01x03 - Queens of all Media

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- Previously on

"Rupaul's drag race"...

- Your main challenge

This week...

You're gonna form

Two rival girl groups.

- ♪ Yeah yay yay yay ♪

- ♪ Please say that,

Come on ♪

- ♪ Yeah yay yay yay,

Yeah yay yay ♪

- ♪ Drop your dollar ♪

♪ Throw your hands up at me ♪

- If one of you has to go,

Who should it be?

- I would have to say shannel.

- Ongina, you are the winner

Of this challenge.

Tammie, akashia, the time has

Come to lip-sync for your life.

♪ Ooh oh oh ♪

♪ Break the dawn ♪

- Akashia, you motherfuckin'

Broke the dawn.

Shante, you stay.

Tammie, sashay away.

- Uh!

- And tonight...

- Plug it in and blow.

Whoosh!

- Interesting to see

Such a beautiful woman

With such a huge cock.

- Oh!

- The winner of "rupaul's

Drag race" will receive

A feature photo spread

In "paper" magazine,

A portrait taken by renowned

Photographer greg gorman

For the l.a. Eyeworks legendary

Designer eyewear campaign,

A headline spot on the absolut

Pride tour across the usa,

Plus a cash prize of $20,000,

Courtesy of absolut vodka

And mac cosmetics.

And may the best woman win!

- ♪ Rupaul drag race ♪

♪ Show me ♪

♪ Start your engines ♪

♪ Rupaul drag race ♪

♪ May the best woman win ♪

♪ Rupaul drag race ♪

♪ Show me ♪

♪ Start your engines ♪

♪ Rupaul drag race ♪

♪ May the best woman,

Best woman win ♪

- Morning. How are you?

- Uhh! Tired.

- I'm tired, but I'm sad.

I miss tammie.

- I miss her, too.

- I think that she added

An incredible level

Of quirkiness and fun-ness

To this entire group.

- Yes, she did.

- On a lighter note...

Lighter note, people.

- We're still here.

- We're still here,

But I really want to say

Congratulations to you, akashia.

- Work it, bitch!

- I really do.

I really do.

- Akashia didn't do half

The work that tammie did.

Like, she really tried,

And, you know,

The judges didn't really

See that part.

- You have survived

This sh*t twice, honey.

- I felt like I showed

People a part of me

That they haven't

Been able to see

And that hopefully they'd be

A little more intimidated

Or know that I'm a force

To be reckoned with.

- And, akashia,

You worked it out.

I'm sorry.

You really, really did.

- When I was 17, I got kicked

Out, mainly because I was gay,

And so I pretty much

Depend on myself,

And I do what I see fit,

And that's just who I am.

- In the beginning,

God created adam and eve.

A few years later,

Shaniqua, the garden of

Eden's first drag queen,

Came along and stole

A pair of pumps from eve.

Well, the rest was history.

Throughout the ages, great women

Have inspired great drag queens,

So keep your eyes open

And your stilettos high.

Your drag inspiration may show

Up where you least expect it.

Ooh!

- Oh!

- Impersonation.

- Impersonations.

- Hello, hello, hello!

- Yay!

- Hello!

- Well, hello students.

Professor ru here.

It's time for a little pop quiz.

Now, I'm gonna ask you

Some questions.

Are y'all ready to play?

- Oui, madame.

- Question number one.

Which u.s. City is known

As the windy city?

Chicago. Looks like

Everyone got it correct.

All right.

Next question.

In the "wizard of oz,"

What is dorothy's last name?

Hide your board,

Because you don't want

The shady queen next to you

Copying your answers.

Ok? Yeah?

Oh, yeah.

Gale is the correct answer.

- Whoo!

- Ladies, next question.

Which marx brother got his

Nickname from being a harpist?

All right. Pens down.

We have a harpo here.

Nina didn't get it.

Harpo.

We've got a harpo there.

A sad face there

And a sad face there.

The correct answer is harpo.

So I've got one more question,

And I want you all to yell

Out the answer this time.

What do all these things

Have in common?

- Oprah winfrey!

- Oprah winfrey!

- Ha ha ha!

[Applause]

- If she's here, I will die.

- I know.

- No. You don't understand.

Oprah and cher are god.

Oprah winfrey, to me,

Might as well be president.

I think oprah is the most

Amazing person on earth

Because of all of the things

That she's been able to do

With her career, literally

For the entire world.

- So for your next challenge,

I want you to channel

Your inner oprah.

You have to create your

Own oprah-inspired look.

Now, you may choose

One of the outfits provided

By the pit crew,

Start from scratch, or pull

Something from your own closet.

- Yes!

- And remember, in addition to

Looking beautiful, as always,

The judges will be looking for

Your charisma, uniqueness,

Nerve, and talent!

Now, you have exactly 3 hours

To put your whole look together.

I'll be back to check with you

Guys a little bit later.

Good luck,

And don't f*ck it up.

Bye, baby.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Honestly, I never

Watch oprah show.

I come from

A very humble family.

We don't have cable tv,

So oprah's show

Was never presented.

All right. I'm ready.

I'm ready for the

Judges to finish me.

Ha ha!

- I don't know who

Doesn't know who oprah is.

I mean, it's like saying

You don't know who cher is.

I mean, really.

- Honey, honey, honey.

- Ha ha! Are we

In oprah's closet?

- Some at the other girls

Grabbed clothes off the bins,

And some of the girls just ended

Up using their own clothes.

However, an idea hit me.

I grabbed one of the bolts,

And I started making

Something from scratch.

- Oprah, for me, is god.

- No, no, no, no.

You can't say that.

I'm a spiritual person.

- No. No, no, no.

Oprah is responsible

Literally for me, originally,

When I lost over 60 pounds

Of my weight...originally.

- You were that big?

- I was 217.

I was very young.

I was at a very impressionable

Age and time in my life,

Having just come out

Couple years prior,

And being in high school

And being that overweight kid

Who sat in the back

Of the classroom

And really didn't

Have any friends.

I was 42 inches around, and it

Is literally because of her show

And her inspiration that

I lost all of that weight.

So, bebe winfrey,

You might want to start

Trying to cover the beard.

- Aah!

Don't say that to me.

- Is this my inner-oprah wig?

Tom cruise!

- Ok!

- I'm not a drag queen

That does imitation.

I kind of have my own

Character inside

That lets loose when

I'm onstage performing.

- I was trying to help you.

I have a gold tube top

That you could probably

Put around your waist

Like it's a belt.

- Yes!

- Ha ha ha!

- Ha ha ha!

Yes!

- Girl, give me that dress!

- Yes!

- I'm, like, freaking out

Because, you know, this is

An african-american woman,

And I am a light-skinned

Puerto rican.

Like, how am I gonna do this?

How am I supposed to be

A black woman right now?

Like, this is insane.

So I look over and I

See bebe, and I'm like,

Oh, god, she's gonna

Win this challenge

Because she almost even

Looks like oprah.

You know what I'm saying? She'll

Just put on a little makeup,

Pick out the costume,

And boom...she's got it.

I have dark foundation, and I'm

Gonna go a little bit darker,

But I don't know if

I have dark powders.

If I were to need some,

Would you borrow me some?

- Some of the other girls

Are trying to go

For the look like oprah.

I don't think they understand

What the challenge is about.

The challenge is to channel

Oprah, not look like her.

- This is gonna be

The first time that

I impersonate somebody...like,

Try to put their makeup on.

- Why are you

Trying to do that?

- Do what?

- It's not a competition of,

Oh, who looks

The most like oprah?

Has nothing to do with

What this is about.

- Then it's, do what?

Impersonate oprah,

Right? Or...

- Ha ha ha!

- They never said you

Have to look like oprah.

- Ok.

- Ha ha ha!

- I washed my face completely

And started over again.

I'm worried about the time

To finish and wrap it up.

The challenge that we're doing

Today is to embrace oprah,

And I freaked out

Because I thought

That we really had to,

Like, impersonate her.

- They never said you

Have to look like oprah.

- Ha ha ha!

- There's a cattiness

Between some of the girls.

They'll say little comments.

Shannel was the total

Opposite of oprah.

- Ha ha ha!

- And, you know,

I mean, it kind of hurt.

- Oh, god!

- Hey, mommykins.

How you doing?

It's very quiet in here.

- Ooh!

- Hey, rebecca.

- Hey.

- It looks like you're the

Only one sewing your own outfit.

Why'd you take the time

To sew something?

- I think oprah has many faces.

She is a woman in charge,

So I think my outfit is

Going to reflect that.

- Oprah has many faces,

But she doesn't have a mustache.

Are you gonna have

Time to shave?

- Ha ha! I hope so.

Um...i'm almost done.

- Well, I just hope

You have enough time.

Break a leg out there.

- Thank you.

- Akashia.

- Hi.

- So you're really

Reshaping your face.

- I figured that since she has

A little more

Of a bushy eyebrow,

To go more natural instead

Of trying to go video ho,

Like my look normally is.

- Oh, yeah. Uh-huh.

Video ho.

I love video ho.

How are you pulling

Inspiration for this?

- I know that she is a kind

Soul, and she would give

Her last drop of money

To help someone in need.

- Mm-hmm. Are you

That kind of person?

Are you a giving person?

- I have friends that have

Lived in my house rent-free

Because they either

Were down-and-out

Or they couldn't afford to.

Just all-around giving.

I came from pretty much nothing.

A lot of people that have had

A rough life or hard life

Become a better person

Because of it.

- You've come from the

Very bottom back to the top.

The comeback kid.

I love it.

Hey, nina.

- Hi, ru.

- Are you gonna have time to put

Some time into your outfit?

- I already steamed the dress.

- And this is the dress

You're talking about here?

- Exactly. Yeah.

- Doesn't quite say powerful

Businesswoman, but listen,

I trust your interpretation

Of what oprah is.

- I mean, I have

Fierce clothes,

But not clothes that

Oprah would wear.

- Oh, my goodness!

- I contemplated on a couple

Of different ideas for oprah.

- And where would your oprah

Wear this outfit?

- This is not something

That she would, per se,

Wear on the show, because

It's a little too couture.

However, if she was

Speaking at, uh...

- At tuskegee institute.

- You know what i...

If she was speaking

Somewhere outside of harpo

Studios and she needed to be

A little more fashion-forward,

Slightly runway,

She could wear something

Like this, versus doing a gown.

And I am incorporating a

Really nice stretch legging.

- I don't like to talk

About people behind their back.

That's not my style.

But I've always thought that

Big jewels and lavish costumes

Are just there for

A lack of talent.

- Bebe! We are doing oprah.

- Hi, ru.

Enchante.

- Where are you drawing your

Oprah inspiration from?

- I decided to step away

From looking like oprah,

And I want to represent

A businesswoman.

- Media mogul realist.

- I really want to

Just represent that

And show that,

You know what?

You have to work hard

To get here.

- What are you gonna wear?

- Well, I'm going to be

Very simple and very classy,

And I'm going to be

Very conservative.

- Somehow I don't believe

You're going to be simple.

- I will.

Ha ha ha!

Bebe zahara is

Very, very versatile,

And I see a lot of that

In oprah, obviously,

Because she's an entrepreneur.

- All right.

Squirrelfriends, gather round.

C'mon, squirrelfriends.

I've got some nuts for you.

Now, everything is looking

Great on the outside,

But to prove that you can be

The next drag superstar,

You're gonna need to

Dig a little deeper.

I have a surprise for you.

We've set up a tv studio

Where you'll retrace

Oprah's career in 3 steps.

First, from her early

Days as an anchorwoman,

You'll report the news

Using a teleprompter.

Second, you'll present

A product,

Just like on

Oprah's favorite things.

And third, you'll interview

Two fabulous surprise

Celebrity guests.

- Whoo!

Whoo!

- Tomorrow, the judges

Will see the results

Of your oprah challenge,

And you're really gonna

Have to step it up

Because when it comes to

Oprah, she's got charisma,

Uniqueness, nerve,

And talent to spare.

Gentlemen, start your engines,

And may the best woman win.

- Whoo!

- Work it out!

- All right!

- Hey, you guys,

That sounded really scary.

When you really don't know

What's going to happen next,

That's kind of nerve-wracking.

And that totally, like,

Threw me by surprise.

- We have to interview

Two people, and what else?

- We have to read

From the teleprompter

Like we're doing the news.

- Ok.

That's nice.

And are we...are we

Doing it like ourselves?

Like, I mean, with our

Own personalities

And our own character,

Or are they looking for us

To do it like she would do it?

Because if it's that, I'm fried

Because I never watched her.

To be honest with you,

I was worried because

I have language issues.

I have a problem with my

English, pronouncing some words.

- They're looking for

All of those things

That oprah possesses

As a person

In your interpretation of her.

- Oprah-esque.

- I ended up

Finishing my outfit,

And so I only have to do

My hair and my makeup.

I'm gonna try to make

Some magic happen.

- I am by far the

Biggest fan of oprah

In the entire room, hands down.

So as far as I'm concerned,

There is no challenge

For me here.

- Here we go.

- The challenge is to

Channel our inner oprah,

And to me, oprah is a very

Ready-for-anything kind of girl.

- Oh, my god!

Really?

When I looked at

The teleprompter

And was supposed

To read the news,

All of a sudden, you get

All these words.

Today in entertainment news,

Pop star britney spears was

Caught in an illicit affair

With iranian president

Mahmoud ahmadinejad.

- With irian president

Muhammad ahmajijaga.

- Muhan ahamjiba.

- Muhammad...ooh.

- I was like, wow, they are

Really trying to get us!

- Today in entertainment news,

Pop star britney spears

Was caught in an...

Reading was never

My strongest suit.

I failed english,

Like, 3 times.

The two had met last year

At a conference

On nuke-ular propflifular...

Ha ha!

- I'm giving a feeling

Of elegance, confidence,

Beauty, and business,

All in one.

- The two, who met last year

At a conference

On nuclear proliferation

In the malaysian city

Of kuala lumpur,

Were caught canoodling

From tbilisi to tehran.

- The two, who met last year at

A conference on nuclear pro...

- World leaders,

From japanese prime minister

Yasuo fukudo...

- World leaders, from japanese

Prime minister yasuo fukuda

To german chancellor

Angela merkel, were appalled.

- German chancellor angela

Merkel, were applaud,

Merkel saying in statement,

"Ahmajaja can do better."

- This is shannel.

Good night.

- This is bebe zahara benet.

Good night.

- My name is connie chung.

- Ha ha ha!

- This is your name.

Good night.

I keep reading "your name."

Oh. That was fun.

Let's do it again!

Right after the teleprompter,

We have to pitch

This product.

This night, on a

Special edition,

I have a section called

My favorite things.

- There is only one hair dryer

To use, the ozonol professional.

- It also has, um,

The sh*ts where it just

sh**t really rapidly.

- It is so nice because it has a

Cold sh*t, a hot...oh...

I did terrible.

Ha ha ha!

I can do that again?

- Nope. That's it.

- f*ck.

- You can dry anything,

From your armpits

To the back of your ear

To the top of your head

And anywhere else

That you need to.

- Ha ha ha!

- Andrew christian underwear.

It makes me

Definitely comfortable.

- They have the low cuts,

As well as different boxers

And regular underwears.

- Ladies and gentle...

Uh...oh.

I'm sorry. I thought...

You had moved your hand,

And I thought

That meant to stop.

- Just plug it in and blow.

Whoosh!

- You better work, bitch!

Ha ha ha!

- During the interview,

I think some of the other girls

Might get a little nervous when

They know who the celebrity is.

- You've got 4 minutes,

And you've got to ask

About 3 different topics.

- Action.

- Welcome back to

"The nina flowers show."

- My guests tonight

Are very special to me.

We're thrilled to

Have them here.

- Let's give a big

Round of applause

For the absolutely incomparable,

My very special guests...

- Tori spelling

And dean mcdermott.

I had no clue that it was

Going to be tori and dean.

Tori is so petite!

And then dean

Is so handsome!

Tori, you guys have a hit

Tv show, "tori & dean."

Tell us a little bit

More about that.

- It's going great.

We're having a great time.

We have the family

On the show.

We have two kids now.

- Mm-hmm. Maybe 3.

- Oh, nice. That is

Really beautiful.

- We make good babies,

So that might be...

That may be the whole season 4.

- And we like making them.

- Yeah. That's the fun part.

Given, you know, bebe has

Such a strong accent,

She really knocked it

Out of the park.

- I think she did

A really good job.

- Hey, girl! You look so

Good in that little dress.

- How are you?

- I love it.

- Oh, let me come down

And give you a kiss.

- Hi, dean.

- Hey. How are you?

- How are you?

You're so handsome.

- Thank you very much.

- If you weren't

Married to him,

I might try and steal him, girl.

- Hey, easy now.

- Akashia?

- Akashia.

- Akashia.

- She didn't get up when

We came onto the set.

- You know, we've all

Seen every talk show,

And you always know

That the host gets up

And greets the guest.

It's just appropriate.

- Well, say good night

To everyone.

- Night.

- Good night, everyone.

- You can leave

That card on the seat.

- No. I want to

Sabotage everyone.

- Ha ha ha!

- I don't think anyone's

Gonna have a interview

As good as mine.

I think that I have a good

Chance of winning the challenge.

I just think I rocked

That interview.

- Bye.

She didn't say good-bye

To us. She just walked away.

- She just wasn't gonna.

- Tell me about your h.i....

Uh, h...

Oh, my god. That was a mess.

I don't know what the hell

Came out of my mouth.

- You have hiv?

- No, no, no!

- No.

Hit tv show. I'm sorry.

Hit tv show.

Hit tv show.

I f*cked up, big time.

Tell me about hit tv show.

- Um, "tori & dean"...

Ha ha! I'm sorry.

- I just wish you had told me.

You know what?

She kept going.

Her confidence was great.

- Yeah.

- She messed up.

She knew she messed up,

And she was just like,

"Ok, you know what?

Let's move on."

- Tell us a little bit

About your book.

- My book is called "stori

Telling," and it's been out.

It's been going great,

And it's stories of my life.

Out of all the interviews,

All I can remember

From that interview

Is that I thought,

Wow, she's really pretty.

She has a great nose.

Love her lips.

- She looked like pam anderson.

Can I say that?

- Welcome.

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Hi. How are you?

How are you?

Thank you, thank you!

How are you guys

Feeling tonight?

- Fantastic. How are you?

- Wonderful, wonderful.

- Shannel.

We were throwing things

At her left and right,

And she was just

A bundle of nerves.

- So...we have

A new baby on the way.

- I think my boob just

Popped out during that walk out.

- Oh, did it? Oh.

- Ha ha ha!

- What's this? We have

A new baby on the way?

- We have a new baby.

We have a new baby...stella.

- I was like, oh, my boob

Fell out on the way out,

And she just kept going.

- She didn't pick up

On it at all.

- She's like, "what are

My cue points?"

- And again, congratulations.

I mean, my gosh...

A new baby stella.



That is...that is

Absolutely superb.

- 9 Weeks.

- 9 Weeks! 9 Weeks.

I am sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I am a host.

I deal and talk with people

From all over the entire world,

All the time.

It's a matter of figuring out

The best way to stop them

From what they're talking about

So that you can continue on

With what you need to say.



- And she's amazing.

- Is she amazing?

- She's growing so fast.

- So was motherhood really all

That you had expected it to be?

Is it harder than what you had

Expected, or is it kind of,

You know, right where you

Had planned it to be?

Or had you really planned?

Or did you even know?

- Oh, my god! You just asked

So many questions at once.

I felt like we

Weren't being heard.

She was just jumping in, jumping

In, jumping over us, constantly.

- I mean, originally watching

You on "90210" was amazing.

You were always

One of my true fans.

I even have the doll of you.

- You are her truest fan.

- Right.

- How do you guys

Juggle your time

Between who's gonna do

The diaper, the bottles?

- He changes a mean diaper.

- I'm the fastest

Diaper-changer.

- You are? If there was a

Contest, you would win that.

- Oh, 100 percent.

- Hands down.

- So, are you both

Morning people?

Because usually babies wake up...

- We are now.

- You are now.

- Because we have two,

And liam's 17 months, so ...

- Oh, right.

He's almost 2.

- You know, I felt like I was

Chitchatting with a girlfriend,

Which, I think always makes

For the best interviews.

- Tell me a little

Bit about stella.

- Stella's amazing.

- She's gorgeous.

- She's so beautiful.

- That's awesome!

- Jade.

Jade, jade, jade.

k*ller abs.

I'd k*ll for those abs.

We had to work a bit

In that interview.

- Yeah.

- Girls, how was it?

- That was probably the

Best challenge so far.

- Girl, it's the

Best challenge,

But we don't know what

Will happen tomorrow.

- Do I have a sh*t at

Winning this competition?

Absolutely.

I came across as being

Very sincere and true.

Which, of course,

Is what oprah is.

- I think that shannel might

Be my biggest competition.

However, with that outfit...

- Whoo!

- Hi!

- Ha ha ha. Hi.

Let's thank tori and dean

For being such great sports.

- It was our pleasure.

Thank you.

- You guys were great.

You really were.

- You all did an amazing job.

- Tomorrow, we leave

Oprah behind

And say good-bye to tori and

Dean for a brand-new challenge.

It's requested that

You dress to impress,

Decked out in

Your own best drag.

- Yes. Whoo hoo!

- Yes!

- Thank you.

- Pit crew, bring in

The cocktails.

It's party time!

Who wants a cocktail?

- I do.

- I'm gonna go look for

A size 14 heel.

- Yes! Do!

Take your other shoe off.

Take your other shoe off.

Your nails are painted.

You're halfway there, honey.

Use my shoulder first, and don't

Walk until we tell you to.

- He's gonna fall.

- Oh, no!

- Ok. Slip it in.

Slip it in.

- That's as far as it goes.

- No way.

- Push it in!

- You got any lube?

- Whoo!

[Cheering]

- Slow!

- Go, tori!

Go, tori!

- Work it, girl.

Work it out.

- Whoo hoo!

Whoo!

- Gorgeous!

- How are you?

I walk into the room today.

It's elimination day.

You know, I think I did

Well with my challenge.

I don't think I'm gonna

Be in the bottom two.

- I actually really

Want to see my video.

- We all reminisced about

The oprah challenge.

Everyone's saying that they did

Really good, so it's like,

Well, did I really do

As well as I thought I did?

- I don't feel like

I was the best.

I didn't saw anybody else,

But I wasn't so bad.

- How's tori's h.i.v.?

- Ha ha ha!

- Ha ha ha!

- Girls, are you ready

For the fashion show?

- Oh, yes!

- For today's

Runway presentation,

We are allowed to wear

Our own outfits.

I need hairspray.

- I am a vegas showgirl.

I love costumes.

- I know shannel is definitely

Going to wear something

Very over the top,

Very costume-y.

- Ha ha ha ha!

♪ Cover girl ♪

♪ Put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe ♪

♪ Let your whole body talk ♪

♪ Walk ♪

♪ Now walk ♪

♪ Walk ♪

♪ Now walk ♪

♪ And what? ♪

Good evening, and welcome

To the main stage

Of "rupaul's drag race."

I'd like to say hi

To my judges...

Fashion journalist

And bestselling author

Merle ginsberg;

The shamelessly outspoken

Designer santino;

And our guest judge this week

Is one of hollywood's

Top media consultants...

Please welcome howard bragman.

- Thanks, ru.

- And...actress-comedian and,

From her 8 seasons on madtv,

The world's foremost

Oprah impersonator,

Debra wilson skelton.

- [Imitating oprah]

I'm looking forward to having

One of the winners

On my show.

Mmm!

- Tonight, for the first

Time on the main stage,

The girls will be wearing

Their very own drag creations,

So they've got no excuse.

Gentlemen, start your engines,

And may the best woman win!

Oh, my goodness.

- Ok.

- Bring it.

- That is shannel couture.

- I think visually my

Appearance on the runway

Was unbelievably over the top

And 110 percent of

The total expression

Of who I am as an entertainer.

- Wow!

- Medusa.

- Look at that rack!

She could've put somebody's

Eyes out with those things.

Anaconda, eat your heart out.

- Ongina.

- Ooh! So chic.

- Adorable.

- Couture. Ha ha!

- Yeah. Audrey hepburn

Meets s & m.

- Right, with a little

Minnie pearl thrown in.

- Ha ha ha!

Well, howdy!

- Ha ha ha!

- Rebecca.

- Makeup is fabulous and works

Fantastically with the outfit.

It's almost like

One perfect ensemble.

- Ooh, yes.

Boom, boom-buh-boom,

Boom-buh-boom, boom-buh-boom.

- Ha ha ha!

- Nina flowers.

- Very south beach.

- Yes, it is south beach.

- Very sixties fun.

- It is madonna at 50?

- It is.

Ha ha ha!

- She lets you have it.

- Bounce it.

Ok.

- So gorgeous.

- Look at you

Bouncing the head.

- Yes, yes.

- Not a hair out of place.

Not a hair out of place

During the turn.

- Well, somebody slipped into

Something a little

More comfortable.

- Mm-hmm.

- Wow!

- Being able to show

Our style really helped

Because we get to look

A little bit more elegant

And show a little bit more,

And I feel really good.

- She's giving barbara mcnair.

- And a little liz taylor.

- Liz taylor. Yes.

- A little foxy brown.

- Uh-huh.

- A little...ooh!

- Yes.

- A little diana.

- Uh-huh.

Oh, my goodness.

Cameroon!

- Africa is not only about

The leopards and the lions

And the tigers

And all that stuff.

You know, it's also

About dignity.

- Oh, no, she didn't!

- Aahh!

- Oh, no, you didn't!

- Oh, no, she did not!

- Now she's the leopard queen.

- Not only is bebe carrying

All of africa on her shoulders,

She's carrying all of

Rene of paris' wigs on her head.

- Ha ha ha!

- It had to take 10 wigs.

- This is akashia.

Wow!

I've never seen her

In so many clothes.

- Exactly.

- Oh!

- Uh-oh!

- Work it!

- Fashion road k*ll.

- That's right, honey.

Oh. She made it.

I can exhale.

- I thought we were

At miss usa.

- Yeah, yeah.

- I'm sorry.

- You ok?

- Yeah. It's all right.

I feel stupid.

I fell.

Plain and simple.

I slipped.

Yes. On the ground.

I was on the floor.

I'm not sure how falling on the

Runway will affect my chances.

I hope I'm still here,

But, you know, it happened.

- Welcome, girls.

You all look amazing.

Ongina, please step forward.

Now, your outfit is exquisite.

- Last week, you came out

In a giant wig,

And I like you better

With no hair.

- Thank you.

- Let's take a look

At your oprah challenge.

- You can dry anything,

From your armpits

To the back of your ear

To the top of your head, and...

- I love that you have

A great sense of humor.

- My name is connie chung.

- Drag queens that are

All so serious all the time,

We don't need that, ok?

- Nina flowers.

You know, from the

First time I saw you

To last week's challenge

To today,

You've really morphed into

So many different personalities.

It's...it's amazing.

- I just plug it in and blow.

Whoosh!

- You added your own

Personality into it,

And that's so important.

- Thank you very much.

- Shannel.

Yes, honey, shannel.

It is milking time.

- It is.

- It's like

A las vegas showgirl.

It's always flawless.

In a way, you are

Almost too flawless.

It's got an edge of theme park

Going on there, too.

There has to be

Some vulnerability,

And I haven't seen much

Vulnerability with you.

- Ok.

- Now, let's take a look

At your oprah challenge.

- Was motherhood really all

That you had expected it to be?

Is it harder than what you had

Expected, or is it kind of,

You know, right where

You had planned it to be?

Or had you really planned?

Or did you even know?

- Oh, my god!

- Shannel, you asked



Which means the interviewer

Isn't listening,

And that's a really

Big mistake to make.

And the outfit did not

Fit the challenge.

- That character was a little

Severe in an off-putting way.

- What made you stick

With that, you know,

Kind of alexis carrington look?

- I felt that I embodied

An element of oprah

And is an element of me.

- Oprah always looks beautiful.

She always looks elegant,

But her clothes do not

Overshadow the guests

Or what it is

She's trying to say,

And your clothes said,

"Look at me."

- But sometimes it's

Not just about you.

- Thank you, shannel.

Rebecca glasscock.

You know, you're really

Breathtaking,

But from the waist down,

You're a little stiff.

Let's take a look at

Your oprah challenge.

- Tell us a little bit

About your book.

- You know, I thought you

Did a really great job.

You put your arm up like this...

Which says,

"I'm really interested

"In what you have to say,

And tell me what

You really think."

- And the other thing you did,

Which is really important,

You let them answer

Very clearly.

- I just don't like talking over

People, and I wait my turn,

And if I don't get

A turn, I just don't talk.

- And I was impressed.

- Thank you guys so much.

- Akashia.

Hi, mama.

- Hi.

- You had a little trouble

With your gown earlier.

- I did.

- Now, every diva knows

To give the gown a test run.

Let's take a look at

Your oprah challenge.

- Hey, girl! You look so

Good in that little dress.

- How are you?

- I love it.

- When tori and dean

Came on the set,

You should have stood up.

It was fun to watch only

Because it was so painful.

- It was just tragic

Out there today.

It really was.

- Bebe benet.

You were serving africa.

You were serving

The lion queen.

You were really a star

Out there, like diana ross.

You were the boss.

- Thank you, mama.

- I call you

Chaka diana tina the lion.

- Ha ha ha!

- Let's take a look at how you

Did on your oprah challenge.

- Today in entertainment news,

Pop star britney spears was

Caught in an illicit affair.

- You read that teleprompter

Like you had been reading

A teleprompter your whole life.

- I'm blown away.

I'm really blown away.

You're just so confident

With who you are.

- I don't see it

So much as confidence

As more of a kind of

Physical dignity.

- You're really

Coming into your own.

- Thank you so much.

- Last but not least, jade.

Your look is gorgeous.

I was just a little bit worried

About, um, your tuck there.

It's just a little distracting,

That's all, because it...

- Yeah. I'm sorry about that.

- Well, it's interesting to

See such a beautiful woman

With such a huge cock.

[Laughter]

- I understand, you know,

It was funny. Whatever.

But I think that really

Kind of embarrassed me.

- Let's take a look at

Your oprah challenge.

- Tell me a little bit

About your, um, book, tori...

"Stori telling."

- You were very nervous.

I could tell.

You're very nervous.

You were rushed.

Your outfit wasn't newsworthy.

That's for sure.

- Oh, jade.

It seemed like you were

Really uncomfortable,

And in turn, it was

Uncomfortable to watch.

- It was weak on...

Unfortunately, on all the parts.

- Thank you, jade.

Well, girls, while all

Y'all go wait

In the interior

Illusions lounge,

The judges and I

Will deliberate.

Let's start with ongina.

Debra?

- I'd call it a little

Black punk couture.

- Uh-huh.

- I like her...a lot.

- She was a little

Stiff initially,

But she's very likeable.

- Yeah, and she can do full-on

Ongina personality drag,

But then she can do the tests.

She can meld and adjust.

- Yeah. Imelda.

- Exactly. Imelda.

- It seems that bebe really

Nailed this competition.

- She's got the "x" factor,

And she's got the "it" factor,

And I feel like so far out

Of the 7, she's the only one

That's got the "it" factor,

Because there's a confidence.

- Nina flowers did well.

I mean, her personality

Shined through.

- She doesn't have the

Great language skills,

But she made it work anyway.

She sold it.

- Yeah, yeah. I was so impressed

With the confidence

That rebecca showed in her

Interview with tori and dean.

- She doesn't have that

Larger-than-life quality

That we want in a drag queen.

- Just being beautiful

Isn't enough.

- Really?

- I know, I know.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

- Shannel.

She was amazing on the runway.

- She looked great,

But I thought the look

Was just a little slutty.

- I had more issue with wearing

That sort of boyz ii men

Meets ashford & simpson thing

At the interview.

She has an agenda.

She wanted to

Show her outfit.

- The look is great,

But you got to bring more.

You got to bring a soul to it.

- Yes.

- And it's the soul that's

Not quite right there.

- Now, jade.

Her performance.

You know, below the creamy

Surface was a package.

I mean, was I the only

One who noticed that?

- No, no.

- Hell no.

- And it's not

Christmas, ok?

- No, it's not christmas.

But it could be.

- Jade hasn't

Come into her own.

- That's a good point.

- I don't really know

Who jade is yet.

- Let's talk about akashia.

- Oh, akashia.

- Queen of the damned.

- Let's be clear.

She fell on her ass on the

Runway, and she fell on her ass

Even harder during

The interview.

- There's a glint of hope

Simply because when she

Did fall, she made a spin.

- Yes, and many a diva

Have taken that fall

And pulled it back up.

The question is,

Can she do it tonight?

Welcome back, girls.

Ongina.

Now, you have immunity,

So congratulations,

You're still in the race.

- Thank you.

- Nina flowers.

I can't wait to see

"The nina flowers show."

Ha ha ha! I hope it airs

Right after this one.

- You'll be my first guest.

- Oh!

Congratulations.

You're still in the race.

Bebe.

You pulled off a very

Difficult challenge,

And you did it with

Honesty and humor.

You are the winner of

This week's challenge.

- Whoo!

Whoo!

- Congratulations, baby.

- It feels really good

That I won today,

But, you know, the show

Is not over yet.

The journey has just begun.

- This means you have immunity

For next week's elimination,

And you've also won

A sonos stereo sound system.

Congratulations.

You're still in the race.

Rebecca.

You still have a long way to go,

But you really came out

Of your shell this week.

Congratulations.

You're still in the race.

- Thank you.

Shannel.

You didn't come close

To what we expected of you.

You're in the bottom two.

- I definitely never thought

I was going to be

In the bottom two.

The fact of having to lip-sync

For my life was shocking.

- Jade.

You're gorgeous, and you

Turn out on the runway.

The question is, do you

Have the nerve to be

The next drag superstar?

Congratulations.

You're still in the race.

So we're down to two queens.

Akashia, here we go again.

- This is my third time

In the bottom,

And so from there, I was like,

Well, I just have to bring it

And give it my all and not

Slack, and just knock them dead.

- In this competition,

You keep tripping up,

But to your credit,

You keep getting back up

On your feet.

Shannel, you're trying

So hard to be perfect

That you won't let us

See your vulnerability.

Can you open your ears,

Your heart, and listen?

- Absolutely.

I didn't get here after almost



And building those blocks

To take what it takes

To be headlining in shows

In las vegas.

- But this competition is about

Taking it to the next level,

The ultimate level,

The very top.

Prior to tonight,

You were asked to prepare

A lip-sync performance,

The drag queen classic,

Whitney houston's

"Greatest love of all."

This is your last chance

To impress me

And save yourself

From elimination.

The time has come for you

To lip-sync for your life.

Good luck, ladies,

And don't f*ck it up.

- ♪ I believe the children

Are our future ♪

♪ Teach them well and

Let them lead the way ♪

♪ Show them all the beauty

They possess inside ♪

♪ Give them a sense of pride ♪

♪ To make it easier ♪

♪ Let the children's

Laughter ♪

♪ Remind us how we used to be ♪

♪ I decided long ago ♪

♪ Never to walk

In anyone's shadows ♪

♪ If I fail, if I succeed ♪

♪ At least I'll live

As I believe ♪

♪ No matter what

They take from me ♪

♪ They can't take away

My dignity ♪

- Oh, my god!

I thought to myself,

Just keep going, keep going.

Keep going.

Don't stop. Don't pause.

Just make it happen.

- ♪ The greatest love of all ♪

♪ Is easy to achieve ♪

♪ Learning to love

Yourself... ♪

[Applause and laughter]

- Oh!

- Whoo hoo!

- Whoo! Whoo hoo!

Whoo hoo!

- Oh, my goodness.

The drama continues!

This performance actually proved

That you could be vulnerable.

Wow...both of you.

I have made my decision.

Shannel...

Shante, you stay.

- Thank you.

Thank you, judges.

Thank you very much.

Good luck, baby.

- Thank you, sweetheart.

- You are beautiful.

- Thank you.

- Akashia.

- Thank you for this chance.

It was an honor.

- Honey, you are

A fabulous queen.

- Thank you.

- Ran out of chances.

I'll be watching for

Great things from you.

- Thank you.

- Now sashay away.

- This is not the last

You'll see of me.

And this helped me realize

I'm a good entertainer,

But I still have things

I need to work on.

[Sobs] and I don't know

Why I'm crying!

I have not cried

In, like, 4 years.

- Congratulations, ladies.

I'll see you next week,

And I can't wait to see

What's gonna happen.

If you can't love yourself,

How in the hell you gonna

Love somebody else?

Can I get a amen in here?

- Amen!

- All right.

- ♪ Cover girl! ♪

♪ Put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe ♪

♪ Let your whole body talk ♪

- ♪ Cover girl! ♪

♪ Put the bass in your walk ♪

- ♪ And what? ♪