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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Episode 14
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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.
00:00:11I'm getting baited.
00:00:13You get it, you the man.
00:00:15Get it, get it.
00:00:16Yeah, I got a bad bitch up in here, y'all.
00:00:19Jane, don't.
00:00:21It was so many things that you could have played off with Ru.
00:00:24Oh.
00:00:25I thought you were missing it.
00:00:26Nene Coco.
00:00:27You ran out of steam.
00:00:29It felt like it became the same thing over and over.
00:00:32Mikey Meeks.
00:00:33You just pulled out every last thing you had in your bag of tricks and I bought every single one.
00:00:38Condragulations, you are the winner of this week's challenge.
00:00:42Nene Coco.
00:00:43Shantae, you stay.
00:00:46Jane, sashay away.
00:01:00We're back in the workroom.
00:01:02Jane has just been eliminated.
00:01:06And everyone is devastated.
00:01:08Love you all so much.
00:01:10Thank you for everything.
00:01:12Till we meet again.
00:01:13Love 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.
00:01:21And I gave that lipstick everything that I had in my fucking tank.
00:01:25But it's like...
00:01:28I think it just goes to show that this competition, anything can happen.
00:01:31Yeah.
00:01:32Anything.
00:01:33And you slayed that lipstick.
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.
00:01:43You know, the thing that I could come back to and feel settled.
00:01:51Jane has really helped me a lot.
00:01:55She made me feel that I am worthy to be here.
00:01:59And aside from the competition, these girls are really changing my life.
00:02:07Oh, this is crazy.
00:02:09I know how bad Jane wanted it.
00:02:12But 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, Mike.
00:02:27Congratulations.
00:02:30Whoa.
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.
00:02:38Anything can happen.
00:02:39Anybody's fucking game.
00:02:41Holy 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, but I'm really starting to feel like I'm
00:03:05coming into my own in this competition.
00:03:07And I feel like I have a real chance of taking this.
00:03:11I can taste it.
00:03:14Country fried steak.
00:03:15I don't know about y'all, but I'm super proud of myself.
00:03:18Oh, Jill!
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 Morphe into your face that you got farther than her, what 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 the past.
00:03:37I think they are going to keep us on our toes.
00:03:42Yeah.
00:03:44I 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 is the best drag queen.
00:04:35Who is that?
00:04:37Who is that?
00:04:38Who is that?
00:04:40It 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 and 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, uh, banana!
00:05:16Whoa!
00:05:18Whoa!
00:05:19She's already had hers.
00:05:22Hers?
00:05:24Room rule number 115.
00:05:27Okay.
00:05:27A side ponytail is your best defense against financial ruin.
00:05:35Okay.
00:05:36That's not me.
00:05:37Not too much.
00:05:38Hello, hello, hello.
00:05:40Hi, Ru!
00:05:41Yes, Pastor Mark.
00:05:43Now, we're just two weeks away from crowning 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!
00:06:18Good morning!
00:06:22Good morning!
00:06:23Good morning!
00:06:25Good morning!
00:06:33Good morning!
00:06:34Good morning!
00:06:39Good morning!
00:06:48Good morning, guys!
00:06:49We couldn't do a music video.
00:06:50We couldn't dance.
00:06:52But you'll be in good hands, as you'll be working with your on-set producer, Ross Matthews.
00:07:00Now, in addition to co-hosting your own show,
00:07:03I'd like to invite each of you to be my guest
00:07:06for 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.
00:07:21So choose wisely and choose right now.
00:07:25Oh, shit.
00:07:30Oh, this is hard.
00:07:31I don't know if I want to be paired with Juicy because
00:07:34when we did Artie or Live, I had to really help her out.
00:07:38And then she won the challenge.
00:07:39So 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 Ruzical.
00:07:47We did do well with Ruzical.
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.
00:07:57Racers, start your engine.
00:08:00And may the best drag queen win.
00:08:02Woo!
00:08:05Good morning, bitches.
00:08:07Good morning, bitches.
00:08:09Wow.
00:08:10This is not what I was expecting.
00:08:12For the last challenge.
00:08:13For the first semifinals.
00:08:14Do you host at all?
00:08:15No, never.
00:08:20I do tend to lean into the physicality of everything.
00:08:26I'm way over the top campy expressions and a bit more goofy.
00:08:31I don't want to be 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.
00:08:39And both of us are comedic people.
00:08:41We 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.
00:08:58Yeah.
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.
00:09:22Yeah, I love that.
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.
00:09:33So I'm going to 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.
00:09:40I'm a whore.
00:09:42She's cuffed up.
00:09:44And we're, like, a little more cool versus where I feel like you guys are more, like,
00:09:48Disney 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.
00:09:56Juicy, what's Dateline?
00:09:58What's 2020?
00:10:0060 Minutes?
00:10:01You know who Diane Sawyer is?
00:10:03Later 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?
00:10:14Mwah.
00:10:20Hello, Nene Coco.
00:10:22Hi, Rue.
00:10:22It's time to have a tic-tac chat with Rue, and this is amazing.
00:10:26This is such a full circle moment.
00:10:28But, I mean, I don't know what Rue 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, yeah.
00:10:48What did you study in college?
00:10:49I 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.
00:11:02How 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 going to 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, Dre.
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
00:11:52backhand.
00:11:52That 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
00:12:00humanity, because 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.
00:12:12Does 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.
00:12:22So 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
00:12:29back.
00:12:30I cannot hold back anymore.
00:12:32Are you ready to see my masterpiece?
00:12:38You know what, Rue?
00:12:41It's horrible.
00:12:43It really is.
00:12:47Juicy.
00:12:48Hi.
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, like, 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, like, really expressing myself was not something I was, you know, gifted
00:13:11as a child.
00:13:12My father was a bit of a machista, very, like, manly type of man, and he didn't want
00:13:17me 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 in my darker
00:13:25moments.
00:13:25I kind of had pushed my self-esteem and my ability to use my voice to the back.
00:13:31Like, I was so afraid to talk to my father again, but he has followed what I've been
00:13:37up to, and I 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
00:13:47fell in place, and I was able to take care of myself again, be healthy again, and really
00:13:55love myself.
00:13:56He is super supportive now.
00:13:58I can show him pictures of me in drag, and he's like, oh, you look beautiful.
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.
00:14:27Oh, my God.
00:14:30Stop it.
00:14:34I'm Cuban, so I got a horse member down there.
00:14:39Uh-huh, uh-huh.
00:14:40So it's perfect.
00:14:41I 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 had proven myself in my own city.
00:15:01I felt a very big fish there.
00:15:03Coming in here and learning, woo, I'm not the only big fish in the ocean.
00:15:09And I don't know, maybe the girls got in my head a little bit.
00:15:12You know, they voted me in the talent show.
00:15:15They put me last in Raider Queen.
00:15:16And I felt like I lost a little bit of that power within myself.
00:15:21Right.
00:15:21And from that moment, I faced my biggest fear, which was the chance of going home, knowing
00:15:27I really wanted this.
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.
00:15:50And 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.
00:16:04Dinner's on me.
00:16:05My gosh, who'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, Jenny, Kyle, Trevor, Evan.
00:16:18Been best friends since college for 12 years now, and 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.
00:16:26And 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.
00:16:39Yeah, I'm taking everybody to dinner.
00:16:41All right, well, that moment of truth is here.
00:16:44Are you ready to see what I've been working on?
00:16:53Whoa!
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, and 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.
00:17:36And I just kind of say, to hell with it.
00:17:39That sort of, like, kiss my grits.
00:17:40I'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.
00:17:53Like, 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.
00:18:08For 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 that 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.
00:18:32It was like, well, they don't want to hear about it.
00:18:34So I'll do the favor by not talking about it.
00:18:38I specifically thought it would affect my relationship with my dad.
00:18:42That is a very new relationship.
00:18:45But he responded to me, I 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.
00:19:00Are you married?
00:19:01Uh, engaged.
00:19:02Okay.
00:19:02Engaged, yeah.
00:19:03And what does your partner think of Darlena Michel?
00:19:08He has been my biggest supporter just in life in general.
00:19:17In my sobriety, we actually just celebrated nine years.
00:19:21So I became sober with him because it was worth saving the relationship with him.
00:19:29Yeah, that's beautiful.
00:19:32Yeah, he, 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, Rob.
00:19:52It's time for me and Juicy to shoot good morning, bitches.
00:19:56Congratulations on making it to the final four.
00:20:00Ru'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.
00:20:09Be free.
00:20:10Have fun.
00:20:10Get your place.
00:20:11We're almost live.
00:20:12All right.
00:20:12Okay.
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.
00:20:33And I'm Juicy.
00:20:35And we are here to spill some hot cocoa.
00:20:38And have a whole lot of love.
00:20:40Speaking of a lot of love, Nene, you've been loving the bottom two recently, haven't you?
00:20:45Whoa.
00:20:45Okay, you are coming in a little bit hot.
00:20:47I have been having a little residency in the bottom two lip sync.
00:20:51But 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 to bottom.
00:21:01But, you know, it's just how the dice rolls, you know?
00:21:05Yeah.
00:21:05And you know what?
00:21:05You hold up to your namesake.
00:21:07And that's all good for me.
00:21:08Yeah.
00:21:09Yeah.
00:21:09Big old bottoms over here, huh?
00:21:13Um.
00:21:15Yeah.
00:21:16It is time to get to today's top stories.
00:21:19According to a new survey, Gen Zers are most likely to be in non-monogamous relationships,
00:21:26including throuples.
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.
00:21:41Go ahead and telepromp.
00:21:42Breaking 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.
00:22:12She put in her bitter batter and made her bitter batter better.
00:22:17Are you kidding me?
00:22:18Rule rule number one.
00:22:20Don't buy butter.
00:22:21Don'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, you 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
00:23:03not good to be encumbered.
00:23:05So, you know a lot about topping, I mean, top shelves, don't you?
00:23:09I have heard you are a big baker.
00:23:11Tell us about that.
00:23:12Oh, my God.
00:23:13Well, it's a nice way of getting relaxed and, and enjoying myself, and 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 he's baking.
00:23:26So, that's a carrot cake that I made, um, and those are, those are peeled, carrot peels that you then
00:23:32candy, and so they're stiff and sweet.
00:23:34So, it's like, on and 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, or is that for the late night show?
00:23:43That's for the late night show, isn't it?
00:23:44We're seeing a lot of sugar over here.
00:23:46Yeah.
00:23:46How do you stay in shape with all this baking?
00:23:48For me, I basically cook up a bucket of turkey and a bucket of beef.
00:23:54And then over the course of the week, I'm scooping it out and having it with rice and sweet potatoes.
00:23:58It's, it's pretty boring.
00:23:59Is ass off the table?
00:24:01Is ass off the table?
00:24:03Is it, is it one of the, is it in 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.
00:24:07Yeah.
00:24:08Oh, that's a lot of fun, though.
00:24:11So, we have a couple more questions for you.
00:24:13Ross is over there with 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.
00:24:18We've got to get it together.
00:24:19What's your favorite body part on another man?
00:24:22Oh, on another man.
00:24:23That's a very good question.
00:24:25I'll tell you mine.
00:24:25It's a strong dog.
00:24:28You know what?
00:24:28Okay, and on that note, we are at time when we come back.
00:24:34We'll teach this super-sized twunk how to work out like twinks.
00:24:39Okay.
00:24:40We'll be back in a few.
00:24:44Welcome back, bitches.
00:24:46Now it's time to put this master baker to the test and see if thick thighs do save lives.
00:24:53Bring out Zane Phillips.
00:24:58Oh, my goodness.
00:25:00My God, you look so comfortable.
00:25:01I feel like we have to get more comfortable, too.
00:25:02I think so, too.
00:25:03Oh, 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 going to get on the floor, and we're going to get right on our sides, all right?
00:25:15And we're just going to 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,
00:25:25or say...
00:25:26Or my head.
00:25:27And let me just see if you're getting it correct.
00:25:30Yeah, yeah.
00:25:30Just keep going.
00:25:30You can just keep going.
00:25:32Mm-hmm.
00:25:32Yeah, watch my form.
00:25:34Mm-hmm.
00:25:34Yeah.
00:25:35And if I just put my...
00:25:36Oh, yep.
00:25:36And it should just fit just like that.
00:25:38There you go.
00:25:39Yeah.
00:25:39You see?
00:25:40You're just stopping at a certain point.
00:25:41If 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.
00:25:49Well, we want to try one final exercise.
00:25:51Yeah.
00:25:52This is called the jiggletron, but for twinks.
00:25:56A little arm around.
00:25:57All right, all right.
00:25:58So, you just kind of jiggle.
00:26:00Oh, oh, yeah.
00:26:02I think you're doing a great, great job.
00:26:04Okay.
00:26:04So...
00:26:04That was our show for today, guys.
00:26:06Thank you so much.
00:26:09We hope you had a lot of fun.
00:26:10This has been the eighth hour of...
00:26:13Good morning, bitches.
00:26:15All right.
00:26:17We can do the music.
00:26:23Wow.
00:26:24Okay, ladies, that's a wrap.
00:26:26Me and Nini gave it our all, and we had a lot of fun.
00:26:29I lost a couple of nails doing that.
00:26:30That's how you know it was a fun experience.
00:26:32But we still don't know how the other team's going to do, so...
00:26:34I'm just hoping Darlene and Mikey are terrible.
00:26:42Good morning, bitches.
00:26:43Good morning, bitch.
00:26:46It's time for me and my co-host, Mikey, to shoot Good Morning, Bitches.
00:26:49Places, places.
00:26:50We're almost live.
00:26:51I'm naturally just, like, a little bit nervous.
00:26:53This is the last challenge.
00:26:54What's my character?
00:26:55What's...
00:26:56So, like, as long as me and Mikey have each other's backs,
00:26:59and we can kind of, you know, steer each other,
00:27:01then 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.
00:27:19So, welcome to the ninth hour of Good Morning, Bitches.
00:27:25We are your host, Mikey Meeks.
00:27:27And I'm Darlene Mitchell.
00:27:28So, come join us for some quality...
00:27:30Girls' time!
00:27:32It 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,
00:27:39because my tuck has only popped eight times.
00:27:42It's an improvement!
00:27:43We're meeting goals, honey.
00:27:44We're meeting goals.
00:27:45Well, hey, this is a party, and you're invited.
00:27:48So, we have some viewer mail in the spot today.
00:27:51My friend is about to get married.
00:27:53I know for a fact her fiancé is cheating on her.
00:27:58What should I do?
00:28:00Signed, always a bridesmaid.
00:28:01Listen, sweetie.
00:28:02You're gonna need a tarp and an axe.
00:28:06Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:28:07I can't say that on television.
00:28:08Listen, if you know that your best friend's husband is cheating on her,
00:28:13and you have the proof, you better let that motherfucker have it.
00:28:17Can I say mother on television?
00:28:21I did.
00:28:22Oh, breaking news for us.
00:28:25Breaking news.
00:28:25Breaking news.
00:28:26This just in from the trial of Sally Spredham,
00:28:29accused of heading up a beachside prostitution ring.
00:28:33A key witness for the defense denies Sally's involvement, claiming, quote,
00:28:37Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
00:28:41Baby, this is a setup.
00:28:42This is...
00:28:43Don't let them get you, girl.
00:28:45She sells seashells by the seashells shore.
00:28:50Fitting on me.
00:28:51The seashells, seashells, I'm sure.
00:28:55Woo, that was fun.
00:28:57But in a heated rebuttal, prosecutors fired back Sally...
00:29:01God damn.
00:29:03Sally does not sell seashells by the seashore.
00:29:05The seashells she sells are not seashore shells, I'm sure.
00:29:08In fact, seashore Sally is a whore.
00:29:10Woo.
00:29:11Strong words.
00:29:12The tongue twister was a lot, but this tongue is very talented.
00:29:16Oh, God, Mikey.
00:29:18Disgusting.
00:29:19Can you believe that?
00:29:20I'm selling seashells by the seashore, and she sold them.
00:29:25Spit on me one more time.
00:29:27Spit on me one more time.
00:29:28Yeah.
00:29:28Up next, actor Zayn Phillips joins us for an exclusive interview.
00:29:33So stick around.
00:29:38Oh, Zayn Phillips.
00:29:41Hi.
00:29:42Hi.
00:29:43You look so good.
00:29:44I love this outfit, honey.
00:29:45Thank you, thank you.
00:29:46You know, I'm sort of in my bad girl era.
00:29:47It's nine.
00:29:49I'm a bad girl now.
00:29:50Let him have it.
00:29:51Yeah, I love it.
00:29:52Well, let's go straight to the point, okay?
00:29:54Mid-century modern.
00:29:56Tell us about kissing Matt Bomer.
00:29:58All right, right into it.
00:29:59Yeah.
00:30:00I want to know.
00:30:00Well, first of all, we taped that episode on election night.
00:30:04Ooh.
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.
00:30:12Of course.
00:30:12So, yeah, I wish I remembered more.
00:30:14That's all I'll say.
00:30:15So for all you know, you got to kiss Nathan Lane.
00:30:19Wouldn't we all be so lucky?
00:30:21You'd be so lucky.
00:30:22He's one of my favorites.
00:30:22So the people want to know, are you single or taken?
00:30:26And if you're taken, are you open?
00:30:30Well, as you remember from the island, you know, I left with a couple boys and one of
00:30:35them is actually my boyfriend, Froy Gutierrez.
00:30:37Really?
00:30:37Yeah.
00:30:38Yeah.
00:30:38Yeah.
00:30:38Did you want to know that?
00:30:40Well, 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, but when was the first
00:30:48time that you saw a drag queen?
00:30:51Okay.
00:30:51So 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?
00:30:56Yeah.
00:30:57Girl.
00:30:57I mean, listen, we could do worse than breakfast Mickey Mouse.
00:31:01Oh, drag me!
00:31:02Drag me!
00:31:03Huh.
00:31:05Yep.
00:31:05Accurate.
00:31:07Have you done drag yourself?
00:31:08So, so I did a show called Glamorous, but I didn't, I didn't feel like I got the full
00:31:12experience because they put me in this little kitten heel and I was like, y'all, I got strong
00:31:16ankles.
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.
00:31:20Well, that's funny you say that.
00:31:21We're two queens who are known for their shoe game very well.
00:31:24I'm, I'm, I'm looking right here.
00:31:27I know.
00:31:28So how do you feel if we gave you a drag transformation?
00:31:32I'm scared and excited.
00:31:33Oh, I'm excited.
00:31:33That'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.
00:31:44I'm so excited.
00:31:47Hey, fill that coffee cup with something fun because the party is about to start.
00:31:53Come on out, Ms. Zane.
00:31:58Oh, honey.
00:32:01There she is.
00:32:02Whoa, Ms. Zane, how are you feeling, honey?
00:32:05I am feeling hunty boots right now, mom.
00:32:08As you should.
00:32:09So you look the part and you talk the talk, but honey, can you walk the walk?
00:32:14I'm ready.
00:32:15Let's go.
00:32:15You seem like a silly girl.
00:32:17Yeah, yeah, I am a silly girl.
00:32:18I call this one the backyard barbecue.
00:32:20Okay.
00:32:20So first, you show up, you're excited to be there, and I need you to make eye contact
00:32:25with that pulled pork.
00:32:27And at that point, you see it.
00:32:30You see it.
00:32:31You get here.
00:32:32And then I need you to eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it.
00:32:35And when you leave the joint, you are full.
00:32:38Mm-hmm.
00:32:39Okay.
00:32:40You are full, honey.
00:32:42You are full.
00:32:44Get a look at that pulled pork one more time.
00:32:47I could have asked for a better partner for this one.
00:32:49When Darlene's on, she's on.
00:32:51Smelling.
00:32:52It's not even.
00:32:52Is that pulled pork?
00:32:54And you're hungry.
00:32:55And you're hungry.
00:32:57You want that pulled pork.
00:32:58You better eat it.
00:33:01Oh, too much.
00:33:02And you ate.
00:33:02It was too much.
00:33:03And you ate.
00:33:04We'll give him one more look.
00:33:05And you're full.
00:33:06Full pork?
00:33:07There we go.
00:33:09That is our time.
00:33:11Today has certainly been a drag.
00:33:13Thank you to Ms. Zayn and our viewers at home.
00:33:17Until next time, good morning, bitches.
00:33:22Woo!
00:33:23Did we just kill that?
00:33:25I think we killed that.
00:33:27Ah!
00:33:28Woo!
00:33:28I lost my wig.
00:33:29I 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 is phenomenal.
00:33:37Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it.
00:33:40Woo!
00:33:41Last day!
00:33:42We did it!
00:33:44Good morning, bitches.
00:33:46It is our last day in the workroom.
00:33:49Girls, let's take it in one.
00:33:50Wow.
00:33:52Oh, my God.
00:33:53We bow to you, Mother.
00:33:54We bow to you.
00:33:56Mother Rue.
00:33:57Let's get into drag, y'all.
00:33:59I'm feeling so sentimental.
00:34:00I love these girls so much.
00:34:02I love this workroom so much.
00:34:05My last trip.
00:34:06Come on, girly.
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
00:34:19far
00:34:20and is about to get the chop.
00:34:22That's scary.
00:34:25Damn.
00:34:26We've seen every challenge.
00:34:27Every challenge.
00:34:29Y'all have a favorite one to look back on?
00:34:30I feel like what got me on the right track was the roast.
00:34:34Girl.
00:34:35Banana!
00:34:38What the hell?
00:34:39One night with Darlene.
00:34:40That was just like, I'm here, and I have a shot.
00:34:43I was dreading Snatch Game.
00:34:46And then to fucking win?
00:34:48Who cares about the wedding?
00:34:50Let's breed, baby.
00:34:53And I was like, okay, wait.
00:34:54I'm doing something right.
00:34:55This is good.
00:34:56I think the Rusical was my favorite.
00:34:57Maybe.
00:35:00That was just a blast.
00:35:02I know I could hold a tune, but I was so hard on myself saying, yeah, you can't do that.
00:35:06People are better at that.
00:35:07You can't do it.
00:35:08And to be celebrated for it.
00:35:10I mean, it's cliche.
00:35:11I literally found my voice.
00:35:13It's single coming out soon.
00:35:14Okay?
00:35:15What was your favorite challenge, Juice?
00:35:17I love them all.
00:35:19Well, you slayed a few of them.
00:35:20You won RDR Live.
00:35:22Two words.
00:35:23Boob job.
00:35:24Oh!
00:35:24I did.
00:35:25The talent show was a lot of fun.
00:35:27I mean, that's like what I do, you know?
00:35:28That was my bread and butter.
00:35:29But honestly, this competition like really pushes you to try new things.
00:35:33One of the biggest moments for me in this competition was when Rue asked me, who are you?
00:35:38At this point in the competition, we need to see you.
00:35:41Like, who are you?
00:35:44There'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.
00:35:51And now I know that I'm capable of so much more.
00:35:54Than just lip syncing and performing.
00:35:59What was everyone's first impression of each other?
00:36:02When you walk in the door, I go, oh, she's going to be fierce.
00:36:05Okay.
00:36:06And then as the competition went on, you just like exploded.
00:36:09And I just see you stand in that stardom.
00:36:13Oh, thank you, Nini.
00:36:15I love you.
00:36:15I agree.
00:36:16When I saw you at the table, I went, damn it.
00:36:19Like, this queen is fierce.
00:36:21You 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.
00:36:35And now I literally, like, wrote in my journal a few nights ago that, like, our relationship that we have
00:36:40built is probably the most surprising.
00:36:43And 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.
00:36:56And I feel like that was causing me to shrink into myself.
00:36:59And 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?
00:37:07And I think the answer was yes.
00:37:08I never saw myself that way, but looking back, I totally see it.
00:37:14And 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.
00:37:24Okay, well.
00:37:25Triggered, triggered, triggered.
00:37:27Okay, the insect thing, we're done with it.
00:37:29It's over.
00:37:30And Darlene.
00:37:31Oh, Darlene.
00:37:32Corny.
00:37:33She's corny.
00:37:34I didn't understand you when I first saw you walk in.
00:37:37And now I understand you even less.
00:37:39Yeah.
00:37:41You're fucking unique, bitch.
00:37:43I thought you were an early L.
00:37:44I was like, oh, she's not going to last too long.
00:37:46And 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.
00:37:56And then there's Juicy.
00:37:58Your reputation preceded you coming into this.
00:38:01Seeing you here, I was like, damn it, damn it, damn it.
00:38:04This girl is too severe.
00:38:05And, uh, turns out you're nice, which is the worst part about it all, too.
00:38:10I remember just not wanting to even, like, look in her direction or make eye contact.
00:38:15Because, like, ooh, this bitch is about to be so spicy.
00:38:17And I was like, ooh, don't look over there.
00:38:18She'll chew you up.
00:38:19And 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.
00:38:27It's nice to know that the girls got a different view of me once they got to know me.
00:38:33Because I 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.
00:38:41So it's a reminder that everyone has their own story.
00:38:46And we have to be empathetic to each other.
00:38:48Getting 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.
00:38:55We can get through anything together.
00:38:59This is family for life now.
00:39:03Well, girls, today is elimination day.
00:39:05Today there will be a winner and there will be someone going home.
00:39:09That's very scary to think about.
00:39:12Terrifying to think about.
00:39:14The finale is right there.
00:39:17It is so, so close.
00:39:19I do not want any of us to have to pack our bags at this point.
00:39:24We've got to really bring in this last one.
00:39:26We've got to bring it, babes.
00:39:26All gas, no brakes.
00:39:39Come on, girl, put the bass in your walk.
00:39:48Head to toe, let your whole body talk.
00:39:52Yay!
00:39:53Ice queen.
00:39:55Welcome to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:39:57She's no stranger to a hot topic.
00:40:00It's Michelle Visage.
00:40:02I'm good with hot topic, Contempo Casuals, and Wet Seal.
00:40:07All of them.
00:40:08He's always willing to host is Ross Matthews.
00:40:12Oh, well, yeah, you know me.
00:40:14I love to P&P.
00:40:16Really?
00:40:17Pizza and pajamas.
00:40:18Yeah.
00:40:19You're all invited.
00:40:20My place.
00:40:21And the multi-talented Tiana Taylor.
00:40:25Welcome.
00:40:25Good morning, bitches.
00:40:26Happy 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.
00:40:39Racers, start your engines.
00:40:41And may the best drag queen win.
00:40:48Category is Drag Excellence.
00:40:51Up first, Juicy Love Dion.
00:40:55Yes, golden child.
00:40:58I have this Cuban immigrant fire inside of me.
00:41:01So I have chosen to wear a look that represents a story of rags to riches.
00:41:08This outfit is distressed fabric with gold hanging off of it as a representation of Havana, Cuba that is disintegrating
00:41:16and crumbling as time goes by.
00:41:18But there is still so much beauty there if you look deep enough.
00:41:22It's a little reminiscent of Morphean's chain look.
00:41:25So it's nice to pay homage to my drag mother in this way also.
00:41:30The creature from the gold dragoon.
00:41:32Her head deserves a gold medal.
00:41:37Nene Coco.
00:41:39Ooh, she is spiked.
00:41:41I'd like to have a pointed conversation about your boobs.
00:41:44This 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.
00:41:55I hand-painted the entire gown.
00:41:59I rhinestoned every inch of it.
00:42:02It has my signature spiked shoulder.
00:42:04I am commanding the runway, and you cannot look away.
00:42:09The totals are taking me on a journey, girl.
00:42:12Come on, pointer sister.
00:42:15Mikey Meeks.
00:42:17Mikey's putting the ass in astrology.
00:42:20Mikey Meeks stars in her trademark film, The Meeks Shall Inherit the Earth.
00:42:25Well, I already feel like I've done that, so I want the whole universe.
00:42:29The gown fits to perfection.
00:42:31This blue velvet is radiating on each with all these beaded appliques of planets and stars,
00:42:37and the hair is updo like pageant perfection.
00:42:40I feel out of this world.
00:42:41I feel next level.
00:42:42I know this is a showstopper, and to see the smile on the judge's face as I walk this runway,
00:42:48I'll never forget it.
00:42:49She loves the Milky Way.
00:42:52She also loves the Big Bang, don't you, Mikey?
00:42:58Darlene Mitchell.
00:43:00Yes, the red riding hood is headed to grandma's bar.
00:43:05Bring grandma her bread.
00:43:07Mm-hmm.
00:43:07Girl, I am rich, and this gown fits like a glove.
00:43:13And get the shoes, baby.
00:43:15Get the shoes.
00:43:16There they are, Darlene.
00:43:18Michelle has hated these shoes all season long, so I gotta do it to her one more time.
00:43:25I left the prop bag at the station, and I am feeling simply gorgeous.
00:43:30Oh, my dear, what big hair you have.
00:43:33Get a load of my red rocket.
00:43:35Darlene is leaving here to star in the film on Golden Poon.
00:43:43My top four queens.
00:43:45Look how regal you all look.
00:43:47Now it's time for the judges' critiques, starting with Juicy Love Dion.
00:43:53So you and Nini were the eighth hour on Good Morning Bitches, and what I did like about you
00:43:58two together is you had a chemistry.
00:44:01However, Juicy, there's something I want you to think about when you do these shows is
00:44:06not everything has to go to sex or dirty.
00:44:09How about masturbator?
00:44:11Because I think drag queens as general, that's where our minds live, honey.
00:44:15We live in the gutter.
00:44:16But in certain situations, I think the challenge is to take it beyond that.
00:44:21You came to that set prepared.
00:44:23High school, my superlatives was most likely the bottom.
00:44:26You had a bunch of things you knew you wanted to get to.
00:44:29What happened is that it felt a little pre-written.
00:44:31It didn't feel like you were in the moment.
00:44:33And I think it probably can also be anxiety as well, just wanting to have it right.
00:44:37Sometimes you've got to just, like, let loose and just be you.
00:44:41Yeah, because the thing about morning television is at that hour in the morning, people are
00:44:46very vulnerable.
00:44:46They want friendship.
00:44:48And so it felt at times that you were sort of putting on an affectation.
00:44:54All right, let's talk about the runway.
00:44:56I love the gold chains.
00:44:58It reminds me of a wise old tree.
00:45:01It's avant-garde.
00:45:02Bitch, you look fab.
00:45:04If I was walking through the woods, your tree would be the tree I want to bark on.
00:45:09She's peeing gold.
00:45:09If I chop her down, she's shitting gold.
00:45:11Like, it's mother tree.
00:45:14I'm here for it.
00:45:15Up next, Nene Coco.
00:45:17I want to start with this look because this look is a wow.
00:45:20Did you make this one?
00:45:22I did.
00:45:22Nene, this is so fun.
00:45:24I love that you carried it up to your hair.
00:45:27I mean, like, fucking chef kiss from head to toe.
00:45:31Honey, if you wore this to the BET Awards, you would be the talk of the town.
00:45:36Yes.
00:45:37To the Source Awards.
00:45:38That's the Source Awards.
00:45:40Source Awards.
00:45:42As soon as you off this stage, I need that up off you.
00:45:46I need that up off you.
00:45:48Let's talk about the challenge.
00:45:49It wasn't authentic.
00:45:51Yeah.
00:45:51It felt pre-rehearsed.
00:45:53And it should always feel like a couple people have Nakiki.
00:45:57I almost felt like you were holding back.
00:45:59You overthink.
00:46:01So you stayed exactly where you envisioned yourself being the whole time.
00:46:05Instead of allowing us to have some more fun with you.
00:46:08It's understandable.
00:46:08Because you've got to trust that you're not going to drop the ball.
00:46:12But you two don't drop balls.
00:46:15I wish this energy in this dress was what you were on that show.
00:46:21Mikey Meeks.
00:46:22Good morning, bitch.
00:46:23You're coming for my day job.
00:46:27You and Darlene together.
00:46:29It was so funny and so relatable.
00:46:32And it really did feel like a kiki.
00:46:35Like, we need to hang out.
00:46:36That was a lot of fun.
00:46:37Call me up, Miss Tia.
00:46:39You and Darlene had wonderful chemistry.
00:46:42But you still had your individuality, which made it wonderful.
00:46:46This is a show I would watch constantly on loop.
00:46:50I want to see this show.
00:46:51I think this look is out of this world.
00:46:53It is.
00:46:54You look like a movie star.
00:46:57This is spectacular.
00:46:59I maybe would have judged up that wire a little bit more.
00:47:02I probably would have even went like fish wire.
00:47:04Like some type of more invisible wire.
00:47:07But I think you look amazing.
00:47:09Up next, Darlene Mitchell.
00:47:12I want to tell you the truth, okay?
00:47:14You should never be allowed on daytime television.
00:47:17Dude.
00:47:21Because everything you did in the challenge was incorrect.
00:47:27I hope that coffee is still steaming like a motherfucker.
00:47:30In a world where we've seen everything, you're giving us things we've never seen before.
00:47:37That's not just hard to do.
00:47:39It's nearly impossible.
00:47:40You just have it factor.
00:47:43I see you and I'm like happy and I'm laughing.
00:47:46This look tonight, too, is beautiful.
00:47:49It's an homage to the past, but it feels very now.
00:47:52It feels even tomorrow.
00:47:54It's like you don't walk out and give like vintage cunt.
00:47:56Like vintage cunt and pussy.
00:48:07Now when we spoke yesterday, we talked a little bit about your sobriety.
00:48:12And I know firsthand how, how when you take the time to live in your skin and to honor that,
00:48:23what can happen?
00:48:24You know, in my lifetime, this would not, I wouldn't be sitting here had I not found that place, you
00:48:31know?
00:48:32And watching you in this competition, confidence wasn't there at the beginning.
00:48:36But we see you get it and live in your skin.
00:48:39And it is what this life is all about.
00:48:43I appreciate that.
00:48:45All right.
00:48:45While you untuck backstage, the judges and I will deliberate.
00:48:51Just between us squirrel friends, I want to know what do you think?
00:48:54Starting with Juicy Love.
00:48:56Juicy is amazing.
00:48:58For dance, 10.
00:49:00For looks, 10.
00:49:02For life experiences, maybe like a 5.
00:49:05And I think that's kind of what's holding Juicy back.
00:49:09She was pretending to be a talk show host.
00:49:12She wasn't being her authentic self, which is what really morning television is all about.
00:49:16For me, Juicy's runway was the weakest because there was a lot going on.
00:49:21You thought it was a gold tree taking a shit or something.
00:49:24Oh, my God.
00:49:25I don't know.
00:49:26I didn't say I was shit on her tree.
00:49:28You said something about it.
00:49:29I didn't say I was shit on her tree, girl.
00:49:30You said if you cut her down, she'd take a gold shit or something.
00:49:33You can roll the tape.
00:49:34You know, the most beautiful things will come out of her tree.
00:49:37I'm never going to get mad at a golden shit, okay?
00:49:39Just so you know.
00:49:40Baby got a face, though.
00:49:41Mm-hmm.
00:49:41Yeah.
00:49:42Listen, this is a great kid.
00:49:43This kid is smart, is beautiful, knows everything, but she needs to cook a little bit longer.
00:49:50Nene Coco.
00:49:51Nene should have knocked this out of the park.
00:49:53I don't know what tripped her up so much.
00:49:56I think she's in her head a little bit.
00:49:58But now is not the time to be in your head.
00:50:00But her in this competition has been incredible.
00:50:03She came out of the box with the first design challenge.
00:50:05And then, of course, Sir David Attenborough was so funny.
00:50:09And also, who else could have sent Jane Doent home?
00:50:13And then tonight on the runway, wow.
00:50:15The dress, I already told y'all I'm not leaving this set without it.
00:50:18So you bitches don't tell me nothing when I take it.
00:50:21There you go.
00:50:22I'll be at the source award.
00:50:23Bring him back.
00:50:24Mikey Meeks.
00:50:25Mikey is a star.
00:50:27Just her outfit alone in the challenge was perfect.
00:50:31I'm telling you right now, there is a local news anchor wearing that outfit.
00:50:35Right away, I understood who her character was.
00:50:38And her and Darlene together were wonderful.
00:50:41Yes.
00:50:42And she performed with such an ease.
00:50:45She has shown us that she's able to deliver these characters like Drew Barrymore.
00:50:49And in the Karen's challenge, she has been getting stronger and stronger at the right time.
00:50:54On that runway tonight, what a fun spin on glamour.
00:50:59You know, it had a little cheekiness, but it was glamour through and through.
00:51:03She could have done without the wire and still ate.
00:51:07I love me some Mikey.
00:51:09Darlene Mitchell.
00:51:10Mikey walked so Darlene could run.
00:51:14No.
00:51:15There has to be a foil in the duo.
00:51:18And Darlene was it.
00:51:20The moment she popped up on Good Morning Bitches, I was happy.
00:51:24We've seen some extraordinary queens come here, but there's something blocking them.
00:51:28And usually it's something internal, right?
00:51:29So to see somebody figure it out and apply it in real time is magical.
00:51:34And then to come out here tonight with those fucking shoes on, I have been reading this
00:51:40bitch the entire competition for those shoes.
00:51:42It's been the ongoing joke.
00:51:43And that just goes to show you what kind of sense of humor that she has that she wears
00:51:48this glorious 1970s Halston cut dress and then comes out here with them Hollywood Boulevard
00:51:54janky ass shoes.
00:51:55And she knows it.
00:51:57She is an inspiration for anybody out there.
00:52:00You know how water finds its correct level?
00:52:03Well, Darlene has done that in this competition.
00:52:05I just would like to add one more thing.
00:52:07Yes.
00:52:08I would like to give you all y'all flowers.
00:52:11The way y'all love all these queens, the way y'all speak life into them is so important
00:52:16because honestly, they wouldn't be able to tell their stories without judges like you.
00:52:21It's very kind.
00:52:22The most important thing that you all give is love.
00:52:26All right.
00:52:27Silence.
00:52:28I've made my decision.
00:52:30Bring back my girls.
00:52:33Welcome back, queens.
00:52:34I've made some decisions.
00:52:38Mikey Meeks.
00:52:40Darlene Mitchell.
00:52:41This week, you both gave us something to talk about.
00:52:50Mikey Meeks.
00:52:53And Darlene Mitchell.
00:52:55Congratulations.
00:52:56You are both the winners of this week's maxi challenge.
00:53:00Four wins.
00:53:02Three of those back to back to back on the last challenge.
00:53:04You cannot tell me anything right now.
00:53:08Girl style.
00:53:08Girl style.
00:53:10And you've each earned a cash tip of 2,500 doulas.
00:53:15Thank you so much.
00:53:17And most importantly, you are moving forward to the grand finale.
00:53:23What?
00:53:26Wow.
00:53:27Winning the final challenge, making it to the finale without ever lip syncing.
00:53:31These are like the girls that when I used to watch this show, that I would be like, oh, she
00:53:35is an icon.
00:53:36Like, she is on fire.
00:53:37And I'm like, I'm the icon?
00:53:39Okay.
00:53:41Thank you so much.
00:53:42I'm going to make you proud.
00:53:44Good job.
00:53:45Mikey Meeks is in the finale.
00:53:48It's unreal.
00:53:49I am so proud of myself.
00:53:51I'm so proud of Darlene.
00:53:53We are doing it.
00:53:57Juicy Love Dion, Nene Coco, throughout this competition, you've both delivered gag-worthy moments.
00:54:06But based on this week's challenge, I'm sorry, my dears, but you are both up for elimination.
00:54:17I'm so disappointed in myself.
00:54:21Juicy is a spectacular lip syncer, but I know what I have to do.
00:54:28I am so close.
00:54:29This cannot end now.
00:54:30Two queens stand before me.
00:54:32Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and save yourself from elimination.
00:54:44The time has come for you to lip sync for your life.
00:54:58My heart's pumping.
00:54:59The adrenaline's rushing through my veins because I know I have to leave it all on the floor.
00:55:06This is my last chance to make it to the finale.
00:55:09Good luck.
00:55:12And don't fuck it up.
00:55:16You know what they say.
00:55:17Never waste a Friday night on a first date.
00:55:20But there I was.
00:55:21In my heels with my hair straight.
00:55:23And so I took him to this bar.
00:55:25This man wouldn't dance.
00:55:27He didn't ask a single question.
00:55:29And he was wearing these fiery jeans.
00:55:32It doesn't matter though.
00:55:34It is not what it takes to be with a girl like me.
00:55:43Not overdramatic.
00:55:45I know what I want.
00:55:50We'll leave in the planet and you can't come.
00:55:53I know what it takes to be with a girl like me.
00:56:01I know what it takes to be with a girl like me.
00:56:01Oh, yeah.
00:56:03Got it.
00:56:04Got it.
00:56:04I need a super graphic culture model.
00:56:07You know what I mean.
00:56:09I've been drunk.
00:56:12Well, look at it, baby.
00:56:15She's the one.
00:56:16Oh, yeah.
00:56:18I need a super graphic culture model.
00:56:22Nini is doing her best being in a restricting gal.
00:56:26She's delivering the essence of the song.
00:56:32Meanwhile, Circus Soleil with Juicy is doing a lot of tricks.
00:56:36I don't want to see either of them go.
00:57:00At this point, I am not rooting for one or the other.
00:57:04I will leave that decision to Rue because there's no way I can pick.
00:57:19Y'all ate that up.
00:57:24Queens, I've made my decision.
00:57:37Nini Coco, shantay you stay.
00:57:43Wow.
00:57:45Oh, my God.
00:57:47And contractulations.
00:57:48You're moving forward to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:57:53This is a dream.
00:57:55You may join the other girls.
00:57:58I have made it.
00:57:59Oh, my God.
00:58:03You did a little bit.
00:58:06Yeah.
00:58:07Juicy, my queen.
00:58:09Thank you for putting a little bit of love in everything you do.
00:58:15Now, sashay away.
00:58:17Thank you so much.
00:58:18This has been a dream come true.
00:58:25Oh, Juice, we love you, baby.
00:58:27Love you, baby.
00:58:27Superstar.
00:58:28Superstar.
00:58:29Never forget it.
00:58:31The juice is officially loose.
00:58:35Yes, girl.
00:58:37Love you.
00:58:37Thank you so much.
00:58:42Well, Ru, you got me, girl.
00:58:45I almost had it.
00:58:46I was right there that I hope I did Miami proud and my family proud and my mom proud.
00:58:57But right now, I'm just a little sad.
00:59:00And it's just the beginning of a lot, lot more of Juicy.
00:59:10Attention Drag Race fans around the world.
00:59:14Don't miss next week when all the eliminated queens return to compete in a lip-sync Lollapurusa.
00:59:23And in two weeks, tune in for the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, where we're going to crown ourselves
00:59:30a winner, baby.
00:59:32Woo-hoo!
00:59:33I'm so proud and grateful.
00:59:35I'm coming to this finale with a vengeance.
00:59:38It's mine.
00:59:39I've wanted to be here for so long.
00:59:41And to know that I get to compete in the finale.
00:59:45Oh, God.
00:59:46My friends and family are going to be so proud of me.
00:59:49The ground is shaking.
00:59:50You know, like, I am a finalist of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18.
00:59:55The judges have still never seen me lip-sync.
00:59:58So, clock that to you.
01:00:01Until next week, remember, if you can't love yourself out in the hell, you're going to love somebody else.
01:00:07Can I get an amen up in here?
01:00:09Amen!
01:00:10All right, now let the music play.
01:00:12Oh, my God!
01:00:24Next time on RuPaul's Drag Race, let's get this all RuPaul-a-peruza rolling.
01:00:30I am ready to put on a fierce battle.
01:00:33I am about to show you bitches why I'm here.
01:00:36Only one lip-sync assassin will snatch a cash prize of $50,000.
01:00:45Get your popcorn, bitch.
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