Geneva Vroom Vroom Karr.

81. Geneva Karr's drag style is very dramatic.

82. And of course, a lot of Mexican spice.

83. Hi, you monsters.

84. - Hello!

85. - Oh, I'm sorry I hit you with the hat.

86. I'm Plasma. - Purpose?

87. On purpose? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

88. - We just started. You're trying to kill me.

89. She's a dancing queen.

90. She's a diva.

91. This Mexi-can puts the ass in "Tex-ass."

92. And soon all over the world.

93. Wait, that sounded a lot less dirty in my mind.

94. First Mexican queen in the house.

95. - Yeah. - Well, Mexican born.

96. Mexican born, before the girls start to come for me like—

97. where y'all from?

98. - I'm from Texas and New York.

99. - I live in Texas. - Oh, what part?

100. - Brownsville, the tip.

101. - Oh, work. Oh, just the tip?

102. - Just the tip, that's all it takes.

103. - Geneva has, like, this mischievous energy

104. that's so, like, infectious.

105. It sort of makes me excited to get to know her a little bit.

106. - Oh.

107. - Fasten your seat belts,

108. 'cause this Plane always goes down.

109. - Oh.

110. - I'm Plane Jane, and I'm the authentically

111. Russian clown hooker from Boston.

112. Plane Jane is known for big boobs, big hips,

113. small waist, pretty face.

114. - Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle those tits.

115. - Oh, yeah.

116. - I'm equal parts camp and cunt.

117. People would describe my personality as really fun,

118. really friendly, and caring.

119. Not a bitch at all.

120. Yeah.

121. I want to take a look at myself—

122. - In the mirror, yeah.

123. - Great, I look the best.

124. - Oh.

125. - Thank you.

126. - Oh, oh, oh, villain.

127. - I'm not a villain.

128. I'm just a bitch.

129. - My first impression of Plane Jane—

130. she seems catty, not because

131. she's wearing a cheetah outfit.

132. - I'm actually a Russian speaker.

133. - Oh.

134. - I am a Russian doll.

135. - Can you give us a sample of it?

136. - Um, let's see.

137. - I think she called me vodka.

138. - I'm immediately looking at, like, these three queens

139. and thinking, okay, this is the brick squad.

140. Ooh, damn, I just took a fat dump on them,

141. didn't I?

142. Oh, God.

143. - I want to know who this finger wave

144. belongs to because I want it.

145. - I noticed that there are already things in stations

146. and I'm like, oh, okay, so we're the second group?

147. - All right, well, someone already

148. brought my vintage hair, and Marge Simpson has arrived.

149. - The fact that it's a split premiere

150. is honestly kind of good because there will be

151. less bitches sucking up air out of the room,

152. so I can truly shine.

153. A bunch of less reasons to be nervous

154. right now, which is great.

155. - We got somebody.

156. - A goddess amongst men.

157. - She brought the Holy Spirit.

158. - Hallelu.

159. - My name is Megami and I'm the geek chic goddess of Brooklyn,

160. New York, and the Barbie of Staten Island.

161. I started drag as a cosplayer going to geeky conventions

162. like New York Comic Con.

163. - She's thorny.

164. - Oh.

165. - I can do cosplay and high fashion and avant-garde looks.

166. People would describe me as loud, funny.

167. I am a Latina from Brooklyn, so nothing gets by us.

168. Hello, gays! - Hello!

169. - Now I know you, Miss Thing, Miss New York.

170. - Hello, gorgeous.

171. - Megami's reputation in New York

172. is a little bit spicy.

173. She will have no problem putting a bitch in her place.

174. Now, Miss Megami, why don't you let the children know

175. what she's up to in Miss Brooklyn?

176. - Oh, I mean, I am the cosplay queen of New York City.

177. - And you're cosplaying today as?

178. - The Antichrist.

179. - Oh.

180. - Some people in this world think

181. drag queens are evil,

182. so why not indulge the fantasy, darling?

183. - Oh.

184. - Ooh.

185. - Okay, bitch.

186. - The queen of flips.

187. I don't set the bar, I flips it.

188. My name is Mhi'ya Iman LePaige,

189. and it's time to get flip tested.

190. On stage, Mhi'ya is a ball of fire.

191. She's doing tricks, flips,

192. and just performing her ass off.

193. I have multiple videos that have over a million views.

194. I'm the TikTok sensation.

195. - I have never seen a corset add weight to somebody.

196. You better work, bitch.

197. - Hi. - Hi.

198. - You look gorgeous.

199. Hi. - How are you doing?

200. - I know you're from TikTok.

201. - Yes.

202. - I mean everywhere.

203. - The one that might give me competition will be Mhi'ya.

204. I know what she's capable of.

205. I'm already expecting Mhi'ya to flip around the whole stage,

206. probably land on RuPaul herself.

207. - I'm from Miami.

208. - Mi—oh, shit.

209. - I know you do, like, a lot of videos with flips

210. and, boy, your performances are amazing, by the way.

211. - Thank you.

212. - Y'all don't know, I'm actually also,

213. like, a TikToker.

214. I'm known for styling my leg hair.

215. - Leg hair? - Yeah.

216. - Oh, my God.

217. - Leg hair.

218. - Ew.

219. Who styles their leg hair?

220. - I don't know if you've seen that, over 11 million views.

221. - I'm like barely on TikTok.

222. I'm dressing like an old lady and I behave like one too.

223. - Based on first impressions, I don't think

224. I got any competition.

225. - I hope that next bitch slips.

226. - Girl. - We're manifesting.

227. We're manifesting. Hold my hands.

228. - You got the Antichrist right next to you

229. and you're hoping the girls are slipping?

230. Girl.

231. - This is exactly what conservatives are scared of.

232. - Oh.

233. - Oh, my God.

234. - You are such a witch and is there's a power right here.

235. - Bananas.

236. - So we know the trade of the season.

237. - Blowing in from the east, it's your banana Buddha

238. Nymphia Wind.

239. I'm the first Taiwanese queen

240. to reign the stage of "Drag Race."

241. My drag is very conceptual, cultural,

242. and very yellow, obviously.

243. Hi, girls.

244. - Hello!

245. - I would say have a big fan base in Taiwan.

246. I call them the...

247. In English, it's banana believers.

248. I'm a deity.

249. I'm here to spread yellow fever.

250. Can I say that?

251. - I know your ass.

252. Megami.

253. - Oh, my God.

254. - I am so surprised that Nymphia Wind

255. just walked through this door.

256. She's a psychopath, but also brilliant.

257. - How long have you been doing drag, lovely?

258. - Five years. - Five years.

259. - Nymphia just recently moved to Brooklyn.

260. She's been winning stuff back at home,

261. and I don't want to say

262. I'm, like, hoping she fucks up,

263. but I'm not not hoping she fucks up.

264. - Oh, shit.

265. - Whoo, girl.

266. She done already done had herses.

267. - Oh, my God.

268. - Four, five, six, seven.

269. - Hello, queens.

270. Want to be America's next drag superstar?

271. - Yes.

272. - Be true to yourself and never quit.

273. And if you got a big hump, put some glitter on it.

274. Oh, and if you got two big humps, come sit by me, baby.

275. - Oh.

276. - Hello, hello, hello.

277. Are you actually here,

278. or is this some kind of hologram?

279. - I didn't know the Village People were in town.

280. My beautiful queens,

281. welcome to "RuPaul's Drag Race."

282. Condragulations, you got the job.

283. Now, as you may have noticed,

284. you are not the first to arrive.

285. - Mm.

286. - That's right, seven of your sickening sisters

287. started their journey last week.

288. - Being in the second group is a little bit annoying.

289. But at the same time, by now, America already

290. forgot about all those girls.

291. - But for now, all eyes are on your charisma,

292. uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

293. Now for your first mini challenge,

294. you are going to work with someone who's photographed

295. everyone in Hollywood.

296. And I do mean everyone.

297. So shoulders back, tits out,

298. and I'll see you at the She-MV.

299. - You know what, America?

300. My heart just dropped because the competition

301. has officially begun.

302. - Let's go.

303. - Whoo!

304. - Next!

305. - It's time to do our She-MV photo shoot.

306. - We have a line over here, ma'am.

307. - We will call your number.

308. - What the hell is going on here?

309. - Girls, just give us a couple of frames.

310. We're gonna get this camera warmed up for all y'all.

311. All right.

312. - Oh, my God, I see Love Connie.

313. - Yes, let me see your pearls.

314. - I see Ts Madison, and I almost fell out my heels.

315. - Yes, Yentl.

316. - I absolutely live for both of 'em.

317. - Hey, it's noon.

318. You know it's time for my break.

319. You can handle all this, right?

320. - Uh, stay. - Call Ms. Ru.

321. - I need you— - Call Ms. Ru.

322. - All right.

323. - Next.

324. Listen, we ain't got all day.

325. I have a break.

326. Ma'am, before we take your picture,

327. I gotta fill out this form here.

328. Name, please.

329. - Plasma.

330. - Is that like the 60-inch plasma

331. or the 30-inch plasma?

332. - That's—uh, like 81/2.

333. - Ooh, I like that.

334. That sounds good.

335. Okay, ma'am, we're gonna have to take your picture right

336. now for your license, okay?

337. - I'm a theater girl, an improv person.

338. So this is my moment to be seen for what I came here to do.

339. - Give me Faye Dunaway.

340. - Ah!

341. - Bette Davis.

342. Gene Kelly.

343. Fred Astaire.

344. - Ooh, yes, child.

345. Next.

346. Okay, ma'am, do you have any moving violations?

347. - Seven.

348. - That all you gonna admit to?

349. - Right now.

350. - Okay, bitch, you think you smart.

351. You want me to come from around this counter

352. and show you seven?

353. I'll give you nine moving violations.

354. - For a little bit, I get thrown off,

355. and I can't tell if he was saying that for real

356. or was this the banter.

357. - You want to take her picture?

358. - I want to take her picture.

359. - Oh, okay, you gonna give some ebony fashion fair?

360. - But no, me and Ru are having a good time.

361. - Show me how you pump the brakes.

362. Hands on your knees.

363. - Now hammer time.

364. - Ooh, this will go good on her Grinder.

365. Girl. - Oh.

366. - The damn She-MV is infested.

367. - Child, you better stop bringing food from home.

368. Have you ever been rear-ended?

369. - Yes, every day past 5:00.

370. - Oh.

371. - Put that in the computer.

372. Show me where you was hit.

373. - Right here. - Uh-huh.

374. All right, so under whore, I'm gonna check yes.

375. - You know, RuPaul's over here really checking

376. how quick I am, and I'm like, you know,

377. Okay, let me give it to you. Like, you want improv?

378. I'll give you improv.

379. - Give us Selena.

380. Celia Cruz.

381. - Azucar?

382. - Ricky Martin.

383. Oh.

384. - How about Charo?

385. That look like your Ricky Martin.

386. - Got you. - Now there you go.

387. That's Charo.

388. Now give us J-Lo.

389. Ha-ha-ha, that's really good.

390. Next.

391. Plane Jane, do you have an OnlyFans account?

392. - No, I don't, no.

393. - I'm looking her up. - Look her up.

394. Now, ma'am, have you ever talked your way

395. out of a speeding ticket?

396. - I've sucked my way out of a speeding ticket.

397. - Ooh. - Ooh.

398. - It wasn't much talking there.

399. - Okay, we gonna have to take your picture right now.

400. - And I need you to pose like your feet hurt.

401. - Have I not been doing that already?

402. - Are your boobs too big for your back?

403. - Yes. - Are those your real hips?

404. - Yes. - What about your ass?

405. - No!

406. - Look back at your ass. - Ooh.

407. - Look up. Look at it.

408. Look up.

409. That's your ass. You see it?

410. - I see it. I see it.

411. - You gotta pay your rent this week.

412. - Oh. - Right in the kisser.

413. - Ooh.

414. Oh, she definitely have an OnlyFans account.

415. - Ooh. - Oh, okay, yeah.

416. Ooh, dollar bills, y'all.

417. All right, ma'am, we will have your license in the mail

418. in about nine months.

419. - Okay.

420. - All right, goodbye.

421. - Bye, girl.

422. - Oh, bitch.

423. - Oh.

424. - Oh, hello. - How'd it go?

425. - I'm sorry.

426. I'm shook.

427. - How was it?

428. - It was something.

429. It was nerve-racking, but it was fun.

430. It was fun. Let me go de-drag.

431. Let me join you naked women, naked mole rats.

432. - I've seen the girls de-drag at the bar a million times,

433. but for some reason, under these LEDs, it's like,

434. oh, that's a man.

435. - You look so different. - Yeah.

436. - Me?

437. - Yeah.

438. - You go from horrifying ugly clowns to, you know,

439. handsome men.

440. If any of these girls think they're

441. the trade of the season, they're mistaken.

442. The only trade that I see is, you know, the kind that I want

443. to trade in for replacements.

444. It's true.

445. - Uh, next.

446. Ma'am, what's your name? - Megami.

447. - Is that like the Japanese thing they do with the paper?

448. - Sure.

449. - And what is that you are wearing?

450. - An entire cathedral.

451. - Oh, are you religious?

452. - Oh, Ru, I am a Christian woman, you know?

453. - Oh, oh, okay.

454. - In the beginning, Deuteronomy.

455. - She-teronomy.

456. - This is, like, what I was born to do.

457. I live for the camera.

458. - Presbyterian, Baptist, Scientology.

459. - Now give us the resurrection.

460. - Give us the erection.

461. - It's very tight in there.

462. I can't.

463. - Oh, you ain't saved then.

464. - Yeah, you is not saved.

465. - Come back when you know the Lord.

466. - All right, so I'm gonna write

467. erectile dysfunction on here.

468. - Bye, girl.

469. - Next.

470. - Got another one sitting over there asleep.

471. - Ma'am?

472. - I'm concerned.

473. Like, should I wake Mhi'ya up here,

474. or should I just cut the line?

475. - Ma'am!

476. - Next. - Ma'am.

477. - We ain't got all day.

478. - Ma'am, let's see how you back a car up.

479. - Uh-huh.

480. Oh, oh, okay.

481. Beep, beep, beep.

482. Throttle.

483. Okay.

484. Now slam it in park.

485. Oh!

486. - Honey, she done parked that car.

487. - These bitches got me on my knees.

488. I'm doing splits.

489. I'm feeling my oats.

490. I'm feeling queen of flips.

491. - Now, ma'am, if you had to back it up slow,

492. how would you do it?

493. - Oh, we can't use that for your license,

494. but I'll take a few copies of that right there.

495. Beep, beep, beep.

496. Are those prescription sunglasses?

497. - This one is, not this one.

498. - Can you read this?

499. - "I like big dickies."

500. - That's right. - Oh, that's right.

501. - And ma'am, what is under that raincoat?

502. Get the camera ready, honey. - I'm ready.

503. Oh.

504. - Oh, my God.

505. - Goodness. Talk about low hanging fruit.

506. - Ooh. - Damn.

507. Well, the ones in the coat, they look a little bit brown.

508. They too ripe for me.

509. - Oh, would you like this one?

510. - Well, that one looks like it's not ripe enough.

511. - I am going absolutely bonkers in the She-MV.

512. I know what these two are thinking.

513. They want a piece of my bananas.

514. All right, we got a picture?

515. - We got a picture, Mama.

516. - Okay, ma'am, thank you very much.

517. You can take your bananas and leave.

518. - Would you like some?

519. - I'm allergic to bananas.

520. - Yeah, yeah.

521. - Oh, it's the banana peeler.

522. - Don't slip, don't slip.

523. - We just finished our photo shoot.

524. Y'all are men.

525. Finally, I can take all of this shit off.

526. Oh, my God.

527. Geneva Karr, to me, has the biggest transformation.

528. I feel like it's someone I would go to their home

529. and then have a meal.

530. Geneva Karr gives

531. "I will feed you and I cook" energy.

532. - The person that looks the most different is Plane Jane.

533. She went from sex kitten dominatrix to this '50s actor.

534. Like, her bone structure is sickening.

535. And I think that's what's making me go, oh, okay.

536. Okay, girl.

537. - I've only ever been to Orlando.

538. I'm a Disney gay, so—

539. - Megami, she looks like my elderly Russian uncle

540. both in and out of drag.

541. - How do we feel about being on "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 16?

542. - I'm gonna be honest with you girls.

543. I felt nervous until I walked in the Werk Room

544. and saw everybody else.

545. - Uh...

546. - No tea.

547. - Oh, that's tea.

548. - Plane Jane is one to kind of, like, watch out for.

549. I feel like we're either gonna be great friends

550. or great frenemies.

551. - Anyways, um...

552. - Hi!

553. My queens, you're all so beautiful.

554. - Thank you.

555. - But the winner of today's mini challenge is...

556. Nymphia Wind.

557. - Okay, girl.

558. - Ah!

559. Whoo-hoo!

560. - Condragulations.

561. You've won a cash prize of $2,500.

562. - Oh, my.

563. - Now, ladykins, for this week's maxi challenge,

564. we want you to showcase your talents

565. at the Queen Choice Awards.

566. Yeah!

567. And to make your first week here truly

568. unforgettable, for this challenge,

569. I will not be judging you.

570. - What?

571. - Okay.

572. Okay.

573. Okay.

574. - In fact, you'll be judging each other

575. in a peer evaluation system

576. we're calling Rate-a-Queen.

577. Oh, and that's not all.

578. In addition to a cash prize of $5,000,

579. this week's winner will also receive immunity...

580. - Oh!

581. - Which she can use to save herself

582. from a future elimination.

583. - Oh.

584. - Bitch, this is the dawning of the age of immunity once more.

585. It's a game changer.

586. - Racers, start your engines,

587. and may the best drag queen win.

588. - The stakes could not be higher.

589. There's immunity.

590. There's money on the line.

591. But finding out that these other bitches have to rate me,

592. this is gonna be a wild one.

593. So strap in, America.

594. - So we're judging each other.

595. What do we think about that?

596. - See, now everyone's my best friend.

597. - I guess this brings into question, like,

598. how we play the game because, like,

599. is this a competition of merit?

600. Like, are we all gonna actually fairly score each other

601. based on what we think the performance quality was?

602. Or are we gonna rank those girls

603. that we think are threats?

604. - I mean...

605. - My strategy going into this is,

606. I'm gonna be fair about this.

607. I don't know all of you that well yet.

608. And I want to be fair in my assessment.

609. I don't know how long each of y'all are gonna

610. last in this competition.

611. But what I do know is that if I see something

612. that I'm like, yes, bitch, work,

613. that's gonna be my top vote.

614. - I'd rather rate based on my opinions of your performance

615. and your drag than anything else.

616. - Thank you, my congenial sister.

617. Oh, my gosh.

618. - I don't know who to watch in this room right now.

619. - No, y'all, I'm definitely, like, voting meritus as well.

620. - Yeah.

621. - All of these girls are looking

622. like they're trying to play nice,

623. but somebody's gonna play a dirty game.

624. It's giving me anxiety a little bit,

625. because at the end of the day,

626. I've just met these girls that are around me,

627. and I don't trust them.

628. - I can't wait to see what you've brought.

629. Your Instagram is immaculate.

630. The New York girlies fucking bring it.

631. - I know.

632. New York girls always bring it.

633. We need to make a New York alliance, no?

634. You know, in preparation for Rate-a-Queen,

635. I gotta have some friends.

636. I'm here to play the game, and I will do

637. anything to get that immunity.

638. - How do y'all feel?

639. - I'm not gonna even lie to you, I'm a little nervous.

640. - What do you think Jane's gonna do?

641. - I don't know.

642. I feel like—I know she said she would vote fair,

643. but she gives me the vibe like she might not.

644. - Bitch, I was thinking the exact same thing.

645. - Like, I'm like, I'm—

646. I'm sorry I'm thinking like that,

647. but I just get the vibe that she'll be like, yeah,

648. I'm gonna vote fair, and then fuck all those bitches,

649. I'm trying to get immunity.

650. - Okay, we're getting into it, baby.

651. We're getting into it.

652. - As quickly as we're becoming friends,

653. the competitive side in everybody is creeping back up.

654. Everybody's gunning for that $5,000 and immunity.

655. So I think all of us are to watch,

656. 'cause we don't know what's gonna happen.

657. - Ah! Ah!

658. - New York in the house, thank you.

659. - Oh, fresh day.

660. - Girl.

661. - It's a new bright, shiny day, and our first maxi challenge

662. is the Queen Choice Awards.

663. This is your "RuPaul's Drag Race" main stage debut,

664. and Ru has asked us to rate our fellow competitors.

665. So it's a little bit like, ah, here we go!

666. - Are you girls excited for the talent show?

667. - I'm excited for it.

668. You know, I have many talents,

669. and I'm excited to display my big, juicy talents

670. to Mama Ru on that stage.

671. - What kind of juicy talents are you preparing?

672. - You'll have to see, baby.

673. You'll have to see.

674. I'm holding my cards to my chest.

675. I don't want these other girls to know what it is

676. that I'm going to do,

677. because, boy, do I have somethin' for ya.

678. - What are you gonna do?

679. - I kind of wanted to use this moment

680. to speak up about all this, like,

681. anti-drag sentiment that's happening.

682. - It's frustrating.

683. We all just want to, like, exist and live

684. our lives and entertain and not have to...

685. deal with the bullshit.

686. It's important for people to be able to live

687. freely on this Earth.

688. And that's what drag is.

689. Drag is expressing yourself exactly how you want to

690. and not giving a fuck what anybody else has to say.

691. It's the goblin porn.

692. That is what's truly polluting the minds of Americans—

693. the goblin porn, honey.

694. - It's the goblins.

695. It's not the drag queens.

696. - No, it's not.

697. - All right, now.

698. How do we think everyone's gonna do?

699. - I'm interested to see Plane Jane's performance.

700. And then Ms. Mhi'ya is about to eat everybody up.

701. - Oh, yeah.

702. It looks like she's dancing...

703. - Yeah.

704. - Which, like, I'm excited to see.

705. I don't think these girls are paying any attention to me.

706. - Intriguing.

707. - Wait, do you think people are?

708. - When I first saw you,

709. I said, okay, competition started.

710. - Well, that's because we were the only two

711. in the fucking room. - Well.

712. The girls have their eyes on Mhi'ya, Plane,

713. and Nymphia, and no one's looking out for the underdog.

714. And right now, that feels like me.

715. But when it's Plasma's turn to get on that stage,

716. it's Plasma's stage.

717. And there's no one in the world who can take that from me.

718. - So wait, Nymphia is from Brooklyn?

719. - I'm from Taiwan.

720. I just moved to Brooklyn last year in August.

721. - Oh, really?

722. - Yeah.

723. Fresh, fresh off the boat.

724. - Were you doing drag out in Taiwan?

725. - Yeah, I was doing drag there for, like, five years.

726. - How's the scene there?

727. - It's very small.

728. Everyone knows each other.

729. The drag scene in Taiwan, everyone kind of

730. is, like, this really big drag family.

731. And the government in Taiwan

732. is very supportive of gay rights.

733. We are the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage,

734. and I'm very proud to say I'm Taiwanese.

735. - Sister, you're gearing up to host "Drag Race: Taiwan."

736. - I don't think Taiwan's big enough

737. to have their own "Drag Race."

738. - Well, listen, maybe you'll make the scene blow up.

739. - Hopefully.

740. I feel like I have a lot of expectation back home.

741. Like, oh, my God, Nymphia is going to America.

742. I wonder what she's gonna do.

743. I feel a lot of pressure, like I want to make them proud

744. and, you know, win it for the country.

745. - Miss diva, is there a significant other

746. in the picture?

747. - I do have a partner.

748. - Oh, work.

749. - We have two kids, girl.

750. - Oh, my God, you have kids?

751. - A three- and a two-year-old, yes.

752. - Did you call a sitter before you came here?

753. My boyfriend's sister, she—

754. she struggles a lot, and she knew

755. she couldn't take care of her kids.

756. So she put 'em up for adoption.

757. He was like, I want you to be a dad with me,

758. and I was like, oh.

759. - Wait, that's sweet, though.

760. - Girl, it's—I don't know.

761. That's been the hardest part about being here

762. so far, though, because—

763. - You're missing your kids?

764. - Yeah, it's really fucking hard.

765. Farrell's the oldest. He's three years old.

766. And then a year later, we got his sister.

767. Her name is Egypt, and she's two.

768. Egypt is the diva of the—we be battling

769. for diva of the house.

770. - I feel like queer people who have kids

771. these days are, like, under even

772. more scrutiny than usual.

773. - Yeah, some of the stuff that we've heard

774. and some of the stuff that people say,

775. and not just from online, but from some

776. of our family members, too.

777. - Wait, some of your family members?

778. - Oh, yeah.

779. It's gotten back to us that certain family members

780. said, like, what are they teaching 'em over there?

781. Are they okay?

782. Like, what is she doing that in front of them for?

783. Why does Hershii feel like she need to do—

784. a whole bunch of unnecessary questions.

785. And me doing drag is literally the last thing

786. my kids think about every day.

787. The first thing they want to know in the morning

788. is who is feeding them and then what am I

789. turning on the television.

790. I love being a daddy.

791. It's scary.

792. I'm not gonna lie to you, especially in the climate

793. that we're in now.

794. I'm very popular on TikTok, and it comes with trolls.

795. They say very mean things.

796. At the same time, I'm getting a whole bunch of responses

797. from other gay dads out there, and they're like,

798. thank you for being seen.

799. Thank you for putting yourself out there.

800. Some of us can't.

801. But no, they make me the happiest thing in the world.

802. Like, I did not see myself being a parent,

803. but every time I hear one of them walk into the room

804. and go, "Mama."

805. - Oh.

806. Girl, my ovaries are acting up.

807. - Take a pill, girl.

808. - What the fuck?

809. - Who's that?

810. - Now that I've got your attention.

811. Hola, mis reinas.

812. - Boom, Becky G walks in.

813. Becky mother fucking G.

814. - Nice to meet you guys.

815. - Hi.

816. - I'm a big fan.

817. I perform her music back home.

818. - Si.

819. - I'm like, bitch, I'm here.

820. Like, Becky G is, like, 2 feet away from me.

821. - How are we doing, guys?

822. - Oh, my God.

823. - We're gonna give you a great show tonight.

824. - I'm so excited. You guys have no idea.

825. I can't wait to see you guys shine so bright today.

826. - What are you looking for from us tonight?

827. - Representation.

828. And I think that that looks different for everyone.

829. Like, no one else can do what you do.

830. Seeing you guys take these opportunities, take the stage,

831. and represent yourselves in something

832. that is sometimes even bigger than you,

833. that representation is really important.

834. So I would say that that's what I'm looking for tonight.

835. - Yes, baby.

836. - Okay, well, I'm gonna let you guys get to it.

837. I've got one last thing to say.

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

839. - Thank you. - Oh, my gosh.

840. - I love her so much.

841. That was the best fire drill I've ever done.

842. - Becky G was in the building.

843. - She was—she was, like, 2 feet away from me.

844. I got to hug Becky G. - Yes.

845. - Like, you know what I mean? Like, girl.

846. - I'm hyped.

847. I'm ready to show them what I have.

848. They better be ready for a show.

849. - I feel so excited with the talent

850. that I brought because Becky G is basically

851. saying representation matters.

852. It made my heart go, she's totally gonna love

853. what I'm about to do right now.

854. - I'm excited for that petite woman

855. to get to experience my clownery.

856. Miss Becky G's not ready.

857. - At the end of the day,

858. I am in this for me, myself, and I,

859. and if I gotta throw some pearls for them to trip

860. and fall along the way, then, you know, so be it.

861. Watch out, bitches.

862. Welcome to the main stage of "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 16.

863. Michelle Visage, now, what were you like when you were 16?

864. - I was like a 2 by 4, Ru—

865. flat as a board and easy to nail.

866. Hey.

867. - The hilarious Ross Mathews.

868. What were you like at 16?

869. - Just knee deep in pussy, Ru.

870. - And a big hello to Becky G.

871. Hi! - Hi!

872. - Now they tell me that you were 16

873. when this show just premiered.

874. - Actually, I was 12.

875. - Wow.

876. - But who's counting?

877. - Welcome, my darling.

878. This week, we challenged our queens

879. to show off their talents at the Queen Choice Awards.

880. Racers, start your engines,

881. and may the best drag queen win.

882. It's the Queen Choice Awards, hosted by Derrick Barry.

883. - Oops, I'm doing it again.

884. Welcome to the Queen Choice Awards.

885. - Hey, Derrick.

886. Yay!

887. - Up first, from Brownsville, Texas,

888. y'all, it's Geneva Karr.

889. - Vroom-vroom.

890. Somebody cleared customs.

891. Oh, look, a chili.

892. Mmm.

893. - Oh. - Oh.

894. - Ay, ay, ay!

895. My tongue is on fire.

896. - Oh, oh, oh, oh.

897. - I wish that custom did not clear for that talent number,

898. 'cause that was good.

899. - Hold on to your wigs.

900. From LA, it's Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.

901. - Here's the story of a mogul whose goals were very direct.

902. She set out on the mission.

903. For her heart, she would collect.

904. It was more than edges.

905. She even gained respect.

906. Stop lying, child.

907. You know I did this for a check.

908. Now, look.

909. At a back alley near you,

910. long as you don't mind the rash.

911. - I thought it was catchy.

912. I thought it was fun.

913. And I'm confused why she was in the jungle,

914. but work.

915. - Serving tea from New York City, it's Plasma.

916. - A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three.

917. Right, Ru, dear? - Right!

918. Jennifer Coolidge. Oh, my God.

919. It makes me want a hot dog in my ass real bad.

920. Oh, shit.

921. Joan Rivers. Oh, my God.

922. Ru, would you look at this motley crew?

923. Oh, my God, talk about a bitch track.

924. There's a bunch of bitches,

925. and I can't keep track of a single one of them.

926. Oh, God.

927. Marilyn Monroe.

928. RuPaul—pass.

929. Harvey Weinstein.

930. Oh, Michelle, it's been so long, honey.

931. When was the last time I saw you,

932. the opening of "Hairspray"?

933. Hold on, I've got something in my throat.

934. Being underestimated is a very powerful position.

935. I put my hand on that mic, and I knew what to do.

936. I was home.

937. - She puts the ass in class.

938. It's Nymphia Wind.

939. - Gorgeous.

940. - Work.

941. - Here to tell you what's up, from New York City,

942. it's Megami.

943. - Yeah. - Work.

944. - You know, you take away the message,

945. and what is your talent, holding up posters?

946. Girl.

947. Protect queer art,

948. but is she giving us anything worth protecting?

949. That's the question.

950. - Bouncing in from Miami, Florida,

951. it's Mhi'ya Iman LePaige.

952. - All right, sis.

953. - Work!

954. - It's the legs for me.

955. Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.

956. Yes!

957. - Oh, my God!

958. - She gave exactly what I knew she was gonna give, America.

959. - Oh, my gosh.

960. - From Boston, it's Plane Jane.

961. - Mmm, I'm hungry for a big, greasy burger.

962. How about you, Ru?

963. That burger left such a delicious smell on my finger.

964. Can you smell it, Mama?

965. It's my...

966. - Oh.

967. Oh, my God.

968. - What?

969. - Oh.

970. Oh!

971. - Yes!

972. - You're gross.

973. I underestimated her.

974. Plane Jane understands the assignment of stupid.

975. - Your right titty's gotta "catch-up."

976. - Thanks for watching, y'all.

977. You know, this is the first Queen Choice Awards

978. where nobody got slimed.

979. Ah! Oh, my God!

980. Um, oops, I think I spoke too soon.

981. Bye, y'all.

982. Bye.

983. The category is Made Ya Look.

984. Up first, Nymphia Wind.

985. - I am giving you the life story of a banana.

986. I entered as a green, unripe banana.

987. Then I turned into a yellow banana.

988. - You know who she reminds me of?

989. My nana.

990. - Then I peel into my mature, ripened banana.

991. - It's time to make banana bread.

992. - Then I turn around, and I'm fully brown.

993. I'm actually rotted inside.

994. - Oof.

995. - This look is "a-peel-ing."

996. - Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.

997. - What I'm giving you today is an old-school club reveal.

998. So I'm coming out in my big ruffle coat,

999. and, ooh, it's chocolate.

1000. Get into my shoulders.

1001. Get into these pumps.

1002. Get into these soft, supple hips.

1003. Mmm.

1004. Ain't I delicious?

1005. - I want s'more.

1006. - I hope you've got your platelets.

1007. It's Plasma.

1008. - Oh, wow.

1009. - Oh, pin crew.

1010. - My grandmother was a seamstress

1011. and had a tomato pincushion.

1012. So tonight on the runway, I'm a pincushion come to life.

1013. - More cushion for the pushin'.

1014. - I take off the first tomato.

1015. Like, oh, that's wonderful and cute.

1016. And then I take off the cuffs. - Oh.

1017. - Oh, it's burlesque.

1018. And then I rip the pants off, and they're like, oh, bitch,

1019. she packed three reveals in one.

1020. And that is what a reveals runway should be.

1021. - Now she is what I call a pinup girl.

1022. - Mhi'ya Iman LePaige.

1023. - I'm serving up Miami's weather,

1024. a jacket for when it's cold

1025. and a swimsuit for when it's hot.

1026. - Oh.

1027. - Oh, beach better have my money.

1028. - Mhi'ya is known for being a pageantry girl,

1029. a fashionista, just a bad bitch.

1030. I'm feeling hot and fabulous.

1031. - If the glove fits...

1032. - You must acquit.

1033. - Or you must do the splits.

1034. - That.

1035. - Geneva Karr.

1036. Ooh, mariachi.

1037. - Oh, you see Mario, and then, boom, I turn into Maria.

1038. - Whoo!

1039. - See ya, señor.

1040. - My grandparents would listen to mariachi music,

1041. so I hold that close to my heart.

1042. And then there's this feminine outfit

1043. that my grandmothers would wear for special occasions.

1044. I didn't leave no shit on the floor.

1045. It was a reveal,

1046. not a "take things off" kind of gig.

1047. - Mamacita, may I cha cha with danger?

1048. - Besitos.

1049. - Megami. - Oh.

1050. - Wow.

1051. - I think your mascara is running.

1052. - Since Megami means "goddess," I wanted to be

1053. an all-seeing goddess above all of this

1054. disgusting human trash.

1055. But where are my eyes?

1056. Then I reveal, they're in my hands.

1057. - The palms are the windows to the soul.

1058. - Are they?

1059. - Apparently.

1060. - Plane Jane.

1061. - Princess Elsa.

1062. - Elsa could never.

1063. - I am gliding down the runway in my gorgeous

1064. Romanov dynasty-inspired Russian robe.

1065. And then I gently disrobe to reveal

1066. a big-titted Boston bimbo.

1067. - Oh.

1068. - Okay. - Wow.

1069. - She's ready to congratulate the team after their big win.

1070. - Show me on the doll where Bean Town is.

1071. - This outfit is a perfect encapsulation

1072. of my drag persona.

1073. Not only is it stunning, it's also campy.

1074. - Is that a burger finger?

1075. Welcome, queens.

1076. This week, your fate lies in the hands of your competitors.

1077. The judges and I will provide critiques,

1078. but then it's up to you to rate your fellow queens.

1079. Up first, Nymphia Wind.

1080. - This shit is bananas.

1081. - It's funny. It's campy. It's drag.

1082. Every little detail is perfection.

1083. - And that was a beautiful performance.

1084. The sleeve-ography was very impressive.

1085. And I love when culture is brought to the main stage

1086. because it lets us in to who you are.

1087. - And I love bananas.

1088. Like, who doesn't love bananas?

1089. - If this is just a taste of who you are,

1090. I am ready for a buffet.

1091. - All right, up next, Hershii Liquor Store Jeté.

1092. - That's me.

1093. - Are you related to our Kornbread?

1094. - I am.

1095. I'm her sister and her best friend and her aggravation.

1096. - Let's talk about this first.

1097. I love this color on you. - Thank you.

1098. - My issue with it is that is a weird-ass length.

1099. That length won't work for anyone.

1100. It just looks like it was a mistake.

1101. - I understand.

1102. - But nonetheless, I love the way you did your number.

1103. It was funny.

1104. It was filled with energy.

1105. - Whiplash and a full bush.

1106. I'm there for it.

1107. It's really a smart way to brand yourself with something.

1108. You're now the whiplash queen.

1109. - Who wrote the song?

1110. - Kornbread did, actually.

1111. - Kornbread wrote the song?

1112. And what did Kornbread say to look out for?

1113. - Don't embarrass her.

1114. That's all she said to me.

1115. - Up next, Plasma.

1116. - You're probably on pins and needles

1117. to hear what I'm gonna say, right?

1118. - Oh, God.

1119. - This runway look, exquisite and so fun.

1120. - Tea for two.

1121. The tea was hot.

1122. I was so impressed.

1123. She's an "actreese."

1124. She's a singer.

1125. She can do impressions.

1126. - But you did a lot.

1127. You were doing burlesque.

1128. You were singing, lip-synching,

1129. and doing impressions.

1130. I loved it, but I feel like sometimes it's better

1131. to pare it down to be a master at one

1132. instead of a master of none.

1133. - Up next, Mhi'ya Iman LePaige.

1134. - If you're gonna do a reveal, give us some time

1135. to get used to what you're wearing before you reveal it,

1136. so it has more of an impact.

1137. - Okay. - But I'll tell you,

1138. what did have an impact is that number that you did.

1139. - Is your tuck bruised? Are you okay?

1140. - It's bruised.

1141. - I know you need a couple Advil,

1142. but it was worth it.

1143. - Now, I'm assuming you were in gymnastics.

1144. Is that right? - No.

1145. - No?

1146. How'd you learn how to do that?

1147. - Self-taught.

1148. One day, me and my cousins was out flipping

1149. and just started flipping.

1150. - Wait a minute.

1151. You were out flipping?

1152. I don't think I've ever flipped in my life.

1153. - Not with my cousins anyway.

1154. - All right, up next, Geneva Karr.

1155. - When you came out and said,

1156. "Vroom-vroom, somebody cleared customs,"

1157. I said, "This bitch is estupido."

1158. - Mucho.

1159. - I fell in love with you instantly.

1160. - Ah, thank you.

1161. - Because you showed us where you came from,

1162. and you made it drag.

1163. - And then this was a beautiful reveal.

1164. You went for the mariachi, then it came out to this

1165. really feminine, really flirty dress.

1166. - I might have to fight you on the crown

1167. for La Diva Más Latina.

1168. I loved everything you brought today,

1169. and I could not be any more proud.

1170. - Gracias.

1171. - Up next, Megami in the house.

1172. - I loved the messages that you were saying.

1173. I think the issue for me in the number

1174. was it took so long to get there.

1175. I was staring at the easel the whole time,

1176. waiting to see what— what was going on.

1177. And then my main qualm with this look, Megami,

1178. is there's no reveal.

1179. - So I was thinking "Pan's Labyrinth."

1180. Like, I plucked out my eyes and just, like,

1181. they're in my hands now, and I can see all.

1182. - And the reveal is...

1183. - Her hands.

1184. - The eyes. - Okay, all right.

1185. - I also want to just curiously ask you to read, like,

1186. what my future looks like, because you're

1187. giving this ethereal, ancestral energy.

1188. - You have the goods.

1189. What I want you to do is think about every single step of it,

1190. every detail along the way.

1191. - All right, up next, Plane Jane.

1192. - What the fuck?

1193. How did you come up with "Burger Finger"?

1194. - So I was eating a burger.

1195. I happened to get a whiff of my—my fingers.

1196. - Mm.

1197. - And I immediately wrote down in my notes "burger finger."

1198. - We revere stupidity on this show.

1199. We just love it.

1200. And tonight, I think you excelled at stupidity.

1201. - What a dumb fucking idea.

1202. Another dumb idea is this outfit.

1203. I don't get why this was hiding under Elsa,

1204. but I'm thrilled it was.

1205. - Thank you.

1206. - I've never heard those two words,

1207. "burger finger," together before,

1208. and I am living for it.

1209. - Oh, my gosh.

1210. - They can do whatever they want in Congress

1211. in all their little things—

1212. we have burger finger.

1213. Thank you, ladies.

1214. I think you've heard enough from us.

1215. Now it's time for each of you to rate your competitors.

1216. Now you may leave the stage.

1217. - I am going to do what I feel in my heart of hearts

1218. is the right thing to do.

1219. - I gotta rate these whores.

1220. - I kind of feel like everyone is gonna be

1221. really fair about this.

1222. The only one I have to worry about

1223. is maybe Jane because she does have that, like, death glare.

1224. - This competition is messy, America.

1225. - Ah!

1226. I'm not going to be strategic just yet.

1227. You have to make the right kill.

1228. You don't want them to be like, ah, ah, ah.

1229. You want to, like—

1230. - All right, let's do this.

1231. In first position, I would put Plane Jane,

1232. because she really surprised me.

1233. - For the first position, I'm gonna say Geneva.

1234. She actually shocked me, so kudos to Geneva.

1235. In first position...

1236. - I choose Plasma.

1237. I found her makeup atrocious.

1238. I am treating this Rate-a-Queen system as another way

1239. that I can ensure that I'm in that top spot.

1240. In second position, I choose Mhi'ya Iman LePaige.

1241. So I'm putting the queens that I think

1242. did the worst in the top.

1243. - For second—

1244. - Position, I'm gonna put Nymphia Wind.

1245. - In second position, I choose Plane Jane.

1246. Making Ru laugh is gonna prove more difficult

1247. than I expected.

1248. Uh, so screw her for that.

1249. - In third position—

1250. - I'm gonna put Megami.

1251. - In fifth position, I would do Hershii.

1252. Sorry, girl.

1253. - In fifth position...

1254. I'm gonna put Mhi'ya.

1255. The stunts can be seen everywhere.

1256. Where is your uniqueness?

1257. - For the sixth position,

1258. I'm going to say Megami.

1259. She didn't give a RuVeal.

1260. - In sixth position, it's Mhi'ya Iman LePaige.

1261. - And in sixth position, I'm so sorry,

1262. but my sister Nymphia Wind just didn't stack up.

1263. Play the game.

1264. And that's the tea, honeybee.

1265. - And that is the tea.

1266. - And that's— - The tea.

1267. That's the tea.

1268. - That's the tea.

1269. Welcome back, queens.

1270. You've made some decisions.

1271. This week, we're having a top two.

1272. The top two queens will lip-synch for the win

1273. and immunity.

1274. Based on your Rate-a-Queen results,

1275. our top two queens of the week are...

1276. Plane Jane and Geneva Karr.

1277. Condragulations.

1278. - Hearing my name does not come as a surprise to me.

1279. I fucking killed it, and I'm very pleased

1280. at how well I was able to play my cards.

1281. - And that's not all.

1282. This week, no one is going home.

1283. - Oh! - Ah!

1284. - Oh, my God.

1285. - Thank God.

1286. - The rest of you may step to the back of the stage.

1287. Two queens stand before me.

1288. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1289. a lip-sync performance of "Shower" by Becky G.

1290. The time has come for you

1291. to lip-synch

1292. for the win.

1293. - All I can think of is, Becky G's right there.

1294. - Let's go, ladies.

1295. - And I need that immunity.

1296. It's gonna be a show.

1297. - Good luck,

1298. and don't fuck it up.

1299. - The song keeps going, and that little booby

1300. is still swinging left and right.

1301. The boob is lip-synching at this point.

1302. - My goodness.

1303. - So stupid.

1304. - What the hell?

1305. - Ladies... I've made my decision.

1306. Plane Jane, condragulations, you're a winner, baby.

1307. - Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1308. - You're a winner and a whore.

1309. - It feels so surreal to have won the first challenge

1310. on "RuPaul's Drag Race."

1311. Yeah, I'm on cloud nine right now.

1312. - You've won a cash prize of $5,000

1313. and immunity on a future elimination.

1314. My advice, buy yourself a bra.

1315. Condragulations, ladies.

1316. Enjoy this moment because this competition

1317. is just getting started.

1318. Now remember, if you can't love yourself,

1319. how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?

1320. Can I get an amen up in here?

1321. Amen.

1322. - All right, now let the music play.

1323. - Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

1324. - Oh! - Ah!

1325. - Plane, I'm a little surprised you won.

1326. - This is gonna be

1327. a bumpy fucking ride.

1328. - We are having a ball.

1329. And I'm giving you one more chance

1330. to Rate-a-Queen.

1331. - Oh.

1332. - In the end, one of you will be going home.