[singing] MTV
Previously on
"RuPaul's Drag Race"...
You need to transform
these educators into glamazons.
Ooh.
Loosey LaDuca.
I felt like you were both
doing something separate.
And you needed to
have that chemistry
to keep you together.
Luxx Noir London.
I see zero family resemblance.
Anetra.
Your presentation was just
so polished and refined.
Condragulations,
you're the winner
of this week's challenge.
Luxx Noir London,
shantay, you stay.
Loosey, sashay away.
[moody electronic music]
We walk back into the Werkroom
after I send Loosey home.
And the only thing I'm
thinking is, sorry, Heaven.
You tried.
"Das f*cked up.
"Love you hookers.
Don't forget to let Loose."
- Aw.
- Aw, Loose.
She was fierce competition.
But when you play a dirty game,
sometimes you get dirty results.
Loosey's strategy
did not really work out
in the way that she thought
it was going to.
Why did you choose to give
Sasha's person to Sasha?
Because she didn't say that
I'm not creative or unique.
Karma is a dish
best served cold.
You thought you got me.
Whose face is the egg on now?
Not mine, yours.
But I respect her
for playing the game.
And I respect her for finally...
I was just about to say.
Admitting to the fact
that she is playing the game.
We give her her props.
She finally was honest.
You can't deny that Loosey
was a fierce competitor.
But regardless,
one bitch closer to the crown.
I think that it's time...
- Let loose, baby.
- To wipe
- and let Loosey loose.
- Let loose.
That was a good one, right?
Being in the bottom two
so close to the end
was a crazy feeling.
There was a slight chance
that I could have gone home.
That completely did not
make sense with my fantasy.
[all giggling]
We're all losing our minds.
I feel it in my heart that
I need to be in the finale.
Congratulations, bitch.
You won.
- Thank you.
- Two in a row.
- You got it.
- So you won three challenges.
[squeals]
Three is too many!
This is insane
winning back to back.
I'm right neck
and neck with Sasha Colby,
which feels right.
All that's left for me
to win is the crown.
[giggles] - [giggles]
Bitch, it's top
four tease for me.
- Top four.
- Top four.
[squealing and screaming]
Bitch.
I've been visualizing this...
moment forever.
I've been nailing everything.
But there is a moment where
I'm thinking, like, ooh,
is the other shoe gonna drop?
Like, all three of these girls
are tapping on my ass.
[squeals] I can't believe it.
This is wild.
We still have one
more challenge left,
and eye on that prize.
Eye on the grand finale.
I see you.
You're mine,
and I'm coming to get you.
[dramatic music]
Ooh, just all this booty.
Bring out all that ass.
It's like a little pig.
[laughter]
[singing]
RuPaul's Drag Race...
The winner of
"RuPaul's Drag Race"
receives a one-year supply
of Anastasia
Beverly Hills cosmetics
and a gag-worthy grand prize
of $200,000,
served by Cash App.
[singing] RuPaul's Drag Race
May the best drag queen win
Best drag queen win
[energetic music]
- Top four, b*tches.
- Yes.
All right.
I think that the top four
is exactly how
I envisioned it from the jump.
And for once, I feel like
I can finally just let go.
So I am kind of
letting myself breathe
for once in the competition.
[siren blares]
- Ooh, girl!
- Yes.
She done already
done had herses.
Let's get it, bitch.
Let's go.
Last one.
My top girls...
[squeals]
It's the final lap
in a heated race,
last dance, last chance
to serve some face.
The finale beckons.
There's a crown to mob.
So which bitch is leaving?
And who's on top?
[hip-hop music]
No way.
Hello, hello, hello.
[all screaming]
You're stupid.
[laughter]
My fantastic four,
now, over the course
of this season,
your charisma, uniqueness,
nerve, and talent
has been pulled, poked,
and prodded like never before.
Well, I don't know
you personally, but...
And now that we are in
the final stretch,
you need to prove that you are
the baddest bitch of them all.
Are you up for the challenge?
What do you think?
[laughter]
For your final Maxi Challenge,
you'll be collabing with me
on the season 15
remix of my song,
"Blame It on the Edit."
Ooh.
Ooh!
Now, Ru clocking us, honey.
[RuPaul chuckling]
This song is a shady song
because the girls
love to blame it on the edit.
First, you need to write
and record
your own sassy verses.
And then you'll be working with
"Drag Race" choreographer
Miguel Zarate
to create a space-themed
music video extravaganza.
Ooh!
It's a music video!
Ah!
I get to be in
a RuPaul music video.
Like, this is what I do.
This is what I do.
Meanwhile, back here on Earth,
each of you is cordially invited
to join Michelle Visage and me
for an intimate
Tic Tac chitchat.
Love that.
Now, remember, only three of you
will be going through
to the grand finale.
So whatever happens this week,
don't f*ck it up.
- Gag me.
- Oh, my God.
[chatter]
Honestly, I am gagged
because I thought
that we were at the top.
There hasn't been a top three
since season eight
of "Drag Race,"
so the stakes are higher
than Anetra and Sasha
in that comedy challenge.
Racers, start your engines.
And may the best drag queen win.
All right, divas.
Well, well, well.
I'm gonna take
a listen to the song.
That might be
a smart thing to do.
Y'all haven't heard the hit song
"Blame It on the Edit" before?
Wow.
[laughter]
We are writing our own verse
to "Blame It on the Edit."
And I am ready to cut up
because everyone knows
this is a shady song.
And who better
than to be featured?
As far as the verse, I feel
like it'll be pretty solid.
Yeah, I feel good at writing.
- Yeah.
- And, like, you know,
I know words.
[laughs]
The inspiration for my verse...
I really wanted to
write something that
was sexy, dips into the vogue.
Did you see what I did there?
I think it's me.
It's totally me.
But you write music,
like, all the time, right?
Yeah, like, I kind
of, like, do this.
I'm very excited
for this challenge.
I just love writing,
like, bitch track verses.
Yes.
And it's very, like,
a bitch track verse.
This is the last chance
that the judges have
to see what we can do.
And I am just so excited to
finally be a video vixen.
I'm gonna k*ll the choreography.
My verse is Denosha Dupree.
It's gonna give today, mama.
My verse is pretty
much, like, written.
So, like, I see
where this is going.
Luxx's strength
is her crazy confidence.
That also could be
Luxx's biggest weakness.
Your drag delusion confidence
has got you to this point, bitch.
But you can never
get too comfortable
because, baby, all it takes
is one slip-up,
and then you are gone.
Luxx, are you asleep?
Luxx is sleeping, child.
Shh, don't wake her up.
[laughter]
- Hi, Sasha.
- Aw.
- Hello, hello.
- Hi, Sasha Colby.
Hi, you both.
It is time to have
the Tic Tac chitchat
with RuPaul and Michelle Visage,
up close in person,
with a lovely pile of Tic Tacs.
I'm so excited.
Welcome to the
Sasha Colby meet-and-greet.
[chuckles] - Oh, feels good.
When did you come here
from Hawaii?
- I went to Chicago for a bit.
- Oh, really?
And then I was in Orlando.
And then I finally
made it to LA.
Did you work at The Baton?
- For about six years.
- Six years?
Yeah, five nights a week,
three shows a night.
- That's exhausting.
- Wow!
Yeah, I moved there
to kind of learn
from the best of the best.
- Yes, Mimi Marks.
- Mimi Marks, Monica Munro.
Chilli Pepper.
Chilli Pepper,
the first Continental.
Have you struggled
at all in this competition?
I have, I have.
Internally, there was a
lot of that inner saboteur,
really feeling like I won
two challenges in a row,
two Maxi Challenges.
And the first thing
that came to my mind
was, oh, oh, no, the girls
are gonna hate me.
Like, I feel, like, weird.
Like, I feel like someone
else should get it.
Like, I was willing to let
go of my personal triumphs
to just have, like,
that quick fix
of being liked by everyone.
Why do I need that?
I was really trying
to get down deep,
and it really came to acceptance
as a child from my family,
and my mom particularly.
Everything I did...
was always just to,
like, have my mom
say she loves me, and, like,
I would never get it.
[sniffles]
And all the pageants I do
and all the, like,
challenges here
has just been for them to
say that they're proud of me.
And I'll never get it
from my mom.
I'll never get it.
[sniffling]
When did that realization come?
It actually happened...
it was a growing process
from when
my father had passed away
about six years ago.
He had hung himself at 80.
Wow.
He was such a good man.
He was like
my biggest ally, and...
[exhales deeply]
that was the, uh...
Hardest thing I've ever
had to deal with.
We just are left with
so many questions...
[sniffles]
because my father
had actually left me
everything when he passed.
As the q*eer,
as what we call in Hawaii
the mahu, being entrusted
with this generational land,
it felt like Pop's,
like, seal of approval.
And that's when
I really started to
try and make meaning of life,
and what does it all mean?
What is it all for?
It took, like, going
really, really, really deep
and doing a lot of work.
There is survivor's remorse.
But a part of that equation
has to be
letting go of older tapes
and thoughts.
- Yes.
- There's so much abundance.
There's so much abundance.
And you kind sort of
feel guilty about it.
I mean, look at
Michelle's cheekbones.
I mean...
[laughter]
She got too much.
- She really did.
- Well...
I can't wait for my
abundance of cheekbones.
[laughter]
And the next
chapter has arrived.
And it's like my world
is just so open right now.
With everything that
I've accomplished here,
I feel like I could do anything.
- You can.
- Anything.
You absolutely can.
We see it.
- Thank you, Sasha.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you both.
- Thank you so much.
- Good luck.
- Bye!
- Hi, Anetra.
- Hello.
Hi, Anetra.
You're so different from the
Anetra who walks this runway.
- Oh, yeah.
- You're very soft spoken.
- Have you always been that way?
- Yeah, I grew up Mormon.
- Mormon?
- Ooh.
With the way that I grew up...
I felt that I had to be
that way,
especially with my own
queerness and not feeling...
You had to be quiet.
Yeah, not feeling comfortable
and right to be myself.
Mm.
So I think that, when I grew up,
that's just the
person that I became.
Yeah.
Anetra, for me, was like a place
for me to express everything
and do everything and...
- Yeah.
- Go ham.
- Can we please...
- Yes.
Talk about that
f*cking lip sync?
Can we talk about that lip sync?
You flipped over Marcia.
I just remember...
and I had a moment.
I was like, do I do it?
And before, like, I could
even complete the thought,
I was already over top of her.
It was just, I'm gonna say,
my favorite lip sync
of all time.
- Shut up.
- Yeah.
Are you kidding me?
It was phenomenal.
Thank you.
And you better
walk that f*cking...
- Yes, ma'am.
- That's right.
Where did you
learn how to vogue?
Me and my sister Salem,
we used to just be
in the dressing room, like...
we would just put a voguing
track on and start wacking.
- This is in Vegas?
- Yeah.
We don't really have a
ballroom scene in Vegas.
I feel like a lot of, like,
my love for the ballroom scene
is just from, like,
watching videos on YouTube.
But it's just a style of
art that I love so much.
It's much like drag.
Like, it has that
sense of community,
and they obviously
cross paths very often.
You've lip-synched
several times.
You've interpreted the material
in a way that only you can.
And so we're watching this
magic actually happen.
It's just creative expression,
and it's like the thing
that I love the most.
What would winning
"Drag Race" mean to you?
Winning "Drag Race" would mean
all of the tribulations
and trials
that I have gone through
would be worth it.
And it would mean
everything, period.
We witnessed you
come out of your shell.
Over the course of
this competition,
it's been a joy to
watch you blossom.
[whispering] Thank you.
- Well, hello, Mistress.
- Hi.
- Mistress, how are you?
- I'm doing well.
You are a queen
who is very outspoken,
not afraid to speak her mind.
Where does that come from?
As a kid, I was never
allowed to be like that.
So when I finally found my voice
and found where I belonged
in the world, I was like,
it's better to be outspoken
than to be thinking
and replaying it in your
head because, for me,
personally, if I feel
some type of way,
I'm that girl who will
replay it, and replay it,
and replay it until,
like, it explodes.
- Yes.
- So I would rather get it out
in the open right now.
Which is
the healthy way to do it.
It's the healthiest
way to do it.
Absolutely.
But sometimes people
are not ready to hear that.
Has that helped you or hurt you?
It's gotten me in
trouble here and there.
- In this competition?
- Most definitely.
- With who?
- Especially with girls
like Loosey,
we kinda had a bit of tension
because there was times where
she would act different
off camera
when we were not in the
public eye with people,
and she would say
the same exact things
I was saying
but getting heat for.
So I was seeing
two sides of her,
and I really don't
like that from people.
If you're gonna be a bitch,
just be a bitch.
We call that an undercover c**t.
[laughter]
Noted.
When you walked
into the Werkroom
the very first episode,
what were you thinking?
What was going
through your mind?
I knew coming in that
I wanted to be competition.
I wanted to just have fun
and, like, not care about
what would happen outside.
This is everything I dreamt
of and everything I've ever
wanted, especially with,
like, everything I've
been through with my family.
They've always
kind of let me down.
I've had times in my life where
I've literally had nothing.
So, like...
[sniffles]
being here, I wanted to make
sure that, like,
I was not only making
my drag family proud,
making my hometown proud,
but making myself proud.
You have your drag family.
And what are they gonna
think about your time here?
[chuckles] My drag mother
is Chevelle Brooks.
She was one of
the first big girls
to win a major national
title for, like,
a skinny girl pageant.
She won Miss USofA 2000.
And she kind of like
really changed drag
and the outlook on
plus-sized drag entertainers.
Coming here, I had to make sure
that I'm gonna carry on
the legacy.
When I got my message
in "Untucked" from her,
first thing she said was,
"You better not be out
there embarrassing me."
And that was the first thing
she told me...
Don't act a fool.
So sorry, mama.
Cut up a little bit too much.
Yes.
That ship has sailed.
But she's gonna be happy
because I feel like I've came,
and I did everything
- I told her I was going to.
- Oh, yeah.
What Mistress era
are we in right now?
We are in the top three era.
[laughter]
Well, thank you so much
for talking to us.
I would offer you a Tic Tac,
but, you know,
they're about 15 years old.
Don't worry.
I'll steal something else
to make up for it.
[laughter]
Aha, look at this outfit.
Look at this,
doing the Garden State proud.
Oh, my.
You wearing these outfits...
did you have everything
planned out when you came here?
I did.
I wanted every outfit that
I wore on the main stage
and off the main stage
to be a fashion moment.
You know, any opportunity
to be on the grand stage
of the world,
you wanna look your best.
That's absolutely right.
Did you go to
East Orange High School?
No, I went to Cicely
L. Tyson School for...
- Cicely Tyson High School?
- School for Perform...
There's a
Cicely Tyson High School?
School of the Performing Arts.
School of the Performing Arts.
- Cicely Tyson?
- Yes.
Fabulous.
I've met her a couple of times.
I shook her hand.
Cicely Tyson is an
African-American actress
who has a legacy
that is beyond measure.
She really was a pioneer
for so many Black actresses.
She is that girl...
well, she was. Ooh.
You know, as you
speak of being a kid
and being creative like this,
my heart fills with
so much joy and love
because I think, oh,
I would love to have a baby boy
who could do all that stuff.
But then my second thought
is, oh, the world is so mean.
How have you been
able to navigate
some of the not-so-nice
bits of being such a star?
I was kind of raised to
tackle situations head first.
My parents conditioned me to
think very highly of myself.
People ask where I get
my confidence from.
It really is my parents.
They would always tell me
that you have to be
a leader and not a follower.
And you can be proud of yourself
and your accomplishments.
It is very important
for Black q*eer people
to be very confident
because there's
always going to be
someone telling us
that we shouldn't be.
I know that there
are going to be people
who have things to say.
But it's my sole mission
to live my life fearlessly
- and freely...
- Right.
Kind of as, like, a, you know,
slap to the face to everybody
who told me I couldn't.
You're a...[chuckles]
you're a good kid.
You're confident.
You're bright.
You're very smart.
I'm so excited for you, Luxx.
You have such a bright future.
- Thank you, darling.
- Thank you.
It is just the
craziest feeling ever
to be receiving this
sort of validation
from the person
who inspires everything
that you've done in your career
from the moment
you started to now.
[spacey dance music]
Hey, queens.
- Hi.
- Hi.
It is time to sh**t
the "Blame It on the Edit"
music video.
But first, we have to learn
the choreography.
I'm the new Abby Lee Miller.
Dance School for Queens.
I am so excited to
star alongside RuPaul
in the music video.
Wait, did I say star?
I meant co-star.
[ding]
[chuckles]
Today, we are sh**ting scenes
for your "Blame It on the Edit"
music video.
I'm so excited to be
working with you ladies
again on this final challenge.
You really need to leave
it all on this stage today
and let us have it.
Yes, ma'am.
All right,
let's learn some choreography.
I know we're
all ready to do this.
We have fought our way here.
We have stood our ground.
Give us the choreo, baby.
No mercy.
So, ladies, I'm looking for some
sci-fi hood girl realness.
And it's clean lines but
with a lot of personality,
but definitely keeping
it in outer space.
Here we go.
You're gonna step out with
your left foot on seven, eight.
You're gonna
brush your shoulders.
Seven, eight, snap, one,
and step to the left.
And then you're
gonna go three, four, five.
I'm kind of nervous
because the choreography
has me very concerned.
And I'm looking around,
and I have three
fierce b*tches next to me.
Blame it on the edit.
And...
There's no more
hiding behind someone
and hoping someone's
worse than you.
You have to be the best, or
you're in the bottom, period.
Mistress, make sure that
you step on that left foot
because you're looking a
little lost at the beginning.
So make sure you go
left with the right.
Uh-huh.
Oppose the left foot
with the right hand.
Right hand,
left hand, right hand.
And then go left hand,
right hand, left hand.
Great, Luxx.
From the top. let's go.
Blame it on the edit.
And blame it on the edit.
And shake it to the right.
Step, cr*ck, cr*ck.
Uh-huh, so, Mistress,
just the step, snap, snap.
I'm not making excuses.
This is a very
restricting costume.
Even little hands then...
blame it on the...
keep it little.
Just keep it the attitude.
Don't be shy about
this now, yeah?
- Especially in that outfit.
- Yeah.
All right.
She's saying the costume
is too constricting.
But I think that's just trying
to buy her some time
so she can
learn the choreography.
Five, six, blame it on the edit.
And blame it on the edit.
And seven.
Shake it to the left.
Shake it to the right.
Down, up, up.
Yes, Sasha.
I like that down.
Down, but then really
bring this arm up.
Yes.
Sasha, A-plus.
That looked great.
So as we're going on,
I'm looking around,
and everyone's kind of
getting the choreography.
Throw it.
Step around.
Grab it in.
I am trying my best to keep up.
But I can't help but think, like,
I'm already f*cking it up.
Shake it to the right.
Step, snap, snap.
Interpretation.
I don't know how
I'm gonna flip this
and make it a success story.
Mistress, it's not bad,
but it lacks confidence.
Yeah, I'm not confident
because I don't know it.
But you know what,
at this point,
you have enough details
to where you need to be
like, f*ck it, start performing.
Speaking of performing,
let's do it.
It's time to sh**t the video.
We move real fast
on the set
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
We rehearse, and we film.
That's what we're gonna do.
So let's start with the
first two, Anetra and Luxx.
The fact that we just
learned the choreography,
and not even two minutes later
we have to film the video
is absolutely bonkers
but kind of sickening.
It's the survival
of the fiercest.
Now, ladies, we are sh**ting,
and we're gonna do
a couple of takes.
That being said, every take
needs to be to be at 1,000
because you never know which
they're gonna use in edit.
- Don't blame it on the edit.
- Okay.
I can pump and vogue
the house down.
But picking up choreography is
a little bit different for me.
I've got it,
but I haven't got it.
So...
All right, here we go.
[singing] Edit,
blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it, edit
- Go on and take the credit
- Ahh...
Anetra, Anetra, Anetra,
Anetra, Anetra, Anetra...
like, you could see
the worry on her face.
Luxx, great.
- Thank you.
- Okay, Anetra.
I don't want you
looking frightened like deer
caught in the headlights.
You watched the...
One of the most
iconic videos, "Scream."
It needs that Janet energy.
Bring Ms. Jackson
to the forefront.
Well, if you're nasty.
I want Janet served hot.
Do it for Janet.
Yes, justice for Janet.
- Our queen.
- Ow.
Here we go.
- What happened, Luxx?
- I lost a nail.
- A nail?
- And it's white,
so it's gonna be
impossible to find.
- Jesus.
- Crunch.
This looks like a
white party-afters.
- [laughter]
- Right?
Make sure it's
not in your outfit.
- Is it?
- Told you.
All right, music's on.
Remember who you girls are.
- That part.
- The one.
[hip-hop music]
Girl.
Let's go.
[singing] Edit, blame it
on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it, bitch
How you gon' regret it?
Blame it on the edit
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
Nasty?
All right, you two have a seat.
I feel really good
about what I did.
I think I ate
every aspect of it.
I'm so full right now.
I kind of crushed it.
Sasha Colby,
Mistress Isabelle Brooks.
Barb Wyre has joined us.
I'm feeling my fantasy, honey.
Barb Wyre comes again.
This time, it'll be a hit.
All right, music.
Here we go.
[singing] Edit, blame it
on the edit
Get it, Isabelle.
Come on.
[singing] You the one
who said it, bitch
Go on and take the credit, bitch
[ding]
Sasha is nailing
the choreography.
I'm not surprised.
She's an amazing dancer.
Mistress is having
a bit of a hard time,
and I can kind of just see her
getting in her head about it.
And she needs to get out.
- [breathing heavily]
- You all right, Mistress?
- You in your head?
- No, I'm just a fat bitch.
I'm out of breath.
You just gonna give it
to these b*tches?
- Or you gonna fight for it?
- No, that's what I'm saying.
I'm ready to, like...
I'm... yeah, I'ma get it.
f*ck no, I'm not gonna
just give it to them.
Regardless if I know
the choreography or not,
I am about to get up and twirl.
Move over, bitch, because the
big girl's coming through.
[singing] Blame it on the edit
Blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it, edit
Go on and take the credit
Blame it on the edit
Blame it on the edit
See, she can move them arms.
You can move them arms.
That pass was great.
[together]
Extraterrestrial ferocity.
Okay, ladies, that's a wrap.
Cannot wait to see
the final product.
So proud of you.
Only three of us
are going the finale.
I don't know
who's gonna be there,
but I feel bad for the
person that has to leave.
- Thank y'all so much.
- Thank you.
- Bye, kids.
Bye.
Can't blame it on the edit.
[upbeat dance music]
Last day of school, chickens.
It's the end of an era.
Girls.
It's the end of an era.
It's our last day
in the Werkroom,
and I'm taking a deep
breath and taking
it in for the last time.
It's bittersweet.
It's the end of the era.
We are getting painted
for the last time.
Can you f*cking believe it?
No, it's actually
kind of, like, wild.
I mean, we literally
did an entire music video
all in 24 hours, bitch.
I'm very excited
to watch the premiere
of the "Blame It on the Edit"
music video
with the judges.
This is going to the thing
that could make or break one of
us getting a spot in the top.
It was very fun.
It was like living your,
like, ultimate video girl,
like, fantasy.
Yeah, I know I'm slow
with choreo,
and Miguel knows
that at this point.
So, like, it was a lot, girl.
I've worked my ass off
to get to this point.
And if you think I'm gonna let
some little choreography get me
down, you are sadly mistaken.
So it's time to put
my game face back on
and keep it pushing.
I decided to just let go.
And, you know, we only
get to do this once.
And we're so lucky to be here.
So I'm making the most
of every single moment.
As you should.
And, of course,
my verse ate the girls up.
[scoffs] Okay.
Deep down, Mistress knows.
She ain't crazy.
She knows that
she's in jeopardy.
I know she's feeling nervous.
It was kind of
wild to, like, have
to learn the
choreography and then,
like, literally film
it right afterward.
- Yeah.
- I feel like by the end
I got it down pretty well.
But I'm also a little bit
stressed because the finale
is right around the corner.
They're looking at
every little detail.
And it would really suck
for me to go home now.
Okay, b*tches,
so let's cut to the tea.
What was everybody's first
impression of each other?
Luxx was like one of
the first people I met...
gorge, painted boots.
But you're, like,
so fun and, like, quirky.
I love your crazy confidence.
I was very happy that you
looked like your pictures.
And I hate when girls,
like, are catfishes.
- Like, I'm not gonna say...
- Say their name.
Malaysia's
Babydoll's Foxx's name.
[laughter]
I already knew who Sasha was.
So I was like, okay,
let's see if she's
gonna be as sickening as people
are anticipating her to be.
And then to my surprise,
she was.
Surprise?
I was hoping you wouldn't.
I was hoping you would
be a rotting c**t too.
- Ah.
- But you're a sweetheart.
I wasn't expecting
you to be so nice,
if I'm gonna be honest, because
you have, like, a status.
I was really refreshed
that you were not a bitch.
What I've learned is
check your ego at the door.
Just be a joy to be around.
That's really gotten me
where I am today.
When I moved to LA, I was
already Miss Continental.
But no one in LA
knew who Sasha Colby was.
And I really had to
start from the ground up.
I can't be one of those
girls that are like, oh,
you don't know who I am?
Oh, darling.
Like, darling.
No, like, that's
never gonna work.
I already knew Anetra
was gonna be, like,
the silent k*ller.
You were very quiet.
But I see that
you are very lively.
You just are soft-spoken.
And we have, like, a similar,
like, sense of humor, too.
Very bad.
I think that out
of the four of us,
Anetra has had the
biggest transformation.
When she first came in,
I didn't see much personality.
But as the competition progressed,
she's definitely shown more
of the person that she is,
and I just love her so much.
And Mistress,
at first I was like,
I just know this bitch
is obnoxious.
- Did you say obnoxious?
- Yeah.
But then I found out
that she is obnoxious.
But she has redeeming
great qualities.
[laughter]
I liked your
personality because you
weren't afraid to talk.
I just love that you
say whatever you feel.
And you, like, don't care.
The second you walked in,
the groups met each other.
As soon as you came
up to me, you were like,
Auntie, the b*tches are wack.
I should have been
in y'all's group.
[laughter]
I do remember
hearing you say that.
You are a handful already.
Girl, look around.
Did I lie?
There's no one from
my group, bitch.
[chuckling]
I didn't come in
to make friends.
But to my surprise, I've
made a few along the way,
even though I try to
be in my bitchy era.
[chuckles]
We got to have some
moments here, like some, oh!
- Ooh.
- Ooh.
What was y'all's favorite gate?
Well, that's shady, honey.
If there's one thing this
season will be known for,
it is definitely gonna be
the season of the gates.
Metal-gate, Heaven-gate...
- 40-inch-gate.
- 40-inch-gate.
Baby-bump-gate.
Baby-bump-gate.
Baby bump... oh, my God.
Ooh, why am I seeing a pattern?
Why is Luxx in
every gate, honey?
Every gate that happened
that I was a part of...
Bitch, all the gates.
Apparently, I was a
part of all of the gates.
I would consider myself the
gatekeeper of season 15.
But I didn't
provoke any of them.
Or if I did provoke it,
I didn't escalate it
for it to become a full-on gate.
However, I am the
one who said it.
Blame it on the edit.
[upbeat music]
We are all about to go
back on the main stage
for the last time to find out
who is moving on
to the grand finale.
I love all of these girls.
But I am looking at the end
goal, which is the crown.
Isn't it wild to
think that one of us
is going to be America's
Next Drag Superstar?
I know, I can't wait.
I don't want to be
in the top three.
I need to be in the top three.
I want this more than words
can even describe.
I deserve to be in
the finale because
I'm a phenomenal performer.
I'm a phenomenal drag
queen and... period.
I should be at the grand finale
because I am a drag queen.
My Stockard Channing moment.
I just want to come out already.
God, the suspense is...
eee!
[RuPaul's "Cover Girl starts]
[singing] Cover girl,
put the bass in your walk
Head to toe,
let your whole body talk
[applause]
- Take your time.
- Take your time, Mama.
[laughs] Welcome
to the main stage
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
She's not a bitch.
She's just edited that way.
It's Michelle Visage.
No, Ru, I am
actually that bitch.
The hilarious Ross Mathews.
Now, as we reach the end
of season 15, any regrets?
I deeply regret the one time
I agreed with Michelle Visage.
[laughs] - It was
wrong. I'm sorry.
This week,
we challenged our queens
to serve intergalactic
glamour in the music video
"Blame It on the Edit."
And tonight on the runway,
category is Drag Excellence.
Racers, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.
[singing] The world
is your runway
The category is Drag Excellence.
Up first, Anetra.
Oh, she makes a good point.
Actually, she makes
several good points.
[chuckling]
She wore blue velvet.
This look is Grand High Empress
Anetra, the house down.
It's one of my favorite
things I've ever made.
It's dripping in beauty,
Asian fierceness.
She's glamorous.
She's artistic.
At the end of this competition
I just feel so elevated.
- You've heard of Flash Gordon?
- Yes.
Well, meet Flash Whoredon.
[chuckling]
Go, Flash, go.
I love a tassel on an assh*le.
Luxx Noir London.
Representing the Cicely
Tyson School of the Arts.
[laughter]
I want my final moment
on the runway
to be kind of different
from what I've shown.
I can also show you
elegance, poise, glamour
and still have
myself shine through.
My mug is stamped for the gods.
The earrings are so heavy.
I just have the weight of my
success in this competition
on my earlobes right now.
It's just the perfect
[kiss] chef's kiss
runway presentation.
I'm gonna take that train
all the way to London.
Mm, I guess it
do gotta be white.
[ding]
Sasha Colby.
Aloha, gorgeous.
Oh, her head got lei-ed.
I'm giving you AB Crystallized
Galactic Federation Queen.
I wanted to bring some
of my Hawaiian culture
with my beautiful orchids.
I am rhinestoned from orchid
stem to all my bracelets.
The dress is immaculate.
It is giving you pageant.
It is hitting the floor perfectly,
straight up Sasha Colby
drag excellence.
I'm also so ethereal and
hopefully makes you gasp
and clutch a pearl or two.
Miss Diamond Head.
If you like it, then you should
put six, seven rings on it.
Mistress Isabelle Brooks.
Ru, she can't win.
She's a cheetah.
I am in my glamazon era,
and I am giving
fierce ferociousness.
I wore this gown for
a national pageant.
Wearing this gown was
the first time in drag
that I felt untouchable.
It means a lot to me.
As you go down the gown,
note the details, bitch.
The cheetah print
is not on the fabric.
It is beaded into design.
Every bead is sewn one by one,
and it is hours and
hours and hours of work.
And that is custom couture, honey.
This gown is heavy, bitch.
This is about 60 pounds.
I know that this gown
will go down
in history because,
bitch, I'm wearing it,
and it looks f*cking sickening.
She is feline the fantasy.
I hear she's feral.
Welcome, queens.
And attention, Earthlings.
It's time to blast off
with Anetra,
Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby,
and Mistress Isabelle Brooks
in the intergalactic premiere
of "Blame It on the Edit."
[singing] All these shows
around the world
And everywhere we go
You'll never meet another bitch
As salty as these hoes
She wanna blame it on the edit
Blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it, edit
Go on and take the credit, bitch
You the one who said it, bitch
How you gon' regret it?
Blame it on the edit
Blame it on the edit
[lip-synching]
Stompin' on roaches
And walking these ducks
Walkin' these ducks
Make my way on the runway
Anetra 'bout to pump
I twist, I whip
I dip, hair flip
Smash that eye
Gloss that lip, a total ten
Your girl's a hit
[lip-synching] Lookin'
just like a dream
Look so fierce
I be causin' a scene
When I step on the runway
You already know all eyes on me
Ain't these b*tches
left no crumbs
Did it in designer pumps
So when they ask about Luxx
Let 'em know that she's the one
[singing] Blame it on the
edit, blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it edit
Go on and take the credit, bitch
You the one who said it, bitch
How you gon' regret it?
Blame it on the edit
Blame it on the edit
[lip-synching] Bad bitch body
I don't come and play
Best believe when I
stepped on the scene
Shitty hoes just run away
Dream-chaser, style-maker
Game-changer, bank-maker
cr*ck the code, now y'all know
Sasha Colby run the show, ah
[lip-synching]
MIB, I'm the MVP
It makes sense why all
these girls envy me
'Cause I'ma clock the tea,
and I don't give a tuck
Excuse me, why you mad?
Like a bitch from west bum tuck
But guess what, yes, I said it
And I made it, too
I'm the next in line,
Kingdom Amaru
And if you step outta
line, I'ma gather you
Make room, 'cause a big
girl's coming through
[singing] Blame it on the
edit, blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it edit
Go on and take the credit, bitch
You the one who said it, bitch
How you gon' regret it?
Blame it on the edit,
blame it on the edit
All these shows around the world
And everywhere we go
You'll never meet another bitch
As salty as these hoes
Blame it on the edit,
blame it on the edit
She wanna blame it on the edit
You the one who said it, edit
Go on and take the credit, bitch
You the one who said it, bitch
How you gon' regret it?
Blame it on the edit,
blame it on the edit
- Whoa!
- Yeah!
Wow.
My beautiful queens,
tonight we must decide
which three of you
will be moving on
to the grand finale of
"RuPaul's Drag Race" season 15.
And I've just got to commend you
on all of the hard work and
devotion that you've put in.
I know how hard this is.
You should be very,
very proud of yourselves.
And now, it's time for the
judges' final critiques,
starting with Anetra.
You look unreal tonight.
There's something
about this look that
hearkens back to
days of old, but also
points towards the future.
This is very
Emperor Ming Flash Gordon.
We keep going back
to Flash Gordon.
Yes, go, Flash, go.
[singing] Ah
What a joy it has been watching
you grow in this competition.
Each challenge that came,
you met it head on.
Then you won three of them,
especially in that Rusical.
When you let us in
and you touched us
the way you did with
your performance,
we will never
forget that moment.
Getting to direct you
in the music video,
I could see you getting
in your own head.
Choreography
is different than voguing.
You chose to do a slower rap.
But I liked it.
And you ended it with almost
a ballroom lingo, you know,
with 10s and talking about that.
But it's like
how the Bible says,
when it comes to duck-walking,
it's a marathon, not a sprint.
- That's right.
- Yes.
That's my favorite
passage, actually.
- Beautiful.
- Yeah.
Tell me about
writing the lyrics.
So I wanted to
obviously call back
to Walking that f*cking Duck.
[laughs] - It was...
it was such a big thing
for me in the competition.
I knew this was gonna be
one of the hardest things
that I had ever done.
And it was also one of the
most transformative things
that I have ever done.
What you've done
in this competition
is nothing short of amazing.
I am so proud of you.
Thank you.
Up next, Luxx Noir London.
I am so proud of my
fellow New Jerseyan
right here in the final four.
Tonight, you look
absolutely beautiful.
Your taste level is beyond.
When I think of the
iconic runway moments
that we've seen in season 15,
you are at the top of the list.
Each week, I fell more
and more in love with you.
And look at you now.
And then let's talk
about this video.
I liked your lyrics.
But what I loved
is that you sang.
And then you give us rap,
as well.
You're gonna give me four lines.
Bitch, I'm gonna show
you everything I got.
You probably got the
choreography the quickest.
And you committed to it.
You're so unabashedly you.
You are so gay.
That's coming from me.
[laughter]
You are the embodiment
of what it is to be proud.
There's no shame in that game,
and the lyrics speak to that.
I see you, and I just
think about all the kids
in the world who could be you.
You have a family that supports
you and that has lifted you up
and said, you can do
whatever you want to do.
And that gives me so much hope.
I'm so grateful for them.
And I don't even think they know
how grateful I am for them.
I just love them so much.
You are very blessed.
Thank you so much for
all your kind words.
It all just means
the world to me.
[sniffles]
Thank you, Luxx.
Up next, Sasha Colby.
You know, you came into this
competition with notoriety.
Some of these kids may
know about your legacy.
Some may not.
Some may be threatened by it.
Some may not.
But it's a big deal
to be the eldest
and have to hold your ground.
And when you come out so
high, that's even harder.
You exceeded expectations.
Let's talk about this runway.
It's spectacular.
Your performance in
the video was so fun.
I love your Pamela Anderson
situation that you gave us.
And we were all like,
damn, I want to have
sex with an alien tonight.
That's your gift.
And the first line of your
lyrics is "bad bitch body."
You are so much more than
a body, 'cause they go away.
But your kindness
and your inner beauty,
that ain't going anywhere.
As we've learned your story,
you are not only a survivor,
but you are a spiritual leader.
I know the hard knocks.
And they've informed you
how to meet life
on life's terms.
[crying] [sniffles]
Well done, mama.
It was an amazing experience.
I cherish every moment here.
This was really my love letter
to drag, the love of my life.
And I'm so glad I could
have shared it here.
Thank you.
All right,
Mistress Isabelle Brooks.
This runway tonight,
well, that's how you do it...
sexy in all the right places.
But I love that you
own being a big girl.
I also love that you never
are the butt of the joke.
I've fallen prey to that.
That's powerful.
We got to see a beautiful
trajectory of all the looks
that Mistress does,
all the while
representing Houston drag.
You must have said it 50 times.
[laughter]
But I say that with love.
And you did them so proud
in this competition.
Let's talk about you
in the music video.
Okay, there were a couple
steps off, couple.
I saw them.
But when they came in
close on your face,
nobody sells
a close-up like Mistress.
Just your eyes alone are...
they tell every part of
the story.
And you also do this thing where
you can be so sexy
and so pop star
and also hilarious
the next second.
You're so good at that.
Not only are you a fabulous
queen, a gorgeous queen,
but you are a smart queen.
The acting, the performance,
the gorgeous costumes,
the snarky attitude,
unapologetic...
It's so refreshing.
You let a bitch know.
But you let a bitch know
in a way that's still fun,
and with a wink and a nudge.
Remember who you are.
You are anointed.
You are anointed.
And you are anointed.
It's no accident
you're standing on this stage.
Remember I said that.
Remember this moment.
Ladies, many of
our younger viewers
are struggling to
find their tribe.
With them in mind,
I want to ask you this,
starting with Anetra.
If you could travel
back in time,
what would you tell
five-year-old Isaiah?
[inhales] Oh, wow.
[chuckles]
I would say...
[sniffles]
it's gonna be
a rough ride at the beginning,
and you're gonna
have a lot of dark days.
[sniffles] But just hold on.
There is gonna come a day where
you get to release and fly free
and be your authentic self.
And it's gonna be
so worth the wait.
So keep strutting around
in them go-go boots.
[sniffles] And I love you.
Luxx Noir London,
what would you tell
three-year-old Justin?
You're gonna
wake up one morning,
and you're gonna say,
"I'm gonna be a star."
And it's gonna come true.
[sniffles]
There's gonna be so many
things that are going to try
to knock you off of your path.
And everything, good,
bad, nice, mean, ugly,
is all going to lead you
[sniffles]
to that star shining as
bright as it possibly can.
People are gonna
try to dim that shine.
But you know deep down
who the f*ck you are.
And you know what
you're here to do.
This doesn't happen for
everyone who looks like you,
who comes where you come from.
You have a great
life ahead of you.
Don't take a second
for granted, please.
Thank you.
Sasha Colby, what would you tell
little three-year-old Sasha?
First of all, woman.
Fit it, bitch.
First of all, your
family doesn't know
what they're talking about.
Just keep the pigtails, honey.
[chuckling]
I would like to tell her that...
Oh, my God, like, your
dreams are gonna come true
because you just
relied on yourself
and your natural instinct and
turned to drag as your therapy
and your best friend.
You're gonna find
yourself so quickly
and will be questioned about it.
And you will hold
it down so fiercely,
no one can tell you anything.
And I love you so much because I
know you don't hear it a lot.
I love you so much.
And I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
Mistress Isabelle Brooks,
what would you tell
four-year-old Israel?
[crying]
Life is gonna be so confusing.
And you're not gonna understand
why it feels like
you're invisible
or like you don't matter.
But there's
something in you that
always just holds on to
that little glimmer of hope.
And don't ever, ever lose that.
You may never have that
relationship you always
dreamt about with your family.
But you'll find your tribe,
and you'll
find your chosen family.
And you're gonna find people who
show you that love is real.
And just get ready because
you're gonna accomplish so
much that you never thought
was possible.
Thank you, Mistress.
Thank you.
Thank you, ladies.
I think we've heard enough.
While you enjoy delicious
House of Love canned cocktails
and mocktails in the Werkroom,
the judges and I
will deliberate.
Now, just between us squirrel
friends, what do you think?
Big decisions to make.
Let's start with Anetra.
Wow.
Won the first challenge,
Walking the f*cking Duck,
and kept walking it
through the competition.
The performance
in the Rusical...
we didn't just watch it.
We felt it.
And then she came back
and won with
the Teachers Makeover challenge,
which was right at the end
of this competition.
She has brought this
momentum into the final four.
In the music video, was she
as strong as Luxx and Sasha?
No.
But I loved her
lyrics because she
is branding herself.
She's a smart kid.
She's a sensitive kid.
And I have just fallen
in love with her
throughout this competition.
That is one fierce drag queen.
Let's talk about
Luxx Noir London.
The first time
I saw her, I was like,
oh, this is like a club
queen who's like, yes,
just living for the moment.
And as each week came,
I was like, okay, I get it.
Some of these looks
were iconic this season.
Talk about her
Everybody Say Glove look,
where she came out in casts.
You know, that is just a
different kind of thinking.
The House of Fashion,
those zebra pants?
I will never forget that.
Then she's shown us
she's got comedy chops
with the Funny Girls comedy duo.
And in the music video, I loved
the way she performed it.
She's a natural dancer.
She understands what she
can do with her body.
She's got such an
effervescence about her,
and she brought that
to the music video.
I look at Luxx, and I think,
finally, a respectable woman
comes out of New Jersey.
You better watch it, Mathews.
Let's move on to Sasha Colby.
Sasha won three times.
She competed intentfully
and purposely
in every single challenge
with something to say.
And when she didn't win,
she still didn't suck.
Much like me,
she never bottomed.
And that is quite a feat.
Some of her looks
were amazing...
Everybody Say Glove
with that custom
couture baseball outfit,
her Puffer, Please, with that
black-and-yellow outfit,
which... unbelievable.
Her makeover look that she
did... she turned it out.
And in the music video,
the fact that she, like,
leaned back, as opposed
to pushing so hard,
it was so powerful.
I was never not
literally compelled.
I felt like she was a vampire
and she was glamouring me.
[laughter]
I could not look away.
Sasha is a consummate professional.
But some of the
professionals that we've
had like that over the years
can get redundant.
- Yeah.
- Sasha never let that happen.
Not only that,
but what a lovely person.
How lovely and poised she is.
Sasha Colby has it all.
All right,
let's talk about Mistress.
This is another one
who put so much though
into every look
that she brought out here.
Even when she was wearing
the RuPaul racer suit
and she put the big-girl quotes,
everything had intention.
And she was doing things that
were out of her comfort zone.
She won the Daytona
Wind Sitcom challenge,
where she's an actress.
I love seeing people
surprise themselves
in this competition.
Her performance in the
music video, she struggled.
Not gonna lie.
Now, she might not have
been the best dancer.
But she was the best
lip-syncher of the bunch.
She gave us face the house down.
You know, you find out
if you're a survivor
or you're a crumbler here.
And she's not only a
survivor, she's a winner.
She has worked it out.
She's like a MacGyver.
We got a MacGyver
reference... thanks.
Yes.
More like MacGayver, but still.
[laughs] Mistress cracks me up.
- The bitch has shade for days.
- Mm-hmm.
And she's not mean about it.
But she's just meant
to be a drag queen.
I don't know.
I don't know how we're
gonna do this, right?
There are four queens
up there that could
all be in the finish line.
You know, at the
beginning of the season,
I promised myself to have an
elimination every episode.
I've got to admit,
I'm still making up my mind.
[claps]
Silence.
Bring back my girls.
Ooh.
Oh.
Welcome back, queens.
I've made some
difficult decisions.
[suspenseful music]
Sasha Colby.
Condragulations,
you are the winner
of this week's challenge.
Yes.
Oh, my God, I just
won the fourth challenge.
Yes.
You've won a cash
prize of $5,000,
and you are moving forward
to the grand finale.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
I'm a finalist
in the grand finale
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
I'm given my golden ticket,
and it's not chocolate.
[chuckles]
It feels so good, like a
lovely, accomplished sigh
of relief.
[exhales]
[suspenseful music]
Luxx Noir London.
You are...
safe.
Condragulations, you're moving
forward to the grand finale.
[squeals] Thank you so much.
I told myself that
I was going to be here.
And that's the
ultimate prize for me.
I want the crown.
That's the ultimate prize.
But this is like, it's a
really big prize as well.
[chuckles]
Anetra,
Mistress Isabelle Brooks,
I'm sorry, my dears,
but you are both
up for elimination.
This is my last chance
to lip-sync
my way into the finale.
The poker face is out,
and I'm ready to slay.
Two queens stand before me.
Ladies, this is your last
chance to impress me
and save yourself
from elimination.
[suspenseful music]
The time has come...
for you to lip-synch...
for... your... life.
I'm not gonna
let anything stop me
from my journey to the crown.
I want this so bad.
And I'm gonna give
them a performance
they're gonna remember.
Good luck, and don't f*ck it up.
[lip-synching]
It's complicated
It always is
That's just the way it goes
Feels like I've waited
so long for this
I wonder if it shows
Head under water
Now, I can breathe
It never felt so good
'Cause I can feel it
coming over me
I wouldn't stop it if I could
Come on!
[lip-synching] When love
takes over, yeah
You know you can't deny
I am in this 60-pound dress.
But I'm giving them
everything I've got.
I want nothing more than to be
America's Next Drag Superstar.
[lip-synching] Tonight,
tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight,
tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
And I-I-I-I-I-I-I'll
Be loving you all the time
It's true 'cause
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Wanna make it right with you
Whoo!
[lip-synching] When love
takes over
When love takes over
When love takes over
Over
Over, over...
I've never wanted anything more
than to be in this finale.
I am laying this heart
out for you on the stage.
And I'm giving you everything.
I'm about to walk
this f*cking duck
all the way to the finale.
[lip-synching] When love
takes over, yeah
You know you can't deny
When love takes over
[lip-synching] Yeah
'Cause something's here tonight
- Oh!
- Whoo!
[cheering and applause]
Drag, honey, drag.
Oh, wow.
Ladies, I've made my decision.
[suspenseful music]
For the first time this season,
shantay, you both stay.
[chuckling]
[uplifting music]
We both f*cking stay!
Ah!
Condragulations, you are both
moving on to the grand finale.
Oh, my God.
I am so excited.
Right now, I'm in my winning
era, you junkie whores.
[chuckles]
We have ourselves a top four.
Who do you want to be
America's Next Drag Superstar?
Are you #TeamAnetra,
#TeamLuxx,
#TeamSasha,
or #TeamMistress?
Let your voice be heard
using hashtag #DragRace.
And tune in next week for
"RuPaul's Drag Race: Reunited."
And join us in two weeks
for the grand finale
of "RuPaul's Drag Race,"
where we are going to crown
ourselves a winner, baby.
Until then, remember,
if you can't love yourself,
how in the hell you
gonna love somebody else?
Can I get an amen up in here?
- All: Amen!
- All right.
Now, let the music play.
[singing]
A little bit of love
Goes a long, long way
Lifting you up to a brighter day
Can you feel the love?
[singing] A little bit of love
Goes a long, long way
Lifting you up to a brighter day
A little bit of love
Goes a long, long way
Turn it around
when you up and say
Everybody say love, love, love
Love, oh, oh, oh
Love, love, love, oh, oh, oh
Love can you feel the love?
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RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week.
RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week.