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00:02Good morning professors. Good morning Rue. A new class is arriving ready to change their lives
00:10through the miracle of drag. Today we have ex-beauty queens whose crowns have lost their
00:17luster. I need three of my drag queens to give these beauty queens the royal treatment and
00:25sass up their everyday drag. Let's take a look. I'm Julie. I'm 35 years old. In high school I had
00:34everything. I was homecoming queen and my life seemed so promising. And then recently it fell
00:40completely apart. I need drag you to help bring my sassy self back. My name is queen and I'm 35
00:47-ish.
00:48Back in the days I was Miss Onyx Ohio and I was a soul trained dancer. Now I'm a foster
00:54mommy to
00:54crack babies. I may be plus size but I feel invisible. I want drag you to make me feel like
01:01a queen again. I'm Tamara and 15 years ago I was Miss Arkansas USA. My problem is I've grown up
01:09but
01:10my style hasn't. So from drag you I hope to learn how to age glamorously and gracefully.
01:20Welcome to RuPaul's Drag U. Now you girls became queens the old-fashioned way. You earned it. Now when
01:28passion glory fades it can leave you feeling like your best years are behind you. Well that's where
01:33drag you comes in. We are going to make you sparkle brighter than ever before. Nice. Wow. But RuPaul's
01:41Drag U is a competition. You'll be evaluated on your DPA. Your drag point average. D is for a drag
01:47transformation. P is for performance. And A is for your attitude adjustment. Nice. Now you have 48 hours
01:55until your draguation. And in the end only one of you will draguate with top honors and walk away
02:02with a fabulous Drag U scholarship. Julissa tell us what you'll win. Our top draguate will receive a year
02:09supply of custom makeup by Cinema Secrets Professional Cosmetics and a thousand dollar gift card for
02:15fashions from overstock.com. The top draguate will also receive $3,166.32. Are you ready to do
02:26whatever it takes to become the baddest bitch in school? Yes. I'm ready. Can I get a RuPaul? RuPaul.
02:31Alright. First stop, the Drag Lab. Walk this way. No, really. Walk this way. Door. This is the Drag Lab.
02:48Here you'll find everything you'll need for your diva transformation. With more flying feathers and
02:55loose rhinestones and a backstage brawl at Miss Universe pageants. Hey. Oh my god. Why is this not my closet?
03:03But the most important factor is your own personal drag professor. Door. Hi girl.
03:12Darlings. Wow. Julie, you're with Chad Michaels. These other girls don't stand a snowball's chance in
03:19hell against Julie. Queen, you're with Willem. I'm really excited because she's black. And that
03:25means she'll probably have a lot more soul than the other white bitches. That means, Tamara,
03:29you're with Morgan McMichaels. All I can see is these big, beautiful eyes. And I was like, wow,
03:34she is gorgeous. Professors, time to take your students through drag orientation. Ladies,
03:41this is the beginning of the rest of your life. Life, life, life. Hi. Hey.
03:51So why are you wearing a tiara today? I was voted homecoming queen my senior year of high school. Wow,
03:56that's every girl's dream, isn't it? Right? I feel like people saw like the beauty that was in here
04:01and the sincerity and maybe the confidence. And that's what's been missing. So why don't we take
04:06that tiara off? Because we're going to start from scratch. You can have it. He gives off exactly the
04:13type of energy that I'm searching to get back. So let's go ahead and take a look at what you
04:18call
04:18your formal party look. Okay. All right. So let me take a look. I feel like you're dressing yourself
04:24down on purpose. Maybe. I think that you could say goodbye to this girl. Yes. And hello to an all
04:29new fabulous diva. She can do it if she gets her confidence level up and believes in herself.
04:34So once upon a time, you were Miss Onyx, Ohio. Hey. Boop, boop, boop. You lost a little bit of
04:40your
04:40spark, your little fabulosity. Exactly. So I saw a picture of you and it's your formal
04:44party look. Uh-huh. What kind of party were you going to? Um. Look at these shoes. That is a
04:50good
04:50shoe. Bang, bang. Yep. And the puppies look good. They up there. Nothing. Lift them up. Up here.
04:56You want something? Yeah, give me some. Here, girl. Okay, give me that. That looks better. I'm giving
05:01queen my cutlets because bitch is in need. And I want to win. You hear that? I want to win.
05:06When I gained
05:07weight, I didn't realize that I had gained the weight until I went home and then family
05:11said, you're fat. They called you fat? It hurts. To know that I let myself go. I need to lose
05:16weight.
05:17I know it. I know it's time for me to start loving myself again. This is a great big step.
05:24What's that bracelet? What does that bracelet say? Love. Love. Everybody say love. Love. Love.
05:29There you go. First step. I'm totally up for making queen a queen. Yellow, yellow. I'm loving that.
05:34We're on the same wavelength today. But Uggs? Yeah. Why? Because they're cute. Kind of like
05:40the Malibu chick look, you know. What is this about? Are you hiding something? Like a sign
05:45of aging. You can tell a woman is her neck. So I think that it's just easy to cover that
05:50up with a little turtleneck. Can we talk about this? It's got lots of color. You want to know
05:56what this says to me? Mamas and Papas. This is dating you. This is making you look older.
06:01And those Uggs? Give me the Uggs. Take them off. Bye-bye, Uggs. Yes. They have to go.
06:07Never put those on again. You need to walk into that room and demand the attention.
06:12Maybe I'm afraid a little bit of like the other girls in the room. If I walk in as my
06:16fabulous self, then they're going to hate me. Let them hate you. Because half of the people
06:20in this world are going to love you. Half of the people in this world are going to hate
06:23you. But they'll all be thinking about you, baby. Honey, you're a drag you. Get loud and proud,
06:29darling. Ladies, before you can work it as a drag queen, you need to remember how much
06:38fun it is to dress up. Now, using all the colors in the crayon box, I want you to go
06:44wild and
06:45put together a quick drag look. You have five minutes. Ready, set, play.
06:52You like that? You could totally pull that off. We could try.
06:55And we got fabulous boas from Mother Plucker. Love them. I feel like I'm back on Drag Race.
06:59I'm climbing this wig mountain. You're an ass bitch on wig mountain. I'm getting this wig.
07:03Hey, boom, boom. Glides have more fun. Oh, these are sexy? Those are not sexy.
07:08Move over, darling. Let me show you how it's done. Oh, mama. This is real cool.
07:13Chad gave his drag daughter a mullet. Pick something. What's this? I think you should worry about your own
07:19girl. How's she coming out? Chad Michaels likes to check in on what other people are doing. You
07:22could really do me a big favor and just get her kicked off the show and then we're good.
07:26They make Michaels name? Michaels? Willem's kind of an easy target. A sense, the weakness.
07:31Said to me, I love your earrings. Fierce drag jewels, baby. Fierce. And you're not getting them.
07:36Ladies, meet me at the Dragulator. Julie, I love your little dress there. Thank you. What made you
07:43choose that? A little bit of sassy class. Uh-huh. Queen, that red looks really good on you. I love
07:50it. You've kept this area open, which is a great trick. Remember this the next time you go shopping.
07:55Tamara. She's like a bad Jacqueline Smith. I'm bad. Hot. Morgan is a bad drag mother. She just looked
08:02like a prostitute. The Dragulator is a highly sophisticated piece of technology. I input your
08:10personal data and the Dragulator determines your drag name and gives you a flip at the diva you'll
08:16unleash and take home. First up, Julie. Coming up, get ready for your first lady lesson. Do it
08:27yourself plastic surgery? Oh my goodness. And later. Five, six, seven, stop. Julie, we have a lot of work
08:33pictures. I'm scared. Drag you, are you ready for me? It's a miracle. Drag you. All right, are you ready?
08:45Yeah. Here we go. Commence Dragulation. Dragulation complete. Diamante L'Amour. Oh my God. Like,
08:58that is the full package. The look has everything that I'm missing. And Diamante's a blonde. The blonde
09:05hair opens up your face. Your cheekbones have an opportunity to say, hey, does anybody want to
09:10play? Mm-hmm. Next up, Queen. Hey. Okay, here we go. Congratulations complete. Sachet St. James.
09:22Oh. Wow. That is gorgeous. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to be Sachet because I don't
09:27even know
09:28how to say the name, let alone be her, okay? I love how the hair is done up, which gives
09:33you
09:33height and it lengthens your neck, which is always very important. Now keep this in mind when you go
09:38home. Are you tearing up? It's tears of joy. Why have you gotten emotional? Because I look like I did
09:44when I was a beauty queen. Oh, that looked like me when I was a beauty queen. And last but
09:49not least,
09:50former Miss Arkansas, Tamara. Are you ready? I'm ready. I expect to see something so divinely feminine.
10:00Danita DeVille. Oh my God. Thanks for participating, ladies, but we are taking the crown.
10:08Oh my God, the dragon rider was not what I expected. I'm in shock. Not everybody's face can carry a
10:15bang,
10:15but your face definitely carries the bang there. I'm a little afraid. She just looks like a tough
10:20woman. Are you not a tough woman? No, I'm a sweet princess kitten. This girl's going rawr. Well,
10:26you know, even kittens have claws. I don't like it. I mean, I don't want to be her. She's a
10:31little
10:31meek about it. She's not really loving it, but I'm putting her in it. All right, ladies,
10:35time to ditch your quick drag and get ready for your first lady lesson.
10:42Ladies, allow me to introduce our dean of drag, the Lady Bunny. Good morning, girls.
10:50Good morning, Lady Bunny. Bunny, let's help these former beauty queens keep their youthful
10:56appearances with an instant facelift. Well, my secret is getting lots of facials and I go to
11:03the spa for skin treatments. Well, no wonder you always have that come hither look. Ladies,
11:10learn it and learn it well. For today's lady lesson, let's turn to the drag you handbook.
11:19Look, it's beauty expert Jeffrey Paul. Hi, girls. You look fabulous. Gorgeous today.
11:25Thank you, but I'm over here. To show you how to turn back the hands of time,
11:29I'm going to show you how to use an at-home facelift kit. Do-it-yourself plastic surgery?
11:34No, Lady Bunny. There's no cutting or anesthesia involved. It's just adhesive tape and a small
11:38piece of elastic. It's going to make you look years younger in just minutes.
11:41My beauty is timeless. Honey, your beauty could stop a clock.
11:45I'm about to give you a fat lip you won't need collagen for.
11:48Oh. So, Tamara, tell us, what is the area that you want to turn back the hands of time?
11:52My neck.
11:53Nothing to be ashamed of, but something easy to fix. What it is is two pieces of adhesive
11:58tape and an elastic band. You want to make sure that the area that you're applying this to
12:02is clean of oil, makeup, or hair. Place it right below the ear lobe and you'll see it disappears
12:07right into the skin. I'm going to pull this so the actual thing will pop out and then starts
12:12to pull back. Oh, wow. I do feel it pulling.
12:15And there's no need for back alley plastic surgery. Otherwise, you might end up with a
12:19chin like Willems. What were the 60s like, Bunny?
12:24So what you can do now is you can let your hair down and nobody will ever know.
12:28That was so cool to, you know, find a little trick like that that you can do if you're in
12:32a pinch. Tell me, what areas do you want to turn back the hands of time?
12:36My cheekbones.
12:37Okay, I'm going to show you your best friend too. Right here underneath close to the ear
12:41is where we're going to actually lift and pull and then drape this right over the ear
12:46so that way you know where to find it. Take the adjustable strap, pull it behind your head
12:50just slightly below the crown of the head. You could have Joan Rivers in the 70s or you
12:54could have Joan Rivers today.
12:55If he makes this any tighter, my head is going to pop off.
12:59Instant supermodel.
13:00Throw a cell phone.
13:01Queen, how does that feel?
13:02Tight.
13:03Tight is right. That's something Chad wouldn't know about.
13:07Julie, tell us, what areas do you want to look younger?
13:09Definitely my eye and forehead region.
13:12This is a secret that a lot of Hollywood stars use.
13:14Above the temple, you can see right here, you can feel that.
13:17That's where we're going to be placing it.
13:19With the adjustable strap, you can feel that the strap is right behind the crown of the head.
13:23That way it won't slide forward or back.
13:25How does it feel?
13:26I feel more awake, that's for sure.
13:28I want one. I need one.
13:31Give me a facelift.
13:32See how easy that was?
13:33Ladies, Art Harding's facelift kits can be purchased through Cinema Secrets.
13:37The facelift lesson is a huge tip, and he told us where to buy them.
13:41Jeffrey, do you think you could make me look younger?
13:43Honey, he's a beautician, not a magician.
13:46Sorry about it.
13:47Jeffrey gave you ladies a lift, but he's giving me a rise.
13:51Let's go back to my office for a facial.
13:54And that's today's lady lesson.
13:56Bye-bye!
13:58Coming up...
13:58This is not the beauty queen that I've represented the state of Arkansas.
14:03They're going to say, oh my God, and look what she's become.
14:05I want to hit her in the back of the head and say, chill out.
14:08Maybe I can't go through with this.
14:10And now, a word from the president of Drag U, RuPaul.
14:14Procrasturbation.
14:15Is procrasturbation...
14:17A. Being beautiful and crass.
14:20B. Crowd control at pro-choice rallies.
14:23Polizia!
14:24Or C. To put off obligations by...
14:26Wasting time.
14:28Just one second.
14:29Find out when we return.
14:30Drag U, RuPaul.
14:34So what does procrasturbation mean?
14:37C. To put off obligations by...
14:40Wasting time.
14:42Instead of doing her job, Lady Bunny got lost in a haze of procrasturbation.
14:48This has been a word from President RuPaul.
14:50It's a miracle.
14:52Drag U.
14:56So, here's your Dragulator images.
14:58Is there anything you're concerned about?
14:59I'm concerned about looking heavier.
15:02Okay, well, we have tricks for that.
15:04I like to wear one of these after eating taquitos.
15:07Oh.
15:07And honey, you are going to love this corset.
15:09It will give you the best shape.
15:10CorsetConnection.com.
15:11Knows what they're doing.
15:12Oh, it's tight.
15:13It's going to get tighter.
15:14Are you ready?
15:15Let's go get them.
15:16Oh, that's too tight, girl.
15:17I got to breathe.
15:18Beauty is pain.
15:19You want to win, right?
15:20I want to breathe.
15:20There's a reason why you are to be put in this look.
15:23What's that?
15:23Because it's not safe.
15:25Okay.
15:25And it's not easy and breezy and light and fluffy.
15:28Like, who are you really?
15:30Like, what are you really doing here?
15:31I don't think that I can really step into my power and be a tough bitch.
15:36Just a flick.
15:37Flick.
15:38Flick it.
15:39Right now, I'm sensing that Julie's confidence level is not where it needs to be.
15:43That's like blood in the water to an audience.
15:45They're going to sense her insecurity and seize it.
15:48You're quite the perfectionist.
15:49Even if I have all the time in the world, I get like, if it's not just right.
15:54Like, I don't expect perfection out of my friends or family, you know?
16:00I'm understanding.
16:02I feel like sometimes I hold myself back because I want to fix things quickly and perfect.
16:07I want things to be perfect because I don't ever want to disappoint anybody.
16:11And if I can't be at all, then I'm like...
16:13You drive yourself crazy.
16:14Yeah, yeah.
16:15I don't want this to be Julie's downfall.
16:17Sashay is beautiful.
16:18So, are you going to be big and beautiful tomorrow?
16:20I don't know how I'm going to pull it off, even with this on.
16:23I still don't know if that dress is going to look good on me.
16:26I used to be confident, but when I gained the weight, it went out the window.
16:29I just don't know.
16:30Yes, you do.
16:31You're going to put one foot in front of the other.
16:32Smile with me.
16:33Ready?
16:33Okay.
16:34Smile.
16:34All right.
16:35I am Sashay St. James.
16:37I am Sashay...
16:38You this like a homosexual man, girl.
16:41Say it.
16:42I am Sashay St. James.
16:47There you go.
16:48I mean, she looks like she's going to rip your head off.
16:50I would be frightened of this girl.
16:52You're very nice and lovely, and this is very dark and dangerous.
16:54Can you meet somewhere in the middle?
16:56Dragging was pretty much one of the most challenging things that I've done.
17:00This is not me.
17:01But it will be.
17:02This is not the beauty queen that I've represented the state of Arkansas.
17:06They're going to say, oh my God, she went out to L.A. and look what she's become.
17:10Yes.
17:10We don't want to own this girl.
17:11This is not the girl we crowned Miss Arkansas USA, the nice, sweet, southern girl from the
17:16South.
17:16She is so concerned about being proper and pretty and prim and princess that she's wasting
17:22my time and hers.
17:23When were you, Miss Arkansas?
17:251997.
17:26Exactly.
17:26We're 2012 now.
17:28They're not going to let any more little girls go out to Los Angeles because look what happens
17:30to them.
17:31No, no, no.
17:31Maybe I can't go through with this.
17:33Oh my God.
17:37Hello, Ladykins.
17:39Hi, Lou.
17:40You know, you're born naked and the rest is drag.
17:43So I'm here to help you with your everyday drag looks.
17:46Now, I've seen your formal outfits and they are not crown worthy.
17:51Let's start with Julie.
17:52Now, this is your current everyday drag look.
17:56Yikes.
17:58Here are two new options, but you get to choose one.
18:02Glitzy, a cocktail dress that shows off your legs but covers your arms and pewter ankle
18:08strap pumps.
18:10Or Sophisticated, a long black formal gown that makes the most of your great figure with classic
18:17black pumps.
18:19What do you think, Julie?
18:20They're stunning.
18:21All right.
18:21Up next, Queen.
18:22This is your current everyday drag look.
18:25Party foul.
18:27Here are two new options.
18:30Smart.
18:31A turquoise A-line pleated dress with a choker and glittery gladiator sandals.
18:37Or Vibrant.
18:38A cobalt blue Grecian eleganza with gold chrome platforms.
18:43Notice how both dresses define your waistline.
18:46A boo-boo.
18:47Yes.
18:48Tamara, this is your current everyday drag look.
18:51Oh my.
18:52Here are two new options.
19:23Exotic.
19:24And I'm going to show you all because he gagging in a good way.
19:27Okay.
19:28But now, put on your boogie shoes and meet me at dance class.
19:33Where are my girls at?
19:35Make your heels clap.
19:37Class, I'd like you to meet our dean of dance, Jamal Sims.
19:41Lady.
19:42He choreographed the movie Footloose.
19:44And now, he's going to help you dig deep and shake it up.
19:48Hey.
19:49Hey, Jamal.
19:49What song have you chosen to set these women free?
19:52Uh, Don't Be Jealous of My Boogie.
19:53What?
19:54Get out of here.
19:56It is the perfect song for competitive pageant queens.
19:59Class, Jamal will also be judging your final performance.
20:03And he don't want to see no half-stepping.
20:05All right.
20:06Let's do it.
20:06All right.
20:07We go one, two.
20:09And I want you to sit in those hips.
20:10Go one, two, three, four, five.
20:13Stop.
20:14Julie.
20:15I'm looking down.
20:15Yes.
20:16Everything has to be involved, ladies.
20:18We go one, two, three, four, five.
20:21Stop.
20:22Tamara, this is really pageantry-ish.
20:27You know what I mean?
20:28I want to take that away.
20:29Tamara suffers from the fake pageant face.
20:32So I need her to really sex it up.
20:34I know you could do it.
20:36I feel like there's something that's holding you back.
20:38I want to hit her in the back of the head and say,
20:40chill out, relax.
20:42Mm-hmm.
20:42Ah.
20:43Boop, boop.
20:44Party.
20:44And work.
20:45And work.
20:46And work.
20:47Hi.
20:51Oh.
20:52There you go.
20:52Hi.
20:54Two, three, and four, five, six, seven, eight.
20:58OK.
20:58It's written right here.
21:01Unconfident.
21:01Jamal is an excellent choreographer.
21:04I'm a little intimidated.
21:05I'm kind of a perfectionist, and so I'm thinking.
21:07Mm-hmm.
21:08Mm-hmm.
21:08So I'm sure it looked how it felt, which was awkward.
21:10It did.
21:11In Julie's face, I'm picking up.
21:13I am so out of my element.
21:15Julie, we have a lot of work to do.
21:17I'm scared.
21:18It looks kind of grim right now.
21:19My girl Julie has got to pull it together.
21:21Coming up, Dragulator spit out the look with the corset, and you loved it.
21:25No.
21:25Hell no.
21:26This bitch is driving me crazy.
21:28Here's a drag queen tip about using yummy makeup brushes.
21:33For powder makeup, get a brush with real hair.
21:36For anything that's liquid or cream, use a synthetic brush.
21:40Did I say cream?
21:43Pointy, fine brushes work best with cream or cake liners.
21:47Did I just say cream again?
21:49Uh-oh.
21:50With the right tools in my dainty hands, I'm Professor Needles, and that was your drag tip of the day.
21:57There we are.
21:57Drag you, are you ready for me?
22:00It's a miracle.
22:02Drag you.
22:09Performing RuPaul's Jealous of My Boogie is a ton of pressure.
22:13I'm nervous that I'm not going to do his song justice.
22:16Hi.
22:16Ladies.
22:17Look how good you guys look.
22:20Where's Morgan?
22:21Where's my blonde?
22:22Check you out.
22:23It's time to drag you away, bitches.
22:24It was too much in my own head yesterday with Jamal, and every time I was practicing moves,
22:28I tried to overly look up so that I wouldn't look down.
22:31I think with you, it's a continuing theme.
22:33You've got to let go of that perfection.
22:34I wore dark hair today because I wanted to be inspirational to you.
22:37Be like, look, I don't wear dark hair, and I never show my forehead.
22:41You should be able to walk into a room wearing a trash bag and look fabulous.
22:45Right.
22:45It's not about what you have or what you wear.
22:47It's how you package it.
22:48I want to show her that I'm behind her 100% no matter what she wants to do.
22:52Have a seat.
22:53Thanks.
22:53How's it going?
22:54Good.
22:54I'm a little nervous right now, though.
22:55I know you're a bit of a perfectionist.
22:57Yep.
22:58And how does that manifest?
22:59It stresses me out.
23:01Then things become not perfect.
23:03So many incredible things have come out of mistakes.
23:06And if you focus on, oh, no, it's got to be like this, some of the greatest things on
23:10earth would never have existed.
23:12At some point, I had this confident glow of, I know who I am.
23:17So I think it was just a really big struggle that it went away.
23:22It's still there, but it's a different shape and form.
23:25And that other form is being vulnerable, not trying to control how people see you.
23:31Just being.
23:32Exactly.
23:33That's where your power lies right now.
23:34You're a strong woman, smart, beautiful.
23:37You've got all that.
23:38Heck yeah.
23:39Thank you so much.
23:41After leaving Ru's office, I feel great.
23:43I need to really just stop worrying about things and just be.
23:47I started looking for a fabric for your Dragulator outfit.
23:50Okay.
23:50Michael Levine fabric.
23:51They have everything.
23:5212 feet of this and like wrapped it around like a shawl.
23:55We'll use this corset.
23:56I don't think I'm going to wear it.
23:57You don't want to wear it?
23:57Well, my stomach was hurting all night long from it.
24:00You know that we're going to have to come up with a new look for you though.
24:02Well.
24:03The Dragulator spit out the look with the corset and you loved it.
24:06No.
24:06You know it's called RuPaul's Drag U, right?
24:08I'm not wearing that.
24:09It'd be a cold day and hell no before I wear it.
24:11Hell no.
24:12This bitch is driving me crazy.
24:14She wants to change this, wants to change that.
24:15I'm like, girl, no.
24:17Bottom line, do you want to win?
24:18I do want to win.
24:19You need to commit to this wholeheartedly.
24:21No.
24:21You need to take initiative.
24:22The Dragulator told me to wear a big blue condom.
24:24You think I wanted to do that today?
24:25Well, at least it looks good.
24:26I can't sit.
24:27I want to smack her.
24:28Talk to Ru.
24:29I'm not afraid to meet with RuPaul.
24:31No.
24:31And congratulate those girls over there because they're going to win.
24:35Queen is running me as ragged as Morgan's wig.
24:37How is it going?
24:38Well, I'm having problems with...
24:40The corset.
24:41Yes.
24:42I bet Cleopatra had a corset.
24:45Nefertiti, ever hear of her?
24:46Yes.
24:47Corset.
24:47Queen, yeah.
24:48You know, we're having fun here.
24:49Yeah.
24:49But this is absolutely the place that you get to challenge yourself.
24:54I want to win.
24:55I'm a winner.
24:56But somewhere in life, I just kind of lost myself giving all my love away by me being a foster
25:02parent.
25:03Figuratively speaking, it's like the corset.
25:05Can you go past that uncomfortable place to get further in your life to a place where you can expand?
25:13I told myself I wasn't going to cry today.
25:16What is stopping you?
25:18Look at it in the face.
25:19Maybe I feel selfish because I'm giving all the love to me now.
25:25Who's holding it back?
25:26Me.
25:27So we're going to work this out, Sashay St. James.
25:29Hey.
25:29Listen, if the corset doesn't work, there's always body shapers.
25:36I need to foster the love back to me.
25:38I heard what RuPaul said.
25:40I want to show you some stuff because they're going to make you spark up on stage.
25:44And we have evil pawn jewelry to thank for it.
25:46How's it going?
25:47It's going good.
25:48This is good.
25:49There's a little bit of hesitation in there.
25:52The Dragulator image was not what I was expecting.
25:56And it's going to be my big moment to shine on the runway, on the show.
26:00And I just feel like that that is not me.
26:03There's something else magical at work here.
26:06Because you come face to face with your saboteur where you go,
26:10am I going to break through or am I going to go back to what I've always done?
26:16What's it feel like living your life for other people's validation?
26:20Well, I have ripped myself off in a way.
26:23Forty years of me, you know, doing it for mommy and daddy,
26:28what the neighbors are going to think.
26:30Maybe it's time to start making me happy
26:32and not caring what it looks like on the outside.
26:36You'll be praised here at Drag U for embracing all of you.
26:40And I want you to really focus on finding that validation from within.
26:45After meeting with Ru and Morgan,
26:46I realize that maybe there's part of me that I haven't owned yet
26:49and the time is running out.
26:50This is my crossroads.
26:54One hour left to Drag Uation.
26:55I'm nervous and excited all at the same time.
26:57I really hope that Drag U can just bring back that sass
27:01that Julie had when I met her six years ago.
27:04I am stressed out because I have to worry about
27:06holding this hair on top of my head.
27:08And it's a lot of pressure.
27:09I think Queen's personality is hidden right now
27:12because of some of the things that she's been going through.
27:14I only have two hours left until Drag Uation.
27:17What are people going to think about me?
27:19Are they going to laugh?
27:20Are they going to say,
27:21oh, she looks ridiculous.
27:22I don't think Tamara uses her full potential.
27:24I'm hoping that Drag U will help her see
27:27that what she's got inside that she's hiding away
27:29is really good and it should come out.
27:31Faculty, friends, and family.
27:34It's time to Drag Uate, bitches.
27:36Ready for me.
27:39It's a miracle.
27:41Drag U.
27:44Faculty, friends, and family.
27:46Please welcome your Drag U professors,
27:48Chad Michaels, Willem, and Morgan McMichaels.
27:52And the president of Drag U, RuPaul.
27:58Welcome to RuPaul's Drag U.
28:00Here to evaluate my girls are the falcon team.
28:03Our dean of drag, the lady bunny.
28:06Our dean of dance, Jamal Sims.
28:09And our visiting professor,
28:11currently starring in the television show Bones,
28:13the gorgeous Tamara Taylor is here.
28:17Now this week, our class of former beauty queens
28:21were challenged to embrace a new kind of crowning glory.
28:25Now it's time to celebrate.
28:27Let the Drag Uation commence.
28:30Julie hasn't felt special since she was crowned homecoming queen,
28:33but now she's feeling ferocious,
28:35and there's a new diva on the scene.
28:37Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
28:39for Diamante L'Amour.
28:53When I was growing up, things came easy.
28:57I thought I was going to have the perfect life,
28:59and then things come crashing down.
29:01But, with the help of Drag U,
29:03I not only got my sass back,
29:05I got more sass than I could have ever imagined.
29:08Can I get a hey?
29:09Hey!
29:10Let's try that one more.
29:11Can I get a hey?
29:13Hey!
29:14That's the sign of a diva right there.
29:16Hey, girl, hey!
29:18Julie, I love you,
29:19and I'm so happy to be your friend.
29:23Queen hasn't felt fabulous
29:24since she was a dancer on Soul Train.
29:26But now I'm jealous of her boogie,
29:28and this queen is ready to reign.
29:30Ladies and gentlemen,
29:32introducing Sashay St. James!
29:47When I was younger, I was thinner.
29:50I gained weight, and I gave up on myself.
29:53Drag U taught me,
29:55no matter what size I am,
29:57I am still pretty, proud, and powerful.
30:01Queen seems happy to be back in the spotlight.
30:03She felt the light,
30:04and it was like,
30:05ooh, yeah, I like it up here.
30:06I really want people to seek that bubbly personality
30:09and a big, bright smile.
30:11Since winning Miss Arkansas,
30:13this lady's confidence has diminished to a fraction.
30:15Now she's embraced all of her power,
30:17and it's lights, Tamara, action.
30:19Ladies and gentlemen,
30:20Danita DeVille.
30:34Ever since I was a little girl,
30:37I lived for the approval of others.
30:39But Drag U has changed all that.
30:42Today, I'm embracing a new side of myself,
30:45and now I live for me.
30:50I am shocked.
30:51She went from being the prey to the predator.
30:53She's not worried about how she's coming off
30:56and how we're perceiving her.
30:57She's just playing.
31:00All right, Dragovitz.
31:01Now begins your oral examination.
31:04Let's start with Diamante Lamour.
31:07How do you feel up there, Mama?
31:08Amazing.
31:09How do you feel?
31:11Do you have a favorite part of the outfit?
31:13I do love this skirt because,
31:16just in case somebody happened to be facing the other way
31:18when I walked in,
31:19they could still hear me.
31:21Ah!
31:23It's like a little alarm system.
31:26In the Drag Lab,
31:27I gave you a choice of two everyday drag looks.
31:30And here's the look you selected.
31:32Ah, nice.
31:34The jewel-toned sequin dress.
31:36Phil Falcate.
31:37What do we think of Diamante Lamour's
31:40drag transformation and attitude adjustment?
31:43He marched out onto the runway like Betty Davis,
31:46getting ready to slay everyone in a scene.
31:49You know I'm shocked.
31:50When you walk through the door,
31:51you've never looked down one time.
31:53I am so impressed.
31:56Up next, Sashay St. James.
31:58Hey.
31:59How do you feel?
32:00I'm going to love myself the way I am.
32:02Period.
32:0340 pounds more, 50 pounds more,
32:05I'm still going to dance like I'm on Soul Train
32:07when I was a 5'6", okay?
32:08Now, Kim, when Sashay walked out,
32:10what was the first thing that came to your mind?
32:12Yeah!
32:15And what was the second thing, Kim?
32:17Wow.
32:18This is what I always knew that she could be.
32:21In the drag lab,
32:22I gave you a choice of two everyday drag looks.
32:26And here's the look you selected.
32:28Hey!
32:29All right, judges.
32:30What do you think of Sashay St. James?
32:34I love your curves, myself.
32:36And I just wanted to see a little more.
32:38You came strutting out on that runway
32:39and you were giving us heart.
32:41And last but certainly not least,
32:44Miss Danita DeVille.
32:46How do you feel, girl?
32:48I feel, for the first time,
32:51at 40, like a woman.
32:53In the drag lab,
32:54I gave you a choice of two everyday drag looks.
32:57And here's the look you selected.
33:00Oh, my goodness.
33:01Sassy!
33:02Judges, what do you think of Danita DeVille?
33:05I mean, you're on fire.
33:06You just embraced the whole look.
33:08It worked.
33:09You owned the sophistication.
33:11And that shoulder pop at the end of the runway?
33:13Too much.
33:14It was too much.
33:15Ladies, it's time for your final dragxamination,
33:18which counts for half of your grade.
33:20So whoever kills it in the group performance
33:22could finish at the top of her class.
33:25So don't flunk it up.
33:28Drag you, are you ready for me?
33:32It's a miracle.
33:34Drag you.
33:36Falkity, family, friends.
33:38Tonight, our top draguet will receive
33:40a prize package that includes
33:43a $1,000 gift certificate from overstock.com
33:46to kickstart her new wardrobe.
33:49Now, as president of Drag U,
33:51it is my honor to present the dragueting class
33:54of Diamante L'Amour,
33:56Sachet St. James,
33:58and Danita DeVille.
34:00Ladies, let them have it.
34:10Hey, DJ, love the way I lose my inner pictures
34:15when you spin.
34:17And I don't care if people stare,
34:20I'd rather boil it and try to feel it in.
34:24Turn it up and I'm scrutin' eyes.
34:28Way up, cause the line is mine.
34:31Hey, what?
34:32Turn it up, let me scan the lines.
34:35Come on.
34:35Yeah, up on the flashlights.
34:38Don't be callous on my boogie.
34:41Don't be callous on my boogie.
34:42You can say that you have a
34:44but I won't always see you looking like
34:46Don't be, don't be,
34:50don't be so callous on my boogie.
34:54Don't be, don't be so callous on my boogie.
35:01Don't be callous on my boogie.
35:06Don't be callous on my boogie.
35:10Thank you, ladies.
35:11Please wait backstage while the Falcatee decides
35:14which one of you will drag you away with top honors.
35:17Okay, so Falcatee, based on her DPA,
35:21what did you think of Diamante L'Amour?
35:24I thought she really nailed it.
35:26Everything from the transformation
35:27to a great look, great attitude.
35:30She looked down the whole time in rehearsal
35:32and I mean, she dropped it.
35:34She did everything she needed to do, plus more.
35:36The rhythm was a little off.
35:37It wasn't as in the pocket as it could have been.
35:39She's right.
35:39Y'all be easy on her.
35:40That's what I was going to say.
35:42All right, Falcatee,
35:44what did you think of Sashay St. James?
35:46She didn't even get the chorus lip sync right.
35:49She wasn't even lip syncing to the chorus.
35:52Don't be jealous of my boogie.
35:54How hard is that?
35:54I mean, even you can sing that.
35:57Oh, no, you do sing that.
35:58When she got to freestyle outside of the choreography,
36:01she killed it.
36:02She didn't lip sync, but she killed it.
36:04First of all, she is absolutely gorgeous
36:06and when she was freestyling,
36:07she was dropping it like it was hot.
36:09What did you think of Danita DeVille?
36:12That was a complete transformation
36:13from bubbly, perky to sultry, smoky veil.
36:18I didn't feel pageant queen at all,
36:20but some of her staging was a little crazy.
36:23I saw, you know,
36:25a few flubs here and there in terms of dance,
36:27but she was just so fully committed to it
36:29that I was enthralled.
36:31All right, Falcatee,
36:32it's time for your decision.
36:33I leave it in your capable hands.
36:37All Draguets,
36:38please report to the main stage.
36:43The Falcatee has compiled your final grades
36:46and we have a winner.
36:48May I have the envelope, please?
36:53The top Draguet of RuPaul's Drag U is...
37:00Danita DeVille.
37:03For Draguations.
37:05I'm feeling so ecstatic
37:07and so powerful and so loved.
37:10It feels great.
37:11So Tamara has won.
37:13I've won.
37:14My girl has won.
37:15It's victory dance, victory dance, victory dance.
37:17I'm going to do everything I can
37:18to incorporate Danita DeVille
37:20into my everyday life.
37:21She's grounded.
37:22She's powerful.
37:24It's going to be a whole new way of life for me.
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