RuPaul's Drag Race 18x6

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

2. Get ready for the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show.

3. This week half of you will take the stage

4. to perform a showstopping talent number.

5. What a performer.

6. And the other half will rate the performances.

7. Juicy Love Dion...

8. based on her outstanding performance.

9. Mia Starr...

10. her talent was impeccable.

11. Ciara Myst...

12. I don't think the reveals

13. were as strong as she wanted them to be.

14. Ciara, I'm sorry, my dear,

15. but the queens have rated you the bottom queen.

16. Next week, you will lip-sync for your life.

17. Juicy Love Dion, Mia Starr,

18. you are the top two queens of the week.

19. Juicy Love Dion...

20. Mia Starr, it's a tie.

21. Condragulations, you are both winners, baby.

22. Oh...

23. my... God.

24. We're back in the Werk Room after the first round

25. of the talent show and Rate-A-Queen,

26. Well, that was...

27. - A motherfucking lip sync. - Sickening.

28. - That was a show. - That was a fucking show.

29. I was spiraling in a tornado behind there.

30. I had no idea which way to look.

31. I was like, ah, ah!

32. Bitch, and then a double fucking win—well deserved.

33. I literally, like, could not hold back tears.

34. I was like...

35. Oh, my God, like, this is a dream come true.

36. It's so amazing. I just could not stop crying.

37. I was like...

38. Looking like Cynthia doll from "Rugrats."

39. The fact that, like,

40. I'm able to share this win with you is like, wow.

41. I'm gagged. I'm so gagged.

42. And I fucking bow to your legacy

43. and everything you've done.

44. And so, like, to share that moment with you is just beyond.

45. Mia has just been so supportive of my career

46. and trying to give me opportunities wherever she can.

47. So, to, like, be at that level with her, I'm honored.

48. We both ate that.

49. Mm!

50. And, Juicy, two wins, honey. Hey!

51. Want that 10% off the top.

52. I know there was going to be some talk

53. about my, like, family being up for voting,

54. but y'all made it really easy for me to vote,

55. because you guys did amazing. - Yeah.

56. So it was not hard,

57. and, obviously, you call it favoritism or not,

58. but I think it speaks for itself—you guys deserved it.

59. I'm not here with a support system.

60. Meanwhile, they're at the family reunion,

61. I do feel like there is a sense of ranks

62. kind of being closed.

63. It seems very clear that the Dions

64. are looking out for Dions, first and foremost.

65. Ciara, how are you feeling?

66. I mean, I've obviously had an emotional day.

67. I took a risk choosing to do an emotional piece,

68. and I know it was not easy for you all.

69. I get it. It's not personal. It's just drag.

70. But I have time to kind of focus and galvanize

71. and be like, let's put the pedal to the metal.

72. - Yeah. - Absolutely.

73. As much as I'm feeling bummed

74. about my placement in Rate-A-Queen,

75. I'm also a little bit curious about,

76. what are some of the factors

77. that played into these girls' decisions?

78. Are you beating me down because you didn't like my talent,

79. or are you beating me down because we're not friends?

80. I hope that it truly is plucking pussy hairs

81. at this point in the competition,

82. but there is a little bit of insecurity

83. that's sitting with me right now asking those questions.

84. Well, the judgers are now the judgees.

85. We have a new week coming up,

86. and y'all get to see what we do, and be nice, please.

87. And we can't wait to eat our popcorn and sit right there...

88. - Yes. - Front row.

89. Honey, Juicy has her second win,

90. and some of the girls—me—

91. are trying to chase after their first win.

92. Oh, my goodness.

93. There are some game-playing girls

94. in this fucking competition.

95. Bitch, I'm one of them, because I am not going back

96. to South Carolina, bitch, empty-handed.

97. Oh, my God.

98. And if I keep my head in the game,

99. my Black fat ass is going to walk away

100. with that goddamn check.

101. It's getting gaggy. It's getting gaggy!

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

103. will snatch an official makeup collaboration

104. with Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

105. and a cash prize of $200,000,

106. courtesy of "RuPaul's Drag Race

107. Match Queen,"

108. with extra-special guest judge Amy Taylor.

109. Oh... my... God. Oh!

110. Good morning, Werk Room.

111. Today group two will be performing

112. in the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show.

113. The girls that we judged are now judging us.

114. Oh, God.

115. - Talent performers. - Girls.

116. Is anybody nervous?

117. I'm excited for the show itself.

118. - Me too. - Like, that is the fun part.

119. Well, how do y'all feel?

120. It's a one-in-five chance

121. of being up to lip-sync for your life.

122. - The math doesn't— - Ooh.

123. Carry the 2.

124. Girl, I just have an announcement.

125. I really wish the people that are voting today

126. would not squabble my opportunity.

127. Ooh, girl.

128. She done already done had herses.

129. Come on, grandma.

130. Ru rule number 39...

131. the world is your stage.

132. Ooh.

133. And every stage has a trapdoor.

134. Remember that.

135. - Pull the lever. - Pull the lever.

136. Hello, hello, hello.

137. All right, queens, it's time

138. for our Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, part deux.

139. - Let's go. - Let's do it.

140. - Two. - Two, bitch.

141. Myki Meeks, Athena Dion, Kenya Pleaser,

142. Jane Don't, and Discord Addams.

143. This week you'll take the stage

144. and be rated by your sisters.

145. - Ooh. - Oh.

146. - Severe. - Let's get into it.

147. In the end, this week's top two queens

148. will lip-sync for the win,

149. and this week's bottom queen will lip-sync

150. against last week's bottom, Ciara Myst, for her life.

151. Girl! Oh, my God. Ooh.

152. And, yes, someone will be going home.

153. Racers, start your engines...

154. And may the best drag queen win.

155. - Where are my week-one divas? - We're here.

156. Let's have a little meeting in the ladies' room.

157. Oh.

158. While I may not have had the most friends

159. on the group-two talent-show performance vote,

160. I have a lot of them right here with me.

161. So I have to play it smart, strategic,

162. and see if I can get my week-one sisters

163. to help me figure out how I can stay in this competition.

164. Does anybody have, like, any strategies

165. on how they're going to...

166. Are we considering runways?

167. I think we have to consider it all.

168. How are you feeling about today in general?

169. I'd feel great

170. if they weren't conspiring to destroy us.

171. What's with all this conspiracy going on?

172. This ain't fair. You can't be doing all this.

173. I mean, I don't know how you ladies are picking,

174. but I know I'm, like, taking into consideration friendships

175. and all of that stuff,

176. but I still have yet to see everyone's talent,

177. so I'm still going to keep my mind open for that.

178. Family is family, and family comes first.

179. Look, girl, I am friends with everybody.

180. It's going to eat me up alive to think about,

181. who am I putting in that last position?

182. I'm making it very clear. Athena—that's my sister.

183. No matter what she does,

184. I don't care, I'm putting her up.

185. - Yeah. - That's family.

186. Like, I can't see her drown.

187. I think it's undeniable that relationships

188. are going to be part of it. - Yeah.

189. And, candidly, I have to think strategically

190. for myself as well.

191. I am not ready to leave this competition,

192. and so I have to look at those girls critically

193. and say, who can I out-twirl today?

194. Do you have someone in particular that you feel?

195. If I'm thinking strategically...

196. I've seen Discord perform.

197. I love her. I love her drag.

198. I love what she has to offer.

199. But I do have to think about,

200. how can Ciara Myst advance?

201. It seems like nobody

202. in the group-one talent show has an alliance with Discord,

203. and I feel like maybe she's the person

204. that I could take down in this lip sync.

205. Since we had the difficult position of going first,

206. we now have additional context for how we rank this week.

207. I think Ciara is definitely right

208. that she could take on Discord in a lip sync.

209. However, Ciara doesn't know that Discord is my girl.

210. When we did the Q-Pop girl group,

211. we just identified and connected with each other

212. over tattoos, scary movies,

213. and all of these things that we have in common.

214. - You excited for yours? - I am excited. I'm just...

215. I'm a little...

216. stressed about the voting.

217. The group-one girls are over in a corner,

218. huddled up like a peewee football team,

219. having conversations with one another

220. about how the voting is going to go down.

221. It's not a comfortable feeling to be on the outside of that.

222. I guess I just don't know

223. where, like, Ciara is going to, like, land.

224. I feel like at the end of last week,

225. she seemed like she was going to vote very strategically.

226. But that could go in any direction.

227. I just don't like the conspiring all of a sudden.

228. Like, we didn't conspire.

229. We were just watching the shows with an earnest heart,

230. and then we went, and we had— - "With an earnest heart"?

231. - We did. - Amen.

232. Athena's like, I played fair, asterisk.

233. But now all of a sudden, there's, like, some kind

234. of conspiracy to find somebody so she can lip sync to stay,

235. and I don't like that.

236. It also doesn't help that I feel

237. like I'm not, like, particularly close to Ciara.

238. I don't feel like any of us are.

239. I don't think she's judging closeness.

240. I think she's judging

241. who she thinks she can take in a lip sync.

242. I am concerned that the girls

243. are going to try to get me this week.

244. But at the end of the day,

245. we should be judged on how we're actually performing.

246. And I feel like that's half the reason

247. I'm in the top every fucking week,

248. is because y'all are trying to make back-alley fucking deals.

249. How about you just do good?

250. They continue to destroy my joy.

251. There is no reason for any of these girls

252. to do me a favor here,

253. and they have every reason to want to slow me down.

254. They are really talking over there.

255. Bitch, about what?

256. So I'm feeling very nervous.

257. Okay, let's get into drag, ladies.

258. - All right, let's do it. - Let's get it to drag.

259. This week's Maxi Challenge is the talent show, part two.

260. And group-one queens

261. will be rating group-two queens using Rate-A-Queen.

262. What the frickin' heck?

263. - How's it going? - It's going well.

264. Y'all had a lot to talk about over there.

265. Well, we had to have a team meeting.

266. Have kikiki.

267. A meeting in the ladies' room.

268. We had a lot to catch up on.

269. You got the girls sweating in their boots, honey.

270. In Greek, we say...

271. "I don't like this at all."

272. But last week, I made a deal with my girls—

273. Juicy, Mia, and Darlene—

274. and I held up my end of the bargain.

275. I'm hoping my girls still got my back now.

276. What were y'all talking about that long?

277. This strategy of going into this week.

278. No.

279. Who are they gunning for?

280. Yeah.

281. Ciara thinks she can take Discord in a lip sync.

282. But I just don't believe in, like, sacrificing somebody.

283. So I'm going to give a heads-up—

284. just clear conscience.

285. What are they thinking?

286. Just turn it.

287. That's what I'm going to tell you.

288. It's like Ciara's gunning for me just because she thinks

289. she can get me in a lip sync— that's so fucked up.

290. - Just turn it. - Yeah.

291. You know what I mean?

292. Mm-hmm.

293. Juicy lets me know what Ciara's plan of action is,

294. which is to take me down.

295. Just turn it.

296. I'm not going to start anything with any of them.

297. No, I'm just saying, just turn it...

298. - Yeah. - Regardless.

299. - Yeah. - Be undeniable.

300. I'm confident in my talent.

301. I will be playing drums. I will be playing keyboard.

302. I will be playing guitar.

303. But it doesn't matter if people have schemes.

304. They're gunning for me. That's—

305. Yeah, please help me.

306. I love you.

307. - Are you ready? - I'm ready, bitch.

308. Honey, I'm feeling good about my talent show.

309. I'm ready to show these girls the true Pleaser principle.

310. It's going to be classy, sassy, and a lot of assy, honey.

311. Bitch.

312. So last week Mia and I made a pact

313. that if I put her first, she would put me first as well.

314. In first position, Mia Starr.

315. And, honey, I stuck to my motherfucking word.

316. - You gonna wear these hos out? - I'm going to wear them.

317. You gonna lay them on the big-ass bed?

318. Ooh, ooh. Ooh!

319. I'm here to compete.

320. If I have to lobby for votes, I'm a politician today, bitch.

321. I will do it.

322. Let me get my little runway together, bitch.

323. Athena, what inspired your talent for today?

324. I'm actually really excited, because I am—

325. I don't know if you guys know this, but I'm Greek.

326. - What? - Yes.

327. I've created, like, a whole kind of, like, story

328. about my culture.

329. I've implemented some really interesting traditional parts

330. of my culture into it

331. but keeping it entertaining at the same time.

332. So I'm really excited to deliver...

333. All my Greekness to "RuPaul's Drag Race."

334. Okay, okay, opa.

335. Is it kind of like a comedy number?

336. I would call it a variety show.

337. I feel the need to step up to the plate.

338. Miami's watching. America's watching.

339. I need to deliver.

340. I think the girls are underestimating my abilities,

341. and I think this is my opportunity to feed it to them

342. and watch them eat it.

343. I'll be throwing Greek meatballs at all of your faces.

344. In Greek, we say...

345. "Enjoy your meal."

346. I look like Bjork.

347. - Right now? - I look like Bjork.

348. Jane.

349. Jane.

350. I look like Bjork.

351. Inside the TV,

352. there is a tiny city

353. full of people who are all lactose intolerant.

354. I'm satisfied with this look.

355. No, I think that's it, baby.

356. When you stay Bjork...

357. You don't have to get Bjork.

358. I have to do my makeup.

359. Right.

360. I'm very excited to see your talent.

361. I'm excited to present it.

362. The number that I made is a reference

363. to a Bette Midler cabaret act,

364. and it's a reference that I know the judges

365. will immediately get.

366. It's not necessarily a reference that I'm sure

367. that all of the other girls in this competition will get.

368. So that stresses me out somewhat.

369. I want you in the top two for this one.

370. Like, I just want you here.

371. But I know you're going to be there

372. and earn it regardless, so...

373. Well, I hope so. We'll see.

374. I just catastrophize everything.

375. I'm just always convinced, and I'm, like,

376. this is the moment when the girls finally turn on me.

377. What are you feeling

378. about choosing your potential lip-sync mate?

379. Discord.

380. I love you, diva, but...

381. but that is what it is.

382. Do you think she is even expecting it?

383. - No. - 'Cause she's always coming in

384. really confident about everything she's doing.

385. And she wanted to be in the top every week,

386. and she was in the bottom two weeks ago.

387. Yeah.

388. Discord is always the most confident

389. in herself regardless of the situation.

390. So sometimes that blind confidence

391. can get you in trouble if you're not looking

392. at the situation realistically.

393. Myki and Kenya are our glam sisters,

394. and we had talked at the beginning

395. about, like, an alliance, and I don't know that that...

396. I mean...

397. Came out as strongly as it could have, perhaps.

398. Given how the voting went,

399. the glam alliance never happened.

400. It didn't hold. - Yeah.

401. The purpose of the glam-girl alliance

402. was to ideally keep any of our girl group out of the bottom,

403. but that didn't work.

404. Ciara was in the bottom. I wasn't in the top.

405. So either it was never in effect,

406. or it's not in effect anymore.

407. The girl group has officially disbanded.

408. I want to vote mostly true.

409. Yeah.

410. But if I can nudge the numbers

411. like all these other girls are nudging the numbers...

412. - Thank you. - You let me know.

413. - I will. We'll talk more. - Okay.

414. I'm hearing Nini really root for me in this moment,

415. and I know that she's open to adjusting the vote

416. to make sure that we can keep each other in this competition.

417. Hey, daughter.

418. You know what?

419. You're going to be in the voting booth, so, yes, Mother.

420. Whatever you say.

421. Guys, I am the new mother of the house.

422. I'll give you the keys right now.

423. It must be a great feeling being the winner

424. of last week's challenge.

425. - I was shitting my bricks. - I know you were.

426. For no reason.

427. But I also had to fucking go against the fucking—

428. - But you won. You won. - I did.

429. - What are you mad about? - I'm not mad.

430. So you're welcome.

431. It turned out perfect, because I knew the outcome.

432. I made sure that Juicy and Mia were going to be taken care of.

433. I made sure that I was going to be taken care.

434. Like, I mommied the hell out of this whole situation.

435. Everyone's got their voter in place.

436. Like, we are all ready to go. Just stick to the plan.

437. Okay, I need to finish my makeup.

438. All right, next up, next up, next.

439. Athena has some open slots for her campaign...

440. - Her office hours. - Next up.

441. For her stump speech, if anybody wants to get in there.

442. Athena's going to fly everyone who puts her first to Mykonos.

443. - First class. - First class.

444. - Prosecco on ice. - Prosecco on ice.

445. She'll take you to the cruising beach.

446. Opa.

447. - Hi, sister. - Hi.

448. - How are you? - I'm good. How are you?

449. So Vita, as my close sister, confirms

450. that Ciara wants me in the bottom.

451. And I can't lie.

452. I am a little worried for myself.

453. Well, if that is the case— if that is the case...

454. please help me.

455. - I didn't think so. - I promise you—

456. I didn't think so.

457. I don't ever want to be in the bottom,

458. but this might be a week where I fall there.

459. But, Ciara, girl, watch out.

460. You could put me up for a Lip Sync for Your Life,

461. and I'm going to win.

462. Like, I'm going— There's not a doubt in my mind.

463. Now wait a minute.

464. Where's me white liner?

465. Today group two is going to perform

466. in the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show,

467. and the girls

468. who we have previously rated in the talent show

469. will become our jury today.

470. - Are you hoping for a win? - Oh, yeah, I want this so bad.

471. - How bad do you want it? - I want it so bad.

472. Do you have any cash?

473. No, that was going somewhere else.

474. Yeah, I really do.

475. I have a really strong talent number I'm really proud of.

476. For my talent, I'm doing

477. the Bride of Frankenstein giving a striptease.

478. It's different. It's unique. It's funny.

479. I wanted to really strip it back to vaudevillian humor.

480. I bring the theatrical experience into my drag

481. but still twist it to the Meeks experience,

482. which has glamour and camp.

483. Will the queens voting appreciate my talent?

484. God, I hope so.

485. Hey, squirrel friends.

486. Surprise!

487. Ooh, that's a nasty heel, bitch.

488. Yes, ma'am.

489. Ladykins...

490. since I can't judge you this week,

491. the least I could do is check in.

492. - Yes! - Yes!

493. First, I want to talk to the queens who performed last week.

494. So, Ciara, Juicy, Nini, Vita,

495. Darlene, and Mia, come on over.

496. Yes.

497. Oh, I look nuts.

498. Hello. Hi.

499. - Have a seat. Get comfy. - Thank you.

500. Look at all you half-baked kids.

501. So first I want to say congrats to you two.

502. Thank you.

503. - You gave it. - Thank you.

504. You really gave it.

505. Family that slays together... - Stays together.

506. - Thank you. - Yes.

507. - Ciara. - Yes.

508. So you have to lip-sync this week.

509. I do.

510. - How you feeling? - I feel prepared.

511. Last week was a very emotional week for me,

512. and it was a risk to do something that was more serious

513. in a show where we often love to laugh.

514. So I feel proud of the choice.

515. But with that, I also understand the consequence.

516. Authentically you is what I want you to be.

517. And it's not that it was bad.

518. Maybe it just wasn't what your other sisters

519. were looking for in the moment, right?

520. Yeah, and today my job is to turn it out in a lip sync.

521. Yes.

522. Nini. - Yes.

523. Your praying mantis, I thought, was fantastic.

524. - Thank you. - It was really, really good.

525. And, again, the Rate-A-Queen is tough,

526. because I don't know how you kids are playing it.

527. So you were really up there.

528. Did you feel strong with your performance?

529. I felt really good about it.

530. I think the Florida vote

531. might have swung it just a little bit.

532. Welcome to America.

533. The swing state of Florida at it again,

534. electing the wrong people.

535. That's okay, that's okay.

536. See, like, that's not necessary.

537. But one thing I did love was, like, you're not going

538. to let her get away with all the flips and tricks.

539. You were like, I can do a back handspring walkout

540. in heels, too.

541. That was kind of cute.

542. I was kind of like, okay, showing Miss Juicy.

543. Damn, maybe I made the wrong choice,

544. and I should have performed in week two,

545. and I could have had a chance to win.

546. So it's your time to rate this week.

547. - Yes. - Yes.

548. How are you going to approach it?

549. Enough with the kumbaya shit.

550. Yeah, it's pretty simple.

551. The bitches that we don't care for...

552. Ooh!

553. we're just going to immediately put her in the box.

554. - Okay. - Say their names.

555. - Do what you came to do. - Yes, ma'am.

556. - Thank you. - Thank you.

557. - Go, go, go. - Look stunning as well.

558. Thank you.

559. Now I'd like to speak to the girls performing this week.

560. Myki, Athena, Kenya, Jane,

561. and Discord Addams, come on over.

562. Hi.

563. I'm excited to see your performances today.

564. Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

565. Jane, now, you're one in this group that has a win.

566. Yeah.

567. - Any pressure? - For sure.

568. Every time I feel like I'm in the top or I win,

569. it feels like the roller coaster sort of clicking up.

570. Okay, so you got a little bit of pressure on yourself.

571. Try not to catastrophize and do what you came here to do.

572. These are the things to keep in mind.

573. Is this elevated?

574. Am I doing too much? Am I doing too little?

575. One tip that I can offer to all of you—

576. it's quite devastating for me

577. when you get songs ahead of time

578. and you don't learn the lyrics.

579. Drag queens' number-one job is to lip-sync

580. and to know the words.

581. So, please, if I can give you any advice—

582. You think that I'm not seeing you say "watermelon" 50 times.

583. - Right. - I know these old tricks.

584. Learn your lyrics.

585. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Kenya.

586. Ooh.

587. Did she not know her words?

588. I didn't know that.

589. Learn your lyrics.

590. My heart drops to my asshole.

591. She has ruffled my feathers. She has rattled my snake.

592. What the fuck am I supposed to do with that?

593. I can feel Kenya next to me.

594. Her butthole is so tight,

595. she's about to suck up the stool she's sitting on.

596. - So you're having a good time? - Yes, I'm having so much fun.

597. You are, Discord?

598. Yeah, I know I look really intense.

599. You look like you're going to kill somebody.

600. But, like, on the inside, it's like lollipops.

601. Like, I'm having a great time.

602. Was my walk slightly better yesterday?

603. Slightly. You're getting there.

604. I'm trying really hard.

605. It's so funny, and we don't want to take that away.

606. I'm stiff, and, like, I'm trying to loosen up.

607. It almost feels like you're walking with your shoulders

608. and your legs on the same leg— a little toy soldier-y.

609. What was funny was, that day that I got

610. all those lovely critiques about my walk

611. was the same day that I asked Ru in the Werk Room,

612. should I change it?

613. And Ru was like, no, never change it.

614. Then I get out of the Werk Room,

615. and y'all are like, you know what you should do?

616. You should change that walk.

617. It's not change it. It's loosen it up.

618. Yeah.

619. Start there and see if anybody sees the difference.

620. Listen, my walk makes me known to all the judges.

621. So, whether it sucks or not, I feel like I'm winning.

622. So how do you all think these other queens

623. are going to rate you?

624. Having the talent show in the middle of the season

625. is a different dynamic.

626. We know each other now. - Yep.

627. And we know what we're worth,

628. and we know we're all sickening.

629. For me, I think it really comes down to execution.

630. - So that's how you're judging? - That's how I judged it, yes.

631. And I'm going to hope that that's what they do, too.

632. Do personal relationships come into it?

633. How could it not?

634. I mean, although this is a competition...

635. It's hard not to have a heart for the people

636. that you're coming up with.

637. And, of course, I hate that feeling.

638. - Yeah, it sucks. - I know.

639. Y'all actually have a hard job.

640. It is hard, so that's why I say,

641. if you're bringing something that's been done before,

642. you had better elevate it.

643. Okay, kiddos. Thank you.

644. Put on a show tonight. I can't wait to see it.

645. Go get 'em.

646. We'll save a seat for Jujubee.

647. Thank you, Michelle. - Always. Bye, kids.

648. See you later.

649. No, I just need to finish my makeup.

650. Okay. Well, I'm here for you if you need it.

651. I'm just...

652. That was not cute for me.

653. I'm just...

654. I really let my nerves get the best of me.

655. Just now?

656. No, just in everything I've been doing here.

657. Yeah?

658. America, drag is motherfucking hard.

659. Number one, you got a wig on. Your balls are between there.

660. You're doing splits and hair whips and boom kacks.

661. To remember the words at the same time

662. and then doing this, that, that,

663. make sure you're engaging with the audience,

664. engaging with the judges of "RuPaul's Drag Race,"

665. bitch, that is a lot.

666. Sometimes the words will escape me.

667. She looked at Kenya and said, know your words.

668. Uh-oh.

669. Yeah, Kenya, what did that mean?

670. I really think I just— the nerves got the best of me

671. when I was lip-syncing against Briar,

672. although I was performing very well.

673. Also, I have the problem of,

674. I'm so focused putting on a show

675. that, girl, the words slip for me a lot.

676. Bitch, and now I got to do a talent-show number

677. where half of my talent is lip-syncing.

678. And it's just like, if I go up there and miss these words,

679. these girls are gonna, like, vote me down.

680. All right, y'all, we got two lip syncs today—

681. one for the win and one for the bottom hos.

682. How we all feeling? - Stressed.

683. I need to learn my motherfucking words.

684. - Do you know your words? - Girl!

685. How does the first verse go?

686. Ciara wants me in the bottom

687. because she thinks that she can take me in a lip sync.

688. So my plan is to throw Ciara off my trail a little bit.

689. I go stand strategically close to Ciara

690. and mention...

691. How I've always been dancing

692. to Britney Spears my whole life,

693. and she's always been my pop diva.

694. Britney was always my diva growing up.

695. Obviously, Amyl is my girl. - Yeah.

696. But Britney was my '90s girl, so...

697. - So you ready for either/or? - Yeah.

698. Is this true?

699. Not necessarily, but she doesn't need to know that.

700. Step that shit up, because my popcorn is full.

701. Oh, my God.

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

703. Come on, snow queen.

704. She's sparkly.

705. Welcome to the main stage

706. of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

707. It's the multitalented Michelle Visage.

708. And by "multitalented," you mean I have no gag reflex.

709. Exactly.

710. Thank you.

711. He's pretty, witty, and gay.

712. It's Ross Matthews. - Mm-hmm.

713. Do you have a gag reflex?

714. Well, I used to, but I lost it...

715. in prison.

716. Technically, it was traffic school, but it's gone.

717. And our extra-special guest judge—

718. from Amyl and The Sniffers, Amy Taylor.

719. Welcome.

720. Ru, before you ask, yes, I have a gag reflex,

721. but it's not in my throat.

722. Ooh!

723. Oh, you've probably got it

724. in the boot, right?

725. This week we challenged our queens

726. to get it twisted, as a new group performs

727. in the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, part two.

728. And tonight on the runway,

729. category is Shake, Shake, Shake—

730. a look that moves when you do.

731. Racers, start your engines,

732. and may the best drag queen win.

733. Category is Shake, Shake, Shake.

734. Up first, Myki Meeks.

735. DIY-yi-yi.

736. This week, Myki Meeks stars in party nauseous,

737. covered in 10,000 zip ties.

738. I got shaking on my tits, shaking on my wrists,

739. shaking on my boots,

740. thigh-high zip-tie couture, honey.

741. I know RuPaul is looking at me, saying, zip it.

742. Her other job is a car wash.

743. Athena Dion.

744. Ooh.

745. You know, she's always been a good pupil.

746. I'm very proud of being Greek.

747. And in Greek, we say...

748. Which means "you have 14 eyes."

749. Well, I have about 145 eyes surrounding me,

750. because there's a bunch of evil bitches looking at me.

751. I look like a 1960s go-go alien.

752. But my eyes are definitely on the prize.

753. You better cataract right.

754. Kenya Pleaser.

755. Starring in the remake of "Cocoon."

756. These butterflies—

757. they're literally floating off my body.

758. Asia O'Hara, trigger warning.

759. I have on my classic Black-girl natural Afro hair,

760. and, bitch, it's all about the face and the hands.

761. This is the most beautiful I have looked

762. in this competition yet.

763. I hear she's got a huge caterpillar.

764. Some girls do, but Jane Don't.

765. She might want to rethink that.

766. Mm-hmm.

767. Now starring in Shakespeare's

768. "As You Like It in the Butt."

769. I feel so pretty in this Galliano for Dior,

770. refracted into this very musketeer,

771. 17th-century French moment,

772. trying to give these judges the best little fashion walk

773. that my thick thighs can summon.

774. Little Lord Fauntleroy is a drag queen now.

775. Discord Addams.

776. Monopoly has really gotten out of control.

777. This look is a commentary on CEOs.

778. I have money raining on my head,

779. blood all over my hands,

780. and I am wearing probably 20 pounds of jewelry,

781. because I want to feel capitalism weighing me down.

782. I am able to be in high-fashion beauty

783. and make a political statement,

784. which is what drag is all about.

785. Does anyone still wear a bloody hat?

786. Mia Starr.

787. She's the widow of the mogul who made billions

788. in the cassette-tape industry.

789. - I was going to say "VHS." - Yeah.

790. You Beta work.

791. I am giving you Blockbuster realness.

792. I have the cape made from videotape of your old pornos.

793. Unfortunately, all the local video stores closed down,

794. because guess what.

795. I'm wearing it, bitch.

796. She's got fringe with benefits.

797. - Be kind. - Yes.

798. Rewind.

799. - Wow. - Darlene Mitchell.

800. Nobody knows that Ronald McDonald had a sister.

801. He did.

802. In my mind, baby, this is couture.

803. I am shaking and stomping down this runway.

804. This is about 30 yards of this gold tinsel.

805. This look is absolutely bonkers.

806. I want you to be thinking, what the hell was that?

807. Tins, tins, tinsel across the board.

808. Vita VonTesse.

809. Evelyn "Champagne" King is on tour, y'all.

810. I'm coming down this runway

811. looking like queen of the night—

812. my reference to Whitney Houston.

813. We got a rhinestone bob.

814. We have powerful shoulder pads,

815. crystals all on my leotard.

816. I got a little shake, shake, shake action

817. on those shoes, too,

818. which brings it all together, honey.

819. These have always brought me tuck.

820. Get that Bama buck.

821. Nini Coco.

822. How do you like your cocoa? - Nini.

823. Now, if labia was like this, I could get into it.

824. And out of it.

825. This look is avant garde and, dare I say, conceptual.

826. I am having a great time on the runway,

827. jumping around, spinning.

828. Every spin reveals a new color.

829. This look is in your face.

830. It's bold, it's bright. It is a work of art.

831. You know, those Teletubbies need to stay off the mushrooms.

832. Juicy Love Dion.

833. - Come on, mohawk. - That's a ho-hawk.

834. This is a Bob Mackie reference.

835. But instead of using ostrich feathers,

836. me and my designer decided to use plastic shards.

837. I feel like a gladiator-princess bird.

838. And guess what, baby.

839. I can walk a mile in these Louboutins,

840. and I look sickening doing it.

841. Now starring in "Mad Max: Beyond Glitter Dome."

842. - Ciara. - She was a showgirl.

843. Her name was Ciara.

844. I am a theatrical diva.

845. I'm not always ooky-spooky.

846. And so it's nice to break out my lovely legs

847. and give you chorus-line leading lady.

848. I am shaking my hips and my tee-tas,

849. so all of this fringe is wiggling and wobbling.

850. And on my face, I've got a smile plastered on,

851. because, baby, no matter if you're up for elimination,

852. the show must go on.

853. Can I get a shake with those thighs?

854. Mm-hmm.

855. Viva Reno, Nevada.

856. Welcome to part two

857. of the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show.

858. Up first, it's alive—

859. the electrifying Myki Meeks.

860. - Yeah. - Oh, no.

861. I really liked Myki's number,

862. but I also know that we are sitting in a den

863. of pit vipers right now.

864. Up next, Greece is the word.

865. It's Athena Dion.

866. Y'all.

867. Welcome to Athena's Taverna.

868. Sit back, relax, and let the ouzo flow.

869. Come on, bitch.

870. I smashed it, literally.

871. Why didn't you eat the bread?

872. Up next, the question remains—

873. Kenya Pleaser.

874. I never thought that I would make it this far

875. in this thing that we call drag, Ru.

876. But I had big dreams, and they're finally coming true.

877. See, I'm a pleaser.

878. But the real question is, can you?

879. Grr, let's go.

880. You better shake that ass, bitch.

881. Shake that ass, bitch.

882. I ate that motherfucking talent show up.

883. If it was up to me, bitch, I'd be number one.

884. And now the vocal stylings of Jane Don't.

885. My boyfriend loves my big mouth.

886. The other day he says to me,

887. Jane, I want to kiss you in the worst way.

888. And I says to him,

889. you want to kiss me standing up in a canoe?

890. My big ass is at work, and my boss says to me,

891. Jane, things aren't looking good.

892. You're going to have to learn how to clean

893. so we can fire the janitor.

894. And I says to him, well, if we're firing the janitor,

895. who's going to fuck me in the ass?

896. And I can fit my whole fist in both.

897. Jane, you are a psychotic whore.

898. That was hilarious.

899. Last but not least, rock out with your frock out.

900. It's Discord Addams.

901. I like this idea,

902. but the performance didn't really seem to land...

903. which I think will help work in my favor.

904. Welcome, ladykins.

905. Tonight Rate-A-Queen rules are still in effect.

906. There will be no judges' critiques.

907. Instead, the queens that watched

908. will rank the performing queens,

909. from total top to bossy bottom.

910. So, while y'all rate a queen backstage,

911. the judges and I will be conjuring an apparition.

912. Oh, I'm sorry. You may leave the stage.

913. Now, just between us squirrel friends,

914. the queens are rating each other.

915. But inquiring minds still want to know—

916. what do you think?

917. Starting with Myki Meeks.

918. Let's talk about the talent show.

919. I couldn't quite put my finger on—

920. Remember when she took her finger off?

921. - Yes. - That was the best part.

922. That was so great.

923. I wish she would have gone just a little further—

924. one more OMG moment.

925. I loved it when she freed the nipple.

926. It was the hernia I was worried about.

927. Is that how you got your implants out, Michelle?

928. Yes. And on the runway, I thought that was cute.

929. It was very club-kiddy.

930. I like the hair she put with it.

931. Her paint was gorgeous.

932. So I thought Myki Meeks had a pretty strong night.

933. Athena Dion.

934. Ru, was she or was she not visually giving us

935. Greek Latoya Jackson?

936. She was giving us Greek Latoya Jackson, yeah.

937. - So that excited me. - I thought it was really fun.

938. Yogurt isn't the only thing

939. the Greeks have done right tonight.

940. Well, she played into her Greek heritage,

941. and it wasn't falafel.

942. It was good.

943. I didn't want it to be opa.

944. The runway I liked a lot.

945. That marriage of camp and beautiful

946. is a really hard balance to strike, and I think she did.

947. Keep your eyes on this one.

948. You're awful.

949. All right, Kenya Pleaser. - Oh, I loved the butterflies.

950. I found it quite relaxing, actually.

951. And I loved it in the talent show

952. when she was gobbling balls.

953. Well, she was supposed to be lip-syncing at that point.

954. Oh, yeah, that might have been

955. a little cover for the words.

956. The song is called "Kenya."

957. And my question for Kenya is, can you remember the lyrics?

958. It was just lackluster.

959. That is done every single night in every bar.

960. She always brings the personality,

961. but she needs to marry the performance

962. with the charisma.

963. All right, Jane Don't.

964. Jane speaks for so many of us

965. who have let the janitor fuck them in the ass.

966. I was laughing beginning to end.

967. Her shake, shake, shake left me breathless.

968. That was so beautiful in that mint green

969. with the kind of yellowish green, which I hate normally.

970. It was my favorite look tonight.

971. Everything was thought out, as was her performance.

972. Just when you thought she wasn't going to go there,

973. she does.

974. Thank God she went there, Ru.

975. Thank God the janitor went there.

976. Yeah.

977. Discord Addams.

978. Her performance was very catchy.

979. We're all sitting here humming it.

980. I loved that part of it.

981. I loved that she leaned into her punk rock.

982. She played the drums, the keyboard, and the guitar.

983. What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?

984. I don't know. What?

985. Drum machine doesn't try and fuck your mom.

986. I love the combination of drag and punk.

987. I think it's a super-special kind of melting pot.

988. So I was really happy to see that.

989. The runway was a risk,

990. because if you're going to wear a men's suit,

991. you really got to dragify it.

992. It wasn't my favorite runway tonight,

993. but I think she did what she could with it.

994. But I do want to give her credit.

995. She's really trying hard to change that walk.

996. Good for her.

997. - All right, I want to know... - Uh-oh.

998. Your top two and your bottom two.

999. My top is definitely Jane Don't,

1000. and I'm going to say Myki Meeks.

1001. Bottom two is Kenya Pleaser and Athena,

1002. because it just wasn't as different as Discord's was.

1003. My top two are Jane Don't and Athena,

1004. because I think the runway pushed it over for me.

1005. Mm-hmm.

1006. My bottom two are Kenya Pleaser,

1007. and I'm going to put Discord in the bottom,

1008. because I wanted more from a rock-and-roll performance.

1009. Top two— Jane Don't and Myki Meeks.

1010. I thought they were both great.

1011. Bottom two, Kenya Pleaser

1012. and then, yeah, Athena for the second.

1013. All right. Silence!

1014. The queens are about to make their decision.

1015. Well, well, well...

1016. It is our turn to rate a queen.

1017. And being in the bottom, yeah, I'm happy to judge

1018. some bitches this week.

1019. Oh, this is a hard job.

1020. I definitely would have swept the competition this week.

1021. I'm sorry, girls. Feelings will probably be hurt.

1022. Hmm.

1023. In first position, I will be placing Athena Dion.

1024. That's my girl.

1025. And I also have to go back home with her.

1026. So I'm going to keep my promise, okay?

1027. Oh, this is so hard.

1028. Okay, I made a close pact with my bitch.

1029. So, in first position,

1030. I am going to put my girl Kenya Pleaser.

1031. Athena, please don't kill me.

1032. Unfortunately, Jane Don't still is great at everything.

1033. Condragulations. You are in first position.

1034. There's no point in putting a top performer

1035. at the very bottom,

1036. because then I would have to lip-sync against them.

1037. That's silly.

1038. In second position...

1039. I'm going to place Athena Dion.

1040. Athena surprised me with a few of the little gags

1041. that she had embedded in her number.

1042. I think I want to do Kenya Pleaser.

1043. She just had an amazing energy about her talent.

1044. Third position.

1045. I am going to put Myki Meeks.

1046. Myki, you really impressed me.

1047. Your runway was so amazing, and you are my makeup sister.

1048. Fourth position. - Hmm.

1049. Now is where it gets tricky.

1050. Sisters, don't hate me.

1051. In fourth...

1052. Position, I will do Miss Kenya Pleaser.

1053. I feel like there was a little bit of struggle with words,

1054. and it is her own song.

1055. In fourth position, Discord Addams.

1056. Although Discord and I had an agreement,

1057. I still don't feel as if she placed high enough

1058. for a first or second position.

1059. In fifth position, I will do Miss Myki Meeks.

1060. I just wasn't as entertained.

1061. And to be honest, I don't really remember the runway.

1062. In fifth position, I am going to put Discord Addams.

1063. When you find out, you're probably going to slap me

1064. on the back of my neck.

1065. In fifth position, I will be placing Kenya Pleaser.

1066. Sister, I'm so sorry.

1067. Yeah, we're in an alliance, but, unfortunately,

1068. I did notice she missed a couple of words.

1069. And Michelle has just told us, make sure you know your words.

1070. And that's the Teletubby tea.

1071. And that is the tea.

1072. - And that's... - The tea.

1073. And that is the tea.

1074. Welcome back, ladies.

1075. Based on the Rate-A-Queen results,

1076. your fellow queens have made some decisions.

1077. The top two queens of the week are...

1078. Jane Don't...

1079. and...

1080. Athena Dion.

1081. Condragulations. - Thank you.

1082. The rest of you may step to the back of the stage

1083. and await your fate.

1084. The Dion family has been on top

1085. both weeks of the talent competition.

1086. Was it an alliance, or was it fair?

1087. I don't know. You tell me.

1088. Two top queens stand before me.

1089. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1090. a lip-sync performance

1091. of "Jerkin'" by Amyl and The Sniffers.

1092. Ladies, this is your chance to impress me

1093. and win a cash tip...

1094. of $5,000.

1095. Y'all bitches didn't pick me for the Q-Pop girl group,

1096. and right now I'm about to lip-sync for the win

1097. and show you exactly who Athena Dion is.

1098. I'm leaving nothing on this stage.

1099. Well, I'm leaving everything on this stage right now.

1100. The time has come...

1101. For you to lip-sync...

1102. for the win.

1103. I feel pretty confident lip-syncing against Athena.

1104. She's at a bit of a disadvantage here.

1105. We're lip-syncing a punk song,

1106. and she's dressed as Donald Duck.

1107. Good luck,

1108. and don't fuck it up.

1109. Hey, hey, hey!

1110. Come on! Whoo!

1111. I am so jealous.

1112. I wanted to be the one

1113. lip-syncing in front of my idol.

1114. But it is really cool to see Athena be raw and edgy

1115. and a little bit punk.

1116. She's killing it.

1117. Athena gets into a little dip.

1118. Granny can get down.

1119. - Come on, bitch! - Way to go, bitches!

1120. Queens, I've made my decision.

1121. Athena Dion...

1122. condragulations, you're a winner, baby.

1123. I just won!

1124. - Opa, opa! - Oh, my God.

1125. I'm the winner.

1126. I lip-synced for the win, and I won.

1127. I won, I won, I won, I won.

1128. - You've won a cash tip... - Oh, my God.

1129. Of $5,000.

1130. Thank you. Thank you so much.

1131. Thank you.

1132. Jane Don't, you are safe to slay another day.

1133. You may both step to the back of the stage.

1134. I'm a little surprised when Athena's called the winner.

1135. I think the most punk thing about Athena

1136. is the hole in her fishnets.

1137. Now, will this week's remaining queens

1138. please step forward?

1139. I don't know how these girls voted, honey.

1140. I know some people have strategy, just like I did.

1141. And I can't lie— I'm very, very scared

1142. of what my fate will be today.

1143. Ladies, your fellow queens have made some decisions.

1144. Kenya Pleaser...

1145. you are safe.

1146. Thank you.

1147. Oh, my God, thank God.

1148. Discord Addams...

1149. You are safe.

1150. Damn.

1151. Damn.

1152. You may both join the other girls.

1153. Myki Meeks,

1154. you've been rated the bottom queen of the week.

1155. Damn.

1156. I'm sorry, my dear, but that means that you

1157. and Ciara are up for elimination.

1158. Assume the position.

1159. This is not what I expected.

1160. I was put in the bottom by my fellow sisters,

1161. so it's an extra layer of hurt.

1162. Two queens stand before me.

1163. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1164. a lip-sync performance

1165. of "Toxic" by Britney Spears.

1166. Ladies, this is your last chance

1167. to impress me and save yourself...

1168. from elimination!

1169. The time has come...

1170. For you to lip-sync...

1171. for your life.

1172. Girl, it's every diva for herself out here,

1173. and I am ready to put on a great show.

1174. I'm here to stay.

1175. I have nothing left to lose.

1176. I'm facing my biggest fear right now.

1177. Ciara, you got a big storm coming.

1178. Let's do it, bitch.

1179. Good luck,

1180. and don't fuck it up.

1181. Was that a triple in pleasers?

1182. Myki is twirling, girl, and Ciara is giving me...

1183. She is...

1184. she's white-girling it.

1185. - Come on, Ciara! - Come on, girl!

1186. Come on!

1187. Queens, I've made my decision.

1188. Myki Meeks, shantay, you stay. - Oh, my God.

1189. - You may join the other girls. - Thank you.

1190. At least I'm leaving with all my teeth.

1191. No, you're staying, hon.

1192. No, I know, I know, but I'm leaving with the teeth.

1193. I'm going to go back there.

1194. Ciara, you are

1195. and will always be Myst.

1196. Now sashay away.

1197. This has been the most fun sharing this with all of you.

1198. And love every piece of yourself always.

1199. - Love you, girl. - I love you, Ciara.

1200. Oh, and since you girls need a new vocal stim,

1201. you can use this one.

1202. Ooh, ah, ooh.

1203. What?

1204. - What's a vocal stamp? - Stim, honey, stim.

1205. Oh.

1206. She would have killed at a comedy challenge.

1207. Girl.

1208. Well...

1209. this was just the beginning, world.

1210. I'm feeling very proud

1211. of everything that I brought here.

1212. I wanted to be a superhero growing up,

1213. and Ciara Myst is my not-so-secret identity,

1214. and I want to be able to use her

1215. to make the world a safer and better place.

1216. Condragulations, queens.

1217. And, remember, if you can't love yourself,

1218. how in the hell you going to love somebody else?

1219. Can I get an "amen" up in here? Amen.

1220. All right, now let the music play.

1221. Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

1222. Everything was very strategic as far as how I went about it.

1223. That sucks.

1224. I'm Myki motherfucking Meeks.

1225. And I'm about to prove to these girls

1226. you messed with the wrong one.

1227. You need to produce totally twisted political ads.

1228. Proposition Kiki grants queens

1229. the right to be just friends, not friends with benefits.

1230. Aah!

1231. Somebody just treat my gonorrhea.

1232. - Oh, what the fuck? - Oh, shit.

1233. The secrets are about to be exposed, girlies.

1234. Dun, dun, dun.