- 12/1/2023
Snatch Game will break ya. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the funniest and most shocking times a contestant somehow broke character during “Drag Race”’s infamously difficult Snatch Game.
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00:00 Now I've never seen you on a game show before. Is this your first one?
00:03 This is my first, it's not my first one, but it's my first game show.
00:06 Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08 And today we're counting down our picks for the funniest and most shocking times
00:12 a contestant somehow broke character during Drag Race's infamously difficult snatch game.
00:17 Can you repeat the question?
00:18 Yes, I can.
00:20 She's saying she has nothing.
00:21 Number 10, peppermint.
00:25 When in doubt, just say bloop.
00:26 Bloop.
00:27 Bloop.
00:29 Okay.
00:31 In the season 9 iteration of the snatch game,
00:33 peppermint picked a strong character to portray.
00:36 The real housewives of Atlanta's Queen Bee, NeNe Leakes,
00:39 is the kind of person with enough stock phrases to coast through an impersonation.
00:43 So nasty and so rude.
00:45 But the jokes just aren't coming.
00:48 And in between the pauses, it's pretty clear peppermint is just barely staying in character.
00:53 Each time she stumbles, she seems to get a little more frazzled and the cracks start to show.
00:58 She would probably have to swap credit scores first.
01:01 Credit scores.
01:02 Bloop.
01:04 The episode's eventual winner, Alexis,
01:06 finally breaks her with her outstanding Liza Minnelli impression.
01:09 Number 9, mohart.
01:11 So much of a successful snatch game is about rhythm.
01:15 RuPaul is constantly throwing out setups for these queens to take and land with a killer punchline.
01:19 Did you hear about the new smartphone for drag queens?
01:21 Instead of face recognition, it recognizes your...
01:24 One slip-up can shake a contestant's confidence.
01:27 That's what seems to have happened with mohart's performance as Maxine Waters.
01:31 -How do you dance? -Like dust, still I rise.
01:34 She remembers to include some of the congresswoman's more meme-worthy moments,
01:38 but one too many stumbles over her punchlines appear to leave her dazed and confused.
01:43 Her unnatural pauses and misplaced laughter seem like placeholders as she tries to click back into the character.
01:49 -Now what district are you in? -The 43rd.
01:52 -Is that Compton?
01:54 She never really finds her footing.
01:57 Number 8, Chi-Chi DeVayne.
01:59 Rule number one of snatch game, you have to know how to spell the person's name.
02:04 From the jump, the late, great Chi-Chi DeVayne is fighting to stay in character.
02:08 Let's hear it for Maya Angelou.
02:12 As soon as she misspells Maya Angelou's name, the queen asks in earnest...
02:16 -How you smell Maya? -The writing is on the wall at this point, but Chi-Chi is nothing if not a good sport.
02:23 Her first joke is pretty shaky too.
02:25 -I don't know why the catchwords seem dolly.
02:28 Knowing she doesn't have a good answer to Ru's question, she just kinda owns up to it,
02:32 and can barely contain her own laughter at how underprepared she is.
02:36 Number 7, Simone.
02:38 Season 13 champion Simone brought an icon of American history to the panel.
02:42 -But here for the snatch game, babe. -Yes, it's all for a good cause.
02:46 -It's all for a good cause. -Yes.
02:48 Freedom!
02:50 What makes this one so hilarious is that Simone actually kills it for most of the challenge.
02:55 That is, until she gets her Jennifers mixed up, mistaking Jennifer Lewis, the renowned black actress,
03:00 for Jennifer Lawrence, the renowned white one.
03:03 Realizing her flub, she has just the slightest break.
03:07 -Well, Jennifer Lewis is not white.
03:10 -Jennifer Lewis! Not Jennifer Lawrence.
03:13 Everyone else on the panel breaks character too, falling apart with laughter.
03:17 Even after the mishap, Simone is able to recover so completely that it just makes her performance all the more impressive.
03:24 -So I said, pork chop, chitlins, and ham.
03:27 -Yeah!
03:29 Number 6, Latrice Royale.
03:32 Season 4's eventual miscongeniality had already proven she was a gifted comedian.
03:37 -What is that you're eating over there?
03:38 -Something that really satisfies me.
03:40 -Oh, okay.
03:42 She had just won a scripted acting challenge the week before.
03:45 However, nothing could prepare her for the level of unprofessionalism going on in the front row.
03:50 -Sneaky whish whish whish!
03:52 -Oh, oh, oh, oh.
03:54 -How'd she do it?
03:56 -Oh my goodness.
03:58 -The level of unprofessionalism, far too much.
04:01 Latrice's decision to play the Queen of Soul was smart.
04:04 However, as the challenge continues, Jiggly Caliente and Kenya Michaels' uproarious behavior makes it hard for the seasoned Queen to stay focused.
04:12 She tries to not let it get to her, but it's clear by the end she is so over it that she's barely able to answer RuPaul.
04:19 -I could not believe the shenanigans that was going on in the front row.
04:22 -Completely unprofessional, completely childish, and that is not what I came here to do.
04:28 Number 5, Latrice Royale.
04:30 -Hi, Della.
04:31 -Well, hello, Mr. RuPaul.
04:33 -Now, Della, are you looking for love?
04:35 -I am. 'Cause you know I still got the heat. It's still there, baby.
04:38 Sometimes, a Queen just can't catch a break.
04:41 During All Stars 4, Latrice Royale's impersonation of Touched by an Angel star Della Reese got sidelined by the antics of her co-star, Gia Gunn.
04:48 -And I'm like, "What? What talking about?"
04:52 -Yes, what are you talking about?
04:54 -It's like a gay thing.
04:55 She soon lost her patience, and most of her performance seemed to be played in response to every moment Gia was trying and failing to steal.
05:03 Latrice wasn't the only one who was tired of Gia's constant interruptions and jokes that went nowhere.
05:08 Manila Luzon also took a brief step out of her Barbra Streisand impersonation to put her in her place.
05:14 -I'm cringing for Latrice. She can't even stay in her character because she's so irritated.
05:20 -I'm very upset.
05:21 Number 4, Anitra.
05:23 Because it was split into two rounds, Season 15's Snatch Game was double the fun and double the mishaps.
05:29 Even the better performances had their share of mistakes, with mistress Isabel Brooks completely forgetting she was playing Rosie O'Donnell and not Abby Lee Miller.
05:36 -Tax evasion, lots of games.
05:38 -Yeah, wait, you play tax evasion?
05:40 -All the time, think about Abby Lee Miller.
05:42 -Oh.
05:43 But it's RuPaul herself who's most to blame for this now classic moment.
05:47 The host can't even say Anitra's character's name, Gorgina Ramsey, without wheezing with laughter.
05:52 -Gorgina...Ramsey.
05:55 [Laughing]
05:57 Anitra can barely hold it together as a result.
06:00 We love when Ru stops being the unflappable presenter and just has a little fun with the queens.
06:05 It's a reminder of just how ridiculous and fun the show is.
06:08 [Laughing]
06:11 -Okay, I'm done playing. Let's go to the next bitch.
06:13 -Okay, alright.
06:14 Number 3, Shea Coulee and Jada Essence Hall.
06:18 There's no doubt that Jinx Monsoon's powerhouse performance as Judy Garland
06:22 is among the best Snatch Game showings of all time.
06:25 -It's so wonderful to be here.
06:28 -It's wonderful to be anywhere, really.
06:31 -You know, I've been dead for quite some time.
06:34 Her mimicry and naughty stories of Hollywood depravity are gut-bustingly funny enough.
06:39 However, her impromptu singing at various points during the challenge
06:43 is a surprise that neither Ru nor the other contestants are even close to being prepared for.
06:47 -Now that we're at the midway point, is that my camera?
06:51 [Laughing]
06:52 -Don't be jealous.
06:59 At the end of the challenge, Jinx's castmates Shea Coulee and Jada Essence Hall
07:03 are practically inconsolable with laughter themselves.
07:06 Honestly, you really cannot blame them for losing the plot here.
07:09 -Hoo-ya!
07:11 [Laughing]
07:13 -They changed it to drag queen.
07:16 In fact, we are right there with them.
07:19 Look, it's usually not fun to watch a queen give up.
07:24 Still, there's something kind of fierce about how Trinity K. Bonet seemingly realizes
07:28 she is completely outclassed by Ginger Minj and Kylie Soneque Love.
07:31 -Well, honey, I might be married, but I can look at the map.
07:35 -Don't mean I'm going on a trip.
07:37 [Laughing]
07:38 Instead of folding, she almost just packs up her shaky Whitney Houston impression
07:42 and decides to have as much fun as anyone at home.
07:45 We love a self-aware queen.
07:47 -Well, honey...
07:49 [Music]
07:57 It's a wholesome and charming moment from a contestant whose biggest hindrance
08:00 in her original season was how often she got in her own way.
08:04 -She's saying she has nothing.
08:06 -Yes.
08:07 [Laughing]
08:08 She knows she's not doing well, but she looks like she's having a great time
08:12 watching her sisters carry on like the brilliant fools they are.
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08:30 Number 1. Basically everyone.
08:34 The caliber of talent in the All-Stars 2 cast made it one of the best seasons.
08:39 When you have this many queens firing on all cylinders,
08:42 even the biggest professionals may crack during the snatch game.
08:45 -I've fought worse monsters for years in Hollywood.
08:48 -Yes, I know.
08:49 -Barber, please.
08:50 [Screaming]
08:53 We're treated to shot after shot of queens breaking character
08:56 or trying to hold back laughter after every new outlandish joke or visual gag.
09:00 Detox breaks shortly after RuPaul introduces her performance as Nancy Grace.
09:05 -Where's the body?
09:06 -Christina, bring me the axe.
09:08 [Laughing]
09:12 Tatiana later breaks because of Detox.
09:14 Katya just barely maintains her composure when Alyssa Edwards starts talking.
09:18 And is that the faintest hint of Alaska's real smirk creeping across Mae West's face?
09:23 It starts to feel like they're trying to make each other laugh as much as they're trying to make Ru laugh.
09:29 [Laughing]
09:32 -You don't beat around the bush, do you, baby?
09:34 -I beat around the bush all the time. What are you talking about?
09:37 Which Snatch Game was your favorite? Sound off in the comments.
09:40 -Do we have time for one more?
09:42 -Yes, of course we do.
09:44 -Gentlemen, start your engines.
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