Always Jane (2021) s01e02 Episode Script
Far from Jersey
1
[music playing]
[Mae] I think the whole idea
and purpose
of the competition
was just amazing.
When I heard that Jane was gonna
be modeling,
like, for real, I felt like this
is really gonna help
her out with her confidence.
I'm not saying that
she needs validation
but I feel like this will give
her some sort of boost.
I think she's gonna come back
and she's gonna be, like,
starry eyed about everything.
‘Cause it's just gonna be like
this whole different spectrum.
But if she does
come back with an ego
we're gonna have
some problems.
I'm not getting her triple shot
espresso latte with
extra soy bean milk.
I don't know.
No, I'm not dealing with that.
[plane engine revving]
[Jane] We're going to L.A.
It's happening.
- Oww.
- Sorry.
You always do that.
We're going to La La Land.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jane] Thank you.
[driver] You're headed to the
line hotel?
Yes, please. How far is that?
[Driver] Uhh, 40 minutes.
We're with Eric.
- [Laura] This is Jane's first time here.
- [driver] Oh, first time in L.A.?
[Jane] Yeah, it is.
[Laura] Yeah.
[driver] Perfect.
- [Laura] She's in a global modeling competition.
- [driver] Nice.
[Laura] So, what's it like
living through an earthquake?
[driver] Ehh
[laughter]
[Jane] So we're in L.A.
I'm really nervous,
But it's like a good nervous,
I guess.
I don't know. I just can't wait
to get started,
and start the modeling journey.
[Laura] Did you ever drive
anybody famous?
The dad from “American Pie”,
Eugene Levy.
[driver] Guy with
the bushy eyebrows.
Oh, yeah, I love him.
He's great.
We had a conversation.
[Laura] Yeah.
And now you have
Jane Noury in the car.
What's that?
[laughter]
[Jane] I think
at the end of the day
I just want to be able to show
everyone that I can do this.
Hopefully, I just don't
fall on my face,
‘cause that would
not be fun or cute.
[Laura] Thank you so much.
[driver] You as well.
[Laura] Nice to meet you. Thank
you.
Swaggy.
[both] Yay.
[Laura] Ooh.
[Jane] Oh, wow.
Very tiny. Very cute.
A blanket.
[laughter]
[both] Ooh.
[Jane] Oh, my God,
you see the Hollywood sign.
That's so crazy.
[music playing]
[Laura] It looks a little
sketchy, I'm not gonna lie.
I'm not really sure.
Could be lost.
[Jane] Where are we?
[both] Yay.
[Laura] Thank you.
Oh, my God,
where's the elevator.
No wonder why all you people
in L.A. are skinny.
[indistinct chatter]
- Hi, I'm Ashley.
- I'm Jane. Nice to meet you.
Hi, I'm Laura.
How are you?
[Laura] Yeah.
[Jane] So all the models are
competing to get signed,
and I think three are gonna win.
Three girls.
And we're all going to be doing
different photo shoots.
And we're all going to be doing
a bunch of rehearsals
to learn
all of the choreography,
because on the last day
we all have to walk
in a fashion show.
And thats's how
we're going to be competing.
Uhh, but it'll be very
cool to meet some,
you know, trans girls
in general, I think.
[woman] I'm fat.
[Cece] Why are
you eating SunChips?
I have to have something.
They're not safe.
[woman] I'm done now.
They might
screw with your teeth.
Yeah, I know.
My name is Cece
and I am
the modeling director
at Slay Model Management,
which is the world's first
all trans model agency.
They're models first,
they just happen to be trans.
And I learned that
there's so many things
that this community needed.
And one of them is employment.
And I figured, why not?
Seeing all the models together
already at that point
I'm looking at who has it.
You know, the game's started.
[Cece] Thank you for being here.
I'm really excited.
This is our first iteration of
the Slay Modeling Search.
[applause]
[woman] Woo!
So, uhh, it's going
to be a two-way street.
We're partners now.
You're part of Slay,
and you come with this whole,
giant, family of people.
We'll protect you as well.
It's not like it's a cult or
anything, but it kind of is.
Because, you know,
everybody's like,
Pass the Kool-Aid around.
[Cece] Umm, I'm looking forward
to working with all of you
so thank you for sharing this
journey with me.
And have fun.
Okay, bye.
Get out of here.
Nice to meet you. I'm Stef.
- Sky, I'm Erin.
- Nice to meet you.
Stef.
It's an amazing
opportunity at 18
I know, it is.
I'm really excited
And your mom, your mom's here as
well, isn't she?
It's great to have that support
You from LA?
No, I'm from New Jersey.
What's it like there?
Plain. It's just a lot of
country where I live.
But it's fine.
It's nice though.
Yeah, it's very peaceful,
I'd say.
It's nice, it's very pretty.
[man] Jane.
[indistinct chatter]
[camera shutters]
[Laura] I have a lot of emotion
going through me right now
It's just coming
to her so naturally.
It's just It's good.
Putting your legs up like that,
Who do you think you are?
Shame on you.
- I know, I know, I know.
[laughter] I'm like,
I think this wants to go up.
[laughter]
Yeah.
[Jane] This whole thing
is just insane.
I'm doing photoshoots.
I'm getting my makeup done.
I just feel like a little
princess.
Once I had that outfit on and
then she said,
“Get up, up there,”
and I was like, “Okay.”
Give me a,
give me a countdown, okay?
And then I'm gonna do
I'm gonna do a pass.
[man] All right, 3,2,1
[music playing]
[man] We're good.
That was amazing.
Thank you.
[Cece] Uhh, that's so good.
Very good.
How do you feel?
[Jane] Good.
You should be
proud of yourself.
That looked really good.
[Jane] People don't know
what like me as a transgender
woman have to go through just
to be happy with my own body.
It's really hard.
Especially when, like,
I feel like I can't even
talk about it.
I feel like I can only talk
about it with my mom.
I get, like, I was with
transgender models
meeting all them, and, like,
I want to talk to them
so bad about something,
but, like, I'm just so, like,
scared to even say anything.
And they're transgender too.
[music playing]
Ahh, Jidu's prize possession.
Nothing like getting mail to
make you feel alive.
Uhh, yeah,
you didn't get much, Jid.
You got Costco and you got
donation envelopes.
Do they know that I helped put
three men on the moon?
Well, they're gonna know,
right?
And in November of 1969,
I have the plaque in my bedroom,
you can go in and look at it,
I helped put
three men on the moon.
A plaque went on the moon
with signatures of the engineers
that worked on the job.
One of the signatures was mine.
Very proud of you.
[David] Umm, we'll come back later,
and we'll talk more about it, okay?
- Oh, sure.
- All right?
I'm not going anywhere.
[laughter]
[Mae] I was more excited
for Jane to go.
I was really just excited
for her to have that, and for
her to be a model.
Because, I mean, it suits her.
She's gorgeous.
I hate her for that.
It sucks.
When Jane and Mom left
it was like, woah.
When we're not together
it's just like the atmosphere,
it's just different.
As much as we miss them,
I'm kind of just good doing
my own thing all the time.
I just want to get out of here.
I mean, I love Sparta.
I love being home,
but, like, what do we have here?
The bowling alley?
It's just such a small town.
[Jane] Day two!
[laughter]
- Good morning, Mama.
- Oh, great.
[laughter]
Everyone's been cheering
me on at home.
So that was really cool.
I posted some pictures
of me at the photoshoot.
I took some, like, videos of it.
And everyone was in my DMs,
like, freaking out
all my friends,
saying,
“Oh, my God, that's crazy!”
And I was laughing.
It's just so cool.
But, yeah, a lot of support
which is just amazing.
Every girl was so sweet, though.
I had so much fun with everyone.
I think I'm gonna try to film
them more today.
I was just so tired,
and I was working all the time.
I did not get to film anybody.
So I need to do that.
[Jane] Here we go.
[Charli] We got two cameras
up in this bitch.
- There's no reception.
- There's angles.
I'm Charli.
I'm 22 years old.
and I'm from
Riverside, California.
It's like a nicer Bakersfield.
You know?
Like, just a little less methy,
but still pretty rough.
It's you.
[Charli] It's definitely not a
place for anything
creative or
anything but football really.
[Charli] Walk, walk, walk, walk,
serve it to me.
Serve it to me.
[laughter]
My Dad,
the literal high school dream,
like, my Dad was, like, the
quarterback or whatever.
Like, my Mom was, like,
head cheerleader.
So, like, they had
very big plans on me
being like,
a big, like, football star.
I'm sorry but let's take a
moment for this fashion.
- This fashion Mama.
- Fashion
[Charli] When I came out
and the first thing
I wanted to wear
was my Grandma's robe,
and her heels,
and, like, a pom-pom
in my head for hair.
Oh, they were like,
“The fuck?”
So, it was definitely not what
they expected.
[laughter]
[snapping]
[woman] Oh, oh.
I'm Nya Chanel.
I'm 25 years old.
After high school, I was like,
“Leave the bs behind.
Like, really
take the time to, like,
be yourself and grow
into who you're meant to be,
who I'm meant to be.”
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
Hi.
[man] How are you?
I'm Stef.
I'm from La Habra, California.
For me it's like my dream to win
a modeling competition,
and so now it's, like
[Woman] Round two, baby.
- Yeah,
and I'm 26, so I'm like,
“Ooh, I gotta do it now.
Gotta do it now.”
So, hopefully.
[Dusty] I don't think I'd go
back to Alabama if they paid me.
I'm looking to leave there and
come here yesterday.
Like, as soon as possible.
So, soon as my lease is up there
I'll be here.
I like how Karen
kind of split, like,
she kind of split
those back in the front,
but then when you switch over
like this there's volume.
She comes out.
[Tayler] Mhm, she does.
Meanwhile,
Ms. George Washington.
[laughter]
It's like a crown.
[Tayler] Where's my tea?
I wish I could tongue pop
like that. Can you?
[clicks tongue]
- Odd.
[Tayler] I'm afraid of doing it
wrong.
At least
I'm not gonna be able to.
Wait, do it.
Do it.
[clicks tongue]
- You do this, you suck on it.
[clicks tongue]
Almost.
[clicks tongue]
Ooh, there you go.
[clicks tongue]
[laughter]
[applause]
We are having one of the Slay
models helping us,
and teaching us our runway walk
as well.
And she's gonna give us
advice in the industry.
[Dominique] So, it's like
knowing your angles.
You're like a butterfly.
A ballet dancer.
You know, you just, like, flow.
When you move into your poses
it should be as such.
Like, you don't wanna be like
You know, you're on set like
You know,
you're tilting you're moving.
Your every move
is like a different shot.
Just delicate.
Delicate.
You're virgins, even if
you're not.
You're virgins when you're
on the camera.
You're like,
“Oh, my God, wow.”
[gasps]
Like, if you have
a smile, a little smirk,
or you have
a little pose or something,
throw it in there
but, like, make it fashion.
Does that make sense?
[camera shutter]
[applause]
[all singing]
Happy birthday, dear Justine.
Happy birthday to you!
[applause]
I pray for a successful show.
And I pray that everyone
will be close,
we will learn a lot.
Not just the fashion,
but the values.
[all] Aww
[Dusty] I am just so thankful
that I got to come here.
Like, competition aside
just the experience. Just to
spend the week with y'all
doing anything,
I would not trade
that for the world.
The most surreal thing
of walking into a
room, and just
being able to shed every
kind of barrier
we've ever kind of built up
around ourselves.
Because we've been in a room
with people
that actually understand.
Mhm, like,
just the amount of people
that are coming asking about
“How was your transition?" Or
“How was this surgery?”
Or, “Hey, what would
this be like?”
And, like, hearing
everybody's opinions,
and advice,
and stories it's like
it's so overwhelming.
[music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[woman] Oh, my God, this man,
the most beautiful.
[Cece] Just remember, like, get
it in your head.
Even when you're practicing
have you seen
some bridal shows?
[all] yeah.
- It's slower.
[woman] Yes.
And it's really
elegant, gratitude, love.
All that stuff that I don't
believe in.
[laughter] And really take
your time with it.
because it's a little
more dramatic.
So let's run it again,
but really feel
yourselves this time.
The gowns are coming.
[feet stomping]
Person in front goes right.
Person back goes left.
Go to the edges.
[Cece] Pause, one second, sorry.
You two have to start doing your
diagonal already
so that you can space.
Y'all don't know who's in the
audience that night.
You don't know who's watching.
You don't know what's happening.
You're still booking jobs.
As long as you're on stage,
you are booking jobs.
So, like, don't be in the back,
like,
“I've been here for five
minutes.”
Put your hand on your hip. I
mean, look at the other ones.
I know.
You know what I mean?
Like, look. See how she has a
little bit of attitude?
You have no attitude.
You look like a wet noodle.
- All right.
- All right. You can do it.
I'm excited.
I'm nervous for my
wedding gown
'cause it's so big.
but like Cece said,
“We just have to take it slow.”
[Ally] I like the fact that the
show
has put us in, not only gowns,
but wedding dresses.
Things that aren't
commonly seen.
[Dusty] To be a trans woman
in a bridal dress,
like, oh, my gosh, I felt
- It was a surreal feeling.
- Never felt so beautiful.
[Dusty] I was like, “I have to
get married now.”
[Ally] I don't think went like,
“I have to get married.”
[Dusty] I do.
It was such a good feeling,
and it wasn't even a wedding.
I can't imagine being in love.
Like, I would quite happily get
married again in that dress.
[Laura] When Jane was
three years old
and her older sister was in
kindergarten,
and I would find
Jane up in her closet
wearing her sister's
Christmas dresses.
So, umm, I would say,
“What are you doing?”
And she'd say,
“Ahh, you know
it just feels so pretty, it
feels so nice.”
So I said, “You know, let her
figure it out.
She's gotta figure it out.
I can't, like, say something.”
I remember this one time
I went up there
and she was crying in the dress.
And I'm like,
"Why are you crying?"
And she said,
“Why did God make
me a boy?
I should've been a girl.”
I said,
“God made you the
perfect child for Daddy and I."
[Laura] And whoever you love,
whoever you wanna be
it's gonna be fine.
It was meant to be for Jane.
You know, this whole event.
It's an incredible experience
to watch
these women come
out and be strong,
and become friends, and bond.
And it's just very empowering,
and I'm very proud of them all.
[Jane] I'm just so proud of us.
For coming out, being ourselves,
being here today.
[Dusty] Oh my gosh, like,
everybody's runway walk
I'm just like,
"Yes, you're killing it.
Yes, I'm so proud!
Oh my gosh, she looks so good."
[Jane] Such a deep emotion just
came out of me.
I felt like I was really able to
express myself with my body,
and who I am as a person.
Being transgender,
being a woman,
I feltl like really I got to
come out of my shell more
more than I ever have.
It's a great feeling
to really relate to everybody
and just connect.
- All set?
- Yeah.
[Jane] It's day number four now.
We're gonna finish our last
photoshoot for the week.
- Perfect.
[Jane] The highpoints of this
week have definitely been
doing the photoshoots and
getting to know everybody.
Totally, like, ‘cause my
eyelashes were like, “Woohoo.”
And I was like, "Oh, no. We
gotta fix that.
We can't have that, no.
[Charli] Like, when a bunch of
trans women are all together,
like, this never happens.
Like, I've been around like one,
or two other trans people before
but having a room full of
trans women.
Like, it's crazy because for
most of us
in our own personal
lives we are the only one.
Maybe I'm speaking from my own
experience but, like, i think
it's rare for a lot of us
to have, like, queer friends
and for a lot of people
we are like,
their first trans person
that they know.
[Erin] A lot of us who don't
live in L.A..,
who are in our own hometown,
I'm like the only openly trans
woman there that I know of.
So everyone knows me as "She's
Erin. She's the trans girl."
But here it's like,
“No, I'm just Erin.”
[Jane] We all just started
talking and talking.
People would bring a topics
about dating, or surgeries,
or how they came out.
And there's so much connection
there so I didn't feel
like I had to hold back
from what I wanted to talk about
I knew that they
would know how I felt.
[waves crashing]
[Jane] Should I move here?
- No.
- Why?
- 'Cause I'll miss you.
- You can come and visit me.
No.
Who says no?
Who says no?
[laughter]
How many, like, trans people
did you know back home?
There was only, I think one
other trans girl.
And, uhh, they're
mostly trans men, so
I don't remember you
really embracing the community
when we were home.
I don't know, I mean, I didn't
want to embrace the label.
I mean, I don't know.
I think I was
so fixated on being a woman,
and not being perceived as
anything else.
But I don't know,
I think I did it
it got to a point
where it was so toxic,
because I didn't want
to be not passable.
Right, I remember that.
I remember you being obsessed
with that.
Because I was
so stressed about it.
It was also vanity,
and I wanted to look pretty.
I wanted to be beautiful.
And I was very insecure.
I still am.
I do think if I had embraced
the community sooner
I wouldn't have felt so alone.
[Emma] It's all happening
so fast.
[Jane] I know.
So like, are you gonna live
in L.A. and like,
let me live with you?
[Jane] I don't know what's
happening.
Can I like, get
on a Coast Guard boat there,
and then just
live with you?
Do your friends ask questions
about us and the family?
[Jane] Yeah, a little bit.
- What did you say about me?
You're my older sister.
That's it?
[laughter]
- No.
- So what did you say?
[Jane] That you're a bitch.
I don't know.
[laughter]
Be nice.
[David] Hello?
Mom told me that you're not
supposed to cut the butt.
Yeah, Mom's out of her mind.
Mom has her own way of doing it
and I have mine.
I just want some strips.
And then once we throw it in
the pan
we're just gonna
break them up, good?
- No.
- Yes, very good.
- You okay?
- No.
You wanna do the peppers?
Aww, Mae-Mae.
I just need a minute.
You sure? You can do the
peppers.
I don't even lik No because
peppers smell bad.
You love sausage and peppers.
They taste good.
They smell bad.
I can do this.
- Okay, here we go, one hour.
- Mhm
Okay.
[David] Jidu, dinner.
[Jidu] Oh, already?
Yep.
You know, if it wasn't for this
arm I'd be perfect.
- I know, Jid.
- I can't put
You are perfect, Jid.
You are perfect.
There you go, good?
[Mae] I think I did fine.
[Jidu] You know, in my younger
days I was a perfectionist.
I use to annoy my wife,
I was so perfect.
[laughter]
But you know what?
being an engineer
I was brought up that way
[David] I know.
[Jidu] And putting three men on
the moon wasn't easy, you know?
I know.
[Jidu] Never one to toot
his own horn.
[Mae] Most humble
person I know.
[Jidu] Where's Laura?
[David] They're in L.A.
[Jidu] Ooh, they are?
- They're in L.A.
- I didn't know that, when did they leave?
You know, she's out
for the contest, Jidu.
She went out for the contest.
[David] So it's
just us for a few.
[Jidu] Who turned out the lights
out in my bedroom this morning?
[David] That was me.
Ooh, she told you to do that?
Of course,
I'll make your bagels.
[Jidu] I didn't know that.
[David] Well.
[Jidu] I have a son-in-law that
you can't beat.
[David] I agree.
[engine revving]
[David] When Jane was born I
remember going around the bed,
and Laura was,
she was in good shape.
She was okay, but I remember
thanking her.
I remember holding her and
saying, "Thank you for my boy."
[sniffles]
He was beautiful.
Sorry.
He was beautiful.
He was long.
But I thought, you know,
here's the boy I'm gonna
play catch with
and, you know, I'm gonna tinker
around in the garage with.
Show ‘em how to fix stuff,
and, you know,
be his best buddy.
Those years, when Jane was
little
and we were
pushing her to do sports,
baseball, football, umm,
Brazilian jiu-jitsu,
which she was good at.
I can't you know,
looking back I can't imagine
how out of place
that she really felt,
and tormented really.
I mean, I think she was doing
those things for me.
[Jane] Before I came out
I never had a good relationship
with my Dad,
and I hated that. I hated that
I couldn't be that son for him.
That lovely kid that loves to
play sports and do manly things.
I hated that I couldn't be that
for him.
And I felt like that pushed me
so far away from him
that I couldn't have a
conversation with him.
Just a normal conversation,
like, without arguing with him,
or getting annoyed with him,
or him not understanding
anything that
I was going through.
But I feel like once I came out
every like, it was just like
a whole light just came out,
and I was finally myself.
And I could just be with him
and my family
and just finally start talking.
And I was just so
It was a million pounds just,
like, lifted off my body.
It was just everything was
just better again,
and I wanted to like
fight to be myself,
and to fight to live.
It was just amazing.
[Laura] Big day, Jane.
Turn around.
You ready?
Uhh, yes.
I'm sad that we're going to be
missing this view.
[Laura] I'm sad that we're going
to be missing all the girls.
That too.
[laughter]
[Laura] I love I love them.
I love them all.
This week has been incredible,
right?
Yeah, it's been special.
[indistinct chatter]
[woman] Jane, why are you sad?
‘Cause I don't want it to end.
I had such a good time.
[woman] I'm gonna spray you.
[woman] So many memories.
[all cheering]
- Wow.
- Give her the little ball.
[woman] Sex pop.
[all talking at once]
Ooh, shit bitch.
[Jane] Not only is this, like,
a great opportunity
for all of us girls
when we go out there and do
this fashion show,
there's also going to be like,
casting directors and talent
scouts there,
and also all of our friends
and family are going to be attending.
And it's just going to be a big
celebration and a big party.
Maybe I'll win, maybe I won't,
but I don't really
it's not really that big of a
deal to me, I think.
All the experiences
that I've had
mean so much more than
winning this,
but it would be cool if I did.
But, yeah, and there's another
car watching me.
Oh, my God.
It's so embarrassing.
Okay, anyway.
[woman] Stand on that side.
I'm gonna say that
again.
The audience can see you until
you turn the corner.
[David] Jane is in such a happy
place in her life.
Like, she's she's talking
about getting life tattoos
to commemorate this time
out in L.A.,
and I'm like,
“Won't the photographs be enough
to commemorate the
time out there?"
- Don't get Jane tattoos, honey.
- I already made an appointment.
[David] Get out of here.
- Are you getting tattoos?
- I think we're getting tattoos.
[David] I'm not for Jane
having a tattoo. She's a baby.
She's only going to get it
it's going to be smaller than
Emma's anchor.
I'm against Emma's anchor.
I know.
What the hell
is she smoking out there?
[laughter]
[David] I'm excited for tonight,
but as far as I'm concerned,
just Just her having a great
time out there
that's It's just It's a
win-win.
She can do anything she wants.
She's going to accomplish
anything she wants.
She's going to have stability.
She's gonna have
She's gonna have relationships.
She's always questioned,
you know,
"Who's gonna love me?"
Well, we've always said,
“Are you kidding me?"
"You're going to have it all.”
She sees it firsthand
with her friends now.
Her new friends.
There you are!
- Hi.
- Look at you!
Janey, I love you.
I miss you.
- I miss you too.
- You look pretty.
[David] Jane, just
have fun honey.
- Mhm.
- You know what you're doing.
Strut your stuff,
shake your cootie.
Cootie?
[David] Yeah.
- Eww.
- I think you meant booty.
[David] Oh, booty.
[laughter]
[Jane] Shake your cootie.
That's disgusting.
- That's so gross.
- I think you're high. What the hell?
- Shake your coochie, eww.
- Eww.
[David] Stay classy, Jane. Stay
classy.
- Love you, honey.
- Love you.
Jane, you're going to do
great honey.
Thank you.
If no one else is going to
care about you I'll do it.
Far from Jersey.
- You're so pretty.
- You're so pretty.
[man] Being an older gay man,
and drag queen,
and having been through all
this before,
when I first was their age it
was illegal to even
dance together with somebody
who's the same sex in public.
You could be arrested and
thrown in jail for that.
The bars, you know, I first
went to we would get raided.
So, to see how far we've come
in that
and to see where these are
girls now are like
being celebrated.
[woman] It's incredible.
Is just
[Charli] Thank you so much.
I love you.
Love you.
Oh, y'all, here we go.
Here we go.
[woman] You're going
to do great.
[laughter]
[Laura] I prepared a statement
because I'm such an adult,
and every time you put the
camera in front of me
I black out.
And then I'm like, “What?”
and then I walk away saying,
“I could've said so much.”
And then I don't.
Or I just cry.
So it's been, like,
a very exhausting week crying
in front of people.
So, I just wanted to
say that this has been
this week has been such a
positive impact on,
not only my daughter, but for
all of these incredible women.
I've never seen so much
support,
compassion, encouragement,
and love.
And here I go again.
I'm crying.
And love amongst an entire group
of individuals before.
It's been an amazing thing to
witness and to be a part of.
[Laura] Opening our hearts and
minds to transgender,
non-binary awareness
and acceptance,
and to celebrate them
for having the courage
to live their truth.
And it's been such an honor
to meet and know
all of these, strong,
intelligent,
compassionate,
and sweet women this week
who just want to live their
lives without
being condemned and without
judgment, and violence.
People need to stop
setting limitations
and educate themselves and
others going forward.
And to open your heart.
Just to open your heart, and
your mind, and educate yourself.
[applause]
That's it.
[cheering and applause]
[music playing]
The winner
of Slay Model 2020 is
Austin!
[cheers and applause]
[Jane] So I just finished the
modeling competition.
Austin won, Ally won,
and Nadia won.
When all the three girls won
we kind of just
bull rushed them,
and everyone was laughing,
and hugging,
a couple of the girls
were crying.
I lost.
[laughter]
- Which is
- You're not a loser in my eyes, Jane.
[Jane] That's true.
[Laura] You had a little
stumble. But, that's okay.
I did. I did stumble.
[laughter]
I kind of
that's because I had a gown.
The only I was the only one
wearing a damn gown.
The stupid dress went
under my feet
and then I tripped
in front of everyone.
And my hair looked, oh, God.
It was so bad.
But, uhh, that was fun.
[Laura] You looked gorgeous.
In the lingerie?
[Laura] In everything.
You looked gorgeous.
- You were fabulous.
- Thank you, Mama.
Are you ready for the five
hour flight back?
[Laura] Woo-hoo!
[Laura] What do you think, Jane?
Let's bag this town.
We outta here.
We going back to Jersey.
- Jersey.
- Jersey.
[Laura] You wanna say anything
to L.A. in general?
[mouths fuck you]
[laughter]
[Laura] No!
- Just kidding.
- That's not nice.
I had a great experience
or whatever.
[Laura] Whatever.
- I loved every moment.
- Yeah?
I didn't have one bad moment.
So are we still
getting our tattoos?
Why do we have to get tattoos
to remember this?
‘Cause I why can't you just
be fun?
- I'm fun.
- Okay, so then let's do it.
Why can't we be fun
without tattoos?
‘Cause that's not fun.
Did you see
that guy over there?
He was totally checking you out.
Which one? I look like shit.
Maybe he was checking me out.
You're married, woman.
That never
stopped people before.
Eww, yeah, awful people.
You're right. Awful.
I love you, David.
Look at that guy over there.
What is up with him?
He's wearing one of those
coronavirus masks.
It looks like he has a big
pimple on his head.
[laughter]
[plane engine revving]
[Jane] I'm ready to go home and
see the dogs, and see Mae,
Dad, and Jidu, and all my
friends.
I gotta go finish high school,
and get ready for my surgery.
I think that's what I'm most
looking forward too.
[television plays]
[music playing]
[music playing]
[Mae] I think the whole idea
and purpose
of the competition
was just amazing.
When I heard that Jane was gonna
be modeling,
like, for real, I felt like this
is really gonna help
her out with her confidence.
I'm not saying that
she needs validation
but I feel like this will give
her some sort of boost.
I think she's gonna come back
and she's gonna be, like,
starry eyed about everything.
‘Cause it's just gonna be like
this whole different spectrum.
But if she does
come back with an ego
we're gonna have
some problems.
I'm not getting her triple shot
espresso latte with
extra soy bean milk.
I don't know.
No, I'm not dealing with that.
[plane engine revving]
[Jane] We're going to L.A.
It's happening.
- Oww.
- Sorry.
You always do that.
We're going to La La Land.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jane] Thank you.
[driver] You're headed to the
line hotel?
Yes, please. How far is that?
[Driver] Uhh, 40 minutes.
We're with Eric.
- [Laura] This is Jane's first time here.
- [driver] Oh, first time in L.A.?
[Jane] Yeah, it is.
[Laura] Yeah.
[driver] Perfect.
- [Laura] She's in a global modeling competition.
- [driver] Nice.
[Laura] So, what's it like
living through an earthquake?
[driver] Ehh
[laughter]
[Jane] So we're in L.A.
I'm really nervous,
But it's like a good nervous,
I guess.
I don't know. I just can't wait
to get started,
and start the modeling journey.
[Laura] Did you ever drive
anybody famous?
The dad from “American Pie”,
Eugene Levy.
[driver] Guy with
the bushy eyebrows.
Oh, yeah, I love him.
He's great.
We had a conversation.
[Laura] Yeah.
And now you have
Jane Noury in the car.
What's that?
[laughter]
[Jane] I think
at the end of the day
I just want to be able to show
everyone that I can do this.
Hopefully, I just don't
fall on my face,
‘cause that would
not be fun or cute.
[Laura] Thank you so much.
[driver] You as well.
[Laura] Nice to meet you. Thank
you.
Swaggy.
[both] Yay.
[Laura] Ooh.
[Jane] Oh, wow.
Very tiny. Very cute.
A blanket.
[laughter]
[both] Ooh.
[Jane] Oh, my God,
you see the Hollywood sign.
That's so crazy.
[music playing]
[Laura] It looks a little
sketchy, I'm not gonna lie.
I'm not really sure.
Could be lost.
[Jane] Where are we?
[both] Yay.
[Laura] Thank you.
Oh, my God,
where's the elevator.
No wonder why all you people
in L.A. are skinny.
[indistinct chatter]
- Hi, I'm Ashley.
- I'm Jane. Nice to meet you.
Hi, I'm Laura.
How are you?
[Laura] Yeah.
[Jane] So all the models are
competing to get signed,
and I think three are gonna win.
Three girls.
And we're all going to be doing
different photo shoots.
And we're all going to be doing
a bunch of rehearsals
to learn
all of the choreography,
because on the last day
we all have to walk
in a fashion show.
And thats's how
we're going to be competing.
Uhh, but it'll be very
cool to meet some,
you know, trans girls
in general, I think.
[woman] I'm fat.
[Cece] Why are
you eating SunChips?
I have to have something.
They're not safe.
[woman] I'm done now.
They might
screw with your teeth.
Yeah, I know.
My name is Cece
and I am
the modeling director
at Slay Model Management,
which is the world's first
all trans model agency.
They're models first,
they just happen to be trans.
And I learned that
there's so many things
that this community needed.
And one of them is employment.
And I figured, why not?
Seeing all the models together
already at that point
I'm looking at who has it.
You know, the game's started.
[Cece] Thank you for being here.
I'm really excited.
This is our first iteration of
the Slay Modeling Search.
[applause]
[woman] Woo!
So, uhh, it's going
to be a two-way street.
We're partners now.
You're part of Slay,
and you come with this whole,
giant, family of people.
We'll protect you as well.
It's not like it's a cult or
anything, but it kind of is.
Because, you know,
everybody's like,
Pass the Kool-Aid around.
[Cece] Umm, I'm looking forward
to working with all of you
so thank you for sharing this
journey with me.
And have fun.
Okay, bye.
Get out of here.
Nice to meet you. I'm Stef.
- Sky, I'm Erin.
- Nice to meet you.
Stef.
It's an amazing
opportunity at 18
I know, it is.
I'm really excited
And your mom, your mom's here as
well, isn't she?
It's great to have that support
You from LA?
No, I'm from New Jersey.
What's it like there?
Plain. It's just a lot of
country where I live.
But it's fine.
It's nice though.
Yeah, it's very peaceful,
I'd say.
It's nice, it's very pretty.
[man] Jane.
[indistinct chatter]
[camera shutters]
[Laura] I have a lot of emotion
going through me right now
It's just coming
to her so naturally.
It's just It's good.
Putting your legs up like that,
Who do you think you are?
Shame on you.
- I know, I know, I know.
[laughter] I'm like,
I think this wants to go up.
[laughter]
Yeah.
[Jane] This whole thing
is just insane.
I'm doing photoshoots.
I'm getting my makeup done.
I just feel like a little
princess.
Once I had that outfit on and
then she said,
“Get up, up there,”
and I was like, “Okay.”
Give me a,
give me a countdown, okay?
And then I'm gonna do
I'm gonna do a pass.
[man] All right, 3,2,1
[music playing]
[man] We're good.
That was amazing.
Thank you.
[Cece] Uhh, that's so good.
Very good.
How do you feel?
[Jane] Good.
You should be
proud of yourself.
That looked really good.
[Jane] People don't know
what like me as a transgender
woman have to go through just
to be happy with my own body.
It's really hard.
Especially when, like,
I feel like I can't even
talk about it.
I feel like I can only talk
about it with my mom.
I get, like, I was with
transgender models
meeting all them, and, like,
I want to talk to them
so bad about something,
but, like, I'm just so, like,
scared to even say anything.
And they're transgender too.
[music playing]
Ahh, Jidu's prize possession.
Nothing like getting mail to
make you feel alive.
Uhh, yeah,
you didn't get much, Jid.
You got Costco and you got
donation envelopes.
Do they know that I helped put
three men on the moon?
Well, they're gonna know,
right?
And in November of 1969,
I have the plaque in my bedroom,
you can go in and look at it,
I helped put
three men on the moon.
A plaque went on the moon
with signatures of the engineers
that worked on the job.
One of the signatures was mine.
Very proud of you.
[David] Umm, we'll come back later,
and we'll talk more about it, okay?
- Oh, sure.
- All right?
I'm not going anywhere.
[laughter]
[Mae] I was more excited
for Jane to go.
I was really just excited
for her to have that, and for
her to be a model.
Because, I mean, it suits her.
She's gorgeous.
I hate her for that.
It sucks.
When Jane and Mom left
it was like, woah.
When we're not together
it's just like the atmosphere,
it's just different.
As much as we miss them,
I'm kind of just good doing
my own thing all the time.
I just want to get out of here.
I mean, I love Sparta.
I love being home,
but, like, what do we have here?
The bowling alley?
It's just such a small town.
[Jane] Day two!
[laughter]
- Good morning, Mama.
- Oh, great.
[laughter]
Everyone's been cheering
me on at home.
So that was really cool.
I posted some pictures
of me at the photoshoot.
I took some, like, videos of it.
And everyone was in my DMs,
like, freaking out
all my friends,
saying,
“Oh, my God, that's crazy!”
And I was laughing.
It's just so cool.
But, yeah, a lot of support
which is just amazing.
Every girl was so sweet, though.
I had so much fun with everyone.
I think I'm gonna try to film
them more today.
I was just so tired,
and I was working all the time.
I did not get to film anybody.
So I need to do that.
[Jane] Here we go.
[Charli] We got two cameras
up in this bitch.
- There's no reception.
- There's angles.
I'm Charli.
I'm 22 years old.
and I'm from
Riverside, California.
It's like a nicer Bakersfield.
You know?
Like, just a little less methy,
but still pretty rough.
It's you.
[Charli] It's definitely not a
place for anything
creative or
anything but football really.
[Charli] Walk, walk, walk, walk,
serve it to me.
Serve it to me.
[laughter]
My Dad,
the literal high school dream,
like, my Dad was, like, the
quarterback or whatever.
Like, my Mom was, like,
head cheerleader.
So, like, they had
very big plans on me
being like,
a big, like, football star.
I'm sorry but let's take a
moment for this fashion.
- This fashion Mama.
- Fashion
[Charli] When I came out
and the first thing
I wanted to wear
was my Grandma's robe,
and her heels,
and, like, a pom-pom
in my head for hair.
Oh, they were like,
“The fuck?”
So, it was definitely not what
they expected.
[laughter]
[snapping]
[woman] Oh, oh.
I'm Nya Chanel.
I'm 25 years old.
After high school, I was like,
“Leave the bs behind.
Like, really
take the time to, like,
be yourself and grow
into who you're meant to be,
who I'm meant to be.”
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
Hi.
[man] How are you?
I'm Stef.
I'm from La Habra, California.
For me it's like my dream to win
a modeling competition,
and so now it's, like
[Woman] Round two, baby.
- Yeah,
and I'm 26, so I'm like,
“Ooh, I gotta do it now.
Gotta do it now.”
So, hopefully.
[Dusty] I don't think I'd go
back to Alabama if they paid me.
I'm looking to leave there and
come here yesterday.
Like, as soon as possible.
So, soon as my lease is up there
I'll be here.
I like how Karen
kind of split, like,
she kind of split
those back in the front,
but then when you switch over
like this there's volume.
She comes out.
[Tayler] Mhm, she does.
Meanwhile,
Ms. George Washington.
[laughter]
It's like a crown.
[Tayler] Where's my tea?
I wish I could tongue pop
like that. Can you?
[clicks tongue]
- Odd.
[Tayler] I'm afraid of doing it
wrong.
At least
I'm not gonna be able to.
Wait, do it.
Do it.
[clicks tongue]
- You do this, you suck on it.
[clicks tongue]
Almost.
[clicks tongue]
Ooh, there you go.
[clicks tongue]
[laughter]
[applause]
We are having one of the Slay
models helping us,
and teaching us our runway walk
as well.
And she's gonna give us
advice in the industry.
[Dominique] So, it's like
knowing your angles.
You're like a butterfly.
A ballet dancer.
You know, you just, like, flow.
When you move into your poses
it should be as such.
Like, you don't wanna be like
You know, you're on set like
You know,
you're tilting you're moving.
Your every move
is like a different shot.
Just delicate.
Delicate.
You're virgins, even if
you're not.
You're virgins when you're
on the camera.
You're like,
“Oh, my God, wow.”
[gasps]
Like, if you have
a smile, a little smirk,
or you have
a little pose or something,
throw it in there
but, like, make it fashion.
Does that make sense?
[camera shutter]
[applause]
[all singing]
Happy birthday, dear Justine.
Happy birthday to you!
[applause]
I pray for a successful show.
And I pray that everyone
will be close,
we will learn a lot.
Not just the fashion,
but the values.
[all] Aww
[Dusty] I am just so thankful
that I got to come here.
Like, competition aside
just the experience. Just to
spend the week with y'all
doing anything,
I would not trade
that for the world.
The most surreal thing
of walking into a
room, and just
being able to shed every
kind of barrier
we've ever kind of built up
around ourselves.
Because we've been in a room
with people
that actually understand.
Mhm, like,
just the amount of people
that are coming asking about
“How was your transition?" Or
“How was this surgery?”
Or, “Hey, what would
this be like?”
And, like, hearing
everybody's opinions,
and advice,
and stories it's like
it's so overwhelming.
[music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[woman] Oh, my God, this man,
the most beautiful.
[Cece] Just remember, like, get
it in your head.
Even when you're practicing
have you seen
some bridal shows?
[all] yeah.
- It's slower.
[woman] Yes.
And it's really
elegant, gratitude, love.
All that stuff that I don't
believe in.
[laughter] And really take
your time with it.
because it's a little
more dramatic.
So let's run it again,
but really feel
yourselves this time.
The gowns are coming.
[feet stomping]
Person in front goes right.
Person back goes left.
Go to the edges.
[Cece] Pause, one second, sorry.
You two have to start doing your
diagonal already
so that you can space.
Y'all don't know who's in the
audience that night.
You don't know who's watching.
You don't know what's happening.
You're still booking jobs.
As long as you're on stage,
you are booking jobs.
So, like, don't be in the back,
like,
“I've been here for five
minutes.”
Put your hand on your hip. I
mean, look at the other ones.
I know.
You know what I mean?
Like, look. See how she has a
little bit of attitude?
You have no attitude.
You look like a wet noodle.
- All right.
- All right. You can do it.
I'm excited.
I'm nervous for my
wedding gown
'cause it's so big.
but like Cece said,
“We just have to take it slow.”
[Ally] I like the fact that the
show
has put us in, not only gowns,
but wedding dresses.
Things that aren't
commonly seen.
[Dusty] To be a trans woman
in a bridal dress,
like, oh, my gosh, I felt
- It was a surreal feeling.
- Never felt so beautiful.
[Dusty] I was like, “I have to
get married now.”
[Ally] I don't think went like,
“I have to get married.”
[Dusty] I do.
It was such a good feeling,
and it wasn't even a wedding.
I can't imagine being in love.
Like, I would quite happily get
married again in that dress.
[Laura] When Jane was
three years old
and her older sister was in
kindergarten,
and I would find
Jane up in her closet
wearing her sister's
Christmas dresses.
So, umm, I would say,
“What are you doing?”
And she'd say,
“Ahh, you know
it just feels so pretty, it
feels so nice.”
So I said, “You know, let her
figure it out.
She's gotta figure it out.
I can't, like, say something.”
I remember this one time
I went up there
and she was crying in the dress.
And I'm like,
"Why are you crying?"
And she said,
“Why did God make
me a boy?
I should've been a girl.”
I said,
“God made you the
perfect child for Daddy and I."
[Laura] And whoever you love,
whoever you wanna be
it's gonna be fine.
It was meant to be for Jane.
You know, this whole event.
It's an incredible experience
to watch
these women come
out and be strong,
and become friends, and bond.
And it's just very empowering,
and I'm very proud of them all.
[Jane] I'm just so proud of us.
For coming out, being ourselves,
being here today.
[Dusty] Oh my gosh, like,
everybody's runway walk
I'm just like,
"Yes, you're killing it.
Yes, I'm so proud!
Oh my gosh, she looks so good."
[Jane] Such a deep emotion just
came out of me.
I felt like I was really able to
express myself with my body,
and who I am as a person.
Being transgender,
being a woman,
I feltl like really I got to
come out of my shell more
more than I ever have.
It's a great feeling
to really relate to everybody
and just connect.
- All set?
- Yeah.
[Jane] It's day number four now.
We're gonna finish our last
photoshoot for the week.
- Perfect.
[Jane] The highpoints of this
week have definitely been
doing the photoshoots and
getting to know everybody.
Totally, like, ‘cause my
eyelashes were like, “Woohoo.”
And I was like, "Oh, no. We
gotta fix that.
We can't have that, no.
[Charli] Like, when a bunch of
trans women are all together,
like, this never happens.
Like, I've been around like one,
or two other trans people before
but having a room full of
trans women.
Like, it's crazy because for
most of us
in our own personal
lives we are the only one.
Maybe I'm speaking from my own
experience but, like, i think
it's rare for a lot of us
to have, like, queer friends
and for a lot of people
we are like,
their first trans person
that they know.
[Erin] A lot of us who don't
live in L.A..,
who are in our own hometown,
I'm like the only openly trans
woman there that I know of.
So everyone knows me as "She's
Erin. She's the trans girl."
But here it's like,
“No, I'm just Erin.”
[Jane] We all just started
talking and talking.
People would bring a topics
about dating, or surgeries,
or how they came out.
And there's so much connection
there so I didn't feel
like I had to hold back
from what I wanted to talk about
I knew that they
would know how I felt.
[waves crashing]
[Jane] Should I move here?
- No.
- Why?
- 'Cause I'll miss you.
- You can come and visit me.
No.
Who says no?
Who says no?
[laughter]
How many, like, trans people
did you know back home?
There was only, I think one
other trans girl.
And, uhh, they're
mostly trans men, so
I don't remember you
really embracing the community
when we were home.
I don't know, I mean, I didn't
want to embrace the label.
I mean, I don't know.
I think I was
so fixated on being a woman,
and not being perceived as
anything else.
But I don't know,
I think I did it
it got to a point
where it was so toxic,
because I didn't want
to be not passable.
Right, I remember that.
I remember you being obsessed
with that.
Because I was
so stressed about it.
It was also vanity,
and I wanted to look pretty.
I wanted to be beautiful.
And I was very insecure.
I still am.
I do think if I had embraced
the community sooner
I wouldn't have felt so alone.
[Emma] It's all happening
so fast.
[Jane] I know.
So like, are you gonna live
in L.A. and like,
let me live with you?
[Jane] I don't know what's
happening.
Can I like, get
on a Coast Guard boat there,
and then just
live with you?
Do your friends ask questions
about us and the family?
[Jane] Yeah, a little bit.
- What did you say about me?
You're my older sister.
That's it?
[laughter]
- No.
- So what did you say?
[Jane] That you're a bitch.
I don't know.
[laughter]
Be nice.
[David] Hello?
Mom told me that you're not
supposed to cut the butt.
Yeah, Mom's out of her mind.
Mom has her own way of doing it
and I have mine.
I just want some strips.
And then once we throw it in
the pan
we're just gonna
break them up, good?
- No.
- Yes, very good.
- You okay?
- No.
You wanna do the peppers?
Aww, Mae-Mae.
I just need a minute.
You sure? You can do the
peppers.
I don't even lik No because
peppers smell bad.
You love sausage and peppers.
They taste good.
They smell bad.
I can do this.
- Okay, here we go, one hour.
- Mhm
Okay.
[David] Jidu, dinner.
[Jidu] Oh, already?
Yep.
You know, if it wasn't for this
arm I'd be perfect.
- I know, Jid.
- I can't put
You are perfect, Jid.
You are perfect.
There you go, good?
[Mae] I think I did fine.
[Jidu] You know, in my younger
days I was a perfectionist.
I use to annoy my wife,
I was so perfect.
[laughter]
But you know what?
being an engineer
I was brought up that way
[David] I know.
[Jidu] And putting three men on
the moon wasn't easy, you know?
I know.
[Jidu] Never one to toot
his own horn.
[Mae] Most humble
person I know.
[Jidu] Where's Laura?
[David] They're in L.A.
[Jidu] Ooh, they are?
- They're in L.A.
- I didn't know that, when did they leave?
You know, she's out
for the contest, Jidu.
She went out for the contest.
[David] So it's
just us for a few.
[Jidu] Who turned out the lights
out in my bedroom this morning?
[David] That was me.
Ooh, she told you to do that?
Of course,
I'll make your bagels.
[Jidu] I didn't know that.
[David] Well.
[Jidu] I have a son-in-law that
you can't beat.
[David] I agree.
[engine revving]
[David] When Jane was born I
remember going around the bed,
and Laura was,
she was in good shape.
She was okay, but I remember
thanking her.
I remember holding her and
saying, "Thank you for my boy."
[sniffles]
He was beautiful.
Sorry.
He was beautiful.
He was long.
But I thought, you know,
here's the boy I'm gonna
play catch with
and, you know, I'm gonna tinker
around in the garage with.
Show ‘em how to fix stuff,
and, you know,
be his best buddy.
Those years, when Jane was
little
and we were
pushing her to do sports,
baseball, football, umm,
Brazilian jiu-jitsu,
which she was good at.
I can't you know,
looking back I can't imagine
how out of place
that she really felt,
and tormented really.
I mean, I think she was doing
those things for me.
[Jane] Before I came out
I never had a good relationship
with my Dad,
and I hated that. I hated that
I couldn't be that son for him.
That lovely kid that loves to
play sports and do manly things.
I hated that I couldn't be that
for him.
And I felt like that pushed me
so far away from him
that I couldn't have a
conversation with him.
Just a normal conversation,
like, without arguing with him,
or getting annoyed with him,
or him not understanding
anything that
I was going through.
But I feel like once I came out
every like, it was just like
a whole light just came out,
and I was finally myself.
And I could just be with him
and my family
and just finally start talking.
And I was just so
It was a million pounds just,
like, lifted off my body.
It was just everything was
just better again,
and I wanted to like
fight to be myself,
and to fight to live.
It was just amazing.
[Laura] Big day, Jane.
Turn around.
You ready?
Uhh, yes.
I'm sad that we're going to be
missing this view.
[Laura] I'm sad that we're going
to be missing all the girls.
That too.
[laughter]
[Laura] I love I love them.
I love them all.
This week has been incredible,
right?
Yeah, it's been special.
[indistinct chatter]
[woman] Jane, why are you sad?
‘Cause I don't want it to end.
I had such a good time.
[woman] I'm gonna spray you.
[woman] So many memories.
[all cheering]
- Wow.
- Give her the little ball.
[woman] Sex pop.
[all talking at once]
Ooh, shit bitch.
[Jane] Not only is this, like,
a great opportunity
for all of us girls
when we go out there and do
this fashion show,
there's also going to be like,
casting directors and talent
scouts there,
and also all of our friends
and family are going to be attending.
And it's just going to be a big
celebration and a big party.
Maybe I'll win, maybe I won't,
but I don't really
it's not really that big of a
deal to me, I think.
All the experiences
that I've had
mean so much more than
winning this,
but it would be cool if I did.
But, yeah, and there's another
car watching me.
Oh, my God.
It's so embarrassing.
Okay, anyway.
[woman] Stand on that side.
I'm gonna say that
again.
The audience can see you until
you turn the corner.
[David] Jane is in such a happy
place in her life.
Like, she's she's talking
about getting life tattoos
to commemorate this time
out in L.A.,
and I'm like,
“Won't the photographs be enough
to commemorate the
time out there?"
- Don't get Jane tattoos, honey.
- I already made an appointment.
[David] Get out of here.
- Are you getting tattoos?
- I think we're getting tattoos.
[David] I'm not for Jane
having a tattoo. She's a baby.
She's only going to get it
it's going to be smaller than
Emma's anchor.
I'm against Emma's anchor.
I know.
What the hell
is she smoking out there?
[laughter]
[David] I'm excited for tonight,
but as far as I'm concerned,
just Just her having a great
time out there
that's It's just It's a
win-win.
She can do anything she wants.
She's going to accomplish
anything she wants.
She's going to have stability.
She's gonna have
She's gonna have relationships.
She's always questioned,
you know,
"Who's gonna love me?"
Well, we've always said,
“Are you kidding me?"
"You're going to have it all.”
She sees it firsthand
with her friends now.
Her new friends.
There you are!
- Hi.
- Look at you!
Janey, I love you.
I miss you.
- I miss you too.
- You look pretty.
[David] Jane, just
have fun honey.
- Mhm.
- You know what you're doing.
Strut your stuff,
shake your cootie.
Cootie?
[David] Yeah.
- Eww.
- I think you meant booty.
[David] Oh, booty.
[laughter]
[Jane] Shake your cootie.
That's disgusting.
- That's so gross.
- I think you're high. What the hell?
- Shake your coochie, eww.
- Eww.
[David] Stay classy, Jane. Stay
classy.
- Love you, honey.
- Love you.
Jane, you're going to do
great honey.
Thank you.
If no one else is going to
care about you I'll do it.
Far from Jersey.
- You're so pretty.
- You're so pretty.
[man] Being an older gay man,
and drag queen,
and having been through all
this before,
when I first was their age it
was illegal to even
dance together with somebody
who's the same sex in public.
You could be arrested and
thrown in jail for that.
The bars, you know, I first
went to we would get raided.
So, to see how far we've come
in that
and to see where these are
girls now are like
being celebrated.
[woman] It's incredible.
Is just
[Charli] Thank you so much.
I love you.
Love you.
Oh, y'all, here we go.
Here we go.
[woman] You're going
to do great.
[laughter]
[Laura] I prepared a statement
because I'm such an adult,
and every time you put the
camera in front of me
I black out.
And then I'm like, “What?”
and then I walk away saying,
“I could've said so much.”
And then I don't.
Or I just cry.
So it's been, like,
a very exhausting week crying
in front of people.
So, I just wanted to
say that this has been
this week has been such a
positive impact on,
not only my daughter, but for
all of these incredible women.
I've never seen so much
support,
compassion, encouragement,
and love.
And here I go again.
I'm crying.
And love amongst an entire group
of individuals before.
It's been an amazing thing to
witness and to be a part of.
[Laura] Opening our hearts and
minds to transgender,
non-binary awareness
and acceptance,
and to celebrate them
for having the courage
to live their truth.
And it's been such an honor
to meet and know
all of these, strong,
intelligent,
compassionate,
and sweet women this week
who just want to live their
lives without
being condemned and without
judgment, and violence.
People need to stop
setting limitations
and educate themselves and
others going forward.
And to open your heart.
Just to open your heart, and
your mind, and educate yourself.
[applause]
That's it.
[cheering and applause]
[music playing]
The winner
of Slay Model 2020 is
Austin!
[cheers and applause]
[Jane] So I just finished the
modeling competition.
Austin won, Ally won,
and Nadia won.
When all the three girls won
we kind of just
bull rushed them,
and everyone was laughing,
and hugging,
a couple of the girls
were crying.
I lost.
[laughter]
- Which is
- You're not a loser in my eyes, Jane.
[Jane] That's true.
[Laura] You had a little
stumble. But, that's okay.
I did. I did stumble.
[laughter]
I kind of
that's because I had a gown.
The only I was the only one
wearing a damn gown.
The stupid dress went
under my feet
and then I tripped
in front of everyone.
And my hair looked, oh, God.
It was so bad.
But, uhh, that was fun.
[Laura] You looked gorgeous.
In the lingerie?
[Laura] In everything.
You looked gorgeous.
- You were fabulous.
- Thank you, Mama.
Are you ready for the five
hour flight back?
[Laura] Woo-hoo!
[Laura] What do you think, Jane?
Let's bag this town.
We outta here.
We going back to Jersey.
- Jersey.
- Jersey.
[Laura] You wanna say anything
to L.A. in general?
[mouths fuck you]
[laughter]
[Laura] No!
- Just kidding.
- That's not nice.
I had a great experience
or whatever.
[Laura] Whatever.
- I loved every moment.
- Yeah?
I didn't have one bad moment.
So are we still
getting our tattoos?
Why do we have to get tattoos
to remember this?
‘Cause I why can't you just
be fun?
- I'm fun.
- Okay, so then let's do it.
Why can't we be fun
without tattoos?
‘Cause that's not fun.
Did you see
that guy over there?
He was totally checking you out.
Which one? I look like shit.
Maybe he was checking me out.
You're married, woman.
That never
stopped people before.
Eww, yeah, awful people.
You're right. Awful.
I love you, David.
Look at that guy over there.
What is up with him?
He's wearing one of those
coronavirus masks.
It looks like he has a big
pimple on his head.
[laughter]
[plane engine revving]
[Jane] I'm ready to go home and
see the dogs, and see Mae,
Dad, and Jidu, and all my
friends.
I gotta go finish high school,
and get ready for my surgery.
I think that's what I'm most
looking forward too.
[television plays]
[music playing]