1. Previously on
"RuPaul's Drag Race"...Copy !req
2. Oh, my God!Copy !req
3. Your loved ones
are gonna get a chanceCopy !req
4. to strut a mile in your shoesCopy !req
5. as you transform themCopy !req
6. into members
of your drag family.Copy !req
7. Jewels Sparkles.Copy !req
8. In terms of the outfits,
I thought we were gonna seeCopy !req
9. what was underneath
at some point.Copy !req
10. Onya Nurve.Copy !req
11. I absolutely hate
the outfits.Copy !req
12. Sam Star.Copy !req
13. As you were walking
across the stage,Copy !req
14. I could just see
how connected you were.Copy !req
15. Condragulations.Copy !req
16. You are the winner
of this week's challenge.Copy !req
17. Yeah!Copy !req
18. Jewels Sparkles, Onya Nurve...Copy !req
19. Shantay, you both stay.Copy !req
20. - Yes!
- Oh, my God.Copy !req
21. Yes, baby!Copy !req
22. I put my whole foot
into that lip sync,Copy !req
23. and Jewels killed it.Copy !req
24. RuPaul could do nothing
but keep us both.Copy !req
25. Oh, my God!Copy !req
26. Oh, honey.Copy !req
27. I am so happy
that this is not a momentCopy !req
28. that anybody has to go home.Copy !req
29. Holy shit.
- Fuck.Copy !req
30. Top five!Copy !req
31. Oh!
Top five again!Copy !req
32. Ooh!Copy !req
33. Bitch, I am gagged.Copy !req
34. I'm happy
that everyone's here,Copy !req
35. but I'm annoyed.
It's like, girl.Copy !req
36. As soon as we thought we
were about to have a top four,Copy !req
37. no, bitch, just kidding.
Still a top five.Copy !req
38. That was one of
the greatest lip syncsCopy !req
39. I've ever seen in my life.Copy !req
40. That was fucking fire.Copy !req
41. That was drag.
- Amazing.Copy !req
42. - It was incredible.
- The wig reveal!Copy !req
43. Girl, you gagged me by that.Copy !req
44. I knew I was gonna be
in the bottom this week,Copy !req
45. and so I was like,
"I gotta come up with a planCopy !req
46. because I cannot go home
today with my dad here."Copy !req
47. That would have been awful.Copy !req
48. And so, like,
I am so fucking gratefulCopy !req
49. that we just gave our parentsCopy !req
50. another reason
to be proud of us.Copy !req
51. Oh, God.Copy !req
52. It just means the fucking world
that RuPaul saved me again,Copy !req
53. and there's a reason for that.Copy !req
54. I am going to
make it to the end.Copy !req
55. Well, wait a minute,
Ms. Samantha Ho Jenkins, girl.Copy !req
56. She's the winner!
- Ah!Copy !req
57. How do you feel?
- I feel so good.Copy !req
58. I, you know, went from
so upset last weekCopy !req
59. to being on top of the world,Copy !req
60. and, I mean,
I'm just so grateful.Copy !req
61. Like, I owe my mom the world.Copy !req
62. Honey, the rebound
of all reboundsCopy !req
63. was executed
by Little Miss Sam Star.Copy !req
64. Shout out to Charles Barkley.Copy !req
65. Not only did I win
my third challenge,Copy !req
66. but I won giving my mom,Copy !req
67. my best friend, my angel,
a makeover.Copy !req
68. One more big challenge to go.
How are we feeling?Copy !req
69. There's only gonna be
one winner.Copy !req
70. There's only
gonna be one winner,Copy !req
71. and now there's a top five.Copy !req
72. May the best woman
motherfucking win.Copy !req
73. - Ah!
- I'm here to fight!Copy !req
74. I'm here to fight!
I'm gonna fight!Copy !req
75. Bop, bop, bop, bop,
bop, bop, bop, bop, bop!Copy !req
76. We're coming off of the week
that our parents were here,Copy !req
77. so I know everybody
is feeling lovey-dovey,Copy !req
78. but, like, let's be real.Copy !req
79. You both did stay,
which is fine...Copy !req
80. - Mm-hmm.
- For now.Copy !req
81. Well.Copy !req
82. But somebody's got to go,
honey,Copy !req
83. because I gotta get
to the crown.Copy !req
84. We're getting so close
to the end,Copy !req
85. and I am so ready to steal
the spotlight from my sisters.Copy !req
86. While we may be friends,
it's still a competition,Copy !req
87. so put them dukes up
'cause I'm ready to fight.Copy !req
88. You know how Onya Nurve
get down.Copy !req
89. OK, it's game time.Copy !req
90. The winner
of "RuPaul's Drag Race"Copy !req
91. receives a one-year supplyCopy !req
92. of Anastasia Beverly Hills
cosmeticsCopy !req
93. and a gag-worthy grand prize
of $200,000,Copy !req
94. courtesy of TodayTix,
the theater ticket app.Copy !req
95. With extra-special guest judge
Tracee Ellis Ross.Copy !req
96. Well, this town ain't
big enough for the five of us.Copy !req
97. It's a new day
in the Werk Room,Copy !req
98. and this is
the start of the end.Copy !req
99. It's the beginning
of our last challenge!Copy !req
100. - Oh, my God!
- What the hell?Copy !req
101. Let's get down
to brass tacks.Copy !req
102. We had a double save...Copy !req
103. - Yes.
- Last week.Copy !req
104. We did.Copy !req
105. But we do not know
what that meansCopy !req
106. for the end
of this competition.Copy !req
107. In my mind,
I'm like, are two of usCopy !req
108. going home this week?
Is it gonna be a top four?Copy !req
109. I have no idea.Copy !req
110. Five and alive.Copy !req
111. Hello, hello, hello.Copy !req
112. I see we have a Western theme
going on here.Copy !req
113. Yee-haw.Copy !req
114. Condragulations on making it
to the semifinals.Copy !req
115. Yeah!Copy !req
116. In just two weeks,
we are gonnaCopy !req
117. crown ourselves a winner, baby.Copy !req
118. Oh!Copy !req
119. And I gotta say,
at this point,Copy !req
120. it's still anyone's game
to win.Copy !req
121. So if you want to be America's
next drag superstar,Copy !req
122. you got to be able
to give good head...Copy !req
123. liner.Copy !req
124. For this week's Maxi Challenge,
you'll be auditioning to starCopy !req
125. in "RuPaul's Drag Race Live"
at Flamingo Vegas.Copy !req
126. - God.
- It's on.Copy !req
127. First, to steal
the spotlight,Copy !req
128. you'll need to make
attention-grabbingCopy !req
129. publicity photos
and a promotional video.Copy !req
130. Next, you'll sit down
with a starCopy !req
131. who's no stranger to headlining
on the Vegas strip,Copy !req
132. the large and in charge,
chunky yet funkyCopy !req
133. Latrice Royale.Copy !req
134. And tomorrow on the main stage,
you'll perform the world debutCopy !req
135. of "Gift Shop,"
the newest song to be addedCopy !req
136. to "RuPaul's Drag Race Live."Copy !req
137. And we'll be joined by our
extra special guest judge,Copy !req
138. the terrific
Tracee Ellis Ross.Copy !req
139. - Oh, my God!
- Tracee!Copy !req
140. My auntie is here!
Oh, my God!Copy !req
141. I am gagged!Copy !req
142. Ladykins, we are
all rooting for you.Copy !req
143. But before this week is over,Copy !req
144. at least one of you
will be going home.Copy !req
145. At least?Copy !req
146. Did y'all clock that?Copy !req
147. So two bitches could be
walking out today?Copy !req
148. I just need a fucking Xanax
or something, bitch.Copy !req
149. This is too much.Copy !req
150. Racers, start your engines,Copy !req
151. and may
the best drag queen win.Copy !req
152. Oh, my God.Copy !req
153. This is major, bitch.Copy !req
154. I'm so excited, I could pee.Copy !req
155. I think I just did, actually.Copy !req
156. It's time to start doing
some writingCopy !req
157. and figuring out how
we're gonna sell ourselvesCopy !req
158. to the Vegas show
and the judges' panel.Copy !req
159. And, you know,
I love selling myself.Copy !req
160. You can find me on
pretty much any cornerCopy !req
161. from here to St. Clair County.Copy !req
162. What's the angle you're
shooting for with this?Copy !req
163. I'm gonna be myself.Copy !req
164. A shady country, fabulous diva.Copy !req
165. I immediately know what
direction I want to go.Copy !req
166. It seems like the judges likeCopy !req
167. when I lean into
this country thing,Copy !req
168. that I'm from the middle
of nowhere and, you know,Copy !req
169. wanted to become somebody
one day.Copy !req
170. I put the cunt in country.
- Oh, my God.Copy !req
171. Write that down, Samantha.
Write it down now.Copy !req
172. I think that Sam is just
running this old country themeCopy !req
173. into the ground, honey,Copy !req
174. but this is the game.Copy !req
175. Sister fish,
I love you so much,Copy !req
176. but I'm not going to tell youCopy !req
177. that I don't think
this is the best idea.Copy !req
178. - What about you, Onya?
- I don't know.Copy !req
179. I'm thinking about all of
the different one-woman showsCopy !req
180. that I've seen,
like Whoopi GoldbergCopy !req
181. and, like, Viola Davis
and bringing a lot of nerve.Copy !req
182. - A lot of nerve.
- A lot of nerve.Copy !req
183. Being in the bottom
last week definitelyCopy !req
184. put a fire under my buttCopy !req
185. because these girls
are talented,Copy !req
186. and so you got to keep focused.Copy !req
187. You got to keep your eye
on the end prize,Copy !req
188. and I came to play.
This is Vegas, baby.Copy !req
189. What about you?Copy !req
190. I feel like I want to go in
a very anything goes direction,Copy !req
191. like a sailor kind of theme.Copy !req
192. Because my—
my unique perspectiveCopy !req
193. here, especially
among this five,Copy !req
194. is, like, the tap dance,
the vintage, the glamour.Copy !req
195. - Broadway.
- Broadway.Copy !req
196. Broadway, baby.Copy !req
197. Broadway and Vegas.Copy !req
198. Listen, I ain't gonna say
nothing because I'm tryingCopy !req
199. to make it to the finale.
but, Suzie,Copy !req
200. I see that she is bringing this
flapper girl and tap dancingCopy !req
201. thing to everything she doing,
and this is Vegas.Copy !req
202. This is not Broadway.Copy !req
203. You're finally gonna tap
for us, Suzie.Copy !req
204. - Finally, thank God.
- Finally, goddamn.Copy !req
205. It just took 14 episodes
to get you to tap again.Copy !req
206. Of course, the girls are
like, "Oh, look at her go.Copy !req
207. She's doing her
do-do-do-do thing,"Copy !req
208. which is the reaction I've
gotten from them all season,Copy !req
209. the season that
I've been dominating.Copy !req
210. So it seems like a good thing
that I'm beingCopy !req
211. made fun of for my ideas.Copy !req
212. Anything goes, baby.
- Honey, anything goes.Copy !req
213. Coming up...
Love it.Copy !req
214. You're ready for Las Vegas,
aren't you?Copy !req
215. Make sure that the shape
you make makes sense.Copy !req
216. OK.Copy !req
217. Have you ever been
to Las Vegas?Copy !req
218. I've never been, no.Copy !req
219. - Hi, guys.
- Sparkle Jewels.Copy !req
220. It's time to do
our photoshootCopy !req
221. with Ru and celebrity
photographer Albert Sanchez!Copy !req
222. Hi, Albert.
- Hello.Copy !req
223. Albert has photographed
the biggest stars in the world.Copy !req
224. Now he's photographing you.
- Oh, what an honor.Copy !req
225. Now you're ready for
Las Vegas, aren't you?Copy !req
226. Baby, I understood
the assignment.Copy !req
227. That's right.Copy !req
228. Fingers crossed this photograph
winds up on a billboardCopy !req
229. on the Las Vegas strip.Copy !req
230. Oh, my God, yes.Copy !req
231. Girl, this look is the tea.Copy !req
232. OK, we're stoned.
We're feathered.Copy !req
233. My wig is plucked.
My dick is tucked.Copy !req
234. Look at the angles.Copy !req
235. You're gonna cut somebody
with those cheekbones.Copy !req
236. If there's one thing
I'm gonna do,Copy !req
237. it's steal the spotlight.Copy !req
238. Can you open
your mouth at all?Copy !req
239. Yeah, and smile like that.Copy !req
240. Yes!Copy !req
241. Ah, ah.Copy !req
242. Gorge.Copy !req
243. Yes, that's it!
That's it!Copy !req
244. Right there!Copy !req
245. For the supermodel
of the worldCopy !req
246. to make me feel like
I know what I'm doingCopy !req
247. in a photo shoot situationCopy !req
248. is just the biggest compliment
of life.Copy !req
249. Yes!
- That was gorgeous.Copy !req
250. OK, tell you what.
- OK.Copy !req
251. We're gonna up the ante
right now.Copy !req
252. - OK.
- Let's bring in the dancers!Copy !req
253. Come on in, fellas.
- Oh!Copy !req
254. I am seeing
these delicious dancersCopy !req
255. in their JJ Malibu shorts.Copy !req
256. So get on your knees.Copy !req
257. No, not you guys.
She's on her knees.Copy !req
258. - Oh.
- And they're all around you.Copy !req
259. Oh, my God,
this brings back memories.Copy !req
260. Ding, ding, ding.Copy !req
261. This is one of those
water showsCopy !req
262. in Las Vegas, isn't it?Copy !req
263. Come and see us.Copy !req
264. It is such an honor
to model for RuPaul.Copy !req
265. We're having a good time.
- Ooh, bitch.Copy !req
266. I'm just trying to make
as much eye contactCopy !req
267. with Ru as possible
so she knowsCopy !req
268. I deserve to be in that finale.Copy !req
269. Yes!
Oh, I love it!Copy !req
270. I always find a 3/4Copy !req
271. is the most flatteringCopy !req
272. to a head and shoulders shot,
you know?Copy !req
273. It gets depth and angles
to the face.Copy !req
274. Now connect with that camera.
Yes.Copy !req
275. Make sure that
the shape you makeCopy !req
276. makes sense to the camera.Copy !req
277. - Got it, got it.
- You know what I mean?Copy !req
278. Yes.Copy !req
279. I like photo shoots,
but I'm always concernedCopy !req
280. of how I look and
how it translates on camera.Copy !req
281. Give them a little Ms. Ross.
Come to my show.Copy !req
282. Yes.
The show is sold out.Copy !req
283. Yes!Copy !req
284. It's sold out!
- Yes.Copy !req
285. Oh, they've extended it.
- Oh, shit.Copy !req
286. We got another weekend.Copy !req
287. Let's bring in the dancers.Copy !req
288. Oh, yeah!Copy !req
289. Hey, y'all.
What's up?Copy !req
290. Now let them have it.Copy !req
291. Oh, Marcel is making it
all about Miss Onya Nurve,Copy !req
292. and I love it.Copy !req
293. What you doing
over there, Marcel?Copy !req
294. Uh-huh.
This ain't your photo.Copy !req
295. This is my photo shoot.
Back up now.Copy !req
296. Ooh, these men
are looking good,Copy !req
297. but this is still
the Onya show.Copy !req
298. I want to see this show.Copy !req
299. I'll give you
backstage passes, honey.Copy !req
300. Do you have
a glamorous toothache?Copy !req
301. Always.Copy !req
302. Do you also have
a glamorous headache?Copy !req
303. Yes, you do.Copy !req
304. Let me just spread this out.
- Yes.Copy !req
305. We'll do this right here.Copy !req
306. I will never wash
this dress, ever.Copy !req
307. I want that DNA to be
on the train of that dressCopy !req
308. until I die.Copy !req
309. How's that?
Is it doing it?Copy !req
310. - Yes.
- Is that it right there?Copy !req
311. That's perf.Copy !req
312. Think billboard, Sam.Copy !req
313. Sell those tickets, mama.Copy !req
314. The slots are loose,Copy !req
315. and so are you.Copy !req
316. You heard about me.Copy !req
317. - Gorgeous.
- Great.Copy !req
318. Oh, boys?Copy !req
319. Yes.
Love it. Gorgeous.Copy !req
320. I'm very dick-stracted
by all the bulges around me,Copy !req
321. but I'm staying focused, honey.Copy !req
322. I'm gonna sell it to the camera
and then sell it to them after.Copy !req
323. Now I know how
you got that last name.Copy !req
324. Uh-huh.Copy !req
325. - Ahoy.
- Beep, beep.Copy !req
326. It's Suzie Toot.Copy !req
327. Now, if you're lucky,
you will end upCopy !req
328. on the famed Las Vegas Strip.Copy !req
329. Has that ever been a part
of your dream machine?Copy !req
330. It has not.Copy !req
331. Have you ever been
to Las Vegas?Copy !req
332. I've never been, no.Copy !req
333. Well, I know you've been
to the Poconos.Copy !req
334. Same thing.Copy !req
335. Same thing,
just lots more lights.Copy !req
336. OK.Copy !req
337. Now imagine you're trying
to entice peopleCopy !req
338. to come to see this show.Copy !req
339. OK.
Is that your good side, Suzie?Copy !req
340. Sure.Copy !req
341. I am not super familiar with
the world of photo shoots.Copy !req
342. I do a lot of different things
in drag,Copy !req
343. but modeling, I haven't
quite gotten there yet.Copy !req
344. You're a dancer.
Maybe you can do a—Copy !req
345. I'm dancing.Copy !req
346. Oh, there you go, Suzie.
Keep that chin down.Copy !req
347. You got to think silhouette, darling.Copy !req
348. OK.Copy !req
349. My goodness.
Lovely to meet you all.Copy !req
350. I bet your dance belt
is tingling right now.Copy !req
351. Yeah.Copy !req
352. Now, remember,
make that body beautiful.Copy !req
353. Can you lift your butt up more?Copy !req
354. Yes, there you go.Copy !req
355. And can you be
a little more sexy?Copy !req
356. This challenge
is an audition,Copy !req
357. which means that
you have to be betterCopy !req
358. than the other auditioners.Copy !req
359. We're trying to sell tickets
here, Suzie.Copy !req
360. We have to impress RuPaul
because this isCopy !req
361. our last step before the crown.Copy !req
362. What do you think, Albert?
Do we have it?Copy !req
363. - I think so, yeah.
- All right.Copy !req
364. Thank you, guys.Copy !req
365. That was so much fun.Copy !req
366. A vision in
silver and diamonds.Copy !req
367. Connect with the camera
with your eyes.Copy !req
368. Yes.
- Good.Copy !req
369. Pretty hands.Copy !req
370. I'm not feeling
so great in this moment.Copy !req
371. Light touch with the hands.
A light touch.Copy !req
372. Yeah, just make sure
the hands are pretty.Copy !req
373. Connect.Copy !req
374. Just feel relaxed though.Copy !req
375. RuPaul keeps repeating
the same instructions,Copy !req
376. the same things.Copy !req
377. Like, I'm like—
I'm trying to do that.Copy !req
378. Some teeth, Albert.Copy !req
379. It doesn't have to be a smile.Copy !req
380. Just a lip over
the teeth a little.Copy !req
381. Get the top lip over the teeth
and then go.Copy !req
382. Oh.Copy !req
383. She wants me to do this,
I feel like.Copy !req
384. Well, I—this is not—Copy !req
385. I know you don't want to take
a picture of me like this.Copy !req
386. I promise you don't.Copy !req
387. I promise, I promise,
I promise.Copy !req
388. All right, let's bring in
the Las Vegas dancers.Copy !req
389. Hi.Copy !req
390. Oh, shit.Copy !req
391. Ooh.Copy !req
392. Get in as close as possibleCopy !req
393. like you're going to
devour her.Copy !req
394. Remember to breathe, OK?Copy !req
395. Make sure this hand here
is not obscuring your waist.Copy !req
396. There you go.
That's nice.Copy !req
397. Yes, Lexi.
Breathe it all in.Copy !req
398. Arm up like you're
the center of a flower.Copy !req
399. Yes.Copy !req
400. Anybody want to smell
this flower?Copy !req
401. Come on over here.Copy !req
402. Don't you dare.Copy !req
403. This is it.
This is it right here.Copy !req
404. Thank God you're making me
look more interesting, boys.Copy !req
405. Yes, come on, get in
close to the camera.Copy !req
406. - OK, I think we got it.
- Yeah.Copy !req
407. Thank the fellas, Lexi.Copy !req
408. Can I thank you
on my knees, gentlemen?Copy !req
409. Coming up...Copy !req
410. Where do you see yourself
in five years?Copy !req
411. Crickets, bitch.Copy !req
412. - Sam Star.
- Latrice Royale!Copy !req
413. It's time to be interviewed
by the fabulous Latrice Royale.Copy !req
414. She is, like, an inspiration.Copy !req
415. She knows about longevity
in the business.Copy !req
416. She is a queen
that everyone loves.Copy !req
417. Like, you cannot
not love Latrice.Copy !req
418. Ru has sent me here
to see if you haveCopy !req
419. what they call
headlining potential.Copy !req
420. - I love head.
- Yeah.Copy !req
421. She loves head.
- Yes.Copy !req
422. OK.Copy !req
423. Now tell me,
what is your best quality?Copy !req
424. I would say my best quality
is my confidence.Copy !req
425. OK.Copy !req
426. For a long time, I stifled it
because I believed the world.Copy !req
427. I come from a small town
in Alabama.Copy !req
428. So they definitely tried
to beat me down,Copy !req
429. but as I came out
and found drag,Copy !req
430. I've just realized
that I was born to do this.Copy !req
431. I have every reason
to be confident,Copy !req
432. and those people were
just jealous all along.Copy !req
433. - 100%.
- You know what I mean?Copy !req
434. Yeah.Copy !req
435. Now what's your worst quality?Copy !req
436. My worst quality is
probably my shadiness.Copy !req
437. - Oh, she's shady.
- Yeah, she's shady.Copy !req
438. I'm the villain
and also America's sweetheartCopy !req
439. combined into one.Copy !req
440. Not everyone always
looks fabulous,Copy !req
441. and if I didn't care,
I would just let youCopy !req
442. walk out there looking crazy,
but instead, I tell them,Copy !req
443. and that's the way
I show my love.Copy !req
444. As a sister.Copy !req
445. As a Southern
Christian woman,Copy !req
446. burn that dress, girl.Copy !req
447. Now, looking back
on this season,Copy !req
448. what would you have
done differently?Copy !req
449. I think I would have
started off the competitionCopy !req
450. just being myself.Copy !req
451. I came into this thinking
I knew everything about drag.Copy !req
452. I'm a pageant girl.Copy !req
453. They wanted to see who was
behind this perfect personaCopy !req
454. that I've created.Copy !req
455. That's it.Copy !req
456. As a Southern Christian,
would you like to singCopy !req
457. a little "Jesus Is a Biscuit"
with me?Copy !req
458. I would love to.Copy !req
459. Oh, you got vocals too?Copy !req
460. - I won the Rusical, Latrice.
- What?Copy !req
461. Yes, girl, I gave them
my Cher impersonation.Copy !req
462. Do "Jesus Is a Biscuit"
as Cher.Copy !req
463. I got you.Copy !req
464. I love Jesus.Copy !req
465. Baby, that's a star.
- Thank you.Copy !req
466. It was so nice to meet you.
- Mwah.Copy !req
467. She's young, but she's got
the old-school ways,Copy !req
468. which is—oh!
That's what we want.Copy !req
469. Onya Nurve.
- Hey, Latrice.Copy !req
470. So I'm gonna ask you
a few questions.Copy !req
471. - Shoot.
- All right.Copy !req
472. Was there ever a moment
during the competitionCopy !req
473. that you wanted to give up?Copy !req
474. You know what?Copy !req
475. It was week one...
- Really?Copy !req
476. - In the competition.
- Talk about it.Copy !req
477. You know, I've only been
doing drag three years,Copy !req
478. and outside of this,
drag isn't my full-time job.Copy !req
479. I'm a full-time cook
out of this.Copy !req
480. So coming in here—
- Oh, wait, wait.Copy !req
481. You can cook?Copy !req
482. - Oh, yeah, baby.
- Oh, you get down?Copy !req
483. - You like burgers?
- I do like burgers.Copy !req
484. Well, I'm a smash burger
aficionado.Copy !req
485. - Really?
- Uh-huh.Copy !req
486. OK, tell me about you
giving up now.Copy !req
487. You know, I wear
my heart on my sleeve.Copy !req
488. So it's easy to tell
when I'm having a good timeCopy !req
489. or a bad time or if
I'm frustrated or angry,Copy !req
490. and sometimes I don't
rub people the right way,Copy !req
491. so when I got here, this was
just a whole new world for me.Copy !req
492. The thing that could prevent
Onya from getting the jobCopy !req
493. is being in her head too much.Copy !req
494. You need to be a joy.
You need to want to be there.Copy !req
495. Because I don't want
to be around peopleCopy !req
496. that are miserable.Copy !req
497. It took a lot of me
getting out of my own way,Copy !req
498. and I had to be like,
"Girl, you got to stopCopy !req
499. alienating yourself.Copy !req
500. "You got to stop sitting
over there in the cornerCopy !req
501. and really engage."Copy !req
502. I mean, "Drag Race"
in itself is, you know,Copy !req
503. we're a bit of a sorority.
- Yeah.Copy !req
504. And so it's important
to have great camaraderie,Copy !req
505. a great sisterhood,
especially in VegasCopy !req
506. where the machine is moving
full speed ahead.Copy !req
507. You have to be quick
and treat everybodyCopy !req
508. with respect and kindness.
- Yeah.Copy !req
509. I knew coming in here,
I was gonna have a issue,Copy !req
510. like, vibing with
certain queens,Copy !req
511. and I just wasn't sureCopy !req
512. if I was gonna be able
to handle it.Copy !req
513. Fast forward to now,
I feel like I've broken downCopy !req
514. those barriers,
and I've built upCopy !req
515. the drag callouses to handle
anything that's coming my way.Copy !req
516. Hopefully we'll see you
in Vegas, baby.Copy !req
517. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
518. Suzie Toot.Copy !req
519. Well, first of all,
we know each other.Copy !req
520. - Absolutely.
- You home team.Copy !req
521. Home team, baby,
Fort Lauderdale.Copy !req
522. That's what I'm saying.
I'm so glad to see you here.Copy !req
523. I am the first girl
since LatriceCopy !req
524. to be on "Drag Race"
from Fort Lauderdale.Copy !req
525. It's really cool to get
to share this moment.Copy !req
526. Tell me,
what is your worst quality?Copy !req
527. I'm very unique.Copy !req
528. I'm very unlike
the typical drag queen.Copy !req
529. The things that are expected
of a drag queen of,Copy !req
530. like, the perfect hair line
and the snatch.Copy !req
531. That stuff, they need
a little zhuzhing.Copy !req
532. OK.Copy !req
533. But all in all,
I'm kind of the whole package.Copy !req
534. You're a total package.Copy !req
535. Looking back on the season,Copy !req
536. what would you
have done differently?Copy !req
537. I was so excited
about Snatch Game.Copy !req
538. I had, in my mind,
the perfect character.Copy !req
539. I thought RuPaul would lose
her mind laughing at it,Copy !req
540. and then it just
didn't go that way.Copy !req
541. And I learned that
I can be a little niche,Copy !req
542. and it's OK to allowCopy !req
543. a wider audience to laugh.Copy !req
544. Now, do you think
all of your competitorsCopy !req
545. are ready for
the Las Vegas stage?Copy !req
546. I think every single
one of the girlsCopy !req
547. that are here are
fierce performersCopy !req
548. and incredible entertainers.Copy !req
549. OK, I don't want
the bullshit.Copy !req
550. We're not at the pag.
- That is true.Copy !req
551. You're trying
to get a gig here.Copy !req
552. You got to beat
these other girls out.Copy !req
553. You better throw some bitches
under the busCopy !req
554. or leave them at the bus stop.Copy !req
555. Some of the girls here,
they do drag queen very well,Copy !req
556. but a lot of people
do drag queen very well,Copy !req
557. and I do Suzie Toot
like nobody's business.Copy !req
558. Not to toot your own horn.Copy !req
559. Not to toot my own horn
or anything, but beep, beep.Copy !req
560. But beep, beep.Copy !req
561. They could never put
a girl after me.Copy !req
562. Because nobody
want to follow that.Copy !req
563. Exactly.Copy !req
564. - Lexi Love.
- Latrice Royale.Copy !req
565. My God,
you are stunning, queen.Copy !req
566. We got trans pride, and
we got the gay pride, baby.Copy !req
567. - Oh, my word.
- Repping for them all.Copy !req
568. - Fabulous.
- Thank you, Latrice.Copy !req
569. Well, tell me
your worst quality.Copy !req
570. Oh, my God.Copy !req
571. My worst quality
is I'm a crybaby.Copy !req
572. - No.
- Yes.Copy !req
573. Estrogen is running through me.Copy !req
574. - That's what it is.
- Vibrantly.Copy !req
575. Them 'mones, girl.Copy !req
576. It's allowed me to be
in tune with my feelings.Copy !req
577. I feel like
before I transitioned,Copy !req
578. I was a very,
dare I say it, angry boy.Copy !req
579. And now I am a happy,
vibrant, emotional woman.Copy !req
580. Now, what trials and
tribulations in your lifeCopy !req
581. have prepared you for this gig?Copy !req
582. Oh, Latrice,
how much time do you have?Copy !req
583. I was a homeless drug addict.Copy !req
584. So I am, like RuPaul said,
a survivor.Copy !req
585. I've been—
I've survived throughCopy !req
586. a human trafficking incident.Copy !req
587. I was at a hotel party
with friends.Copy !req
588. We were all under the influence
of a lot of substances.Copy !req
589. They asked me if I wanted
to take my friends homeCopy !req
590. and come back alone,Copy !req
591. and young and dumb me, I did,
and I came back.Copy !req
592. They gave me some stuff.Copy !req
593. I woke up handcuffed to a bed
and stayed there for 48 hours.Copy !req
594. I'm sorry.Copy !req
595. Those moments make me feel
like I just want thisCopy !req
596. to be a long-term journey, honey.Copy !req
597. I've survived through
so many fucked up thingsCopy !req
598. in life that I'm prepared
for anything you throw at me.Copy !req
599. Now, I might cry, but
I am prepared to handle it.Copy !req
600. Life experience is
the best teacher in the world,Copy !req
601. and sometimes what we go
through and experience in life,Copy !req
602. while we're in it,
we're not feelingCopy !req
603. like it's doing us a service,
but look at you.Copy !req
604. The strength, the perseverance.Copy !req
605. What happens
when you put pressure?Copy !req
606. - Girl.
- Diamonds, baby.Copy !req
607. Diamonds.Copy !req
608. Diamonds, darling.Copy !req
609. - Oh.
- Jewels Sparkle.Copy !req
610. Hi, Latrice!Copy !req
611. Was there ever a moment
during the competitionCopy !req
612. that you wanted to
throw in the towelCopy !req
613. and just say, "Girl, I can't
do this no more, let me go"?Copy !req
614. Ooh.Copy !req
615. Yes, when Arrietty done
stole my jokes.Copy !req
616. No, what had happened?Copy !req
617. For the roast, the girl
who went right before meCopy !req
618. stole half of my jokes,Copy !req
619. and I found out as I was
sitting waiting to go on.Copy !req
620. In that moment,
I really was like, "Girl,Copy !req
621. I feel like I'm done."Copy !req
622. To be fair, they didn't laugh
at the jokesCopy !req
623. that I wrote
when she said them.Copy !req
624. Now, where is the girl
that stole your joke?Copy !req
625. Did I talk to her?
- She went home.Copy !req
626. - Oh.
- I sent her home that day.Copy !req
627. Oh, oh.Copy !req
628. Karma is a bitch, isn't it?Copy !req
629. - Hello.
- She works fast here.Copy !req
630. Do you feel ready
to headline in Vegas?Copy !req
631. When the ferocity index
is high,Copy !req
632. she should be on Vegas.
- OK.Copy !req
633. And the ferocity index
is high with this one.Copy !req
634. This is what
I'm talking about.Copy !req
635. I want to combine
the worlds of burlesqueCopy !req
636. and high-energy dance, OK?Copy !req
637. So where burlesque is usually
very poised, very ballerina,Copy !req
638. I want to combine that
with beingCopy !req
639. able to buck the house down.Copy !req
640. So I want to tear it off
and tear it down.Copy !req
641. All right,
we're getting somewhere now.Copy !req
642. Ding.Copy !req
643. Where do you see yourself
in five years?Copy !req
644. Crickets, bitch.Copy !req
645. OK.Copy !req
646. Now I stumped you.
- Uh-huh.Copy !req
647. You stumped me.Copy !req
648. This is good because
I want you to think about this.Copy !req
649. There is nothing stopping you
from doing and being whateverCopy !req
650. it is that you want to do,
but you have to have a plan.Copy !req
651. Drag queen, know thyself.Copy !req
652. And thinking that far
in advance is kind of scary.Copy !req
653. It is scary.Copy !req
654. Because for so long,
this was the goal.Copy !req
655. You know what I mean?
- Now you're here.Copy !req
656. So now I got to think of
the next big thing,Copy !req
657. you know what I mean?
- Yes.Copy !req
658. I'm, like, starting to
really realize that this isCopy !req
659. so much more
than just the show.Copy !req
660. My career, my life is so much
more than this moment.Copy !req
661. Think about your purpose
and your destinyCopy !req
662. and what you want to do,Copy !req
663. and I promise you,
you'll be successful.Copy !req
664. Thank you.Copy !req
665. Hopefully, I'll see you
in Vegas, baby.Copy !req
666. - Yes, queen.
- Keep slaying.Copy !req
667. Thank you so much.Copy !req
668. OK, now that this
interview is over,Copy !req
669. can we get those nuts
away from my face?Copy !req
670. 'Cause I'm hungry.Copy !req
671. Mwah.Copy !req
672. Coming up...Copy !req
673. Favorite moments here
in y'all's journey?Copy !req
674. Seeing you in the bottom two.Copy !req
675. - Last day.
- Last day, best day!Copy !req
676. Oh!Copy !req
677. Mm, today is the last day
in the Werk Room,Copy !req
678. and we will be performing
to RuPaul's new hitCopy !req
679. from "RuPaul's Drag Race Live,"
"Gift Shop."Copy !req
680. It's like I'm really gonna be
on "Drag Race Live"Copy !req
681. in front of RuPaul.
I cannot take it!Copy !req
682. I think I'm gonna cry.Copy !req
683. I can't believe it!Copy !req
684. Oh, I'm so emotional.Copy !req
685. I can't believe
it's the last day.Copy !req
686. I'm living my dream,Copy !req
687. and it's like, now
I have to wake up and ugh.Copy !req
688. I just want to hit snooze.Copy !req
689. Do y'all have
any favorite momentsCopy !req
690. here in y'all's journey?Copy !req
691. Seeing you in the bottom two.Copy !req
692. Squirrel Games
totally rocked my worldCopy !req
693. for, like, what we were going
to expect this season.Copy !req
694. I'll never forget walking
into that Squirrel Game roomCopy !req
695. and seeing all of you
but also seeing a clown.Copy !req
696. Don't talk about Kori
like that.Copy !req
697. Please.Copy !req
698. That was one of
my hardest days.Copy !req
699. I agree with—Copy !req
700. I was, like,
really overwhelmed.Copy !req
701. Yeah, I do remember you being
super quiet the first few days.Copy !req
702. I was like, "Oh, no, Sam."Copy !req
703. And then you totally
snapped out of itCopy !req
704. and became a monster
beast demon from hell.Copy !req
705. I was scared
of Lexi at first.Copy !req
706. - Really?
- Why?Copy !req
707. She's a Southern queen,Copy !req
708. and I knew that she wouldn't
put up with bullshit,Copy !req
709. but thank God
we became friends.Copy !req
710. Because I do not want to be
on the opposite side of that.Copy !req
711. The first impression I have
of Sam versus what I thinkCopy !req
712. of Sam now is
literally polar opp—Copy !req
713. they're like different people.
I hated her.Copy !req
714. I just thought
she was nothing.Copy !req
715. And once I started to realize
that we were much more similarCopy !req
716. than I thought, she has
become my favorite personCopy !req
717. in this competition now.Copy !req
718. I remember Suzie.Copy !req
719. The minute she walked in,
I said, "oh, my God."Copy !req
720. Oh, my God.Copy !req
721. I think we all remember
the moment we saw Suzie.Copy !req
722. I've always wanted
my name in the papers.Copy !req
723. I always wanted
to be in the papers.Copy !req
724. You could just tell
that you were very smart.Copy !req
725. - Mm.
- I was like, "oh, my God."Copy !req
726. I am so glad for Sam
and I's relationship now.Copy !req
727. I just remember being like,
"There's no way she gets me."Copy !req
728. Well, that's the thing
is, like,Copy !req
729. I just preferred the glitz
and the glam and the fab.Copy !req
730. Yeah.Copy !req
731. But it is fascinating
that not everyoneCopy !req
732. is inspired by that, you know?
- Totally.Copy !req
733. I am really close
with these girls.Copy !req
734. Of course, they make fun
of me endlessly,Copy !req
735. but it's all with love,
and it makes me so happy.Copy !req
736. I—you know,
I didn't do drag full-timeCopy !req
737. before coming out here.Copy !req
738. So I was worried
about being immersedCopy !req
739. in the world of drag queens,
and then I met Jewels.Copy !req
740. She too pretty.
She too perfect.Copy !req
741. And I'm not gonna
like this bitch.Copy !req
742. Oh, my God.Copy !req
743. And then our first argument,
I was like—Copy !req
744. Oh, my God.Copy !req
745. I hated that trim.Copy !req
746. Have your moment
'cause you're not gonnaCopy !req
747. have too many more, bitch.Copy !req
748. I really don't like
this bitch!Copy !req
749. So I am just so happy...
- We made—Copy !req
750. We made it through.Copy !req
751. So what was the biggest boot
of the season?Copy !req
752. Joella.Copy !req
753. Who thinks, OK,
quilted runway,Copy !req
754. let me do a mattress?Copy !req
755. And let me paint RuPaul
on the back.Copy !req
756. I just can't believe she left
the house and was like, "Yeah."Copy !req
757. She tore it off her bed
and said, "Let's go."Copy !req
758. I'm so glad we were able
to read each otherCopy !req
759. to dog filth with love
this whole season.Copy !req
760. That's the fun for me is
we're drag queens, y'all.Copy !req
761. Like, it's real.
We're not heart surgeons.Copy !req
762. We should cut up and kiki.
- Absolutely.Copy !req
763. I'm truly gonna miss
all of y'all.Copy !req
764. I'm gonna cherish
our friendship.Copy !req
765. I was looking at this
as another pageantCopy !req
766. where I came in
and competed and thenCopy !req
767. never saw anyone again,Copy !req
768. but I am starting to
love all these girls,Copy !req
769. and I see them as my friends.Copy !req
770. But, bitch, I still want
to win, honey.Copy !req
771. Onya, do you think
that track recordsCopy !req
772. are playing into this?Copy !req
773. It's not the end all be all,
but the wins do go into play.Copy !req
774. Well, that's not true.Copy !req
775. A lot of the time,
the girl who has the most winsCopy !req
776. doesn't win the season.Copy !req
777. It would break my heart
to get this farCopy !req
778. and not make the top four
or top three.Copy !req
779. Even when all the odds
were stacked against me,Copy !req
780. I fought, I battled,
and I'm not leaving "Drag Race"Copy !req
781. until I get
my top four placement.Copy !req
782. I don't care what's
standing in my way.Copy !req
783. You just don't fucking know.Copy !req
784. You just don't know.Copy !req
785. This top five represents
a wide variety of drag,Copy !req
786. and I think all of them have
very strong reasonsCopy !req
787. for why they should be
in the finale.Copy !req
788. For every reason
that they have,Copy !req
789. I feel I have
a stronger reason.Copy !req
790. I have no kryptonite.Copy !req
791. I am fucking Superwoman.Copy !req
792. It's absolutely terrifying
to think that one of usCopy !req
793. is gonna go home.Copy !req
794. Now is the time
we have to do betterCopy !req
795. than we ever have before.Copy !req
796. Good luck, bitches,Copy !req
797. and may the best
drag queen win.Copy !req
798. I'm ready.Copy !req
799. Welcome to the semifinals
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."Copy !req
800. It's Michelle Visage.Copy !req
801. Now, Michelle,
what's the wildest thingCopy !req
802. you've ever done in Las Vegas?Copy !req
803. Does Milli Vanilli count?Copy !req
804. It certainly does.Copy !req
805. Yay!Copy !req
806. Luck be a lady.Copy !req
807. It's Ross Mathews.Copy !req
808. Ross, are you a slots man?Copy !req
809. Well, the biggest gamble
I takeCopy !req
810. is eating the shrimp at the
99 cent all-you-can-eat buffet.Copy !req
811. And then it's straight
to the craps table,Copy !req
812. if you know what I mean.Copy !req
813. I bet it all on number two.Copy !req
814. And welcome to "Drag Race,"Copy !req
815. the tantalizing
Tracee Ellis Ross.Copy !req
816. Hello.Copy !req
817. Tracee, do you like
to gamble?Copy !req
818. Oh, yes.
I love a guy with a big deck.Copy !req
819. Ooh.Copy !req
820. Don't we all?Copy !req
821. - Always bet on "Black-ish."
- Yes.Copy !req
822. This week, we challenged
our top five queensCopy !req
823. to become Vegas headliners.Copy !req
824. Racers, start your engines and
may the best drag queen win.Copy !req
825. And now from
"RuPaul's Drag Race Live,"Copy !req
826. it's the world premiere
of "Gift Shop."Copy !req
827. Whoo!Copy !req
828. Whoo!Copy !req
829. Yes!Copy !req
830. Coming up...Copy !req
831. I couldn't take
my eyes off of you.Copy !req
832. Gorgeous.Copy !req
833. It wasn't Vegas.
It wasn't even Reno.Copy !req
834. Category is
Opulent Outerwear.Copy !req
835. Up first, Jewels Sparkles.Copy !req
836. - You know who designed this?
- No, who?Copy !req
837. I think it's Featherette.Copy !req
838. Oh, OK.Copy !req
839. I am feeling like an angelCopy !req
840. rising from the crystals
of the earth.Copy !req
841. This look means
the world to me.Copy !req
842. I made this coat with my drag
grandmother from scratch,Copy !req
843. and it's giving very Vegas.Copy !req
844. Ding, ding, ding, ding.
Ding.Copy !req
845. Ding, ding.Copy !req
846. This is what it sounds like
when the doves cry.Copy !req
847. My goodness.Copy !req
848. Lexi Love.
Shantay, duvet.Copy !req
849. This look is a puffer coat
of your dreams, baby.Copy !req
850. Underneath I have this sexy
little two-piece of hearts,Copy !req
851. baby girl, mirror pieces.Copy !req
852. This is avant stupid
the house downCopy !req
853. Boots McGee Dupree III, honey.Copy !req
854. This look is so camp.Copy !req
855. Actually, you could camp in it.Copy !req
856. Onya Nurve.Copy !req
857. Oh, get a load
of them knockers.Copy !req
858. I am wearing this
multi-patterned coatCopy !req
859. decked out in these
golden medallionsCopy !req
860. with these large and in charge
door knockers on my ears.Copy !req
861. I also have on these
wide-leg printed pantsCopy !req
862. because, baby, rich people
do wear a wide-leg pant.Copy !req
863. I feel gorgeous.Copy !req
864. The Leontyne "Price
is Right."Copy !req
865. Sam Star.Copy !req
866. Designed by Rumple Foreskin.Copy !req
867. Oh.Copy !req
868. I knew that all the girls
were justCopy !req
869. going to do a jacket
of some sort.Copy !req
870. So I am giving you
this stunning,Copy !req
871. fully glass rhinestone
evening gownCopy !req
872. with my gorgeous
orange velvet cape.Copy !req
873. Yes, Sam Star is a kiss ass.Copy !req
874. I had to suck up to RuPaul
and give her favorite color.Copy !req
875. I'm giving you SPF,
standard pretty face.Copy !req
876. My bang up-do looking
like I'm getting marriedCopy !req
877. in Alabama in 1993.Copy !req
878. I think I have
an orange crush.Copy !req
879. Suzie Toot.Copy !req
880. Darling, I'm your Auntie Mame.
- Yes.Copy !req
881. This is rich, opulent Suzie.Copy !req
882. I'm wearing an authentic
1920s cocoon coat.Copy !req
883. I have a cloche hat with
pheasant feather headpiece.Copy !req
884. I'm in an elevated but very
traditional Suzie Toot makeup.Copy !req
885. It is grand, grand, grand!Copy !req
886. Flapper?
I don't even know her.Copy !req
887. Coming up...Copy !req
888. You have elevated yourself
to the stratosphere.Copy !req
889. You set the bar very high.Copy !req
890. Uh, I wouldn't go
see that show.Copy !req
891. Welcome, queens.Copy !req
892. What a jam-packed week.Copy !req
893. Now, it's time for
the judges' critiques.Copy !req
894. Up first, Jewels Sparkles.Copy !req
895. Hi.Copy !req
896. Let's take a look at
your publicity photos.Copy !req
897. Oh, showgirl.Copy !req
898. Oh.Copy !req
899. You know,
that's legal in Nevada.Copy !req
900. And now let's take a look
at your promotional video.Copy !req
901. Hey, big boy.
Yeah, you.Copy !req
902. Feeling lucky?Copy !req
903. Well, good, 'cause
I'm Jewels Sparkles,Copy !req
904. the shiniest gem
on the Vegas Strip.Copy !req
905. And I promise, this jewel
does more than just sparkle.Copy !req
906. Ding, ding.Copy !req
907. On "RuPaul's Drag Race Live"
at the Flamingo,Copy !req
908. watch me tear it off
and tear it up.Copy !req
909. Do your jewels sparkle?
'Cause, bitch, mine do.Copy !req
910. Ding.Copy !req
911. Jewels, it's been so fun
to watch your trajectoryCopy !req
912. as you landed here
in the top five.Copy !req
913. In your kiosk video,
like, if I was in VegasCopy !req
914. at a resort or I was there
at a casino and I saw that,Copy !req
915. I would stop,
I would pay attention,Copy !req
916. and I would go to that show.Copy !req
917. Let's talk about
the interview.Copy !req
918. What I was looking for was
a little bit of vulnerability,Copy !req
919. and I wasn't finding it
until you got stumped.Copy !req
920. In that moment,
you went inward,Copy !req
921. and I saw you realizing like,
oh, I don't have a plan.Copy !req
922. And at least it was real.Copy !req
923. But I loved your
vulnerability when you admittedCopy !req
924. that the other woman
stole your joke,Copy !req
925. but then you don't know if it
worked even when she did it.Copy !req
926. It didn't.
No one laughed.Copy !req
927. I thought that was
so priceless.Copy !req
928. I had no idea that
Arrietty stole your jokes.Copy !req
929. I love that you were
spilling tea,Copy !req
930. which everybody wants
in an interview,Copy !req
931. but you kind of
still kept it classy.Copy !req
932. Tonight, your outerwear
is so beautiful.Copy !req
933. It's gorgeous.Copy !req
934. I love that you have
no pants on,Copy !req
935. but yet it's an illusion.Copy !req
936. I got to tell you,
that photo session,Copy !req
937. you were the easiest
to photograph.Copy !req
938. Those photographs are gorgeous.Copy !req
939. Up next, Lexi Love.Copy !req
940. Let's take a look at
your publicity photos.Copy !req
941. - Ah.
- OK.Copy !req
942. Oh.Copy !req
943. That's the one
I was waiting for.Copy !req
944. Hello.Copy !req
945. Now let's take a look
at your promotional video.Copy !req
946. Hey, there.
I'm Lexi Love.Copy !req
947. Don't worry.Copy !req
948. What happens at
"RuPaul's Drag Race Live"Copy !req
949. stays at "RuPaul's
Drag Race Live."Copy !req
950. And all my lips are sealed.Copy !req
951. I'll be your
dirty little fantasyCopy !req
952. at Flamingo Vegas,Copy !req
953. where luck and love
are always in the air.Copy !req
954. Let me be the roller derby
doll of your dreams.Copy !req
955. I'll see you there.Copy !req
956. - Lexi.
- Tracee.Copy !req
957. You have this beautiful thing
of joyCopy !req
958. that is just constantly
bursting out of you.Copy !req
959. And I am just meeting you,
and it comes through.Copy !req
960. I'd like to go to this
right now.Copy !req
961. I do think you could
wear this in Los Angeles.Copy !req
962. I think in Los Angeles,
you can pick an outerwearCopy !req
963. and just be naked underneath.Copy !req
964. Your performance
in "Gift Shop,"Copy !req
965. I couldn't take
my eyes off of you.Copy !req
966. You were so committed to it.Copy !req
967. Now, I'll tell you this,Copy !req
968. I didn't love
your promotional video.Copy !req
969. Ah, shit.Copy !req
970. It kind of looked like
an ad for a showCopy !req
971. down at the other end
of the strip, you know?Copy !req
972. I know what you mean.Copy !req
973. I'll see you there.Copy !req
974. Which normally,
I'm fine with,Copy !req
975. but I don't think it totally
was the assignment.Copy !req
976. Now your interview,
I really loved you in this.Copy !req
977. Oh.Copy !req
978. I thought it was very honest,
very charming.Copy !req
979. It was so vulnerable
and revealing.Copy !req
980. Your story is quite harrowing,
and I feel like peopleCopy !req
981. are going to want to hear more.Copy !req
982. You got it, kiddo.Copy !req
983. You're the only person
who doesn't know you have it.Copy !req
984. Why is that?Copy !req
985. I spent so long not being
somebody that was good enough.Copy !req
986. You spent a lot of time
on the streets.Copy !req
987. The streets, the pole,
the pipe, all of it.Copy !req
988. A lot of people who have come
through something like thatCopy !req
989. could come off as guarded.Copy !req
990. You are not guarded.Copy !req
991. You are very heart
on your sleeve,Copy !req
992. heart on your back,
heart first.Copy !req
993. And that's why people
root for you.Copy !req
994. - Thank you.
- Up next, Onya Nurve.Copy !req
995. Hello, everyone.Copy !req
996. Let's look at your
publicity photos first.Copy !req
997. - Ooh.
- All right.Copy !req
998. Now let's take a look
at your promotional video.Copy !req
999. Hey, you jive turkeys!
It's me, Onya Nurve.Copy !req
1000. Is that a roll of 20s
in your pocket,Copy !req
1001. or are you just happy
to see me?Copy !req
1002. Come check out
"RuPaul's Drag Race Live"Copy !req
1003. at Flamingo Vegas,
where you can get a two-pieceCopy !req
1004. wing dinner and a show.Copy !req
1005. Watch me put the nerve
in charisma,Copy !req
1006. uniqueness, nerve, and talent.Copy !req
1007. Because it do take nerves,
Onya Nurve.Copy !req
1008. And my box office is open now.Copy !req
1009. In the performance,
my favorite part watching you,Copy !req
1010. there's a thing you do
where you just sort ofCopy !req
1011. kind of eye fucking me.Copy !req
1012. I was also eye fucked
by Onya.Copy !req
1013. It was very good.Copy !req
1014. It's like a long, slow
with a little wink in it.Copy !req
1015. - Yeah.
- It's really exceptional.Copy !req
1016. OK, what I saw in your look
for the interview confused meCopy !req
1017. because I saw a North Carolina
pastor's wifeCopy !req
1018. combined with, like,
Atlanta housewife.Copy !req
1019. I didn't know where I was.Copy !req
1020. I couldn't orient myself.Copy !req
1021. What I loved was we find out
late in this competitionCopy !req
1022. that your main job is to cook.
It's not even drag.Copy !req
1023. That do impress me much
because to have a full-time jobCopy !req
1024. and do drag part-time
and be where you areCopy !req
1025. in this short amount of time,Copy !req
1026. you should be
very proud of yourself.Copy !req
1027. I mean, that promotional
video is a testamentCopy !req
1028. to how smart, how you are
able to comprehendCopy !req
1029. what the assignment is and
actually give it your own spin.Copy !req
1030. Now, throughout
this competition,Copy !req
1031. you have been guarded
on a personal level.Copy !req
1032. Why have you not gotten the
message that you are safe here?Copy !req
1033. You know, I think
I just get caught upCopy !req
1034. with chasing the dream.Copy !req
1035. But my advice is,
you know, have more fun.Copy !req
1036. You know, play a little bit.Copy !req
1037. Ain't nothing gonna hurt you.
- Right.Copy !req
1038. It ain't hurt you yet.Copy !req
1039. Up next, Sham Shtar.Copy !req
1040. All right, let's take
a look at your photos.Copy !req
1041. - Ooh.
- Cute.Copy !req
1042. And now for
your promotional video.Copy !req
1043. Well, howdy, y'all.Copy !req
1044. It's the supermodel of
the South, Sam Star,Copy !req
1045. and you hit the jackpot.Copy !req
1046. "RuPaul's Drag Race Live"
is happeningCopy !req
1047. tonight at Flamingo Vegas.Copy !req
1048. Am I gonna show you
a good time?Copy !req
1049. Bitch, does a chicken
have a pecker?Copy !req
1050. Come see me put
the charisma, uniqueness,Copy !req
1051. nerve, and talent in country.Copy !req
1052. Yee-haw!Copy !req
1053. All right,
let's go to the judges.Copy !req
1054. This runway look,
the orange is beautiful.Copy !req
1055. You know, you're 24 years old.Copy !req
1056. So this does age you
just a skosh,Copy !req
1057. but I kind of know this woman.Copy !req
1058. I appreciate it.Copy !req
1059. There's a wink and a nod
happening.Copy !req
1060. The promo video,
I enjoyed,Copy !req
1061. but I felt like there was
like a Saran wrap layerCopy !req
1062. between us and you.Copy !req
1063. There was just something
that was, like,Copy !req
1064. a little bit of a disconnect.Copy !req
1065. Now, in the performance,
you were fantastic.Copy !req
1066. That outfit's so gorgeous,
the hair.Copy !req
1067. Sam, you are a joy.Copy !req
1068. Now let's talk about
the interview.Copy !req
1069. I have pushed you quite a bit
in this competitionCopy !req
1070. to let us into
that plastic façade,Copy !req
1071. and you have.Copy !req
1072. Now, there is a fine line
between confident and cocky.Copy !req
1073. Those people were
just jealous all along.Copy !req
1074. You can be confident because
you know what, Sam Star?Copy !req
1075. I love your confidence.Copy !req
1076. And you need to keep
that confidence.Copy !req
1077. Just rein it in
the slightest bitCopy !req
1078. so it doesn't cross that line.Copy !req
1079. Does that make sense?
- It does.Copy !req
1080. And thank you for that.Copy !req
1081. Of course.Copy !req
1082. We all need to hear
those things.Copy !req
1083. There's a thing
that can happen sometimesCopy !req
1084. when we're nervous,
even if we thinkCopy !req
1085. we're being confident and fine,Copy !req
1086. that, unbeknownst to us,
we lean towards a cockiness.Copy !req
1087. But I love the way
you took the feedback.Copy !req
1088. I just thought
it was beautiful,Copy !req
1089. and there's a lot
of humility in it.Copy !req
1090. So after all these weeks,
how are you feeling?Copy !req
1091. I'm learning so much
about myself,Copy !req
1092. that it's finally OK
to just be me.Copy !req
1093. Yeah.Copy !req
1094. I just have
so many things to say,Copy !req
1095. and I shouldn't be
scared to say them,Copy !req
1096. and I should
embrace all the thingsCopy !req
1097. that make me different,Copy !req
1098. and the glitter,
the rhinestones,Copy !req
1099. the gayness, all of it.Copy !req
1100. Thank you, Sam.Copy !req
1101. Thank y'all so much.Copy !req
1102. Up next, Suzie Toot.Copy !req
1103. Beep, beep, beep.Copy !req
1104. Let's take a look at
your publicity photos.Copy !req
1105. Mm, oh.Copy !req
1106. Aw, that's cute.Copy !req
1107. And now for
your promotional video.Copy !req
1108. Ahoy, sailor.Copy !req
1109. It's me, "Drag Race"
superstar Suzie Toot,Copy !req
1110. and here in Vegas,
anything goes.Copy !req
1111. Come see me at Flamingo Vegas
for the splashiestCopy !req
1112. production number in
"Drag Race Live" herstory.Copy !req
1113. Sexy sailors, tap dancing,
and, well,Copy !req
1114. I can't give it all away
just yet.Copy !req
1115. That's for after the show.Copy !req
1116. Toot, toot, beep, beep.Copy !req
1117. Vegas, ho!Copy !req
1118. Wait, what did I just call me?Copy !req
1119. All right,
let's go to the judges.Copy !req
1120. You are so
extraordinarily talented.Copy !req
1121. When I got to act opposite youCopy !req
1122. in "Ross Mathews
Versus the Duck,"Copy !req
1123. right away, I thought,
this is an actress.Copy !req
1124. So when we have a challenge
like sell the Vegas show,Copy !req
1125. you know how to do the gig,Copy !req
1126. except you did "Anything Goes."Copy !req
1127. It wasn't Vegas.
It wasn't even Reno.Copy !req
1128. And then in the number,Copy !req
1129. they were all doing
this Vegas thing,Copy !req
1130. and you were still
in a talkie in 1927.Copy !req
1131. So it just didn't go.Copy !req
1132. Also, the character shoes
almost killed me.Copy !req
1133. If you're gonna wear
character shoes,Copy !req
1134. make your LaDucas sparkle.Copy !req
1135. I will say that what
I saw in your interviewCopy !req
1136. that really blew me away,
I wrote downCopy !req
1137. "so incredibly
self-reflective."Copy !req
1138. And that's a quality that
will take you as an artistCopy !req
1139. into so many different places.Copy !req
1140. So I see someone
who's completelyCopy !req
1141. committed to
what they're doing,Copy !req
1142. and that you can
bring everywhere.Copy !req
1143. You were so charming
in your interview.Copy !req
1144. I loved it.Copy !req
1145. I just want you to look
at yourself as a full pictureCopy !req
1146. and not one thing.Copy !req
1147. During this competition,
you did ventureCopy !req
1148. into different makeup styles,
and we were justCopy !req
1149. gobsmacked when we saw that.Copy !req
1150. But we never did get the full
"I'm away from it" Suzie Toot.Copy !req
1151. You know, I felt like with
the semifinals and with this,Copy !req
1152. it would be like a return
to form but more polished,Copy !req
1153. and it would be
spectacular and amazingCopy !req
1154. and oh, my God, we love you,
and it didn't read.Copy !req
1155. You set the bar very high.Copy !req
1156. You're so talented.Copy !req
1157. You have a huge future
ahead of you.Copy !req
1158. I have no doubt you're
gonna get on Broadway.Copy !req
1159. I just want it to be more
than one show.Copy !req
1160. I want you to last
and get your TonyCopy !req
1161. and do all the things
in your dreams,Copy !req
1162. but you have to put yourself
out of that comfort zone.Copy !req
1163. Thank you, queens.Copy !req
1164. I think we've heard enough.Copy !req
1165. While you untuck backstage,Copy !req
1166. the judges and I
will deliberate.Copy !req
1167. OK, now, just between
us squirrel friends,Copy !req
1168. there is a lot
to discuss tonight,Copy !req
1169. and a lot is on the line.Copy !req
1170. So let's focus on
this week's challengeCopy !req
1171. and how it relates
to their overall journey,Copy !req
1172. starting with Jewels Sparkles.Copy !req
1173. Quite honestly, I think
she was my favorite.Copy !req
1174. In "The Gift Shop,"
I thought she was fantastic.Copy !req
1175. That Cher hair
is gorgeous on her.Copy !req
1176. She knew the choreo.
She was smiling.Copy !req
1177. She was having a great time.Copy !req
1178. On the runway,
Jewels Sparkles sparkled.Copy !req
1179. To quote her promotional video,
ding, ding,Copy !req
1180. ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
- Yes.Copy !req
1181. I'd see that show
in a minute.Copy !req
1182. Sense of humor,
a little wink-wink,Copy !req
1183. nudge-nudge,
a little sex appeal.Copy !req
1184. She had it all.Copy !req
1185. Well, I think
Jewels has got star power,Copy !req
1186. humor, and an ability
to transform herself.Copy !req
1187. And these are all things,
to me, that put youCopy !req
1188. at the top of the game.
- Lexi Love.Copy !req
1189. Here's the thing
with Lexi Love.Copy !req
1190. She has shown out on
the runway every single time.Copy !req
1191. Tonight was no exception.Copy !req
1192. I loved that opulent outerwear
that she wore.Copy !req
1193. I'm in awe of the—
the essence ofCopy !req
1194. "I will never not be me"
of Lexi.Copy !req
1195. Her sass, her bounce,
her joy, yes.Copy !req
1196. In the promotional video, uh,
I wouldn't go see that show.Copy !req
1197. I would not.Copy !req
1198. But she really shined
in the "Gift Shop" number.Copy !req
1199. Could not take
my eyes off of her,Copy !req
1200. and I had to force myself
to look at the other girls.Copy !req
1201. And, normally,
I would be forcing myselfCopy !req
1202. to look at the dancers.
I couldn't even do that.Copy !req
1203. Onya Nurve.Copy !req
1204. The one-on-one interview,
now y'all hadCopy !req
1205. such a problem with her
North CarolinaCopy !req
1206. pastor's wife outfit.
I actually loved it.Copy !req
1207. She consciously said,
"You know what?Copy !req
1208. I'm gonna do
a daytime talk show look."Copy !req
1209. It was the wig.Copy !req
1210. Daytime wig, Ross,
daytime wig.Copy !req
1211. That should be
a middle of the night wigCopy !req
1212. is what that should be.Copy !req
1213. But what worked for me was
her story in the interview.Copy !req
1214. She talked about
what it felt like beingCopy !req
1215. the cook in the back
of the kitchen,Copy !req
1216. wanting to be in
the light on the stage.Copy !req
1217. I think about that
a lot because,Copy !req
1218. you know, I worked
at McDonald's,Copy !req
1219. register, drive-through,
and grill.Copy !req
1220. Triple threat.
- Yes!Copy !req
1221. And I would think,
"One day,Copy !req
1222. "I'm gonna be on TV
talking aboutCopy !req
1223. how I used to flip burgers."
Hello.Copy !req
1224. And that runway look was
everything and a bag of chips.Copy !req
1225. And they were Doritos,
so you know?Copy !req
1226. - Mm.
- Yum.Copy !req
1227. In the "Gift Shop" number,
she was fantastic.Copy !req
1228. Onya is a star.Copy !req
1229. She really has a presenceCopy !req
1230. that will not be ignored.Copy !req
1231. All right, Sam Star.Copy !req
1232. Listen,
the million-watt smile.Copy !req
1233. There's a sense of
she swallowed the sunCopy !req
1234. in a way that just
kind of comes throughCopy !req
1235. in all the different moments.Copy !req
1236. Tonight on the runway,Copy !req
1237. I thought
that was real pretty.Copy !req
1238. Yes, it did age her.
Ross, you are correct.Copy !req
1239. But she is a pageant girl,Copy !req
1240. and that is pageant beauty
right there.Copy !req
1241. Did you hear?
Michelle said I was right.Copy !req
1242. One thing, Ross.Copy !req
1243. Here's the deal.
That promo video was not good.Copy !req
1244. Do you remember
Cal Worthington?Copy !req
1245. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
1246. He would sell you—
Come on down. I got used cars.Copy !req
1247. We got a Chevy Ford 1977.
Right?Copy !req
1248. It was that.Copy !req
1249. It had nothing to do
with the Vegas live show.Copy !req
1250. In the photo session,Copy !req
1251. the outfit didn't allow herCopy !req
1252. to do much more
than what we saw,Copy !req
1253. but we got some
good pictures out of it.Copy !req
1254. She has had very few missteps
in this competition.Copy !req
1255. Suzie Toot.Copy !req
1256. Suzie Toot was a tough one
for me tonight, y'all.Copy !req
1257. She was talking about
how she saw herselfCopy !req
1258. like as a return to form,
but really,Copy !req
1259. she never left the form.Copy !req
1260. Why would you wear an
"Anything Goes" bathing suitCopy !req
1261. in your promo pic for Vegas?Copy !req
1262. Also, the outfit
she wore in the "Gift Shop"Copy !req
1263. number was jarring.Copy !req
1264. They won't be selling those
at the gift shop.Copy !req
1265. No, no.Copy !req
1266. I will say, in the interview,
she showed meCopy !req
1267. again why I love her so much.Copy !req
1268. Total pro, so good
at what she does.Copy !req
1269. If she were to win this crown,
she would representCopy !req
1270. this show so beautifully.Copy !req
1271. My own experience
is that knowingCopy !req
1272. how to make the right choices
in the right momentsCopy !req
1273. is part of what we do
and what this moment is,Copy !req
1274. and she made a choice
that didn't work, you know?Copy !req
1275. So this was one moment.Copy !req
1276. It's—one swan
doesn't make a summer.Copy !req
1277. One swallow
doesn't make a summer.Copy !req
1278. Is that the expression?Copy !req
1279. Michelle Visage
has bought the rightsCopy !req
1280. to a book called "One Swallow
Does Not a Summer Make."Copy !req
1281. 1987.
It was a good year.Copy !req
1282. It was a good year.
We all know that year.Copy !req
1283. Yeah, we do.
Yeah, we do.Copy !req
1284. Silence.Copy !req
1285. I have made my decision.Copy !req
1286. Bring back my girls.Copy !req
1287. Welcome back, queens.Copy !req
1288. I've made some decisions.Copy !req
1289. Lexi Love, this week,
you were the queen of hearts.Copy !req
1290. Onya Nurve,
you served a royal flush.Copy !req
1291. Jewels, you brought
the Vegas sparkle.Copy !req
1292. Jewels Sparkles, ding, ding.Copy !req
1293. Condragulations.Copy !req
1294. You are the winner of
this week's challenge.Copy !req
1295. Oh, my God.Copy !req
1296. - Congratulations, Jewels.
- Oh, my God.Copy !req
1297. Good job, bitch.Copy !req
1298. Thank you so much.Copy !req
1299. I can't believe
this is happening.Copy !req
1300. I won the last challenge
on "Drag Race."Copy !req
1301. You've won a cash tip
of $5,000Copy !req
1302. courtesy of JJ MalibuCopy !req
1303. and an invitation
to join the castCopy !req
1304. of "RuPaul's Drag Race Live"
at Flamingo Las Vegas.Copy !req
1305. I'm gonna have
a heart attack.Copy !req
1306. And you'll be moving forward
to the grand finale.Copy !req
1307. Oh, my God.
Thank you so much.Copy !req
1308. You may step to the back
of the stage.Copy !req
1309. I did it!Copy !req
1310. I fucking did it!Copy !req
1311. I'm making it to the finale!Copy !req
1312. Lexi, Onya, you are safe.Copy !req
1313. And you are both moving forward
to the grand finale.Copy !req
1314. Ah!Copy !req
1315. I am so proud of myself
that I made itCopy !req
1316. through this motherfucker.Copy !req
1317. You may step to
the back of the stage.Copy !req
1318. Thank you, thank you.Copy !req
1319. Coming into this competition,Copy !req
1320. I was a small little birdie
just born in the nest,Copy !req
1321. and now I am flying
right to the finale.Copy !req
1322. Sam Star, Suzie Toot,
you are both winning queens,Copy !req
1323. but tonight, the odds
were not in your favor.Copy !req
1324. I'm sorry, my dears, but you
are both up for elimination.Copy !req
1325. I am gutted,
but I also feel a needCopy !req
1326. to perform and prove myself
after the critiquesCopy !req
1327. that I received.Copy !req
1328. I have to destroy this number.Copy !req
1329. I have to be in the finale.Copy !req
1330. Two queens stand before me.Copy !req
1331. Prior to tonight,
you were asked to prepareCopy !req
1332. a lip sync performance
of "Love Child"Copy !req
1333. by Diana Ross and the Supremes.Copy !req
1334. Ladies, this is your
last chance to impress me.Copy !req
1335. Save yourself from elimination.Copy !req
1336. The time has come for youCopy !req
1337. to Lip SyncCopy !req
1338. for Your Life!Copy !req
1339. I literally cannot believe
that this is happening.Copy !req
1340. We finally just developed
a friendship,Copy !req
1341. but one of us has to go,
and I refuse for it to be me.Copy !req
1342. Good luck,Copy !req
1343. and don't fuck it up.Copy !req
1344. - Hey!
- Come on, Sam.Copy !req
1345. Yes, bitch.Copy !req
1346. Sam, you look like
Patsy Stone from "Ab Fab"Copy !req
1347. doing the last ballad
of your life, honey.Copy !req
1348. Patsy!
Give it to 'em!Copy !req
1349. Suzie is giving more,
like, poofy energy.Copy !req
1350. She is doing her
tooter-gooter thing,Copy !req
1351. and, honestly, I don't know
who is about to take this.Copy !req
1352. Yes!Copy !req
1353. Come on, ladies!Copy !req
1354. That was sickening!Copy !req
1355. Yes!Copy !req
1356. Oh, my God.Copy !req
1357. Incredible!Copy !req
1358. Incredible.Copy !req
1359. Queens,
I've made my decision.Copy !req
1360. Sam Star, shantay, you stay.Copy !req
1361. Sam, you are moving forward
to the grand finale.Copy !req
1362. Thank you.Copy !req
1363. You may join the other girls.Copy !req
1364. Thank you.
Thank you.Copy !req
1365. Thank God.Copy !req
1366. Suzie Toot,
I'll see you on Broadway.Copy !req
1367. Now, sashay away.Copy !req
1368. Thank you so much.Copy !req
1369. You are about to see some
big things from Lil' Suzie.Copy !req
1370. I promise you that.Copy !req
1371. - We love you, Suzie!
- I love you so much.Copy !req
1372. RuPaul, I have
just one thing to say.Copy !req
1373. Yes, Suzie.Copy !req
1374. That was Morse code for
"I'm going to key your car."Copy !req
1375. I feel disappointed because
I really wanted to win,Copy !req
1376. but I'm not disappointed
in myself.Copy !req
1377. I did not think I was
gonna have to do this.Copy !req
1378. I'm gonna take away
some amazing friendships.Copy !req
1379. I love those girls so, so much,Copy !req
1380. and I'm gonna keep on
fucking doing me.Copy !req
1381. This has been the experience
of a lifetime.Copy !req
1382. I'm so thankful for
every single part of it.Copy !req
1383. If you are a fan
of Suzie Toots,Copy !req
1384. you have so much
to look forward toCopy !req
1385. because this is
the very beginningCopy !req
1386. of what is about to come.Copy !req
1387. And good luck to the girls
going on for the crown.Copy !req
1388. Your victory will be
tainted by the factCopy !req
1389. that I should have had it.Copy !req
1390. Peace out, Mom.Copy !req
1391. My final four queens, condragulations.Copy !req
1392. We are just two weeks away
from the grand finaleCopy !req
1393. of "RuPaul's Drag Race,"
where we are going to crownCopy !req
1394. ourselves a winner, baby.Copy !req
1395. - Oh!
- Yeah!Copy !req
1396. And now I want to hear
from you, our fans.Copy !req
1397. Are you Team Lexi Love?Copy !req
1398. Are you Team Jewels Sparkles?
- Ah!Copy !req
1399. Are you Team Onya Nurve?Copy !req
1400. Or are you Team Sam Star?Copy !req
1401. Let your voice be heard
using #DragRace.Copy !req
1402. Honey, I'm coming to
the finale with a vengeance.Copy !req
1403. If my pussy
wasn't on fire before,Copy !req
1404. it's got firecrackers
shoved up it now.Copy !req
1405. And tune in next week when
all the eliminated queensCopy !req
1406. return to compete in
a Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa.Copy !req
1407. - Oh!
- Ah!Copy !req
1408. Until then, remember this.Copy !req
1409. If you can't love yourself,Copy !req
1410. how in the hell are you
gonna love somebody else?Copy !req
1411. Can I get an amen up in here?Copy !req
1412. Amen!Copy !req
1413. All right,
now let the music play.Copy !req