01x05 - Marketing Hats

[bunniefuu]

Did someone say trash?

[shrieking]

Oh, my God!

Gagged.

For this week's maxi-challenge,

you need to take
these crusty cast-offs,

and turn them into runway looks.

I find it hard to make things
look sh*t.

She is way too over-confident
for this competition.

Scarlet Adams.

Con-drag-ulations, you are the
winner
of this week's challenge.

Karen From Finance.

It felt like she was going to
a costume party,

not a drag show.

Anita Wigl'it.

The construction of it
was really shoddy.

Karen From Finance.

Shantay, you stay.

Anita Wigl'it.

Sashay away.

♪♪♪

"To my beautiful queens,
you're everything to me.

Never forget
my dry-a*s p*ssy."

I'm just feeling so upset,
and I feel so...

I feel, like,
numb at this point.

How can you send home
someone like Anita, you know?

-Well, quite easily apparently.
-[laughs]

Anita will be crushed,

but she's too sweet
to let that get in the way of

being proud of herself,
and proud of

the sisters that are still
in the competition.

I'm gonna miss her.

The most aggressively positive
person
I've ever met in my life.

Do you think I look like
Violet Chachki right now?

It's really strange, all the
emotion
that's coming out of me.

Oh, I feel awful.

Only a certain part of it
is the competition.

There's so much from the outside
world
that's getting inside me.

It's kind of screwing me up a
bit.

It's such, like,
a whirlwind of emotions.

How are you feeling, because, I
mean,
she's not just, like, your best
friend,

she's your, like, business
partner.

It must be hard for Kita
to be still in the competition,

but not have done as well as
Anita.

Anita had a win with Snatch
Game,
and Kita's still holding out for
one,

so she'll have to step it up.

Yeah, she'll be feeling it, and
I don't
want her to feel like sh*t, you
know?

Yeah, but we're all gonna
go through this, aren't we?

This is what we came here to do.

And, honestly, like, as I get to
know
all you guys more and more,

it's gonna feel so much worse
when I send you all home as
well.

-Oh!
-Hah!

I feel strong that I'm the first
Aussie
to send home a New Zealand
queen.

I think the Aussie queens
definitely think this their
show,

and that we're
just there to fill in the gaps

because it's being filmed
in New Zealand.

Going up against the juggernaut
that is Karen From Finance,

the Wigl'it wiggled it,
didn't she?

I mean, did she?

I tell you what, though, like,
I'm f*cking determined to, like,

make it to the f*cking end now.

The fact of the matter is
we've been brought here

because we have a very
unique perspective in New
Zealand.

How many of them?

One, two, three, four, five of
them.

If you could take two,
I could take three.

Well, I've never tried taking
two,
but I'll give it a go.

It's really, really, really good
to be here.

I'm gonna take down those
m*therf*ckers now.

We're here to show them
what Kiwis can do.

There's more to down-under drag
than just Australian queens.

There's a reason why they say
Australia's full of snakes, just
saying.

RuPaul: The winner of RuPaul's
Drag Race Down Under

will receive a one-year supply
of Revolution Beauty cosmetics,

and a cash prize of $30.000.

Tonight, with Michelle Visage,
Rhys Nicholson,

and our extra-special guest
stars,
Suzanne Paul and Rena Owen.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

B.C.E.!

-Big Crossy Energy!
-[laughter]

It is a new week in the Werk
Room,

and finally that ugly b*tch,
Anita Wigl'it, has gone home.

Well, well, well.

I'm thinking, f*ck,

maybe she should have been
riding my coattails in this
competition.

Oh, well, Art,
they loved your outfit.

How do you feel,
now that you know that you've

at least secured another week
in the competition?

Uh, I feel like it wasn't
a wasted opportunity.

You know, they threw me a bone,
they gave me a second chance,

and I didn't f*ck it up,
and I won't continue to f*ck it
up.

It feels really good to be back
in the top three again,

right where I belong.

I need a win under my belt,
though.

I'm gonna get a f*cking win
next.

Etcetera, you were a bit pressed
after your feedback last week.

What's going through your head
this week?

I think it was the first time

that I'd heard that kind of
negative
feedback from the judges,

and I didn't like it.

Maybe it's time to push myself
out of my comfort zone,

and roll around on the floor,
or make an ugly outfit.

-Oh!
-[laughs]

Boring!

This ball outfit,
I thought I hated it yesterday,

but walking in and seeing it
today,
I hate it even more.

I think that all the shade
that Kita's getting

for that ball gown is just
jealousy.

In no universe my brain can
process
that that is a better outfit
than mine.

She's clearly feeling some kind
of way

about the position
she's landed herself in,

and she is putting that on me.

Do you know what--

Do you know what I find
really interesting about the
situation?

Is that my outfit could have
that many flaws,

-and still is much better than
yours.
-Oh, wow!

Take responsibility
for your own ugly outfit.

I want a cooking challenge,
for God's sake.

-[siren]
-Oh!

Well, she done already done had
herses.

My queens, time to spread your
charisma,
uniqueness, nerve, and talent,

because if you can't sell
yourself,

how in the hell you
gonna sell something else?

Can I get a g*y-men up in here?

g*y-men!

G'day, g'day, g'day! Hi!

Racers, Down Under's
first drag race superstar

needs to be able to dish it out
as well as she can take it.

Now, for today's mini-challenge,

you're going to read each other
to filth.

In the great tradition of
Paris Is Burning,

the library is about to open,
officially.

Yeah!

Because reading is what?

Fundamental!

That's right.
[laughs]

I am ready to cut
some b*tches down.

♪ Oh, Pit Crew ♪

Whoo!

[laughter]

All right, first up,
Etcetera Etcetera.

-Ooh!
-Come on over.

-Oh, these are so heavy.
-[laughter]

All right, the library is open.

Elektra Shock.

I finally understand your name,

'cause it's a shock to me that
you're still in the competition.

-Ooh-hoo!
-Ooh.

Karen From Finance.

You look like the kind of person
who enjoys hemorrhoids.

It doesn't make any sense!

Kita Mean,

it is s-s-s-s-so good to have
you here

in the competition.

Now, ♪ dun-dun da-dun-dun ♪
f*ck off.

-[laughter]
-Hey!

Art Simone,
you're a brilliant drag queen

and an amazing makeup artist.

You can paint pretty much
anything,

except a win.

RuPaul:
All right, Kita Mean.

Kita Mean is so quick on her
feet.

She is gonna be cutthroat.

Elektra Shock, man...

You know, this competition
is full of fierce Australian
talent,

hilarious Kiwis,

Etcetera Etcetera...

It's kind of interesting,
for someone that is so woke,

I'm wondering when you're gonna
wake the f*ck up.

Oh!

Karen From Finance,

if I threw a stick, would you
leave?

Oh!

Scarlet Adams.

The only time she's got
something between her ears

is when she's sucking d*ck.

Thank you, Sean.

-It's like twins, isn't it?
RuPaul: Thank you, Maxi.

Elektra Shock, hello.

I was so excited when I found
out

we were coming to the COVID-free
haven
that is New Zealand,

but if I was you,
I would get a COVID test

'cause you've clearly lost
your sense of taste.

Karen From Finance,
you're in for a very big payday
soon,

yeah, when I hire you to do
the tax on my prize money.

-Ooh!
-Oh!

Etcetera Etcetera.

Now, just a recap on pronouns
for the room here, now,

out of drag,
Etcetera uses they/them
pronouns,

so for example:

They haven't been in the top,

so we won't be saying "them"
in the final.

I'd say top that, but it's clear
this is a buffet of bottoms.

Kita Mean.

I never knew why they filmed
The Hobbit in New Zealand,

and now I know.

Now, I don't want to call Maxi
old,

but uh, the calculator
on her first phone was an
abacus.

Scarlet is great at dancing,
Scarlet is great at sewing.

-Not funny.
-Elektra Shock, come on over.

-How's it going?
-[laughs]

I'm not looking forward
to reading people.

I cannot read people.
This is going to be terrible.

Kita Mean!

No, you know, Kita's gone
through
a fantastic weight-loss journey.

You've got enough leftover skin
to make
a family resemblance costume.

Oh!

Now, Ru,
Scarlet's a dancer as well,

but did you know she's also
a fantastic pole dancer?

-Oh.
-Yeah.

-So why don't you sit on this
and spin?
-Oh!

I'd be happy to, baby.

I was really surprised
at the reads for me,

'cause there were so many good
reads
that they could have done about
me.

Read yourself... Oh, the only
thing
bigger than your hole

is the bald spot
on the back of your head.

Yes, but I've been covering
really well.
Do not put this!

The library is closed,
officially.

Wow, y'all ain't here
to f*ck spiders, are you?

The winner of today's
mini-challenge is...

Art Simone.

I won something!

Con-drag-ulations, Art,

you've won a state-of-the-art
sewing machine,

-courtesy of Singer.
-Yay!

Now, racers,
I expect all of my legendary
children

to give the customer what they
want.

[laughter]

And what they want is you.

For this week's maxi-challenge,
you need to create and market

your very own brand of...

yeast spread.

Why it gotta be yeast spread?

This is gonna be a hard
challenge.

It's really nothing like
what I've ever done before.

You'll be in charge of every
detail,

from the name, to the packaging,

to creating and starring in your
own
lip-smacking commercial.

We get an acting challenge.

This is a brilliant opportunity
for me
to show Ru exactly who I am.

Now, later today you'll sh**t
your ads
with Michelle Visage

and the infomercial queen
of Down Under, Suzanne Paul.

-Oh!
-That's epic!

I'm so excited that she's here,
because she is an icon.

Now remember, to win this
challenge,
your yeast spread needs to be

dripping with your charisma,
uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

-Ooh!
-All right!

-Jars!
-Ooh, arts and crafts? Yes,
please.

-I think it's gonna be fun.
-Yeah, I feel like this is up
your alley.

Hopefully I don't overthink it.

I think Maxi Shield
is gonna do really well.

She has done all of this before.

Maxi Shield could sell
a poncho to a nudist.

What are you guys thinking
for your yeast spreads?

I'm calling it
"Hornbag Concentrate,

-now for the ladies."
-When I hear "yeast spread,"

I think of the in-between-me's
down there,

-so my product is called
"Discharge".
-Wow.

I feel like a lot of these
queens,
their drag is very one-level.

If you strip back the fart
jokes,
and the boob jokes,

have you got anything
underneath,

or have you just got a man
that's dressing up in a costume?

I think the judges want to see,
like,

something that's refined,
yet concept-based.

I'm gonna play, like,
this elegant woman holding a jar
of piss.

[crickets]

Congratulations, Art,
on winning the mini-challenge.

-Yeah!
-Thank you!

I was scared to go against you,

'cause you are the funniest one
here,
hands down, but, uh...

Yeah, you beat me.

I'm surprised Art won,
I thought I was way f*cking
funnier.

I need to start winning,
I need to prove that I'm the
best,

and that I can, like,
kick these other girls' asses.

What are you thinking?

I wanted to play on, like,
the competition, and being in
the bottom.

I thought I could make lots of
wordplay
about getting topped.

-"Get Topped."
-Hmm.

I don't know, I don't know,
but your reaction

-isn't totally much.
-No, no, no.

Elektra is definitely the
least-seasoned
queen in this competition.

She's a great performer,
but she's the one I think

who has the biggest target
on her back at the moment.

Etcetera, I-- I didn't think you
were
as funny as I was anticipating.

b*tch, did you expect me to be
funny?

Well, yeah, I think you're
funnier
than maybe you give yourself
credit for.

Right, do you really see me as
someone
that's super shady, though?

-Uh, yes.
-[laughs]

-Hello.
-Are you kidding? Really?

-Yeah.
-Girl, wake up!

I don't see myself
as a super shady person.

I might be a b*tch, but at least
I tell people what I think,

and I wish that they'd stop
thinking
I'm the shady queen

and start looking
at some of the other girls

to realize that they're really
the snakes in the room.

Well, you have a lot on your
back
this week, Karen.

You're a comedy queen,
you're the corporate queen.

Karen From Finance, you gotta
sell
the product this week, girl.

I can tell that the rest of the
girls
are thinking

that I'm becoming
less and less of a threat

as the competition carries on,

so I need to remind the girls
that I'm one to beat.

-Karen From Finance!
-Hello!

Say hello to the fabulous
Suzanne Paul,
who could sell anything.

-It's so nice to meet you.
-And, action.

There's nothing that I love more
than taking a break

and enjoying a snack of my
delicious new Discharge Spread.

I don't like the name
"Discharge,"
to be honest.

Why not consider our DIY,
home discharge jarring service?

Every time she said "discharge,"
I was like... [gagging]

Was the delivery okay?

A bit more sparkle and shine,
please, Karen, more.

Discharge also works
as a great sun repellent.

Give me those words even more.

-Rich and wet.
-Yes... yes!

I'm experienced in taking
direction.

I think I can win this
challenge.

I'd like to see them get
something free.

-Very common, you could BOGOF.
-Hmm?

-Yes, that's not-- yes, not--
-Did you say "bog off"?

-Buy One Get One Free.
-[laughs]

With every three jars of
Discharge,
you can BOGOF!

-Scarlet Adams.
-My product is called Snatch.

Sensing a theme here, okay.

They could find it hysterical,

or it could be so vulgar,
they're like,
"What the f*ck is this?"

Snatch-- a glam-diculous new
product
made from the yeast

extracted from real vaginas.

[deep voice]
Ew, have you seen her beef
curtains?

-That's outrageous.
-[laughs]

Suzanne, I'm so sorry.
Our queens are vulgar.

Snatch can be used on more
than just your hairy clam.

-Do you need a facelift?
-Oh! [laughs]

Oh, I can't close my eyelids!

-Hopefully that's enough.
-What else was there to do?

I was just gonna do a close-up
of my
vag*na before and after Snatch.

Oh, trust me, it's not gonna
make a difference.

I don't think we can do that,
no.

All right, Art, what is your
vision?

I am selling a yeasty Yank
extractor,

which is a Down Under spread
that we pretend to eat,

but that's just to scare off the
Yanks.

Hello, America, I'm Art Simone.

Oh, my God, who am I?

-f*ck, all right.
-You're Art Simone.

Yeah. For over a hundred years,
our secret recipe

has kept Americans away
from our back verandas and
from--

That's all right, be kind to
yourself,
I see where you're going.

-Yeah.
-Don't do it.

-Pick it up from there.
-Yeah.

Oh dear, dear, look,
there's a real-life Aussie!

Dear, do you mind
if I feel your marsupials?

Can we see the ko-way-las?

Really, Americans saying,
"ko-way-las"?

That's funny, I thought that
Sean
was already wearing a fanny
pack.

I know, right?

Have you ever sold
men's underwear before?

No, I haven't, no.
I'd like to get into men's
underwear.

Yeah, girlfriend, now you're
talking.

Breathe in.
There we go, all right.

There was just so much going on,

from the costume to the face.

-Kita Mean, meet Suzanne Paul.
-Kia ora, Suzanne!

My product is called "Yeasty
Nuts".

I'm just gonna give it
everything I have
and have fun with it.

Fill your ring with Yeasty Nuts.

"Fill your ring"?

Yeah.
It's like a donut filling.

Tell you what,
I've learnt some new things
today.

-Have you?
-Yeah.

Doing the whole Divine
dog-poo gagging.

-Got it.
-Yeah.

It's a legendary scene with
one of the greatest drag queens

of all time,
where there was just...

dog poop involved.

-Oh.
-Yeah.

[groaning]
Oh my God.

-Oh.
-That's a wrap, I'm so sorry.

-Hi, Etcetera.
-Hello.

Your product is called...

"Piss".

Just when you think it can't get
any worse, it does, doesn't it?

-Michelle: Welcome to drag.
-Yes!

The harsh Australian outback

has a new flavor.

Piss.

Fermented urine.

[pissing]

Suzanne, is that what they mean
by "product placement"?

I think I'm k*lling it.
This is going really well.

And it's yours for
the low, low price of-- uh!

[crickets]

-You okay?
-That's it.

-Okay, all right.
-Fantastic.

-Yeah.
-That's a wrap on Etcetera.

And it was so lovely to meet
you.

I'm so glad you got to see me
at my best like this.

Wish she could say the same.

Well, hello, Elektra Shock.

You're on your front doorstep
of your happy home.

You're a wonderful couple.

And you're gonna be standing
just behind
him here, my darling, and say,

"Thanks to our
conveniently sized package,

you can get topped
in your own home."

During that, I'd like you to
bend over
and pick up your package.

-All right?
-She just took charge, took
command.

Now, are you comfortable for me
to pretend to give you a
blowjob?

-Okay, yeah.
-I think she's after my job.

Our top scientists at Busted HQ

have been working on this
exciting
new yeast spread...

and I've forgot my lines.

Everything is going so, so well.

Like the shot it would be on Ru,
on the desk...

-Oh.
-...until I do my RuPaul.

Ballsy.

Michelle does not seem happy.

Him to sort of laugh
at the ridiculous of it.

Oh, well, we'll find out, won't
we?
Action.

[imitating RuPaul]
Elektra Shock.

-I'm happy with that.
-Thank you.

Maxi Shield,
meet the great Suzanne Paul.

-Hi, Suzanne.
-Hi, Maxi Shield!

I'm selling Hornbag Yeast
Concentrate,

which is a sex appeal in a jar.

Here at the Horndog Institute,
we have a motto--

Did she say "Horndog"?

-Horndog-- Hornbag.
-Hornbag. Did I say "dog"?

Are you tired?
Oh, sorry.

-Here we go.
-I have the product for you.

New--
Oh, sh*t, I forgot the product.

Are you sick--
Oh, sh*t, hold on.

It is Hornbag Yeast Extract.

-Oh, my God.
-That's all right, that's okay.

I don't know what's going on.

It is Hornbag Yeast--
Oh, my Lord!

-Hornbag Yeast Extract, is it?
-Can I just put that there?

-You're gonna stand there again?
-Yeah-yeah-yeah.

You know, how do I make that
sh*t-a*s
performance a positive?

Michelle: Doing great,
but we're running out of time.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah.
-We done?

-Whoo!
-[laughing]

How did we all go with our ads?

-I had so much fun doing that.
-Yeah, same.

-Oh, my gosh.
-I was so nervous yesterday,

-I almost felt sick.
-Yeah.

Is it 'cause you're like
win-win,

-and now it's like, ah!
-Yeah, a little bit.

Scarlet does not need
any more wins.

All Scarlet needs
is a plane ticket home.

-I think I was dreadful.
-Really?

And I reread, and then I
rewrote.

By the time I got there,
I was like scrambled eggs.

Do you think they'll be able
to cut something together

that shows your vision?

No.

Oh...

Do you think that we should
probably
start getting ready for it?

Yes, I am so excited, let's do
it.

Has anyone ever done anything
in drag that they regret?

-My first three runways.
-Ah!

I've, um, said and done things
that I regret in drag a lot.

When I was a lot younger
and stupid and naive,

just trying desperately
to make people laugh.

-Recently got called out on it.
-Well, what did you do, Scarlet?

I have, in the past, as well as
a lot of the other queens,

done blackface before,
which I really regret.

I'm disgusted at myself
that I did those things.

I've never looked at
something like blackface

and even thought that that could
be,
like, an honest mistake.

You said that you were using it,
you were trying to do it for
humor.

It's strange to appropriate
someone's culture to make a joke
of it.

I didn't know any better--
not that that's an excuse,

but it's hard to unlearn things

that are ingrained into you
as a child.

Maxi, do you know what I mean?
'Cause, I mean--

Yeah, I grew up in Central
Queensland,

and some of the stuff that was
said,
you know,

it was--
now looking back, was awful.

But it was just said as
general conversation.

I think casual racism
in conversation is very
different

to painting your face in
blackface
and performing a number for
money.

A lot of drag scenes
are extremely r*cist.

I see drag queens saying, "It
was just
a joke, you need to get over
it."

But, it's like, while people of
color
and trans people

are still facing violence
every single day

from the systematic oppression
that we live in, isn't a joke to
me.

I know that I will
never be able to fully atone

for the things that I did in my
past,
but if I can try...

I think that going forward,
there should be a lot of steps

of reparation, and not just
saying
you're sorry

but doing things
to show that you're sorry,

-and I think that's really
important.
-Yeah.

Etcetera, I have to say,
you're 20-what? 22?

Mm-hmm.

I'm so impressed with
how knowledgeable and smart

and worldly you are.

People like yourself
are the reasons why I think

we're gonna start seeing
real change, I hope.

Thank you, I really appreciate
that.

[music plays]

[RuPaul laughs]

♪ Cover girl,
put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe,
let your whole body talk ♪

-[applause]
-And what?

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

Michelle Visage.

Now, Michelle,
what is your favorite spread?

Must be jelly,
'cause jam don't shake. Hey-ey!

The lovely and laughable Rhys
Nicholson.

Now, Rhys, have you ever done
any advertising?

Do bathroom walls count?

Yes, they do.

But wait, there's more.

For the next 10 minutes,
my pants are 50% off.

And welcome the first lady of
New Zealand cinema, Rena Owen!

Welcome!

Thank you, Ru. Kia ora.

This week
we challenged our queens

to market their own brand
of yeast spread.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

Category is
Finest Sheila in the Bush.

First up, Elektra Shock.

Oh, she's so totally Raven.

For Sheila In The Bush,
I am serving you huia realness.

I am a gorgeous princess
walking through the forest.

One of our most famous
and treasured birds is the huia
bird,

and again, it's another tribute
to the
land, giving thanks to where I
come from,

and I feel confident in this
look.

-Uh, huia talkin' to?
-Now which one's the Sheila?

Up next, Kita Mean.

Michelle:
She's the monarch of her family.

Rhys: I like this one so much
more
than her cocoon dress.

I feel so beautiful. I'm
absolutely
giving fine drag excellence,

with a little Kita twist.

So colorful, and it's still,
like,
a little bit ridiculous.

Michelle:
Get a load of these cocoons.

Up next, Maxi Shield.

She's come from the airport,
where she had something to
"declare."

Today on the runway I am serving
Picnic at Hanging Rock realness.

It is very sort of
Victorian-esque,
so much lace,

but I feel fabulous.

-RuPaul: Picnic at Hanging c*ck.
-[laughter]

Michelle:
Frankly, Maxi, I don't give a
damn.

Karen From Finance.

Michelle:
Her hose has a bright red tip.

Oh, she forgot to tuck.

Tonight on the runway
I'm giving you Coco Chanel

does the Country Fire
Association.

I am on fire.

Rhys:
Just in case her p*ssy's on
fire.

Well, you know what they say,
hose before bros.

-Yes!
-[laughs]

Up next, Art Simone.

That's a lot of bottles
of the vino on her head.

Yes.

Tonight on the runway I am
serving
Outback Steakhouse realness.

I take off the hat, and bam!

I'm Kath Day-Knight, baby,
and I'm having a bloody good
time.

Michelle:
Look at me, look at me.

I preferred her with the hat on.

Up next, Etcetera Etcetera.

Michelle:
Y'all, kiss my eucalyptus!

I'm giving you this fantasy
of the full, rich,

fresh Australian bush, and I
then reveal,
through a flash of fire,

into a burnt tree stump,
and I'm walking down that runway

serving ember and ash realness.

And out of the ashes
comes new life.

Rena: Fantastic.

Scarlet Adams.

-Priscilla? I hardly know her.
-Ah-ha-ha.

Well, at least her back
is safe from the rain.

That's true.

For my Finest Sheila of the Bush
look, I am channeling

from one of the most iconic
Australian films,

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

I am walking down the runway
and I feel like I am floating on
a cloud.

The lamé is flowing
behind me perfectly,

and I feel like I look like a
vision.

Oh, I have one of these
to keep my car cool during the
day.

-Of course.
-You put it in the windshield.

-Kia ora, queens!
-Kia ora!

-Aussie Aussie Aussie!
-Oi oi oi!

It's time for the judges'
critiques.

First up, Elektra Shock.

Let's take a look at your ad.

Elektra Shock.

Your infomercial made us laugh,

but tonight on the runway,
you're back to basic.

Pause.

That's me, Elektra Shock,

two-times bottom
and currently playing safe.

But then I got Topped,
by Busted Spreads.

Our top scientists at Busted HQ

have been working on this
exciting
new yeast spread

to make those long Werk Room
days
go down a bit smoother.

But wait, there's more!

Stuffed with charisma,

overflowing with uniqueness,

and packed with nerve,

and Topped is the only yeast
spread
on the market that's full

of "and talent".

So, call now,

because every time I spread,
I get Topped.

I thought you did
a really good job,

and I think that a lot
of these girls here

are underestimating you.

So funny!

-It really just hit the brief.
-Very proud of you this week.

Several weeks in a row, we
thought,
"Oh, she's a goner,"

but here you are, a competitor
to be reckoned with.

And I love this look.
I gotta tell you,

I think this is the most
beautiful
you have looked on this runway.

-Is your hair painted on?
-Yes, my wigs aren't the best,

so I thought,
why not just paint one on?

Up next, Kita Mean.

Do you get distressed
at the mere thought of having

no new donut fillings
to nibble on these days?

I'm so outrageously distressed
and perturbed

at the thought of having
no new exquisitely delicious

donut fillings to nibble on
these days!

Well, calm your t*ts.

Yeasty Nuts.

The ripest aromas.

The tangiest taste.

Guaranteed to have you
absolutely gagging for more.

Open wide, and fill your ring
with Yeasty Nuts.

In your infomercial, you were
funny,
you were ridiculous.

You challenged yourself,
you pushed yourself,

and this is a really pretty look
on you.

Rhys: I'm loving watching you
throughout this competition,

because you do bring us
something
different every week.

The infomercial,
by playing it straight,

you really found the comedy in
it.

Did you get everything in
to your commercial

that you had planned?

Absolutely. I usually have a
hard time
getting anything in.

Up next, Maxi Shield.

Are you tired of sitting at home
alone,
petting your own p*ssy?

Are you sick of ordering dinner
for two,

and then having to pretend
that you've got a roommate?

Hornbag Yeast Concentrate.

It's sex appeal in a jar.

It's just a teaspoon in water
for five days,

and you should see results.

Here at the Hornbag Institute,
we have a motto.

If we can get a man on the moon,

Hornbag Yeast Concentrate
can get a man in you.

Also available in yeast patches,
for the girl on the go.

Now, you struggled
quite a bit with your ad,

and I think we ran into the same
thing
that we ran into with the
singing.

When you don't believe in
yourself,
you start to really go inside.

You gotta stop doing that.

I'm just-- I'm surprised
that you didn't do better in
this.

I-- I'm really disappointed.

These challenges are designed
to see who you are.

My therapist, years ago--


"You know, Ru, the power
that you have in drag

is available to you out of
drag."

Does that ring true for you?

-Yes, definitely.
-Thanks, Maxi.

Up next, Karen From Finance.

Hi, I'm Karen From Finance,
and I'm a very busy woman.

There's nothing that I love more
than taking a break

and enjoying a healthy snack
of Discharge.

Your colleagues are sure
to be jealous every time

-your discharge is hanging
around.
-[coughing]

With its rich and wet
consistency,

Discharge also works
as a great sun repellent

for those hot and steamy days
in the Aussie sun.

Discharge retails for just 2.99
a jar,

and can be found in all hot,
female centers.

Let's talk about Discharge.

Yay.
It was all really fun and funny.

I just thought it was
interesting
that I had to go, "Bigger."

-Always be as big as you can be.
-I agree with Michelle.

As my boyfriend is often saying
to me,
please go bigger.

-[laughs]
-Um...

The commercial was funny-- it
wasn't
my favorite, it wasn't the
worst.

Tell us about your outfit.

Well, tonight I'm representing
all of the volunteer
firefighters

around our countries.

We live in a country that's
prone
to wildfires and bush fires

pretty much every summer season,

but we also live in a time

when our governments
are denying climate change,

which is pretty much forcing
these bush fires to happen.

And so, I just really wanted
to represent community,

and, uh,
and those volunteers out there.

You know, I always thought a
Sheila
was sort of a red-necky type of
feel,

-but now it's just an everyday
woman?
-I would say a Sheila is just a
woman,

but it is a term that's used
by a working-class man.

-Like a broad.
-Exactly.

I see.
I think this outfit is so chic.

Michelle:
I thought this was really
beautiful.

I knew exactly what it was
when you came out.

It made such a beautiful
statement.

We were all, as a world,
sitting there with bated breath

when you were all going through
that--
all the wildlife that we lost,

all the wildlife
that was being re-homed,

and thank God,
saved and rehabilitated,

so this was really nice.

Rhys: This was, like,
a political outfit saying
something,

but you're not losing
any of the campness.

I really appreciate you

bringing that out
to everyone's attention.

-Up next, Art Simone.
-Hello!

Does this ever happen to you?

Oh, oh, dear, they say
that Australia and New Zealand

are different places.

Dear, I know, I know.
I know.

Introducing Art's Yeasty Yank
Extractor.

Our secret recipe has kept
Americans
off our back verandas

and away from our beloved
goon sacks.

Ever wondered why Trump
has never tried to buy the Opera
House?

Now, you're probably wondering
how we made this product.

Now, first you just [bleep],
and then you just [bleep],

and then a little bit of
bleeding
is perfectly natural.

It's just that easy.

Never waste another minute
explaining that you don't know

how many Hemsworth brothers
there are

or who Rhys Nicholson is.

Get your gob on it.

Mmm, yum!

Tonight on the runway was so
fun.

I'm a huge, huge
Kath & Kim fanatic,

so I'm glad that you brought her
to the main stage.

You-- you're so clearly Kath,
but you are also so clearly Art
Simone.

I really think you should be
applauded
to be able to do that.

You clearly just love
what you do, and you just--

there's just so much joy
that comes through you

and your performance.

You've done Kath proud.

You know, I thought your
commercial
was unusual, it was...

It was a lot going on.

I was laughing a lot of the
time,
but I was still kind of like,

What the f*ck is going on right
now?
Have I taken a pill?

But there was just a little bit
too much crammed into it

to kind of keep up
with what was going on.

Etcetera Etcetera.

The harsh Australian outback

has a new flavor.

Piss.

Piss is a spread,

a fragrance,

an oven cleaner,

a powerful neurotoxin.

Piss-- it's number one,
not a number two.

Get on the Piss.

Now also available
in an ice-cold beverage.

Piss off!

Piss...

Rena:
Kia ora, Etcetera Etcetera.

I would like to see you keep
the coat on for a bit longer

so I could take all the aspects
of it in,
see the back,

see some of the other animals
and creatures on there.

Your commercial,
well, it was very pissy, wasn't
it?

It is the reason why I love
Australasia,
is because you are all demented.

I love it, because I feel
like I fit right in,

but I do feel like
there's a little bit of a line

that maybe shouldn't cross
on television.

Tonight on the runway,
you know, what I got was,

you tell a story, and I thought
that you told it well,

and it was very chic,
it was very fashion.

RuPaul: I was not a fan of your
commercial, I've gotta be
honest.

It was a little on the nose for
me.

It-- you know, it wasn't as
clever
as I would want it to be.

Up next, Scarlet Adams.

Does your nunny get noticed
for all the wrong reasons?

Ew, have you seen her beef
curtains?

-[coughing]
-If you answered, "yes,"

then tighten your tuck
with Snatch,

with yeast extracted from real
vaginas.

But Snatch can be used for
more than just your hairy clam.

Oh, I just got snatched by
Snatch.

Snatch should not be used while
pregnant.

Snatch will not work on Rhys
Nicholson's
gaping, white as*h*le.

Consult your therapist first.

If piss crossed the line, then
blown-out
p*ssy certainly does,

methinks.

Sometimes crossing the line
to filthy is not always funny.

Sometimes, it's just filthy.

Not an absolute disaster,
but I think you should be

really proud most of all
of your runway tonight.

Your makeup, your costume,
your performance,

how you presented it
was just... fantastic.

I'm so happy you did
the Priscilla thing,

because we owe so much to that
movie,
it's so ground-breaking,

and it means so much,
and you did it so well.

All right, now Scarlet,
before you leave,

there's something
we need to talk about.

It's just come to my attention
that there are photos of you
online

performing in blackface,

and I want to give you
an opportunity to address this.

Uh, I can't deny
that that happened.

As a dumb, ignorant teenager,
I made some mistakes

that I'm really not proud of,

and every day I regret those
decisions.

I regret the fact that I used
my platform as a performer

to ridicule people who've faced
systematic racism

for hundreds of years.

And I'm so ashamed
of the person that I once was.

I'm really sorry to you,
and to everyone that I have
hurt.

To know that something that I've
done

has hurt other people...

feels awful.

Now, I'm sure there are people
that would want me to cancel
you,

right here, right now,

but I'd rather this be a lesson
in humility

and accountability.

And I pray that all of us can
learn
and grow from our mistakes.

Thank you.
Ladies, you may leave the stage.

Now, just between us kangaroos,
what do you reckon?

-Elektra Shock.
-When she came in to do her
infomercial,

she knew what she wanted to do,
and she made it work,

and I know for a fact
that these girls underestimate
her,

so tonight it was a little bit
of an
"F-you" from her to the rest of
the girls.

And it was a big step forward,
and the infomercial, it was so
funny.

Everything she did was just
this kind of dead in the eyes,

like a lot of those infomercial
people
kind of are.

You know, that outfit,
not ground-breaking at all,

but the silhouette was
beautiful,
and she did something different.

And listen, she went real close
to that line of being gross.

-Michelle: Mm-hmm.
-[laughs]

But she didn't cross the line
like some of the other girls
did.

Funny
It was my favorite commercial.

You know what pulled her
through?

-What?
-"And talent."

-[laughs]
-Rena: And talent.

All right, let's move on down
to Kita Mean.

Her commercial came out really
great,

so I thought tonight was really
strong
for our two Kiwi queens.

As the audience for drag
gets younger and younger,

we do kind of lose references
like Divine,

and if just one 14-year-old girl

Googles who Divine is
and watches Pink Flamingos,

-then we have done our job!
-Michelle: Yes!

RuPaul:
It was one of my favorites,

aside from the gross parts.

All right, up next, Maxi Shield.

Michelle: In her infomercial,
she was the toughest to work
with.

The idea was that her yeast
was called Hornbag.

Didn't you want to see her
turn into a hornbag?

-Yeah!
-Yeah.

Instead, she turned into Mrs.
Slocombe
with two guys eating and petting
a kitty.

I didn't get very horny from
that.

Didn't mind the outfit,
and it was different for her.

You know, it was different
from that, sort of,

Poconos auntie that she's used--
'cause I love that.

-Live from the Concord!
-[laughs]

All right, let's move on down
to Karen From Finance.

I think when it comes to
challenges like infomercials,

she has her idea of what
Karen From Finance is,

and sometimes
doesn't move out of that.

In her name, it's so clever,

and it's so much fun,

you want her to expand
on that experience.

Now, she expanded
on that experience on the
runway.

It was camp, it was meaningful,
it was gorgeous.

I absolutely fell in love with
this,

and it's so fun when drag queens
can make a political statement

in their own way.

All right, let's move on down
to Art Simone.

Art Simone's runway was really
fun,
when she came out in the cork
hat,

and it did that kind of Billy
Porter,

where it opened up--
that was really, really fun.

In the infomercial, where Karen
didn't give us enough,

Art gave us a bit too much.

First thing you learn in
advertising,

you have to have a clear,
concise message,

and Art did not have that.

All right, up next,
Etcetera Etcetera.

In her infomercial,

you know, when she was
doing it all, I was like...

this is a bit far.

You know, I wish it was
a little more high-brow.

-Let it be Lowenbrau.
-[laughs]

Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera,
I think is another one

that could have done
with a few less etceteras.

She crossed the yellow line
with her info-commercial,

so I'll just leave it at that.

Unfortunately, it was just too
crass
and not interesting for me.

Let's move on down to Scarlet
Adams.

Rhys: I think something
happens sometimes,

if you're not confident
in your own comedy chops,

-you think filth is the way to
fill it.
-Right. Listen, I laughed,

but then she dipped into
the other side of it.

That runway look was wonderful.

Gorgeous kid,
but still a lot to learn.

All right, silence!

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies,
I've made some decisions.

Scarlet Adams.

Your Priscilla
was queen of the runway.

You are safe.

Kita Mean.

Your Yeasty Nuts were
gag-worthy.

You are safe.

Elektra Shock.

For the first time
in Drag Race Down Under
herstory,

you are about to be topped.

Con-drag-ulations, you are the
winner
of this week's challenge.

What? Like, what? Me?

I won a challenge!
I don't know what I did.

You've won a luxury four-night
stay

at a Sofitel property
of your choice

in Australia or New Zealand,

and I'd like to give
a special shoutout

to the Sofitel Auckland
Viaduct Harbour.

You may join the other girls.

Thank you so much,
thank you, everyone.

Maxi Shield.

Your commercial was
too much talk and...

not enough action.

I'm sorry, my dear,
but you are up for elimination.

Art Simone.

On the runway,

you gave us two looks
for the price of one,

but we weren't buying
your yeast spread.

You're safe.

Karen From Finance.

You've been spreading
your personality a little too
thin.

The judges want more.

Etcetera Etcetera.

Your runway was high fashion,

but your commercial was
low-brow.

I'm sorry, my dear,
but you are up for elimination.

Karen From Finance, you're safe.

Thank you.

Two queens stand before me.

Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me

and save yourself

from elimination!

The time has come...
[thunder]

for you to lip sync for your...

[echoing] life!

I know this song, and I have
old-school tricks up my sleeve.

Like, literally up my sleeve.

It's me and Maxi,
and I'll tell you what,

"Picnic at Hanging Rock"?
More like,

get the f*ck off the stage,
I'm winning this lip sync!

Good luck,
and don't f*ck it up.

♪ Everybody, everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody ♪

♪ Everybody needs a human touch
♪

♪ I can't live without it,
it means too much to me ♪

♪ Everybody needs one true
friend ♪

♪ Someone who'll be there
'til the very end ♪

♪ And absolutely
everybody breathes ♪

♪ And everybody,
everybody bleeds ♪

♪ We're no different,
we're all the same ♪

♪ Players in the game ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody
in the whole wide world ♪

♪ Everybody breathes
and everybody needs ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

♪ Every boy and girl ♪

♪ Every woman and child ♪

♪ I said now everyone ♪

♪ Yes, now everyone,
everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody,
everybody ♪

♪ Absolutely everybody ♪

-Yay!
-Whoo-hoo!

Good girls!

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Maxi Shield.

Shantay, you stay.

-Thank you so much.
-There you go!

You may join the other girls.

-Aw...
-Love you, love you, sparkly
mark.

Etcetera Etcetera.

You have so much
to offer the world,

and you've only just begun.

Now, sashay away.

Thank you.

Well, I guess you can
k*ll a c*ck. Who knew?

[laughter]

[laughing]

I'm super happy with my run
on Drag Race,

and I still think my ad about
piss
is hella funny.

Maybe I'm just a weirdo
with a sick sense of humor,

but I'll continue pissing in a
jar
for anyone that wants it,

or will pay me for it,
to be honest.

I'm only 22, the world awaits.

These other girls, they've got
a bit less time left in the
bank,

so they need this more than I
do.

I'm just gonna keep on
hanging around dumpsters

like a roach does, doing weird
sh*t.

Yip-pee, yip-pee!

Con-drag-ulations, ladies,

and remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell you gonna love
somebody else?

-Can I get an "amen" in here?
-Amen!

All right, now let the music
play!

♪♪♪

For this week's makeover
maxi-challenge,

you need to transform
these rugged, rough sportsmen

into lovely ladykins.

-Too tight?
-No, no, keep going.

Keep going?
Tighter?

-Keeping the beard?
-Um...

Jesus Christ.

Both of you kind of seemed
a little unsure of yourselves.

Don't really see a drag family
resemblance.

I feel like I'm missing
the transformation.