1. Tonight...
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2. in a four-part...
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3. special event,
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4. celebrities are making a total
Drag Race transformation,
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5. and competing for the title
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6. of America's Next Celebrity
Drag Race Superstar.
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7. Welcome to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.
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8. with this week's
Queen Supremes.
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9. These are your drag mentors.
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10. Well, you know I'm a competitor,
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11. so whoever I help,
I want them to win.
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12. I hope it doesn't
end up in a tie.
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13. Oh, bitch,
don't even try that.
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14. Girl, somebody's
on the monitor.
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15. Who is it? Who is it?
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16. - Missy Elliott.
- Monique.
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17. Sally Jessy Raphael.
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18. I'm a comedienne, author,
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19. and talk show host.
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20. - Madea?
- Madea?
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21. I have no experience
in drag at all.
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22. Uh, Jocelyn Wildenstein.
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23. - Contestant number two.
- Here we go.
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24. - Oh!
- Paula Abdul. Lil' Kim.
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25. I think there's
some problems with Lil' Kim.
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26. I'm here at RuPaul's Drag Race,
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27. and, baby, I'm gagged.
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28. It looks like
it might be Flavor Flav.
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29. And I'm also scared as shit.
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30. I'm going with Omarosa.
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31. - Last but not least...
- Who is it?
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32. - Maybe Lil Wayne?
- Okay.
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33. Kylie Jenner.
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34. I burst onto the scene
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35. when I was 20 years old.
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36. Nick Jonas?
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37. I have worked in television,
film, Broadway.
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38. Pee-wee Herman.
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39. These stars will
create complete drag personas
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40. and compete in iconic
Drag Race challenges...
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41. It took my breath away.
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42. Work the runway...
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43. - Oh!
- Oh!
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44. And go head to head
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45. in an epic
lip sync extravaganza.
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46. It was inspiring.
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47. Tonight we crown
a winner, baby.
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48. That was like living
your best life on stage.
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49. Who will be
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50. America's nextCelebrity
Drag Race superstar?
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51. - Aah!
- Aah!
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52. Let's reveal
tonight's celebrity guests.
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53. These bitches not ready for me.
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54. Mm-mm.
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55. My name is Loni Love.
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56. I'm a comedienne, author,
and Emmy-winning talk show host.
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57. Oh, my.
This is a dream come true.
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58. Oh, that look like
I could fit it.
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59. Plus size, yes.
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60. Drag Race
represents confidence.
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61. It doesn't matter sizes, it
doesn't matter about skin tone.
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62. Everybody can be a drag queen.
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63. Oh, feathers. Wigs.
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64. I want to go
outside of my boundaries,
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65. because as a talk show host,
I'm me.
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66. But I just want to be somebody
different for a minute.
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67. Amazing.
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68. I want to be a fantasy.
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69. I came to play, slay,
and drag all day.
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70. Yeah.
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71. Yep, I'm here to give these
bitches a reality check.
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72. My name is Tami Roman.
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73. You might know me from
a show called Basketball Wives.
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74. I try not to do things that
take me out of my element.
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75. This is the first time
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76. that I'm really
stepping out of the box
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77. and trying something new.
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78. Aah! Oh, my God.
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79. - Oh, my goodness.
- Are you kidding me?
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80. I know Tami
because we go to premieres,
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81. we meet each other,
we go to different events.
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82. So we've developed
a great friendship.
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83. - Look at all of this.
- I know.
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84. Oh, I'm not ready for that one.
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85. I'm the matriarch of my family,
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86. and I'm always
the strong person.
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87. But sometimes on the inside,
I'm breaking down.
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88. I've shed 100,000 tears,
but I can't show anybody.
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89. So drag, for me, is really
gonna give me that strength
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90. to be able to hold on
to the image
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91. that people view me as.
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92. Girl.
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93. - Are you ready for this?
- No!
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94. I'm excited, but I'm scared.
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95. I'm scared, Loni.
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96. I'm ready to do it all.
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97. I'm ready to slay.
I'm ready to get in drag.
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98. I'm like finding stuff
hopefully I can take home.
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99. They're not gonna let you
take this stuff, Loni.
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100. - You think they won't?
- I know they're not.
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101. I don't mean to boast,
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102. but they've saved
the best for last.
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103. I am here to snatch
another crown, bitches.
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104. Uh-oh.
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105. Because it always look good
on me, anyway.
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106. Oh, my God.
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107. I'm Vanessa Williams.
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108. I burst onto the scene
when I was 20 years old
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109. as the first
black Miss America.
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110. I wanted to be part
of RuPaul's Drag Race
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111. because I had judged twice.
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112. But to do drag for real,
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113. it's out of my comfort zone.
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114. Well, hello.
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115. And I love a challenge.
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116. - Is that—
- How are you?
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117. The Lord has blessed me.
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118. - Stop. Look at you.
- He done blessed me.
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119. I was lucky enough to be exposed
to the LGBT community
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120. at a very young age,
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121. and I'm very proud
of the community
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122. and the world of inclusion.
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123. This is exciting.
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124. I'm so excited
to work with you guys.
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125. Me, too.
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126. We friends right now,
but be ready.
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127. I might be that sleeper, though.
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128. You never know.
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129. Y'all think y'all got it,
and then I just creep up.
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130. I just creep up.
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131. Ooh, girl.
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132. She done already
done had herses.
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133. I know what that means.
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134. Once there were
three little girls
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135. who went toRuPaul's Drag Race.
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136. They were each assigned
very hazardous booties.
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137. But I took them away
from all that,
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138. and now they twerk for me.
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139. So, ladies, y'all get ready,
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140. 'cause your new daily
bump and grind starts now.
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141. Now I'm even more scared.
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142. Hello, hello, hello.
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143. - Hi.
- Hi.
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144. Oh, my goodness.
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145. Vanessa, Tami, and Loni Love.
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146. - Oh!
- Hello.
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147. Welcome to Celebrity Drag Race.
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148. Thank you.
We're excited.
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149. Honey, we are all born naked
and the rest is drag.
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150. You are already
amazing trail-blazing women.
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151. Now it's time for you to
experience the miracle of drag.
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152. - Whoo.
- I'm so nervous, Lord.
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153. Bring it.
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154. Drag doesn't change who you are.
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155. It actually reveals who you are.
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156. - Okay.
- Okay.
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157. You'll be making
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158. a total RuPaul's Drag Race
transformation.
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159. You'll be going from quick drag,
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160. to mini challenge,
to maxi challenge.
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161. And then you'll work and twerk
the main stage in full drag.
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162. And in the end, you will
lip sync for your charity.
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163. The winner will be crowned
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164. America's Next
Celebrity Drag Superstar
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165. and win $30,000
for the charity of her choice.
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166. I'm ready.
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167. This show is all about entering
the sisterhood of drag.
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168. So allow me to introduce you
to your Queen Supremes.
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169. Ooh.
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170. Yes.
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171. Alyssa Edwards.
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172. All right, ladies.
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173. The world's pageant mother
has just punched the clock.
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174. My name is Alyssa Edwards
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175. from RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 5, All Stars 2.
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176. What I do best is teaching,
leading, and mentoring.
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177. Hi, gorgeous gals.
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178. It's game on.
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179. Asia O'Hara.
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180. Now let's teach
these butterflies
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181. how to fly, shall we?
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182. Look who it is.
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183. Asia O'Hara from Season 10.
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184. I've been doing drag 16 years,
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185. and I pride myself
in finding those little things
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186. that each individual person
needs from drag.
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187. So I'm going to be
a great mentor.
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188. Trinity the Tuck.
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189. Did someone order
an All Starwinner?
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190. - Yes, please.
- Yes.
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191. Yes.
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192. You already know me, bitch.
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193. I'm Trinity the Tuck,
I'm from Season 9,
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194. and obviously the crowned queen
from All Stars 4.
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195. What gives me a leg up
as a mentor
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196. is that I'm a winner, baby.
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197. And bitch, I'm here
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198. to help somebody else
win some money, honey.
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199. Ladies, these are
your drag mentors,
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200. here to help you unleash
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201. the bedazzled superhero
that lies beneath.
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202. But not yet.
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203. We want to see
what you can do on your own.
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204. Oh, Lord, RuPaul.
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205. We can't do nothin'.
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206. That's why we're here.
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207. Oh, yes, Pit Crew.
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208. - Oh.
- Oh.
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209. I like this show.
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210. Ladies, you'll have 20 minutes
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211. to get into
quick macho man drag
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212. using these items we found in
an abandoned truck stop locker.
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213. - Eew.
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214. Who you wearing?
Port Authority.
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215. Quick drag lays a foundation,
and a lot of times it's comedic.
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216. Being able to make Ru laugh
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217. is very powerful
in this competition,
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218. so you have to just
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219. pour yourself
into some type of character.
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220. - Y'all ready?
- Yes.
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221. Get set.
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222. Go.
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223. You better start grabbing stuff.
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224. Come on, get it.
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225. Don't be trying
to do a wardrobe.
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226. Just grab something.
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227. These ladies
have never done drag before.
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228. Grab extra clothes.
Grab the whole hanger.
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229. Quick drag shows me
what I'm working with.
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230. You can do it.
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231. Miss America down there
taking her tracks out.
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233. My tracks staying in my head.
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234. Yes!
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235. Any woman that takes off her
full lace wig to play the game,
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236. she in it to win it.
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237. I'm not playing
with these heifers.
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238. Ladies, think macho.
Wipe them brows off.
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239. Now make them bushier, bushier.
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240. If you see some mascara,
that's perfect.
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241. Just draw it on.
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242. You look like a truck driver
already, and I'm living.
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243. - Butch it up.
- Bitch.
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244. Would he be wearing lashes?
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245. Uh-huh. Yes. Okay.
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246. These ladies are for real today.
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247. These girl-lina's
are out for blood.
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248. - Yes.
- There he is.
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250. to complete your macho man look.
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251. Five minutes?
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253. Isn't this nerve-wracking?
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254. When I see Loni,
when I see Tami,
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they know how to brand,
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256. so I have to be perfect.
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257. The pressure is on.
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258. Welcome to Drag Race.
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259. Coming up...
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260. I think we should do a twerk-off
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261. to see what everybody's
working with.
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262. They ain't working with nothin'.
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263. Tami ain't ready.
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264. How do you feel, studs?
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265. - Vanessa?
- Feeling good.
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266. - Yeah?
- Feeling really good. Yeah.
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267. So you're kind of preppy there,
aren't you?
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268. Yeah, yeah, you know,
I went to prep school.
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Love that football.
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270. Tami, how you doing?
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right now.
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- Yeah.
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- No, I'm fine for right now.
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274. - Maybe later.
- Yeah.
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277. So you haven't shaved
in a while, have you, Loni?
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278. Well, I don't need to.
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279. In the parts of the woods
where I'm from,
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280. whiskers is real men.
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281. I didn't know they were
going to be that competitive.
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282. It's rather interesting
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283. that they've all developed
a drag character that fast.
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284. Bravo.
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285. Bravo, ladies.
Job well done.
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286. Now, for today's mini challenge,
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287. to pitch a new product
called Schwing.
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288. It's a little blue pill
for men who suffer from ED.
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289. Electoral dysfunction.
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290. You need to appeal
to once-hardcore voters
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291. whose drive to vote
has gone limp.
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292. In the end,
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293. the drag king
who really rocks the vote wins.
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294. In the mini challenge,
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295. you have to really
do the character justice.
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296. First up, Loni Love.
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297. This is what drag is.
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298. I can't wait to see
how this turns out.
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299. Howdy, y'all.
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300. The ladies refer to me
as a real Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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301. And you know, sometimes
my Yankee ain't so dandy.
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302. So my macho ain't nacho.
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303. I need a little help.
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304. It's called Schwing.
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305. The ladies always refer to me
as a real Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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306. Come on, now, huh?
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307. There's no ballot box
I haven't stuffed.
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309. There's no ballot box
I haven't stuffed.
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310. Ha-ha. I caught that.
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311. Schwing works for
the bipartisan voters, too.
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312. So get ready, pull that lever
with some Schwing.
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313. Got it? Ha-ha.
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314. I used to vote all the time.
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315. Primaries, midterms, hell,
even school superintendent.
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316. When I was young,
I used to vote prematurely.
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317. Hell, I couldn't even make it
to the ballot box.
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318. Now thanks to Schwing,
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319. I'm hitting the polls
in all the right places.
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320. Loni is killing it.
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321. Schwing.
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322. I'm seeing the enter-tainter
that I was hoping to see.
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323. Yes.
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324. So are you a little soft...
on the issues?
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325. Take a Schwing,
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326. and you'll nail this election
just like I do.
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327. Thanks to Schwing,
I'm gonna vote
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328. for one of them 3,000 Democrats
that's running right now.
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329. One of them gonna get in.
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330. Thanks to Schwing,
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331. I'm always in a Schwing state.
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332. Register to vote
at vote.gov.
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333. Stop playing.
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334. You were all
very strong and virile men,
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335. but one of you really
had me standing at attention.
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336. Loni Love, con-drag-ulations.
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337. You are the winner
of today's mini challenge.
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338. Thank you.
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339. I won?
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340. I'm honored.
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341. I mean, I was just having fun.
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342. Decades before
the Time's Up movement,
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343. there was a movie
called 9 to 5
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344. that really stuck it to the man.
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345. For this week's maxi challenge,
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a cup of ambition,
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347. as you pay tribute
to hardworking women everywhere
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Twerking 5 to 9.
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349. Loni, you'll play Lily,
a smart and funny lady
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351. Tami, you'll play Jane,
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352. the actress, activist,
ageless beauty.
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353. And Vanessa, you'll play Dolly,
the beloved singer
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354. whose Smoky Mountains
are world famous.
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355. Loni, you won
the mini challenge,
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358. - Oh, my God.
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359. So, Loni, who do you choose
for yourself?
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361. Yes. I'm so excited.
You picked the right choice.
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362. I'm gonna go straight
with the winner, baby.
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363. My secret weapon, Trinity.
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364. Loni, who do you choose
for Tami?
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365. I want Asia for Vanessa
and you for Tami.
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366. - Come on. Come on.
- All right.
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367. Come on. Come on.
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369. because when Alyssa walked in,
that's who I wanted.
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370. As Alyssa would do.
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371. To help you with your
drag transformation,
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372. we've got makeup provided
by a self-made lady boss,
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373. Anastasia Beverly Hills.
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374. - Ooh.
- Uh-huh.
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375. Celebrities, start your engines,
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376. and may the best drag queen...
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378. Oh, I'm so happy I got you.
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379. Like, I'm so happy I got you.
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380. I'm so ready for this.
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381. Have you ever been
to a drag show?
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382. My mom would go to
the drag shows all the time.
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383. - Your mother would go?
- My mother would go.
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385. And so she took me once,
and it was so much fun.
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386. Did you ever think you
would walk in the werkroom
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388. I did not.
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389. Well, God bless America
and the world,
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390. and, Tami, you're here.
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391. Listen, I'm here
and I'm blessed to be here.
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392. And I just been sitting,
thinking,
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393. what am I gonna call myself?
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394. 'Cause y'all be having
such amazing names.
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395. And I've just been thinking
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396. and I was like,
what the hell you gonna be?
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397. Come on, hit me with it.
Hit me with it.
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398. Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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399. - Miss.
- Miss—Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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400. I like that.
Do it again.
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401. - Miss Shenita Cocktail.
- Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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Miss Shenita Cocktail,
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403. I see very poised,
but can get a little like...
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404. uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.
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405. You know, like that.
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406. This will be a complete
departure from who I really am.
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407. But I want to be able to give
that little girlie, like, uh.
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408. I am a huge fan of your show.
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409. - Thank you.
- It's all real.
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a fan of this show.
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that I always wanted to do.
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413. Most standups, you know, when
we're off the stage, we're shy.
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to do something different
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to be somebody different
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416. and not be afraid, and not be,
you know, like shy about it.
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417. One thing I really love
about drag
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helped me be myself.
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that's very self-conscious,
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outside of drag,
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421. the personality
that I exude as Trinity
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on the inside.
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423. Right.
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425. You don't have to fit
into a mold.
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426. What I want you to do
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430. I know what it did for me.
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to share that with Loni.
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432. Have you picked a drag name?
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434. - Yeah.
- I'm from the projects.
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the same projects as me.
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of female empowerment.
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put them together.
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and that's a great name.
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441. Oh, my God, I'm so excited.
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442. Do you think you have like
a advantage over the others?
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443. Well, I do feel comfortable
on stage,
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444. and I do perform all the time.
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445. So the stage is comfortable.
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446. But still, this is like
out of my comfort zone.
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447. When I signed up for doing this,
I was like, okay,
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448. I always like
to challenge myself
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449. because that's how you continue
to learn, continue to grow.
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450. - Yeah.
- Especially as I'm aging.
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451. That's what keeps you young.
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452. That's what keeps
the fire going.
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453. It's that uncertainty
that makes it special.
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454. Oh, my God, that's so good.
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455. I'm super excited.
I have Vanessa Williams.
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456. To know someone that
has had her career for 30 years
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457. and is still seeking out
new opportunities
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458. and finding new ways
to fall in love with life,
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459. that's very inspiring.
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460. So have you chosen a drag name?
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461. - I have chosen a drag name.
- Okay.
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462. And I wanted to do something
that started with a "V".
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463. - Of course.
- And I was thinking what slays?
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464. What obliterates
the competition?
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465. So I went with Vanquisha.
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466. And then for my last name—
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467. Vanquisha. Girl, come on.
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468. Vanquisha and of course
this is "da house,"
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469. so it's Vanquisha Da House.
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470. Vanquisha Da House.
Oh, my God, how perfect.
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471. That is such
a drag queen name.
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472. So strategy
as far as winning this.
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473. - You're Vanessa Williams.
- Mm-hmm.
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474. Like, I think a lot of people
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475. expect you to still kind of be,
you know, Vanessa Williams.
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476. Yes. Uh-huh.
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477. And I think as campy
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478. and as like invested
in the character as you can be,
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479. like, people will really be,
like, okay.
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480. Wait, Vanessa
didn't come to play, Dolly.
Copy !req
481. Vanessa Williams playing Dolly
is going to be interesting.
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482. You have to surrender
a little bit,
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483. not only to me, but to yourself.
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484. So major goof factor.
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485. Major—yeah, goof and comedy,
and just over-the-top.
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486. More is more.
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487. This is your chance
to let loose and have fun
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488. and show the world something
that they have not seen before.
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489. - We're just gonna bring Dolly.
- Yeah, we're gonna bring Dolly.
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490. Bring Dolly to life.
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491. I think we should do a twerk-off
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492. to see what
everybody's working with.
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493. They ain't working with nothin'.
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494. Tami ain't ready.
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495. Oh, they trying to come
like that's the ball?
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496. We bring it every time.
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497. Mary J. Ross is ready.
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498. Uh, Vanquisha Da House, go.
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499. See? Uh-uh. Don't give it away.
Don't give it away.
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500. Just like Wizard of Oz,
the house is gonna land on you.
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501. - Oh, Miss Trinity.
- On you.
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502. Ladies, gentlemen, and judges,
Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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503. We about to twerk
the house down.
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504. Twerk and twerk and twerk.
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505. Vanessa can twerk
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506. and twerk and twerk.
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507. Vanessa. Hey!
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508. Hey. Hey. Hey.
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509. Did you ever think you would see
Vanessa Williams twerk?
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510. She's like showing
that she's ready to let loose.
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511. Go, Loni, go, Loni.
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512. Go, Loni, go, Loni.
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513. Go, Loni, go, Loni.
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514. Yep, yep.
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515. Loni is giving it all she's got.
You go, girl.
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516. - Miss Tami, Miss Tami.
- Let's go.
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517. Miss Tami, Miss Tami.
Miss Tami, Miss Tami.
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518. Miss Tami,
Duh-da-da-da-da Tami.
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519. Duh-da-da-da-da Tami.
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520. Baby.
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521. Go, Tami, go, Tami.
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522. Miss Tami twerked it down.
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523. Don't sleep on Miss Tami.
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524. She's like me, honey.
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525. The breakout star.
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526. Okay, so how
are y'all ladies feeling
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527. about being in the werkroom
for your first time?
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528. This is scary.
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529. It's hard, too.
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530. And you haven't even
got in drag yet.
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531. I know.
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532. Ooh, child, don't remind me.
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533. I've always admired you ladies,
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534. and this is just
a dream come true.
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535. It's, you know...
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536. Girl, it just means
so much to us
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537. that y'all are standing there
telling us
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538. that our house
is a dream come true for y'all.
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539. Like, that, to me, is...
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540. Ohh girl don't be crying.
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541. You gonna make me cry.
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542. That's the truth, though,
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543. and that's honestly what drag
has done for a lot of us.
Copy !req
544. Introduced us to a world
and introduced the world to us
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545. that now has embraced us.
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546. At one time, you know,
we were the outcasts.
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547. - Yeah.
- The little boys that walked
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548. with the, you know,
sugar in the tank and a swish.
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549. - Now we get to celebrate this.
- Mm-hmm.
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550. To see this happening
for you guys
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551. is just—it makes—
it inspires me.
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552. You are special,
and you have meaning.
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553. And so thank you guys so much.
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554. That's a group hug right there.
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555. That's a group hug.
That is a group hug.
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556. This is something
I never thought I would do.
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557. It's something so different,
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558. and it takes something more
than makeup and hair.
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559. It's something inside of you.
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560. I don't know if I have it,
but I'm gonna try.
Copy !req
561. Coming up...
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562. Here's a little encouragement
from Dollywood.
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563. Well, hey, RuPaul.
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564. You're first,
like, first out the gate.
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565. I'm first up.
I know, right?
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566. This is your time
to set the bar.
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567. Right, right, right.
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568. Chugga-chugga-chugga.
Chugga-chugga-chugga.
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569. Oh, look, oh, look.
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570. We are about to do
Twerking 5 to 9, the Rusical.
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571. - Twerk, oh.
- Twerk.
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572. Oh, I love your eyes.
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573. I need all of that.
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574. And then we have to change
into the ultimate runway look.
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575. I am a little nervous.
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576. We only have a couple of days
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577. to take someone
who's never done drag before
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578. and make them a drag queen.
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579. Your boyfriend
is gonna be lucky tonight.
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580. Hey, celebrity squirrel friends.
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581. - Hey.
- Hey.
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582. I see you're all hard at twerk.
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583. - Yes.
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584. - Hello, ladies.
- Hi.
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585. - Hello.
- Well, look who's here.
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586. Peanut butter and jelly
right here.
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587. Okay. I love
peanut butter and jelly.
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588. Now, this one will give you
an education.
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589. - That's what it's been.
- Yeah.
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590. A complete honor.
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591. I feel like I'm gonna leave
with a doctorate in this.
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592. Right on, Dr. Tami.
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593. - Yes.
- I love it.
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594. I was feeling so insecure
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595. because I'm in my own head
about the whole process,
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596. you know, and so I just
gotta battle myself.
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597. Well, think about that little
girl who lives inside of you.
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598. Right, right, right.
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599. You just have to create a space
for her to feel safe.
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600. - Okay.
- I know you can do it.
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601. All right.
What's your drag name?
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602. Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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603. That's the name?
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604. - Miss Shenita Cocktail. Yes.
- Miss Shenita Cocktail.
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605. Okay. All right.
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606. What charity
are your doing this for?
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607. I'm playing for St. Jude
Children's Hospital.
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608. - Aw, yes.
- Yes. Yes.
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609. I picked them because my mom
passed away of cancer in 2013.
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610. Seeing her fight through that
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611. was like one of the worst
experiences of my life,
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612. you know, and so for me
to be able to help kids,
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613. and stop it so that they
can be happy, healthy adults
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614. is very important to me,
because my mom was 59 years old,
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615. and she couldn't handle it.
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616. So I can only imagine what
those kids are going through.
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617. - Mm-hmm.
- You know what I mean?
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618. Oh, it's a great charity,
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619. and they've been doing
great things for many years.
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620. - I love it.
- Yeah.
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621. Every day I wake up,
I'm thinking about my mother,
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622. you know.
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623. I'm trying to make
St. Jude proud.
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624. I want to be a part
of their mission.
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625. I can't wait to see what you do.
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626. - Thank you.
- All right, see you out there.
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627. All right.
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628. - Hello.
- Hi.
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629. Vanessa Williams
and Asia O'Hara.
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630. Now, you've done everything
in show business.
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631. I mean, you've done everything.
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632. Have you ever done
anything close
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633. to what we are
having you do here?
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634. No. I assume that, like,
eyebrows will get blocked out.
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635. I will get
the nice ponytail lift
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636. so this all goes up and nice.
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637. I can't wait.
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638. Are you afraid at all
of anything in this process?
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639. Well, I'm doing Dolly.
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640. I've never done an impersonation
of Dolly at all.
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641. And that's why I'm here.
I love challenges, as you know.
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642. I've known you for years.
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643. When you are faced
with a challenge,
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644. it makes you feel alive again.
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645. Absolutely. The Rusical
is about empowerment.
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646. Women taking back their power.
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647. What have you learned about
the act of regaining your power?
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648. The act
of regaining your power
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649. comes slowly
and with pivotal moments.
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650. - Mm-hmm.
- And it's those little episodes
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651. that make you say I'm gonna
fight for what I feel is right.
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652. Yeah.
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653. What charity
are you competing for?
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654. - Trevor Project.
- Oh, great.
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655. Yeah. The Trevor Project
is help for young LGBTQ people
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656. that feel like
they're gonna commit suicide.
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657. - Yes.
- And need some place to call.
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658. It's a fantastic organization.
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659. - It absolutely is.
- Yeah.
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660. Now, have you picked out
a drag name?
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661. Vanquisha Da House.
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662. So I'm gonna vanquish the house.
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663. - I love that.
- Thank you.
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664. - That's a great name.
- That's right.
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665. I can't wait to see what's next.
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666. I'll see y'all out there.
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667. - Okay.
- All right.
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668. Everybody say Loni Love.
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669. - Yes.
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670. What an interesting pairing.
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671. I think there's a buddy
cop movie here somehow.
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672. - I'd be totally into it.
- Yeah.
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673. So what's your drag name?
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674. Mary J. Ross.
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675. I love that.
I love that.
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676. So what's your charity?
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677. It's called Dress for Success.
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678. It helps to get women
back on their feet economically
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679. by providing
a proper attire for them
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680. for job interviews and for work.
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681. And also, it prepares them
by giving them classes
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682. on how to be in the workplace
and things like that.
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683. I love that.
I think that's fantastic.
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684. What have you learned so far?
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685. The thing that I'm learning most
is to be confident.
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686. No matter what, whether
I make mistakes or not,
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687. just to be confident
in what I'm doing.
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688. I think I forgot about that
for a minute.
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689. Know thyself.
And you do know yourself.
Copy !req
690. And you can apply
what you know about yourself
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691. to everything that you do.
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692. You know, it's just, um...
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693. What about all this
has made you emotional?
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694. I've been different all my life.
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695. I've been the big girl.
I've been the dark-skinned girl.
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696. And when I saw your show,
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697. I saw people
who were different like me,
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698. and they've been accepted.
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699. When you're an outcast
and when people look over you,
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700. you want to show people
what you can do,
Copy !req
701. and that's what
this show has done.
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702. And this is a challenge for me,
but I feel at home.
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703. You are home.
You are home.
Copy !req
704. And we are not afraid
of emotions here.
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705. You let those emotions out.
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706. What Mama Ru always says,
everybody say love.
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707. - It starts with you.
- Mm-hmm.
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708. You gotta love yourself.
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709. This is a place
where it can be done.
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710. When you are all done up
in drag,
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711. like Miss Trinity the Tuck,
you are a superhero.
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712. - All right.
- All right, I can't wait.
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713. - Okay. Thank you.
- All right, see you.
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714. Ru gives me
some reassuring words,
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715. and that's going to help me
be the drag queen
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716. that I know I can be.
Copy !req
717. All right, ladies,
gather round.
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718. Gather round, ladies.
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719. Now, tomorrow
on the main stage,
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720. you'll be debuting
the Rusical Twerking 5 to 9
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721. in front of a live audience.
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722. - Oh.
- Oh, my goodness.
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723. - Wow.
- All right.
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724. Pressure.
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725. Now, ladies,
in this competition,
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726. you're going
to be working overtime.
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727. And it'll drive you crazy
if you let it.
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728. So here's a little
extra encouragement
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729. direct from Dollywood.
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730. Well, hey, RuPaul,
and all you gals in there.
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731. Wish I could be
in that dressing room.
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732. Lord, I can only imagine
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733. the makeup and the wigs
flying around.
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734. Anyway, you know I love you.
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735. You know
if I hadn't been a girl,
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736. I'd have been a drag queen.
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737. I'm not so sure
I'm not a drag queen.
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738. Anyway, whatever you're doing,
keep it up,
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739. and don't muck it up.
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740. The pressure.
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741. All right, see you out there.
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742. Hey.
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743. Ladies.
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744. It's time to rehearse.
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745. Twerking 5 to 9choreography
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746. with legendary choreographer,
move-maker Jamal Sims.
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747. So a-five, six, seven, eight,
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748. get in line, head up,
arms out, hit it.
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749. How about our Queen Supremes?
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750. You guys can have a seat
and we'll—
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751. Ain't gotta tell me twice.
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752. You're gonna do good,
you're gonna do good.
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753. One thing I know about Ru,
he does not play
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754. when it comes to
these kind of performances.
Copy !req
755. So this is the time to really
let all your insecurities go.
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756. It doesn't matter
if you flubbed a step.
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757. That's okay,
as long as you recover
Copy !req
758. and the confidence is there
and they don't know.
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759. All right, so...
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760. This is my Mary J. Blige step,
okay?
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761. All right,
so one, two, three, four.
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762. Oh, wow.
They serious.
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763. They got a real choreographer,
not, you know, somebody cousin.
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764. He got the steps already.
I'm like, oof, okay.
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765. Now we're gonna twerk,
all right?
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766. Let's go from the top.
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767. We go one, two, three, four,
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768. five, six, seven, eight.
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769. Yeah? Now...
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770. - Loni, how you doing?
- I'm all right.
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771. You can tell Loni is very
self-conscious about this.
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772. She is beating herself up.
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773. I don't even know
what I'm gonna do.
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774. Loni, you got this.
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775. Loni, what's that face about?
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776. - I'm fine.
- You all right? You sure?
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777. - Mm-hmm.
- All right, all right, cool.
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778. - Vanessa, how you feeling?
- I'm good.
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779. - You okay?
- Mm-hmm.
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780. Okay.
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781. She is really studying
the choreography.
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782. Look at her.
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783. Vanessa is serious to the bone.
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784. She is not to be toyed with
nor played with.
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785. Vanessa is so serious.
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786. Do you think she's too serious
for the drag?
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787. I hope she just like, loosens up
and has fun with it.
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788. Yeah. I think she will.
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789. Yeah.
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790. Let's start from—
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791. Shall we start from the top?
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792. - Okay.
- Is that all right?
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793. So let's go from the top.
Five, six—
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794. - Y'all okay?
- Okay.
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795. Tami, how you feel
with those shoes?
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796. Yikes. It's a yikes.
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797. - It's a yikes.
- It's a yikes.
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798. - It's a yikes.
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799. From here, we're gonna go into
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800. an old school
electric slide moment, right?
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801. Be careful, Miss Tami, come on.
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802. Yikes. Yikes.
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803. I am nervous to play Jane,
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804. so I'm trying to just say,
Tami, do it for the charity.
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805. I don't know how I'm going
to win, but I'm gonna try.
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806. Coming up...
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807. This is a competition.
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808. Any fumble in this competition—
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809. - Will be your last.
- Uh-huh.
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810. It is day two in the werkroom,
and we have zero time to play.
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811. We got to do makeup.
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812. We got to do hair
for the Rusical.
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813. And then really transform these
wonderful women for the runway.
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814. Now let's get down to business.
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815. Did you get any rest, girl?
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816. I didn't.
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817. I'm so sore.
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818. This morning, I am hurting
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819. in places that
I didn't even know even existed.
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820. But I'm committed
to the process.
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821. Like, I've studied Jane Fonda.
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822. I watched 9 to 5last night,
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823. and I'm gonna do it
for my charity.
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824. So I can't give up on that.
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825. I'm gonna spin you around.
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826. - All right.
- Here we go.
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827. Here we go. Here we go.
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828. - Oh!
- Welcome to the stage.
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829. Oh.
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830. Welcome to the stage.
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831. Girl, don't you fall back.
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832. Miss Shenita, yes!
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833. Miss Shenita
is in the house tonight.
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834. Miss Shenita Cocktail
has really come to life.
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835. Rocking that pink lip.
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836. Tami would never,
Copy !req
837. but Miss Shenita Cocktail
absolutely would.
Copy !req
838. Let me see your face.
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839. Come on,
start giving me some faces.
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840. Your drag face.
The eyes.
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841. Let your eyes tell a story.
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842. Are they telling anything?
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843. You got this.
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844. - You got this, girl.
- Yes.
Copy !req
845. In the Rusical, Jane is gonna
help me just be the boss.
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846. And then on the runway,
Copy !req
847. Miss Shenita Cocktail
just has this air of confidence.
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848. So they're different, but
I love them both just the same.
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849. We still have some more to do.
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850. I just want to get you in the
mood and let you see the idea.
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851. I'm hyper focused
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852. because I have to become
Lily Tomlin and Mary J. Ross.
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853. I need to be different
than Loni,
Copy !req
854. so I gotta pull it out of me,
and I know I can do it.
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855. - Are you ready?
- Yeah.
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856. I trust you, Trinity.
Let's see.
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857. Okay, so turn around.
Let's look.
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858. Oh, my.
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859. - Yes, look at you.
- Why, hello.
Copy !req
860. You were painted
for the back, back, back.
Copy !req
861. Oh, my goodness.
Copy !req
862. This makeup for the Lion King?
I thought it was drag.
Copy !req
863. Explain to me,
'cause we're not done, right?
Copy !req
864. I'm not walking out like this?
Copy !req
865. No, of course you're not.
Copy !req
866. This is what they call
cooking or baking.
Copy !req
867. Oh.
Copy !req
868. And you put setting powder
Copy !req
869. and highlight powder
in certain areas
Copy !req
870. so when you're fully blended,
it looks highlighted.
Copy !req
871. - Oh.
- Uh-huh.
Copy !req
872. So all of this
will get blended in.
Copy !req
873. Blended down, and you will look
Copy !req
874. just like a spotlight
is hitting your face
Copy !req
875. in all the right spots.
Copy !req
876. Wow. Mary J. Ross
Copy !req
877. is a whole different persona
for me.
Copy !req
878. It's just something new
and different.
Copy !req
879. I like it.
Copy !req
880. I really, really,
really, really like it.
Copy !req
881. So how should I do my lips?
Copy !req
882. 'Cause I like the way
you do yours. Like the...
Copy !req
883. I mean, you have
some nice lips, but...
Copy !req
884. Uh-huh, just...
Copy !req
885. Make them heavy.
Copy !req
886. Oh, yes, right there.
Copy !req
887. The diva's coming out.
Copy !req
888. Mary J. Ross.
Copy !req
889. Are you feeling the fantasy?
Copy !req
890. Uh-huh.
Copy !req
891. This is the attitude
that I have been waiting to see.
Copy !req
892. This is a drag queen.
Copy !req
893. Mm, mm, mm.
Copy !req
894. I hope she takes the confidence
that she's learned
Copy !req
895. and continues
to believe in herself.
Copy !req
896. Lovely.
She's yanked and pulled.
Copy !req
897. I'm feeling good
about the Rusical.
Copy !req
898. I've got a really good sense
of what I'm going to bring.
Copy !req
899. So I'm ready to embrace Dolly,
Copy !req
900. and I think a lot of people
are going to be surprised.
Copy !req
901. Are you ready
for your drag debut?
Copy !req
902. - I'm ready.
- Let's do it.
Copy !req
903. Wow.
Copy !req
904. Look at that.
Copy !req
905. My brows are like almost
to the top of my head.
Copy !req
906. Like they're
in a different place.
Copy !req
907. That changes everything.
Copy !req
908. Looking at myself
Copy !req
909. makes me feel
like I disappeared
Copy !req
910. and I'm becoming another person,
Vanquisha Da House.
Copy !req
911. I definitely feel like
it's another character.
Copy !req
912. Yeah, Vanquisha.
Copy !req
913. - Vanquisha Da House.
- Da House Parton.
Copy !req
914. Now I just gotta—
gotta bring it.
Copy !req
915. - Yeah.
- Me playing Dolly as Vanquisha
Copy !req
916. is going to be perky and bubbly
Copy !req
917. with a little bounce
in her step.
Copy !req
918. But then when I walk out
on that runway,
Copy !req
919. my inner Vanquisha
will be even bigger and bolder.
Copy !req
920. As a drag queen
and you're doing Dolly,
Copy !req
921. you gotta push your ladies up.
Copy !req
922. Oh, I'm adding
a whole 'nother world.
Copy !req
923. - Okay. All right.
- Oh, yeah.
Copy !req
924. - They're about out to here.
- We want to see Dolly.
Copy !req
925. - And some hips.
- Okay. Good.
Copy !req
926. - Uh-huh.
- Whoo!
Copy !req
927. Vanessa is showing that she's
ready to go to the next level
Copy !req
928. when it comes to drag.
Copy !req
929. Like, she's not coming here
trying to sell us Vanessa.
Copy !req
930. Like, she's trying
to sell us Vanquisha.
Copy !req
931. So what's more important?
Copy !req
932. Is it the performance
or is it knowing the words?
Copy !req
933. It's how you make the people
feel, in my opinion.
Copy !req
934. When you think about
the best shows you've been to,
Copy !req
935. you remember how you felt.
Copy !req
936. You might not remember exactly
what order the songs were in
Copy !req
937. or the choreography,
Copy !req
938. but you remember how
the performance made you feel.
Copy !req
939. But let me also tell you,
this is a competition.
Copy !req
940. For a charity.
There's a big stake involved.
Copy !req
941. Yeah, you gotta know your words,
Copy !req
942. and you gotta do
the performance right.
Copy !req
943. Because we all three know any
fumble in this competition...
Copy !req
944. - Will be your last.
- Uh-huh.
Copy !req
945. - Okay.
- Sashay away-a-a-ay.
Copy !req
946. - We will be judged.
Copy !req
947. Doing this challenge is
really out of my comfort zone.
Copy !req
948. I want it to be fierce,
I want it to slay,
Copy !req
949. so I gotta step up for this.
Copy !req
950. I'm gonna have to step up.
Copy !req
951. Coming up...
Copy !req
952. It's the Drag Race debut
of Twerking 5 to 9.
Copy !req
953. And what?
Copy !req
954. Welcome to the main stage of
RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race.
Copy !req
955. Employee of the Month
Michelle Visage.
Copy !req
956. Oh, do I get a parking space?
Copy !req
957. You should put it
in the suggestion box.
Copy !req
958. Style superstar Carson Kressley.
Copy !req
959. How do you like my look?
Copy !req
960. I love it.
It's perfect for casual Fridays.
Copy !req
961. - It's Tuesday.
- Oh.
Copy !req
962. The hilarious Ross Mathews.
Copy !req
963. Do you have a head for business?
Copy !req
964. Oh, yes, head for business,
and a bod for sin-ching.
Copy !req
965. Director and choreographer
Jamal Sims.
Copy !req
966. Now, what do you look for
in a dancer?
Copy !req
967. I guess it would be
a good twerk ethic?
Copy !req
968. Ooh.
Copy !req
969. This week we challenged
our celebrity drag queens
Copy !req
970. to twerk it in a Rusical salute
to working women everywhere.
Copy !req
971. Celebrities, start your engines,
Copy !req
972. and may the best drag queen win.
Copy !req
973. It's the Drag Racedebut
of Twerking 5 to 9,
Copy !req
974. starring Vanquisha Da House,
Copy !req
975. Miss Shenita Cocktail,
Copy !req
976. and Mary J. Ross.
Copy !req
977. Ru Co Enterprises.
How can I help you?
Copy !req
978. Well, you should have received
that fax yesterday.
Copy !req
979. I'm sorry, but Mr. Charles
is at lunch right now.
Copy !req
980. It's a good thing
I was born a girl.
Copy !req
981. Otherwise,
I'd be a drag queen.
Copy !req
982. The boss man
used to shatter our dreams,
Copy !req
983. but now the only thing
shattering around here
Copy !req
984. is glass ceilings.
Copy !req
985. Atta girl, Jane.
Copy !req
986. And one and two
and three and four.
Copy !req
987. Feel the burn.
Copy !req
988. And five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
989. It's our turn.
Copy !req
990. A-five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
991. But I still had plenty of time
to invent aerobics.
Copy !req
992. One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
993. Feel the burn.
Copy !req
994. A-five, six, seven, eight.
It's our turn.
Copy !req
995. I got a lot of action.
Copy !req
996. Hey, ladies.
Copy !req
997. We're big business, bitch.
Copy !req
998. Today, for every dollar
a man makes,
Copy !req
999. a woman makes just 80 cents.
Copy !req
1000. And that ain't right.
Copy !req
1001. A-five, six, seven, eight.
Feel the burn.
Copy !req
1002. And that's the truth.
Copy !req
1003. Plblblblblbl!
Copy !req
1004. The Rusical is so incredible.
Copy !req
1005. But this is just the first step,
so let's enjoy this,
Copy !req
1006. but let's also remember
what's to come on the horizon.
Copy !req
1007. Coming up...
Copy !req
1008. I have one final question.
Copy !req
1009. Who should go home tonight
and why?
Copy !req
1010. Now it's time
for the runway debut
Copy !req
1011. of our celebrity glamazons.
Copy !req
1012. Category is
Eleganza Extravaganza.
Copy !req
1013. This is Vanessa Williams before.
Copy !req
1014. And now this
is Vanquisha Da House.
Copy !req
1015. Ooh.
Copy !req
1016. Gorgeous.
Copy !req
1017. Stop, drop,
and drool, bitches.
Copy !req
1018. To surrender to
the drag process is fabulous.
Copy !req
1019. That's when the magic happens.
Copy !req
1020. I do feel like a superhero,
Copy !req
1021. and I know that Vanquisha
Da House has arrived.
Copy !req
1022. Here is Tami Roman before.
Copy !req
1023. And please help me
welcome to the stage
Copy !req
1024. Miss Shenita Cocktail.
Copy !req
1025. Oh, gorgeous.
Copy !req
1026. Are you happy to see me
Copy !req
1027. or is that a stem
in your flower?
Copy !req
1028. Miss Shenita Cocktail
Copy !req
1029. is just fabulous
from head to toe.
Copy !req
1030. I am thankful
to have this opportunity
Copy !req
1031. to step outside
out of safety zone,
Copy !req
1032. because I feel more confident
than I've ever felt, period.
Copy !req
1033. This is Loni Love before.
Copy !req
1034. Introducing Mary J. Ross.
Copy !req
1035. - Ooh.
- Wow.
Copy !req
1036. Now this is the real.
Copy !req
1037. This is my first time
in drag,
Copy !req
1038. and it's awesome.
Copy !req
1039. Mary J. Ross is a woman
Copy !req
1040. who's very confident
and she's fierce.
Copy !req
1041. This is my moment to shine,
and it's just beautiful.
Copy !req
1042. Welcome, ladies.
Copy !req
1043. You have outdone yourselves.
Copy !req
1044. Now it's time
for the judges' critiques,
Copy !req
1045. starting with the artist
Copy !req
1046. formerly known
as Vanessa Williams,
Copy !req
1047. Vanquisha Da House.
Copy !req
1048. When it came to the challenge,
Copy !req
1049. the bar was set very high
for you in my mind,
Copy !req
1050. knowing you're a Broadway diva.
Copy !req
1051. But when you turned around,
it was so fun to watch you,
Copy !req
1052. because you made
every single minute count.
Copy !req
1053. And you were
just selling Dolly 100%.
Copy !req
1054. This look is so drag,
Copy !req
1055. 'cause it's beautiful
and it has a sense of humor.
Copy !req
1056. It has a personality.
Copy !req
1057. This is, you know,
more, more, more.
Copy !req
1058. Drag is more, and I love
the colors you chose.
Copy !req
1059. I love the accessories.
Copy !req
1060. Those burnt orange
kind of stones.
Copy !req
1061. It looks like
beautiful high drag.
Copy !req
1062. And I am taped and laced
and glued and pinned
Copy !req
1063. and it's a lot of work.
Copy !req
1064. Welcome to my world.
Copy !req
1065. - But drag is more.
- Yes.
Copy !req
1066. And I love the transformation.
Copy !req
1067. Going beyond what people expect
is always a challenge,
Copy !req
1068. but my whole career has been
Copy !req
1069. "I didn't know
she could do that."
Copy !req
1070. Vanessa Williams, drag?
Copy !req
1071. Oh, I didn't know
she could do that.
Copy !req
1072. 36 years later, still here.
Copy !req
1073. Still here.
Copy !req
1074. And looking fabulous.
Copy !req
1075. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
Copy !req
1076. I think Vanessa
has it in the bag.
Copy !req
1077. She came in super regal
and super confident.
Copy !req
1078. I was afraid of her
losing the fun aspect of this,
Copy !req
1079. but she hasn't.
Copy !req
1080. Seeing this new side of her
emerge is incredible.
Copy !req
1081. All right, up next, Tami Roman,
AKA Miss Shenita Cocktail.
Copy !req
1082. Let me tell you,
on our first rehearsal,
Copy !req
1083. I was like,
I might need a cocktail
Copy !req
1084. because I remember
how nervous you were.
Copy !req
1085. But today I saw you
lean into this character,
Copy !req
1086. and all of a sudden,
all the thinking
Copy !req
1087. that I saw in rehearsal
in your head was gone.
Copy !req
1088. Oh, yay.
Copy !req
1089. And so, you nailed
the choreography,
Copy !req
1090. and I couldn't
be more proud.
Copy !req
1091. - Thank you.
- In the Rusical, you were Jane.
Copy !req
1092. - Yes.
- And that is a huge undertaking.
Copy !req
1093. And you were so good with it.
So funny.
Copy !req
1094. Jane Fonda is so amazing
Copy !req
1095. and so fierce and so cool,
and you got it.
Copy !req
1096. You even did like she has like
Copy !req
1097. a lockjaw kind of delivery
in her voice,
Copy !req
1098. and you kind of lockjaw
lip synced for that moment.
Copy !req
1099. And I was like, oh, my God,
that's like a minute detail.
Copy !req
1100. - Yep.
- Go, girl.
Copy !req
1101. This look is one of like beauty,
but almost like a Mother Nature,
Copy !req
1102. like a "don't eff with me"
beauty
Copy !req
1103. on that serene
kind of confidence.
Copy !req
1104. I'm shocked to hear
that you were nervous.
Copy !req
1105. I can't picture you
being nervous for anything.
Copy !req
1106. I'm nervous for everything
that is out of my comfort zone.
Copy !req
1107. Even though people associate me
to be a strong personality,
Copy !req
1108. really inside,
I'm not that girl.
Copy !req
1109. And I want to be able
to exude that,
Copy !req
1110. to be able
to just step into a room
Copy !req
1111. and own whatever your moment is.
Copy !req
1112. And so she helped me find that.
Copy !req
1113. So I'm thankful for that.
Copy !req
1114. Tami allowed herself
to really face her insecurities
Copy !req
1115. and to look it right in the face
and say, you know what?
Copy !req
1116. I am a strong woman.
Copy !req
1117. I am here for a reason.
Copy !req
1118. And I'm gonna trust you.
Copy !req
1119. It's people like this
that we hope to encounter.
Copy !req
1120. I see Tami fighting for her mom.
Copy !req
1121. I see Tami
fighting for her charity.
Copy !req
1122. And I see that fear
that she thought was there,
Copy !req
1123. not just fighting, but beating.
Copy !req
1124. And that's the win.
Copy !req
1125. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
Copy !req
1126. Stop in the name of Loni Love.
Copy !req
1127. It's Mary J. Ross.
Copy !req
1128. Hi.
Copy !req
1129. Tonight when you performed,
you didn't miss a beat.
Copy !req
1130. And not only did you do that,
but you swagged it out.
Copy !req
1131. I actually wrote
"swaggalicious."
Copy !req
1132. You know what I mean?
Copy !req
1133. That was like living
your best life on stage.
Copy !req
1134. It was fun and it was joyful,
so congratulations.
Copy !req
1135. It was a killer performance.
Copy !req
1136. Thank you very much.
Copy !req
1137. When you walked out here
looking like this,
Copy !req
1138. it took my breath away.
Copy !req
1139. You're tapping into
some other place
Copy !req
1140. that maybe
we don't let ourselves go
Copy !req
1141. - when you're the funny person.
- Yes.
Copy !req
1142. Maybe you don't get
to be the sexy person.
Copy !req
1143. Yes.
Copy !req
1144. Bitch, you are sexy A-F.
Copy !req
1145. Thank you very much.
Copy !req
1146. Seeing you come out like that,
Copy !req
1147. and be so proud of everything
you were working with
Copy !req
1148. was inspiring.
Copy !req
1149. It was body positivity.
Copy !req
1150. It was owning yourself
in every way, shape, or form,
Copy !req
1151. and that's what
this whole experience is about.
Copy !req
1152. I represent
so many women out there.
Copy !req
1153. I want to make them proud of me.
Copy !req
1154. I want them to know
that they can do it.
Copy !req
1155. And that's
what I felt like I did,
Copy !req
1156. and that's why I'm so happy
for this opportunity.
Copy !req
1157. I'm so grateful.
Copy !req
1158. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Copy !req
1159. Do you have a favorite part
of your outfit?
Copy !req
1160. These hips.
Copy !req
1161. Yeah.
Copy !req
1162. I said go bigger
and cinch this waist.
Copy !req
1163. Ooh, that's why I'm crying, too,
'cause this waist...
Copy !req
1164. I don't know how y'all do it.
Copy !req
1165. I love it.
Copy !req
1166. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
Copy !req
1167. She has pulled something
from within,
Copy !req
1168. and truly believes that
she is beautiful and worthy
Copy !req
1169. and not alone.
Copy !req
1170. That's powerful.
Copy !req
1171. Like, that is the power of drag.
Copy !req
1172. All right, ladies,
I have one final question.
Copy !req
1173. Who should go home tonight
and why?
Copy !req
1174. Just kidding.
Copy !req
1175. Ladies, to prepare
for your final lip sync,
Copy !req
1176. you may return to the werkroom.
Copy !req
1177. Coming up...
Copy !req
1178. - Who is this?
Copy !req
1179. A drink.
I'm realizing Vanquisha Da House
Copy !req
1180. can be bolder
than I would ever want to be.
Copy !req
1181. I will be tapping into Vanquisha
Da House whenever I need to,
Copy !req
1182. which may be a lot.
Copy !req
1183. Y'all were absolutely fabulous
and so inspiring on the runway.
Copy !req
1184. - Congratulations.
- Thank you.
Copy !req
1185. - Cheers.
- Cheers.
Copy !req
1186. What do you want to take away
from this, Tami?
Copy !req
1187. To just not feel intimidated
Copy !req
1188. by new situations
and new scenarios
Copy !req
1189. and new people
and relationships.
Copy !req
1190. You know, to be able
to just be free.
Copy !req
1191. Whatever happens, happens,
Copy !req
1192. and you have a good time
either way.
Copy !req
1193. What I have learned about myself
throughout this process
Copy !req
1194. is when I put my mind to it,
I really can do anything.
Copy !req
1195. We talk about surrendering
and also people perceiving us.
Copy !req
1196. When I was Miss America
at 20 years old,
Copy !req
1197. my life completely changed,
Copy !req
1198. but also gave me the biggest
kick in the ass of my life
Copy !req
1199. with life lessons.
Copy !req
1200. You know, having hate mail,
having death threats,
Copy !req
1201. people—you're not black enough,
you're too black.
Copy !req
1202. And so that was like
the grueling part of my life.
Copy !req
1203. But it doesn't change
your talent,
Copy !req
1204. your essence, your integrity.
Copy !req
1205. That just continues to grow
and blossom.
Copy !req
1206. Vanessa Williams
is one of those people
Copy !req
1207. that just when you think
you know who she is
Copy !req
1208. and what she has to contribute,
Copy !req
1209. she flips the script on you.
Copy !req
1210. This is just another
life lesson for everyone
Copy !req
1211. that you never know the capacity
of what someone has to offer.
Copy !req
1212. Who is this?
Copy !req
1213. Hey, Loni.
How you doing?
Copy !req
1214. Wow.
Copy !req
1215. Everybody,
this is my boyfriend James.
Copy !req
1216. - Hi.
- Hi, everyone.
Copy !req
1217. You look amazing.
Copy !req
1218. I mean, really incredible.
Copy !req
1219. I was surprised
James came to visit.
Copy !req
1220. He's a great supporter.
Copy !req
1221. He knows what I'm going through.
Copy !req
1222. And it's just a great feeling.
It's a very emotional feeling.
Copy !req
1223. - Hi.
- Hello.
Copy !req
1224. Trinity has been my mentor.
Copy !req
1225. We've been working together.
Copy !req
1226. It's been a great process
working with her.
Copy !req
1227. - She's a beautiful person.
- You are lucky, sir.
Copy !req
1228. She is hardworking.
Copy !req
1229. I know she's taking this
very seriously.
Copy !req
1230. She is. She is.
Copy !req
1231. The only thing I hope for you
that you get out of this
Copy !req
1232. is that you are
100% confident in you,
Copy !req
1233. because there's
a couple of times
Copy !req
1234. that I thought you were
doubting yourself.
Copy !req
1235. Mm-hmm.
But you told me, you said,
Copy !req
1236. just throw it all away
and just have fun.
Copy !req
1237. And so that's what I did.
Copy !req
1238. So she's been in drag,
so now it's your turn.
Copy !req
1239. Let's go, let's go.
Copy !req
1240. I always thought drag
was about men dressing as women,
Copy !req
1241. and it was
a bunch of makeup and wigs.
Copy !req
1242. It's much deeper than that.
Copy !req
1243. It's also about
having confidence,
Copy !req
1244. about knowing
that you're different,
Copy !req
1245. and it's okay to be different.
Copy !req
1246. They're real people
behind the drag.
Copy !req
1247. - It looks good on you, though.
- Really? Okay.
Copy !req
1248. I trust your judgment.
Copy !req
1249. Miss Tami.
Copy !req
1250. Hi, honey.
Copy !req
1251. Do you see me?
Copy !req
1252. Tami, stand up.
Copy !req
1253. Show your look.
Come on, girl.
Copy !req
1254. Give it all, give it all.
Copy !req
1255. Turn around. Ooh!
Copy !req
1256. Oh, okay.
Copy !req
1257. My mama would be so proud of me.
Copy !req
1258. And I want to be a better me
because of her legacy, you know.
Copy !req
1259. So...
she would be really happy.
Copy !req
1260. She would be happy.
Copy !req
1261. - Hello.
- Hi.
Copy !req
1262. - Look who it is.
- Hi.
Copy !req
1263. I think it's a shock
for Jillian to see me in drag.
Copy !req
1264. Let me see if I can give you
a good look.
Copy !req
1265. - Here, here.
- Yeah.
Copy !req
1266. But I don't think she ever
thought I'd go this far.
Copy !req
1267. And I know
I'm making Jillian proud.
Copy !req
1268. I got my cocktail in hand.
Here we go.
Copy !req
1269. Look.
Copy !req
1270. Here's to yet
another new challenge.
Copy !req
1271. Vanessa is doing great.
Copy !req
1272. She's letting loose.
Copy !req
1273. She's being herself,
but she's being Vanquisha.
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1274. And she's giving us
so many different layers.
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1275. She's being a drag queen.
Let's go.
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1276. We're waiting for
the final lip sync battle.
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1277. Oh, get it, James.
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1278. Y'all ready?
You gotta learn your words.
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1279. - I love you.
- I love you, too, babe.
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1280. - Okay.
- Go do your thing.
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1281. - All right.
- Don't be scared.
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1282. I know.
I'm gonna try not to.
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1283. Love you.
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1284. - Bye, James.
- See you later, babe.
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1285. No matter how tight the race is,
it's not over.
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1286. Because my favorite part
is just around the corner.
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1287. Not lip sync for your life,
nor your legacy,
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1288. but your charity.
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1289. I need to have focus,
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1290. I need to have confidence,
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1291. and I need to know the words.
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1292. This is my one time
to just give it my all.
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1293. I definitely
have doubted myself
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1294. throughout the competition.
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1295. But you've gotta
leave it all here,
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1296. because it's bigger than you.
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1297. I feel like a superhero
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1298. as Vanquisha Da House
in full drag.
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1299. I got my lyrics down.
I'm ready to go.
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1300. Ladies, welcome back.
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1301. This is your last chance
to impress me,
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1302. earn $30,000
for the cause of your choice,
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1303. and the title of America's
Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.
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1304. The time has come...
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1305. for you to lip sync...
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1306. for your charity!
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1307. Good luck,
and don't fuck it up.
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1308. Ladies, I've made my decision.
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1309. Vanessa Williams.
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1310. You're a winner, baby.
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1311. Con-drag-ulations.
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1312. You've earned $30,000
for the Trevor Project.
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1313. I am so happy
that I got a chance
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1314. to be in drag
for everybody tonight.
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1315. But for me, it was
an opportunity to surrender.
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1316. I'm so happy that
I can give more opportunity
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1317. to the Trevor Project.
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1318. Thank you.
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1319. Tami Roman and Loni Love,
you've each won $10,000
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1320. for St. Jude Children's Hospital
and Dress for Success.
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1321. Yes! Yes!
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1322. Thank you. Thank you so much.
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1323. Thank you so much.
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1324. Thank you all for being part
of the drag revolution.
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1325. And remember,
if you can't love yourself,
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1326. how in the hell
you gonna love somebody else?
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1327. Can I get an amen up in here?
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1328. - Amen!
- All right.
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1329. Now let the music play.
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1330. I'm so happy that
I surrendered to the process,
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1331. I surrendered to letting
other people transform me,
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1332. because it's more than me.
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1333. It's more than what I imagined.
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1334. And it's a symbol of victory.
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1335. I've stepped outside
of everything I've ever done,
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1336. and then I actually got $10,000
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1337. to be able
to give to my charity.
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1338. I'm so proud of myself.
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1339. I know what these drag queens
have gone through,
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1340. and they've been through
ups and downs.
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1341. But they're so confident,
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1342. and that has taught me
to keep my confidence.
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1343. It was great for me.
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1344. Ta-da.
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1345. Vanquisha Da House
done vanquished the house.
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