1 00:00:01,622 --> 00:00:03,210 [RuPaul] Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race... 2 00:00:03,244 --> 00:00:07,076 You're invited to the first annual DESPYs. 3 00:00:07,110 --> 00:00:11,011 Pearl, I want to make sure you up the ante. 4 00:00:11,045 --> 00:00:12,978 Well, you told me I had no personality. 5 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:16,568 That doesn't give me confidence. 6 00:00:16,602 --> 00:00:19,985 I'm just over this bull[bleep]. 7 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:21,642 [applause] 8 00:00:21,676 --> 00:00:23,678 We want to welcome-- welcome you 9 00:00:23,713 --> 00:00:28,062 to the first annual DESPY awards. 10 00:00:28,097 --> 00:00:32,066 And the award for the shadiest shade goes to... 11 00:00:32,101 --> 00:00:34,103 Violet Chachki. 12 00:00:34,137 --> 00:00:36,174 [applause] 13 00:00:36,208 --> 00:00:37,692 [RuPaul] The winner is 14 00:00:37,727 --> 00:00:39,211 Max and Pearl. 15 00:00:39,246 --> 00:00:41,696 [applause] 16 00:00:41,731 --> 00:00:44,216 Kandy Ho, Shantay, you stay. 17 00:00:44,251 --> 00:00:45,976 Thank you. 18 00:00:46,011 --> 00:00:47,668 [RuPaul] Mrs. Kasha Davis, 19 00:00:47,702 --> 00:00:50,671 sashay away. 20 00:00:55,883 --> 00:00:57,643 Whoo! [bleep]. 21 00:00:57,678 --> 00:01:00,750 - Oh, girl. - Single digits! 22 00:01:00,784 --> 00:01:03,166 [Kandy] "Love to the moon & back, 23 00:01:03,201 --> 00:01:04,788 MKD." 24 00:01:04,823 --> 00:01:07,895 I'm starting to feel that they're putting me on the bottom 25 00:01:07,929 --> 00:01:10,449 so that I can just take out the other girls. 26 00:01:10,484 --> 00:01:12,141 I took out the two oldest ones. 27 00:01:12,175 --> 00:01:13,349 [laughter] 28 00:01:13,383 --> 00:01:15,109 Ru gave me another chance. 29 00:01:15,144 --> 00:01:17,939 So I'm just gonna have to go crazy, 30 00:01:17,974 --> 00:01:20,425 untuck, and act a fool. 31 00:01:20,459 --> 00:01:23,773 So who is everybody that had won in the categories? 32 00:01:23,807 --> 00:01:26,120 - I won! - Me. 33 00:01:26,155 --> 00:01:28,743 The award that was so unexpected was Violet. 34 00:01:28,778 --> 00:01:30,469 [Miss Fame] Shady lady! 35 00:01:30,504 --> 00:01:32,471 How do you feel about winning that award? 36 00:01:32,506 --> 00:01:34,128 You know, I was kind of expecting it. 37 00:01:34,163 --> 00:01:35,129 Yeah, me too. 38 00:01:35,164 --> 00:01:36,199 [laughter] 39 00:01:36,234 --> 00:01:37,856 I think people think I'm mean, 40 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:40,030 but everything I've done here either comes from 41 00:01:40,065 --> 00:01:42,136 a place of humor or a place of truth. 42 00:01:42,171 --> 00:01:44,138 I just want you guys to know that I am gonna be working on 43 00:01:44,173 --> 00:01:46,313 the way I come across. 44 00:01:46,347 --> 00:01:50,489 - I won't hold my breath. - We will be judging you. 45 00:01:50,524 --> 00:01:53,699 Well, congrats to Max and Pearl. 46 00:01:53,734 --> 00:01:55,874 [Ginger] Yes, congratulations! 47 00:01:55,908 --> 00:01:57,772 Girl, how do you feel? 48 00:01:57,807 --> 00:02:00,465 'Cause I know you were having, like, a meltdown. 49 00:02:00,499 --> 00:02:02,674 No, I was not feeling it today. I wasn't. 50 00:02:02,708 --> 00:02:05,573 I could tell. 51 00:02:05,608 --> 00:02:08,921 [Miss Fame] I was not expecting Pearl to pull through that strong. 52 00:02:08,956 --> 00:02:10,406 It makes me frustrated, 53 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,580 because I am so grateful to be here, 54 00:02:12,615 --> 00:02:16,239 and she's, like, every other day like, "[bleep] this. I'm out." 55 00:02:16,274 --> 00:02:18,207 The energy is so toxic. 56 00:02:18,241 --> 00:02:21,141 I can't shower positive energy on that [bleep]. 57 00:02:23,073 --> 00:02:25,697 I don't even want it near me. 58 00:02:25,731 --> 00:02:27,354 RuPaul's Drag Race 59 00:02:27,388 --> 00:02:29,252 [RuPaul] The winner of RuPaul's Drag Racereceives 60 00:02:29,287 --> 00:02:32,876 a 1-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics 61 00:02:32,911 --> 00:02:36,501 and a cash prize of $100,000. 62 00:02:36,535 --> 00:02:38,192 With extra-special guest judges 63 00:02:38,227 --> 00:02:39,849 Merle Ginsberg 64 00:02:39,883 --> 00:02:41,333 and Ariana Grande. 65 00:02:41,368 --> 00:02:42,472 RuPaul's Drag Race 66 00:02:42,507 --> 00:02:44,025 May the best woman 67 00:02:44,060 --> 00:02:46,890 Best woman win 68 00:02:50,549 --> 00:02:52,241 Yes, ma'am, Pam. 69 00:02:52,275 --> 00:02:53,518 My God. 70 00:02:53,552 --> 00:02:55,416 Whoo! 71 00:02:55,451 --> 00:02:56,935 We're back. 72 00:02:56,969 --> 00:02:58,557 And then there were nine. 73 00:02:58,592 --> 00:03:00,214 If you guys had to have sex 74 00:03:00,249 --> 00:03:02,596 with one other queen in this room, who would it be? 75 00:03:02,630 --> 00:03:04,425 - Oh, my God. - Oh, my! 76 00:03:04,460 --> 00:03:06,393 Oh, my God. 77 00:03:06,427 --> 00:03:09,361 [Max] These girls are all so vulgar. 78 00:03:09,396 --> 00:03:12,537 I mean, they're all very sexual. 79 00:03:12,571 --> 00:03:14,055 Can I pick more than one? 80 00:03:14,090 --> 00:03:15,264 [laughter] 81 00:03:15,298 --> 00:03:16,782 Yeah! 82 00:03:16,817 --> 00:03:19,578 We'll probably all pick Katya just because she won Media Stud. 83 00:03:19,613 --> 00:03:21,580 [laughter] 84 00:03:21,615 --> 00:03:23,479 Well, who is the top, and who's the bottom? 85 00:03:23,513 --> 00:03:24,514 We're talking about sex. 86 00:03:24,549 --> 00:03:26,378 We're not talking about sex. 87 00:03:26,413 --> 00:03:28,208 Max wasn't having it, darling. 88 00:03:28,242 --> 00:03:29,830 It's like, "Girl, calm down." 89 00:03:29,864 --> 00:03:30,969 [siren blares] 90 00:03:31,003 --> 00:03:33,351 - Ooh! - Good gracious. 91 00:03:33,385 --> 00:03:36,699 Sheila all ready to have herses. 92 00:03:36,733 --> 00:03:38,528 - Hey, Queens. all: Hi. 93 00:03:38,563 --> 00:03:41,255 A lace front wig has a front and a back. 94 00:03:41,290 --> 00:03:44,016 But there are three sides to every story-- 95 00:03:44,051 --> 00:03:46,018 yours, mine, 96 00:03:46,053 --> 00:03:48,193 and the T, Miss Thing. 97 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,608 And sometimes the truth 98 00:03:49,643 --> 00:03:53,716 is 100% unbeweaveable. 99 00:03:53,750 --> 00:03:56,236 Something with wigs. 100 00:03:56,270 --> 00:03:58,824 Girl, and now I can't use my black spray. 101 00:03:58,859 --> 00:04:00,757 [laughter] 102 00:04:00,792 --> 00:04:02,034 Hello, hello, hello. 103 00:04:02,069 --> 00:04:03,760 all: Hi, Ru. 104 00:04:03,795 --> 00:04:07,419 Ladies, America's next drag superstar 105 00:04:07,454 --> 00:04:09,041 needs to stay calm 106 00:04:09,076 --> 00:04:10,802 and carry on 107 00:04:10,836 --> 00:04:13,287 no matter what pops up. 108 00:04:13,322 --> 00:04:16,670 Oh, Pit Crew! 109 00:04:16,704 --> 00:04:18,016 - Yay! - Ooh. 110 00:04:18,050 --> 00:04:19,638 Wow! 111 00:04:22,503 --> 00:04:24,436 [RuPaul] Looks like the Pit Crew invited some 112 00:04:24,471 --> 00:04:26,576 of their little friends over for a playdate. 113 00:04:26,611 --> 00:04:28,509 I'm gonna pass out. 114 00:04:28,544 --> 00:04:29,821 [laughs] 115 00:04:29,855 --> 00:04:31,926 I'm taking in the buffet right now. 116 00:04:31,961 --> 00:04:34,550 Every size and color-- it's like Epcot 117 00:04:34,584 --> 00:04:37,553 for the thirsty bitches. 118 00:04:37,587 --> 00:04:40,072 Now, for today's mini challenge, 119 00:04:40,107 --> 00:04:42,351 we're gonna play a little game called 120 00:04:42,385 --> 00:04:44,353 Monster in Your Pants. [growls] 121 00:04:44,387 --> 00:04:46,182 [laughter] 122 00:04:46,216 --> 00:04:49,254 Most of these mens have a number 123 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:52,844 tucked inside their Justin Case underwear. 124 00:04:52,878 --> 00:04:55,329 Now, you call out a name, 125 00:04:55,364 --> 00:04:57,331 he reaches into his drawers, 126 00:04:57,366 --> 00:04:59,368 and whips it out. 127 00:04:59,402 --> 00:05:01,093 Ooh. 128 00:05:01,128 --> 00:05:05,132 Now, you'll need to gobble up as many points as possible. 129 00:05:05,166 --> 00:05:08,066 But be careful, because one of you bastards 130 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:10,655 has a monster in your pants. 131 00:05:10,689 --> 00:05:12,415 [laughter] 132 00:05:12,450 --> 00:05:15,142 If you pick the monster before you freeze your points, 133 00:05:15,176 --> 00:05:16,695 you're out of the game. 134 00:05:16,730 --> 00:05:18,387 All right, first up, 135 00:05:18,421 --> 00:05:19,940 come on over, Miss Fame. 136 00:05:19,974 --> 00:05:23,426 The rest of you wait outside for your turn. 137 00:05:23,461 --> 00:05:25,532 [RuPaul] Miss Fame, call out a name. 138 00:05:25,566 --> 00:05:27,016 I'm gonna go with Dick. 139 00:05:27,050 --> 00:05:28,949 Everybody loves Dick. 140 00:05:28,983 --> 00:05:30,606 10! 10 points. 141 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,021 Yay! 142 00:05:32,055 --> 00:05:34,575 I'm gonna go with Jack. 143 00:05:34,610 --> 00:05:35,783 There it is. 144 00:05:35,818 --> 00:05:38,752 Joe. 145 00:05:38,786 --> 00:05:39,994 [buzzer] 146 00:05:40,029 --> 00:05:41,617 - No! - Joe! 147 00:05:41,651 --> 00:05:42,721 Shoot! 148 00:05:42,756 --> 00:05:45,103 I'm gonna start with Fang. 149 00:05:45,137 --> 00:05:46,691 - 9! - All right. 150 00:05:46,725 --> 00:05:48,313 We're off to a good start. 151 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:49,970 I think I'll go with Boo. 152 00:05:50,004 --> 00:05:52,144 [buzzer] both: Oh! 153 00:05:52,179 --> 00:05:54,526 Katya! 154 00:05:54,561 --> 00:05:56,563 I have no idea what the rules of this game are. 155 00:05:56,597 --> 00:05:57,771 I don't care what they are. 156 00:05:57,805 --> 00:05:59,393 Just, when do I get to [bleep] them? 157 00:05:59,428 --> 00:06:00,705 [record needle scratches] 158 00:06:00,739 --> 00:06:02,845 I can't say that? I can't say that either? 159 00:06:02,879 --> 00:06:04,709 [RuPaul] All right, Katya. Call out a name. 160 00:06:04,743 --> 00:06:06,055 Okay, Dude. 161 00:06:06,089 --> 00:06:07,746 Show us what you got. 162 00:06:07,781 --> 00:06:09,092 [buzzer] 163 00:06:09,127 --> 00:06:10,473 - Oh! - Oh, mother[bleep]! 164 00:06:10,508 --> 00:06:11,854 God. Son of a mother[bleep] 165 00:06:11,888 --> 00:06:13,718 whore bitch-- the first time? 166 00:06:13,752 --> 00:06:15,133 The first time out? 167 00:06:15,167 --> 00:06:18,688 I love me some BJ, but I'll go with Papi. 168 00:06:18,723 --> 00:06:20,518 2 1/2. 169 00:06:20,552 --> 00:06:22,347 Rod. Come on, come on. 170 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:23,555 [buzzer] 171 00:06:23,590 --> 00:06:25,833 - Oh, Rod. - Oh, no! 172 00:06:25,868 --> 00:06:26,834 BJ. 173 00:06:26,869 --> 00:06:28,146 - Fang. - John. 174 00:06:28,180 --> 00:06:29,216 [buzzer] 175 00:06:29,250 --> 00:06:30,286 [gasps] 176 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,184 Oh, shoot! 177 00:06:32,219 --> 00:06:34,048 - Rod. - 9. 178 00:06:34,083 --> 00:06:35,118 Mary. 179 00:06:35,153 --> 00:06:37,397 8 1/2! 180 00:06:37,431 --> 00:06:39,122 - Jack. - Whip it out, Jack. 181 00:06:39,157 --> 00:06:41,193 Ooh, Girl! 182 00:06:41,228 --> 00:06:43,575 - I think I wanna freeze. - You wanna freeze. 183 00:06:43,610 --> 00:06:44,921 - I wanna freeze. - She's gonna freeze. 184 00:06:44,956 --> 00:06:46,267 All right. 185 00:06:46,302 --> 00:06:49,098 Pearl, this may be your chance to finally get that necklace. 186 00:06:49,132 --> 00:06:50,582 [laughter] 187 00:06:50,617 --> 00:06:51,756 Jack. 188 00:06:51,790 --> 00:06:52,757 6 1/2. 189 00:06:52,791 --> 00:06:53,827 Fang. 190 00:06:53,861 --> 00:06:55,484 - 9! - Yes! 191 00:06:55,518 --> 00:06:56,554 Who's talking to you? 192 00:06:56,588 --> 00:06:58,348 Pete. 193 00:06:58,383 --> 00:06:59,453 [buzzer] 194 00:06:59,488 --> 00:07:00,834 Oy! 195 00:07:00,868 --> 00:07:03,975 [bleep] you, Pete! [bleep] you, Pete. 196 00:07:04,009 --> 00:07:05,563 All right, ladies. 197 00:07:05,597 --> 00:07:08,773 Time to get that blood rushing right back up to your brains. 198 00:07:08,807 --> 00:07:10,602 The one queen 199 00:07:10,637 --> 00:07:14,364 that inched her way to victory is 200 00:07:14,399 --> 00:07:16,297 Ginger Minj. 201 00:07:16,332 --> 00:07:19,853 [cheers and applause] 202 00:07:19,887 --> 00:07:22,752 For this week's maxi challenge, you'll be acting 203 00:07:22,787 --> 00:07:25,686 in the behind-the-scenes reenactment series 204 00:07:25,721 --> 00:07:29,034 #RuHollywoodStories. 205 00:07:29,069 --> 00:07:30,346 [laughter] 206 00:07:30,380 --> 00:07:31,899 This week's episode 207 00:07:31,934 --> 00:07:34,488 Whatever Happened to Merle Ginsberg? 208 00:07:34,523 --> 00:07:36,766 [laughter] Y'all remember Merle? 209 00:07:36,801 --> 00:07:39,873 She sat by my side for the first two seasons 210 00:07:39,907 --> 00:07:41,184 of RuPaul's Drag Race. 211 00:07:41,219 --> 00:07:43,359 Why, I could almost see her now. 212 00:07:43,393 --> 00:07:46,431 So soft, so wise, 213 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,191 so blurry. 214 00:07:48,226 --> 00:07:49,814 [laughter] 215 00:07:49,848 --> 00:07:53,162 In teams of three, you'll portray Merle, 216 00:07:53,196 --> 00:07:56,890 myself, and Michelle Visage, 217 00:07:56,924 --> 00:07:59,824 as you reenact our very different versions 218 00:07:59,858 --> 00:08:02,205 of what had happened? 219 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,380 Now, Ginger Minj, you won the mini challenge 220 00:08:04,414 --> 00:08:07,176 so you get to pick your two teammates. 221 00:08:07,210 --> 00:08:09,005 Kennedy Davenport 222 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,524 and Katya. 223 00:08:10,559 --> 00:08:14,908 And then you get to assign the other two groups. 224 00:08:14,942 --> 00:08:18,118 Max, Violet, and Kandy. 225 00:08:18,152 --> 00:08:20,948 [Max] I think that Ginger knows Violet and Kandy 226 00:08:20,983 --> 00:08:23,364 have not been the strongest performance-wise. 227 00:08:23,399 --> 00:08:26,022 Regardless, I am gonna whip 'em into shape. 228 00:08:26,057 --> 00:08:30,648 And that means team three is Miss Fame, 229 00:08:30,682 --> 00:08:32,891 Jaidynn, and Pearl. 230 00:08:32,926 --> 00:08:35,687 God damn it, it's me and Pearl yet again. 231 00:08:35,722 --> 00:08:37,724 I'm frustrated. 232 00:08:37,758 --> 00:08:42,107 Now listen, I need you to break this mystery wide open. 233 00:08:42,142 --> 00:08:44,972 Gentlemen, start your engines, 234 00:08:45,007 --> 00:08:49,080 and may the best woman win. 235 00:08:49,114 --> 00:08:51,220 Y'all wanna roll through it just so we can kind of 236 00:08:51,254 --> 00:08:53,981 get the hang of it so we don't mess up? 237 00:08:54,016 --> 00:08:56,708 What if we were, like, doing, like, a three-way scissor? 238 00:08:56,743 --> 00:08:58,054 [glass shatters] 239 00:08:58,089 --> 00:09:00,540 Or, like, a triangle toenail clipping? 240 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:04,647 Or, like, a toenail polishing thing? 241 00:09:04,682 --> 00:09:06,442 Okay. 242 00:09:06,476 --> 00:09:08,962 Pearl was having a good time. 243 00:09:08,996 --> 00:09:10,757 "What if we did this?" 244 00:09:10,791 --> 00:09:13,138 And I'm like, "Well, what if we learn our lines?" 245 00:09:13,173 --> 00:09:15,002 What I would like to do, 246 00:09:15,037 --> 00:09:17,246 just kind of start acting stuff out 247 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,730 so it gets in our brains and stuff. 248 00:09:18,765 --> 00:09:20,594 I ain't trying to get up in front of these people 249 00:09:20,629 --> 00:09:22,596 and look a fool again and go home 250 00:09:22,631 --> 00:09:24,287 'cause y'all wanna do a stunt. 251 00:09:24,322 --> 00:09:28,395 'Cause I just don't wanna bomb this, 'cause we gotta win. 252 00:09:28,429 --> 00:09:29,741 [RuPaul] Coming up... 253 00:09:29,776 --> 00:09:33,124 I love a strong-- I don't know the line. 254 00:09:33,158 --> 00:09:34,850 I'm, like, so struggling right now. 255 00:09:34,884 --> 00:09:36,679 This is just embarrassing for me. 256 00:09:36,714 --> 00:09:38,854 Should I not talk about my feelings? 257 00:09:38,888 --> 00:09:42,478 Just say the [bleep] line. 258 00:09:42,512 --> 00:09:44,238 [RuPaul laughs] 259 00:09:45,101 --> 00:09:47,828 [RuPaul laughs] 260 00:09:47,863 --> 00:09:48,933 [Max] We just gotta have fun with this 261 00:09:48,967 --> 00:09:50,590 because there's nothing to this 262 00:09:50,624 --> 00:09:52,764 but being completely nonsensical. 263 00:09:52,799 --> 00:09:54,110 For our maxi challenge this week, 264 00:09:54,145 --> 00:09:57,735 we have to reenact the Ru Hollywood Story of, 265 00:09:57,769 --> 00:09:59,633 what the hell ever happened to Merle Ginsberg? 266 00:09:59,668 --> 00:10:02,636 Okay, so how do we feel about characters? 267 00:10:02,671 --> 00:10:04,017 I don't know. 268 00:10:04,051 --> 00:10:07,676 I'm a little bit over these acting group challenges. 269 00:10:07,710 --> 00:10:09,919 I'm sick of memorizing lines and lyrics 270 00:10:09,954 --> 00:10:12,646 and having to work with people that are not myself. 271 00:10:12,681 --> 00:10:15,131 I'm not really comfortable playing Ru. 272 00:10:15,166 --> 00:10:16,477 Do you wanna try Merle? 273 00:10:16,512 --> 00:10:17,996 I was comfortable with Michelle, 274 00:10:18,031 --> 00:10:19,791 but it's 'cause I could do that Jersey thing. 275 00:10:19,826 --> 00:10:22,414 The Merle one, I-I-- that one's off for me 276 00:10:22,449 --> 00:10:26,004 because I do not know nothing about her. 277 00:10:26,039 --> 00:10:28,800 The attitude shouldn't be, I don't know how to do this, 278 00:10:28,835 --> 00:10:30,112 or I'm uncomfortable with it. 279 00:10:30,146 --> 00:10:32,770 The attitude needs to be positive and excited. 280 00:10:32,804 --> 00:10:36,843 It's like, [sighs]. 281 00:10:36,877 --> 00:10:38,120 Good-bye, Merle? 282 00:10:38,154 --> 00:10:40,087 But I'm not going anywhere. 283 00:10:40,122 --> 00:10:42,607 Ru and I are great friends. 284 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:44,471 Well, I'm her best friend, okay? 285 00:10:44,505 --> 00:10:46,162 And I'm supposed to be a judge here. 286 00:10:46,197 --> 00:10:48,302 You got it, Merly girl? 287 00:10:48,337 --> 00:10:50,995 Ginger is gonna be the evil villain, 288 00:10:51,029 --> 00:10:52,065 which is perfect, 289 00:10:52,099 --> 00:10:53,825 because she's playing it like 290 00:10:53,860 --> 00:10:56,207 Ginger Minj as Danny DeVito 291 00:10:56,241 --> 00:10:58,209 as Tony Soprano 292 00:10:58,243 --> 00:11:00,694 as the Fonz as Michelle Visage. 293 00:11:00,729 --> 00:11:02,454 Hey, Merle, how's my cake? 294 00:11:02,489 --> 00:11:04,387 Don't you want sprinkles? 295 00:11:04,422 --> 00:11:05,561 [Katya] So I have to find a way 296 00:11:05,595 --> 00:11:09,703 to kind of not get overshadowed by Ginger. 297 00:11:09,738 --> 00:11:12,188 Hello, hello, hello! 298 00:11:12,223 --> 00:11:14,604 all: Hi! 299 00:11:14,639 --> 00:11:17,987 Now, in a moment, you'll meet with Ross Mathews 300 00:11:18,022 --> 00:11:21,163 who will be directing your Ru-enactments. 301 00:11:21,197 --> 00:11:22,716 And tomorrow, for the runway, 302 00:11:22,751 --> 00:11:26,755 category is Death Becomes Her. 303 00:11:26,789 --> 00:11:28,653 all: Oh! 304 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:31,449 Now a warning?! 305 00:11:31,483 --> 00:11:33,831 Gentlemen, start your engines, 306 00:11:33,865 --> 00:11:36,937 and may the best woman win. 307 00:11:36,972 --> 00:11:39,871 [upbeat music] 308 00:11:43,116 --> 00:11:45,463 Ginger, Kennedy, Katya, how are you? 309 00:11:45,497 --> 00:11:46,878 - Good. - Very good. 310 00:11:46,913 --> 00:11:48,086 Who's gonna play RuPaul? 311 00:11:48,121 --> 00:11:49,329 Me. 312 00:11:49,363 --> 00:11:50,330 It's just a joke, honey. 313 00:11:50,364 --> 00:11:51,331 [laughter] 314 00:11:51,365 --> 00:11:52,332 I kind of figured that out. 315 00:11:52,366 --> 00:11:53,678 Right. 316 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,266 You're doing Merle's story. 317 00:11:55,300 --> 00:11:56,301 I'm ready. 318 00:11:56,336 --> 00:11:58,718 Okay, places! 319 00:11:58,752 --> 00:11:59,788 Action! 320 00:11:59,822 --> 00:12:01,859 Good-bye, Merle? 321 00:12:01,893 --> 00:12:03,964 But I'm not going anywhere. 322 00:12:03,999 --> 00:12:05,828 Ru and I are great friends. 323 00:12:05,863 --> 00:12:08,279 Well, I'm her best friend, see? 324 00:12:08,313 --> 00:12:11,869 Ru, I brought you a cake. 325 00:12:11,903 --> 00:12:16,011 All the brothers will like-- I'm sorry. 326 00:12:16,045 --> 00:12:17,702 It's all right, honey. 327 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:22,258 All the brothers will wanna eat this cake. 328 00:12:22,293 --> 00:12:24,088 Speaking of, 329 00:12:24,122 --> 00:12:28,230 I have to go speak to the new Pit Crew. 330 00:12:28,264 --> 00:12:30,128 Cut! 331 00:12:30,163 --> 00:12:31,992 That was a little rocky. 332 00:12:32,027 --> 00:12:35,996 Kennedy's RuPaul was the weirdest [bleep] thing ever. 333 00:12:36,031 --> 00:12:39,482 You have job security 334 00:12:39,517 --> 00:12:43,555 for the rest of your life! 335 00:12:43,590 --> 00:12:45,972 That was like... 336 00:12:46,006 --> 00:12:49,458 I am just sending up a silent prayer at this point 337 00:12:49,492 --> 00:12:52,461 that we do not get dragged down into the bottom 338 00:12:52,495 --> 00:12:55,084 because of her. 339 00:12:56,879 --> 00:12:58,191 Hello, Team Two. 340 00:12:58,225 --> 00:13:00,193 - Hello. - Hi, Ross. 341 00:13:00,227 --> 00:13:03,334 Places! Okay, ready. 342 00:13:06,578 --> 00:13:08,270 Max, this is how you see Merle? 343 00:13:08,304 --> 00:13:09,581 Well, it's not how I see Merle, 344 00:13:09,616 --> 00:13:11,342 but it's Michelle's side of the story. 345 00:13:11,376 --> 00:13:13,137 So thought behind this performance, huh? 346 00:13:13,171 --> 00:13:14,310 Oh, of course. 347 00:13:14,345 --> 00:13:16,002 Yeah, you are the Meryl Streep of drag. 348 00:13:16,036 --> 00:13:17,417 [laughter] 349 00:13:17,451 --> 00:13:18,901 Action. 350 00:13:18,936 --> 00:13:21,455 You can have my job, tramp! 351 00:13:21,490 --> 00:13:24,113 Because I'm taking RuPaul's! 352 00:13:24,148 --> 00:13:26,840 What?! 353 00:13:26,875 --> 00:13:28,428 Um, let's cut. 354 00:13:28,462 --> 00:13:31,293 So on your, "What?" you should be like, "What?" 355 00:13:31,327 --> 00:13:32,984 upset about it, grab your drink, 356 00:13:33,019 --> 00:13:34,261 take a sip, you know, 357 00:13:34,296 --> 00:13:35,331 to cool-- to calm yourself down. 358 00:13:35,366 --> 00:13:36,850 - Okay. - Right? 359 00:13:36,885 --> 00:13:38,645 I'm supposed to hold a cake and a drink 360 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,233 while I do all of this? 361 00:13:40,267 --> 00:13:43,029 No one said it was easy. 362 00:13:43,063 --> 00:13:44,133 Action! 363 00:13:44,168 --> 00:13:46,964 Stay away from my man! 364 00:13:46,998 --> 00:13:49,518 Mother-- 365 00:13:49,552 --> 00:13:50,795 Can I get my line, please? 366 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:52,279 Mother does not play that. 367 00:13:52,314 --> 00:13:54,937 Mother does not play! 368 00:13:54,972 --> 00:13:56,145 That. 369 00:13:56,180 --> 00:13:57,215 Oh, play that. 370 00:13:57,250 --> 00:13:59,114 Play that. Action! 371 00:13:59,148 --> 00:14:01,944 Stay away from my man! 372 00:14:01,979 --> 00:14:04,844 Mother does not play! 373 00:14:04,878 --> 00:14:06,190 That. 374 00:14:06,224 --> 00:14:07,191 [bleep] 375 00:14:07,225 --> 00:14:09,020 Let's do it again. 376 00:14:09,055 --> 00:14:11,471 [bleep]! 377 00:14:11,505 --> 00:14:13,473 Look at you. 378 00:14:13,507 --> 00:14:15,061 Hi, Ross Mathews. 379 00:14:15,095 --> 00:14:17,857 Your scene today is RuPaul's story. 380 00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:19,203 - Mm-hmm. - Yes. 381 00:14:19,237 --> 00:14:20,618 So a lot rests on your shoulders. 382 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:21,861 I know. 383 00:14:21,895 --> 00:14:25,795 Okay, let's get in positions. Action. 384 00:14:25,830 --> 00:14:30,041 You two are crazy! 385 00:14:30,076 --> 00:14:32,285 I forgot my line! 386 00:14:32,319 --> 00:14:34,149 [Jaidynn] I began to get frustrated. 387 00:14:34,183 --> 00:14:35,357 And then next thing you know... 388 00:14:35,391 --> 00:14:37,946 Get the crazy one and-- 389 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:41,881 I'm just forgetting all my lines. 390 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:43,089 [beep] 391 00:14:43,123 --> 00:14:45,746 RuPaul, my monkeys made you this potato salad. 392 00:14:45,781 --> 00:14:48,818 Yay, I love a strong-- 393 00:14:48,853 --> 00:14:50,441 I don't know the line. 394 00:14:50,475 --> 00:14:52,650 Yay, I love emotional time travel movies 395 00:14:52,684 --> 00:14:54,341 with a strong female lead. 396 00:14:54,376 --> 00:14:56,481 Yay, I love a strong female lead. 397 00:14:56,516 --> 00:14:58,035 I love a-- 398 00:14:58,069 --> 00:15:00,692 I'm, like, so struggling right now, to be honest. 399 00:15:00,727 --> 00:15:02,108 With-- What's the struggle? 400 00:15:02,142 --> 00:15:04,282 This is, like, honestly, the toughest day I've had here 401 00:15:04,317 --> 00:15:05,835 in this competition, and I'm-- 402 00:15:05,870 --> 00:15:07,423 I like to be professional, 403 00:15:07,458 --> 00:15:08,908 and this is just embarrassing for me. 404 00:15:08,942 --> 00:15:10,012 I hear you. 405 00:15:10,047 --> 00:15:11,945 I just--I want to do better than this, 406 00:15:11,980 --> 00:15:14,085 and I'm hitting a wall. 407 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,192 I want to talk real, and I'm, like, in a room of people 408 00:15:17,226 --> 00:15:18,987 and, like, this is a chance of a lifetime 409 00:15:19,021 --> 00:15:22,507 and I'm finding myself having a conversation with myself. 410 00:15:22,542 --> 00:15:24,682 Miss Fame decides to 411 00:15:24,716 --> 00:15:26,649 stop everything. 412 00:15:26,684 --> 00:15:30,343 Just say the [bleep] line! 413 00:15:30,377 --> 00:15:32,690 You know, I have not been to this place before 414 00:15:32,724 --> 00:15:34,243 so I'm trying to, like-- 415 00:15:34,278 --> 00:15:36,176 It's fine. Just, like, be funny. 416 00:15:36,211 --> 00:15:37,971 I just don't know what's better. 417 00:15:38,006 --> 00:15:39,800 Should I not talk about my feelings or should I just-- 418 00:15:39,835 --> 00:15:41,319 I mean, obviously, just keep moving on? 419 00:15:41,354 --> 00:15:42,907 Oh, my God, I feel like I'm dating you. 420 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,391 [laughs] 421 00:15:44,426 --> 00:15:46,324 We'll talk-- We'll talk later. 422 00:15:46,359 --> 00:15:47,981 We just gotta get through this scene. 423 00:15:48,016 --> 00:15:51,329 I don't want to disappoint anybody that's believed in me. 424 00:15:51,364 --> 00:15:54,367 I don't want to make RuPaul disappointed that I'm here 425 00:15:54,401 --> 00:15:58,026 because I'm not producing, 'cause I care a lot. 426 00:15:58,060 --> 00:16:01,270 I care a lot about, like, my success. 427 00:16:04,032 --> 00:16:05,033 [RuPaul] Coming up... 428 00:16:05,067 --> 00:16:07,311 Our runway look is Death Becomes Her. 429 00:16:07,345 --> 00:16:09,969 How would your drag character die? 430 00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:13,420 [woman] Is she a chicken or a horse? 431 00:16:13,455 --> 00:16:15,388 That is open to interpretation. 432 00:16:15,422 --> 00:16:17,321 [RuPaul laughs] 433 00:16:18,356 --> 00:16:19,564 [RuPaul laughs] 434 00:16:19,599 --> 00:16:21,911 [upbeat music] 435 00:16:21,946 --> 00:16:22,912 Let's do it. 436 00:16:22,947 --> 00:16:24,949 Let's do it, do it, do it. 437 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:27,641 Let's get this party started. 438 00:16:27,676 --> 00:16:31,300 Our runway look this week is Death Becomes Her. 439 00:16:31,335 --> 00:16:33,785 How would your drag character die? 440 00:16:33,820 --> 00:16:36,719 Oh, Girl, that is open to interpretation, 441 00:16:36,754 --> 00:16:39,757 so I can't wait to see what these other bitches pull out. 442 00:16:42,587 --> 00:16:46,143 [Kennedy] For my Death Becomes Her look, 443 00:16:46,177 --> 00:16:47,661 I'm going to be-- 444 00:16:47,696 --> 00:16:50,078 Gee, I don't know what I wanna be. 445 00:16:50,112 --> 00:16:51,389 [laughs] 446 00:16:51,424 --> 00:16:54,185 Maybe burned, and... 447 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:59,259 I kind of morphosize into a Glamazon, 448 00:16:59,294 --> 00:17:02,090 but before that, it's, like, a night of hooking. 449 00:17:04,195 --> 00:17:06,473 [laughs] 450 00:17:06,508 --> 00:17:09,511 Katya, how did your family feel about doing drag? 451 00:17:09,545 --> 00:17:11,306 Oh, they're amazing. 452 00:17:11,340 --> 00:17:13,170 I never had anything to worry about or feel self-conscious of. 453 00:17:13,204 --> 00:17:15,241 Girl, I wish my mama would be like that. 454 00:17:15,275 --> 00:17:16,897 What's your mom like, Jaidynn? 455 00:17:16,932 --> 00:17:18,520 Me and my mama are, like, best friends, 456 00:17:18,554 --> 00:17:21,247 but it's just kind of hard because-- 457 00:17:21,281 --> 00:17:23,456 - Of the drag? - Not really the drag thing, 458 00:17:23,490 --> 00:17:26,252 it's just sexuality. 459 00:17:26,286 --> 00:17:29,496 I have not officially come out to my family yet. 460 00:17:29,531 --> 00:17:32,258 We just kind of ignore the issue. 461 00:17:32,292 --> 00:17:33,466 So they're okay with the drag, 462 00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:35,054 but they're not okay with you being gay? 463 00:17:35,088 --> 00:17:36,641 They're not even really okay with the drag. 464 00:17:36,676 --> 00:17:37,677 They just know I do it. 465 00:17:37,711 --> 00:17:39,472 My mom kind of lets me know, 466 00:17:39,506 --> 00:17:41,336 "No, you ain't going in that direction." 467 00:17:41,370 --> 00:17:42,889 You know, she'll send me a text, 468 00:17:42,923 --> 00:17:45,650 and she'll be like, "Well, I'm just so grateful 469 00:17:45,685 --> 00:17:49,033 that one day you're gonna find you a wife." 470 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,656 It's just kind of hard because, you know, I love my family. 471 00:17:51,691 --> 00:17:54,694 I love my mama, and my biggest fear is being disowned. 472 00:17:54,728 --> 00:17:56,903 - Yeah. - And that's a real fear. 473 00:17:56,937 --> 00:17:58,318 It's, like, a serious fear. 474 00:17:58,353 --> 00:18:00,838 Yeah. 475 00:18:00,872 --> 00:18:03,427 I think it may change the-- my relationship 476 00:18:03,461 --> 00:18:05,636 with my brothers, my mom. 477 00:18:05,670 --> 00:18:09,329 And that's what I'm scared of most. 478 00:18:09,364 --> 00:18:13,782 And that's the reason why I kind of just stay to myself. 479 00:18:17,648 --> 00:18:20,306 I'm sorry. 480 00:18:20,340 --> 00:18:22,377 Ooh. Ooh, child. 481 00:18:22,411 --> 00:18:25,345 And that's the thing is, I don't want to live without my family. 482 00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:26,898 I love my family too much. 483 00:18:26,933 --> 00:18:28,003 You know what I'm saying? 484 00:18:28,037 --> 00:18:29,867 - Totally. - It's just crazy 485 00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:32,559 to not be able to be, like, your authentic self. 486 00:18:32,594 --> 00:18:34,009 Even in your home. 487 00:18:34,043 --> 00:18:36,045 And it's either, you know, I'll just live my life 488 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,082 and marry a woman 489 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:40,602 and do what my family wants me to do and be unhappy, 490 00:18:40,636 --> 00:18:42,017 or I can do me. 491 00:18:42,051 --> 00:18:43,294 So it's one of the two. 492 00:18:43,329 --> 00:18:45,572 Well then, do you and be happy. 493 00:18:45,607 --> 00:18:46,677 [sighs] 494 00:18:46,711 --> 00:18:48,955 It's just a complicated thing. 495 00:18:48,989 --> 00:18:53,201 In the end, I just want to be accepted for--for who I am. 496 00:18:53,235 --> 00:18:55,237 And I want people to know 497 00:18:55,272 --> 00:18:57,826 that gay is okay. 498 00:18:57,860 --> 00:18:59,897 [sighs] 499 00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:01,795 [upbeat music] 500 00:19:09,838 --> 00:19:12,772 [RuPaul laughs] 501 00:19:15,913 --> 00:19:17,259 Cover girl 502 00:19:17,294 --> 00:19:19,227 Put the bass in your walk 503 00:19:19,261 --> 00:19:20,952 Head to toe 504 00:19:20,987 --> 00:19:23,990 Let your whole body talk 505 00:19:24,024 --> 00:19:26,130 And what? 506 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:29,996 Welcome to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race. 507 00:19:30,030 --> 00:19:32,999 Merle Ginsberg, OMG! 508 00:19:33,033 --> 00:19:35,691 Ru, my world's been empty without you. 509 00:19:35,726 --> 00:19:37,969 Did my restraining order expire? 510 00:19:38,004 --> 00:19:39,764 [laughs] 511 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:42,526 And, Michelle Visage. 512 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,010 Watch your back, honey. 513 00:19:44,044 --> 00:19:45,563 [laughs] 514 00:19:45,598 --> 00:19:49,049 No, seriously, watch your back. 515 00:19:49,084 --> 00:19:51,500 Super judge, Ross Mathews, 516 00:19:51,535 --> 00:19:53,675 what was it like directing my girls? 517 00:19:53,709 --> 00:19:55,228 Oh, I was so good at directing, 518 00:19:55,263 --> 00:19:56,540 I kind of gave myself a Woody Allen. 519 00:19:56,574 --> 00:19:57,679 [laughs] 520 00:19:57,713 --> 00:19:58,990 Hey. 521 00:19:59,025 --> 00:20:00,647 And my everything, 522 00:20:00,682 --> 00:20:02,270 Ariana Grande. 523 00:20:02,304 --> 00:20:04,064 This is the best day of my life. 524 00:20:04,099 --> 00:20:05,445 - [laughs] - I'm not lying. 525 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:06,619 So glad you're here. 526 00:20:06,653 --> 00:20:08,172 Thank you. 527 00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:10,623 This week, we challenged our queens 528 00:20:10,657 --> 00:20:14,247 to Ru-enact the mystery of Merle Ginsberg. 529 00:20:14,282 --> 00:20:17,319 Tonight, they're ready to murder the runway 530 00:20:17,354 --> 00:20:20,633 in their Death Becomes Her ensembles. 531 00:20:20,667 --> 00:20:22,531 Gentlemen, start your engines, 532 00:20:22,566 --> 00:20:25,362 and may the best woman win. 533 00:20:25,396 --> 00:20:27,018 Now, sissy that walk 534 00:20:27,053 --> 00:20:28,192 [RuPaul] Katya. 535 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:31,195 [Merle] Something seems really fishy here. 536 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:33,680 [Ross] I think we're gonna need a bigger boat. 537 00:20:33,715 --> 00:20:36,752 [Katya] I'm summoning up my best Tara Reid in Sharknado. 538 00:20:36,787 --> 00:20:38,823 I've got the stringy, blond hair, 539 00:20:38,858 --> 00:20:41,032 and I'm feeling the Shark Week fantasy. 540 00:20:41,067 --> 00:20:42,827 [Merle] They both have fabulous mouths, don't you think? 541 00:20:42,862 --> 00:20:44,001 Yes. 542 00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:45,934 [Michelle] And they both unhinge at the jaw. 543 00:20:45,968 --> 00:20:47,453 [RuPaul] Ginger Minj. 544 00:20:47,487 --> 00:20:50,179 Looks like she suffered a grizzly death--oh! 545 00:20:50,214 --> 00:20:53,113 [Ginger] I am serving you baby bear realness, honey. 546 00:20:53,148 --> 00:20:55,323 I give a little spin. I strike a little pose. 547 00:20:55,357 --> 00:20:56,876 I give a little growl. 548 00:20:56,910 --> 00:20:59,292 [Merle] Somebody's got their claws done. 549 00:20:59,327 --> 00:21:00,707 [RuPaul] She's bringing bear back. 550 00:21:00,742 --> 00:21:02,399 You go, Growl. 551 00:21:02,433 --> 00:21:06,541 LaGuardia Newark Kennedy Davenport. 552 00:21:06,575 --> 00:21:08,059 Kennedy fried chicken. 553 00:21:08,094 --> 00:21:09,613 [Michelle] Is she a chicken or a horse? 554 00:21:09,647 --> 00:21:11,235 [Merle] Giddyap, girl. 555 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:13,168 [Kennedy] After a night of hooking, I got attacked 556 00:21:13,202 --> 00:21:16,033 and thrown in the fire and crystalized. 557 00:21:16,067 --> 00:21:19,001 So I come out a fierce 558 00:21:19,036 --> 00:21:21,418 Glamazon drag queen, honey. 559 00:21:21,452 --> 00:21:22,660 [RuPaul] A morality tale-- 560 00:21:22,695 --> 00:21:25,007 do not go to Tijuana for your plastic surgery. 561 00:21:25,042 --> 00:21:26,043 [Merle] No. 562 00:21:26,077 --> 00:21:27,044 [RuPaul] Max. 563 00:21:27,078 --> 00:21:28,632 - Oh. - Pretty. 564 00:21:28,666 --> 00:21:30,012 [Merle] The ghost of drag present. 565 00:21:30,047 --> 00:21:32,221 [Max] I'm doing a jilted lover. 566 00:21:32,256 --> 00:21:34,293 She's stuck in purgatory as a ghost 567 00:21:34,327 --> 00:21:36,709 because she committed suicide by cutting out her own heart. 568 00:21:36,743 --> 00:21:38,366 It's very tragic. 569 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,265 [RuPaul] You know, a little club soda will take that right out. 570 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,129 [Merle] Now, that's a heart-stopping look. 571 00:21:43,163 --> 00:21:44,993 Organ donor realness. 572 00:21:45,027 --> 00:21:47,547 Kandy Ho. 573 00:21:47,582 --> 00:21:49,342 Queen of the damned. 574 00:21:49,377 --> 00:21:51,171 [Merle] I vant to smell your veave. 575 00:21:51,206 --> 00:21:54,243 [Kandy] I am feeling fierce right now. 576 00:21:54,278 --> 00:21:56,107 I'm just a sexy vampire. 577 00:21:56,142 --> 00:21:58,247 [Ross] I think she was fang banged to death. 578 00:21:58,282 --> 00:21:59,628 [Michelle] If she's lucky. 579 00:21:59,663 --> 00:22:03,183 [Merle] Kristen Stewart is eating her heart out. 580 00:22:03,218 --> 00:22:05,116 - Miss Fame. - Oh! 581 00:22:05,151 --> 00:22:06,704 [RuPaul] I wonder what's running through her head right now. 582 00:22:06,739 --> 00:22:08,327 [Ariana] Living. 583 00:22:08,361 --> 00:22:10,536 [Miss Fame] I've been captured by the bride of the man 584 00:22:10,570 --> 00:22:12,158 that I've been having an affair with. 585 00:22:12,192 --> 00:22:14,402 And bitch got me with a blade through the skull. 586 00:22:14,436 --> 00:22:15,989 [Merle] She's got a splitting headache. 587 00:22:16,024 --> 00:22:18,923 [RuPaul] The last time I'll eat at Benihana. 588 00:22:18,958 --> 00:22:21,581 Pearl. Oh! 589 00:22:21,616 --> 00:22:23,376 [Michelle] My safe word is "whiplash." 590 00:22:23,411 --> 00:22:25,378 [Merle] Walking's difficult with the new legs. 591 00:22:25,413 --> 00:22:28,588 [Pearl] I'm feeling like all of my bones are gonna give out 592 00:22:28,623 --> 00:22:31,936 at any given moment and some poor janitor 593 00:22:31,971 --> 00:22:34,525 is gonna have to sweep up my cre-mains. 594 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,838 [Ross] You should really stop at the second face-lift. 595 00:22:36,872 --> 00:22:38,633 - Yeah. - It's quite enough. 596 00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:41,290 [Michelle] At least she had the ribs removed. 597 00:22:41,325 --> 00:22:43,569 [RuPaul] Jaidynn Diore Fierce. 598 00:22:43,603 --> 00:22:45,536 [Michelle] Orange is the new drag. 599 00:22:45,571 --> 00:22:47,435 [Merle] I think she's looking really ripped. 600 00:22:47,469 --> 00:22:50,748 [Jaidynn] What had happened was I got put in jail, 601 00:22:50,783 --> 00:22:53,958 and then I tried to escape to go see my baby daddy. 602 00:22:53,993 --> 00:22:56,616 And I didn't quite make it over that fence. 603 00:22:56,651 --> 00:22:58,307 [Merle] It is criminal to look that good. 604 00:22:58,342 --> 00:22:59,447 [Michelle] Uh-huh. 605 00:22:59,481 --> 00:23:01,966 [RuPaul] She rises from the dead once a month 606 00:23:02,001 --> 00:23:04,313 to meet her parole officer. 607 00:23:04,348 --> 00:23:07,489 Violet Chachki. [gasps] 608 00:23:07,524 --> 00:23:08,732 Oh, my God. 609 00:23:08,766 --> 00:23:10,423 [RuPaul] She is wasted. 610 00:23:10,458 --> 00:23:12,321 [Violet] I'm numb from the waist down, 611 00:23:12,356 --> 00:23:13,668 tuck included. 612 00:23:13,702 --> 00:23:16,429 I really could die, bitch. I'm giving you realness. 613 00:23:16,464 --> 00:23:18,397 [Merle] He's got a smaller waist than Barbie. 614 00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:21,261 [Ross] Oh, don't sneeze, honey. It's all gonna pop. 615 00:23:21,296 --> 00:23:22,884 - Amazing. - Work it! 616 00:23:22,918 --> 00:23:24,541 Now sissy that walk 617 00:23:24,575 --> 00:23:25,714 [RuPaul] Coming up... 618 00:23:25,749 --> 00:23:28,717 You as me? I wasn't seeing it. 619 00:23:28,752 --> 00:23:31,168 The comic timing needed some polish. 620 00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:33,446 And now we're gonna go to you portraying me. 621 00:23:33,481 --> 00:23:35,552 What the [bleep] was that? 622 00:23:35,586 --> 00:23:37,519 [RuPaul laughs] 623 00:23:38,209 --> 00:23:39,487 [RuPaul laughs] 624 00:23:39,521 --> 00:23:44,146 Ladies, let's watch my favorite new show, 625 00:23:44,181 --> 00:23:46,217 Ru Hollywood Stories. 626 00:23:46,252 --> 00:23:47,529 First up, 627 00:23:47,564 --> 00:23:49,566 Merle's story. 628 00:23:54,536 --> 00:23:57,470 I'm Merle Ginsberg, and this is my story. 629 00:23:57,505 --> 00:23:59,368 I was at the craft service table 630 00:23:59,403 --> 00:24:01,336 getting my morning martini, 631 00:24:01,370 --> 00:24:03,683 and I spotted RuPaul and said, 632 00:24:03,718 --> 00:24:05,858 "Hey, Rusy-Q, 633 00:24:05,892 --> 00:24:09,068 I'm so glad to be back for Season 3." 634 00:24:09,102 --> 00:24:12,520 And RuPaul said, "Oh, Merly Girl, 635 00:24:12,554 --> 00:24:15,246 "I could never do the show without you. 636 00:24:15,281 --> 00:24:18,871 You have job security for the rest of your life." 637 00:24:18,905 --> 00:24:20,528 Oh. 638 00:24:20,562 --> 00:24:24,704 Little did I know that we were not alone. 639 00:24:24,739 --> 00:24:26,465 [clears throat] 640 00:24:26,499 --> 00:24:28,639 Oh! Oh, my God, you scared me. 641 00:24:28,674 --> 00:24:30,227 I didn't see you there. 642 00:24:30,261 --> 00:24:33,299 Not very observant for a judge, bitch. 643 00:24:33,333 --> 00:24:37,303 Ru, I brought you a cake. 644 00:24:37,337 --> 00:24:41,031 All of the brothers will want to eat this cake. 645 00:24:41,065 --> 00:24:44,344 Speaking of, I need to say hey 646 00:24:44,379 --> 00:24:46,864 to the new Pit Crew. 647 00:24:48,141 --> 00:24:49,591 [Katya] Good-bye, Merle? 648 00:24:49,626 --> 00:24:51,455 But I'm not going anywhere. 649 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:53,768 Ru and I are great friends. 650 00:24:53,802 --> 00:24:56,046 Well, I'm her best friend, see? 651 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,842 And I'm supposed to be a judge here! 652 00:24:58,876 --> 00:25:01,292 [Merle] Someone must have slipped something in my drink, 653 00:25:01,327 --> 00:25:04,779 because I could not believe what happened next. 654 00:25:04,813 --> 00:25:09,542 But the surveillance camera caught everything. 655 00:25:09,577 --> 00:25:12,545 [Muzak playing] 656 00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:17,757 both: [grunting] 657 00:25:17,792 --> 00:25:20,380 [screaming] 658 00:25:20,415 --> 00:25:22,451 What in the name of La Toya Jackson 659 00:25:22,486 --> 00:25:23,867 is going on here?! 660 00:25:23,901 --> 00:25:25,316 [gasps] 661 00:25:25,351 --> 00:25:28,561 Merle fell and I think she bumped that part of her brain. 662 00:25:28,596 --> 00:25:31,357 Now she can't judge good drag from bad. 663 00:25:31,391 --> 00:25:34,360 But we're supposed to be shooting Season 3. 664 00:25:34,394 --> 00:25:38,571 Well, I guess I'll just have to take her place. 665 00:25:38,606 --> 00:25:41,298 [both laugh] 666 00:25:41,332 --> 00:25:43,680 And that's how that devil bitch, 667 00:25:43,714 --> 00:25:47,200 Michelle Visage, stole my job. 668 00:25:47,235 --> 00:25:51,515 [laughter and applause] 669 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:54,794 Next up, Michelle's story. 670 00:25:59,523 --> 00:26:00,973 I'm Michelle Visage, 671 00:26:01,007 --> 00:26:02,871 and here's what really happened. 672 00:26:02,906 --> 00:26:05,633 I was visiting the set the first day of Season 3, 673 00:26:05,667 --> 00:26:07,358 sippin' on my sizzurp, 674 00:26:07,393 --> 00:26:11,535 and then I noticed RuPaul more upset than I'd ever seen before 675 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:13,433 because Merle was saying, 676 00:26:13,468 --> 00:26:16,057 "You know, Ru, these earrings would look 677 00:26:16,091 --> 00:26:19,301 so much better on someone pretty, like me." 678 00:26:19,336 --> 00:26:21,476 And Ru said something like... 679 00:26:21,510 --> 00:26:24,617 Stay away from my things, 680 00:26:24,652 --> 00:26:27,862 and stay away from my man! 681 00:26:27,896 --> 00:26:30,450 Mother does not play that! 682 00:26:30,485 --> 00:26:32,142 [slurps] 683 00:26:32,176 --> 00:26:34,075 And I was like, "This bitch?" 684 00:26:34,109 --> 00:26:35,732 I had to step in. 685 00:26:35,766 --> 00:26:39,252 Hey, you guys, I brought us all a cake. 686 00:26:39,287 --> 00:26:40,426 How sweet. 687 00:26:40,460 --> 00:26:43,429 Let me tell the boys. 688 00:26:43,463 --> 00:26:46,156 Well, look at this little witch, 689 00:26:46,190 --> 00:26:48,986 trying to steal my job! 690 00:26:49,021 --> 00:26:50,609 Of course not. 691 00:26:50,643 --> 00:26:51,817 You can have my job, 692 00:26:51,851 --> 00:26:54,751 because I'm taking RuPaul's! 693 00:26:54,785 --> 00:26:58,755 Get ready for Merle Ginsberg Drag Race. 694 00:26:58,789 --> 00:27:00,549 [thunder cracks] 695 00:27:00,584 --> 00:27:02,034 [Michelle] And then someone must have slipped something into my drink, 696 00:27:02,068 --> 00:27:04,899 because I couldn't believe what happened next. 697 00:27:04,933 --> 00:27:08,281 But the surveillance camera caught everything. 698 00:27:08,316 --> 00:27:12,631 [Muzak playing] 699 00:27:12,665 --> 00:27:14,425 And the next thing I remember, 700 00:27:14,460 --> 00:27:17,532 Merle was trying to kill Ru! 701 00:27:17,566 --> 00:27:20,880 [both growling] 702 00:27:20,915 --> 00:27:22,710 What in the name of Janice Dickinson 703 00:27:22,744 --> 00:27:24,608 is going on here?! 704 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:26,886 She was trying to kill you and then take over the show. 705 00:27:26,921 --> 00:27:30,234 But Season 3 is coming, and I need a judge. 706 00:27:30,269 --> 00:27:31,650 [gasps] 707 00:27:31,684 --> 00:27:33,410 Michelle, could you? 708 00:27:33,444 --> 00:27:35,619 Then I said, reluctantly, 709 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:37,897 "If Ru needs me, then yes. 710 00:27:37,932 --> 00:27:41,418 Yes, I will become a judge on 711 00:27:41,452 --> 00:27:44,835 And that's why that devil bitch, Merle Ginsberg, 712 00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:47,148 left the show. 713 00:27:47,182 --> 00:27:50,151 [laughter and applause] 714 00:27:50,185 --> 00:27:53,706 Next up, my story. 715 00:27:58,780 --> 00:28:00,713 Well, y'all know what my name is 716 00:28:00,748 --> 00:28:04,648 but, quite frankly, this is how it really went down. 717 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:07,237 I was oiling up the Pit Crew 718 00:28:07,271 --> 00:28:09,653 when Merle came over to me and said, 719 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:12,725 "What if the drag queens judge us 720 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,486 instead of us judging them?" 721 00:28:15,521 --> 00:28:18,213 And I said, "Only Judy can judge me." 722 00:28:18,248 --> 00:28:21,009 And then Michelle showed up, 723 00:28:21,044 --> 00:28:22,839 and she had no cake. 724 00:28:22,873 --> 00:28:27,084 All she brought me was some dried up, old, nasty muffins. 725 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:29,397 And they weren't even gluten-free. 726 00:28:29,431 --> 00:28:30,985 Happy Hanukah, RuPaul. 727 00:28:31,019 --> 00:28:32,434 [laughs] 728 00:28:32,469 --> 00:28:34,367 My monkeys made you the potato salad. 729 00:28:34,402 --> 00:28:37,543 Ooh. Yay, I love an emotional time travel movie 730 00:28:37,577 --> 00:28:40,201 with a strong female lead. 731 00:28:40,235 --> 00:28:43,756 You two should talk. 732 00:28:43,791 --> 00:28:47,380 I have to get to the...Pit Crew. 733 00:28:52,834 --> 00:28:55,630 A Worm stole my credit card once. 734 00:28:55,664 --> 00:28:57,390 German tourists often wear sandals. 735 00:28:57,425 --> 00:28:58,978 Oh. 736 00:28:59,013 --> 00:29:02,292 [RuPaul] I wish somebody had slipped something in my drink, Kennedy, 737 00:29:02,326 --> 00:29:06,089 'cause what had happened next was cray-cray. 738 00:29:06,123 --> 00:29:10,196 And, child, that surveillance camera caught everything. 739 00:29:11,819 --> 00:29:16,168 Felt like I was in the middle of Freaknik in Miami, Florida. 740 00:29:16,202 --> 00:29:17,341 Oh! 741 00:29:17,376 --> 00:29:19,274 Oh! Oh. 742 00:29:19,309 --> 00:29:21,449 both: Oh! Oh! 743 00:29:21,483 --> 00:29:23,969 Oh! 744 00:29:24,003 --> 00:29:27,317 What in the name of Fantasia Barrino 745 00:29:27,351 --> 00:29:29,422 is going on up in here?! 746 00:29:29,457 --> 00:29:32,840 Who are we gonna get to judge Season 3? 747 00:29:32,874 --> 00:29:37,085 [crying] 748 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,984 Just grab the crazy one 749 00:29:39,018 --> 00:29:41,641 and put her on the judges' panel. 750 00:29:41,676 --> 00:29:43,264 And then the Pit Crew said, 751 00:29:43,298 --> 00:29:46,508 "Which one's the crazy one?" 752 00:29:46,543 --> 00:29:47,820 There you have it. 753 00:29:47,855 --> 00:29:51,548 That's how that devil bitch, Michelle Visage, 754 00:29:51,582 --> 00:29:55,552 replaced that devil bitch, Merle Ginsberg. 755 00:29:55,586 --> 00:29:56,933 Hand to God, honey. 756 00:29:56,967 --> 00:29:59,763 [laughter and applause] 757 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:02,559 [Miss Fame] The video wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. 758 00:30:02,593 --> 00:30:04,733 I still don't know what the [bleep] I said, 759 00:30:04,768 --> 00:30:06,528 and if you asked me to repeat a line, 760 00:30:06,563 --> 00:30:08,047 I would not know any of them. 761 00:30:08,082 --> 00:30:09,773 [RuPaul] Coming up... 762 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,671 You might have been playing a dead person, but we were living. 763 00:30:11,706 --> 00:30:12,672 [laughs] 764 00:30:12,707 --> 00:30:14,674 I asked you for one thing. 765 00:30:14,709 --> 00:30:17,263 I'm waiting, and I'm becoming impatient. 766 00:30:17,298 --> 00:30:19,231 [RuPaul laughs] 767 00:30:19,990 --> 00:30:22,510 [RuPaul laughs] 768 00:30:22,544 --> 00:30:25,513 Ladies, I've made some decisions. 769 00:30:27,446 --> 00:30:28,723 Ginger Minj, 770 00:30:28,757 --> 00:30:30,690 yours is the winning team. 771 00:30:30,725 --> 00:30:31,899 Yes! 772 00:30:31,933 --> 00:30:33,555 You are all safe. 773 00:30:33,590 --> 00:30:35,937 But tonight on the runway, 774 00:30:35,972 --> 00:30:37,870 one of you stole the show. 775 00:30:37,905 --> 00:30:39,872 Katya, condragulations. 776 00:30:39,907 --> 00:30:41,978 You're the winner of this week's challenge. 777 00:30:42,012 --> 00:30:45,395 You'll receive a $2,000 gift card 778 00:30:45,429 --> 00:30:46,948 from Fabric Planet. 779 00:30:46,983 --> 00:30:48,639 Yes! 780 00:30:48,674 --> 00:30:51,366 I won a challenge! I am so excited. 781 00:30:51,401 --> 00:30:53,437 Bodily fluid's spraying out of every orifice. 782 00:30:53,472 --> 00:30:54,645 [grunts] 783 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,855 Katya, Ginger, and Kennedy, 784 00:30:56,889 --> 00:31:00,134 you may leave the stage. 785 00:31:02,619 --> 00:31:06,278 Now it's time for the judges' critiques. 786 00:31:06,312 --> 00:31:08,694 First up, Max. 787 00:31:08,728 --> 00:31:10,489 You as me? 788 00:31:10,523 --> 00:31:12,042 I wasn't seeing it. 789 00:31:12,077 --> 00:31:13,388 It was a little too masculine. 790 00:31:13,423 --> 00:31:15,735 Max, I asked you for one thing. 791 00:31:15,770 --> 00:31:17,185 What was it that I asked you for? 792 00:31:17,220 --> 00:31:18,980 You asked me not to wear any gray hair. 793 00:31:19,015 --> 00:31:21,741 I'm waiting, and I'm becoming impatient. 794 00:31:21,776 --> 00:31:23,433 I couldn't disagree with Michelle more. 795 00:31:23,467 --> 00:31:25,297 I think if gray hair is your thing, 796 00:31:25,331 --> 00:31:26,712 I don't think that's a bad thing. 797 00:31:26,746 --> 00:31:28,610 And that's great, but nobody's asking her to change, 798 00:31:28,645 --> 00:31:29,922 just try something different. 799 00:31:29,957 --> 00:31:31,820 That's exactly what changing is. 800 00:31:31,855 --> 00:31:33,236 [laughs] 801 00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:35,928 [Ariana] I love this look, because it told a story, 802 00:31:35,963 --> 00:31:37,688 and it was scary but beautiful. 803 00:31:37,723 --> 00:31:38,931 You just described Michelle. 804 00:31:38,966 --> 00:31:39,932 [laughter] 805 00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:42,486 All right, up next, Violet Chachki. 806 00:31:42,521 --> 00:31:44,419 Now, how many inches is your waist? 807 00:31:44,454 --> 00:31:45,834 [Violet] Either 18 or 19. 808 00:31:45,869 --> 00:31:47,388 [Ariana] You might have been playing a dead person, 809 00:31:47,422 --> 00:31:48,768 but we were living. 810 00:31:48,803 --> 00:31:49,873 [laughs] 811 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,668 Here's the thing, you as me, 812 00:31:51,702 --> 00:31:54,153 I'm not from Staten Island. I am from New Jersey. 813 00:31:54,188 --> 00:31:55,258 What's the difference? 814 00:31:55,292 --> 00:31:56,500 We say our Rs, darling. 815 00:31:56,535 --> 00:31:58,778 Well, it's a characterization, Michelle. 816 00:31:58,813 --> 00:32:00,780 Right, 'cause I always talk like this, Ru! 817 00:32:00,815 --> 00:32:02,230 Like I'm Jackie Mason. 818 00:32:02,265 --> 00:32:04,923 All right, next up, Kandy Ho. 819 00:32:04,957 --> 00:32:06,683 I just am over the vampire thing. 820 00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:08,271 I feel like it's a cliche at this point. 821 00:32:08,305 --> 00:32:10,100 And as Ru, the beard was back. 822 00:32:10,135 --> 00:32:13,069 And what was going on with the crazy hairline, girl? 823 00:32:13,103 --> 00:32:14,208 It was so stiff. 824 00:32:14,242 --> 00:32:16,486 I didn't think you captured her at all. 825 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,971 All right, next up, Miss Fame. 826 00:32:19,006 --> 00:32:20,662 How's your head? 827 00:32:20,697 --> 00:32:22,630 It hurts. 828 00:32:22,664 --> 00:32:26,047 I can barely hear a thing inside this--this muff. 829 00:32:26,082 --> 00:32:27,566 It's like a shell. 830 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,326 She hasn't had any complaints yet. 831 00:32:29,361 --> 00:32:31,225 - Thank you, Michelle. - You're welcome. 832 00:32:31,259 --> 00:32:34,366 Yesterday, you had, like, a mini breakdown on set. 833 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,402 - What was going on? - It was self-sabotage. 834 00:32:36,437 --> 00:32:38,991 My mouth is going, and I'm like, "I can't [bleep] shut up. 835 00:32:39,026 --> 00:32:40,613 I cannot stop my mouth." 836 00:32:40,648 --> 00:32:42,098 - Well, but I want you-- - I want to be present 837 00:32:42,132 --> 00:32:43,513 and get it out of the way. 838 00:32:43,547 --> 00:32:45,549 I'm a sensitive, heart on my sleeve kind of person, 839 00:32:45,584 --> 00:32:49,139 and I want to be able to bring that to the panel. 840 00:32:49,174 --> 00:32:50,485 Like, I want to show you that. 841 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,487 Well, but you have to learn to listen. 842 00:32:52,522 --> 00:32:55,214 Because when I talk to you, you're a little bit ahead of 843 00:32:55,249 --> 00:32:57,492 what I'm gonna say to you. 844 00:32:57,527 --> 00:32:58,735 And the same with acting. 845 00:32:58,769 --> 00:32:59,736 You have to be able to listen 846 00:32:59,770 --> 00:33:02,359 so that you can respond properly. 847 00:33:02,394 --> 00:33:04,327 I don't see what these bitches are talking about, 848 00:33:04,361 --> 00:33:05,742 'cause I think you're fabulous. 849 00:33:05,776 --> 00:33:07,088 Thank you. 850 00:33:07,123 --> 00:33:08,987 All right, next up, Pearl. 851 00:33:09,021 --> 00:33:11,851 Well, someone set their alarm clock and finally woke up. 852 00:33:11,886 --> 00:33:15,131 I definitely have shaken off whatever was going on. 853 00:33:15,165 --> 00:33:18,030 Talk about Death Becomes Her, feels like the old self died 854 00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:20,481 and the new self has emerged. 855 00:33:20,515 --> 00:33:22,655 And now we're gonna go to you portraying me. 856 00:33:22,690 --> 00:33:24,174 What the [bleep] was that? 857 00:33:24,209 --> 00:33:26,970 [laughter] 858 00:33:27,005 --> 00:33:29,386 I came alive when I put that breastplate on. 859 00:33:29,421 --> 00:33:31,112 [Merle] It seems to work for everyone. 860 00:33:31,147 --> 00:33:33,632 Except for you. Oh. 861 00:33:33,666 --> 00:33:36,186 Next up, Jaidynn Diore Fierce. 862 00:33:36,221 --> 00:33:37,463 I got the convict, 863 00:33:37,498 --> 00:33:38,740 'cause I might have dated a few in my day. 864 00:33:38,775 --> 00:33:40,156 [laughs] 865 00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:41,674 But for some reason, looking at everybody, 866 00:33:41,709 --> 00:33:43,331 I feel like it's just a rung lower than them. 867 00:33:43,366 --> 00:33:45,299 Yesterday was frustrating 868 00:33:45,333 --> 00:33:46,817 because you didn't know the lines. 869 00:33:46,852 --> 00:33:48,336 Yeah. 870 00:33:48,371 --> 00:33:50,683 So that bummed me out, 'cause I think you're so good. 871 00:33:50,718 --> 00:33:52,651 [RuPaul] Thank you, ladies. I think we've heard enough. 872 00:33:52,685 --> 00:33:54,860 While you untuck backstage, 873 00:33:54,894 --> 00:33:57,518 the judges and I will deliberate. 874 00:33:57,552 --> 00:34:01,660 Now, just between us squirrel friends, what do you think? 875 00:34:01,694 --> 00:34:03,179 Let's start with Max. 876 00:34:03,213 --> 00:34:04,387 You know, what was so interesting, 877 00:34:04,421 --> 00:34:05,836 she came out very, like, goofy, 878 00:34:05,871 --> 00:34:07,355 and I said, "Do you wanna fix that?" 879 00:34:07,390 --> 00:34:10,841 And she said, "No, because this is Michelle's version of Merle." 880 00:34:10,876 --> 00:34:12,084 Oh. 881 00:34:12,119 --> 00:34:13,637 And that's why, Michelle, I cannot believe 882 00:34:13,672 --> 00:34:15,363 that you would say that Max is predictable. 883 00:34:15,398 --> 00:34:17,020 Oh, you don't know every week what she's gonna look like? 884 00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:18,263 - No! - Yeah, every week, 885 00:34:18,297 --> 00:34:19,643 she's gonna have a white face, gray hair, 886 00:34:19,678 --> 00:34:20,782 and a spot on her face. 887 00:34:20,817 --> 00:34:22,198 [laughs] 888 00:34:22,232 --> 00:34:24,096 As somebody who always wears their hair the same way, 889 00:34:24,131 --> 00:34:26,064 I identify with Max. 890 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:27,375 Would you ever do gray hair? 891 00:34:27,410 --> 00:34:28,859 If it were in a ponytail. 892 00:34:28,894 --> 00:34:30,620 Violet Chachki. 893 00:34:30,654 --> 00:34:32,863 I called her out on the comedy timing, 894 00:34:32,898 --> 00:34:34,796 but that's just not her strong suit. 895 00:34:34,831 --> 00:34:37,247 But to stand up there that whole time cinched like that, 896 00:34:37,282 --> 00:34:38,559 that was amazing. 897 00:34:38,593 --> 00:34:40,078 I know, Ru, that you've heard of Mr. Pearl. 898 00:34:40,112 --> 00:34:41,286 Yes. 899 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:42,632 The most famous corset maker in the world. 900 00:34:42,666 --> 00:34:44,427 Think he has something like a 16-inch waist. 901 00:34:44,461 --> 00:34:48,120 And I thought, I will never see a person who looks like that. 902 00:34:48,155 --> 00:34:49,397 And tonight, we did. 903 00:34:49,432 --> 00:34:51,227 I miss us, Merle. 904 00:34:51,261 --> 00:34:53,401 I know, Ru. I do, too. 905 00:34:53,436 --> 00:34:55,990 So let's move on to Kandy Ho. 906 00:34:56,024 --> 00:34:58,130 I feel like she's flatlined. 907 00:34:58,165 --> 00:34:59,787 It was all wrong. 908 00:34:59,821 --> 00:35:02,583 I think that she was beautiful, and I loved her movement, 909 00:35:02,617 --> 00:35:05,310 but I don't find her particularly memorable. 910 00:35:05,344 --> 00:35:07,450 [RuPaul] Miss Fame. 911 00:35:07,484 --> 00:35:09,521 Now, Ross, I know she had a little bit of a breakdown. 912 00:35:09,555 --> 00:35:13,145 She actually timed out and said, "Can I have a real moment here?" 913 00:35:13,180 --> 00:35:16,424 I don't know. I love a kind of emotional diva. 914 00:35:16,459 --> 00:35:18,219 I just kind of relate to that. 915 00:35:18,254 --> 00:35:20,946 [RuPaul] Pearl. Pearl has come a long way. 916 00:35:20,980 --> 00:35:23,397 Her acting in the skit, I really, really enjoyed it. 917 00:35:23,431 --> 00:35:27,401 Now, have you and Michelle ever made out in a vat of Jell-O? 918 00:35:27,435 --> 00:35:28,436 [giggles] 919 00:35:28,471 --> 00:35:30,024 I think I would remember that. 920 00:35:30,058 --> 00:35:31,474 Is that what you're saying now in public? 921 00:35:31,508 --> 00:35:34,304 Yeah, roll tape. Jaidynn Diore Fierce. 922 00:35:34,339 --> 00:35:36,858 When I got to sit with her on the set, 923 00:35:36,893 --> 00:35:38,722 there were these moments of good, 924 00:35:38,757 --> 00:35:40,793 but to get there was so much work. 925 00:35:40,828 --> 00:35:42,864 That might be okay if you're doing dinner theater, 926 00:35:42,899 --> 00:35:44,935 but on the stage of 927 00:35:44,970 --> 00:35:46,523 it's just not gonna cut it. 928 00:35:46,558 --> 00:35:48,698 All right, silence! 929 00:35:48,732 --> 00:35:50,872 I've made my decision. 930 00:35:50,907 --> 00:35:52,909 Bring back my ghouls. 931 00:35:52,943 --> 00:35:54,876 [laughs] 932 00:35:55,981 --> 00:35:58,535 [RuPaul laughs] 933 00:35:58,570 --> 00:36:00,710 Welcome back, ladies. 934 00:36:00,744 --> 00:36:03,920 I've made some decisions. 935 00:36:03,954 --> 00:36:05,784 Max. 936 00:36:05,818 --> 00:36:06,819 You're safe. 937 00:36:06,854 --> 00:36:09,995 Thank you. 938 00:36:10,029 --> 00:36:11,548 Pearl. 939 00:36:11,583 --> 00:36:12,722 You're safe. 940 00:36:12,756 --> 00:36:15,690 [mouths words] Thank you. 941 00:36:17,347 --> 00:36:18,900 Kandy Ho. 942 00:36:18,935 --> 00:36:20,730 You vamped it up on the runway, 943 00:36:20,764 --> 00:36:23,215 but you didn't sink your teeth 944 00:36:23,250 --> 00:36:24,941 into the challenge. 945 00:36:24,975 --> 00:36:26,632 I'm sorry, my dear, 946 00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:29,463 but you are up for elimination. 947 00:36:29,497 --> 00:36:33,329 Violet Chachki. 948 00:36:33,363 --> 00:36:36,297 You're safe. 949 00:36:39,956 --> 00:36:42,372 Jaidynn Diore Fierce, 950 00:36:42,407 --> 00:36:46,549 this week you failed to break out. 951 00:36:46,583 --> 00:36:47,929 Miss Fame, 952 00:36:47,964 --> 00:36:49,759 you got stuck in your head, 953 00:36:49,793 --> 00:36:53,590 and not just by a 12-inch steak knife. 954 00:36:53,625 --> 00:36:56,731 Jaidynn, 955 00:36:56,766 --> 00:36:57,905 my dear, I'm sorry, 956 00:36:57,939 --> 00:37:02,012 but you're up for elimination. 957 00:37:02,047 --> 00:37:04,463 Oh, Lord, my heart is beating. 958 00:37:04,498 --> 00:37:06,051 My feet are shaking, 959 00:37:06,085 --> 00:37:08,295 and these are not my dance heels. 960 00:37:08,329 --> 00:37:10,193 Miss Fame, you're safe, 961 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:13,265 and you may join the other girls. 962 00:37:14,749 --> 00:37:17,373 Two queens stand before me. 963 00:37:17,407 --> 00:37:19,202 Prior to tonight, 964 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,066 you were asked to prepare 965 00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:22,964 a lip-sync performance 966 00:37:22,999 --> 00:37:26,209 of Break Free by Ariana Grande. 967 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:30,248 Ladies, this is your last chance 968 00:37:30,282 --> 00:37:33,285 to impress me and save yourself 969 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,253 from elimination. 970 00:37:37,151 --> 00:37:39,257 The time has come 971 00:37:39,291 --> 00:37:41,914 to lip-synch 972 00:37:41,949 --> 00:37:44,676 for your life. 973 00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:48,852 [Kandy] Jaidynn has nothing on me 974 00:37:48,887 --> 00:37:50,509 when it comes to lip-synching. 975 00:37:50,544 --> 00:37:52,891 Girl, mnh-mnh. 976 00:37:52,925 --> 00:37:54,755 [exhales sharply] 977 00:37:54,789 --> 00:37:56,135 Good luck, 978 00:37:56,170 --> 00:37:59,000 and don't [bleep] it up. 979 00:38:02,349 --> 00:38:04,454 If you want it 980 00:38:04,489 --> 00:38:06,732 Take it 981 00:38:06,767 --> 00:38:09,563 I should've said it before 982 00:38:09,597 --> 00:38:11,737 Tried to hide it 983 00:38:11,772 --> 00:38:14,119 Fake it 984 00:38:14,153 --> 00:38:17,950 I can't pretend anymore 985 00:38:17,985 --> 00:38:20,367 I only wanna die alive... 986 00:38:20,401 --> 00:38:21,989 [Jaidynn] I'm giving the judges everything. 987 00:38:22,023 --> 00:38:23,577 Honey, I want this. 988 00:38:23,611 --> 00:38:25,268 This is my dream. 989 00:38:25,303 --> 00:38:26,752 [Ariana] Don't wanna hear you 990 00:38:26,787 --> 00:38:28,236 Lie tonight... 991 00:38:28,271 --> 00:38:30,342 [Kandy] I'm giving it everything I have. 992 00:38:30,377 --> 00:38:33,000 I want the judges to see it right. 993 00:38:33,034 --> 00:38:34,588 [Ariana] This is 994 00:38:34,622 --> 00:38:37,522 The part when I say I don't want ya 995 00:38:37,556 --> 00:38:40,490 I'm stronger than I've been before 996 00:38:40,525 --> 00:38:41,733 This is 997 00:38:41,767 --> 00:38:44,908 The part when I break free 998 00:38:44,943 --> 00:38:47,842 'Cause I can't resist it no more... 999 00:38:47,877 --> 00:38:49,396 I am watching this lip sync 1000 00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:51,294 and getting my life. 1001 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:53,779 These girls are going for blood. 1002 00:38:53,814 --> 00:38:55,954 This is gonna be a nail-biter till the end. 1003 00:38:55,988 --> 00:38:57,404 [Ariana] It was fatal 1004 00:38:57,438 --> 00:39:00,959 In my dreams It felt so right 1005 00:39:00,993 --> 00:39:02,926 But I woke up 1006 00:39:02,961 --> 00:39:07,206 Every time 1007 00:39:10,313 --> 00:39:11,659 Oh, baby 1008 00:39:11,694 --> 00:39:13,420 This is 1009 00:39:13,454 --> 00:39:16,319 The part when I say I don't want ya 1010 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:18,977 I'm stronger than I've been before 1011 00:39:19,011 --> 00:39:20,323 This is 1012 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:23,499 The part when I break free 1013 00:39:23,533 --> 00:39:25,397 'Cause I can't resist it 1014 00:39:25,432 --> 00:39:27,744 No more 1015 00:39:27,779 --> 00:39:29,401 [RuPaul] Huh, oh! 1016 00:39:29,436 --> 00:39:32,715 [cheers and applause] 1017 00:39:32,749 --> 00:39:34,199 [Ariana] Oh, my God. 1018 00:39:34,233 --> 00:39:36,512 [laughs] 1019 00:39:36,546 --> 00:39:38,168 Oh, God. 1020 00:39:38,203 --> 00:39:40,585 Ladies, I've made my decision. 1021 00:39:45,279 --> 00:39:46,970 Jaidynn Diore Fierce, 1022 00:39:47,005 --> 00:39:48,558 Shantay, you stay. 1023 00:39:48,593 --> 00:39:52,320 [cries] 1024 00:39:52,355 --> 00:39:53,391 Thank you. 1025 00:39:53,425 --> 00:39:56,842 You may join the other girls. 1026 00:40:02,089 --> 00:40:03,331 [sniffles] 1027 00:40:03,366 --> 00:40:06,818 Miss Ho, you came from Puerto Rico, 1028 00:40:06,852 --> 00:40:09,027 but now the whole world 1029 00:40:09,061 --> 00:40:11,926 is gonna have a Kandy crush. 1030 00:40:11,961 --> 00:40:15,861 Now, sashay away. 1031 00:40:15,896 --> 00:40:19,140 [applause] 1032 00:40:21,557 --> 00:40:23,213 [Kandy] It's a bittersweet moment. 1033 00:40:23,248 --> 00:40:24,525 I'm not gonna lie. 1034 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:26,044 I would have wanted to stay longer, 1035 00:40:26,078 --> 00:40:27,459 but I'm going to go to Puerto Rico 1036 00:40:27,494 --> 00:40:29,288 and rub it against other queens' faces, 1037 00:40:29,323 --> 00:40:31,049 because I was here 1038 00:40:31,083 --> 00:40:33,120 and you weren't. 1039 00:40:36,157 --> 00:40:38,159 [RuPaul] Condragulations, ladies. 1040 00:40:38,194 --> 00:40:41,439 And remember, if you can't love yourself, 1041 00:40:41,473 --> 00:40:43,717 how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? 1042 00:40:43,751 --> 00:40:45,615 - Can I get an amen in here? all: Amen! 1043 00:40:45,650 --> 00:40:48,342 All right, now let the music play. 1044 00:40:48,376 --> 00:40:50,931 Take me up, up, up, up 1045 00:40:50,965 --> 00:40:53,140 Whoa, oh, up 1046 00:40:53,174 --> 00:40:54,452 Whoa, oh, up 1047 00:40:54,486 --> 00:40:55,453 We can... 1048 00:40:55,487 --> 00:40:57,869 [RuPaul] Bye!