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00:01Good morning, professors.
00:03Good morning, Rue.
00:05A new class is arriving, ready to change their lives to the miracle of drag.
00:11Today we have some seriously stressed out mothers.
00:14Professor Chanel, Dr. Pandora Box, Morgan McMichaels, PhD.
00:21Now I'm counting on you to turn these mothers out.
00:24It's the Mothership Connection, honey.
00:26Let's take a look.
00:28My name is Janet. I'm a full-time mom with two daughters, five and seven.
00:33Before I had kids, I was a singer.
00:34Running the cusp of releasing my first CD, I lost my sister.
00:37It was a sudden, unexpected passing.
00:40I stopped singing at that time as well.
00:42And I hope that Drag U will help me move forward
00:45so that my daughters can see the glamorous me.
00:48And I'm hoping to feel more empowered to get out and sing again.
00:55I'm April, I'm 40 years old, and I am a mother of five.
00:59I've been a mom my entire adult life.
01:01It keeps you really busy, and more stress, more stress, more stress
01:05equals less feeling good about yourself.
01:07And I've never really had time just for me.
01:09When I was younger, I was a lot more confident in how I look.
01:12Now I don't always feel that.
01:14I want to prove to myself that I still got it.
01:20My name is Angela. I'm a mother of five, and I'm definitely on the edge.
01:25Now that my kids are getting older, I would like to help my relationship with my husband
01:31to put some spice into our lives.
01:33And I want to do that now because he's on dialysis.
01:37And I'm just ready to look as pretty as I can be
01:40and live life with him forever.
01:43To death do us part.
01:46Touchdown Drag U!
01:55Welcome to RuPaul's Drag U!
01:57Now you ladies came here because your mother's on the verge.
02:01On the verge of what?
02:02A nervous breakdown?
02:04Maybe.
02:05Exhaustion?
02:06Definitely.
02:07Well, I want to challenge you to take care of you for a change.
02:10Starting today, we're here to plug you into the power of drag
02:14and recharge your inner diva.
02:16Now RuPaul's Drag U, just like the real world, is a competition.
02:20You'll be graded on your DPA, your drag point average.
02:23Okay.
02:24D is your drag transformation.
02:26P is for performance.
02:27And A is for attitude adjustment.
02:31You'll have 48 hours until your draguation.
02:35And in the end, only one of you will draguate with top honors.
02:39Okay, mommy dearest, repeat after me.
02:42No more wire hangers!
02:45No more wire hangers!
02:48Good.
02:49First stop, the Drag Lab.
02:51Walk this way.
02:53Door.
03:01Welcome to the Drag Lab.
03:03Take a look around, ladies.
03:05This is ground zero for your drag transformation.
03:09We have everything you'll need and more, including hair by Wilshire Wigs,
03:14accessories by Style Q, and more glitter and sequins than Richard Simmons' T-shirt drawer.
03:20There's wigs everywhere and every kind of shoe you can imagine.
03:23All kinds of craziness.
03:24It was kind of like a little girl's fantasy room.
03:27But the most important tool of all is your own personal drag professor who will guide you through every step
03:34of this competition.
03:35Janet.
03:36Yes?
03:36You're teamed with Chanel.
03:38Hi Chanel.
03:39I'm gorgeous.
03:40When I saw Janet for the first time, I saw incredible cheekbones.
03:44Women pay lots of money to have cheekbones like her.
03:47I'm going to turn her out.
03:49April.
03:49Yes?
03:49You're with Pandora Box.
03:51Hello.
03:52Hi.
03:53I see April and I think I have a lot of work to do.
03:56That means, Angela, you're with Morgan McMichaels.
03:59Hi.
03:59Hello, darling.
04:00Can I borrow those boots?
04:01Lovely.
04:02We'll get you in a pair.
04:03Okay.
04:04Angela's like a pinata.
04:05I'm going to have to give her a couple of whacks and the diva is going to explode out.
04:09Now, professors, it's time to take your students through their entrance exams.
04:16What body part would you change?
04:18I guess my butt and my thighs, because my butt's really big.
04:22So maybe like...
04:24April has a big ba-dunk-a-dunk, and she doesn't like it.
04:28Well, it is a very healthy butt.
04:30But I say you've got a gorgeous ass, honey.
04:33I'm going to give you a check plus plus for curves.
04:37If you could put a fabulous wig on, who do you think that you would look like?
04:39Oh, I used to get told Cher when I was in New York.
04:42Cher is God.
04:42I mean, you know what I mean?
04:43When the world dies, it'll still be Cher and the roaches, so that, you know.
04:46All right.
04:47Who is your celebrity crush?
04:48Male or female?
04:50Oh, snap.
04:52This mom sounds like she's on the verge of some freaky .
04:55And I'm going to get in touch with that.
04:57Do you have a secret to tell me?
04:58Oh, well, I mean, there's some women out there I think who's very sexy.
05:02Who are your male celebrity crushes?
05:04Obama.
05:04Barack Obama is very sexy and powerful.
05:07Yes, that's what makes him really sexy.
05:08You like a powerful man?
05:09Oh, yes.
05:10Are you a powerful woman?
05:11Yes.
05:11Do you like being sexy?
05:12Yes.
05:13Good. You are paired with the right professor.
05:15Okay.
05:16Ladies and lady boys, let's step over to the Dragulator.
05:22That crazy Dragulator is definitely going to help to get these girls get their drag on.
05:27The Dragulator is a highly sophisticated piece of technology.
05:31Now, it's going to determine your drag name and give you a glimpse at your drag potential.
05:36Janet, let's start with you.
05:40Commence Dragulation.
05:43Dragulation complete.
05:46DDT.
05:48Wow.
05:49Wow.
05:51That is fantastic.
05:53You do look like Cher.
05:55I do look like Cher.
05:56There's a very Cher-esque view to you.
05:58It was so edgy, but I think my daughters will think it's really cool to see me in something
06:02so wild.
06:03Angela.
06:04Yes.
06:08Commence Dragulation.
06:11Dragulation complete.
06:14Damita Jomama.
06:15Oh, yes.
06:17I love it.
06:17Wow.
06:18I love it.
06:19I love it.
06:19Could you see yourself becoming Damita Jomama?
06:22Yes.
06:22You can?
06:23Yes.
06:23That looks like RuPaul hair.
06:24Yes.
06:25We love big hair.
06:26We love big asses.
06:27We love big titties.
06:28We love everything big here at Drag U.
06:31It would be nice for my husband to see me like this.
06:34I think Angela in my Dragulator look is the best.
06:36It's RuPaul.
06:37Everybody wants to look like RuPaul.
06:39All right, April.
06:39Yeah.
06:40It's your turn.
06:40Okay.
06:44Commence Dragulation.
06:47Dragulation complete.
06:49Sarah Tonin.
06:54Look at those beautiful eyes.
06:56The sexier side of Mrs. Cleaver.
07:00Definitely no good.
07:02To me, it looks more like a Halloween costume.
07:04And I could cry.
07:07Coming up.
07:08Drag your baby.
07:11Morgan decided to give it a tan.
07:16Janet actually kind of looks to me like she's kind of walking on broken glass just a little
07:19bit.
07:19And later.
07:21Let the Draguation commence.
07:23Drag.
07:23You know you're headed for me.
07:27It's a miracle.
07:29Drag U.
07:30Welcome to Drag Mother 101.
07:33Now, baby drag queens aren't born in a wig and heels because, well, that could really hurt.
07:38So, every new queen needs a good drag mother.
07:42Someone to nurture their fierceness.
07:44Today, you've been provided with a baby doll.
07:47That represents the new you.
07:49Baby DDT.
07:50Baby Sarah Tonin.
07:51And baby Demita Jomama.
07:53Now, using makeup, wigs, and fabric, you and your drag professor will work together
07:57to create the most adorable little drag baby.
08:00You've got 20 minutes.
08:01And then I'll return and pick the best drag baby.
08:05On your mark, get set, drag your baby.
08:12It was kind of grab the fabrics, grab the products, and go.
08:16Pop this bad boy up.
08:19It's going to be a good girl.
08:23We had almost anything that you could imagine to make this baby into a rock star.
08:28We wanted to go with, I guess it was a little hooker, a classy hooker.
08:35Nice.
08:36And I thought, we're just going to kind of funk her out and give her this crazy, kind
08:40of glam, punky sort of look.
08:43Baby DDT is the edgier part of me that I think isn't much expressed, but that's why I'm here
08:48at drag university.
08:54The other two dolls were white.
08:57So, Morgan decided to give it a tan.
09:01The brown hair spray got a little, uh, ashy.
09:07We just put a little too much tan on her, but...
09:11Oh, she's so pretty.
09:14All right, ladies, it's time to present your drag babies.
09:18All right, Janet, tell me about little baby DDT.
09:21Well, she represents the edgy part of me.
09:24You know, pretty, but edgy.
09:25And that's what describes your drag aesthetic.
09:27Yeah, trying to get a little more of the edgy side going.
09:30Well, I think she looks like she's ready for her first child pageant.
09:34All right, April, tell me about little baby Serotonin.
09:37Is she a good girl or is she a good girl gone bad?
09:40She's a good girl that wants a little bad.
09:42No offense, but she does look a little bit like the bride of Chucky.
09:45She is duct taped and ready for her night out.
09:49Because like any good tranny should be.
09:51That's right, I love it.
09:52Nothing holds a good tuck like a piece of duct tape.
09:54Well, with that duct tape, this Betsy won't be able to Wetsy.
09:59All right, Angela, let's take a look at little baby Demita Jabama.
10:03Now, she's a little crispy, isn't she?
10:06She's just been transferred into a sister.
10:08Now, is that a spray-on tan or...?
10:09Yeah, it's a spray-on tan.
10:10Spray-on, right.
10:11All right, now I've examined your drag babies.
10:14And although every child is precious, I can only pick one.
10:18Now, the winner of this challenge is...
10:23Janet.
10:24Yay!
10:25Now, you win a Singer sewing machine and a gift certificate to Michael Levine Fabrics.
10:31Wow.
10:32Congratulations.
10:34My student won.
10:35Take that, you bitches.
10:41Drag is about being on stage.
10:43Honey, this is not diaper changing time.
10:44It's time these moms on the verge learn what it's like to really sweat.
10:48Well, hello, class.
10:49I'd like you to meet our Dean of Dance, Frank Gatson.
10:53Now, Frank is here to prepare you for your final dragxamination.
10:56A full-on lip-sync performance.
10:59Wow.
11:00In front of a live audience, including your family and friends.
11:04I guess I'd feel a little more confident if I were singing than lip-syncing,
11:07but, you know, it's good to have a challenge.
11:09Now, Frank, what song did you choose to set these mamas free?
11:14Fantasia's Baby Mama.
11:15Ooh!
11:16I love it.
11:17Good lord, that's a difficult song.
11:20What are these ladies going to do?
11:22You'll be working together as a group, but grade it on your individual DPA.
11:28Now, this performance will count for half of your final grade.
11:32We all love our mamas, but let these mamas have it.
11:36My goal is to turn these mothers into hot mamas.
11:39That's what I hope they learn from me.
11:40This song is not really a dance song.
11:42It's about attitude.
11:44You got to bring out your swagger.
11:46Do your neck.
11:46M-A.
11:48Boom-ga.
11:49Your feet are hot.
11:50Boom-ba.
11:51Boom-ga.
11:52Okay, so we got it.
11:53Boom.
11:53Testify.
11:53Doom-doom.
11:54Y'all understand?
11:55Testify.
11:56I got something to say.
11:57Follow me.
11:58When Angela walked for Frank Gatson in the lesson, she put the bass in her walk.
12:02I thought I was in heaven.
12:04She has an attitude and a swagger that would put Lady Bunny out of business.
12:08I'm going to call this like a box step.
12:09Duh.
12:10Duh.
12:11Duh.
12:12Duh.
12:12Come on, Janet.
12:12You ready?
12:12Come on.
12:13Let's get the spirit.
12:13I'm a little concerned at this point because I think that Fantasia's song kind of requires
12:18to have a lot of soul.
12:19Janet actually kind of looks to me at this point like she's kind of walking on broken glass
12:22just a little bit.
12:23Give me a stance again.
12:25Oh, poor April.
12:27This is something totally out of her realm.
12:30She's not a performer.
12:31It's going to be a tough road.
12:33Attitude.
12:34You got to give attitude.
12:36You understand attitude?
12:38Honey, to be a hot mama, you have to have an attitude.
12:41Drag queens are experts, so we are going to have to get up and show them how it's really
12:45done.
12:46B-A-B-Y-M-A-M-A-U.
12:51This goes out to all my baby mama.
12:53I'm trying to keep it simple because they're not dancers, but this is a challenge for these
12:57women.
12:58Okay.
12:58B-A-B-Y is always a box step.
13:00Let's do a five.
13:01I know that April has a diva within her, but if I don't bring that out of her, she's not
13:05going to win this pitch.
13:09Coming up.
13:09How are you feeling about your dragulator?
13:11I'm feeling like I already spend too much time in the kitchen.
13:15She hates it.
13:16Hates it.
13:17And later.
13:18I just got lost in your performance, and I'm going to give you an A+.
13:22B-A-B-Y-M-A-U-S.
13:22Wow.
13:23B-A-B-Y-M-A-U-S.
13:26B-A-B-Y-M-A-U-S.
13:30B-A-B-Y-M-A-U-S.
13:46I'm feeling like I already spend too much time in the kitchen.
13:49I feel like this would be a Halloween costume, but not my inner diva.
13:53She hates it.
13:54Hates it.
13:55I don't necessarily want to portray Mrs. Beaver.
14:00After she explains why she doesn't like the costume, I agree with her.
14:03I think she wants to step out of her box, so we have to change what she's going to look
14:07like.
14:07I was thinking, you know, like evening gown or cocktail party dress.
14:10Are you thinking skin tight, we'll show off the taters a little bit?
14:14Are you supposed to show me some cleavage?
14:17It's competition too.
14:19Right, right.
14:19And I hope that you're here to win.
14:21This is very, you know, New York club kind of, you know, rocker chick.
14:27I don't think it's enough.
14:28I don't think it's over the top enough.
14:29And the reason is, out of all the girls, you're the tiniest.
14:33You're the shortest, you're the most petite.
14:34So I think it's important to make you look over the top, super flamboyant.
14:40Unfortunately, I could see where she could get overlooked in a crowd of lots of people
14:45just because she's such a tiny little girl.
14:47What I want to do is, I want to create angles and lines so that the body and the structure
14:53is a little more asymmetrical.
14:55Right.
14:55I want to change Janet into this electrifying Cher meets Lady Gaga drag queen.
15:02Now we've got to get busy.
15:03We've got very little time.
15:04And I want to run around this drag lab here and see what the hell we can find.
15:08What do you think about this?
15:10I love every bit of that.
15:12That's how I want to look every day.
15:13That's how you look every day inside.
15:15Yes, I do.
15:16So we just got to bring it to the outside.
15:19I'm really glad that Angela wants to be the sexy diva that she deserves to be.
15:22When she first came to Drag U, she was the Mary Wilson.
15:25And she will be the Diana Ross.
15:27Let's go look for some fabric.
15:29With this dress, what we can do is the empire waist, which is flattering because I know
15:35that you are self-conscious about this part of me.
15:38And why are you self-conscious about that area?
15:40Because I'm bigger than I would like to be.
15:42You've kind of got the mom weight.
15:44But I can't really blame the kids anymore because they're older.
15:46She's a little sensitive about her midsection.
15:49And we just need to accentuate the positives, which are the breasts and the butt.
15:54So a drag queen tip, that's a low rent tip for people that want to get more cinched waist,
16:01is plastic wrap and duct tape.
16:04I decided to give April a little lesson on how to create what I like to call a ghetto corset.
16:09Of course, it's not going to be the most comfortable thing in the world.
16:13I'm all about having people suffer for what I have to suffer through.
16:18That's what it's all about, isn't it?
16:20How do you drink anything or breathe?
16:22You don't breathe.
16:23How do you need to breathe?
16:24I don't know how they do it.
16:26It's painful.
16:27Beauty is painful.
16:28You see how it kind of brings it all in.
16:30I can't even laugh because I can't breathe enough.
16:32Well, you don't need to.
16:33You can just laugh like this.
16:36Okay.
16:37So now that your kids have basically grown up, do you feel like you need to light the fire again?
16:43Because obviously the fire was there before you have five kids.
16:45So do you want to bring a little more sexuality into your marriage?
16:49Do you want to bring a little more oomph and pizazz back?
16:51Yes.
16:52You know, you don't have to be slutty.
16:53But I'm the sexy professor here at Drag U, so I want you to feel sexier.
16:58Being drag queens, we are the epitome of sex.
17:00So I'm going to teach Angela a few tricks to take home to Papa.
17:03At Drag U, we call this hair-ography.
17:05Okay.
17:05It's not choreography.
17:07It's hair.
17:07It's hair-ography.
17:09The purpose of putting Angela in a wig was to let her hair talk.
17:12Don't worry if it gets in your face.
17:14Please.
17:15If the hair gets in my face, you whip it out.
17:19Oh, yes.
17:19Perfect.
17:20You can do so many things with hair to tease.
17:23Like if you're on the ladder.
17:28Turn and look.
17:30Lift your leg up.
17:33Yes, that is going to turn your husband on.
17:36We talked earlier, and I know you've got two fabulous, beautiful daughters.
17:39Yes.
17:39And what kind of personalities do they have?
17:41They are fiery and strong-willed.
17:43Maybe they're similar to what you used to be.
17:45Well, that's the thing, is that I used to knock on people's doors and sing.
17:48You know, and then at some point I became much more...
17:50You just kind of closed it all off.
17:52I think I did.
17:52Yeah.
17:53So when was the last time you sang?
17:55Oh, I sang it.
17:57I sang Amazing Grace at my sister's funeral.
18:01Janet has lost her voice for so long.
18:04You've got this beautiful, tiny little woman with this powerful voice and no self-esteem
18:09to back it all up.
18:11I just recently lost my mother.
18:13And my mother, she helps me carry on her legacy through everything that I do.
18:18It's the same thing with your sister.
18:21Would your sister be proud that you're here at Drag University?
18:26Yes.
18:26We need to focus all of that positivity into creating a new you.
18:31A new me.
18:33Coming up...
18:34Did we decide to go with a wedding dress?
18:36I don't like this at all, actually.
18:38And I had the most amazing dream.
18:40Did you?
18:41Janet's really doing a lot of talking and there needs to be more hours in a day.
18:44Drag you, are you heading for me?
18:48It's America.
18:50Drag you.
18:55Yesterday was crazy busy.
18:57We worked very late into the night.
18:59You girls nervous?
19:00I'm nervous.
19:01Oh, my God.
19:02I feel like I'm going in labor, huh?
19:06Morning.
19:07Morning.
19:08Mwah.
19:09How are you?
19:09Ooh, did we decide to go with a wedding dress?
19:11I don't think so.
19:12I really want to work on getting my sexy bag.
19:15I don't like this at all, actually.
19:17We're throwing this away.
19:18This one here, it needs more volume.
19:21So, I'm going to wrap this with this.
19:23Ooh, that looks so cheap, though.
19:24Now, there's a good cheap, like Dolly Parton, Angela's Feather Boa.
19:28Not a good cheap.
19:29I want to see if we can find ourselves some tooling.
19:32I'd like to make this really big.
19:35I forgot about the tool.
19:36Janet is definitely not where she needs to be.
19:38We really kind of have to step up our game just a little bit,
19:40because God knows we've got a lot of work to do.
19:42And there are a lot of nuances.
19:43And I had the most amazing dream.
19:44Did you?
19:45Yeah.
19:45Don't laugh, because I have a lot of dreams that are kind of far out.
19:48But I was Dorothy, and you were this amazing tin man woman.
19:53Janet's really doing a lot of talking.
19:55And to get the costuming done, there needs to be more hours in a day.
20:00Good morning.
20:01Hi, Janet. Come on in.
20:04You know, I know that there have been some tragedies in your life,
20:06and that they really made the runner stumble.
20:09Mm-hmm.
20:10And it sounds like you're ready to get back up.
20:12I am.
20:13I am.
20:14I found over the years that my being able to allow people their own story
20:18is one of the greatest gifts I can give to them.
20:20And this is your sister's story, and you have your story.
20:24And we can learn from one another, but we can't live each other's story.
20:27Right.
20:28It puzzles me that you would stop singing after your sister moved on.
20:32But your voice is back now.
20:33It's back, and I think it's stronger than ever.
20:35At Draguation tonight, I want to see you let it out.
20:39Not just for your sister, but for your daughters.
20:42Moo made me realize that I need to let my sister's story go
20:46and continue with my own story, which is still mostly unwritten.
20:51Thank you so much.
20:52Thank you so much.
20:52You're dismissed, darling.
20:54I'll see you at Draguation.
20:55Bye-bye.
20:57Now, how is this?
20:58Uncomfortable.
20:59You guys go through a lot to get ready.
21:01You look gorgeous, and it looks like it's easy, and it's not.
21:04So...
21:06That's my goal here at Draguation, to make women suffer so they know what we do.
21:10We have so much work to do.
21:13April needs to let loose.
21:15Do you want to put this on today?
21:18I'd rather not, but I want to look my best, so...
21:20Do as your professor says.
21:21Okay.
21:24Hi, April.
21:25Hi.
21:26As a mother, it's very easy to put yourself second.
21:29Or last.
21:30Or last.
21:31You spend so much time taking care of all these beautiful babies.
21:34Mm-hmm.
21:34This time, you really have to put yourself first.
21:37Okay.
21:37And you're like on the airplane where they say, apply your mask before you can apply someone else's mask.
21:42Of course.
21:42That philosophy is something you should remember.
21:44Because by taking care of yourself, you can really take care of other people.
21:48The things I learned from Rue was that I have to make that time for myself.
21:52And even if it is only 10 minutes one day or, you know, 15 minutes the next.
21:57Well, I have faith in all my baby mamas.
21:59All right, Sarah, tone in.
22:00You go and make it happen.
22:01All right.
22:02See you soon.
22:02Thank you, baby.
22:02Bye-bye.
22:03Ooh, your ass looks good.
22:05Bye, Rue.
22:06All right.
22:07We're going to start your makeup.
22:09We're actually going to seal down your brows first.
22:10Oh, my goodness.
22:11Is it glue stick?
22:12It's a child's glue stick.
22:13I'm gluing down her eyebrows to really arch your brow up.
22:16I'm going to really pull you so that you look like you've had, you know, 45 cc's of Botox that
22:21just yanked you back.
22:22Excellent.
22:22And I think that that will help you feel a little more aggressive.
22:25Aggressive. No, that's a good word.
22:26But sweet aggressive.
22:27I want kind of avant-garde meets club kid sort of look to her makeup.
22:32And she's going to look like a million bucks when she walks down that runway.
22:35I just think that it's important for you to channel that amazing singing sensation, that performer that you were.
22:41And you know what?
22:42If you decide you want to belt out and start singing to free yourself of us, do it.
22:49You're walking through the doors.
22:51You stop.
22:52And boom.
22:53I want Angela to command attention.
22:56And she'll do that with her look.
22:57But a little added extra will be the fan that she cracks.
23:00You are a southern woman.
23:02And I think that as soon as she steps onto the draguation stage, every head will turn.
23:07Yes.
23:08You can make it louder by throwing a little more force in.
23:10See?
23:11I think I got this.
23:12I really do.
23:15Angela.
23:16Hi.
23:16How are you doing?
23:17I'm good.
23:18I'm good.
23:18I'm so excited.
23:19I am too.
23:20Are you nervous about anything?
23:21I'm nervous that my husband's going to see me in a whole different look.
23:25Has he ever seen you dolled up?
23:27Not like this.
23:28I want to be that sexy diva.
23:30It's important to let him see you in all your glory.
23:34RuPaul told me to bring my sexy back.
23:37I want to master it so I can show my husband.
23:40Have you thought at all about renewing your wedding vows with your husband?
23:44Oh, yes.
23:45Maybe that's something you could bring up at draguation.
23:48It might light a fire under him to get this thing going.
23:50Okay.
23:51All right, Angela.
23:53You're dismissed.
23:55Do me proud now.
23:56I am.
23:57All right.
24:01I feel all glamorous and beautiful and I'm totally ready to go out on stage and give
24:06it all I've got.
24:08I think she is well overdue for something like this.
24:11I'm happy for her because she deserves it.
24:13I can already see the diva in you.
24:16Oh, it's in there now.
24:17The day I see what a diva really feels like.
24:20I'm really nervous.
24:21I know it's between Angela and Janet.
24:25I've never seen my wife Angela perform on stage before.
24:29It's a great opportunity for her to have some fun.
24:33When I get on that stage tonight, I'm going to show my daughters that fire I've been hiding.
24:37And I'm going to prove once and for all that I can be powerful before the world.
24:43I haven't seen Janet on stage in a while.
24:45I think this is probably the best thing that could have happened to her right now.
24:49She looks astounding.
24:52I just hope to God that when she's on stage that she brings it.
24:56Ladies and gentlemen, it's Draguation time.
25:07Faculty, friends and family, please welcome your Drag U professors.
25:12Pandora Box, Chanel and Morgan McMichaels.
25:20And the president of Drag U, RuPaul.
25:28Welcome to RuPaul's Drag U.
25:31Here to grade my girls are the faculty.
25:33Our dean of drag, the Lady Bunny.
25:37Our dean of dance is here, Frank Gatson.
25:41And our visiting professor, Debbie Mazur is here.
25:47Now, Debbie, you are one sexy mama.
25:49Why, thank you. I had a little help. Thanks.
25:51Now, during their time here at Drag U, our class of busy moms were challenged to mother themselves for a
25:58change.
25:59And they've come a long way, baby.
26:01Let the Draguation commence.
26:04Janet came here as a stressed out mom.
26:07Drag U lit her fuse and now she's the bomb.
26:11Ladies and gentlemen, DDT.
26:21At Drag U, I have learned that I have the power to transform myself.
26:26Knowing that my daughters were looking up into me and made me feel on top of the world.
26:34I let that strong woman step forward with confidence.
26:37I finally found my voice again.
26:41April was going crazy, like Joan in Mommy Dearest.
26:45But now that she's all dolled up, I call her Mother Theocist.
26:49Ladies and gentlemen, Sarah Tonin.
27:01I feel confident within myself.
27:03I look well put together and I know that I do.
27:08I feel like me again.
27:09I just felt really good.
27:13As a mother of five, Angela gave birth to a nation.
27:16But as her drag avatar, she's serving up Rhythm Nation.
27:21Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Damina Jomama.
27:31I felt so powerful.
27:33I felt like Michelle Obama.
27:36Like I could take on the world.
27:39I feel like I've been reborn again.
27:42I got my diva bag, my sexy bag.
27:46I'm back.
27:52Well, ladies, now begins your oral examination.
27:56DDT.
27:57Yes.
27:58I know that after a personal tragedy in your life, you stopped singing.
28:01Do you feel that you can continue now with your singing career and being on stage?
28:05I think I'm ready, because should I try it out?
28:07Sure.
28:07Let's do it.
28:11Yeah.
28:14You definitely have found your voice.
28:18Sarah Tonin, tell me about your experience here at the university.
28:21It's a lot more than you would expect.
28:23The drag queens, they make it all look so easy.
28:25Yeah.
28:26And they look so beautiful.
28:27And...
28:30And I learn how to affirm myself each day, even if it's for like two or three seconds,
28:33just taking more time for me.
28:35All right.
28:36Damita Jo Mama, or Miss Mama if you're nasty.
28:40Now, who came to see you tonight?
28:42Steven, Diana, Steven Jr., and Danielle.
28:46Is there anything you'd like to say to them?
28:48Yes.
28:49Steven, I would like to take this moment and propose to you.
28:53I would like for us to get married again and make me the happiest woman on earth.
28:59Wow.
29:04Steven, what do you say?
29:06Of course.
29:07Oh, what?
29:08You may kiss the bride.
29:13I have to take.
29:16And Hollywood kisses.
29:18Can't mess up the makeup.
29:19Can't mess up the makeup.
29:21Thank you, Steven.
29:22Wonderful.
29:24Ladies, it's time to receive your first set of grades for drag transformation and attitude.
29:30First up, Miss DDT.
29:32Lady Bunny.
29:32A for the look, but a minus a little bit for the walk.
29:36Frank Gatson, our Dean of Dance.
29:38A B for just walking in those high heels.
29:41Visiting Professor Debbie Mazur.
29:43A minus just for the walk, but I don't think that's important because obviously your man's loving that walk.
29:52DDT, that gives you a drag point average of 3.44.
29:57Condragulations.
30:01Sheratonin.
30:01Lady Bunny, what do you think?
30:03The look is great.
30:04I'd like to see a little bit of a more confident stretch.
30:07Your walk was really fast.
30:08Yeah.
30:09It was like, let me get the hell out of here.
30:11D plus.
30:12I love a Rubenesque body.
30:14I'm giving you an A.
30:16Because you owned it.
30:17I'm going to put a minus on it just because I feel that you need to take your time.
30:21Seratonin.
30:22That gives you a drag point average of 3.33.
30:25Nice work.
30:30Falkity.
30:30How do you grade Miss Demita Jo Mama?
30:34Lady Bunny.
30:35One thing that I do not care for is to have a shiny belt.
30:39It makes the waistline look bigger as opposed to smaller.
30:41Love the confidence in the walk.
30:43Take a little bit off for the belt.
30:45You had it.
30:46Most improved.
30:47You got an A.
30:48Welcome.
30:51It was sexy.
30:52You gave face.
30:53You looked at everybody.
30:54You were like, I'm not paying it.
30:56I am fabulous.
30:57Giving you an A plus.
30:58Okay?
30:58All right.
31:02Demita Jo Mama, you have a 3.88.
31:05That means you're in the lead.
31:06Followed by DDT and Seratonin.
31:08But all that can change.
31:10Because it's time now for your final dragxamination.
31:13Whoever kills it in the group performance could finish at the top of her class.
31:29I'm going to do my best to film what I've got.
31:31And I think that I have a chance.
31:33But I'm really nervous about competition because we all look really good.
31:37I'm going to prove once and for all that I can perform again.
31:40I think Angela is my toughest competition.
31:43I'm going to give it my all.
31:45I'm going to ride that crowd.
31:46I'm going to win.
31:48In a moment.
31:49Only one of you will draguate with top honors.
31:53Ladies, let them have it.
32:07It's about time we had our own songs.
32:10Don't know what took so long.
32:12Because nowadays it's like a badger bomb.
32:16To be a baby mama.
32:18I see you paying you.
32:19I see you working you.
32:20I see you going to school.
32:22And girl, I know it's hard.
32:24And even though you're fed up with making beds up.
32:26Girl, keep your head up on my feet.
32:29B-A-B-Y-L-B-Y-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L
32:35-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L.
32:39Cause we the black boys.
32:41I always knew that.
32:44We can go anywhere.
32:45We can do anything.
32:47I know we can make it even with real.
32:50And I think it should be a holiday.
32:52For single mothers trying to make the way.
32:55But until then, here is your song.
32:59Show the light to my baby.
33:02Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:03Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:05Just go down to heart.
33:07Don't be ashamed.
33:08Don't be ashamed.
33:09Don't be ashamed.
33:10Don't be ashamed.
33:16You've all come so far.
33:17But only one of you can drag your weight with top honors.
33:22Falcatee, what do you give Miss DDT for her performance tonight?
33:27A star is born.
33:29Honey, you are high-stepping like Patti LaBelle.
33:31Thank you, A+.
33:32A+.
33:34You've got an A.
33:37I'm giving you an A+.
33:39Wow!
33:43Falcatee, what do you give serotonin?
33:45Darling, you didn't know all the words, but what I loved is that you were doing something
33:51for you.
33:51So I say, B-.
33:54Well done.
33:56You knew the staging.
33:57When they were going left, you did what was right.
34:00And I appreciate that.
34:02So I give you a B- for that.
34:04Serotonin, I am going to give you a B+.
34:07Wonderful.
34:07And I thought it was fantastic.
34:11Demita Jo Mama.
34:12Lady Bunny?
34:12I loved it when you addressed the audience and just said, forget the judges.
34:17I'm here to perform.
34:19B+.
34:20Wonderful.
34:21You were excellent.
34:22I gave you an A.
34:23Demita Jo Mama, I just got lost in your performance and I'm going to give you an A+.
34:28Wow!
34:28All right.
34:33This is the tightest race in Drag U history, with only a .05 difference between our top
34:40two.
34:41Drag U.
34:42With a final DPA of 3.88, the top Draguit of RuPaul's Drag U is...
34:54Demita Jo Mama.
34:57Congratulations.
34:59I won RuPaul's Drag U.
35:02I've never won anything.
35:04Never.
35:05I feel like Miss America.
35:06I'm going to apply everything that I've learned to my new life.
35:10I'm going to take more time for myself.
35:21At Drag U, I learned that it's time to put the past behind me.
35:25I really feel my sister had a hand in bringing me here.
35:31I can be a hero for my daughters, so that's exactly what I'm going to do.
35:37I learned that I don't take enough time for myself.
35:40You just actually have to make the time to give to yourself, just like you make time for
35:44everything else.
35:45That's what Mom's doing.
35:51When I first saw her, I got a little misty-eyed.
35:55I really was pleasantly surprised.
35:57In my book, she's always been a winner.
36:00I can't wait to take her home.
36:03She was really devalicious, I guess.
36:07Well, congratulations, Mama.
36:09You did it.
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