- Previously on "RuPaul's
Drag Race Down Under..."
[together] Oh!
- You need to transform these
dog lovers and their doggies
into members of
your drag family.
Hollywould Star.
- I wouldn't say that I get the
strongest family resemblance.
- !sis Avis.
- I am obsessed with this.
- Flor.
- She's very cute
and sweet to watch.
- Gabriella Labucci.
- Drag family
resemblance, not there.
- !sis, Flor, condragulations.
You are both the winners
of this week's challenge.
Hollywould Star, sashay away.
[dramatic music]
[camera shutters clicking]
Flor.
- Oh, my God.
I'm in the top three.
I'm ready.
My eyes are on the crown.
I feel that I am
the next superstar.
- I didn't come
here to f*cking fight.
- Gabriella Labucci.
- Absolutely, in my mind,
I am the winner here.
The judges have
asked a lot of me,
and I've delivered
every single f*cking time.
- b*tch.
- I deserve this f*cking crown.
- !sis Avis Loren.
- I am not taking
my foot off the pedal.
It is the last chance
to impress Ru
and be the next drag superstar.
Don't... don't stop.
It's time to take
home the crown.
It's mine to win.
Looking like a megadonor.
- [laughs]
- The next drag superstar is...
[funky music]
- Shantay, you stay!
[all screaming]
- f*ck yes.
Top three.
[all screaming]
- It has been seven
weeks of competitions.
We've been high; we've been low.
We've been upside down.
- When did you get high?
- Hollywould is a fierce
f*cking competitor.
"Good luck, girls.
"Love you forever.
Hollywould."
- Oh, we love you, too, Holly.
And I have no idea
how I managed to survive
that lip sync against her.
I'm so proud of you.
- In the remix, b*tch.
- Waka, waka, wow.
- In my peripheral vision, I
could see her duck walking and,
you know, doing death drops.
- I'm shocked.
Like, I was just looking
at her the whole time.
- I think there was a couple
of lyrics Holly did miss.
I suppose the other
thing as well is perhaps
she wasn't saving face,
and the judges have
asked her to reveal herself.
And...
- And she didn't
even reveal the age.
- [laughs]
- I really wanted to Hollywould
to be here, to be honest.
But listen, we are
top three, Mommy.
- Can we just comment
quickly on a double f*cking win?
- Ahh!
Three wins, b*tch.
- I also won two
mini challenges.
So that is three wins.
- Oh, Jesus f*cking...
- Could not be in
a better position
to go into the finals.
Three wins.
I'm beyond grateful.
- I'm getting the f*ck
out of drag, b*tch.
- Go on and tell her I
had to lip sync twice.
- I'm still here, b*tch.
I made it.
I want this crown.
It's mine.
- Come on, tell her you
didn't need to lip sync
at all with three wins.
Oh.
It seems like it's
written in the stars.
I can't stop now.
- Hey, !sis, who asked?
- It's common knowledge.
- You can have all the
f*cking wins, darling.
You have to have
more than personality.
And I do have more
than personality.
I just can't wait the
first Latina queen
to be crowned in "Down Under."
- How about the first
Australian queen to win, b*tch?
- No.
Australia. Australia.
New Zealand.
- Far out, brussel sprout.
- What does that mean?
- [laughs]
- What's so f*cking funny?
- Teeny tiny cabbage
is a brussel sprout.
- What the f*ck are
you talking about food?
b*tch, this is my moment.
- [laughs]
- I make the best
drag queen, Mama.
New Zealand is back.
[laughs]
- The winner of "RuPaul's
Drag Race Down Under"
will receive a year's
supply of cosmetics
from Anastasia Beverly Hills
and a cash prize of $50,000.
Tonight, with Michelle
Visage, and Rhys Nicholson.
- [singing] RuPaul's Drag Race
May the best drag queen win
Best drag queen win
[dramatic music]
- Top three.
[all screaming]
- Oh, my...
- Oh, so crazy, b*tches!
- Coming into the final week,
this is a dream come true.
Doesn't the Werk
Room feel empty?
- Empty.
- Empty.
- Empty.
- Empty.
- I'm so ready for Ru
to walk through that door
and tell us what the
f*ck we're about to do,
because I'm ready to win
this f*cking competition.
Girls, this competition has been
absolutely cuckoo bananas.
- Crazy.
- So many highs and lows.
Let's just have a little
walk down memory lane.
- Yes.
- What about when Ivory fainted?
[tense music]
- You OK?
- We were scared
for her life then.
- I'm sorry.
- She's not done.
- But she went. So that's fine.
- Yeah, well.
- Remember
nipplegate with Ashley?
- [laughs]
- Oh, poor Jill.
- It's Ashley coming
at you in 3-D.
- But it was her fault.
Ru told production
to ask her if she wanted to,
you know, cover her n*pples.
And she's like,
"No." So, you know.
- That's true.
- I'm so embarrassed.
- I had no voice.
- It was lovely to hear her
not talk for a couple of hours.
- Girl, I want it
to happen again.
- Are you sure that is...
- [groaning]
- Girl just wants
to have some fun,
don't like being in the sun.
- The thing is, you made
your verse work with what
you were working with.
- Absofuckinglutely.
- This b*tch has fought
really hard as well.
Because we all f*cking
said you were going home.
- Yeah, you f*cking b*tches.
- I would have to say Flor.
- Flor.
- I'm going to have
to go with Flor.
- It was a situation;
it was a moment.
- [mocking]
- [laughs]
- Oh, and of course, the
hunk himself, Adam Lambert.
Both: Oh.
- Call me, Adam.
- [laughs]
- I hope he calls me.
You've had quite
a few lovely looks.
Both: Oh!
- Good day.
Good day. Good day.
- Stand up, b*tch.
[upbeat music]
- Hello.
[together] Hello.
- Look at you.
"Down Under's" top three queens.
[all screaming]
- You know, it's no accident
that you're standing here today.
This season,
you've given your all,
exceeded expectations, and
made us fall in love with you
over and over again.
And now you've
got one more chance
to prove that you've got
the charisma, uniqueness,
nerve, and talent to be crowned
"Down Under's"
next drag superstar.
- That crown is
destined for this noggin.
- All right, for your
final maxi challenge,
you're going to need to dig deep
as you collab on my new single,
"Crying On the Dance Floor,
The Deep Down Under Mix."
- Oh, my God.
- Yes.
Wow. Wow.
- I'm f*cking stoked.
This is going to be so much fun.
- First, you'll write and
record your own solo verse.
- I think this could be one
of my brightest moments.
- And then, to help you
tackle the most challenging
choreography of the
season, you'll be working
with a true lip-sync assassin.
From "Drag Race
Down Under" season two,
Queen Kong will be here.
- Oh, my...
- Girl.
- Queen Kong.
- Wow, b*tch.
[speaking gibberish]
[gasps]
OK.
- Oh, this is going to be
some hard choreography.
- Slay the runway.
- Now last but not
least, each of you
will have a kiki with
me and Michelle Visage.
- Oh.
- Yes.
- Oh, I can't wait for that.
- No choreography required.
- Oh, thank God for that.
- And before this week is
over, we are going to crown
ourselves a winner, baby.
- Yeah.
Pressure's on.
- Racers, start your engines.
And may the best drag queen win.
[laughs]
- Yeah.
- Ha, ha, hey.
- Yes.
[upbeat music]
- Isn't this crazy?
- It's so fun.
I'm just so glad I actually
get to f*cking sing on a song
in this competition.
I was so sad in "BMX
b*tches" that my voice
was robbed of me.
I'm so happy about
this, and I get to do it
in collaboration with RuPaul.
- OK, I got it.
- [singing] Here we go again
- Oh.
- [singing] You won't see
me crying on the dance floor
- This is cute.
- I can work with this.
- One of my, like,
wishes being here
was to share my
story, and hopefully, like
help people not feel alone.
I mean, you can
do so much with it.
And I know which direction
I'm going to go with it.
- I think the song is...
Is more how... like,
about your experience.
Me being on the show, how
I've been growing on my drag,
and my personality.
I just really want to show
them that I'm grateful,
and I'm happy, and
I'm confident to be
here in the top three
sharing my talent.
- I really like in the song
how it's like, that's the old me.
That ain't me no more.
So I think it's going to
be a song about change.
I really just want
to say that I'm really
proud that I'm still here.
And by still here, I don't
just mean the top three.
I just mean alive.
I wasn't OK
pre-getting a diagnosis.
And now I'm thriving.
Been a lot of ups and downs
that's got me to this point.
With unmedicated
ADHD, it's a very
common occurrence to, you
know, take up vices of addiction.
I was taking drugs
recreationally.
I'm just not that
person anymore.
And I'm really proud of all
the changes that I've made.
I think I really
just want to show
the growth through this verse.
It is kind of scary to open
up and share that sort of stuff
with the world.
But if it helps one
person, then it's
doing what it needs to do.
- The lyrics are coming
quite thick and fast.
- What the f*ck are we going
to do to dance to this though?
- It's time to head
over to the main stage
to learn this choreography.
Oh, my God.
Hi.
- Who else is there but drag
race royalty, Queen Kong?
Oh, my God. Hello.
- Hello, my loves.
How you going?
- Hi, Queen.
- Oh.
Stunning.
- I'm Queen Kong.
- Hi, Queen.
- Hello.
But I know what
Queen Kong can do.
- Oh, my God.
She can dance, twirl,
and still have a look
like no other b*tch I know.
I'm excited for this.
- I'm a f*cking superstar queen.
Google me.
This is my two assistants.
This is Vincent.
This is Compton.
- Hi.
- Hi, Vincent.
Hi, Compton.
- I heard that you've been in
the studio recording a track.
- Uh-huh.
- You're going to be doing some
choreography with me today.
I've made it really
hard on purpose,
because I am the dancing
diva of "Down Under."
I am here to let
these girls have it.
I don't know if any
of them are dancers,
but I'm going to give
it to them anyway.
Look alive, everyone.
It's your final day.
One of you guys
are going to win.
I don't know what that's
like, but I heard it's really cool.
- Let's have it.
- And one, over two,
swivel out to the right, four.
Head circle, five.
- Queen Kong is a
professional dancer.
I'm not.
- Lift, eight.
Step, one.
Turn, two.
Wiggle head, three.
- That's a lot.
- How we doing?
How we doing?
- Yeah, trying to
keep up. Getting there.
- Yeah? Yeah?
Great. OK, from the beginning.
[laughs]
- f*ck, all right.
- [speaking gibberish]
Boo, bah, bah.
- Go hips to the right.
Hips to the left.
- But it is like, bah.
I'm like, still in the boo.
[laughs]
- Yeah, so the boom, boom, boom.
Up and down.
- Help.
- Go, one.
Up, two, step, three.
Up, four.
Go five, six, and seven.
Flick, eight.
- !sis is getting it so quick.
She's like, pow.
Uh, uh, uh.
- And hit, hit, hit.
Love it.
I'll probably put you
in the front for this.
- I think...
I don't think.
I know I'm doing OK.
- Go, one.
Up, two, up, three.
Four, five, six.
Pop, pop.
And flick and send and knee.
And shoulder hit, hit.
Puss, !sis.
!sis is k*lling these girls.
And I am really worried
for Gab and for Flor.
But ti, ti, ta.
Come on.
Two, three.
Up, da, da, da, da, da.
Yeah. Yeah.
[laughter]
- So I'm trying to do my best.
Pull my sh*t together.
- Can you do a barrel roll?
- Um, yeah. Ready?
- Yeah.
[laughs] Yes.
- I'm just like you.
It's incredibly important for me to
nail Queen Kong's choreography,
because it's out
of my comfort zone.
I need Ru to see
that I can do it all.
- I might have lost the crown, but
I've won all the bookings, so learn.
[upbeat music]
Right, left.
- Yep.
- When she started letting
go and letting Gab take over,
that's when I was sold.
I feel like you've got it.
- I'm glad you feel it.
- Yeah.
[laughter]
Regardless of whether
she was on the beat,
I think if she leads
with what she does best,
which apparently
is being a dickhead,
then look... look who won
last season, a big dickhead.
All right, girls, it's the end.
You've got a lot on the line.
Don't relax.
- Right.
- You're not there yet.
I think they're
capable of, like,
hitting this off and
making it really iconic.
But I do think they need
to work their asses off.
Step your p*ssy's up.
Fight with love.
Don't let me down.
- Thank you. Mwah!
This trek is real.
- OK, girls, time to rehearse.
- It's going to be a
long night for me.
I have to make this work.
[upbeat music]
- Hi, Ru.
- Hi, Michelle.
- Hello.
- Hello, !sis.
All sparkly.
Your sparkly T-shirt.
Brilliant.
- Which she didn't
make that one.
- No, didn't make it.
- Oh.
Shame on you.
- [laughs]
- Well, welcome to
our little talk here.
- Thank you for having me.
One of the privileges
of getting to the top three
is having this talk
with Ru and Michelle.
You don't get
that on the runway.
- Have you made
friends with the girls?
- I have.
Gabs and I knew each other
before, but we've grown really close.
And Flor and I, we've just
grown to love each other.
Bumpa and I have developed
even a closer relationship.
Rita and I connected.
We're both introverts;
we're both quiet.
- You going to go
through everyone?
[laughter]
- It's a whole...
It's... it's a "Drag
Race" family.
Like, it really is.
- It is. It really is. Yes.
- It really is.
It's been wonderful.
- You came into this, you
know, as the fashion queen.
I think you backed it up.
But did you surprise yourself
with your comedy skills
in the snatch game?
- I did.
Quite surprised that I
could revel in it so much
in a pressure
cooker of a situation,
and just be like, "Wah,
la, la, la, mamma mia.
Ciao, bella. Hey."
[laughs]
- What's your family
going to think of this?
[gentle music]
- So I hadn't told
my dad I'd do drag.
- Really?
- Three weeks before I came
here, my mom told him for me.
He's of a generation
that doesn't get that.
Catholic background.
- Italian?
- Italian.
And I was terrified that
he wouldn't talk to me.
And it was all for nothing.
He said, "You're
Michael; that's you.
That's what you do."
Like, "I love you."
"Go be the best.
Go do it."
The weight that was lifted
that I've been carrying for
so many years, was the
last pin that needed to be
pulled for me to be free.
[light music]
- And you're doing it.
- It's so gracious
to share that with all
the kids who are watching.
Because it's so
freeing to let it go.
Because then you have
all this bandwidth to do...
Be more creative, more
loving, more yourself in your life.
- So what would it
mean to you then to be
"Down Under's"
next drag superstar?
- It would mean that I
would have a platform
to be able to give
more and bring people
into the circle of love.
It would mean everything.
- Well, !sis, it's
been such an honor
to watch you
emerge as a top three.
- Thank you so much, Ru.
- I'd like to offer you a Jaffa.
- Oh, a Jaffa.
- Yeah.
Use the little spoon
down there for safety.
- Thank you. Yes.
Just one.
- One?
Are you sure?
- One half now,
half a bit later.
- Exactly.
- Thank you.
- Good luck to you... -
Thank you, Michelle.
- sweetheart.
- Thank you.
- Come on in, Flor.
- Hola.
- Bienvenido a Flor.
Welcome to Flor.
- Yeah, yeah.
You got it. Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, I thought you were
going to say, was that Spanish?
- I was going to, but then I
remembered that she's a judge.
So I'm like, oh, no. You did it.
You did it,
Michelle. I love you.
Yes.
- Did you know English when
you moved to New Zealand?
- I knew the basic.
My ex-partner was like,
"You should come here
to New Zealand to live with me."
- And you stayed,
because you love it?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Guatemala is... it has
too much violence.
Beautiful places, the
tourism is fine, amazing.
But to live there, I
wouldn't recommend.
- Why?
- Too many g*ng bang.
g*ng bang?
- Yeah.
Too many g*ng bang.
- I don't think
g*ng bangs is right.
- I think you mean g*ng bangers.
- I don't think that was...
g*ng... yeah.
- Yeah.
- Too...
- Yeah.
- Too many g*ng bangers.
- Because could there really
be too many g*ng bangs?
- Well...
- [laughs]
- But there definitely could
be too many g*ng bangers.
Did you do drag when
you were living there?
- Yeah, I did drag. My
cousin is a fashion designer.
So he was like putting
the dresses on me.
I saw myself in the
mirror, everything changed.
- Aw.
- So here you are, top three.
You've been such a
joy in this competition.
- So fun.
So fun.
- Have you always been that way?
- I think so.
- Mm-hmm.
- That is the best way to be.
But what you do with your
time for people with dementia,
you must bring so much
joy to your... to your patients.
- [laughs]
- Do you? Do they love you?
- I do.
I'm exactly like this.
They call me princess.
[laughter]
- That's very sweet.
- What would it mean
to you to win the title
of "Down Under's"
next drag superstar?
- I think I'm ready
to show the world
that with love and happiness
you can be whatever you want.
- Well, good luck
to you, my love.
- Thank you, Mama.
- We'd like to
offer you a Jaffa.
- Just a little one.
- Oh.
Now, you can have it
orally or however you want.
- Yes.
- I'll think about it.
- OK.
[laughter]
- Mwah! Love you, bye.
- Bye.
[upbeat music]
- Gabriella Labucci, hello.
- Ciao, bella.
- [laughs] Do you think
that the other girls in this
competition wrote you
off as, like, the camp...
You know, the clown queen?
- Absolutely.
You saw what I wore
coming into this competition.
I wanted these girls
to go, "What the f*ck
is this b*tch wearing?"
No.
And just discredit me
so that I could just, boom,
show them what
I'm really made of.
Show them what a
small-town girl can do.
And I think I've done that here.
- Smart.
- When you talk about
you showing the full range
of emotions, I think
what's happening is,
you have a judgment against you
without the comedy piled on.
Where does that come from?
You have a strict family
that you grew up with?
- No.
My family are very
loving and supportive.
However, my grandfather
was a minister of the church.
And I was so scared to come
out, because I thought, you know,
church, g*y.
No, no, yuck.
When my pop
actually did pass away
and we're going through
all these old photos,
here's a photo of him
delivering a sermon in drag.
- What?
- Yeah.
It was just a really
heartwarming moment for me
to go... had I known, I wouldn't
have been so scared to just
open up to my family
from the f*cking get go
and just be who I was.
- And the same is true today.
Be who you are.
Because listen, you've got
the walk, walk, knock, knock.
You've got all that
stuff in the bag.
- Yeah.
- Be courageous
enough to show the other.
- Your idea of glamazon
was still Wilma Flintstone.
So we still really haven't
gotten that moment yet.
- Yeah.
Just you wait.
- We bloody can't wait.
- Mm-hmm.
- What would it mean
to you to be crowned
"Down Under's"
next drag superstar?
- It would mean a huge
victory for the small-town girls.
It's OK to be a big
fish in a small pond
and f*cking reach for the stars.
Because you can
do it. I'm doing it.
- Good.
Remember that.
- Yeah.
- You can take as
many Jaffas as you'd like.
Just use the spoon, you big pig.
[laughter]
- OK, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Enjoy.
They're from 1987.
- Yes.
- Grazie. Grazie.
- [singing] Come on, come on
- Ah.
All: Top three.
[laughter]
- Ah!
Oh, my God.
The final day in the
Werk Room, b*tch.
- We just carried you in like we
carried you here to the end, my love.
[laughter]
- Girls, I was practicing
in the hotel room
till late last night.
- What time is late last night?
- 1:00.
- Same.
- I was up to 1:30 rehearsing.
- There's two or
three steps that I'm
still not sure about it.
But I'm just
going to give it all.
I have to do it.
[scatting]
- But Queen did really
well on the chore-y.
- Yeah.
- A lot of patience
with us. We'll get there.
- Well, a lot of patience
with you two. [laughs]
- I was slow to pick it up, but
I'm going to keep up with !sis.
And who knows?
Hopefully, !sis will trip up.
- I'm going to paint
my face. Goodbye.
- Oh, my God. Yes.
Let's paint our face
for last time, girls.
- Move out of my way.
Today, I want Ru to tell me
I'm the next drag superstar.
I watched this show
for the first time in 2013.
And when I saw it,
I was mesmerized.
Growing up, I didn't think
I'd have anything like this.
I thought I'd be pushed
to the sidelines like a freak.
Yeah, I feel really blessed
to have this experience.
This show allows us to
connect with each other.
There is a shared love, and
it feels like I've come home.
It feels like I'm
where I'm meant to be.
It's life changing.
- It's life changing,
yeah. [siren blares]
- Oh.
- Oh, my God, girls.
- What?
- She's all ready to hair, her.
- What is going on?
- OK.
- Actually, for real?
- Confusing.
What the f*ck?
What's up, mother-tuckers?
[all screaming]
- b*tch!
- [singing] Spankie
mother-tucker in the house tonight
- It's none other than last
year's winner, Spankie Jackzon.
- Oh.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Hello.
- My message to
people at home is live life.
Don't worry about other people.
And the moment that I
just started doing what I did
was the moment I was set free.
Oh, my God.
Set yourself free, b*tch.
It's always balmy in Palmy.
f*ck yeah!
So how are you guys feeling?
- So tired.
- Yeah, it's exhausting, right?
- Uh-huh.
- Love it.
Who do you think has the
best chance of winning?
- Well, I like to think that I
stand out more than these two.
- OK.
- And I'm the point of
difference being the comedy...
- Oh, OK. The comedy girl.
OK.
- I'm the one who's won
the most challenges, so...
- Oh, OK.
Wow.
- Spankie will back me up here.
She has three maxie
wins, but I have a maxie
and two mini challenges.
Therefore, three wins.
[laughter]
- Exactly. Exactly.
- Thank you, b*tch.
- And what do you think
about your chances?
- I think I got it.
- Yeah?
- Yeah. I'm confident, b*tch.
- Confidence. I love that.
- I don't know about
these b*tches, but...
- Who's been the
shadiest out of you three?
- Oh, this one.
[laughter]
Spankie's energy is
just star-quality material.
- OK, so do you want any advice?
- How did you manage to
cope with the choreography
in the last challenge?
- Don't focus too hard
on getting the move right.
Focus on the performance.
- Yeah.
- And then if you do
f*cking make a mistake,
just leap into it or
something. I don't know.
Just own it.
Flor, hit me.
- Where does your
confidence come from?
- Well, I've got a
really nice p*nis.
No.
[laughter]
The confidence
comes from within.
Do you what I mean?
And just remember that
you're great at what you do.
Otherwise, you
wouldn't be here, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Regardless of, like, what's
happened in the competition,
just remember that
there's always a chance.
I'm living proof of it.
Honestly, I had no
thought in my mind
that it was ever going
to f*cking happen.
Do you know what I mean?
I was happy to just
take my free peperoncino
and go home at
the end of the day.
But you know what I mean?
So just never forget that.
- I have a question for you.
- Go. What's that?
- When RuPaul
slapped you... - Yeah.
- did she make contact,
or was it a straight slap.
- Yeah, she did.
- She actually did?
- No, she didn't. No.
- No. She would have got done.
- I thought it was so camp
when RuPaul got Spankie over to,
you know, slap her in the face.
- Oh.
OK, well, you know what?
Come on, I'll let
you have a free shot.
- You know what?
Give me a long one.
- Oh, my God.
- You think you're
big in this town?
- I am actually really tall.
- I don't think so.
- Ah!
OK, that was good. I liked it.
Yeah.
Ah!
Ah! - [laughs]
- That was fun.
OK, well, I think...
I think I'm going to go,
but remember what I said.
Smash the f*cking
chore-y in the d*ck,
and then just go out
there and turn a look.
All right?
And I'll see you on the runway.
- Oh.
- Ah!
- Thank you, Spankie.
- Aw, you're welcome.
- Having Spankie
come and talk to us,
it really just solidifies, f*ck,
I'm so close to that crown.
A small-town girl can do it.
But it's time for a
small-town Aussie girl to do it.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye, Spankie.
Thank you so much.
- I'm just to go out my new entrance,
because I'm coming to host next year.
I'm just saying.
[laughs]
- Oh.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye, mother-tuckers.
[upbeat music]
- The time has come
for us to perform
this special remake song.
[upbeat music]
- It's going to be sickening.
I'm so ready to find
out who the winner is.
You have no idea.
- I didn't know I
was the shadiest.
[upbeat music]
[upbeat music]
- [singing] CoverGirl,
put the bass in your walk
Head to toe, let
your whole body talk
[applause]
Welcome to the grand finale of
"RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under."
This week, it's just family.
Michelle Visage, what
are you going to miss
most about New Zealand?
- Well, the people, of course.
And this.
It's called the feijoa.
And I brought one for you.
It's a fruit.
It's delicious.
- Does it taste
like hokey pokey?
- Mm-hmm.
Like a mouth full
of tart sunshine.
- [laughs]
Rhys Nicholson,
what's next for you?
- Two things, RuPaul.
Firstly, I'd like to announce
my complete retirement
from show business.
- Aw.
- I hate it.
Secondly, I'd like to
announce my comeback to, uh...
I'm going to the U.S., the U.K.
Tickets online, baby.
- [laughs] Well, you're
doing it like all the greats.
- [laughs]
- This week we
challenged our queens
to write, sing, and perform
"Crying On the Dance Floor,
The Deep Down Under Mix."
And tonight on the
runway, category is
finale eleganza extravaganza.
Racers, start your engines.
And may the best drag queen win.
- [singing] Here we go again
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Crying, crying
Crying
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
You won't see Flor
crying anymore for love
I'm ready, so here
I come for more
Let's go
Catching all my dreams and goals
Learning from my highs and lows
Come on Latinos to Kiwis
[singing in Spanish]
Fashion queen and
sexy lady, Italiana crazy
Found my way, now
it's your turn, my baby
Love who you are
Be the love in all you do
Born from a star a
star is born in you
Nothing's going to
pull me down tonight
Oh, yeah.
So much, that's right
Here we go again
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Crying, crying
Crying
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Crying, crying
Crying
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
I used to be someone
that I'm not today
I'd sit inside my
room and hide away
Too much inside my head
Sometimes I wished
that I was dead
But now diagnosed
I'm here to stay
Nothing's going to
pull me down tonight
No way
It won't
That's right
Here we go again
Hey
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Not a single chance
Not a single chance
Baby, crying isn't
what I came for
That's the old me,
that ain't me no more
No more
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Crying
Crying no no
Crying
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
Crying, crying
Crying
You won't see me
crying on the dance floor
- Yay.
[together] Yay.
[cheers and applause]
- Yay.
f*ck yeah.
[singing] I'll tell
you what I want
Category is finale
eleganza extravaganza.
Up first, Flor.
- So on the runway,
I'm representing
my Guatemalan national bird.
The name is el quetzal.
- I've heard of a mohawk,
but I don't think your meant
to use the whole hawk.
- [laughs]
- I'm happy.
I'm smiling.
I'm so proud of myself.
- Now I've been told that
Flor knows a c*ck.
- Yeah.
- I am taking my country and
New Zealand with this outfit.
Glamour and fashion
is getting into it.
It's mine.
- It's mine.
- It's yours.
This is me.
This is us.
This is all of us.
- Gabriella Labucci.
- Gabriella Labucci, hey.
Oh, look at her.
- Oh, glamorama.
- On the runway for this finale,
I'm giving you
Emerald City realness,
because I am the finest
that Oz has to offer.
- Leprechaun?
I don't remember
eating leprechaun.
- The reason that I've
given you nothing but green
is because green in the
pride flag symbolizes growth.
I'm giving you a
little bit of a sequin,
high-slit thigh moment.
The makeup is green, the
hair is green, everything's green.
The only thing that's
missing from this outfit
is a crown and
scepter and $50,000.
- Hi.
It's Gabriella Labucci.
- Up next, !sis Avis Loren.
- Ooh, she's giving
me a little Hollywood,
if you know what I'm saying.
[laughter]
- I look f*cking stunning.
I was going to make a
different dress for the finale,
but I wanted to really
show a simple silhouette that
hit beautifully and
showed my body off,
my curves and my swerves.
A little bit of clavicle, too.
You never go
wrong with a clavicle.
- Those are the fanciest
fisting gloves I've ever seen.
- [laughs]
- Really wanted to be a
goddess and something
worthy of a couture house.
- The train is
definitely still running.
- Yes, indeed.
- Something that could
stand the test of time.
- Kia ora, queens.
[together] Kia ora.
- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
[together] Oy, oy, oy.
[laughter]
- Now it's time for your
final judge's critique.
First up, Flor.
- This look, I think, really just
represents all of who Flor is.
Costume mixed
into beautiful fashion.
And we love culture
on this runway.
In the performance, I think
you did struggle with the timing.
- Did you flub a
little tiny bit... a little
couple tiny bits of movement?
Absolutely.
But you did what you have
done this entire competition,
that thing that we love about
you, Flor, which is your charisma.
- You always put a
smile on our faces.
You are a one-of-a-kind
queen representing
Australasia and Guatemala.
You've done it with grace,
style, and a lot of laughs.
So how would you sum up
your journey in this competition?
What was your favorite high?
- The brunch, and I
made you all laugh.
I just want to say thank
you for the opportunity
that you guys give me.
I will be always
grateful with all of you.
Thank you.
- Thank you.
Gabriella Labucci.
- I didn't expect to
see you here in the final
at the very beginning.
I saw you, and I was
like, "OK, she's cute.
She needs work."
And work is what you've done.
We'll talk about the
green on another day.
- [laughs]
- But you have fought
your way to the top three.
- You're always now
showing us vulnerability
while not losing who you are.
- And we know they told
you to go deep with the lyrics.
- Yeah.
- And you did.
And we didn't expect, you know...
- The word "dead."
- Right.
- Sorry.
- But... no, no.
Because you're showing us
what comes with perseverance.
- And it made us so much
happier that you're not just here,
but you're, like, here.
- You came out here, and you
served a straight-on glamour runway.
I wanted range from you, and
that's what you've given me.
I am so proud of you.
You know, Michelle
mentioned that she
was surprised that you
were here at this point
in the competition.
Are you surprised?
- No.
I deserve to be here.
Green in the pride
flag represents growth.
I think it is ridiculously fitting
that that's what I picked initially,
and then look at me now.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- !sis Avis Loren.
- !sis, you're one
who I did expect to see
here from the beginning.
But when such strong
showings happen early on,
it's always like, but
can they sustain?
And you did.
And tonight your performance
was right up there with the rest
of what I expect
from !sis Avis Loren.
That outfit was gorgeous.
Did you make that one?
- You clearly have
this raw talent.
- Now tell me
about the inspiration.
- This outfit was just inspired
by me being pared back
and allowing your soul
to thrive and be glorious.
- You know, this dress
would be a knockout
at the Oscars amongst the
greatest designers in the world.
It is exquisite.
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Queens, our viewers
come to "Drag Race"
to find light, love,
and laughter.
With that in mind, Flor, if
you could travel back in time,
what words of wisdom would
you have for little Pedro?
- Oh. [laughs]
- Oh.
- There's a lot...
A lot of things that
is going to happen to you.
Be strong.
Bring the smiles to everyone,
and make your mother proud.
[gentle music]
- Gabriella Labucci,
what words of wisdom
do you have for little Cameron?
- There's nothing
wrong with who you are.
There's nothing
wrong with being g*y.
You're going to hate your
life for a very long time,
but you're going to
break free of that prison
and end up a f*cking superstar.
Don't start smoking, and
take a f*cking sewing lesson.
- [laughs]
- !sis Avis Loren,
little Michael.
- Hello, little one.
There's so many
people who love you,
so make sure you love yourself.
You may not have
a superhero now,
but you'll become the
superhero that you need
and everyone else
you know needs.
I love you.
[sobbing]
- Thank you.
One final question.
Why does the world need
drag now more than ever before?
- The world is full of
hate, sadness, problems.
But the world has, as well,
happiness, smiles, and love.
And the world needs us
to keep bringing the light.
- Drag gives you the
freedom to express
yourself wholeheartedly
without limits or boundaries.
Drag sets you free, and
we all want to be free.
- Drag is such a
powerful art form
that allows each individual
to be whoever they want to be.
Your drag is your empowerment.
Your drag is your
message to the world.
Drag is one of the
highest expressions of self.
And that's what the world
needs, the love of the self.
- Thank you, queens.
I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck
in the Werk Room,
the judges and
I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage.
[engine turning over]
- Oh, my God.
That was an
emotional one, girls.
- Absofuckinglutely.
But you know what?
I'm so proud of each
of us for just baring it all
and laying it out on the table.
Oh, sorry, honey.
Sabotage.
I think I have a really good
chance of winning this crown.
I don't want to
toot my own horn,
but, like, I know
you've had wins.
Like, I was really vibing
with what they were saying.
And I feel like I'm in with a good
f*cking chance of taking this home.
- Yeah, I think you are too.
Gabs has gotten all
these wonderful praises,
because she has grown
in this competition so much.
I get some praises, but
I've been hitting that mark
for at least three weeks now.
It makes me question
whether I've done enough.
But, Flor, your
personality, Ru adores.
And the joy you bring to
the world is incomparable.
Like, there's nothing like it.
- Our drag is so
different, and they like us,
because we bring to the
table something different.
- Yeah.
- They loved my performance.
They loved my outfit.
But there was two,
three steps that I missed.
And they noticed that, so...
The day is here.
It's just a lot of
emotions, you know?
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, I need a moment.
Obviously, I just heard
a lot of, you know,
the people are like, "Oh,
my God. You're so shady.
Like, oh, my God, yeah."
And I get that, you know?
I'm just honest.
And like, I'm just being
me the whole time.
- Everything you say
is with your tongue
firmly planted in your cheek.
We joke back right back at ya.
- Absofuckinglutely.
We f*cking fought hard to be here.
- Mm-hmm.
- And we've shown
all of ourselves.
We've grown.
We've given everything we
have, and we've shared our stories.
And that is so important
and so beautiful.
We just f*cking love each other,
and we're just so happy
that this is the top three.
I'm really glad that I get
to do it with these girls.
- All of us deserve the crown.
And may the best
f*cking queen win.
- I will.
- [laughs]
- Now, just between us
kangaroos, what do you think?
Let's start with Flor.
- From the beginning,
she had highs and lows.
Our little Flor, when she
started this competition,
she had a mask on her face.
And we were like, "Huh.
"This is a costume,
but you have a wig on.
So OK, it's drag."
And as time went on, we
started falling in love with her more
and more and more all the way up
to the brunch, where she
really just broke through.
Her performance, you could see,
she did fumble with
the choreography.
She wasn't as tight
as the other two.
But I just absolutely
adore that kid.
- You can't be sad and
looking at Flor at the same time.
She's like a duck.
- [laughs] You're so right.
She got the memo.
You know, life is
short, it is to be lived,
and it is to be cherished
and Flor-ished...
- Aw.
- as we witness
this beautiful creature.
All right, let's move on
down to Gabriella Labucci.
- Now, what I love is tenacity.
Every time we gave her
something to work on,
she has gone and done it.
So this was her version
of glamour tonight.
And I think she
delivered the goods.
Albeit, the green goods.
- There's a
great skill, I think,
in being able to take
the amount of advice
that we have piled on her
throughout this competition
and not take any
of it personally.
She's taken every
piece of it while not losing
who Gabriella Labucci is.
- Comedy is always
going to be there.
The challenge for her
was to show us more range,
and she did that.
This is what this
competition's all about,
the evolution of a queen.
And tonight, we
witnessed the higher
self of Gabriella Labucci.
- Yes.
- !sis Avis Loren.
Michelle.
- !sis is one, from
the very beginning,
if not the most polished,
one of the most polished
of the season.
But she absolutely
could have dropped
the ball at any given time.
- Yeah.
- Every single runway
I looked forward to see
what she was going to wear.
The pièce de résistance,
she comes out tonight
in that old Hollywood number.
You asked her where
she got her inspiration.
She said herself.
Bullshit.
That is from every old
Hollywood movie in the sphere.
- Mm-hmm.
- And it was amazingly ex*cuted.
- Just being able
to turn out look
after look after look while
all the while being so funny
is really a skill to have.
- We've seen her on this
runway week after week
after week turn the looks
and bring the talent,
bring the beauty,
and bring the kindness and joy.
She has helped
so many of the girls
during the sewing challenges.
An amazing queen.
All right, silence.
I've made my decision.
Bring back my girls.
[tense music]
Welcome back, queens.
Based on your
performances tonight
and all season long, I've
made some decisions.
Flor, I'm sorry, my dear...
But this is not your time.
Thank you for a
truly amazing season.
And I know you'll keep spreading
the love wherever you go.
[somber music]
- [sighs]
- Now, sashay away.
- It wasn't my time.
So...
I'm really grateful.
Thank you very much.
Love you.
- Love you.
Thank you.
- Love you.
- Mwah.
- Don't run away, baby.
Come here. Come here.
- I really hope that
made everybody proud
in New Zealand and Guatemala.
I really tried my best.
Thank you.
I just want to make sure that...
- Love you, darling.
- we all have a smile.
This season is mine.
[laughter]
[applause]
- Gabriella Labucci,
!sis Avis Loren.
This is the moment the
world has been waiting for.
Tonight, the winner of "RuPaul's
Drag Race Down Under"
will receive a year's
supply of cosmetics
from Anastasia Beverly Hills,
a stunning crown and scepter
from Amped Accessories,
and a cash prize of $50,000.
Two queens stand before me.
[dramatic music]
Prior to tonight, you were asked
to prepare a lip
sync performance
of "Walking On Broken
Glass" by Annie Lennox.
Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me and
prove to the world
that you are "Down
Under's" next drag superstar.
The time has come for you
to lip sync for the crown.
Good luck, and don't f*ck it up.
[Annie Lennox's "Walking
On Broken Glass"]
- [singing] Walking on,
walking on broken glass
You were the
sweetest thing, yeah
That I ever knew
Since you've abandoned me
My whole life has crashed
Won't you pick the pieces up
'Cause it feels just like
I'm walking on broken glass
Walking on, walking
on broken glass
Woo-hoo
And if you're trying
to cut me down
You know that I might bleed
'Cause if you want to hurt me
You do it really well, my dear
Now every one of
us was made to suffer
Every one of us was made to weep
So take me from the wreckage
Save me from the blast
Lift me up and take me back
Don't let me keep on walking
Don't let me keep on walking
I can't keep on walking on
Keep walking on
Keep on walking on broken glass
Walking on, walking
on broken glass
Walking on
Hoo-hoo
Keep walking on,
walking on broken glass
Walking on glass
Walking on glass
Baby, walking
Walking on, walking
on broken glass
[laughter]
[applause]
- Yeah.
- Yay.
- Whoo.
[upbeat music]
- Ladies, the time has
come to crown our queen.
Please welcome
back to the main stage
"Down Under's"
reigning drag superstar,
Spankie Jackzon.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh.
[laughter]
- Oh.
- Oh, glorious.
[laughter]
- Aw.
[laughter]
- Well, it pays to advertise.
- [laughs]
- So tell me, what has this
past year been like for you?
- Oh, I've had a fabulous time.
Honestly, I can't
thank you enough
for just believing in that
little b*tch from Palmy.
You know what I mean?
- Yes, I do.
They must be so
proud of you there.
What's been the
response from Palmy?
- Oh, Palmy couldn't
give a f*ck, to be honest.
[laughter]
I'm like walking down
the street at the local dairy,
and nobody bats an eyelid.
But it's been
incredible, honestly.
And I'm so grateful to represent
New Zealand and Australia.
- One more question.
- Yes.
- On a scale from 1 to 10,
how balmy is it in Palmy?
- It's always balmy in Palmy.
f*ck yeah!
[laughter]
- Well, we love watching you.
- Thank you so much.
- Queens, I've made my decision.
[dramatic music]
- The winner of "RuPaul's
Drag Race Down Under,"
the next drag superstar is...
!sis Avis Loren.
- [laughs]
- Yes!
- [singing] Condragulations
- f*ck yes.
- [singing] Condragulations
- Condragulations.
You're a winner, baby.
- [singing] Condragulations
- It means everything.
[screams]
- Is there anything
you'd like to say?
- You're born in a star,
and a star is born and you.
- Yeah.
[together] Yeah.
- Now prance, my queen, prance.
- [singing] Condragulations
You're number one
- I couldn't be more happier.
- [singing] Thank
you for a job well done
Condragulations
- And remember, if you can't
love yourself, how in the hell
are you going to
love somebody else?
Can I get an amen up in here?
[together] Amen.
- All right, now
let the music play.
[upbeat music]
- Yes.
- [laughs]
- Being here has quite literally
been a dream come true.
I want to just continue
to be the superhero
that I would have loved
to have seen as a child.
- [singing] Oh, baby
- Yes.
- Whoo.
- I love you, my darling.
- My job here is done.
[upbeat music]
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03x08 - Grand Finale
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The show documents Michelle Visage and a panel of judges' search for "Down Under's next drag superstar".
The show documents Michelle Visage and a panel of judges' search for "Down Under's next drag superstar".