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RUРАUL'S DRАG RАСЕ S18E09
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00:03Mia has just left us.
00:06I'm having a lot of feelings.
00:07Mia is such a big part of my family,
00:09so it's a hit to me, and I know it's a hit to Juicy.
00:13Big backs take over.
00:15Kenya, I love you.
00:16Athena and Juicy take it home.
00:19Love, Mama Mia.
00:20Oh.
00:21I sent my good sister and my mother Mia home.
00:24One of the most positive fucking people to have in your corner,
00:27and that's a real ass bitch.
00:28Mia literally had my back in the Raider Queen,
00:30and I love Mia so much.
00:33I know Mia's presence is going to be missed in this competition for sure.
00:37I'm going to miss her so much here,
00:38but I can't wait to see that bitch on the other side.
00:39She's going to text Mandy right after this.
00:43She's going to say,
00:44Friar went home.
00:46You won that lip-sync.
00:48Mia, we love you.
00:49You galvanized, sister.
00:50You galvanized yourself.
00:52And you did not squabble that opportunity, bitch.
00:55I did not squabble it, honey.
00:56From this point on,
00:57Mia, I'm going to do this for you, bitch.
00:58I want to make Mia proud.
01:01Kenya is here to play, bitch.
01:03Juicy.
01:03Juicy Gassimpsons.
01:04So who are you?
01:06Tough question.
01:07So RuPaul did ask a very tough question to Juicy.
01:10At this point in the competition,
01:11we need to see you.
01:13Like, who are you?
01:16That one question did hit me hard because it is something, like, I've personally struggled
01:20with and probably haven't, like, voiced as much.
01:23And, like, I had been dealing with, like, a bit of a drug addiction.
01:27And I did kind of lose myself for a while.
01:30This may be your comeback then.
01:32I know how hard it was to pull yourself out of that dark space.
01:35And I'm so happy and so blessed to be here with you for your comeback.
01:39I love you and I'm proud of you.
01:41It is a very dark thing that I went through.
01:45Athena was...
01:48She was fighting so hard to try to get me out of it.
01:52Crying to me, like, I don't know how to help you anymore.
01:54I guess people try to, like, see me and see that I have this perfect life.
01:59Uh-oh.
01:59There's so much darkness that comes with all of that.
02:02And light has to come from darkness.
02:06Well, Nini, congratulations.
02:09Snatch Game winner.
02:10I guess I'm funny now.
02:12You better watch out.
02:14If the girls didn't think I was a threat before, I'm definitely a threat now.
02:18I was making Drew laugh with everything that I said.
02:21I'm feeling phenomenal.
02:22I mean, to get top critiques on Snatch Game, that is an accomplishment.
02:25They love the Drew.
02:26I'm proud of myself.
02:27After the Raid of Queen, I feel like a really nice, like, flame is under my ass.
02:31They didn't love the character shoe.
02:35But here's a...
02:36Can we do a shoe camp, please?
02:37No, no, no, no.
02:38Can we do a shoe camp?
02:39Yeah, I think we need to do it.
02:41Jane, your Snatch Game, it was also amazing.
02:44How are you feeling?
02:45Um, yeah, I'm mostly feeling good.
02:47I mean, you know, I have been at the top every week.
02:50Eight weeks in a row.
02:51Jane, don't bottom.
02:53So I'm just kind of, like, would really love to finally just, like, pop again and get a win.
02:59Well, we have two queens with two wins, Juicy and Nene.
03:05Yeah.
03:05Three queens with one win, myself, Athena, and Jane.
03:10And then Darlene, Kenya, and Discord are soon to be on the board.
03:15Now that we have two people in the room that have two wins under their belt,
03:19I'm a little, like, Miss Jane, we need to hurry this shit up.
03:23I am quickly feeling like I'm falling a bit behind the pack.
03:27Oh, my God.
03:28Her having on real panties.
03:30Who wants my panties?
03:32Y'all, first of all, look how tiny her fucking panties are.
03:36Wait, can you put them on?
03:37Oh, my God.
03:37Can you put them on?
03:39It's about to get real nasty in here.
03:40I'm going to have to level my pussy up.
03:42What the fuck?
03:44I need to give it some sauce and razzle-dazzle.
03:46I need to have a dazzle and a motherfucking guson on.
03:47From this point on, Kenya Pleaser is a top.
03:51Can't believe I just said that.
03:54Take those off now, you fucking cunt!
03:59Here we go.
04:01It's a new day, though.
04:03This competition is dwindling down.
04:05There are only eight girls left in the room,
04:07and only a few of us will make it to the finale.
04:10I have a question for the group here.
04:12Out of the departed queens,
04:13who is the one that you're the most surprised
04:15isn't here with us still today?
04:16Vida.
04:17Vida.
04:18You're the reason!
04:20Vida knows who she is, so that's kind of the...
04:23Nini!
04:24What the hell, Nini?
04:26Nini!
04:26I have a gun!
04:28Nini's got the gun!
04:28Nini has a gun!
04:29We say that Nini has a gun because
04:32everyone just kind of is catching strays with Nini.
04:35Sometimes everyone's sort of like having a fun time,
04:37and Nini will come out of nowhere and be like,
04:39and that's why your mom's dead.
04:42Hello, hello, hello!
04:45You kitties want some ice cream?
04:47Yes, please!
04:48Meow!
04:49You know, at this point in the competition,
04:50it's time to delve deep into your
04:52charisma-unique-deservant challenge.
04:55For today's mini-challenge,
04:56we're going to play a game we call
04:59Brinder?
05:00I hardly know her!
05:01Ooh!
05:01Ooh!
05:03Oh, pick, crew!
05:04Ooh!
05:04Yay!
05:06Yay!
05:07Yay!
05:08Yay!
05:09Bryce and Havine are going to help us keep score.
05:13They're zero miles away.
05:14Now, here's how the game works.
05:16I ask a question, like,
05:19which queen is most likely to steal your man?
05:22Then you all vote.
05:23Each time your answer matches the majority,
05:26you get a point.
05:27And in the end,
05:28the queen with the most points wins.
05:30Okay, first question.
05:32Which queen is most likely to lie
05:35and say she's verse?
05:38All right?
05:39Expose yourself.
05:41Ooh!
05:43Looks like that would be a theme.
05:46The woman wears a cap tan.
05:48There you go.
05:49Screams top to me.
05:51Okay, so, Mikey, Jane, Darlene, and Kenya,
05:54you all have a point.
05:56Next question.
05:57Which queen is most likely to hook up
05:59in drag?
06:01Jesus Christ.
06:02One, two, three, reveal.
06:04Oh!
06:05I'm sensing a pattern here.
06:08Athena.
06:09All right, so, which queen is most likely
06:11to lie about her age on her Grindr profile?
06:14Almighty.
06:15One, two, three.
06:19Unanimous.
06:21It is unanimous.
06:24It still says 30, yes.
06:26Come on, two, three.
06:26Everyone gets one point.
06:28All right, which queen has the lowest body count?
06:31Not me.
06:33Oh, okay.
06:34It looks like Darlene.
06:36And do we have the Lort thing for that?
06:39Yes.
06:40Which queen is most likely to have
06:42mask for mask on her profile?
06:45Oh, okay.
06:47Five queens voted for Nene.
06:49Goddamn.
06:49Nene, do you know something that we don't?
06:52All right, next question.
06:54Which queen is most likely to be on Grindr
06:57at a funeral?
06:59Hmm.
07:00A somber mood has dropped over the proceedings.
07:03One, two, three.
07:05Kenya.
07:06You're just a lot of rich people at funerals, girl.
07:08All right, final question.
07:10And it's worth five points.
07:12Ooh.
07:13Which queen is most likely to disappear off the grid?
07:18As in, who's going home next?
07:21Looks like Mikey is ready.
07:23With remorse.
07:25Y'all ready?
07:28Oh, my gosh.
07:29Kenya is the choice.
07:31Kenya, you chose yourself.
07:32Oh, yes.
07:33I knew how they were going to vote.
07:34That's not going to happen in the name of Jesus Christ.
07:36But, you know, I had to play the game, child.
07:37Nene and Athena said Discord.
07:40Ooh.
07:40Now, Nene, you chose Discord.
07:42Why?
07:42She's been chronically saved.
07:45Oh, okay.
07:46I may have only been saved, but I have never been in the bottom.
07:51There are some girls here who have been in the bottom a lot.
07:54So, the logic ain't logic in, girl.
07:56Okay, queens.
07:57The winner of today's mini challenge is...
08:00Discord and Kenya.
08:02It is a tie.
08:04Condragulations.
08:05You'll split a cash prize of $2,500, courtesy of Grindr.
08:12Honey, last season, everybody voted for Jules to go home next.
08:15And look what happened.
08:16She ended up being top two.
08:18Now, Ladykins, when you're stuck with a day that's gray and lonely,
08:23you can bet your bottom dollar that there's going to be a Rusical Challenge.
08:32So, this week, you'll be acting, singing, voguing, and noguing
08:35in the Rusical, Fanny the Hard Knock Ball.
08:39Yes, bitch!
08:41It's the drags to riches story of Fanny,
08:45a young orphan with big dreams and an even bigger ass.
08:49Oh, wow.
08:50Okay.
08:51I am so happy we are finally down to the Rusical
08:54because that means choreography.
08:56I've had two bad weeks back-to-back.
08:59And I want to finally have another good week.
09:02Now, I'll let you decide which roles you'll play.
09:05Now, to help you get into character,
09:07we will be providing the costumes as well as the hair,
09:10courtesy of Wigs and Grace.
09:14The one challenge in all of Drag Race herstory
09:19that I am the most nervous about.
09:22Races, start your engines,
09:24and may the best drag queen win.
09:27La la la la la la la la la.
09:30Broadway!
09:32So, now it is time for us to pick our roles
09:34for Fanny the Hard Knock Ball Rusical.
09:37It is a Rusical inspired by Annie,
09:39one of my favorite musicals of all time.
09:41In the iconic film,
09:43Paris is burning.
09:45Juicy, plug us in and hit play.
09:46Going, going, going.
09:49Oh.
09:50The role of this shenanigans jumps out to me.
09:52This is a juke joint, vaudeville number.
09:56The risk of me having to Vogue is pretty low.
09:59So I am going to do what I need to do to get this role.
10:02Okay. Oh, shit!
10:03I'm looking for a role that I can use to stand out.
10:06I see Grace Gaultier. She's the MC of the ball.
10:09She's the main MC. I want Grace.
10:11I am listening for the track that has the least amount of vocals
10:15and probably the least amount of dancing.
10:18Feel that.
10:19Immediately, I see the role of Mama Big Bucks,
10:22a ruthless, domineering house mother.
10:25I have some experience with this.
10:27Hmm. Brandy.
10:29Okay, there's a dog. Perfect.
10:31Close the book.
10:33So are there any first thoughts on roles?
10:35I'm feeling Grace hard.
10:37I would like to be a little salty.
10:38I think I would really like Mama Big Bucks.
10:40I'm leaning toward Brandy.
10:43I really like Cecile's part.
10:46I would like Miss Shenanigans.
10:47So the ones that are sort of up in the air,
10:49it seems like are Fanny and Big Peppa.
10:51I would feel comfortable taking Fanny.
10:55Fanny is the role I want.
10:57She has the most singing out of everybody.
10:59And I'm a recovering theater kid.
11:01I have background in theater.
11:04So I do feel comfortable taking that.
11:07I also want Fanny.
11:08Oh, okay.
11:10I'm coming in hot off the Snatch Game.
11:12I could keep the momentum going into the Roots School.
11:14I feel like, hey, I could be the lead.
11:16Big Peppa is sort of the one where whoever does not get Fanny is going.
11:22I don't think I want Big Peppa.
11:23I don't want Big Peppa either.
11:25This town ain't big enough for two Fannies.
11:26Should we audition?
11:28All right, yeah, let's do it.
11:29Okay, fine. Okay, fine.
11:30And then the group decides who's Fanny.
11:33Okay.
11:33And if you're not Fanny...
11:35You're a Big Peppa.
11:36You're a Big Peppa.
11:37Leaping lizards!
11:38Look at all these beautiful girls.
11:41What do I have that they don't have?
11:43Okay.
11:44NeNe, do you want to take Fanny?
11:45Sure.
11:46Sure.
11:47Leaping lizards!
11:48Look at all these beautiful girls.
11:50What do I have that they don't have?
11:56I like Mikey.
11:59And why?
12:00I thought it was more believable.
12:02Personally.
12:03All in favor of Mikey, raise your hand.
12:05One, two, three.
12:08Okay, shit.
12:09Well, fuck my drag.
12:10It feels like the girls had already made up their mind
12:12before the audition even happened.
12:14Do I just have to accept the vote?
12:16Yeah.
12:16I mean, I was happy with the vote.
12:20Girl.
12:22Well...
12:22I mean, I also like Mama Big Bucks.
12:26Back up, ho.
12:27No, ma'am.
12:28X, get away from me.
12:29This is my part.
12:30Do you want to take Big Peppa?
12:31I don't want to take Mama Big Bucks.
12:32I want to take Mama Big Bucks.
12:33This is a part that I feel really close to
12:34and that I want to do,
12:35and I want to make up for myself in the Snatch Game.
12:36So I'm not budging, period.
12:38So why do I have to budge?
12:38Because you just auditioned for Fanny.
12:40I'm not going to sit here and do Big Peppa
12:42when I have a part that's written for me right here.
12:43I'm just not doing it.
12:45No.
12:46I mean...
12:48I just...
12:48I really don't think I want Big Peppa.
12:51Is it stressing you out that much?
12:53It's the one role I didn't want.
12:56After a while, it gets exhausting.
12:58I start thinking strategically.
12:59If you really want Fanny, I can do Big Peppa.
13:03NeNe, you take the lead.
13:05See what happens when you realize how much singing there is.
13:08You sure?
13:09If it gets us to the next step,
13:11sounds good to me.
13:12Now I'm getting scared.
13:14Well...
13:14Well, you got this.
13:17Do you want Fanny?
13:19Do you want to do it?
13:20Oh my God.
13:20Because it's between the title.
13:22Okay.
13:23Hold on.
13:24Hold on.
13:24I'm sorry.
13:25I'm sorry.
13:25I'm sorry.
13:27NeNe is trying to outsmart the challenge
13:30and it's the same thing that happened with the talent show.
13:33I think I would rather get it over with.
13:36Let's go week one.
13:38Wait.
13:39I'll go week two.
13:42NeNe, with all the love in my heart.
13:44If Mikey's willing to take Big Peppa,
13:46then you just do Fanny and she takes Big Peppa.
13:47Like, let's just lock it in then.
13:49I'm gonna...
13:50You're having a breakthrough.
13:52Jesus Christ.
13:53We're gonna be here forever.
13:54I look over at the other girls
13:55and Jane's kind of rumbling in her chair.
13:58The other girls are kind of like...
14:00You know?
14:01I'm just kind of getting in my head.
14:02Maybe this is a sign that I'm not ready to take on...
14:05the lead lead.
14:06Yeah.
14:07You take Fanny.
14:08I'm gonna take Big Peppa.
14:10We have officially casted Fanny,
14:12the hard knock ball, honey.
14:14Darling.
14:14Are you ready to serve?
14:16Are you ready to slay?
14:19Let's go.
14:20The marquee is up.
14:21Mikey Meeks as Fanny.
14:24The title role.
14:25Oh, let's do it.
14:27Fanny!
14:29Hello.
14:30Hello.
14:31Hi.
14:32It's time to record our vocals with Leland.
14:34And I'm a little bit nervous.
14:35I'm not known for being the best singer in the world.
14:38Say hello to music producer, Gabe Lopez.
14:40Hey.
14:40How are you?
14:41Gabe has worked tirelessly putting together the music
14:44and we just cannot wait to see what you do with it.
14:46You know, our job is to make you sound the best you can.
14:50Got your work cut out for you, honey.
14:52There's a lot at stake because ultimately,
14:55we are not live singing the musical.
14:57So what we do in these recording sessions dictates the kinds of choices
15:01we're going to be able to make on stage.
15:03All right, let's get to it.
15:04First up is Juicy Love Dion.
15:07I'm up first.
15:08This is no fun.
15:10This rusical all the way through has to just feel fierce.
15:13So I'm really excited to see you just bring that attitude
15:15and that energy and that authenticity.
15:17So here we go.
15:18I'm dripping in pure opulence.
15:20These jewels, they cost a ton.
15:22But if I shine too bright and see your mama's like,
15:24ooh, honey, I'm done.
15:26It all sounds da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
15:28Go above.
15:29Go take it to the extreme.
15:30This is a rusical.
15:31Dancing is half of it.
15:33You've got to bring the acting through the voice.
15:35And I don't know if Juicy is fully doing that.
15:38Up next, Kenya Pleaser.
15:40Let's jump right in.
15:41Ball, ball, bring it to the ball.
15:43Leave no crumbs, let's see it all.
15:44Stump that floor, arch that back, snap that fan, crack, crack.
15:48What an opening.
15:50That's what I'm talking about.
15:51The way everything is rolling off my tongue right now,
15:53I'm having so much fun.
15:55Bitch, you know, Sade, these girls better be scared.
15:57I'm Miss Pleaser this week, bitch.
15:59I don't care, honey.
16:01Up next is Nene Coco.
16:03I put up a fight for the lead,
16:05so I feel like I do have a little bit of something to prove
16:07to you, the girls.
16:08One, two.
16:09No silver spoons, but I make them eat.
16:11I gag them all with this fierce ass beat.
16:14That sounds different than what I expected.
16:16I'm kind of trying to go in this rock direction.
16:19I'm not exactly hitting the notes in the way
16:21that I think I can hit them.
16:23Ugh!
16:24Ugh!
16:24Ugh!
16:25Whoa.
16:27This isn't therapy, but if you need to let something out,
16:29it's all good.
16:30Athena, do you feel rich?
16:32Do you feel ready?
16:32I feel rich.
16:32I feel ruthless.
16:34Great, so really thread the character throughout this song.
16:36When I want diamonds by the mine,
16:38I own the moon because I like the shine.
16:40I bought the ocean just to take a dip.
16:42I'm a billionaire on an ego trip.
16:44Athena has a condition that causes her to step into a recording booth
16:49and immediately sound like Dr. Seuss.
16:51Down from Olympus, looking right.
16:53Your goddess is here to shine her light.
16:54I would love for you to be not so Dr. Seuss about it.
16:58And we need to find a cure immediately.
17:01I own the moon because I like the shine.
17:03I bought the moon!
17:04Like, it's Mrs. Doubtfire.
17:05Miss Shenanigans.
17:07Let her be drunk, slurry, funny.
17:10Metaphorically, take a shot.
17:11Drunk.
17:12Here we go.
17:13Now they just whisper,
17:15look at her.
17:16She's so intoxicated.
17:20Key change!
17:22Now it's my time to shine
17:26like the top of the Chrysler Building.
17:29Oh, very good.
17:31I mean, we were laughing.
17:32I know when I can feel Gabe laughing behind me
17:34that we're in the right zone.
17:36Jane Don't comes into this motherfucking recording session
17:38with a full realized character and kills it.
17:42All right, so you are our fanny.
17:45It's a big role.
17:46Do you feel good and everything?
17:48Yeah.
17:48Okay.
17:48My background's in theater and musical theater.
17:50I haven't, it's been a minute.
17:51I kind of retired it for a while.
17:53So it's cool to dip my toes back into it.
17:55Okay, perfect.
17:55Here we go.
17:57Do I have the guts to kiss this horn knock alive?
18:01Goodbye, maybe, maybe.
18:08That sounds amazing.
18:09You have such a good voice.
18:10Great job, amazing.
18:12I think the casting seems to be really right.
18:15She can't just sing, honey.
18:16Mikey is slaying these vocals
18:17and NeNe is chewing on a big piece of humble pie right now.
18:21Next Tuesday, next Tuesday, I'll see you next Tuesday.
18:26You're only a week away.
18:34Yes.
18:35Yes, yes, yes.
18:36I didn't realize that we had Sutton Foster in the building.
18:40Oh, my God.
18:42My chances of winning might be going down the drain.
18:51Ladies.
18:53All right.
18:53Hi, Jamal.
18:55Hello.
18:55Here we go.
18:56Here we go.
18:57It's time to do our choreography session with Jamal Sims.
19:00And no matter how the recording turned out,
19:02I can bring the character to life through the choreography.
19:05I just want to introduce Carlos Basquiat.
19:07Hi, Carlos.
19:07An amazing choreographer, dancer,
19:09who you guys might have seen him with either Beyonce or Madonna.
19:13Also the hit show Legendary.
19:15Yeah.
19:15Wow.
19:15He's a ballroom dancer.
19:16He's a ballroom expert, and he's here to make sure we execute it the best way possible.
19:20We're really going to be voguing it today.
19:23First up, Juicy and Kenya.
19:26As you're learning the steps, think about the character.
19:28Opulence is what we're going for.
19:30Just to add on a little bit to what Jamal was saying,
19:31are we familiar with Paris is Burning?
19:33Yeah.
19:33Your cattiness, your cuntiness, your attitude, your sass needs to shine through the elements.
19:38We have to really deliver the real essence of ballroom.
19:41Give me some choreography.
19:42So you want to go one, two, over and hit.
19:48Cat.
19:49Cat.
19:49Over and hit.
19:51I can hit the choreography.
19:52Damn.
19:54I feel like I got something to prove.
19:55So like, I'm just really working my little butt off.
19:58So I'm feeling ready to dance.
20:02Cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat.
20:06Don't hurt him, Nana.
20:06Right and swing.
20:08I thought Mama Big Bucks was just going to be this regal bitch in a gown,
20:11just like gliding and kind of giving shade.
20:13Why is she going to dance so much?
20:15Ooh.
20:17Hey.
20:17Your voice.
20:19I may be alone on this opinion, but I love watching Athena dance.
20:23It is a unique experience.
20:27Jane, don't.
20:29Can I ask you to give us a little Miss Shenanigan walk?
20:31Yeah.
20:32I mean, I'm taking sort of inspiration from Discord on the runway.
20:36So we're sort of back here.
20:40We're sort of here.
20:42Uh-huh.
20:42She's a party girl.
20:43Oh, honey.
20:44Yes.
20:45You know you can't take.
20:48Mikey Meeks and Darlene Mitchell.
20:51Darlene, the hard part for you is you have to do it as a dog.
20:55Dog.
20:56Yes.
20:56Doggy style is going to be your thing.
20:59Okay.
21:00Typically, I hate choreography, but like I immediately recognize that I can lean on my physical comedy.
21:06Then I can kind of, you know, have some wiggle room, have some fun.
21:09Head.
21:10Chest.
21:10Darlene, pause.
21:12Not fist.
21:14So being a dog, I will do.
21:16Discord Adams and Nene Coco.
21:19I'm a little bit nervous.
21:20It's time to do the one thing I don't want to do.
21:22Choreography.
21:23All right.
21:24So we're going to do a little old school hip hop.
21:26The running man.
21:27Think about going like this.
21:28Hop.
21:29Hop.
21:30Hop.
21:31Bye.
21:32There it is.
21:34Girl.
21:35What the fuck?
21:36Hop.
21:37Hop.
21:38Hop.
21:39Holla.
21:41Child, as opposed to Discord, honey, Nene got a little spice in it.
21:45But it's still awfully white.
21:47We need to add some pepper up in there.
21:49Come on.
21:49Here we go.
21:49Some seasoning.
21:51One, and two, and three, and four, five, six, seven, eight.
21:56Yo, these moves are tight, son.
21:59One, hop.
21:59Two, hop.
22:00Three, four, turn.
22:01Five, hop.
22:02Discord Adams, honey.
22:04Legend.
22:04Legend doesn't make it to a honey.
22:06She came too slow.
22:14It's opening night.
22:16It's a new day in the work room.
22:20And I should not sing.
22:23I think I've learned.
22:25It's opening night of Fanny the Hard Knock Ball musical.
22:30Touch your skin, darling.
22:32Touch all of this skin.
22:33Bitch, I'm ready.
22:35I feel very, very confident.
22:37Like, I'm all smiles.
22:39All 32 of my teeth ditch.
22:41Beep.
22:42Good morning, honey.
22:44Good morning, daughter, the lead of the Fanny musical.
22:47I have a lot riding on this.
22:49I'm the leading role of this whole ruse-icle.
22:52And I want this win so bad.
22:57One thing about me is I'm not afraid to, when I believe that I have done wrong, I feel like
23:03I can acknowledge that.
23:04Girl, I love you.
23:06You're gonna kill it.
23:06I love you, too.
23:07I was so blown away in your recording session.
23:10Leland and Gabe were really impressed.
23:13Honestly, the recording session felt kind of, like, therapeutic.
23:17To have someone who is a professional at this complimenting the hell out of me.
23:22Oh, my God.
23:23Surreal.
23:24It's surreal.
23:25I grew up in theater.
23:27That was, like, a big dream of mine.
23:28And I went to school for it and all that.
23:31It's like, unless you are the best of the best, it usually doesn't work out for you.
23:35Would you say it's a hard knock life?
23:36It's a hard knock life.
23:37I counted myself out.
23:38That whole side of me I just, like, put away because I just didn't think I was good enough.
23:42Like, when I was in school, when I was doing, like, music in theater, I just felt like such the
23:47black sheep of the, like, department in a lot of ways.
23:50I would audition for things and I would be like, like, I'm not a romantic lead.
23:52It's like, you're telling me no because I'm too visibly gay or I'm not, like, thin enough or I don't,
23:58I'm not, like, handsome enough or whatever to, like, play this, like, role.
24:01Right.
24:01I think drag centers the outsider.
24:04Like, all of the things that I felt like were detriments are actually the things in drag that, like, make
24:10me the most interesting.
24:11Imagine me with a BFA, honey.
24:13Way too powerful.
24:13Way too powerful.
24:15I don't think that Athena with more drama training is what the world needs.
24:17I'm literally Gloria Swanson on my everyday life, so.
24:22I was so happy that you picked the Mama Bucks role.
24:25I know.
24:25It's very fitting for you.
24:27Her description was mega rich, ruthless, domineering house mother.
24:32I was like, I think I have some experience with this.
24:35I don't know, maybe not the mega rich part or the ruthless.
24:38Oh, don't walk it back now.
24:40Depending on, I mean, you could probably ask Juicy or some of my other children if I'm ruthless.
24:43Yes.
24:43Ooh.
24:44I'll just say, like, when I was assisting you in my early years, I would have to remind myself that
24:50we're at work and we're not friends right now.
24:52Yeah.
24:52Because you can be a little ruthless.
24:54It does come from a place of love, I'll have to say.
24:56It's like there's a mommy role and then there's, like, the show director role.
25:00Juicy and I's relationship has a lot of layers.
25:04We know things about each other that nobody else knows.
25:07And she's had some really dark times and I was there.
25:11And so to be in this type of a competition with somebody you're that close to, it's crazy.
25:17Can I have mascara?
25:19You look great today.
25:21I kind of, like, always love a drag queen without a lip.
25:24Like, sometimes I literally stop without the lip and I'm like, ooh.
25:27Yeah, we gotta get you back in the bars.
25:31Not a russical.
25:32Category is Elimination Day.
25:35Woah.
25:36Bitch.
25:37Dun dun dun.
25:38Dun dun dun.
25:42Welcome to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race.
25:46Mamma mia, it's Michelle Visage.
25:49Michelle, what is your favorite musical?
25:51Are you kidding me?
25:52I can't answer.
25:53That's a gay Sophie's choice.
25:56However, I can tell you the gateway drug that made me fall in love.
26:00And that was the one and only West Side Story.
26:03Aw.
26:04He puts the D in Damn Yankees.
26:07It's Jamal Sims.
26:08Do you have a favorite musical?
26:10Well, you know, Ru, I love me some Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.
26:13So it has to be The Wheels.
26:16Ah.
26:17He's the music man.
26:18It's Benny Blanco.
26:20Hi.
26:21Now, Benny, I hear you've been in a musical.
26:23Is that true?
26:24When I was six, I played a girl in The King and I, so I guess I've done drag.
26:31This week we challenged our queens to bring it to the ball in the russical Fanny the Hard Knock Ball.
26:39Racers, start your engines and may the best drag queen win.
26:44And now, the world premiere of Fanny the Hard Knock Ball.
26:52Oh, Brandy.
26:54As an orphan, I've got questions.
26:56Like, who's my drag mother?
26:58Who's my drag father?
26:59Who's my drag father?
27:00And who gave me this big, fat, juicy, totally natural, ass?
27:06Will I ever find a home?
27:10Maybe.
27:11Maybe.
27:12A drag house I can call my own?
27:15Maybe.
27:17Maybe.
27:18Maybe.
27:18Do I have the guts to kiss this hard knock life goodbye?
27:24Maybe.
27:25Maybe.
27:26Maybe.
27:28Maybe.
27:30Maybe.
27:30Maybe.
27:31Maybe.
27:32Maybe.
27:32Maybe.
27:33Maybe.
27:34Maybe.
27:38Greece.
27:41Maybe.
27:42is it next tuesday oh brandy i wish you could talk i said next tuesday oh here it's next tuesday
27:51leaping lizards this could be the answer to our prayers next tuesday next tuesday i'll see you
27:58next tuesday you're only a week away
28:08live from the mdr center for cultural appropriation it's time for the hard knock
28:14ball ball bring it to the ball leave no crimes let's see it all stop that floor arch that back
28:24snap that hand tonight one lucky orphan will be selected to join our house the most expensive
28:31address and nyc the house of big box owned by mama big box the richest and the most ruthless woman
28:39in
28:39the world i'm grace gotier and i was an orphan until mama took me in i rocked the finest labels
28:48in mama's
28:49beauty cage my wardrobe sheet but i can't speak i signed a nba category is luscious body body body body
28:56category is luxe queen luxe queen luxe queen category is townie country townie country
29:04category is cnbc i'm last year's winner cecile cartier and i'm mama's favorite
29:14i'm dripping in pure opulence these jewels they cost a ton but if i shine too bright and still mama's
29:19light oh honey i'm done
29:21bring it to the floor i don't want to see eights i don't want to see nines bitch i want
29:25to see ten
29:25ball ball bring it to the ball it's starting now come one come off stop that floor arch that back
29:31snap that band crack crack yeah
29:33oh absolutely honey and now the mother of all mothers
29:46check this don't wear it
29:50down on breezy street we don't give we dance down on breezy street snatching tax breaks
29:57down on breezy street the power's real down on breezy street we seal the deal
30:05when i want diamonds i buy the mine i own the moon because i like to shine i bought the
30:09ocean just
30:10to take a dip i'm a billionaire on an ego trip luxury look at that luxury not even close
30:17i got big bucks and i cannot lie my dividends multiply you're lower class and i own your ass
30:25when i say jump you ask how high how high down on breezy street we don't give we dance down
30:34on
30:34breezy street snatching tax breaks check the deduction the power's real i love power
30:42seal the deal i made my money the old-fashioned way i inherited it down on breezy street the power's
30:53wheel down on breezy street we seal the deal which one of you bitches is my new drag daughter
31:01let the competition begin category is rags to bitches from the house of shenanigans is lil salty and big
31:10pepper hard knock queens take the stage champagne dreams on minimum wage serving face and looking tight
31:26it's wearing clothes we mugged last night
31:32we've arrived one two buckle my shoe keep the empty wallet i'm a girl on a budget make this look
31:38from
31:38scratch uh-uh don't judge it copying fashion from the page of the book honey why y'all gagging so
31:44uh-uh no silver spoons but i make them each i gag them all with this fierce ass beef thrift
31:51store track
31:52you take my style because i'm never fully dressed but i got a big smile hard knock queens take the
32:01stage
32:02champagne drinks on minimum wage serving face and looking tight wearing clothes we mopped last night
32:15uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh clean up on aisle six
32:24where is the rotten fanny oh no it's miss shenanigans quick jabber with the safety
32:30pin we mean we love you miss shenanigans i'll deal with you two losers later well hello mama
32:38are your legs tired because you've been running through my mind all night madam please
32:45category is delusional and drunk hey i'm not as think as you drunk i am
32:55i used to be the gal that fellas wanted to date a knockout a bombshell steps on a plate
33:04my moves and curves kept all the boys so captivated
33:10now they just whisper look at her she's so intoxicated
33:18key change
33:21i've made my tears in shabby shoes
33:27now it's my time to shine like the top of the chrysler building
33:34so mama be still pick me and we'll have a real good time
33:50uh oh
33:51bitch broke a hip
33:53that's okay i don't feel a thing
33:57brandy look at all these beautiful girls what do i have that they don't have
34:02duh that big fat juicy totally natural
34:06believe it lizards brandy you can talk yes
34:10bitch you just never let me get a word in edgewise
34:12oh brandy what would i do without you
34:16tonight's final category is two best friends
34:20she just want to dance she just want to dance she just want to dance she
34:25we're little bitches we're box and bluffs want to double your fun pay up invest we started with
34:31nothing but we're changing that story two best friends is the category let's hear it for my bestie
34:36my rather dark bitch that big bottom fella gonna make us both rich i bark for that booty i howl
34:41for
34:41her tag my top dog for life now watch my tail back
34:45you mean like this
34:49not just cake i'm the whole bakery if you got the icy come spread it on me watch me walk
34:54watch me bounce i'm a cultural event gonna have mama big bucks paying my rent
34:58she just want to dance she just want to dance
35:01we're little bitches we're box and bluffs want to double your fun pay up invest we started with nothing but
35:07we're changing that story
35:08two best friends is the category she's the queen of cake she's my canine crew
35:15new york hot dogs mama we're two silence i've made my decision
35:23fanny i don't need anything but you and that priceless ass
35:28sleeping lizards we did it brandy we have a home
35:32sorry but no support animals allowed
35:34oh go ahead fanny this is your big dream
35:37i don't have all day fanny i need your answer
35:41mama big bucks my answer is is yes
35:48as in yes i'm going to start my own house and i'm going to call it the house of see
35:54you next tuesday
35:55mama big bucks you're fired
35:58wait did she do that keep your heart knots keep your goal we'd rather have
36:05have a hand to hold
36:07the house we want ain't built with bling it's made with love that's everything
36:13so if someone puts the bird tell them see you next tuesday
36:19a journey for a better word tell them see you next tuesday
36:26so what should we need give you one guess next tuesday next tuesday i'll see you next tuesday
36:37next tuesday next tuesday i'll see you next tuesday
36:41the category is beige against the machine up first mikey meeks now who the fuck is pleather
37:05she's an international super villain on a mission to paint the world beige i don't think they
37:11expected this type of silhouette for me but the look is powerful you say latex i say slatex
37:19darlene mitchell how tweeted is i don't know about you but i think this look could use some shoulder
37:26pads every type of tweed you could possibly think of we've got a bunch of different textures who commit
37:31to being huge and taking up as much space as possible vertical and horizontal you know thin may be in
37:38but flat is where it's at kenya pleaser from the house of la beige this beautiful beige fabric is
37:48actually imported from nigeria it was really important that i highlighted black artists i am
37:53serving you blackness on a platter honey you heard of pam greer uh-huh this is tan greer oh juicy
38:00love
38:00dion i've heard of wizard sleeves but this is ridiculous i am beige from head to toe italian
38:08couture baby i look like i'm from another planet and that's what i love must be jellyfish jam
38:17don't shake athena dion oh she making it grain burlap is not a fabric you would typically think to
38:25wear it's like for potatoes but i feel so glamorous honey they say to take one thing off before you
38:31leave the house my theory is put one thing on add 10 honey she's the best in her field
38:40discord adams
38:4410 hours later we'll be right back after a word from our sponsor mama i'm coming
38:51i'm on my way anybody want to go get dinner sure this is a departure from the normal punk rock
38:58discord my hair is high fashion i have on the tightest fitting sequin dress and this look it's
39:04still me even though it's not all black what did taylor dane say what don't rush me
39:11nene coco remember max headroom yeah this is max boardroom
39:15okay beige is such a fun challenge i upcycled a bunch of denim khaki pants and created this
39:23vertical pinstripe textile executive realness i'm serving fierce ceo energy don't mess with me fellas
39:32jane don't she's from the golden beige of hollywood i am giving a recreation of an iconic may west
39:40costume the base is beige but i have branched out through the universe of neutrals and i am just
39:48wiggling my way down the runway foxy lady faux foxy lady oh foxy better deal welcome queens this week
39:58the rusical and the runway were fantastic still i've made some decisions
40:07darlene mitchell nene coco great job this week you are both safe thank you you may leave the stage
40:18thank you
40:24queens you represent the tops and bottoms of the week keep in mind we are splitting hairs because
40:31you are all so wonderful first up mikey meeks this ensemble i love it it kind of feels like expensive
40:40car interior i have no idea why i feel like that yes your outfit looks like rich corinthian leather
40:46you had the hardest job out of everybody tonight your character had to go through the biggest journey
40:51you nailed every emotion and i was there with you the whole time when i was helping you with the
40:57vocals
40:57for the girl groups i remember you saying yeah i sing but you didn't make a thing about it i
41:02didn't
41:02know that you could do that you're not a singer like i am trained in musical theater it's kind of
41:07a passion that i didn't feel like i was good enough in but now it's cool to have both worlds
41:11you need to
41:12do them both you need to do them both it's i was blown away by your voice also am i
41:17allowed to say i was
41:17blown away by the butt too yes i was blown away by the butt oh okay i was blown away
41:22like when you were
41:23dancing it was incredible fanny the show was called fanny and i heard that you had to fight for
41:30this role and you fought for it why part of me knew that this was a chance to showcase a
41:35skill i
41:36haven't done in a very long time it felt like reclaiming an art form that i didn't feel good
41:41enough in and i felt like there was a lot of power in this type of challenge i gotta say
41:45tonight was
41:46so incredible for you just fantastic thank you up next kenya pleaser you look so beautiful thank you
41:55this hair is gorgeous just this red lip with this glowing skin is so beautiful you were the perfect
42:02person to open up the ball the understanding of the ballroom scene i could hear it in your vocal i
42:08will
42:08say some of the lip sync was a little questionable and i think it only happened when you were thinking
42:12about choreography that was a small little bit of nitpicking but the charisma it was crazy the whole
42:20rest of the play just disappeared when you came out you're fantastic again with splitting hairs but
42:25you were marvelous up next juicy love dion beige is probably not one of my favorite colors but somehow
42:31i want to go buy a beige suit right now and put it on are you like a professional dancer
42:35nah really
42:36professional i love how everyone just tries to downplay themselves like no like i don't sing i'm just like
42:41broadway level singer like in this situation with her grand personality kenya dominated you you were
42:48great you were wonderful you just got a little out shown some of the other duos they were a little
42:53bit
42:53more connected together you hit all the marks you did all the technique in terms of infusing your
42:59character with a point of view that's what was missing there were moments like when you would scoot
43:04down your skirt that was like oh she's that girl but that was the only time i felt that the
43:09character
43:09came through behind your eyes athena dion this to me i love this because this is like
43:16drags hello that's the way athena dion does drag and i like that big mama bucks what a fun role
43:23but
43:24the same thing happened to you that happened with juicy there were some moments that you were really
43:29locked in and i got it and then there were some moments that you were just kind of reading what
43:34was
43:34on the script i don't need anything but you yeah and it is a tough role where you're like the
43:39most
43:39important but then you have to like disappear and then you got to be important again then disappear
43:42what i loved about you is that i don't think that ballroom dance is really in your wheelhouse not
43:48really no you were able to take on the challenge but if you don't let it show in your face
43:52the world
43:53won't know right again i said this we are splitting hairs because you are all fan-tastic
44:01up next discord adams well discord here we are you struggle with walking so when you had to dance
44:09in like a funky rap duo i was like oh i'm sweating like literally i had like beads
44:17sweat up i was like oh my gosh come on discord and you did it when you guys came out
44:22together
44:23you actually felt like a duo like it felt like it gelled and it was working and then tonight i'm
44:28not
44:28sure what this is you know i'm still trying to figure it out but it is glamorous and something about
44:33the hair i'm really loving you do look gorgeous it looks like you're paying homage to the great
44:38hollywood lawn and we talked about matching energy you both matched energies it was really really fun
44:43thank you all right jane don't tonight yes like you look so hot this collar that goes on forever
44:50and frames you perfectly the jewels it is amazing miss shenanigans this role is iconic you had said
44:58that you had sung and you were a theater kid you proved it it was perfection there was physical
45:04comedy there's choreography in there you came on that stage and ripped it i'm not a huge dancer so i
45:11we got through it you did it i mean the vocals everything well done tonight well done thank you
45:19thank you queens i think we've heard enough while you untuck backstage the judges and i will deliberate
45:26all right now just between us girlfriends what do you think let's start with mikey meeks first of all
45:31wanting that role shows that you want it all it shows you want everything like she's saying like
45:36one two like she's saying a million songs you could tell that imposter syndrome was just
45:41in there for the girl group but you know what she said uh-uh see you later i loved her
45:46performance
45:47and then tonight on the runway i thought she looked beautiful it was a real like clear point of view
45:51kind of looked like the inside of a volvo in the chicest way possible i loved it i i thought
45:56i thought
45:56she came with the goods yeah all right kenya pleaser she really kicked the door open when she walked
46:01on stage you felt the energy and you felt like she really made it her own and and worked the
46:07room i
46:07thought she looked beautiful i really love this hair that she had on tonight you know it gave me
46:11power to the people which i always love let's talk about juicy tonight on the runway i thought this
46:16was beautiful there was so much to look at that it was only a tad too busy i saw amazing
46:20dancers i
46:21didn't get a sense of her personality through what was happening it was much more low-key than kenya
46:26was kenya ate her up she's a beautiful kid and she's a hard worker but there needed to be more
46:32of an
46:33editorialized point of view yeah athena dion i loved her outfit the floral piece was crazy enough
46:40and then the wheat whatever the wheat was coming out of it she crushed it she crushed it athena had
46:44the right role the issue was athena didn't really understand what she needed to do all the time
46:51tonight when the dance started happening i could see the fear if she were to do this next week she
46:57would
46:57have found those moments tonight not as great as she would be even tomorrow discord adams i was a
47:05little nervous but i was really proud of what she was able to achieve i wasn't sure what the leguini
47:11of it all was but that strut out with those little tiny steps going on only discord could have did
47:18that
47:18and i'm with it jane don't carol burnett actually is one of my big inspirations i love carol burnett and
47:25i was really hoping that she would kind of embody some of that and then she put jane don't on
47:31top of
47:31it so it actually made it even better and then she wants to give us that runway right i would
47:38buy a
47:38ticket front row to any show that she is in yeah yes silence i've made my decision bring back my
47:47girls
47:48welcome back queens i've made some decisions
47:54mikey meeks your fanny was simply astounding jane don't your 11 o'clock number was right on time
48:09jane don't congratulations you're the winner of this week's challenge thank you so much thank you you've
48:16won a cash tip of five thousand dollars this is my second win we are off the plateau baby i'm
48:24over
48:24the moon mikey you are safe to slay another day thank you you may both join the other girls
48:37juicy love dion you are one fierce dancer but your acting did not bring the house down
48:46athena dion athena dion your performance was rich but you didn't own everything
48:52i'm sorry my dears but you are both up for elimination
49:02can you please her discord adams you're safe thank you the position i'm in right now is having the one
49:11thing i've wanted more than anything in my life standing right in front of me and the one person
49:16that means the most to me in my life standing between that
49:25baby i love you with all my life and i know she loves me with all of hers but one
49:29of us is only going
49:30to come out of this alive two queens stand before me prior to tonight you were asked to prepare a
49:37lip sync
49:37performance of call me when you break up by selena gomez benny blanco and gracie abrams
49:47the time has come for you to lip sync for your life
49:58good luck and don't
50:02it up your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system
50:07or if it's not available at the tone please record your message
50:11call me when you break up i want to be the first time on your mind when you wake up
50:17i miss the way we stay up we talk about forever when i'm taking off my makeup
50:23call me when you break up and maybe for a time i could have the space they take up
50:29and make you forget what the name comes and when you're feeling down i can show you what you're
50:34made up call me when you break up
50:50this is one of those moments that i just have to let go no thoughts just feeling
50:56call me when you break up i'm battling the lock levels i've looked for medication
51:01try every obvious replacement in bars and strangers beds until my faith was in the basement
51:07won't you call me when you break up i feel so out of luck i'm skipping cracks along the
51:13pavement look i'm emotionally bankrupt we're so meant for each other i mean god when will you wake up
51:19wake up call me when you break up
51:22this song itself carries such a message of you have your person that you fall back on
51:27and i think it definitely is not for me so i don't know why it's so hard
51:42oh you picked up um call me when you break up unless you found the person that you want a
51:48new name from
51:49i'd like to be there when my day comes you know i'm always here so don't ever be a stranger
52:10this is too much this is too much queens i've made my decision
52:23you may join the other girls
52:34i love you so much
52:41athena thank goddess we got to know you now sashay away thank you for this opportunity
52:50and for this world you've created for all of us i'm eternally grateful
52:57thank you so much
53:00may your prosecco always be on ice may you always fly first always settle for more and never accept
53:08any less thank you we love you
53:15that's a wrap folks the greek goddess has sashayed away this is probably the toughest thing i've ever
53:22had to do juicy is like a piece of my heart that lives outside of my body
53:33we have shared so much together and i'm so proud of her
53:39and as long as she's still in the game i'm still in the game and she's going to bring that
53:43crown home
53:44that's okay
53:49contractulations queens and remember if you can't love yourself how in the hell you're going to love
53:53somebody else can i get an amen up in here
53:55Amen.
53:56All right, now let the music play.
53:58Next time on RuPaul's Drag Race.
53:59Please welcome back to the competition.
54:02No, do not break you girls.
54:04Make it completely.
54:06It moves beautifully.
54:07It shimmers all in the right way.
54:10You have done a miraculous job on it.
54:12I'm not the judge.
54:13It's not my opinion that matters.
54:14Discord, I thought it was your time tonight.
54:16Same.
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