01x08 - Down Under Grand Finale

[bunniefuu]

We are throwing our first-ever
Down Under Talent Extravaganza.

Yay!

Scarlet Adams.

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

-Kita Mean.
- I would call it dra-gic.

A dra-gic show.

Elektra Shock.

The costume and the hair
was not the greatest.

Kita Mean.

Shantay, you stay.

Elektra, sashay away.

-Whoo!
-[trilling]

Oh, yeah!

sh*t, I just assassinated
the lip sync assassin.

Sorry, girl.

"Only one queen could beat me,

and that's the winner of
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under."

Whoa.

That's very sweet,

but just like Elektra's taste
level,
it's very wrong.

How do you feel?
That was a great lip sync.

Yeah, that was fun,
but really bittersweet.

-Mm, of course.
-I can imagine.

But I'm so f*cking proud of her,
I love her so much.

She could have been defeated
any single one of the weeks

that it's taken to get here,
and she just kept on going.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I felt like she wasn't
going

-at her usual--
-100%, I was just about to say
that.

-Yeah?
-That lip sync, though.

She looked like she was, like,
stepping down.

She just kept watching you the
whole time.

Wow.

Which is f*cking fabulous.

It's really hard to delete
such a bold truth.

Oh, whatever!

-Later, babe.
-[laughs]

Bye, Elektra.

As my sisters are dropping off
this competition,

I'm realizing that it's coming
down to me
to bring this crown home.

There's so much pressure,
but I thrive on pressure.

Thank you, Elektra, I love you,
sis.

The crown is within my reach,
I can feel it!

Whoa, girls, we're the f*cking--

-Top four!
-Hey!

Does this feel wrong?

It feels correct.

We can't all be friends, though,
you know?

-Mm-hmm.
-Someone's gotta win the crown.

-I know.
-Top three, plus Art!

-Hey!
-Yeah, that's right!

Top three, plus Art, top three,
plus Art.

That's fine with me.

I may not have won a challenge,
however, I don't think--

no, I know,
I haven't wasted the second
chance I got.

-Oh.
-I totally agree with you.

I think that Art has a huge
chance
to win this competition.

Even though she was sent home in
week two,

she only missed out on one week,
and she's been back

long enough that she's proven
that
her place in this competition is
valid.

We've all been in the bottom
now.

-But you've won three
challenges.
-Yeah, that's f*cked, well done.

Three wins.

I really want to win this.

I think I deserve to win this.

I won the most challenges this
season,
and it feels really good.

I've proven myself to be
a drag queen superstar.

Hey you, stop doing that there,
you stop that so us oldies can
get to it.

I still think I can take this.

I think I deserve the crown,
I know I deserve the crown.

I just can't believe that you've
got
another win with half a beard.

-Look at all these--
-How dare you?

You slag!

b*tch, I can see yours.

Anything can happen, anything
can change.

Help a sissy up.

Well, this is gonna definitely
be
a teamwork situation.

Bring it on!
Let's do it, let's do a f*cking
drag show.

Can I try this on?

I've been hitting it, I've been
kicking goals, I've been doing
well.

The crown can still be mine.

Give it to me, please.

-Just not me at all.
-Aw, that actually looks

really cute on you.

I've got that recess
built into my bloody skull.

It's gonna sit there,
and it's gonna look great.

If that was smaller, like, more
round--

No, give in to the camp.

Hand yourself over.

Oh, it's me in a crown.

It just feels right, doesn't it?

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,
Michelle Visage

Rhys Nicholson,Rhys Nicholson

and our extra-special guest
stars,
Chloe Lattanzi, Chloe Lattanzi

and Dame Olivia Newton-John.
Olivia Newton-John

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman win ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Feelin' really gorgeous,
lookin' really gorgeous ♪

-♪ I'm lookin' pretty gorgeous ♪
-You're lookin' quite gorgeous.

Final episode of RuPaul's Drag
Race
Down Under, and I am here,

I am a contender,
and I am about to win this
f*ck!

Final top four is so cool, huh?

Oh, it is.

We've met some amazing girls
on this journey.

Yeah.

Is this gonna be, like,
the flashback episode?

[harp glissando]

Oh, there's something funny
happening.

I'm shooketh that you talked to
me.

What a dump!

Did someone say trash?

Ooh.

♪ Oh my good g*y girlie God... ♪

[gasps]

Get on the piss.

[gasps]

[gasps]

Aah!

-[siren]
-Hey!

Last one!

RuPaul:
Well, she done already done had
herses. temp FX bottom

Last call to win it all.

Now's the time to heed the call.

Just shine your light,
and bring the thunder,

and you'll be the winner of
Drag Race Down Under.

Yes!

-G'day, g'day, g'day.
-Hey!

And then there were four.

Yes, there were.

My final four,

con-drag-ulations for making it
to the grand finale

of RuPaul's Drag Race Down
Under.

Hey!

Now, before this week is
through,

we're gonna crown ourselves
a winner, baby.

Yee!

But first, you've got to show me
that you want it, I mean, really
want it.

So, for your final
maxi-challenge,

you're doing a collaboration
with me
on the song,

-"I'm A Winner, Baby".
-Oh, my God!

No!

Now, each of you
needs to write your own solo
verse.

Then, you'll work with red-hot
choreographer Lance Savali

to put together the most
challenging
production number of the season.

Ah, werk!

Plus, each of you is cordially
invited
to join me and Michelle Visage

-for a light lunch, and some
deep dish.
-Yes!

Before I go, there's a dear
friend of mine
who wants to wish you luck.

Please give a warm
Drag Race Down Under welcome

to Dame Olivia Newton-John,
and Chloe Lattanzi.

-What?
-No way!

-Hi, Ru!
-Hi, Ru.

-Hi, ladies.
-Hello, ladies.

Hi!

We've been watching Drag Race
Down Under,

and we are obsessed
with each and every one of you.

RuPaul: Olivia, do you have any
words
of advice for my queens

as they launch their
international careers?

Well, Ru, my best advice
is to keep spreading love, joy,

and laughter wherever you go,
just like you do.

Because as entertainers,
you have to believe we are
magic,

and nothing will stand in our
way.

Ah!

Now, ladies, my advice comes
from
an extremely wise source.

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

I'm sorry, I've always wanted to
say that.

Thank you, Chloe. Thank you,
Olivia.

Bye!

Wow.

Now, racers, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.

Yes!

For today's maxi-challenge,
we are doing a performance

to RuPaul's "I'm A Winner,
Baby".

We have each written
our own custom verses,

and I am super excited
to perform the sh*t out of this.

Are you happy with your lyrics?

Mine just came out of me.

I'm really vibing them,
I really love them.

I feel really good about this.

I actually wrote two, and the
first one
I felt like it was coming from
Richard,

whereas I really wanted to
write, like,
a Karen verse.

I wanted to kind of write
something on
behalf of all the girls that
aren't here.

Darling, they're dead, move on.

Like, Karen as a motivational
speaker.

It's kind of along the lines of,
like,

no matter what happens,
we've all already won.

"Everyone is a winner, love the
world,"
duh-duh-duh-duh-duh.

[snoring]

There's no pleading my case,
like,

"I'm the fiercest b*tch here,
and put the crown on my head,

and cut off everyone else's."
There's none of that going on.

-That's exactly what I did.
-Ah!

It's a very interesting
decision.

Could be to my advantage,

so I of course encourage her
and tell her she's on the right
thing.

Yeah, keep doing that,
that sounds beautiful.

I've chosen to sing my verse.

-Are you a singer?
-Uh, I love singing, um...

Okay, so, yeah.

I want the audience to know
exactly what I have gone through

in this competition, and they
can feel
the journey that I have
experienced.

It has been so raw, and so real.

I've already proven that I can,
like,

write really f*cking sick rhymes
and spit them,

so I wanted to show another
side,

that I could write some really
heartfelt
lyrics, and sing them
beautifully.

I can't f*ck this up, I'm
getting so
close, and I still need to prove
myself.

I cannot f*ck this up.

-Look who's here.
-Michelle: Who's joining us?

-Scarlet, have a seat.
-Hi, Scarlet.

Hello, hello.

Look at you.

Three wins.

More than anyone else in this
competition.

You come off as a bit of a
go-er.

-Yeah.
-Where does that come from?

Uh, I think my mum.

My mum is a single mum,
she's a really headstrong woman.

I really look up to her.

Do you get your pash for fash
from her?

-Not at all.
-[laughs]

Sorry, Mum.

So, in this competition,
what's been your biggest
challenge?

It's the emotional part,
behind the scenes.

Not being able to talk to the
people
that you love the most,

just to get them to say,
"You can do this."

-Right. Mm-hmm.
-It's been really hard.

And, did you ultimately draw on
your own strength to get through
it?

Um, well, yes,
and also my partner gave me a
package

that was full of letters
from all the people in the world

that matter the most to me,

so every episode I've been
opening
a letter from home.

-Ah!
-And just getting words of
support.

How helpful is that?

So, well, you've got Michelle
and I here,
is there anything you'd love to
ask us?

Oh, advice on how to prepare
for what comes after?

What you have to be most careful
of
is to not allow your ego,

which is part of your inner
saboteur,

to lead you down a road
that will destroy you.

You know, we talk about
not reading the comment section.

We talk about not taking the
bait
that your ego will tantalize you
with.

You keep yourself in check,
don't get too distracted by all
of this--

-Noise. Yeah.
-Noise.

-You know what I'm saying?
-Never forget what you have

in your life that's good.
That's what matters.

Yeah. Wow.

All right darling, well, um,
we forgot to offer you some
lunch.

I've got to get into a corset
later,
maybe I'll just have a smell.

-Yes!
-Okay, just smell it, yes.

Oh, I'm full, I'm full.

Oh, I couldn't possibly eat any
more.

Con-drag-ulations
on such an incredible ride.

-Well done.
-Well done.

Thank you so much, and thank you
so much
for this opportunity.

Chuckles, girls,
how are you feeling about your
outfits?

This is so much fun.

I really like Michelle's
critiques
on the runways.

-[laughs]
-Oh, my gosh, Kita, you're
really good--

Hey, Art, do your signature
noise.

[roars]

Stop it!

Ooh, my name is Scarlet.

Ooh!

I'm really good at being on the
pole.

Art Simone, here you are.

You were eliminated,

brought you back,
and here you are in the final
four.

I really appreciate you giving
me
that second chance.

How did that change the way
you approach the competition?

Um, I think what I've learnt is
it's okay not to have control.

Like, relax and enjoy the ride,
you know?

You are the breadwinner for your
family,
and many people depend on you.

-Yeah.
-That's a lot of pressure

on someone so young.
-It's how I flourish, and I
strive,

and I like to feel like, you
know,
I'm helping people.

Ooh, I'm gonna stop this right
now.

You're funding this,
you need to pay your bills,

you're running 10 drag shows.

You-- you know-- whatever it is,
and then you have to stop and
say,

"Who the hell is gonna take care
of me?"

RuPaul: Hello, or, hell-er.

-Hell-er.
-Yeah.

'Cause you probably
can't answer that right now, er?

-No.
-You can't.

And if you can't answer that
right now,
then that's a problem.

I guess it's never been pointed
out
as a possible negative
attribute.

The only negative in it, baby,
is that you're gonna burn out.

-That's the only negative.
-Yeah.

But you give so much
that you're gonna be empty.

It's been my way of life.
It's all I know.

I think you like to feel that
way,
'cause that's the way you have
to feel.

-Yeah.
-But, it's also okay to say,

"I can't wait to have somebody
in my life

"that can share the
responsibility,
to take the pressure off of me.

It's okay if I can't do
everything."

These words are the words that
you're
gonna have to start making peace
with,

or you're going to explode.

Do you have any tips?

The way you feel that you exist
is through other people,

and that if they need you, then
you exist.

But, if you can convince
yourself
that you exist as a solo agent,

that's the beginning of it.

I do hope, and I will try,
to make changes for myself.

-Oh, you will make changes.
-Yeah.

Before you go, darling,
I'd love to offer you some
Jaffas.

-Uh, look, I'm all right, thank
you.
-Ha!

They might be a bit too big for
my mouth,
so I don't want to...

Well, Art, thank you so much,

and con-drag-ulations
for making it so far in this
competition.

-Michelle: Good luck to you,
darling.
-Thank you so much,

I really appreciate it.

-Thanks, love.
-Take care.

Karen From Finance!

-Hi, you two.
-Hello.

-RuPaul: Have a seat, love.
-Thanks.

Last week on the main stage,
you looked so beautiful.

Yeah, thank you, I felt
beautiful.

I know that you, uh, lost your
mother
when you were 14 years old.

-Yeah.
-I saw

next to your makeup mirror,
there's a picture.

You look so much like your
mother.

-Michelle: Really?
-Karen: Yeah, yeah.

Michelle:
Is Karen From Finance based on
Mum?

No, not at all, not at all.

My mum was a bookkeeper.

She did work in finance,
but the, um, the person--

Hold on a minute.

Look, I don't base her off Mum.

I think that what it is,
is that I probably invoke

the female energy that she
instilled in me
and my brothers when we were
younger.

Karen's very sweet,
very gentle, and very loving.

And very caring,
and I think I invoke that for my
mother.

Do you feel boxed in by the
legend
of Karen From Finance?

Yeah, I feel boxed in
by the restrictions that I put
on

only being able to play a
finance worker,
but I also at the same time,

it's like a fun challenge, you
know?

Because I have to look at
everything
through her eyes.

Yeah, well,
you did that successfully last
week.

-Karen From Bondage.
-Karen From Bondage.

And it worked beautifully.

It's been so exciting to watch
the
transformation, and watch you
grow.

One day I would love to create a
show
with a full cast of office
workers,

and just be a really grand,
theatrical, like, abomination.

I was hoping you were gonna say
you were
gonna create a theme park, uh,

-based on Karen From Finance--
-Karenwood.

Karenwood, exactly,
I love that, I love it.

Well, thank you so much,
darling.

You have been a joy in this
competition.

Before you go, help yourself
to the Jaffas, if you'd like.

Oh, I couldn't possibly.

I had a really big salad last
week,
so I've been great, thank you.

-All right, sure.
-Thank you both for having me.

This has been an honor,
and the absolute highlight of my
life.

Ah, well, keep your fork
because dessert is coming.

Yes.

I'm shell-shocked
walking back into the Werk Room,

because a lot of stuff was said
at me, and
it hits me when I get a moment
of quiet.

Are you okay?

This is the first time
I've had a different lens put on
myself.

It's like, and I'm-- I think I'm
upset
because I know it's true.

-The balance isn't there.
-Yeah.

If these people, these
outsiders,
can see that, that's not good.

And I've always been like, "Oh,
it's 'cause I'm just so busy,
I'm working,

I'm doing this, and I'm doing
that."

But I haven't been letting
people look
after me the way I look after
others.

It's not that I don't have a
partner,
it's just that I'm not letting
people in.

Exactly.

I've been let down by so many
people,
that it's much easier not to let
them in.

And, I don't think it's saying,
like,
you must stop and let everyone
in.

-Yeah.
-It's just being open to the
concept

of letting the right people in
at the right time.

I don't know, maybe I'm scared.

This is the perfect time to
assess
and rebuild and re-evaluate,

because this isn't a way to
live.

I'm glad this has happened.

I'm glad I didn't walk out of
here
just being like,

"Cool, got to the end. Loved
it."

I'm excited for a new...
outlook,
and a new way to think.

So, bring it on.

Bring it on.

-Come on down, Kita.
-Come on, Kita.

-The last Kiwi left standing.
-I know.

Are you surprised you're here?

Yeah-- yes, no. No.

You came here with a lot of
confidence,

but throughout the competition,
there was a lot of self-doubt.

-Hmm.
-Tell me about that.

Yeah, that was probably
the biggest surprise.

It's funny, like, all of a
sudden I felt
like this regression of, like,
where--

how I felt when I first started
drag.

Each time I've talked about
the weight loss,

-that is a huge overcoming
situation.
-Michelle: Yeah.

You need to now deal with the
original
issue that you've tucked away.

Yeah. What comes to the top
of your list of issues

that you feel you haven't dealt
with?

Yeah, I'm, like, desperate,
I'm desperate, um, yeah, for
love,

and I don't know where that
stems from.

-Can I-- Can I tell you?
-Mm.

Not being a professional,
but it's 100% associated with
trauma.

My need comes from being
adopted,
and not wanted from birth,

so I spent a whole life
just wanting people to love me.

But you are not equipped to do
that alone.

Yeah, it makes so much sense.

Tell me about your upbringing.

Um, my parents split up, and my
sisters
went and lived with my mother,

and myself and my brother
went and lived with my father.

My dad didn't get me,
and I didn't get him.

It got pretty dark for a while,
but, um...

And that's the problem,
and that can be repaired by you.

You need to start a
relationship--

the adult you--
with that child who lives inside
of you.

"Let me give you a hug, my
child.
I love you so much."

Savor this moment.

These are the words you have to
use.

You are an amazing person.

Let that sink in.

It's a reprieve from this inner
battle

of looking for someone else
to do it for you.

Looking for food, or booze, or,
you know--

-d*ck.
-Fame. Or d*ck.

It's so wise,
it's like a lightbulb moment,

and I have looked to everybody
else
that I've come across in my
life.

It needs to come from myself.

And this way we've described
will allow you to release

some of the old mechanisms
that just don't work anymore,

they just don't,
and to take you to that next
level.

-That sounds nice.
-Michelle: Yeah?

I absolutely hear what you're
saying,

and I've been dying to release
my mechanism, too.

You kind of think coming into
this
it'll be one thing,

but it really has given me
something more
than I could ever have imagined,

and I'm so grateful.

Drag changed my life.

I can't wait-- I'm so proud of
you.

I don't want you to break your
diet,

but I would love to offer you
some--
what are they called?

Jaffas. It's Jaffa.

I've always had this problem
that I can
only fit one ball in my mouth at
a time.

Oh, you poor thing!

RuPaul: Yeah, I have faith that
you can
get both ba*ls in your mouth.

-Are you sure?
-Yes, yes.

-Maybe if I--
-Let's watch.

Yes, Kita!

You did it!

-The whole thing!
-It's a new Kita!

-Well done.
-Fantastic. Thank you, darling.

-Thank you, guys.
-Good luck, Kita.

All right.

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

-Hey!
-Oh!Part 2

-Hi!
-Oh, my God!

-Hello, hello!
-Lance is in the building.

It's before we get to
that...burned-in sub next

I'm so excited to be here,
my name is Lance.

-And I'm Elvis.
-This is my beautiful, amazing
assistant.Elvis

So yum, hoo!

I wouldn't mind pivoting
on that ball change.

Five, six, seven, eight.

We go one, two.

When it comes to my
performances,
I'm 0.5% dancer.

We're slow-mo down your body,
whatever,

and then we're gonna go,
click, click, click, click.

Moving from one spot on the
stage
to another

is about as dance-y as I usually
get.

So, this is a mount, two, three,
first
click, and-a you, you, and-a you
and you.

-Exactly. There we go.
-Oh, so it's a pose, not an
actual click.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Kita.
-Yes.

You are the first verse,
so you're gonna set the bar.

Fabulous.

Oh, there's a lot of pressure on
this one.

One, two, three, four,
to the right, six, body roll.

Whoa. Other way.

Oh, it's okay.

Oh, my gosh, I feel so unco.

I know I can get this, but like,

we are moving way too fast
for my comfort level.

[scatting]

Oh, you got the fun one.

From here, we're gonna go
around,
and then split here. Exactly.

We're gonna pat, pat, shoom--

-On my nonny?
-Huh?

-On my nonny?
-On your what?

-My nonny.
-Your nonny.

-Is it legs or nonny?
-Nonny.

Oh, my goodness, gracious me.

All of my nether regions are
moving
in places they've never moved
before,

and they're putting
a lot of gyration in there.

Lots of nonny-touching.

Five, flip, boom, boom.

One, two, three, four.

No complaints from me whatsoever
that Lance is making me

gyrate my hips in front of him.

Um, you know,
I've got to try before you buy,

as he always says.

-Karen?
-Yes.

-We've got this.
-Yes.sub coming

We're gonna start from the back,

so from here,
we're gonna hold a baseball bat.

One, two, double-up.

It's Karen
who's probably struggling the
most.

From here, we're gonna do the
last throw.

Elvis, can you show us this?

But make it dramatic.

-Shoom.
-Oh!

-Yes!
-Yay!

So, it needs exactly that.

It's a bit hard for her, and
they've given
her some interesting dance
moves.

She looks like a daggy dad,

just hitting the baseball bat,
whatever are these.

-Five.
-Uh-huh.

Five, six, bring your knee and
kick.

She's just dancing like a Karen
right now.

She needs to, you know,
dance like a Caron.

-Scarlet.
-Yeah.

Let's do it.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Lance: Maybe transition...sub
below

And that, that twerk there, you
can do...

Maybe instead of just doing,
like, a boom,
pop, around, dah, you're like,
split.

-Yeah.
-Left leg split.

Yeah, if you've got a split,
please do it.

Scarlet is the strongest dancer,
hands down,

but there's an underdog, you
know,
there's always got to be an
underdog.

So, that's me.

I'm gonna leave that
choreography
with you guys.

I know how Karen From Finance
works on a stage, so I've got
to--

I've got to learn the
choreography
and then adapt it to suit the
character.

-One, two, three--
-A winner!

-Thank you so much!
-No worries, see you.

Bye!

Let's go, girls!

It is the last day in the Werk
Room.

One of us is gonna be crowned
the first Drag Race Down Under
superstar.

I can't believe the time has
come,
this is amazing.

Hey, Kita, how was your chat
yesterday
with Ru and Michelle?

Felt amazing, amazing.

RuPaul touched on potentially,
like,

maybe where some blockages
in my life have come from.

-Right.
-When my parents split up

when I was young, my sisters and
my mother
all went to live together,

and I had to move in with my dad
and my brother.

My dad did not know how to
communicate
with me, and how to, like,

tell me that, like, I wasn't a
weirdo,
and, like, you know, it was-- it
was hard.

When I lost my mum
when I was, you know, 14,

I was left in a house with just
boys,

and they were all about the
football,
and being rough, and I was none
of that.

I had very femme energy, and was
interested in theater and music,

and they just didn't get me, and
I felt
like such a loner in that house,

and kind of forced myself to
become
my own person, to be really
independent.

And to have spent my entire
adulthood,

like, still doing that
when it's completely unnecessary

-because I do have a beautiful
family...
-Right.

And, it is time that I start
letting them in.

I've never met my dad... ever.

But, when I was about 16,
he tried to get in contact with
me,

and then, so I sort of started
reconnecting with my dad,

and then, a few months later
he found out I was g*y,

and never spoke to me ever
again.

I had a similar thing that
happened
with me and my biological
father.

We regained contact
during my teenage years,

and then I was on the front page
of the newspaper,

and then he ceased contact with
me.

f*cked, eh?

I laugh at it now, because a few
years
later, I'm on national ad
campaigns,

and he has to hear me on the
radio,
see me on buses...

-Yes, b*tch.
- ...see me on the TV.

And now we're gonna be
on national television

-as f*cking drag queen
superstars.
-I know!

-I don't lose sleep over it at
all.
-Neither do I.

-At the end of the day, it's his
loss.
-Yeah.

But this is the reason that we
create
these hard fronts and these
personas,

to be, like, strong in the
world, because
sh*t like this still happens all
the time.

For years, I've always seen,
like,
asking for help as a sign of
weakness.

It's one of those things that's
really
sort of drilled into us, I
think,

as men, and the thing is, q*eer
people
like us are way more vulnerable.

It is a lot more dangerous out
there
for us.

But the fact of the matter is,

- I wouldn't change a f*cking
thing.
-No.

No, no way.

Because there's so much power
in, like,
realizing yourself,

-and who you are as a person.
-Yeah.

No matter what the world thinks
of you,
if you can own that,

there's nothing stronger.

People have gone through some
really heavy sh*t.

These people are survivors,
these people

are, like, people I look up to
as great entertainers, as, like,

funny, fierce, fabulous, g*y
people.

The sh*t we go through actually
makes us
so strong as human beings.

Isn't it amazing, though,
that this experience has really
been

so much more than I could've
ever have--

We thought we were coming in
for a drag competition.

Right.

This-- this whole journey on
Drag Race
has been totally nuts,

and now we get to perform all
together
for one last time on the main
stage of

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.

Oh, my gosh, showtime!

Come on girls, let's go!

[music plays]part 2 of show

[RuPaul laughs]

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in
your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe,
let your whole body talk ♪

And what?

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

Michelle Visage, now, what are
you gonna
miss the most about being Down
Under?

The smell of sweaty ba*ls.

And of course the people,
the people, too.

The lovely and laughable Rhys
Nicholson,
what will you miss most about
us?

Oh, Ru, I'll miss your laugh the
most.

And Michelle,
I'll miss the smell of your
sweaty ba*ls.

This week we challenged our
queens
to write, sing, and perform

the Down Under mix of
"I'm A Winner, Baby,"

and tonight, on the runway,
category is "Best Drag".

Racers, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.

It's my pleasure to present
Art Simone,

Karen From Finance,

Kita Mean,

and Scarlet Adams

in the Down Under debut of
"I'm A Winner, Baby".

[music plays]

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ She started out a funny, young
queen
on her local scene ♪

♪ She got the Ru-call
from the silver screen ♪

♪ It changed her life, that
advice ♪

♪ "Trust the gleam in your eye,
Kita Mean, spread your wings and
fly" ♪

♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Nobody loses when you're
playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ Hello ♪

♪ From the land of Oz,
I'm a national treasure ♪

♪ Vogue boy born
like a diamond from pressure ♪
check

♪ I'm A- to the R-,
let me serve you the tea ♪

♪ Show me your shrimp,
I'll be your Barbie ♪

♪ It's an exhibition below the
equator ♪ check this - Kendall
had
"Lots of exhibition"

♪ String me like a masterpiece,
it's part of the favor ♪

♪ Tiggers, I'll blow you a kiss
♪

♪ 'Cause you can beat your face,
but you can't beat this ♪

♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Nobody loses when you're
playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ Hello, gorgeous ♪

♪ Wow, don't you look stunning ♪

♪ You know, we've been through a
lot
together, us girls and I ♪

♪ You can call us sisters,
but in my world, we're
colleagues ♪

♪ Stars, a team destined for
the biggest promotion of our
lives ♪

♪ And we've already won, baby ♪

♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Nobody loses when you're
playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ S-C-A-R-L-E-T ♪

♪ Wicked witch from the west,
Perth-onality ♪

♪ Drag Race, main stage,
pumps ruby red ♪

♪ Got yellow brick dreams
all around my head ♪

♪ And I'm here to win, wanna
snatch
the crown, wanna tour the world
♪

♪ Then paint the town red ♪

♪ Hot b*tch, I'm a fashion
harlot ♪

♪ When you cut that check,
better write down "Scarlet" ♪

♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Nobody loses when you're
playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ I'm a winner ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ Losers weepers ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ Finders keepers ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ Losers weepers ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

♪ Finders keepers ♪

♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪

-Whoo!
-[clapping]

Yes, baby!

Category is "Best Drag".

First up, Art Simone.

Oh, her p*ssy's on sapphire.

♪ Con-drag-ulations... ♪

On the runway tonight,
I'm serving me to a T.

I've got Swarovski crystals,
I've got 75 meters of tulle.

I've got beautiful tinsel in my
hair.

I am channeling confidence on
the runway.
I am so f*cking exited.

It feels right, it's right to be
here.

It's my time, let's do it.

You know, she blue me in this.

RuPaul: Did she?

That's one way to win a
competition.

All right, up next, Karen.

Ooh, it looks like Karen From
Finance
is up for a big promotion.

I'm feeling so confident
walking down the runway.

This look is so camp, I am the
camp queen
of Drag Race Down Under Season


I can taste the crown.

I can feel the scepter in my
hands.

There's just a few minutes left
on that hourglass.

♪ You gave your heart right
from... ♪

Up next, Kita Mean.

Kita Mean.

Guys, what time is her flight?

I'm serving you clean and
pristine,
crystallized, angelic realness.

But wait, I've got something in
store.

-Michelle: Wow.
-Oh, wow.

Boom, I am hitting them with
six-foot,
articulating angel wings.

RuPaul: Kita Mean, now with
wings.

Coming in for a landing.

Never gonna make it-- oh!

Michelle: She hit it.

-Up next, Scarlet Adams.
-♪ Con-drag-ulations... ♪

-Princess Grace in your face.
-Uh-huh.

For this runway,
I am serving you big, classy
drag.

I look like a hundred bloody
bucks
in this dress.

I'm showing the judges that not
only
can I be sexy and slutty,

but I can also be refined, and
glamorous,
and gorgeous, and classical.

I want the judges to see that I
am
a versatile performer.

♪ Con-drag-ulations... ♪

Oh, two in the pink.

♪ Con-drag-ulations ♪

-Kia ora, queens.
-Kia ora.

-Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
-Oi, oi, oi!

No matter what happens next,

know that I am proud
of each and every one of you.

Now it's time for the judges'
final critiques.

First up, Art Simone.

You are looking absolutely
spectacular.

Such a gorgeous dress.

It's blue and poofy, like me.

Yes.

Your performance was really fun,
I think it was really true to
who Art is.

I was living for that rainbow
ponytail.

Often people that come back to
the competition

don't stay in for very long,
and you broke that mold.

You come back, swinging.

With the challenge today,
it was so clearly you,

and you pour yourself into
everything,
and it's just been such a
delight

to watch you
throughout the competition.

Thanks.

Art, you are such a perfect
representation
of what this area of the world

has to offer-- your sense of
humor,
your perfection, your costumes.

You are the future of drag.

Thank you.

RuPaul: Karen From Finance.

Watching you in the number
was like Karen From Graceland.

I loved that purple, Elvis-style
jumpsuit,
so I hope you're proud of
yourself.

RuPaul: You know, they say,
"Don't dress for the job you
have,

dress for the job you want."

And that's what you've done
tonight.

You look like a billion dollars.

You started off with finance,
and now you
have been promoted to the global
office,

-and I couldn't be more excited
for you.
-Thank you.

Kita Mean.

In the performance, your voice
is amazing.

When I first saw you,
I put you in a box, and I feel
like

I've gone on a full frickin'
backpack
through Australasia with you,
Kita.

This is a proud moment,
for me to see you standing here.

You gave a different silhouette
every week, a different look
every week,

and all the while keeping who
you are
consistent throughout,

and I think very much like
ketamine
itself, you are very more-ish.

Well, you are the total package,
and when we spoke with you,

there is such a sweet soul
there.

Mark my words right now.

There is a man in your future

who is going to love you
like nobody's business,

and that man is you.

-Thank you, Kita Mean.
-Thank you.

Up next, Scarlet Adams.

We're gonna start with
your performance tonight-- wow.

Just tie me up and call me
Daddy.

Your performance today was
mind-blowing.

Again, I think there's
so many layers to what you do,

without throwing any kind of
glamour
under the bus.

Tonight, such a classy dusty
rose fantasy,
with the flowers in your hair,

here in the final four,
looking like the superstar that
you are.

You know, I love Perth so much,
I married a guy from Perth,

and I'm a little extra proud
of the fact that Perth

could produce something like
you.

You know the looks, you know how
to dance,
you can perform.

You are someone who belongs on
this stage.

Thank you.

Ladies, our viewers look to Drag
Race
for inspiration and guidance.

With that in mind, Art Simone,

what advice do you have for
little Jack?

As you grow older,

a lot of people are gonna depend
on you
for support and help,

and you're gonna find so much
joy in that.

However, it's not a sign of
weakness
to receive help...

...and if you don't, you won't
be able to
continue doing what you love.

And, uh, listen to that bloody
lady
when she tells you to wear a
retainer,

'cause your teeth are gonna
move,
she doesn't lie.

All right, thank you, Art.

Karen From Finance.

What advice do you have
for little Richard?

When you're a young boy,
life is beautiful.

But it's not always gonna feel
that way.

And when you get older,
and lose the things and the
people

that are most important to you,
it doesn't
mean that love is gone from your
life.

You go on to be a great, great,
independent guy with an amazing,

amazing life, and the love that
you felt
when you were younger,

you're gonna feel it again,
and it's gonna come back bigger

-and better than ever.
-Thank you.

Up next, Kita Mean,
what would you say to little
Nick?

You're gonna go through life,
and you're gonna have

a really weird relationship
with yourself, and, um,

you're gonna go through some
things,

and you're gonna get pretty
unhealthy,
physically and mentally.

And you're gonna paint some
pretty dark
pictures of yourself,

and it's gonna feel like you--
it never is really ever gonna
change.

But, I'll tell you one thing
now,
little man,

you don't give up,
you do get through it.

So, I love you so much, and, um,
let's f*cking do this.

Thank you.

Scarlet Adams,
what do you have to say to
little Anthony?

You're gonna make a lot of
mistakes
in your life that you're not
proud of,

and it's important to own up to
them
and apologize,

and learn and grow every single
day.

You're gonna go through
a lot of hardships,

'cause you feel like
no one in the world loves you.

But you-- you do deserve love,
and you are worthy of love,

and I am so proud of you.

[sniffles]

And lean on your sisters
and your community

to get you through the tough
sh*t,

because you don't
have to go through it alone.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

All right, final question,
ladies.

Why should you be crowned
Down Under's first Drag Race
superstar?

We'll start with Art.

I believe I should be crowned
Down Under's
first drag superstar

because I've been championing
for Australasian drag my entire
career.

With that crown, I will be able
to
continue re-investing into our
community,

and I f*cking love drag.
Augh! Like I cannot explain to
you

-how much I bloody love drag,
and...
-[laughs]

Thank you, Art.

Karen From Finance, same
question.

People often talk about the next
Drag Race
superstar being the future of
drag.

I think that I do represent
the future of drag,

and the things that I could do
with the
crown and the legacy are
amazing.

And having a little bit extra
money
would just mean a world of
difference.

Thank you.

Kita Mean, why should you be
crowned
Down Under's first Drag Race
superstar?

Everything about drag

has molded me to become
the businesswoman that I am,

the artist that I am,

but most importantly the person
that I am.

I will do you proud,

and I will represent
the world and art of drag

to absolute perfection,
and I will not take anything
less.

Thank you very much.

Scarlet Adams, same question.

Out of all the girls on the
stage tonight,
in this competition,

I have shown you
that I am extremely versatile--

I have won the most challenges--
but outside of this competition,

I work really, really, really
hard.

I've pushed drag into mainstream
places
where drag isn't seen,

and winning the crown would just
validate
all of the hard work

that I've put into my own
community
over the last decade.

Thank you.

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

While you untuck in the Werk
Room,
the judges and I will
deliberate.

You may leave the stage.

Okay, now just between us
kangaroos,
what do you reckon?

Michelle Visage,
let's start with Art Simone.

Art, for me, represents nerve.

She went out week two in this
competition,

and since she came back,
she really has been a joy to
watch.

And I think Art is a perfect
example
of someone

who has learnt so much about
herself,

at the same time as being
a pretty incredible drag queen.

Art is a contender.

You know, we discovered
yesterday
that there was a lot of control
issues.

By unloading that,
you would offer us, and the
world,

some much-needed vulnerability.

Just let a little more
vulnerability in,
and she is unstoppable.

All right, up next, Karen From
Finance,
Michelle.

You want to talk about
uniqueness,

I mean, Karen From Finance
in and of itself is a character,

and I think the first one of its
kind
in the history of RuPaul's Drag
Race.

Rhys:
She thinks about every part of
her drag.

I think throughout the
competition
that has gotten in her way,
though.

And there was a moment, I think,
where she kind of did shake off,

and from then on we saw great
things.

Karen From Finance is the
epitome
of what Down Under queens do,

and what they are.

Michelle: I can't wait,
like in a year or two years'
time,

to see where she's gone,
because I have a feeling

it's gonna be everything
we wanted her to be, and more.

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

Michelle: Kita Mean's got
charisma.

From the beginning, I did chalk
her up
to be the party queen, if you
will,

and about halfway through
the competition, something
clicked,

and Kita Mean kicked in.

She had a different presence
about her.

It's almost like she shed a
skin.

Even at the start of this
competition,
when you'd ask her a question,

we'd all have to kind of lean
forward,

and by the end of it, she's
confidently
standing there, saying how she
feels,

and I think that is
a really beautiful thing.

After her business partner,
Anita Wigl'it, left,

she was able to emerge,
and boy, did she ever.

She has really just excelled
in this competition.

All right, last but not least,
Scarlet Adams, Michelle.

Scarlet Adams puts the "T" in
talent,
and you knew right away,

that b*tch came to win.

She is multifaceted, and so
well-rounded.

RuPaul: Scarlet is fantastic,

and there is so much joy and
confidence
in watching her.

You know, I think some people
kind of glide through a
competition,

and then some people just
stampede through it.

And just the iconic looks, she's
so smart,
and so full of references,

that she's just so exciting
to watch every week.

All right, silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

This is the moment
that the world has been waiting
for.

Tonight, the winner of
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

will receive a year's supply of
Revolution Beauty cosmetics,

a stunning crown and scepter
from Fierce Drag Jewels,

and a cash prize of $30.000.

Ladies,
before I can make my final
decision,

I need to see you all lip sync,
and I want you to do it...

one at a time.

What?

Ah, I actually love this,
because
that means all eyes will be on
me

when I'm lip syncing instead of
looking at
all these other girls.

One queen stands before me.

Prior to tonight,
you were asked to prepare

a lip sync performance of
"Physical"
by Olivia Newton-John.

It's a f*cking spot number,
baby.

Put the track on, DJ,
give me a little drink, let's do
it.

This is your last chance to
impress me,
and prove to the world

that you are Down Under's first
Drag Race superstar.

I am pumped, I am excited.

I get to show these judges
exactly who I am, by myself,

and just give them full Kita
Mean energy.

The time has come...
[thunder]

for you to lip sync for the
crown...
[echoing]

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

I want that crown.

I'm envisioning it, and it's
f*cking mine.

♪ I'm saying all the things
that I know you'll like ♪

♪ Making good conversation ♪

♪ I gotta handle you just right
♪

♪ You know what I mean ♪

♪ Let's get physical, physical ♪

♪ I wanna get physical,
let's get into physical ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk,
your body talk ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk ♪

♪ Let's get physical, physical ♪

-Oh!
-♪ I wanna get physical ♪

♪ Let's get into physical ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk,
your body talk ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk ♪

♪ Let's get physical, physical ♪

-[laughs]
-♪ I wanna get physical ♪

♪ Let's get into physical ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk,
your body talk ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk ♪

Oh!

♪ Oh, let's get animal, animal ♪

♪ I wanna get animal,
let's get into animal ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk,
your body talk ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk ♪

♪ Let me hear your body talk ♪

Woo-hoo!

Whoo!

Ladies, I've made my decision.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race
Down Under's first drag
superstar is...

Kita Mean.

-♪ Con-drag-ulations... ♪
-[laughs]

Con-drag-ulations, Kita Mean!

Whoo!

You're a winner, baby.

You are a winner.

Yes!

Aaaaah!

I f*cking did it!

RuPaul: Kita Mean,
is there anything you'd like to
say?

You know what?
Spread those f*cking wings.

-You can soar, too! Let's do
this!
-Yeah!

RuPaul: Now, prance, I say.
Prance!

Whoo!

To anybody that feels like
they are weird, and they don't
belong,

and people do not get them,
own who you are,

because those things
that people don't get are the
things

that make you special,
and that's what makes you shine.

So, you can spread your wings,
you can fly, and you can do
this.

And remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell you gonna love
somebody else?

Can I get an "amen" up in here?

-Amen!
-All right, now let the music
play!

♪♪♪