RuPaul's Drag Race 3x15

1. - Previously

2. on RuPaul's Drag Race...

3. Condragulations, ladies.

4. You are the top three.

5. - Hey, hey, hey!

6. - Alexis Mateo.

7. - Stretch and lift.

8. Are you guys at home getting it?

9. Sickening, no?

10. - Cha-cha-cha!

11. - Cha-cha!

12. - Yes. Big ol' titties

13. and lots of ass.

14. - Look at those hips.

15. - The drama.

16. - Papi, I want you to come

17. back home, baby.

18. Bam!

19. - Hello!

20. - Manila Luzon.

21. That ensemb-la from the house of

22. of Imelda.

23. - Mabuhay, mabuhay.

24. What's next?

25. - Oh!

26. - Is that a bomb?

27. For the love of money!

28. - What you buzzin' about?

29. - Oh, yes! Okay!

30. - That is what a lip sync for

31. your life is all about.

32. - Yes! Work!

33. - Raja.

34. No stranger to the runway.

35. - No one can hear you

36. lip-synching in space.

37. Prepare to die!

38. - Navajo.

39. - And tonight...

40. The winner

41. of RuPaul's Drag Race...

42. The final countdown...

43. America's next drag superstar

44. In this season's stunning

45. conclusion.

46. Is...

47. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

48. will receive a lifetime supply

49. of Kryolan professional makeup;

50. headline Logo's Drag Race tour,

51. featuring cocktails

52. perfected by Absolut;

53. and a cash prize of $75,000.

54. May the best woman win.

55. - Nice.

56. - What! Top three, byotches!

57. - Oh, yeah, that's what

58. I'm talkin' 'bout.

59. - We're back into the workroom

60. today, and Yara Sofia is gone.

61. - Oh, my god, it's like

62. a paragraph.

63. Oh, and there's a flag!

64. - Yara is my sister, and it's

65. kind of sad to see her leave.

66. But it just gonna make me work

67. harder to reach my goal.

68. I came here to be America's next

69. drag superstar.

70. The top three.

71. Did you all imagine

72. that I was gonna be here?

73. I didn't know

74. I was ready to be here.

75. I mean, I always wanted to.

76. - Yeah.

77. - But, oh, my gosh, it got

78. so difficult.

79. - It got so difficult!

80. This is so much more difficult

81. than I ever imagined.

82. - This has given me

83. a completely newfound respect

84. for Alexis.

85. I've teased about her and called

86. her a booger, but she's here.

87. She's part of the top three.

88. She's worked

89. just as hard as I have.

90. I love looking at all these

91. empty spaces in the room.

92. Like, I just remember

93. all the voices and personalities

94. that were here with us.

95. - When I first saw Raja, I was

96. like, "What the fuck?"

97. Remember you walked in

98. with that one eye?

99. I said, "What is this?

100. The Muppet Show?"

101. And then Manila was

102. the other one.

103. Oh, my gosh, Manila, in the

104. beginning, you were so annoying.

105. - I didn't realize how annoying

106. you were until midway,

107. and I was like...

108. - Okay, y'all think

109. I'm annoying.

110. Now, imagine what it's like

111. for me to live my life.

112. Trust me; I know I'm annoying.

113. Actually, Raja, I'm really happy

114. that I got to meet you,

115. because you've been doing it

116. for so long,

117. and it's nice to know that,

118. like, you can still do it

119. when you're in your late 40s.

120. - The library is closed!

121. - Ooh, girl!

122. You've got shemail.

123. Mirror, mirror on the wall.

124. Who's the queeniest of them all?

125. Who's got the style?

126. Who's got the grace?

127. Who's got the balls

128. to take my place?

129. Now, if more is more,

130. then bigger is badder.

131. And when it comes to your

132. dreams,

133. size really do matter.

134. Mm-hmm.

135. - What does that mean?

136. - I think whoever has the

137. biggest dick, honey.

138. - I won!

139. - Yay!

140. - Hello, hello, hello.

141. - Oh!

142. Oh!

143. - It's me, your favorite judge!

144. I'm here to deliver

145. your final challenge.

146. Ru's often said

147. that this competition is like

148. the Olympics of drag.

149. And now this is your chance to

150. go for the gold.

151. This week, you become

152. Greek goddesses.

153. Oh!

154. - Living statuary.

155. - Oh, beautiful.

156. - Prepare for the clash

157. of the Xanadu Titans

158. as you costar in the music video

159. for RuPaul's single Champion.

160. - That's awesome!

161. - Yeah!

162. - The brilliant Mathu Andersen

163. will be your director,

164. and the super-talented

165. Ryan Heffington

166. will teach you

167. to dance like goddesses.

168. - Yay!

169. - And...

170. to keep up your strength,

171. you'll each have

172. a one-on-one luncheon

173. with Miss RuPaul herself.

174. - Gentlemen, start your engines,

175. and may the best woman win.

176. - Hi.

177. - Hi.

178. - Hi, ladies.

179. - Hi!

180. - When I first saw Ryan,

181. I said...

182. - Today we're gonna work on some

183. choreography

184. for RuPaul's new song, Champion.

185. So let's really try to take it

186. out on this contemporary mode.

187. It's about being

188. a statuesque goddess.

189. Raja, can I have you take

190. this box here?

191. - I'm a little nervous,

192. because I am a runway girl,

193. and I don't know about dancing.

194. That's not my thing.

195. - You are statues,

196. but you are gonna morph

197. into different positions, okay?

198. So I want to see you guys

199. hit poses

200. every four counts.

201. One, two, three, four,

202. and then morph.

203. One, two, three, four.

204. Hold one, two, three, four.

205. Pose, one, two, three, four.

206. Okay?

207. Here we go.

208. Five, six, seven, eight.

209. And hah, two, three, four.

210. And switch, six, seven, eight.

211. Hold one, two, three, four.

212. - Whoo!

213. I'm gonna fall off the box.

214. - Raja, let's try to be more...

215. hieroglyphic,

216. beautiful statues, yes?

217. Again, five, six, seven, eight.

218. And switch.

219. - Oh.

220. - Manila, make it a little bit

221. more grand.

222. You are a statue.

223. They've carved you out of stone.

224. This is not gonna get it.

225. Now cross over.

226. Go!

227. Bah bah bah bah bah.

228. Bah bah ah-bah bah bah.

229. And through.

230. And through.

231. And through.

232. And off camera, yes.

233. - Oh, I see.

234. - Yes, yes, yes.

235. Alexis, her poses are amazing.

236. She knows how to portray

237. the character I'm asking for,

238. and it's instant with her.

239. The other two girls are really

240. gonna have to pull up

241. to match her.

242. - Hi, Ru.

243. - Darling!

244. Have a seat.

245. - Walking towards Ru

246. to have my lunch with him

247. is nerve-wracking.

248. It's a moment that could define

249. the whole competition.

250. - I've taken the liberty

251. to fix you a plate.

252. - I'm on a diet.

253. - Just have half of one.

254. - Who is rooting for you

255. back home?

256. - Well, my family's rooting

257. for me.

258. I am so blessed.

259. When I walk in my house,

260. I can be myself with my mom,

261. with my sister...

262. with my friends.

263. And it's completely strange

264. that people

265. that I met in United States

266. that, like,

267. they always keep me going.

268. - So they're an extended family

269. that you've created in America.

270. I'm sure that they're very proud

271. of you.

272. Now that there are three,

273. what is your strategy?

274. - Well, I just gonna be myself.

275. And I am very sure

276. that I am perfect,

277. so it doesn't matter

278. what happens in the competition.

279. I know I'm a star.

280. - You already are a star.

281. Well, we had lunch,

282. and you didn't touch a thing.

283. I told you I was in a diet.

284. I want to work on my body

285. so Michelle likes it.

286. All right, darling.

287. You just keep on flying.

288. - Thank you for lunch.

289. The bill's on you.

290. - Bye, Ru.

291. - Hi.

292. - Now it's time for us to

293. rehearse the part of the routine

294. where we get to use a pit crew

295. member as a prop.

296. - It should look like you've

297. known each other forever.

298. Actually, no.

299. You've known each other

300. for two nights.

301. It's always a little bit more

302. heated after... that point.

303. Yes. Mm.

304. Now peeking over

305. the shoulder.

306. And in that moment...

307. ah, we missed that moment.

308. Come back.

309. Yes, now get intimate and

310. closer.

311. Ah, and down, down, down, down,

312. down, down, up.

313. - Ta-da! No?

314. - Do you have a fear of

315. intimacy?

316. - Little bit.

317. I'm having the hardest time

318. focusing.

319. And I understand

320. where it's coming from.

321. He is probably seeing me

322. holding back,

323. because I fucked up a lot

324. in my life.

325. I want to win this contest.

326. And I really do not want

327. to fuck this up.

328. - It's about the intimacy

329. between you two,

330. and I think if

331. it's a little bit more true,

332. it'll read true on camera.

333. - Okay.

334. - Okay?

335. Raja really needs to let

336. her guard down.

337. I think that's what she's gonna

338. have to break through

339. in order to make this part

340. of the video work.

341. - Well, hello there!

342. Have a seat.

343. - Oh, thank you.

344. - What's been the hardest part

345. for you?

346. - Being away from my family,

347. not being able to call.

348. Hopefully,

349. they'll be proud of me,

350. because this is my medium.

351. - You're saying hopefully

352. they'll be proud of you.

353. Is there a chance that they

354. won't be proud of you?

355. - You know, it's a part of me

356. that my father really doesn't

357. like to be a part of.

358. Ever since I was a little boy,

359. he tried playing catch with me,

360. and he said, "Oh, well, this is

361. not gonna work."

362. What do you think it would take

363. for your father to come around?

364. - Part of it is me.

365. I feel like my dad's probably

366. willing to learn

367. and be part of my lifestyle

368. as a drag queen.

369. I came here hoping that I would

370. be successful at it,

371. and then I could come back

372. and be like,

373. "Dad, Dad, look what I did."

374. He'd be so proud of me, even if

375. it's not, like, the ideal thing

376. that he would want me to do.

377. - I want you to say to him

378. what you're feeling,

379. what you would want him to take

380. from your being on this show.

381. - Daddy...

382. um, I couldn't have been here

383. without you and Mom.

384. It feels nice to be blessed,

385. to have, um...

386. like, a supportive family,

387. 'cause I know lots of people

388. don't.

389. - And you're one of

390. the lucky ones.

391. It would be great for your

392. father to be proud of you,

393. but the truth is, it's about you

394. being proud of yourself.

395. - Well, hello.

396. - Hello, hello, hello.

397. - Welcome.

398. - Now it's time to rehearse

399. the part of the video

400. when I gonna be joined

401. by the pit crew guy.

402. - So we are now gonna work

403. on the more intimate side

404. of the video.

405. - Can we take the clothes off?

406. - Whatever helps.

407. - Let's go.

408. - And rotating in... and...

409. Beautiful, yes, yes, yes.

410. Gorgeous. So from here...

411. I want you guys to improv.

412. - Oh, Jesus.

413. - But I don't want you to

414. separate.

415. A little closer.

416. Don't lean away.

417. Get into it.

418. Uh-huh. And...

419. No laughing.

420. Stay connected...

421. and work there for a moment,

422. improv.

423. No laughing!

424. - It was very nerve-wracking

425. to have somebody

426. that you don't know

427. work with you as so close,

428. because it's a very intimate

429. moment.

430. - It's a simple...

431. - Touchy-touchy.

432. - Touchy.

433. You know, maybe it's here.

434. Click.

435. Shabam, bam, bam, bam, bam.

436. Alexis has dance background.

437. However, when it comes

438. to turning off

439. that stage persona,

440. I think it's really hard

441. for Alexis to do that.

442. Hopefully, she can just be

443. a little bit more in the moment.

444. Even though I'm giving you

445. choreography,

446. it should not look like

447. choreography.

448. It should look like you guys

449. are in your bedroom,

450. on your satin sheets,

451. working it out.

452. - Hi, Ru.

453. - Well, hello, Raja.

454. - What is this, Thanksgiving?

455. - I couldn't possibly.

456. - You're a bit of an introvert.

457. - Sometimes, yeah.

458. - When you're on the runway,

459. you own the room.

460. How does an introvert live

461. in the body of an extravert?

462. - How does that work?

463. - Duality comes from me being

464. a Gemini, I think.

465. There's a whole other side of me

466. that's a complete ham and

467. exhibitionist,

468. and I really love

469. being in front of people.

470. - Who's rooting for you

471. at home?

472. - I'm really hoping

473. that my parents

474. are going to pay attention

475. and really see what I do,

476. maybe for the first time

477. in their lives.

478. - Wow.

479. - You know, they've been

480. in some of the great moments

481. in my life,

482. but never have they seen

483. how proud I am to do what I do.

484. This will be a really great way

485. for them to see how much life

486. it brings to me.

487. - Is there anything you want

488. to tell them?

489. - Hi, Mom.

490. Hi, Dad.

491. Look at me;

492. I'm sitting with RuPaul!

493. That's a drag queen,

494. and so am I.

495. - Look, darling,

496. lunch was fabulous.

497. Break a leg out there.

498. - I will.

499. - All right.

500. - All right, see you later.

501. - Thanks, doll.

502. - Bye, Ru.

503. - And arms come in

504. around to his chest.

505. Yeah. Beautiful.

506. And... uh, okay, cool.

507. - Oh, oh, oh, watch yourself.

508. Watch yourself.

509. I'm a married woman.

510. It's kind of awkward.

511. I have to get all, like, nasty

512. and grind up on some, like, sexy

513. greased-up man.

514. - Look at each other.

515. - You're so greasy!

516. What's my boyfriend gonna think?

517. Sorry, baby.

518. - Oh, my god,

519. it's a music video.

520. I never imagine myself

521. in one of RuPaul's video.

522. - I've imagined it before.

523. I just didn't think

524. it would actually happen.

525. We're about to shoot

526. Ru's video,

527. and I'm a little scared.

528. I have put in a lot of blood,

529. sweat, and tears

530. into this competition.

531. Now's the time to put on

532. the real show.

533. - Oh! Blond Asian, y'all!

534. Get used to it.

535. - It's the final challenge,

536. and it is bigger than ever,

537. because this is

538. some serious shit.

539. This is the real deal.

540. The jig is up.

541. - Wow!

542. Here comes the bride.

543. We walk onto set, and there's

544. Ru, a vision in white.

545. - She looks like a goddess.

546. It almost looks like a dream.

547. - Okay, smoke up!

548. Action!

549. - Faces!

550. - Extend those lines!

551. Go!

552. - And go!

553. Go, Alexis, go!

554. Go!

555. - Go, go, go, go, go!

556. - Cut!

557. Yeah, uh, so try not to leave

558. too early.

559. Let the girls pass the end.

560. You'll be the last one to leave.

561. So just work the center there.

562. Don't leave too early.

563. - Oh, bitch,

564. I was just called out.

565. RuPaul's standing right there,

566. and I'm screwing it all up.

567. - You'll be the last one,

568. so just turn, keep posing.

569. They cross. They cross.

570. You cross.

571. - Okay, they cross.

572. They cross. You cross.

573. - Yes.

574. - The first take was a mess.

575. We don't want Ru thinking, like,

576. "Oh, these three queens

577. are gonna fuck

578. my whole music video up."

579. We don't want that.

580. - Long neck, Alexis.

581. Give face, give bone.

582. - And...

583. - More robust!

584. - Quickly, here we go!

585. - Oh!

586. - Cut!

587. Thank you.

588. - I almost fell.

589. - We are not hitting

590. what we need to hit.

591. It has become a circus.

592. - This is our last thing

593. with Ru, understand?

594. So get it right.

595. - Nip slip, aisle four.

596. - Yes, ma'am!

597. - Keep that energy up, ladies.

598. Here we go.

599. - Action.

600. - Go!

601. - And arms, arms, arms!

602. Hold!

603. And exit.

604. Nice.

605. Much better!

606. - Much better, ladies.

607. - Thank you.

608. - Moving on?

609. - Yes, moving on.

610. - I love how I'm wearing, like,

611. a bikini

612. on top of, like, a onesie.

613. - Fierce.

614. - The Greek goddesses part of

615. the video is over,

616. so now we're gonna be athletes

617. since we have new, black, sexy,

618. skimpy-ass costumes.

619. - Raja, let me use your glue

620. for a second.

621. - Alexis is wearing huge hair.

622. Probably not the smartest thing

623. to do.

624. I mean, you're trying to be

625. fierce athletes.

626. - Whoo!

627. Olympi-who?

628. Yes, mama.

629. Let's do this.

630. And action.

631. - A-one, two, three, four.

632. A-five, six, seven, eight.

633. And one, two, three, four.

634. We have to hit our marks,

635. ladies.

636. - Manila, you were off.

637. - I'm sorry.

638. - If you're off,

639. you're just gonna get hidden

640. behind Alexis's hair.

641. - It's really hard

642. to see your mark

643. that's, like, a little tiny dot

644. on this big, white stage.

645. And Alexis's hair is, like,

646. totally, like, in my way.

647. - Action!

648. - A-five, six, seven, eight.

649. And one!

650. - Oh, sorry.

651. - Cut. Try it again.

652. - Manila fucked it up.

653. - Sorry, guys. I'm sorry.

654. - When you hit it, you can do

655. that, but don't...

656. because someone's hair is

657. very large,

658. and it blocks other people.

659. But I'm not saying who.

660. - They trying to blame my hair

661. because of Manila's mistakes.

662. Bitch, don't hide behind me.

663. You got your mark.

664. The bigger the hair,

665. the closer to God.

666. - And one, two, three, four.

667. Five, six, seven, eight.

668. And up and up

669. and up!

670. That was the best shot, yes.

671. - Now we're going to introduce

672. boys to the mix.

673. - Manila, let's hit it.

674. Five, six, take your time.

675. Seven, eight.

676. Moving through it.

677. And ah.

678. Let this be a moment here.

679. Ah.

680. Lift that leg.

681. - I'm a ballerina.

682. I am 93 pounds.

683. - Take it slow.

684. Ecstasy.

685. Come up slowly...

686. and improv here for a second.

687. - Oh!

688. - Oh.

689. - Okay, that was beautiful.

690. - Awesome.

691. - Let's move along

692. to our next victim.

693. - Raja, you're up.

694. - Yay! I get to touch

695. naked man body.

696. - Here we go. Ready?

697. - Mm-hmm.

698. - And...

699. - Yes, mama.

700. - Beautiful.

701. - I feel, um, unfaithful.

702. - And... it kind of looked like

703. a head job.

704. - Before you start going down

705. his body at the end,

706. hold it for a second.

707. - Okay.

708. Sorry about it. Okay.

709. - Yes!

710. - Now, this is the moment

711. right here.

712. We want to see it.

713. - Beautiful, you guys.

714. Keep moving.

715. - She's done that before.

716. - And...

717. - Bam.

718. - Yes, take me!

719. - All right, high kick.

720. - I'm tingling!

721. - Nice!

722. - I had to just really let go

723. and realize that you know what?

724. Raja, you are known for being

725. a sensual performer.

726. It was all about me doing

727. what I do

728. and doing it well.

729. - Hello, Alexis Mateo.

730. - Let's hit it, from the top.

731. - And... action.

732. Sensuous.

733. Beautiful.

734. - Okay. You flip me?

735. - Alexis, you're going to have

736. to focus on your profile,

737. because when you turn front,

738. you have no... you're just...

739. Hair.

740. - Such big hair.

741. - All right.

742. - And... action.

743. - And go, Jason.

744. Profile.

745. - Beautiful.

746. That's beautiful.

747. Gorgeous, Alexis.

748. - Maybe some more arms.

749. - I like it.

750. It's like a live sex show.

751. - And...

752. yes, cha-cha around each other.

753. And go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

754. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

755. - Bam, baby!

756. Bam!

757. - Okay, ladies, 25 minutes to

758. shoot the whole video.

759. - Grab your prop.

760. So, Miss Javelin,

761. you'll go first.

762. - Sure.

763. - Do it hard and fast.

764. - Keep the tip up.

765. Go.

766. - Beautiful. Great.

767. That looked good.

768. Bow and arrow, Alexis.

769. Make me believe that you're

770. a huntress.

771. And go!

772. Okay.

773. - Manila, you're up.

774. - Ooh!

775. - Action.

776. - Go, go, go, go, go!

777. - Action.

778. That was nice.

779. Okay, and serving... discus.

780. Action on spinning

781. and... play back.

782. - I think my earliest drag live

783. growing up

784. was being in talent show,

785. the little boy pageants.

786. Now I am in RuPaul's video

787. Champion.

788. I'm a champion.

789. - Coming to this competition,

790. I knew that I was going to be

791. put through the wringers.

792. It's exhausting.

793. But the highs and lows, like,

794. all just kind of blended

795. into one fun ride,

796. and it's great.

797. I feel alive.

798. - I have told myself in the past

799. that I couldn't do anything

800. right

801. or I wasn't good enough.

802. Right now, it's just about me

803. showing off.

804. I am fearless, and I am beyond

805. proud of myself.

806. The last day ever!

807. - The last day!

808. - Oh, my god.

809. - We're back in the workroom,

810. and it's the very, very last

811. day,

812. and someone is gonna get a crown

813. tonight.

814. I'm so excited.

815. - I don't mean to be corny, but

816. let's just do a quick group hug.

817. Can we?

818. - Oh, yeah.

819. Oh, I love you guys!

820. - All drama aside,

821. it's just the three of us,

822. and went through

823. this whole thing together.

824. And it's very comforting to know

825. that two other people know this

826. experience as well as I do.

827. - Sisters forever.

828. - Okay, stop humping!

829. Oh, god!

830. - Alexis, what is that?

831. - I don't even care how I did

832. or how it comes out.

833. I'm in RuPaul's video,

834. motherfucker.

835. - Hey!

836. - Lick it. Lick it.

837. - You better work it out, miss.

838. - Do you guys think

839. that you've changed,

840. like, being in this

841. competition?

842. - I think my performance style

843. definitely changed.

844. I feel like I've gone

845. to college, you know,

846. and I'm graduating or something.

847. - You know, honestly, like,

848. I feel like I've changed a lot,

849. because I never did drag

850. as, like...

851. you know, full-time, really.

852. So it's really cool

853. to actually experience

854. doing it, like, hard-core.

855. - I haven't changed.

856. I still the same, bitch.

857. My drag haven't changed at all,

858. 'cause where I come from,

859. it just one way to the drag,

860. and that's read it in a book.

861. - Raja.

862. - What?

863. - Why do you think you should

864. win this competition?

865. - Because I'm fiercer

866. than you guys.

867. - Well, you got us there.

868. - If I don't win,

869. I would love to see you

870. get crowned, Manila.

871. - Oh!

872. - Really soon, America will know

873. who will be

874. America's next drag superstar.

875. Well, hello, there.

876. Welcome to the main stage of

877. RuPaul's Drag Race.

878. Tonight it's just family,

879. so let's get nuclear.

880. Michelle Visage!

881. - RuPaul!

882. My muse.

883. Can you believe

884. it's almost over?

885. - I cannot.

886. Very sad but very happy night.

887. - Yes, bittersweet.

888. - Indeed.

889. - Santino Rice.

890. - Ru!

891. - Are you ready to crown

892. a winner?

893. - I'm ready.

894. We've got three amazing queens.

895. And I can't wait to see what

896. they bring to the stage tonight.

897. - Yes.

898. For the grand finale,

899. we challenged our girls

900. to become Greek goddesses for

901. my newest video, Champion.

902. Tonight they've put together

903. outfits

904. that will take your breath away.

905. Gentlemen, start your engines,

906. and may the best woman win.

907. For the grand finale,

908. welcome Raja.

909. - All that jazz

910. and then some.

911. - Oh, Cabaret.

912. - Willkommen, bienvenue.

913. - I'm walking down the runway

914. for the last time,

915. and I'm just

916. in this moment right now.

917. I'm not really thinking

918. of the competition.

919. I'm just gonna rock it.

920. - Nothing beats a great pair

921. of legs.

922. - Bob Fosse.

923. - Yeah.

924. - Life is a cabaret!

925. Up next, Manila.

926. She done brought her own crown.

927. - I'm walking down the runway,

928. and I'm just in my gown.

929. I've got sparkly jewelry

930. all over the place,

931. and I feel like a winner.

932. - Look at that train.

933. Work all of that train, mama.

934. - Chartreuse charmeuse.

935. - Mm, gentlemen prefer Manila.

936. Alexis Mateo.

937. Sunday in the park with Alexis.

938. - Yes, she can-can.

939. - I pick my showgirl costume,

940. because it's the last time

941. that the judges is gonna see me,

942. and I wanted to remind them

943. that this is who I am.

944. Alexis Mateo

945. is all about the show,

946. is all about the glamour,

947. and the stage is mine.

948. - And she vajazzled her head.

949. - She brings her own shade to

950. the runway.

951. - Yes, she does.

952. - Yes, she does.

953. - Meet me in St. Louis.

954. Wow.

955. My top three girls.

956. Each of you won three

957. challenges,

958. which is pretty amazing.

959. Are you ready for the judges'

960. final critiques?

961. Let's go.

962. So, Raja, let's take a look

963. at highlights

964. from your performance

965. in the Champion video.

966. - I love your take on drag.

967. I love your Victor/Victoria

968. look.

969. You are a star.

970. But I would say I'm not

971. feeling you as a blond.

972. But it did look Grecian.

973. - Love this look on you

974. tonight.

975. And I love androgyny, especially

976. when it comes to beauty.

977. You really know how to work

978. a camera for a beauty shot.

979. But you would have been stronger

980. if you had more makeup.

981. - Manila Luzon.

982. Let's take a look at highlights

983. of your performance

984. in the Champion video.

985. - You got to do your scene

986. with Jason.

987. I could smell the chemistry.

988. - It was hard,

989. because I'm thinking, like,

990. "My boyfriend's

991. gonna kill me.

992. My boyfriend's gonna kill me."

993. - Well,

994. as an international star,

995. Sahara will just have to

996. learn to accept that.

997. - You've saved this,

998. and you just brought it

999. to us tonight in a big way.

1000. I think it would look better

1001. with smaller earrings.

1002. But it's a lot of fun to see you

1003. come out here.

1004. And I love, you know, when

1005. you're just, like, giving it.

1006. If you could bottle that

1007. for a beauty queen,

1008. you would be a billionaire.

1009. I think you looked stunning

1010. in the video.

1011. Some of the choreography was

1012. a little bit awkward.

1013. - Manila Luzon, from week one to

1014. the top three,

1015. you've been consistent,

1016. never too old to be a princess.

1017. And you are such a pretty,

1018. pretty princess tonight.

1019. The video,

1020. I loved that little lift.

1021. I've told you before I'm not

1022. a fan of you as a blonde.

1023. Your face was still gorgeous,

1024. but you kind of lose you

1025. when you do the blonde.

1026. I love the streak.

1027. That's about as blonde

1028. as you should ever go.

1029. - Alexis Mateo.

1030. - Hola.

1031. - Top three.

1032. - Bitches, we did it!

1033. - Tell me about your outfit.

1034. - Today I wanted to show

1035. who I am for real,

1036. and, like, I'm a showgirl.

1037. - I want to take a look at the

1038. highlights from your performance

1039. in the Champion video.

1040. - Yes!

1041. - So how do you feel?

1042. - I feel like when you want to

1043. roll your "r" so bad, like...

1044. rrrrr!

1045. - I really thought you brought

1046. the overall kind of athleticism

1047. and almost Olympic quality to

1048. this piece.

1049. - I'm gonna be completely

1050. honest with you.

1051. You were one I did not expect to

1052. see in the final three.

1053. Every time I counted you out,

1054. you brought it and shut me up.

1055. All I can say

1056. about the video is,

1057. you stayed true to who you are.

1058. Even in the Grecian times,

1059. you were doing some cha-cha.

1060. There was not a minute

1061. in this whole competition

1062. that you ever let down

1063. your sweetness

1064. and your vulnerability

1065. and your honesty.

1066. You're just adorable.

1067. - Oh, Michelle said something

1068. good about me, bitches.

1069. I have to cha-cha for that,

1070. 'cause I'm so happy.

1071. - Tonight before the judges and

1072. I deliberate for the final time,

1073. we'd like to hear

1074. from each of you alone.

1075. Alexis, you're first.

1076. I want you to give me

1077. a pro and a con

1078. for each of your competitors.

1079. - Raja's pro is the runway walk,

1080. like nobody else

1081. in this competition.

1082. Something that I don't like

1083. about Raja:

1084. he's so hard to read.

1085. Manila was the only girl

1086. in the competition

1087. who I really want to punch

1088. in the face.

1089. I was like, "Manila, I think

1090. you're annoying," and she said,

1091. "You know what?

1092. I think so too."

1093. And we actually got one thing

1094. in common!

1095. - I want your pros and cons.

1096. - Every time I make a decision

1097. to move forward in life,

1098. I am my own enemy.

1099. If I wish I could have changed

1100. something about my life,

1101. it would be how hard I am

1102. when I judge myself.

1103. But I am a fighter.

1104. And I don't regret anything,

1105. because it have make me

1106. so strong

1107. that I actually can say

1108. I am my biggest hero.

1109. - Alexis Mateo was one of

1110. the first queens

1111. that, like, really

1112. stuck out in my mind.

1113. I think she's an amazing

1114. performer.

1115. As for cons,

1116. the drag that she does,

1117. I've seen it before,

1118. and it doesn't excite me.

1119. I love Raja.

1120. She's very fashion,

1121. but sometimes

1122. it's, like, a little bit

1123. too, like, editorial.

1124. Those are my cons first.

1125. Get those out of the way

1126. so I can end on a high note.

1127. I'm kind of crazy

1128. and a little unpredictable,

1129. and I'm kind of stubborn

1130. at times.

1131. But I feel like I've proven

1132. I can do almost anything.

1133. So... I can be me for myself and

1134. please other people.

1135. - Alexis is a very, very

1136. talented performer.

1137. I don't really think

1138. she thinks outside of the box.

1139. Her marabou and her rhinestones

1140. feels a little bit stagnant

1141. to me.

1142. It's always an entertaining

1143. moment with Manila,

1144. and I think that's awesome.

1145. But Manila has a lot of growth

1146. to do.

1147. There's still a bit of

1148. a template that she fits into.

1149. I'm not really into templates.

1150. - I want to ask you

1151. about your pros and cons.

1152. - For the first time in my life,

1153. I can say

1154. that I'm a beautiful person.

1155. It's taken a long time,

1156. and it's been

1157. a treacherous journey,

1158. but I'm in this moment

1159. right now,

1160. and it feels so fucking great,

1161. and I'm proud of it.

1162. I'm very proud.

1163. - Thank you, Raja.

1164. While you and the other girls

1165. enjoy an Absolut cocktail

1166. in the Interior Illusions

1167. Lounge,

1168. the judges and I

1169. will deliberate.

1170. Just between us girls, Manila.

1171. She's amazing.

1172. She can do everything.

1173. - She is a knockout.

1174. Her personality is fantastic.

1175. If you're looking for somebody

1176. to represent you

1177. and RuPaul's Drag Race,

1178. she's got

1179. a wonderful stage presence

1180. and can actually speak.

1181. - I wanted to feel...

1182. some sincerity.

1183. She always stops herself

1184. on an emotional level.

1185. - I just happen to think

1186. Manila is a superstar.

1187. - And Manila has won

1188. the last two challenges.

1189. - She did.

1190. - She's on a roll.

1191. So let's move on to Alexis.

1192. - You know how many times

1193. I've counted her out?

1194. - Tell me, how many times have

1195. you counted her out?

1196. - At least three or four times.

1197. And then bam!

1198. - Her Florida style of drag has

1199. been considered, by many people,

1200. to be too regional to be

1201. America's next drag superstar.

1202. - I never counted her out.

1203. She is so authentic in what

1204. she's bringing to the table

1205. that I give her a free pass

1206. on the over-the-top cha-cha.

1207. - Her conviction is flawless.

1208. Yeah, it's just flawless.

1209. Let's move on to Raja.

1210. - Sometimes I feel like she's

1211. only worried

1212. about the runway aspect

1213. of the challenge.

1214. - The bitch is bad.

1215. - But does she do anything else

1216. besides high fashion?

1217. - Well, she won

1218. three challenges.

1219. - Yeah, she did.

1220. - And she doesn't take herself

1221. too seriously.

1222. The bucket of blood,

1223. remember that?

1224. - Yeah, the Carrie thing?

1225. - She takes genderfuck

1226. and turns it into something

1227. that's actually heightened and

1228. intellectual and special.

1229. - Her take on drag is very

1230. different, very fresh and new.

1231. - This is not going to be easy.

1232. - All three of them are

1233. superstars,

1234. and they're all

1235. equally as fierce.

1236. - Silence!

1237. This ain't over until they

1238. lip-synch for their lives.

1239. Bring back my girls.

1240. Welcome back, ladies.

1241. It all comes down to this.

1242. Based on your performance

1243. in the Champion music video

1244. and your heroic work

1245. throughout this competition,

1246. I've made some decisions.

1247. This is it.

1248. - Alexis Mateo...

1249. your smile and spirit

1250. remind us all

1251. of the joy that drag brings

1252. to the world.

1253. It breaks my heart

1254. to say this...

1255. but you are not America's next

1256. drag superstar.

1257. Thank you, Alexis.

1258. - Thank you.

1259. - Now... sashay away.

1260. - Thank you.

1261. It doesn't matter

1262. if I didn't won.

1263. Knowing the things

1264. that I have done in my life

1265. to get to this point,

1266. it feels wonderful.

1267. The sky is the limit for me,

1268. and this is just the beginning

1269. for something wonderful.

1270. The jig is up, bitches.

1271. - Two beautiful queens

1272. stand before me.

1273. Ladies, this is your last

1274. chance to impress me

1275. and walk away with the title of

1276. America's next drag superstar.

1277. - My heart has never beat

1278. faster in my life.

1279. I felt like it was gonna jump

1280. out of my chest.

1281. - The time has come

1282. for you to lip-synch...

1283. for your life!

1284. - I'm so excited.

1285. It might be me that's the next

1286. drag superstar.

1287. So let's get this lip sync on.

1288. - Good luck,

1289. and for the last time,

1290. don't fuck it up.

1291. - I'm lip-synching the song

1292. the way that I lip sync.

1293. I'm lip-synching this as Manila.

1294. - All eyes are on me,

1295. and it's about me

1296. really, really hitting it

1297. and doing it Raja-style.

1298. - Wowza.

1299. - Ho ho!

1300. - Oh, I love you.

1301. - Oh, my god!

1302. - Ladies...

1303. I've made my decision.

1304. The winner

1305. of RuPaul's Drag Race...

1306. America's next drag superstar,

1307. is...

1308. Raja.

1309. - Congratulations.

1310. You were so good.

1311. - Manila, you are

1312. an inspiration.

1313. I want to thank you

1314. from the bottom of my heart.

1315. - Thank you.

1316. - Now... sashay away.

1317. - I can't even explain

1318. being so close

1319. and then just not being able

1320. to get there.

1321. I don't think I could have done

1322. anything differently.

1323. I wouldn't have changed

1324. this experience for anything.

1325. I wouldn't have traded it

1326. for anything.

1327. And I'm happy how far I made it.

1328. I'm first runner-up,

1329. so if Raja dies of old age,

1330. then maybe I'll get the crown.

1331. - Raja, my queen...

1332. I bow to thee.

1333. Along with this title,

1334. I can use it now

1335. to talk to kids who have no clue

1336. that you could be a star.

1337. I just want to let them know

1338. that it's all right to be

1339. a social misfit.

1340. It's okay to think outside of

1341. the box

1342. and think greater than

1343. what you know.

1344. - Now, prance, I say.

1345. Prance, my queen.

1346. - All hail the queen!

1347. - Bravo!

1348. - Work, mama.

1349. - Work it, baby!

1350. - Yes!

1351. - Grand prize contributed

1352. in part by ALandCHUCK.travel.

1353. - The crown is mine,

1354. the cash is mine,

1355. and I am America's next

1356. drag superstar.

1357. - And now the world premiere

1358. of RuPaul's Champion.