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RuPaul: Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race...

We're playing the Snatch Game.

[cheering]

What's up, bitch? [all laugh]

Own it, baby! Own it!

I do not understand the rules of the damn game.

Brita.

It was just one note that went nowhere.

Aiden Zhane.

When you say, "I don't know,"

it's a full-stop dead-end for whoever's performing with you.

Gigi Goode.

You landed all the jokes, and I thought that was brilliant.

Con-drag-ulations. You're the winner of this week's challenge.

[applause] Yes!

-Brita, shantay you stay. -Thank you.

Aiden, sashay away.

Aah!

Back, back, back again. [sighs]

-Oh, my God. -Aiden.

Dear Aiden, my small-town sister girl.

Oh.

"You may not know me now, but you sure will later."

I know that she had been feeling pressure

of some of the girls coming at her,

but she has a personality.

It just didn't get to come out.

I love Aiden.

She stuck with it.

She certainly did.

I'm proud of that bitch.

Once again...

you can just taste the fakeness in the air.

We love you, Aiden Zhane!

-I love you! -Love!

Everybody wants to act like

they actually gave a shit about Aiden.

You all wanted her gone.

My name is Aiden Zhane, and I have one thing to say!

Can somebody tell me when this turned into Best Friend Race?

Because back in Untucked, bitch,

I guess y'all had a lot to say, but now you don't.

[coughs]

Okay, so look, you all.

Untucked was fucked up.

Feel like we got a lot of unresolved issues,

but, child, it's over with now.

Fuck that bullshit.

Y'all gonna have to call me the umpire,

because, bitch, I'm about to call these bitches out.

I just have one question. During Untucked,

Gigi, I don't understand why you pointed out

that I haven't really improved in makeup-wise.

You're a sickening performer,

but the judges have told you week after week

that you have to improve on your face.

It came out of nowhere, and it was like, damn, bitch.

It came across very, like, she's an ugly bitch,

and fuck my drag and fuck my face.

Okay, well, first of all, I never said you were ugly,

and I never would because you're not. Okay?

Second of all, I regret the way that it came out of my mouth.

Some of you had brought up the fact

that you didn't understand why you were in the bottom.

I was just pointing out why they weren't seeing them,

and I know what you're about to say.

-I've never said-- -Listen, Heidi, I'm--

Go for it.

I've never said I didn't know why I was in the bottom.

I really respect you and what you do.

I respect you, but I lost some respect for you today.

That's all I gotta say.

Okay. Well, I've spoken my piece. I'm sorry.

I appreciate you spoke your piece. Thank you.

-Oh, God, girls. -Child.

It is what it is. Like, I failed in the challenge.

I did not need y'all to come in there

and stab a bitch in the back about it.

This is the challenge

that we had the most time to prepare for.

Yes, we fucking know.

But sometimes, in the fucking moment, you can't be prepared.

You freeze up.

Y'all could have said it way differently.

Yes, I'm still in my feelings about it.

I'm gonna be in my feelings about it.

It is what it is.

I'm sorry that we were poking you guys.

We shouldn't be kicking you when you're down.

I apologize for anybody's feelings that were hurt.

I hate a backtracking-ass bitch. I really do.

Because now they're trying to apolo-lie...graphic

For what they said.

Yeah, we can question each other

when you know that someone could probably do better.

But we know that when we should do that.

-The right time. -The right time.

Bitch, we haven't had a dance challenge yet,

and I'm sure we're gonna be dancing soon.

And then I hope you all feel the exact same way

that we feel that we're in the bottom

when you all don't do just as well.

Because when y'all fall, I hope that somebody tears y'all down

just as much as y'all tore us down. I'm sorry.

Oh.

He's saying that I'm sorry for what I said

and the way I said it. That means nothing to you?

You're like, "Well, then screw you.

I hope you fall in the next challenge"?

This ain't RuPaul's Best Friend Race.

At the end of the goddamn day,

it's me, myself, and I.

And on that note, I'm getting out of drag.

-Bye, y'all. -Ooh, child.

Five, six, seven, eight. Don't go on seven.

Well, that took a turn for the wicked.

We couldn't just be Best Friend Race

for the whole season, could we?

I'm really over today. I'm... mmm.

Buckle up, bitches.

It's about to be a bumpy-ass ride.

Love and peace for everybody.

RuPaul: The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,

and a cash prize of $100.000.

With extra-special guest judges supermodel Winnie Harlow

and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

Oh, good morning, good morning.end of teaser

Good morning, Miss Goode.

It is a brand-new day,

and I'm excited for what the day's going to bring.

But things have changed.

There is a Jan-sition going on in the workroom.

Child, so I'm excited for a new day.

Hey, the past is in the past. Let it go.

-Okay. -Aha.

You can cut the tension with a goddamn butter knife.

Not even a warm butter knife.

Just a cold-ass butter knife.

Hello, hello, hello!

[cheering]

Ladies, there are all kinds of queens:

pageant queens, comedy queens, ball queens.

But there is only one queen of pop.

That's Madonna, bitch.

[cheering]

From her music to her humanitarian work

to her early support of AIDS education and prevention,

Madonna has been a fearless and unapologetic trailblazer.

I love Madonna.

The bitch is a vibe, and she's always serving you,

like, raw energy, sex,

and just always a fucking fun time all around.

Now for this week's maxi-challenge,

you get to pay tribute

as you star in Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical.

[cheering]

#DragRace.

A Rusical! It's here!

This is my favorite challenge.

I have a Rusical party where me and my friends

just watch each and every Rusical from each season.

But also I'm a singer, I'm a dancer,

so to be a part of it

and to think that I could possibly win it is astounding.

Now, each of you will portray Madonna

from a different iconic moment in her epic career.

First, you'll be recording vocals

with the world's foremost Madonna expert...

Michelle Visage.

[cheers and laughter]

And then you'll strike a pose

with a man who has choreographed Madonna herself...

Jamal Sims.

-Oh. -Oh.

Uh-oh.

I'm nervous this is gonna be some intricate dancing.

Jackie, karma's a bitch, ain't it?

[laughs]

To help dress you up,

we've got hair provided by Wigs and Grace

and heels provided by Fierce Queen.

Yes!

There are several many different Madonna parts,

and you get to assign the roles.

Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win.

Come on, ladies, pass out those lyrics, girls.

Now is the time for us to pick out our roles.

The catch is is that nobody's in charge of assigning,

so we all kind of have to listen to the song

and duke it out and see who's gonna get what.

Let's go through the list, right?

Boy Toy Madonna?

I want Boy Toy Madonna.

-Sexy Madonna? -I really wanna do that one.

-That'd be cute. -So Jaida, then sure.

What about Fempire?

I want Fempire number one, all day, nothing else.

-That's the one I want. -Okay.

Early Madonna?

Does anybody really want Early Madonna?

[chuckles]

I feel like Early Madonna, Jan,

is, like, you're the only one I think of us

could make that actually sound good.

Thank you, no.

I just don't wanna go first.

You get to open up the show, girl.

You've been saying you wanna show us all up.

Yeah, I'll sing my tits off.

All right, I'll do Early Madonna.

So let's keep going. Does anyone want, like,

the most current Madonna, the Spoken Rap Madonna?

That's my number one choice.

Okay, Madonna Forever is Heidi.

Crystal seems like Enlightened Madonna,

like, in her light to me.

Like, you are the most hippy-dippy

out of the rest of us.

I mean that with the all the love.

-I'll take it. -And I'll do Movie Star.

-Cone Bra Madonna? -I want that so bad.

-I want it, too. -Okay, so Brita and Gigi.

That's my number one.

Gigi really wants Cone Bra.

[whining] I really want Cone Bra Madonna.

I mean, we may have to rock, paper, scissors that.

Yeah, I can't-- I'm not doing Unapologetic.

I can't. It's too high for me.

Ugh.

My question to you is

would you be willing to do Unapologetic Madonna?

I know that the choreography for this video is incredibly iconic.

[sighs] Okay. Yeah, I'll do Unapologetic.

Okay, great, I'll do Cone Bra.

Final choices locked and loaded, ladies?

-Yes. -Locked and loaded.

Bitch, we're Madonna.

Some of you hos are in trouble. [laughs]

I got my first choice.end of act

-Hi! -Hi!

It's time to record the Madonna-inspired tracks

in front of Michelle Visage.

And I know Michelle

is the biggest Madonna fan in the world,

so I really gotta put my Madonna spin on it.

Say hello to our composer and producers,

David Steinberg and Erik Paparozzi.

-Hi. -So I hope you're ready.

Jan, let's start with you.

The rest of you take a seat. You're doing Early Madonna.

Yes. I think the lyrics

speak to what I wanna do in this competition.

I wanna win this challenge.

-Wow, she's hungry. -Famished.

-Here we go. Good luck. -Thanks.

Make Madonna proud!

♪ I wanna rule the world ♪

♪ I'm not your average girl ♪

♪ I wanna rule the world ♪

-Nice! -Good job, good job.

You sound fantastic.

Your high register is killing it.

Thank you.

Let's give the fucking singer the lead role at the beginning,

which means the rest of us non-singing bitches

gotta follow that shit.

You kicked it off right.

You all have big Madonna shoes to fill.

Whose fucking idea was that?

Now, Jaida, you're doing Sex Madonna.

Yes, of course.

Okay, here we go. Hit it!

I made a video in Paris.

It was too hot for MTV.

Okay.

Okay, stop, stop. Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.

So, listen, this is Justify My Love.

-Okay. -This is sexual.

Okay. [laughs]

Girl.

It's ironic that Jaida is the trade of the season

and finds it hard to be sexy.

Maybe she's not the trade of the season.

What if I'm the trade of the season?

[gasps]

Oh, girl, we gotta talk.

Jaida, listen, it's wanting...

-Yeah. -Needing...

Feeling...

[whispers] to justify my love.

-Whoo! -Okay, here we go.

I made a video in Paris.

It was too hot for MTV.

[chuckles]

[whispers] You're welcome.

You got it, you got it, yeah.

Yes, Jaida, much better.

[cheers and applause]

And throw some autotune on that, too.

[laughs]

Jackie Cox, AKA Boy Toy Madonna.

Let's do it, Jackie.

♪ Rolling around in a wedding gown ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a boy toy, baby ♪

Jackie, come on, now.

Find these notes!

♪ I'm a boy toy ♪

Cut!

Okay, so I think you're being too cutesy.

-Okay. -This was Like a Virgin.

-Uh-huh. -This was powerful.

This was sexy instead of ♪ hee-hee-hee-hee-hee ♪

-Sure, sure, sure, sure, sure. -Channel it.

♪ And all the little girls dress like me ♪

♪ Ah, ah, because I'm a boy toy, baby ♪

I don't know if Jackie actually knows Like a Virgin.

You are not a virgin,

but you want someone to do you as if you were a virgin.

♪ I'm a boy toy ♪

We do not have a lot of singers in this group.

♪ I did pilates with some hotties in the aughts ♪

♪ In front of Timberlake I kissed Britney and Christina ♪

[off-key] ♪ I'm alive, ah-oh-ah-oh ♪

[all laugh]

Are you a singer, Brita?

I went to school for musical theater.

Musical theater is my jam.

Bitch, I had a vocal scholarship.

And she became a drag queen, she stopped singing...

[deep voice] because she sounds like a man and not a woman.

Right. [laughs] Okay, honey, here we go.

♪ Bullet bras are the way to go far ♪

♪ Thank you, Jean Paul Gaultier-- ♪ Fuck, shit.

Okay, let's just stop, hold up.

-This is Express Yourself. -Yes.

This is my favorite Madonna song of all time,

so it'd be really fun if you could sing the deep part, too.

Oh, and I can. She got that voice.

Let me hear it.

[deep voice] ♪ I should have been born one myself ♪

Just go down at the end.

♪ Should have been born one myself ♪

♪ Should have been born one myself ♪

All right, here we go. Let's try it.

♪ But gay men are the ones who intrigue me ♪

[deep voice] ♪ Should have been born one myself ♪

[laughs]

Oh, you want some more of these low notes, sis?

[deep voice] ♪ LGBT ♪

[laughs]

Whoo! That was great.

Ha!

Hi, Gigi.

So you are Unapologetic Madonna.

-Uh-huh. -All right, here we go.

♪ Haters criticize my blonde ambition ♪

♪ Double standard, is it 'cause I'm a woman? ♪

Try to articulate a little bit more.

Okay.

You're giving me a little Patti LuPone

with not really hearing the words go into one--

You're not gonna get that reference because you're young.subtitles

I know the name.

Ooh, I'm sorry.

♪ Making art isn't easy, but it's what-- ♪

Oh, fuck.

That's all right, that's all right, keep going.

Gigi is seeming nervous at the microphone.

Her hands are shaking and a-wobbling,

trying to touch that headphone.

♪ So you can get into it ♪

Breathe.

[laughs]

I can see your nerves just creeping in on you.

Shake it off.

All right, let's do it again.

Am I seeing a weak spot in Gigi?

Because I haven't seen it all season until now.end of act

-Hello! -Hey, hey, hey, ladies!

Y'all know what time it is?

Because I know what time it is.

It's time to go get this choreography.

So the bitches that were like, "I'm a singer,"

well, guess what, bitch?

I'm a dancer. [laughs]

I'm Jamal Sims.

I will be your choreographer today.

[cheers and applause]

One thing I know about working with Madonna

is that she don't play.

So we can't fuck this up, all right?

We gotta represent.

Let's pick up our fans by Daftboy,

and we'll start from the top.

So we're gonna start here.

One, two, three, four.

I'm gonna turn, five, six, seven, eight.

Snap that Daftboy fan, all right?

And make sure that this line is a line, right?

It should be here.subtitle

Let's try this.

Let's see it, let's see it. Here we go.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I just hurt my knee the first challenge, so--

You did, really?

In the first challenge,

when I did my slide split across the stage,

I busted my knee open.

So the fan choreography on the ground going down to one knee

is painful than a motherfucker.

I mean, I can do it.

I just need to switch knees or I need a kneepad

or I'm gonna just bleed all over the place

and we can just make it do what it does.

Let's do a different version for you, all right?

So instead of the knee, we're gonna do a sit.

Turn five, six, seven, sit.

Great. So we'll be watching for the knee

through this whole performance.

If there's anything that feels uncomfortable, let me know.

But the show must go on, right?

[exhales]

It seems to me

that Widow has trouble rolling with the punches.

I mean, I understand your whole leg is cut up,

but also that was challenge one,

and that shit should be healed by now, sis.

Like, why are you complaining?

All right, so who's ready to get their individual choreography?

Yeah? All right, Jan, Early Madonna...

-Yep. -...is very jazzy, right?

So we're gonna get these hips swiveling.

I want one, two, hips, hip.

Wow. Now grapevine.

Lay out, and wow, wow, hmm, pop.

-And snap that at the end, okay? -Cool.

Jan is killing it.

This is what Jan does.

Try it one more time.

She went to a very expensive musical theater school,

and, like, this is really a time for her to shine.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Jan also sometimes thinks that she's better than other people,

and sometimes you gotta check that bitch.

Five, six, seven, eight.

-Great. -Yeah.

Who's my--who's next up?

Jacqueline.

I'm Like a Virgin Madonna.

Yes! We're going to the floor, all right?

But we're pumping when we do it.

Oh, oh, oh, okay.

Yeah, yah. All right?

-Oh, okay. -All right?

And then from here, we're gonna go back, back, together.

-Uh, great. -Yeah?

Go one, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

Pump, one, two, go three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

We need sex from Jackie.

Right now it's feeling ver-y ro-bo-tic.

-So push the ass back. -Okay.

Uh-huh.

Right now you're pumping forward.

Okay.

-Wow. -Okay.

-Sexy. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Oh, yeah! -Feel it, feel it, feel it!

-Feel the sex! -[laughs]

Jackie needs work.

Gigi, we're gonna do a chug,

and Madonna's famous for this.

One, two, three, four,

then five, six, seven, eight. All right?

Five, six, seven, chug.

-Oh, shit-- -That's all right.

Right knee first? Aah!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

-Oh! -You look terrified.

-I am very terrified. -Relax.

-Just do that part. -Okay.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

Oh!

It still feels...

You know, it feels like that, right?

Miss Gigi, it's okay.

You know, I'm here for you.

I'm gonna give you a break from being in the top.

You know, we all need to rest.

Get into the groove right there, okay?

Okay.

This is my moment. Let me have it.

Thank you very much.

Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, ho!

We're gonna go one and two, three and four.

Step out, in, step out, in.

Uh-huh.

Class is in session. All right.

So it's bah, bah, bah.

Bah, bah, bah!

-Whoo! -Oh, yes, girl!

-Get mad at it, get mad at it! -Grrrrr!

Get mad at it. All right, here we go.

And giddy-up, and step, step, turn.

Pop it, wah, wah, wah.

-Hey! -There we go.

Great job, Heidi.

We're gonna Roger Rabbit.

Yes!

One, two, three, four.

-All right? So-- -Mm-hmm.

Brita, you really just had to fight Gigi

for this Cone Bra Madonna,

and you were in the bottom two last week.

So you've really got to step your Madonna pussy up now, girl.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four,

Girl, shit.

I'm pumping and humping,

and I'm doing something to the air.

I don't know if it's a Roger Rabbit.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

[all laugh] Yes, Brita!

Brita is over here

Roger Rabbiting all the way wrong.

Ooh, ooh, nah, bah, bah.

-Mama, no. -One, two, good, three, four,

cross, five, six, seven, eight.

[all laugh]

Don't defeat yourself before you've done this.

Okay.

Don't think that you can't do it.

You're still in the game.

I'm praying to Madonna right now,

just asking for help with these moves.

Because I am not going anywhere.

I hope. [laughs]end of act

Category is Madonna!

Bitch, we're Madonna!

Today is the day

that we're going to be doing our lip sync performance

of Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical.

I think your vocal sounds so good.

Thanks! I was feeling really good in rehearsal.

I got to sing, I'm opening the musical.

I finally feel like this is the one.

This is the challenge that I'm going to win.

Is anybody nervous?

I'm nervous because I've been in the bottom three times.

I hope that I'm at least safe.

I have to represent for New York City,

so I need to show them the Brita

that everyone in New York City knows and loves,

and I'm glad I have another chance to do that.subtitle

I think there was a phase in her career that she had a beard.

Thinking about Truth or Dare,

which featured all of her queer dancers,

and that there weren't other artists

really highlighting the LGBT community.

The reason why I really appreciate Madonna

is all the work she's done for HIV and AIDS and all that.

Oh, yeah.

I actually had an uncle,

he passed when I was young from HIV.

It was hard, because he was--

he really made me feel like I belonged,

and made me feel like--

Was he a guncle?

He was a guncle, yes, he was a fabulous guncle,

and I miss him so very much.

My uncle was the very first person

I felt a really good connection with.

He wasn't well for a long period of time.

I would be the one to run and get his medicine

and bring it to him so he'd be okay,

and then just one day it was over, and just...

It was hard losing him, because it was right around the time

I started getting bullied at school.

-So it was just-- -So you didn't have--

I no longer had that blanket of security that he gave me.

I don't have the best relationship

with my father at all.

Crystal, you have a good relationship

with your father, right?

Yeah, I'm really close with my family.

That's part of the reason

why I haven't moved out of my small town.

That's so amazing.

In doing drag, him and my mom

love to go garage sale-ing and find me props.

-Aw! -Oh!

And a few years ago, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's.

-Yeah. -Oh!

So it's been affecting...

it, like, all has been happening really fast.

So just watching him, like, lose mobility

and, like, not be able to, like, sit up and stuff

for long periods of time has been really hard.

Every time I leave the house, I usually drive away crying.

Um...

I don't know how to support him.

He's, like, literally been my superhero

and taught me how to do everything.

And that's why I'm so crafty.

He was, like, a construction worker,

so, like, him not even being able to, like,

do things with his hands anymore--

Like, my mom doesn't cook.

He cooked every meal.

And, like, he can't even, like, you know, use a knife.

So, you know, that's a bummer.

I just worry about him and think about him,

and, you know, I just wanna make him proud.

Let's rally around our sister.

Thanks, babe.

Don't cry too much, bitch. You can't mess up your face.

Don't cry too much.

Crystal is somebody that just reminds me so much

of some of my really close friends back home.

And I think it's been such a short amount of time

since we've all been together, but we've built a family.

And families fight, and families get over it.

I hope that people can forgive and forget,

because for as long as we do have each other,

we are all that we have.

Her mole is on the left or the right?

-Right. -The right.

Anybody got that tooth paint?

Got our gap tooth on?

I already got my gap ready.

Keep up, ladies. Team gap. Ting.

[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.

Michelle Visage. Now, there's an urban legend

that Madonna once sent you a cease-and-desist letter?

[laughs]

What's the T, girl?

Okay, no cease-and-desist,

but back when I was in Seduction,

her label called my label and said, look,

if your girl is gonna try to steal Madonna's look,

the least she can do is do it well.

[gasps] Shade!

-But you know what, Ru? -Huh?

All I heard was, Madonna knows who I am!

[all laugh]

Style superstar Carson Kressley, truth or dare?

-Truth. -All right.

How old are you?

How dare you?

[all laugh]

A model who's always in vogue. Winnie Harlow.

I'm ready to strike a pose, Ru!

[laughs]

And a ray of light in the U.S. Congress,

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

It's a dream come true to be here, Ru.

We are so happy to have you.

Now, do you have a favorite Madonna song?

Why, True Blue, of course.

Ahh. This week, we challenged our queens

to get into the groove

and pay tribute to the iconic Madonna.

And tonight on the runway,

category is Night of a Thousand Michelle Visages.

What? [all laugh]

That's right, Michelle Visage.

[echoes] This is your life!

Oh, my God!

Gentlemen, start your engines,

and may the best woman win.end of act

Presenting our very own girly show,

it's the world premiere

of Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical.

Madonna acts as a lover.

Madonna acts as a mystery.

[all laugh]

Madonna acts as an Uber driver.

But sometimes she drives for Lyft, too.

In 1984, on American Bandstand,

-Dick Clark asked me... -Madonna, what's next?

-♪ I wanna ♪ -♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ I wanna rule the world ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ Crucifix ♪

♪ Don't shave my pits ♪

♪ I want to rule the world ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ Gonna grab it by the balls ♪

♪ Shared a name with my mother ♪

♪ She died when I was five years old ♪

♪ Turn the hurt around ♪

♪ Knew I was destined for something more ♪

♪ With a name like Madonna ♪

♪ I could be a saint or a sinner ♪

♪ So I started dancing ♪

♪ Won't stop till I'm a winner ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ I wanna rule the world ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ I'm not your average girl ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

♪ I wanna rule the world ♪

♪ Rule the world ♪

Yay! [applause]

♪ I know exactly what I want ♪

♪ The groove is calling out to me ♪

♪ So I became my own icon ♪

♪ I own MTV ♪

♪ Rolling around in a wedding gown ♪

♪ A dirty blonde with a sexy mole ♪

♪ Just like Marilyn ♪

♪ I had material goals ♪

Ahh, ahh. ♪ Because I'm a boy toy, baby ♪

♪ And all the little girls dress like me ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a boy toy, baby ♪

♪ And all the others are just wanna-bes ♪

♪ I'm a boy toy, and I ain't gonna stop ♪

♪ I'm a boy toy ♪

♪ Call me a boy toy ♪

♪ Because I'm the one on top ♪

♪ Call me a boy toy ♪

♪ I'm a boy toy ♪

[laughter and applause]

My next album went platinum fast,

and so did I.

♪ Critics don't know what to make of me ♪

♪ Am I real art or publicity? ♪

♪ My music videos stir up controversy ♪

♪ Haters criticize my blonde ambition ♪

♪ Double standard, is it 'cause I'm a woman? ♪

♪ I'm gonna express myself ♪

♪ And you'll pay more than attention ♪

♪ I want more than attention ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Defying old taboos ♪

♪ Because sex is power, too ♪

♪ Making art isn't easy ♪

♪ But that's why I do it ♪

♪ So you can get into it ♪

[all laugh]

♪ Did I make you stare? ♪

♪ Now kiss my derriere ♪

♪ Making art isn't easy ♪

♪ And I've got the scars to prove it ♪

♪ So you can get into it ♪

[all laugh]

Hello, fellas!

Love who you love.

You know there's more than one way to play.

♪ Bullet bras are the way to go far ♪

♪ Thank you, Jean Paul Gaultier ♪

♪ Pinstripe suits can be subversive ♪

♪ But listen to what I say ♪

♪ Leading men and Latin studs ♪

♪ I love them like nobody else ♪

♪ But gay men are the ones who intrigue me ♪

[deep voice] ♪ I should have been born one myself ♪

[all laugh]

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ [deep voice] LGBT ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ [deep voice] GMHC ♪

♪ More than an African ♪

♪ We weren't too serious ♪

♪ I wound up stronger and stronger ♪

♪ Like a prayer does in water ♪

♪ Like a prayer ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

[deep voice] ♪ God bless the children ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

♪ God bless the gays ♪

[laughter and applause]

So after dressing you up in my love,

there was only one thing left to do:

take it all off.

I made a video in Paris.

It was too hot for MTV.

[all laugh]

So it became the first VHS single.

Now when pop stars shake their cakes on Instagram,

I say, "You're welcome."

Posing, disrobing,

opposing for you.

As I...

♪ Must define my brand ♪

Girls and boys kissing, censors hissing.

As I...

♪ Must define my brand ♪

Whips, bare nips, not just the tips.

-Whoo! -As I--

♪ Must define my brand ♪

I'm seductive, not reductive.

I'm erotic, you're neurotic.

Because I...

Because I'm what?

[whip cracks]

Whip smart.

[all laugh]

♪ I never wanted to be an actress ♪

♪ I thought I'd stick to music ♪

♪ But I was desperate-ly seeking something ♪

♪ And then Sean gave me Shanghai Surprise ♪

♪ And a ring ♪

♪ Some people wondered, who's that girl ♪

♪ I was just breathless over Dick ♪

♪ Tracy ♪

♪ Though I knew that I was in a league of my own ♪

♪ A league of her own ♪

But what I really want to do is direct.

Cut, print, moving on.

RuPaul: Oh!

♪ There comes a time ♪

♪ In an artist's career-reer-reer-reer ♪

♪ When she decides to seek God ♪

♪ And put it in her songs-songs-songs-songs ♪

♪ I took myself first-class on a journey-ney-ney-ney ♪

♪ To find a higher power and live my life in awe ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ Don't care, don't care ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ Don't come too near ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ Don't care, don't care ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ Hippy-dippy, trippy song ♪

♪ A Kabbalah sing-along ♪

♪ Won a Grammy for this song-ong-ong-ong ♪

You go, girl.

Yes, God!

[laughs]

-Hey! -Whoo!

Whoo!

♪ Hey, lady pop stars, all hail the queen ♪

♪ Welcome to my Fempire ♪

Whoo-hoo!

♪ After two decades in the biz ♪

♪ Now I can do whatever ♪

♪ Dress up like a pimp, uh ♪

-♪ Talk like a Brit ♪ -Whoo!

♪ Things that used to get me banned ♪

♪ Are emulated across the land ♪

♪ Blaze new trails for others like me ♪

♪ You're welcome, Gwen Stefani ♪

[all laugh] Whoo!

♪ All the girls go gaga for my grills ♪

♪ While I make it rain with my bills ♪

-Hey! -Oh!

♪ My power isn't fake ♪

♪ And in front of Timberlake ♪

♪ I kissed Britney and Christina ♪

♪ And I liked it, Katy Perry ♪

[all laugh]

♪ Hey, lady pop stars ♪

♪ All hail the queen ♪

♪ Welcome to my Fempire ♪

-Whoo! -Yeah!

All right.

♪ Still in the groove, yeah ♪

Oh, bitch, I got this.

♪ Redefining the moves, yeah ♪

Don't be an ageist.

♪ I did pilates with some hotties in the aughts ♪

♪ Then took to the dance floor ♪

♪ Wearing pink for my confessions ♪

♪ Got hung up Super Bowl, hard candy and Malawi ♪

♪ Said bye to guys, thank God I'm single and not sorry ♪

♪ My eighties ladies ♪

♪ Have all come and gone ♪

♪ Whitney, George, MJ ♪

♪ Moonwalked on ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ I still grow because I'm M-A-D-O-N-N-A, bitch ♪

[all laugh]

♪ 60 years, and I keep topping ♪

♪ Ageist if you think I'm stopping ♪

♪ Classic looks, but kids keep mocking ♪

♪ I'm M-A-D-O-N-N-A, bitch ♪

♪ Beyoncé, Gaga, Ariana ♪

♪ Girls, I still be here mañana ♪

♪ Sexy, not afraid to flaunt it ♪

♪ I'm M-A-D-O-N-N-A, bitch ♪

♪ Yes, I'm still Madonna ♪

♪ Fuck your sexist drama ♪

♪ When you hate it's just kablama ♪

♪ Don't preach, 'cause I'm your mama ♪

♪ I'm M-A-D-O-N-N-A, bitch ♪

♪ Compose-pose-pose ♪

I think the most controversial thing I have ever done

is to stick around.

♪ Compose-pose-pose ♪

Okay, here we go.

All Madonna, spin a flow.

♪ Compose-pose-pose ♪

♪ Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer ♪

♪ Cherish, True Blue, Truth or Dare ♪

♪ Dick Tracy, Drowned World Tour ♪

♪ Live to Tell, now Who's that Girl? ♪

♪ Express Yourself, Material Girl ♪

♪ You got 4 Minutes to save the world ♪

♪ Open Your Heart, Don't Get Hung Up ♪

♪ Papa, Don't Preach, I'm Burning Up ♪

♪ Living for Love, I'm Madame X ♪

♪ Into the Groove, a book called Sex ♪

♪ I'll Remember, so Don't Tell Me ♪

♪ Physical Attraction, you shall see ♪

♪ Beautiful Stranger, Crazy For You ♪

♪ Sorry, hydrangea, I still loathe you ♪

♪ Girl Gone Wild, Rebel Heart ♪

♪ Causing a Commotion, and that's just the start ♪

♪ Compose-pose-pose ♪

♪ From Holiday to Medellin' ♪

♪ When it comes to pop, I'm still your queen ♪

I'm M-A-D-O-N-N-A, bitch!

[cheers and applause]

Amazing.end of act

Category is Night of a Thousand Michelle Visages,

AKA Joyce Leslie on parade.

[all laugh]

First up, Jan

in Glamazonian Airways Michelle.

-[laughs] -Yes!

Michelle: Wow, she looks hot!

RuPaul: Fly me to the moon.

Winnie: Come on, Tits McGee.

Jan: I am giving you

one of my favorite Michelle Visage memes.

Meh.

And I am nailing this head-to-toe.

I have the hat, I have the earrings, I have the scarf.

RuPaul: Honk if you miss Michelle Visage's old boobs.

-Honk, honk! -Honk, honk!

I love this look.

RuPaul: How's your overhead... storage?

Haven't had any complaints.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Jackie Cox in All Stars Michelle drag,

representing South Plainfield, New Jersey.

Jackie: This is classic Michelle Visage.

She's coming from the Garden State Plaza Mall,

and she's ready to slay.

Yes! Oh, my gosh, she has the lightning bolt ring.

The girls are up and out, and of course, to top it off,

classic Michelle Visage nails.

RuPaul: Oh, I remember this outfit.

Michelle: Do you?

Carson: I had almost forgotten it.

Thank you very much, Jackie Cox.

RuPaul: Gigi Goode. S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Michelle.

-Wow. -Give me body!

Carson: Stun-ning.

Michelle: My body looked just like that.

[all laugh]

Yes!

Gigi: I have chosen something

that I know not a single one of these bitches thought about:

blonde Michelle Visage

from her Lovely Day music video.

I'm feeling like my full fantasy.

It is a Lovely Day today on the runway.

Carson: You still have those nails, don't you?

Michelle: I do. They're in a jar.

[all laugh]

Michelle: Nailed it!

RuPaul: Brita, Season 10 finale Michelle.

[all laugh]

Michelle: Who's that behind those Foster Grants?

RuPaul: Oh, that's Michelle Visage!

Michelle: Yes!

Carson: Or Urkel.

[all laugh]

Brita: What I love doing is hosting a show,

and this was a look

that Michelle hosted the Season 10 finale in.

It is such a gorgeous gown,

and I'm here to spread the joy, bitch.card?

RuPaul: Vasail Massage.

Michelle: That's me.

RuPaul: Jaida Essence Hall, All Stars Icon Michelle.

Yes!

RuPaul: Oh, my God, Michelle, you're always subtle.

Michelle: Like Coco Chanel said,

when leaving the house, take one thing off.

In my case, it was my shirt.

Jaida: I love this look.

I got all the spiked-out jewelry,

the girls are sitting out nice and ripe.

I'm looking like a hardcore bad bitch,

like Michelle herself.

RuPaul: I need to remind you that this is a mother of two.

[all laugh]

A mother of two.

Michelle: Two breasts.

RuPaul: Sherry Pie, Kitty Girl Michelle.

[all laugh]

Michelle: My custom Marc Jacob.

RuPaul: Yes, Well, she got the choreography down.

[laughs]

Sherry: I'm walking down the runway

feeling my Michelle Visage Kitty Girl fantasy.

We have a big bun braid thing,

we got glasses for days,

and we got that good, old-fashioned choreography

that she was doing.

RuPaul: You look like one of the June Taylor dancers.

Michelle: I do. Me and Arthur Murray go way back.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Crystal Methyd.

-Oh! -Oh!

Here we go!

RuPaul Show, Lady in Red Michelle.

Michelle 1996, Ru.

RuPaul: Yeah, it's just like yesterday.

Crystal: When I found this picture online,

I immediately fell in love and knew that I had to do it.

The hair is so cute.

I really hope that it brings back

some nost--

nostalgia...

[laughs] for Michelle.

RuPaul: I bet you still have that outfit, don't you?

Michelle: I have that jacket, yeah.

Listed now on Poshmark.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: The Widow Von'Du,

RuPaul Show, Starry, Starry Michelle.

Alexandria: Love this red, white, and blue.

RuPaul: Yes, well, she did it for her country.

Widow: My look looks like an outfit

that I wore when I first started doing drag,

with orange hair and a red pleather onesie.

I just like it 'cause also my titties

are smushed in it like a can of biscuits,

so I'm definitely giving you

that Michelle vibe with the titties.

RuPaul: That's when Michelle

was trying to join the Spice Girls

as Old Spice.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Heidi on the set of Towie Michelle.

Michelle: Oh, my God.

-Dug deep for this one. -Yes!

Michelle: Y'all right, babes?

Y'all right? Y'all right, babes?

Heidi: I chose this look because it's a little elegant,

and I like to think of myself as, you know, she's a lady.

RuPaul: Michelle's huge in the UK.

Carson: Or at least her bun is.

Michelle: Yeah. My bun's always huge.

[all laugh]end of act

Welcome, ladies. I've made some decisions.

Now, when I call your name, please step forward.

Jan.

Gigi Goode.

Crystal Methyd.

Jackie Cox.

Heidi.

Brita.

Ladies, you represent the tops and the bottoms of the week.

Sherry Pie, Jaida Essence Hall,

the Widow Von'Du.

You're safe. You may leave the stage.

Ladies, now it's time for the judges' critiques,

starting with Simply Jan.

You were Early Madonna.

-Yes. -Your voice was amazing.

You sounded like a pop star.

And I think all of the choreography

was borderline perfect.

-Yes! -Oh, Borderline.

That was a Borderline joke, everybody!

And tonight on the runway, this is fantastic.

It was already drag.

-Yeah, girl. -And you made it draggier.

You bring this polish to your look

that I think really should be something

to be proud of tonight.

Thank you so much.

Just being able to do what I love

for all of you is amazing.

Oh, one last question.

Can your breasts be used as a flotation device?

Absolutely, if you pull hard enough.

[all laugh]

Up next, Jackie Cox.

You came straight out of the Tristate area

with this runway look.

I love it.

It's bold, maybe borderline, um--

-Tacky? -Tacky, yes.

Trashy? Whoreish?

You nailed it!

Out of everybody, you have every single detail nailed,

down to the nails.

You had the corset nailed that I had painted,

the lightning bolt,

and you're the only one who has the mole.

Gigi has a mole.

Put your glasses on, Michelle!

I did!

Let's see. Moles up, everybody, moles up.

Now everyone has the mole.

[all laugh]

When you came out in the wedding dress,

I just felt it was a little bit more restrained.

There was an extra oomph that was just missing.

We wanted more.

It seems as though there's an uncertainty,

and there's no reason for you to be uncertain.

You are right exactly as you are.

Just share you with us.

Thank you.

I do have to say it is--aah!

Crazy to meet you.

[laughs]

Seeing you working in Congress

and in solidarity with Congresswoman Tlaib

and Congresswoman Omar

gives me so much hope for our country.

My mom emigrated here from Iran,

and people would tell her to go home

and go back where she came from.

And when I was young, I hid this part of my heritage for so long.

She's an American citizen now,

and seeing you standing up for people like my mom

gives me so much hope.

I'm so thankful that your mother is here

and part of our country.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Up next, Gigi Goode.

You sold every moment of your performance,

because you were just actually living what you were singing

and connecting with the judges.

I really feel as though you embodied Madonna,

that energy, the most.

You look amazing.

I didn't think it could get any more supermodel

until you walked out here in a freaking bikini.

I thought, is that my new competition

in the modeling world?

Oh, my God!

This was really fun to see, down to the nails.

And now that you have the fake ones on,

imagine doing anything with them.

How did you wipe?

[all laugh]

Just to inform everybody, you don't wipe with your nails,

you wipe with your fingertips.

What? Really?

So the toilet paper goes around, and you scoop.

The more you know.

[all laugh]

-Up next, Brita. -Hi.

I think what happened with you, Brita,

is when you did mess up here and there,

it kind of threw you off.

On the runway, however, this happens to be

one of my favorite gowns I've ever worn.

I love how it fits you.

It fits you just like it fit Michelle.

The structure, the glasses.

But I did wear a drop earring.

I'd never wear a button.

Yeah, I know you did, and it was beautiful.

It's a pretty simple look.

It's glasses, earrings, and the dress,

and now the earrings are kind of taking us away

from how great all the rest of it is.

Up next, Crystal Methyd DeBarge.

♪ To the beat of the rhythm of the night ♪

Hi.

I thought your Madonna Rusical number

was funny and quirky.

You kind of sang the reverb on all of those chorus moments.

Was that something that you came up with?

I thought it would be fun.

I know that I'm not, like, a singer,

so I wanted to try and play up the funny as much as I could.

As someone who cannot sing herself, I totally get it.

And I love the hair-ography, so great job.

Thank you.

I absolutely love this look.

I love the hair. It's giving me life.

You did a great job tonight.

-Thank you. -I'm really proud of you

and your uptick that you're on.

Thank you.

Don't fall back.

I won't.

Up next, Heidi Ciccone.

[all laugh]

Hi.

Your performance was amazing.

You gave us the chaturangas, the vinyasas, the B-girls.

You really rose to the occasion.

But what was kind of missing was Madonna.

She would poke through, and then go away.

Tonight on the runway, I'm glad you did a recent one.

I don't know how you ended up choosing this one.

You know, I was just scrolling on the social medias

and whatnot.

-[laughs] -The medias.

I think the only issue for me would be the hair.

It was more textured,

because I don't want it to look like a globe on my head.

She has a little buoyancy to her.

What's in the middle?

Hairspray and desperation.

I've been there.

Well, thank you, ladies, I think we've heard enough.

You may leave the stage.

All right, now, just between us Madonna-bes,

what do you think? Jan.

Jan has a beautiful voice and she knows how to use it,

but more importantly, she embodied Madonna.

Her runway look, the makeup was perfect,

the clothes were perfect.

The details really brought both characters to life,

and I think she did a fabulous job.

Jackie Cox.

Jackie Cox had a very polarizing night.

The Rusical performance,

I say to myself all the time, I wish it was bigger.

[laughs]

How she was playing it was more innocent and coy,

and that wasn't this Madonna.

The runway, though, was the flipside of that.

It was really impressive.

Gigi Goode.

She is such a superstar.

She did a back handspring in heels.

Then she did lifts.

Then when she was in the air,

she did, like, a round-off.

She was that badass Madonna

that girls look at and say,

"I wanna be that when I walk down the street."

I am obsessed with Gigi.

She gives me supermodel vibes.

I love that Michelle Visage look.

It was a simple look, but my God, she pulled it off.

Let's move on down to Brita.

In her Madonna moment,

she was representing that Gaultier-era cone bra.

That's all about, like, domination

and it just didn't have that feeling for me.

She did get in her head,

but I just really love the joy that Brita brings.

Tonight on the runway, the gown was wonderful and smooth,

but the earrings were completely off

and it changed the look a little bit.

You're absolutely right, you know.

The devil is in the details, and those things do matter.

Crystal Methyd.

As Enlightened Madonna, she was really silly.

Like, her head popped up, and it was just kind of funny.

We're really getting to know her

at this point in the competition.

The more she reveals of herself, the more we're charmed by her.

She was kind of giving me Madonna as Bianca Del Rio

or Bianca Del Rio as Madonna.

Heidi.

She has oodles and oodles of charisma.

-Mm-hmm. -Great dancer.

But I didn't get any Madonna-isms at all.

And especially with some of the gags that she had,

you know, the underwear peek-a-boo moment

she could have really hammed up.

And then tonight on the runway,

I love that she chose the Towie look,

but it just got a little skewed.

Her performance, her charisma, it was all there.

It just had no relationship to Madonna or Michelle Visage.

Because if you squint,

they're pretty much the same.

[all laugh] They are.

Silence. I've made my decision.

Bring back my material girls.end of act

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Jan, tonight you ruled the world.

You are safe.

You may join the other girls.

I know Jan wanted to win this.

Like, y'all didn't see her face when she turned around,

but I saw that.

You know like the scary movies

where the serial killer finally just, like, snaps

and just starts tearing faces off?

Hon-ey, she is upset.

[laughs]

Crystal Methyd.

I feel like you just got home-home-home.

[all laugh]

You're safe.

Gigi Goode.

I've made up my mind.

I'm keeping you, baby.

Con-drag-ulations.

You are the winner of this week's challenge.

[applause]

Thank you.

You've won a cash tip of $5.000.

Oh, my God, I just won my third challenge.

That's nuts to me.

You may join the other girls.

Jackie Cox, you nailed your Michelle,

but your virgin wasn't shiny and new.

Brita, you are a joy,

but tonight you didn't fully express yourself.

Heidi, tonight in the Rusical

you got the moves and the motion,

but your Madonna didn't cause a commotion.

Jackie Cox.

You're safe.

[exhales]

You may join the other girls.

Thank you.

Brita and Heidi.

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

Two queens stand before me.

Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me

and save yourself...

from elimination!

The time has come... [thunder]

to lip sync...

[echoing] for your life!

This is my third time lip-syncing.

What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna leave it all on the stage.

I'm here to fight. I'm a fighter.

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

[music plays]

[laughs]

♪ Don't put me off, 'cause I'm on fire ♪

♪ And I can't quench my desire ♪

♪ Don't you know that I'm burning up for your love ♪

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

♪ For your love ♪

♪ You're always closing your door ♪

♪ Well, that only makes me want you more ♪

♪ And day and night I cry for your love ♪

♪ You're not convinced that that is enough ♪

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

Come on, girl!

♪ I'm burning up, burning up for your love ♪

♪ For your love ♪

Whoo!

♪ Oh, do you wanna see me down on my knees? ♪

♪ Or bending over backwards, now would you be pleased? ♪

♪ Unlike the others, I'd do anything ♪

♪ I'm not the same, I have no shame, I'm on fire ♪

[panting]

[laughs]

I am not going home. I can't afford to go home.

I'm doing those dance moves,

my skirt's riding up, you can see my girdle.

I don't care.

It's a cute girdle. I paid $10 for it.

♪ I'm on fire ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, I'm burning up for your love ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah, I'm burning up ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ I'm burning up, ooh, yeah ♪

♪ I'm burning up ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ You know you got me burning up, baby ♪

♪ You know you got me burning up, baby ♪

♪ Burning up for your love ♪

♪ Burning up for your love ♪

[cheers and applause]

Whew.

Ladies, I've made my decision.

[exhales]

Heidi, shantay you stay.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Brita, thank you for the joy you bring to everything you do.

Now sashay away.

Thank you so much for everything.

This is a dream come true.

[applause]

I love you all so much!

Love you. Some bitch had to go!

Mwah! I love you so much.

I'm gonna leave this. You Brita werk, bitch!

[all laugh] Yes, honey!

[all laugh]

[cries]

[exhales] I'm a little sad.

I'm kind of, like, playing it off like I'm happy,

but this is just the beginning, you know?

First New York, then Drag Race,

and then the world.

So I'm gonna go spread my joy, sis.

I'm gonna give everyone that joy, that joy, that joy.

[laughs]

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" up in here?

-Amen! -Amen!

All right, now let the music play!

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue... ♪

-Look how beautiful they look! -Gorgeous!

♪ Just like you, too ♪vote disclaimer

RuPaul: Next time, on RuPaul's Drag Race...

You need to create a product

for a new drag queen lifestyle brand

we're calling Dru.

-Action. -Jackie's Magic Carpet Merkin.

-[laughs] -Oh!

My revolutionary throat-coating spray--

Oh, forgot the next line.

Fuck me.

Your whole infomercial was thought out.

-Oh, my God. -She's hella funny.

I needed a whole lot more funny, because I know what you can do.

This entire time I haven't won challenges,

and I haven't been crying about it.

Ooh, honey!

[cries]

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

♪ Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪