RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) s09e10 Episode Script

1 - Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race You will create your own TV pilot.
-Oh! -Action.
- See you next Tuesday.
- [Russian accent.]
At midnight, motherfucker.
[both laugh.]
- We're gonna play off each other's adlibbing.
- Oh, you're gonna adlib? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- We need to become drag queens! - [laughs.]
Okay.
- Do you think maybe a script would have helped? - The clever wordplay and the writing I do think came from me.
- I have to speak up right now.
That is not the case.
- Sasha Velour, Shea Coulee, you're the winner of this week's challenge.
Valentina and Nina Bo'nina Brown, you are up for elimination.
Stop.
Hold up, hold up.
Valentina, this is a lip sync for your life.
We need to see your lips.
Take that thing off of your mouth.
- I'd like to keep it on, please.
- It's a lip sync.
What part of that do you not understand? Nina Bo'nina Brown, shantay, you stay.
Valentina, sashay away.
- Girl.
- What just happened? - Valentina was just eliminated, and we are all shocked.
- "I love you with all of my heart.
Kisses.
" - Oh, Valentina.
- Oh, Valentina.
- I'm so stunned, though.
I don't know what got into her head.
- But that being said, Nina, you earned that.
Not only did you know the words, you like put on a fun show.
-Come on, Nina.
-Go, Nina.
[chanting.]
Nina! Nina! Nina! - Yeah, I mean, it was cute.
I did what I had to do.
But for me, this is, like, not, like, a happy moment.
I feel horrible.
I feel bad because I feel like maybe if she wasn't in the group with me, she probably would still be here.
-No.
-No, Nina.
- You can't take that on, girl.
That ain't your fault.
- Oh, my God.
Not again.
- I'm just saying, hear me out, y'all-- before y'all curse me out, the negative one is still here and the positive one-- - But, Nina, we're rooting for you.
The way you just fought, that was beautiful.
- Yeah, but I just feel bad.
- It's tough being in the bottom, but is there a little piece of you that feels victorious after this? - No.
I can't explain it.
I can't explain it.
- Can we stop talking about this, actually? -This is-- -Sorry, I'm not having this conversation.
I love you.
That's all I have to say.
I've never heard of that in any situation in humanity.
I need to make you feel good about the fact that you did a great job? So I'm not gonna do it.
Bitch, snap the fuck out of it.
- I guess I don't really care, that's the thing, like I should, but I don't.
I'm not asking for anybody to go, like, oh, Nina, it's okay.
I mean, that's what they chose to do.
- We've asked ourselves how many times did we try to snap her out of this, and the answer is it's over.
- These conversations are not helping her, clearly.
It may even be doing more damage.
This is not group therapy.
This is a competition.
We just cannot fight for her in a way that she's not willing to fight for herself.
I'm tired of spending all of our time together as a group trying to build someone up who doesn't want to hear it.
I am over it.
- That doesn't mean we don't support Nina, but it's time to move on.
I'm over it, I'm over it, I'm over it.
She needs to go home.
No, no, no.
I'm over it.
[car engine starts.]
- RuPaul's Drag Race - The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race receives a one year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000.
With extra special guest judges Emmy nominated designed Zaldy and Kesha.
- RuPaul's Drag Race - May the best woman - Best woman win -Oh.
-Another day.
-We're back.
-Whoo! - Top six, bitches.
Yes.
- Hello, hello, hello.
[cheers and applause.]
- It's Ru.
- Now, in the past, I've challenged my queens to do some pretty special makeovers.
Gay veterans, Stonewall heroes, and Little Women, just to name a few.
But this season promises to be the most extra special one of all.
And we don't have to look any further than just behind the camera.
For this week's maxi challenge, you'll be giving our beloved crew members the chance to strut a mile in your shoes [laughter and screaming.]
In a makeover sponsored by Anastasia Beverly Hills.
Oh, crew? [all laugh.]
Now who do I want to see all prettied up in drag? Sarge.
[all laugh.]
Aaron.
[cheers and applause.]
Rizzo.
[laughter and applause.]
Brady, come on over here.
[laughter and applause.]
Josh.
- Yes! - Okay, just one more.
Duncan.
[screams and laughter.]
Gentlemen, say your name and what you do.
- I'm Sarge.
I'm a camera operator.
- I'm Aaron and I'm an art coordinator.
- I'm Rizzo.
I am a set P.
A.
, and I pretty much make sure that they're in drag when we tell them to be in drag.
- Oh, how the tables have turned.
[all laugh.]
- My name's Brady.
I work in the audio department, and I make sure you all sound as beautiful as you look every episode.
-Aw -Aw - Hey, queens.
My name is Josh.
You see me around.
I'm a P.
A.
- I'm Duncan.
I'm the associate director.
We're all in Ru's house.
When Ru's not here, it's my house.
[all laugh.]
- Ladies, these men are like family to me.
Now I want you to share with them firsthand the miracle of drag.
#RuCrewMakeovers [all laugh.]
And we've got these gorgeous RockStar wigs to top things off.
Shea and Sasha, since you both won last week's challenge, you get to pair the queens with the crew.
First, who do you choose for yourselves? Shea first.
- Josh.
- Oh, damn! - I picked Josh because obviously we share the closest family resemblance.
- I like a strong and powerful woman, so I'm going with Duncan.
[all laugh.]
I feel like Duncan's so serious when he's being our A.
D.
, and I want to see his playful side.
- Nina, we're going to pair you with the lovely, artistic Aaron.
- All right.
- Ain't no shenanigans here.
We really try and match the girls up with someone that at least feels like their personality will match up well.
- With Peppermint, we are putting Sarge.
[laughter and applause.]
- Who do you choose for Trinity? -Rizzo.
-Rizzo.
[laughter and applause.]
- Which means Alexis will be making over Brady.
[applause.]
-Come to mama.
-Yes.
- Now, remember, the judges will be looking for a strong drag family resemblance.
So don't fuck it up.
- So you said you're an artist.
- I'm a graphite artist, you know, outside of work, you know, a pencil artist.
- 'Cause I do drag, but I don't just do drag.
I do like artistic and different kind of things.
- Dope.
I dig this.
Do you want to do like creature like? - Yeah.
I'm thinking-- - I think that would be fucking cool.
- And I keep having this vision of like a white rabbit.
- Hell, yeah.
- But the thing is getting the garment together.
That's where the trick comes in.
Y'all know I don't sew.
For me, my drag is my face, but I wanted to show that I can try to create something from scratch.
So I decide to sew.
[laughs.]
- Hip.
- One of my major inspirations for drag is Naomi Campbell.
That strength, that power, that confidence.
So, like, what are some, like, female celebrities that, like, come to mind when you're just, like, I like the way she looks when I see her on the red carpet? - I have a thing for Natalie Portman.
- Natalie Portman? She don't really match with the Coulee brand.
I want you to just give me, like, your best runway walk.
Let me have it.
I know your mama don't walk like that.
Don't think about putting the emphasis in your shoulders.
Take all that energy and channel it into your hips.
You really want to, like, loosen, like, all of this up.
So try it again.
I'm gonna watch you from behind.
- Have you ever seen a dog walk in snow? - Ooh.
- It's just like that.
Your sister looks strong.
- She is strong.
- And I'm talking about that walk.
- [laughs.]
- Bye, girl.
- Coming up Oh, and one more thing.
[RuPaul laughs, bell rings.]
[RuPaul laughs.]
- Oh, fuck.
- Walk naturally.
Go to the store.
- Okay.
Oh, God.
- Oh, Jesus.
- This week's maxi challenge is to turn the "Drag Race" crew into our drag sisters.
Okay, I'm known for body, so I would like to make a swimsuit for you.
How do you feel about tucking? - Gonna hurt.
- But with a swimsuit, it's, like, it's very there.
You gotta pull it back or I'm gonna pull it back for you.
- Oh - With Rizzo, I'm gonna crack the whip.
I haven't won a challenge in a few weeks, and so I have to work hard and show them that I'm gonna go all the way.
- Hey, kitty girls.
-Hey.
-Hey.
- How's my 2 Live Crew doing? -Good.
-Good.
- [laughs.]
Hey, Brady.
- Well, hello there, Ru.
-Hi, Alexis.
-Hi.
- Now, you've just sort of dipped your toe in so far.
What personality traits are emerging? - Oh, the bitch and the diva's already coming out.
- Really? - You know, we're supposed to adopt the same personality.
I think it's happening naturally.
- Well, like I've always said, you know, drag actually reveals your-- I knew I was powerful in drag.
It didn't occur to me that I could utilize that in other areas of my life.
- So you telling me that I'm co-hosting next season? - [laughs.]
- Fuck you, Michelle Visage.
We don't need you.
- Aah! Oh, no! - I know your girlfriend is a big fan of the show.
Is that why you're doing it? - No.
I mean, before I started working with you, I really kind of thought that it was just a man dressed like a woman and that kind of was it.
But I'm starting to see all the different aspects of drag or others, the comedic drags, and there's like the runway drags and the fish.
-Yes.
-That's a new one for me.
That was new this season.
- Uh-huh.
- There's no way I could say no to this opportunity.
- Now, Alexis, you were in the bottom three last week.
- Yes.
I don't want to be there again, and I know that we're going to put our best foot forward.
- We're already a good team.
- All right.
Get back to work.
-Will do.
-Thank you.
- Well, well, well.
Duncan and Sasha.
Now, you're cinched.
How does that feel? - Feels good, Ru.
- [all laugh.]
- She's a natural.
- Now, you have a boy and a girl.
I've met them.
They're lovely.
What's your family going to think about daddy in drag? - I think my son will probably have pointers on how I walk in heels.
Since he was two, he loves clomping around in my wife's, so - It is so much fun.
If I had a daddy who was brave enough to use all the colors in the crayon box, that would have been life changing.
So thank you so much.
- I want to do RuPaul proud with my Duncan makeover.
The two of them have a great love and respect for each other, and so I really, really cannot disappoint.
- Now, Duncan, you have seen the queens come and go for years and years.
What advice have you given Sasha? - To try and stay out of your own head.
- Mm.
- We talked about over-intellectualizing things, and that getting in the way of just being free.
- How do you do that? - Drugs.
- You know, I'm pretty sure this is going to be my favorite all-time challenge ever.
-Can't wait, Sasha.
-I'm excited.
- Turn it out.
- Right.
I know we both have the same battle here.
- Gorgeous.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Oh, hello, Ru.
How are you? - I am over the moon.
Sarge, how long have you been here? - Since Season 4.
- You know, you and I joke.
Sometimes I'll shoot a look over to you, and there's an intellect and there's a fun energy that comes from you.
- I would agree with you tenfold.
I definitely caught a really open vibe from Sarge right away.
- Yeah.
I've never seen any sort of judgment about our girls here.
- No, no, no, no.
Absolutely not.
I never thought before doing this show I would have as much respect for drag queens as I do.
I'm just absolutely flattered to be able to document those life experiences.
- Now, how did you get the name Sarge? - I was a sergeant in the army.
- Well, if you've been through all of that, doing drag is a piece of cake.
-Uh-uh.
-No? - Huh-uh.
[all laugh.]
I'm scared shitless, Ru.
- I think you'll be great.
But, you know, we're in the home stretch of this competition.
Gotta bring it, mama.
- I'm gonna bring it hard, girl.
- Okay.
I can't wait to see it.
- I can't wait to show you.
- Say it with a little more sass, honey.
- Girl, I cannot wait to show you.
[all laugh.]
-I can't wait to see it.
-Okay.
-How'd I do? -You did great.
You did great.
She's into you.
- All right, ladies, gather round.
Gather round, ladies.
Now, tomorrow, in addition to your runway presentation, you and your new sisters in drag need to prepare a lip sync performance to my song "Click Clack.
" [screams and laughter.]
So don't fuck it up.
- Oh, Trinity, I didn't realize that you were serving some shrimp cocktail with your makeover.
That's cute.
- You worry about your man's feet, okay? You don't worry about our man's feet, honey.
- One could wear, like, overalls, and then I could have, like, a hoodie.
It shouldn't be that hard.
- Nina wants to sew two whole outfits from scratch, and Nina don't know how to sew.
Hey, I'm all for ambition, but ambition is nothing without execution.
- Ah, here we go.
Yeah, I'm having a hard time here.
- Oh, I just hope we can execute this right, man.
Don't curse me out.
No, I'm sorry.
No, I apologize, no.
If you can just show me how to thread the machine, then I'm good, y'all.
- Okay.
Even though me and Nina had our moment, I still feel for Nina, so I'm here to help as much as I can.
But I got to help Josh.
- Let me watch this completely.
- And then you just hit the gas, and it'll spin the bobbin.
- Oh, I got it.
Thank you.
Okay, here we go.
- This is the top six.
This is not the time to learn how to sew, especially when you're having to make two of everything.
- Am I even on it? Oh, shit.
- Coming up - [sighs.]
Fuck, this hurts.
- What the-- Get the--out of here.
- [laughs.]
[RuPaul laughs, bell rings.]
[RuPaul laughs.]
- Yes.
Work.
- I'm just gonna tighten it one more time.
- Okay.
-Oh, my God.
-Hold on tight, Sarge.
Our maxi challenge this week is to make over the crew of "Drag Race.
" - [groans.]
- That's great.
You're walking like Pearl now.
That's perfect.
He looks stoned and very fashionable.
I was a little scared of Duncan 'cause he's so strict with us.
But Duncan is feeling the fantasy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, my goodness.
Look at those little shoes.
These are real drag heels.
[laughs.]
- Oh, yeah, Sarge? Uh-huh? - Mommy's taking you to church for the first time? Working with him, it's amazing how I'm not in my head at all.
I haven't had this much fun or felt this relaxed.
- Whoo-hoo-hoo! It's like The Little Mermaid.
-It's The Little Mermaid.
-Exactly.
- Except she was a big dude.
[all laugh.]
- See, that was good.
That was shade.
- Okay.
[all laugh.]
- So you got your foot pedal.
- But this needs to come down.
- That's, uh I don't know.
Does the foot pedal bring it down or no? - Yeah, this thing is like jammed or something.
-Do you wanna ask the-- -I can't ask anybody.
It's like everybody's so into their own thing right now.
- I don't know what to say, to be honest.
We used all our lifelines here.
- Right.
- For help.
- Now it's kind of like, bitch, you're on your own.
Aaron didn't feel confident, and it finally got to a point where I was like, you know what? This ain't gonna work.
It's not going to work.
So we need to change our outfits.
It's sad.
I thought I was finally sewing something.
- This is gonna be fun for you.
- Yeah, The reason I particularly was doing this was because I've never really agreed with how we've divided men and women when it comes to what's strong.
So to me, like, this is very encouraging to anyone who doesn't fit in that specific mold.
-Right.
-I know what it's like to kind of not particularly fit the jock mold.
That to me is not what I've placed value of strength in.
It's like beauty and strength are kind of synonymous, and I think you need to be surrounded by numerous different walks of life.
Otherwise you just will never understand certain aspects of this world.
- Exactly.
I'm definitely surprised by talking with Rizzo.
I feel the same way.
Being a human being is so much more than being put into a box or a label.
You are who you are.
-Yeah.
-New day.
We have to get our crew members shaved, paint their faces, get them in their dresses, and also get ourselves completely into drag, and there is no time.
- Nina, in the last previous two episodes, you were on the bottom, right? - Mm-hmm.
- What got you there, you feel? - Um, it's been a challenge.
- I think my vibe with it is what's keeping you down is yourself.
That's what I get off you.
Even yesterday, you talk yourself down almost to the point of jeopardizing yourself.
-Right.
-You know? No matter what, people are trying to encourage you, you know.
It's just like one ear, out the other or your fucking pride's in front of you or you just too blind to see.
- And after a while, people can't keep telling you, you know, you're great.
Being my own worst enemy is like-it's a struggle.
It is.
And no matter how many people tell me you're good and we're here for you, I'm not gonna believe it until I believe it for myself.
It's justit's me.
- Because you've always been this way growing up? - Yeah, I have just-- I don't know.
I've been through a lot.
Depression is a serious thing.
- Mm-hmm, I know.
I was addicted to pain killers because I liked the way they made me feel.
It just made me happy all the time.
-Right.
-Because I also get in my head and I get depressed and-- But I feel more confident in who I am.
When I got clean - Right.
- What does Ru say at the end of an episode? - If you can't love yourself? - Yeah, how the hell you gonna love anybody else? [laughs.]
Sue me.
Right.
[laughs.]
You know, people are on your side more than I think you think you know.
- It's a hard thing to overcome, but with this competition, before it's too late, I really hope I can find the magic in me that I know I have and really just be a truly happier person so that it shows on the outside.
That looks really good, like-- - Yeah, look at the both of us.
- So go back there, take off your underwear that you have on now, put those on.
- Okay.
- And then like I told you, pull everything back, wedgie it.
- Right.
- And then we'll see if we need a piece of tape.
For anybody in my drag family, the number one rule is a fierce tuck.
- Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
- How's it going? - I don't think it--come on.
- You ain't supposed to be playing tug-o-war.
- Fuck.
I mean flip.
I mean ouch.
- Not a wrestling match.
You haven't even got to the duct tape part yet.
-Hold on! -[laughs.]
Ball keeps, like, trying to poke out more than the other.
-We're gonna use tape.
-Damn it! - We planned the costume around this.
The judges know that I can do a fierce tuck.
This has to be right.
Okay, let me see.
- Uh.
- I mean, it's not great still, so we're gonna do another piece.
- Okay.
- [imitates tearing tape.]
- Ow! This hurts.
What the-- Get the--out of here! [RuPaul laughs.]
- Covergirl, put the bass in your walk Head to toe, let your whole body talk - Yay! - Welcome to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race.
My BFF on and off camera, Michelle Visage.
- Besties forever.
- The hilarious Ross Mathews.
- To show support for all our crew members, [grunts.]
I wore heels.
[all laugh.]
- My favorite designer, Zaldy.
- I'm so happy you wore that dress for today.
You know it says "sashay away," all your phrases on there.
- You are kidding me? In Japanese? -Yes.
-I love that.
And the stunning and super talented Kesha.
- I'm so excited to be here, Ru.
- So glad you're here.
This week, we challenged our queens to make over our hard-working crew members.
And as an act of solidarity, the entire crew is working in wigs and heels.
- Oh! Yes, queens.
- Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win.
- Coming up - It's just really fun to look at.
- I really, really loved it.
- I was blown away.
- Really? [RuPaul laughs, bell rings.]
[RuPaul laughs.]
- Category is Let's meet the new Ru crew.
First up, Trinity Taylor and Glittafa Dayz.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Cheetah Girls.
-Whoo! -Oh.
- Glittafa Dayz looks like a true Taylor.
This tuck is fucking fierce.
- I think the store's all out of Aquanet.
- Are we sure this is his first time? [all laugh.]
- Shea Coulee and Bae Coulee.
Oh, it's Beyonce and Solange.
- Oh, yes.
- I am terrified.
This runway is a bit of a disaster.
But I helped my sister the best I can and get my ass off that runway.
- Looks like a pump.
- Yes, it does.
- Alexis Michelle and Rye Anne Stardust.
- Looks like Barbarella to me.
- I hear they both give good headband.
- Those glutes are made for stomping.
[Michelle laughs.]
- My little sister and I's pussies are defying gravity in outer space.
- Judy Jetson and her sister Booty Jetson.
[all laugh.]
Nina Bo'nina Brown and Ariana Bo'nina Brown.
- I wonder where she's got her carrot? [all laugh.]
- From head to toe, we have the ears, the teeth and the face.
We are S&M bunnies.
You know, fierce.
- I can see a little hare.
-Mm-mm.
-Get it? - Yeah, yeah.
- That's a bunny reference.
- This is her hare.
She don't wear weave.
- Mm-mm.
- Sasha Velour and Dunatella Velour.
That hat is on my bucket list.
[all laugh.]
- We're two East Coast sisters in the 1940s looking to make it big in Hollywood.
I think these are really, really fashionable looks, and Dunatella looks beautiful.
- Love.
-Aw -Aw - Wait.
Wait a minute.
-Oh.
-What? - Velour.
- That look really said something.
- What label whores.
Peppermint and Winter Green.
-A sleeve belt.
-Yeah.
- I think she's got a trick up her sleeve.
- Sleeve her alone.
- We're sashaying, we're shantaying, and Ms.
Winter Green, she's feeling it.
I'm like, okay, girl.
- She's sleeving on the Midnight Train to Georgia.
[all laugh.]
- You have the best job in the world.
-I know.
-So fun.
- The time has come [thunder.]
for you to lip sync for your job.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
[music plays.]
- Whoo! [all laugh.]
- Oh! [all laugh.]
- Gonna walk right through that door High heels on a hardwood floor They all coming back for more It's a party tonight, hey, hey Get it up and do it right this time Never gonna stop till the beat is mine Come round if you're so inclined It's a party tonight, yeah Where my girls go gonna be a good show Hey, girl, you go, gonna, gonna Make that, make that money Where my girls at? Make your heels clap Where my girls at? Make your heels clap Click clack, click clack, uh Everybody, everybody, do you hear that? Click clack, click clack, uh Why, that's the sound of a sling back Peanut butter head, kiss my grits Yo mama's in the kitchen, but her oven on the fritz Yo daddy's in jail raising hell And yo sister's on the corner selling something for sale -Whoo! -Whoo! [cheers and applause.]
- Coming up - It feels like a Ricky's Halloween costume.
- I need you to bring it at a 10.
- It's time to really dig in.
[RuPaul laughs, bell rings.]
[RuPaul laughs.]
- Welcome, ladies.
It's time for the judges' critiques.
First up, Trinity Taylor and Glittafa Dayz.
- The family resemblance is hard to deny, and you did the most intricate choreography.
- Yeah, so impressive.
I can barely walk in those shoes, let alone, like, dance.
-Glittafa.
-Glittafa.
- If I didn't know better, it'd look like you've been doing this for a minute.
- But beyond, I think, having a great partner, it's about how you communicate and guide, and I think this was probably the tightest presentation.
-Is that code for tuck? -Yes, exactly.
- How's your tuck holding up? - The pain is real.
The pain is real.
- Now, what do you think you're gonna take from this experience? - I'm gonna take this tape off.
[all laugh.]
- Up next, Shea Coulee and here is Bae Coulee.
- I love the dresses, like, kind of old school Hollywood glam.
- But there's something about this attention to detail and about paying attention to your sister.
- Bae, when she turns around, you could see her hairline.
Her bra straps are hanging out the back.
It felt like, you know, there's the star sister and then there's the other sister.
- Oh.
I hate that it came across, like, you know, Bae was an afterthought.
- I think Shea did a great job.
I'm proud to be her sister.
-Aw.
-Aw.
- Up next, Alexis Michelle and Rye Anne Stardust.
- Your brows are glitter.
That's fucking awesome.
- The nails scream I am a slut.
- Big voluptuous slut.
- But the outfits are kind of real basic.
- It feels a little bit like a Ricky's Halloween costume in a bag.
- Look, we're intergalactic whores.
Can we have some candy, you know? Look how close we are to the end here.
It's time to really dig in.
- Up next, Nina Bo'nina Brown Faye Bakker and Ariana Bo'nina Brown.
- Well, I love animals, so I think it's really cute.
[all laugh.]
I really do.
- Now, was it challenging doing this drag transformation in front of your co-workers? - No.
In fact, the teams were so sweet, and the art department, they made little tags that said Team Aaron, you know what I mean? So -Aw.
-Aw.
- Well, we always say a family that drags together, slays together.
- But this is kind of, you know, a letdown for me.
It's you out here in a leotard with thigh-high boots and not really doing anything innovative.
I was screaming for a little cottontail or a little colored glove or something just to bring this to this so there wasn't such a disconnect here.
- And then, with the performance, too, I thought was a little bit underwhelming.
- I'm so excited by what you bring to this competition, Nina, but I need you to bring it at a 10.
- Up next, Sasha Velour and Dunatella Velour.
- This looks so high fashion.
It looks like Miu Miu on acid.
- The proportion of the dress and the coat and all these pops of color, I really, really loved it.
- Now, Dunatella, there is something that you're doing that's strangely turning me on.
- I learned it from watching you, dear.
[all laugh.]
- Up next, Peppermint and Winter Green.
Gorgeous.
- I know.
[all laugh.]
- Winter Green, your face is just really fun to look at.
You're just so funny.
I don't know why.
But you're, like, beautiful, but, like, you make me-- but, like, you're beautiful [all laugh.]
- What is it, dear? [all laugh.]
- Let me roll back.
You just look - Go on.
[all laugh.]
- I just can't.
- But the outfits clash so horribly, I don't even want to look at them in the same frame.
- But guess what? I don't care because you were so fun to watch.
- And Peppermint, you should thank Winter Green, because she was the one who pulled you through.
- Now, Winter Green, do you think you'll ever do drag again? - Who knows? Season 10? [all laugh.]
- "All Stars.
" Thank you, ladies.
And to my crew standing on stage, to see you men do this, it says that we as a people are moving forward, and it's beautiful.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now, while you ladies untuck backstage, the judges and I will deliberate.
[car engine starts.]
All right.
So just between us squirrel friends, what do you think? Trinity Taylor and Glittafa Dayz.
- They had the most incredible choreography.
The whole look, the attitudes, like, I bought everything they had to sell.
- It was just so apparent that their connection was, like, on another level than anybody else's.
- Yeah, and you know, Zaldy, Trinity is a real showgirl, so to teach her sister that routine and for her to hit it so hard, very impressive.
- In those heels, Ru.
- In those heels.
Shea and Bae Coulee.
- Shea kind of failed for me tonight.
She let her sister down.
- In Shea's defense, I felt like she did come to her sister's aid when she saw the problems going on.
And I thought she looked beautiful.
- Shea has wowed us.
Tonight, that was not wow.
- But is what Shea did reason enough to put her in the bottom? -Not for me.
-To me, yes, 100%.
-Not for you? -No.
- Not to me.
I didn't think her look was the worst.
I didn't think their performance was the worst.
I would put Alexis.
- Not me.
- That's who I would put in the bottom.
- All right.
Let's talk about Alexis and Rye Anne Stardust.
- Something about how unfresh this was.
It was hard for me to, like, really enjoy it.
- Though it was not my favorite look, it was meticulously put together.
- But I was at least a little more interested in what Shea brought to the table than I was with Alexis.
- Really? Shea's was sloppy.
This one was not sloppy.
- Well, Michelle knows sloppy.
[all laugh.]
- I feel like Alexis and Rye Anne, even if you don't like the aesthetic, but I do find them more original than just frumpy gowns.
- Thank you.
Tonight, toilet paper, paper towel.
- [laughs.]
All right.
So let's move on to Nina Bo'nina Brown Tyler Moore and Ariana.
- That bunny had absolutely no connection with the rest.
And we've been getting the same silhouette with a bodysuit and thigh-high boots.
I'm done with it.
- Yeah.
Even the bunny part was just sort of half done.
- And, like, the ears, it looked like they'd been rained on.
- It's more arts and crafts than it is Comic-Con.
- Sasha Velour and Dunatella Velour.
- I really enjoyed the connection between the two of them.
And are her looks always so modern-feeling? - She's very fashion.
- Because it really worked for me.
- She's been so serious, but she looked like she was really enjoying herself this week.
-Really letting go.
-Yeah.
- I'm super proud of Sasha tonight.
- Peppermint and Winter Green.
- I think we can all agree tonight that Winter Green gets the MVP.
[all laugh.]
She's a superstar.
From the minute she came out here, I bought it.
The only think I did not buy was those outfits.
- So hard to look at.
Just the choice in the fabrics, they felt so disparate.
- Peppermint better be kissing Winter Green's feet.
Because if it weren't for her, I could see Peppermint in the bottom this week.
- All right, silence.
You've been no help at all.
[all laugh.]
Bring back my girls.
[RuPaul laughs, bell rings.]
[RuPaul laughs.]
- Welcome back, ladies.
I've made some decisions.
Peppermint, you're safe.
Trinity Taylor, you gave us Glittafa Dayz, months, years.
- [laughs.]
- Con-drag-ulations.
You're the winner of this week's challenge.
-Congratulations.
-Oh, my God.
- You've won two custom gowns from celebrity fashion designer David Meister.
- Thank you.
- And your drag sister has won a $2,000 gift certificate to Klein, Epstein & Parker, suits made to measure.
- What? - You may step to the back of the stage.
- Thank you so much.
- Sasha Velour, you're safe.
- Nina Bo'nina Brown, your bunny looks did not make the judges hoppy.
I'm sorry, my dear, but you are up for elimination.
Alexis Michelle, your Barbarellas were basic.
Shea Coulee, your makeover of Bae was not okay.
- Come on, Shea, come on, Shea, come on, Shaea.
Alexis Michelle You're safe.
- Thank you very much.
- Oh, no.
- Shea Coulee, I'm sorry, my dear, but you are up for elimination.
- To see the judges looking at me as if I let them down, I'm scared.
- Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and save yourself from elimination.
The time has come [thunder.]
to lip sync [echoing.]
for your life.
- I almost want to just stand on stage and just point and do a Charlie number, but I'm also thinking, you know what? This is what I signed up for, so here we go.
- Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
[music plays.]
- Tell me what you want What you like, it's okay I'm a little curious, too Tell me if it's wrong If it's right, I don't care I can keep a secret, can you? Got my mind on your body And your body on my mind Got a taste for the cherry I just need to take a bite Don't tell your mother Kiss one another Die for each other We're cool for the summer Ha! Ooh-ooh-ooh Take me down into your paradise Don't be scared, 'cause I'm your body type Just something that we wanna try 'Cause you and I, you and I We're cool for the summer We're cool for the summer Shh Got my mind on your body And your body on my mind Take me down Take me down We're cool for the summer Don't be scared 'Cause I'm your body type Just something that we wanna try 'Cause you and I, you and I We're cool for the summer [applause.]
- Whoo! - Brava! - Ladies, I've made my decision.
Shea Coulee, shantay, you stay.
Join the other girls.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Nina Bo'nina Brown Andre Charles, baby, you are part of my family now.
Now sashay away.
- Thank you.
Sue me.
[all laugh.]
- I think I might.
[all laugh.]
- I was trying to be a voice for the African American community who think all they can do is just do one type of drag, but I guess I just wasn't strong enough mentally.
- You fucking changed my life.
You're part of the family.
Give me a hug and then get the fuck out of here.
- Yeah, this thing is heavy.
- No, no, no, no.
I know, I know, I know.
- Thank you so much, man, for real.
-Yeah, yeah.
-For being a true friend.
Bye.
- Bye.
- Wait, give my damn leggings back.
- Top five, bitches.
- Ow! [cheering.]
- Now, remember, if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? Can I get an amen up in here? -Amen! -Amen! - Right.
Now let the music play.
- Hey, kitty girl It's your world Hey, kitty, kitty, girl Whoa-oh-oh - [laughs.]