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00:00:23That's it?
00:00:24I'm outta here!
00:00:48I'm outta here!
00:00:55Yeah, I'm a real king.
00:00:58How are you feeling, Mo?
00:00:59Honestly, I'm still checking in with myself.
00:01:02Kinda had a feeling I'd be in the bottom.
00:01:04Charles and I had a really quiet and lovely connection.
00:01:08I admire his softness, his optimism.
00:01:10Tonight was really hard and emotional.
00:01:12I think we all felt how important this is to us.
00:01:16It may be silly to the folks at home.
00:01:18Like, we look ridiculous.
00:01:19I don't know what you're talking about.
00:01:21What do you mean?
00:01:22Fantastic.
00:01:23I have never felt more serious in my life.
00:01:26This is a strong lineup of kings.
00:01:29I feel a sense of pride even though I did have a hard week.
00:01:33I almost lost everything the first night we were here.
00:01:36Damn.
00:01:36The climb has been long and arduous.
00:01:39I was voted prom king. I'm king of the world!
00:01:41Finally, my art is being recognized at the highest levels.
00:01:45I am feeling some more pressure, but I'm also feeling more confident
00:01:48because I'm doing better and better every week.
00:01:50As president of the bottom society,
00:01:54I'm embracing it.
00:01:55I know my drag isn't bad.
00:01:57I've seen terrible drag and it's not mine.
00:01:59It was me when I first started, but it's not me now.
00:02:01I don't know.
00:02:02Just performing here is throwing me off like a ton.
00:02:06It's taking me a lot longer to adjust.
00:02:09I'm in the top five.
00:02:11Love it, love it, love that for me.
00:02:13But I also don't know where I stand.
00:02:15We're all in different places.
00:02:17Like, placement-wise, anything can happen.
00:02:19Before we got here, I was so stressed about my package.
00:02:23Like, I thought to myself, I just don't know if I can do this.
00:02:25Like, I don't know if I can just, like, put my art out there like that
00:02:27and, like, let people pick it apart.
00:02:28And it's just wild to, like, have contemplated quitting
00:02:31before it had even begun and then to be going to the semifinals.
00:02:35It just blows my mind and, like, makes me so proud of myself
00:02:38for, like, sticking through it when it was really hard.
00:02:41You got a great package, dick.
00:02:43I've heard that before.
00:02:46Well, boys, let's take this ship into the bay.
00:02:50Follow that finger.
00:02:51This way.
00:02:52I usually don't trust white people at boats, but let's go.
00:02:59Woo!
00:03:00Whoa, fantastic five.
00:03:01What? What?
00:03:03Styrofoam, brushes.
00:03:06I wonder, I wonder.
00:03:08Uh-huh.
00:03:08Does this mean we're gonna have to get ahead of the competition?
00:03:11Oh, my God.
00:03:12Come on, now.
00:03:13Baby, dude.
00:03:15I see the wig stands on our carts
00:03:18and, admittedly, I'm a bit nervous.
00:03:21I hope it's not wig styling.
00:03:23I hope it's, like, something else, like,
00:03:25who is the wig head the farthest?
00:03:27Please don't put a comb in my hand, please.
00:03:29Top five, y'all.
00:03:31Did anybody call this on day one?
00:03:33Not me.
00:03:34I thought I was going home on day one, so I wasn't worried about the top five.
00:03:37I'm trying to be a top look this week.
00:03:40I think I'm still too fixated on what I think the judges want to see
00:03:44versus what I want the judges to see.
00:03:47My goal going into this week is to just make a decision confidently as an artist
00:03:52and be like, this is the book that you, the judges, are reading,
00:03:54and to hell with the rest of it.
00:03:56I thought I was going home every time.
00:03:58Yeah.
00:03:58So...
00:03:59We're down to five people.
00:04:00That is half of what we started the competition with.
00:04:03It has become crazy.
00:04:05Like, backstage, all of us are just in our own little, like, circles of hell.
00:04:08Like, we're just all just, like, by ourselves, just like...
00:04:12I think every single one of us is incredibly competitive.
00:04:15There's a charge.
00:04:16We want it bad.
00:04:18When I started in the competition, I was just like,
00:04:19you know, I'm just competing with myself.
00:04:21Like, I'm not into the, like, sort of competitive...
00:04:22I'm not a sports person.
00:04:24But I think that the level of excellence is so excellent.
00:04:28It's made me be like, I...
00:04:29Like, I do!
00:04:30I do!
00:04:31I want to take them down!
00:04:32I want to take those geniuses down!
00:04:34And it comes from a place of such respect and, like, such admiration.
00:04:37I want to respectfully crush my dream.
00:04:39Yes!
00:04:40Yes!
00:04:41Yeah.
00:04:41Yeah, I've definitely seen your competitive side get untucked in the last couple weeks there,
00:04:46Big D.
00:04:46You came in like, oh, gosh, where can I put my bags, you know?
00:04:50And now you're like, I'm gonna crush it!
00:04:57Oh, my God!
00:04:58Hey!
00:04:59How are you, Kigs?
00:05:01What do you got in there?
00:05:02Who you got in there?
00:05:03I've been out in the streets drumming up excitement for this week's theme.
00:05:14Music!
00:05:14Oh, my God, cool!
00:05:15The soundtrack of our lives.
00:05:17Oh, thank God.
00:05:19Like, music.
00:05:19Like, that's something I can do.
00:05:21Pump up the jam.
00:05:22I grew up in a band.
00:05:23Every week is Music Week for me.
00:05:25Watch out.
00:05:26Who doesn't love music?
00:05:27That's like saying, I like skin.
00:05:30This week, we are celebrating queer artists who make music that gets us to the club,
00:05:35keeps us company alone in our rooms, and makes awkward hookups a little less awkward.
00:05:41Not that I know anything about that.
00:05:43Show us.
00:05:44Here to help us judge today's weenie challenge is our resident manscaper, superstar, and all-around
00:05:51good guy, tender...
00:05:53Roni!
00:05:57Roni!
00:05:59Yes!
00:06:01Damn!
00:06:02Look at this outfit!
00:06:04He's on fire!
00:06:06All right, for today's weenie challenge, you'll become...
00:06:12Rockstar!
00:06:13Whoa!
00:06:14Yeah!
00:06:17Musically and with live performance, I have done well.
00:06:21So there's, I think, maybe even a little bit of an olive branch here for me.
00:06:25One of the reasons I do drag is because I couldn't make it as a rockstar.
00:06:28I'm like, yeah, come on, full circle, let's go.
00:06:30From Prince to David Bowie to Lil Nas X, rockstars have always shown that boys can have fun with hair
00:06:38and makeup too.
00:06:39For this challenge, you'll transform yourself into a fabulous front man.
00:06:44We're looking for glam rock, psychedelic rock, metal, or R&B.
00:06:47I want to see mullets, pompadour, shags, heavy eyeshadow, colorful lips, and mustaches.
00:06:53Whatever way you go, you better rock the elf out.
00:06:55Well, I did my beard with elf products this morning.
00:06:58I thought your beard was back in the hotel sleeping.
00:07:02For this challenge, you must exclusively use elf cosmetics and these fine wigs courtesy of Outfitters Wigs.
00:07:10Well, I thought I could hold my head up high, but now we're doing wigs.
00:07:13Might get a little bit shameful. Let's see what happens.
00:07:16This is perfect. I can't wait to show everyone how I can style a wig.
00:07:19I am ready to absolutely destroy.
00:07:21Well, I'm not actually ready to destroy a wig.
00:07:23I will destroy the competition by making an amazing wig.
00:07:26You have one hour to prepare.
00:07:28Your time starts now.
00:07:31Get wiggy with it!
00:07:33Oh, that one.
00:07:34It's gonna get hairy in here. Let's go.
00:07:36Let's get out of here.
00:07:37Oh!
00:07:37Have fun, kids.
00:07:39Oh, that one.
00:07:42Yeah, I'm a real king.
00:08:05Has everyone else just been loving all the elf stuff?
00:08:08Yeah, honestly, like...
00:08:09It's been a blast to try all these products.
00:08:13Are you guys doing, like, a mug mug or, like, a half mug?
00:08:16I mean, it depends on what kind of, um, rocker you're going for, right?
00:08:20Yeah, I think I'm gonna be a schlumpy rocker.
00:08:23Yeah?
00:08:23I'm going punk.
00:08:24We're all shocked.
00:08:26You're all...
00:08:26I mean...
00:08:27I'm gonna clutch my pearls.
00:08:29I've never styled a wig!
00:08:31Never!
00:08:32Do you know what?
00:08:33I'm a genius.
00:08:34I'm a punk mess.
00:08:35All I want to do is just belly up to the trough with the rest of the pigs and do
00:08:39something
00:08:39that tickles me.
00:08:40Maybe it'll tickle Tondoroni.
00:08:41As someone who's in the top one half of one percent of Led Zeppelin listeners, I feel
00:08:47like it's my obligation to channel, like, 70s rock.
00:08:52I also do a lot of Freddie Mercury impersonation.
00:08:55Really?
00:08:55Oh.
00:08:56They say he got a bigger house just so his cats could have... could all have their own rooms.
00:09:01It's aspirational.
00:09:02Yeah?
00:09:03One of my favorite parts of drag is turning myself into my favorite rock star, so I feel
00:09:07stoked about it.
00:09:08Even not feeling comfortable with wig styling.
00:09:10The thing about Dick Von Dyke is he is the champion of faking it till he can making it,
00:09:16and that didn't even make sense, but if you say it confidently, it does.
00:09:20How you doing, Mo?
00:09:20I think I'm gonna go for the sexual chocolate.
00:09:23Love that.
00:09:24I don't use wigs often.
00:09:28I also have this head, depending on what your vibe is.
00:09:31We'll start here.
00:09:32Just let me know what kind of head you want.
00:09:35I'm still a little green around how to really wield a wig to my full advantage.
00:09:40I obviously, I work with hair almost every single time I go into drag, but putting hair
00:09:45on your face and shaping that composition is different than putting hair on your head.
00:09:50Baby, you need to be detangled.
00:09:52Come on.
00:09:52I'm looking at Henlo, and this wig game is really strong, so I feel like he is definitely
00:09:58the competitor with a bit of an edge here.
00:10:00The first thing I do is grab my crimping iron.
00:10:02I've learned a lot from cosplayers.
00:10:04You add texture to the hair, and then you brush out that texture, and suddenly you have
00:10:08hair that will really hold its shape a lot better.
00:10:11The higher the hair, the closer to God, and the God being Tenderoni in this case.
00:10:15Do you feel like you have an advantage in this rock challenge as the teacher of rock?
00:10:22You know, with all of the things combined, the air guitar skills.
00:10:25I mean, certainly I play a little air bass guitar.
00:10:28You play actual bass, you said?
00:10:29Yeah.
00:10:29In like the family band.
00:10:30Family band.
00:10:32Almost every other kid I knew, their parents had a nine-to-five.
00:10:36They didn't have this experience of like impromptu jam sessions happening in their home at least
00:10:41weekly if not more.
00:10:42They didn't go to festivals that were like on an auxiliary part of a farm.
00:10:47It was weird.
00:10:48It was wonderful.
00:10:50But it was also a little isolating.
00:10:52And I think I've carried that sense of isolation throughout most of my life.
00:10:56It's why I've sought community so intensely.
00:10:58What are y'all's favorite makeup products that you use incorrectly for drag?
00:11:04All.
00:11:06Right now I'm using eyeshadow to color the roots with this wig.
00:11:09Ooh.
00:11:10Even like back in the female impersonator days, my hairdresser said I couldn't do my own hair
00:11:15because one time I tried to, I messed it up really badly.
00:11:18I don't know anything about hair.
00:11:22You're really making quite the creation.
00:11:24I'm getting lipstick.
00:11:26I'm putting that on the wig too.
00:11:28This wig is a hard front with an emphasis on the hard.
00:11:31When I first started getting interested in drag, I took a workshop where you take a lock of hair,
00:11:37you put it in a cup, and you cut the hair until it's like as fine as possible.
00:11:43Yeah, I used to do that.
00:11:44And then like put it on your face.
00:11:45I used to take a bag to the barber.
00:11:48Mmm.
00:11:48And then I would have to like really awkwardly go up at the beginning and be like,
00:11:52okay, listen, as you're giving me an undercut, can you please like catch the hairs?
00:11:57Mm-hmm.
00:11:58I used to say that's why all drag kings have undercuts because they're using it for their face.
00:12:03I'm struggling a bit with this wig and I'm like, okay, let's just pivot.
00:12:07We can maybe make up some room here in the makeup.
00:12:10Over says drag kings don't wear makeup can kiss my entire packer.
00:12:14I'm doing some nice smeary cryy stuff.
00:12:18You know, I'm really suffering for my art.
00:12:19I got a character, Robert Smith Lebowitz, right?
00:12:23Little bridge, little Jewish, little sad, right?
00:12:25Little bit of joint rock, something rockin' in there, something so vicious in there,
00:12:29a little bit of rose, rose, yeah, who knows, right?
00:12:37Rock!
00:12:39Ooh.
00:12:40All right, it's time for showbiz.
00:12:43As you reveal your look, give us your best air guitar riff.
00:12:48Or you could play a trumpet, a lyra, or even a kazoo.
00:12:53All right, Dick Von Dyke, you're up first.
00:12:55All right, this is the look.
00:13:05Cello's the first instrument I ever played, so I feel very musically qualified to bring some musicianship finesse to my
00:13:16performance.
00:13:18Get me for my good side, wait, there we go.
00:13:20Yeah, how's that? Is that better? Is that good for you? All right.
00:13:22Wow!
00:13:27King Molasses.
00:13:28Sup?
00:13:29Sup, bruh.
00:13:33I feel like Molasses is definitely a sax man. I love me a saxophone bridge.
00:13:42I feel proficient. I don't know if real saxophone players would agree based on where my hands are, but...
00:13:52Yeah, I hated that, too.
00:13:54All right!
00:13:57Hello, Bullfrog.
00:14:05Wait, what is this?
00:14:13My dad does some very theatrical spoons playing, so I definitely stole some things from him.
00:14:18Playing that against the face, he really does do that.
00:14:21If I'd had a pair of spoons, I really would have played them, too.
00:14:23Okay, Big D!
00:14:25My name is Robert Smith-Lebowitz.
00:14:28Excuse me.
00:14:32This is a song called, My Heart Is A Sick Flower.
00:14:36My Heart Is A Sick Flower, Watch It Bleed On Your Loafers.
00:14:40My Heart Is A Sick Flower, Watch It Bleed On Your Drains.
00:14:43My Heart Is A Sick Flower, Watch It Bleed On Your Floor.
00:14:49Thank you so much.
00:14:52Percocets.
00:14:52Yes.
00:14:53Okay, all right.
00:15:05Boop!
00:15:07I decide to go with a very underrepresented music group.
00:15:13Is mayonnaise an instrument?
00:15:14It worked.
00:15:16I loved it.
00:15:16The real fans know why I picked mayonnaise.
00:15:20I've been in show business for 30 years, Percocets, and I've never seen anyone play an air sandwich.
00:15:26Yeah.
00:15:27So thank you for being you.
00:15:29I'm glad it wasn't crummy.
00:15:30Okay, Ted Theroni, who rocks the hardest?
00:15:34Wow, what an amazing variation of hair, makeup, and instruments.
00:15:40I really enjoyed all of it. You guys did an amazing job.
00:15:44We stream all your singles, but only one of you shredded your way to our hearts.
00:15:49Penlo Bullfrog, congratulations. You are the winner of this week's Weenie Challenge.
00:15:56All that time alone in my room was worth something.
00:15:58I won the wig challenge.
00:16:01If you look in my eyes, you see a bit of a blue screen of death situation happening because I
00:16:05could not comprehend it.
00:16:06That was, like, amazing.
00:16:07You have won a $400 shopping spree to Levi's.
00:16:13Plus, you've won the right to shine with Halo Glow from Elf Cosmetics.
00:16:17With Elf's Jumbo Power Grip Primer, Halo Glow Liquid Filter, Powder, Highlighter, Contour Wand, and Glow Reviver Lip Oil,
00:16:27you'll have the crowd screaming,
00:16:29I can see your halo, halo, halo.
00:16:32And because everyone deserves to shine, the rest of you have also won a $175 Levi's gift card and an
00:16:43assortment of Elf Cosmetics and Elf skin.
00:16:47All right, thank you, Ted Theroni, and we'll see you tonight at the Royal Hall.
00:16:52Showbiz.
00:16:52Showbiz.
00:16:56Thank you, Ted Theroni.
00:17:25Thank you, Ted Theroni.
00:17:30Glad to see you next time.
00:17:31Play it with тебя next time.
00:17:31Thank you, Ted Theroni.
00:17:31Let's lift up the stairs.
00:17:46youraisaka apopolisodeis. Oh.
00:17:47lip syncing finally lip sync okay I like being able to bring all the music video
00:17:57ideas I have in my head for everyone to see this is like a perfect week you must
00:18:01create a lip sync performance to the song good boy by arcs never performed a
00:18:09lip sync before there it is yeah very nervous and there's a twist not only do
00:18:15you have to lip sync you must DIY a look from recycled materials I'm feeling a
00:18:23little bit more anxious now sewing and constructing garments is not my strong suit
00:18:28this actually could be a really hard week we'll be going on a shopping spree at
00:18:33remainders a thrift store for creative reuse then you'll have 24 hours to make
00:18:39rags into riches literally lastly and are you sitting down because this one is
00:18:45a doozy only three kings will compete in the final which means this will be a
00:18:55double elimination
00:19:00we all know math we all knew this was coming there's only one crown and it's
00:19:04gonna go to one of us and two of us that get packing I know it's a lot circle up
00:19:08come on watch the hair one two three
00:19:14all right kids we'll see you at remainders for a drag king field trip
00:19:21yeah I'm a real king
00:19:44welcome to remainders a thrift store for creative reuse you have 15 minutes to
00:19:51grab anything you see in the store and it doesn't include me ready set thrift
00:19:5915 minutes is not enough time I need to figure out what my plan is this is a dream
00:20:05come true to run through remainders and grab everything that I like my plan is
00:20:10corpse being reclaimed by the earth I'm gonna get every single plant related item
00:20:14in the store that looks useful that looks useful that doesn't look useful but you
00:20:19might be I'd rather have too much than too little
00:20:24camo or just like butch realness throw it at me growing up in the church I always
00:20:30struggled with feeling good enough I was under the impression that like my
00:20:33queerness would keep me out of heaven so I want to play with a look that speaks to
00:20:38feeling good enough spiritually feeling good enough with my butch-ness yes I can make a tie
00:20:45about it my plan is punk rock schoolboy I think I have a pretty good eye for a clown
00:20:50I'm welcome this is useful to you snap tape yeah you're halfway through
00:20:58I'm getting really overwhelmed so I just kind of start grabbing things of interest but I'm still not
00:21:04sure how it's gonna be all put together I am very distracted by how many cool things are in this
00:21:15store and I'm like trying so hard to be focused on this challenge everyone else is like running
00:21:21feverishly they're like there's just not enough time and I'm like yeah but have you seen this I have this
00:21:28photo I'm generally finding the things that I think I need but I'm also starting to like lose
00:21:35my mind a little bit I'm taking this many mechanical pencils like a phallus of mechanical pen like what
00:21:42can you do with mechanical pencils but I took them one minute left what else
00:21:54flannel wait did someone say flannel hands up shake it up and put it in your pants we're out of
00:22:09here I hope I have enough cool stuff to like work with because everybody got so much more stuff than
00:22:13me so we challenge coming to you live from Los Angeles there was an earthquake and a power outage
00:22:28so the L word didn't lie I love this it feels like being at home in a studio I don't
00:22:32know if you know
00:22:32about hot glue it's an incredible tool right now I'm actually feeling the weight of last week and
00:22:48fighting to keep my place in the competition and my body is pretty beat but drag for me has always
00:22:55been
00:22:55about healing and this challenge I want to literally be my inner child I'm taking good boy literally and
00:23:03going for a dog thing my arm is gonna have a little mitten so I have little paws too and
00:23:09of course on the
00:23:10butt I have to have anxious and yeah hopefully I raised a wolf with this one so my concept is
00:23:17pretty
00:23:17school boy you know angry kind of a man baby his name is Ziggy Floyd Stardust Mellencamp I've taken
00:23:24things and like bedazzled them or like put looks together build a look from scratch never even
00:23:29attempted it yeah it's gonna be a lot of safety pins punk elements a reveal not good right pray for
00:23:36me I am fully living my swamp thing fantasy I made this bodysuit today it doesn't look like a lot
00:23:42but
00:23:42it's a bit like a mural the base coat is one of the most difficult parts to do and then
00:23:46everything on
00:23:47that is the fun stuff and I will be stripping off the plants showing what a good boy I am
00:23:52I'm creating a butch bishop I created a shape out of poster board and then covered it with the fabric
00:24:00I want I also have some camo chaps they do look better on my ass than they do on the
00:24:05floor but
00:24:06you'll just have to wait and find out for the first time I feel really confident in my idea and
00:24:11I have a
00:24:12really clear picture of what I'm trying to say I was gonna go a lot more suit based but now
00:24:19I'm
00:24:19starting to sculpt a bit of a skirt I want my outfit to lean into transness or gender exploration and
00:24:28also
00:24:29evoke a sense of nostalgia and play wish me luck peace I was able to get the chaps done and
00:24:36I worked on
00:24:36the fur body I put that on and instantly regerts I get really itchy and overheated it's a thing that
00:24:45was supposed to be my main plan is not able to work for me and I just have to pivot
00:24:50I don't measure
00:24:50things because that's not punk I'm burning every single fingertip on hot glue just keep hurting yourself
00:24:56and keep making things and that is punk my only inhibitor is the exhaustion I am not going to stay
00:25:06up
00:25:06all night and work on it I'm gonna go home and sleep there's a lot that needs to go on
00:25:10I'm nervous
00:25:10about finishing within the time frame we have I'm stressed the goal is just not to look stupid at this
00:25:16point okay all right let's do it it's a new day in the man cave and my competitors are looking
00:25:33sleepy
00:25:36I wish I had more time to work on the skirt but I need to start getting into my face
00:25:44and then
00:25:45hopefully I can come back to adding those finishing touches as everyone feeling
00:25:52got to sleep last night I've gotten 90 minutes of sleep but I love what I made so much of
00:25:59what Henlo does
00:26:00is both stunning and a little bit off-putting or grotesque I think it nails both of those perfectly
00:26:06half of this is like beefy challenges performance base yeah and not to be a dick but I'm not worried
00:26:12about that part so it's just the outfit that's stressful to me I love to lip-sync so I'm going
00:26:17to be a threat and I love my look but like I think I'm the only one who did not
00:26:23work on my look in the
00:26:24hotel I'm worrying like did I do enough last beefy challenge before the finale yeah how crazy is that
00:26:32how's everyone feeling about their concepts I definitely I don't hate what I made but the idea
00:26:37of got mixing it makes me want to throw up I'm never not going to be nervous with judges feedback
00:26:42I
00:26:42have tried to predict their feedback at times and not always been correct so of course I'm a little
00:26:47hesitant to guess where they might land me when's the last time you guys were this nervous to perform
00:26:53last week I'm feeling a little very good I think I'm more nervous this week because I've never lip-synced
00:27:02as a performance before which would make it so much more badass if like you kicked all our asses
00:27:07at it yeah yeah super easy never performed a lip-sync and I'm going up against people who lip-sync
00:27:14for a living all I can do is just keep my head in the game and just keep going even
00:27:18though I'm
00:27:18petrified I think the last time I was this nervous was actually the first time I ever performed in
00:27:23front of Sasha Velour which was at the Mall of America in Minneapolis and then people posted videos
00:27:30of us on Twitter saying what sinful homosexuals we are isn't that fun back home to brunch I host
00:27:36it's at a coffee shop but I still I put 18 plus on a flyer just so conservatives don't harass
00:27:40my cast
00:27:41my hottest take is I'm not even that big of a fan of kids at drag shows anyway I'm like
00:27:45they're broke
00:27:46and they don't think I'm funny so what's the point you know what fair Murray how are you that good
00:27:54yeah molasses yes I know you look very busy come talk to uncle Murray what is this a head wrap
00:28:02piece
00:28:03that's like similar to head wraps that the women in my family usually wear we call them gele but yeah
00:28:10a little hat and then for this lip sync at first I thought my tape was gonna be illustrating the
00:28:16story of trying to get like my parents to like call me good but as I kind of move through
00:28:22building the
00:28:22whole piece this is really about letting go for me taking my own power and calling myself a good boy
00:28:29whether I make it to the finale this is just about answering a call the day that this was announced
00:28:34was
00:28:36the anniversary of my dad's death I was in the cemetery with him and my phone started just going
00:28:43off and I just looked and I saw that the first ever drag competition for Kings was being announced and
00:28:50I was
00:28:51like whoa okay now we're getting quite direct huh pops well I got two words for you no four yeah
00:29:00come
00:29:00on you're a good boy oh big D come on over and show me what you're cooking oh what is
00:29:10this yeah it's a
00:29:11lunchbox it's cooler you know what what would making it to the finale mean to you I like I can't
00:29:17even you
00:29:18know I've been thinking I was gonna get eliminated like every time so you know it's hard for me to
00:29:23like I didn't even think that I could make it onto the show so to be able to make it
00:29:28to be able to make
00:29:30it to that level this is incredible is incredible to think about well you're crushing it thank you so
00:29:40much I have been very passionate about performing since I was six years old and my parents put me in
00:29:45an acting class because I was painfully shy when I become a male character I have more space under
00:29:51my arms I have more space between my fingers I have more space in my face going out on stage
00:29:56saying
00:29:56like I'm a man taught me how to walk into a room and be like check this out both in
00:30:03drag and out of drag
00:30:05this is quite difficult for me I am quite tired but it's so worth it because there's just so much
00:30:11love
00:30:11and admiration if they take drag away like they try to do I'm gonna still do something I told my
00:30:16girlfriend if they make drag illegal I'm not stopping every lesbian has the experience of like being
00:30:21called manly you know like as a dig as a tribute to this character this butch Bishop Dick needs to
00:30:26be
00:30:27the hairiest he's been one of my favorite parts of drag is being able to reclaim these insults as like
00:30:32a
00:30:32point of pride what would it get into the finale mean for you literally uh getting here in general
00:30:41was just like it was just a huge honor so making it to the finale would just be the icing
00:30:46on this
00:30:46humongous like 10 tier cake all right kings good luck to you see you in a bit showbiz thanks
00:30:52Murray oh what we're doing right now has got to be the hardest yeah I'm making my dreams come true
00:31:03I have to make clothes to being so close to making it to the finale I'm ready let's do it
00:31:09should they
00:31:10watch out for me they know they should I have to be at the top if their criteria is I
00:31:15want to see top
00:31:16to toe back could be me you you you you you
00:31:47Welcome to Music Week at the Royal Concert Hall.
00:31:50The Kings were asked to design and create a DIY look and give us a superstar performance.
00:31:56Let me introduce you to our Killer Kings Court.
00:32:01Our resident flaming hot Puerto Rican Tenderoni.
00:32:09From RuPaul's Drag Race, actor, model, makeup artist, and drag superstar, got Mick.
00:32:17Actor, musician, screenwriter, and the star of Reverie's new original series, Unconventional, Aubrey Shea.
00:32:27Actor, writer, and comic, whose new stand-up special, Four Pills, is streaming now on Dropout, Cameron Esposito.
00:32:37She's a punk singer, writer, artist, and the front woman of the iconic bands Bikini Kill and La Tigra.
00:32:45Kathleen Hanna.
00:32:51Judges, this is a high-stakes challenge.
00:32:57Whoever makes it through today is going to the finale.
00:33:00So I'm gonna ask you something. There's a lot of pressure on you, but I don't want you to feel
00:33:04any pressure.
00:33:06What are you looking for tonight? I'll start with you, Tenderoni.
00:33:09By the way, you look like Elton John's husband. If they had a child and it was Elvis who was
00:33:13gay.
00:33:14You're right.
00:33:16Go ahead.
00:33:16Tonight I'm looking for creativity, a unique look, and a lip sync that is extra, extra tight.
00:33:24I have done a few design challenges in my day, so I'm gonna give them a little grace, but I
00:33:30also have a very high standard. I'm looking for severe artistry today.
00:33:33I'm excited to see people hopefully really living in their most gender euphoric space today.
00:33:39I'm looking for something a little spiritual, something holy, something elevated, something closer to God.
00:33:43I'm looking for someone who really commits to what they're doing, like a Nicolas Cage type thing.
00:33:48Oh, that's commitment.
00:33:49Where it just like really throws themselves into what they're doing and no shame.
00:33:54All right, no shame. Judges, you ready?
00:33:56Yes.
00:33:57I am ready.
00:33:58Tonight is a double elimination.
00:34:03Two kings will be going home. It's time to take a look at the looks.
00:34:09First up, King Molasses.
00:34:14This look is my inner child. The buttons on the skirt are like macaroni art.
00:34:21I made a silly long necktie as an element of play. I just hope the judges understand.
00:34:30Henlo Bullfrog.
00:34:32This creature has been called back from death.
00:34:35It is going towards its victim, begging, please love me, approve of me. I need you.
00:34:40And also like, I'm going to eat you.
00:34:41I'm feeling a little nervous, but I'm also feeling sure of myself because I know I look amazing.
00:34:46And I'm really feeling the story that I'm telling.
00:34:50Dick Von Dyke.
00:34:52My butch bishop is my tribute to dyke masculinity and dyke beauty.
00:34:59I think my worst case scenario is I split my chaps.
00:35:03Oh, yes.
00:35:05I have split so many pairs of pants you would not even believe.
00:35:13Percosex.
00:35:17My look for this challenge is anxious puppy that just wants to be told he's a good boy.
00:35:23Even though he looks scary, he just wants that validation.
00:35:26My look is smaller compared to everyone else's.
00:35:29I'm worried that it will be perceived as me doing less.
00:35:34Big D.
00:35:39I actually really like what I made.
00:35:42This look is giving like, I'm a spoiled brat.
00:35:44Tell me I'm a good boy.
00:35:46I'm hoping the hot glue holds.
00:35:47I'm hoping that they get what I'm going for, that they get my references.
00:35:53Woo!
00:35:54Woo!
00:35:54Wow.
00:35:55It's time to see the Kings live in concert.
00:35:59Here it is.
00:36:00Good Boy from ARX.
00:36:02DJ, hit it.
00:36:05Tell me I'm a good boy.
00:36:07Tell me I'm good.
00:36:09Tell me what you want, but you're dying that you're good.
00:36:13I know that you're scared, but I wish that you would.
00:36:17Tell me I'm good.
00:36:19Tell me I'm good.
00:36:19Tell me I'm good.
00:36:21You don't know the power you have over me.
00:36:25You don't know how bad I want you to take the lead.
00:36:29I could be your baby.
00:36:31I could be your man.
00:36:33Anything you want, I'll do everything I can.
00:36:38Woo!
00:36:38Hear what I'm saying.
00:36:46You don't know how bad I'm playing.
00:36:49You know I'm not playing.
00:36:53Tell me I'm a good boy.
00:36:56Tell me I'm good.
00:36:58Tell me what you want, but you're dying that you're good.
00:37:02I know that you're scared, but I wish that you would.
00:37:06Tell me I'm good.
00:37:08Tell me I'm good.
00:37:11Tell me what you want, tell me what you want.
00:37:14Good boy.
00:37:15Tell me what you want, tell me what you want.
00:37:22Good boy.
00:37:24Tell me what you want, tell me what you want.
00:37:33Good boy.
00:37:35Tell me what you want, tell me what you want.
00:37:38I'll be a good boy waiting here at home
00:37:42Hear what I'm saying
00:37:51You know I'm not playing
00:37:58Tell me I'm a good boy, tell me I'm good
00:38:02Tell me what you want, that you're dying, that you're good
00:38:06I know that you're scared but I wish that you would
00:38:11Tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good
00:38:15Tell me what you want, tell me what you want
00:38:19Good boy, tell me what you want, tell me what you want
00:38:23Good boy, tell me what you want, tell me what you want
00:38:27Good boy, tell me what you want, tell me what you want
00:38:31Good boy, tell me I'm good
00:38:35Tell me what you want, but you're dying that you're good.
00:38:39I know that you're scared, got me wishing you would.
00:38:43Tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good.
00:38:52Absolutely.
00:38:55Yeah, I'm a real king.
00:39:01Kings, tonight, no one is safe.
00:39:05It's time to hear from our king's court.
00:39:08First up, our shiny friend, Penderoni.
00:39:12Hi, Kikualasis.
00:39:13I think you had one of the strongest lip syncs tonight.
00:39:16Once again, the way that you control your movement is so impressive to me.
00:39:20The way the material's here, I wish they were a little bit cleaner in some areas.
00:39:24I wish, like, the fabric on the pole was maybe steamed.
00:39:27When you first came out, it was a lot to take in.
00:39:31I was like, okay.
00:39:32And then you performed, and I feel like I got it more.
00:39:34I think that's what all of us as artists try to do, so kudos to that.
00:39:39Thank you so much.
00:39:40I thought you did really well with the props, having the necktie.
00:39:43I don't know if it was a symbol of, like, corporate control, or, like, I have no idea what the
00:39:47narrative was,
00:39:48and I would have liked to know more about the narrative.
00:39:50I could feel how much you were connecting to what you were portraying.
00:39:53Gender, to me, feels like an ethereal, nebulous cloud, and you were giving me that.
00:39:58I think that the just overall construction could have been, like, a little cleaner.
00:40:03I was kind of worried about going in, just, like, the construction and the fidelity of the materials.
00:40:07I think that could have been tightened up, for sure.
00:40:10Percosex.
00:40:11Watching you in this competition, I'm like, I didn't realize Percosex was so good at being scary.
00:40:17Because the way that you held yourself and were, like, stomping was, like, so, like, oh, my God, I'm scared.
00:40:24I like the use of your color and the anxious.
00:40:27I just want to say you really brought the heat.
00:40:29I could have used bigger, bigger shoulders, bigger, like, everything bigger.
00:40:35I just wanted everything bigger, like, even if the shoulder pads, like, went straight out.
00:40:39I love your makeup.
00:40:40You're obviously such a talented makeup artist.
00:40:41The construction of the garment isn't my favorite thing, but you're having.
00:40:48Okay, self-aware, king, I live.
00:40:51But I think because you have this thriller situation, it kind of allows for a little tattered, spooky vibe.
00:40:57So I think that was a really smart choice.
00:40:59I agree a lot with you about a lot of what you said.
00:41:01You had the piece kind of falling off at the end.
00:41:04Oh, I strongly agreed with the judge's feedback.
00:41:06That was not good.
00:41:07Good when they said, oh, I wish it was better constructed.
00:41:09Like, girl, I wish it was better constructed.
00:41:12Oh, and note about the fabric.
00:41:14My boy Dick Von Dyke saw the fabric and thought of me.
00:41:16You better work.
00:41:18Drag kings are so nice.
00:41:19I know.
00:41:20There's a big difference in drag kings.
00:41:21They actually like each other.
00:41:22Yeah, literally.
00:41:23I'd be like, hide the fabric from her.
00:41:25Hide it.
00:41:26Big D.
00:41:27When you came out, I was thinking, I was like, this is like Pee-wee's Playhouse.
00:41:31I really like the trim detail that you did and also kudos on the shoes.
00:41:34I see the detailing.
00:41:36The diaper reveal was hilarious.
00:41:37I was like, what did he eat?
00:41:40Wouldn't you like to know?
00:41:43I love a narrative.
00:41:44This is really cool.
00:41:45It's absolutely out-of-pocket psychotic.
00:41:48Like, you're giving, like, demonic, bottle blonde, little orphan Annie, Bowie, Tom Brown.
00:41:55You see me.
00:41:55Glub eating Augustus Glub.
00:41:57I'm like, what is happening?
00:41:58Like, how many more references can we fit in there, gorgeous?
00:42:00I'm kind of obsessed with the backpack, but also I was like, I'm not sure if I fully get
00:42:06it.
00:42:07But it felt almost a little unwieldy.
00:42:09It felt like it could have been hard to navigate.
00:42:10I was like, this is the outfit that, like, Gwen Stefani would make after an ayahuasca trip.
00:42:15I think using costume and prop as one was a really, really good idea.
00:42:20Thank you so much.
00:42:21In this moment where I'm standing there in a garbage ensemble, they got my references.
00:42:27They saw my story and my attention to detail.
00:42:31Gottmik says they love my look.
00:42:34Gottmik!
00:42:35Are they all lying?
00:42:36Am I in a delusional dream where everyone is just saying what I want to hear?
00:42:39I have no idea.
00:42:40Henlo!
00:42:40This is amazing.
00:42:42Did you airbrush this?
00:42:47Yes, I airbrushed it.
00:42:49Also, this is the first bodysuit I've ever sewn.
00:42:52I really love the look, but I think maybe it could be a little bit busy, so maybe take
00:42:55one thing away.
00:42:56Like, maybe you don't need the red beads.
00:42:58Tenderoni doesn't like maximalism.
00:43:00Note taken.
00:43:01Yeah.
00:43:02Take the hint.
00:43:03I disagree with you.
00:43:04I love the beads.
00:43:05It is giving organs.
00:43:06It's giving movement.
00:43:07It's everything I needed.
00:43:09Thank you so much.
00:43:10To me, this is, like, the most impressive construction on stage.
00:43:13It really blew me away.
00:43:14And what it gave me, I love your, like, zombie moment, but I was getting, like, Puck from
00:43:19Midsommar and was obsessed with that.
00:43:22I want to just say this is actually a little too scary for me.
00:43:25When I first saw you, I thought, what terrible thing has happened to Peter Pan?
00:43:29You know what I mean?
00:43:29Like a yet undiscovered STI.
00:43:32But I think it works.
00:43:33Kathleen?
00:43:34Yes?
00:43:34I thought that was definitely some Nicolas Cage-style commitment from you.
00:43:39And that's one of my highest compliments in life.
00:43:42I, my one comment is that you did such amazing detail down to the teeth and the inside.
00:43:46I would have liked to see it more.
00:43:47If you're going to put that much work, let us see it when you're actually on the stage.
00:43:51They enjoyed my performance.
00:43:53And somehow, some of them also got the reference.
00:43:57I'm happy with that.
00:43:59All right.
00:44:00Dick, Vaughn, Dyke.
00:44:02I am obsessed.
00:44:03I do so.
00:44:04No, just hot glue and a prayer.
00:44:06Love.
00:44:07The cuffs, like, the gauntlet being, like, the shape of that's fierce.
00:44:10The shoulders are fierce.
00:44:11Being a literal campy pope is fierce.
00:44:14Like, that's funny.
00:44:15When you had the camo Bible, I said, let's go.
00:44:19You get me.
00:44:19I really thought that your lip sync was effective in its manliness.
00:44:24I really felt that butch energy.
00:44:26So congratulations.
00:44:27You have flustered me.
00:44:32I think I've been struggling to find what's comfortable in this competition.
00:44:38And today we got out to lip sync.
00:44:40And I was like, oh, yeah, this is what I do.
00:44:43I'm not surprised to hear that that is, like, where you really feel free.
00:44:47I felt that so much from you.
00:44:49Your pieces are so strong and, like, iconic and really well constructed.
00:44:54I'm pretty obsessed with everything you did.
00:44:56We were, uh, really wondering if your butt was real.
00:44:59Yeah, uh, plastic doesn't do this, just so you know.
00:45:02I know, but when we saw that, we were like, we were like, it's real.
00:45:05Actual human butt.
00:45:06It feels crazy to be getting so much positive feedback from the judges.
00:45:08I don't even really know what to do with it.
00:45:10Just because I haven't felt seen like this yet in this competition.
00:45:13All right, cakes, please leave the stage while the court deliberates.
00:45:20Okay, we have a double elimination today.
00:45:23We have to send three people to the final thrust.
00:45:26So we have a very hard decision to make.
00:45:29Maybe.
00:45:30What did you guys think of King Molasses?
00:45:31I loved the journey I was taken on through his performance.
00:45:36The more he performed, I was like, oh, I get it.
00:45:38So I was really impressed.
00:45:40But I think today the look was not my favorite.
00:45:43I felt like there was a total narrative there and I wasn't totally grasping it.
00:45:47And I think that it might have been too much for me.
00:45:50Okay, let's talk about Dick Von Dyke.
00:45:52There was a concept, like face, performance.
00:45:55I thought it was all really strong.
00:45:57I mean, just the entertainment value that Dick brought was really, really great.
00:46:00Like, part of the thing that we're talking about is like someone who's bringing themselves
00:46:04and their presence to the character and that they're merging together kind of seamlessly.
00:46:10When he came out, I saw the character and I saw the person inside the character.
00:46:14And that interplay was so wonderful to watch.
00:46:17Also just thought the outfit was great.
00:46:19And he was just like simple.
00:46:20It's symmetrical.
00:46:21It's effective.
00:46:22I have a storyline like going to bed, baby.
00:46:25And I loved that.
00:46:26I was like, you better work being confident in your symmetrical triangle plaids.
00:46:30Like, love it.
00:46:32Percosex.
00:46:33I felt like overall there was like a little bit of a lack of polish.
00:46:37What I love about Percosex is his energy.
00:46:39But I also think that sometimes he lacks control when he's performing because I feel like he's
00:46:43like always rushing to get to the next thing that he wants to do.
00:46:47Compared to the other person on stage wearing chaps, the other one was constructed better.
00:46:52So it's hard when you have two to look at.
00:46:54Two sets of chaps is always a hard, always a difficult problem for me.
00:46:58I'm like, yeah, I mean.
00:46:59Oh my God.
00:47:01Henlo Bullfrog.
00:47:02I just really loved the kind of sureness and the follow-through of the character.
00:47:07The artistry is just insane.
00:47:10I love a branded face.
00:47:12I feel like that is him.
00:47:13I love Henlo's look, but sometimes I think you take one thing away.
00:47:17It's like, sometimes it's too busy.
00:47:20It was also so large, like so physically imposing.
00:47:23And I felt like I lost him a little bit in there.
00:47:26Big D.
00:47:27Okay, it was funny.
00:47:28Since the beginning, he's always been like the funniest person and so conceptual and so like method.
00:47:35Like personally, his look is the strongest I've seen him look in this competition.
00:47:41He really like paid attention to the details.
00:47:43I'll say this, like it definitely was awkward at the start.
00:47:48I do think that they warmed up to using those.
00:47:50Even though the straps were kind of like what's happening, it was a strong concept.
00:47:54It was a little all over the place to me.
00:47:55It had too many references.
00:47:57I got the, you know, Agnes Young, heavy metal English, but then it's like the lunchbox and it's goth.
00:48:03And I was just kind of a little bit confused by it.
00:48:12It's time for the court's royal decree.
00:48:15Scott Mick, who is the winner of this week's episode?
00:48:18The king we have chosen is...
00:48:24Dick Von Dyke.
00:48:28I'm in a state of shock.
00:48:30I mean, I expected to go home.
00:48:31So then to hear that I won the challenge, I'm gobsmacked.
00:48:37Congratulations, Dick Von Dyke.
00:48:39You are first to make it into the finale.
00:48:42I thought I was going to pass out just now.
00:48:43Did you say Dick Von Dyke?
00:48:45Dick Von Dyke.
00:48:46Thanks.
00:48:47When I put this look on, I didn't realize that I was standing differently.
00:48:51All the other kings were like, oh, Dick Von Dyke just walked in the room.
00:48:55I was just beaming to be in something that I felt confident in.
00:48:59Now the hard part.
00:49:00Who will be facing off in our final thrust tonight and be up for elimination?
00:49:07Tenderoni?
00:49:08The next king making it to the finale is...
00:49:14Henlo Bullfrog.
00:49:18That's me.
00:49:19I'm a finalist.
00:49:20I'm top three.
00:49:21Guaranteed.
00:49:21I was imagining myself at the end.
00:49:23Now I get to live that.
00:49:25What a relief.
00:49:26What happiness.
00:49:27Henlo Bullfrog, congratulations.
00:49:29You have made it to the finale.
00:49:32King Molasses, Percocets, Big D.
00:49:36I'm sorry, but you are up for elimination.
00:49:39You must all face off in the final thrust.
00:49:45This week, your challenge is interpretive dance.
00:49:51You'll have to choreograph an interpretive dance, so you got to lean into your showmanship and sell it to us.
00:49:58I love interpretive dance.
00:50:01And they're like, make a story.
00:50:02We're looking for story.
00:50:03Got it.
00:50:04Kings, this is your last shot at the finale.
00:50:07Put your whole daring, innovation, creativity, and charisma with a K.
00:50:12Really cramming in there.
00:50:15I really want that finale spot.
00:50:17The fact that I have been in the bottom the most in the competition, but I still made it to
00:50:22the same point.
00:50:22There's a reason for that.
00:50:24I am not going to let a design challenge get in my way.
00:50:29Now go interpret.
00:50:30I came into this knowing that this would be challenging.
00:50:33I'm feeling the anxiety and the nerves of the final thrust.
00:50:38I just have to move forward.
00:50:42Yeah, I'm a real king.
00:50:49This is the final thrust.
00:50:52Tonight, King Molasses, Percocets, Big D were tasked with coming up with an original interpretive dance.
00:51:01What sadistic person picked these final thrusts?
00:51:03Interpretive dance?
00:51:04Can we do breakdancing again, please?
00:51:07And it's up against Molasses, who is an elegant dancer-mover, and against Big D, who is literally comedy actor.
00:51:15At this point, I'm just like, whatever happens, I'm going to go down swinging.
00:51:19Movement is a thing that I'm probably the most known for, but I'm going up against Big D and Percocets,
00:51:26two incredible performers.
00:51:28Very deserving to be here, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do enough, especially coming off of
00:51:35being in the final thrust the previous week.
00:51:37To get into the finale would mean that what I have as a performer is enough.
00:51:43I'm trying to say something about masculinity and about facade with this dance.
00:51:48I have a clear sort of script for myself.
00:51:51We'll see how it goes.
00:51:57This is the final thrust.
00:52:01Ready, set, interpret!
00:52:14I am this close to the finale. I just gotta go a little bit further. It's a little bit further
00:52:21out of my comfort zone.
00:52:24I made it this far. Let's interpret some dancing. Let's go.
00:52:39It matters a lot to me to be in the finale because I want to be able to show everything
00:52:45that I can bring, and I feel like I would be a great king of drag.
00:52:53Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
00:53:13Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
00:53:13Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
00:53:13Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
00:53:13Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
00:53:15Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let
00:53:18I kind of got lost in my own performance.
00:53:21Hopefully they interpreted enough
00:53:23to at least get to know me as a person.
00:53:53What's going through my mind is, like,
00:53:55I really want my physicality to be clear.
00:53:57I like to work with images,
00:53:59so I was working with this idea of, like,
00:54:02blooming flowers out of my body and also waves.
00:54:10I created a character who's like a wannabe cool dude,
00:54:13and I want to show, like, him trying to sort of belly up
00:54:17and, like, be cool with the other dudes, and then they leave.
00:54:20He gets to bare his soul,
00:54:22and then they come back and he has to mask again.
00:54:24Because I think it's real hard being a man.
00:54:32Making it to the final three,
00:54:34I don't even know what my reserves are.
00:54:36I figured that, like, just pure adrenaline and audacity
00:54:38would get me there,
00:54:39but I also don't even know if I, like, have it.
00:54:49There's a bit of, like, a fire under my ass.
00:54:52Because I am actually good at this,
00:54:56and because of the feedback,
00:54:57I have to make a big statement.
00:55:15I need to put everything into this final thrust.
00:55:21It's emotional because this is an interpretive dance, right,
00:55:26about your drag.
00:55:28And so much of my drag before this competition
00:55:30has been a fight, usually within myself.
00:55:34And I needed to push past my guard
00:55:38and let that vulnerability be embodied in the movement.
00:55:49Wow.
00:55:50Wow!
00:55:54After my performance, I felt the judges shift their energy,
00:56:01and I knew I did exactly what I needed to do.
00:56:10Kings, you moved me with how much you moved.
00:56:15Ted Leroni, who do you want to send to the finale?
00:56:20I just wanted to say,
00:56:21you three kings have been amazing in this competition.
00:56:25This is one of the hardest decisions we had to make.
00:56:28The king we are sending to the finale is...
00:56:34King Molasses.
00:56:42My first thought is that I really hate
00:56:45that this is the end of the journey for Perka and Big D.
00:56:48I know how hard they worked.
00:56:51I saw their resilience in the man cave every week.
00:56:55King Molasses, congratulations.
00:56:58You are safe, and you have made it to the finale of King of Drag.
00:57:04Perka-sex, Big D, sorry, but your time here has ended.
00:57:08Being one of two people to go home really helps.
00:57:11So I'm gonna pat my back on the way out.
00:57:13At least one black person made it to the finale,
00:57:15and that was the goal here.
00:57:17I'm glad it's Molasses.
00:57:19I really wanted to make the final three.
00:57:21It feels a lot of things to know I'm leaving.
00:57:23But I'm leaving with, like, two arm loads of skills.
00:57:27My fingertips are slightly numb and oversensitive
00:57:31from all the hot glue burns.
00:57:33Struggling to feel like it's fair for me to be in the finale
00:57:37and these two incredible artists to not.
00:57:41Big D has totally changed the way I think about drag,
00:57:44and I have just become such a Perka-sex fan.
00:57:48Like, to the nine.
00:57:49What an incredible achievement to come this far.
00:57:53Perka-sex and Big D, if you could, take a knee.
00:57:58I dub thee honorary members of the King of Drag family.
00:58:06Both of you put the K in community.
00:58:09You may rock this.
00:58:10Perka-sex, any final words you wanna say?
00:58:13Well, first, I would like to thank a chosen family
00:58:15for believing in me, even when they probably shouldn't have.
00:58:18And if you are interested in booking King Perka-sex,
00:58:21you just need to log on to www.kingperka.com
00:58:25and send an email with your location and show date,
00:58:28and someone will get back to you shortly.
00:58:32Big D, uh, I can't go out in that wig.
00:58:36Before I came to this competition,
00:58:38I thought my drag wouldn't measure up.
00:58:40I thought the torn meniscus in my knee
00:58:42or being post-menopausal was gonna keep me from excellence.
00:58:45Um, I have felt nothing but love and support,
00:58:50and I hope that I've proved once and for all
00:58:52that there's nothing funny about being a man.
00:58:55Yeah!
00:58:57Perka-sex, Big D, please pack your Packers and head home.
00:59:01Woo!
00:59:06I'm feeling more audacious.
00:59:08Get ready.
00:59:09I'm gonna start making some more looks.
00:59:12I'm leaving with some new friends
00:59:14and a new sense, honestly, of belonging.
00:59:18It's hard for me to feel bad for too long
00:59:21about getting sent home
00:59:23because I was surrounded by really talented kings.
00:59:27You don't see that many black drag kings.
00:59:29People need to see trans joy.
00:59:32I'm glad I could be a part of history.
00:59:35This isn't the end for me.
00:59:36This is just a stepping stone.
00:59:37Whew!
00:59:39That's a wrap.
00:59:40I gotta get home and get ready for the big finale.
00:59:44All right.
00:59:45See you next time.
00:59:46Showbiz and goodnight.
00:59:49That was a wild episode.
00:59:50Can you believe that dance in these kings?
00:59:52Yeah.
00:59:53Do we have time? Can I try it?
00:59:54Seriously?
00:59:55No, I've never done interpretive dance.
00:59:57Look at me.
00:59:57Can they just stay to put the music on?
00:59:59Can we get playback?
01:00:10Hey, Marie?
01:00:11Where?
01:00:12Where?
01:00:13Where?
01:00:14Can I go?
01:00:15Have you ever done interpretive dancing?
01:00:17Yeah.
01:00:17I did it professionally.
01:00:18All right.
01:00:19Play back.
01:00:20Oh, God.
01:00:20I see this.
01:00:21Oh, .
01:00:42Get me out of this.
01:00:46Check the gate.
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