RuPaul's Drag Race 18x9

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

2. You'll be starring in the "Snatch Game of Love Island."

3. Oh!

4. Get your hands off my man

5. before I maul you like a jaguar.

6. What's your type? - I like all kinds of guys.

7. Okay, but not a type O, type A negative?

8. Yes.

9. Mia Starr.

10. Ru was literally handing you the joke,

11. and you were missing it.

12. Kenya Pleaser.

13. Have you ever fucked one of them?

14. You could have given her just layers

15. of something to work with.

16. Nini Coco.

17. My anaconda do.

18. You had Ru laughing almost the entire time.

19. Condragulations.

20. You're the winner of this week's challenge.

21. Wow.

22. Kenya Pleaser, shantay, you stay.

23. Oh, my God!

24. Mia Starr, sashay away.

25. Mia has just left us.

26. I'm having a lot of feelings.

27. Mia is such a big part of my family, so it's a hit to me.

28. And I know it's a hit to Juicy.

29. "Big backs take over.

30. "Kenya, I love you.

31. "Athena and Juicy, take it home.

32. Love, Mama Mia."

33. Aw.

34. I sent my good sister, my mother Mia home.

35. One of the most positive fucking people

36. to have in your corner, and that's a real-ass bitch.

37. Mia literally had my back in the Rate-A-Queen.

38. And I loved Mia so much.

39. I know Mia's presence is going to be missed

40. in this competition for sure.

41. I'm going to miss her so much here.

42. But I can't wait to see that bitch on the other side.

43. She's going to text Mandy right after this.

44. She's going to say, Briar went home.

45. You won that lip sync.

46. Mia, we love you.

47. You galvanized, sister. You galvanized tonight.

48. - You galvanized. - You galvanized yourself.

49. And you did not squabble that opportunity, bitch.

50. I did not squabble it, honey.

51. From this point on,

52. Mia, I'm going to do this for you, bitch.

53. I want to make Mia proud.

54. Kenya is here to play, bitch.

55. - Juicy. - Juice-ica Simpson.

56. - Yes. - So who are you?

57. - No, okay— - Tough question.

58. So RuPaul did ask a very tough question to Juicy.

59. At this point in the competition,

60. we need to see you.

61. Like, who are you?

62. That one question did hit me hard because it is something,

63. like, I've personally struggled with

64. and probably haven't, like, voiced as much.

65. And, like, I had been dealing

66. with, like, a bit of a drug addiction,

67. and I did kind of lose myself for a while.

68. This may be your comeback, then.

69. I know how hard it was to pull yourself

70. out of that dark space,

71. and I'm so happy and so blessed to be here with you

72. for your comeback.

73. I love you, and I'm proud of you.

74. It is a very dark thing that I went through.

75. Athena was...

76. She was fighting so hard

77. to try to get me out of it, crying to me.

78. Like, I don't know how to help you anymore.

79. I guess people try to, like, see me

80. and see that I have this "perfect life."

81. But, no, there's so much darkness

82. that comes with all of that.

83. And light has to come from darkness.

84. Well, Nini, congratulations, Snatch Game winner.

85. I guess I'm funny now.

86. You better watch out. - Watch out!

87. If the girls didn't think I was a threat before,

88. I'm definitely a threat now.

89. I was making Ru laugh with everything that I said.

90. I'm feeling phenomenal.

91. I mean, to get top critiques on Snatch Game,

92. that is an accomplishment.

93. They loved the Drew. I'm proud of myself.

94. After the Rate-A-Queen,

95. I feel like a really nice, like, flame is under my ass.

96. They didn't love the character shoe...

97. Can we do a shoe cam?

98. No, no shoe cam, no shoe cam.

99. Can we do a shoe cam?

100. Jane, your Snatch Game, it was also amazing.

101. How are you feeling?

102. I'm mostly feeling good.

103. I mean, you know, I have been in the top every week.

104. Eight weeks in a row.

105. Jane Don't Bottom.

106. So I'm just kind of, like, would really love to finally

107. just, like, pop again and get a win.

108. Well, we have two queens with two wins—

109. Juicy and Nini—

110. three queens with one win— myself, Athena, and Jane.

111. And then Darlene, Kenya, and Discord

112. are soon to be on the board.

113. Now that we have two people in the room that have two wins

114. under their belt, I'm a little like...

115. Miss Jane, we need to hurry this shit up.

116. I am quickly feeling like I'm falling a bit behind the pack.

117. Oh, my God.

118. Her having on real panties.

119. Who wants my panties?

120. Y'all, first of all, look how tiny her fucking panties are.

121. - Wait. Kenya, you put them on. - Wait. Give me your panties.

122. Kenya, put them on.

123. It's about to get real nasty in here.

124. I'm going to have to level my pussy up.

125. Oh. What the fuck?

126. I need to give it some sauce, some razzle-dazzle.

127. I need to bedazzle the mother fucking. I need to do something.

128. From this point on, Kenya Pleaser is a top.

129. I can't believe I just said that.

130. Take those off now, you fucking cunt.

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

132. will snatch an official makeup collaboration

133. with Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

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

135. courtesy of "RuPaul's Drag Race

136. Match Queen,"

137. with extra-special guest judge Benny Blanco.

138. - Here we go. - Top eight.

139. - Eight. - It's a new day, though.

140. This competition is dwindling down.

141. There are only eight girls left in the room,

142. and only a few of us will make it to the finale.

143. I have a question for the group here.

144. Out of the departed queens, who is the one

145. that you're the most surprised isn't here with us still today?

146. - Vita. - Vita.

147. - You're the reason. - Yeah.

148. Vita knows who she is.

149. So that's kind of her distinction.

150. Nini!

151. What the hell, Nini?

152. - Nini. - Nini got the gun.

153. - Nini's got the gun. - Nini has a gun.

154. We say that Nini has a gun because everyone just kind of

155. is catching strays with Nini.

156. Sometimes everyone's sort of, like, having a fun time,

157. and Nini will come out of nowhere and be like,

158. and that's why your mom's dead.

159. Hello, hello, hello.

160. You kitties want some ice cream?

161. Yes, please!

162. You know, at this point in the competition,

163. it's time to delve deep into your charisma,

164. uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

165. For today's Mini Challenge,

166. we're going to play a game we call...

167. Grindr? I Hardly Know Her!

168. Ooh.

169. Oh, Pit Crew. Oh!

170. Hey! Hey!

171. Bryce and Javin are going to help us keep score.

172. They're zero miles away.

173. Now, here's how the game works.

174. I ask a question,

175. like, which queen is most likely to steal your man?

176. Then you all vote.

177. Each time your answer matches the majority, you get a point.

178. And in the end, the queen with the most points wins.

179. Okay, first question—

180. which queen is most likely to lie

181. and say she's verse?

182. All right, expose yourself.

183. Oh, fuck.

184. Looks like that would be Athena.

185. - The woman who wears a caftan. - There you go.

186. Screams "top" to me.

187. Okay, so, Myki, Jane, Darlene, and Kenya,

188. you all have a point.

189. Next question—which queen is most likely to hook up in drag?

190. - Jesus Christ. - One, two, three, reveal.

191. Ooh! I'm sensing a pattern here.

192. Athena.

193. All right, so which queen is most likely to lie

194. about her age on her Grindr profile?

195. Oh, God almighty.

196. One, two, three.

197. Unanimous.

198. It is unanimous.

199. It still says, 30, yes.

200. My God, Juicy.

201. Everyone gets one point.

202. All right, which queen has the lowest body count?

203. Not me.

204. Oh, okay. It looks like Darlene.

205. And do we have the Lord to thank for that?

206. - Yes. - Okay.

207. Which queen is most likely to have masc for masc

208. on her profile?

209. Oh.

210. Okay.

211. Five queens voted for Nini. - God damn.

212. Nini, do you know something that we don't?

213. All right, next question—

214. which queen is most likely to be on Grindr at a funeral?

215. Hmm.

216. A somber mood has dropped over the proceedings.

217. One, two, three.

218. Kenya.

219. There's a lot of rich people at funerals, girl.

220. All right, final question, and it's worth five points.

221. - Ooh. - Oh.

222. Which queen is most likely to disappear off the grid?

223. As in, who's going home next?

224. Looks like Myki is ready, with remorse.

225. Y'all ready?

226. Oh, my gosh.

227. Kenya is the choice.

228. Kenya, you chose yourself. - Oh, yes.

229. I knew how they were going to vote.

230. That's not going to happen in the name of Jesus Christ.

231. But you know I had to play the game, child.

232. Nini and Athena said Discord.

233. - Ooh. - Oh.

234. Now, Nini, you chose Discord. Why?

235. She's been chronically safe.

236. - Oh. Okay. - Wow.

237. I may have only been safe,

238. but I have never been in the bottom.

239. There are some girls here who have been in the bottom a lot,

240. so the logic ain't "logicking," girl.

241. Okay, queens, the winner of today's Mini Challenge is...

242. Discord and Kenya.

243. It is a tie.

244. Condragulations.

245. You'll split a cash prize of $2,500,

246. courtesy of Grindr. Ooh.

247. Honey, last season

248. everybody voted for Jewels to go home next,

249. and look what happened.

250. She ended up in the top two.

251. Now, ladykins, when you're stuck with a day

252. that's gray and lonely, you can bet your bottom dollar

253. that there's going to be a Rusical challenge.

254. Let's go!

255. So this week you'll be acting, singing,

256. voguing, and "noguing" in the Rusical,

257. "the Hard Knock Ball."

258. - Yes, bitch! - Okay.

259. It's the drags-to-riches story of Fannie,

260. a young orphan with big dreams

261. and an even bigger ass.

262. Okay.

263. I am so happy we are finally down to the Rusical,

264. because that means choreography.

265. I've had two bad weeks back-to-back,

266. and I want to finally have another good week.

267. Now, I'll let you decide which roles you'll play.

268. Now, to help you get into character,

269. we will be providing the costumes,

270. as well as the hair, courtesy of Wigs and Grace.

271. The one challenge in all of "Drag Race" herstory

272. that I am the most nervous about.

273. Racers, start your engines,

274. and may the best drag queen win.

275. - Yes! - Yes!

276. Broadway!

277. Broadway!

278. So now it is time for us to pick our roles

279. for "Fannie: the Hard Knock Ball" Rusical.

280. It is a Rusical inspired by "Annie,"

281. one of my favorite musicals of all time,

282. and the iconic film, "Paris is Burning."

283. Juicy, plug us in and hit play.

284. Going, going, going.

285. The role of Miss Shenanigans jumps out to me.

286. This is a juke joint, vaudeville number.

287. The risk of me having to vogue is pretty low.

288. So I am going to do what I need to do to get this role.

289. - Okay. - Oh, shit!

290. I'm looking for a role that I can use to stand out.

291. I see Grace Gaultier.

292. She's the emcee of the ball. She's the main emcee.

293. I want Grace.

294. I am listening for the track

295. that has the least amount of vocals

296. and probably the least amount of dancing.

297. Feel the...

298. Immediately I see the role of Mama Bigbux,

299. a ruthless, domineering housemother.

300. I have some experience with this.

301. Hmm.

302. Brandy.

303. Okay, there's a dog. Perfect.

304. Close the book.

305. So are there any first thoughts on roles?

306. I'm feeling Grace hard.

307. I would like to be Lil Salty.

308. I think I would really like Mama Bigbux.

309. I'm leaning toward Brandy.

310. I really like Cecile's part.

311. I would like Miss Shenanigans.

312. So the ones that are sort of up in the air,

313. it seems like, are Fannie and Big Peppa.

314. I would feel comfortable taking Fannie.

315. Fannie is the role I want.

316. She has the most singing out of everybody.

317. And I'm a recovering theater kid.

318. I have a background in theater,

319. so I do feel comfortable taking that.

320. - I also want Fannie. - Oh!

321. Okay.

322. I'm coming in hot off the Snatch Game.

323. I could keep the momentum going into the Rusical.

324. I feel like, hey, I could be the lead.

325. Big Peppa is sort of the one where whoever does not

326. get Fannie is going.

327. I don't think I want Big Peppa.

328. I don't want Big Peppa either.

329. This town ain't big enough for two Fannies.

330. - Should we audition? - All right, yeah, let's do it.

331. - Okay, fine. - Okay, fine.

332. And then the group decides who's Fannie.

333. Okay.

334. And if you're not Fannie...

335. - You're Big Peppa. - Big Peppa.

336. Leapin' lizards!

337. Look at all these beautiful girls.

338. What do I have that they don't have?

339. Okay.

340. Nini, do you want to take Fannie?

341. Sure. Sure.

342. Leapin' lizards!

343. Look at all these beautiful girls.

344. What do I have that they don't have?

345. I like Myki.

346. - Thank you. - And why?

347. I thought it was more believable...

348. personally.

349. All in favor of Myki, raise your hand?

350. One, two, three.

351. Okay, shit. Well, fuck my drag.

352. It feels like the girls had already made up

353. their minds before the audition even happened.

354. Do I just have to accept the vote?

355. Yeah.

356. I mean, I was happy with the vote.

357. Yeah.

358. Girl.

359. Well, I mean, I also like Mama Bigbux.

360. Back up, ho.

361. No, ma'am.

362. X. Get away from me. This is my part.

363. Do you want to take Big Peppa, and I'll—

364. I don't want to take Big Peppa.

365. I want to take Mama Bigbux.

366. This is a part that I feel really close to

367. and that I want to do, and I want to make up for myself

368. from the Snatch Game, so I'm not budging, period.

369. So why do I have to budge?

370. Because you just auditioned for Fannie.

371. I'm not going to sit here and do Big Peppa

372. when I have a part that's written for me right here.

373. I'm just not doing it.

374. No. - I mean, I just—

375. I really don't think I want Big Pepper.

376. Is it stressing you out that much?

377. It's the one role I didn't want.

378. After a while, it gets exhausting.

379. I start thinking strategically.

380. If you really want Fannie, I can do Big Peppa.

381. Nini, you take the lead.

382. See what happens when you realize

383. how much singing there is.

384. You sure?

385. If it gets us to the next step, sounds good to me.

386. Now I'm getting scared.

387. - Well, girl. - Well, girl.

388. - Bitch, you wanted it. - You fought for it.

389. Do you want Fannie?

390. Do you want to do it? - Oh, my God.

391. It seems like Nini wants Fannie.

392. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

393. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

394. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - It's okay.

395. Nini is trying to outsmart the challenge,

396. and it's the same thing that happened with the talent show.

397. I think I would rather get it over with.

398. Let's go week one.

399. Wait. I'll go week two.

400. Nini, with all the love in my heart,

401. if Myki's willing to take Big Peppa,

402. then you just do Fannie, and she takes Big Peppa.

403. Like, let's just lock it in. - I'm going to—

404. - We're having a breakthrough. - What—Oh, my God.

405. Jesus Christ. We're going to be here forever.

406. I look over at the other girls,

407. and Jane's kind of rumbling in her chair.

408. The other girls are kind of like, ugh, you know.

409. I'm just kind of getting in my head about it.

410. Maybe this is a sign that I'm not ready

411. to take on...

412. the lead lead.

413. Yeah. You take Fannie.

414. I'm going to take Big Peppa.

415. We have officially casted

416. "the Hard Knock Ball," honey.

417. - Darling. - Are you ready to serve?

418. Are you ready to slay?

419. Let's go.

420. The marquee is up.

421. Myki Meeks as Fannie, the title role.

422. Ooh! Let's do it.

423. Fannie!

424. - Hello. - Hello. Hi.

425. It's time to record our vocals with Leland.

426. And I'm a little bit nervous.

427. I'm not known for being the best singer in the world.

428. Say hello to music producer Gabe Lopez.

429. Hey. How are you?

430. Gabe has worked tirelessly putting together the music,

431. and we just cannot wait to see what you do with it.

432. You know, our job is to make you sound the best you can.

433. Got your work cut out for you, honey.

434. There's a lot at stake, because, ultimately,

435. we are not live singing the Rusical.

436. So what we do in these recording sessions dictates

437. the kinds of choices we're gonna be able to make onstage.

438. All right, let's get to it. First up is Juicy Love Dion.

439. - Oh. - Work.

440. I'm up first.

441. This is no fun.

442. This Rusical all the way through

443. has to just feel fierce.

444. So I'm really excited to see you

445. just bring that attitude and that energy

446. and that authenticity, so here we go.

447. It all sounds duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.

448. Go above. Take it to the extreme.

449. This is a Rusical. Dancing is half of it.

450. You got to bring the acting through the voice,

451. and I don't know if Juicy's fully doing that.

452. Up next, Kenya Pleaser. Let's jump right in.

453. What an opening! That's what I'm talking about.

454. The way everything is rolling off my tongue right now,

455. I'm having so much fun.

456. Bitch, no Sade.

457. These girls better be scared of Miss Pleaser this week.

458. Bitch, I don't care, honey.

459. Up next is Nini Coco.

460. I put up a fight for the lead,

461. so I feel like I do have a little bit of something

462. to prove to the other girls.

463. One, two...

464. That's different than what I expected.

465. I'm kind of trying to go in this rock direction.

466. I'm not exactly hitting the notes in the way

467. that I think I can hit them.

468. Whoa.

469. This isn't therapy, but if you need to let something out,

470. it's all good.

471. Athena, do you feel rich? Do you feel ready?

472. I feel rich. I feel ruthless.

473. Great. So really thread the character throughout this song.

474. Athena has a condition

475. that causes her to step into a recording booth

476. and immediately sound like Dr. Seuss.

477. I would love for you to be not so Dr. Seuss about it.

478. And we need to find a cure immediately.

479. Like, it's "Mrs. Doubtfire."

480. Miss Shenanigans— let her be drunk...

481. - Okay. - Slurry, funny.

482. Metaphorically take a shot. - Drunk.

483. Here we go.

484. Key change!

485. - Oh, very good. - I mean, we were laughing.

486. I know, when I can feel Gabe laughing behind me,

487. that we're in the right zone.

488. Jane Don't comes into this motherfucking recording session

489. with a full realized character and kills it.

490. All right, so you are our Fannie.

491. - Ah! - It's a big role.

492. You feel good and—

493. - Yeah. - Okay.

494. My background's in theater and musical theater.

495. Now, I haven't— it's been a minute.

496. I kind of retired it for a while.

497. So it's cool to dip my toes back into it.

498. Okay, perfect. Here we go.

499. That sounds amazing. You have such a good voice.

500. Great job. Amazing.

501. I think the casting seems to be really right.

502. She came to sing, honey.

503. Myki is slaying these vocals,

504. and Nini is chewing on a big piece of humble pie right now.

505. - Bitch! - Yes!

506. Yes, yes, yes.

507. I didn't realize that we had Sutton Foster in the building.

508. Ooh, my God.

509. My chances of winning might be going down the drain.

510. - Ladies! - All right.

511. Hi, Jamal.

512. - Hello. - Here we go. Here we go.

513. It's time to do our choreography session

514. with Jamal Sims.

515. And no matter how the recording turned out,

516. I can bring the character to life through the choreo.

517. I just want to introduce Carlos Basquiat.

518. - Hi, Carlos. - Hey, Carlos.

519. Amazing choreographer, dancer, who—

520. You guys might have seen him with either Beyoncé or Madonna.

521. Also, the hit show "Legendary." - Yes.

522. He's a ballroom expert,

523. and he's here to make sure we execute it

524. the best way possible.

525. We're really going to be voguing today.

526. First up, Juicy and Kenya.

527. As you're learning the steps, think about the character.

528. Opulence is what we're going for.

529. Just to add on a little bit to what Jamal was saying,

530. are we familiar with "Paris is Burning"?

531. Yeah.

532. Your cattiness, your cuntiness your attitude, your sass

533. needs to shine through the elements.

534. We have to really deliver the real essence of ballroom.

535. Give me some choreography.

536. So you want to go one, two,

537. over, and hit.

538. Cat, cat, over and hit.

539. I can hit the choreography...

540. Down.

541. I feel like I got something to prove.

542. So, like, I'm just really working my little butt off.

543. So I'm feeling ready to dance.

544. Don't hurt him, Nana.

545. Right and swing round.

546. I thought Mama Bigbux was just going to be

547. this regal bitch in a gown

548. just, like, gliding and kind of giving shade.

549. Why does she got to dance so much?

550. Da, da.

551. I may be alone on this opinion,

552. but I love watching Athena dance.

553. It is...

554. It is a unique experience.

555. Jane Don't.

556. Can I ask you to give us a little Miss Shenanigan walk?

557. Yeah, I mean, I'm taking sort of inspiration

558. from Discord on the runway.

559. So we're sort of back here.

560. We're sort of here.

561. - She's a party girl. - Yeah. Oh, honey.

562. Yes. You know you can't take.

563. Myki Meeks and Darlene Mitchell.

564. Darlene, the hard part for you is you have to do it as a dog.

565. Yes.

566. Doggy style is going to be your thing.

567. Okay? - Okay.

568. Typically, I hate choreography.

569. But, like, I immediately recognize that I can lean

570. on my physical comedy.

571. Then I can kind of, you know, have some wiggle room,

572. have some fun.

573. Head, chest.

574. Darlene, paws...

575. not fists.

576. So being a dog, I will do.

577. Discord Addams and Nini Coco.

578. I'm a little bit nervous.

579. It's time to do the one thing I don't want to do—

580. choreography.

581. All right, so we're going to do a little old-school hip-hop.

582. The running man— think about going like this.

583. Hop, hop, hop.

584. There it is!

585. Girl... what the fuck?

586. Hop, hop, hop, hop.

587. Holla!

588. Child, as opposed to Discord, honey, Nini got a little spice.

589. But it's still awfully white.

590. We need to add some pepper up in there.

591. Come on, here we go. Some seasoning.

592. One and two and three and four. - I can't—

593. Five, six, seven, eight.

594. Yo, these moves are tight, son.

595. One, hup-two, hup-three, four.

596. Turn! Five! Hup!

597. Discord Adams, honey, legend.

598. Legends in the making, daughter.

599. - Honey. - She came to slay.

600. Oh, my God.

601. It's opening night!

602. La, la, la, la, la.

603. Should not sing, I think I've learned.

604. It's opening night of " the Hard Knock Ball" Rusical.

605. Touch this skin, darling.

606. Touch all of this skin.

607. Bitch, I'm ready.

608. I feel very, very confident.

609. Like, I'm all smiles. All 32 of my teeth, bitch.

610. Ding!

611. Good morning, honey.

612. Good morning, daughter,

613. the lead of the "Fannie" musical.

614. I have a lot riding on this.

615. I'm the leading role of this whole Rusical.

616. And I want this win so bad.

617. One thing about me is I'm not afraid to—

618. when I believe that I have done wrong,

619. I feel like I can acknowledge that.

620. Girl... - I love you.

621. You're going to kill it. I love you too.

622. I was so blown away in your recording session.

623. Leland and Gabe were really impressed.

624. Honestly, the recording session

625. felt kind of, like, therapeutic.

626. To have someone who is a professional at this

627. complimenting the hell out of me...

628. oh, my God, surreal.

629. It's surreal.

630. I grew up in theater.

631. That was, like, a big dream of mine.

632. And I went to school for it and all that.

633. It's like, unless you are the best of the best,

634. it usually doesn't work out for you.

635. Would you say it's a hard-knock life?

636. It's a hard-knock life. I counted myself out.

637. That whole side of me, I just, like, put away,

638. because I just didn't think I was good enough.

639. Like, when I was in school, when I was doing,

640. like, music and theater, I just felt like

641. such the black sheep

642. of the, like, department in a lot of ways.

643. I would audition for things, and I would be like,

644. I'm not a romantic lead.

645. It's like, you're telling me no because I'm too visibly gay,

646. or I'm not, like, thin enough,

647. or I'm not, like, handsome enough or whatever

648. to, like, play this role. - Right.

649. I think drag centers the outsider.

650. Like, all of the things that I felt like were detriments

651. are actually the things in drag

652. that, like, make me the most interesting.

653. - Imagine me with a BFA, honey. - Girl, no, thank you.

654. Way too powerful.

655. I don't think that Athena with more drama training

656. is what the world needs.

657. I'm literally Gloria Swanson in my everyday life, so...

658. I was so happy that you picked the Mama Bux role.

659. It's very fitting for you.

660. Her description was mega-rich, ruthless,

661. domineering housemother.

662. I was like, I think I have some experience with this.

663. I don't know. Maybe not the mega-rich part or the ruthless.

664. Oh, don't walk it back now.

665. Depending on—I mean, you could probably ask Juicy

666. or some of my other children if I'm ruthless.

667. - Yes. - Ooh!

668. I'll just say, like, when I was assisting you

669. in my early years,

670. I would have to remind myself that we're at work,

671. and we're not friends right now,

672. because you can be a little ruthless.

673. It does come from a place of love, I'll have to say.

674. It's like, there's a mommy role,

675. and then there's, like, the show director role.

676. Juicy and I's relationship has a lot of layers.

677. We know things about each other that nobody else knows,

678. and she's had some really dark times,

679. and I was there.

680. And so, to be in this type of a competition

681. with somebody you're that close to, it's crazy.

682. Can I have mascara?

683. - You look great today. - Thank you.

684. I kind of, like, always love a drag queen without a lip.

685. Like, sometimes I literally stop without the lip,

686. and I'm like, ooh.

687. Yeah, we got to get you back in the bars.

688. We've got a Rusical.

689. Category is elimination day.

690. - Whoa. - Ooh.

691. - Bitch. - Dun, dun, dun!

692. Dun, dun, dun!

693. Yeah!

694. Wow.

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

696. "Mamma Mia," it's Michelle Visage.

697. Michelle, what is your favorite musical?

698. Are you kidding me?

699. I can't answer. That's a gay "Sophie's Choice."

700. However, I can tell you the gateway drug

701. that made me fall in love.

702. And that was the one and only "West Side Story."

703. Aw.

704. He puts the D in "Damn Yankees."

705. It's Jamal Sims.

706. Do you have a favorite musical?

707. Well, you know, Ru,

708. I love me some Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

709. So it has to be "The Wiz."

710. Oh!

711. He's "The Music Man." It's Benny Blanco.

712. Hi.

713. Now, Benny, I hear you've been in a musical.

714. Is that true?

715. When I was six, I played a girl in "The King and I."

716. So I guess I've done drag.

717. This week we challenged our queens

718. to bring it to the ball in the Rusical

719. "the Hard Knock Ball."

720. Racers, start your engines,

721. and may the best drag queen win.

722. And now...

723. the world premiere of "the Hard Knock Ball."

724. Oh, Brandy.

725. As an orphan, I've got questions—

726. like, who's my drag mother?

727. Who's my drag father?

728. And who gave me this big, fat, juicy—

729. totally natural—ass?

730. Hey, what's this?

731. Mama Bigbux's annual drag ball for orphans?

732. The winner gets to live at Mama's mansion

733. on Breezy Street?

734. But when is it? - Next Tuesday.

735. Aw, Brandy, I wish you could talk.

736. I said, next Tuesday.

737. Oh, here, it's next Tuesday.

738. Leapin' lizards!

739. This could be the answer to our prayers!

740. Live from the FDR Center for Cultural Appropriation,

741. it's time for the Hard Knock Ball!

742. Tonight one lucky orphan will be selected to join our house,

743. the most expensive address in NYC...

744. The House of Bigbux.

745. Owned by Mama Bigbux,

746. the richest and the most ruthless woman in the world.

747. I'm Grace Gaultier, and I was an orphan

748. until Mama took me in.

749. I'm last year's winner, Cecile Cartier,

750. and I'm Mama's favorite.

751. Bring it to the floor! I don't want to see 8s.

752. I don't want to see 9s. Bitch, I want to see 10s!

753. Yes!

754. Oh, absolutely, honey.

755. Absolutely!

756. And now the mother of all mothers.

757. Mama...

758. Bigbux!

759. Check this, don't wear it.

760. - Luxury! - Look at that luxury.

761. Not even close, honey.

762. How high?

763. Check the deduction.

764. I love power.

765. I made my money the old-fashioned way.

766. I inherited it.

767. Which one of you bitches is my new drag daughter?

768. Let the competition begin.

769. Category is Rags to Bitches.

770. From the House of Shenanigans,

771. it's Lil Salty and Big Peppa.

772. ♪ Hard-knock queens

773. Clean up on aisle six.

774. Where is that rotten Fannie?

775. Oh, no! It's Miss Shenanigans.

776. Quick! Jab her with a safety pin.

777. We mean we love you, Miss Shenanigans.

778. I'll deal with you two losers later.

779. Well, hello, Mama Bigbux.

780. Are your legs tired?

781. 'Cause you've been running through my mind all night.

782. Madam, please.

783. Category is delusional.

784. And drunk.

785. Hey! I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

786. Key change!

787. Uh-oh.

788. Bitch broke a hip.

789. That's okay.

790. I don't feel a thing.

791. Brandy, look at all these beautiful girls.

792. What do I have that they don't have?

793. Duh!

794. That big, fat, juicy— totally natural—ass.

795. Leapin' lizards!

796. Brandy, you can talk?

797. Yes, bitch.

798. You just never let me get a word in edgewise.

799. Oh, Brandy.

800. What would I do without you?

801. Tonight's final category is two best friends.

802. Your turn, Fannie.

803. You mean like this?

804. Silence.

805. I've made my decision.

806. Fannie, I don't need anything but you...

807. and that priceless ass.

808. Leapin' lizards! We did it, Brandy.

809. We have a home.

810. Sorry, but no support animals allowed.

811. - Oh. - Go ahead, Fannie.

812. This is your big dream.

813. I don't have all day.

814. Fannie, I need your answer.

815. Mama Bigbux, my answer is...

816. is...

817. yes!

818. As in, yes, I'm going to start my own house.

819. And I'm going to call it

820. the House of See You Next Tuesday.

821. Mama Bigbux, you're fired.

822. Wait. Can she do that?

823. - So when should we meet? - Give you one guess.

824. - Yeah! - Whoo!

825. Yeah! - Yeah.

826. Category is beige against the machine.

827. Up first, Myki Meeks.

828. Now, who the fuck is Pleather?

829. She's an international super villain

830. on a mission to paint the world beige.

831. I don't think they expected

832. this type of silhouette from me,

833. but the look is powerful.

834. You say latex, I say slay-tex.

835. Darlene Mitchell.

836. How tweed it is.

837. I don't know about you, but I think this look

838. could use some shoulder pads.

839. Every type of tweed you can possibly think of—

840. we've got a bunch of different texture

841. to commit to being huge and taking up

842. as much space as possible, vertical and horizontal.

843. You know, thin may be in, but flat is where it's at.

844. Kenya Pleaser.

845. From the House of La Beige.

846. This beautiful beige fabric

847. is actually imported from Nigeria.

848. It was really important that I highlighted Black artists.

849. I am serving you Blackness on a platter, honey.

850. - You heard of Pam Grier? - Uh-huh.

851. This is Tan Grier.

852. Juicy Love Dion.

853. I've heard of wizard sleeves, but this is ridiculous.

854. I am beige from head to toe—

855. Italian couture, baby.

856. I look like I'm from another planet.

857. And that's what I love.

858. Must be jellyfish, 'cause jam don't shake.

859. Athena Dion.

860. Oh, she making it grain.

861. Burlap is not a fabric

862. you would typically think to wear.

863. It's, like, for potatoes.

864. But I feel so glamorous.

865. Honey, they say to take one thing off

866. before you leave the house.

867. My theory is, put one thing on.

868. Add ten, honey.

869. She's the best in her field.

870. Discord Addams.

871. Ten hours later.

872. We'll be right back after a word from our sponsors.

873. - Mama, I'm coming. - I know.

874. I'm on my way.

875. Anybody want to go get dinner?

876. Sure.

877. This is a departure from the normal punk-rock Discord.

878. My hair is high fashion.

879. I have on the tightest-fitting sequin dress.

880. And this look, it's still me,

881. even though it's not all black.

882. - What did Taylor Dayne say? - What?

883. Don't rush me.

884. Nini Coco.

885. - Remember Max Headroom? - Yeah.

886. This is Max Boardroom.

887. Beige is such a fun challenge.

888. I upcycled a bunch of denim khaki pants

889. and created this vertical pinstripe textile—

890. executive realness.

891. I'm serving fierce CEO energy.

892. Don't mess with me, fellas!

893. Jane Don't.

894. She's from The Golden Beige of Hollywood.

895. I am giving a recreation

896. of an iconic Mae West costume.

897. The base is beige, but I have branched out

898. through the universe of neutrals,

899. and I am just wiggling my way down the runway.

900. Foxy lady.

901. Faux foxy lady.

902. Oh, faux she better did.

903. Welcome, queens.

904. This week the Rusical and the runway

905. were fantastic.

906. Still, I've made some decisions.

907. Darlene Mitchell...

908. Nini Coco...

909. great job this week.

910. You are both safe.

911. - Thank you. - You may leave the stage.

912. Thank you.

913. Queens, you represent the tops

914. and bottoms of the week.

915. And keep in mind— we are splitting hairs,

916. because you are all so wonderful.

917. First up, Myki Meeks.

918. This "ensemblay"-- I love it.

919. It kind of feels like an expensive car interior.

920. I have no idea why I feel like that.

921. Yes, your outfit looks like rich Corinthian leather.

922. Yes!

923. You had the hardest job out of everybody tonight.

924. Your character had to go through the biggest journey.

925. You nailed every emotion,

926. and I was there with you the whole time.

927. When I was helping you with the vocals for the girl groups,

928. I remember you saying, yeah, I sing,

929. but you didn't make a thing about it.

930. I didn't know that you could do that.

931. You're not a singer? Like...

932. I am trained in musical theater.

933. It's kind of a passion

934. that I didn't feel like I was good enough in.

935. But now it's cool to have both worlds.

936. You need to do them both. You need to do them both.

937. Yeah.

938. I was blown away by your voice.

939. Also, am I allowed to say I was blown away by the butt, too?

940. Yes!

941. - I was blown away by the butt. - Oh, okay.

942. I was blown away.

943. Like, when you were dancing, it was incredible.

944. Benny, the show was called "Fannie."

945. I heard that you had to fight for this role.

946. And you fought for it, why?

947. Part of me knew that this was a chance

948. to showcase a skill I haven't done in a very long time.

949. It felt like reclaiming an art form

950. that I didn't feel good enough in.

951. And I felt like there was a lot of power

952. in this type of challenge.

953. I got to say—tonight was so incredible for you.

954. Just fantastic. - Thank you. Thank you.

955. Up next, Kenya Pleaser.

956. - You look so beautiful. - Thank you.

957. This hair is gorgeous.

958. Just this red lip with this glowing skin is so beautiful.

959. You were the perfect person to open up the ball.

960. The understanding of the ballroom scene—

961. I could hear it in your vocals.

962. I will say some of the lip sync was a little questionable,

963. and I think it only happened

964. when you were thinking about choreography.

965. That was a small little bit of nitpicking.

966. But the charisma— it was crazy.

967. The whole rest of the play just disappeared when you came out.

968. You were fantastic.

969. And, again, we're splitting hairs, but you were marvelous.

970. Thank you.

971. Up next, Juicy Love Dion.

972. Beige is probably not one of my favorite colors,

973. but somehow I want to go buy a beige suit right now

974. and put it on.

975. Are you, like, a professional dancer?

976. Not really professional.

977. I love how everyone just tries to downplay themselves.

978. They're like, no, like, I don't sing.

979. I'm just, like, Broadway-level singer, like...

980. In this situation, with her grand personality,

981. Kenya dominated you.

982. You were great. You were wonderful.

983. You just got little outshone.

984. Some of the other duos—

985. they were a little bit more connected together.

986. You hit all the marks. You did all the techniques.

987. In terms of infusing your character with a point of view,

988. that's what was missing.

989. There were moments.

990. Like, when you would scoot down your skirt,

991. that was like, oh, she's that girl.

992. But that was the only time

993. I felt that the character came through behind your eyes.

994. Athena Dion.

995. This, to me, I love this, because this is, like, drags.

996. Hello.

997. That's the way Athena Dion does drag,

998. and I like that.

999. Big Mamabux—what a fun role.

1000. But the same thing happened to you

1001. that happened with Juicy.

1002. There were some moments that you were really locked in,

1003. and I got it.

1004. And then there were some moments

1005. that you were just kind of reading what was on the script.

1006. I don't need anything but you.

1007. Yeah, it is a tough role,

1008. where you're, like, the most important,

1009. but then you have to, like, disappear.

1010. And then you got to be important again,

1011. then disappear.

1012. What I loved about you is that I don't think

1013. that ballroom dance is really in your wheelhouse.

1014. Not really, no.

1015. You were able to take on the challenge.

1016. But if you don't let it show in your face,

1017. the world won't know. - Right.

1018. And, again, I said this— we are splitting hairs

1019. because you were all fantastic.

1020. Up next, Discord Addams.

1021. - Well, Discord, here we are. - Hi, honey.

1022. You struggle with walking.

1023. So, when you had to dance

1024. in, like, a funky rap duo...

1025. I was like, oh, shit.

1026. I'm sweating.

1027. Like, literally, I had, like, beads sweating.

1028. I was like, oh, my gosh, come on, Discord.

1029. And you did it.

1030. When you guys came out together,

1031. you actually felt like a duo.

1032. Like, it felt like it gelled and it was working.

1033. And then tonight— I'm not sure what this is.

1034. You know, I'm still trying to figure it out,

1035. but it is glamorous,

1036. and something about the hair, I'm really loving.

1037. You do look gorgeous.

1038. It looks like you're paying homage

1039. to the great Holly Woodlawn.

1040. And we talked about matching energy.

1041. You both matched energies.

1042. It was really, really fun. - Thank you.

1043. All right, Jane Don't.

1044. Tonight, yes, like, you look so hot.

1045. This collar that goes on forever

1046. and frames you perfectly, the jewels—

1047. it was amazing.

1048. Miss Shenanigans— this role is iconic.

1049. You had said that you had sung and you were a theater kid.

1050. You proved it.

1051. It was perfection.

1052. There was physical comedy.

1053. There was choreography in there.

1054. You came on that stage and ripped it.

1055. I'm not a huge dancer, so I...

1056. we got through it. - You did it.

1057. I mean, the vocals, everything—

1058. well done tonight. - Thank you.

1059. - Well done. - Thank you.

1060. Thank you, queens. I think we've heard enough.

1061. While you untuck backstage,

1062. the judges and I will deliberate.

1063. All right, now, just between us squirrel friends,

1064. what do you think?

1065. Let's start with Myki Meeks.

1066. First of all, wanting that role

1067. shows that you want it all.

1068. - Mm-hmm. - It shows you want everything.

1069. Like, she sang like, one, two— like, she sang a million songs.

1070. You could tell that impostor syndrome

1071. was just in there for the girl group.

1072. But you know what? She said, uh-uh, see you later.

1073. I loved her performance.

1074. And then tonight on the runway,

1075. I thought she looked beautiful.

1076. It was a real, like, clear point of view.

1077. Kind of looked like the inside of a Volvo

1078. in the chicest way possible— I loved it.

1079. I thought she came with the goods.

1080. - Yeah. - All right, Kenya Pleaser.

1081. She really kicked the door open

1082. when she walked onstage.

1083. You felt the energy... - Mm-hmm.

1084. And you felt like she really made it her own

1085. and worked the room.

1086. I thought she looked beautiful.

1087. I really love this hair that she had on tonight.

1088. You know, it gave me "power to the people,"

1089. which I always love.

1090. Let's talk about Juicy.

1091. Tonight on the runway, I thought this was beautiful.

1092. There was so much to look at

1093. that it was almost a tad too busy.

1094. I saw amazing dance moves.

1095. I didn't get a sense

1096. of her personality through what was happening.

1097. She was much more low-key than Kenya was.

1098. Kenya ate her up.

1099. She's a beautiful kid, and she's a hard worker.

1100. But there needed to be

1101. more of an editorialized point of view.

1102. Yeah.

1103. - Athena Dion. - I loved her outfit.

1104. The floral piece was crazy enough,

1105. and then whatever the wheat was coming out of it.

1106. She crushed it. She crushed it.

1107. Athena had the right role.

1108. The issue was Athena didn't really understand

1109. what she needed to do all the time.

1110. Mm-hmm.

1111. Tonight when the dance started happening,

1112. I could see the fear.

1113. If she were to do this next week,

1114. she would have found those moments.

1115. Tonight, not as great as she would be even tomorrow.

1116. Discord Addams.

1117. I was a little nervous.

1118. But I was really proud of what she was able to achieve.

1119. I wasn't sure what the linguini of it all was.

1120. But that strut out with those little tiny steps coming out—

1121. only Discord could have did that, and I'm with it.

1122. Jane Don't.

1123. Carol Burnett actually is one of my big inspirations.

1124. I love Carol Burnett, and I was really hoping

1125. that she would kind of embody some of that.

1126. And then she put Jane Don't on top of it.

1127. So it actually made it even better.

1128. And then she wants to give us that runway?

1129. Right.

1130. I would buy a ticket front row to any show

1131. that she is in.

1132. - Yeah. - Yes.

1133. Silence.

1134. I've made my decision.

1135. Bring back my girls.

1136. Welcome back, queens.

1137. I've made some decisions.

1138. Myki Meeks, your Fannie was simply...

1139. ass-tounding.

1140. Jane Don't, your 11:00 number

1141. was right on time.

1142. Jane Don't, condragulations.

1143. You're the winner of this week's challenge.

1144. Thank you so much!

1145. Thank you.

1146. You've won a cash tip of $5,000.

1147. This is my second win.

1148. We are off the plateau, baby.

1149. I'm over the moon.

1150. Myki, you are safe to slay another day.

1151. Thank you.

1152. You may both join the other girls.

1153. Juicy Love Dion,

1154. you are one fierce dancer,

1155. but your acting did not bring the house down.

1156. Athena Dion, your performance was rich...

1157. but you didn't own everything.

1158. I'm sorry, my dears, but you are both up for elimination.

1159. Kenya Pleaser, Discord Addams, you're safe.

1160. Thank you.

1161. The position I'm in right now is having the one thing

1162. I've wanted more than anything in my life

1163. standing right in front of me

1164. and the one person that means the most to me in my life

1165. standing between that.

1166. Baby, I love you with all my life,

1167. and I know she loves me with all of hers.

1168. But one of us is only going to come out of this alive.

1169. Two queens stand before me.

1170. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1171. a lip-sync performance

1172. of "Call Me When You Break Up"

1173. by Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Gracie Abrams.

1174. The time has come...

1175. For you to lip sync...

1176. for your life.

1177. Good luck,

1178. and don't fuck it up.

1179. Your call has been forwarded

1180. to an automatic voice-message system.

1181. - Orez... - Is not available.

1182. At the tone, please record your message.

1183. Go!

1184. This is one of those moments that I just have to let go—

1185. no thoughts, just feeling.

1186. This song itself carries such a message of,

1187. you have your person that you fall back on,

1188. and Athena definitely is that for me, so...

1189. I don't know why it's so hard.

1190. Oh, you picked up, um...

1191. This is too much. This is too much.

1192. Queens...

1193. I've made my decision.

1194. Juicy Love Dion, shantay, you stay.

1195. You may join the other girls.

1196. I love you so much.

1197. Athena...

1198. thank goddess we got to know you.

1199. Now sashay away.

1200. Thank you for this opportunity

1201. and for this world you've created for all of us.

1202. I'm eternally grateful.

1203. I love you so much.

1204. May your prosecco always be on ice.

1205. May you always fly first.

1206. Always settle for more

1207. and never accept any less.

1208. Thank you.

1209. I love you.

1210. I love you.

1211. Well, that's a wrap, folks.

1212. The Greek goddess has sashayed away.

1213. This is probably the toughest thing I've ever had to do.

1214. Juicy is like a piece of my heart

1215. that lives outside of my body.

1216. We have shared so much together,

1217. and I'm so proud of her.

1218. And as long as she's still in the game,

1219. I'm still in the game.

1220. And she's going to bring that crown home.

1221. Condragulations, queens.

1222. And, remember, if you can't love yourself,

1223. how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

1224. Can I get an "amen" up in here?

1225. Amen.

1226. All right, now let the music play.

1227. Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

1228. Please welcome back to the competition...

1229. No, do not bring these girls back in this competition.

1230. It moves beautifully.

1231. It shimmers all in the right way.

1232. You have done a miraculous job on it.

1233. I'm not the judge—it's not my opinion that matters.

1234. Discord, I thought it was your time tonight.

1235. Same.