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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.
00:17:17We're going to be calling for Lagoon Mirzy.
00:17:19Anyf persone mistress with rep r up locating for drag queens.
00:17:29Showbiz.
00:17:31Showbiz.
00:17:35Showbiz.
00:17:37Come back, U.S.
00:17:39Showbiz.
00:17:40Showbiz.
00:17:41Showbiz.
00:17:42Showbiz.
00:17:43That's why this week we're tuning in to one of the fundamentals of drag, lip-syncing.
00:17:49Okay.
00:17:49Yes.
00:17:51Finally, lip-sync.
00:17:53It's my jam.
00:17:54I like being able to bring all the music video ideas I have in my head for everyone to see.
00:18:00This is like a perfect week.
00:18:01You must create a lip-sync performance to the song Good Boy by ARX.
00:18:07Okay.
00:18:08Never performed a lip-sync before.
00:18:10There it is.
00:18:11Yeah.
00:18:11Very nervous.
00:18:12And there's a twist.
00:18:14Not only do you have to lip-sync, you must DIY a look from recycled materials.
00:18:22I'm feeling a little bit more anxious now.
00:18:25Sewing and constructing garments is not my strong suit.
00:18:28This actually could be a really hard week.
00:18:31We'll be going on a shopping spree at Remainders, a thrift store for creative reuse.
00:18:36Then you'll have 24 hours to make rags into riches, literally.
00:18:41Lastly, and are you sitting down?
00:18:44Because this one is a doozy.
00:18:47Only three kings will compete in the final, which means this will be the double elimination.
00:19:00We all know math.
00:19:01We all knew this was coming.
00:19:02There's only one crown and it's going to go to one of us and two of us that get packing.
00:19:07I know.
00:19:07It's a lot.
00:19:08Circle up.
00:19:08Come on.
00:19:09Watch the hair.
00:19:11One, two, three.
00:19:12Long, Mr. Kings!
00:19:15All right, kids.
00:19:16We'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.
00:19:48You have 15 minutes to grab anything you see in the store and it doesn't include me.
00:19:55Ready, set, thrift!
00:19:5915 minutes is not enough time.
00:20:01I need to figure out what my plan is.
00:20:04This is a dream come true to run through Remainders and grab everything that I like.
00:20:09My plan is corpse being reclaimed by the earth.
00:20:12I'm going to get every single plant related item in the store.
00:20:15That looks useful.
00:20:16That looks useful.
00:20:17That doesn't look useful, but you might be.
00:20:19I'd rather have too much than too little.
00:20:23Anything in camo or just like butch realness, throw it at me.
00:20:28Growing up in the church, I always struggled with feeling good enough.
00:20:31I was under the impression that, like, my queerness would keep me out of heaven.
00:20:35So I want to play with a look that speaks to feeling good enough spiritually,
00:20:40feeling good enough with my butch-ness.
00:20:44I could make a tie about it.
00:20:45My plan is punk rock schoolboy.
00:20:48You know, I think I have a pretty good eye for a clown.
00:20:50I love it.
00:20:51Would this be useful to you?
00:20:52Snapchat, yeah.
00:20:53You're halfway through!
00:20:58I'm getting really overwhelmed.
00:21:00So I just kind of start grabbing things of interest.
00:21:03But I'm still not sure how it's going to be all put together.
00:21:06Anybody need a trailer hitch?
00:21:08Should I go with your outfit?
00:21:10No?
00:21:10All right.
00:21:11I am very distracted by how many cool things are in this store.
00:21:16And I'm, like, trying so hard to be focused on this challenge.
00:21:20Everyone else is, like, running feverishly.
00:21:22They're like, there's just not enough time.
00:21:24And I'm like, yeah, but have you seen this?
00:21:26I love this.
00:21:27I have this photo.
00:21:31I'm generally finding the things that I think I need,
00:21:33but I'm also starting to, like, lose my mind a little bit.
00:21:37I'm taking this many mechanical pencils,
00:21:39like a phallus of mechanical pen...
00:21:42Like, what can you do with mechanical pencils?
00:21:43But I took them.
00:21:47One minute left!
00:21:51What else?
00:21:54Flannel?
00:21:55Wait, did someone say flannel?
00:22:04Hands up!
00:22:06Shake it up and put it in your pants.
00:22:08We're out of here.
00:22:09I hope I have enough cool stuff to, like, work with
00:22:12because everybody got so much more stuff than me.
00:22:21This is a sewing challenge.
00:22:24Coming to you live from Los Angeles.
00:22:26There was an earthquake and a power outage,
00:22:28so the L word didn't lie.
00:22:29I love this.
00:22:30It feels like being at home in a studio.
00:22:32I don't know if you know about hot glue.
00:22:33It's an incredible tool.
00:22:35I'm not ready for this one.
00:22:36Watch out!
00:22:38What's up?
00:22:39How sick is that?
00:22:40It's fantastic.
00:22:42When I'm crafting, I'm kind of like,
00:22:43yes, yes, yes.
00:22:45Right now, I'm actually feeling the weight of last week
00:22:48and fighting to keep my place in the competition.
00:22:50And my body is pretty beat.
00:22:53But drag for me has always been about healing.
00:22:56And this challenge, I want to literally be my inner child.
00:23:01I'm taking good boy literally and going for a dog thing.
00:23:05My arm is going to have a little mitten,
00:23:07so I can have little paws, too.
00:23:09And, of course, on the butt, I have to have anxious.
00:23:13And, yeah, hopefully I raised a wolf with this one.
00:23:15So my concept is pretty school boy, you know, angry,
00:23:19kind of a man baby.
00:23:20His name is Ziggy Floyd Stardust Mellencamp.
00:23:23I've taken things and, like, bedazzled them
00:23:25or, like, put looks together, build a look from scratch.
00:23:28Never even attempted it.
00:23:30Yeah, there's going to be a lot of safety pins,
00:23:32hunk elements, a reveal, not good, right?
00:23:35Pray for me.
00:23:36I am fully living my swamp thing fantasy.
00:23:39I made this bodysuit today.
00:23:40It doesn't look like a lot, but it's a bit like a mural.
00:23:43The base coat is one of the most difficult parts to do.
00:23:46And then everything on that is the fun stuff.
00:23:48And I will be stripping off the plants,
00:23:50showing what a good boy I am.
00:23:52I'm creating a butch bishop.
00:23:55I created a shape out of poster board
00:23:58and then covered it with the fabric I want.
00:24:00I also have some camo chaps.
00:24:03They do look better on my ass than they do on the floor,
00:24:06but you'll just have to wait and find out.
00:24:07For the first time, I feel really confident in my idea,
00:24:11and I have a really clear picture of what I'm trying to say.
00:24:15I was going to go a lot more suit-based,
00:24:18but now I'm starting to sculpt a bit of a skirt.
00:24:22I want my outfit to lean into transness or gender exploration
00:24:28and also evoke a sense of nostalgia and play.
00:24:32Wish me luck. Peace.
00:24:33I was able to get the chaps done, and I worked on the fur body.
00:24:37I put that on and instantly regerts.
00:24:41I get really itchy and overheated.
00:24:44The thing that was supposed to be my main plan
00:24:46is not able to work for me,
00:24:48and I just have to pivot.
00:24:50I don't measure things because that's not punk.
00:24:52I'm burning every single fingertip on hot glue.
00:24:55Just keep hurting yourself and keep making things,
00:24:57and that is punk.
00:25:00My only inhibitor is the exhaustion.
00:25:04I am not going to stay up all night and work on it.
00:25:07I'm going to go home and sleep.
00:25:08There is a lot that needs to go on.
00:25:10I'm nervous about finishing within the time frame we have.
00:25:13I'm stressed.
00:25:14The goal is just not to look stupid at this point.
00:25:26Okay. All right. Let's do it.
00:25:28It's a new day in the man cave,
00:25:30and my competitors are looking sleepy.
00:25:36I wish I had more time to work on the skirt,
00:25:41but I need to start getting into my face,
00:25:44and then hopefully I can come back to adding those finishing touches.
00:25:48How's everyone feeling?
00:25:52Who got to sleep last night?
00:25:55I've gotten 90 minutes of sleep, but I love what I made.
00:25:58So much of what Henlo does is both stunning and a little bit off-putting or grotesque.
00:26:04I think it nails both of those perfectly.
00:26:06Half of this beefy challenge is performance-based.
00:26:10Yeah. And not to be a dick, but I'm not worried about that part.
00:26:12So it's just the outfit that's stressful to me.
00:26:15I love to lip sync, so I'm going to be a threat.
00:26:19And I love my look, but I think I'm the only one who did not work on my look in
00:26:24the hotel.
00:26:25I'm worrying, like, did I do enough?
00:26:27Last beefy challenge before the finale.
00:26:30Yeah, how crazy is that?
00:26:32How's everyone feeling about their concepts?
00:26:34I definitely don't hate what I made,
00:26:36but the idea of Gottmik seeing it makes me want to throw up.
00:26:39I'm never not going to be nervous with judges' feedback.
00:26:42I have tried to predict their feedback at times and not always been correct.
00:26:45So, of course, I'm a little hesitant to guess where they might land me.
00:26:50When's the last time you guys were this nervous to perform?
00:26:53Last week.
00:26:55I'm feeling a little...
00:26:58Very good.
00:26:59I think I'm more nervous this week because I've never lip synced as a performance before.
00:27:03Which would make it so much more badass if, like, you kicked all our asses at it?
00:27:08Yeah, yeah. Super easy.
00:27:09Never performed a lip sync, and I'm going up against people who lip sync for a living.
00:27:15All I can do is just keep my head in the game and just keep going, even though I'm petrified.
00:27:19I think the last time I was this nervous was actually the first time I ever performed in front of
00:27:24Sasha Velour,
00:27:24which was at the Mall of America in Minneapolis.
00:27:28And then people posted videos of us on Twitter saying what sinful homosexuals we are.
00:27:34Isn't that fun?
00:27:34Back home to brunch I host, it's at a coffee shop, but I still, I put 18 plus on a
00:27:39flyer just so conservatives don't harass my cast.
00:27:41My hottest take is I'm not even that big of a fan of kids at drag shows anyway.
00:27:45I'm like, they're broke and they don't think I'm funny, so what's the point?
00:27:47You know what fair?
00:27:51Murray!
00:27:51How are you?
00:27:53Woo!
00:27:53That good, huh?
00:27:54Yeah.
00:27:56Molasses!
00:27:57Yes?
00:27:57I know, you look very busy. Come talk to Uncle Murray.
00:28:01What is this?
00:28:01It's a head wrap piece that's like similar to head wraps that the women in my family usually wear.
00:28:08We call them gale, but yeah, a little hat.
00:28:11And then for this lip sync, at first I thought my tape was going to be illustrated in a story
00:28:16of trying to get like my parents to like call me good.
00:28:20But as I kind of move through building the whole piece, this is really about letting go for me, taking
00:28:26my own power and calling myself a good boy.
00:28:29Whether I make it to the finale, this is just about answering a call.
00:28:33The day that this was announced was the anniversary of my dad's death.
00:28:37I was in the cemetery with him and my phone started just going off.
00:28:44And I just looked and I saw that the first ever drag competition for Kings was being announced.
00:28:50And I was like, whoa, okay.
00:28:54We're getting quite direct, huh, Pops?
00:28:57Well, I got two words for you. No, four.
00:28:59Yeah? Come on.
00:29:01You're a good boy.
00:29:02Oh.
00:29:06Big D, come on over and show me what you're cooking.
00:29:09Ooh, what is this?
00:29:11Yeah, it's a lunchbox. It's cooler, you know?
00:29:13What would making it to the finale mean to you?
00:29:16I, like, I can't even, you know, I've been thinking I was going to get eliminated like every time.
00:29:21So, you know, it's hard for me to like, I didn't even think that I could make it onto the
00:29:26show.
00:29:27So, to be able to make it, to be able to make it to that level, um, is incredible.
00:29:35It is incredible to think about.
00:29:38Well, you're crushing it.
00:29:39Thank you so much.
00:29:40I have been very passionate about performing since I was six years old and my parents put me in acting
00:29:45class because I was painfully shy.
00:29:47When I become a male character, I have more space under my arms, I have more space between my fingers,
00:29:53I have more space in my face.
00:29:55Going out on stage, saying like, I'm a man, taught me how to walk into a room and be like,
00:30:01check this out.
00:30:02Both in drag and out of drag.
00:30:05This is quite difficult for me. I am quite tired.
00:30:08But it's so worth it because there's just so much love and admiration.
00:30:13If they take drag away like they try to do, I'ma still do something.
00:30:16I told my girlfriend if they make drag illegal, I'm not stopping.
00:30:18Every lesbian has the experience of like, being called manly, you know, like as a dig.
00:30:23As a tribute to this character, this butch bishop, Dick needs to be the hairiest he's been.
00:30:28One of my favorite parts of drag is being able to reclaim these insults as like a point of pride.
00:30:33What would it get into the finale mean for you?
00:30:39Literally, uh, getting here in general was just a huge honor.
00:30:43So making it to the finale would just be the icing on this humongous, like, ten-tier cake.
00:30:49All right, kings. Good luck to you. See you in a bit. Showbiz.
00:30:52Thanks, Murray. Bye, Murray. Thank you.
00:30:58Whoo.
00:30:59What we're doing right now has got to be the hardest.
00:31:01Yeah, I'm making my dreams come true. I have to make clothes, too.
00:31:05Oh, yeah.
00:31:05Being so close to making it to the finale, I'm ready. Let's do it.
00:31:10Should they watch out for me? They know they should.
00:31:12I have to be at the top.
00:31:14If their criteria is, I want to see top-to-toe bad , could be me.
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 King's 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, Kathleen
00:32:45Hanna.
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 going to ask you something.
00:33:02There's a lot of pressure on you, but I don't want you to feel any pressure.
00:33:06What are you looking for tonight?
00:33:07I'll start with you, tenderoni.
00:33:09By the way, you look like Elton John's husband.
00:33:11If they had a child, then it was Elvis who was gay.
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.
00:33:23I have done a few design challenges in my day, so I'm going to give them a little grace,
00:33:29but I also have a very high standard.
00:33:32I'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
00:33:42closer 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.
00:33:55No shame.
00:33:55Judges, you ready?
00:33:56Yes.
00:33:57I am ready.
00:33:59Tonight is a double elimination.
00:34:03Two kings will be going home.
00:34:05It's time to take a look at the looks.
00:34:08First up, King Molasses.
00:34:14This look is my inner child.
00:34:18The buttons on the skirt are like macaroni art.
00:34:21I made a silly long necktie as an element of play.
00:34:25I just hope the judges understand.
00:34:30Henlo Bullfrog.
00:34:32This creature has been called back from death.
00:34:34It is going towards its victim, begging, please love me, approve of me.
00:34:39I need you.
00:34:39And 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.
00:34:53My butch bishop is my tribute to Dyke masculinity and Dyke beauty.
00:34:59I think my worst case scenario is I split my chaps.
00:35:05I 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.
00:35:55It'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.
00:36:11But 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.
00:36:21You 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.
00:36:38Hear what I'm saying.
00:36:45You 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.
00:37:00What 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.
00:37:10Tell me I'm good.
00:37:11Tell me what you want.
00:37:13Tell me what you want.
00:37:14Good boy.
00:37:16Good boy.
00:37:19Tell me what you want.
00:37:21Tell me what you want.
00:37:22Good boy.
00:37:24Tell me what you want.
00:37:25Tell me what you want.
00:37:27Out here working up the sweat.
00:37:30You're making me beg and I'll take what I can get.
00:37:34I'm feeling restless, tired of being alone.
00:37:39I'll be a good boy waiting here at home.
00:37:44Hear what I'm saying.
00:37:51You know I'm not playing.
00:37:59Tell me I'm a good boy.
00:38:01Tell me I'm good.
00:38:03Tell me what you want.
00:38:05You're dying that you're good.
00:38:07I know that you're scared, but I wish that you would.
00:38:11Tell me I'm good.
00:38:13Tell me I'm good.
00:38:19Tell me I'm good.
00:38:35Thank you, that you're scared, but I wish that you would here.
00:38:43Tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good.
00:38:49Woo!
00:38:50Yeah!
00:38:51Yeah!
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.
00:39:11Hi, King Wallace's.
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 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.
00:39:35I think that's what all of us as artists try to do, so kudos to that.
00:39:39Thank you so much.
00:39:39I 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 and 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.
00:40:02I 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.
00:40:30I could have used bigger.
00:40:32Bigger shoulders.
00:40:33Bigger, like, everything bigger.
00:40:35I just wanted everything bigger.
00:40:36Like, 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.
00:40:42The construction of the garment isn't my favorite thing, but.
00:40:47Same.
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.
00:40:59Yeah, I 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.
00:41:17You 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.
00:41:23He'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.
00:41:30I 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.
00:41:38I 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.
00:41:55Gloop eating Augustus Gloop.
00:41:57I'm like, what is happening?
00:41:58Like, how many more references can we fit in there, gorgeous?
00:42:01I'm kind of obsessed with the backpack, but also I was like, I'm not sure if I fully get it.
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!
00:42:41This 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.
00:42:55So maybe take one 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 hit.
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.
00:43:17But I was getting, like, puck from Midsommar 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.
00:43:38And that's one of my highest compliments in life.
00:43:41I, 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.
00:44:01I 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.
00:44:28You 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 really wondering if your butt was real.
00:44:59Yeah, uh, plastic doesn't do this, just so you know.
00:45:02I know.
00:45:02But when we saw that, we were like, we were like, it's real.
00:45:05That's definitely an actual 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.
00:45:46And 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 and their presence to the
00:46:07character.
00:46:07And 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 like,
00:46:43always 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.
00:46:57I'm like, yeah, I mean.
00:46:59Oh my God.
00:47:01Penlow 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.
00:47:17Yeah.
00:47:18It'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.
00:47:32And 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.
00:47:53It was a little all over the place to me.
00:47:56It had too many references.
00:47:57I got the, you know, Agnes Young heavy metal English.
00:48:01But then it's like the lunch box 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.
00:48:43Yeah.
00:48:43Did you say Dick Von Dyke?
00:48:45I did, Dick 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.
00:49:31King Molasses, Percocets, Big D.
00:49:35I'm sorry, but you are up for elimination.
00:49:39You must all face off in the final thrust.
00:49:44This week, your challenge is interpretive dance.
00:49:51You'll have to choreograph an interpretive dance,
00:49:55so you gotta lean into your showmanship and sell it to us.
00:49:59I love interpretive dance, and they're like,
00:50:01make 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.
00:50:13Really cram it 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,
00:50:21but I still made it to the same point, there's a reason for that.
00:50:24I am not gonna 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 came Molasses, Percocets, Big D.
00:50:57We're 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,
00:51:11and against Big D, who is literally comedy actor.
00:51:14At this point, I'm just like, whatever happens, I'm gonna go down swinging.
00:51:19Movement is a thing that I'm probably the most known for,
00:51:23but I'm going up against Big D and Percocets,
00:51:26two incredible performers, very deserving to be here,
00:51:29and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do enough,
00:51:34especially coming off of being 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.
00:51:47With this dance, I 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,
00:52:16I just gotta go a little bit further,
00:52:19it's a little bit further out of my comfort zone.
00:52:24I made it this far!
00:52:27Let's interpret some dancing, let's go!
00:52:39It matters a lot to me to be in the finale,
00:52:42because I wanna be able to show everything that I can bring,
00:52:46and I feel like I would be a great king of drag.
00:52:52Hey!
00:52:55See ya!
00:53:09Whoo!
00:53:13Well.
00:53:14I think I did pretty okay, not gonna lie.
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 I 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 blooming flowers out of my body and also waves.
00:54:10I created a character who's like a wannabe cool dude and I want to show like him trying
00:54:15to sort of belly up and like be cool with the other dudes and then they leave.
00:54:20He gets to bare his soul and then they come back and he has to mask again because I think
00:54:25it's real hard being a man.
00:54:32Making it to the final three, I don't even know what my reserves are.
00:54:36I figured that like just pure adrenaline and audacity would get me there but I also don't
00:54:40even 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 and because of the feedback I 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, about your drag.
00:55:28And so much of my drag before this competition has been a fight usually within myself.
00:55:34And I needed to push past my guard and let that vulnerability be embodied in the movement.
00:55:49Wow.
00:55:50Wow.
00:55:51Wow.
00:55:52Wow.
00:55:52Woo!
00:55:52Woo!
00:55:54Woo!
00:55:54Woo!
00:55:54After my performance, I felt the judges shift their energy and I knew I did exactly what
00:56:03I needed to do.
00:56:10KING, you moved me with how much you moved.
00:56:15KING, you moved me with how much you moved.
00:56:16Ted Frani, who do you want to send to the finale?
00:56:20I just wanted to say, you 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 that this is the end of the journey for Perka and Big
00:56:47D.
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 going to pat my back on the way out.
00:57:13At least one black person made it to the finale and that was the goal here.
00:57:16I'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 from all the hot glue burns.
00:57:33Struggling to feel like it's fair for me to be in the finale and these two incredible artists to not.
00:57:40Big 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.
00:58:10Perka-sex, any final words you want to say?
00:58:12Well, first, I would like to thank a chosen family for believing in me, even when they probably shouldn't have.
00:58:18And if you are interested in booking King Perka-sex, you just need to log on to www.kingperka.com
00:58:25and send an email with your location and show date and someone will get back to you shortly.
00:58:30Woo!
00:58:32Big D, uh, I can't go out in that wig.
00:58:36Before I came to this competition, I thought my drag wouldn't measure up.
00:58:40I thought the torn meniscus in my knee or being post-menopausal was going to keep me from excellence.
00:58:46Um, I have felt nothing but love and support.
00:58:50And I hope that I've proved once and for all that there's nothing funny about being a man.
00:58:55Yeah!
00:58:57Perka-sex, Big D, please pack your Packers and head home.
00:59:02Woo!
00:59:06I'm feeling more audacious.
00:59:08Get ready.
00:59:09I'm going to start making some more looks.
00:59:12I'm leaving with some new friends and a new sense, honestly, of belonging.
00:59:19It's hard for me to feel bad for too long about getting sent home because I was surrounded by really
00:59:26talented kings.
00:59:27You don't see that many black drag kings.
00:59:29People need to see trans joy.
00:59:31I'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.
00:59:37Woo!
00:59:39That's a wrap.
00:59:40I've got to get home and get ready for the big finale.
00:59:44All right.
00:59:45See you next time.
00:59:46Showbiz and good night.
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?
00:59:53Can I try it?
00:59:54Seriously?
00:59:54No, 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.
01:00:12Murr.
01:00:12Murr.
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.
01:00:19Playback?
01:00:19I've got to see this.
01:00:21Oh, s***.
01:00:42Get me out of this.
01:00:46Check the gate.
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