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00:00:03Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race, you need to use your improv skills in a show we're calling
00:00:10Karen's Gone Wild. I'm getting baited. Get it, get it. Yeah, I got a bad bitch up in here, y
00:00:18'all.
00:00:19Jane Jones, it was so many things that you could have played off with Ru. Oh, I thought you were
00:00:26missing it. Nene Coco. You ran out of steam. It felt like it became the same thing over and over.
00:00:32Mikey Meeks. You just pulled out every last thing you had in your bag of tricks, and I bought every
00:00:37single one. Condragulations, you are the winner of this week's challenge. Nene Coco, shantay you stay.
00:00:46Jane, sashay away.
00:01:00We're back in the workroom. Jane has just been eliminated, and everyone is devastated.
00:01:08Love you all so much. Thank you for everything. Till we meet again. Love you, love you, love you.
00:01:16There was no reality in which I didn't see Jane making it all the way to the end, and I
00:01:22gave that
00:01:22lip sync everything that I had in my fucking tank, but it's like...
00:01:28I think it just goes to show that this competition, anything can happen.
00:01:31Yeah. Anything, and you slayed that lip sync.
00:01:35It hurts to see her go because she was there for us every step of the way.
00:01:40Throughout this whole thing, she's just been my ground. You know, the thing that I could come back to
00:01:47and feel settled.
00:01:51Jane has really helped me a lot.
00:01:55She made me feel that I am worthy to be here.
00:01:58And aside from the competition, these girls are really changing my life.
00:02:06Oh, this is crazy.
00:02:09I know how bad Jane wanted it, but I know how bad I want it, too.
00:02:14I know how bad all of us in this room want it.
00:02:16Why am I still here with the three shortest?
00:02:20You and your children.
00:02:21Florida couch.
00:02:22Florida couch.
00:02:24Florida versus the world.
00:02:26Congrats, Mikey!
00:02:31The three win club!
00:02:33Now that the girl who was kind of sweeping, like, she's not here.
00:02:37It's a tight race. Anything can happen.
00:02:39Anybody's fucking game.
00:02:40Holy shit.
00:02:42I just did everybody in this room a favor.
00:02:44Wipe your tears.
00:02:45You can send me a gift basket in the mail.
00:02:48I'm kind of feeling like that bitch.
00:02:52Yes!
00:02:52I know, right?
00:02:53Wait!
00:02:54Wait!
00:02:55Whoa!
00:02:55There was a shift in the last five minutes.
00:03:00I'm, of course, sad to see Jane go on a personal level,
00:03:04but I'm really starting to feel like I'm coming into my own in this competition.
00:03:07And I feel like I have a real chance of taking this.
00:03:12I can taste it.
00:03:14Country fried steak.
00:03:16I don't know about y'all, but I'm super proud of myself.
00:03:18Oh, Jim!
00:03:19And I hope my friends are proud of me.
00:03:21I can't wait to tell my mom.
00:03:23I can't wait to tell everybody.
00:03:24So when you tell Morphine to her face that you got farther than her,
00:03:29what is she going to say?
00:03:30Oh, she's going to be like, what?
00:03:34Is this it?
00:03:35Are we done?
00:03:35Is it top four?
00:03:36I mean, they've done top three in last.
00:03:37I think they are going to keep us on our toes.
00:03:42Yeah.
00:03:43Yeah.
00:03:43I love these girls.
00:03:45I really do.
00:03:46But I'm not letting anything get in my way for this finale.
00:03:50If that means I have to take these girls out, I will.
00:03:54Lady Liberty.
00:03:56Rosebud.
00:03:57Pussylock.
00:03:59Piss.
00:04:01And we are top four!
00:04:07The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race will snatch an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics
00:04:14and a cash prize of $200,000 courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race Match Queen
00:04:21with extra special guest judge Tiana Taylor.
00:04:24RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:04:25May the best drag queen win.
00:04:38The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race is a new week in the workroom.
00:04:42Top four is strutting in.
00:04:44This is the last week of competition before the finale.
00:04:47At this point, it is an individual game.
00:04:49You have to focus on yourself to get to the end.
00:04:54I feel ready to win.
00:04:57Yeah.
00:04:58And knock each one of you bitches off.
00:05:01Whoa!
00:05:01You say that, but, you know, you do only have one win, so...
00:05:05Never lip synced?
00:05:06Yeah, Darlene, we haven't seen you lip sync.
00:05:08I wonder what tricks you have in the lip sync bag.
00:05:11Uh!
00:05:12Uh!
00:05:13Bananas!
00:05:16Oh!
00:05:17Oh!
00:05:18Oh!
00:05:18Good girl!
00:05:20She already had hers.
00:05:22Hers?
00:05:24Roo rule number 115.
00:05:27Okay.
00:05:27A side ponytail is your best defense against financial ruin.
00:05:35Okay.
00:05:36What's that mean?
00:05:37Not too much.
00:05:38Hello, hello, hello.
00:05:39Hi, Roo!
00:05:41Yes, Oscar.
00:05:42Now, we're just two weeks away from crowding one of you America's next drag superstar.
00:05:48Now, just remember, win or lose, the secret to long-term success is the ability to work well with others.
00:05:56Now, to put that to the test, for this week's maxi challenge, in pairs, you'll be co-hosting the eighth
00:06:03and ninth hours of everybody's favorite talk show.
00:06:08Good morning, bitches!
00:06:11Good morning!
00:06:12Okay.
00:06:13Wow.
00:06:14This is the last thing I would've thought we were doing at this point in the competition.
00:06:19It's a team challenge.
00:06:20So, as much as I wanted to rely on myself to get here, we have to lean on each other.
00:06:24We need to collaborate. And that's scary.
00:06:26Now, you'll need to use all of your charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent as you juggle host chat, breaking news,
00:06:35celebrity guests, and how-to segments.
00:06:37And get this, you'll be shooting it live. No script, no take twos, no safety net.
00:06:48We couldn't do a music video. We couldn't dance.
00:06:51But you'll be in good hands, as you'll be working with your on-set producer, Ross Matthews.
00:06:59Let's go!
00:07:00Now, in addition to co-hosting your own show, I'd like to invite each of you to be my guest
00:07:07for an extra special one-on-one tic-tac chit-chat.
00:07:11Oh, my God.
00:07:13And last but not least, you need to choose your co-host.
00:07:18Remember, chemistry is key. So choose wisely, and choose right now.
00:07:26Oh, shit.
00:07:30Oh, this is hard.
00:07:31I don't know if I want to be paired with Juicy because when we did Artie our live, I had
00:07:37to really help her out.
00:07:38And then she won the challenge. So I need to focus on myself.
00:07:42I don't know.
00:07:43I don't know either.
00:07:45We did well with Rusical.
00:07:47We did do well with Rusical.
00:07:48Let's go, Nene.
00:07:48You want to do it?
00:07:49Let's do it, baby.
00:07:50We got it.
00:07:51We got it, girl.
00:07:51So our co-hosts are Nene and Juicy and Mikey and Darlene.
00:07:58Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win.
00:08:02Woo!
00:08:05Good morning, bitches.
00:08:07Good morning, bitches.
00:08:08Wow.
00:08:10This is not what I was expecting.
00:08:12For the last challenge.
00:08:13For the semifinals.
00:08:14Do you host at all?
00:08:15No.
00:08:16Never.
00:08:18Uh, oh, okay.
00:08:21I do tend to, like, lean into, like, the physicality of everything.
00:08:26I'm, like, way over the top campy expressions and, like, a bit more goofy.
00:08:31I don't want to be too, like, too kooky with it.
00:08:34So I think there needs to be some groundedness in what we're doing.
00:08:38We're being judged as a pair, and both of us are comedic people.
00:08:42We have different types of comedy, though.
00:08:44So my concern is us not meeting in the middle.
00:08:48I'm nervous as fuck.
00:08:50The Juicy Nene Show.
00:08:52What does it look like?
00:08:53Mm-hmm.
00:08:54Um.
00:08:55Um.
00:08:57We love to wear head coverings.
00:08:59Yeah.
00:08:59We both flip.
00:08:59Yeah.
00:09:00Maybe we could, like, tie that into this somehow.
00:09:03It's not feeling like we're landing on something solid.
00:09:05The idea is just not fully realized.
00:09:08And I'm starting to get nervous.
00:09:12Good morning, bitches.
00:09:14Good morning, bitches.
00:09:15How y'all doing?
00:09:17Pretty good.
00:09:17How about you guys?
00:09:18It's good.
00:09:19We're trying to figure out what type of hosts we are.
00:09:22Yeah.
00:09:22Do y'all feel you're leaning into your actual drag self,
00:09:26or is it a characterized version of you?
00:09:29A little bit of both.
00:09:30Kathie Lee Gifford was one of my ideas for Snatch Game.
00:09:32Whoa.
00:09:33Yeah.
00:09:33So I'm gonna try to channel that energy for this one.
00:09:36What about y'all?
00:09:36We're kind of, like, playing an exaggerated version of ourselves.
00:09:40Mm.
00:09:41I'm a whore.
00:09:43She's cuffed up.
00:09:44And we're, like, a little more cool versus where I feel like you guys are more like Disney Channel.
00:09:50Right.
00:09:51Okay.
00:09:52Juicy says me and Darlene are giving, like, kids news station because that's all she knows.
00:09:57Juicy, what's Dateline?
00:09:58What's 2020?
00:10:0060 Minutes?
00:10:01You know who Diane Sawyer is?
00:10:04Later today, we will find out how it goes with Juicy and Nene.
00:10:07Will this turn out to be breaking news?
00:10:10Or will we see Nene Coco breaking down?
00:10:20Hello, Nene Coco.
00:10:22Hi, Ru.
00:10:23It's time to have a Tic Tac chat with Ru, and this is amazing.
00:10:26This is such a full circle moment.
00:10:28But, I mean, I don't know what Ru is doing in this painter's smock.
00:10:32I'm taking a little time to exercise a hobby that I enjoy very much, which is painting.
00:10:38So, as you sit there, I will be working on a portrait of you.
00:10:43Okay.
00:10:44You are reviving a pastime of mine.
00:10:46Oh, do you paint?
00:10:46I used to love to paint.
00:10:48Yeah.
00:10:48What did you study in college?
00:10:50I studied mechanical engineering.
00:10:52What does a mechanical engineer do?
00:10:55I sit at a computer for eight hours, and I do load calculations, and I...
00:10:59Did you say load?
00:11:00Loads, baby.
00:11:01All kinds of loads.
00:11:03How many loads?
00:11:04You wouldn't believe.
00:11:07I actually design HVAC systems, so the air conditioning and the cooling systems.
00:11:12So, a customer says, I need some air conditioning up in this bitch.
00:11:15Yeah.
00:11:15They come to you, and you say, based on the calculations and the square footage of your building,
00:11:20I'm making this up, by the way.
00:11:22You're doing a great job.
00:11:22This is how much air conditioning you're gonna need.
00:11:26Absolutely.
00:11:26Is that what it is?
00:11:27Yeah.
00:11:27That's what you've been doing in this competition.
00:11:29You fucking put mechanical engineering on drag.
00:11:31Last week, you did this backflip that had us all gagged.
00:11:37At what point in your engineering career did you figure that out?
00:11:41That was tapping into 12-year-old me.
00:11:43I was the kid on the sidelines of the soccer field doing cartwheels with all the girls,
00:11:48learning from the girls, and then soon enough, I was teaching the girls how to do a little backhand.
00:11:53That was pretty amazing.
00:11:54Oh, thank you.
00:11:55The only thing missing in what put you in the bottom last week, it has to do with the humanity.
00:12:01Because you are a hard taskmaster.
00:12:03Every outfit has been gorgeous.
00:12:06The backflips are incredible, to a T, all mapped out.
00:12:10Now add the humanity.
00:12:12Yeah.
00:12:12Does that ring true for you?
00:12:13I think that's true, is I have to allow myself to be vulnerable.
00:12:16I'm thinking about how to survive in the challenge.
00:12:18I'm forgetting that thing that makes me human.
00:12:21So much of what I do is trying to be polished and perfect.
00:12:26There are so many moments that I've overthought in this competition, and that has held me back.
00:12:30I cannot hold back anymore.
00:12:32Are you ready to see my masterpiece?
00:12:39You know what, Ru?
00:12:41It's horrible.
00:12:44It really is.
00:12:47Juicy.
00:12:48Hiya.
00:12:49Now, did you expect to be here this long?
00:12:52Yes and no.
00:12:53I knew I had to fight my way through to make it this long and to stay here.
00:12:59It's definitely put me to the test.
00:13:01What do you think you're afraid of in showing more vulnerability?
00:13:06The talking of it all and really expressing myself was not something I was gifted as a child.
00:13:12My father was a bit of a machista, very, like, manly type of man.
00:13:16And he didn't want me to show emotions.
00:13:18He didn't want any femininity from me.
00:13:19And so we stopped talking for six years and I, like, fell off the wagon.
00:13:24In my darker moments, I kind of had pushed my self-esteem and my ability to use my voice to
00:13:31the back.
00:13:31I was so afraid to talk to my father again, but he has followed what I've been up to and
00:13:38I think he learned that there's a respect there and there's an art form.
00:13:42Me and my father rekindled and fixed a relationship and it was almost like the puzzle pieces fell in place
00:13:48and I was able to take care of myself again and be healthy again and really love myself.
00:13:56He is super supportive now. I can show him pictures of me in drag and he's like, oh, you look
00:14:00beautiful.
00:14:01It kind of has brought us all together.
00:14:02You know, when I see you dance and I see in the moment you are inspired by the music to
00:14:09do a certain move, that's the key to everything.
00:14:12Your dance is your portal into your deeper self.
00:14:17So you've already got a leg up on the competition there.
00:14:21Yeah.
00:14:21Are you ready to see your portrait?
00:14:24Yes.
00:14:28Oh my God.
00:14:31Stop it.
00:14:35I'm Cuban, so I got a horse member down there.
00:14:39Uh-huh, uh-huh.
00:14:40So it's perfect.
00:14:42I don't know why I said that.
00:14:43What else am I supposed to say if you drew me as half horse?
00:14:46I don't know.
00:14:49Hey, Mikey.
00:14:50Hi, Rue.
00:14:51Wow, here you are, top four.
00:14:53I know you're not surprised that you're in the top four.
00:14:56No, I'm not surprised.
00:14:57I came in very confident within myself and I felt like I have proven myself in my own city.
00:15:01I felt a very big fish there.
00:15:04Coming in here and learning, woo, I'm not the only big fish in the ocean.
00:15:09Yeah.
00:15:09And I don't know, maybe the girls got in my head a little bit, you know, they voted me in
00:15:14the talent show.
00:15:15They put me last in Raider Queen and I felt like I lost a little bit of that power within
00:15:21myself.
00:15:21Right.
00:15:22And from that moment, I faced my biggest fear, which was the chance of going home.
00:15:26Mm-hmm.
00:15:27Knowing I really wanted this.
00:15:28Mm-hmm.
00:15:28And from that moment on, I said, I can't be in that position again.
00:15:31I'm a nerd, so I like to think of my journey as like a Pokemon evolution.
00:15:34I came as a cutesy, ready to go, anything type of happen girl.
00:15:41I was fighting in battle and I almost lost it.
00:15:45And I fully evolved that next week.
00:15:48More powerful, more ready to go.
00:15:51And I feel like my final transformation is coming into this moment.
00:15:54You know, years ago, back in the dark ages, girls would win a challenge.
00:15:58They wouldn't get any money.
00:15:59Right, right.
00:16:00I'm so far leaving with 20K.
00:16:03Ooh, dinner's on me, Rue. Dinner's on me.
00:16:06My gosh.
00:16:06Who's going to be most surprised by you being in the top four back home in Orlando?
00:16:13I have a core group of best friends.
00:16:16Jenny, Kyle, Trevor, Evan.
00:16:18Been best friends since college for 12 years now.
00:16:21And we talk every single day.
00:16:22They were there from the first day I started drag to the day I left for the competition.
00:16:27And to know how excited they are going to be for me, the pride they're going to feel.
00:16:35I mean, I'm taking everybody to dinner.
00:16:40Yeah.
00:16:40I'm taking everybody to dinner.
00:16:41All right.
00:16:42Well, that moment of truth is here.
00:16:45Are you ready to see what I've been working on?
00:16:53Whoa.
00:16:54Um.
00:16:55You really captured my tits.
00:17:00Darlene Mitchell.
00:17:01Hello.
00:17:01We've had so much fun with that name.
00:17:03I think Darlene Mitchell works at a diner.
00:17:06Oh, absolutely.
00:17:07I was getting Alice.
00:17:08You know that show?
00:17:09No.
00:17:09A woman called Flo was one of the other waitresses.
00:17:13And Flo's famous line was, kiss my grits.
00:17:16To be honest, if I were a betting man, I would not have bet you'd be in the top four.
00:17:25And neither would the other girls.
00:17:28Why were the other girls wrong?
00:17:29Why was I wrong?
00:17:30What did you know that we didn't?
00:17:32I feel like a lot of girls really try to like stick to the rules and you got to do
00:17:36this.
00:17:37And I just kind of say to hell with it.
00:17:39That sort of like, kiss my grits.
00:17:41I'm going to keep on doing what I do.
00:17:42You know, like we hate those shoes.
00:17:44Please don't ever wear them again.
00:17:45And like to me, what I hear is like, I'm going to wear these over and over happily until we
00:17:51get to a point where you're like, there they are again.
00:17:53And like that sort of attitude.
00:17:55Who back home is going to be most surprised that you made it this far?
00:17:59My family is going to be just surprised by what I do in general.
00:18:09For years, I couldn't tell my family that I did drag.
00:18:12And before I came here, I just threw everybody in a group chat and was like, I've been doing drag
00:18:18for 10 years.
00:18:19And I did get responses from family members, but it was not something that they agreed with.
00:18:26I, you know, I would go home to Indiana and really not be able to talk about what really made
00:18:32me happiest.
00:18:33It was like, well, they don't want to hear about it.
00:18:34So I'll, I'll do the favor by not talking about it.
00:18:38I specifically thought it would affect my relationship with my dad.
00:18:43That is a very new relationship, but he responded to me.
00:18:48I hope you're able to reach your goals that you are striving for.
00:18:51I believe in you 100%.
00:18:58And you are in a partnership. Are you married?
00:19:01Uh, engaged.
00:19:02Okay.
00:19:03Engaged. Yeah.
00:19:03And what does your partner think of Darlena Michel?
00:19:07Yeah.
00:19:08Uh, he has been my, uh, biggest supporter just in life in general in my sobriety.
00:19:19We actually just celebrated nine years.
00:19:21So I became sober with him because it was worth saving, saving the relationship with him.
00:19:30Yeah.
00:19:31That's beautiful.
00:19:33Yeah.
00:19:34He, he's beautiful.
00:19:36I've been working on your portrait.
00:19:40Wow.
00:19:41The trucker hat, the collared shirt, you got it.
00:19:44Kiss my grits.
00:19:48Good morning bitches.
00:19:50Good morning.
00:19:53It's time for me and Juicy to shoot good morning bitches.
00:19:57Congratulations on making it to the final four.
00:20:00Rue's critiques for me have been, you're so prepared that it lacks that vulnerability sometimes.
00:20:06So trying to figure out how to just push through that and just let it go.
00:20:10Be free. Have fun.
00:20:10Get your place. We're almost live.
00:20:12All right. Okay.
00:20:12I think drag race is all about like overacting.
00:20:15So I know I just have to like go out there and just let loose.
00:20:18We don't have time for nerves right now.
00:20:19In three, two.
00:20:27Hi everyone and welcome to good morning bitches.
00:20:32My name is NeNe.
00:20:34And I'm Juicy.
00:20:35And we are here to spill some hot cocoa.
00:20:39And have a whole lot of love.
00:20:41Speaking of a lot of love, NeNe, you've been loving the bottom two recently, haven't you?
00:20:45Whoa.
00:20:45Okay.
00:20:46You are coming in a little bit hot.
00:20:47I have been having a little residency in the bottom two lip sync, but you know what?
00:20:53I feel good about it because you're the only person who's lip synced more than me.
00:20:56Well, okay there.
00:20:58You know, in high school my superlatives was most likely the bottom.
00:21:02But, you know, it's just how the dice rolls, you know?
00:21:05Yeah.
00:21:05And you know what?
00:21:06You hold up to your namesake and that's all good for me.
00:21:09Yeah.
00:21:09Big old bottoms over here, huh?
00:21:15Um, yeah.
00:21:16It is time to get to today's top stories.
00:21:20According to a new survey, Gen Zers are most likely to be in non-monogamous relationships,
00:21:26including rebels.
00:21:28And, you know, I personally know about this because I'm usually the third one invited.
00:21:33And I'm the one inviting her.
00:21:35Yeah.
00:21:38It's a slow warm up.
00:21:40Oh, oh, oh sister, go to the teleprompter.
00:21:43Breaking news from downtown Tuckahoe.
00:21:45A smash and grab robbery took place at the erotic bakery.
00:21:49Police are baffled by a cryptic message left at the scene that reads,
00:21:53Betty boldly bought some butter, but she said this butter's bitter.
00:21:58If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.
00:22:02Ash, we're getting a live update.
00:22:05A second note was found that continues.
00:22:07So Betty bought a bit of better butter, bizarrely, a bit of bootleg boy butter.
00:22:13She put in her bitter batter and made her bitter batter better.
00:22:17Are you kidding me?
00:22:18Rule rule number one.
00:22:21Don't buy butter.
00:22:22Don't buy butter.
00:22:22All right.
00:22:23Well, now that we're done breaking news, we're about to have a sit down interview with a man who's breaking
00:22:30hearts.
00:22:31Zane Phillips is coming up after the break.
00:22:34Stay tuned.
00:22:39Welcome back, bitches.
00:22:41It's going to get loose with Gay Heartthrob, the actor most likely to play Hercules and real-life Statue of
00:22:48David.
00:22:48Zane Phillips is in the building.
00:22:50What happened to the sleeves of your shirt?
00:22:52Is everything okay?
00:22:53Um, you know, I just, uh, I just needed the freedom of movement.
00:22:57Oh, I see.
00:22:57You just busted out of them, didn't you?
00:22:59Yeah, it was just a little bit, you know, sometimes you're reaching for that top shelf and, uh, it's, it's,
00:23:03it's not good to be encumbered.
00:23:05Yeah.
00:23:05You know a lot about topping, I mean, top shelves, don't you?
00:23:08Mmm.
00:23:09I have heard you are a big baker.
00:23:12Tell us about that.
00:23:12Oh my God.
00:23:13Well, it's a nice way of getting relaxed and, and enjoying myself.
00:23:17And sometimes I go a little overboard, but.
00:23:20Speaking of going a little overboard, we have some pictures here of some of the things you've baked.
00:23:26So that's a carrot cake that I made.
00:23:28Um, and those are, those are peeled, carrot peels that you then candy.
00:23:33And so they're, they're stiff and sweet.
00:23:34So you can just like on them afterwards.
00:23:36So would you consider yourself a bit of a master baker?
00:23:39Yes.
00:23:40How about master bader?
00:23:42Oh.
00:23:42Or is that for the late night show?
00:23:43That's for the late night show, isn't it?
00:23:45We're seeing a lot of sugar over here.
00:23:46Yeah.
00:23:47Uh-huh.
00:23:47How do you stay in shape with all this baking?
00:23:49For me, I basically cook up a bucket of turkey and a bucket of beef.
00:23:54Mmm.
00:23:54And then over the course of the week, I'm scooping it out and having it with rice and sweet potatoes.
00:23:59It's, it's pretty boring.
00:24:00Is ass off the table?
00:24:02Is ass off the table?
00:24:03Is it, is it one of the, is it even food pyramid?
00:24:04Well, I should, I should hope it's not on the table, you know?
00:24:06It's not very sanitary.
00:24:08Yeah.
00:24:08Well, that's a lot of fun though.
00:24:11So, we have a couple more questions for you.
00:24:13Ross is over there waving his arm, telling us to wrap it up.
00:24:16And Juicy's still trying to get through some of the questions that we had.
00:24:19We gotta get it together.
00:24:20What's your favorite body part on another man?
00:24:22Oh, on another man.
00:24:24That's a very good question.
00:24:25I'll tell you mine.
00:24:26It's a strong toxin.
00:24:28You know what?
00:24:29Okay.
00:24:29And on that note, we are at time when we come back.
00:24:34We'll teach, we'll teach this super-sized twonk how to work out like twinks.
00:24:40Okay.
00:24:40We'll be back in a few.
00:24:44Welcome back, bitches.
00:24:47Now it's time to put this master baker to the test and see if thick thighs do save lives.
00:24:54Bring out Zayn Phillips!
00:24:56Woohoo!
00:24:57Oh!
00:24:58Oh my goodness.
00:25:00My God, you look so comfortable.
00:25:02I feel like we have to get more comfortable, too.
00:25:03I think so, too.
00:25:04Oh, yeah.
00:25:04Oh my goodness.
00:25:05We're getting just reveals on set.
00:25:07Yep, yep.
00:25:08Both Juicy and I are high-energy physical divas, so this is right in our element.
00:25:12We're gonna get on the floor and we're gonna get right on our sides, all right?
00:25:16And we're just gonna get a real nice extension there.
00:25:21Woo!
00:25:22So you would say this is good for if you want to crush a watermelon or save?
00:25:27Uh-huh.
00:25:27Or my head.
00:25:28And let me just see if you're getting it correct.
00:25:30Yeah, yeah.
00:25:30Keep going.
00:25:31You can just keep going.
00:25:32Mm-hmm.
00:25:33Yeah, watch my form.
00:25:34Mm-hmm.
00:25:35Yeah.
00:25:35And if I just put my...
00:25:36Oh, yep.
00:25:37Uh-huh.
00:25:37And it should just fit just like that.
00:25:39There you go.
00:25:39Yeah.
00:25:40You see?
00:25:40You're just stopping at a certain point.
00:25:42If she's playing the horny one, she's doing a good job.
00:25:45But, ooh, it kind of feels like an uncomfortable direction to take this.
00:25:50Well, we want to try one final exercise.
00:25:52Yeah.
00:25:52This is called the Jiggotron, but for twinks.
00:25:56A little arm around the side like this.
00:25:59All right, all right.
00:25:59And you just kind of jiggle.
00:26:00Ooh!
00:26:00Oh!
00:26:02Yeah!
00:26:02I think you're doing a great, great job.
00:26:04Okay.
00:26:05So...
00:26:05That was our show for today, guys.
00:26:07Thank you so much.
00:26:09We hope you had a lot of time.
00:26:11This has been the eighth hour of...
00:26:13Good morning, bitches!
00:26:15Good morning, bitches!
00:26:15Oh!
00:26:16All right!
00:26:17We can hear the music!
00:26:18Thank you!
00:26:24Wow.
00:26:24Okay, ladies.
00:26:25That's a wrap.
00:26:26Me and Nini gave it our all.
00:26:28And we had a lot of fun.
00:26:29I lost a couple of nails doing that.
00:26:30That's what you know.
00:26:31It was a fun experience.
00:26:32But we still don't know how the other team's gonna do, so...
00:26:35I'm just hoping Darlene and Mikey are parallel.
00:26:42Good morning, bitches!
00:26:44Good morning, bitch!
00:26:46It's time for me and my co-host Mikey to shoot Good Morning Bitches.
00:26:50Places, places.
00:26:51We're almost live.
00:26:52I'm naturally just like a little bit nervous.
00:26:54This is the last challenge.
00:26:55What's my character?
00:26:56What's...
00:26:56So, like, as long as me and Mikey have each other's backs and we can kind of, you know,
00:27:01steer each other, then it'll be good.
00:27:03In three, two...
00:27:13Hey, the kids are still at school.
00:27:16And I hope that coffee is still steaming like a motherfucker.
00:27:20So, welcome to the ninth hour of...
00:27:23Good morning, bitches!
00:27:25We are your host, Mikey Meeks.
00:27:28And I'm Darlene Mitchell.
00:27:29So, come join us for some quality...
00:27:31Girls time!
00:27:33It is a gorgeous Wednesday and we hope you've had a fabulous week.
00:27:37Halfway through the week and it's an improvement for me because my tuck has only popped eight times.
00:27:43It's an improvement!
00:27:44We're meeting goals, honey.
00:27:45We're meeting goals.
00:27:46Well, hey, this is a party and you're invited.
00:27:49So, we have some viewer mail in the spot today.
00:27:52My friend is about to get married.
00:27:54I know for a fact her fiancé is cheating on her.
00:27:59What should I do?
00:28:00Signed, always a bridesmaid.
00:28:02Listen, sweetie.
00:28:03You're gonna need a tarp and an axe.
00:28:06And then...
00:28:07I can't say that on television.
00:28:09Listen, if you know that your best friend's husband is cheating on her and you have the proof, you better
00:28:16let that motherfucker have it.
00:28:18Can I say mother on television?
00:28:21I did.
00:28:23Oh!
00:28:24Oh!
00:28:24Breaking news for us.
00:28:25Breaking news!
00:28:26Breaking news.
00:28:26This just in from the trial of Sally Spredham.
00:28:30Accused of heading up a beachside prostitution ring.
00:28:33A key witness for the defense denies Sally's involvement, claiming, quote,
00:28:38Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
00:28:41Baby, this is a setup.
00:28:43This is...
00:28:44Don't let them get you, girl.
00:28:46She sells seashells by the seashell shore.
00:28:50Fitting on me.
00:28:51The seashells.
00:28:53She's shore shells.
00:28:54I'm sure.
00:28:56Woo!
00:28:57That was fun.
00:28:58But in a heated rebuttal, prosecutors fired back.
00:29:01Sally...
00:29:02God damn.
00:29:03Sally does not sell seashells by the seashore.
00:29:06The seashells she sells are not seashore shells, I'm sure.
00:29:09In fact, seashore Sally is a whore.
00:29:11Woo!
00:29:12Strong words.
00:29:13The tongue twister was a lot, but this tongue is very talented.
00:29:17Ugh.
00:29:18God, Mikey.
00:29:18Disgusting.
00:29:19Can you believe that?
00:29:21Selling seashells by the seashore and she sold them.
00:29:25Spit on me one more time.
00:29:27Spit on me one more time.
00:29:29Yeah.
00:29:30Up next, actor Zane Phillips joins us for an exclusive interview.
00:29:34So stick around.
00:29:39Oh, Zane Phillips.
00:29:41Hi.
00:29:43Hi.
00:29:43You look so good.
00:29:44I love this outfit, honey.
00:29:46Thank you, thank you.
00:29:46You know, I'm sort of in my bad girl era.
00:29:48Ooh.
00:29:48It's nine.
00:29:49I'm a bad girl now.
00:29:50Yeah, glad I'm happy.
00:29:51Yeah, I love it.
00:29:52Well, let's get straight to the point, okay?
00:29:54Mid-century modern.
00:29:56Tell us about kissing Matt Bomer.
00:29:59All right, right into it.
00:30:00Yeah.
00:30:00I want to know.
00:30:01Well, first of all, we taped that episode on election night.
00:30:05Ooh.
00:30:05And so, when I say that I don't have a single memory of what happened that night, we were
00:30:11all just in a different place.
00:30:13Of course.
00:30:13So, yeah, I wish I remembered more.
00:30:15That's all I'll say.
00:30:16So, for all you know, you got to kiss Nathan Lane.
00:30:19Yeah.
00:30:20Wouldn't we all be so lucky?
00:30:21We'd be so lucky.
00:30:22He's one of my favorites.
00:30:23So, the people want to know, are you single or taken?
00:30:27And if you're taken, are you open?
00:30:30Um, well, as you remember from the island, you know, I left with a couple boys, and one
00:30:35of them is actually my boyfriend, Fro Gutierrez.
00:30:37Really?
00:30:38Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:30:39Did you want to know that?
00:30:41Well, I'm not following him after this, I guess.
00:30:44I, you know, I'm not really too familiar with the world of drag.
00:30:48But, when was the first time that you saw a drag queen?
00:30:51Okay, so they were, I was thinking about this.
00:30:53Yeah.
00:30:53Please don't let this be the first time.
00:30:55Can you imagine?
00:30:57Yeah.
00:30:57Girl.
00:30:58I mean, listen, we could do worse than breakfast Mickey Mouse.
00:31:01Oh, drag me!
00:31:03Drag me!
00:31:04Huh.
00:31:05Yep, accurate.
00:31:07Like, have you done drag yourself?
00:31:09So, uh, so I did a show called Glamorous, but I didn't, I didn't feel like I got the
00:31:12full experience.
00:31:13Because they put me in this little kitten heel.
00:31:15And I was like, y'all, I got strong ankles.
00:31:17I feel like I can handle this.
00:31:18And our director was like, no, no, no, we can't have any injuries.
00:31:21Well, that's funny you say that.
00:31:22We're two queens who are known for their shoe game very well.
00:31:25I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm looking right here.
00:31:28I know.
00:31:28So how do you feel if we gave you a drag transformation?
00:31:32I'm scared and excited.
00:31:34Let's do it.
00:31:35That's exactly how you should feel.
00:31:36I love it.
00:31:37Well, when we come back, we'll have a new queen in the building, y'all.
00:31:43Oh, I'm so excited.
00:31:45I'm so excited.
00:31:48Hey, fill that coffee cup with something fun because the party is about to start.
00:31:54Come on out, Miss Zane.
00:31:56Woo!
00:31:59Oh, honey.
00:32:01There she is.
00:32:03Whoa, Miss Zane.
00:32:04How are you feeling, honey?
00:32:06I am feeling hunty boots right now, mom.
00:32:08As you should.
00:32:09As you should.
00:32:10So you look the part and you talk the talk, but honey, can you walk the walk?
00:32:15I'm ready.
00:32:15Let's go.
00:32:16You seem like a silly girl.
00:32:17Yeah, yeah.
00:32:18I am a silly girl.
00:32:18I call this one the backyard barbecue.
00:32:20Okay.
00:32:20Okay.
00:32:21So first, you show up.
00:32:22You're excited to be there.
00:32:24And I need you to make eye contact with that pulled pork.
00:32:28And at that point, you see it.
00:32:30You see it.
00:32:31You get here.
00:32:33And then I need you to eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it.
00:32:36And when you leave the joint, you are full.
00:32:39Mm-hmm.
00:32:40Okay.
00:32:40You are full, honey.
00:32:43You are full.
00:32:44Get a look at that pulled pork one more time.
00:32:48I couldn't have asked for a better partner for this one.
00:32:50When Darlene's on, she's on.
00:32:52Smelling.
00:32:53Is that pulled pork?
00:32:55And you're hungry.
00:32:56And you're hungry.
00:32:57You want that pulled pork.
00:32:59You better eat it.
00:33:01Too much.
00:33:02And you ate.
00:33:03It was too much.
00:33:04And you ate.
00:33:05But give him one more look.
00:33:06And you're full.
00:33:06Pulled pork.
00:33:07There we go.
00:33:10That is our time.
00:33:11Today has certainly been a drag.
00:33:13Thank you to Miss Zane and our viewers at home.
00:33:17Until next time.
00:33:19Good morning, bitches!
00:33:22Woo!
00:33:24Did we just kill that?
00:33:25I think we killed that.
00:33:28Ah!
00:33:28Woo!
00:33:29I lost my wig.
00:33:30I lost my wig.
00:33:31This is our last challenge before the finale.
00:33:33And to have this feeling of like, damn, we just did that
00:33:36is phenomenal.
00:33:40Woo!
00:33:41Last day!
00:33:42Yay!
00:33:43We did it!
00:33:44Whoa!
00:33:45Good morning, bitches!
00:33:47It is our last day in the workroom.
00:33:50Girls, let's take it in one way!
00:33:52Oh, my God!
00:33:54We bow to you, Mother.
00:33:55We bow to you.
00:33:56Mother Rue!
00:33:56Mother Rue!
00:33:57Let's get into drag, y'all.
00:33:59I'm feeling so sentimental.
00:34:01I love these girls so much.
00:34:02I love this workroom so much.
00:34:06My last trip.
00:34:07Come on, girlie.
00:34:08The last voyage.
00:34:10We've got one last elimination and there's only four of us in this room.
00:34:15So it's almost too much for my brain to handle to think that one of us has made it this
00:34:20far and is about to get the chop.
00:34:22That's scary.
00:34:25Damn.
00:34:26We've seen every challenge.
00:34:28Every challenge.
00:34:29Y'all have a favorite one to look back on?
00:34:31I feel like what got me on the right track was the roast.
00:34:34Gross.
00:34:36Banana!
00:34:38What the hell?
00:34:40One night with Darlene.
00:34:41That was just like, I'm here and I have a shot.
00:34:44I was dreading Snatch Game.
00:34:46And then to fucking win?
00:34:49Who cares about the wedding?
00:34:51Let's breed, baby!
00:34:54And I was like, okay, wait.
00:34:55I'm doing something right.
00:34:56This is good.
00:34:56I think the Rusical was my favorite.
00:34:59Maybe...
00:35:00That was just a blast.
00:35:02Yeah.
00:35:03I know I could hold a tune, but I was so hard on myself.
00:35:06Saying, yeah, you can't do that.
00:35:07People are better at that.
00:35:08You can't do it.
00:35:09And to be celebrated for it.
00:35:11I mean, it's cliche.
00:35:12I literally found my voice.
00:35:13It's single coming out soon.
00:35:15Okay?
00:35:16What was your favorite challenge, Juice?
00:35:18I love them all!
00:35:19Well, you slayed a few of them.
00:35:21You won RDR Live.
00:35:22To what?
00:35:23Boob job.
00:35:25I did.
00:35:26The talent show was a lot of fun.
00:35:27I mean, that's like what I do, you know?
00:35:29That was my bread and butter.
00:35:30But honestly, this competition like really pushes you to try new things.
00:35:34One of the biggest moments for me in this competition was when Ru asked me, who are you?
00:35:39At this point in the competition, we need to see you.
00:35:42Like, who are you?
00:35:45There's a lot of pressure for me to just do what's expected of me.
00:35:48I feel like I had to go through all of these range of emotions.
00:35:52And now I know that I'm capable of so much more than just lip syncing and performing.
00:36:00What was everyone's first impression of each other?
00:36:02When you walked in the door, I go, oh, she's gonna be fierce.
00:36:06Okay.
00:36:07And then as the competition went on, you just like exploded.
00:36:10And I just see you stand in that stardom.
00:36:14Oh, thank you, Nini. I love you.
00:36:16When I saw you at the table, I went, damn it.
00:36:19Like this queen is fierce.
00:36:22You were just like locked into competition mode like day one.
00:36:27And I'm like, well, don't get close to that one because you know, like she's locked in.
00:36:32It was just like, oh my God, I'm so different from this girl.
00:36:36And now I literally like wrote in my journal a few nights ago that like our relationship that we have
00:36:41built is probably the most surprising.
00:36:44And I feel like it's very rewarding.
00:36:46It is kind of hard for me to hear that because like in my head, I was thinking about survival.
00:36:52Even in the challenges where I felt so strong, I just was like, I'm going home.
00:36:57And I feel like that was causing me to shrink into myself.
00:37:00And as the weeks went on, I did look around the room and I was like, is it me?
00:37:04Am I the one that's not doing the work to connect with these people?
00:37:08And I think the answer was yes.
00:37:09I never saw myself that way.
00:37:12But looking back, I totally see it.
00:37:15And I feel like this sheds a lot of light on why it was hard for me to connect.
00:37:18It's been an honor to see you grow into this like beautiful person and become a butterfly.
00:37:25Okay, well, the insect thing, we're done with it.
00:37:29It's over.
00:37:30And Darlene.
00:37:32Darlene.
00:37:33Corny.
00:37:33She's corny.
00:37:35Corny.
00:37:35I didn't understand you when I first saw you walk in.
00:37:38And now I understand you even less.
00:37:40Yeah.
00:37:40Yeah.
00:37:42You're fucking unique, bitch.
00:37:43I thought you were an early O. I was like, oh, she's not going to last too long.
00:37:47And then, bitch, did you prove me wrong?
00:37:49You went from underdog to top dog in this competition.
00:37:52Like, you have made me a full convert of Darlene Mitchell.
00:37:56Uh-uh.
00:37:57And then there's Juicy.
00:37:59Your reputation preceded you coming into this.
00:38:02Oh, yeah.
00:38:02Seeing you here, I was like, damn it, damn it, damn it.
00:38:04This girl is too severe.
00:38:07And it turns out you're nice, which is the worst part about it all too.
00:38:11I remember just not wanting to even, like, look in her direction or make eye contact because,
00:38:15like, ooh, this bitch is about to be so spicy.
00:38:17And I was like, ooh, don't look over there.
00:38:19She'll chew you up.
00:38:20And then it was the exact opposite.
00:38:22You were, like, one of the first people that I feel like I really called a close, close friend.
00:38:28It's nice to know that the girls got a different view of me once they got to know me because
00:38:34I do feel as though I am a very kind and sweet person.
00:38:38And I do have a lot of insecurities that I may not show while I'm performing.
00:38:42So it's a reminder that everyone has their own story and we have to be empathetic to each other.
00:38:49Getting to know all of you has been the biggest joy of this.
00:38:53This is a sisterhood.
00:38:54Season 18 is a sisterhood.
00:38:56We can get through anything together.
00:39:00This is family for life now.
00:39:03Well, girls, today is elimination day.
00:39:06Today there will be a winner and there will be someone going home.
00:39:10That's very scary to think about.
00:39:13Terrifying to think about.
00:39:14The finale is right there.
00:39:18It is so, so close.
00:39:20I do not want any of us to have to pack our bags at this point.
00:39:25We've got to really bring in this last one.
00:39:26We've got to bring it, babes.
00:39:27All gas, no brakes.
00:39:49Yeah.
00:39:54Ice queen.
00:39:55Welcome to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:39:58She's no stranger to a Hot Topic.
00:40:01It's Michelle Visage.
00:40:03I'm good with Hot Topic, Contempo Casuals, and Wet Seal.
00:40:07All of them.
00:40:09He's always willing to host.
00:40:11It's Ross Matthews.
00:40:13Oh, well, yeah.
00:40:14You know me.
00:40:15I love to pee and pee.
00:40:16Really?
00:40:18Pizza and pajamas.
00:40:19Yeah.
00:40:20You're all invited.
00:40:21My place.
00:40:22And the multi-talented Tiana Taylor.
00:40:25Welcome.
00:40:26Good morning, bitches.
00:40:27Happy to be here.
00:40:29This week we challenged our top four queens to sweet talk us as chat show co-hosts.
00:40:35And tonight on the runway, category is drag excellence.
00:40:40Racers, start your engines and may the best drag queen win.
00:40:49Category is drag excellence.
00:40:52Up first, Juicy Love Dion.
00:40:56Yes, golden child.
00:40:58I have this Cuban immigrant buyer inside of me.
00:41:02So I have chosen to wear a look that represents a story of rags to riches.
00:41:09This outfit is distressed fabric with gold hanging off of it as a representation of Havana, Cuba that is disintegrating
00:41:17and crumbling as time goes by.
00:41:20But there's still so much beauty there if you look deep enough.
00:41:23It's a little reminiscent of Morphine's chain look.
00:41:26So it's nice to pay homage to my drag mother in this way also.
00:41:30The creature from the gold dragoon.
00:41:33Her head deserves a gold medal.
00:41:38Nene Coco.
00:41:39Ooh, she is spiked.
00:41:42I'd like to have a pointed conversation about your boobs.
00:41:45This eleganza look combines everything about myself as an engineer and a drag queen.
00:41:50It's technical, structural, engineered, but it's also fluid and creative.
00:41:56I hand painted the entire gown.
00:41:59It has my signature spiked shoulder.
00:42:02I am commanding the runway and you cannot look away.
00:42:06The top tiles are taking me on a journey, girl.
00:42:09Come on, pointer sister.
00:42:12Mikey Meeks.
00:42:14Mikey is putting the ass in a strategy.
00:42:17Mikey Meeks stars in her trademark film, The Meeks Shall Inherit the Earth.
00:42:22Well, I already feel like I've done that.
00:42:24So I want the whole universe.
00:42:26The gown fits to perfection.
00:42:29This blue velvet is radiating on stage with all these beaded appliques of planets and stars.
00:42:35And the hair is updo, like pageant perfection.
00:42:38I feel out of this world.
00:42:39I feel next level.
00:42:40I know this is a showstopper.
00:42:42And to see the smile on the judge's face as I walk this runway, I'll never forget it.
00:42:47She loves the Milky Way.
00:42:50She also loves the Big Bang, don't you, Mikey?
00:42:56Darlene Mitchell.
00:42:57Oh.
00:42:58Yes, the red riding hood is headed to grandma's bar.
00:43:02Ooh.
00:43:03Bring grandma her bread.
00:43:05Mm-hmm.
00:43:06Girl, I am rich.
00:43:08And this gown fits like a glove.
00:43:12And get the shoes, baby.
00:43:13Get the shoes.
00:43:14There they are, Darlene.
00:43:17Michelle has hated these shoes all season long.
00:43:20So I gotta do it to her one more time.
00:43:23I left the prop bag at the station.
00:43:25And I am feeling simply gorgeous.
00:43:28Oh, my dear.
00:43:30What big hair you have.
00:43:31Get a load of my red rocket.
00:43:33Darlene is leaving here to star in the film On Golden Poon.
00:43:41My top four queens.
00:43:43Look how regal you all look.
00:43:46Now it's time for the judge's critiques.
00:43:48Starting with Juicy Love Dion.
00:43:51So you and Nini were the eighth hour on Good Morning Bitches.
00:43:54And what I did like about you two together is you had a chemistry.
00:43:59However, Juicy, there's something I want you to think about when you do these shows is
00:44:04not everything has to go to sex or dirty.
00:44:07How about Masturbator?
00:44:09Because I think drag queens as general, that's where our minds live, honey.
00:44:13We live in the gutter.
00:44:14But in certain situations, I think the challenge is to take it beyond that.
00:44:18You came to that set prepared.
00:44:21Highest for my superlatives was most likely the bottom.
00:44:24You had a bunch of things you knew you wanted to get to.
00:44:27What happened is that it felt a little pre-written.
00:44:29It didn't feel like you were in the moment.
00:44:31And I think it probably can also be anxiety as well.
00:44:34Just wanting to have it right.
00:44:35Sometimes you gotta just, like, let loose and just be you.
00:44:39Yeah, because the thing about morning television is that hour in the morning,
00:44:43people are very vulnerable.
00:44:45They want friendship.
00:44:46And so it felt at times that you were sort of putting on an affectation.
00:44:52All right, let's talk about the runway.
00:44:54I love the gold chains.
00:44:56It reminds me of a wise old tree.
00:44:59It's avant-garde.
00:45:00Bitch, you look fab.
00:45:02If I was walking through the woods, your tree would be the tree I want to bark on.
00:45:06She's peeing gold.
00:45:07If I chop her down, she's shitting gold.
00:45:09Like, it's mother tree.
00:45:12I'm here for it.
00:45:13Up next, Nene Coco.
00:45:15I want to start with this look, because this look is a wow.
00:45:18Did you make this one?
00:45:20I did.
00:45:20Nene, this is so fun.
00:45:22I love that you carried it up to your hair.
00:45:25I mean, like, fucking chef kiss from head to toe.
00:45:29Honey, if you wore this to the BET Awards, you would be the talk of the town.
00:45:34Yes.
00:45:35To the Source Awards.
00:45:36That's the Source Awards.
00:45:38Source Awards.
00:45:40As soon as you off this stage, I need that up off you.
00:45:44I need that up off you.
00:45:46Let's talk about the challenge.
00:45:47It wasn't authentic.
00:45:49Yeah.
00:45:49It felt pre-rehearsed.
00:45:51And it should always feel like a couple people have Nakiki.
00:45:55I almost felt like you were holding back.
00:45:57You overthink.
00:45:59So you stayed exactly where you envisioned yourself being the whole time.
00:46:03Instead of allowing us to have some more fun with you.
00:46:06It's understandable, because you've got to trust that you're not going to drop the ball.
00:46:10But you two don't drop balls.
00:46:13I wish this energy and this dress was what you were on that show.
00:46:19Mikey Meeks.
00:46:20Good morning, bitch.
00:46:21You're coming for my day job.
00:46:24Hi.
00:46:25You and Darlene together.
00:46:27It was so funny and so relatable.
00:46:30And it really did feel like a kiki.
00:46:33Like, we need to hang out.
00:46:34That was a lot of fun.
00:46:35Call me up, Ms. Tiana.
00:46:37You and Darlene had wonderful chemistry, but you still had your individuality, which made it wonderful.
00:46:43This is a show I would watch constantly on loop.
00:46:48Yes.
00:46:48I want to see this show.
00:46:49I think this look is out of this world.
00:46:51It is.
00:46:52You look like a movie star.
00:46:55This is spectacular.
00:46:57I maybe would have judged up that wire a little bit more.
00:47:00I probably would have even went like fish wire, like some type of more invisible wire.
00:47:05But I think you look amazing.
00:47:07Up next, Darlene Mitchell.
00:47:10I want to tell you the truth, okay?
00:47:12You should never be allowed on daytime television.
00:47:18Because everything you did in the challenge was incorrect.
00:47:25I hope that coffee is still steaming like a motherfucker.
00:47:29In a world where we've seen everything, you're giving us things we've never seen before.
00:47:35That's not just hard to do.
00:47:37It's nearly impossible.
00:47:39You just have it factor.
00:47:41I see you and I'm like happy and I'm laughing.
00:47:44This look tonight, too, is beautiful.
00:47:47It's an homage to the past, but it feels very now.
00:47:50It feels even tomorrow.
00:47:51I was like, for you to walk out and give like vintage cunt, like vintage diva.
00:47:58Bitch.
00:47:59I live.
00:48:01Because it was soft and cunt and pussy.
00:48:05Now when we spoke yesterday, we talked a little bit about your sobriety.
00:48:10And I know firsthand how, how when you take the time to live in your skin and to honor that,
00:48:21what can happen?
00:48:22You know, in my lifetime, this would not, I wouldn't be sitting here had I not found that place, you
00:48:29know?
00:48:30And, and watching you in this competition, confidence wasn't there at the beginning.
00:48:34But we see you get it and live in your skin.
00:48:37And it is what this life is all about.
00:48:41I appreciate that.
00:48:43All right.
00:48:43While you untuck backstage, the judges and I will deliberate.
00:48:49Just between us squirrel friends, I want to know what do you think?
00:48:52Starting with juicy love.
00:48:54Juicy is amazing.
00:48:56For dance, 10.
00:48:58For looks, 10.
00:49:00For life experiences, maybe like a five.
00:49:04And I think that's kind of what's holding juicy back.
00:49:07She was pretending to be a talk show host.
00:49:10She wasn't being her authentic self, which is what really morning television is all about.
00:49:15For me, Juicy's runway was the weakest because there was a lot going on.
00:49:19You thought it was a gold tree taking a shit or something.
00:49:22Oh my God.
00:49:23I don't know.
00:49:24I didn't say I was shit on her tree.
00:49:26You said something about it.
00:49:27I didn't say I was shit on her tree, girl.
00:49:28You said if you cut her down, she'd take a gold shit or something.
00:49:31Roll the tape.
00:49:32You know, the most beautiful things will come out of her tree.
00:49:35I'm never going to get mad at a golden shit.
00:49:37Okay?
00:49:37Just so you know.
00:49:38Baby got a face though.
00:49:39Yeah.
00:49:40Listen, this is a great kid.
00:49:41This kid is smart.
00:49:43Is beautiful.
00:49:44Knows everything.
00:49:44But she needs to cook a little bit longer.
00:49:48NeNe Coco.
00:49:49NeNe should have knocked this out of the park.
00:49:51I don't know what tripped her up so much.
00:49:54I think she's in her head a little bit.
00:49:55But now is not the time to be in your head.
00:49:58But her in this competition has been incredible.
00:50:01She came out of the box with the first design challenge.
00:50:04And then, of course, Sir David Attenborough was so funny.
00:50:07And also, who else could have sent Jane Don't home?
00:50:11And then tonight on the runway, wow.
00:50:13The dress, I already told y'all I'm not leaving this set without it.
00:50:16Wow.
00:50:16So you bitches don't tell me nothing when I take it.
00:50:19There you go.
00:50:20I'll be at the source of one.
00:50:21Bring him back.
00:50:22Mikey Meeks.
00:50:23Mikey is a star.
00:50:25Just her outfit alone in the challenge was perfect.
00:50:28I'm telling you right now, there was a local news anchor wearing that outfit.
00:50:33Right away, I understood who her character was.
00:50:36And her and Darlene together were wonderful.
00:50:39Yes.
00:50:40And she performed with such an ease.
00:50:43She has shown us that she's able to deliver these characters like Drew Barrymore.
00:50:47And in the Karen's challenge, she has been getting stronger and stronger at the right time.
00:50:52On that runway tonight, what a fun spin on glamour.
00:50:57You know, it had a little cheekiness, but it was glamour through and through.
00:51:01She could have done without the wire and still ate.
00:51:05I love me some Mikey.
00:51:07Darlene Mitchell.
00:51:08Mikey walked so Darlene could run.
00:51:13There has to be a foil in the duo.
00:51:16And Darlene was it.
00:51:18The moment she popped up on Good Morning Bitches, I was happy.
00:51:22We've seen some extraordinary queens come here, but there's something blocking them.
00:51:26And usually it's something internal, right?
00:51:27So to see somebody figure it out and apply it in real time is magical.
00:51:32And then to come out here tonight with those fucking shoes on.
00:51:37I have been reading this bitch the entire competition for those shoes.
00:51:40It's been the ongoing joke.
00:51:42And that just goes to show you what kind of sense of humor that she has that she wears this
00:51:46glorious 1970s Halston cut dress.
00:51:49And then comes out here with them Hollywood Boulevard janky ass shoes.
00:51:53And she knows it.
00:51:55She is an inspiration for anybody out there.
00:51:58You know how water finds its correct level.
00:52:01Well Darlene has done that in this competition.
00:52:04I just would like to add one more thing.
00:52:05Yes.
00:52:06I would like to give you all y'all flowers.
00:52:09The way y'all love all these queens, the way y'all speak life into them.
00:52:13It's so important because honestly they wouldn't be able to tell their stories without judges like you.
00:52:19It's very kind.
00:52:20The most important thing that you all give is love.
00:52:24All right.
00:52:25Silence.
00:52:26I've made my decision.
00:52:28Bring back my girls.
00:52:30Welcome back queens.
00:52:32I've made some decisions.
00:52:36Mikey Meeks.
00:52:38Darlene Mitchell.
00:52:39This week you both gave us something to talk about.
00:52:48Mikey Meeks.
00:52:51And Darlene Mitchell.
00:52:53Condragulations.
00:52:54You are both the winners of this week's maxi challenge.
00:52:58Four wins.
00:53:00Three of those back to back to back on the last challenge.
00:53:02You cannot tell me anything right now.
00:53:06Girl style.
00:53:06Girl style.
00:53:08And you've each earned a cash tip of $2,500.
00:53:13Thank you so much.
00:53:16And most importantly, you are moving forward to the grand finale.
00:53:24Wow.
00:53:25Winning the final challenge.
00:53:26Making it to the finale without ever lip syncing.
00:53:29These are like the girls that when I used to watch this show that I would be like,
00:53:32Oh, she is an icon.
00:53:34Like she is on fire.
00:53:35And I'm like, I'm the icon.
00:53:37Okay.
00:53:39Thank you so much.
00:53:40I'm going to make you proud.
00:53:42Good job.
00:53:43Mikey Meeks is in the finale.
00:53:46It's unreal.
00:53:47I am so proud of myself.
00:53:49I'm so proud of Darlene.
00:53:50We are doing it.
00:53:55Juicy love Dion.
00:53:57Nene Coco.
00:53:58Throughout this competition, you've both delivered gag worthy moments.
00:54:04But based on this week's challenge, I'm sorry my dears, but you are both up for elimination.
00:54:15I'm so disappointed in myself.
00:54:19Juicy is a spectacular lip syncer, but I know what I have to do.
00:54:26I am so close.
00:54:27This cannot end now.
00:54:28Two queens stand before me.
00:54:30Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and save yourself from elimination.
00:54:42The time has come for you to lip sync for your life.
00:54:56My heart's pumping.
00:54:58The adrenaline's rushing through my veins because I know I have to leave it all on the floor.
00:55:04This is my last chance to make it to the finale.
00:55:08Good luck.
00:55:10And don't fuck it up.
00:55:14You know what they say.
00:55:15Never waste a Friday night on a first date.
00:55:18But there I was.
00:55:19In my heels with my hair straight.
00:55:21And so I took him to this bar.
00:55:24This man wouldn't dance.
00:55:26He didn't ask a single question.
00:55:27And he was wearing these foggy jeans.
00:55:30It doesn't matter though.
00:55:32He doesn't have what it takes to be.
00:55:34With a girl like me.
00:55:36Woo!
00:55:41Not overdramatic.
00:55:43I know what I want.
00:55:48We're leaving the planet and you can't come.
00:55:51Oh yeah.
00:56:01I need.
00:56:02A super graphic old tomorrow girl.
00:56:06We're at heart with drumming.
00:56:10Wow.
00:56:11Look at it moving, baby.
00:56:13She's not the one.
00:56:14Oh yeah.
00:56:21Nene is doing her best being in a restricting gal,
00:56:24but she is delivering the essence of the song.
00:56:29Meanwhile, Cirque du Soleil with Juicy is doing a lot of tricks.
00:56:34I don't want to see either of them go.
00:56:58At this point, I am not rooting for one or the other.
00:57:02I will leave that decision to Rue because there's no way I can pick.
00:57:19Y'all ate that up.
00:57:22Queens, I've made my decision.
00:57:35Nene Coco, Shantae, you stay.
00:57:41Wow.
00:57:43Oh, my God.
00:57:45And, Condragulations, you're moving forward to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:57:51This is a dream. Thank you.
00:57:53You may join the other girls.
00:57:56I have made it. Oh, my God.
00:58:05Juicy, my queen, thank you for putting a little bit of love in everything you do.
00:58:13Now, sashay away.
00:58:15Thank you so much. This has been a dream come true.
00:58:23Oh, Juice, we love you, baby.
00:58:25I love you. Superstar. Superstar.
00:58:27Just never forget it.
00:58:29The juice is officially loose.
00:58:33Yes, girl.
00:58:35Love you.
00:58:35Thank you so much.
00:58:36Love you so much.
00:58:40Well, Ru, you got me, girl.
00:58:43I almost had it.
00:58:44I was right there that I hope I did Miami proud and my family proud and my mom proud.
00:58:55But right now, I'm just a little sad.
00:58:58And it's just the beginning of a lot, lot more of Juicy.
00:59:09Attention Drag Race fans around the world.
00:59:12Don't miss next week when all the eliminated queens return to compete in a lip-sync Lala Perusa.
00:59:21And in two weeks, tune in for the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, where we're gonna crown ourselves a
00:59:29winner, baby.
00:59:30Woo-hoo!
00:59:31I'm so proud and grateful.
00:59:34I'm coming into this finale with a vengeance.
00:59:37It's mine.
00:59:38I've wanted to be here for so long, and to know that I get to compete in the finale.
00:59:44Oh, God.
00:59:45My friends and family are gonna be so proud of me.
00:59:47The ground is shaking.
00:59:48You know, like, I am a finalist of RuPaul's Drag Race season 18.
00:59:53The judges have still never seen me lip-sync.
00:59:57So clock that T.
01:00:00Until next week, remember, if you can't love yourself out in the hell, you're gonna love somebody else.
01:00:05Can I get an amen up in here?
01:00:07Amen!
01:00:08All right, now let the music play.
01:00:10Oh, my God!
01:00:22Next time on RuPaul's Drag Race, let's get this all RuPaul-a-Perusa rolling.
01:00:28I am ready to put on a fierce battle.
01:00:31I am about to show you bitches why I'm here.
01:00:34Only one lip-sync assassin will snatch a cash prize of $50,000.
01:00:43Get your popcorn, bitch.
01:01:00Give yourself permission to take the script.
01:01:04Give yourself permission to take the script.
01:01:08Because you're not like other bitches and she'll be something different.
01:01:12You're so real very amazing.
01:01:13I am...
01:01:13It's all different.
01:01:14You need a performance.
01:01:14You're scryously την.
01:01:14I don't know if you're two guys who are, who are staying in the room.
01:01:15I have no idea who's going to play drums.
01:01:15I think that's better than you're Handmy.
01:01:15I think you're going to be 2008.
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