RuPaul's Drag Race 1x3

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

2. For your main challenge this week,

3. you are gonna form two rival girl groups.

4. If one of you has to go, who should it be?

5. I would have to say Shannel.

6. Ongina, you are the winner of this challenge.

7. Tammie, Akashia.

8. The time is come to lip sync for your life.

9. Akashia, you motherfuckin' broke the dawn.

10. Chante, you stay.

11. Tammie, sashay away.

12. And tonight...

13. Plug it in, and blow.

14. Shh...

15. Interesting to see such a beautiful woman

16. with such a huge cock.

17. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

18. will receive a feature photo spread

19. in Paper magazine,

20. a portrait taken by renowned photographer Greg Gorman

21. for the L.A. Eyeworks Legendary Designer Eyewear campaign,

22. a headline spot on the Absolut Pride Tour

23. across the USA,

24. plus a cash prize of $20,000,

25. courtesy of Absolut Vodka and MAC Cosmetics.

26. And may the best woman win!

27. Morning, how are you?

28. Tired?

29. I'm tired, but I'm sad.

30. I miss Tammie.

31. I miss her too.

32. I think that she added

33. an incredible level of quirkiness and funness

34. to this entire group.

35. Yes, she did.

36. On a lighter note, lighter note...

37. We're still here.

38. We're still here.

39. But I really want to say

40. congratulations to you, Akashia.

41. I really do.

42. Well Akashia didn't do half the work that Tammie did,

43. and she really tried.

44. And the judges really didn't see that part.

45. You have survived this shit twice, honey.

46. I did.

47. I felt like I showed people a part of me today

48. that haven't been able to see,

49. and that hopefully they will be a little more intimidated,

50. or know that I am a force to be reckoned with.

51. And Akashia, you worked it out.

52. I'm sorry, you really really did.

53. When I was 17 I got kicked out,

54. mainly because I was gay.

55. And so I pretty much depended on myself.

56. And I do what I see fit, and that's just who I am.

57. In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve.

58. A few years later,

59. Shaniqua, the Garden of Eden's first drag queen,

60. came along and stole a pair of pumps from Eve.

61. Well, the rest was history.

62. Throughout the ages,

63. great women have inspired great drag queens.

64. Keep your eyes open and your stilettos high,

65. your drag inspiration may show up where you least expect it.

66. Ooh!

67. Oh!

68. Impersonations.

69. Impersonations.

70. Hello hello hello!

71. Well hello students.

72. Professor Ru here.

73. It's time for a little pop quiz.

74. Now I'm gonna ask you some questions.

75. Are y'all ready to play?

76. Oui, madame.

77. Question number one.

78. Which US city is known as The Windy City?

79. Chicago.

80. Looks like everybody got it correct.

81. Alright, next question.

82. In "The Wizard of Oz" what is Dorothy's last name?

83. Hide your board because you don't want

84. the shady queen next to you copying your answers.

85. Okay, yeah.

86. Gale is the correct answer.

87. Ladies, next question.

88. Which Marx brother

89. got his nickname from being a harpist?

90. Alright, pens down.

91. We have a Harpo here,

92. Nina didn't get it, Harpo,

93. we've got a Harpo there,

94. a sad face there, and a sad face there.

95. The correct answer is Harpo.

96. So I've got one more question.

97. And I want you all to yell out the answer this time.

98. What do all these things have in common?

99. Oprah Winfrey!

100. If she's here, I will die.

101. No, you don't understand, Oprah and Cher are God.

102. Oprah Winfrey to me might as well be president.

103. Oprah to me is the most amazing person on earth

104. because of all of the things

105. that she's been able to do with her career

106. literally for the entire world.

107. So for your next challenge,

108. I want you to channel your inner Oprah.

109. You have to create your own Oprah-inspired look.

110. Now you may choose one of the outfits

111. provided by the pit crew,

112. start from scratch,

113. or pull something from your own closet.

114. Yes!

115. And remember,

116. in addition to looking beautiful,

117. as always, the judges will be looking for

118. your charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent!

119. Now, you have exactly three hours

120. to put your whole look together.

121. I will be back to check with you guys a little bit later.

122. Good luck and don't fuck it up.

123. Bye baby.

124. Honestly, I never watch Oprah show.

125. I'm from a very humble family, we don't have cable TV,

126. so Oprah's show was never presented.

127. Alright, I'm ready.

128. I'm ready for the judges to finish me.

129. They will finish you

130. I don't know who doesn't know who Oprah is.

131. I mean it's like saying you don't know who Cher is,

132. I mean really.

133. Honey honey honey.

134. Are we in Oprah's closet?

135. Some of the other girls

136. grabbed clothes off the bins,

137. and some of the girls just ended up using their own clothes.

138. However, an idea hit me.

139. I grabbed one of the bolts

140. and I started making something from scratch.

141. Oprah, for me, is God.

142. No no no no, you can't say that.

143. I'm a spiritual person.

144. No no no.

145. Oprah is responsible literally for me originally

146. when I lost over 60 pounds of my weight, originally.

147. You were that big?

148. I was 217.

149. I was very young,

150. I was a very impressionable age and time in my life,

151. having just come out a couple years prior.

152. And being in high school

153. and being that overweight kid

154. who sat in the back of the classroom

155. and really didn't have any friends.

156. I was 42 inches around.

157. And it is literally because of her show

158. and her inspiration

159. that I lost all of that weight.

160. So, Bebe Winfrey,

161. you might want to start trying to cover the beard.

162. Oh!

163. Don't say that to me.

164. Is this my inner Oprah wig?

165. I'm not a drag queen that does imitation,

166. I kind of have my own character inside

167. that lets loose when I'm on stage performing.

168. I'm just trying to help you.

169. I have a gold tube top

170. that you can probably put around your waist as a belt.

171. Girl, gimme that dress!

172. And I'm like freaking out because, you know,

173. this is an African-American woman

174. and I am a light-skinned Puerto Rican.

175. Like, how am I gonna do this?

176. How am I supposed to be a black woman right now?

177. This is insane.

178. So I look over and I see Bebe and I'm like oh God,

179. she's going to win this challenge

180. because she almost even looks like Oprah,

181. you know what I'm saying?

182. So she just put on a little makeup,

183. picks out the costume, and boom, she's got it.

184. I have dark foundations,

185. and I'm gonna go a little bit darker,

186. but I don't know if I have dark powders.

187. If I were to need some, would you borrow me some?

188. Some of the other girls

189. are trying to go for the look like Oprah.

190. I don't think they understand what the challenge is about.

191. The challenge is to channel Oprah,

192. not look like her.

193. This is gonna be the first time that

194. I impersonate somebody,

195. like try to put their makeup on.

196. Why are you trying to do that?

197. Do what?

198. It's not a competition of

199. oh, who looks the most like Oprah?

200. Has nothing to do with what this is about.

201. As opposed to what?

202. Impersonate Oprah, right?

203. Or?

204. They never said you have to look like Oprah.

205. Okay.

206. I washed my face completely

207. and started over again.

208. I'm worried about the time to finish and wrap it up.

209. The challenge today is to embrace Oprah

210. and I freaked out

211. because we really had to like, impersonate her.

212. They never said you have to look like Oprah.

213. There's a cattiness between some of the girls,

214. they'll say little comments.

215. Shannel was the total opposite of Oprah.

216. And I mean, you know, it kinda hurt.

217. Hey mommikins.

218. How you doin'?

219. It's very quiet in here.

220. Hey Rebecca.

221. Hey.

222. It looks like you're the only one

223. sewing your own outfit.

224. Why'd you take the time to sew something?

225. I think Oprah has many faces,

226. she is a woman in charge.

227. So I think my outfit is going to reflect that.

228. Oprah has many faces,

229. but she doesn't have a moustache.

230. Are you gonna have time to shave?

231. I hope so.

232. I'm almost done.

233. Well, I just hope you have enough time.

234. Break a leg out there.

235. Thank you.

236. Akashia.

237. Hi.

238. You're really reshaping your face.

239. I figure that since she has a little bushier eyebrow,

240. to go more natural instead of trying to go video ho

241. like what I look normally.

242. Yeah, uh-huh.

243. Video ho, I love video ho.

244. How are you pulling inspiration for this?

245. I know that she is a kind soul

246. and she would give her last drop of money

247. to help someone in need.

248. Mm-hmm.

249. Are you that kind of person?

250. Are you a giving person?

251. I have friends that have lived in my house rent-free

252. and they either were down and out

253. or couldn't afford to.

254. Just all around giving.

255. I came from pretty much nothing.

256. A lot of people that have had a rough life

257. or a hard life

258. become a better person because of it.

259. You've come from the very bottom,

260. back to the top,

261. the comeback kid.

262. I love it.

263. Hey Nina.

264. Hi Ru.

265. Are you gonna have time

266. to put some time into your outfit?

267. I already steamed the dress.

268. And this is the dress you're talking about here?

269. Exactly.

270. Yeah.

271. Doesn't quite say powerful business woman,

272. but listen,

273. I trust your interpretation of what Oprah is.

274. I mean, I have fierce clothes,

275. but not clothes that Oprah would wear.

276. Oh my goodness!

277. I contemplated on a couple of different ideas for Oprah.

278. And where would your Oprah wear this outfit?

279. This is not something

280. that she would per say wear on the show

281. because it's a little too couture.

282. However, if she was speaking at... at—

283. Tuskegee Institute.

284. You know what I...

285. If she was speaking somewhere outside of Harpo Studios

286. and she needed to be a little more fashion-forward,

287. slightly runway,

288. she could wear something like this

289. versus doing a gown.

290. And I'm incorporating a really nice stretch legging.

291. I don't like to talk about people behind their back,

292. that's not my style.

293. But I've always thought that big jewels

294. and lavish costumes

295. are just there for a lack of talent.

296. Bebe!

297. We are doing Oprah.

298. Hi Ru, enchanté.

299. Where are you drawing your Oprah inspiration from?

300. I decided to step away from looking like Oprah

301. and I want to represent a business woman.

302. Media Mogul realness.

303. I really want to just represent that

304. and show that, you know what,

305. you have to work hard to get here.

306. What are you gonna wear?

307. Well I'm going to be very simple and very classy,

308. and I'm going to be very conservative.

309. Somehow I don't believe

310. you're going to be simple.

311. Bebe Zahara is very versatile.

312. And I see a lot of that in Oprah, obviously,

313. because she's an entrepreneur.

314. Alright, squirrel friends,

315. gather round.

316. Come on squirrel friends, I've got some nuts for ya.

317. Now, everything is looking great on the outside.

318. But to prove that you can be the next drag superstar,

319. you're gonna need to dig a little deeper.

320. I have a surprise for you.

321. We've set up a TV studio

322. where you'll retrace Oprah's career in three steps.

323. First, from her early days as an anchor woman,

324. you'll report the news using a teleprompter.

325. Second, you'll present a product,

326. just like on Oprah's Favourite Things.

327. And third, you'll interview

328. two fabulous surprise celebrity guests.

329. Tomorrow, the judges will see

330. the results of your Oprah challenge.

331. And you're really gonna have to step it up.

332. Because when it comes to Oprah,

333. she's got charisma, uniqueness, nerve,

334. and talent to spare.

335. Gentlemen, start your engines,

336. and may the best woman win.

337. Whoo, work it out!

338. Hey you guys,

339. that sounded really scary.

340. When you really don't know

341. what's going to happen next,

342. that's kind of nerve wracking.

343. And that totally like threw me by surprise.

344. We have to interview two people,

345. and what else?

346. We have to read from the teleprompter

347. like we're doing the news.

348. Okay.

349. That's nice.

350. And are we doing it like ourselves,

351. like, I mean, with our own personalities

352. and our own character,

353. or are they looking for us to do it like she would do it?

354. Because if it's that, I'm fried,

355. because I've never watched...

356. To be honest with you,

357. I was worried because I have language issues.

358. I have a problem with my English,

359. pronouncing some words.

360. They are looking for all of those things

361. that Oprah possesses as a person

362. in your interpretation of her.

363. Oprah-esque.

364. I ended up finishing my outfit.

365. And so I only have to do my hair and my makeup.

366. I'm gonna try to make some magic happen.

367. I am by far the biggest fan of Oprah

368. in the entire room.

369. Hands down.

370. So as far as I'm concerned,

371. there is no challenge for me here.

372. Here we go.

373. The challenge is to channel our inner Oprah,

374. and to me Oprah is a very ready for anything kind of girl.

375. Oh my God.

376. Really?

377. When I looked at the teleprompter

378. and was supposed to read the news,

379. all of a sudden you get all these words.

380. Today in entertainment news,

381. pop star Britney Spears

382. was caught in an illicit affair

383. with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

384. With Irian president Muhammed Ajigidejag.

385. Muhan Ahamgibud.

386. Muhammud...

387. I was like, wow,

388. they are really trying to get us.

389. Today in entertainment news,

390. pop star Britney Spears was caught in an...

391. Reading was never my strongest suit.

392. I failed English like three times.

393. The two were,

394. had met last year at a conference

395. on nucular profifiler...

396. I'm giving a feeling of elegance, confidence, beauty,

397. and business all in one.

398. The two, who met last year

399. at a conference on nuclear proliferation

400. in the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur,

401. were caught canoodling from... Tblissi to Taran.

402. The two, who met last year

403. at a conference on nuclear pro...

404. Were lidos from Japanese prime minister Yasu Fukadoo...

405. World leaders from Japanese prime minister Yasu Fakuda

406. to German chancellor Angela Merkel

407. were appalled.

408. German chancellor Angela Merkal were applaud.

409. Merkal saying in statement, "Amajadjad can do better."

410. This is Shannel, good night.

411. This is Bebe Zahara Benet,

412. good night.

413. My name is Connie Chung.

414. This is your name.

415. Good night.

416. I keep reading "your name".

417. That was fun, let's do it again.

418. Right after the teleprompter,

419. we have to pitch this product.

420. This night, on a special edition,

421. I have a section called My Favourite Things.

422. There is only one hair dryer to use:

423. the Ozonol Professional.

424. It also has, um, the shots,

425. where it just shoots really rapidly.

426. It is so nice,

427. because it has a cold shot, a hot...

428. I did terrible.

429. I can do that again?

430. Nope, that's it.

431. Fuck.

432. You can dry anything

433. from your armpits, to the back of your ear,

434. to the top of your head

435. and anywhere else that you need to.

436. Andrew Christian underwear.

437. It makes me definitely comfortable.

438. They have the low cuts,

439. as well as different boxers and regular underwears.

440. Ladies and gentle..

441. uh, oh, I'm sorry,

442. I thought you had moved your hand

443. and I thought that meant to stop.

444. Just plug it in and blow.

445. Shh...

446. You better work, bitch!

447. During the interview,

448. I think some of the other girls

449. might get a little nervous

450. when they know who the celebrity is.

451. You've got four minutes,

452. and you've got to ask about three different topics.

453. Action.

454. Welcome back to the Nina Flowers show.

455. My guests tonight are very special to me.

456. We're thrilled to have them here.

457. Let's give a big round of applause

458. for the absolutely incomparable,

459. my very special guests...

460. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.

461. I had no clue that it was going to be Tori and Dean.

462. Tori is so petite!

463. And then Dean is so handsome!

464. Tori, you guys had

465. a hit TV show, Tori and Dean.

466. Tell us a little bit more about that.

467. It's going great.

468. We're having a great time with the family on the show,

469. we have two kids now.

470. Mm-hmm, maybe three.

471. Oh nice.

472. That is really beautiful.

473. We make good babies,

474. so that might be the whole season four.

475. And we like making them.

476. Yeah, that's the fun part.

477. Given that Bebe has such a strong accent,

478. she really knocked it out of the park.

479. I think she did a really good job.

480. Hey girl, you look so cute in that little dress.

481. How are you?

482. Oh, let me come down and give you a kiss.

483. Hi Dean.

484. How are you?

485. You're so handsome.

486. If you weren't married to him, I might try and steal him.

487. Easy now.

488. Akashia?

489. Akashia.

490. Akashia.

491. She didn't get up when we came on to the set.

492. You know, we've all seen every talk show,

493. and you always know that the host gets up

494. and greets the guest.

495. It's just appropriate.

496. Well, say good night to everyone.

497. Good night.

498. Good night everyone.

499. You leave that card down on the seat.

500. No, I want to sabotage everyone.

501. I don't think

502. anyone's gonna have an interview as good as mine.

503. I think that I have a good chance

504. of winning the challenge,

505. I just think I rocked that interview.

506. Bye.

507. She didn't say goodbye to us, she just walked away.

508. She just walked off.

509. Tell me about your H.I... H... oh my God.

510. That was a mess.

511. I don't know what the hell came out of my mouth.

512. You have H.I.V?

513. No no no!

514. Hit TV show.

515. I'm sorry.

516. Hit TV show, hit TV show.

517. I fucked up big time!

518. Tell me about his TV show.

519. Tori and Dean...

520. Sorry.

521. I just wish you would have told me.

522. You know what, she kept going.

523. Her confidence was great.

524. She messed up, she knew she messed up,

525. and she's just like

526. okay, you know what, let's move on.

527. Tell us a little about your book.

528. Uh, my book is called "sTORI Telling"

529. and it's been out,

530. it's been going great,

531. and it's stories of my life.

532. Out of all the interviews,

533. all I can remember from that interview

534. is that I thought wow, she's really pretty.

535. She has a great nose, love her lips.

536. She looked like Pam Anderson.

537. Can I say that?

538. Welcome!

539. Welcome welcome welcome.

540. Mr. Dean McDermott.

541. How are you?

542. Thank you thank you!

543. How you guys feeling tonight?

544. Fantastic, how are you?

545. Wonderful, wonderful.

546. Shannel.

547. We were throwing things at her left and right

548. and he was just a bundle of nerves.

549. So, we have a new baby on the way.

550. I think my boob just popped out

551. during that walk out.

552. Oh did it?

553. What's this, we have a new baby on the way?

554. We have a new baby Stella.

555. And so I was like, oh, my boob fell out on the way out,

556. and she just kept going.

557. She didn't pick up on it at all.

558. She's like what are my cue points,

559. what are my cue points?

560. And, I mean, again,

561. a congratulations.

562. I mean my gosh, a new baby Stella,

563. nine months, ladies and gentlemen.

564. That is absolutely super.

565. Nine weeks.

566. Nine weeks, nine weeks,

567. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

568. I am a host.

569. I deal and talk with people from all over the entire world

570. all the time.

571. It's a matter of figuring out

572. the best way to stop them from what they're talking about

573. so you can continue on with what you need to say.

574. Nine weeks.

575. And she's amazing.

576. Is she amazing?

577. So was motherhood really all that you had expected it to be?

578. Is it harder than what you had expected

579. or is it kind of right where you had planned it to be?

580. Or had you really planned, or did you even know?

581. Omigod, you just asked so many questions at once.

582. I felt like we weren't being heard.

583. She was jumping in and jumping in

584. and jumping over us constantly.

585. I mean originally watching you on 90210

586. was amazing,

587. you were always one of my true fans,

588. I even have a doll of you.

589. You are her truest fan.

590. Right.

591. How do you guys juggle your time

592. between who's gonna do the diaper,

593. the bottles?

594. He changes a mean diaper.

595. I'm the fastest diaper changer.

596. You are?

597. If there was a contest, you would win that thing?

598. Oh, 100%.

599. And so, are you both morning people,

600. because usually—

601. We are now.

602. You are now.

603. Well because we have two and Liam's 17 months, so...

604. Oh right, he's almost two, so...

605. You know, I felt like I was chitchatting

606. with a girlfriend,

607. which I think always makes for the best interviews.

608. Tell me a little bit about Stella.

609. Stella's amazing.

610. She's gorgeous.

611. She's so beautiful.

612. That's awesome.

613. Jade.

614. Jade Jade Jade.

615. Killer abs.

616. I'd kill for those abs.

617. We had to work a bit in that interview.

618. Yeah.

619. Girls, how was it?

620. That was probably the best challenge so far.

621. Girl, it's the best challenge,

622. but we don't know what happens tomorrow.

623. Do I have a shot at winning this competition?

624. Absolutely.

625. I came across as being very sincere and true,

626. which of course is what Oprah is.

627. I think that Shannel might be

628. my biggest competition.

629. However, with that outfit.

630. Hi.

631. Let's thank Tori and Dean

632. for being such great sports.

633. It was our pleasure.

634. Thank you.

635. You guys were great, you really were.

636. You all did an amazing job.

637. Tomorrow, we leave Oprah behind

638. and say goodbye to Tori and Dean for a brand new challenge.

639. It's requested that you dress to impress,

640. decked out in your own best drag.

641. Pit crew, bring in the cocktails.

642. It's party time.

643. Who wants a cocktail?

644. I do.

645. I'm gonna go look for size 14 heels.

646. Yes, do!

647. Take your other shoe off.

648. Take your other shoe off.

649. Listen, your nails are painted,

650. you're halfway there, honey.

651. Use my shoulder first,

652. and don't walk until we tell you to.

653. He's gonna fall.

654. Oh no.

655. Slip it in, slip it in.

656. That's as far as it goes.

657. No way!

658. Push it in!

659. You got any lube?

660. Gorgeous.

661. I walked into the room today,

662. it's elimination day.

663. You know, I think I did well

664. with my challenge.

665. I don't think I'm gonna be in the bottom two.

666. I actually really want to see my video.

667. We all reminisced about the Oprah challenge.

668. Everyone's saying they did really good,

669. so it's like,

670. well, did I really do as well as I thought I did?

671. I don't feel like I was the best,

672. I didn't saw anybody else, but I wasn't so bad.

673. How's Tori's HIV?

674. Girls, are you ready for the fashion show?

675. Oh yes.

676. For today's runway presentation,

677. we are allowed to wear our own outfits.

678. I need hairspray.

679. I am a Vegas showgirl.

680. I love costumes.

681. I know Shannel

682. is definitely going to wear something over the top,

683. very costume-y.

684. Good evening, and welcome to the main stage

685. of RuPaul's Drag Race.

686. I'd like to say hi to my judges.

687. Fashion journalist

688. and bestselling author Merle Ginsberg.

689. The shamelessly outspoken designer, Santino.

690. And our guest judge this week

691. is one of Hollywood's top media consultants.

692. Please welcome Howard Bragman.

693. Thanks Ru.

694. And actress, comedian,

695. and from her 8 seasons on MAD TV,

696. the world's foremost Oprah impersonator,

697. Debra Wilson Skelton.

698. I'm looking forward to having one of the winners

699. on my show.

700. Tonight, for the first time on the main stage,

701. the girls will be wearing their very own drag creations.

702. So they've got no excuse.

703. Gentlemen, start your engines.

704. And may the best woman win.

705. Oh my goodness.

706. Okay.

707. Bring it.

708. That is Shannel couture.

709. I think visually,

710. my appearance on the runway was unbelievably over the top

711. and 110% the total expression of who I am as an entertainer.

712. Wow.

713. Medusa.

714. Look at that rack.

715. She could put somebody's eyes out with those things.

716. Anaconda, eat your heart out.

717. Ongina.

718. Ooh.

719. So chic.

720. Adorable.

721. Couture.

722. Yeah, Audrey Hepburn meets S&M.

723. Right, with a little Minnie Pearl thrown in.

724. Well howdy!

725. Rebecca.

726. The makeup is fabulous

727. and works fantastically with the outfit,

728. it's almost like one perfect ensemble.

729. Ooh yes.

730. Boom boom boom boom boo-boom boom boo-boom.

731. Nina Flowers.

732. Very

733. Yes, very 60s fun.

734. Is it Madonna at 50?

735. It is.

736. She lets you have it.

737. Bounce it.

738. Okay.

739. Look at you bounce

740. Yes, yes.

741. Not a hair out of place.

742. Not a hair out of place during the turn.

743. Well somebody slipped into something

744. a little more comfortable.

745. Mm-hmm.

746. Wow.

747. Being able to show our style really helped

748. 'cause we get to look a little more elegant

749. and show a little bit more.

750. And I feel really good.

751. She's giving Barbara McNair.

752. And a little Liz Taylor.

753. Ah, Liz Taylor.

754. Yes.

755. A little Foxy Brown.

756. A little, ooh...

757. A little Diana.

758. Oh my goodness.

759. Cameroon!

760. Africa is not only about the leopards

761. and the lions and the tigers and all that stuff.

762. It's also about dignity.

763. Oh no she didn't.

764. Oh no she didn't!

765. Oh no she did not!

766. Not only is Bebe carrying all of Africa on her shoulders,

767. she's carrying all of Rene of Paris wigs on her head.

768. This is Akashia.

769. Wow.

770. I've never seen her in so many clothes.

771. Exactly.

772. Oh!

773. Fashion roadkill.

774. That's right honey.

775. Ah, she made it.

776. I can exhale.

777. I felt weird, but she was safe.

778. Yeah.

779. It's all right.

780. It's all right.

781. I feel stupid.

782. I fell.

783. Plain and simple.

784. I slipped.

785. Yes, on the ground.

786. I was on the floor.

787. I'm not sure how falling on the runway

788. will affect my chances.

789. I hope I'm still here,

790. but, you know, it happens.

791. Welcome girls.

792. You all look amazing.

793. Ongina.

794. Please step forward.

795. Now, your outfit is exquisite.

796. Last week you came out in a giant wig

797. and I like you better with no hair!

798. Thank you.

799. Let's take a look at your Oprah challenge.

800. You can dry anything

801. from your armpits to the back of your ear

802. to the top of your head and...

803. I love that you have a great sense of humour.

804. My name is Connie Chung.

805. Drag queens that are all so serious all the time,

806. we don't need that, okay?

807. Nina Flowers.

808. You know, from the first time I saw you,

809. to last week's challenge, to today,

810. you've really morphed into so many different personalities,

811. it's amazing.

812. I just plug it in and blow.

813. Shh!

814. And you added your own personality into it,

815. and that's so important.

816. Thank you very much.

817. Shannel.

818. Yes, honey, Shannel, it is milkin' time.

819. It is.

820. It's like a Las Vegas showgirl.

821. It's always flawless.

822. In a way, you are almost too flawless.

823. It's got an edge of theme park going on there too.

824. There has to be some vulnerability,

825. and I haven't seen much vulnerability with you.

826. Okay.

827. Now, let's take a look at your Oprah challenge.

828. So was motherhood

829. really all that you had expected it to be?

830. Is it harder than what you had expected

831. or is it kind of right where you had planned it to be?

832. Or had you really planned, or did you even know?

833. Omigod!

834. Shannel, you asked six questions at one time.

835. Which means the interviewer isn't listening.

836. And that's a really big mistake to make.

837. And the outfit did not fit the challenge.

838. That character was a little severe

839. in an off-putting way.

840. What made you stick with

841. that kind of Alexis Carrington look?

842. I felt that I embodied

843. an element of Oprah

844. and as an element of me.

845. Oprah always looks beautiful,

846. she always looks elegant,

847. but her clothes do not overshadow the guest

848. or what it is she is trying to say,

849. and your clothes said "Look at me".

850. But sometimes it's not just about you.

851. Thank you Shannel.

852. Rebecca Glasscock.

853. You know, you're really breathtaking.

854. But from the waist down, you're a little stiff!

855. Let's take a look at your Oprah challenge.

856. Tell us a little bit about your book.

857. You know, I thought you did

858. a really great job.

859. You put your arm up like this, which says

860. "I'm really interested in what you have to say

861. and tell me what you really think".

862. The other thing you did

863. which was really important,

864. you let them answer very clearly.

865. I just don't like talking over people,

866. and I wait my turn,

867. and if I don't get a turn, I just don't talk.

868. And I was impressed.

869. Thank you guys so much.

870. Akashia.

871. Hi mama.

872. Hi.

873. You had a little trouble with your gown earlier.

874. I did.

875. Every diva knows to give the gown a test run.

876. Let's take a look at your Oprah challenge.

877. Hey girl, you look so cute

878. in that little dress.

879. I love it.

880. When Tori and Dean came on the set,

881. you should have stood up.

882. It was fun to watch only because it was so painful.

883. It was just tragic out there today,

884. it really was.

885. Bebe Benet.

886. You were serving Africa,

887. you were serving the lion queen,

888. you were really a star out there.

889. Like Diana Ross.

890. You were the boss.

891. Thank you mama.

892. I call you Choco Diana Tina the Lion.

893. Let's take a look at

894. how you did on your Oprah challenge.

895. Today in entertainment news,

896. pop star Britney Spears

897. was caught in an illicit affair...

898. You read that teleprompter

899. like you had been reading a teleprompter

900. your whole life.

901. I'm blown away,

902. I'm really blown away.

903. You're just so confident with who you are.

904. I don't see it so much as confidence

905. as more of a kind of physical dignity.

906. You're really coming into your own.

907. Thank you so much.

908. Last but not least, Jade.

909. Your look is gorgeous,

910. I was just a little bit worried about your tuck there.

911. It's just a little distracting,

912. that's all, because—

913. Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

914. Well, it's interesting

915. to see such a beautiful woman

916. with such a huge cock.

917. I understand, you know,

918. it was funny, whatever,

919. but I think that really kind of embarrassed me.

920. Let's take a look at your Oprah challenge.

921. Tell me a little about your book,

922. Tori, um, sTORI Telling.

923. You were very nervous,

924. I could tell, you were very nervous,

925. you were rushed.

926. Your outfit wasn't newsworthy, that's for sure.

927. Ah, Jade, it seemed like

928. you were really uncomfortable

929. and in turn, it was uncomfortable to watch.

930. It was weak, unfortunately,

931. on all the parts.

932. Thank you Jade.

933. Well girls, while all y'all go wait

934. in the Interior Illusions Lounge,

935. the judges and I will deliberate.

936. Let's start with Ongina.

937. Debra?

938. I call her the little black punk couture.

939. I like her.

940. A lot.

941. She was a little stiff initially,

942. but she's very likeable.

943. Yeah, she can do full on Ongina personality drag,

944. but then she can do the tests.

945. She can meld and adjust.

946. A melder, yeah.

947. It seems that Bebe nailed this competition.

948. She's got the X factor

949. and she's got the It factor

950. and I feel like so far out of the seven,

951. she's the only one that's got the It factor

952. because there's confidence.

953. Nina Flowers did well.

954. I mean her personality shined through.

955. She doesn't have the great language skills,

956. but she made it work anyway.

957. She sold it.

958. Yeah, yeah.

959. I was so impressed with the confidence

960. that Rebecca showed in her interview

961. with Tori and Dean.

962. She didn't have that larger than life quality

963. that we want in a drag queen.

964. Just being beautiful isn't enough.

965. I know, I know.

966. Really? Are you sure?

967. Yeah.

968. Shannel.

969. She was amazing on the runway.

970. She looked great,

971. but I thought the look was just a little slutty.

972. I had more issue with her wearing that sort of

973. Boyz 2 Men meets Ashford & Simpson thing

974. at the interview.

975. She has an agenda.

976. She wanted to show her outfits.

977. The look was great,

978. but you've gotta bring more.

979. You're got to bring a soul to it.

980. Yes.

981. And it's the soul

982. that's not quite right there.

983. Now, Jade.

984. Her performance, you know, below the creamy surface,

985. was a package.

986. I mean, was I the only one who noticed that?

987. No.

988. And it's not Christmas, okay?

989. It's not Christmas.

990. But it could be.

991. Jade hasn't come into her own.

992. I don't really know who Jade is yet.

993. Let's talk about Akashia.

994. Oh, Akashia.

995. Queen of the damned.

996. Let's be clear.

997. She fell on her ass on the runway,

998. and she fell on her ass even harder in the interview.

999. There is a glint of hope

1000. simply because when she did fall,

1001. she made a spin.

1002. Yes.

1003. And many a diva have taken that fall,

1004. and pulled it back up.

1005. The question is, can she do it tonight?

1006. Welcome back girls.

1007. Ongina.

1008. Now you have immunity, so congratulations,

1009. you're still in the race.

1010. Thank you.

1011. Nina Flowers.

1012. I can't wait to see the Nina Flowers Show.

1013. I hope it airs right after this one.

1014. You'll be my first guest.

1015. Congratulations, you're still in the race.

1016. Bebe.

1017. You pulled off a very difficult challenge,

1018. and you did it with honesty and humour.

1019. You are the winner of this week's challenge.

1020. Congratulations, baby.

1021. It feels really good that I won today,

1022. but you know, the show is not over yet.

1023. The journey has just begun.

1024. This means you have immunity

1025. for next week's elimination.

1026. And you've also won a Sonos stereo sound system.

1027. Congratulations, you're still in the race.

1028. Rebecca.

1029. You still have a long way to go.

1030. But you really came out of your shell this week.

1031. Congratulations, you're still in the race.

1032. Thank you.

1033. Shannel.

1034. You didn't come close to what we expected of you.

1035. You're in the bottom two.

1036. Well I definitely never thought

1037. I was gonna be in the bottom two.

1038. The fact of having to lip sync for my life

1039. was shocking.

1040. Jade.

1041. You're gorgeous.

1042. And you turned out on the runway.

1043. The question is, do you have the nerve

1044. to be the next drag superstar?

1045. Congratulations, you're still in the race.

1046. So we're down to two queens.

1047. Akashia, here we go again.

1048. This is my third time in the bottom,

1049. and so from there I was like

1050. well, I just have to bring it and give it my all

1051. and not slack and just knock 'em dead.

1052. In this competition,

1053. you keep tripping up.

1054. But to your credit,

1055. you keep getting back up on your feet.

1056. Shannel.

1057. You're trying so hard to be perfect

1058. that you won't let us see your vulnerability.

1059. Can you open your ears,

1060. your heart, and listen?

1061. Absolutely.

1062. I didn't get here after almost 15 years

1063. from not listening and building those blocks

1064. to take what it takes to be headlining in shows

1065. in Las Vegas.

1066. But this competition

1067. is about taking it to the next level.

1068. The ultimate level.

1069. The very top.

1070. Prior to tonight,

1071. you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance,

1072. the drag queen classic,

1073. Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All".

1074. This is your last chance to impress me

1075. and save yourself from elimination.

1076. The time is come for you to lip sync for your life.

1077. Good luck ladies, and don't fuck it up.

1078. Oh my God.

1079. I thought to myself, just keep going,

1080. just keep going, keep going,

1081. don't stop, don't pause,

1082. just make it happen.

1083. Oh my goodness, the drama continues!

1084. This performance actually proved that you could be vulnerable.

1085. Wow.

1086. Both of you.

1087. I have made my decision.

1088. Shannel.

1089. Chante, you stay.

1090. Thank you.

1091. Thank you judges.

1092. Thank you very much.

1093. Good luck baby.

1094. Thank you sweetheart.

1095. You are beautiful.

1096. Thank you.

1097. Akashia.

1098. Thank you for this chance,

1099. it was an honour.

1100. Honey, you are a fabulous queen.

1101. Thank you.

1102. Ran out of chances.

1103. I'll be watching for great things from you.

1104. Thank you.

1105. Now sashay away.

1106. This is not the last you'll see of me.

1107. And this helped me realize I'm a good entertainer

1108. but I still have things I need to work on.

1109. And I don't know why I'm crying!

1110. I'm not crying in like four years.

1111. Congratulations ladies.

1112. I'll see you next week,

1113. and I can't wait to see what's going to happen.

1114. If you can't love yourself,

1115. how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

1116. Can I get a amen in here?

1117. Amen.

1118. All right.