RuPaul's Drag Race 9x1

1. - Sashay away.

2. Can I get an amen in here?

3. Sashay away.

4. Can I get an amen in here?

5. Good luck. Sashay away.

6. Can I get an amen in here?

7. How the hell can you love somebody else?

8. Can I get an amen in here?

9. And don't fuck it up.

10. - Oh, my God.

11. Hey.

12. I am Peppermint, and I am sweet and sassy.

13. Yes. I perform and host in New York.

14. When you come to a Peppermint show,

15. you're gonna see people screaming and hollering,

16. money flying and you're gonna feel special.

17. I look great. Perfect.

18. My braids are sitting just right.

19. I got it going on.

20. All right, let's get to work.

21. - Hello. It's me, Valentina.

22. Who am I? Valentina.

23. I'm 25 years old.

24. I'm from Echo Park, California.

25. Sass.

26. Hey, beauty. - Valentina.

27. I'm Peppermint. - (speaking Spanish)

28. Mwah. - Mwah.

29. My type of drag, it's very dramatic,

30. very theatrical and always very Latina.

31. I'm an undiscovered superstar.

32. I've always dreamed of being in here,

33. and here we are, girlfriend.

34. - Here we are, girl.

35. - Oh, come on, give it up

36. for the big girl serving pure catfish.

37. My name is Eureka, and I am 25 years old.

38. People would categorize me as a pageant queen,

39. but to me, my drag is the genre of fabulous.

40. Hi, I'm Eureka.

41. - Where are you from? - East Tennessee.

42. Girl, I'm country as a biscuit, honey,

43. and I love eating 'em, too.

44. Your hair's hot.

45. - Thank you, girl. - I love the baby hairs.

46. - I'm a little natural around the way, girl, you know.

47. - That's my favorite shape is round.

48. - I can see.

49. - I'll eat you.

50. - Hi, hi, hi.

51. It's about to get shady up in here.

52. My name is Charlie Hides and I'm (muffled) years old.

53. - Hey! - Hey!

54. - Oh, my God, Peppermint's here.

55. - I'm known as a celebrity impersonator.

56. My drag persona is rude, crude,

57. socially unacceptable and over the top.

58. Can I ask you, with that dress,

59. why didn't you wear like a big pair of earrings?

60. - I really wanted to give you, like, Walmart realness.

61. - I'm getting that, Eureka. - Thank you.

62. - It's Christina Aguilera.

63. - So this is what it looks like.

64. - She's naked.

65. - My name is Farrah Moan,

66. and I'm from Las Vegas, Nevada.

67. - Oh, my God, dirty.

68. - My drag is inspired by Vegas showgirls.

69. My wardrobe shows a lot of skin

70. and there's usually a feather or two

71. or five dead ostriches.

72. You never know with me.

73. Hi. - Hi, I'm Charlie.

74. - Charlie. - What's your name?

75. - Farrah. Farrah Moan.

76. - Farrah Moan walks in.

77. She's a twig, and she looks about 12.

78. I have underwear older than her.

79. - Hi. I'm Eureka, like the vacuum cleaner.

80. How are you?

81. - I've never vacuumed before.

82. - Well, I came to clean house, girl.

83. - Aah!

84. - What?

85. - Aah!

86. - Oh, wow.

87. - My name is Sasha Velour.

88. I am years 29 old.

89. I am a bald, fashiony, artistic weird queen.

90. Hi, ladies.

91. I'm committed to being uniquely Sasha all the time.

92. - Tell us about yourself.

93. - I'm a visual artist.

94. I love telling stories with art and with drag.

95. - What story are you telling with this unibrow?

96. - (laughs)

97. - How do you like them egg rolls, Mr. Charles?

98. I'm Alexis Michelle,

99. and I am New York City's premier Broadway queen.

100. Oh, shit.

101. I went to school for musical theater.

102. I think the ultimate fantasy now

103. would be to be on Broadway in drag.

104. - Girl. - Come on, New York.

105. - So the east coast is well represented.

106. - I will say L.A., west coast,

107. it's the center of the universe.

108. Sorry, New York.

109. - She says forget what you heard, apparently.

110. Memo taken.

111. - My name is Shea Coulee, and I didn't come to play.

112. I came to slay.

113. - I love The Muppets.

114. - I'm Shea Coulee, and I'm 27 years old.

115. Shea Coulee is a champagne lifestyle

116. on a lemonade budget.

117. Hey!

118. You're gonna get a full-on production

119. when you see Shea Coulee.

120. Costumes, check. Makeup, check.

121. Dance moves, she got 'em.

122. - Where are you from? - I'm from Chicago.

123. - Yes, Chicago.

124. - Chicago drag is the motherfucking bomb-dot-com.

125. - Dot-com? - Yes, bitch.

126. It's got its own domain.

127. - The body is here, bitches.

128. - Oh, shit.

129. - Girl, I'm Trinity Taylor.

130. Some people say I'm the look and feel of real,

131. but my body speaks for itself.

132. - Shut it down!

133. - Trinity does not pad.

134. I love plastic surgery,

135. and I went from a pancake to a Kardashian.

136. I do a lot of pageants,

137. but I don't like to use the word pageant queen

138. because there's such a stigmatism with pageant queen.

139. I can do anything,

140. from beautiful to way outside the box.

141. - Oh, my God. Lady!

142. - Bitch, I'm just excited I know somebody.

143. Me and Trinity know each other from competing.

144. She, like, won the pageant that I really wanted to win

145. so, of course, there's that, like, bougee attitude from her.

146. - I am the body girl.

147. I'm here and I'm not padded.

148. - She's gonna be competition.

149. - Who are the pageant girls?

150. You're a pageant girl, I'm a pageant girl,

151. you're a pageant girl.

152. Just to clear the air,

153. I promise I'm not one of the mean ones.

154. - That is a lie.

155. - Oh. - Ooh.

156. - There's always been tension with me and Eureka.

157. Maybe she has an issue with the fact

158. that every pageant that we've been in,

159. I beat her.

160. - Is it me or is it hot in here?

161. I'm Kimora Blac from Las Vegas.

162. The queen is here. Bow down, bitches.

163. - Oh, you ain't the only body, girl.

164. - I love anything see-through

165. and anything that shows my body.

166. Big tits, big ass, irresistible.

167. Gay guys love me, straight guys love me.

168. Kimora Blac is everyone's sexual preference.

169. - Hey, girl. - Oh, my God!

170. Oh!

171. Oh, my goodness.

172. - That's my Vegas sister.

173. Kimora's ass is famous.

174. That's what she's gonna be known for.

175. That ass is gonna have its own t-shirts.

176. I can see it all now.

177. - Season 9, baby.

178. - How long you been doing drag?

179. - Oh, my God, 10 long years.

180. - Bravo. - 10 long years.

181. - 10 months.

182. - And you can go to hell.

183. - My debut was 10 months ago when I performed.

184. - I can't. I can't. I can't with her.

185. - I'm fairly new to drag,

186. but I wouldn't consider myself

187. looking like an amateur drag queen.

188. I carry myself like a winner and a superstar.

189. - Come on, drag queen. - (laughs)

190. - Hi, shape-shifters.

191. - I am Jaymes Mansfield,

192. I am 26 years old,

193. and I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

194. I build puppets.

195. I'm a kooky, comedy queen

196. that has way more up her sleeve than they know.

197. All right.

198. - Jaymes Mansfield looks...

199. scared and confused when she walks in.

200. Like, am I in the right room?

201. - Hi, honey. - Oh, my goodness.

202. - These are my summer diamonds.

203. Some are diamonds and some are not.

204. - Is this all fake or is it real?

205. - Um, I'd say the foot upward, it's all fake.

206. - I meant your personality.

207. - Ooh. - Ooh.

208. - I'm Nina Bo'nina, banana fo-fana,

209. Osama bin Laden, Brown, boom, boom, boom, boom.

210. I am Nina Bo'nina Brown,

211. and I am back in town to shut her down.

212. Well, no, I can't say I'm back in town,

213. 'cause I haven't even been in town yet.

214. - Yes, ma'am.

215. - She seems a little mousy.

216. - Hey, sisters.

217. - Yay! - Yes.

218. - My drag consists of fantasy.

219. One minute I may be a zombie.

220. The next time I may be a nun.

221. I'm not cosplay.

222. Nobody does what I do.

223. - What inspired your look?

224. - Well, you know, my drag is like universal, honey.

225. You never know what you're gonna get.

226. - So your drag's like STDs.

227. You never know what you're gonna get.

228. - Exactly.

229. - Oh! - Oh!

230. - My name is Aja and I'm from Brooklyn, New York.

231. Your edges are officially snatched.

232. - Yeah.

233. - Aja is vangy.

234. Her drag style is very the streets of Tokyo

235. meets the streets of Brooklyn.

236. She's cute, but she's dangerous.

237. - Oh, my. I am so happy to see you.

238. - I'm so happy. - I love Aja.

239. She is the number one name in Brooklyn

240. that people are talking about right now.

241. - Hi. Aja. Mwah, mwah.

242. Oh, you are so gorgeous in blue.

243. - Thank you, thank you. So nice to meet you.

244. Aja's makeup is just really rough around the edges,

245. but she comes off as confident.

246. Does she know what she looks like?

247. 'Cause if not, I need to tell her.

248. - I feel like I'm at home with so much talented girls.

249. - Yes! - Oh!

250. - Oh!

251. - Bitch!

252. - Yes, ma'am, honey.

253. - That's a damn good Lady Gaga impersonator.

254. - Oh, girl. - Oh, my God.

255. So this is the Derek Barry of the season.

256. - Oh!

257. - Yo, I'm Ronnie and I'm from New Jersey.

258. I'm New Jersey's number one Lady Gaga impersonator.

259. But what I'm really excited about

260. is how long it takes

261. for these queens to figure out that it's really me.

262. - Is it time to go home?

263. - (laughs)

264. - Wait a minute.

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

266. receives a one-year supply

267. of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

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

269. - Mother Monster has arrived.

270. - Wait a second.

271. - Holy fucking balls, it's Lady Gaga.

272. Like, the real one.

273. - Holy shit.

274. I'm on "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 9,

275. and Lady Gaga is in the same room with me.

276. Aah!

277. - Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

278. - I can't tell you, I have been the closest to death

279. and you've pulled me out of it,

280. and you don't even realize what you do for people

281. and how much you inspire people like me and all of us.

282. And I just want to tell you, you're so amazing,

283. and I never thought in the world I would ever meet you.

284. And I think you're so incredible.

285. I'm so sorry.

286. I think you're so incredible.

287. - Aw.

288. - You allow us to be who we are as an artist.

289. Thank you.

290. - I have always really admired

291. the craftsmanship that goes into what you all do.

292. Drag has for me been an opportunity

293. to leave myself when I didn't want to be me.

294. - Right. - Yeah.

295. - And felt so completely out of place when I was in high school.

296. Drag has just been part of my life for the longest time.

297. It's just really an honor for me to be here,

298. to be with you all.

299. - No, it's an honor for us. - Yes, Gaga.

300. - Hello, hello, hello!

301. Oh, my Gaga!

302. Gather round, ladies.

303. Oh, darling, mwah, mwah.

304. You look amazing.

305. - Thank you, so do you.

306. - Now you've had a chance to meet my girls.

307. Do you have any advice for them?

308. - You know, when you're having a bad day,

309. just remember that I was nobody,

310. and then I became somebody one day.

311. And it's the same right here.

312. - Ah! - Yes.

313. - Your lives are gonna change forever today.

314. And I would also remember something

315. that you taught me a very long time ago.

316. - Get the money up front?

317. - Yes, and on the back.

318. - (laughs)

319. - Remember what he always has said:

320. - Turn to the left. - Turn to the left.

321. - Work. - Work.

322. - Now turn to the right. - Now turn to the right.

323. - Work - Work.

324. - Sashay, shante.

325. - Now, as you can see,

326. this season is going to be stuffed with more stars,

327. more stunts and more shenanigans than ever before.

328. - Yeah!

329. - And on this premiere,

330. for the first time in "Drag Race" herstory...

331. - Uh-oh.

332. - No one...

333. is going home.

334. - Oh! - Oh!

335. - (gasps) Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, pow!

336. Face on the floor.

337. And ladies, to get this episode started,

338. we're throwing a pageant.

339. - Oh. - Oh.

340. - Yes, Miss Thing,

341. the Miss Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent Pageant.

342. - Yes! Oh, my God!

343. I can do this.

344. I want to show these bitches

345. that I'm the one to look out for.

346. - You'll be competing in two categories.

347. First, you need to show us where you're from

348. with a frock inspired by your home city.

349. Second, as a salute to our legendary guest star,

350. you need to strut your stuff

351. in your favorite Lady Gaga drag.

352. So don't be a drag, just be a queen.

353. - Lady Gaga, would you do the honors?

354. - Gentlemen, start your engines,

355. and may the best woman win.

356. - Whoo! - Yes!

357. - Move, bitch. - Oh, my God, up.

358. - Watch out now. - Ow!

359. - I'm right behind you, honey. Sorry, guys.

360. - Where am I gonna go? Where am I gonna go?

361. - This first challenge is very important

362. because this is the first impression that you make.

363. No one can afford to fuck this shit up.

364. - Bam, bam, bam.

365. - Are they sure this wasn't the challenge,

366. 'cause I feel like I'm winded.

367. - Is this already a claimed work station?

368. Hello?

369. Am I missing something?

370. Can someone tell me

371. if there's another station somewhere that I'm not seeing?

372. - Farrah is awkwardly endearing

373. with the way that she whines.

374. - So am I, like, Matilda or something?

375. - I call her Blonde Benet Glamsy

376. 'cause she whines like a 6-year-old, so, huh.

377. - I really want a station of my own.

378. - So have you ever done a Gaga look before?

379. - Yeah, 'cause I've played her a bunch of times in my video.

380. - Oh, yeah, in your videos. - I make YouTube videos,

381. which I make by myself in my living room.

382. I've been making fun of Lady Gaga on YouTube for years.

383. I am always afraid that when I impersonate people

384. that they're gonna watch my videos.

385. Lana del Rey said I was an asshole, apparently.

386. - Lana del Rey called you an asshole?

387. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

388. - Charlie has a very on the edge kind of sense of humor.

389. It's an acquired taste,

390. and I'm not sure if the judges have acquired that taste.

391. - I'm wearing the rainbow kimono that Gaga wore.

392. - Yes, bitch.

393. - Coming through.

394. - It's V collar.

395. Oh, like it's the one.

396. I was like, can I, like, go through your archives

397. and, like, have stuff?

398. And he was like, yeah, take whatever you want.

399. - Aja is very New York.

400. "I'm from New York. I did this."

401. "Oh, my God, this guy made me this."

402. She talks about the costume designers and all this jazz.

403. No one cares.

404. - Touch it. It's arctic fox dyed with saffron.

405. - Oh. My hometown look is a Georgia peach.

406. Girl, I said, how am I gonna go from a damn mouse to a peach?

407. I haven't seen a lot of girls

408. who can get some paper and some kind of glue

409. and create a new face.

410. I may not have the best stuff,

411. but I work with what I got,

412. and I think that's what makes me different.

413. I just need for people to believe in me.

414. - Ladies, who wants to win the first challenge the most?

415. - Me! - Me!

416. - Come on, girl! - Everybody.

417. - Get in line, girl!

418. - I'm about to storm all you bitches.

419. - Right. She gonna be just like the candy.

420. She gonna dissolve. Ha ha!

421. - The stakes are high for this first challenge

422. because everyone is fighting for that spotlight.

423. - The true Gaga-rini, that is what's about to go down.

424. - I feel very prepared and ready.

425. The only thing that I want from this challenge

426. is to beat Trinity.

427. - Coming up... - She (bleep) nailed it.

428. - You could put Donald Trump in that dress,

429. he's gonna look gorgeous.

430. - That I don't agree with. (all laugh)

431. - Hello.

432. Welcome to the Miss Charisma,

433. Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent Pageant.

434. Let's meet our distinguished panel of judges.

435. Fourth runner-up in the Miss South Plainfield New Jersey

436. Popping, Dipping, Spinning and Vogue-ing Pageant,

437. Michelle Visage is here.

438. - Darling, I wear it with pride. Thank you.

439. - Style superstar, Carson Kressley.

440. - I love that this is a scholarship pageant.

441. Great work.

442. - And the hilarious Ross Mathews.

443. - I have Vaseline on my teeth.

444. - Ha ha!

445. - And the one, the only Lady Gaga.

446. - Well, if you could do me a favor

447. and shoot me from the left

448. and put a filter on that camera, would you?

449. - All right, Ms. Streisand.

450. Now, to get to know them better,

451. our contestants will introduce themselves

452. wearing frocks that represent their home cities.

453. Let the pageant begin.

454. Category is...

455. First up, Peppermint.

456. - Check out those big apples.

457. - My name is Peppermint from New York City,

458. home of Metro cards, EBT cards and Lady Liberty.

459. - That's a mint I'd like to bite into.

460. - Valentina.

461. - Ole, you stay.

462. - I'm Valentina.

463. I'm from East L.A.

464. and I'm repping Mariachi Plaza.

465. - Oh, Mary-achi.

466. Next up, Eureka.

467. She's the forgotten Mandrell sister.

468. - Right.

469. - Howdy, y'all.

470. I'm Eureka and this is Mary Jo Beth.

471. I come to you from East Tennessee,

472. and I'm representing the redneck woman.

473. - Honky-tonk ba-donka-donk.

474. Charlie Hides.

475. Honey, she is Thanks-giving it to you, darling.

476. - She is.

477. - Hi. I'm Charlie from Massachusetts,

478. the home of the pilgrims, America's first drag queens.

479. - She's a witch.

480. - Burn her! - Burn her at the stake!

481. - Up next, Farrah Moan.

482. - I can tell from here she gives great head-dress.

483. - Hi, my name's Farrah Moan.

484. I'm from Las Vegas, Nevada.

485. Are you feeling lucky?

486. - What happens in Vegas slays in Vegas.

487. - That's right. - Yeah.

488. - Next up, Sasha Velour.

489. She's crowning.

490. - Hi, I'm Sasha Velour and I'm from New York City,

491. home of queer modern art, Haring, Warhol, Basquiat.

492. - Burger Queen. She's got a Whopper.

493. We just can't see it.

494. - Alexis Michelle.

495. - These have always brought me luck.

496. - I'm Alexis Michelle, a native New Yorker,

497. home of Broadway, bagels

498. and an epicenter of civil rights.

499. - Work that message, girl.

500. - Darn kids have tagged my swimsuit again.

501. - See, it's the elder care that I relate to.

502. - Shea Coulee.

503. - She-brew national.

504. - Don't be fooled by the brats that she got.

505. - My name's Shea Coulee and, bitch, I'm from Chicago!

506. Nothing reminds me of home

507. more than a big wiener sandwiched in between two buns.

508. - The other girls better "catch up."

509. They "must-heard" about her.

510. I want you to "relish" this moment.

511. Somebody stop me.

512. - (laughs)

513. Trinity Taylor.

514. - You must be this tall, Ru, to take that ride.

515. - I'm Trinity Taylor from Orlando, Florida,

516. the theme park capital of the world.

517. Want to take a ride?

518. - I'd take a ride on her disco trick.

519. - Uh-huh. Kimora Blac.

520. - Blac lives matter, y'all.

521. - Hello, my name is Kimora Blac from the city of Las Vegas.

522. All the girls in Vegas just know me

523. as the youngest, hottest, skinniest queen.

524. And if you're feeling a little frisky,

525. whatever you do to me stays in Vegas.

526. - This message has been brought to you by penicillin.

527. Up next, Jaymes Mansfield.

528. - Holy cow!

529. - Hi, I'm Jaymes Mansfield.

530. I'm a tejano living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

531. land of beer, cheese and serial killers.

532. Shh.

533. - She's a dairy queen.

534. - Aja.

535. - Make America gay again. - Yes.

536. - My name is Aja and I'm from New York,

537. where people are always angry on the streets.

538. But it's okay 'cause you could be yourself.

539. Lady Liberty has spoken.

540. - I wonder how many immigrants have gone through her.

541. Nina Bo'nina Brown.

542. She's got Georgia on her mind.

543. - And her face.

544. - I am Nina Bo'nina banana fo-nana Osama bin Laden Brown.

545. Originally from South Kakalaki,

546. you can now catch me in Atlanta, Georgia.

547. Take a bite of this peach.

548. - It looks like she's got a touch of the Zika.

549. - (laughs) - Oh, my, Michelle.

550. The last thing I thought would be brought up today is Zika.

551. - Coming up...

552. Our contestants return to the stage

553. wearing their very best Lady Gaga drag.

554. - Do I have something on my face?

555. - Welcome back to the Miss Charisma,

556. Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent Pageant.

557. In this next category,

558. our contestants return to the stage

559. wearing their very best Lady Gaga drag.

560. First up, Peppermint.

561. Grammy Awards 2016.

562. - If it ain't brocade, don't fix it.

563. - Crowd control to Major Tom,

564. giving you Gaga/Bowie realness.

565. Because the entire point of drag

566. is to give the middle finger to rules of gender.

567. - I have nothing to say.

568. I'm going to be speechless this whole time.

569. - Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.

570. Next up, Valentina, the CFDA Awards.

571. - That was Mugler when Nicola Formicetti was there.

572. - I am wearing the look she wore for the CFDA Awards.

573. I definitely see myself a bit in Lady Gaga

574. because she carries herself with grace and glamour,

575. but I always want to add a Latina flair to what I do.

576. - I brought my sister as my date,

577. and we were both on the red carpet

578. like a bunch of pissed off New Yorkers.

579. - Some things never change, darling.

580. - Paparazzi love her.

581. Next up, Eureka, the "Telephone" video.

582. - Yes.

583. - Guilty as charged.

584. I decided to do the "Telephone" look.

585. I just want to give them something big and glamorous

586. and kind of risky couture.

587. Got my titties on my chin,

588. cinch, pull and tuck, honey, that's the D.

589. - Great choice, darling.

590. I believe that was Jean de Castelbajac.

591. who made that garment.

592. - Oh, you say that to all the queens.

593. - Next up, Charlie Hides, Brit Awards 2010.

594. - That's a lace front wig, I believe.

595. - I believe it is. - Yes.

596. - I've chosen to wear the outfit

597. that Lady Gaga wore for the 2010 Brit Awards.

598. I've done Lady Gaga hundreds of times on YouTube,

599. and I think I'm pretty polished, so I'm fairly confident.

600. - Philip Treacy made this for McQueen,

601. and he gave it to me because I was doing a tribute to him.

602. - Don't be a drag, be a McQueen.

603. Next up, Farrah Moan, the "Alejandro" video.

604. - Pray and slay.

605. - Oh, my God, look at her cross.

606. - I look exactly like Lady Gaga

607. in my "Alejandro" music video look,

608. and I'm rocking my real hair

609. and I really hope that Lady Gaga lives for it.

610. - That attitude and the face is really good,

611. and the makeup is on point

612. because Steven Klein and I had an argument about it.

613. I thought it was too much makeup in this scene.

614. - Don't cross this queen.

615. - Everybody needs a virgin to sacrifice.

616. - Can I get an amen?

617. Next up, Sasha Velour, the "Applause" video.

618. - Do I have something on my face?

619. - I'm wearing my favorite look

620. that she has ever done.

621. A Pierrot clown, high art, Pat McGrath makeup.

622. It is the place where art and pop meet.

623. - It's gonna be hard for this not to be one of my favorites.

624. - What do you live for, Gaga?

625. - The applause.

626. - Painted for the Gaga.

627. - Alexis Michelle, the Golden Globes.

628. Best actress realness.

629. - When I saw Gaga at the Golden Globes in this gown,

630. I said she's wearing Alexis Michelle's body.

631. So here I am body, curve, swerve and trophies.

632. - Yay!

633. - Donatella Versace made this for me.

634. That is not easy to make that bodice that way.

635. Wonderful job, darling,

636. and thank you for bringing my Globe with you.

637. - It's Ver-sayce.

638. - Matching trophy.

639. - Shea Coulee, Monster Ball Tour.

640. Paws up, baby.

641. - My Lady Gaga look, it's ethereal, powerful,

642. yet gentle and serene,

643. and it mixes engineering and fashion.

644. - This reminds me of the film that Nick Knight did

645. with the yellow electric urine blonde.

646. - Mmm.

647. - Urine blonde is my screen name on Scruff.

648. - It is? - Yes.

649. - It's my password on Netflix.

650. - Trinity Taylor, "American Horror Story, Hotel."

651. - Yes, Countess. - Yes.

652. - This look speaks to me

653. because I love darkness and glamour and vampires.

654. And Lady Gaga was so seductive and sexy

655. and brilliant in the show.

656. - Trinity, a little club soda will take that right out.

657. - You know, they say that if you use your own spit,

658. the enzymes break down the blood, so...

659. - Good to know. - Thank you.

660. - This competition is cutthroat.

661. Kimora Blac, Lady Gaga "On The Go."

662. - This is the Versace phase.

663. - I'm giving a look that Gaga wears to, like, the airport.

664. I think picking out what she's done for red carpets

665. is so predictable

666. and it's so, like, all right, done.

667. - Those boots, they remind me of the pleasers

668. that I used to get off of, um...

669. - Hollywood Boulevard, honey.

670. - Yep, yep.

671. - No ifs, ands or butts about it.

672. - Uh-uh. - No, ma'am.

673. - Jaymes Mansfield, the cover of "Vogue."

674. - Oh.

675. - I am serving you Gaga on the cover of "Vogue."

676. My drag is campy and different,

677. so I'm giving you Lady Gaga in slumber land.

678. I look amazing.

679. If they don't like this dress,

680. don't blame me, blame Marc Jacobs.

681. - Oh, she's a little sleepy.

682. - It's Marc Jacobs. She's Marco-leptic.

683. - She's actually not wrong, either,

684. because I was so tired the day that we did that shoot

685. that that's probably what I looked like in between shots.

686. - Cover girl, put some gel in your hair.

687. Nina Bo'nina Brown, VMAs 2009.

688. - Oh, my God.

689. - Yes, McQueen, yes.

690. - This was one of the biggest nights of my life.

691. - I'm serving you the black version of Lady Gaga.

692. Lot of hips, a lot of ass and a lot of sass.

693. I can't see how Lady Gaga is reacting

694. because I can't see anybody.

695. - I just love the expression in her face

696. when she wears this outfit.

697. You know, you can tell she's happy.

698. - Oh, no, she's on the edge of whore-y.

699. Up next, Aja, Commes des Garcons.

700. - Now, where did I park my car?

701. - For my Lady Gaga look,

702. I'm wearing a remake of her Commes des Garcons look

703. that she wore to show that beauty has no shape.

704. - Now, I wore this because the media was saying I was fat

705. and I knew this archive, so I called Commes des Garcons

706. and I asked him if we could wear it.

707. It's such an excellent choice.

708. - And very slimming.

709. - It's all about the waist.

710. - Oy, gevalt.

711. - Coming up...

712. Wait a minute.

713. Stop the music, please.

714. The real competition is just about to begin.

715. - Fuck. Oh!

716. - Okay, judges, we are looking for one winner

717. who has what it takes.

718. Let's start with Peppermint.

719. - I think Peppermint has a fun personality.

720. You could tell that she likes to take the piss with her drag,

721. and I do like that.

722. I thought her Lady Liberty was kind of basic to me.

723. Peppermint's David Bowie,

724. it would have been so great to have the lightning bolt.

725. - On the face, yeah. - Yeah.

726. - I love when I see the exact impression

727. and the detail in that,

728. but the adding of the hoop earrings,

729. I didn't understand it.

730. Bowie wouldn't have worn them that big.

731. If he did, he would've worn one.

732. - One, exactly.

733. - You know, so I'm looking at detail.

734. - Valentina.

735. - That hometown look of hers

736. was my very favorite look of anybody up there.

737. It was just such a strong look,

738. and her Spanish sombrero, East L.A. homage,

739. I thought it was super fun.

740. I thought she was beautiful

741. and I thought the makeup was on point.

742. And then, the Lady Gaga look was also super strong.

743. - Both of these looks brought a tear to my eye.

744. Her walk was fantastic.

745. For me, she was the best model.

746. - Mm-hmm. - Wow.

747. - Eureka, that first outfit,

748. there was a little bit of a used-up Tina Turner there.

749. - Tina Turner away.

750. - I was laughing and entertained and that's part of this.

751. As far as her Gaga look,

752. I thought it was fun, it was detailed.

753. - She's actually one of my favorites of the night.

754. - Charlie Hides.

755. Her first look was the pilgrim.

756. - I wasn't blown away by the first look.

757. I felt like there was supposed to be a rip-away moment

758. and it kind of just sort of got a little mangled.

759. But the Gaga look might have been one of my favorites.

760. - The detail of the way that that lace sort of interlays,

761. it's beautifully done.

762. - Farrah Moan.

763. - That first outfit was definitely not Las Vegas.

764. I felt it was more like a different version

765. of, like, "Anna Karenina," you know.

766. - "Anna Karenina" goes to "Game of Thrones."

767. - Well, she does sort of look like

768. she's in the main showroom of the Vatican.

769. - Yes. - (laughs)

770. - As far as her Gaga look, being a smaller queen,

771. she chose something that swallowed her up,

772. and that might not have been the best idea for a Gaga look.

773. - I was hoping that there was going to be tear-away.

774. - Yes. - And there wasn't.

775. I do have to say I was impressed by her poise.

776. - I'm wearing Poise right now, actually.

777. Sasha Velour.

778. - One too many props can spoil a good party.

779. She was kind of cumbersomely standing up there

780. holding these things.

781. - Hey, Michelle, it's only episode one of season nine,

782. and I'm already disagreeing with you.

783. - Okay. - Okay?

784. - Go on. - I like more is more.

785. I like that she brought the props.

786. She didn't waste any time showing us who she is.

787. - Too much.

788. - If you just lose the portrait,

789. this would've been a perfect performance.

790. - Look at Gaga finding middle ground for Michelle and I.

791. - And then, "Applause," I thought she did well

792. and even in that kind of flowy thing,

793. it changed her persona. - Yes.

794. - Yeah, I didn't know who it was.

795. - Right. - And that is great drag.

796. - Yeah.

797. - I don't think any other queen

798. told us exactly who she is better than she did.

799. - Alexis Michelle.

800. - When you're gonna use things like words on your body,

801. you have to be able to read them.

802. - Mm-hmm.

803. - And the way they were positioned on the bustier

804. and on the corset, you couldn't read them.

805. The point was lost.

806. But her Gaga moment was stunning.

807. - Yeah. - That dress is amazing.

808. You could put Donald Trump in that dress,

809. he's gonna look gorgeous.

810. - No. - That I don't agree.

811. The shape and the silhouette that she achieved,

812. this was really good. - Mm-hmm.

813. - This is someone to watch, I think.

814. - Shea Coulee.

815. What'd you think about that first outfit?

816. - I thought that was really fun and very memorable.

817. I mean, who doesn't like a giant wiener on your head?

818. - As long at it's girth-y.

819. - And I thought the Gaga look was great.

820. - That dress is just amazing.

821. - The dress was actually made by Jim Henson.

822. - Of "The Muppets?" - Yes. The original dress

823. was made in very particularly pleated origami,

824. and it was mechanical.

825. And I felt that some of the other girls

826. went a little further with the detail.

827. - Let's talk Trinity Taylor, no relation to Rip Taylor.

828. - Oh, damn it! - Yeah.

829. - I thought Trinity's Orlando outfit

830. was kind of nondescript.

831. You wouldn't know where she was from.

832. Now, when she turned around, it was the kind of anal sun.

833. - Yeah.

834. - And it was kind of like, oh, okay.

835. But her Countess Lady Gaga drag I loved.

836. - Phenomenal.

837. - I loved it from top to bottom,

838. and everybody knows I love a bottom.

839. - That hair that she did for the Countess

840. is so difficult to do.

841. To get that type of smoothness

842. and to get the lace to lay that flat is very hard.

843. She fucking nailed it.

844. - Let's move on to Kimora Blac.

845. - I thought the first look was not indicative of Vegas to me.

846. It was very cheap looking.

847. And the Gaga look, to me,

848. it just seemed like something you'd see in a bar.

849. There's no pizzazz.

850. - I think she needs a moment to get comfortable.

851. - Jaymes Mansfield.

852. - I love whimsy. - Yeah?

853. - I thought I was being served a comedy queen.

854. I was left with a little drag blue balls with her.

855. I didn't get what I thought I was going to get.

856. - Well, there's so much you could get.

857. If you're from Milwaukee,

858. I mean, you could be covered in cheese.

859. You could have a wig that looks like an udder.

860. Like, you can't go halfway.

861. - Right. Like, take it to the next level.

862. - Milk it. You milk it.

863. - Milk it, honey, yeah.

864. - What did you think of her interpretation

865. of your "Vogue" cover?

866. - The hair is not what it was.

867. My bigger issue is I think she's hiding.

868. It's about her just letting her true self shine through.

869. - All right. Let's talk about Nina Bo'nina Brown.

870. - I was so excited

871. when she walked around the corner.

872. - It's whimsical, but it's also fabulous.

873. - That insane peach face with the head.

874. It's so twisted, and yet it's so beautiful.

875. And this choice of the McQueen,

876. she makes a statement with each piece.

877. - She has a point of view, yeah.

878. - She has a point of view as an artist.

879. I see a star.

880. - Let's move on to Aja.

881. - I wasn't blown away by the Statue of Liberty moment.

882. It's okay.

883. - Why do you hate America, Carson?

884. - I did love the Commes des Garcons look,

885. but the makeup was real bad.

886. - I don't know that she nailed it tonight,

887. but this girl, she's gonna keep surprising you.

888. - All right. Judges, time to fill out your scorecards

889. and bring back my girls.

890. - The Florida election committee

891. will be verifying these results.

892. - (laughs)

893. - Welcome back.

894. I've combined the judges' scores,

895. divided them by five and added a 20% tip.

896. - (laughs)

897. - When I call your name, please step forward.

898. Eureka. - Ooh.

899. - Sasha Velour.

900. Nina Bo'nina Brown.

901. - (gasps) Oh.

902. - I wish you could see the expression on your face.

903. - (laughs)

904. - I wish I could see the expression on your face.

905. Con-drag-ulations, ladies.

906. You are our top three finalists.

907. Now, if for any reason

908. tonight's winner cannot complete her reign,

909. the first and second runner-ups will thumb wrestle

910. to determine who takes her place.

911. I hold in my hand

912. the name of Miss Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent.

913. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of a fabulous week-long getaway

914. to The Grand Resort and Spa,

915. Fort Lauderdale's premiere gay men's spa resort...

916. And the title of Miss Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent...

917. The winner is...

918. Nina Bo'nina Brown.

919. - Yes! (applause)

920. - Come on, mama.

921. - For them to crown me, it means a lot to me.

922. Girl, Lady Gaga bought my drag.

923. She bought it.

924. She didn't rent it from the Netflix.

925. She bought it.

926. Validation complete.

927. - Is there anything you'd like to say?

928. - I know that this is just the beginning,

929. but to get you guys' approval for this means a lot to me.

930. Thank y'all so much for this.

931. I truly appreciate it from my heart.

932. - Well, my queen, go ahead and serve your public, honey.

933. - Yeah. Come on, baby.

934. - Yes.

935. - Congratulations, darling.

936. - Nina Bo'nina Brown.

937. Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

938. Stop the music, please.

939. Ladies and gentlemen, I have to apologize.

940. This is not a Steve Harvey moment.

941. Nina, you are still our winner.

942. You are still our winner, honey, but...

943. The real competition is just about to begin.

944. I'm introducing a 14th queen into the race.

945. - (gasps) - What?

946. - Who?

947. - Fuck. Oh!

948. - Breathe.

949. - Please welcome back to the race...

950. The 14th contestant

951. in the 9th season of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

952. (screams) - Yeah!

953. - Bitch!

954. Ru, are you punking us?

955. - Oh, my God.

956. - No fucking way.

957. What?