1. - Previously on
RuPaul's Drag Race...Copy !req
2. We're throwing
the gayest ball ever!Copy !req
3. - I think
that the dance elementCopy !req
4. is not your comfort zone.Copy !req
5. - To be honest,
I was not being listened to.Copy !req
6. - I don't think you stood up
as a leader, though.Copy !req
7. You sort of
explicitly trust Shea.Copy !req
8. - Actually, no.
I felt like SheaCopy !req
9. was stepping on my toes
a little bit.Copy !req
10. - It ain't RuPaul's
Best Friend Race no more.Copy !req
11. - Peppermint.
- Your unicorn, it was fun,Copy !req
12. but there was
a little bagginessCopy !req
13. going on
in the crotch-al area.Copy !req
14. - Alexis Michelle.Copy !req
15. - I feel if we take
the bow out of your head,Copy !req
16. I can get that outfit
at Ricky's.Copy !req
17. - Shea Coulee.Copy !req
18. - It's like
a street style model off dutyCopy !req
19. meets couture.Copy !req
20. I hope we share
the same size.Copy !req
21. - You're the winner
of this week's challenge.Copy !req
22. - Peppermint,
shantay you stay.Copy !req
23. Alexis Michelle,
sashay away.Copy !req
24. - Ooh.Copy !req
25. - Oh.
- Oh.Copy !req
26. - Our heart is broken
for our sister.Copy !req
27. Alexis really wanted to make it
to the top of this competition.Copy !req
28. Unfortunately, I feel like
this was her time.Copy !req
29. - "Wishes come true,
not free.Copy !req
30. You're my sisters always."Copy !req
31. Alexis, we love you.Copy !req
32. - We love you so much, girl.
- We love you, sis.Copy !req
33. - It feels bad
coming in the top fourCopy !req
34. just having lip synched
for my life.Copy !req
35. So whatever
the next challenge is,Copy !req
36. I need to rock
the shit out of it.Copy !req
37. Congratulations
to Ms. Shea Coulee!Copy !req
38. - I won four challenges now,Copy !req
39. so come on, Mama Ru.Copy !req
40. Tch-tch.
Hand it on over.Copy !req
41. - I will say I thought
this was gonna be my weekCopy !req
42. 'cause I actually did have
a rainbow look.Copy !req
43. - Oh!Copy !req
44. Shea might have won
this challenge,Copy !req
45. but I will get that crown.Copy !req
46. - We are the top four.Copy !req
47. - Four!
- All right!Copy !req
48. - Can I just say
this is the top fourCopy !req
49. that I really wished for?Copy !req
50. - Bitch, please.Copy !req
51. Don't get me wrong.Copy !req
52. I love these other girls,Copy !req
53. but I want to make it
in the top three.Copy !req
54. Somebody needs to go.
It ain't me.Copy !req
55. Enough talking about it.
Let's get done, honey.Copy !req
56. - These girls are majorCopy !req
57. and all of us
are hungry for that crown,Copy !req
58. so I may have to resort
to other means.Copy !req
59. I don't know what that means.Copy !req
60. That sounds shady.Copy !req
61. It did.Copy !req
62. - The winner
of RuPaul's Drag RaceCopy !req
63. receives a one-year supplyCopy !req
64. of Anastasia Beverly Hills
cosmeticsCopy !req
65. and cash prize of $100,000.Copy !req
66. - We're skipping,
we're skipping,Copy !req
67. we're skipping, we're skipping,
we're skipping.Copy !req
68. - Looks like we have
a sickening top four.Copy !req
69. I'm really excited about it.Copy !req
70. - How do you all feelCopy !req
71. going into
this final challenge?Copy !req
72. - Aah!
- Yeah, me, too.Copy !req
73. Can we all do Peppermint's
scream together?Copy !req
74. - Yes.
- One, two, three.Copy !req
75. - Hello, hello, hello.Copy !req
76. - Oh!
- Oh!Copy !req
77. - Yes!Copy !req
78. - Con-drag-ulations.
Final Four.Copy !req
79. This is your last chance
to prove to RuPaulCopy !req
80. that you're
top three material.Copy !req
81. To help you stretch
your charisma, uniqueness,Copy !req
82. nerve and talent,Copy !req
83. you'll be working with
the incredible Todrick Hall.Copy !req
84. He's back.Copy !req
85. And he's not
pussy-footing around.Copy !req
86. First, each of you
needs to write and recordCopy !req
87. an original verse for
the sickening Season 9 remixCopy !req
88. of RuPaul's Category Is.Copy !req
89. Then you'll put on
your dancing shoesCopy !req
90. and learn
some killer choreography.Copy !req
91. - Ooh.
- Ooh.Copy !req
92. - And tomorrow
on the main stageCopy !req
93. you'll be making
your all-singing,Copy !req
94. all-dancing
Category Is world debut.Copy !req
95. - Wow.Copy !req
96. - But you'll have
one more shotCopy !req
97. to really impress Mama RuCopy !req
98. when you guest on her
critically-acclaimed podcast,Copy !req
99. RuPaul, What's The Tee?
with Michelle Visage.Copy !req
100. Get it?
R-U? Ru.Copy !req
101. - Oh!
- Oh!Copy !req
102. - Yeah. As we've seen
this season,Copy !req
103. anything can happen,
so don't fuck it up.Copy !req
104. Bye-zee.Copy !req
105. - Bye.
- Bye.Copy !req
106. - Oh.
- Has anyone done this before?Copy !req
107. - I actually have
an album out on iTunes.Copy !req
108. - Whoo.Copy !req
109. - What are you ladies
thinking of doing?Copy !req
110. Singing or rapping
or, like, spoken word?Copy !req
111. - I think I'm gonna rap.Copy !req
112. - Mine is definitely
spoken word.Copy !req
113. I don't know how to rap.Copy !req
114. - Well, I can't sing,Copy !req
115. so I don't really know
what you're gonna call this.Copy !req
116. - Barnyard noises?Copy !req
117. - Oh!Copy !req
118. - No, ma'am.
Don't try it, bitch.Copy !req
119. - Whoo.Copy !req
120. We have to rap,
dance, write.Copy !req
121. Trinity can't do
any of those things.Copy !req
122. - Trinity,
you in danger, girl.Copy !req
123. Well, ladies, wish me luck.Copy !req
124. - Good luck.
- Good luck, darling.Copy !req
125. - Good luck, girl.Copy !req
126. - Hi, Shea.
- Hey, Todrick.Copy !req
127. So it's time for me
to record my verseCopy !req
128. to Ru's single Category Is
with Todrick Hall.Copy !req
129. - This is Vjuan Allure.Copy !req
130. - Vjuan Allure, hi.
- He is Ru's producer.Copy !req
131. He actually produced the track
to Category Is.Copy !req
132. - Okay.Copy !req
133. This is the real deal.Copy !req
134. People will be hearing
this shit.Copy !req
135. I have to nail this.Copy !req
136. - Okay, let's hear
what you got.Copy !req
137. - One more time.Copy !req
138. - Just take a deep breathCopy !req
139. and make sure you get
every single word in.Copy !req
140. - I wrote
some really fast lyrics,Copy !req
141. you know, a la Twista.Copy !req
142. Like, I'm trying to spit
that shit like so fastCopy !req
143. so that they know that,
hey, this girl got game.Copy !req
144. - Okay, cut.Copy !req
145. Just try
to get me more diction.Copy !req
146. - Okay, I'll eat it up.
- All right, play the track.Copy !req
147. - Great.Copy !req
148. I got chills.Copy !req
149. You're just a bad ass bitch.Copy !req
150. - Hi.Copy !req
151. - Hello, ladies.
- Hi, Peppermint.Copy !req
152. - I used to watch
The RuPaul ShowCopy !req
153. with Michelle and Ru,Copy !req
154. and here I am a guest
on their podcast.Copy !req
155. It's a dream come true.Copy !req
156. - You made it all the way
to top four?Copy !req
157. - Girl.Copy !req
158. - But, you know, for us,
we see the girls year after yearCopy !req
159. and I think
the biggest challengeCopy !req
160. is for them to get past
their conception of themselves.Copy !req
161. - Mm-hmm.
- Have you been able to do that?Copy !req
162. - Yes.
Before the competition,Copy !req
163. I really had a hard time
balancingCopy !req
164. kind of my day life
and my night life.Copy !req
165. - Because I know that you have
revealed that you are trans.Copy !req
166. You're a trans woman.Copy !req
167. Is that what
we're talking about?Copy !req
168. Is that what—
- Yes.Copy !req
169. I mean, a really well known
and respected queenCopy !req
170. back in New York said,
oh, you know,Copy !req
171. are you transitioning?Copy !req
172. 'Cause if you are,
I'll support you.Copy !req
173. But then
she immediately said,Copy !req
174. but you know
you'll never workCopy !req
175. in the gay community again
as a drag queen.Copy !req
176. - But that's not true.Copy !req
177. - I see that now, but that
scared the shit out of me.Copy !req
178. - For how long?
- Years.Copy !req
179. - Years?
- Until a couple weeks ago.Copy !req
180. I still worked and I still
continued my transition,Copy !req
181. but it made me kind of push them
to opposite ends of the room.Copy !req
182. - You don't ever need to be
one or another.Copy !req
183. Nobody has to put anybody
in any kind of a box.Copy !req
184. - I definitely didn't think
being a drag queenCopy !req
185. and a transwoman
would ever mix.Copy !req
186. And now,
after this experience,Copy !req
187. I know that those two things
can coexistCopy !req
188. if that's who you are,Copy !req
189. and that's who I am.Copy !req
190. - Thank you so much, Peppermint,
for being so honest.Copy !req
191. You is a marvel.Copy !req
192. - I'm ready to hear
what you got.Copy !req
193. - Okay.
- Play back.Copy !req
194. Let's cut the track.Copy !req
195. Yeah, take that off, honey,
get comfortableCopy !req
196. 'cause we got
a lot of work to do.Copy !req
197. - All right.Copy !req
198. - The performance quality
that needs to be,Copy !req
199. you're at like 35%.Copy !req
200. What?
I've got to push more.Copy !req
201. - Okay, cut the track.
Okay.Copy !req
202. I don't think that you need
to take the noteCopy !req
203. as that you need to yell
into the microphone.Copy !req
204. Relax and just be funny.Copy !req
205. Let's do it again.Copy !req
206. - Let's go again.
- Was I off?Copy !req
207. - You were off, yeah.
Just tap your footCopy !req
208. and get that rhythm
on fleek, okay?Copy !req
209. - Right. Okay, all right.Copy !req
210. - Yeah.
- Good.Copy !req
211. You're saying "the talent
I've got, honey,"Copy !req
212. in that line, so...
- Right.Copy !req
213. Gotta show.
- Yeah, show us.Copy !req
214. Show us that you got it.Copy !req
215. You
ain't me, but...Copy !req
216. I am freaking out.Copy !req
217. I have to get it togetherCopy !req
218. or all this work
is gonna be for nothing.Copy !req
219. - Coming up...Copy !req
220. - One, two, three, four.Copy !req
221. Down, down, turn, stick.Copy !req
222. - Oh, my gosh.Copy !req
223. - Sasha can't dance.Copy !req
224. - Oh, my God,
look who's here.Copy !req
225. - Hello, you beautiful legends.
- Hi.Copy !req
226. - It's time to do
the What's The Tee? podcastCopy !req
227. with Ru and Michelle.
I'm really excitedCopy !req
228. to get to spend some time
hanging out with them.Copy !req
229. - When you look at yourself
in this competition,Copy !req
230. what were your missteps?Copy !req
231. - The biggest was
how I tackled 9021-Ho.Copy !req
232. I thought I could
think my way into humor.Copy !req
233. - Hmm.Copy !req
234. - But turns out,
that doesn't work so well.Copy !req
235. - No.Copy !req
236. - And what about
in life in general?Copy !req
237. - I think a lot about
my relationship with my mom.Copy !req
238. She passed away last year,
and I feel likeCopy !req
239. there were a lot of missed
opportunities for us to connect.Copy !req
240. I'm not sure
she ever really got to seeCopy !req
241. the type of drag
that I believe in.Copy !req
242. - But she knew you did drag.Copy !req
243. - She knew I did drag, but
I could have shared it with her.Copy !req
244. - Included her.
- Yeah.Copy !req
245. My mom was always
a little bit unsureCopy !req
246. about why I was doing dragCopy !req
247. because she didn't see
how it could be a career.Copy !req
248. But she was interested.Copy !req
249. Especially in the last
couple months of her life,Copy !req
250. she wanted nothing moreCopy !req
251. than to see what direction
my life was going to take,Copy !req
252. and I didn't really open up.Copy !req
253. I think all the time about
how it must have felt for herCopy !req
254. feeling like she was going
to miss out on so much.Copy !req
255. That loss made me realize
the importance of opening up.Copy !req
256. My dad has fallen in love
with drag.Copy !req
257. Papa Velour.Copy !req
258. - Papa Velour.
- Papa Velour.Copy !req
259. - That's what people
always call him.Copy !req
260. - Well, thank you,
Sasha Velour,Copy !req
261. and give my love
to your father.Copy !req
262. - I will.Copy !req
263. - But before you go...
- Yes.Copy !req
264. - We have a parting gift.
- Oh.Copy !req
265. - What is it?Copy !req
266. - Today's podcast
is sponsored by Squatty Potty.Copy !req
267. Best poop of your life,
kiddo.Copy !req
268. Guaranteed.
- Thank you so much.Copy !req
269. You know, I'll write a whole
philosophy piece about it.Copy !req
270. - Hey, Todrick.Copy !req
271. - How you doin'?
- I'm doin' good, baby.Copy !req
272. - We're twinning.
- Ow!Copy !req
273. - Ow.Copy !req
274. - I love to sing,Copy !req
275. I love to rap,
and I love to perform,Copy !req
276. and that's exactly
what this challenge is.Copy !req
277. I'm gonna win.Copy !req
278. - Let's just dive in.Copy !req
279. Sh...Copy !req
280. - Let's do it, Peppermint,Copy !req
281. 'cause there's nothing worse
than messing up a lip synch,Copy !req
282. than messing a lip synch
that you wrote.Copy !req
283. - Aah.Copy !req
284. - Cut the track.
Whatever you're doing right now,Copy !req
285. take that and run with it,Copy !req
286. 'cause that is, like,
your personality.Copy !req
287. - I love it.
That's it.Copy !req
288. - Fricka-fricka-ree.Copy !req
289. - How are you guys?Copy !req
290. - Hi, Shea.Copy !req
291. - Shake a leg, Shea Coulee.Copy !req
292. Now, somebody told me you
were teased a lot as a kid.Copy !req
293. - Yes. Where we lived was
a mostly white neighborhood,Copy !req
294. and so I was teasedCopy !req
295. because I was the only
black kid, you know.Copy !req
296. They'd call me Blackie.Copy !req
297. And then
I would go to churchCopy !req
298. and then they would
make fun of meCopy !req
299. because they said
I spoke too white.Copy !req
300. So I really didn't feel like
I belonged much of anywhere.Copy !req
301. And it really took
doing dragCopy !req
302. to become stronger
and more confident.Copy !req
303. It's my armor.Copy !req
304. - When you went
to this church,Copy !req
305. did you get into
the spirit of the Lord?Copy !req
306. - Oh, girl, yeah.Copy !req
307. I used to shout
and I used to buck and jiveCopy !req
308. and throw it all around.Copy !req
309. - Did you speak in tongues?
- Oh, yes.Copy !req
310. Boon shaka-la-la-la,
halla-la-la-la, halla-la-la-la.Copy !req
311. - So it's shah la-la...Copy !req
312. - Mm-hmm.
- Boom...Copy !req
313. - Boom-boom kah.
- Uh-huh.Copy !req
314. - Kah-kah-kah, kah-kah-kah,
kah-kah-kah, kah.Copy !req
315. - Yes.Copy !req
316. - I'm familiar
with that one.Copy !req
317. I know that one.
That was at my church.Copy !req
318. - Yeah.
- I love it.Copy !req
319. - Yes.
- Hey, listen,Copy !req
320. we actually
have a parting gift for you.Copy !req
321. - It's going to be
your very own—Copy !req
322. - Oh, my God, shut up!Copy !req
323. - Yes.
- The Squatty—Copy !req
324. - Yes!
- Yes!Copy !req
325. - Oh, my goodness.
- That's for you.Copy !req
326. Poop in good health.
- Thank you, guys.Copy !req
327. - Bye-ee.Copy !req
328. - Bye.
- Bye.Copy !req
329. - That bitch knew
what Squatty Potty was.Copy !req
330. - Hell, yes.
Squatty Potty ain't no joke.Copy !req
331. - I love it.Copy !req
332. - Okay. I am just
gonna be real with you.Copy !req
333. I'm not
all the way sold on this.Copy !req
334. For somebody who's coming upCopy !req
335. for the finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race,Copy !req
336. it just doesn't
seem powerful.Copy !req
337. You're a drag queen.
You know what I mean?Copy !req
338. I feel like it needs to be—Copy !req
339. - But I'm this kind
of drag queen, Todrick.Copy !req
340. - I'm not saying you need to be,
like, popping your tongueCopy !req
341. and giving us
Alyssa Edwards,Copy !req
342. but right now,
it just sounds likeCopy !req
343. you're saying lines
into a voicemail.Copy !req
344. - Oh, God.Copy !req
345. It's important
to show TodrickCopy !req
346. I can be a star
and still be myself.Copy !req
347. - Play the track.Copy !req
348. - Awesome.
How'd you feel about that?Copy !req
349. - Better.
You were right.Copy !req
350. - Now, you're from
Birmingham, Alabama,Copy !req
351. and you were raised
by your grandparents.Copy !req
352. - I was.Copy !req
353. - What do they think
about you as a showgirl?Copy !req
354. - I never told
my grandfather,Copy !req
355. although I think he probably
found a couple of wigsCopy !req
356. under a towel once
and didn't say nothing.Copy !req
357. - Uh-huh, uh-huh.Copy !req
358. - Now, my grandmother,Copy !req
359. she had a really hard time
with me being gay.Copy !req
360. And towards the end
we had a big falling out,Copy !req
361. even though
I was taking care of her.Copy !req
362. - Was the falling out
over your homosexuality?Copy !req
363. - It was.
- Or the drag?Copy !req
364. - It was over me being gay.Copy !req
365. We got into a really big fight
before she passed,Copy !req
366. and I told her
that I hated her.Copy !req
367. I didn't mean that,Copy !req
368. but it's something that
haunts me, like, still today.Copy !req
369. Like, I just wish that
wouldn't have been, like,Copy !req
370. one of the last things
I told her.Copy !req
371. - Right.Copy !req
372. - I don't know.
I just...Copy !req
373. There's a lot about
the last few months of her lifeCopy !req
374. that I just don't
have closure with.Copy !req
375. Like, I just—Copy !req
376. I wish there would have
been more conversations.Copy !req
377. I wish there
would have been more time.Copy !req
378. I can't go back
and be, like,Copy !req
379. I'm sorry that I said that
'cause she's not here.Copy !req
380. - Yeah. My guess
is that if she were here,Copy !req
381. she would forgive you.Copy !req
382. - I hope so.Copy !req
383. - No, she would
definitely forgive you.Copy !req
384. She would say,
I am so proud of my baby.Copy !req
385. - She sounded
just like that.Copy !req
386. - I didn't want her
to ever thinkCopy !req
387. that I really didn't love her,
because I do.Copy !req
388. She was the best parent
I could have ever had.Copy !req
389. - There are my queens.Copy !req
390. How y'all doin'?
- Hey.Copy !req
391. - Good work earlier today,
but the challengeCopy !req
392. is just about to really
get started right now.Copy !req
393. It's time to learn
your choreographyCopy !req
394. for the performance
tomorrow.Copy !req
395. My goal is to challenge
every single personCopy !req
396. based on
their own skill set.Copy !req
397. I really want to push themCopy !req
398. because that's what
this competition is about.Copy !req
399. Let's go, Peppermint.
You ready?Copy !req
400. - All right, baby,
I'm ready.Copy !req
401. - So I want to see
if you can sit like thisCopy !req
402. so they can go like that.Copy !req
403. - This performance
determines the top three.Copy !req
404. I cannot afford
to drop the ball on this one.Copy !req
405. - Bring it to the runway.
- Two, three.Copy !req
406. - Cut, cut, cut.Copy !req
407. - Let's do this.Copy !req
408. - Let's try that
from the top.Copy !req
409. Five, six, seven, walk.Copy !req
410. Bring Keith.Copy !req
411. Put her down.Copy !req
412. Left, right, left.
Right, left.Copy !req
413. Awesome. Cool.Copy !req
414. Next up, Sasha.Copy !req
415. Okay, can you just
do fast walks?Copy !req
416. Gah-gah-gah, gah-gah-gah,
gah-gah-gah, boom.Copy !req
417. And then, walk, walk,Copy !req
418. five, six, seven, fall.Copy !req
419. - Can we try it?Copy !req
420. - Sure.Copy !req
421. - What is Todrick thinking?Copy !req
422. Sasha can't dance.Copy !req
423. - One, two, three, four.Copy !req
424. Down, down, turn,
six, seven.Copy !req
425. - Oh, my gosh.Copy !req
426. - Dun-dun-dun, dun-dun-dun,
dun-dun-dun, boom.Copy !req
427. This should be fast.Copy !req
428. Gah-gah-gah, gah-gah-gah,
gah-gah-gah, boom.Copy !req
429. - I'll do my best.
Sorry.Copy !req
430. - Let's go back.
Five, six, seven, eight.Copy !req
431. - I'm really—I'm honestly
trying my best.Copy !req
432. I want to nail it,Copy !req
433. but I just maybe won't get it,
like, immediately.Copy !req
434. - But do you feel confident
that you can do this on stage?Copy !req
435. - I do feel confident.Copy !req
436. - Because if you don't,
you should tell me now.Copy !req
437. - I feel like I can do it,Copy !req
438. but it is a huge challenge
that I want to rise to.Copy !req
439. - Good.
I like to hear that.Copy !req
440. - Girl. Sasha is up there
looking like she's shook.Copy !req
441. - Coming up...Copy !req
442. - She's just been up here.Copy !req
443. - I'm a huge fan.
She's got the real goods.Copy !req
444. - Oh, no.Copy !req
445. - All right.
Let's move on to Trinity.Copy !req
446. - We're rehearsing
our choreographyCopy !req
447. for our main stage
performanceCopy !req
448. of Category Is
with Todrick Hall.Copy !req
449. - You ready?Copy !req
450. - I mean,
I'm gonna have to be.Copy !req
451. - I am extremely nervous.Copy !req
452. - So can you go, what category
are we on right now?Copy !req
453. - What category are we on
ri—oh, wait, wait.Copy !req
454. Yeah, it's in a—okay, so.Copy !req
455. What category—
- What category are we—Copy !req
456. - What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
457. - What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
458. - What dance move
is coming next?Copy !req
459. - What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
460. - Okay. I can get it,
but it's gonna take practice.Copy !req
461. - The problem with TrinityCopy !req
462. is that her rhythm game
is a little delayed.Copy !req
463. I feel like I'm always
watching her on Skype.Copy !req
464. Okay.
Let's try it with music.Copy !req
465. - Oh, my gosh. Okay.Copy !req
466. - Five, six,
bring it, Trinity.Copy !req
467. - Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,
Mayday, Mayday!Copy !req
468. I may not have it right now,
but I promise I will have it.Copy !req
469. - But people
have said that before.Copy !req
470. - If I can't do it, that means,
well, girl, I can't dance.Copy !req
471. - Then you might not
be in the top three.Copy !req
472. - I deserve
to make top three.Copy !req
473. I've worked my ass off
for this.Copy !req
474. I've got to figure this out.Copy !req
475. - Shea Coulee, you ready?Copy !req
476. - Mm-hmm. Yeah.Copy !req
477. - What is this giggle about?Copy !req
478. - You're throwing some real
shit out today.Copy !req
479. - Well, this is Season 9.
We got to step it up.Copy !req
480. And I'm gonna bring it
real hard for youCopy !req
481. because I know you dance
all the time.Copy !req
482. - Mm-hmm.
- Okay?Copy !req
483. Can you do,
like, a pirouette?Copy !req
484. - Mm-hmm.
- A double pirouette?Copy !req
485. - Mm-hmm.
- A triple pirouette?Copy !req
486. - I could try.
- Let's see it.Copy !req
487. - Work, bitch, okay.Copy !req
488. - One, two, three, four,Copy !req
489. five, six, seven, eight.Copy !req
490. How'd you do?
- I did well.Copy !req
491. - She did it. Damn it.Copy !req
492. Shea is gonna continue
to slay the judges.Copy !req
493. Yay for Shea.Copy !req
494. - Five, six, seven, eight.Copy !req
495. - Bitch.Copy !req
496. Like, I'm gonna have to do
some showgirl shit.Copy !req
497. Throw some pearls downCopy !req
498. so she can, like, fall
and bust her face.Copy !req
499. - Awesome.
- All right.Copy !req
500. - Great job.Copy !req
501. And what?Copy !req
502. - Welcome to the main stage
of RuPaul's Drag Race.Copy !req
503. Tonight, it's just family.Copy !req
504. This week,
we challenged our queensCopy !req
505. to prove they are
top three material.Copy !req
506. And now they're ready
to kick things offCopy !req
507. with the world debut
of Category IsCopy !req
508. with original material
by the recording sensationsCopy !req
509. Peppermint, Sasha, Shea
and Trinity.Copy !req
510. Or as I like to call them,Copy !req
511. Seduction 2,
Electric Boogaloo.Copy !req
512. Gentlemen,
start your engines,Copy !req
513. and may the best woman win.Copy !req
514. - Category is,
bring it to the runway.Copy !req
515. Category is stars,
statements and legends.Copy !req
516. 10s, 10s, 10s
across the board.Copy !req
517. Deejay, start the music.
Category is...Copy !req
518. Aah!Copy !req
519. - Dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah,
dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah,Copy !req
520. dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah,
dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah,Copy !req
521. dah-dah-dah, pom.
- Category is...Copy !req
522. - What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
523. What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
524. What category
are we on right now?Copy !req
525. Wh-wh-wh-what category?Copy !req
526. Bring it.
Category is...Copy !req
527. - Bring it
to the runway, runway.Copy !req
528. Run—run—r-r-runway.Copy !req
529. Bring it to the runway.
Oh, work.Copy !req
530. Run—run—r-r-runway.Copy !req
531. Bring it to the runway.
Bring it to the runway.Copy !req
532. Bring it to the—
bring it to the—Copy !req
533. bring it to the runwayCopy !req
534. Bring it to the runway.Copy !req
535. Runway,
run—run—r-r-runway.Copy !req
536. Bring it to the runway.
Bring it to the runway.Copy !req
537. Bring it to the—
bring it to the—Copy !req
538. bring it to the runwayCopy !req
539. - Oh, my goodness.Copy !req
540. Wow!Copy !req
541. - This is the best season of
Dancing with the Stars ever.Copy !req
542. - Coming up...Copy !req
543. - Ladies, it's time for
your final four critique.Copy !req
544. - Category is...Copy !req
545. - Final Four
Eleganza Extravaganza.Copy !req
546. First up, Peppermint.Copy !req
547. Well, I declare.Copy !req
548. - The first lady of drag.Copy !req
549. - I am giving you ultimate
18th century luxuriousness.Copy !req
550. I look gorgeous.Copy !req
551. Hell, we can cancel
the whole thingCopy !req
552. and just give me the crown
right now.Copy !req
553. - As God is my witness,Copy !req
554. I will never walk
this runway again.Copy !req
555. Sasha Velour.Copy !req
556. - Crown never felt
this good.Copy !req
557. - Yes.Copy !req
558. - Well, I think
she's blooming gorgeous.Copy !req
559. - Yes.Copy !req
560. - This is my pretty in pink,Copy !req
561. but it has a distinct
Velourian twist.Copy !req
562. There is a crown,
leather gloves.Copy !req
563. I'm angry and ferocious
and beautifulCopy !req
564. and everything at once
that defines me.Copy !req
565. - I own 51%
of this kingdom.Copy !req
566. - Now I'm going
to wash the dishes.Copy !req
567. Leave me alone.Copy !req
568. - Voulez, Shea Coulee,
avec moi.Copy !req
569. Bustier, you slay.Copy !req
570. - My look is Balmain
meets Bob Mackie meets Beyonce.Copy !req
571. It's something
that you would seeCopy !req
572. at Madison Square Garden,Copy !req
573. and I don't doubt that
your girl can make it there.Copy !req
574. - It's like Beyonce
and a smurf had a baby.Copy !req
575. - Smurf-once.Copy !req
576. - Now, I love this look,
but—and it's a big butt.Copy !req
577. Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
578. - Oh, I hate when
I fall asleep on the bus.Copy !req
579. You know?Copy !req
580. - Going through
this competition,Copy !req
581. I've claimed
to be a pageant girl,Copy !req
582. and yet to give
a sickening pageant gown.Copy !req
583. So I am giving themCopy !req
584. every ounce of Trinity Taylor
glamour-puss as I can.Copy !req
585. - Oh, and she's back
on the chain gang.Copy !req
586. - Yes, she is.Copy !req
587. - Back chains?Copy !req
588. - That way.Copy !req
589. - Welcome, my gorgeous,
gorgeous girls.Copy !req
590. This show is like a GPS system
for many of our young viewersCopy !req
591. as they try to navigate
their lives,Copy !req
592. which is why I think
it's so importantCopy !req
593. to ask you this question.Copy !req
594. - Aw.
- Oh.Copy !req
595. - Peppermint, you've provided us
with a childhood photo.Copy !req
596. If you could turn back time,Copy !req
597. what words of wisdom
would you shareCopy !req
598. with your
four-year-old self?Copy !req
599. - Despite... everything
you hear from other people,Copy !req
600. everything you feel...Copy !req
601. everything you feel
on the inside is right.Copy !req
602. And please...Copy !req
603. don't wait.Copy !req
604. Don't wait to express it.Copy !req
605. Don't wait to express it,Copy !req
606. because the moment
you realize that,Copy !req
607. everyone else will.Copy !req
608. - That's beautiful.
Thank you.Copy !req
609. Sasha Velour,
this is you at five years old.Copy !req
610. Now, if you could
turn back time,Copy !req
611. what words of wisdom would you
share with little Alexander?Copy !req
612. - Little Sashinka,Copy !req
613. you think a lot of negative
things about yourself:Copy !req
614. that you are strange-looking,
too fem, weird.Copy !req
615. And I want to tell youCopy !req
616. that those things
are all completely true.Copy !req
617. And you need to
stop running from themCopy !req
618. because those are the things
that make you amazing.Copy !req
619. And one more thing.Copy !req
620. Be good to your mother,Copy !req
621. because there is less time
than you would want,Copy !req
622. and she deservesCopy !req
623. to see the beautiful queen
that you are.Copy !req
624. - I'd like to think she's
watching you right now.Copy !req
625. Thank you, Sasha.Copy !req
626. Shea Coulee.Copy !req
627. - This is you
at three years old.Copy !req
628. What words of wisdom would
you share with little Jaren?Copy !req
629. - Get your head out of the TV
for a secondCopy !req
630. 'cause I want to tell you
you are loved.Copy !req
631. And there are some things
that you are going to experienceCopy !req
632. that I wish that
I could protect you from,Copy !req
633. but those hardships
make you into the individualCopy !req
634. that's standing here today.Copy !req
635. And I want to thank you.Copy !req
636. Even when I didn't think
that we could do it, you did.Copy !req
637. And I'm so proud of us.Copy !req
638. - Thank you, Shea.Copy !req
639. - Thank you.Copy !req
640. - Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
641. This is you
at eight years old.Copy !req
642. What words of wisdom would
you share with little Ryan?Copy !req
643. - As you get older,Copy !req
644. things are gonna get
really bad for you.Copy !req
645. You're gonna go through a lot
of hardships with your family,Copy !req
646. and people are gonna die
and they're gonna get sick.Copy !req
647. But you're gonna find
something very specialCopy !req
648. that changes your life,
and that is drag.Copy !req
649. Know that all the things that
you've been through in lifeCopy !req
650. are gonna make you
into a very strong person.Copy !req
651. - Thank you.Copy !req
652. - Coming up...Copy !req
653. - One final question.Copy !req
654. Why should you, and not
one of your fellow queens,Copy !req
655. be crowned America's
next drag superstar?Copy !req
656. - Ladies, it's time for
your Final Four critique,Copy !req
657. starting with Peppermint.Copy !req
658. - When there are hot young guys
in harnesses dancing,Copy !req
659. I get distracted.Copy !req
660. Look, a bird, abs, yay.Copy !req
661. But you kept the focus
the entire time.Copy !req
662. - The lyrics were hilarious,
were uniquely you.Copy !req
663. You have all the goods,
and you delivered.Copy !req
664. - And I think on this journey,
as the competition went on,Copy !req
665. I feel like you've become
more and more of yourself.Copy !req
666. - And thank you for always
coming out with charismaCopy !req
667. and making us all smile.Copy !req
668. - What, she gets no uniqueness,
nerve and talent?Copy !req
669. - I might be
spelling a word here.Copy !req
670. - Up next, Sasha Velour.Copy !req
671. - We're gonna give you
uniquenessCopy !req
672. because
that is what you are.Copy !req
673. And tonight,
from the start of, like,Copy !req
674. the Vincent Price
"Thriller" momentCopy !req
675. to your lip synch
and choreography,Copy !req
676. it was so Sasha.Copy !req
677. - Throughout your journey,Copy !req
678. your runway looks
have been genius,Copy !req
679. artistic fashion moments.Copy !req
680. You're always innovative.Copy !req
681. - And you managed
to be consistently youCopy !req
682. and flexible enough
to succeed in this competition.Copy !req
683. I've been impressed
the entire time.Copy !req
684. - Up next, Shea Coulee.Copy !req
685. - Shea,
it do take nerve, honey.Copy !req
686. Whether it's Grandrea
Zuckerwoman or Blac Chyna,Copy !req
687. you always went
all the way with it,Copy !req
688. and tonight
was no exception.Copy !req
689. - Your performance
felt the most cool.Copy !req
690. You really captured what's
happening in music right now.Copy !req
691. - And this look,
you're kind of giving usCopy !req
692. that, like, Beyonce glamour.Copy !req
693. And you have
a sense of humor.Copy !req
694. I think
that's a great package,Copy !req
695. one that's really
hard to beat.Copy !req
696. - Up next, Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
697. - My good, gay gods.Copy !req
698. Trinity, this is
my favorite lookCopy !req
699. you've ever turned tonight.Copy !req
700. - Thank you.Copy !req
701. - And who knew
that Trinity was funny?Copy !req
702. - The mom in "9021-Ho,"
it was genius.Copy !req
703. The nun was unbelievable.Copy !req
704. Sister Mary Koont,
I loved it.Copy !req
705. - Talent, the T,Copy !req
706. that's what
I'm giving you, Trinity,Copy !req
707. because you have done things
in this competition talent wiseCopy !req
708. you didn't know
you had in you.Copy !req
709. - I'm finally
figuring this out.Copy !req
710. C-U-N-Trinity.Copy !req
711. - Yes! Thank you.Copy !req
712. - I'd like to buy a vowel,
Michelle Visage.Copy !req
713. - I told you I had a plan.Copy !req
714. - One final question.Copy !req
715. Why should you and not
one of your fellow queensCopy !req
716. be crowned America's
next drag superstar?Copy !req
717. Starting with Peppermint.Copy !req
718. - I'd like to take a page
from our drag foremothersCopy !req
719. way back at StonewallCopy !req
720. and spread a message
of love and light.Copy !req
721. I think we have to connect
with our communityCopy !req
722. and people outside of what
we would consider our community.Copy !req
723. As America's
next drag superstar,Copy !req
724. it will be important
for me to do that.Copy !req
725. - Thank you.Copy !req
726. - Thank you, Ru.Copy !req
727. - Sasha Velour,
same question.Copy !req
728. - The future of drag,Copy !req
729. to stand up and carry on
your legacy, Ru,Copy !req
730. we have to be able
to do something new.Copy !req
731. The new thing
is going to seemCopy !req
732. a little strange
and a little weird,Copy !req
733. and the new thing is definitely
gonna walk in with a scream,Copy !req
734. and that is me.Copy !req
735. - Thank you, Sasha.
Shea Coulee.Copy !req
736. - I committed.
I gave 110%.Copy !req
737. And even though I stumbled,Copy !req
738. more than
any of my competitors,Copy !req
739. I succeeded the most.Copy !req
740. That is the making
of a superstar.Copy !req
741. I would want
to carry on your legacyCopy !req
742. and be America's
next drag superstar.Copy !req
743. - Thank you, Shea.Copy !req
744. Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
745. - Out of every contestant,
I've grown the mostCopy !req
746. not just as an entertainer,
but as a person.Copy !req
747. I may have had some downs,
but I've tried so hard,Copy !req
748. through everything
I've ever done in my life,Copy !req
749. to make something better
for myself.Copy !req
750. I've never had stability,Copy !req
751. and being
the next drag superstarCopy !req
752. would be
a huge weight lifted,Copy !req
753. and I deserve it.Copy !req
754. - Thank you, Trinity.Copy !req
755. - Thank you.Copy !req
756. - Thank you, ladies.Copy !req
757. Now, while you
untuck backstage,Copy !req
758. the judges and I
will deliberate.Copy !req
759. All right, now just between
us four tops,Copy !req
760. let's talk
about the top four.Copy !req
761. - Mm.
- Peppermint.Copy !req
762. - Peppermint is a classic.Copy !req
763. She hits her marks.
She delivers her moments.Copy !req
764. She's a Jane of all trades.Copy !req
765. - She's got that thingCopy !req
766. that is so crucial
for anybody in show business.Copy !req
767. She's got the likeability,Copy !req
768. and if she won the title,
that's gonna serve her well.Copy !req
769. - Sasha Velour.Copy !req
770. - I'm a huge fan
because she dissects drag,Copy !req
771. and then reinvents it
in her own very artistic way.Copy !req
772. - Yeah, and we do know what
a Sasha look and act will be.Copy !req
773. - And I liked
what she had to sayCopy !req
774. about the drag of the futureCopy !req
775. is not going to be
what we're used to.Copy !req
776. - I would love to see
what someone like herCopy !req
777. could do with that crown.Copy !req
778. - Shea Coulee.Copy !req
779. - She's a great entertainer.Copy !req
780. She's a great dancer.
She's a great actress.Copy !req
781. - And every look was
pretty great on the runway.Copy !req
782. - With the exception
of a stumbleCopy !req
783. in the makeover challenge,Copy !req
784. she's just been up here.Copy !req
785. - She absolutely proved herself
every single time.Copy !req
786. You should call her
the postman of drag.Copy !req
787. She delivered.Copy !req
788. - Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
789. - When this first started,
we just saw pageant girl,Copy !req
790. and as this contest progressed,
so did she.Copy !req
791. - She needed
these challengesCopy !req
792. to say, no, you're
actually really funny.Copy !req
793. - And think about how funny
Stanky the Starfish was.Copy !req
794. - It was amazing.Copy !req
795. - And tonight, with her dance,
she was hilarious.Copy !req
796. - That's my favorite thing
about this competition,Copy !req
797. when the queens
surprise themselves.Copy !req
798. - I feel like Trinity has made
the biggest leap in my opinion.Copy !req
799. - I'd love to see her
in the top three.Copy !req
800. - Yeah.Copy !req
801. - Well, this isn't
gonna be easy.Copy !req
802. Silence.Copy !req
803. I've made my decision.Copy !req
804. Bring back my girls.Copy !req
805. - Welcome back, ladies.Copy !req
806. All season long,Copy !req
807. you've worked
your big ol' booties off,Copy !req
808. and each of you
has more than earnedCopy !req
809. your spot on this stage
tonight.Copy !req
810. The time has come...Copy !req
811. for you to lip synchCopy !req
812. for your life.Copy !req
813. Good luck
and don't fuck it up.Copy !req
814. - I have to be
in the top three.Copy !req
815. I brought
as much grace and humilityCopy !req
816. as I did talent
and personality.Copy !req
817. Sounds like America's
next drag superstar to me.Copy !req
818. - Kitty girl,
work that high-end tights.Copy !req
819. - I am determined
to take over the worldCopy !req
820. with my crazy, strange
Velourian drag,Copy !req
821. and I'm not
going to be stopped now.Copy !req
822. I have to make it
to the top three.Copy !req
823. I have to win.Copy !req
824. - I've worked
my entire adult lifeCopy !req
825. to build the brand
of Trinity Taylor.Copy !req
826. I deserve to be America's
next drag superstar,Copy !req
827. so I'm coming
for that crown, ladies.Copy !req
828. Back up.Copy !req
829. and the nerve
and the desire to win.Copy !req
830. I'm the total package.Copy !req
831. If y'all placing bets
on anybody,Copy !req
832. you want to throw $5.00
down on me.Copy !req
833. - Ladies,
I've made my decision.Copy !req
834. Tonight, I've decided...Copy !req
835. To eliminate...Copy !req
836. No one.Copy !req
837. All four of you
are moving forwardCopy !req
838. to the grand finale
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."Copy !req
839. How you like them apples?Copy !req
840. - I love them, girl.
- Ooh, they real sweet.Copy !req
841. - My top four queens,Copy !req
842. the race
has never been so close.Copy !req
843. And now I want to hear
from our super fans.Copy !req
844. Who do you think
should be crownedCopy !req
845. America's
next drag superstar?Copy !req
846. Are you #TeamPeppermint...Copy !req
847. or #TeamTrinity?Copy !req
848. Let your voice be heard.Copy !req
849. Because Mama Ru wil be
#listening.Copy !req
850. Now, remember,
if you can't love yourself,Copy !req
851. how in the hell
you gonna love somebody else?Copy !req
852. Can I get an amen
up in here?Copy !req
853. - Amen!
- Amen!Copy !req
854. - Can I get a whoop-whoop?Copy !req
855. - Whoop-whoop!
- Whoop-whoop!Copy !req
856. - Can I get a she done
already done had hers?Copy !req
857. She done already
done had hers.Copy !req
858. - All right.
Now let the music play.Copy !req