RuPaul's Drag Race 1x7

1. Tonight, on an extra special episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.

2. As the final three queens Nina, BeBe, and Rebecca

3. prepare to battle it out

4. for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar,

5. it's time to shift gears and take a look back

6. at this season's highlights and low lights.

7. For the first time

8. you'll see the audition tapes of our contestants.

9. Mmm.

10. Still a size zero, bitch.

11. Plus, some of the most colorful queens who didn't make the cut.

12. I'm Alaska Thunderfuck.

13. I am the glue gun queen.

14. I'm Miss Gay Palm Springs.

15. Blah, blah, blah.

16. Dramatic never before seen outtakes.

17. Hey.

18. And intimate inside dish from our final three.

19. I was supposed to model as a man.

20. Some of the female models did not show up.

21. My mom, she helped me break the news to my father.

22. The first time that I ever saw a drag queen

23. I was grossed out and disgusted.

24. Plus, more drama, more secrets,

25. and more eye-popping beauty than you can stand, honey.

26. Because when it comes to RuPaul's Drag Race,

27. too much is never enough.

28. Hey, I'm backstage at RuPaul's Drag Race.

29. Next week we're going to make history

30. as we choose America's Next Drag Superstar.

31. Now, that's some change we can believe in, honey.

32. And speaking of history, our contestants stand

33. on the shoulders of those who came before them.

34. Queens who had something special to share with the world

35. even when the world wasn't ready to receive it.

36. Their history is our history.

37. Don't forget it was a drag queen that threw the first brick

38. that started the Stonewall Riots

39. and ignited the gay liberation movement.

40. That's right, honey.

41. If you're out, proud, and living the gay life

42. you've got a drag queen to thank.

43. Drag queens have continued to push the envelope

44. and use their size 13 pumps to prop the door open

45. for a new generation of drag performers.

46. I'm talking about legends.

47. Artists in high heels and lashes

48. who've overcome discrimination to express themselves

49. while entertaining us.

50. They all deserve our applause and support

51. for making the world a better place.

52. And the list goes on and on.

53. So, it's no surprise when the casting call went out

54. for RuPaul's Drag Race that the tapes came pouring in.

55. Let's take a look at some of the colorful queens

56. that didn't quite make it into the competition.

57. Ahh!

58. Grr.

59. Hi, come on in.

60. So, you want to know me a little better, huh?

61. Oh, my God.

62. Girl, you've got to stop following me

63. like I'm on MTV Cribs.

64. Hi, guys.

65. This is my sidekick, my twin brother Joe.

66. That looks lovely.

67. A little like a soccer ball.

68. Hello, my name is Sahara.

69. This is me as a boy.

70. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

71. I think that I'll be good for the show.

72. Blah, blah, blah.

73. Because I'll bring an element of sophistication.

74. Hey, I'm Alaska Thunderfuck from the planet Glamtron.

75. Where else are you going to find somebody

76. who is this genuine, but also a cunt when it needs to be?

77. My life in a nutshell is a big ass nutshell.

78. School, drag, Miami Public Transportation,

79. Pilates, cupcakes, and face.

80. My name is Jessica Diamond.

81. I'm a server by day, drag queen by night.

82. I was always searching for a way to feel attractive

83. and it just wasn't happening.

84. Fake vomit, fake blood, fake poop.

85. Asian girl gone wild.

86. Whoa!

87. My poonanny has a string in the back to give me butt crack.

88. Guess what.

89. Ru Paul told me I can be on the show already.

90. Right, Ru Paul?

91. Drag queens love to show off what we've got.

92. So, almost every audition tape included a closet tour.

93. Welcome to my closet.

94. It is a plethora of all things fun, fashionable, and fabulous.

95. I love, love, love dresses, girl.

96. So, I have a little bit of latex here.

97. Latex is fun.

98. Every girl needs some latex.

99. This is my little J-Lo dress.

100. It looks like there's a body in here,

101. but it's just stacked full of hair.

102. I made this dress for Jessica all by hand.

103. It was like an extra large,

104. but I guess their extra large is normal size.

105. It's about fabulousness.

106. Of course pursuing a life of drag can be challenging.

107. Because I've been like a go-go boy,

108. I'm a veteran of Desert Storm.

109. I was in the US Navy.

110. Went through a windshield of the car on my way home

111. from working at a nightclub in West Palm Beach.

112. Yes, my name is Nicole.

113. My name is Nicole.

114. My name is Nicole Paige Brooks.

115. I'm a fairly normal gay man with a two-year-old son

116. living in Atlanta, Georgia

117. and wearing women's clothing for a living.

118. I don't really see what the big deal is.

119. All right.

120. Cut.

121. Now, that you've seen some of the queens

122. that didn't make it to RuPaul's Drag Race,

123. let's take a peek at the audition tapes

124. of the ones who did.

125. Take Porkchop.

126. And I'm going to take you backstage

127. and show you a little bit about what's back there.

128. She proved that big drag queens and big hearts go together.

129. My given name is Victor Bowling

130. and I create the illusion of Victoria Parker,

131. but all of my friends call me Porkchop.

132. So, I want you to too.

133. And speaking of heart, Jade melted mine from day one.

134. I actually started performing as Jade

135. in January 8th of 2003.

136. This is my mom.

137. Without her, nothing would be possible.

138. So remember, without your support and your votes

139. I won't be able to make it.

140. So, make sure you click on and vote, vote, vote

141. every 24 hours and vote for Jade, okay?

142. Love you much.

143. See you soon.

144. Some audition tapes were quirky,

145. but Tammie Brown's screamed quirky with a capital Q.

146. My God, you're so cute.

147. Would you like to come upstairs for a cocktail after awhile?

148. Yes, and it's so nice to see you

149. and to know that we're going to be on TV together.

150. And then there's Onjina, a queen who's small in size,

151. but not in soul and spirit

152. or in her ability to deep throat a hot dog.

153. Oh, my God.

154. Hi.

155. Oh, my God.

156. Have a seat so I can tell you a little story of me.

157. It's actually really therapeutic for me to put on makeup.

158. I really like the transition from a boy to a girl

159. and becoming this person that I feel is completely

160. a different person from who I am.

161. Mmm, mmm, mmm.

162. Still a size zero, bitch.

163. Get into it.

164. Now, one queen who was not afraid to speak her mind

165. was Ms. Akashia.

166. Hi, my name is Akashia or Erik.

167. I'm 24 years old.

168. I think that drag is entertaining.

169. I think that you need to be an entertainer in all aspects.

170. A lot of people mis-consume that if you do drag,

171. you want to be a woman.

172. I don't.

173. I'm happy who I am.

174. I like to entertain people.

175. I like the attention.

176. They just Velcro snip like that so you can rip it off

177. for easy access and you can get touched.

178. Inappropriately of course.

179. It doesn't make you a slut if you like everywhere you go

180. there's a boy you want to touch.

181. Well, if you're not touching them I guess not.

182. I was wowed by Shannel's vast knowledge

183. and a wardrobe that almost rivaled my own.

184. Over here we've got my shoe wall.

185. A huge plethora of different shoes.

186. And along this wall is a varied of different types

187. of gowns and character costumes

188. and different types of illusions.

189. And on this wall we have got different wigs

190. from Cher to Barbara Streisand, Madonna,

191. and even a tribute to Star Wars Queen Amidala.

192. A little bit of a wink to the camera.

193. Little bit of a shoulder.

194. Little hand to the hip.

195. And a slight walk off.

196. A little bit of a saunter if you will over here

197. into my own personal drag domain.

198. And, so, until we meet again in Los Angeles, I'll see you soon.

199. Good night.

200. I'm here with my judges, Merle Ginsberg and Santino.

201. Hi, guys.

202. Hi, Ru.

203. So, I asked you guys to come up with

204. the top ten most unforgettable fashion moments

205. on RuPaul's Drag Race.

206. Was it easy?

207. Hell no.

208. Santino and I like a lifetime to get it down to just ten.

209. Child, I cannot wait to see who made the list.

210. So, let the countdown begin.

211. Coming in at number ten, it's Tammie Brown.

212. You know Tammie has a real obsession with Hollywood glamour

213. and I think she kept it simple and clean here

214. and really just exuded her inner 40s glamour goddess.

215. Okay, the take away I get from Tammie

216. is how important her sense of history is.

217. Don't be afraid to explore old movies or music videos.

218. Discover your fashion icons.

219. Number nine is the sultry Jade.

220. Oh, yes.

221. I remember this one.

222. Very Valley of the Dolls.

223. Yeah, it was a very kind of sex kitten, Barbarella,

224. kind of 60s-70s fantasy

225. and she reminded me of a young Elizabeth Taylor.

226. Now, I remember being a little distracted

227. by Jade's tuck at the time,

228. but I have to admit looking at it now

229. it's the perfect blend of fashion and attitude.

230. It really takes my breath away.

231. Number eight.

232. Rebecca's backless mini-dress from the girl group challenge.

233. Rebecca really knows the use of having

234. a great fitting foundation garment

235. and the perfect bra.

236. And if you have that, you're able to carry off anything,

237. even the little scrap of fabric that she was wearing,

238. you know?

239. Sure.

240. I thought this was actually Rebecca at her best

241. and very young.

242. You know what?

243. I bet when Mariah Carey looks in the mirror,

244. this is what she wants to see looking back at her.

245. Coming in at number seven.

246. Miss BeBe in her black and white deco catsuit.

247. Meow.

248. BeBe LaStrange.

249. This was a very 80s Grace Jones kind of moment.

250. Oh, yeah.

251. And with all the right elements.

252. I mean the big brimmed hat

253. and then the Swarovski spider web underneath

254. and the black glove with the ring on it

255. that looked like a panther on a leash.

256. Walking with a panther.

257. This is just head to toe bold show-stopping glam.

258. I'm getting all worked up up in here.

259. Who's next?

260. Number six.

261. Is a salute to the hair and makeup of Miss Nina Flowers.

262. Oh!

263. Okay.

264. Nina wasn't going for something that was natural or subtle.

265. She wanted to just really exude this like punk energy.

266. Nina's face though is a study in contrast.

267. She's got the Kabuki, you know, really white powdered face,

268. the really intense lined eyes.

269. And there is a beauty lesson people can take home here,

270. which is if you make your skin look pale

271. your eyes are really going to pop.

272. I think the lesson here is fearlessness.

273. Nina dared to go where no drag queen has gone before.

274. Each week it was like a new episode

275. of "It Came From Planet Nina" and I love, love, loved it.

276. Coming in at number five, Ongina in her white jacket

277. and voluminous black gown

278. that she wore during the Viva Glam runway challenge.

279. But I really loved that she was giving us head, if you will.

280. You know she worked the headpiece and the hat

281. and little veils.

282. Proportion is the key to carrying off anything

283. and Ongina's petite frame, she never overworked it.

284. She always balanced it right

285. and almost made herself look taller in a lot of cases.

286. Onjina is like a walking electric billboard

287. for confidence, energy, and hope and that is beautiful.

288. Coming in at number four, the snake lady herself, Shannel.

289. Her Medusa look.

290. And I mean she really made an amazing presentation.

291. I just can't get this look out of my mind.

292. Yeah, I've heard of Snakes On A Plane,

293. but snakes on a drag queen?

294. Merle, what did you think of this look?

295. To me, Shannel transforms herself

296. from a man into living art.

297. But you know, Shannel is a real competitor

298. and she is willing to do whatever it takes

299. to make that vision come to life.

300. I mean you've seen the movie Showgirls, right?

301. Many times.

302. Many times.

303. Honey, you'd push a bitch down the stairs if you have to.

304. Coming in at number three,

305. BeBe and her amazing lion queen look.

306. Oh, wow.

307. You know that hair was so big,

308. it was beyond the valley of Tina Turner hair.

309. And you know what they say in Texas?

310. What's that?

311. The bigger the hair, the closer to God.

312. Oh, praise Jesus.

313. And don't forget the incredible reveal

314. when BeBe dropped that cape and let us have that killer body.

315. And that ass.

316. Did you see that ass?

317. And if you have a killer body, do not be afraid to show it off.

318. Number two, Miss Nina Flowers

319. and that incredible red outfit with the obi sash.

320. You know that was drag on a dime.

321. And, so, she did that for like nothing with no time

322. and she mixed all these disparate elements

323. and yet it came together so perfectly.

324. I really loved that outfit.

325. It was an A+ example of mixing and matching elements

326. to create something new.

327. And that is really what drag is all about.

328. Taking what you got, no money,

329. but a big imagination and turning it out.

330. She was letting these children have it.

331. All right.

332. Here we are at last.

333. Who's number on?

334. Well, it's actually a tie.

335. The many looks of none other than Ru Paul.

336. Extravaganza!

337. Me?

338. Number one in the top ten fashion moments.

339. Oh, the black and nude gown such great shape and movement

340. and yet it looked very revealing with the nude behind the black.

341. It was beautiful.

342. But at the same time it was Mia Farrow in The Great Gatsby.

343. That sculptural blue paillette dress.

344. Oh, my God.

345. The sash that just worked all the way down.

346. It was beautiful.

347. I love it with the platinum hair.

348. It really balances off the platinum hair.

349. That is my natural color.

350. The maroon sequined stardust dress.

351. Yes, the Octo-Ru has entered the room.

352. This is kind of saloon girl.

353. It is.

354. It's like Miss Kitty.

355. Yes, Miss Kitty.

356. In...

357. Gunsmoke.

358. In, you know, '09.

359. Yeah.

360. I love it.

361. I think this is my favorite one.

362. And I like that gradient fade of the color.

363. That's a very dramatic look.

364. Fuchsia is my favorite color.

365. Yeah?

366. Really.

367. It is.

368. Beautiful.

369. Yeah, Imelda Marcos would die for that dress.

370. Well, she is dead, isn't she?

371. You know the cut of the shoulder there.

372. Yeah.

373. And the tight waist.

374. Yeah.

375. Is really flattering.

376. Lemon ice in the house.

377. Lemon-nata.

378. I like the lemon hair too.

379. Loved it.

380. I love the patterns.

381. I love the way it just really...

382. It was close to the body.

383. It was kind of more fitted than the other ones.

384. Hugged.

385. Body hugging.

386. Slimming.

387. You looked amazing.

388. You were poured into that lemon dress.

389. I bet you say that to all the hosts of shows that you're on.

390. Now, Ru.

391. Yes?

392. I have to pose the question

393. that I know is on everybody's mind right now.

394. Okay?

395. Which is, who were you wearing?

396. I was wearing a fabulous designer

397. everyone should know about: Zaldy.

398. All six outfits were done by Zaldy.

399. He is amazing.

400. He's done most of my costumes over the years.

401. And he designed them especially for you, couture?

402. Especially for me.

403. Absolutely.

404. Made to measure.

405. Guys, thank you for that catwalk down memory lane.

406. Thank you, Ru.

407. It was great.

408. And if our top ten picks have ruffled the feathers

409. of just one fussy queen out there watching at home,

410. well, then it's all been worth it.

411. Good job you two.

412. This show was all about realness,

413. but not all the realness made it to the screen until now.

414. Children, prepare yourself for some juicy,

415. never before seen moments.

416. Hello, my name is BeBe Zahara Benet

417. and I know my makeup is really, really not yet together

418. just because what this is called is called cooking.

419. So, when you do your highlights and you do your cheekbones

420. and your T zones that you let this cook and sit

421. and then when you're ready to hit the stage,

422. you blend it all so it looks like a perfect canvas.

423. So, do you do any contour around your forehead?

424. I do lots of contour.

425. I've never seen you like use it around like...

426. I have it on there.

427. You just don't notice it.

428. I make it look natural like a real women.

429. Well, are you trying to say

430. mine doesn't look like a real woman's?

431. Yours looks a little forced.

432. So, I completely reshaped your jaw.

433. Hmm-mm.

434. Much more feminine.

435. Watch out for me when I hit that stage, bitch.

436. The girls were nothing if not educational.

437. I'm trying to cover the bird, so I don't get red again today.

438. But some girls seem extra sensitive

439. about the tucking issue.

440. There's some things you just don't talk in public.

441. Hey!

442. I don't want my tucking and all of that showing.

443. He's like filming me while I'm readjusting.

444. Oh, you don't bend your knees?

445. Can you leave us alone?

446. In my opinion,

447. every great television show has a catch phrase.

448. This one has several, and they're all mine.

449. The judges will be looking for your charisma,

450. uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

451. Say it again with me.

452. Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

453. Gentlemen, start your engines and may the best woman win.

454. Win.

455. The time has come for you to lip sync for your life.

456. For your life.

457. For your life.

458. And remember...

459. and don't fuck it up.

460. Don't fuck it up.

461. Don't fuck it up.

462. I have two words for you.

463. What?

464. Extravaganza eleganza.

465. Eleganza.

466. Opulence.

467. You own everything.

468. And one contestant's native land inspired me like none other.

469. Say it with me, Cameroon.

470. Cameroon.

471. In Cameroon...

472. Cameroon.

473. Now, you come from Cameroon.

474. I come from Cameroon, which is in West Africa.

475. Dig deep into your Cameroon.

476. How about your macadoon?

477. Just too African.

478. I see Africa.

479. Cameroon.

480. But the one contestant that gave me a run for my money was Nina

481. or should I say La Nina Loca?

482. Ai, he look gorgeous with those pumps on.

483. Word loca, that's beautiful.

484. The second part was fierce, loca.

485. Did you see his feet, loca?

486. Ai, you had no idea, loca, but then I laugh it off.

487. His feet was hanging out of it, loca.

488. High five, loca.

489. Loca, be careful with my mango, loca.

490. I know.

491. Loca, it was blue.

492. Work, loca.

493. Que loca.

494. Then there was the time

495. that Shannel averted a near juggling wardrobe disaster.

496. There's too much going on.

497. And it doesn't really...

498. And these are getting in the way.

499. You know what?

500. It was fun, but the cuffs didn't really lend themselves

501. to me juggling on the runway

502. and I didn't want to be in a corset

503. and I like showing my body.

504. So, I may be naked.

505. Now, Ongina had an aversion to wigs.

506. At least on the show, but backstage, honey,

507. she couldn't keep her hands off everybody else's.

508. Back in the day Oprah.

509. What is it?

510. Ongina impersonating BeBe.

511. Hold on.

512. Hold on.

513. Here we go.

514. Uh-oh.

515. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk.

516. I can't see anything.

517. Backstage, the love vibe was incredible.

518. It was like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Tucking Panties.

519. Do you have it where you want it?

520. Is that tight enough?

521. Plenty of.

522. Hey!

523. Surprise, everybody.

524. Look who's here.

525. Ongina.

526. Kiss, kiss.

527. Darling.

528. Hello.

529. Now, you're not here seeking revenge are you, darling?

530. No, I forgot my blade in the car.

531. So, no revenge today.

532. Well, since you are here

533. I have a little question for you.

534. Okay.

535. As a former competitor,

536. who do you think has the best chance of winning?

537. Well, as you know I developed a really good friendship

538. with Ms. Nina Flowers.

539. Hmm-mm.

540. And I think she's fierce.

541. All of them are fierce.

542. Yes.

543. But I think Nina Flowers is fierce

544. and I really want to see her take the crown home,

545. but you guys were always saying

546. how beautiful Rebecca Glasscock is.

547. But you know beauty can only take you so far.

548. That's right, Judge Judy.

549. And as far as Miss BeBe, you guys chose her over me,

550. so at this point I really don't know

551. who's going to take home the crown.

552. But they're all fierce competitors and I love you all.

553. May, you know, best tranny win.

554. Good answer.

555. But you know of course

556. you're going to have to tune in next week with everyone else

557. to find out who will win RuPaul's Drag Race.

558. Oh, I'm very excited.

559. I'm so glad you dropped by.

560. Thank you for having me.

561. Air kisses, darling.

562. Ongina, everybody.

563. Now, each week while the judges and I deliberated,

564. the girls waited in the Interior Illusions Lounge.

565. Feet were sore, egos were bruised,

566. and that's when the you know what would hit the fan.

567. And the strain began to show right from day one.

568. How bizarre was that?

569. When she said you're safe, but you have to take it up a notch

570. I'm like how do you take it up a notch when this is who you are?

571. I have never in my life had trouble lip syncing songs,

572. but of course I've never learned them in a day.

573. Thank you.

574. Or even half a day.

575. Thank you.

576. I swear to God.

577. I think I brought like 22 costumes.

578. 22 costumes?

579. 16 pairs of heels.

580. I have headdresses.

581. I mean I have got some amazing, amazing things.

582. These girls take their drag seriously.

583. I'm here because I'm a professional entertainer

584. and I want to be able to give and to create showmanship

585. for the world to be able to see that the art of drag

586. is not about putting on a dress and prancing around.

587. That there's so much more involved in what we are

588. and who are as men, as well as when we are women.

589. I've studied my drag queens.

590. I know who they all are.

591. I really know this stuff and a lot of people are saying things

592. and I'm like, oh, you don't know what's going on.

593. The thing that's hard for me is like I don't have any tits.

594. I don't own a bra.

595. I don't have like...

596. So why is it hard for you?

597. Because they want me to be a little bit more feminine.

598. And like a wig, I just started wearing,

599. so I don't even know how to like make a hairline.

600. I can do it if I have the training,

601. but I don't have the training that you guys do.

602. I'm larger than life.

603. That's what I'm doing.

604. You know what I mean?

605. That's my own way of presenting myself.

606. And if it's like wearing

607. a dress that goes all the way back there

608. and hair that goes all the way back there

609. that is my drag, you know?

610. I'm not trying to fool anybody from a man or woman.

611. Now, if you think I am, okay, thank you.

612. Every week you saw our contestants face criticism

613. from the judges,

614. but little did we know that when they were in the green room,

615. they were critiquing us.

616. You know, I want to know

617. why I was safe, so that I can improve that.

618. Maybe, you know what, we could just ask her.

619. Say, listen sister, can you tell us what's going on?

620. Because we're big fans of yours and we're here to represent.

621. And we already know

622. that Mr. Santino is a little bit strong.

623. Only for me, but he didn't even win.

624. Make sure you put that in there that he didn't win

625. and he's judging us.

626. He likes to hear himself talk as far as I'm concerned.

627. Just talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.

628. Two judges are telling you one thing,

629. another two judges are telling you another thing.

630. What are you going to do?

631. I do one thing that they tell me one week

632. and I come back the next week and I do what they tell me to do

633. and I still get shot down for it.

634. And then they're like, oh,

635. I like the way you looked last week.

636. I fully agree because I took all of their advice

637. that they gave me and they didn't like it either.

638. She looks a little draggy.

639. Well, I'm a drag queen.

640. But you know what I really loved about these girls?

641. They were just as hard on themselves as they were on us.

642. Loca, I sucked today.

643. I sucked.

644. I sucked, loca.

645. I suck.

646. They don't know you as a person.

647. They don't know you, you know?

648. I sucked today.

649. Are you listening?

650. I sucked.

651. I fucked it up altogether completely.

652. I thought I sucked and they said I did fine.

653. For me, the best thing to do is to just bow out.

654. Me being here is serving me no purpose

655. because nothing I am doing they like.

656. But it wasn't all gloom and doom.

657. After the channel your inner Oprah challenge,

658. the contestants as giddy as school girls.

659. Image, girl.

660. The worst mistake because...

661. Point it and record, loca.

662. Are you taking this, loca?

663. The card said about the hit TV.

664. Okay.

665. Loca, I said HIV.

666. Loca, I screwed up, loca.

667. But in between the dishing, the laughter, and the tears,

668. our queens took a little time out

669. to lend each other some support.

670. Sister, take this energy and turn it and make it positive.

671. Even if it's not for the competition,

672. for yourself take the energy,

673. take the bad energy and make it positive.

674. I think when you're a big person, you just have to realize

675. who you are and you have to strut what you've got.

676. Embrace who you are no matter what size you are.

677. That's what counts.

678. I was awful in the choreography.

679. It wasn't that you didn't try and that's why,

680. you know, I'm not one that likes to interrupt a judge

681. when he's giving a critique, but I did have to tell them

682. that you did spend hours.

683. I've seen you perform.

684. I love it.

685. I think it's hilarious.

686. Thank you.

687. You did a lot of work.

688. Thank you.

689. You know what makes Nina so fabulous?

690. Is that her look is so intense.

691. Victoria, she has an understanding and a talk

692. and a walk that really works well for her.

693. I wouldn't have had this face

694. if Shannel didn't paint me today,

695. but the fact that I'm learning so much from you guys

696. I want to take it to the next level where you guys are.

697. Do you know what I mean?

698. You are truly serving them exactly what they want

699. and serving them everything that you are.

700. And you are flawless.

701. Girls, let's not forget that we are the chosen nine

702. and we're making history

703. and we're the first cast of the RuPaul's Drag Race.

704. So, we are already all winners.

705. None of us need to leave.

706. Why can't, you know, sometimes in reality shows they do that.

707. You know where they just are like no one will leave.

708. Why can't it be like that?

709. Sorry, Shannel.

710. You are all special,

711. but there can only be one America's Next Drag Superstar.

712. After six grueling episodes, BeBe, Rebecca, and Nina

713. have made it to the final three.

714. And what a wild ride it's been.

715. To get you up to speed,

716. here's a fast forward recap of this season.

717. Let's go.

718. On the first day, the car wash photo shoot

719. tested the girls' ability to shine under pressure.

720. For the first drag on a dime challenge,

721. the girls pulled their looks together

722. and plunged into their first runway competition.

723. We saw beauty, quirkiness, sluttiness,

724. and a few drag faux pas.

725. At the end we had our first winner.

726. Nina Flowers, you are the winner of this week's challenge.

727. Thank you so much.

728. And I had to tell Porkchop to sashay away.

729. Continue to do what you do best and inspire the children.

730. Next up we divided the remaining eight girls

731. into two girl groups.

732. I won.

733. I won.

734. I won.

735. I won.

736. I won.

737. I won.

738. As with girl groups throughout the ages,

739. there was plenty of diva bitch realness.

740. I don't want to be taking your job away.

741. Let me just say, you just did.

742. Shut the fuck up.

743. Every competition needs a bitch, and that bitch is me.

744. Girl, I'm not putting hair on my head.

745. I don't do that.

746. Then the girls found out that our extra special guest judge

747. was none other than Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child.

748. The next day, the two teams faced off

749. in a girl group showdown.

750. Ongina's team sailed through,

751. but Akashia's team got panned and so did Akashia.

752. Talk about like a bad apple.

753. You like radiate a bad energy.

754. I just saw a messy man.

755. Ugh.

756. In the end Akashia and Tammie had to lip sync for their lives.

757. Akashia, you motherfucking broke the dawn.

758. Buenas noches.

759. The next morning the survivors had to ramp it up

760. for the next challenge.

761. You have to create your own Oprah inspired look.

762. The girls had to recreate Oprah's early career

763. by reporting the news from a teleprompter.

764. Repeat after me.

765. Ah-ma-di-ne-jad.

766. Today in entertainment news, pop star Britney Spears

767. was caught in an illicit affair

768. with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

769. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

770. Finally came the interview with the adorable Tori and Dean.

771. Action.

772. Tell me about your HI...

773. You have HIV?

774. No, no, no.

775. I fucked up big time.

776. Was motherhood really all that you had expected it to be?

777. Is it harder than what you had expected?

778. Or is it kind of, you know, right where

779. you had planned it to be?

780. Or had you really planned?

781. Or did you even know?

782. Oh, my God.

783. You just asked so many questions at once.

784. Six questions.

785. The next day on the runway,

786. there were thrills, chills, and spills.

787. BeBe won the all-important immunity,

788. but disaster struck

789. when Akashia and Shannel had to lip sync for their lives.

790. But like a true diva, Shannel turned tragedy into triumph.

791. And it was Akashia's turn to sashay away.

792. When the girls came in the next day,

793. the tension was white hot.

794. I want to see your Viva Glam.

795. So, your challenge this week

796. is to star in your own screen test.

797. Ten minutes start now.

798. Can you put a price on life?

799. Yeah, woo!

800. Get it girl.

801. Beauty doesn't only come from the exterior,

802. but also from inside you.

803. Look into our hearts, look into our soul, fight.

804. Because we care.

805. Educate, donate, and celebrate

806. because life is a celebration.

807. But no one was prepared for what happened

808. when Ongina won the challenge.

809. I've been living with HIV for the last two years of my life

810. and this means so much to me.

811. You have to celebrate life.

812. You keep going.

813. The show must go on and one queen had to go home.

814. Jade, sashay away.

815. I'll see you.

816. With five contestants left,

817. everyone knew they were in for the fight of their lives.

818. Little did they know, that meant a real girl fight.

819. Let's go.

820. Let's go.

821. Let's go.

822. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

823. Rebecca, last queen standing.

824. Champion!

825. After Rebecca kicked ass,

826. the contestants had to transform

827. the girl fighters into drag daughters.

828. Rebecca won.

829. So, Ongina and BeBe had to lip sync for their lives

830. and BeBe turned it out.

831. Ongina, though this breaks my heart to say, sashay away.

832. When the final four regrouped, their mini challenge recalled

833. the great drag balls of history.

834. Today's mini challenge is a vogue off.

835. Nina Flowers, you've won this challenge.

836. This time they had to create looks

837. based on Absolut Vodka flavors.

838. Now, for those who didn't really sew,

839. it seemed like meltdown time.

840. I don't even know where to start.

841. How do you make this go up?

842. I don't even know where to begin to do all of that.

843. I'm not a seamstress.

844. Me either.

845. And things got a little extra caliente

846. when our special guest star Charo stopped by.

847. Yeah.

848. All right, girls.

849. You need to incorporate your real fruit

850. into your evening gown presentation.

851. In the end, BeBe turned the tide.

852. BeBe, you're the winner of this challenge.

853. And Shannel made a request that shocked the nation.

854. I don't want to be here anymore.

855. Rebecca blew us away when she lip synced for her life

856. and it was Shannel's turn to sashay away.

857. And that brings us to right here and right now

858. and the best of the best.

859. Our top three finalists: BeBe, Rebecca, and Nina,

860. will walk away with the title of America's Next Drag Superstar.

861. The winner will also receive

862. a feature photo spread in Paper Magazine,

863. a portrait taken by renowned photographer Greg Gorman

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

865. a headline spot on the Absolut Pride Tour across the USA,

866. plus a cash prize of $20,000 courtesy of Absolut Vodka

867. and MAC Cosmetics.

868. If you think you know everything about our three finalists,

869. think again because behind their fabulous faces

870. and fierce facades, there's a whole lot of heart and soul

871. you've never seen until now.

872. I always tell people

873. that drag artists are more men than real men.

874. Look at what a drag artist has to go through

875. in being with who they are.

876. You need to have a lot of courage, a lot of personality,

877. a lot of guts to be able to go out there

878. because you're going to get criticism from everybody.

879. When we first saw BeBe's audition tape, you could tell

880. that this was a quiet, determined person on the inside

881. and an indestructible drag diva on the outside.

882. Now, you've seen her gorgeous gowns,

883. her startling transformations, her incredible hair,

884. but who is the queen behind the doll we call BeBe?

885. My name is Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa.

886. I'm from Cameroon.

887. I was not the typical masculine Cameroonian man.

888. When I was growing up I used to wear my mom's heels.

889. I would go into like her armoire and try on different things

890. just because I was very intrigued.

891. Nea became BeBe almost by accident during a fashion show.

892. I was supposed to model as a man.

893. Some of the female models did not show up

894. and there was that shortage.

895. That's when I got into like full drag, like being a female.

896. And it was just something where,

897. I think my performance was really good

898. and it created BeBe right there.

899. My parents, actually they were very encouraging

900. and their only concern was

901. if this is something you want to do,

902. be very successful at it.

903. I don't think there's more you can ask.

904. Our next finalist is cut from a very different cloth.

905. I am Jorge Flores, AKA Nina Flowers.

906. I'm a great entertainer and I will prove it.

907. Nina's look may have been severe, but her audition tape

908. was simple, direct, and from the heart.

909. I grew up in Bayamon, that's a small town in Puerto Rico.

910. Latin culture is very macho,

911. so it was hard to be called names.

912. I have a wonderful family that were very loving.

913. And I came out when I was 16 years old.

914. My mom, God bless her soul,

915. she helped me break the news to my father

916. and he ended up thinking that, well, what can I do?

917. Like BeBe, Nina didn't go looking for drag.

918. Drag found her.

919. I discovered drag when I was in school for makeup artist

920. and we would practice in pairs and that's how I discovered

921. that I could change with makeup

922. and look the way that I look, which is fabulous.

923. At first, the judges were concerned

924. that Nina was too extreme

925. and couldn't connect with her feminine side.

926. I don't think she can do like soft elegant feminine.

927. Maybe Nina's drag inspiration gets lost on a real women.

928. But as the competitionprogressed,

929. the judges were wowed time and time again.

930. Utterly original.

931. And it was so consistent from head to toe.

932. I love the whole Mohawk thing.

933. I have to give her props for becoming more feminine.

934. Her personality shined through.

935. She always surprises us.

936. You are the winner.

937. Nina Flowers, you have won this challenge.

938. Woo!

939. No matter what happens,

940. I already feel that I'm a winner.

941. I have met some incredible people through this event

942. and every day that goes by I'm learning,

943. and that is awesome.

944. Our third finalist is as different from Nina

945. as Nina is from BeBe.

946. The alluring, the beautiful, the fabulous Rebecca.

947. People have this preconceived notion

948. that if you do drag you're loud or you're out there.

949. Me, myself, as Javier I'm actually very shy

950. and not in your face.

951. My drag persona allows me to maybe do things

952. that I wouldn't normally do.

953. Surprisingly, Rebecca's drag life got off to a rocky start.

954. The first time that I ever saw a drag queen,

955. I was grossed out and disgusted

956. and wanted nothing to do with drag queens at all,

957. but I think that was just an initial reaction.

958. The very first time that I dressed up in drag

959. I looked so awful.

960. And I still have that picture

961. because a reminder of where I came from

962. and how far I've come.

963. All my family knows that I do drag.

964. There was a point in time that they did not approve,

965. but now my mom has turned into my biggest cheerleader

966. and my straight older brother

967. shoots all my performances on video.

968. It makes me happy.

969. I think they're happy with that.

970. All of the judges were struck by Rebecca's undeniable beauty.

971. But at first we had trouble

972. seeing the personality behind the pretty face.

973. She just needs to take more risks

974. with some of her movements.

975. Just being beautiful isn't enough.

976. Yeah, she hasn't figured out what to do with her body.

977. She stopped being glamorous.

978. She was also not high energy.

979. It just didn't work.

980. But in the end, whether she was channeling Oprah,

981. winning the drag daughter challenge,

982. or out-pummeling the others,

983. Rebecca showed she had the guts and determination

984. to be a true drag champion.

985. If anything comes out of this show

986. it would be for other people to see

987. maybe something that inspires them or sheds some light on

988. what it really is to be a female impersonator

989. and do drag.

990. Well, there you have it.

991. The fabulous final three.

992. My girls.

993. I couldn't love them more

994. if I had hired a surrogate to carry them for me.

995. Now, this is RuPaul telling you at home, don't fuck it up.

996. Join me next week for the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race

997. and find out who will be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar.

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

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

1000. Can I get an amen up in here?