12x04 - The Ball Ball

[bunniefuu]

[RuPaul] Previously on
RuPaul's Drag Race...

You'll be improving
a show we like to call...

"The World's Worst."

♪ Row, row, row your boat! ♪

[simultaneously] Three girls...
with one brain!

I'm a fierce brocc-ally.

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll.

I felt you disappeared a little bit.

[RuPaul] Dahlia Sin.

The broccoli was just lost in the sauce.

[RuPaul] Sherry Pie.

You are the winner
of this week's challenge.

[queens cheer]

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll...

Enchanté, you stay.

Dahlia Sin.

Sashay away.

[dramatic music playing]

[sighs]

[Heidi] Ooh, child.

-Oh, my God.
-Oh, God.

First elimination has just happened,
Dahlia is no longer with us.

R.I.P., honey.

"I love you all. Dahlia."

[queens] We love you, baby.

[Nicky] I think that this was
a pretty f*cking strong wake up call.

-Yeah.
-Every single episode one of us is gone.

Dahlia going home, like, one of
the most beautiful girls amongst us,

it feels like anyone can go home.

Now the competition has begun.

I love you, broccoli!

[queens laugh]

After the lip sync
I have a fire under my ass,

and if I have what it takes
to send Dahlia home,

I have what it takes to send
all the other girls back home, too.

So, be ready for the French bitch,
'cause she's coming for you.

[in French] Are you ready?

It feels so, like,
mixed emotions that, like,

Dahlia just left and Sherry just won
at the same time.

-You got your day, Sherrs.
-Congratulations, girl!

[Nicky] It was so well deserved.

[Aiden] I am feeling
a bit vindicated, like...

bitch, I told you so.

You didn't lead us at all.

At times I felt like we were carrying you.

[Aiden] I thought I did a good job.

I am happy that I choose
two powerhouses of queens

for my team and we f*cking did it.

I still think that Aiden
is a weak competitor.

But she's definitely a smart bitch.

I mean, she picked me.

I-- I thought I did a good job.

I mean, it would have been nice
to get critiqued

on something that I like to think
that I'm very, very good at...

It was nice to be safe, but like...
mm, I want to be at the top, honey.

Because of Brita's reputation in New York

she came in here expecting
that her name would

carry her through the competition
and that she would slay,

but, unfortunately, Brita,
it doesn't work that way.

It's-- It's like Nicky said.
I mean, different situations, of course,

but it's a wake up call for me.

I feel like the past two challenges

have been things
that I should be excelling in.

I sing, I dance, I do improv.

I wanna be in the top!
I want $5,000, too!

[queen] Okay!

Jen seems to be really pissed.

Bitch, I just lip synced for my life
and I'm listening to you saying like,

"I really wanna be on the top."

Well, listen, that was the first one down,
uh, there's gonna be many more.

-[blows raspberry]
-[Brita] That's right! Twelve girls...

[all out of sync] With one... brain.

And if we ever work in a group again

and I tell you we f*cking did good
and to calm down...

-I just have to--
-Listen to me, bitch!

For me, I thought I did
light make up for that.

[Michelle] I'm not gonna lie.

Your make up is distracting.

You thought you did light make up
for the challenge?

-Yes!
-Girl! What the hell?

That's light make up for you?

I don't even do that face
on New Year's Eve.

What light make up
are you talking about?

[Crystal] I'm glad
you're still here, Nicky.

But watch out, you're next!

[queens laugh]

This is a very strong group of girls.

So it's time to start
stepping up my game.

This is still a competition.
Even though we're playing nice,

we gotta play to win.

I gotta play to win.

[dramatic music]

[sighs loudly]

[car engine starting up]

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

[RuPaul] The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race
receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,

and a cash prize of $100,000!

With extra-special guest judge...

Leslie Jones!

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

[tires screeching]

[upbeat music starting]

Another day, another dollar!

Little skip-skippy-dippy-dip.

[Brita] I wasn't at the top
in this last challenge.

Going forward I need to show the judges

the true Brita that everybody
in New York City knows, loves,

and the reason why I'm perfectly capable

of winning this entire g*dd*mn thing!

-How did y'all sleep? Y'all sleep good?
-Yeah.

-So well.
-I slept like a baby.

-I had an amazing dream last night.
-[various queens] What was it?

[chuckles] I won
RuPaul's Drag Race season 12!

-[queens laugh]
-And then you woke up!

[queens laugh and mock]

[siren wailing]

[RuPaul] Ooh, girl!

[queens exclaim]

She done already done had herses.

My queens.

Does a baller make you holler?

Well, take a swing, Miss Thing.

And then... drop it like it's hot.

Or you're gonna have to bounce!

[gasps]

Swish, swish... bish!

[queens cheer]

-Hello, hello, hello!
-[queens scream]

Yes!

[RuPaul] Ladies...

America's next drag superstar
needs to think globally,

and act locally.

For today's mini challenge,
you'll be raising awareness

of the world's declining bee population.

[queens] Aww!

[RuPaul] By shaking your stingers

to a buzzy little mash-up
we're calling...

The Beehive Jive.

-[queens cheer]
-The Beehive Jive!

[singsongy] Oh, Pit Crew!

[queens laugh and cheer]

I've never seen you
wear more clothes!

[some queens laugh]

[RuPaul] Now, using these
bee-autiful fixins...

-[queens laugh]
-[RuPaul] Plus hair products from Hask,

and pads from Planet Pepper,

you've got 20 minutes
to get into quick bee drag.

Hashtag, [singsongy] Drag Race!

Get to it, busy bees!

[queens shout]

It's complete, utter chaos.
Bees communicate through dance.

And the only thing that
we're communicating right now is...

[high-pitched scream]

[Jaida] Bitch, I look busted.

[RuPaul] Ladies, time's up!

Beehive, get in formation!

Now, bees are a crucial part
of our ecosystem.

Pollinating fruits, vegetables,
and the grains we eat.

So, basically, without bees,
we are f*cked.

[dramatic music]

And without Ds...

[queens laugh]

Let's keep the bees alive
doing The Beehive Jive!

Hit it!

-["Flight of the Bumblebee" playing]
-[bees buzzing]

Where's my EpiPen?

[record scratches]

[RuPaul in a deep voice] Widow Von'Du!

Woooo-hoo-hoo!

Come on, Cardi B!

[queens exclaim]

♪ Honey, honey, honey, honey ♪

[RuPaul] Jackie Cox!

-[queens cheer]
-Come on, girl!

Yes, Jackie.

It don't mean a thing
if it ain't got that sting!

♪ Honey, honey, honey
All up in the club I'm making ♪

[RuPaul] Sherry Pie!

-[record scratches]
-["Flight of the Bumblebee" playing]

-[record scratches]
-[RuPaul] Rock M. Sakura.

She needs to run
a honeycomb through that wig.

[queens cheering]

Why are you k*lling bees?

[queens and RuPaul laugh]

[RuPaul] Heidi!

I will never say Heidi N Closet
ever again.

I'm just putting that out there.

My bee likes to make a statement.

If you take a closer look at her drawers,

it says "Bee-lieve". [laughs]

-[queens cheer]
-[RuPaul] Don't get your kickers

in a honey bunch. What did I call me?

[RuPaul] Brita. Ooh-hoo-hoo!

[queens cheer]

[queens shout]

[bees buzzing]

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll. Get it, Miss Sting!

[queens exclaim]

[RuPaul] Jaida Essence Hall.

Come on, girl!

Oooh!

[queens cheer]

Ooh, she's giving me Beyoncé.

Aiden Zhane.

Ooh! And this bitch
is giving me Bea Arthur.

Aiden is definitely the Edith Piaf
of the beehive. The bitch looks sad.

♪ Honey, honey, honey, honey ♪

[RuPaul] Simply Jan.

[queens cheer]

[RuPaul] Oh, honey.

[Crystal] Yes, honey!

[RuPaul] Crystal Methyd. Oh, careful
with that stinger. Just the tip.

[queens cheer]

Gigi Goode.

-Oooh!
-[queens cheer]

-Yaaas!
-Yes!

-Hey!
-Yes!

♪ Honey, honey, honey, honey ♪

♪ All up in the club I'm making
Honey, honey, honey, honey ♪

♪ Walking down the street I'm making
Honey, honey, honey, honey ♪

Shake that stinger, mama!

[queens cheer]

[music stops]

Ladies, the winner of today's
mini challenge is...

[drumrolls]

Gigi Goode.

-[upbeat music playing]
-[queens] Yes!

Yass, I won the mini challenge!

I think this means that I'm the queen bee
of the season, doesn't it?

Condragulations! You've von $2,500.
Cash money, henny.

[queens cheer]

And in your name...

Hask will be making a $2,500 donation

to thehoneybeeonservancy.org.

Where you'll find simple things
you can do

to save the bees.

[queens] Aaaww. Yes.

And most importantly,
we'll be posting your bee videos

on Instagram at RuPaul's Drag Race
to haunt you...

for the rest of your lives.

Now, ladies, did you know Drag Race
and sports have a lot in common?

They both involve competition...

colorful outfits...

and balls!

-Mm-hmm.
-Okay.

So for this week's maxi challenge,

we are throwing
a fashion ball, darling!

[queens cheer]

Why are y'all gagging so?

She bring it to you every ball.

-[queens laugh]
-[Rock] Just gagging on the balls.

Now you need to slam dunk
three home run looks.

First look is Lady Baller.

Serving sexy Title Nine realness.

Second look... Basketball Wife Realness.

[Crystal] Yes.

A posh look that screams,
"He owns everything, henny!"

And for your third "lewk,"

you need to design and create

a look that serves
Balls to the Wall Eleganza.

[queens] Oooh!

Now, to create your eleganza look,
you can play with all these balls!

Plus materials from the F&S Fabrics wall.

I have been waiting
for a design challenge.

So I'm really excited
to show what I can deliver.

Hey, listen, I gotta bounce, but...

gentlemen, start your engine,

and may the best woman win!

[queens cheer]

[sighs] I am a little nervous, this is
the first design challenge we have,

and I've only sewn one garment
before this, so...

just pray for me.

[dramatic music playing]

Gimme the balls!

This week's challenge
is the Ball ball.

We have three categories.

Our first two looks can be pulled
from our wardrobe

that we brought with us.

But the Balls to the Wall Eleganza...

must be constructed
while we are here... from scratch!

-Oh, my god.
-[Brita] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[queens] Brita!

-[upbeat music playing]
-[Gigi] Come on, season 12,

let's get sewing!

Hey, Miss, what are you doing?

I wanted to have a little bit
of Latin flair.

-Mmm.
-Umm...

Carmen Miranda is
a big inspiration of mine

'cause I like wearing lots of
necklaces and bracelets.

I wanted to show the judges
my Mexican side,

so I thought it would be really fun
to glue a bunch of balls to my head,

and I want to look like I'm a pinata.

Doing everything myself
is something that I'm really proud of

when it comes to my drag.

I'm excited to show everyone
what I can do.

I'm also really excited
to see some people fail.

[upbeat music playing]

[Nicky] Oh, wow.

These are the very first things I saw

and I made sure nobody else
is gonna get these,

'cause I have a... I have a plan.

-Dude, I have a plan, too.
-You got Cheetos balls?

Girl, just to snack on.

I better step
in the Werk Room and be like...

A ball comes from the vogueing scene

in Harlem, New York in the 80s

and it's basically categories
that you have to portray yourself in.

And you have to sell
the garment, darling.

[Sherry Pie] Miss Nicky,
so what are you doing?

I'm really gonna do, like,
this fringed dress.

-[Sherry] Mhm.
-But covered with those fringes,

-so it's just gonna--
-Oh, just gonna move!

Very tight structure,
it's gonna move on the legs.

I feel like they have been
praising me for the fashion, but...

arriving with fashion is good,

but you want to show them
that you're really part of the process

and this is my time to show them
that I can do that.

Slay!

Finally, no English needed
for that one, honey.

No, bitch.

Finally something
that I can f*cking slay.

I don't have to work
with b*tches I don't know,

I'm just relying on myself.

This is creative, this is fashion forward,
this is what I like to do.

It's good to be a good seamstress,
but it's better to be a good designer.

I like what Nicky's doing right now.

[Jaida] Yeah.

[Gigi] My biggest threat in this challenge
is Nicky Doll.

She definitely has a concept together.

So I do kinda feel
a little bit of pressure on me,

to kind of step up my game.

I think I'm gonna go, like,
really mod 60s, and just, like...

Add these balls every which way.

-Whichever way you can, yeah.
-Yeah, girl.

Oh, bitch.

Seems though I am a seamstress,

I really pride myself on being able
to construct a garment.

I want to make this look like something
that was very impeccably put together,

I wanna win this challenge, you know?

[Jackie] You said you used to play
soccer, right, Jan?

I did, I grew up playing soccer
my entire life.

Does this hurt you,
seeing this soccer ball destroyed?

-[laughs]
-Um, no, it's just like the patriarchy.

Oh, yes, tear it down, rebuild it.

I started playing sports when I grew up,

soccer was my number one thing
and I played that for 13 years.

Growing up at a Catholic school,
it's not really great to be gay.

And because I played sports,

I think that people kind of
gave me a little bit of a pass

because they thought,

"Oh, he's really athletic,
so he can't be that gay."

I'm like... "Sure."

But I like to call myself
the Troy Bolton of drag

because, yes, I do love sports,

but I also love some musical theater
and I love to belt it out.

[upbeat music playing]

-[Jackie] Getting your patterns out, girl?
-[Brita] Yes.

Remember, the neck is at the top.

[laughs]

Right now, I am freaking out.

Everyone is like, cutting fabric,
they have like, concepts laid out.

And I'm, I...

I don't-- I have no idea what I'm doing.

[Brita] Jackie, I got it.

-I think you're done, Brita.
-I think this is it.

I might get eliminated, though,
'cause I have no shape.

Round is a shape, actually.

[laughs and coughs] My asthma.

[Brita] Is it cheating if I legit
just wear this as a hoop skirt?

-[singsongy] Pineapple princess.
-[Brita] I could be a pineapple.

I have enough green.

-[Sherry] There you go.
-That's pretty frickin' cute.

Now I have a concept,

but, like, how the f*ck
am I gonna construct this?

I don't know what I'm doing.

-Gigi, you sew, right?
-[Gigi] Yes, ma'am.

I'm gonna need some help.

[laughs]

I'm freaking out a little bit.

[the music winds down]

[upbeat music playing]

[Jaida] This week's challenge
is the Ball ball.

We're gonna have some basketballs,
some footballs,

some hanging balls, some high balls,
some low balls.

-[Gigi] Jan's got a plan.
-Blue balls.

I'm just ready to play
with some balls, let's go.

[upbeat music playing]

[duct tape stretching]

[music stops]

[whimsical music playing]

[Rock] Now in order to make the look
that I've envisioned,

I'm gonna go with this method
that we use for cosplay.

[duct tape stretching]

You create a cast of your body
using tights,

and some duct tape.

[imitate duct tape sound]

[imitate duct tape sound]

[Widow] Who wrapping gifts over there?

-Spin.
-Rock M., what are you doing?

The roll's too loud, I can't hear you.

-[whimsical music stops]
-[upbeat music starts]

When you wrap all this duct tape
around your body,

It will hold the shape of your body.

And then it will become
the base of my outfit.

[screams] She's free!

My goal is to put
as many balls as possible on this dress.

And to really impress the judges

with just how big...
my outfit is gonna be.

I need more duct tape.

[Brita] Someone that I'm concerned for
is Rock M.

I'm very confused on what's going on.

It looks like a science fair project
gone wrong.

[music winds down]

[upbeat music playing]

We're all still hustling,
we're all still trying to think,

"How can we make this better,
how can we top ourselves,

how do we turn this from
an outfit to an eleganza?"

So, friends, what do we think
the judges are really looking for

-in this challenge?
-[Rock] It has to read ball,

but scream high fashion.

-[Nicky] Exactly.
-You just walk down the runway

and you scream "high fashion"
at the top of your lungs.

-[queens laugh]
-[screaming] High fashion!

-This is high fashion.
-Balenciaga!

Screaming "high fashion" right now.

-[queens laugh]
-[Rock] Wow.

The concept for my
Balls to the Walls Eleganza look

is a beautiful white gown.

I need more white balls. Where?

Normally I'm not the type to be
running around, playing with white balls,

but for this look,
I'm gonna have to get my hands

on as many white balls as I can.

♪ She's gonna need a bunch
Of popcorn balls to make it through ♪

♪ She's gonna take some
Wiffle balls to make it through ♪

Jaida's got this white gown going on

I don't think it's a cute bottom of it.

It's a disconnect a little bit.

She was gonna be a lovely gown,
but darling.

Major issues I'm running into
at this moment.

My original idea is to make
this beautiful gown,

but I just realized
that there are not enough white balls

to do exactly what it is
that I want to do.

So right now my heart
is palpitating and shit.

I don't know what the hell is going on.

A bitch is going through
a little bit of panicking.

Bitch, this might have to be a leotard.

[music winds down]

[upbeat music playing]

[Gigi] I'm sewing my base garment,

and then I realize...

"Oh, my God, I just spent so much time
making this stupid base,

like, oh, my God, I'm running
out of time to put these balls on it,

oh, my God, am I gonna have time
to make this dress come to fruition?"

[singsongy] This dress is setting in.

I have to cover this whole thing in balls,
and I've already spent hours

just making a white dress.

[singsongy] Oh, I hope it's enough.

Other girls
have half-finished garments,

so I feel kinda f*cked right now.

[upbeat music playing]

I'm really enjoying
this black and white theme.

My look is turning into
sort of a pin-up kind of moment,

I'm honestly loving what I'm creating.

The only thing about mine, I'm just
as of now hoping it's not too... simple?

Maybe?

[clicks tongue]

[whimsical music playing]

[Aiden] I am wracking my brain,
trying to find ways

to zhuzh up this outfit.

[vocalizing]

But I'm feeling, like,
if I add anything else

it's going to lose shape,
it's going to lose meaning.

And one thing I don't want to do is

walk down that runway
looking like a mess.

Like I said,
I know it's like, more simple...

-Mhm.
-But that's like, generally my drag.

I'm most worried for Aiden.

It's a two-colored corset
with a couple of droopy balls.

[laughs]

[Jan] It's not necessarily about...

-[Aiden] Having to have the most on.
-[Jan] Having it be the most, yeah.

It's if you have a strong concept.
This is like referee.

It fits perfectly with the sports theme.

-I think that--
-I didn't even think of that, yeah.

Bitch, you didn't know that you
were creating a pin-striped,

white and black costume

that resembles a referee?

It's a ball challenge.

Girl, what?

I'm trying to think
if I have a whistle to go with that.

That would be hilarious.

[Aiden] Jan has pointed out that

it sort of reads as referee.

And it's this sort of light bulb moment,

just adding another layer
of confidence on my outfit.

I think I'm like, pretty much done.

Aiden is done working on it.

And isn't really going the extra mile

to see if there's anything else
that he can add to the look.

[intense music]

[upbeat music playing]

[queens cheer]

[Gigi] It's time to get ready
for the ball.

Yesterday I just wasn't really sure
if this dress was going to come together

the way that I wanted it to.

But last night I was able
to work on my dress,

so this morning, I've just decided
to hike up my panties,

and make it f*cking work.

Oh, my gosh!

Get your inches!

[Jan] Nicky, we got to put our wigs on.

[Nicky] Okay, let's see who has
the best human hair.

One, two, three.

-[Jackie] Oh, yeah.
-You just slapped me

with your hair, bitch.

Well, that's what happens
when you have this much volume, Nicky.

-Too much volume... Real.
-[queens laugh]

The problem that Nicky is having
in this competition

is that she's not letting the judges
see the goofy side that we all see.

-I feel like Ellen DeGeneres.
-[laughs] Yes.

And that's not gonna
bode very well for her.

How are you feeling, Miss Heidi?

I'm feeling good, but, um...

My vision kinda came together.

[Jackie] It's really cool.
It's very clean, I love the lines.

-I see it.
-I didn't want it to just be

a bunch of balls everywhere.

[laughs] I want-- I wanted--

-I wanted--
-[Jackie] Good thing she's on

-the other side of the room right now.
-[Heidi] I wanted it to be like--

-Miss Thing.
-I wanted them to be meticulously placed.

-Aha, I see. The shade starts this week.
-[Heidi laughs]

Rock M.'s garment could use
a little bit of editing.

It's a little too...

It is Balls to the Walls and that is

very Balls... to the... hmm... Walls.

[tongue pops]

With the challenge, I feel like
I really like, turned it.

-Yes.
-[Jaida] Anybody else like...

really happy with what they did?
Aiden, how well do you feel?

'Cause I know you had like,
a lot of time left.

Yeah, I was the first one done
out of everybody.

So, last night, while I'm like,
struggling to finish this dress,

Aiden is over here in the corner,
taking a nap.

She took the least amount of time
on her look

and she was on the couch, sleeping.

Aiden isn't working hard enough.

I'm actually really happy like,
with what I made.

I think it's like, totally me.

-Yeah.
-[Jaida] Do you think you could have

added more to it, with like,
the extra time, 'cause like--

No.

I think if I had added anything else,

it would've pulled away
from the vision that I have for it.

-Okay.
-[Aiden] Umm...

And like I said,
I do tend to have sometimes

a "less is more" kind of aesthetic.

Um, my face is something that I use
to kind of pull-- bring my looks together,

-if that makes sense.
-Mhm.

[Nicky] But don't you feel like
this is going to be an issue

in front of the judges
when it's a fashion ball?

and not a face category?

Well, I'm not just going down there
with my face painted

-and naked.
-[Nicky] No, no, no, for sure.

This is an eleganza challenge,

and to me that means,
do as much as you can

and be creative as possible.

There's a lot of shit you can do
to spice it up.

[Jaida] Well, somebody's going home today.

Shit done got real, honey.

[music winds down]

[upbeat music playing]

[Nicky] Come on, Sakura,
I live for this mug.

-This is so nice.
-[Rock] Oooh, thank you.

I first started doing sakura face

'cause the first time
I ever started in drag

someone told me,

"Oh, it must be really
easy for you because you're Asian."

-[queens] What?
-[Rock] They're like,

"You don't have to try very hard."

-Yeah.
-Oh, my God.

They're like, "You don't have to try
very hard at all, do you?"

And I was like, "I'll show you
who's not trying!"

And so I just started putting
more and more and more make up on.

[Rock] The fact that people
think that Asian queens

don't have to try too hard,

because they already look like women,

or they're highly feminized,

um, really got to me.

So I started to...

look like I was at least
trying hard with my make up.

But now that I paint so bold,

All I ever hear is, "Wow,
you're giving me Trixie make up.

Wow, you're giving me Kim Chi make up."

But the thing is,
I've been drawing anime-ish styles,

I had that How to Draw Manga book
ever since I was a little kid

and a lot of people do this style
and have done it before.

[Nicky] Sakura, you took it
to a whole other level.

[elderly voice] I'm a lady now.

-[queens laugh]
-[Rock doing a voice] Just like you girls.

[queens laugh]

[upbeat music playing]

[runway intro starting]

[RuPaul laughs maniacally]

♪ Cover girl ♪

♪ Put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe ♪

♪ Let your whole body talk ♪

♪ And what? ♪

[Ru and the judges laugh]

Welcome to the main stage
of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Michelle Visage, now,
do you play any sports?

No, my doctor doesn't want me
doing any activities

-that involve balls flying at my face.
-[laughs]

[RuPaul] Well, there goes
your social life.

-Ooh!
-[Ross and Leslie laugh]

And the hilarious Ross Matthews.

Did you ever play ball?

Well, I don't want to brag,
but in college,

I was on the varsity brunch team.

-Oh!
-[Ross] Yes.

-[laughs]
-I still play sometimes!

[laughing] Okay.

I'm a natural.

And the one and only Leslie Jones.

[Leslie] Girl, you better work!

Leslie, are you recording this?

Yeah, girl, this is how I do it
at home, I live tweet live!

-[everyone laughs]
-And you is b*mb!

You're like a banana birthday cake.

And you look amazing!

Thank you.
I'm channeling Diana Ross tonight.

-Call her Miss Jones.
-[judges laugh]

This week we challenged our queens

to bring three looks to the Ball ball.

I'm so excited.

-Tonight, they're ready to roll.
-[judges laugh]

Gentlemen, start your engines.

And may the best woman...

win!

[exclaims]

You just did that in front of me!

-[everyone laughs]
-Oh, my God, I'm losing my mind.

[upbeat music starts]

[gasps] Oh, my God, you guys,
it's starting!

[RuPaul] Category is...

Lady Ballers.

Serving Title Nine realness.

First up, Jackie Cox.

[Leslie] You are la-crossing
the line, girl.

[judges laugh]

[Jackie] I am serving you Amanda Bynes,
She's the Man,

Canadian, lacrosse player realness.

Don't know exactly how lacrosse
is played, but I'm gonna win it.

[RuPaul] Is it wrong for me to say
she's a lacrosse-dresser?

-[Ross] I thought it was hockey. [laughs]
-Yeah. Yeah.

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll.

[Leslie] Ooh, tackle me, bitch.

[Michelle] The Dorothy Zbornak
sports collection.

[judges laugh]

[Nicky] My Lady Baller is serving you
quarterback from the Lady Gaga planet,

fully dripping in rhinestones,

with like, a very holographic make up.

I'm serving you the future
of drag and I'm here for it.

[Michelle] Now that's a tight end, y'all.

[RuPaul and Ross] De... fense!
De... fense!

-[Leslie] Oh, yes, bitch!
-[Michelle] That's so [unclear].

Thank you.

[RuPaul] Aiden Zhane.

Oh, my Gosh,
she's in a league of her own.

-[Michelle] The sequel.
-[RuPaul] That would be A Load of Her Own.

[Ross and Leslie laugh]

[Aiden] I am really channeling
this vintage female baseball player

in a total Aiden Zhane way.

I am just living my best baseball fantasy.

[Ross] I heard she'll let you get
to third base.

[RuPaul and Leslie laugh]

[RuPaul] There's no crying
in Drag Race.

[Michelle] Oh!

[RuPaul] Rock M. Sakura.

-[Michelle] She's nesting.
-[judges laugh]

-Oh!
-[Michelle] She came in like

-a wrecking ball!
-[judges laugh]

-[Leslie] Oh, my God, it's a tetherball!
-[RuPaul laughs]

[Rock] Bam!
Imagine Ariana Grande

but instead of a ponytail
she had a tetherball for hair.

I'm gonna rope them in
with this look.

I'm having so much fun.

-[judges] Oh!
-Mama said, "Knock you out."

I've had balls knock me out.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] LeBron Essence Hall.

-[judges laugh]
-[Michelle] Looks like a pump,

-feels like a sneaker.
-[judges laugh]

[Jaida] My Lady Ballers look
is a WNBA player.

I wanna play homage to all of these
super crazy, talented girls

who work really hard on the court,

and they don't get the shine
that they deserve.

[RuPaul] White men can't jump,
but black queens sure can strut.

[Leslie] Yes!
This is a slam dunk, though.

-No. I spoke too soon.
-[judges laugh]

-[RuPaul] Brita.
-[Michelle] Now, is she a pitcher,

-or a catcher?
-[RuPaul laughs]

[Leslie] Oh, she does both, baby.

[judges] Oh!

[Brita] I'm serving you
baseball the house down.

My shoulders look like baseballs,
with the stitching in it.

Forget sliding into bases,
you can slide into my DMs, henny.

[Ross] Before you're with her,
you better seventh-inning stretch.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Crystal Methyd.

[Leslie] Oh, she's about to bowl me over.

-[Ross] Honey, stay in your lane.
-[RuPaul and Leslie laugh]

[Crystal] Before coming
to this competition,

I worked in a basement
of a bowling alley,

and I know a lot of old bowlers.

I've got cute little glasses,

that I make sure that
I take off to give Michelle a wink,

so she can see my new make up.

[Leslie] Oh, my God, I want
to be on her bowling team so bad.

-[Ross laughs]
-[RuPaul] Striking. Just striking.

[Ross laughs]

[RuPaul] Jan. Simply Jan.

[Michelle] Soccer? I don't even know her.

-[Ross] Beckham? I don't even know him.
-[judges laugh]

[Jan] I'm so excited to bring
the soccer Jan-tasy to this runway.

This look is chic.

Not to mention, I'm dribbling
a soccer ball down this runway.

Who else?

[Ross] She's at my goooooal weight.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Well, you know.
Any hole is a goal.

-[Michelle] Yes.
-[judges laugh]

-[RuPaul] Heidi.
-[Ross] Whore! I mean four.

[judges laugh]

[Ross] She is giving me a Tiger Woody.

-[Leslie] She's definitely a hoe in one.
-[judges laugh]

[Heidi] She thinks she's about
to make her PGA debut,

but she's really just
gonna go for putt-putt,

but she loves the sport of golf, honey,

and she's ready to swing
all over these hoes.

[Leslie] Don't lose your balls now.

-[judges] Oh!
-[Leslie] She did lose her balls.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Sherry Pie.

My, I see, she brought out
the old ball and chain.

[judges laugh]

[Sherry] My Lady Baller look
is inspired by Roald Dahl's Matilda.

I am trunching down that runway.

I am swinging that hammer and, oh,
I have to touch up my lipstick.

Well, thank God
it's also [imitates Oprah] a purse!

[Michelle] She's a little shot
putting it first.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Widow Von'Du.

[Leslie] Giddy up! Ride that pony!

-[Michelle] Oh, yes, she better glue!
-[judges laugh]

[Widow] I am giving you, save a horse,
ride a cowboy,

polo player realness.

I feel like I'm about to accept
an award for winning the match.

[RuPaul] They sh**t horsessss, don't they?

[judges laugh]

[Leslie] She done already had horses!

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Gigi Goode.

-Croquet, you stay.
-[Ross] Croquuuurrrrr.

Who the f*ck is Heather?

[judges laugh]

[Gigi] I am wearing a look inspired
by one of my very favorite movies,

Heathers.

I'm trying to give my just
rich teenage bitch fantasy.

And, honey, I'm just giving
my resting bitch face.

-[RuPaul] What's your damage, Gigi?
-[judges laugh]

-[RuPaul] f*ck me gently with a chainsaw.
-[judges laugh]

[Leslie] Oh, my god,
I just saw a runway!

[laughs]

[RuPaul] Welcome back to the Ball ball.

Category is...

Basketball Wife.

-He owns everything!
-Yaaas!

[RuPaul] Jackie Cox.

-[Ross] She's a bell-bottom.
-[judges laugh].

[Jackie] This lady is married
to some ball player

that she doesn't bother
learning the name of.

Touch this net. Touch all of this net.

My net worth is 51% of this company.

[Ross] You know what she's gonna
catch with that cold? A cold!

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll.

-[Leslie] This bird is cooked.
-[Michelle] Cock-a-doodle-doo.

[Ross chuckles]

[Nicky] I am going for this
Azzedine Alaïa inspired look,

I have this oversized ostrich coat.

I am serving you badass bitch
heading to Paris fashion week.

-[Leslie] Pluck it, girl, just pluck it!
-[Michelle laughs]

[RuPaul] Aiden Zhane.

[Leslie] She thinks she has it in the bag.

[RuPaul] Well, she's got
the receipts to prove it.

[judges laugh]

[Aiden] I am just really trying
to channel my inner Peggy Bundy.

I am trying to give the judges
a basketball wife

who thinks she's glamorous, but really,
the bitch is just delusional.

[Michelle] Basketball wives
of Edison, New Jersey.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Rock M. Sakura.
Did somebody say Golden Globes?

-[Leslie] Yes.
-[judges laugh]

[Rock] I'm trying to show the judges
that Rock M. can do sexy.

So this woman,
she can get anybody on the team,

and she wants her husband to know that.

-[Leslie] I wish Lil' Kim would.
-[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Now I ain't saying
she a gold digger.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Jaida Essence Ball.

[Michelle] Look! It's Mahogany's
sister Burgundy.

[judges laugh]

[Jaida] I think a basketball wife
is just about a feel that you give.

Like, when you see a woman
and she just looks pulled together,

that's a basketball wife.

Look, my man do not play basketball,

and I'm a basketball wife in my mind.

[Michelle] Y'all, how do you get
a wine stain out of this fur?

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Brita.

[Leslie] I thought I saw a pussycat!

[Brita] This is a take on Kim Kardashian's
Mugler dress

that she wore at the Met Gala.

I mean, I look expensive, too.

NBA money, honey.

[RuPaul] She owes everything.

-[judges laugh]
-She owes!

[RuPaul] Crystal Methyd.

-[Michelle] Paris Hilton looks different.
-[RuPaul] Actually, it's Paris Ramada.

-[judges laugh]
-[Michelle] There you go.

[Crystal] With my make up being
so light, I definitely feel

like an actual woman.
I wanted to have the longest hair.

I'm making sure to fling it
as much as I can,

because my husband bought it for me.

-It's so hot.
-[Valley accent] Totally hot.

[RuPaul] Simply Jan.

[Leslie] Uh-uh, girl, she the b*mb.

[Ross] She's got an over
the shoulder boulder holder.

[judges laugh]

[Jan] I have my completely
rhinestoned tracksuit,

and my Louboutins.

Not to mention, my custom,
handmade Janel bag.

I look flawless.

[RuPaul] She's dripping
in Janelle Monáe.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul singsongy] Heidi.

[Michelle] Straight from
[unclear] country club.

[judges laugh]

[Leslie] Ooh, this is the shiestiest
church service I've ever been to.

[judges laugh]

[Heidi] My basketball wives realness
is Sholanda.

She does not want to be looked at,

don't touch her,
don't breath in her direction.

She just want to check out
the other basketball husbands.

-[Ross] Don't you dare sign that prenup.
-[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Up next, Sherry Pie.

[Leslie] Ooh, yes.

[Michelle] Y'all know it's serious
when she's got hair coming out of her hat.

[judges laugh]

[Leslie gasps] Yes!

[Sherry] My basketball wife
is a rich bitch.

Her husband gave her money g*n.
That's how much money they got.

Yes, make it rain, boo!

[judges laugh]

[Michelle] If you liked it,
then you should've put a hat on it.

[Ross laughs]

-[RuPaul] Widow She Better Do.
-[Michelle laughs]

[Ross] Something tells me
she's got something up her sleeves.

[judges laugh]

[Widow] Oh, bitch, I'm buying everything.
Charge it to the card.

Put it in the car.
Carry it up the stairs.

That is what I'm serving you right now.

[RuPaul] The widow wore white.

[laugh]

[RuPaul] Gigi Goode.

[Michelle] Her anaconda do.

[judges laugh]

[laughs]

[Gigi] I'm recently divorced,
however, I have acquired

most of his assets.

I'm busy on Rodeo Drive, trying to spend
all the money he's earning.

[Leslie] Get that m*therf*cking snake
off of that m*therf*cking runway.

[judges laugh]

♪ You're a superstar ♪

[RuPaul] Category is... Balls to the Wall
[singsong] Eleganza!

First up... Jackeé Cox.

-[Ross] Make it raincoat.
-[judges laugh]

[Jackie] She is serving you this
gorgeous, elegant, 1960s,

future, also disco woman.

She is a Blade Runner fantasy,
a Breakfast at Tiffany's

meets Saturday Night Fever.

[RuPaul] Now, most people don't know this,

but she's actually
Jacqueline Bouvier Cox.

-[judges laugh]
-[Leslie] Bootyer.

[RuPaul] Nicky Doll.

-[Ross] Ex-koosh me?
-[judges laugh]

[Nicky] My concept is Copacabana,
I'm having a cocktail

at the sunset of Brazil.

And I'm going all-fringed dress,

but I'm bringing
a little French twist to it.

by adding extra hips,
so very Marie Antoinette like.

[RuPaul] Michelle, is there
an a**l bead option?

-[judges laugh]
-[Michelle] You're soaking in it.

[RuPaul] Aiden Zhane.

[blows whistle]

-[Ross] Lady Foot Locker.
-[Leslie] Show me a size 12, girl!

[Aiden] I am serving you a little bit
of Betty Page,

but I'm also giving you
a nod to a referee.

I am loving this
black and white color scheme.

I've got my whistle,
so don't you dare commit a foul.

[RuPaul] What's in this season?
Black, hairy balls.

[judges laugh]

-[Ross] Every season.
-[Leslie laughs]

[RuPaul] Rock M. Sakura.

[Leslie] What is that thing
called that you jump in,

with all the balls in it?

- [Ross] A ball pit.
-[judges laugh]

[Rock] They said,
"Dripping with balls,"

so I dragged balls
all over this outfit.

I have every color
you could possibly imagine.

It doesn't exactly make too much sense,
but it looks visually appealing.

[Michelle] This is what it looks like
when the cat wins.

[RuPaul laughs]

[Leslie] I think I shouldn't
have took that LSD, you guys.

[RuPaul] Jaida Essence Hall.

[Leslie] Calgon, take me away.

-[RuPaul] She's the bath b*mb.
-[Ross laughs]

[Jaida] Bitch, I'm really excited,
because my look turned out amazing.

It's giving me this rich bitch fantasy,
dipped in a beautiful, fuzzy

foamy bubble bath.

And I just feel the fantasy
sweeping over me.

[Michelle] Look,
y'all, she's got a bubble butt.

[judges laugh]

[Ross] I haven't seen that many
white balls since my fraternity days.

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Brita.

[Brita] I'm walking down the runway
with this fierce pineapple dress.

I'm giving you my pineapple crown,

beautiful, tight pencil skirt
with pineapple segments at the bottom

and pineapple tidbits on my shoes.

I got my pineapple powder puff

that I'm wiping the oil on my nose with.

'Cause she is just oozing
of pineapple juice, honey.

-[Ross] Corn?
-[judges laugh]

-Is it corn? Is it a pineapple?
-It's a pineapple.

-Was that a pineapple?
-Yes, must be a pineapple.

-[RuPaul] Crystal Methyd.
-[Ross] Ay, ay, I love it.

[Leslie] Chiquita banana.

[judges laugh]

[Crystal] I went with with a silhouette
inspired by Carmen Miranda.

She's one of my
favorite style inspirations,

she's always wearing the most
amount of accessories

and I really appreciate that in a woman.

[Michelle] You know, the last time
I had that many balls on my head...

-[record scratches]
-[judges laugh]

-Oh, Jesus.
-[laughs]

[RuPaul] Simply Jan.

This looks like the DNA
of the Blue Man Group.

[judges laugh]

[Michelle] She's turning violent, Violet.

[Jan] My Balls to the Walls Eleganza
is high concept,

it's cool, it's different,

and it's fashion.

-[Ross] Anyone else have blue balls?
-[RuPaul laughs]

[Michelle] You guys know about
blue balls, but what about blue boobs?

[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Heidi.

-[Michelle] O-ho-ho! Green drag queen.
-[judges laugh]

[Heidi] She's giving you very space alien,

and all my balls
are so meticulously placed,

I got a bald cap, so, you know,

she's even got a little Q ball
on the runway.

I'm giving you all balls everywhere.

-[Ross] Mr. Queen, Mr. Queen.
-[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Sherry Pie.

[Michelle] Algae,
your hair smells terrific.

[judges laugh]

-[Leslie] She can now celebrate Arbor Day.
-[judges laugh]

[Sherry] I'm just walking
through the forest,

giving you greens, greens,
and nothing but greens.

I am feeling my magical fantasy.

-[Ross] Now this is forest green.
-[judges laugh]

-[Michelle] Run, Forest, run!
-[judges laugh]

[RuPaul] Widow Von'Du.

This is what the fashionable
are wearing in Machu Picchu.

[judges laugh]

[Widow] My Balls to the Wall Eleganza

kinda looks like Wakanda forever
in Christmas with Cindy Lou Who.

And a bitch's got a ponytail.

-[Ross] Yell-o? It's your shoes.
-[judges laugh]

No! You can't do that to me! No!

[RuPaul] Gigi Goode.

-Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids.
-[judges laugh]

-[Ross] Now with dragberries.
-[judges laugh]

[Gigi] I am so proud
of what I came up with.

It has a cute little box pleated skirt,
puffy little pirate sleeves,

and, yes, bitch, there's a zipper.

No one else in this challenge has made
a look as elaborate as mine.

[both] Oooh!

[Leslie] I have a pocketful of quarters,
I want some of them gumball.

[RuPaul] Young and full of gum... balls.

[judges laugh]

Young and full of gum.

[RuPaul] Welcome, ladies.

Based on your 36 Ball ball looks...

I've made some decisions.

[intense music playing]

Jackie Cox.

Crystal Methyd.

Jan.

Heidi.

Sherry Pie.

The Widow Von'Du.

Ladies...

You're safe.

[upbeat music playing]

-You may bounce.
-[judges laugh]

[dramatic music]

You represent the tops...
and the bottoms of the week.

Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

Starting with Nicky Doll.

This is a fashion challenge.
I expected a lot from you.

And you delivered.

In your first look, the Lady Ballers,

you heard of Fantasy Football?
You were my football fantasy.

-Oh.
-Basketball Wives Realness...

Girl, you worked that.

On your Balls to the Wall Realness...

I think this is fun.
It's a corset with a panty,

but you threw a lot of stuff on it
that brought us into like, a fantasy.

-The color palette is perfect.
-Thank you.

[Ross] There's a lot of whimsy in it.

My favorite part is
what you've done with the hips.

Because it gave you a shape.

We know that you have a nice aesthetic,

but I'm gonna challenge you
to keep pushing that personality.

Get out here and be a fool.

[sighs] I understand completely
what you mean.

I think it's hard to really
understand my personality,

and it's up to me to deliver it to you.

What's the wackiest you've ever been
in your life?

[blows raspberry] I've-- I'm always wacky,
that's the most frustrating part.

Make an ugly face right now.

-Yeah!
-[laughing]

-Thank you, Nicky.
-[in French] Merci.

Up next, Aiden Zhane.

Lady Baller was adorable.

It was perfectly in the right era,

which I really appreciated and loved.

You hit a home run in the first inning.

-You guys following?
-Very good!

-Is that baseball?
-Yeah.

[Leslie] Oh, my Gosh.

And then your team had a drought.

Basketball Wives Realness...
it looked just like Minor Leagues.

And, again, with this last look,

the execution isn't as polished
as it needs to be.

This is not going to be enough, Aiden,

because this is a corset
with cotton balls on it.

My drag sometimes does tend to have
a little bit of a...

"less is more" maybe thing about it.

I'm not always the girl
who puts everything on.

[RuPaul] Yeah, it doesn't always
have to be "more, more, more".

It just has to have a consciousness
behind it that says,

"I am here and I have something to say."

You got it, kiddo!
Now spread those wings and, what?

♪ Fly! ♪

[RuPaul] Up next... Rock M. Sakura.

-Hi, hi.
-In all three of your looks,

your hair and make up...

Girl! That tetherball...

When you came out and swung
that thing around your neck

-I was like, "Oh, that's dope."
-[Ross] The problem was

there was nothing exciting
going on below the ball.

For your Basketball Wife Realness look,
I thought you looked really beautiful.

There was just an issue with the padding.

It was a little disjointed. Unh, unh, unh.

Now, this look... It takes
a lot of balls to wear that look.

We were just saying Aiden that
sometimes "more, more, more"

is not right, and I'm gonna use you
as an example.

I feel like maybe every single thing
that you could've gotten your hands on

is on your body right now.

And then, the chest is very far open,

and it almost looks like you have...
sores on your chest.

Sometimes you do need to edit.

Imagine if you could... A world
where you cut the dress at the knees...

that would've been chic.

The hair and make up... dope.

You just, you gotta bring
the outfits now to match that.

Up next, Jaida Essence Hall.

Girl, I played basketball
since the 6th grade.

-You cannot play.
-[laughing]

You cannot play, girl.

But you know what?
I will still pick you on my team.

'Cause you looked fly.
I was like, "Oh, my God!"

The second look, the first thing
I thought about was Portia

from Atlanta Housewives.

Yes!

You were living the rich fantasy.
Tonight, this is really fun!

This is a glamorous woman taking a bath.

She's so rich she bathes in diamonds.

Yeah, I mean,
the proportions are fantastic.

-And it's really beautiful.
-Thank you so much.

I think I would change the same thing
about all three of your looks tonight.

Not a damn thing.

Thank you.

Up next, the great Brita.

We're gonna start with your Lady Ballers.

You chose baseball,

but I thought it was really fun,
the puffy kind of baseball sleeves.

The baseball socks,
they were kind of a little loose.

So they were kind of baggy.

The Basketball Wives,
it didn't have that kind of...

"I'm married to a baller" vibe to it.

It was just kind of clubby pedestrian.

This look, I'm still confused.
Like, is it corn, is it a pineapple?

-Is it a cornapple?
-It's a pineapple.

What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?

-'Cause that is not a pineapple.
-It's a pineapple.

No. I say no!

Okay, okay.

My family lives in Hawaii. My mother calls
my sisters Pineapple Princesses, so...

I wanted to be one, too.

I just love your energy.

I think that it's so beautiful that
your family calls you little pineapples

and cute. But listen...

If you're telling a story,
we should get it.

We shouldn't wonder is it a corn?

If you have a vision and we don't
know what the hell is going on,

you did not execute your vision.

Up next, Gigi Goode.

Your first look was a Heathers moment,

with the croquet, and it was
gorgeous and fabulous.

I mean, there's nothing sexier
than a woman in a blazer, I think.

Because they look most like a man.

[laughing]

[Michelle] The Basketball Wives,
the snake print

with the collar up and the black hair,
I'm partial to black hair--

Can I just say that
I want to eat your hair right now.

It looks delicious.

And it's all mine.

-That was funny, tell another one.
-[laughing]

This look, it's...
[kissing sound] perfection.

-Thank you so much.
-It's exciting.

And it's chic. It's like you've been
studying this for a very long time,

which I actually think
you probably have been.

My mom is a seamstress,
she's taught me everything I know.

She's made like, most of the looks
that I brought,

and she does not give herself
enough credit,

and she means the world to me.

Honestly, the biggest reason that I'm here
is to make my mom proud.

-And your mom is proud. Trust.
-Thank you so much.

Thank you, ladies.
I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck backstage,

the judges and I will... deliberate.

[car engine revvs]

All right, just between us Ball Queens,
what do you think?

Nicky Doll.

Nicky is a fashion queen

and she served us
fashion in every single look.

[Michelle] What's missing for me
is the personality.

I don't know anything about her
apart from the fact that she's French.

I'm rooting for her,
'cause I think that she does have it.

[RuPaul] I love the aesthetic.
What I need for her to do

is work from the inside out, you know?

-Mhm.
-She's got the outside working.

-That's good, girl.
-[Ross laughs]

[RuPaul] Aiden Zhane.

Where Nicky Doll is lacking in kooky,
Aiden Zhane has plenty of kooky

to go around.

Her first look was amazing.

But no, no, no. You are not putting on
a pair of panties

and a corset and trying to pass that of
as a look to me.

Aiden is such an original.
But I worry that she's overwhelmed.

What she's gonna have to do,
is get her head out of her ass...

and put on some blinders
and go for it.

It's about channeling that energy...

-Yes.
-To fuel you rather than to fear you.

Exactly. Thank you.

[RuPaul] Rock M. Sakura.

You know, when Rock M. first came
around the corner

with her Lady Ballers outfit,
I saw her face and I was like,

"Oooh! She looks gorgeous!"

And then my eyes panned down.

-[laughs]
-She's the only queen

who really gave us a show
with the balls.

You know what I mean?
If she did that in the club,

-people would go crazy for it.
-[Leslie] Bet they would.

It was a fun concept, but it wasn't
enough to make the outfit great.

And then, her final look tonight

was probably my least favorite
on that runway.

The outfit was just not good.

It looks like cats
just lost their mind.

-Yes.
-[RuPaul laughs]

[RuPaul] Jaida Essence Hall.

I loved Jaida tonight.
She was just gorgeous.

[Michelle] The Balls to the Wall
Extravaganza was my favorite,

she just looked so glamorous.

And I just thought she was a star tonight.

Three points for Jaida.

-Is that a basketball term?
-That's a basketball term!

-It's three-pointer.
-Three-pointer, that's a thing.

Yeah, it's a thing.

-[laughing]
-Thank you.

[RuPaul] All right, up next, Brita.

I love her energy, it's infectious.

I just think that tonight it was
a little bit of a mess for Miss Brita.

What was she pulling out of her mouth
at the beginning?

I don't know what it was.
A chewing gum?

I can't get past this.

If you're auditioning for a musical
and they say, "Come with three numbers,"

-you don't do the same number twice.
-[RuPaul] Right, right, right.

[Ross] And she wore essentially
two yellow dresses.

-She's better than that.
-Yeah.

And then, I had to look up a pineapple,

'cause I was like,
"That is not what a pineapple looks like."

No. The only thing worse
than you not knowing you ate corn,

is not even knowing you're eating corn.

[laughing]

That's hard to digest,
and so were her looks.

-[laughing]
-Oh, damn! Damn!

[RuPaul] All right, let's move on
now to Gigi Goode.

Not only was each look
better than the last,

but with each look that she showed us,

there was a story.

That's what fashion should do.

She's so perfect,
she almost looks like a mannequin.

Like, if I walked into a store
and saw this mannequin,

I'd be like, "Where is the salesperson?"

-[laughing]
-I want this outfit now!

She's a sample size.

But take away the body,

and you still have fabulous,
gorgeous clothes.

With texture, and storyline,
and a consciousness behind it.

Just fabulous.

Gigi Goode
was a triple threat tonight, she--

Alright. Silence!
I've made my decision.

[high-pitched] Bring back my girls.

[car revving]

[RuPaul] Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Nicky Doll.

You look magnifique!

Now... show us your freak.

You're safe.

You may join the other girls.

Jaida Essence Hall.

Girl, you really cleaned up this week.

Thank you.

You...

are safe.

Thank you so much.

Gigi.

Tonight you weren't just good.

You were great.

Condragulations, you are the winner
of this weeks challenge.

[clapping and cheering]

Thank you so much.

And you've won a cash prize of $5,000.

Yes! Nice!

I feel so incredible.

I feel like I secured my place
in this competition.

And I let every last one
of these b*tches know...

who to look out for.

Aiden Zhane.

You're in a league of your own.

But tonight on the runway,
you made a bad call.

Rock M., I like that you take risks...

but tonight it was a bit
of a swing and a miss.

Brita, you're a sweet pineapple princess.

But tonight you didn't crush it.

Aiden Zhane...

You're safe.

You may join the other girls.

[whispers] Bitch?

[silently] Oh, my God.

[Aiden] Bitch, too bad.

I'm safe... end of story.

[RuPaul] Rock M. and Brita...

I'm sorry, my dears,
but you're up for elimination.

[whispers] Please, help me.
Please, help me.

I take a deep breath and I say,
"If you wanna be here, you fight."

[whispers] Do this shit! Do this shit!

[cracks neck]

Look at her. Oh, my God,
this is gonna be good.

My arrogant ass thought
that I wasn't going to lip sync.

But I am a performer,

and I'm gonna perform the house down.

Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me...

and save yourself...

from elimination.

The time has come...

[thunder rumbling]

For you to lip sync...

for... your... life!

[suspenseful music]

[whispers] Dramatic lighting.

Good luck and don't...

f*ck it up.

["S&M" by Rihanna starts playing]

Oh, my God, you guys.

♪ Na na na, come on ♪

[cheering]

♪ Na na na, come on ♪

Yeah! Go on, girl!

♪ Na na na, come on ♪

[Leslie] Come on, [unclear].

-[Ross] Tear it off!
-[Leslie] That's right, girl!

Take it off, [unclear]!

♪ Feels so good being bad ♪

[Leslie] Yeah!

♪ There's no way I'm turning back ♪

-Oh, no.
-[Leslie] And all off.

♪ Now the pain is for pleasure
'Cause nothing can measure ♪

-Oh, my God.
-There you go.

♪ 'Cause I might be bad ♪

Oh, my God!

♪ Sex in the air, I don't care
I love the smell of it ♪

♪ Sticks and stones may break my bones ♪

♪ But chains and whips excite me ♪

♪ 'Cause I might be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it ♪

[Rock] I am lip syncing
for my m*therf*cking life.

I am desperately trying to fight
to be here.

♪ Sticks and stones may break my bones
But chains and whips excite me ♪

♪ Na na na, come on ♪

[Leslie] Woow, kick it, girl!

♪ I like it, like it
Come on ♪

[laughing]

♪ I like it, like it ♪

♪ Oh ♪

[Brita] I'm just in a like,
w*r zone right now.

Rock M. is doing all these tricks and...

I am not going anywhere.

♪ And meet me in my boudoir
Make my body say, "Ah-ah-ah" ♪

♪ I like it, like it ♪

♪ 'Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it ♪

♪ Sex in the air, I don't care
I love the smell of it ♪

[judges laugh]

♪ Sticks and stones may break my bones ♪

♪ But chains and whips excite me ♪

♪ S-S-S and M-M-M ♪

[laughing]

♪ M-M-M ♪

[cheering]

Way to leave it on stage, girl!
You left it on the stage, literally!

[RuPaul] Ladies...

I've made my decision.

[silently] Oooh, here we go. Here we go.

Brita...

shantay, you stay.

-You may join the other girls.
-Thank you.

-I love you.
-I love you, too.

Thank you.

My dear Rock M.

Keep sockin' it to 'em.

Now... sashay away.

[sniffles]

-[cheering]
-[queens] We love you, Rock!

Never give up on your dreams.

And tell yourself... [sniffles]
that you love yourself.

[cheering]

[continues crying backstage]

[crying] I wanna stay here so bad.

And to leave now is...

very disappointing.

I'm feeling completely crushed.

I may not have gone very far,

but I have so many things
to be grateful for.

[RuPaul] Condragulations, ladies.

And remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell are you gonna
love somebody else?

Can I get an "amen" up in here?

[everyone] Amen.

All right, now let the music play.

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

[RuPaul] Next time on
RuPaul's Drag Race.

You need to overact...

in Gay's Anatomy.

-[screams]
-[laughs]

Get this baby out of me!

-[laughs]
-There's an a**l...

Oh, child.

Your look is fierce.

-I might steal it.
-[RuPaul laughs]

You missed the jokes.

I really did think
that you're probably in the bottom.

-Oooh!
-Oooooh!

[sighs]

These f*cking b*tches.

[dramatic music]

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

♪ A-A-A American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪