RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) s09e13 Episode Script
Reunited
1 Tonight on "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
All the queens have gathered to "race" reunited.
All the queens have gathered to all the queens have gathered to sound off.
Sound off.
If you can't roll with the if you can't roll with the punches, this is not career for punches, this is not career for you.
You.
And let you have it.
And let you have it.
Excuse me, I need to speak, excuse me, I need to speak, I'm not done speaking.
I'm not done speaking.
No.
No.
No.
No.
the winner of "rupaul's drag" the winner of "rupaul's drag race's" wins one year's supply "race's" wins one year's supply of beverley hills cosmetics and of beverley hills cosmetics and $100,000.
$100,000.
welcome to "rupaul's drag" welcome to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Race" reunited.
We are a week away from the we are a week away from the crowning of America's next drag crowning of America's next drag super star.
Super star.
Right hear on this stage at the right hear on this stage at the Alex theater.
Alex theater.
Before we do.
Before we do.
The queens are back to spill all the queens are back to spill all the tea about this season's the tea about this season's biggest scandelous.
Biggest scandelous.
First up one of the season's first up one of the season's biggest controversy.
Biggest controversy.
It's not personal, it's reading.
It's not personal, it's reading.
Alexis Michelle, people online Alexis Michelle, people online said you could dish it out and said you could dish it out and you can't take it.
You can't take it.
Take a look.
Take a look.
Farrah moan, all the guys.
Farrah moan, all the guys from buy you designer shoes, from buy you designer shoes, they are not your friends they they are not your friends they are your jons.
Are your jons.
Alexis Michelle, pillsbury Alexis Michelle, pillsbury called, they want their rolls called, they want their rolls back.
Back.
Time for us to start writing time for us to start writing jokes.
Jokes.
Here's a tip, don't make it here's a tip, don't make it about my body.
About my body.
So, that's all I have to say so, that's all I have to say about that.
About that.
What do you say to that? What do you say to that? Um, regarding my sensitivity, um, regarding my sensitivity, my body is something that I have my body is something that I have struggled with my whole life.
Struggled with my whole life.
And we have have talked about and we have have talked about our body image issues a few our body image issues a few weeks before.
Weeks before.
Yeah, but the reading yeah, but the reading challenge is a safe place to let challenge is a safe place to let it all hang out because you no it all hang out because you no there's love in the room.
There's love in the room.
And the love came from me to and the love came from me to the girls too.
The girls too.
And because we talked about and because we talked about other eating disorders Other eating disorders Yeah, I got it.
Yeah, I got it.
Surely you can understand why surely you can understand why people online would say, waumt, people online would say, waumt, you know, having talked about you know, having talked about the other body sensitivities.
The other body sensitivities.
It was just, it did not feel it was just, it did not feel balanced.
Balanced.
I talked about being I talked about being sensitive about my teeth, but sensitive about my teeth, but that doesn't stop you.
That doesn't stop you.
And I was still able to sit and I was still able to sit there and laugh about it and I there and laugh about it and I just felt like you were not just felt like you were not being a good sport.
Being a good sport.
I make fun of my size all the I make fun of my size all the time on stage at my shows.
Time on stage at my shows.
That's not her point.
That's not her point.
I don't think that you come I don't think that you come off as like some huge size off as like some huge size queen.
Queen.
I agree.
I agree.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think the gripe that people I think the gripe that people had online, was that you dished had online, was that you dished it out, basically calling Farrah it out, basically calling Farrah a prostitute and turnabout was a prostitute and turnabout was not fair play.
Not fair play.
My advice is girl you are a my advice is girl you are a drag queen, and if you can't drag queen, and if you can't roll with the punches, this is roll with the punches, this is not the career for you.
Not the career for you.
You know, this won't air, but you know, this won't air, but lady bunny and I used the to do lady bunny and I used the to do acid together.
Acid together.
And we were custodies.
And we were custodies.
Inevitably, she'd say to me and inevitably, she'd say to me and look at me, and say, ru, the look at me, and say, ru, the devil's going to get you.
Devil's going to get you.
And I said, why are you doing and I said, why are you doing that? That? I'm tripping my balls off and I'm tripping my balls off and you are bringing up this stuff.
You are bringing up this stuff.
But in hindsight, what she was but in hindsight, what she was doing was taking away all the doing was taking away all the things, and you are like, oh, things, and you are like, oh, wait a minute, there's nothing wait a minute, there's nothing to it and that's what reading is to it and that's what reading is all about.
All about.
What I'm trying to do now is what I'm trying to do now is not take it all so seriously.
Not take it all so seriously.
I have a question, if you I have a question, if you were to get read right now, were to get read right now, could you take it? Could you take it? Well, I have reading glasses well, I have reading glasses right here.
Right here.
That's right, ladies the that's right, ladies the library is open.
Library is open.
Let's start with Trinity.
Let's start with Trinity.
Alexis, I love your costume.
Alexis, I love your costume.
You look just like a honey baked you look just like a honey baked ham.
Ham.
After all that.
After all that.
Here's go right back.
Here's go right back.
You can take it now.
You can take it now.
I can take it, I can take it.
I can take it, I can take it.
Aja.
Aja.
Here we go.
Here we go.
I love your costume, that's I love your costume, that's why I call you the Joan of ark why I call you the Joan of ark of drag, great ideas and badly of drag, great ideas and badly executed.
Executed.
It's getting hot in here.
It's getting hot in here.
Oh, yeah, I had a good read oh, yeah, I had a good read for Valentina, but I can't for Valentina, but I can't remember the word.
Remember the word.
That was good.
That was good.
That was, good, girl.
That was, good, girl.
Trinity is so fishy, all she.
Trinity is so fishy, all she is serving is Fisher price.
Is serving is Fisher price.
Bitch, you look like fish, a bitch, you look like fish, a whale.
Whale.
Honey I'm James and the giant honey I'm James and the giant peach and not afraid of it.
Peach and not afraid of it.
Bitch, you ate James and the bitch, you ate James and the giant peach.
Giant peach.
Didn't know you were here didn't know you were here until your nose walked in, until your nose walked in, bitch.
Bitch.
Don't try it, bitch.
Don't try it, bitch.
All right All right I had so much more.
I had so much more.
I know you did, the library I know you did, the library for season 9 is officially for season 9 is officially closed.
Closed.
Praise god.
Praise god.
Amen.
Amen.
This year was a season of this year was a season of shocking eliminations.
Shocking eliminations.
And I'm not talking about what and I'm not talking about what guess on between you and your guess on between you and your squatty potty, first up, Charlie squatty potty, first up, Charlie hides.
Hides.
I hate to say this, my dear, but I hate to say this, my dear, but your lip sync for your life was your lip sync for your life was dead on arrival.
Dead on arrival.
Girl.
Girl.
Charlie, what happened? Charlie, what happened? Well, I think you all know well, I think you all know now, I injured myself during the now, I injured myself during the cheerleading, I cracked my rib.
Cheerleading, I cracked my rib.
And I was in pain.
And I was in pain.
And my British stiff upper lip, and my British stiff upper lip, I just said, don't show signs on I just said, don't show signs on weaknesses and so, I you kept it weaknesses and so, I you kept it to myself.
To myself.
And lifting shea, shea we had and lifting shea, shea we had to lift you like 30 or 40 times.
To lift you like 30 or 40 times.
I'm sorry, I have to call [ I'm sorry, I have to call, how dare in the , how dare in the interview are you going to say interview are you going to say we don't lip sync, but now I we don't lip sync, but now I have a cracked rib.
Have a cracked rib.
I make Sushi, I do it twice a I make Sushi, I do it twice a year, and I'm not good at it.
Year, and I'm not good at it.
The things I do regularly I'm the things I do regularly I'm better at.
Better at.
We do Sushi on the show.
We do Sushi on the show.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Cracked rib or not, girl, you cracked rib or not, girl, you gave up.
Gave up.
Do you know that I had duct do you know that I had duct taped my rib cage.
Taped my rib cage.
Girl, you walked all the way girl, you walked all the way down the runway, I saw you down the runway, I saw you moving around that work room.
Moving around that work room.
I'm sorry, I don't believe it.
I'm sorry, I don't believe it.
All right, there was a side all right, there was a side of me that said, that you just, of me that said, that you just, if I had moved a little bit to if I had moved a little bit to the left and a little bit to the the left and a little bit to the right, which is what I was right, which is what I was capable of, it was going to be capable of, it was going to be lame.
Lame.
It's not about moving, lip it's not about moving, lip sync happens up here not down sync happens up here not down here.
Here.
It's the passion, you looked it's the passion, you looked like you gave up.
Like you gave up.
I did the song, the brittney I did the song, the brittney Spears song is the sub text of Spears song is the sub text of the song is masterbation, it was the song is masterbation, it was a bad choice.
A bad choice.
This is the thing if you were this is the thing if you were masterbating, we were not masterbating, we were not getting off, girl.
Getting off, girl.
I don't like her, but if she I don't like her, but if she can do what she did after her can do what she did after her knee injury, there's no excuse knee injury, there's no excuse for you.
For you.
If you are going to have an if you are going to have an excuse, pick one and not five.
Excuse, pick one and not five.
I did not have very much I did not have very much left.
Left.
It was at the end of a long day.
It was at the end of a long day.
At the end of a long week.
At the end of a long week.
I was getting an hour and a I was getting an hour and a half sleep anight.
Half sleep anight.
So were we.
So were we.
I'm trying to figure out is I'm trying to figure out is it a broken rib, or It a broken rib, or I saw online that you said I saw online that you said you had diarrhea.
You had diarrhea.
On the first day of on the first day of rehearsing but that was long rehearsing but that was long passed.
Passed.
It was a rough day for it was a rough day for Charlie.
Charlie.
I fainted in my hotel room I fainted in my hotel room and I did the lip sync and I did and I did the lip sync and I did it a day after.
It a day after.
Did you give up because you were did you give up because you were ready to go home? Ready to go home? I said before, I was on I said before, I was on empty.
Empty.
Charlie did you tell Nina Charlie did you tell Nina that you wanted to go home? That you wanted to go home? I don't remember saying that, I don't remember saying that, no.
No.
Well, let's take a look at well, let's take a look at this never before scene clip.
This never before scene clip.
Oh, lord.
Oh, lord.
Charlie didn't you Charlie didn't you Can I get in there.
Can I get in there.
She threw the towel in.
She threw the towel in.
She talked to me and said, she talked to me and said, she was not going learn the she was not going learn the words of the song, she didn't words of the song, she didn't really want to.
Really want to.
So I think she is ready to go so I think she is ready to go home if it's time.
Home if it's time.
She didn't know the words to the she didn't know the words to the song.
Song.
So she was like So she was like I feel like the moment you I feel like the moment you don't try for a lip sync is the don't try for a lip sync is the moment when you are saying I'm moment when you are saying I'm too good for this.
Too good for this.
Oh.
Oh.
So, she did tell you that, so, she did tell you that, then.
Then.
I never said that I was too I never said that I was too good.
Good.
And can I say I'm sorry if you and can I say I'm sorry if you thought I was disrespecting you thought I was disrespecting you by giving up and not you have by giving up and not you have doing everything that I had.
Doing everything that I had.
No, it's true with all of you no, it's true with all of you girls.
Girls.
I have seen your audition tapes I have seen your audition tapes and some of you I have seen year and some of you I have seen year after year after year, and then after year after year, and then I see you in group.
I see you in group.
I get inspired of what you give I get inspired of what you give to the competition.
To the competition.
And then when someone doesn't and then when someone doesn't give it their all, I'm give it their all, I'm disappointed.
Disappointed.
Listen, you may not be the listen, you may not be the best lip syncer in the world, best lip syncer in the world, you are fabulous on YouTube and you are fabulous on YouTube and I think that you have made your I think that you have made your mark here.
Mark here.
Thank you.
Thank you.
We will be right back.
We will be right back.
Coming up, Eureka breaks coming up, Eureka breaks down.
Down.
You all made me feel so you all made me feel so belonged.
Belonged.
And the queen comes for and the queen comes for Valentina.
Valentina.
welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race'" reunited.
"Drag race'" reunited.
Another shocking exit came when another shocking exit came when we had to say goodbye to Eureka.
We had to say goodbye to Eureka.
Doctor's orders.
Doctor's orders.
Take a look.
Take a look.
When I was doing the when I was doing the cheerleading challenge, I landed cheerleading challenge, I landed wrong and my knee popped.
Wrong and my knee popped.
I've been able to push through, I've been able to push through, but now it's hurtdhurting and I but now it's hurtdhurting and I to use crutches.
To use crutches.
I have made my decision.
I have made my decision.
Eureka, would you please step Eureka, would you please step forward.
Forward.
We have been in touch with the we have been in touch with the doctor.
Doctor.
And I cannot allow you to and I cannot allow you to continue in the competition.
Continue in the competition.
See, Eureka what was it like to see, Eureka what was it like to leave the competition that way? Leave the competition that way? It was hard because you know, it was hard because you know, I come from a small town, I I come from a small town, I never really belonged anywhere never really belonged anywhere since growing up and you all since growing up and you all made me feel so belonged.
Made me feel so belonged.
So, it was hard.
So, it was hard.
You know.
You know.
I want to ask Farrah moan, I want to ask Farrah moan, why were you so upset? Why were you so upset? I had accepted mine or I had accepted mine or Cynthia's fate, the last thing I.
Cynthia's fate, the last thing I expected was for that to happen.
Expected was for that to happen.
I was like, no, no, take one of I was like, no, no, take one of us.
Us.
Make it go away.
Make it go away.
You have seen that gift all you have seen that gift all you have seen that gif all you have seen that gif all over the world.
Over the world.
Let's recreate it.
Let's recreate it.
I'm sorry, Eureka, you have I'm sorry, Eureka, you have to go home.
To go home.
No.
No.
No.
No.
That's exactly what her that's exactly what her reaction is when they are sugar reaction is when they are sugar daddy takes away her credit daddy takes away her credit card.
Card.
So tell me this, was anyone else so tell me this, was anyone else here that feels the opposite, here that feels the opposite, who was happy? Who was happy? You were amajor threat I felt you were amajor threat I felt so bad for you on a personal so bad for you on a personal level, but as a competitor, I level, but as a competitor, I was just like Was just like And I still hope you lose and I still hope you lose season ten.
Season ten.
Now, I know that you had beef now, I know that you had beef with Trinity, did you guys ever with Trinity, did you guys ever say goodbye to one another? Say goodbye to one another? Wherever everyone was hugging wherever everyone was hugging me, Trinity did look me straight me, Trinity did look me straight in the eye and she said, I'm in the eye and she said, I'm sorry, girl, I know how much you sorry, girl, I know how much you wanted this.
Wanted this.
You know? You know? And that's, literally the one and that's, literally the one Sincere moment I have had with.
Sincere moment I have had with Trinity.
Trinity.
I want to say this, yes, I I want to say this, yes, I think you are too loud and you think you are too loud and you can be obnoxious, but I respect can be obnoxious, but I respect you.
You.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And you are an amazing and you are an amazing entertainer, I wanted you to entertainer, I wanted you to leave because you deserved to leave because you deserved to leave not because of injury.
Leave not because of injury.
You feel robbed of my you feel robbed of my trinity/eureka lip sync.
Trinity/eureka lip sync.
I hear your head is fabulous.
I hear your head is fabulous.
How is your knee? How is your knee? My head is fabulous, they my head is fabulous, they always ask for seconds and I'm always ask for seconds and I'm back to Back to Get well soon, girl.
Get well soon, girl.
The shocking elimination, to end the shocking elimination, to end all shocking limitations.
All shocking limitations.
Valentina, bring me my mask.
Valentina, bring me my mask.
Stop, holdup, holdup.
Stop, holdup, holdup.
All right, enough.
All right, enough.
Valentina.
Valentina.
This lip sync for your luf, we this lip sync for your luf, we need to see your lips.
Need to see your lips.
Take that thing off of your take that thing off of your mouth.
Mouth.
I would like to keep it on I would like to keep it on please.
Please.
It's a lip sync, what part of it's a lip sync, what part of that do you not understand? That do you not understand? Okay.
Okay.
So we are going to reset.
So we are going to reset.
Valentina what was going through Valentina what was going through your mind at that moment? Your mind at that moment? I don't know.
I don't know.
I was just, I was not there.
I was just, I was not there.
Yeah, I was in a real state yeah, I was in a real state of shock.
Of shock.
The one thing that I will say the one thing that I will say about Valentina with her about Valentina with her elimination, she did not make elimination, she did not make excuses like Charlie and you at excuses like Charlie and you at least owned up to not knowing least owned up to not knowing your words and you went home and your words and you went home and you deserved to go home had.
You deserved to go home had.
Did you ever learn the lyrics did you ever learn the lyrics at all? At all? Yeah, the night before I had yeah, the night before I had the lyrics with me, I stayed up the lyrics with me, I stayed up listening to the song and listening to the song and writing them.
Writing them.
I hand wrote them.
I hand wrote them.
Girl, it a seven-word chorus.
Girl, it a seven-word chorus.
Seven words in that chorus, seven words in that chorus, girl.
Girl.
You can listen to the song and you can listen to the song and get the you were sitting get the you were sitting there together, and you have one there together, and you have one earbud in, and she is mouthing earbud in, and she is mouthing the words and you are just the words and you are just reaching.
Reaching.
I Valentina has a I Valentina has a lot of supporters out there.
Lot of supporters out there.
And I want to make it clear to and I want to make it clear to everyone.
Everyone.
That I saw the notebook with the that I saw the notebook with the words written out and I want words written out and I want everyone to know that the girl everyone to know that the girl tried.
Tried.
I know you are trying to get I know you are trying to get redemption from her fans, but redemption from her fans, but let's be real.
Let's be real.
You lip synced against her.
You lip synced against her.
I don't get why there was so I don't get why there was so much hate for me.
Much hate for me.
For doing what was asked of me for doing what was asked of me in lip sync of my life.
In lip sync of my life.
Why do you think your fans why do you think your fans came for the girls? Came for the girls? I represent something similar I represent something similar to what salina represented in.
TO WHAT SALINA REPRESENTED IN THE '90s.
THE '90s.
Mexican, FIRST GENERATION, Mexican, first generation, talented, so they are over talented, so they are over protective of that and they will protective of that and they will fight anybody.
Fight anybody.
I don't agree with that kind of I don't agree with that kind of behavior, it's not the kind of behavior, it's not the kind of person I am.
Person I am.
Why don't you say that on the why don't you say that on the media.
Media.
Holdup.
Holdup.
You are a role model.
You are a role model.
I don't approve of that.
I don't approve of that.
You never said that.
You never said that.
I facetimed you in tears because I facetimed you in tears because people said I should kill myself people said I should kill myself because I'm ugly and fat and I because I'm ugly and fat and I should volunteer to elimination should volunteer to elimination myself.
Myself.
I don't think she enkrenls I don't think she enkrenls that, but you could say, I don't that, but you could say, I don't agree with the way you are agree with the way you are treating this girl.
Treating this girl.
Please stop.
Please stop.
I'm bad with social media.
I'm bad with social media.
I love to live my every day I love to live my every day life.
Life.
And I don't want to be involved and I don't want to be involved in what people think or say.
In what people think or say.
You can say that, but you you can say that, but you were on the phone checking every were on the phone checking every like and every follow and every like and every follow and every single thing in Toronto.
Single thing in Toronto.
Whether you were reading the whether you were reading the comments verbatim or not, you comments verbatim or not, you knew what was going on.
Knew what was going on.
When we were shooting the promo when we were shooting the promo for this show, you said to me, for this show, you said to me, shea, I just want to say, if shea, I just want to say, if anyone comes for Nina, I told anyone comes for Nina, I told her that I will stand up for her her that I will stand up for her and addresses my fans and make and addresses my fans and make it all right.
It all right.
And I'm confused.
And I'm confused.
You don't need to be you don't need to be confused, you have a lot of confused, you have a lot of opinions of me tonight, shea.
Opinions of me tonight, shea.
There's no reason to get there's no reason to get upset, we are talking.
Upset, we are talking.
You are upset, I'm not upset.
You are upset, I'm not upset.
Do I look upset to you? Do I look upset to you? Yes, you raised your voice yes, you raised your voice with me.
With me.
Listen, it's a lot for listen, it's a lot for anyone.
Anyone.
Especially someone who has especially someone who has 300,000, 500,000 followers don't 300,000, 500,000 followers don't you understand that may be you understand that may be intimidating for her? Intimidating for her? I don't think it fair for you to I don't think it fair for you to disconnect when they are coming disconnect when they are coming after us so hard.
After us so hard.
No, excuse me.
No, excuse me.
Holdup, I'm sorry.
Holdup, I'm sorry.
I need to speak, I'm not done I need to speak, I'm not done speaking.
Speaking.
Is there something that you is there something that you would like to say to the fans would like to say to the fans right now? Right now? Yes, I don't agree with that yes, I don't agree with that type of behavior where it's type of behavior where it's negative.
Negative.
I'm very sorry.
I'm very sorry.
Like I don't want you guys like I don't want you guys thinking that I'm wok that.
Thinking that I'm wok that.
So, what do you want your so, what do you want your fans to do from here on out? Fans to do from here on out? I want them to respect you I want them to respect you guys.
Guys.
Because we are friends.
Because we are friends.
Thank you.
Thank you.
In that moment, I will be in that moment, I will be honest, I was disconnect from honest, I was disconnect from everyone and everything, because everyone and everything, because I'm trying to process my I'm trying to process my elimination, I was torn for elimination, I was torn for months.
Months.
I was lost.
I was lost.
I know, you called me, I I know, you called me, I remember.
Remember.
No, we did talk.
No, we did talk.
I couldn't leave the house.
I couldn't leave the house.
I couldn't process the I couldn't process the disappointment that I felt from disappointment that I felt from you saying that you could have you saying that you could have gone all the way.
Gone all the way.
I felt like you stopped I felt like you stopped believing in me.
Believing in me.
I chose every single one of I chose every single one of you girls to be on the show and you girls to be on the show and I have the highest hopes for all I have the highest hopes for all of you.
Of you.
Buts that competition/reality buts that competition/reality show, it's not "rupaul's best" show, it's not "rupaul's best friend's race" and contrariy to "friend's race" and contrariy to what is happening in the world, what is happening in the world, where people get a trophy for where people get a trophy for showing up.
- Showing up.
- If you up, you are in if you up, you are in the bottom two, if you are in the bottom two, if you are in the bottom two, you have to lip the bottom two, you have to lip sync for your life.
Sync for your life.
No matter how pretty or old you no matter how pretty or old you are, you are gone, that is how are, you are gone, that is how the game is played.
The game is played.
There's so much to learn from there's so much to learn from my elimination about who I am my elimination about who I am and there's so much that I want and there's so much that I want to show now.
To show now.
Although, it's not the way that although, it's not the way that I wanted to leave.
I wanted to leave.
But it was a darn good episode but it was a darn good episode and I got my telenovela ending.
And I got my telenovela ending.
Valentina, speaking of Valentina, speaking of telenovela drama, there were telenovela drama, there were choice words for you.
Choice words for you.
What did they say? What did they say? You are perfect, you are a you are perfect, you are a model.
Model.
Did you sew those tights, oh, did you sew those tights, oh, you are smiling, they eat her up you are smiling, they eat her up every time she is on that damn every time she is on that damn stage.
Stage.
She doesn't she could walk she doesn't she could walk out in a diaper and they are out in a diaper and they are like, Valentina, you are smile like, Valentina, you are smile is beautiful.
Is beautiful.
I'm not going to say nothing.
I'm not going to say nothing.
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Valentina, what did you think Valentina, what did you think of it? Of it? I loved it.
I loved it.
I'm working on a number where I I'm working on a number where I come out and stand in a diaper come out and stand in a diaper and smile.
And smile.
Aja what was going on there? Aja what was going on there? Here's the thing, you are in here's the thing, you are in the moment and you have the moment and you have something to say, say it.
Something to say, say it.
So when Valentina was getting so so when Valentina was getting so much praise for being a gorgeous much praise for being a gorgeous beautiful model.
Beautiful model.
Which she is.
Which she is.
She is.
She is.
She is kind of a psycho, but she is kind of a psycho, but she is beautiful.
She is beautiful.
And that day, I really had felt and that day, I really had felt like she doesn't deserve to be like she doesn't deserve to be in the top.
In the top.
And I was over it.
And I was over it.
I was like, girl, and then I, I was like, girl, and then I, you know, I don't want to say I you know, I don't want to say I read her, I aggressively read her, I aggressively complimented her and I let her complimented her and I let her know how beautiful she was.
Know how beautiful she was.
You could see how happy I you could see how happy I was.
Was.
I was like, yes, girl.
I was like, yes, girl.
Get her.
Get her.
Get her aja, get her.
Get her aja, get her.
I think a lot of us had the I think a lot of us had the feeling that as you were saying feeling that as you were saying it, there was a bit of a silent it, there was a bit of a silent amen.
Amen.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
There was.
There was.
We didn't understand why we didn't understand why Valentina was in the top that Valentina was in the top that challenge.
Challenge.
A lot of us didn't necessarily a lot of us didn't necessarily appreciate the charm that appreciate the charm that Valentina was conveying to Valentina was conveying to camera, because to be honest, camera, because to be honest, girl, you are not making an girl, you are not making an attempt to really get to know us attempt to really get to know us back stage at that point.
Back stage at that point.
It came on a bit later.
It came on a bit later.
I wanted to win.
I wanted to win.
You wanted to be on the show you wanted to be on the show because you wanted to be a star.
Because you wanted to be a star.
I didn't want to be a star.
I didn't want to be a star.
I wanted to show the star that I I wanted to show the star that I am.
Am.
You are secretly one little you are secretly one little bitch and that's why I love you bitch and that's why I love you now.
Now.
But back then, bitch, I hated but back then, bitch, I hated you so much.
You so much.
And I was just like, I want to and I was just like, I want to send this bitch home so bad.
Send this bitch home so bad.
What is great about drag what is great about drag race, is even a melt down can be race, is even a melt down can be turned in to a master piece.
Turned in to a master piece.
Take a listen to this bitch take a listen to this bitch track by Adam Joseph.
Track by Adam Joseph.
You are perfect.
You are perfect.
You are beautiful, you are a you are beautiful, you are a model.
Model.
Oh, you are smiling Valentina oh, you are smiling Valentina your smile is beautiful.
Your smile is beautiful.
hey.
Hey.
Coming up, shea puts Nina on coming up, shea puts Nina on blast.
Blast.
Someone came to my instagram someone came to my instagram and they said, Nina said that and they said, Nina said that you are a two-faced and you are you are a two-faced and you are a fake.
A fake.
They were like, timestamp, they were like, timestamp, timestamp.
Timestamp.
No.
No.
And Kimora pops off.
- And Kimora pops off.
- You were talking.
You were talking about the way I perform.
About the way I perform.
But you didn't say jk though.
But you didn't say jk though.
Welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited, my girls "drag race" reunited, my girls are back to let us have it.
Are back to let us have it.
Including this unforgettable including this unforgettable queen that can be described in queen that can be described in three simple words.
Three simple words.
Nina bonina brown, Robinson Nina bonina brown, Robinson Pete.
Pete.
Ty a look.
Ty a look.
You were a little bit you were a little bit difficult to work with difficult to work with yesterday.
Yesterday.
My mind was set on black my mind was set on black China, and when it was given to China, and when it was given to shea, I thought it was like a shea, I thought it was like a set up.
Set up.
In a way, for me to like fail.
In a way, for me to like fail.
What we just heard was there what we just heard was there was a conspiracy theory that was a conspiracy theory that sounded more like paranoia.
Sounded more like paranoia.
Girls are saying, she is not girls are saying, she is not original and she is not funny.
Original and she is not funny.
Who is saying that? Who is saying that? You.
You.
I don't play those games.
I don't play those games.
I have looked out for you and I have looked out for you and defended you.
Defended you.
That hurts my feelings, I have that hurts my feelings, I have never done that.
Never done that.
Wow, Nina, do you still think wow, Nina, do you still think the queens are talking about you the queens are talking about you behind your back? Behind your back? A little bit.
A little bit.
Sdm oh, girl.
Sdm oh, girl.
I mean, we all talk.
I mean, we all talk.
It's what queens do.
It's what queens do.
Did you see that the girls did you see that the girls were not trying to sabotage you? Were not trying to sabotage you? The camera does not see the camera does not see everything.
Everything.
None of us were out to get none of us were out to get you.
You.
In fact, the only time and the in fact, the only time and the most I spoke about you with most I spoke about you with other girls is, is Nina okay.
Other girls is, is Nina okay.
Why does she think we are coming why does she think we are coming for her? For her? She seems like she is giving up.
She seems like she is giving up.
That's what was being said? That's what was being said? Is it possible that you is it possible that you imagined it? Imagined it? No.
No.
It's not possible? It's not possible? Girl, how many Girl, how many Well, then, yeah, let's talk well, then, yeah, let's talk about it.
About it.
Right now, I need you to call right now, I need you to call them out right now.
Them out right now.
We are here to talk about it.
We are here to talk about it.
Call who it is out.
Call who it is out.
Online, you did throw light online, you did throw light shade through shea coulee.
Shade through shea coulee.
You said that she was nice to you said that she was nice to you when the camera was on.
You when the camera was on.
The cameras were always on.
The cameras were always on.
It's a reality show.
It's a reality show.
No, shea knows that I joke no, shea knows that I joke about her and stuff with people about her and stuff with people online.
Online.
But sometimes the fans say but sometimes the fans say things and blow it out of things and blow it out of proportion.
Proportion.
They are timestamped and they are timestamped and someone came to my comments on someone came to my comments on instagram and said, are you a instagram and said, are you a wear that she is saying you are wear that she is saying you are a two-faced and fake.
A two-faced and fake.
I said show receipts and they I said show receipts and they were like, timestamp and were like, timestamp and timestamp.
Timestamp.
You heard me say, I said you you heard me say, I said you are fake, for the game.
Are fake, for the game.
You are throwing me in the you are throwing me in the fire for fans that want drama.
Fire for fans that want drama.
I honestly I honestly Nina, I love you, but my Nina, I love you, but my friends follow you and they are friends follow you and they are like, she is live right now.
Like, she is live right now.
I peep through and you were on I peep through and you were on my YouTube and you were talking my YouTube and you were talking about the way I.
About the way I perform.
Perform.
It was all jokes.
It was all jokes.
It was jokes, you would have it was jokes, you would have head ha, ha, jk.
Head ha, ha, jk.
It was a joke.
It was a joke.
Girl, it's a joke.
Girl, it's a joke.
Let's turn it around.
Let's turn it around.
If you are saying, oh, I was if you are saying, oh, I was only joking with her it could only joking with her it could be that what you saw was them be that what you saw was them joking about you.
Joking about you.
Turn it around.
Turn it around.
It hurt my feelings because I it hurt my feelings because I had nothing bad to saw about had nothing bad to saw about you.
You.
When you talked to shea, shea when you talked to shea, shea gave you a platform to step up gave you a platform to step up and say something.
And say something.
You did not say who, so, we are you did not say who, so, we are here right now, reunion this, here right now, reunion this, who here of was talking [ Bleep who here of was talking.
Nina call it out.
Nina call it out.
I'm going to stay quiet.
I'm going to stay quiet.
This is your platform.
This is your platform.
Let's hear it.
Let's hear it.
I'm good.
I'm good.
We will watch it.
We will watch it.
Okay.
Okay.
You all know under the you all know under the pressure of the competition, it pressure of the competition, it is intense.
Is intense.
So, all of your inner demons so, all of your inner demons will come to the surface and try will come to the surface and try to nip at you.
To nip at you.
And I will say this, Nina, and I will say this, Nina, too, in my career, the biggest too, in my career, the biggest obstacles I have ever faced were obstacles I have ever faced were my own perceptions of myself.
My own perceptions of myself.
What I do is counter balance it what I do is counter balance it with positive voices that say, with positive voices that say, bitch please, you are fabulous, bitch please, you are fabulous, go for it.
Go for it.
Use what you got to get what you use what you got to get what you want.
Want.
Now, not everyone was upset now, not everyone was upset about the casting.
About the casting.
Alexis, you did a mean kris Alexis, you did a mean kris jenner and I'm not the only one jenner and I'm not the only one who thinks so.
Who thinks so.
Take a look.
Take a look.
Hey, everyone.
Hey, everyone.
Best season ever.
Best season ever.
And the best part was the and the best part was the Kardashian musical that I loved.
Kardashian musical that I loved.
And Alexis Michelle, your kris and Alexis Michelle, your kris jenner was dope.
Jenner was dope.
So, have fun you guys and so, have fun you guys and congratulations.
Congratulations.
Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Kimora is ready to stab you.
Kimora is ready to stab you in the throat right now.
In the throat right now.
Kimora, so jealous.
Kimora, so jealous.
Don't take this moment from don't take this moment from me.
Me.
That's everything.
That's everything.
Y'all don't go away.
Y'all don't go away.
We have more queens when we come we have more queens when we come back.
Back.
coming up, Alexis claps back at her critics.
Nobody canalexis Michelle at her critics.
Nobody canalexis Michelle nobody canalexis Michelle like Alexis Michelle.
Like Alexis Michelle.
welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Drag race" reunited.
This year, our top five queens this year, our top five queens threw the gayest ball ever.
Threw the gayest ball ever.
But not everyone was feeling the but not everyone was feeling the sanity.
Sanity.
Let's take a look.
Let's take a look.
Peppermint has a great peppermint has a great personality.
Personality.
She has a great personality.
She has a great personality.
Burkts her las but her burkts her las but her looks are not polished.
Looks are not polished.
Alexis needs to push her Alexis needs to push her aesthetics further.
Aesthetics further.
I feel like I can go to New York I feel like I can go to New York and throw a stone and hit five and throw a stone and hit five other queens that does what she other queens that does what she does.
Does.
Sasha's rainbow look is.
Sasha's rainbow look is pedestrian.
Pedestrian.
Shorts and a wife beater, shorts and a wife beater, really? Really? Does it look like a construction does it look like a construction worker? Worker? No.
No.
Who deserves to go home? Who deserves to go home? Alexis Michelle.
Alexis Michelle.
Sasha velour? Sasha velour? Alexis struggled.
Alexis struggled.
I would have to say Alexis as I would have to say Alexis as well.
Well.
Interesting that they are not interesting that they are not supportive of my look right now supportive of my look right now in front of the judges in front of the judges considering they had nothing to considering they had nothing to say to me about it in the work say to me about it in the work room.
Room.
Shady Shady Shea and Sasha, Alexis felt shea and Sasha, Alexis felt that you should have given that you should have given feedback, is it a given that you feedback, is it a given that you all give each other feedback? All give each other feedback? No.
No.
And, and to be realistic, and, and to be realistic, there was feedback that Trinity there was feedback that Trinity was giving to you, Alexis, and I was giving to you, Alexis, and I did not see you accept or take did not see you accept or take it on, so, for me in this it on, so, for me in this moment, I was just like, why moment, I was just like, why waste my breath.
Waste my breath.
You know, you were very much you know, you were very much committed to your vision and who committed to your vision and who am I to sit here and tell you am I to sit here and tell you not to follow your vision.
Not to follow your vision.
You know you are stubborn.
You know you are stubborn.
Don't you? Don't you? I do, I'm like a bulldog.
I do, I'm like a bulldog.
I want to say, shea, I do not I want to say, shea, I do not disagree with you, in that, I disagree with you, in that, I did need to step up my forward did need to step up my forward thinking eye.
Thinking eye.
But bitch I challenge you to but bitch I challenge you to find anybody that can do what I find anybody that can do what I do.
Do.
Nobody can do Alexis Michelle nobody can do Alexis Michelle like Alexis Michelle.
Like Alexis Michelle.
Sasha, Alexis thought your Sasha, Alexis thought your look was pedestrian, what do you look was pedestrian, what do you think of that? Think of that? That is ironic, to my face, that is ironic, to my face, he was encouraging of the outfit he was encouraging of the outfit is what you accused us of doing.
Is what you accused us of doing.
What I was referring to was what I was referring to was the turtle neck and pencil the turtle neck and pencil skirt, what makes Sasha Sasha is skirt, what makes Sasha Sasha is how you put it together and make how you put it together and make it look elevated and artistic it look elevated and artistic with a message.
With a message.
You are back tracking now.
You are back tracking now.
The competition was getting the competition was getting to me.
To me.
It was.
It was.
Peppermint, how did you feel peppermint, how did you feel about Trinity saying that your about Trinity saying that your look was not polished? Look was not polished? She didn't say it to my face.
She didn't say it to my face.
No, no, no, yes, I did, yes, no, no, no, yes, I did, yes, I did.
I did.
I said, you need to pay I said, you need to pay attention to the details.
Attention to the details.
I did say that.
I did say that.
I felt like your garment was not I felt like your garment was not up to par to the rest of us.
Up to par to the rest of us.
I actually liked Alexis' outfit I actually liked Alexis' outfit more so than yours.
More so than yours.
All right.
All right.
Now, shea, Trinity was not now, shea, Trinity was not feeling your construction worker feeling your construction worker look.
Look.
How do you respond to that? How do you respond to that? Well, bitch, you hoped me sew well, bitch, you hoped me sew it you shady [ Bleep it you shady.
Sabotage, I think I look like a sabotage, I think I look like a construction worker,.
Construction worker,.
You do, all the time.
You do, all the time.
Let's take a look at some let's take a look at some never before seen moments with never before seen moments with our iconic guest judges.
Our iconic guest judges.
Listen, I know that you have listen, I know that you have got a plane to catch.
Got a plane to catch.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Sorry.
Sorry.
So I have a ranged for a so I have a ranged for a ruber driver to take you to the ruber driver to take you to the airport.
Airport.
Oh.
Oh.
It's a ruber black.
It's a ruber black.
Now, one more question about now, one more question about the essence chaps.
The essence chaps.
Have you ever worn them and are have you ever worn them and are you wearing them now? You wearing them now? I have worn them.
I have worn them.
They are very freeing.
They are very freeing.
Feels really good.
Feels really good.
Use that footage online.
Use that footage online.
And would you like to and would you like to re-enact it in the dressing re-enact it in the dressing room.
Room.
Done.
Done.
If she was able to figure out if she was able to figure out a way to lip sync without a way to lip sync without moving, her faking was terrible.
Moving, her faking was terrible.
The make-up was no.
The make-up was no.
And the dress was no.
And the dress was no.
Remember shea and the peach remember shea and the peach pit and the maggots were in the pit and the maggots were in the candy machine? Candy machine? What? What? You could put money in and you could put money in and get candy and it was filled with get candy and it was filled with maggots, I never got candy.
Maggots, I never got candy.
I was asking Carson if you I was asking Carson if you had a rib removed because you had a rib removed because you are so tiny.
Are so tiny.
Did you? Did you? Not yet, but that's on my not yet, but that's on my list.
List.
And when she the, she will and when she the, she will saute it in a peanut sauce.
Saute it in a peanut sauce.
Bitch, your nails.
Bitch, your nails.
They are fun.
They are fun.
Definitely not lesbian definitely not lesbian friendly.
Friendly.
Slicing everywhere I go.
Slicing everywhere I go.
Um 22.
Um 22.
I was born in '94.
I was born in '94.
'94.
'94.
I usually do not say it out I usually do not say it out loud, it's met with a Loud, it's met with a I will not make that noise, I I will not make that noise, I will just key your car in the will just key your car in the parking lot.
Parking lot.
Why can't everyone win? Why can't everyone win? Why can't everyone go? Why can't everyone go? We will all split the money.
We will all split the money.
Okay, done.
Okay, done.
Don't go away, more fun to don't go away, more fun to come.
Come.
.
.
coming up, what? Coming up, what? Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.
No.
.
.
Welcome back to "rupaul's drag" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Race" reunited.
Lades, it's time to turn the lades, it's time to turn the tables and let each of you judge tables and let each of you judge each other.
Each other.
Oh, boy in a game we call toot oh, boy in a game we call toot or boot.
Or boot.
Yes, yes.
Yes, yes.
If you like something, toot it if you like something, toot it if you don't, boot it.
If you don't, boot it.
All right, starting with Alexis all right, starting with Alexis Michelle's faux fur look.
Michelle's faux fur look.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot? Have to boot it, I'm sorry have to boot it, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
For the inconvenience.
Okay.
Okay.
Aja toot or boot? Aja toot or boot? I have to boot it, your hat I have to boot it, your hat looks like a hairy foreskin.
Looks like a hairy foreskin.
And that's a bad thing? And that's a bad thing? All right up next, is all right up next, is peppermint's look.
Peppermint's look.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot?? Super toot, she looks so super toot, she looks so sweet.
Sweet.
Valentina.
Valentina.
Oh, peppermint.
Oh, peppermint.
Oh.
Oh.
Miss Trinity.
Miss Trinity.
An absolute toot, it will be an absolute toot, it will be the only toot I give peppermint the only toot I give peppermint in the season, sorry, girl, but in the season, sorry, girl, but I loved it.
I loved it.
I will take it.
I will take it.
All right, shea.
All right, shea.
It was initially a toot, but it was initially a toot, but seeing the way that she has sold seeing the way that she has sold it as a nasty little lopy poll, it as a nasty little lopy poll, it turned in to a straight up it turned in to a straight up shoot.
Shoot.
From a toot to a shoot? From a toot to a shoot? Yeah.
Yeah.
From a toot to a shoot.
From a toot to a shoot.
On to the next one, we have on to the next one, we have shea coulee's rainbow toot or shea coulee's rainbow toot or boot? Boot? Charlie hides is this.
Charlie hides is this.
It a boot for me, ru.
It a boot for me, ru.
I don't see anything about it I don't see anything about it that says rainbow.
That says rainbow.
It looks like a gay bird [ Bleep it looks like a gay bird on her arm.
On her arm.
Up next, we have Sasha up next, we have Sasha velour's cowboy inspired look.
Velour's cowboy inspired look.
Eureka? Eureka? Being from east Tennessee being from east Tennessee where cowboys r on.
Where cowboys r on.
Roam and play, I like Sasha.
Roam and play, I like Sasha.
Shea.
Shea.
I will have to say boot.
I will have to say boot.
Basically it's a dress form basically it's a dress form with a pin in the back.
With a pin in the back.
And I would have enjoyed to see and I would have enjoyed to see her step out of the box more and her step out of the box more and challenge herself.
Challenge herself.
Let's go to Eureka's hair.
Let's go to Eureka's hair.
Nina.
Nina.
She reminds me of a big match she reminds me of a big match that was lit.
That was lit.
So I want to say toot.
So I want to say toot.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot? Toot, ru, I loved it.
Toot, ru, I loved it.
Loved it.
Loved it.
She made a funny joke, and she made a funny joke, and delivered it beautifully.
Delivered it beautifully.
Give her a round of applause.
Give her a round of applause.
I'm so proud of you girl.
I'm so proud of you girl.
So, ladies, last toot or so, ladies, last toot or boot.
Boot.
What do you think about the what do you think about the gorgeous chairs we are sitting gorgeous chairs we are sitting on from 2004 event.
On from 2004 event.
Because we have bills to pay.
Because we have bills to pay.
They are perfect.
They are perfect.
They are like Linda evangalista.
They are like Linda evangalista.
You are on a roll.
You are on a roll.
The moment we have been the moment we have been waiting for, which of the waiting for, which of the bitches have the fans vod bitches have the fans vod congeniality? Congeniality? Cynthia, do you have any parting Cynthia, do you have any parting words? Words? To all the fans of "rupaul's" to all the fans of "rupaul's drag race," it was a great and "drag race," it was a great and amazing experience.
Amazing experience.
Thank you for your love and thank you for your love and support.
Support.
Now, I have verified the now, I have verified the results and I promise you that results and I promise you that this election was not hacked by this election was not hacked by the Russians.
The Russians.
The winners of Mr.
congeniality, the winners of Mr.
congeniality, season nine, is Season nine, is I'm so nervous.
I'm so nervous.
Valentina.
Valentina.
hey! Hey! Surprise.
Surprise.
Awe.
Awe.
$5,000, courtesy of logo.
$5,000, courtesy of logo.
I dedicate this prize to my I dedicate this prize to my mother.
Mother.
She taught me to be kind and she taught me to be kind and forgiving, so thank you to her forgiving, so thank you to her without her I would not even be without her I would not even be congenial.
Congenial.
What? What? Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.
No, no.
Congenial, I don't want to be congenial, I don't want to be the one but I'm going to be the the one but I'm going to be the one.
One.
I just don't feel like you.
I just don't feel like you I dedicate the prize to my I dedicate the prize to my mother without her, I would not mother without her, I would not even be congenial.
Even be congenial.
What? What? Wait, wait, wait, I just don't wait, wait, wait, I just don't feel that you should be miss feel that you should be miss congeniality.
Congeniality.
Do you have anything to say to do you have anything to say to respond to aja's claims? Respond to aja's claims? I have been kind to every one I have been kind to every one of you.
Of you.
I will continue to be kind I will continue to be kind towards success.
Towards success.
Can I say something? Can I say something? Sure, go ahead.
Sure, go ahead.
Everyone else is.
Everyone else is.
You literally have not spoken you literally have not spoken to me in almost five months.
To me in almost five months.
And I miss my friend and it and I miss my friend and it hurts my feelings that you have hurts my feelings that you have not spoken to me.
Not spoken to me.
I respect you and love you.
I respect you and love you.
You don't love me.
You don't love me.
I was a real friend to you.
I was a real friend to you.
You would not have just dropped you would not have just dropped me.
Me.
You think that you want a you think that you want a friendship, text me, call me, friendship, text me, call me, let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
I have texted you, you I have texted you, you ignored my texts.
Ignored my texts.
You finally responded when you you finally responded when you got eliminated, I texted you and got eliminated, I texted you and said, are you okay, and you said said, are you okay, and you said let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
You don't seem to have time you don't seem to have time or desire.
Or desire.
You are clearly not focused you are clearly not focused on anything but yourself.
On anything but yourself.
Is it fan favorite or is it fan favorite or congeniality? Congeniality? Fan favorite, then she fan favorite, then she deserves it.
Deserves it.
Then we should call it fan then we should call it fan favorite.
Favorite.
But congeniality, I don't see.
But congeniality, I don't see.
Fan favorite, congratul fan favorite, congratul congratulations, let's make a congratulations, let's make a round of applause for fan round of applause for fan favorite.
Favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
All right, well the ladies all right, well the ladies have changed the title of the have changed the title of the award, but the cash is still in award, but the cash is still in U.
S.
currency.
U.
S.
currency.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Wait, I have something to say wait, I have something to say too.
Too.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
All right.
Go ahead and say it.
Go ahead and say it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Valentina on the show, I Valentina on the show, I thought you only thought about thought you only thought about yourself, which is partially yourself, which is partially true.
True.
What isn't true? What isn't true? But Farrah moan, shut up but Farrah moan, shut up already.
Already.
Regardless of what anybody regardless of what anybody thinks about you, you are fan thinks about you, you are fan favorite.
Favorite.
And that's the true winner of and that's the true winner of the season.
The season.
You see what you did, girl? You see what you did, girl? All right, ladies, now it's all right, ladies, now it's time for major breaking news.
Time for major breaking news.
Next week, at the grand next week, at the grand finale.
Finale.
For the first time in drag race for the first time in drag race history, the top four queens history, the top four queens will have to compete in a sudden will have to compete in a sudden death lip sync smackdown for the death lip sync smackdown for the crown.
Crown.
This season proved that lip this season proved that lip syncs have never been more syncs have never been more important.
- Important.
- So ladies, don't it so ladies, don't it up.
Up.
This is your last chance to let this is your last chance to let me know who you want crowned as me know who you want crowned as the next super star.
The next super star.
Get posting on all your social get posting on all your social media and let me know.
Media and let me know.
This is a finale you do not want this is a finale you do not want to miss.
To miss.
Lady it is thank you for lady it is thank you for making season nine the biggest making season nine the biggest season ever and I will see season ever and I will see everyone here next week for the everyone here next week for the grand finale of "rupaul's drag" grand finale of "rupaul's drag race.
" Race.
" Now, if you can't love yourself, now, if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you going to how in the hell you going to love somebody else? Love somebody else? Can I get a can I get an amen can I get a can I get an amen up in here? Up in here? Amen.
Amen.
Okay, now, let's the music okay, now, let's the music play.
Play.
All the queens have gathered to "race" reunited.
All the queens have gathered to all the queens have gathered to sound off.
Sound off.
If you can't roll with the if you can't roll with the punches, this is not career for punches, this is not career for you.
You.
And let you have it.
And let you have it.
Excuse me, I need to speak, excuse me, I need to speak, I'm not done speaking.
I'm not done speaking.
No.
No.
No.
No.
the winner of "rupaul's drag" the winner of "rupaul's drag race's" wins one year's supply "race's" wins one year's supply of beverley hills cosmetics and of beverley hills cosmetics and $100,000.
$100,000.
welcome to "rupaul's drag" welcome to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Race" reunited.
We are a week away from the we are a week away from the crowning of America's next drag crowning of America's next drag super star.
Super star.
Right hear on this stage at the right hear on this stage at the Alex theater.
Alex theater.
Before we do.
Before we do.
The queens are back to spill all the queens are back to spill all the tea about this season's the tea about this season's biggest scandelous.
Biggest scandelous.
First up one of the season's first up one of the season's biggest controversy.
Biggest controversy.
It's not personal, it's reading.
It's not personal, it's reading.
Alexis Michelle, people online Alexis Michelle, people online said you could dish it out and said you could dish it out and you can't take it.
You can't take it.
Take a look.
Take a look.
Farrah moan, all the guys.
Farrah moan, all the guys from buy you designer shoes, from buy you designer shoes, they are not your friends they they are not your friends they are your jons.
Are your jons.
Alexis Michelle, pillsbury Alexis Michelle, pillsbury called, they want their rolls called, they want their rolls back.
Back.
Time for us to start writing time for us to start writing jokes.
Jokes.
Here's a tip, don't make it here's a tip, don't make it about my body.
About my body.
So, that's all I have to say so, that's all I have to say about that.
About that.
What do you say to that? What do you say to that? Um, regarding my sensitivity, um, regarding my sensitivity, my body is something that I have my body is something that I have struggled with my whole life.
Struggled with my whole life.
And we have have talked about and we have have talked about our body image issues a few our body image issues a few weeks before.
Weeks before.
Yeah, but the reading yeah, but the reading challenge is a safe place to let challenge is a safe place to let it all hang out because you no it all hang out because you no there's love in the room.
There's love in the room.
And the love came from me to and the love came from me to the girls too.
The girls too.
And because we talked about and because we talked about other eating disorders Other eating disorders Yeah, I got it.
Yeah, I got it.
Surely you can understand why surely you can understand why people online would say, waumt, people online would say, waumt, you know, having talked about you know, having talked about the other body sensitivities.
The other body sensitivities.
It was just, it did not feel it was just, it did not feel balanced.
Balanced.
I talked about being I talked about being sensitive about my teeth, but sensitive about my teeth, but that doesn't stop you.
That doesn't stop you.
And I was still able to sit and I was still able to sit there and laugh about it and I there and laugh about it and I just felt like you were not just felt like you were not being a good sport.
Being a good sport.
I make fun of my size all the I make fun of my size all the time on stage at my shows.
Time on stage at my shows.
That's not her point.
That's not her point.
I don't think that you come I don't think that you come off as like some huge size off as like some huge size queen.
Queen.
I agree.
I agree.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think the gripe that people I think the gripe that people had online, was that you dished had online, was that you dished it out, basically calling Farrah it out, basically calling Farrah a prostitute and turnabout was a prostitute and turnabout was not fair play.
Not fair play.
My advice is girl you are a my advice is girl you are a drag queen, and if you can't drag queen, and if you can't roll with the punches, this is roll with the punches, this is not the career for you.
Not the career for you.
You know, this won't air, but you know, this won't air, but lady bunny and I used the to do lady bunny and I used the to do acid together.
Acid together.
And we were custodies.
And we were custodies.
Inevitably, she'd say to me and inevitably, she'd say to me and look at me, and say, ru, the look at me, and say, ru, the devil's going to get you.
Devil's going to get you.
And I said, why are you doing and I said, why are you doing that? That? I'm tripping my balls off and I'm tripping my balls off and you are bringing up this stuff.
You are bringing up this stuff.
But in hindsight, what she was but in hindsight, what she was doing was taking away all the doing was taking away all the things, and you are like, oh, things, and you are like, oh, wait a minute, there's nothing wait a minute, there's nothing to it and that's what reading is to it and that's what reading is all about.
All about.
What I'm trying to do now is what I'm trying to do now is not take it all so seriously.
Not take it all so seriously.
I have a question, if you I have a question, if you were to get read right now, were to get read right now, could you take it? Could you take it? Well, I have reading glasses well, I have reading glasses right here.
Right here.
That's right, ladies the that's right, ladies the library is open.
Library is open.
Let's start with Trinity.
Let's start with Trinity.
Alexis, I love your costume.
Alexis, I love your costume.
You look just like a honey baked you look just like a honey baked ham.
Ham.
After all that.
After all that.
Here's go right back.
Here's go right back.
You can take it now.
You can take it now.
I can take it, I can take it.
I can take it, I can take it.
Aja.
Aja.
Here we go.
Here we go.
I love your costume, that's I love your costume, that's why I call you the Joan of ark why I call you the Joan of ark of drag, great ideas and badly of drag, great ideas and badly executed.
Executed.
It's getting hot in here.
It's getting hot in here.
Oh, yeah, I had a good read oh, yeah, I had a good read for Valentina, but I can't for Valentina, but I can't remember the word.
Remember the word.
That was good.
That was good.
That was, good, girl.
That was, good, girl.
Trinity is so fishy, all she.
Trinity is so fishy, all she is serving is Fisher price.
Is serving is Fisher price.
Bitch, you look like fish, a bitch, you look like fish, a whale.
Whale.
Honey I'm James and the giant honey I'm James and the giant peach and not afraid of it.
Peach and not afraid of it.
Bitch, you ate James and the bitch, you ate James and the giant peach.
Giant peach.
Didn't know you were here didn't know you were here until your nose walked in, until your nose walked in, bitch.
Bitch.
Don't try it, bitch.
Don't try it, bitch.
All right All right I had so much more.
I had so much more.
I know you did, the library I know you did, the library for season 9 is officially for season 9 is officially closed.
Closed.
Praise god.
Praise god.
Amen.
Amen.
This year was a season of this year was a season of shocking eliminations.
Shocking eliminations.
And I'm not talking about what and I'm not talking about what guess on between you and your guess on between you and your squatty potty, first up, Charlie squatty potty, first up, Charlie hides.
Hides.
I hate to say this, my dear, but I hate to say this, my dear, but your lip sync for your life was your lip sync for your life was dead on arrival.
Dead on arrival.
Girl.
Girl.
Charlie, what happened? Charlie, what happened? Well, I think you all know well, I think you all know now, I injured myself during the now, I injured myself during the cheerleading, I cracked my rib.
Cheerleading, I cracked my rib.
And I was in pain.
And I was in pain.
And my British stiff upper lip, and my British stiff upper lip, I just said, don't show signs on I just said, don't show signs on weaknesses and so, I you kept it weaknesses and so, I you kept it to myself.
To myself.
And lifting shea, shea we had and lifting shea, shea we had to lift you like 30 or 40 times.
To lift you like 30 or 40 times.
I'm sorry, I have to call [ I'm sorry, I have to call, how dare in the , how dare in the interview are you going to say interview are you going to say we don't lip sync, but now I we don't lip sync, but now I have a cracked rib.
Have a cracked rib.
I make Sushi, I do it twice a I make Sushi, I do it twice a year, and I'm not good at it.
Year, and I'm not good at it.
The things I do regularly I'm the things I do regularly I'm better at.
Better at.
We do Sushi on the show.
We do Sushi on the show.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Cracked rib or not, girl, you cracked rib or not, girl, you gave up.
Gave up.
Do you know that I had duct do you know that I had duct taped my rib cage.
Taped my rib cage.
Girl, you walked all the way girl, you walked all the way down the runway, I saw you down the runway, I saw you moving around that work room.
Moving around that work room.
I'm sorry, I don't believe it.
I'm sorry, I don't believe it.
All right, there was a side all right, there was a side of me that said, that you just, of me that said, that you just, if I had moved a little bit to if I had moved a little bit to the left and a little bit to the the left and a little bit to the right, which is what I was right, which is what I was capable of, it was going to be capable of, it was going to be lame.
Lame.
It's not about moving, lip it's not about moving, lip sync happens up here not down sync happens up here not down here.
Here.
It's the passion, you looked it's the passion, you looked like you gave up.
Like you gave up.
I did the song, the brittney I did the song, the brittney Spears song is the sub text of Spears song is the sub text of the song is masterbation, it was the song is masterbation, it was a bad choice.
A bad choice.
This is the thing if you were this is the thing if you were masterbating, we were not masterbating, we were not getting off, girl.
Getting off, girl.
I don't like her, but if she I don't like her, but if she can do what she did after her can do what she did after her knee injury, there's no excuse knee injury, there's no excuse for you.
For you.
If you are going to have an if you are going to have an excuse, pick one and not five.
Excuse, pick one and not five.
I did not have very much I did not have very much left.
Left.
It was at the end of a long day.
It was at the end of a long day.
At the end of a long week.
At the end of a long week.
I was getting an hour and a I was getting an hour and a half sleep anight.
Half sleep anight.
So were we.
So were we.
I'm trying to figure out is I'm trying to figure out is it a broken rib, or It a broken rib, or I saw online that you said I saw online that you said you had diarrhea.
You had diarrhea.
On the first day of on the first day of rehearsing but that was long rehearsing but that was long passed.
Passed.
It was a rough day for it was a rough day for Charlie.
Charlie.
I fainted in my hotel room I fainted in my hotel room and I did the lip sync and I did and I did the lip sync and I did it a day after.
It a day after.
Did you give up because you were did you give up because you were ready to go home? Ready to go home? I said before, I was on I said before, I was on empty.
Empty.
Charlie did you tell Nina Charlie did you tell Nina that you wanted to go home? That you wanted to go home? I don't remember saying that, I don't remember saying that, no.
No.
Well, let's take a look at well, let's take a look at this never before scene clip.
This never before scene clip.
Oh, lord.
Oh, lord.
Charlie didn't you Charlie didn't you Can I get in there.
Can I get in there.
She threw the towel in.
She threw the towel in.
She talked to me and said, she talked to me and said, she was not going learn the she was not going learn the words of the song, she didn't words of the song, she didn't really want to.
Really want to.
So I think she is ready to go so I think she is ready to go home if it's time.
Home if it's time.
She didn't know the words to the she didn't know the words to the song.
Song.
So she was like So she was like I feel like the moment you I feel like the moment you don't try for a lip sync is the don't try for a lip sync is the moment when you are saying I'm moment when you are saying I'm too good for this.
Too good for this.
Oh.
Oh.
So, she did tell you that, so, she did tell you that, then.
Then.
I never said that I was too I never said that I was too good.
Good.
And can I say I'm sorry if you and can I say I'm sorry if you thought I was disrespecting you thought I was disrespecting you by giving up and not you have by giving up and not you have doing everything that I had.
Doing everything that I had.
No, it's true with all of you no, it's true with all of you girls.
Girls.
I have seen your audition tapes I have seen your audition tapes and some of you I have seen year and some of you I have seen year after year after year, and then after year after year, and then I see you in group.
I see you in group.
I get inspired of what you give I get inspired of what you give to the competition.
To the competition.
And then when someone doesn't and then when someone doesn't give it their all, I'm give it their all, I'm disappointed.
Disappointed.
Listen, you may not be the listen, you may not be the best lip syncer in the world, best lip syncer in the world, you are fabulous on YouTube and you are fabulous on YouTube and I think that you have made your I think that you have made your mark here.
Mark here.
Thank you.
Thank you.
We will be right back.
We will be right back.
Coming up, Eureka breaks coming up, Eureka breaks down.
Down.
You all made me feel so you all made me feel so belonged.
Belonged.
And the queen comes for and the queen comes for Valentina.
Valentina.
welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race'" reunited.
"Drag race'" reunited.
Another shocking exit came when another shocking exit came when we had to say goodbye to Eureka.
We had to say goodbye to Eureka.
Doctor's orders.
Doctor's orders.
Take a look.
Take a look.
When I was doing the when I was doing the cheerleading challenge, I landed cheerleading challenge, I landed wrong and my knee popped.
Wrong and my knee popped.
I've been able to push through, I've been able to push through, but now it's hurtdhurting and I but now it's hurtdhurting and I to use crutches.
To use crutches.
I have made my decision.
I have made my decision.
Eureka, would you please step Eureka, would you please step forward.
Forward.
We have been in touch with the we have been in touch with the doctor.
Doctor.
And I cannot allow you to and I cannot allow you to continue in the competition.
Continue in the competition.
See, Eureka what was it like to see, Eureka what was it like to leave the competition that way? Leave the competition that way? It was hard because you know, it was hard because you know, I come from a small town, I I come from a small town, I never really belonged anywhere never really belonged anywhere since growing up and you all since growing up and you all made me feel so belonged.
Made me feel so belonged.
So, it was hard.
So, it was hard.
You know.
You know.
I want to ask Farrah moan, I want to ask Farrah moan, why were you so upset? Why were you so upset? I had accepted mine or I had accepted mine or Cynthia's fate, the last thing I.
Cynthia's fate, the last thing I expected was for that to happen.
Expected was for that to happen.
I was like, no, no, take one of I was like, no, no, take one of us.
Us.
Make it go away.
Make it go away.
You have seen that gift all you have seen that gift all you have seen that gif all you have seen that gif all over the world.
Over the world.
Let's recreate it.
Let's recreate it.
I'm sorry, Eureka, you have I'm sorry, Eureka, you have to go home.
To go home.
No.
No.
No.
No.
That's exactly what her that's exactly what her reaction is when they are sugar reaction is when they are sugar daddy takes away her credit daddy takes away her credit card.
Card.
So tell me this, was anyone else so tell me this, was anyone else here that feels the opposite, here that feels the opposite, who was happy? Who was happy? You were amajor threat I felt you were amajor threat I felt so bad for you on a personal so bad for you on a personal level, but as a competitor, I level, but as a competitor, I was just like Was just like And I still hope you lose and I still hope you lose season ten.
Season ten.
Now, I know that you had beef now, I know that you had beef with Trinity, did you guys ever with Trinity, did you guys ever say goodbye to one another? Say goodbye to one another? Wherever everyone was hugging wherever everyone was hugging me, Trinity did look me straight me, Trinity did look me straight in the eye and she said, I'm in the eye and she said, I'm sorry, girl, I know how much you sorry, girl, I know how much you wanted this.
Wanted this.
You know? You know? And that's, literally the one and that's, literally the one Sincere moment I have had with.
Sincere moment I have had with Trinity.
Trinity.
I want to say this, yes, I I want to say this, yes, I think you are too loud and you think you are too loud and you can be obnoxious, but I respect can be obnoxious, but I respect you.
You.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And you are an amazing and you are an amazing entertainer, I wanted you to entertainer, I wanted you to leave because you deserved to leave because you deserved to leave not because of injury.
Leave not because of injury.
You feel robbed of my you feel robbed of my trinity/eureka lip sync.
Trinity/eureka lip sync.
I hear your head is fabulous.
I hear your head is fabulous.
How is your knee? How is your knee? My head is fabulous, they my head is fabulous, they always ask for seconds and I'm always ask for seconds and I'm back to Back to Get well soon, girl.
Get well soon, girl.
The shocking elimination, to end the shocking elimination, to end all shocking limitations.
All shocking limitations.
Valentina, bring me my mask.
Valentina, bring me my mask.
Stop, holdup, holdup.
Stop, holdup, holdup.
All right, enough.
All right, enough.
Valentina.
Valentina.
This lip sync for your luf, we this lip sync for your luf, we need to see your lips.
Need to see your lips.
Take that thing off of your take that thing off of your mouth.
Mouth.
I would like to keep it on I would like to keep it on please.
Please.
It's a lip sync, what part of it's a lip sync, what part of that do you not understand? That do you not understand? Okay.
Okay.
So we are going to reset.
So we are going to reset.
Valentina what was going through Valentina what was going through your mind at that moment? Your mind at that moment? I don't know.
I don't know.
I was just, I was not there.
I was just, I was not there.
Yeah, I was in a real state yeah, I was in a real state of shock.
Of shock.
The one thing that I will say the one thing that I will say about Valentina with her about Valentina with her elimination, she did not make elimination, she did not make excuses like Charlie and you at excuses like Charlie and you at least owned up to not knowing least owned up to not knowing your words and you went home and your words and you went home and you deserved to go home had.
You deserved to go home had.
Did you ever learn the lyrics did you ever learn the lyrics at all? At all? Yeah, the night before I had yeah, the night before I had the lyrics with me, I stayed up the lyrics with me, I stayed up listening to the song and listening to the song and writing them.
Writing them.
I hand wrote them.
I hand wrote them.
Girl, it a seven-word chorus.
Girl, it a seven-word chorus.
Seven words in that chorus, seven words in that chorus, girl.
Girl.
You can listen to the song and you can listen to the song and get the you were sitting get the you were sitting there together, and you have one there together, and you have one earbud in, and she is mouthing earbud in, and she is mouthing the words and you are just the words and you are just reaching.
Reaching.
I Valentina has a I Valentina has a lot of supporters out there.
Lot of supporters out there.
And I want to make it clear to and I want to make it clear to everyone.
Everyone.
That I saw the notebook with the that I saw the notebook with the words written out and I want words written out and I want everyone to know that the girl everyone to know that the girl tried.
Tried.
I know you are trying to get I know you are trying to get redemption from her fans, but redemption from her fans, but let's be real.
Let's be real.
You lip synced against her.
You lip synced against her.
I don't get why there was so I don't get why there was so much hate for me.
Much hate for me.
For doing what was asked of me for doing what was asked of me in lip sync of my life.
In lip sync of my life.
Why do you think your fans why do you think your fans came for the girls? Came for the girls? I represent something similar I represent something similar to what salina represented in.
TO WHAT SALINA REPRESENTED IN THE '90s.
THE '90s.
Mexican, FIRST GENERATION, Mexican, first generation, talented, so they are over talented, so they are over protective of that and they will protective of that and they will fight anybody.
Fight anybody.
I don't agree with that kind of I don't agree with that kind of behavior, it's not the kind of behavior, it's not the kind of person I am.
Person I am.
Why don't you say that on the why don't you say that on the media.
Media.
Holdup.
Holdup.
You are a role model.
You are a role model.
I don't approve of that.
I don't approve of that.
You never said that.
You never said that.
I facetimed you in tears because I facetimed you in tears because people said I should kill myself people said I should kill myself because I'm ugly and fat and I because I'm ugly and fat and I should volunteer to elimination should volunteer to elimination myself.
Myself.
I don't think she enkrenls I don't think she enkrenls that, but you could say, I don't that, but you could say, I don't agree with the way you are agree with the way you are treating this girl.
Treating this girl.
Please stop.
Please stop.
I'm bad with social media.
I'm bad with social media.
I love to live my every day I love to live my every day life.
Life.
And I don't want to be involved and I don't want to be involved in what people think or say.
In what people think or say.
You can say that, but you you can say that, but you were on the phone checking every were on the phone checking every like and every follow and every like and every follow and every single thing in Toronto.
Single thing in Toronto.
Whether you were reading the whether you were reading the comments verbatim or not, you comments verbatim or not, you knew what was going on.
Knew what was going on.
When we were shooting the promo when we were shooting the promo for this show, you said to me, for this show, you said to me, shea, I just want to say, if shea, I just want to say, if anyone comes for Nina, I told anyone comes for Nina, I told her that I will stand up for her her that I will stand up for her and addresses my fans and make and addresses my fans and make it all right.
It all right.
And I'm confused.
And I'm confused.
You don't need to be you don't need to be confused, you have a lot of confused, you have a lot of opinions of me tonight, shea.
Opinions of me tonight, shea.
There's no reason to get there's no reason to get upset, we are talking.
Upset, we are talking.
You are upset, I'm not upset.
You are upset, I'm not upset.
Do I look upset to you? Do I look upset to you? Yes, you raised your voice yes, you raised your voice with me.
With me.
Listen, it's a lot for listen, it's a lot for anyone.
Anyone.
Especially someone who has especially someone who has 300,000, 500,000 followers don't 300,000, 500,000 followers don't you understand that may be you understand that may be intimidating for her? Intimidating for her? I don't think it fair for you to I don't think it fair for you to disconnect when they are coming disconnect when they are coming after us so hard.
After us so hard.
No, excuse me.
No, excuse me.
Holdup, I'm sorry.
Holdup, I'm sorry.
I need to speak, I'm not done I need to speak, I'm not done speaking.
Speaking.
Is there something that you is there something that you would like to say to the fans would like to say to the fans right now? Right now? Yes, I don't agree with that yes, I don't agree with that type of behavior where it's type of behavior where it's negative.
Negative.
I'm very sorry.
I'm very sorry.
Like I don't want you guys like I don't want you guys thinking that I'm wok that.
Thinking that I'm wok that.
So, what do you want your so, what do you want your fans to do from here on out? Fans to do from here on out? I want them to respect you I want them to respect you guys.
Guys.
Because we are friends.
Because we are friends.
Thank you.
Thank you.
In that moment, I will be in that moment, I will be honest, I was disconnect from honest, I was disconnect from everyone and everything, because everyone and everything, because I'm trying to process my I'm trying to process my elimination, I was torn for elimination, I was torn for months.
Months.
I was lost.
I was lost.
I know, you called me, I I know, you called me, I remember.
Remember.
No, we did talk.
No, we did talk.
I couldn't leave the house.
I couldn't leave the house.
I couldn't process the I couldn't process the disappointment that I felt from disappointment that I felt from you saying that you could have you saying that you could have gone all the way.
Gone all the way.
I felt like you stopped I felt like you stopped believing in me.
Believing in me.
I chose every single one of I chose every single one of you girls to be on the show and you girls to be on the show and I have the highest hopes for all I have the highest hopes for all of you.
Of you.
Buts that competition/reality buts that competition/reality show, it's not "rupaul's best" show, it's not "rupaul's best friend's race" and contrariy to "friend's race" and contrariy to what is happening in the world, what is happening in the world, where people get a trophy for where people get a trophy for showing up.
- Showing up.
- If you up, you are in if you up, you are in the bottom two, if you are in the bottom two, if you are in the bottom two, you have to lip the bottom two, you have to lip sync for your life.
Sync for your life.
No matter how pretty or old you no matter how pretty or old you are, you are gone, that is how are, you are gone, that is how the game is played.
The game is played.
There's so much to learn from there's so much to learn from my elimination about who I am my elimination about who I am and there's so much that I want and there's so much that I want to show now.
To show now.
Although, it's not the way that although, it's not the way that I wanted to leave.
I wanted to leave.
But it was a darn good episode but it was a darn good episode and I got my telenovela ending.
And I got my telenovela ending.
Valentina, speaking of Valentina, speaking of telenovela drama, there were telenovela drama, there were choice words for you.
Choice words for you.
What did they say? What did they say? You are perfect, you are a you are perfect, you are a model.
Model.
Did you sew those tights, oh, did you sew those tights, oh, you are smiling, they eat her up you are smiling, they eat her up every time she is on that damn every time she is on that damn stage.
Stage.
She doesn't she could walk she doesn't she could walk out in a diaper and they are out in a diaper and they are like, Valentina, you are smile like, Valentina, you are smile is beautiful.
Is beautiful.
I'm not going to say nothing.
I'm not going to say nothing.
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Valentina, what did you think Valentina, what did you think of it? Of it? I loved it.
I loved it.
I'm working on a number where I I'm working on a number where I come out and stand in a diaper come out and stand in a diaper and smile.
And smile.
Aja what was going on there? Aja what was going on there? Here's the thing, you are in here's the thing, you are in the moment and you have the moment and you have something to say, say it.
Something to say, say it.
So when Valentina was getting so so when Valentina was getting so much praise for being a gorgeous much praise for being a gorgeous beautiful model.
Beautiful model.
Which she is.
Which she is.
She is.
She is.
She is kind of a psycho, but she is kind of a psycho, but she is beautiful.
She is beautiful.
And that day, I really had felt and that day, I really had felt like she doesn't deserve to be like she doesn't deserve to be in the top.
In the top.
And I was over it.
And I was over it.
I was like, girl, and then I, I was like, girl, and then I, you know, I don't want to say I you know, I don't want to say I read her, I aggressively read her, I aggressively complimented her and I let her complimented her and I let her know how beautiful she was.
Know how beautiful she was.
You could see how happy I you could see how happy I was.
Was.
I was like, yes, girl.
I was like, yes, girl.
Get her.
Get her.
Get her aja, get her.
Get her aja, get her.
I think a lot of us had the I think a lot of us had the feeling that as you were saying feeling that as you were saying it, there was a bit of a silent it, there was a bit of a silent amen.
Amen.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
There was.
There was.
We didn't understand why we didn't understand why Valentina was in the top that Valentina was in the top that challenge.
Challenge.
A lot of us didn't necessarily a lot of us didn't necessarily appreciate the charm that appreciate the charm that Valentina was conveying to Valentina was conveying to camera, because to be honest, camera, because to be honest, girl, you are not making an girl, you are not making an attempt to really get to know us attempt to really get to know us back stage at that point.
Back stage at that point.
It came on a bit later.
It came on a bit later.
I wanted to win.
I wanted to win.
You wanted to be on the show you wanted to be on the show because you wanted to be a star.
Because you wanted to be a star.
I didn't want to be a star.
I didn't want to be a star.
I wanted to show the star that I I wanted to show the star that I am.
Am.
You are secretly one little you are secretly one little bitch and that's why I love you bitch and that's why I love you now.
Now.
But back then, bitch, I hated but back then, bitch, I hated you so much.
You so much.
And I was just like, I want to and I was just like, I want to send this bitch home so bad.
Send this bitch home so bad.
What is great about drag what is great about drag race, is even a melt down can be race, is even a melt down can be turned in to a master piece.
Turned in to a master piece.
Take a listen to this bitch take a listen to this bitch track by Adam Joseph.
Track by Adam Joseph.
You are perfect.
You are perfect.
You are beautiful, you are a you are beautiful, you are a model.
Model.
Oh, you are smiling Valentina oh, you are smiling Valentina your smile is beautiful.
Your smile is beautiful.
hey.
Hey.
Coming up, shea puts Nina on coming up, shea puts Nina on blast.
Blast.
Someone came to my instagram someone came to my instagram and they said, Nina said that and they said, Nina said that you are a two-faced and you are you are a two-faced and you are a fake.
A fake.
They were like, timestamp, they were like, timestamp, timestamp.
Timestamp.
No.
No.
And Kimora pops off.
- And Kimora pops off.
- You were talking.
You were talking about the way I perform.
About the way I perform.
But you didn't say jk though.
But you didn't say jk though.
Welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited, my girls "drag race" reunited, my girls are back to let us have it.
Are back to let us have it.
Including this unforgettable including this unforgettable queen that can be described in queen that can be described in three simple words.
Three simple words.
Nina bonina brown, Robinson Nina bonina brown, Robinson Pete.
Pete.
Ty a look.
Ty a look.
You were a little bit you were a little bit difficult to work with difficult to work with yesterday.
Yesterday.
My mind was set on black my mind was set on black China, and when it was given to China, and when it was given to shea, I thought it was like a shea, I thought it was like a set up.
Set up.
In a way, for me to like fail.
In a way, for me to like fail.
What we just heard was there what we just heard was there was a conspiracy theory that was a conspiracy theory that sounded more like paranoia.
Sounded more like paranoia.
Girls are saying, she is not girls are saying, she is not original and she is not funny.
Original and she is not funny.
Who is saying that? Who is saying that? You.
You.
I don't play those games.
I don't play those games.
I have looked out for you and I have looked out for you and defended you.
Defended you.
That hurts my feelings, I have that hurts my feelings, I have never done that.
Never done that.
Wow, Nina, do you still think wow, Nina, do you still think the queens are talking about you the queens are talking about you behind your back? Behind your back? A little bit.
A little bit.
Sdm oh, girl.
Sdm oh, girl.
I mean, we all talk.
I mean, we all talk.
It's what queens do.
It's what queens do.
Did you see that the girls did you see that the girls were not trying to sabotage you? Were not trying to sabotage you? The camera does not see the camera does not see everything.
Everything.
None of us were out to get none of us were out to get you.
You.
In fact, the only time and the in fact, the only time and the most I spoke about you with most I spoke about you with other girls is, is Nina okay.
Other girls is, is Nina okay.
Why does she think we are coming why does she think we are coming for her? For her? She seems like she is giving up.
She seems like she is giving up.
That's what was being said? That's what was being said? Is it possible that you is it possible that you imagined it? Imagined it? No.
No.
It's not possible? It's not possible? Girl, how many Girl, how many Well, then, yeah, let's talk well, then, yeah, let's talk about it.
About it.
Right now, I need you to call right now, I need you to call them out right now.
Them out right now.
We are here to talk about it.
We are here to talk about it.
Call who it is out.
Call who it is out.
Online, you did throw light online, you did throw light shade through shea coulee.
Shade through shea coulee.
You said that she was nice to you said that she was nice to you when the camera was on.
You when the camera was on.
The cameras were always on.
The cameras were always on.
It's a reality show.
It's a reality show.
No, shea knows that I joke no, shea knows that I joke about her and stuff with people about her and stuff with people online.
Online.
But sometimes the fans say but sometimes the fans say things and blow it out of things and blow it out of proportion.
Proportion.
They are timestamped and they are timestamped and someone came to my comments on someone came to my comments on instagram and said, are you a instagram and said, are you a wear that she is saying you are wear that she is saying you are a two-faced and fake.
A two-faced and fake.
I said show receipts and they I said show receipts and they were like, timestamp and were like, timestamp and timestamp.
Timestamp.
You heard me say, I said you you heard me say, I said you are fake, for the game.
Are fake, for the game.
You are throwing me in the you are throwing me in the fire for fans that want drama.
Fire for fans that want drama.
I honestly I honestly Nina, I love you, but my Nina, I love you, but my friends follow you and they are friends follow you and they are like, she is live right now.
Like, she is live right now.
I peep through and you were on I peep through and you were on my YouTube and you were talking my YouTube and you were talking about the way I.
About the way I perform.
Perform.
It was all jokes.
It was all jokes.
It was jokes, you would have it was jokes, you would have head ha, ha, jk.
Head ha, ha, jk.
It was a joke.
It was a joke.
Girl, it's a joke.
Girl, it's a joke.
Let's turn it around.
Let's turn it around.
If you are saying, oh, I was if you are saying, oh, I was only joking with her it could only joking with her it could be that what you saw was them be that what you saw was them joking about you.
Joking about you.
Turn it around.
Turn it around.
It hurt my feelings because I it hurt my feelings because I had nothing bad to saw about had nothing bad to saw about you.
You.
When you talked to shea, shea when you talked to shea, shea gave you a platform to step up gave you a platform to step up and say something.
And say something.
You did not say who, so, we are you did not say who, so, we are here right now, reunion this, here right now, reunion this, who here of was talking [ Bleep who here of was talking.
Nina call it out.
Nina call it out.
I'm going to stay quiet.
I'm going to stay quiet.
This is your platform.
This is your platform.
Let's hear it.
Let's hear it.
I'm good.
I'm good.
We will watch it.
We will watch it.
Okay.
Okay.
You all know under the you all know under the pressure of the competition, it pressure of the competition, it is intense.
Is intense.
So, all of your inner demons so, all of your inner demons will come to the surface and try will come to the surface and try to nip at you.
To nip at you.
And I will say this, Nina, and I will say this, Nina, too, in my career, the biggest too, in my career, the biggest obstacles I have ever faced were obstacles I have ever faced were my own perceptions of myself.
My own perceptions of myself.
What I do is counter balance it what I do is counter balance it with positive voices that say, with positive voices that say, bitch please, you are fabulous, bitch please, you are fabulous, go for it.
Go for it.
Use what you got to get what you use what you got to get what you want.
Want.
Now, not everyone was upset now, not everyone was upset about the casting.
About the casting.
Alexis, you did a mean kris Alexis, you did a mean kris jenner and I'm not the only one jenner and I'm not the only one who thinks so.
Who thinks so.
Take a look.
Take a look.
Hey, everyone.
Hey, everyone.
Best season ever.
Best season ever.
And the best part was the and the best part was the Kardashian musical that I loved.
Kardashian musical that I loved.
And Alexis Michelle, your kris and Alexis Michelle, your kris jenner was dope.
Jenner was dope.
So, have fun you guys and so, have fun you guys and congratulations.
Congratulations.
Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Kimora is ready to stab you.
Kimora is ready to stab you in the throat right now.
In the throat right now.
Kimora, so jealous.
Kimora, so jealous.
Don't take this moment from don't take this moment from me.
Me.
That's everything.
That's everything.
Y'all don't go away.
Y'all don't go away.
We have more queens when we come we have more queens when we come back.
Back.
coming up, Alexis claps back at her critics.
Nobody canalexis Michelle at her critics.
Nobody canalexis Michelle nobody canalexis Michelle like Alexis Michelle.
Like Alexis Michelle.
welcome back to "rupaul's" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Drag race" reunited.
This year, our top five queens this year, our top five queens threw the gayest ball ever.
Threw the gayest ball ever.
But not everyone was feeling the but not everyone was feeling the sanity.
Sanity.
Let's take a look.
Let's take a look.
Peppermint has a great peppermint has a great personality.
Personality.
She has a great personality.
She has a great personality.
Burkts her las but her burkts her las but her looks are not polished.
Looks are not polished.
Alexis needs to push her Alexis needs to push her aesthetics further.
Aesthetics further.
I feel like I can go to New York I feel like I can go to New York and throw a stone and hit five and throw a stone and hit five other queens that does what she other queens that does what she does.
Does.
Sasha's rainbow look is.
Sasha's rainbow look is pedestrian.
Pedestrian.
Shorts and a wife beater, shorts and a wife beater, really? Really? Does it look like a construction does it look like a construction worker? Worker? No.
No.
Who deserves to go home? Who deserves to go home? Alexis Michelle.
Alexis Michelle.
Sasha velour? Sasha velour? Alexis struggled.
Alexis struggled.
I would have to say Alexis as I would have to say Alexis as well.
Well.
Interesting that they are not interesting that they are not supportive of my look right now supportive of my look right now in front of the judges in front of the judges considering they had nothing to considering they had nothing to say to me about it in the work say to me about it in the work room.
Room.
Shady Shady Shea and Sasha, Alexis felt shea and Sasha, Alexis felt that you should have given that you should have given feedback, is it a given that you feedback, is it a given that you all give each other feedback? All give each other feedback? No.
No.
And, and to be realistic, and, and to be realistic, there was feedback that Trinity there was feedback that Trinity was giving to you, Alexis, and I was giving to you, Alexis, and I did not see you accept or take did not see you accept or take it on, so, for me in this it on, so, for me in this moment, I was just like, why moment, I was just like, why waste my breath.
Waste my breath.
You know, you were very much you know, you were very much committed to your vision and who committed to your vision and who am I to sit here and tell you am I to sit here and tell you not to follow your vision.
Not to follow your vision.
You know you are stubborn.
You know you are stubborn.
Don't you? Don't you? I do, I'm like a bulldog.
I do, I'm like a bulldog.
I want to say, shea, I do not I want to say, shea, I do not disagree with you, in that, I disagree with you, in that, I did need to step up my forward did need to step up my forward thinking eye.
Thinking eye.
But bitch I challenge you to but bitch I challenge you to find anybody that can do what I find anybody that can do what I do.
Do.
Nobody can do Alexis Michelle nobody can do Alexis Michelle like Alexis Michelle.
Like Alexis Michelle.
Sasha, Alexis thought your Sasha, Alexis thought your look was pedestrian, what do you look was pedestrian, what do you think of that? Think of that? That is ironic, to my face, that is ironic, to my face, he was encouraging of the outfit he was encouraging of the outfit is what you accused us of doing.
Is what you accused us of doing.
What I was referring to was what I was referring to was the turtle neck and pencil the turtle neck and pencil skirt, what makes Sasha Sasha is skirt, what makes Sasha Sasha is how you put it together and make how you put it together and make it look elevated and artistic it look elevated and artistic with a message.
With a message.
You are back tracking now.
You are back tracking now.
The competition was getting the competition was getting to me.
To me.
It was.
It was.
Peppermint, how did you feel peppermint, how did you feel about Trinity saying that your about Trinity saying that your look was not polished? Look was not polished? She didn't say it to my face.
She didn't say it to my face.
No, no, no, yes, I did, yes, no, no, no, yes, I did, yes, I did.
I did.
I said, you need to pay I said, you need to pay attention to the details.
Attention to the details.
I did say that.
I did say that.
I felt like your garment was not I felt like your garment was not up to par to the rest of us.
Up to par to the rest of us.
I actually liked Alexis' outfit I actually liked Alexis' outfit more so than yours.
More so than yours.
All right.
All right.
Now, shea, Trinity was not now, shea, Trinity was not feeling your construction worker feeling your construction worker look.
Look.
How do you respond to that? How do you respond to that? Well, bitch, you hoped me sew well, bitch, you hoped me sew it you shady [ Bleep it you shady.
Sabotage, I think I look like a sabotage, I think I look like a construction worker,.
Construction worker,.
You do, all the time.
You do, all the time.
Let's take a look at some let's take a look at some never before seen moments with never before seen moments with our iconic guest judges.
Our iconic guest judges.
Listen, I know that you have listen, I know that you have got a plane to catch.
Got a plane to catch.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Sorry.
Sorry.
So I have a ranged for a so I have a ranged for a ruber driver to take you to the ruber driver to take you to the airport.
Airport.
Oh.
Oh.
It's a ruber black.
It's a ruber black.
Now, one more question about now, one more question about the essence chaps.
The essence chaps.
Have you ever worn them and are have you ever worn them and are you wearing them now? You wearing them now? I have worn them.
I have worn them.
They are very freeing.
They are very freeing.
Feels really good.
Feels really good.
Use that footage online.
Use that footage online.
And would you like to and would you like to re-enact it in the dressing re-enact it in the dressing room.
Room.
Done.
Done.
If she was able to figure out if she was able to figure out a way to lip sync without a way to lip sync without moving, her faking was terrible.
Moving, her faking was terrible.
The make-up was no.
The make-up was no.
And the dress was no.
And the dress was no.
Remember shea and the peach remember shea and the peach pit and the maggots were in the pit and the maggots were in the candy machine? Candy machine? What? What? You could put money in and you could put money in and get candy and it was filled with get candy and it was filled with maggots, I never got candy.
Maggots, I never got candy.
I was asking Carson if you I was asking Carson if you had a rib removed because you had a rib removed because you are so tiny.
Are so tiny.
Did you? Did you? Not yet, but that's on my not yet, but that's on my list.
List.
And when she the, she will and when she the, she will saute it in a peanut sauce.
Saute it in a peanut sauce.
Bitch, your nails.
Bitch, your nails.
They are fun.
They are fun.
Definitely not lesbian definitely not lesbian friendly.
Friendly.
Slicing everywhere I go.
Slicing everywhere I go.
Um 22.
Um 22.
I was born in '94.
I was born in '94.
'94.
'94.
I usually do not say it out I usually do not say it out loud, it's met with a Loud, it's met with a I will not make that noise, I I will not make that noise, I will just key your car in the will just key your car in the parking lot.
Parking lot.
Why can't everyone win? Why can't everyone win? Why can't everyone go? Why can't everyone go? We will all split the money.
We will all split the money.
Okay, done.
Okay, done.
Don't go away, more fun to don't go away, more fun to come.
Come.
.
.
coming up, what? Coming up, what? Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.
No.
.
.
Welcome back to "rupaul's drag" welcome back to "rupaul's drag race" reunited.
"Race" reunited.
Lades, it's time to turn the lades, it's time to turn the tables and let each of you judge tables and let each of you judge each other.
Each other.
Oh, boy in a game we call toot oh, boy in a game we call toot or boot.
Or boot.
Yes, yes.
Yes, yes.
If you like something, toot it if you like something, toot it if you don't, boot it.
If you don't, boot it.
All right, starting with Alexis all right, starting with Alexis Michelle's faux fur look.
Michelle's faux fur look.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot? Have to boot it, I'm sorry have to boot it, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
For the inconvenience.
Okay.
Okay.
Aja toot or boot? Aja toot or boot? I have to boot it, your hat I have to boot it, your hat looks like a hairy foreskin.
Looks like a hairy foreskin.
And that's a bad thing? And that's a bad thing? All right up next, is all right up next, is peppermint's look.
Peppermint's look.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot?? Super toot, she looks so super toot, she looks so sweet.
Sweet.
Valentina.
Valentina.
Oh, peppermint.
Oh, peppermint.
Oh.
Oh.
Miss Trinity.
Miss Trinity.
An absolute toot, it will be an absolute toot, it will be the only toot I give peppermint the only toot I give peppermint in the season, sorry, girl, but in the season, sorry, girl, but I loved it.
I loved it.
I will take it.
I will take it.
All right, shea.
All right, shea.
It was initially a toot, but it was initially a toot, but seeing the way that she has sold seeing the way that she has sold it as a nasty little lopy poll, it as a nasty little lopy poll, it turned in to a straight up it turned in to a straight up shoot.
Shoot.
From a toot to a shoot? From a toot to a shoot? Yeah.
Yeah.
From a toot to a shoot.
From a toot to a shoot.
On to the next one, we have on to the next one, we have shea coulee's rainbow toot or shea coulee's rainbow toot or boot? Boot? Charlie hides is this.
Charlie hides is this.
It a boot for me, ru.
It a boot for me, ru.
I don't see anything about it I don't see anything about it that says rainbow.
That says rainbow.
It looks like a gay bird [ Bleep it looks like a gay bird on her arm.
On her arm.
Up next, we have Sasha up next, we have Sasha velour's cowboy inspired look.
Velour's cowboy inspired look.
Eureka? Eureka? Being from east Tennessee being from east Tennessee where cowboys r on.
Where cowboys r on.
Roam and play, I like Sasha.
Roam and play, I like Sasha.
Shea.
Shea.
I will have to say boot.
I will have to say boot.
Basically it's a dress form basically it's a dress form with a pin in the back.
With a pin in the back.
And I would have enjoyed to see and I would have enjoyed to see her step out of the box more and her step out of the box more and challenge herself.
Challenge herself.
Let's go to Eureka's hair.
Let's go to Eureka's hair.
Nina.
Nina.
She reminds me of a big match she reminds me of a big match that was lit.
That was lit.
So I want to say toot.
So I want to say toot.
Toot or boot? Toot or boot? Toot, ru, I loved it.
Toot, ru, I loved it.
Loved it.
Loved it.
She made a funny joke, and she made a funny joke, and delivered it beautifully.
Delivered it beautifully.
Give her a round of applause.
Give her a round of applause.
I'm so proud of you girl.
I'm so proud of you girl.
So, ladies, last toot or so, ladies, last toot or boot.
Boot.
What do you think about the what do you think about the gorgeous chairs we are sitting gorgeous chairs we are sitting on from 2004 event.
On from 2004 event.
Because we have bills to pay.
Because we have bills to pay.
They are perfect.
They are perfect.
They are like Linda evangalista.
They are like Linda evangalista.
You are on a roll.
You are on a roll.
The moment we have been the moment we have been waiting for, which of the waiting for, which of the bitches have the fans vod bitches have the fans vod congeniality? Congeniality? Cynthia, do you have any parting Cynthia, do you have any parting words? Words? To all the fans of "rupaul's" to all the fans of "rupaul's drag race," it was a great and "drag race," it was a great and amazing experience.
Amazing experience.
Thank you for your love and thank you for your love and support.
Support.
Now, I have verified the now, I have verified the results and I promise you that results and I promise you that this election was not hacked by this election was not hacked by the Russians.
The Russians.
The winners of Mr.
congeniality, the winners of Mr.
congeniality, season nine, is Season nine, is I'm so nervous.
I'm so nervous.
Valentina.
Valentina.
hey! Hey! Surprise.
Surprise.
Awe.
Awe.
$5,000, courtesy of logo.
$5,000, courtesy of logo.
I dedicate this prize to my I dedicate this prize to my mother.
Mother.
She taught me to be kind and she taught me to be kind and forgiving, so thank you to her forgiving, so thank you to her without her I would not even be without her I would not even be congenial.
Congenial.
What? What? Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.
No, no.
Congenial, I don't want to be congenial, I don't want to be the one but I'm going to be the the one but I'm going to be the one.
One.
I just don't feel like you.
I just don't feel like you I dedicate the prize to my I dedicate the prize to my mother without her, I would not mother without her, I would not even be congenial.
Even be congenial.
What? What? Wait, wait, wait, I just don't wait, wait, wait, I just don't feel that you should be miss feel that you should be miss congeniality.
Congeniality.
Do you have anything to say to do you have anything to say to respond to aja's claims? Respond to aja's claims? I have been kind to every one I have been kind to every one of you.
Of you.
I will continue to be kind I will continue to be kind towards success.
Towards success.
Can I say something? Can I say something? Sure, go ahead.
Sure, go ahead.
Everyone else is.
Everyone else is.
You literally have not spoken you literally have not spoken to me in almost five months.
To me in almost five months.
And I miss my friend and it and I miss my friend and it hurts my feelings that you have hurts my feelings that you have not spoken to me.
Not spoken to me.
I respect you and love you.
I respect you and love you.
You don't love me.
You don't love me.
I was a real friend to you.
I was a real friend to you.
You would not have just dropped you would not have just dropped me.
Me.
You think that you want a you think that you want a friendship, text me, call me, friendship, text me, call me, let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
I have texted you, you I have texted you, you ignored my texts.
Ignored my texts.
You finally responded when you you finally responded when you got eliminated, I texted you and got eliminated, I texted you and said, are you okay, and you said said, are you okay, and you said let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it.
You don't seem to have time you don't seem to have time or desire.
Or desire.
You are clearly not focused you are clearly not focused on anything but yourself.
On anything but yourself.
Is it fan favorite or is it fan favorite or congeniality? Congeniality? Fan favorite, then she fan favorite, then she deserves it.
Deserves it.
Then we should call it fan then we should call it fan favorite.
Favorite.
But congeniality, I don't see.
But congeniality, I don't see.
Fan favorite, congratul fan favorite, congratul congratulations, let's make a congratulations, let's make a round of applause for fan round of applause for fan favorite.
Favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
Fan favorite.
All right, well the ladies all right, well the ladies have changed the title of the have changed the title of the award, but the cash is still in award, but the cash is still in U.
S.
currency.
U.
S.
currency.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Wait, I have something to say wait, I have something to say too.
Too.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
All right.
Go ahead and say it.
Go ahead and say it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Valentina on the show, I Valentina on the show, I thought you only thought about thought you only thought about yourself, which is partially yourself, which is partially true.
True.
What isn't true? What isn't true? But Farrah moan, shut up but Farrah moan, shut up already.
Already.
Regardless of what anybody regardless of what anybody thinks about you, you are fan thinks about you, you are fan favorite.
Favorite.
And that's the true winner of and that's the true winner of the season.
The season.
You see what you did, girl? You see what you did, girl? All right, ladies, now it's all right, ladies, now it's time for major breaking news.
Time for major breaking news.
Next week, at the grand next week, at the grand finale.
Finale.
For the first time in drag race for the first time in drag race history, the top four queens history, the top four queens will have to compete in a sudden will have to compete in a sudden death lip sync smackdown for the death lip sync smackdown for the crown.
Crown.
This season proved that lip this season proved that lip syncs have never been more syncs have never been more important.
- Important.
- So ladies, don't it so ladies, don't it up.
Up.
This is your last chance to let this is your last chance to let me know who you want crowned as me know who you want crowned as the next super star.
The next super star.
Get posting on all your social get posting on all your social media and let me know.
Media and let me know.
This is a finale you do not want this is a finale you do not want to miss.
To miss.
Lady it is thank you for lady it is thank you for making season nine the biggest making season nine the biggest season ever and I will see season ever and I will see everyone here next week for the everyone here next week for the grand finale of "rupaul's drag" grand finale of "rupaul's drag race.
" Race.
" Now, if you can't love yourself, now, if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you going to how in the hell you going to love somebody else? Love somebody else? Can I get a can I get an amen can I get a can I get an amen up in here? Up in here? Amen.
Amen.
Okay, now, let's the music okay, now, let's the music play.
Play.