RuPaul's Drag Race 8x9

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

2. We're having a Book Ball.

3. - Ooh.

4. Am I the first person who's ever said

5. anything like this, ever, to you?

6. - That has said my makeup is not good?

7. - I didn't say your makeup's not good.

8. It's just not drag.

9. - When's dinner?

10. - Bob The Drag Queen.

11. - I am not getting "book" at all.

12. I'm getting "cardboard."

13. - Well, I'm still wearing books.

14. I'm just not wearing pages.

15. - Okay.

16. - Derrick Barry.

17. - I don't know that you're at this level.

18. - I have seen what you've done with your eyebrows,

19. but it's going to be a journey.

20. - Kim Chi.

21. - I felt something from each look

22. and couldn't wait for you to come out.

23. - It was the artistry I expect from you.

24. - You are the winner of this week's challenge.

25. - Thank you, thank you, thank you.

26. - Bob The Drag Queen,

27. shantay, you stay.

28. Derrick Barry,

29. sashay away.

30. - Derrick.

31. - Ooh, my goodness.

32. - All right, girl.

33. - Oh, my God, Derrick's message

34. is actually surprisingly short.

35. - She's a champ. I like her a lot.

36. I didn't think I would like her,

37. and I ended up really liking her.

38. - Yeah, me too. - I did too.

39. - Long live Britney.

40. - I got to say, being in the bottom two

41. is an experience. - Mm.

42. - Bottom two, not a cute look.

43. I feel like there's a dent in my armor now,

44. but it's time to pick myself up by my wig straps

45. and get back in the game.

46. - Congratulations, Kim.

47. - Congratulations. - Thank you.

48. I finally won.

49. I feel really good about how well I've done,

50. but I can't be too secure,

51. because people who won the challenge the week before

52. have gone home,

53. so no one is safe.

54. - The judges told me I have to work on being ugly,

55. and I don't think I know how to do that.

56. - Can you make an ugly face right now for us?

57. - Can you smudge your makeup?

58. Like, just rub your hand across your—

59. - Okay, ready?

60. - Take the lashes off first.

61. - That's too far.

62. - See? Here I come.

63. - Wait a minute now.

64. - There you go.

65. Be ugly, G.

66. - Top freakin'...

67. Four.

68. - You know how close we are?

69. - Mad close.

70. - Major.

71. So now that it's the top four,

72. the stakes are fucking high.

73. Yes, we're all friends,

74. but unfortunately, someone has to go home.

75. This is a competition,

76. and I want to be in the top three.

77. Bring it on.

78. ♪ RuPaul Drag Race

79. - The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"

80. receives a one-year supply

81. of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

82. and a cash prize of $100,000.

83. - Top four. - Yes.

84. It's the final challenge,

85. and Ru told us to show up in full face

86. and be ready to hit the ground running.

87. - Surprise, my top four.

88. - God. - Oh.

89. - I didn't know you bitches woke up like this.

90. I want you to meet director Jayson Whitmore.

91. - Hello, ladies.

92. - Hi, Jason. - Hey, Jason.

93. - Now, Jason has worked with some of the best

94. drag queens in the world, like Alaska,

95. Adore Delano,

96. Kim Kardashian...

97. - And now it's your turn.

98. For your final Maxi Challenge,

99. you'll star in the official music video

100. for "The Realness."

101. - Yes.

102. - I'm a video ho.

103. Goals.

104. - When it comes to a music video,

105. it's not Kim Chi's forte.

106. I really hope that she can rise to the challenge.

107. To not make it into the top three with Kim—

108. it would just suck.

109. - Now, Jason's vision includes color,

110. fashion, mirrors, smoke, drama.

111. Well, basically, just a day in your normal life.

112. - Y'all need to serve

113. some #Top3Realness,

114. because the queen who gets eliminated tomorrow

115. will be edited out of the final video

116. forever.

117. Yes, forever.

118. - Churl...

119. I want to be in the top three.

120. You can't be America's next drag superstar

121. if you're not in the video.

122. - So, Jason, I leave my girls' charisma, uniqueness,

123. nerve, and talent

124. in your capable hands.

125. - Just keep in mind, we don't have a whole lot of time,

126. so we need to get through our takes really quick, okay?

127. - Mm-hmm.

128. - Gentlemen, start your engines,

129. and may the best woman win.

130. All right.

131. - It's so important to do well in this challenge,

132. because this is going to be the determining factor

133. if you're going to be America's next drag superstar.

134. - Hi.

135. So now it's time to shoot

136. our first video segment with Jason.

137. I love being in front of the camera,

138. so I'm super excited for our music video.

139. - Ladies, welcome to set.

140. This setup is going to be all about float-ography.

141. You guys are required to serve up a tight lip sync

142. while you appear like you're floating on air.

143. You're gonna be playing to the overhead camera

144. while you're lying on your backs.

145. Up first, Naomi Smalls.

146. I'm looking for the queens to feel light and airy.

147. They have to pay attention to the fabric

148. and looking really, really beautiful

149. while they're floating back into space.

150. Float-ography.

151. Action.

152. You're falling into this whole fantasy world

153. that Ru is taking you to.

154. Give me those legs.

155. Oh, beautiful.

156. I want those nice, beautiful,

157. gorgeous long legs.

158. Cut, cut, cut.

159. Naomi, we want to really watch those legs, okay?

160. - Okay, so, like, out like this, straight?

161. - But we don't want it to look like you're a board,

162. so use your abs so it's more like this, right?

163. - Okay. - So it's pretty, okay?

164. - Uh-oh, she got to work out.

165. - I'm starting to freak out,

166. because my ridiculously long legs

167. aren't floating, and I can barely hold myself up.

168. Manual labor is not my thing.

169. - And action.

170. - Yeah, that pose is perfect.

171. Keep that pose.

172. Yes, love that.

173. - All right, and cut.

174. Great job, Naomi. It's awesome.

175. - Thanks.

176. - Bob, just remember

177. you're floating in air.

178. - I am, like, dangling off this thing.

179. - And action.

180. - Don't put your legs like that.

181. It's not pretty.

182. - Okay.

183. Ooh.

184. This shit is not easy.

185. I am fucking sweating.

186. I'm going from looking like Viola Davis

187. to looking like Patrick Ewing.

188. This shit is not cute.

189. - Ooh.

190. Chi Chi, remember,

191. you're top four.

192. Lot of energy, face.

193. - Mm-hmm.

194. - And action.

195. - Gorgeous.

196. Beautiful.

197. You're falling into the world, yes.

198. I love that.

199. - Your legs look stunning.

200. Love 'em.

201. - Chi Chi is doing great.

202. I was like, "Fuck you,

203. you fucking fit prison trade bitch.

204. - All right, so, Kim Chi,

205. you better turnt it out.

206. - The hardest part about this challenge is definitely

207. moving, period.

208. - Action.

209. - Make sure you look towards the camera, love.

210. - Find the camera, girl.

211. - All right, cut.

212. Hey, Kim Chi? - Yes?

213. - I'm getting a lot of chin,

214. and I'm not getting a lot of face,

215. and I really would love it to be, like, very graceful,

216. like you're falling into this whole other world.

217. - Okay. - And action.

218. - Give me surprise.

219. Give me grace.

220. - Kim Chi looks like a fucking upside-down turtle.

221. Help.

222. Help.

223. - Watch those legs.

224. - I'm trying to give good face.

225. - Keep the legs moving.

226. - But as the clock ticks on,

227. it just gets harder and harder to keep my legs up.

228. - There you go.

229. - What—oh, shit!

230. - Oh, shit!

231. - Whoa, is she okay?

232. - Are you okay? - Yeah.

233. - Drag queen down.

234. - I'm fine. I'm fine.

235. - Classic Kim Chi.

236. She's fallen more than anyone

237. in Drag Race history.

238. - Sorry.

239. - Oh, my goodness.

240. Poor Kim Chi.

241. I don't know, girl.

242. Your makeup might not save you on this one.

243. - All right, that's a wrap on the float-ography.

244. Quick change, and I'll meet you guys back here on the set.

245. - Coming up...

246. - Okay, cut, cut, cut.

247. Let's untangle Chi Chi from her gown.

248. Chi Chi, have you danced in gowns before?

249. - No.

250. - Child.

251. - Well, we better learn quick.

252. - Fuck!

253. - Hi. - Wow, welcome.

254. Look at you.

255. - It's time for our second take of the video,

256. and it's avant-garde.

257. I have no idea what avant-garde is,

258. but I'ma do my damnedest.

259. - This is actually going to be

260. all about you performing.

261. Avant-garde for the music video

262. is all about self-expression,

263. movement, face,

264. and art.

265. And action.

266. - More energy.

267. Okay, cut.

268. Bob, you're at a five.

269. I want you at a ten.

270. Can you give me a little bit more comedy, please?

271. - Okay.

272. - Yes, love that.

273. Work it.

274. - Yes.

275. You did it, girl.

276. Yeah!

277. That was great.

278. All right, Kim Chi, you're up.

279. - She's so cute.

280. - Kim Chi's avant-garde look is like

281. Colonel Sanders is about to cut her head off

282. and pluck and fry her ass.

283. She look like a spring chicken.

284. - And action.

285. - Yes.

286. - Ooh, I love that.

287. With attitude for days, please.

288. - Yes.

289. - Beautiful.

290. All right, Naomi.

291. And action.

292. - Yes, mama, work it.

293. - Whoo, sorry.

294. - Okay, cut, cut, cut.

295. Let's do that again, girl.

296. - Come on, Kim Chi.

297. - Who can't walk in heels now, bitch?

298. - Action.

299. - Oh, give me those legs for days, girl.

300. - Naomi's very mesmerizing to watch.

301. Like, every pose she strikes

302. is very perfect.

303. - Paris is burning right now.

304. - Whoo.

305. Give me Ru fever glam.

306. Now, that is how you do it.

307. All right, Chi Chi, you're up next.

308. And action.

309. - Little bit more dance. Yeah, love it.

310. - Yes, bitch.

311. - Okay, cut, cut, cut.

312. Let's untangle Chi Chi from her gown.

313. Chi Chi? - Mm-hmm?

314. - Have you danced in gowns before?

315. - No.

316. - Okay, well, we better learn quick.

317. - Okay. - And action.

318. Bam. ♪ Put your money down

319. - Bam. ♪ Put your money down

320. - Ah. ♪ Put your money down

321. - Give me fierce, fierce avant-garde.

322. And pose.

323. - Pull your dress up. Pull your dress up.

324. Pull your dress up. - All right, let's cut.

325. Let's cut, cut, cut, cut.

326. We got a wardrobe malfunction again.

327. - Again?

328. Fuck!

329. Like, I am the dancing diva

330. of "Drag Race,"

331. and this frickin' gown—

332. it's pissing me off.

333. - Okay, cut.

334. Ladies, we have one more setup.

335. Go get changed, and I'll see you in a few.

336. Bob, this is a scene with your biggest competitor:

337. you and the mirror.

338. And action.

339. Give me fierce.

340. Yes.

341. - Bob's glamour look is really interesting.

342. His right hand looks like he fisted a coal mine,

343. and his left hand looks like he fisted a gold mine.

344. - Yes, work it.

345. Glamour.

346. - Ooh, that's cool.

347. Then you see something in the mirror.

348. - Gorg.

349. Loving it. We're feeling you.

350. And pose.

351. - Perfect.

352. And cut. Okay, we got it.

353. That's a wrap, guys.

354. That's a wrap.

355. What's done is done.

356. Now it's up to Ru.

357. Judge, jury, and executioner.

358. - All right, that's a wrap on "The Realness," ladies.

359. It was incredible. - Excuse me, excuse me.

360. Coming through. - Oh, God.

361. - Coming through.

362. Perhaps you can help me. - Okay.

363. I'm here for the photo shoot,

364. the past winners' photo shoot.

365. - Oh, shit, Tyra, you look horrible.

366. - And Jinkx got a tan.

367. And you must be that sweet thing that won season seven, right?

368. Whatever—oh, fuck.

369. This is season eight. Bye.

370. Sorry. Excuse me.

371. - What the fuck?

372. - Damn, bitch, you about ten episodes late.

373. Where the fuck you been?

374. - Is there no security on the goddamn lot?

375. It's the last day of school.

376. - Sign my yearbook, everyone.

377. - It's our final day in the workroom,

378. and it feels like it's our last day of school,

379. and we're finding out who's gonna get valedictorian

380. or something.

381. - What do each of you think you've learned

382. about yourself

383. throughout the competition?

384. - I've learned that apparently,

385. I can come off as very arrogant,

386. but I attribute it to confidence.

387. I've not always been this confident.

388. I was like a little chunky kid.

389. I was really effeminate.

390. I had really dark skin,

391. and kids can be mean to you,

392. so once I found out what I was good at

393. and I really embraced it, people started to like me.

394. Find something about you that you like,

395. and focus on that.

396. If I don't like my face,

397. if I don't like my skin,

398. if I don't like my weight,

399. but I think to myself, "I have nice teeth,"

400. and it may just start with one tooth.

401. "Look at that tooth. That's a nice tooth, man."

402. And then once you can accept that little thing

403. about yourself, you can just accept you

404. for who you are.

405. - I've learned that I can't walk in heels.

406. I can't dance, and I have a lisp.

407. - To be honest, you could be overweight,

408. you could have a lisp,

409. you could have jacked-up teeth,

410. but you too can turn it around.

411. You know, people just, like, like me for who I am

412. and I shouldn't try to be anybody else.

413. - First impression of Kim Chi, I thought she was

414. very talented, 'cause I already knew of Kim Chi

415. before I got here, so I was, like,

416. already impressed with her, and—

417. - And then all that changed.

418. - No, but, like, Kim is amazing.

419. - Aww, you're amazing.

420. - I was a huge fan of Kim Chi before I came here,

421. and now she's one of my best friends here.

422. She's, like, a big, lovable panda.

423. I really don't know another way to explain it.

424. - DeVayne.

425. - I—I didn't realize

426. how much I hated where I was from

427. and how I talk.

428. I never, ever thought I was funny.

429. Like, I never realized all of that until I got here.

430. - That's why I think you've grown the most, honestly.

431. - Yeah. - This is why.

432. - My journey in this competition

433. has been up and down.

434. Making the top three would be

435. a dream come true.

436. This means a whole lot to me.

437. - I need to stop comparing myself to others

438. and just appreciate what I have,

439. because what I have is amazing,

440. and I just need to own it.

441. I don't need to be doing death drops

442. and stand-up comedy.

443. - But you know who does death drops?

444. Bob.

445. - Known for her death drops.

446. - I really did find myself here.

447. That's, like, the best prize,

448. and I'm so proud of myself.

449. - And probably all of y'all— I do not want to go home.

450. - I do not want to go home, either.

451. - I just hate the fucking food in California.

452. It's gross. Whole Food and bullshit.

453. - It's so good.

454. - Kim, you like all the food in the world.

455. - I mean— ♪ All of the food

456. - While y'all talking about me eating turkey necks,

457. this bitch Kim Chi says she eats

458. fried chicken buttholes.

459. - It's good.

460. - I'm kind of grossed out.

461. - Yeah, that's gross, now.

462. - You eat people's butthole.

463. Why is chicken any different?

464. - Touché, Kimberly.

465. Touché.

466. And those motherfuckers are undercooked!

467. - Coming up...

468. - I'm so happy to see you here,

469. because I think you bring something

470. really special and unique.

471. - You put in the work.

472. - If I had moisture left in my body,

473. I'd probably shed a tear tonight.

474. Welcome to the main stage

475. of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

476. Tonight, it's just family.

477. This week, we challenged our top four queens

478. to star in the official music video

479. of my song, "The Realness,"

480. and tonight, they're ready to make us gag,

481. decked out in their very best drag.

482. Gentlemen, start your engines,

483. and may the best woman win.

484. Up first, Bob The Drag Queen.

485. Not to be confused with Bob the barista.

486. No foam.

487. - This is it.

488. This is the final runway,

489. so I wanted to wear a tuxedo

490. and do a feminine version of it,

491. so I'm wearing this crazy, sequined jacket.

492. This is quintessential Bob The Drag Queen.

493. - Tell me about it, stud.

494. - Mrs. PG. Pass it on.

495. Up next, Chi Chi DeVayne.

496. - Miss DeVayne, if you're nasty. - Uh-huh.

497. Serving opulence.

498. - She owns everything.

499. - I'm going full-on pageant.

500. I have big buns on my head.

501. To me, it just screams "best drag."

502. I'm trying to show the judges

503. that I've gotten over all of these obstacles

504. that I have gone through, and I am worthy of this.

505. - Oh, which way are you going?

506. - That way. - Oh, that way.

507. - Apparently, she goes both ways.

508. - Oh!

509. - Kisses. - Mm.

510. - If you like it, then you should've put a bun on it.

511. - Okay, are you ready for Kim Chi?

512. - I'm hungry.

513. - Magnificent Maleficent.

514. - That's a cock-a-doodle-doo.

515. - I'm wearing a feather corset

516. covered in goose and pheasant feathers,

517. and I'm feeling like a dark, evil princess

518. who came here to destroy my competition.

519. - She's working that walk, Michelle.

520. - She is. - Mm-hmm.

521. - Only took till the finale.

522. - Well, kimchi gets better with a little time.

523. - It does; it's—actually,

524. usually the next day, it tastes a lot better.

525. - Yeah.

526. - "The Raven," Edgar Allan Ho.

527. - Ha ha ha!

528. - Are you ready for Naomi Smalls?

529. - Ooh, dark lady.

530. - The notorious Twiggy Smalls.

531. - Uh-huh. - Yes.

532. - Well, she's also serving a little Kendall Jenner.

533. - She is, yeah.

534. - I am showing the judges

535. that I'm not relying on sequins

536. and rhinestones to zhuzh up my outfit.

537. This is Naomi Smalls glamour to a T.

538. I refuse to blend in. I want to be the star.

539. - The beat goes on, and so do those legs.

540. - Thanks for Cher-ing.

541. - Yes, gypsies, tramps, and weaves.

542. Ladies, here at "RuPaul's Drag Race,"

543. we have the luxury of celebrating who we are,

544. but we must never forget

545. that even today, there are little boys and girls

546. who feel they don't fit in.

547. So I want you to turn back time

548. and share the wisdom you have today

549. with the child you were then.

550. So Bob The Drag Queen...

551. - Aww.

552. - This is you... - That is me.

553. - At four years old. - Yeah.

554. - What do you have to say to little Christopher?

555. - I say, "Hey, girl."

556. I would tell myself, "You're gonna want to change for others.

557. Do not do that."

558. I just wanted to be like my brother or like my uncles.

559. I was so different than every other guy in my family.

560. I just wanted to blend in and be like them,

561. but once I realized how important it really is

562. to be me, then I really shone through.

563. And I would also say,

564. "Don't take out that student loan

565. freshman year of college."

566. - "Just pay out of pocket like you did the rest of it,"

567. because it's still haunting me to this day.

568. - Thank you, Bob.

569. All right, Chi Chi DeVayne,

570. this is you at six years old.

571. What do you have to say to little Zavion?

572. - I would tell little Zavion Davenport

573. that "It doesn't matter where you're from

574. "and how you grew up,

575. "the neighborhood you grew up in.

576. "That has nothing to do with how far you can go.

577. "Never be ashamed of how you walk, talk,

578. because that is going to be the key to your success."

579. - Very sweet.

580. Thank you, Chi Chi. - Thank you.

581. - Kim Chi, this is you at three years old.

582. - Aww.

583. - What do you have to say to little Sang?

584. - "Hi, Sang, when you grow up,

585. "you're going to experience a lot of different cultures.

586. "People might shame you for being too different

587. "and not fitting in with the rest of the culture.

588. "At times, you're gonna feel like

589. "you're trapped in the wrong body,

590. "and you're trapped in a place where you feel like

591. "you can't get out, and you—

592. "at times, you're gonna want to think about harming yourself

593. "or even running away.

594. "But I just wanted to let you know

595. "that it will all get better,

596. "and once you grow up,

597. "the things that you are ashamed of

598. are going to be the truth that other people love you for."

599. And— - It's all right, baby.

600. - "And you're gonna be able to embrace them.

601. "You're gonna find a group of friends who's gonna love you.

602. "You're not going to feel lonely anymore,

603. "and what you thought was all just a dream

604. "will come true for you, because life will get better."

605. - Lovely.

606. Kim Chi, you didn't just get better.

607. You got fierce.

608. - "Oh, and go to a dancing class as soon as possible."

609. - Ha ha!

610. - "You will really regret it if you don't."

611. - All right, Naomi Smalls.

612. This is you at seven.

613. - Aww.

614. - What do you have to say to little Davis?

615. - "Davis, you're gonna go through a really confusing time,

616. "where people are gonna make fun of your mannerisms

617. "and the way that you look,

618. "but I just want you to know

619. "that you need to fucking embrace it,

620. "because that's what makes you special.

621. "Be proud that you're not like all the other boys,

622. "and just do what you do best,

623. "and that's just being you,

624. 'cause that's what people are gonna love you for."

625. - Thank you, Naomi.

626. Condragulations, ladies.

627. Each of you made it to the top four

628. the old-fashioned way.

629. You mother-tucking earned it,

630. but in very different ways.

631. Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

632. Coming up...

633. These kids have come a long way,

634. but somebody has to go home tonight.

635. - Really?

636. Ladies, now it's time for the judges' critiques.

637. First up, Bob The Drag Queen.

638. - You can really dance. - Thank you.

639. - You come to life when you use dance moves.

640. - And you had such great elegance

641. and length to your body.

642. You made it look fabulous,

643. and I was like, "Wow, Bob The Drag Queen

644. is giving us some glamour."

645. - Tonight, on the runway,

646. because we've seen leggings a lot from you,

647. I wish it would have just gone that extra notch

648. to do a gown.

649. - I was sort of torn on the leggings,

650. which, by the way, is what I would do to those leggings

651. if I tried to put 'em on.

652. - But I think this is a really good place for your drag.

653. Let's talk about your journey.

654. You've managed to do a really good job

655. of standing out.

656. You have managed to be hilarious throughout,

657. and you've also listened to the judges and grown.

658. I see an evolution with you.

659. - Thank you, Bob.

660. - Thank you.

661. - Up next, Chi Chi DeVayne.

662. Ooh, girl, you've come a long way

663. from Shreveport, Louisiana.

664. - I heard that.

665. - Tonight, is it the most creative thing

666. we've ever seen on the main stage?

667. No.

668. But you look stunning,

669. and I love the pageant hair.

670. It's one of my favorite things in the world,

671. is that pageant hair with the 18 buns on top.

672. - The music video, very nice job.

673. That was, like, your moment where you were living,

674. 'cause you were, like, in the mirror,

675. and you were all done up, and it was just you being you.

676. The wind scene, you looked gorgeous in that.

677. - Because you dance,

678. you had the fluidity, and you knew just what to do

679. on that black box.

680. - I have to talk about some of your journey.

681. Your taste level was, um, questionable.

682. - Am I surprised that you're here?

683. Yes, if I had a time machine and came here now,

684. I would be shocked,

685. but you put in the work,

686. and I love a surprise ending.

687. You're like the M. Night Shyama-lama-lan

688. of drag queens, right?

689. I didn't see this coming.

690. - Our little girl has grown up.

691. Chi Chi, if I had moisture left in my body,

692. I'd probably shed a tear tonight.

693. But I dried up years ago.

694. - Yes, everybody knows it.

695. Thank you, Chi Chi.

696. Up next, Kim Chi.

697. - Even though we fought this awkward body movement thing

698. this whole season,

699. I think you've really gotten to a place

700. where you can work it now.

701. For avant-garde, you were like a glamorous,

702. Dame-Edna-inspired chicken.

703. It was so captivating.

704. - And seeing your journey of self-acceptance

705. and your journey to challenge yourself

706. has been really impressive.

707. - As a matter of fact, in your entire journey,

708. I don't think there was one look

709. that you didn't kill,

710. and tonight is just the cherry

711. on top of the hot fudge sundae.

712. Thank you for bringing your artistry

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

714. - Up next, Naomi Smalls.

715. - You look absolutely beautiful tonight.

716. Of course, it's iconic Cher for us,

717. so it makes us super happy.

718. Snap out of it.

719. - You have brought it,

720. and this music video was no exception.

721. - For avant-garde, I want you to look like an alien,

722. and that blue look with the white boots

723. gave that to me.

724. - And what I love most about you

725. is you're so sweet.

726. - You're that great combination of, like,

727. you're a fierce bitch that could cut a bitch on the street,

728. but you're also, like, a sweet little, like, kitten.

729. I'm so happy to see you here, because I think

730. you bring something really special and unique.

731. You listened, you worked,

732. and it paid off.

733. - We all have those moments

734. when you decide to, like, bust through.

735. I can think of times in my career—

736. it was hearing "No"--

737. when I just said, "Fuck y'all.

738. I'm in,"

739. and there was just a moment here

740. when you just said, "I am in."

741. - Naomi, to say that you are the surprise...

742. it's no exaggeration.

743. It's just as surprising as Chi Chi for me.

744. This is not the final four that I would have predicted

745. the first week in the competition,

746. and you did it, and you earned it.

747. - I want to say this to all the girls.

748. The theme of the winner's circle

749. is adaptability,

750. but at the same time staying true

751. to your own unique frequency,

752. and that's the truth

753. not only in this competition

754. but in everything in life.

755. Taking those cues from the universe

756. and applying them

757. but without losing who you are,

758. and each of you represent that,

759. and I am so proud of each of you,

760. and that is why you're standing on this stage today.

761. Coming up...

762. Ladies, there's just one more thing.

763. Why should you,

764. and not your competitors,

765. be crowned America's next drag superstar?

766. All right, ladies.

767. Final question.

768. Why should you, and not your competitors,

769. be crowned America's next drag superstar?

770. Bob The Drag Queen.

771. - I have, statistically, done the best

772. in this competition,

773. and you reward the person who has done the best

774. with the highest reward.

775. I don't just do what I do for me.

776. I literally do it for anyone who can come

777. within range of my obnoxious, raspy voice.

778. I serve the people.

779. I serve the community, and more than just

780. doing stand-up comedy,

781. and actually getting my hands and feet

782. into the dirt of the community

783. and helping it grow,

784. because the community has helped me grow,

785. and it's made me who I am today.

786. - Thank you.

787. All right, Chi Chi DeVayne.

788. - I should be America's next drag superstar

789. because I feel like I possess

790. the talent, the willingness to grow,

791. the willingness to take your critiques

792. and apply 'em.

793. I can be funny just as well.

794. I can make costumes,

795. and I can beat this mug out too.

796. I can work a runway.

797. I can work a music video,

798. and I've just blossomed,

799. and I feel like— that I should be

800. America's next drag superstar,

801. because I've shown the most growth

802. out of—out of all of these girls.

803. - Thank you.

804. All right, next.

805. Kim Chi.

806. - Throughout this whole competition,

807. I have shown consistent

808. and creative and detailed looks.

809. I have been professional and courteous

810. throughout this whole experience.

811. I have been willing to adapt to myself

812. in any situation I am in.

813. None of the girls will ever come up with the stuff that I do.

814. I don't want to be America's next drag superstar.

815. I am America's next drag superstar.

816. - Thank you. - Thank you.

817. - All right, Naomi Smalls.

818. - I love drag so much.

819. It is what, like, gets me up in the morning,

820. and I have such a need and a want to grow,

821. and I don't like to pigeonhole myself

822. into just being either a stand-up comedian

823. or a dancing queen or a look queen.

824. I want to be able to do anything

825. and show everybody

826. that I can be successful

827. just being me and loving who I am,

828. and that is everything I want in the world.

829. - Thank you.

830. - Thank you.

831. - Well, my queens,

832. I think we've heard enough.

833. While you untuck backstage,

834. the judges and I will deliberate.

835. Now, just between us squirrel friends,

836. what do you think?

837. Now, y'all were doing

838. a lot of praising up there,

839. and these kids have come a long way.

840. I understand that,

841. but I need y'all to get real for the realness.

842. You know what I'm saying? - I can get real.

843. - I'll break it down. - You know?

844. 'Cause, hey, this is still a competition,

845. and somebody has to go home tonight.

846. Bob The Drag Queen.

847. - Spandex leggings— not so much for best drag.

848. I would have loved to have seen a gown.

849. - The makeup has always been

850. not great. - Right.

851. - There was some growth with the looks,

852. but, you know, if I'm buying a ticket to Bob's show,

853. it's not to see glamour.

854. It's to be entertained.

855. - She's been consistently smart

856. with her humor.

857. The Snatch Game was stellar. - Oh.

858. - I also liked the shady politics ad.

859. I thought that was really funny.

860. - I think my number one Bob moment

861. was "chocolate chip cookie."

862. Shut it down in the acting.

863. - Really every challenge, Bob rose to the occasion

864. and was able to inject Bob The Drag Queen

865. into that challenge.

866. Chi Chi DeVayne.

867. - Look at how far she's come.

868. - She had to lip-sync for her life twice,

869. and she not only saved herself, she, like, killed it.

870. Like, we had a "come to Jesus" meeting

871. during "I'm Telling You I'm Not Going."

872. - The Bitch Perfect challenge.

873. That was a high point.

874. She was upside down, lip-syncing.

875. - Uh-huh. - Twerking.

876. - Yes. - I mean, come on.

877. Also, the Book Ball was a shining,

878. glorious moment for Chi Chi DeVayne.

879. - As great as she looked,

880. looking at the four queens on that stage today,

881. I didn't know if she's as original

882. as the other ones, you know?

883. Chi Chi I've seen done before. - Mm-hmm.

884. - But I'm in love with Chi Chi. - Right.

885. - As a judge, I don't know what to do with that.

886. - She is one of the kids

887. who come from the sort of backwoods of drag.

888. She doesn't have to do the outfits

889. that people in big cities come to expect,

890. but in this competition,

891. judges wanted to see more,

892. and she delivered more.

893. Kim Chi.

894. - She can definitely serve a look

895. better than nobody's business.

896. I loved the Wonderful

897. Wizard of Oz challenge. - Yeah.

898. - And what she did with the stripes, with the little woman,

899. I thought it was really, really smart.

900. - When she did the Book Ball

901. and created the paper wig out of pink pieces of paper,

902. it's phenomenal.

903. - My favorite moment with Kim Chi

904. was the first time I saw her,

905. and I thought, "What in the hell am I looking at?"

906. - The interesting thing for me was watching the struggle

907. of not loving who she is in her skin.

908. - I kind of went through a very similar thing

909. when I did "Queer Eye."

910. It was like that thing that I was hiding.

911. It was like, "Oh, my God, you're the queer guy?"

912. Then it was, like, celebrated,

913. and you're like, "Wait a minute."

914. I think that's gonna happen with her owning it

915. and saying, "Wait, I'm being celebrated

916. for who I am, lisp and awkwardness,"

917. and she will get there,

918. but does she have the ability

919. to command a stage and work a crowd?

920. I don't know.

921. - She has the capability

922. to change drag a little. - Mm-hmm.

923. - You know what I mean? - Yes.

924. - To really sort of shift it in a very new,

925. 2000-something... - Yes.

926. - Sort of way, and I'm curious to see

927. where it goes.

928. - All right, let's move on to Naomi Smalls.

929. - She has upped her game,

930. and she has brought it to us

931. on a different level.

932. - The Wizard of Oz moment

933. was such a game changer.

934. - Yes. - My God.

935. That was really the turning point for her.

936. I mean, haute couture. - Yeah.

937. - High-end fashion.

938. - Now, in the video, I really loved

939. her avant-garde look. - Mm-hmm.

940. - I love that she knows her brand.

941. - I think the turning point for me

942. was in the black-and-white movie runway look,

943. and she did that beautiful gray makeup.

944. - And then out she comes in the Book Ball

945. in that paper dress,

946. which was straight off of a runway somewhere.

947. Her POV became OMG.

948. - For me.

949. LOL.

950. - She's one that

951. in a year or two will be killing it,

952. but I think she's just not there yet.

953. - I don't believe that at all.

954. - Really? - We can all get better.

955. - But compared to the other girls

956. at this point in time,

957. I don't think she's there yet. - I do.

958. Her drag is really good and polished.

959. - And she's fashion.

960. She's posing,

961. which gives me the chills every time she does that thing

962. that I wish I could do, but my belly gets in the way.

963. I—guess what I'm about to say?

964. I agree with Michelle.

965. - What? - I know, I know.

966. I know, but I— I think what she did this season

967. is worthy of being in the top three

968. and maybe even taking the crown.

969. - Well, I've just got to say

970. for the room, you know,

971. you guys have been no help whatsoever.

972. Silence!

973. I've made my decision.

974. Bring back my girlssssssss...

975. Ladies, before I can decide

976. who makes it to the top three,

977. there's just one more thing.

978. This is your last chance to impress me

979. and save yourself...

980. from elimination.

981. The time has come...

982. For you to lip-sync...

983. For your life.

984. Good luck,

985. and don't fuck it up.

986. - Drag is about pushing boundaries

987. and pushing yourself.

988. This is what I love doing,

989. and I just want to do this for the rest of my life.

990. I should go forward into the top three

991. because I'm a performer.

992. I'm a supermodel.

993. I'm a fucking drag queen.

994. - I am the dancing queen of this season,

995. and I have that country swing.

996. I can act. I can do comedy.

997. I'm ready for it.

998. I am America's next drag superstar.

999. - Making it into the top three would mean the world to me,

1000. because I am proving to myself,

1001. to the world, and my mother

1002. that all the work

1003. and all the crazy stuff I've been doing

1004. for all these years has not been a waste.

1005. I have never, ever wanted anything more.

1006. I want this so bad it hurts.

1007. - I am living my dream.

1008. I actually got into drag because of "Drag Race."

1009. I'm a "Drag Race" baby boom.

1010. Right after season one, I started doing drag,

1011. so this is important.

1012. I came here to show America why I think

1013. I'm one of the best drag queens in the land.

1014. I need to make top three. Like, I have to.

1015. - Oh, my God. - God.

1016. - Yay. - It's the last day of school.

1017. - Yeah.

1018. - Ladies,

1019. I've made my decision.

1020. Chi Chi DeVayne.

1021. I'm sorry, my dear,

1022. but you will not be moving on

1023. to the top three.

1024. Chi Chi, you used your Louisiana glamour

1025. to charm the world.

1026. Take what you've learned here

1027. and let them have it.

1028. - I just want to thank each and every one of you

1029. from the bottom of my heart.

1030. Not only have you guys taught me how to be a better entertainer,

1031. but you have taught me how to be a better person,

1032. and $100,000 cannot buy that.

1033. - Thank you, Chi Chi.

1034. Now, sashay away.

1035. - It's a knife in the heart,

1036. the back, the ass.

1037. It's a hurting feeling,

1038. to know that you've put your all and...

1039. it didn't pay off.

1040. I've learned how to love me,

1041. my country accent,

1042. so I'm happy, but I'm sad

1043. at the same time that I didn't win the crown.

1044. - All right, world.

1045. Meet your top three queens.

1046. Who do you think should be

1047. America's next drag superstar?

1048. Are you #TeamBob,

1049. or #TeamNaomi?

1050. I want to hear from you.

1051. Sound off across all social media,

1052. @RuPaulsDragRace,

1053. Tweet it.

1054. Comment on Facebook.

1055. Blow up Instagram.

1056. Call your mother.

1057. Hire a skywriter.

1058. Leave a lipstick message

1059. in the restroom at work.

1060. I don't care, just do it now,

1061. and tune in two weeks from tonight

1062. to watch the grand finale

1063. of "RuPaul's Drag Race,"

1064. where I will crown a winner.

1065. Can I get an amen up in here?

1066. Amen.

1067. - All right, now, let the music play.