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You will be performing stand-up in front of a live audience.

I bet they get so white, they say,

"Can I speak to the manager, please?"

Anyway... wait, what were we...

What were we talking about again?

Well...

I'm feeling a little bad for them at this point.

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.

I'm finally a B cup.

Just wasn't funny enough.

Sasha and Anetra.

I wanted more confidence, which is weird.

You're Sasha Colby, girl. I want more from you.

Loosey and Luxx.

You were so funny.

You are both the winners of this week's challenge.

[both scream]

Anetra, shantay, you stay.

Marcia, sashay away.

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

Ay-yi-yi.

We are back in the Werkroom,

and Marcia, Marcia, Marcia's going home, home, home.

She should have been home a long time ago, to be honest.

Instead of me being in the bottom some of those times,

it definitely could have been Marcia.

So sorry, girl. I love you.

"You know what they say. There's no place like home."

- Aw, Marshal. - So sweet.

I'm trying to be, like, sad, because she was...

I'm a bitch. You're gonna twirl down.

You gotta murder her.

When you leaped over her, bitch...

Oh, I lost it.

- We love you, Marcia. - Bye, Marshal.

I hope the girls got the boss bitch memo,

because I'm not playing with these hos anymore.

I'm ready to promote myself and get another win.

Well, I guess congratulations to Luxx and Loosey...

Not "I guess."

- [laughter] - "I guess."

That's crazy, bitch. Y'all both won.

I know. I was gagged.

- We both have... - Two.

- Two Maxi Challenge wins. - Two Maxi Challenge wins.

Ooh!

I have no wins in this competition.

The double win should have been mine and Mistress's,

point blank, period.

Selena, well, you did, like, super, super well.

Thank you.

So, like, are you feeling better

than you were in the last couple of weeks?

I feel good.

And, like, there's hope now a little bit.

There's a little bit of hope.

I just need to make it to the next week.

I don't feel like I need to have wins under my belt

in order to win.

Listen, if I'm in the top,

I can talk my way into winning the crown.

Listen, everybody, I don't know about y'all,

but I am entering my top era.

I'm ready. It's hard.

- Oh! - Whoo-hoo.

I am entering my angel era, my angelic era.

Fallen. [laughs]

Fallen angel.

I'm gonna enter my rotten bitch era.

We love to see it.

Authenticity.

I'm just kidding. I'm entering my winning era.

Go on.

All right, well, I'm in my de-dragging era now.

- Yes, it is time. - Let's do it.

If you stay in an era, you ain't got to get in an era.

Can I get an amen up in here?

This is the closest I've gotten to being on the bottom,

and it doesn't feel right.

Welcome to the club.

There's definitely this feeling

of "don't get too comfortable."

I'm sorry, but she looks so crazy.

It's giving Joey Jay on Halloween.

I'm a ghoul-ass bitch. She's Joey Jay.

I'm a ghoul-ass bitch. I'm Joey Jay.

I think that Sasha placing low this week

really does show that it doesn't matter

who you think is huge competition.

Anyone can fall at any moment.

To ensure my spot in the finale,

I am just going to keep giving them the Luxx fantasy.

It got me here. It can get me to the end.

[dramatic music]

[singing] RuPaul's Drag Race

The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"

receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

and a gag-worthy grand prize of $200,000,

served by Cash App,

with extra-special guest judge Orville Peck.

[singing] RuPaul's Drag Race

May the best drag queen win

Best drag queen win

[dance music]

- [falsetto note] - [falsetto note]

EsTitties.

We are at the final six,

and it is so close to the finish line.

I can see it, and I have horrible vision.

So if I can see that we're almost at the finish line,

bitch, we're there.

The competition is neck and neck, bitch.

So I'm letting y'all girls know right now,

it's an end to my congenial era.

I'm... I'm entering my chaotic era.

Oh, no, it wasn't chaotic before?

[yelling] - [screaming]

Bitch, Mistress has more eras than Cher or Madonna, girl.

No, what I would like to see is her skinny era bitch.

Let's see with that. [laughs]

[siren wails]

- Ooh! - Ooh, girl!

She done already done had herses.

Yes.

America's next drag superstar

needs to bring home the bacon

and put her best foot forward,

or I'm gonna have to cut you loose.

- "Footloose"? - Bacon?

We're gonna do "Let Loose," but as a musical?

Oh, my God. [laughter]

Hello, hello, hello.

[all cheer]

Ladies, ladies, ladies, ladies.

You know, in a world where people

focus on our differences, never underestimate

the power of song and dance to bring us together.

So for this week's Maxi Challenge,

you'll be starring in the all-dancing, all-prancing

Rusical, "Wigloose."

[singing] Wigloose

[all cheering]

Set in the '80s, "Wigloose" takes place in a small town

where drag has been outlawed.

Imagine that.

The characters include Heaven Bacon,

a teenage drag queen

ready to shake things up;

Mama Bacon, Heaven Bacon's wise drag mother;

Preacher Teacher, the narrow-minded town leader;

and there's Carl...

Carl?

Preacher Teacher's obedient husband.

Now I'll let you decide who plays which part.

And to help you put the wig in "Wigloose,"

we are providing big '80s hair by Wigs & Grace.

All: Ooh.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

Rusical, ladies.

It's time for us to pick our roles.

I smell a gate coming on.

Oh, not a gate.

Everyone here except for me

has musical theater experience,

so I'm at a little bit of a disadvantage.

But, baby, I'm about to flip it and show you how it's done.

I live.

Miss Fierce!

I'm listening, and the first character is Preacher Teacher.

Bitch, I am feeling her.

The villain, the bitch of the scene...

I'm going to be Preacher Teacher.

The way Heaven Bacon's eating...

[laughter]

I really connect

with the character of Heaven Bacon.

He is the lead in the show.

I want this role to show the judges

that I can be really serious and that I am a star.

Very cute.

What are you all feeling?

I wanna be Preacher Teacher.

I think I would fucking kill that role,

and that sets up everyone else.

What are you feeling, Anetra?

- Mama Bacon or Preacher. - Okay.

You would be sickening as Mama

'cause I'm gonna be Preacher.

I think doing Mama is actually gonna work out

better for me, just because I feel

like it resonates with me.

It feels right on my heart.

Is it cool that I take Carl?

- Yeah. - Hot.

Carl is a nerdy, very submissive husband

of the villain.

It's really funny to have me,

like, turn into an old man.

The two roles that I would wanna do

are Heaven and Christian.

Same, so either or.

I would also...

I'm also very interested in Heaven.

Christian's voice seems

like your personality, you know?

So I understand why you resonate with Christian.

I also resonate with Heaven.

I see myself as Heaven.

The character of Heaven is someone who I think

I can put a lot of myself into.

So I'll take Christian, so you guys can fight it out.

Is that cool? Is that cool with you?

- Sure. - Okay, so who's

gonna be Heaven?

I'm gonna be Heaven.

I would really like to be Heaven.

My energy is very much like this character of Heaven.

I don't... I don't really see that.

I don't see it for you.

"I want Heaven." "No, I want Heaven."

Welcome to Heavengate.

If we were reading the descriptions

of characters without the names,

a young, queer kid from the big city.

- I understand. - I think that's Luxx.

And if I was reading "the open-minded jock

- who thinks drag is cool"... - Mistress.

- I would think Loosey. - Mistress.

I just feel like... I feel like I have

the energy of Heaven.

Heaven is very, like, bright-eyed, super positive,

super, like, go-getter.

My eyes locked with Luxx, and I'm like,

"There goes Loosey lying."

Girl, just say you wanted the major role

because you wanna be in the top.

Keeping it 100, it's the lead.

You want to do the lead.

I wanna do the character

that I think I would do the best at.

I'm not even cutting up.

I just feel like you're not being real, Loosey.

You think I'm not being real right now?

This is the most real that I can be.

Just be honest, you want Heaven

because it's the lead role.

It would be a lie to say

that you wouldn't fit the description of Tuck.

Oh, my God.

This role of Heaven Bacon is perfect for me.

And I think that Mistress and Luxx

don't want me to have it just because I want it.

So what's gonna be the resolution for all this?

Everyone's saying they would turn out any role,

so turn out any fucking role.

Someone be Heaven. Someone be Tuck.

Fine, I'll be Tuck.

Yay, awesome.

Jesus Christ.

You saying that I'm putting on a facade

is telling me that I am a liar

and that I am not a genuine person.

I have not done anything to let anyone here know

that I'm not being genuine with you.

There has been a lot of emotion

shown from Loosey today.

Girl, like, whatever.

I wanted to do Heaven because I wanted to do Heaven.

But I will let you have Heaven.

I personally don't need to be the lead

because I know I can shine in anything.

I will do Christian.

You can do Tuck, if that's okay.

- We'll be a cute duo. - Perfect.

Fun thing is, you all get to play friends,

no matter what you are.

These other girls are underestimating me.

Because I fought so much for this role,

I have no other option but to kill it.

[dramatic music]

[singing] It's the mood

It's the attitude

For the Maxi Challenge this week,

we are going to be the stars of the Rusical "Wigloose."

This ball is busted...

- The only thing... - Officially.

Bitch, don't step over my line.

Hey, hoofers.

- Ooh! - Hi.

- How's it hanging? - Low.

[laughter]

- All right, Sasha. - Hey.

Come on, hoop earrings.

This Rusical is near and dear to your heart

because it's surround...

- It's about dancing. - Yeah.

It... it hits home, because I definitely can understand

a closed mindset and how that can be put on young kids,

especially in churches,

where they were saying, like, my sin was worse

- than other people's sins. - Mm-hmm.

'Cause my mom actually told me,

when I told her I wanted to be a girl,

and I wanted to transition,

she was just crying 'cause she was like,

"Well, I just know you're not gonna you know,

be in heaven with us,"

and was so resolute to, like, let her kid go.

Is your mother still with us?

- She is. - Ah.

We don't talk.

You know, we talk a lot around here about...

About what we're talking about.

This Rusical actually deals with some of these things.

What role did you get?

I picked Carl.

[laughs]

Why did you choose Carl?

You know, I'm actually really excited

to play something goofy and unexpected.

And I get to be married to Mistress, which is...

[laughter]

Imagine those sheets, though.

That ain't mud on your bed.

I'm sorry if I was a lot over there.

Oh, don't apologize. You're fine.

I was just bothered by, like, Mistress and Luxx,

like, I don't know, acting like I'm not a genuine person.

Coming out of this argument with Mistress and Luxx,

Loosey's ready to crack.

So, like, you know, I'm like,

"All right, Loosey, let's get into this."

I don't think I've done anything

to show anybody that I'm, like, a liar

or, like, that I fake.

I think what they're...

Like, because they wouldn't be saying

something like that unless they saw something, right?

I feel like I've been really genuine.

I think, like, you let them get to you easily.

Yeah.

And I think that's what they sense,

and that's what they feed off of.

I've been saying, like, Loosey's ready to crack.

That's how I feel, but... 'cause it's like,

why is she so defensive when they, like, approach you?

Now that I'm thinking about it, it's like...

When they laugh at me when I open my mouth to talk,

like, I dealt with that in high school so much,

because every time I open my mouth to talk,

people would make fun of me.

You know, people would make fun

of the way that I sound and the way that I talk.

And so I didn't allow myself to be my genuine self.

Sorry.

No, but you just have to, like,

be okay with yourself.

And I am. I do let it get to me.

And...

But at least right now, I love

that you talk about this, 'cause, like, you're

figuring out why, right?

I just need to think more about myself

in this, you know?

Because I did a fucking great job last week.

And, to be blunt, I led Luxx and I to a win.

If they think that trying to get under my skin

is gonna get rid of me, then they have

another thing coming, because I know

that I'm gonna kill it in this challenge.

And I'm gonna kill it

in every challenge going forward,

all the way to the finale.

- Thank you. - You know?

It's hard.

I get it.

Salina, stop making people cry.

Well, this sounds like it's gonna be a lot of fun.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you, Sasha.

All right, Anetra, come on over.

Tell me, what role do you have in the Rusical?

So I have Mama Bacon.

She gives me, like, big Dominique Jackson energy.

- Ooh, I love her. - Very grand.

But I think what attracted to me, like, the most was,

- like, the tenderness of her. - Yes.

And it says that, you know, "drag saved my life."

I kind of relate to that.

Did drag save your life?

- Absolutely. - How?

I was training full-time as an athlete

doing taekwondo.

And I thought that I was gonna be an Olympian.

And, like, some things happened, and I had to retire.

And I was still living as, like, a closeted everything.

I lost my whole family.

I had no job. I had nowhere to live.

And I went to DragCon.

And I remember walking in.

And I remember feeling so normal

and feeling so in place.

Yeah. Yeah.

I was in baby drag and just feeling so accepted

and just seeing how expressive and just true

everybody was.

And you could literally feel the love there.

After a weekend of all of that love and excitement,

I didn't feel like going back

to a closeted and confined space.

So for me, drag did save my life.

Drag was everything that I had when I had nothing.

It's funny how everything connects,

'cause you were born to do drag.

Thank you.

Understand what Mama Bacon is saying and relate it

to what you just told me about yourself,

and it will resonate.

And I can't wait to see you in the Rusical.

- Okay. Thank you. - Thank you.

Okay.

The person that created

"RuPaul's Drag Race" and DragCon

is standing right in front of me.

And it's just really, really, really nice

and surreal to, like, have this conversation with her.

And it's something I'll never forget

for my entire life.

Bring your Kleenex, girl.

I'm out of my emotional era.

Hi, Salina EsTitties. So what role did you get?

I have Tuck. Tuck is kind of the dumb jock.

What does Tuck want?

Tuck wants to be a queen, but he's this jock.

And I struggle with that. Like...

Wait, you struggle with what?

Like, I'm this, and I'm this, but I'm never here.

Or I'm like, a big girl, but I'm not that big.

And I'm not thin, but I'm not that thin.

So I'm always, like, in the middle.

And I never, like, really know where my peg fits.

Just, first of all, let's just breathe, please.

Can you please exhale and breathe?

Because you've whipped up this thing

that is not really real.

You've made it to the top six for being you.

- Shine. - All right.

- Weren't you born to shine? - I think so.

- No, no, no, don't think so. - I am born to shine!

Yes.

That feels good, but it's... ooh. Yes.

It feels good... but...

It feels good. That's all.

End of story.

Period.

All right, well, go work on... On Tuck

and shine, shine, shine.

I'm gonna shine with my Tuck.

[laughs] - Thank you.

After talking with Ru, bitch, I'm ready to go.

Let's go. She's ready.

[upbeat music]

[music continues]

Baby, it's time to rehearse the Rusical

with Miguel Zarate, honey.

Yes, professional choreographer to the stars, darling.

Welcome, ladies.

This Rusical is inspired by '80s movies.

The things that I'm looking for: energy, personality.

And if you're not a dancer, there's no excuse.

You still have to sell it.

The music is really powerful.

So you truly have to live up to that.

Baby, going into this, I'm just so excited.

I wanna see how these other bitches do

with choreography,

because that's really gonna show

where the cracks lie.

Loosey, we're gonna start with you.

Cool.

A little secret weapon of mine

is that I pick up choreography very quickly.

These girls have no idea that I danced for years.

And I'm really excited to show them that, baby, she's got it.

The choreography that you're about to learn,

it's a big, '80s, impactful, angry type of moment.

So you're gonna come out,

one, strong arms; two, to reach;

three, step out again; four; five and six, seven, eight.

Five and six.

Yeah, but you wanna throw it, like messy.

Messy, uh. Messy, uh.

And you wanna hit a little head with it, too?

Like, head, head?

Yes, yes. Five and six, seven and eight.

The movement just feels a little rigid and studied.

The moves is not giving '80s.

I'm not getting that at all.

It's giving... it's white.

Anetra, word on the street is

that you're a phenomenal dancer.

So how about we freestyle on the count of eight?

Give it to me. And one, two, three, pop.

Six, seven, one more.

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

Ow, word, girl?

Even though your big number's a ballad,

what I'm gonna teach you right now is a little snippet

of the big finale number.

So here we go.

Right and push.

Left and push.

Okay, so it's step right, go right?

Step right, go right, but go from underneath, underneath.

And right, underneath, and left.

Step or no step?

Anetra looks like she's performing calculus,

is what it looks like to me.

You're a little in your head.

Trying to just, like, okay, next, next, next.

I guess there is a difference between being, like,

vogue ca-ca-la-ca and then being,

like, a trained dancer.

Luxx.

And one, two, and three, four,

and five, six, seven, eight.

Close?

Close.

The attitude is great, and you need that.

I'm just gonna get a little comfy.

Show me. What's the next reveal?

Take it off!

Oh, got it.

Give it to me again.

Circle, one and two,

three and four, and five.

Hey.

[laughter]

What I'm seeing is a lot of personality.

It oozes out of you.

And this character is perfect for you.

- Luxx, I have a question. - What?

Why is there a security tag on your coat?

I didn't steal it, I promise.

It was the worker.

Salina.

Hi, Foxy.

She's in her fly girl outfit.

The thing about EsTitties is,

everyone sees this like, "Ow, girl."

But I'm musically theater trained, honey.

I got experience, training, skill, darling.

Selena, you are playing Tuck.

And you're a masculine-y, Westerny jock.

Oh, he's Western?

I'm doing country choreography.

So I have these hats for us.

There's a cowboy hat?

Country...

- A one, a two. - Oh, my God.

One and two, a three, a four,

go five, six, seven, in, and chicken,

and one and two, and shanay and step and yank.

Yeah.

I'm tired of this country shit.

Mistress, you're gonna start,

and you're gonna come with some claws on one.

And you're gonna almost, because it's '80s, one, two.

I'm not going to lie. I'm a little worried,

because, girl, I fucking hate choreography.

Don't break that ankle, girl.

She ain't breaking nothing in them Hillary Clintons.

Just come up one, land two.

- I hope. - Five, six... [laughs]

Are you gonna do it?

No, bitch. Let me watch you some more

'cause I'm a slow learner.

Oh, wow.

Mistress starts telling the choreographer

how she's gonna learn the choreography.

I don't know how that's gonna work.

All right, so do the steps with me.

I'ma go with you from the very beginning.

- I'm... I'm watching you. - Oh, no, no, no.

Yeah.

So give me, like...

I'm pulling a little bit from Thriller,

a little bit from, like, the swamp monster.

- Okay. - Yeah?

So you wanna go one, two.

Yeah?

And I'm just asking for a little passé.

I'm a fat bitch in my kitten heels.

I wanna make sure I don't just jump

- and just fall forward. - No, brah.

Brah.

He does this slide split.

Stop playing.

I know Mistress is nervous

just because she hears the voices in her head.

And I'm hearing them so loud

when she's trying to get this choreo.

Here we go. Rawr, two, good.

Left foot... what?

That was a variation.

It looks like you're counting yourself out

before we've even started.

Mistress seems quite timid and hesitant

to bring any personality to it.

And her character is full of personality.

What are you worried about?

I just, from experience, know how I am with choreo.

And for me,

- it's a timing thing. - Yeah.

But I'm on it.

I'm gonna make sure that regardless, bitch,

- I'm going to be in my room. - Yes, bitch.

I'ma get you right. I'ma get you right.

Don't worry. Don't worry.

Shut up, bitches.

[laughter]

I'm not a musical theater bitch.

But, bitch, I'm gonna turn it out,

and this is going to be a happy ending, okay?

[awkward music]

[upbeat music]

Oh!

[singing] I'm just gonna wake up

Today is the day we get to perform

our Rusical, "Wigloose," in front of the judges.

It's opening night, darlings.

Let me get my Carl cap on, honey.

I am so ready to unleash the beast today.

And by "beast," I mean my dear Carl.

So, honey, how you feeling, wifey?

- [laughs] - Oh, baby?

I was like, who the fuck are you talking to?

Are you excited to play a villain, a villainess?

You know, it's gonna be very different for me

because I'm usually just a sweet person.

Where are you gonna pull from?

You know, there's this girl I once competed with.

And she would play like she wasn't a villain,

and that made her even more of a villain.

So I'm really, like, drawing inspiration from that.

What was her name?

Her name was Doosey.

[laughter]

- Doosey. - Doosey de Duca.

Mistress is playing the game at this point.

I know for me, I'm playing this game with my talents.

Literally, Christian's story is kind of my story.

I'm having a lot of fun bringing myself into it.

At the core of it, it's just about loving drag

and, like, bringing drag into everybody's lives

as much as we can.

This Rusical is so important to me,

especially with everything, like, presently going on

in the world.

It feels like we're taking a giant step back.

So, like, Mistress, when you're, like,

going out in the town in Texas,

you're still, like, on guard.

- Oh, most definitely. - Right.

Because, bitch, Texas don't be playing

with these laws, honey.

And all these protests about protesting the Drag Storytime.

- Yeah. - 'Cause at Mary's, what,

it's like all ages. Like kids come and everything?

Yeah.

Like at my home bar, we have kids all the time.

It is family friendly.

And of course, we have restrictions in place.

Like, they can't come to, like, the Saturday night shows,

- where it gets a little rowdier. - Yeah.

I think they just have crazy, like, thoughts

of what drag is. I don't know.

It's... it's very scary at times.

The state of the world that we live in, it's so wild.

Now they wanna outlaw drag.

And they now feel entitled to hurt you.

It's such a hard place to be

'cause you really wanna be yourself,

and you really wanna celebrate who you are,

but sometimes, you have to be forced

to, like, be quiet for pure safety.

I've done a couple, and I will say the thing

that you have to deal with is that there's always

a lot of community backlash.

The whole thing is,

"We don't want our kids exposed to this

"because drag queens are gonna be, like,

a bad influence on them."

But then you have people protesting

at drag queen story hours and being extremely violent.

But someone dressed as a princess

telling a story about a mermaid is offensive to them.

People in the LGBTQ+ community

are constantly being targeted with hate

to divert from bigger issues.

What they want everyone to focus on

is "This drag queen's reading to our kids."

It kind of feels like we're getting somewhere,

but at the same time, it's like,

we still shouldn't be having, like, problems

about drag queens reading a story to kids.

Exactorini.

I think that queer people just going out into the world

and showing resilience and just saying

"We can't be fucked with

the way that y'all think we can,"

it's like that's going to be the driving force for change.

Now I'm in my politician era.

The conservatives always think

that we're trying to push our agenda on them

when they're the ones pushing their agendas on us.

- Definitely. - They're like,

"Oh, we're... you're grooming

our children to be gay,"

when that's your technique.

Like, it's so, so hypocritical.

How many times have you seen someone ask a toddler,

like, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

- Okay. - Yeah.

Or it's like they have male kids wearing,

like, "Ladies' Man" T-shirts.

I remember my mom gave me a wallet when I was, like, 12,

and it had pictures of Hilary Duff in it.

And she was like, "Isn't she so pretty?

That's your girlfriend, right?"

And I'm like, "Right..."

Girl, no.

Where's Zac Efron, okay?

Boots.

People don't realize, like,

what they're doing to their own children

by doing that.

They're, like, putting them in a box already.

Exact.

So what's really interesting about "Wigloose" is that

for the first 2/3 of the show,

a couple of us are in boy drag.

I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Here, you guys ready to see this?

Oh, god, I don't even know.

Yee-haw.

Oh, wait, no, why is it giving?

Is it? I look like Little Richard.

Shut up.

Let me see. [gasps]

You look like Christina, bitch.

[laughter]

Go, Carl.

The wigetry of it all.

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

[singing] Cover girl, put the bass in your walk

Head to toe, let your whole body talk

Whoo-hoo!

Sexy mama.

You working tonight?

I certainly am.

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

Michelle Visage, is this almost paradise?

Well, if you're thinking of that strip joint

off of exit 102 from the Garden State Parkway,

then, yes, yes, it is.

[laughter]

Let's hear it for the boy, Ross Mathews.

Ross, are you ready to get footloose?

Well, it's not my foot that's loose, Ru.

[laughter]

I'm holding out for a hero.

It's Orville Peck.

Howdy.

Well, howdy, Ru.

I wish I could quit you.

Well, what's the hurry?

You just got here.

This week, we challenged our queens

to kick up their heels in "Wigloose," the Rusical.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

Tonight's Rusical reminds us that anything worthwhile

is worth fighting for.

This is the world premiere of "Wigloose."

Spring, 1984.

My drag mom and I just moved from the big city

back to her hometown, West Bum Tuck, USA.

It was my first day at school.

But as my mama said...

School is school.

How different could it be?

[bell ringing]

Attention students.

To serve as a reminder, and because my solo

in the church musical got cut,

I've got a little song for you.

One, two, three, four.

Beware of the color red

Because that's the color of Satan

Don't use the color green

That's also the color of Satan

And steer clear of cerulean blue

Because it's gorgeous, I mean pretty, I mean, ew!

The point is anything different is scary

So it must be wrong

Must be wrong

These bad clouds keep it going

Life is black and white

There's nothing between the lines on the outside

You're either wrong or right

Whoever you are, keep that on the inside

I don't wanna see

No wigs, no heels, no personality

Life is black and white

You, dance for me.

If you can't hate yourself, how in the hell

are you gonna hate somebody else?

We're all born naked, and that's disgusting.

So in conclusion...

Life is black and white

[laughter and applause]

Any questions?

Excuse me, Preacher Teacher?

[upbeat '80s instrumentals]

I'm Heaven Bacon, and I have a question.

When is the drag ball? [all gasp]

You must be new to these parts.

Around here, "drag" is a four-letter word.

[music continues]

Christian, teach our new student

how we do things around here.

Yes, mother.

Psst!

Meet us at the abandoned barn after school.

[soft electronic music]

Whoa.

My name's Christian, he's Tuck,

and this used to be a notorious drag club,

Pork Chop's Hideaway.

Until that one year when everyone got pinkeye.

Now we dress up in secret.

If only we could just...

Hang on, I feel a song coming on.

Hit it.

[upbeat electronic music]

[music continues]

[singing] I wanna express myself

I got some magic in me I wanna show

Yeah!

There's so much more to me

Besides the freaky thing I do with my throat

[makes reverberating noise]

[singing] I wanna express myself

I got a fantasy that I wanna live

Learn how to sew a dress

Instead of learning how to fashion a shiv

What am I going to do with this?

That could really hurt someone.

I know.

Both: Our lives need a little less

[squeak]

And a little less [gagging sound]

And a little more drag

[singing] Your lives need a little less Ugh!

And a little less [screaming] oh my God!

[singing] And a little more drag

[singing] It's the dress

It's the wig

It's the heels walking in

It's the mug

It's the move

It's the attitude

Our lives need a little less bleh

And a little less [giggling]

And a little more drag

My mom taught me you have to stand up

for what you believe in.

There's a council meeting tonight,

and they're planning to outlaw drag

in West Bum Tuck forever.

We got to go.

[singing] Our lives need a little less bleh

And a little less [scream]

And a little more drag

Yay!

[tense electronic music]

[music continues]

Are you sure you wanna do this, dear?

Think back on the days when we used to have fun doing drag.

Oh, I have no idea what you're talking about.

As of 8:00 p.m. tonight, there will be

no drag in the township of West Bum Tuck.

All in favor, say aye.

I... [all gasp]

Object.

Don't wanna fight, but you got me up against a wall

Here's a verse from the good book, GuRu, by RuPaul

Everybody's in drag, whether you like it or not

Even you

[singing] Your dedication is pointless

I'm not gonna budge

Your words are falling on deaf ears

- I don't give a... - Mom!

[singing] And tonight when I pray

It's your name I'm bringing up

[singing] Father, son, house of love

Hey, take back your lame law

Give, give, give

Give us our drag ball

My dear wife, this young man makes

a very persuasive argument.

What do you say?

Well, Carl, my loving, soft-spoken husband,

what do I say?

I say all those in favor

of banning drag forever, say aye.

Council members: Aye.

Then drag is abolished officially.

Carl, let's go get dinner. I'm starving.

What are we gonna do?

[music continues]

[singing] Take, take back your lame law

And give, give us our drag ball

We deserve to be who we are

Baby, it's not your call

So give, give, give, give us our drag ball

Sorry, Heaven. You tried.

Kids, this ain't over yet.

Here, hand these out.

[singing] Give, give us our drag ball

Whoo!

Welcome, Bum Tuckers.

Category is drag ball, Eleganza.

First up, you know him as Heaven Bacon.

Say hello to Cyndi Whopper.

[singing] Cover girl, put the face in your walk

You know him as Christian Preacher Teacher.

Say hello to Madonna Summer Nights!

[singing] Cover girl

You know him as Tuck.

Say hello to Ivana Dance.

With somebody who loves me.

Cover, cover, cover, cover girl

Put that face in your walk

- [thunder crashes] - Stop right now.

This ball is busted officially.

The only thing busted around here is that mug, Erline.

Porcine, is that you?

When we were young, drag saved my life.

And it saved yours, too.

Have you forgotten where we came from?

Drag is a fight

Drag is a protest

Drag only reveals who you really are

If you wanna shine, I'm letting you know this

The kind of love we grow can't grow in the dark

The pride that we feel

The power we hold

In our high heels

The rights that we've earned

Where we began

And what we've learned

Was built on drag

Oooh

You might know me as Carl Preacher Teacher.

But back in the day, they called me

Miss Ethel Sperman.

[singing] The pride that I feel

[singing] The power we hold in our high heels

[singing] In my high heels

[singing] The rights that we've earned

[singing] Yeah, yeah

[singing] Girl, it began in what we wore

[singing] It began in what we wore.

[singing] Was built on

[singing] Drag

[singing] Was built on

[singing] Drag

[singing] Was built on

[singing] Drag

[laughs] [applause]

- Yay! - Wow.

[upbeat music]

Carl!

What has gotten into you?

I've been sitting on a secret for way too long,

and I couldn't hold it in any longer.

[singing] We found the glitter under the gray

We took the hay and threw it away

And found these old dirty tights

- They stink. - Shut up, they're cute.

[singing] Bum Tuck was backwards when we showed up

We knew exactly what had to be done

Put drag back into life

- Yeah, we did. - [singing] You lead with love

- [singing] You don't give up - [singing] You beat that face

[singing] And show up anyway

And now today

Everybody's going wigloose

Grab a wig and put it on you

There's a queen that wants to come through

Oh, everybody's going wigloose

All these sisters waiting for you

There's a queen that wants to come through

Oh, everybody's going

What do you say, honey?

I say...

I say

the family that slays together stays together.

Can I get an amen?

[singing] Amen

That's too high bring it back down

Perfect.

[singing] Everybody's going wigloose

Grab a wig and put it on you

There's a queen that wants to come through

Oh, everybody's going wigloose

All these sisters waiting for you

There's a queen that wants to come through

Oh, everybody's going wigloose

- Whoa! - Yeah!

[applause]

[singing] The world is your runway

Category is, everybody say glove.

All: Glove.

Up first, Loosey LaDuca.

Hey, it's the shape of LaDuca.

This love letter

to "The Creature from the Black Lagoon"

I designed from head to toe.

I'm giving a '50s-style swimsuit

made out of latex, darling.

And, of course, the gloves are an opera length

with a huge fin down the sides.

And I have webbed fingers.

I mean, who else is doing that?

I'm letting them know that I may be a creature,

but I'm a creature of love.

Yes, Miss Swamp Thing if you're nasty.

Hang on, kelp is on the way.

[laughter]

Anetra.

We are back at limelight.

She's totally gloving this look.

Mama, I am giving you rave realness,

and that's en fleur.

Bitch, I love a rave.

I will write a rave review about a rave.

So I'm giving you a blue leather glove.

And I have these laser lights coming right out of my hands,

because what is a rave without lasers?

Hit me with them laser beams.

I am pumping, stomping, and beaming this runway.

I'm giving you hips, ass.

I'm giving you a body and topped it off

with the signature scar on my eye

in this beautiful neon green.

This look is lit.

Mistress Isabelle Brooks.

Oh, my God, so gorgeous.

Yeah.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Preacher Teacher wanted everything black and white,

so right now, I'm giving a full 180.

I'm in my sunshine era.

I want them to be blinded by the sunshine,

the beautiful yellow on my skin.

The gloves are attached to the gown.

I have this really huge taffeta boa that looks

like it's part of the gloves.

I have these beautiful, long, dangling jewels

I'm just holding.

And, oh, it's opulent, bitch.

It's over.

Take that, 2 Chainz.

If loving you is right, I don't wanna be wrong.

Luxx Noir London,

Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo.

You know how Luxx got on the show?

- No, how? - Casting call.

I think that my look

is a very interesting take on gloves...

That emo kid in high school who, like, broke their arm

and, like, had everybody sign it.

The arm casts are signed by my friends from home,

so it's a very special piece to me.

I'm just giving them the classic Luxx experience

with a little edge to it.

I may have two broken arms,

but these legs still pop, mama.

Paris is burning... Uh, plaster of Paris.

Yes, plaster of Paris.

Salina EsTitties.

If you can't glove yourself...

How are you gonna glove somebody else?

Well, you know what they say about huge hands.

- No, what? - A huge dick.

[laughter]

You know I love a big masculine hand, honey.

I'm giving you the biggest gloves you've ever seen.

It is just out-of-the-box kooky.

It's weird. You're like, what's happening?

I look like a full-on cartoon character, bitch.

Look at my hair. It's so cute, very TLC vibes.

I feel real cuntsy. I feel real hip-hop.

I feel like Cardi B if Cardi B had giant hands.

- You know what sounds good? - What?

Red Lobster.

Yes. [laughter]

Sasha Colby.

Ooh, she's in a league of her own.

Oh, mitt crew.

I'm giving you baseball girl realness,

a glove outfit made of pure baseball gloves.

I came up with this concept.

I was just thinking of a new way

to, like, use gloves.

I still want it to be chic.

I still wanna be high fashion.

I'm feeling kind of like Harley Quinn, like superhero,

obviously, like, super sexy. Sorry, I can't help it.

Baby, I am feeling like I'm gonna catch balls,

grab balls.

We balling, baby.

Ooh, I think she plays for the Houston Ass-tros.

Swing, batter, batter.

Welcome, ladykins.

Just blanket statement. I have to say,

there have been some extraordinary,

epic Rusicals on the show.

Tonight's with the best of the best.

It was like Broadway level.

Y'all were incredible.

The work you put into this... [laughs]

It showed,

which makes our job really, really difficult.

Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

First up, Loosey LaDuca.

I loved you in the Rusical.

Right off the bat, I feel like you carried it very strongly.

It was just really, really well done.

It was professional.

I hope you had fun

because I feel like you're a workaholic.

I think tonight you did "The Shape of Water" type

of Creature from the Black Lagoon.

I enjoyed it. It's cute.

Thank you.

Up next, Anetra.

I like your outfit tonight.

It's like drag Tron, future.

I love it.

Mama Bacon's not the biggest part.

But luckily, you managed to take this solo

and have a real moment.

It was really powerful.

Like, I felt like you were there for these kids.

It was so fulfilling because you really understood

what your role is.

And not only did you understand it, you lived it.

So it was really fabulous to watch.

That lip-sync is one that will stay with me

for a very long time.

Up next, Mistress Isabelle Brooks.

Your solo was so well done.

I thought you had a good time with it.

You were really into it.

And then you get to play this, you know, church lady

who, by the way, we are facing in real time out there.

This is a real-life villain as well.

Somehow, I hate her, but I was rooting

for you in a weird way.

And then, when you turned the corner for the runway,

I really gasped.

Having just seen you in the Rusical

wearing something so different,

and to just see this glamour,

I mean, it was so cool.

It's so beautiful.

Honey, you did Houston proud this evening.

Up next, Luxx Noir London.

This is my favorite of all the concepts, for sure,

on the runway.

You know, it's kind of, like, wonderfully Daria

about it or something.

- You know? - Totally.

Let's talk about you in the Rusical.

A little, tiny part, and you didn't miss a beat.

There's a thing we go to after school.

Come with me, flag, wink, nudge, nudge.

You know how I feel about the gayetry that surrounds you.

I just connect with the fact that you live authentically,

and it shows up in everything that you do.

I was gay since I popped out the womb.

- I love it. - Thank you.

I know that you initially wanted the Heaven Bacon role,

and you got into it with Loosey.

I would like to clear this up.

I had the role first, and then I gave it to her.

But you know, that's in the past.

But yeah, I had a great time.

Thanks, Luxx.

Thank you.

Up next, Salina EsTitties.

I loved seeing you in the classroom as Tuck

when I thought it was Rosie O'Donnell

in "A League of Their Own."

Yeah.

But I loved seeing you go wholeheartedly

into that look because it's so different for Salina.

Being out of EsTitties on stage

was really scary for me because, like, I don't...

[choking up] Jason doesn't go out in the world like that.

So to be on stage like that

was really, like, vulnerable for me.

When all of the characters, you know,

finally come out in drag at the ball,

it was such a big change from your character.

Thought that was a really job well done.

You know, I just have to face it, okay?

There's so much going on on the jumpsuit

that I just now realized you even had gloves on.

[laughter]

But, you know, maybe it would have been

even a more bold move to just do some black with that

and really service gloves.

Up next, Sasha Colby.

Can I ask you why you chose this part?

Sure. I felt that I really wanted

to show a trans woman

not afraid to go for the laugh.

And also, Carl spoke to me

because he reminded me of my dad.

When he was alive, he had a very overbearing wife.

And he still managed to find fun

and really loved me in drag.

I just have loved seeing you, this season,

take these kind of risks to show us what you got.

I think it was very smart to choose this character.

I got to tell you, when I saw Carl, I thought,

"Oh, my goodness, Carl's kind of hot."

Yes.

And then, when you transformed in the green dress,

that number was so great.

There was so much in that solo of yours

that just lit up the stage.

And your look is obviously very put together,

but it's still got, like, a lot of wit and charm to it.

This is probably the closest I've ever been

to a baseball game,

and I'm really excited about it.

It's so clever, so chic, lovely.

- Glovely. - My God.

Glovely.

Queens, this week, the competition

is neck and neck,

so I wanna hear from you.

Who should go home tonight, and why?

Loosey?

To go by track record...

Um, Salina has been in the bottom a lot.

Hold up.

After you came to me and cried on my shoulder,

now you wanna say I should go home?

Let's be real here.

You don't like Mistress and Luxx,

so why don't you say their names?

Girl!

Anetra?

I feel bad saying statistics,

but at the end of the day,

that's the nitty gritty.

I think I would have to say Salina EsTitties.

Okay.

Mistress?

If I had to be honest, I'm tired of being

at the Sasha Colby meet and greet,

and that's my biggest competition.

So, sorry, auntie.

- All good. - Luxx?

You know, I think really analyzing

the lineup that we have here tonight,

I would say that Sasha Colby does drag

on a level that is clean, cut, concise.

But she just puts that little extra thing on it

that makes it the Sasha Colby experience.

Salina brings something so unique with her perspective.

It has so much heart.

Mistress... she also has a unique spin

on what she does because she's not afraid

to push the boundary.

That is something that is very admirable.

You never know what to expect from Anetra,

and I think that the unexpected is something that I look for.

Loosey does what she does exceptionally well.

However, Loosey's drag I would have to say,

for lack of a better word, is a little

on the more generic side.

Everybody else on this lineup brings something

a little different and unique.

So tonight, I'd have to say Loosey for those reasons.

Salina?

I'd first like to start out saying

that the girls who said my name,

each time I was in the bottom,

they thought I was in the top that week.

So, you know, if we're looking

for America's next drag superstar,

that's someone who's bringing something fresh to the game.

I don't see future of drag when I see Loosey.

Sasha?

Well, since you can't send them all home,

I would send Loosey or Luxx home,

because they both have two wins,

they're tapping on my ass,

and I need the competition gone.

Ladies, thank you for your honesty.

While you untuck in the Werkroom,

the judges and I will deliberate.

Now just between us, girlfriends,

I wanna know what you think.

Let's start with Loosey.

Her characterization as Heaven Bacon

in the boy form... I thought it was fantastic.

And then, when she crossed into drag, I kind of lost her.

And I'm getting a feeling that she is all business

and not having fun.

And it's interesting that some of the queens

were calling her out tonight.

Loosey is really, really good.

It's just our other queens having more special moments.

And that's what we have to ask ourselves.

Anetra?

I was continuously blown away by her performance

in the Rusical.

It was so touching and so beautiful.

Anetra made us feel something.

- She absolutely did. - Mm-hmm.

Mistress?

The villain is the most fun character, hands down.

Michelle knows.

Yes.

And I... I really liked her approach.

I enjoyed watching Mistress in this role.

And I love what she said.

I am gonna send home my competition!

That bitch, right there.

Let's talk about Luxx.

Before I discuss Luxx, I'd like to address

each of you individually.

[laughter]

Oh, my God.

I could have watched that for the rest of the week.

That was great.

I thought we did.

I kind of want to add her to my legal team, perhaps.

[laughter]

I mean, that is star-quality stuff,

and she's got it.

And she'll tell you.

Salina EsTitties.

I felt like she really thrived in the Rusical.

The runway is not great.

This ironically looks a little second-hand,

and I'm not talking about the hands.

I'm...

There's a lot of work to be done with the aesthetic.

Yes.

But she did a good job tonight.

Sasha Colby?

You could feel the joy

she was having as Carl.

- You know I'm married, right? - Yes.

But Carl could still get it.

Oh, yeah.

And the way she Patti LaBelled the hell out

of that solo was amazing.

A really, really good night for her.

Tickets are just about sold out

to the meet and greet, so come see me, because I'm scalping.

[laughter]

Silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

[dramatic music]

Mistress Isabelle Brooks,

you are safe.

Thank you.

You may step to the back of the stage.

[music continues]

Luxx Noir London,

you are safe.

Thank you.

[music continues]

Sasha Colby,

you are safe.

[music continues]

[suspenseful music]

[music continues]

Anetra, as Mama Bacon, you served up

a heaping helping of love and emotion

that we'll never forget.

Condragulations.

You are the winner of this week's challenge.

- [applause] - Yes!

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

Thank you.

So this is my second challenge win.

I can't say "fuck," so I'm going to say "forking."

I am so forking excited to win this forking challenge.

I might cry.

Loosey LaDuca, Salina EsTitties,

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

for you to lip-synch for your life.

[dramatic music]

Here I am, once again.

Do I deserve to be in the bottom?

No, but I'm a fighter.

I am going to serve the EsTitties experience

with these dumb-ass gloves.

You ready?

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

[percussive music]

[music continues]

[singing] It doesn't hurt me

Yeah, yeah, yo

Do you wanna feel how it feels?

Yeah, yeah, yo

Do you wanna know, know that it doesn't hurt me?

Yeah, yeah, yo

Do you wanna hear about the deal that I'm making?

Is there so much hate for the ones we love

Well, tell me we both matter, don't we?

You, you, it's you and me

Come on, Salina. Eat her up, bitch.

Take them off. Take them off.

[singing] If I could make a deal with God

And get him to swap our places

Be running up that road

Be running up that hill

Be running up that building

Even with these big hot-dog fingers, bitch, I am giving.

[singing] Come on, baby

Come on, darling

Let me steal this moment from you now

- Come on, angel - Come on.

[singing] Come on, come on, darling

Come on.

[singing] Let's exchange the experience

- Oh! - Get it.

Get it.

[singing] So if I could make a deal with God

And I get him to swap our places

I'd be running up that road, be running up that hill

With no problems

So if I could,

Be running up that hill

With no problems

If only I could be running up that hill

If only I could be running up that hill

- [applause] - Yes!

Ladies, I've made my decision.

[tense music]

[music continues]

Loosey LaDuca.

Shantay, you stay.

You may join the other girls.

Thank you.

Salina EsTitties,

thanks for the mammaries.

Now sashay away.

Thank you guys so much.

Are you sure?

[laughter]

EsTitties, EsTitties, my titties, not your titties.

All right, baby, the titties are coming.

I let myself dim my light here because of bitches.

And don't let no bitch dim your light, ho.

I also didn't win any fucking money here.

So I need all the cointadas. Fuck those hos.

You bring it over to EsTitties, okay?

Condragulations, queens.

And remember, if you can't love yourself, how the hell

are you gonna love somebody else?

Can I get an amen up in here?

All: Amen.

Now let the music play.

A little bit of love

Goes a long, long way

Lifting you up to a brighter day

Can you feel the love?

Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race"...

You need to transform these educators

into glamazons.

Okay, girl, Loosey kind of set me up this week to fail.

You two are such family,

you're gonna fight at Christmas.

Both of you gave me the attitude.

I was getting the eye.

I see zero family resemblance.

Everything that I said on the runway is 110% how I feel.

Ooh, try to screw me over, it will never end well.

[singing] A little bit of love

Goes a long, long way

Lifting you up to a brighter day

A little bit of love goes a long, long way

Turn it around, when you up and say

Everybody say love, love, love, love

Oh, love, love, love, love, love, oh, love, oh, oh, oh

Love, can you feel the love

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