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Get ready to laugh, cringe, and gasp! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most iconic “Drag Race” queens who absolutely conquered the comedy roast challenge and those who hilariously crashed and burned. From legendary zingers that left RuPaul gasping for air to awkward silences that sealed a queen's fate, we're dissecting every gag-worthy moment. Grab your mic and prepare for some serious shade – whether it's perfectly delivered or falls flat on its face!
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00:00And one more thing, Michelle.
00:01What?
00:02Why you mad?
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks for the most notable drag race queens
00:12who absolutely slayed the comedy roast challenge
00:14and the ones who, well, got slayed by it.
00:18You didn't know them words to that lip sync.
00:21No.
00:22You let that happen.
00:24Uh.
00:26Number 30.
00:27Ivy Winters fail.
00:29Roast challenges demand confidence, sharp writing, and zero hesitation.
00:34Ivy Winters had just one of those three.
00:37During the season five RuPaul roast, she came in hot,
00:41taking a two-in-one jab at Santino and RuPaul,
00:44but the joke didn't land the way she had hoped.
00:47Having sex with Santino is a lot like Ru's music career.
00:52Awkward.
00:53You would know.
00:54Santino's retort created a strange tension in the room,
00:57where instead of laughter, you could feel the audience pulling back.
01:01And that kind of awkward silence is brutal in a roast setting.
01:05From there, she never quite managed to turn things around.
01:08And her set remains memorable, not because it was good, but because of this one moment.
01:13I feel like whenever Michelle farts, a fairy gets her wings.
01:17It created exactly the kind of awkwardness it was trying to joke about.
01:22RuPaul, with these long legs and feathers you like to wear,
01:26you're one step away from looking like Big Bird's grandmother.
01:31Number 29.
01:33Jewel Sparkles fail.
01:34Going into the Season 17 Villain's Roast,
01:38Jewel Sparkles already had a disadvantage most queens don't have to deal with.
01:43Her material had been deliberately stolen.
01:45Oh my god, she stole my jokes.
01:48Oh my god, she stole my jokes.
01:51Arrietty, furious about the fact that Jewel's had placed herself after her in the lineup,
01:56swiped her jokes as an act of petty revenge.
01:59Even accounting for that messy situation, though,
02:02Jewel's remaining set didn't exactly inspire confidence.
02:06Jack Grace is a massive platform, but not as massive as Candy Muses' back.
02:11The jokes that were left didn't land with any real punch,
02:15and her delivery struggled to compensate for the thin material.
02:18A great roast needs several funny jokes,
02:21and if your backup material is just as weak as what got stolen,
02:25then you'd simply have nowhere to recover.
02:27And that was the case for Jewel's.
02:30Speaking of mistress,
02:31I get it, the camera adds 10 pounds,
02:33but girl, you did walk in with the first 300.
02:37Well, that was my roast.
02:40Number 28.
02:41Kenya Pleaser fail.
02:43See, my time in this competition has been a lot like my dating history.
02:48Plenty of bottoming,
02:49while a black man tells me to beat the inner saboteur.
02:52Tasked with roasting and toasting the global glamazon Alyssa Edwards,
02:58Kenya Pleaser came to the stage with a lot of energy.
03:01But it was in the jokes department that things got quite shaky for the South Carolina queen.
03:05The judges have been on Discord's walk all season long.
03:09Discord's walk is so stiff and uncomfortable to look at.
03:12It reminds me of Ross Matthews.
03:15It does, truly.
03:16During the table read with Michelle Visage and guest judge Atsuko Okatsuka,
03:22it seemed like Kenya had enough good material to keep her at least safe.
03:26But it was a completely different story on the main stage.
03:29The punchlines were either too soft or missing entirely,
03:32leaving the judges and other queens unsure when to laugh.
03:48In a roast, confidence without strong writing can only carry you so far.
03:53Unfortunately, it carried Kenya straight into the bottom two, and eventually, home.
03:59Number 27. Simone. Fail.
04:02Simone dominated much of her season.
04:05Her runways were consistently stunning, her charisma was undeniable,
04:09and she proved herself formidable in acting challenges throughout the competition.
04:13But the roast of congenial queen's past exposed a real gap in her skill set.
04:18Yeah, I miss out of Dina.
04:20We gotta talk about that controversy.
04:21Oh, yeah.
04:22Mm-hmm.
04:24You didn't know them words to that lip sync.
04:26No.
04:27You let that happen.
04:29Uh.
04:30Writing tight, structured comedy is a specific craft,
04:33and it's one that requires a very different muscle than performance instinct.
04:37In the roast, Simone's jokes landed with a thud more often than not.
04:42And you were a former electrical engineer.
04:46But then you somehow were so good at it, you engineered your ass onto this judging panel.
04:52You could see glimpses of her natural charm,
04:55but the jokes themselves didn't have the punch needed to carry the performance.
04:59For a queen who looked so untouchable in so many areas,
05:02it was a surprising stumble.
05:04Now, I told you that you remind me of the girls back home.
05:08And that's poor.
05:13But, Heidi's here tonight, so you have one thing to know, that you are not destitute.
05:18Number 26.
05:20Arrietty.
05:21Fail.
05:22Stealing jokes is a bold move.
05:24Stealing jokes and still bombing?
05:26That's a special kind of catastrophe.
05:28If you hate Candy Muse, you are, or probably are, racist.
05:33And if you like Candy Muse, you like bad drag.
05:36As mentioned earlier, Arrietty felt slighted by Jules' lineup choices
05:41and decided that the appropriate response was to swipe her roast material.
05:45The revenge plot itself was such a messy drama,
05:47but the execution of it all made it even worse.
05:50Even armed with someone else's jokes, Arrietty's roast was a disorganized mess.
05:55Plain Jane, I relate to you the most.
05:58The only difference between you and I is in my childhood,
06:01I played outside with kids and friends.
06:04And you grew up alone in the dark, sucking on batteries.
06:07You could tell the material didn't feel natural coming from her.
06:11And as a result, the whole set collapsed under its own chaos.
06:15She landed in the bottom two alongside Jules and was justifiably sent home.
06:19I honestly don't think you guys are villains.
06:21The real villains are the girls that smile to your face and then stab you in the back.
06:26Just like this next diva.
06:27Number 25.
06:29Jada Essence Hall.
06:30Fail.
06:31The all-winner's edition of All Stars saw some stiff competition.
06:35Jada Essence Hall is not necessarily a natural comedian,
06:38but her set started strong and the writing wasn't bad at all.
06:43The only difference is Trinity has a fake-ass bitch,
06:46and Monet is just a fake-ass bitch.
06:49Then, as she began stumbling over her words, she lost her rhythm.
06:53The only thing sharper than Jinx's wits are her pearly whites and yellows and beiges and grays.
07:03It became clear she was struggling.
07:06Although it was funny to watch her acknowledge she wasn't doing well,
07:09it was a shame to watch some pretty decent jokes go to waste under some shoddy delivery.
07:14Still, it taught us one thing.
07:16If you must fall on your face, do it as gracefully as possible.
07:19Now, that was not the way that joke was supposed to go.
07:24Number 24.
07:25Deja Skye.
07:26Fail.
07:27She may have been the sole survivor of season 14's Snatch Game,
07:31but Deja Skye went down in flames at the Ross Matthews roast.
07:34Now, I will say,
07:35Daya looks like what a five-year-old would draw if you asked them to draw Bigfoot.
07:41Instead of laughs,
07:42most of her cutting humor got guffaws and scandalized oh-my-gods.
07:47She couldn't help but undercut her best jokes with unnecessary comments.
07:52What's the difference between my padding and Bosco's big ego?
07:57Oh my god.
07:58My padding can clear a doorway.
08:01Oh my god.
08:02Just kidding.
08:03Not really.
08:04It was clear from the reactions that the bulk of her insults towards Michelle Visage and Ross Matthews
08:10weren't going over well with anyone either.
08:13She saved face with her last joke,
08:15but when your best quip is literally your exit line,
08:18you know you didn't do well.
08:20Now, this queen needs no introduction.
08:26Number 23.
08:28Olivia Lux.
08:29Fail.
08:30Even though she landed one of the night's best jokes,
08:33Olivia Lux couldn't overcome a weak set
08:35and a cloying onstage persona
08:38while roasting previous Miss Congeniality winners.
08:41I didn't come here just to be Miss Congeniality.
08:44You see where that gets you?
08:46Olivia's smiley-faced, wide-eyed persona grew tired pretty fast.
08:51Indeed, her stumbling and breathy airhead routine
08:54didn't do too much to lift some subpar material either.
08:58Mama Ru is so old, her first drag name was in hieroglyphics.
09:03It could be that Olivia's just too nice for a roast.
09:06Yet, some of her jabs would suggest she has the potential
09:10to get down and dirty with the best of them.
09:12Mama Ru is so old,
09:14she signed the Declaration of Independence
09:17as parent slash guardian.
09:20Indeed, the shade was present.
09:23What was missing was the proper stage presence
09:25and an ability to truly land the jokes.
09:28Number 22.
09:29Naomi Smalls.
09:31Fail.
09:32RuPaul's old friend Lady Bunny
09:34has been one of the show's favorite punching bags over the years.
09:37We are here to honor someone
09:39who had no problem offending literally everybody.
09:43So the All-Stars forecast
09:45was going to need more than simple old age jokes
09:48to make us laugh.
09:49Naomi Smalls, however,
09:51seemingly did not get the message.
09:53Her jokes were sweaty, to say the least.
09:55Could you imagine being born in a time with no Nintendo 64?
09:59She clearly wasn't comfortable doing stand-up
10:02and her nervous laughter just highlighted
10:04the lack of positive crowd response
10:06after each punchline.
10:07Sadly, the funniest thing about Naomi's roast
10:10was Monet's exchange's commentary.
10:12And that was because it pointed out the obvious.
10:15She says a joke and is like,
10:16ha ha ha, it's like,
10:18that makes it even worse.
10:20Ha ha ha ha.
10:22Number 21.
10:24Valentina.
10:25Fail.
10:26Valentina has unleashed some great reads in the past.
10:29But she crashed and burned
10:30trying to roast legendary drag queen Lady Bunny.
10:33Rest in peace, Lady Bunny.
10:35Oh.
10:37Rue, this is the funeral, goddammit.
10:41What part of mourning don't you understand?
10:44It didn't help either that she took 30 seconds
10:47to set up her first punchline,
10:49only to offer an underwhelming visual gag.
10:52Oh gosh, I was running late
10:54and didn't have time to finish my goddamn eyes.
10:58Oh, that was the joke.
11:02I'm good.
11:02Though Valentina's attempt
11:04at mocking her mask scandal was admirable,
11:06it was far too drawn out and simple.
11:08Her bizarrely sexual jokes
11:10focused too much on pushing the envelope
11:12rather than saying something witty.
11:14Given that the commentary about Valentina's stand-up
11:17was more entertaining than her actual material,
11:19this roast was painful to watch.
11:21Lady Bunny is such a f***er.
11:24Her sphincter ripped,
11:25and she's been using her denture-less gums ever since.
11:29Number 20.
11:30Trinity the Tuck.
11:32Fail.
11:32For Michelle Visage's roast,
11:35Trinity the Tuck spiced up her comedy
11:37with a colorful ranch girl persona.
11:39Despite some snappy farm humor, however,
11:41many of her jokes were just far too lengthy.
11:44Michelle, every time I walk the runway,
11:46you have this pungent look on your face,
11:48kind of like you got a s***.
11:51I reckon they have some laxatives for that.
11:55Trinity's continuous stream of childish bathroom gags
11:58lacked depth too,
12:00which resulted in plenty of silent audience responses.
12:03And though they brought a side-splitting Caitlyn Jenner
12:06to the All-Stars Snatch Game,
12:08the constant joke explanations
12:10at the roast of Lady Bunny hurt the set.
12:12Bunny does have that special kind of face.
12:16Who-who-who-who-who-who-who-who-who-who-who.
12:19Doctors use a picture of her
12:21to solve Viagra users
12:25with-with-
12:27to solve Viagra users
12:29with erections lasting longer than four hours.
12:32Trinity's stiff execution was dreadful enough
12:35that she actually roasted herself in response as well.
12:37With this kind of poor writing,
12:39Trinity's roasts felt much longer
12:41than the short airtime they were given.
12:43However, Trinity more than redeemed herself in the All-Star 7 roast.
12:47Is this the same Trinity from Snatch Game?
12:49Wish they would have solved that joke, bitch.
12:52Trinity should have just brought Caitlyn Jenner back to do this roast.
12:55Number 19. Roxy Andrews. Fail.
12:58Alaska left everyone with a hard act to follow at RuPaul's Roast.
13:02But Roxy Andrews still managed to read her as a discount Sharon Needles.
13:07Thank you, Alaska.
13:09A tired, boring, weird, second-rate version of your husband.
13:14Sadly, Roxy's nerves ruined the rest of her routine
13:17as she stumbled awkwardly through otherwise decent material.
13:21Even a quick jab at Ru's age sounded mean thanks to her dry inflection.
13:25You know, RuPaul, you love it for all of us to call you our mom.
13:29How the f*** can I call you my mom if you're as old as my grandpa?
13:34Roxy stopped so many times to insult Michelle
13:36that she deflated the impact of her wordplay, too.
13:39Thankfully, she was cut off quickly, though,
13:41as the editors were really emphasizing her mistakes through the audience.
13:44But Roxy's clunky performance was all the more agonizing
13:47since most of her good jokes couldn't survive her delivery.
13:50Michelle Visage, with that much makeup,
13:53all of your wigs,
13:55and
13:58light on your face,
14:00maybe we should call you
14:04Michelle
14:05Mirage.
14:06Number 18.
14:08Alyssa Edwards.
14:09Fail.
14:09Despite her usually hilarious antics in the workroom,
14:13Alyssa Edwards' sharp sense of humor fell flat at the roast of RuPaul.
14:16I thought I had auditioned for RuPaul's next drag queen of the year.
14:24Little did I know I was walking into the largest cross-dressing convention of all time.
14:30Though she threw in some clever wordplay about cracks,
14:34her sloppy delivery hurt every joke she had.
14:36Edwards' attempt to call the competition trashy also felt obvious and a little undercooked for
14:42where she could have taken the idea.
14:43But this is about you, Mother Rube.
14:45Some smart puns and digs at Santino Rice came out half-baked as well,
14:49and showed potential for a great routine that was never refined.
14:53You and Coco Montreese do share something in common,
14:55okay?
14:55And that's not only your foolish wardrobe,
14:58but being a runner-up.
14:59Oh.
15:00Don't get bitter.
15:01Just get better.
15:04While the editing definitely played into how bad Alyssa's set appeared,
15:08her lackluster writing was what earned her a spot in the bottom two that week.
15:11This was the best bunch of people you could get to come judge.
15:16Can I get a gay man?
15:22Tasteless jokes got particularly out of hand during Michelle Visage's roast,
15:26but they only reflected poorly on the people saying them.
15:29Farrah Moan's detail-heavy read on Michelle's fame just stated facts maliciously
15:34and didn't have a true punchline.
15:36I find it hilarious that Michelle Visage judges a talent competition.
15:40I don't know about you, but don't you actually have to have talent to do that?
15:45After Farrah's tactless quip about sexual favors, however,
15:49it was satisfying to watch Visage grimace in contempt.
15:52Alexis Michelle, on the other hand, insulted Fortune Feinster's career
15:56without any sort of comedic twist.
15:58Fortune.
15:59You also know about playing second fiddle.
16:01Visage was also the only one laughing at Alexis's predictable humor.
16:05Plus, the water sports gag was too obscure for the judge,
16:09let alone for viewers.
16:10I have to congratulate you on really being able to take the piss.
16:15Just ask the UK men's water polo team.
16:21Okay.
16:22This all contributed to closing the roast on a sour note
16:25and understandably landed Farrah and Alexis in the bottom two.
16:30Number 16.
16:31Utica Queen.
16:32Fail.
16:33In one of the most spectacular roast fails in herstory,
16:37season 13's kooky fashion icon, Utica Queen,
16:40experienced the gamut of the drag race stand-up comedy experience.
16:44You know, Ross and Simone, I think you guys would make a great couple.
16:47Simone and Pumbaa.
16:49She almost landed at least one joke,
16:52bombed so hard the next studio heard it,
16:54got dressed down by one of the judges,
16:56and the host even gave her the finger.
16:59It's kind of a wonder how bad she was
17:01considering how incisive and brazen
17:03some of the jokes sounded on paper.
17:05They should take Celebrity Big Brother
17:06and make it Celebrity Big Brother with benefits.
17:09But they were too vulgar,
17:11too underwritten,
17:12and too bizarre to ever have a chance.
17:14Utica's best moments came courtesy of guest judge Lonnie Love
17:18and RuPaul,
17:19who both had the perfect response to her remarks about them.
17:22It's just as hard to swallow as Lonnie Love's comedy career.
17:26Oh, you're the one bobbing!
17:34Number 15, Plastique Tiara.
17:37Win.
17:38It's gonna be hard to top Georges,
17:40but let's be honest here,
17:42everyone has topped Georges.
17:45Plastique Tiara didn't reinvent the roast format,
17:49but she didn't need to.
17:50Her set largely stuck to the familiar structures,
17:52with clean setups and direct punchlines,
17:55and they were all executed with precision.
17:57And sometimes, that's all it takes.
18:00You are so white,
18:02that if you were a spice,
18:03you would be flour.
18:07Thank you for putting the tea in LGBT.
18:13Trash.
18:15Plastique's jokes were straightforward,
18:17even predictable at times.
18:19Yet they landed consistently
18:20because her delivery was confident and polished.
18:23There's something to be said for a queen
18:24who understands the assignment
18:26without over-complicating it.
18:28It might not have been
18:28the most daring performance of the night,
18:30but it was one of the most reliable,
18:32and it helped Plastique clinch a top-two spot
18:35at the end of the episode.
18:36Mama Ru is so old.
18:39When she was in science class,
18:41the only elements on the periodic table
18:43were earth, wind, and fire.
18:47Number 14, Darlene Mitchell, win.
18:50Among the season 18 cast,
18:52most of the contestants probably expected
18:54Jane Don't to win the roast.
18:56Alyssa Edwards.
18:57Alyssa, you are the pride of Texas.
19:00Oh wait, I'm sorry, I read that wrong.
19:01Alyssa, your back is as wide as Texas.
19:04I'd love to make jokes about you losing crowns,
19:07but I don't want to bring up your teeth.
19:08While her set was solid,
19:10the real surprise of the night
19:11was Darlene Mitchell.
19:12Her routine got off to a rocky start,
19:15but things quickly turned around
19:16when she began pulling out props.
19:18These girls have been calling me
19:20a prop queen all season,
19:22and I just don't see it.
19:26Oh look, a burger!
19:30Now, props in a comedy set are a gamble.
19:33If one leans on them too heavily,
19:35they become a crutch,
19:36but used with precision,
19:37they can transform a good joke
19:38into a great moment.
19:40Darlene Mitchell clearly understood
19:42that distinction.
19:43Let's talk about the other big girl.
19:46And I'm talking about Alyssa Edwards.
19:49Ego.
19:50What, too harsh?
19:52How about I say it with a clown nose?
19:54Oh, I'm wrong!
19:56Each line she uttered
19:57was sharpened with a well-timed prop
19:59that elevated the jokes
20:00to hilarious heights.
20:01It was unhinged in the best way possible,
20:04and earned Darlene
20:05her first maxi-challenge win.
20:07Ross, you just make me so horny.
20:10I could reach under the desk right now
20:12to get a top placement tonight.
20:15Banana!
20:18Number 13.
20:19Lydia B. Collins
20:20Win.
20:21Just like Darlene Mitchell,
20:23nobody on season 17
20:25had Lydia B. Collins
20:26pegged as the queen to watch
20:28during the villain's roast,
20:29but that's precisely
20:30what made her performance so thrilling.
20:32Lydia came out swinging
20:33with a joke targeting
20:34Mistress Isabel Brooks.
20:36Mistress, it is an honor
20:37to be here with you.
20:38I'm a really, really big fan,
20:41is what Mistress would say
20:42if she was dressed
20:42like an oscillating fan.
20:45Sure, it was a weight joke,
20:46but it was structured
20:47in such an unexpected way.
20:49Then she went somewhere
20:50few queens dare to go.
20:51She bluntly and unapologetically
20:53hit on RuPaul himself,
20:56right there on the main stage
20:57in front of everyone.
20:58Ru, hi!
21:00Now that Corey's gone,
21:01I am going to need another
21:03bald black man
21:04to fill that void.
21:05And you do like seeing me
21:06in the bottom anyway, so...
21:09There was a sense Lydia knew
21:10exactly how far
21:12she could push things
21:13and then pushed
21:14just a little bit further.
21:15That balance between charm
21:17and audacity
21:18made her that night's
21:19biggest surprise.
21:20I've learned a lot
21:21about Boston drag
21:22as I've grown very close
21:23to Corey King, your sis.
21:25And I actually did bring
21:25a little piece of her with me.
21:27To this day,
21:29her j*** is still in my stomach.
21:30Oh, God!
21:32Number 12, Willow Pill.
21:34Win.
21:35You know, the judges
21:36are always saying
21:37Georgis was born for drag.
21:38She's also gonna die for it
21:40because RuPaul's gonna
21:41sacrifice her
21:42for seven more years of life.
21:44Willow Pill has always
21:46had a slightly offbeat
21:47comedic rhythm,
21:48and here it worked
21:49in her favor.
21:50Her set moved through
21:51targets with surgical precision.
21:53She went after Georgis
21:55with pointed wit
21:56and then used one joke
21:57to annihilate
21:58three of her competitors.
21:59We have Bosco,
22:02who looks like the child
22:03of Kurt and Courtney,
22:04Daya, who looks like the child
22:06of Ozzy and Sharon,
22:07and we have Camden,
22:09who looks like the child
22:09of a brother and sister.
22:12By the time she got
22:13to the man of the hour,
22:14Ross Matthews,
22:15it was already well-established
22:17that she was in complete control.
22:19Willow's jokes at Matthews,
22:21which targeted
22:22his apparent resemblance
22:23to comedian Fortune Feimster,
22:25left everyone
22:26completely undone.
22:27Truly you are
22:28a very, very handsome lesbian.
22:32It took me about five years
22:34to realize you and Fortune Feimster
22:35were different people.
22:37You could see how naturally
22:38the jokes flowed
22:39from one to the next,
22:41which made the entire set
22:42feel effortless
22:43while clearly being
22:44anything but.
22:45Number 11,
22:46The Vivian,
22:47Win.
22:48Across her two seasons
22:49of Drag Race,
22:50The Vivian showcased
22:51a comedy arsenal
22:52only few could match.
22:54She brought that full force
22:55to the Kennedy Davenport Center
22:57Honors Hall of Shade Roast.
22:59Chez coulée!
23:01Calm down, Jinx,
23:01that's not a dessert.
23:04Jinx had a Zoom wedding,
23:05not because of the pandemic,
23:06just because her husband
23:07couldn't bear to be
23:08in the same room as her.
23:10The Vivian had carefully
23:11written burns for everyone,
23:13and her dry,
23:14almost regal delivery
23:15made every jab
23:16cut even deeper.
23:18While comparisons
23:18between Monet Exchange
23:20and Bob the Drag Queen
23:21have become predictable,
23:23The Vivian approached it
23:24from a fresh angle.
23:25Monet had her own talk show,
23:27well, on the internet,
23:28called The Exchange Rate,
23:29which is Latin for cancelled.
23:33The show was meant
23:35to be an exploration
23:36and reflection
23:37of Monet's talent
23:38and personality,
23:39and sadly, it was.
23:42She was equally sharp
23:43when targeting her twinner,
23:45Trinity the Tuck,
23:46especially her love
23:47of plastic surgery.
23:49Trinity's catchphrase
23:50this season has been,
23:51I live!
23:52And she does,
23:54until that backstreet
23:55B-grade silicone
23:55migrates into a vital artery,
23:57and then, girl,
23:58you die!
24:00It's a surprise
24:01she didn't place
24:02in the top two,
24:02because on any other season,
24:04this would have been
24:05a winning performance.
24:07Number 10.
24:08Bosco.
24:09Win.
24:10Opening a comedy show
24:11is no small thing.
24:12Bosco, however,
24:13had a lot of material
24:14to work with.
24:16Herself.
24:16Before we get started,
24:17I do want to take a moment
24:18and talk about myself.
24:20Oh!
24:21She managed to turn
24:22her weak points
24:22in the competition
24:23into great fodder
24:25for a string of one-liners
24:26about how often
24:27she's been told
24:28to go home.
24:28Because if you can't
24:29roast yourself,
24:30how are you gonna
24:31roast somebody else?
24:32I have been told
24:32to go home more times
24:34than Michelle
24:34every time she visits
24:35the UK.
24:36But Bosco's ingenuity
24:38didn't stop there.
24:39She got off
24:40several great digs
24:41at her fellow contestants
24:42before turning on the judges.
24:44I'll show you versatility
24:45when Georges wins
24:46an acting challenge
24:48and passes a drug test.
24:49Even her RuPaul
24:50is so old line
24:51manages to be
24:53one of the most
24:53unique versions
24:54of that joke
24:55ever told on that stage.
24:56RuPaul,
24:57you are so old
24:58that when you say
24:59that you are versed,
25:00you mean you are both
25:01hunter and gatherer.
25:04Number 9.
25:05Jessica Wilde.
25:06Win.
25:06There's something
25:07so naturally funny
25:08about Jessica Wilde.
25:10When it came time
25:11to do the Carson Kressley roast,
25:13she didn't make
25:13the same mistake
25:14as many queens before her.
25:15It's an honor
25:16for me to be here
25:18at this amazing
25:19Carson Kressley roast
25:21because he already
25:24looked like a roasted chicken.
25:25Rather than just relying
25:26on her natural charisma
25:28and hoping for the best,
25:29she brought an incredible
25:30and surprising set of jokes.
25:32Adding in clever
25:33turns of phrase
25:34and that iconic
25:36Jessica delivery
25:37that only she can nail
25:38just made the whole thing
25:39that much funnier.
25:41Carson is a television host,
25:43actor, writer, producer,
25:47and this is the funniest one,
25:49a dancer.
25:51Taking aim
25:52at Carson Kressley's charisma,
25:54uniqueness, nerve,
25:55and alleged talent,
25:57she consistently made
25:58the room erupt with laughter.
26:00Jessica's punchlines
26:01were so unexpected,
26:02mostly because
26:03no one is quite like her.
26:04I never watch
26:05any of your stuff,
26:06but as soon as I get
26:08out of here,
26:09I'm still not washing it.
26:10Number eight,
26:11Candy Muse, win.
26:13Candy Muse's set
26:14may not have had the polish,
26:16but that's what's
26:17so great about her.
26:18No audience tonight.
26:19Mm-mm.
26:20Michelle,
26:21don't I kind of remind you
26:22of your old concert
26:23from back in the days, bitch?
26:24Just empty.
26:25Her jokes were great,
26:27and even the ones
26:28that were a little shaky
26:28were saved
26:29by her commitment to the bit.
26:31Using her amazingly husky voice
26:33to drive her punchlines home,
26:35Candy was a natural
26:36on the stage.
26:37I don't know what's worse.
26:38Yo, fair shit on season 12.
26:42No, baby,
26:43ain't nothing worse than that.
26:44Guest judge Lonnie Love
26:45almost seemed apprehensive
26:47when the queen
26:48set her sights on her.
26:49How does being an extra
26:50on so plain
26:51land you this big-ass gig
26:53on RuPaul's Drag Race?
26:55When they're laughing,
26:56but also scared
26:57for their turn,
26:58that's when you know
26:58you're killing a roast.
27:00What really drove it home
27:01was Candy's gestures.
27:03That wild coffin pose
27:04she struck on her last joke
27:06was instantly memeable.
27:08RuPaul's so old,
27:09I told her to act her own age,
27:10bitch.
27:11She died.
27:12Number seven,
27:13Jinx Monsoon,
27:14win.
27:15Considering Jinx Monsoon
27:16finally came alive
27:17as one of season five's
27:19most gifted comedians,
27:20this RuPaul roast performance
27:22was almost like a victory lap.
27:24The queen scored
27:25right from the start
27:26with a clever and crass pun.
27:28It's gonna be hard
27:29to top Coco,
27:30but look at her,
27:32who would want
27:32to top Coco?
27:34That energy was maintained
27:36throughout the entire set
27:37as Jinx notably took aim
27:39at Michelle Visage
27:40and RuPaul
27:41in spectacular fashion.
27:43Ru, what I admire most
27:44about you
27:45is your ability
27:46to look at these
27:47tired queens
27:48and always find
27:49a compliment for them.
27:52You're so full of
27:53the toilet's jealous.
27:55Whip smart,
27:56confident,
27:56and concise,
27:57the routine was smart
27:59without sacrificing
28:00the vulgarity
28:01we've come to know
28:01and love.
28:02The star's comedic stylings
28:04haven't gotten
28:04any less impressive
28:06with time either.
28:07When Monsoon returned
28:08for the all-winner season,
28:10the zingers were still
28:11ultra-hot.
28:12I am so honored
28:13to be honored
28:14here tonight
28:15at this imaginary event.
28:18Number six,
28:19Alaska,
28:20win.
28:20For the first ever
28:21drag race roast,
28:23Alaska set the tone
28:24by comically insulting
28:25Leslie Jordan
28:25and Michelle Visage
28:26at the same time.
28:28And her endless riffs
28:29on RuPaul's age
28:30were wacky enough
28:31to have Ru herself
28:32screeching.
28:34Michelle Visage,
28:36you can take the girl
28:37out of New Jersey.
28:38From disasters
28:38to some graphic
28:39medical issues
28:40and more,
28:41she brought
28:42laughably great material
28:43on a topic
28:44that's usually overdone.
28:45In her critiques
28:46on RuPaul's
28:47career achievements,
28:48Alaska's snarky tone
28:50gave her comedy
28:50an edge many queens lacked.
28:52RuPaul is so old
28:53that the Hindenburg disaster
28:55nearly destroyed
28:56her bat mitzvah.
28:57This also allowed
28:59her to fire off
28:59particularly harsh words
29:01at Roxy Andrews
29:02while she was heading
29:02off the stage.
29:04This comfort
29:04to leave no stone
29:05unturned in her routine
29:07assured that Alaska
29:08never gave audiences
29:09a dull moment.
29:10It is my great pleasure
29:12to bring to the stage
29:13our next entertainer,
29:16Roxy Andrews.
29:17And that's Roxy
29:19with three X's
29:20just like her dress size.
29:25While prop comedy
29:26can be tacky at times,
29:28Monet Exchanges' glasses
29:29proved a goofy
29:30and lighthearted tone
29:32for her Lady Bunny reads.
29:33Dearly beloved,
29:34we are gathered here today
29:35to celebrate the life,
29:37liberty,
29:38and illiteracy
29:39of our dear friend
29:40Lady Bunny.
29:41Though mentioning Beyonce
29:42would seem like
29:43a compliment,
29:44Monet actually invoked
29:46Knowles Carter's name
29:47to riff on
29:48Lady Bunny's appearance.
29:49She was often called
29:51the Beyonce of drag
29:52not because she was rich
29:54and beautiful or famous,
29:55but because she looked
29:56like she was carrying twins.
30:00Monet's ancient Bible
30:01references
30:01wittily ripped
30:02into Lady Bunny's age too.
30:04However,
30:05it was her detailed story
30:06about eating other queens
30:07that left everyone
30:08in stitches.
30:09In the wrong hands,
30:11these quips could have
30:12crossed the line
30:12and come across
30:13as unnecessarily mean.
30:15Yet,
30:16Monet struck a friendly
30:17yet zany tone
30:18throughout the roast
30:19that kept people laughing
30:20and more than lived up
30:22to her reputation
30:22as a comedy queen.
30:24You know,
30:24this reminds me
30:25of a story
30:26when we all went on tour
30:27of Bunny Express
30:27that she wanted
30:28to eat a little Mexican.
30:30Poor little Valentina
30:32didn't stand a chance.
30:34Number 4.
30:35Manila Luzon
30:41To capitalize
30:42on the funeral theme
30:43of Lady Bunny's roast,
30:45Manila Luzon
30:46made a dramatically
30:47gloomy entrance.
30:48Her excessive recoil
30:49upon smelling Bunny,
30:51however,
30:51was completely unexpected
30:53and hysterical.
30:54Manila touched on death too,
30:56just to comically read
30:57Lady Bunny for eating too much.
30:59At least our poor Lady Bunny
31:01met her fateful demise
31:04doing something she loved.
31:06When she choked to death
31:07at a hot dog eating contest.
31:10And just when her jokes
31:12got incredibly saucy,
31:14she threw in another twist
31:15about the dearly departed's appetite.
31:17When the doctors
31:18performed the autopsy,
31:20they found that she was
31:21full of semen
31:22and the aircraft carrier
31:24that they served on.
31:26It was all these
31:27creative subversions
31:28of funeral cliches
31:29that allowed Luzon
31:30to stand out
31:31and nab a spot
31:32in the top two as well.
31:34By getting Lady Bunny
31:35laughing and simultaneously
31:36burning her fellow queens,
31:38Manila had a roast
31:39worthy of an all-star.
31:40Lady Bunny wants you to know
31:42that finally
31:44you're the pretty one.
31:46Number three,
31:47Jimbo, win.
31:49This iconic queen
31:50decided that the only way
31:51to properly do insult comedy
31:53was in character
31:54as one of the most famous
31:55insult comics of all time.
31:57Oh my God,
31:58I didn't realize
31:58I was coming back
31:59from the dead
32:00to go right to the zoo.
32:02Reviving her winning
32:03snatch game impersonation
32:05from the first season
32:06of Canada's Drag Race,
32:08she was on fire
32:09from start to finish.
32:11Jimbo's Joan Rivers
32:12was as quick-witted
32:13and vicious
32:14as the late woman herself.
32:15Oh, for the woman
32:16of the evening.
32:17Everybody,
32:18let's hear it
32:18for Ellen DeGeneres.
32:20Oh my God!
32:21This kind of
32:22take-no-prisoners approach
32:23could have easily
32:24come off as awkward,
32:25but the strength
32:26of the jokes
32:27and Jimbo's characterization
32:28of Rivers
32:29were so spot-on
32:30that it almost seemed
32:32as if the comic
32:32had been revived
32:33for one last gig.
32:35Thank everybody so much.
32:36This has been
32:36the roast of the Cryptkeeper,
32:38everybody.
32:38Number two,
32:39Coco Montrese,
32:41win.
32:41This lip-sync assassin
32:43strayed far from her
32:44comfort zone
32:45for the show's
32:45first-ever roast,
32:47and it was a gamble
32:48that paid off big time.
32:49Stop flipping through
32:50the channel outside!
32:51You see Rue?
32:52Rue on TV!
32:53I say!
32:55What the hell
32:56is he thinking?
32:57Coco Montrese
32:58decided to perform
32:59in-character
33:00as RuPaul's fictional cousin.
33:01She found humor
33:03in those people
33:03who try to bring you
33:04back down to earth
33:05because they knew you
33:06before you were big.
33:08You know,
33:08at the beginning of the show,
33:09you come in the room, girl!
33:10Hello, hello!
33:11Nothing was off-limits
33:12when it came to Rue either,
33:14with Coco taking aim
33:15at the host's appearance
33:16and pants.
33:17Girl, you look like
33:18the black Pee-wee Herman.
33:20Needless to say,
33:21RuPaul was gasping for air.
33:23It was a real turning point
33:25for Coco in the competition,
33:26earning her her first
33:28main challenge win
33:29of the season
33:29and a place among
33:30the best roasters
33:31in Drag Race herstory.
33:33Number 1.
33:35Peppermint
33:35Win
33:36There was a loving quality
33:38to Peppermint's voice
33:38at Michelle Visage's roast,
33:40which just gave more punch
33:41to all the shade
33:42she dished out.
33:43Ross!
33:44Everyone says
33:45that your voice
33:45is annoying and high-pitched,
33:47but I actually love
33:48the sound of your voice
33:51right now.
33:53Don't talk!
33:55Don't talk!
33:56Peppermint used this warm energy
33:57to praise Ross Matthews
33:59in the most backhanded
34:00way she could.
34:01She also questioned
34:03Michelle's outrageous negativity
34:04for a side-splitting
34:05deep cut on her book.
34:07Michelle says no
34:08to everything.
34:10Michelle, you like my dress?
34:12No.
34:12You like my makeup?
34:14No.
34:15Bitch, where the hell
34:16were you when somebody
34:17asked you if you wanted
34:17to write that book?
34:19Peppermint's research
34:20allowed her to deliver
34:21long-form jokes
34:22that actually stuck the landing,
34:24while also touching on subjects
34:26that her competitors missed.
34:27However,
34:28it was her genius
34:29Destiny's Child comparison
34:30that had everyone
34:31laughing the longest.
34:33Michelle Visage,
34:34Michelle, Michelle.
34:36Not since Destiny's Child
34:38has a Michelle
34:39become so famous
34:40for riding somebody
34:41else's coattails.
34:43This fierce comedic talent
34:44and her great timing
34:45helped Peppermint
34:46win the roast challenge
34:47and showed audiences
34:49she had the talent
34:50to go all the way.
34:51I just hope Lady Bunny
34:52is in a better place.
34:54Trust me, she is.
34:55I've seen her apartment.
34:58Got a roast moment
34:59that had you cackling
35:00or cringing?
35:01Let us know in the comments.
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