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It’s a battle of the celebrity impressions as “Drag Race” queens go head-to-head in one of the franchise’s most iconic comedy challenges. From dead-on vocals to wildly unexpected takes, we’re comparing the same stars brought to life by different contestants and deciding which queen truly nailed the assignment. Which impression had you cackling hardest?
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00:00I'm looking for more. Very more. It's my name.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today we're pitting drag race queens who've played the same celebrity in the Snatch Game
00:11and deciding who is the rightful winner.
00:13I'm so excited to be here. I woke up at 6.60, which is also known as 7 o'clock.
00:20Paris Hilton. Raven vs. Got Mick.
00:23The famed hotel heiress made her first appearance in the very first Snatch Game.
00:27Season 2's Raven plays up Paris Hilton's aloof persona, presenting her as forgetful and robotic.
00:33No, I don't know too many fat people.
00:35Oh, okay.
00:36So I don't know what they like to eat or be tipped with.
00:38Right.
00:39But I would think that they would want something that could fit in their tight clothing.
00:42Yes, of course.
00:43And that they could eat. I put beef jerky.
00:45Several seasons later, Raven was actually on set to see Got Mick's interpretation of Hilton.
00:50Got Mick's approach was more meta.
00:52She opens her impression by speaking in a normal voice before playing like Hilton forgot to put on her characteristic
00:57vocal fry once the camera started rolling.
01:00Hey, Rue, how's it going?
01:01Just let me know when the cameras are rolling and we'll kill it.
01:04Well, we've started. The cameras are rolling.
01:06Oh, s***. That's so embarrassing.
01:08Sorry.
01:09I'm so happy to be here.
01:11It was super hilarious and genuinely surprising.
01:14When it comes to impersonation, jokes, and actually having a unique take on the character, Gut Mick takes this one
01:20in a walk.
01:21Now, I venture to say you've never had pork chops before.
01:24I have not.
01:26But my sister just married a Rothschild, so I'm the poor sister now.
01:30Carol Channing. Pandora Box vs. Bob the Drag Queen.
01:33There are few Broadway voices more iconic than Carol Channing.
01:37Pandora Box played into Channing's whimsy, imagining her as so out of touch that she believes scurvy is still a
01:44major public health concern.
01:45I'm the national spokesperson for Broadway actresses against scurvy.
01:51We deliver limes and lemons to all the people around in the neighborhood.
01:56And raspberries.
01:57And raspberries.
01:58In season eight, Bob the Drag Queen boldly switched characters mid-challenge.
02:03Her Carol Channing reads a little older, a little slower, and a lot more dirty-minded than Pandora's.
02:08I haven't taken anything but Lipitor for the past ten years.
02:12You don't really get a buzz off of that.
02:14Now, is there an anal option?
02:16I might happen to have a fleet or two in my home.
02:19A fleet in a month? Now you're talking my language.
02:22If you stay ready, you ain't got to get ready.
02:24She treats Channing like a sly-minded elder rather than a caricature of old age.
02:28Pandora scored high marks on her season, while Bob the Drag Queen won the challenge.
02:33Given the degree of difficulty and how much she plays with her fellow contestants, Bob wins this one.
02:39By the way, Eartha, I didn't know that was you down there.
02:42It's me, dog.
02:43From here, I couldn't tell if you were Della Reese or Luther Vandross.
02:47I couldn't see. These aren't even my good glasses.
02:51Britney Spears. Tatiana vs. Derrick Barry.
02:54Let's move on down to Britney Spears, the princess of pop.
02:58She, oops, I did it again.
03:00Ah! Do you mean between me down there?
03:03She had diarrhea.
03:05This one is tricky.
03:06You have one queen who had no previous Snatch Games to look to for inspiration,
03:10and a queen who makes her living as a celebrity impersonator.
03:14Tatiana won the very first Snatch Game with her performance as Britney Spears.
03:17Instead of going for low-hanging fruit,
03:19she plays against expectation with a warm, slightly naive take on the pop star.
03:24Dumb Deedee's so dumb. Last night she got arrested for driving without a...
03:27A baby in her lap.
03:29A baby!
03:31Because every time I do it, I don't get arrested.
03:34Yeah, that's right.
03:35Dumb.
03:36Derrick Barry's Britney is not that innocent.
03:38She physically embodies Spears like few queens ever do during the Snatch Game.
03:43The twitching, hair-flipping choreo is on point, even if the jokes aren't gut-bustingly funny.
03:48Good girl's gone bad.
03:49Yeah!
03:50Woo!
03:51Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:52You should do that one more time.
03:54Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:56I would be very popular in prison.
03:59For helping to set the standard and making us laugh,
04:02Tatiana's Britney is the winner here.
04:04Am I the only one who's doing it?
04:06Uh, I, I apparently, uh...
04:08It smells like home.
04:10Cher.
04:11Delta Work vs. Chad Michaels vs. Jujube vs. Bonnie Ann Clyde.
04:15Delta Work was the first queen to bring Cher to the Snatch Game,
04:18but hers is a low-energy performance that doesn't resemble the icon at all.
04:23Let's start with Cher.
04:24Instead of kissing her day's goodnight...
04:26She buys them tickets to my never-ending tour.
04:29Not a match.
04:31Renowned impersonator Chad Michaels refuses to play into the cartoonish Will & Grace Cher-isms.
04:35She's incredibly fun to watch while still making references fans would know.
04:39All right, Cher, I see you're wearing your Academy...
04:42Well, actually, you did not win the Academy Award that year.
04:44I didn't, but I'm wearing the s*** out of this headpiece.
04:47I paid a lot for it, so...
04:48Yeah, yes, you did.
04:49Yes, you did.
04:49Those girls are real sleazy.
04:51They're scabies, crabs, and fleas.
04:53Don't move.
04:54Meanwhile, on UK vs. The World, Jujubee does the exact opposite.
04:59She leans into the absurd,
05:01taking the old cliches and making them feel brand new.
05:03Now, is Cher your real name?
05:05Well, a part of it is.
05:07My real name is Cher Cootery.
05:10You know, it's just a short version.
05:13On Drag Race UK, Bonnie and Clyde continues the streak of absurdism and plays Cher as a literal chair.
05:20Strangely, it is somehow the right call.
05:23Yeah, Cher, do you get along with the other furniture in the living room?
05:26I do.
05:27I used to be in a relationship with one of them, actually.
05:30We were called Table and Cher.
05:33So it didn't work out, so I'm a solo act now.
05:37While Jujubee and Bonnie get points for originality, Chad Michaels is undeniable.
05:42It is a convincing impersonation that's also irreverent, studied, and completely accessible.
05:47Eartha Kitt, Chi-Chi Devane vs. Valentina vs. Jujubee.
05:51Despite her distinctive voice, the multi-hyphenate singer-actress-activist has turned out to be a deceptively hard snatch game
05:58character to master.
05:59Chi-Chi Devane was stuck on Kitt's appearance as Catwoman in the Batman TV series.
06:04But I said big furry balls.
06:07How big is your big furry balls?
06:10Honey, get your mind out of the gutter.
06:12Of course.
06:15On All Stars 4, Valentina nearly nailed the voice.
06:19But sometimes it felt like she was just listing facts from Kitt's Wikipedia profile and hoping they would sound funny.
06:24Well, you see, I love it when a guy invites me to dance.
06:28Because I studied with Katherine Dunham and we did many shows.
06:32And I would say, monotonous!
06:37Monotonous!
06:38On All Stars 5, Jujubee committed to complete surreality.
06:42Her Eartha Kitt is a smoky-voiced, purring weirdo who has a lot of charisma but doesn't quite know what
06:47to do with it.
06:48When it comes down to it, we have to do the sensible thing and declare Jujubee the winner.
06:52How would you keep me warm at night?
06:55I would centrally walk to the thermostat.
07:01And turn up the thermostat to a sensible 74.
07:08Maya Angelou, Chi-Chi Devane vs. Monet X Change.
07:11When she returned for All Stars 3, Chi-Chi Devane chose another sultry-voiced legend.
07:16But right off the bat, she misspelled Maya Angelou's name.
07:20And it set the tone for her entire performance.
07:23Why does the cage bird sing?
07:24The cage bird sings, darling.
07:28Because.
07:33I don't know why the cage bird sings, darling.
07:37She missed punchlines and froze up when RuPaul softballed questions.
07:42Still, it's almost as fun to watch her give it a try.
07:45Monet X Change didn't just bring a fabulous impression.
07:47She added a layer of shade and even a little venom to the regal and majestic Angelou,
07:52while still honoring her flair for poetry.
07:54Well, RuPaul, I've written 17 books, 19 plays, 13 autobiographies, and two hallmark cards.
08:02And it recognizes you're a phenomenal woman.
08:05Both impressions are funny in their own ways, but in terms of understanding the assignment,
08:10we have to give this one to Monet X Change.
08:12If these hoes try to come for me, I surely will cut thee.
08:18I will not hesitate to put thou in a ditch, because Maya Angelou ain't no punk bitch.
08:26Drew Barrymore, Willow Pill vs. Mikey Meeks.
08:29Drew, now, you're doing this talk show.
08:31Do you miss your acting career?
08:32Hell no, Ru.
08:35I've done enough work with Adam Sandler, I don't need to go back.
08:38Okay.
08:39Season 14 has one of the most notorious Snatch Games of all time.
08:44Unfortunately, Willow Pill did not do her research.
08:47I said his vegan sausage with smashed avocado.
08:51Okay.
08:52I love avocados.
08:53When I die, I want to be buried under an avocado tree.
08:56That way, people can have me on their toes.
08:59RuPaul threw her a curveball when Willow didn't seem to know or remember that Barrymore and Ru were both judges
09:04on the 2019 reality competition series, The World's Best.
09:08RuPaul, I am so excited to meet you from one show host to another.
09:12You look amazing in this snazzy little suit.
09:15Why, thank you, Drew.
09:17That is lovely.
09:18I guess you forgot that we worked together for a whole summer on another show.
09:23Season 18's Mikey Meeks fared much better.
09:27Without even speaking, she nails Barrymore's ingratiating communication style.
09:31Everything else is just sugar on top.
09:33Well, in my 10s, I had a debilitating drug addiction that ruined all of my relationships and family connections.
09:43But today I would say loving too hard.
09:47But do you have love in real life?
09:50Yes, Lizelle.
09:52This one is not even a contest.
09:53Ask Drew Barrymore herself.
09:55She loved Mikey's impersonation so much that Barrymore had her on her own talk show.
10:00Would you be kind enough to join us at the desk and do some news with us?
10:04If you ever have the chance to be on the Drew Barrymore show, do not miss out on the opportunity!
10:10Joan Rivers, Jimbo vs. Lucy LaDuca.
10:13Oh, Brooklyn, I'm wondering what the hell I did in my last life to end up in the bottom of
10:19the wastebasket with these hairballs.
10:21Oh, and I also brought Edgar.
10:23I don't go anywhere without Edgar's ashes.
10:29Notoriously sharp, quick-witted, and vicious, Joan Rivers is not an entry-level Snatch Game character.
10:34On the first season of Canada's Drag Race, Jimbo won the Snatch Game by embodying Rivers' halting and horse-voiced
10:41delivery.
10:42Her jokes were blunt and incredibly vicious.
10:44I keep clicking my goddamn heels together like Judy.
10:48Don't you talk about my mother like that!
10:50Your mother and I invented the Snatch Game, okay?
10:53You missed your mother? Smell my goddamn fingers.
10:56Lucy LaDuca, meanwhile, sounded equally close to the groundbreaking comic.
11:00She found a way to banter with her fellow contestants in a way that felt entirely organic and genuinely smart.
11:06I said, Miley's foam finger.
11:10I just wanted to make fun of the dumb bitch in the front.
11:13I know you want some of this, Miss Joan.
11:16Whereas Jimbo's performance is more blunt and vicious, parodying Rivers more than copying her,
11:22Lucy LaDuca found a way to make it feel like she was in the room.
11:25Although both performances have their fans, Lucy just barely ekes by with our boat.
11:30Look, it's not gonna be a match, but I said they work out with each other, because those bodies don't
11:34come easy.
11:35Now, the super Jew didn't tell you this, but he also won the Biggest Loser.
11:38I mean, oh, listen, I don't want to say that he was fat, but I saw him put mayonnaise on
11:43an aspirin.
11:44Jennifer Coolidge
11:46Scarlett Adams vs. James Mansfield vs. Dee Dee Marie Holliday vs. Kitten Caboodle vs. Near Enough
11:51Jennifer Coolidge has shown up on multiple seasons in multiple countries.
11:56In fact, Canada's Drag Race Season 4 saw a battle of the Coolidge's when Kitten Caboodle and Near Enough chose
12:02her for their celebrity.
12:18They formed a very strange, symbiotic duo, but Kitten definitely bested her.
12:23On Drag Race Philippines Season 2, Dee Dee Marie Holliday's half-baked performance landed her in the bottom.
12:29I talked to Kim Kardashian about launching that line, and we collaborated, and she wanted to start it with a
12:35case, so I just said, call it Jennifer.
12:39Jennifer.
12:40Drag Race Down Under, Scarlett Adams, had some of Coolidge's mannerisms, but there are only so many jokes you can
12:46make about food.
12:47Now, Jennifer, are you hungry for a hot dog?
12:49Oh, yeah. I love a hot dog, especially when they're down under.
12:55James Mansfield's high-pitched, airy voice sometimes sounds more like Megan Mullally than Jennifer Coolidge,
13:00but her jokes are easily the best, and she's quick with a comeback.
13:04For that reason, we have to declare James Mansfield the winner.
13:08I didn't know there was gonna be a pop quiz.
13:10You're asking about my feet. Is Quentin Tarantino behind that wall?
13:16I'm a busy actress, Rue. It's a seg violation right now being here.
13:21Cardi B. Vandemis Jo Kim vs. Jada Essence Hall vs. Ivy Elise vs. Stephanie Prince vs. Rita Menuh vs. Godland.
13:29Cardi B!
13:30Why you chose me to answer this question?
13:32What was the reason?
13:34What was the reason?
13:35No!
13:36What was the reason, bitch?
13:38Six different Drag Race queens have tried their hand at a Cardi B impersonation,
13:42making her the most impersonated celebrity for the challenge.
13:45Three landed in the bottom.
13:47Drag Race, Holland's Ivy Elise, Down Under's Rita Menuh,
13:51and Canada's Stephanie Prince didn't so much impersonate Cardi B.
13:54They sort of just made a bunch of vulgar noises.
13:56Cardi B! What is the next it baby name?
13:58I said that little ding-a-ding-a-swinging back in my throat.
14:02Is it ex-baby name?
14:03Yes, bitch. A nickname?
14:05Ding-dong!
14:07Okay.
14:08Season 12's Jada Essence Hall and Thailand's Vandemis Jo Kim were both deemed safe,
14:12but both found moments to make the vulgarity work.
14:15I always wave this ass.
14:18Oh, okay.
14:20Took me from stripper pause to sell a multi-platinum album.
14:23That's the truth.
14:24In Drag Race UK versus the World Series 3,
14:27Godland became the first queen to win the snatch game as Cardi B.
14:30She combined the rapper's chaotic energy with a complete disregard for reality or sense.
14:36There's really no competition here.
14:38Godland owns this.
14:39World Series 3, is it something like fire burning?
14:43If it is, I'ma let my wet ass drop that water and make it wet all over pure fire.
14:53And make the world peace.
14:55Thank you, Al.
14:58Who are some other celebrities who've made multiple snatch game appearances?
15:02Tell us your faves in the comments.
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