RuPaul's Drag Race (2009–…): Season 11, Episode 12 - Queens Everywhere - full transcript

[RuPaul]
Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race...

You need to make over
one of the returning queens.

[cheers and applause]

[Soju] Oh, no.

Why do I feel like I'm about
to put somebody in drag

for the first motherfucking time
in their life?

[RuPaul] Silky Nutmeg Ganache
and her sister Soju.

It was more of a theme instead of sisters.

[RuPaul]
Nina West and Shuga Cain.

[Michelle] This is a drag family
resemblance challenge,

and there was no resemblance.



[RuPaul] Brooke Lynn Hytes
and Plastique.

You took my breath away
when you guys walked out.

Brooke Lynn Hytes, you are the winner
of this week's challenge.

[applause]

I've made my decision.

Meh.

Silky Nutmeg Ganache,
shantay, you stay.

Nina West, sashay away.

[exhales]

[Brooke Lynn]
I hate that Nina's gone.

She's always been there for me.

It just sucks seeing her go.

[Silky]
"I love each of you so much.

Be kind. Go West.



Love, Nina."

[Brooke Lynn]
That was a hard one.

Yeah, it gut-punched me, honestly.

[Brooke Lynn]
And she's so loved by everybody.

Go West.

I'm kind of shook
that I was in the bottom two.

It was all a set-up.

Miss Shady Brooke Lynn

gave herself the easiest task
of the week,

and she put me with Soju.

She was trying
to get me to go home,

but not today, shady, not today.

The two girls that everybody said

they felt like should go home
is still here.

How do y'all feel?

I'm really proud
of what I've put out there.

It's what I represent
in context to this top five.

I didn't expect Nina
to be in the bottom

and to have to lip sync for her.

Then when we were done
and they called my name,

and it was just like--

Now, girl, I ain't gonna lie.

When Mama Ru had said, "Meh."

[Brooke Lynn]
I thought y'all both were gone.

I was really underwhelmed
with Silky's lip sync

after all the smack she talked.

But I'm an entertainer,
like, day in and day out.

That's not my genre of music.

Silk, you done asked Mama Ru

to put you in this bottom
all season long.

Silky spilled the milk on this lip sync.

She just snatched off her wig
and just threw it.

She just broke
the people's lights at the back.

Heel like this.

A lot of girls' bark
is bigger than their bite.

I think for me,
I am truly blessed to be here.

I was reminded,
through the Lord up above,

that the greatest gift of God
is forgiveness,

and I realized that
I never forgave Yvie.

And like...
like you said something to me,

and, like, I know I'm a hard bitch

and sometimes I get
really, really stubborn.

And that's something
I have to work on myself.

And I would like
to get to know Yvie

after this competition,
but after this competition.

[laughs]
After this competition, bitch.

[all laugh]

I love you, Yvie.

I'm glad we all made up.
We all cool and cordial.

[Brooke Lynn]
Let's just take a moment.

Top fucking five.

[all exclaiming]

There are a lot of amazing
performers in this top five.

We're all very different.

We all want this really badly.

We are all bringing our A-game.

We all know what
is at stake here at this point.

Oh, my God!

Wait, is that for real?
Was that actually like that?

Bitch, yes.

-Oh!
-The whole time!

[Brooke Lynn] Aah!

[RuPaul] The winner
of RuPaul's Drag Race

receives a one-year supply
of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

and a cash prize of $100,000.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

-No, no, no, no.
-Don't get mad. Don't get mad.

Warning, warning.

Twerk that thing. Twerk that thing.

It's a new day.
I am happy that I have made it

through all them tests and trials.

It is top five, bitch.

I'm still gagging.

Babe, I'm finna ride this unicorn
onto the final four.

I need a win and I'm finna do
anything I need to do to get it.

We definitely are a group of fighters.
I know that for a fact.

-[alarm ringing]
-[all exclaiming]

[RuPaul] Oh, girl.
She done already done had herses.

My queens,
it's time to prance and sing

as if your life depended on it,
because believe me, it do.

The only thing standing
between you and the crown

are those bitches
standing right next to you.

[laughs]

Now, let the music slay.

[laughing]

Hello, hello, hello.

[cheering]

Yay, it's Michelle.

Girl, she don't look mean
when she ain't behind that panel.

All right, our top five queens.

[exhaling]

[laughing]

For your final maxi challenge,

you'll be adding your charisma,
uniqueness, nerve and talent

to RuPaul's latest club track,
"Queens Everywhere."

[cheering]

I see five queens.

First, you'll need to write and record
a sickening solo.

Then you'll be challenged with
the most ambitious choreography

of the season.

Here we go.

And the incredibly talented,
Todrick Hall, will be here to guide you

every high-heeled step
of the way.

-[Brooke Lynn] Yes!
-[Vanjie] Yes!

And tomorrow you'll dance
your padded asses off

in the world debut of
"Queens Everywhere."

[cheering]

You'll also be our extra-special guest

on the award-winning podcast,

RuPaul's What's the Tee?
w/ Michelle Visage.

[cheering]

Sponsored by Facetune 2.

#DragRace.

And to help you
pull together your looks,

you can use padding
provided by Planet Pepper.

-[Yvie] Yes!
-See, God is good. He's good.

Ladies, this is it, the final test
to see if you make it through

to the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race.

So... don't fuck it up.

Bye-ee.

[all] Bye-ee.

Oh, somebody jacked my pen.

Who's the klepto?
I need a pen.

Thank you, baby.

It's time for emcee...
[imitates record scratch]

A'Keria, to write her lyrics
for our rap

that will be featured
on RuPaul's new song, baby.

This is our final challenge,
and these stakes is high as hell.

[mutters]
Oh, I wrote too much.

They say write eight bars.
I done wrote two pages.

They can cut some out
if they need to,

yeah, 'cause I don't know
what eight bars is.

What's y'all inspiration
for y'all tracks?

I'm just basically, like, bragging.

-'Cause that's my--
-Ah!

Well, that's what rap is.
It's the art of like telling your truth.

But also, like, you have to be
confident about your truth.

I feel like I rap
almost on a day-to-day basis.

You do, girl.

And if I had to rap,
I would be a little bit

like a Lil' Jon hype man.
I would be a little bit of a dirty style.

The people that be rapping
be brrr, dah-dah-dah-dah.

Yeah.

And I'm definitely gonna be channeling
a little bit of some ballroom in it.

It's the last challenge.

I get to rap and dance,
something I feel confident in.

I'm just excited.

I've never rapped before,

so, this is a little bit
of a challenge for me.

I definitely want to, like,
do a tribute to big girls.

You know, I'm talking about me
and doing what I do.

But I think
that I'm gonna, like, try to--

[A'Keria]
What is it that you do?

[all laugh]

Apparently, nothing good as of lately.

[all laugh]

Mine's kind of like
a tribute to Canada.

Talk about queen of the north.

'Cause there's queens everywhere,

so, I just wanna
kind of represent my country.

Henny.

Are you going to sing "Oh, Canada?"

-No.
-[laughs]

[Yvie] Brooke Lynn
seems legitimately excited

for whatever rap she's writing.

So, either she got, like,
a really strong game face,

or she's delusional.

[laughs]

[Silky] I know Brooke Lynn's
gonna have some shade in it

'cause that bitch is shady.

She set me up last week, honey.

[Brooke Lynn]
Y'all are so busy talking,

I just save the talking
for when it counts.

[Silky] Ooh. You know what?
I like shade.

Throw all the shade
you can at me.

[Vanjie] With that hair on,
it's very easy right now.

I know I need to do good.

-All righty.
-[Brooke Lynn] Good luck, boo.

I don't need luck.
I'm about to slay this thing.

And not just do good.
Rewind.

I need to slay this challenge.

I'll be back when I hit 'em
with a brrr-ca-ca-ca-ca.

[Vanjie]
What's the tee, Christine?

What's the tee?

-Here she is.
-Hi.

-Miss Vanjie, darling.
-Uh-huh.

It's time for me to record
my track with Todrick,

and I'm ready to rap, baby.

[Todrick] This is RuPaul's producer
for "Queens Everywhere," Markaholic.

-Let me see what you got.
-OK.

[music plays]

♪ Miss Vanjie, Vanjie, Vanjie, bitch ♪

♪ Drop it down low
to the floor and spin ♪

♪ Fish Latina, really nice to meet ya ♪

♪ 'Cause I slay the room
they give me tens to see her ♪

Bitch and spin don't rhyme at all.

Nicki Minaj get away with it,
why can't I?

-[laughing]
-Right.

Oh, I'm having fun with this shit.

Let's get some adlibs over the chorus.

All right.

♪ Ak-ka-ka-ka-ka, wah-wah ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh, uh, bah ♪

You'll have the death drop.
Hit it.

♪ Miss Vanjie
la-ka-ka-ka-ka, bah ♪

This bitch
made a whole visual album.

-Yeah.
-Ooh, I like that.

So far, so good, so hood.

-Hey, A'Keria.
-Hey.

Welcome to What's the Tee,
sponsored by Facetune 2.

We love some Facetune, girl.

A little Facetune
never hurt anybody.

-[laughs]
-[Michelle] Does a body good.

You know, something interesting
that we just learned about you

is that you're raising
your brother's child.

Yes. I'm raising a two-year-old
ever since he was nine months.

He's my youngest brother's son,
but he's now my adopted son.

-How did that happen?
-Yeah.

Well, some legal issues took place,
and it was one of those situations

where either someone's
going to have to get him,

or he's going to go to foster care.

And once you're in the system,
baby, it's, you know...

Yeah.

It's so crazy, because for years,
I felt, like, since I was gay,

I was a letdown
to my brothers and my family.

I felt like I wasn't man enough
to be the man in the household.

And it's, like, now I have
legal custody of my nephew.

As long as I'm around,
he'll never feel alone

and he'll never want for anything.

And has he seen A'Keria?

No. You know,
the whole transformation

would be kind of confusing
at this point,

because all he knows is uncle.

Now, there will come a time

where, you know, he will
have to know who A'Keria is.

Sure.

Life is gonna throw stuff at you.
Be prepared.

Put on your big drawers
and do what it is you have to do.

Want to take a selfie with us?

Of... baby, you ain't said
nothing but a word.

[laughs]

This ain't fair.
Y'all painted. I'm not.

One, two, three.

[RuPaul] Gorgeous.

Let's jump right into it.

Growing up, whenever I was punished,
which was a lot,

I would sit there and write
these angry little raps

about doing dishes,
about having to do lawn work.

[laughs]

♪ I'm Yvie Oddly
and oddly enough ♪

♪ My edges stay shredded
but these tits are tough ♪

♪ When other girls fake
I just call out their bluff ♪

♪ So glue on them shoes
and tighten the tucks ♪

What you've written is really dope.

I think you're gonna have difficulty

because it's so many lyrics
and not enough time to breathe.

Let's do it again.

Make sure it's still
like 100 percent in the pocket.

[Yvie] All righty.

♪ I'm Yvie Oddly
and oddly enough ♪

♪ My edges stay shredded
but these tits are tough ♪

♪ When other girls fake
I just call out their bluffs ♪

I feel, like, the whole, like,
creepy aspect in your voice

could be really, really cool.

If there's a way you could put, like,
a little mystery in your voice

when you get to "I'm Yvie Oddly
and oddly enough."

♪ I'm Yvie Oddly
and oddly enough ♪

♪ My edges stay shredded
but these tits are tough ♪

I love your confidence.

You have that personality,
you either love it

or you just don't fucks with it at all.

-[laughs]
-I love it.

I think we're good with this.

[RuPaul] Oh, my goodness,

I live and breathe.
It's Dr. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

I see you tied your good rag
around your head.

Ooh, the good one today, honey.

The real good one.

Silky, when did you discover
you had a thing for drag?

My senior year of college,
I was asked to represent my college,

which I went to an all-male school.

-Wabash College.
-Wow.

All-male in the middle
of nowhere Indiana.

-Right.
-And, like, they was, like,

would you please send someone
from your organization

to represent your college
at this drag show at another college?

Like, I went on stage, and I lived, honey.

Can we talk about
your education for a minute?

-Mm-hmm.
-So, you've got a BA.

And I have also an MA
in organizational leadership.

Has that helped in the workroom
with the other girls?

Um, no, I ain't even gonna lie, honey.

No. I wasn't liked from a lot of the girls

from the very beginning
of the competition.

Why is that?

They were, like, you loud,
you talk too much.

Even to the last week, some of the girls

were surprised that
I was still in the competition,

um, and it pained me a little bit.

[RuPaul]
What do you have to say to them?

You know what?
The greatest gift of God is forgiveness.

So, I can wipe everything
off my heart and start fresh.

But to the girls that,
you know, like me, thank you.

You can be on my cooking show
when it happens.

I love that.
One last question for you.

Will you take a selfie with us?

I would love to.

I've been a fighter
and my own cheerleader my whole life.

And has things been perfect?
Hell, no.

But I roll with
the motherfucking punches,

and I feel that I should be
America's next drag superstar

because nobody else
can give that Silky tee.

All right.

♪ Queen of the North
got one thing to say ♪

♪ I never liked double Dutch
I didn't come to play ♪

♪ Queens everywhere
jump to it pronto ♪

♪ House of Hytes
that's how you do it in Toronto ♪

[laughs]
OK, drops the mic.

Bitch, I am getting into this.

I don't care if I've never
rapped a day in my life.

I got my two fingers up.

I don't know what it means,

but I'm letting you know
I'm the Queen of the North.

House of Hytes, motherfucker.

Blame Canada, bitches.

I've decided my rapper name
is going to be Feminem.

Like Eminem, but female.

Feminem.

[Todrick] All right, Brooke Lynn.

I like when you get all gangster and thug.

-That's--that's the look for you.
-That's how you do it in Toronto.

-Uh!
-I love it. [laughs]

Gangster ballerina.

Unh.

-Hi, Yvie.
-Hi, y'all.

I see you put a little lipstick on.
Both sets of lips?

-Oh, of course. All three.
-Oh... ooh.

Wow!

Now, what's your background?

I'm black, white, and some part Native.

Now, are you surprised
that you've come this far?

Um, when I hit my low places,
I definitely am.

Those voices just get in your head
that tell you, like,

the girls don't like
what you're putting out.

So, like, get ready, pack your bags, girl.

But, ultimately, no, I'm not,
'cause I pictured myself at the end.

And every time I do hear those voices,
I just like have to wipe them away,

and, like, replace them with the reasons
I know that I deserve to be here.

Last week, there were some girls
who said that you should go home.

How did that affect you?

Some of the girls said
that I should go home

based on the judges' critiques,
and so that's a fair point.

And then I feel like some of the girls
have harbored our clashes in their head

and the feelings of thinking
that I hate them or something,

despite, like, me trying my hardest.

And that definitely, like,

hindered any close friendships
we would have had.

I'm gonna give you some advice.

Allow yourself to be a little more open
to other people.

If you allow them in,
they're gonna love you for who you are.

Because sitting here now,
I'm feeling a different Yvie,

and it's a beautiful Yvie.

And I wish that you'd let
people in on that part of you.

[Yvie] I know you're right.

[laughs]

I do have some character flaws
that I've never really faced before.

And I do feel a lot more ready
to tackle the rest of this challenge.

-[RuPaul] Gorgeous.
-Thanks, Yvie.

Thank you both.

-Silky in the house.
-Oh, yes, I am, baby.

And what are you
trying to say in this rap?

I want to leave a message
to all the big queens of the world.

Let go of your insecurities,
bring up your self-esteem.

I want to go to
the Silky Baptist Church, honey.

Praise Him.

OK, let's hear it.

♪ I'm a big Silky, and I came to rock ♪

♪ My personality cannot be taught ♪

♪ And blah-blah-blah ♪
Sorry.

-[laughs]
-Oh, wow.

That was... yeah.

You just released some demons out
of that throat just then.

I gotta take this sweater off.

I didn't know
we were paying for a strip show.

I should have brought my ones.

Honey, they tip me fives.
They don't tip me ones.

-OK, I'm sorry. Hit it.
-[laughing]

♪ I'm Big Silky, and I came to rock ♪

♪ My personality cannot be taught ♪

♪ Ooh, this mug is all locked ♪

♪ Twirl, whirl, drop it like it's hot ♪

[Todrick] The emotion
and the swag is all there,

but I don't fully understand
what words you're saying.

You know what I mean?
You gotta say "rock."

♪ I'm Big Silky, and I came to rock ♪

♪ My personality cannot be taught ♪

That was more accurate, but less fun.

You gotta find a happy medium.

Let's do the do one more time.

Hi, Brooke Lynn Hytes.

-Hi.
-Come on over here.

So, now, throughout this competition,
you've become very close with Vanjie.

Mm-hmm.

Had you ever been more than just friendly
with another queen before?

I have, yeah, a couple times.

Nothing that serious.
I've never even had a boyfriend.

-Ever?
-No, ever.

Now here you are, final five.

Are you surprised
that you've gotten this far?

[Brooke Lynn]
Yes and no.

I felt confident coming in.

I felt very confident with the drag
that I brought with me.

But this competition
isn't all about looks.

Yeah.

So, I've had moments where I've
felt stupid and I've fallen on my face.

And I've always been so scared
of looking stupid or looking dumb.

Well, we encourage that.

-I know.
-Yeah, yeah.

And that's something that was
really hard for me to let go of.

I just always wanted to be perfect.

Yeah, but, you know,
that's just kind of impossible,

and it sort of cuts back
on the creative process.

I think it's my ballet background,

because ballet is such
a structured art form.

And then I went from the world of ballet

to the world of pageants,
which is the same,

like, there's a right way
and a wrong way.

There's not really a lot of room
for artistic interprement.

-In...
-...terpretation?

-Thank you.
-Mm-hmm.

-I like interprement.
-Yes.

-Artistic interprement.
-[laughs]

Those moments where you do
come out rough around the edges

and you get to see those crunchy bits

are the times where
we fall in love with you.

So, before you go,
will you take a selfie with us?

-Hell, yeah, I will.
-Come on over.

-All right.
-[laughs]

That's the light, bitch.

Come here, let me show you.

See, this is the motherfucker right here.

-See, look at that light. See that.
-Is Brooke Lynn OK in there?

-Yeah, she's fine.
-OK.

We don't care about her anyway.
Here, now you do it.

-Ready?
-OK, you ready?

[both] OK.

[Todrick]
Why don't we put the music on

and you show me
a little bit of what you got?

♪ Body of a goddess
face of Aphrodite ♪

♪ She's a new bitch
Miss Ass Almighty ♪

♪ Davenport Diamond
just can't be stopped ♪

♪ She twerked her way
straight to the top ♪

OK.

You're, like, writing
all these bad bitch-ass lyrics,

but you're reading 'em

like you're delivering
an Easter speech at church, OK?

As opposed to be like,
"Yo, bitch, I'm A'Keria.

I am here to win this shit."

-So, let's try that again.
-OK.

Hit it, Mark.

♪ She's a new bitch
Miss Ass Almighty ♪

♪ Davenport Diamond
just can't be stopped ♪

♪ She twerked her way
straight to the top ♪

When she twerked her way
straight to the top,

you need to say it, like,

♪ She twerked her way
straight to the top ♪

You want people listening to this
to want to start twerking with you.

If you say it the right way,
then I will want to twerk, too.

Girl, I gotta breathe.

-Hi.
-Hey, Miss Vanjie.

Look at you. Here you are,
first eliminated in Season 10,

and here you are
as one of the top five in Season 11.

Child, a lot of people do not get
second chances, and it's a blessing.

Before you did drag, what were you doing?

-I was working at a makeup counter.
-This is in Tampa.

-Yeah, Tampa, Florida.
-Are you from Tampa?

I was born in Puerto Rico.
My mom moved us to Orlando.

Why is it you have a New York accent?

-My mom's from New York.
-OK.

Yeah, yeah, she's a Nuyorican.

OK.

You know, she's cool with J-Lo, allegedly.

-Yes.
-[laughs]

-What's your mom's name?
-Anabelle.

And she's a young mother?

My mom do not tell me...
I don't even know my mom's age.

-She will lie to me.
-She looks like a baby.

The majority of my drag
is inspired by my mom.

My personality, my looks, everything.

Me and her is like yin and yang,

and she thinks Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
is a replica of her.

We are like BFFs.

Now, we asked Brooke Lynn
about your relationship.

Tell me how that came about.

We were just, like, hanging out
and kiki-ing and one thing led to another.

-So, a kiki lead to a kai kai?
-All those Ks, yeah.

[Michelle]
And will it continue?

I'm open to it.
I don't know what's going to happen.

I just see me and Brooke Lynn
dating after this.

I hope he says the same shit,
or I'll have to whoop his ass.

So how has Drag Race changed you?

Like, at the beginning,
I was fresh off the nipple.

I was still on Gerber baby,

and now I've just become
such a stronger person.

-Well-roundedly and all that jazz.
-Uh-huh.

-And I stand before you...
-Uh-huh.

Looking at the tic-tacs,
looking at Mama, looking at Michelle,

and I feel like, bitch, I did something.

[laughs]

I don't know where I'm going with it,
but I'm trying to make a good metaphor.

It's not coming to me.
My haiku ain't hitting me right.

And I keep on talking,
thinking it's gonna come,

and it's not coming.

I just want to
make you guys proud and my mom.

You know, I want to make
the world proud.

Yeah, and you have.

They're not completely satisfied
with the appetizer I gave them.

They want the entrée now.

It's a lot of pressure.
I need to deliver.

It's now... or never.

Hi.

Well, well, damn well.

Hello.

I see little old Todrick standing there,
smiling ear-to-ear,

getting ready to teach us
this choreography,

and I completely feel
in my element and I'm excited.

How y'all doing?

Killer!

Scared.

[laughs]

All right, before we start,
this is Jenny T.

Hi.

-Hi, Jenny.
-Hi.

Are you ready to dance?

-Yes.
-Yes.

With this challenge, I just want them
to be able to exude their personalities,

while also making sure they deliver
a very clean, precise performance.

Let's start learning the choreography.

One, two, three, four,

and five, six, seven and eight.

Let me see you guys
do it really quick.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Queens, bom, every da-da.

Walk right, left and down, up, down, up.

You gotta drop that pussy
all the way to the floor.

Right now, it just looks like
you're sitting on a toilet

as opposed to being like...

Yeah, because I keep getting mixed up.

I get mixed up on the...
I'm still working with this.

I'm sure at this point
everybody knows A'Keria is not a dancer.

I'm gonna have to rent some legs
from somewhere,

because I don't know
how the hell this is finna go.

We're gonna do
each one of these, one-by-one.

Let's go, Miss Vanjie.

Let's get in formation.

Let's hit it.

OK, pause, pause, pause, pause, pause.
Your face, you've got to sell it.

Like, when Beyoncé is walking forward,
she always looks like she's charging

with like a million people,
even if it's just her and two other girls.

Stop looking at the floor.
Look up to the sold-out audiences.

People paid money
for these tickets up there.

They got the Groupon tickets,
but they still here.

Right.

Here we go, one more time.

Five, six, seven, where your fans at?

Give some love to the people
in the cheap seats.

-[grunts]
-Yeah.

Whoo.

[Todrick] That was better.

As long as you keep your face committed,
it just makes a huge difference.

I think you got it.
We gotta move on, but that was awesome.

Good job, baby.

Yes.

-Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm.

All right, playback.

Five, six, seven, eight. Queen.

Ahh.

Awesome.

It was...
Yeah, it feels very, very...

This is hip-hop.

[all laughing]

I love when you do this.
It's like...

-The pimps and the...
-It's like you're at the royal wedding.

She's like, "Darling, I'm here."

"Darling, I'm doing hip-hop."

This choreography is
bam, bam, ba, ga, ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga.

I am giving you Julia Stiles
in Save the Last Dance.

Doing that move.

I'm here for it. Work on it.

Ah, I'm gonna die.

-Can you say I?
-I...

-Brooke Lynn Hytes...
-Brooke Lynn Hytes...

-Do solemnly swear...
-Do solemnly swear...

To put some damn stank on it.

To put some damn stank on it.

[Todrick] We gotta get it popping.
We gotta get these juices flowing.

Right now, she is a very
prim and proper ballerina,

and we need her to go
to the Cardi B School for Girls.

Next victim on the stage.
Five, six, seven.

Can we stop playback?

Um, just make sure when
you're doing this, boomp, boomp,

that it doesn't get spastic,

because it starts to look
a little octopussy.

Like you have a bunch of tentacles going.
You just have two arms.

Boomp, bomp, bomp. Cool?

I know I look like one of those
inflatable car salesmen,

so, I guess that's kind of bad.

[laughs]

Big Silky.

And I'm ready.

[both laugh]

I love it.

All right, you ready to do it?

-Come on, let's do this shit. Come on.
-[Todrick] Let's hit the playback.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Queen.

Six, seven and eight.

Queen and left. Pop.

-Mm-mm!
-[laughs]

Oh, Silky didn't come to play.
Silky didn't come to play!

The big bitch is back!

Ooh, my weave.

[Todrick] Now that I know
you got the confidence,

whenever you do this part,
it's gotta be boomp, boomp, ga,

like really precise and clean.

Just think of a Rockette when you
do that part so it will be clean.

Yes. Yes, like that.

-OK, thank you.
-Great job, Silky.

Next person.

A'Keria.

You got this, sis.

[Todrick]
Are you ready?

I'm gonna get there.

[Todrick]
OK. Let's do it.

And five, six, seven and crown. Boom.

And five, six, seven and eight.

Queen, three, four and five.

Six, seven and queen.

OK. Can we stop playback?

This is a couple of things
that you just gotta think about,

because you're just, like, hesitating.

[A'Keria] I just have a hard time
picking up choreography.

I know, but I'm just letting you know,

if you know in your head
that it takes you more time,

you need to go more full-out than all
these other four girls every single time.

Because if you kinda, like,
wait until you get it,

you're not gonna be able to do it,
and that's just point-blank period.

Even if it's wrong,
just try to hit something.

OK.

Listen, you see a girl trying.

Don't keep calling me out
on these people's camera.

I want confidence.

I want you to commit,
even if every step is wrong.

I don't want you to apologize.
I don't want any excuses.

Let's do it again, Miss Ass Almighty.

Six, seven, eight.

[Todrick]
A'Keria, she's in her head.

It's like she's never stepped into
a dance rehearsal before in her life.

[sobs]

I think that you're actually a star,
but you don't give me the energy

that you actually believe
that you're a star,

and I just want to see that.

Now, I know y'all didn't think

that we were just gonna let you
dance on this stage

and that'd be all
you were going to be doing.

Oh.

This is only the beginning.

Walk this way.

No, really, walk this way.

Oh.

Yes, honey.

[cheering]

Y'all gonna get a music video
in this bitch.

Ladies, welcome to the set
of your final challenge.

This is going to be our club.

There's a huge dance scene at the bar
where you'll be performing.

Choreography in and out,
in one camera take.

It's one take.
That is all you get.

And if you don't hit every single mark,
it could be catastrophic.

OK.

This final performance
will dictate who goes on to the finale.

I am scared.

Porta Potty shitless scared.

You got your night cut out for you.

[Yvie] Oh, yeah.

-Yoo-hoo!
-Yeah!

Last day.

[cheering]

-Oh, we got drinks.
-We got cocktails.

Today is the last day in the workroom.

It's it. It's the final day of school.

And today's the day we find out
who's moving on to the finale.

And there's fucking drinks
from Micky's here.

-Micky's West Hollywood.
-Thank you, Mickey's!

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

Maybe they can book us all together.

Oh, my God, it tastes like West Hollywood.

Mm-hmm.

All right, all right, clink, clink,

I love you, I love you, I love you,
call me, write in my yearbook, let's go.

My inner peace roller-coastered
within this competition.

Like, hell, this journey
was not easy for me.

I am truly blessed at this point.

I just want to say I know I'm very loud,
I'm very overbearing at times.

No, you?

[Silky] Yeah, but I just
want to say thank you all.

Like, we've had, like, our ups and downs,

but thank you overall
for like accepting who I am.

As a plus girl,
like, I literally sometimes

have fights with myself about things.

And, like, to make it this far
is so beautiful for me.

And thank y'all for bringing me
out of my shell.

No, we didn't bring out no shell.
Her shade brought her out of the shell.

Thank you for bringing out my inner shade.

-Yeah.
-Thank you for reading us.

I wanna say thank y'all
so much for accepting me

despite the fact that, like,
I do get gritty and nitty,

and, like, cause a lot of shitty.

It really does mean a lot to me

that you guys still found
some acceptance for me.

At the end of the day,
these girls are my sisters.

But also, at the end of the day,
if I don't make it to the top four,

I'm burning this whole place down.
[laughs]

Y'all know my hair's been crazy
this entire season.

And I have put on a special do
for y'all, just for today.

-Wha?
-Oh, yes!

[Vanjie] Thank you.
We're gonna end on a high note.

[A'Keria]
Ooh. Girl, that is some nappy hair.

[laughs]

[Brooke Lynn]
What's been the most memorable moment

of the season for you guys?
Like, top moment you'll always remember?

[A'Keria] My breakthrough moment

was doing the Lady Pudding Pop
challenge with the cops.

[Silky] Me being Oprah.

[Yvie]
For me, it was the organic challenge.

Everybody over here talking about
who's winning what,

and they think they all rabbits.

But don't sleep on the turtle,

'cause sometimes the turtle
will outdo the rabbit.

While y'all over there jackrabbiting
and punching through the competition

thinking you slaying,
that don't mean you can't fall.

Don't sleep on the turtle.

Sometimes the turtle can win the race.

-[A'Keria] Branjie.
-[laughs]

Is that gonna continue after?

[Brooke Lynn] Yeah, we're gonna--

We were just talking about it today.

[Brooke Lynn]
We were just talking about it today.

-[Silky] Oh, really?
-Yeah.

We're gonna see where it goes,
and see what happens.

You're going to be, like, so far apart
and just constantly busy and--

Whatever you...
if you want it to work, it'll work.

If you don't want...
if you don't put effort into it,

it's not gonna work.

My hope for my relationship
with Vanjie after this

is just to get to know each other
like two normal people.

It could be nice.
We'll see what happens.

[A'Keria] Yeah, because,
I mean, I think y'all should.

I really do enjoy y'all together,
other than, you know, the smacking.

Yeah.

I knew it was gonna go left.

I can definitely do without all of that.

Other than that, you know,
for the most part...

I'm so happy y'all approve.

["Cover Girl" by RuPaul plays]

[RuPaul laughs]

♪ Cover girl
put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe
let your whole body talk ♪

♪ And what? ♪

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

Tonight, it's just family.

Michelle Visage. Hey, cyst.

Our drag tots have all grown up.

They grow up so fast.

The hilarious Ross Mathews.

Now tell me the truth, did you think
you'd make it this far in the competition?

Oh, yeah, uh-huh.

The trick is to listen to everything
Michelle says, and then ignore it.

[all laugh]

Worked for me.

[all laugh]

Style superstar, Carson Kressley.

Darling, we've missed you.

I've missed you, but I've been watching.

I like to watch.

[Michelle] Naughty.

And the restraining order expired.

[all laugh]

And they took that ankle bracelet off,
and I raced right over here.

[all laugh]

[RuPaul] And the amazing Todrick Hall.

[Todrick] Glinda the good witch
is here, darling.

Fiddle dee dee.

Fiddle dee dee.

Darling, I cannot wait to see the number.

And I can't wait to see you
fly outta here on a bubble.

[all laugh]

This week, we challenged our queens

to write, record,
and perform sickening solos

on my new track, "Queens Everywhere."

And now they're ready to serve
the children in one uninterrupted take.

Oh, my God.

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

[indistinct air traffic controller]

♪ London, Paris, New York, disco ♪

♪ Uptown, downtown, Rio, Singapore ♪

♪ Don't you know, bitch
I'm from Chicago ♪

♪ Turn to the left
Miss Kilimanjaro ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Ooh, queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Body of a goddess
face of Aphrodite ♪

♪ She's a new bitch
Miss Ass Almighty ♪

♪ Davenport Diamonds
just can't be stopped ♪

♪ She twerked her way
straight to the top ♪

♪ I'm the Diahann Carroll
of Ru's Dynasty ♪

♪ You'll get read
so please don't try me ♪

♪ Yes, she struck it but don't distress ♪

♪ Say, hey, Miss A'Keria
when you see her ♪

♪ Intergalactic, Earth to Pluto ♪

♪ Superstar boss all through the cosmos ♪

♪ Mashing you like an Idaho potato ♪

♪ Whipping you up like a space tornado ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Ooh, queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Where is the body? ♪

♪ Bitch, she's the body ♪

♪ Check out this body ♪

♪ Miss A'Keria is the body ♪

♪ Queen of the North
got one thing to say ♪

♪ I never liked double Dutch
I didn't come to play ♪

♪ I stomp the runway, hit the pose ♪

♪ Double ones across the floor ♪

♪ Let these other ho's know ♪

♪ That I float like a butterfly
sting like a bee ♪

♪ Bitch, I'm on point literally ♪

♪ Queens everywhere jump to it pronto ♪

♪ House of Hytes
that's how you do it in Toronto ♪

♪ Intergalactic, Earth to Pluto ♪

♪ Superstar boss all through the cosmos ♪

♪ Mashing you like an Idaho potato ♪

♪ Whipping you up like a space tornado ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Ooh, queens ♪

♪ No doubt about it
the Queen of the North is here ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Blame Canada, bitches, eh? ♪

♪ Ooh, queen ♪

♪ Do you validate parking? ♪

♪ I'm Big Silky and I came to rock ♪

♪ My personality cannot be taught ♪

♪ Ooh, this mug is all locked ♪

♪ Twirl, whirl, drop it like it's hot ♪

♪ I'm a big queen that's doing the do ♪

♪ Remember this track
was made for you ♪

♪ Keep your head up and never stew ♪

♪ You'll turn out like me and Ru ♪

♪ Miss Vanjie, Vanjie, Vanjie ♪

♪ Bitch, drop it down low
to the floor and spin ♪

♪ Fish Latina, really nice to meet ya ♪

♪ 'Cause I saved the room
they give me tens to see her ♪

♪ I whip my hair side to side ♪

♪ Category closed, bitch, I'm fly ♪

♪ Slip and slide, bye, hi ♪

♪ Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga, bye-bye ♪

♪ London, Paris, New York, disco ♪

♪ Uptown, downtown, Rio, Singapore ♪

♪ Don't you know, bitch
I'm from Chicago ♪

♪ Turn to the left
Miss Kilimanjaro ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Ooh, queens ♪

♪ Miss Vanjie ♪

♪ Miss Vanjie ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Bitch, Miss Van-van-van... ♪

♪ I'm Yvie Oddly and oddly enough ♪

♪ My edges stay shredded
but these tits are tough ♪

♪ When other girls fake
I just call out their bluff ♪

♪ So glue on those shoes
and tighten them tucks ♪

♪ And I know I play rough
but that's how I tumble ♪

♪ I bend over backwards
whenever I fumble ♪

♪ I'm giving my all
to shine like RuPaul ♪

♪ So pardon me, bitches
if I don't seem appalled ♪

♪ Odd bless ♪

♪ How are you? ♪

[laughing]

♪ All right, big girls
that do include you ♪

♪ Show us what you got, baby ♪

♪ You ain't tired yet ♪

♪ Now twirl, twirl, twirl, twirl ♪

♪ Now you want me to twirl? ♪

♪ Drag queens run the world ♪

♪ Queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

♪ Ooh, queens ♪

♪ Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere ♪

[cheers and applause]

[laughs]

[RuPaul] "Queens Everywhere."

They're everywhere!

♪ We got a mighty love ♪

Category is Best Drag.

First up, Brooke Lynn Hytes.

[Ross]
She definitely keeps up on her toes.

[Carson] Oh, plié.

[all laugh]

[Brooke Lynn] It's the final runway,
and I am paying tribute

to all of my years as a ballerina.

It really truly represents
where I've come from

and a part of my life
that I'm very proud of.

Classical Brooke Lynn.

[Ross] We got a spinner.

[laughs]

[Carson]
Presenting her nutcracker.

[all laugh]

[RuPaul]
Dr. Reverend Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

[Carson]
Evening wear by Oshkosh Ganache.

[all laugh]

[Silky] I am wearing a nude illusion gown
with swirls of shades of pink.

I'm showing all of my body,
and I'm embracing every moment of it.

I have my boobs pushed up,

my waist tucked in,
and my ass pushed out.

[Carson]
I know her middle name is Nutmeg,

but I can see her cumin and going.

[Michelle] A kiss on the hand
may be quite continental,

but corsets are a girl's best friend.

[all laugh]

[RuPaul] Miss Vanjie.

[Carson]
What's the green tee?

[laughing]

[Michelle] Now, I know
for curtain that that's a gown.

[Ross] Well, she saw it in
the window and had to have it.

[Michelle] She did.

[Vanjie] So, tonight,
I'm giving you Vivien Leigh,

Gone with the Wind, Latina style.

Big-ass green ballgown,

and I'm looking rich,
like a good old $100,000.

Cut the check, 'cause I look good.

[RuPaul] You know,
Miss Vanjie brocade the internet.

[all laugh]

[Ross]
She's gone with the wig.

[all laugh]

[RuPaul] Yvie Oddly.

Eye-eye-eye.

[all laugh]

[Carson] The eyes have it.

[Ross] Oh, I see what you did there.

[RuPaul] Yeah. My eyes are up here.

[all laugh]

[Yvie] Yvie is an oddball,
so, everything is in threes.

Three eyes, three fingers, three boobs.

I want to show all of the smashed beauty
that the judges really want,

but also stay authentic and true to Yvie.

[RuPaul] She's a triple threat.

[Todrick]
And I want my diamonds back.

[RuPaul]
Miss Chernobyl 2019.

[all laugh]

[RuPaul] A'Keria C. Davenport.

Oh, hey, glitter tits.

[all laugh]

[Carson] I mean, clearly, she's stoned.

[all laugh]

[A'Keria] I want to give them
the extravagance that is A'Keria.

This is a gown that I have put
my heart, soul, and blood into.

Me and my lover actually
created it from scratch.

The detail work was done by myself.
This is exactly who A'Keria is.

I feel absolutely breathtaking.

Now I just need my crown.

[Michelle] Why chase waterfalls
when you can wear them?

[RuPaul] Yeah.

[Carson] Well, it's
a wonderful fringe benefit.

-[Ross] It sure is.
-[Todrick] It is.

[RuPaul] Welcome, ladies.

After tonight, only four of you
will be going through to the grand finale.

It's time for the judges' critiques,
starting with A'Keria C. Davenport.

This is beautiful.

It's pageant, but it's also modern.

And what I love especially
is that detail at the hemline

where the sapphire turns into amethyst.

I was the most worried about you
for this part of the competition,

but you really, really came to life.

You were in it from the head snaps

to selling everything
that you were saying.

By the way,
Miss Ass Almighty, copyright it.

[laughs]

"I loved Diahann Carroll
in Ru's Dynasty."

[all laugh]

You did what I love to see,
which is grow each and every challenge,

and then wind up as an evolved queen.
Congratulations.

Thank you.

Up next, Brooke Lynn Hytes.

I love your look.
I think it's beautiful.

It reminded me of Sahara Davenport.

[Carson]
The details are gorgeous,

but I don't know if this is
the best version of your drag.

You know, from that first episode,

you came out and you were so edgy
and so editorial.

I was kind of looking for that.

Your performance, on the other hand,
you hit your kicks, you hit your splits.

But, Brooke, something was missing.

There's just a little edge,
a passion missing.

Just fuck it up a little bit.

The lyrics in the performance,
I was kind of waiting for the punchline.

I wanted the setup
and then I wanted some sass,

and I wasn't getting that.

I wish that you could somehow find a way

to bring the fun person
that I rehearsed with into the routine.

I had so much fun working with you.
You were amazing.

And... I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Up next,
Dr. Reverend Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

Silky, you are cinched.

It's a built-in corset in the gown,

and it took like three people
to zip it up today.

Well, I always felt that internal organs
are really overrated.

[all laugh]

I loved working with you.

You didn't make a single excuse.
You didn't ask for any concession.

It was really fun to record
in the studio with you.

You came in, brought all your energy.

And I think you did a great job.

You threw your whole body into this.

[laughing]

Technically perfect? No.

But filled with passion and fun? Yes.

But you flopped back,
and we saw a nude one with a black under.

I just want you to think about

being as pulled together
as you want us to believe you are.

Although I have minor flaws,
hopefully, y'all can see that

I just try to be the example
that anything that you want in life,

with hard work, that you can get it.

-Thank you, Silky.
-Thank you.

Up next, Miss Vanjie.

I appreciate this look on the runway.

It's kind of a foil
to what you gave us originally.

You are that tough New York City
girl who will cut another bitch.

-Mm-hmm.
-This is the other side.

This is a very 1940s Vivien Leigh
kind of glamour.

I was excited to see you
in this music video

because I thought, "She's hilarious."

I know you got moves.

But it bummed me out
to see you not kill it.

I'm sitting here trying
to figure out what's going on,

because in rehearsal,
you were the best dancer.

You had that edge,
that grit, that urban flair.

But something happened
whenever it got on stage.

It looked like you were disconnected.

The biggest problem
was you were barely lip syncing.

You had your moves,
but your words weren't there.

[RuPaul] Up next, Yvie Oddly.

I don't think you've ever
looked more beautiful.

Bitch, you are blended,
and the contouring.

Michelle, do you see this?

With three eyes, yes.

[all laugh]

-And my fourth eye.
-I bet you do.

Drag is, like, usually one of two things.

It's either super glamorous and pageanty,

or it may be a little campy
and fun with a sense of humor.

I love when a queen combines the two.

That's why it's one of my
favorite looks on the runway tonight.

Your performance was remarkable.

[Todrick] I loved your creativity
and your willingness to try everything

and to go so full out.

You had my favorite lyrics.

Your lyrics inspired us to make
choreography that went with your lyrics.

You have never once
sacrificed the way you do drag,

-and it has hurt you sometimes.
-Yeah.

But when it has worked, it just sings.

I loved how you finished
this phase of this competition.

I think you had a fantastic week.

Thank you so much.

It's been a real pleasure
watching you girls evolve.

And I'm so proud of each of you.

Final five of this competition.

We know it's... it is not easy,
and it's amazing to see,

and I'm... I'm so proud of each of you.

Ladies, so many of our younger viewers
watch this show to find their tribe,

and they look to you ladies for guidance.

So, with that in mind, A'Keria,
what advice would you give to

-ten-year-old Gregory?
-[contestant laughing]

Oh...

I would tell ten-year-old Gregory,
although you're scared,

be true to who you are and love yourself.

It's not gonna be easy.

There's gonna be tests, and so many trials
and so many tribulations.

But continue to fight,
because greatness is destined for you.

You will be the strength
behind so many people

that you didn't even think
would even turn to you.

Continue to love yourself.

Oh, look at that baby.

-Looking like New Edition.
-Yes.

Thank you, A'Keria.

Brooke Lynn, what advice do you have
for little two-year-old Brock?

[Brooke Lynn] Aw.

I would tell two-year-old Brock

there are going to be
a lot of times in his life

where he feels wrong for being who he is.

There are going to be voices
in his head every day

that he has to fight against,
telling him that he's not worth anything

and that he's not right.

[exhales]
And I would just tell him that he is.

He's perfect and wonderful
just the way he is.

And he has so much talent and ability

that he just needs to believe
in himself and love himself.

And I would also tell him
to stop dying his hair so much...

-[laughing]
-...and over-tweezing his eyebrows.

Oh, my God, look at that.

What shade of lipstick is that?

[all laugh]

-Thank you, Brooke Lynn.
-Thank you, Ru.

Silky, what advice do you have
for six-year-old Reggie?

[laughing]

You knew who you were in that photo.

Why did you hide for so many years?

There was so many times you danced,
kicked, and twirled as a kid,

but you hid that you were gay.

And part of that was
because I was a minister of music,

and I just sheltered myself
for protection from judgment from people,

that at this point in my life
don't even matter.

Let the world see your truth

at a very young age and not
many, many, many years later.

Child, live the life
that you want to live.

And it starts right then and there.

One last question.

Is that a baseball in your hand
or a boiled egg?

[laughs]
That do look like an Easter Sunday,

so, I'd say boiled egg, honey.

[all laugh]

-Thank you, Silky.
-Thank you.

Miss Vanjie, what advice
do you have for six-year-old Jose?

Ooh.

Child, you know,
I couldn't hide shit back then.

I was so flamboyant,
even though I was trying to look straight.

I would probably tell him
I know at this point

you're probably feeling
a little misunderstood,

and you're just like
the little princess in the house.

Believe it or not, even though I'm,
you know, kind of rough around the edges,

next to my brothers, I look real feminine.

But don't worry, 'cause it gets better.

You could always turn things around.

Always, like, rely on my mother,

because, you know,
she's gonna be your best friend.

Bitch, take an acting class.

Make sure you can channel
all that craziness into something.

Get prepared,
because you're about to be on...

you're about to do it big, little Jose.

-Thank you, Vanjie.
-Thank you.

Yvie, what advice do you have
for four-year-old little Jovan?

Um, first of all, smile for the camera.

[laughs]

But I'd tell him that

you don't need
to take it as a personal attack

any time somebody calls you weird.

Uh, 'cause that's ultimately
what's going to be your greatest strength.

I'd tell you not to build walls
at a young age,

'cause it just makes them
harder to break down later.

Keep being yourself. Keep trying hard.

And also, green is not your color.

[laughs]

What was this?
Was this Halloween?

I dressed up all the time, so,
it could have been any day of the year.

[laughs]

-Thank you, Yvie.
-Thank you.

Here we are. Against all odds,
against every part of society

who says we cannot do this.
Here we are, looking gorgeous.

We are successes.

And there are people around the world
watching us do our thing

who are inspired by each of your stories.

So, each of you here tonight are heroes.

You're a hero to so many people

and a hero to those children
in those pictures.

Continue to spread the love

and the courage to be yourself.

It's really important work you're doing.

Thank you, ladies.

Now, while you untuck backstage,
the judges and I will deliberate.

All right. Now, just between
us squirrel friends, what do you think?

Give me the lowdown on my girls.

A'Keria.

Listen, she was feeling
her flavor and her fantasy.

You know, sometimes I'm on Tinder,
and I'm swiping right on people.

And they show up and they look nothing
like what they said that they looked like.

-Right.
-But I feel like with A'Keria,

I swiped right on her and I got more
than what I bargained for.

And you're on Tinder?

-[laughs]
-[Todrick] Absolutely.

-Wowza.
-Hold on. Is this you?

It shows that you're inside me.

[all laugh]

Negative eight inches away.

[all laugh]

Interesting.

She was fighting for this spot.

She knew it was crunch time,
and she showed up.

But she didn't make
a great first impression.

She came to the party very late.

[RuPaul] Brooke Lynn Hytes.

In the performance, she knew every move
that she was supposed to do,

and did it with zero passion.

She has consistently been
a really wonderful performer.

This challenge called for her
to step it up.

Now, the rap, it could have been
really funny, but it didn't land.

Tonight, what we needed
was her to scream from the rooftops

she deserved to be in the top four,

and what she did was politely ask
to be in the top four.

[RuPaul] Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

I love me some Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

[Michelle] There's nothing Silky can do
that I won't want a ticket to watch.

Even busting out of a bathroom
and knocking people out.

It was a little sloppy,
but it was funny.

There's a magic to Silky
that you can't deny.

I understand it's not perfect,
but where there have been valleys,

there have been big peaks for Silky.

If I need to think about
who I want to see in the finale,

I'd like to see what Silky can do.

[RuPaul] Miss Vanjie.

Her performance was really
disjointed, you guys.

Her rap was fantastic.

The performance of it when we said,
"Action," did not connect.

She missed the ball.
She didn't really quite deliver.

But does that mean
she can't always deliver?

Does that mean she gets
another chance to go to the next round?

I would love to see that happen for her.

She's gotten chance
after chance after chance.

Well, bitch, I want
one more chance, OK?

I don't know if you can
look past it tonight.

Listen, nobody would want
to see Vanjie in the finale more than me.

Don't you want to live
in that kind of world?

What if we lived in a world

where Miss Vanjie
could win this whole thing?

[RuPaul] Yvie Oddly.

She, throughout this competition,
has been a pretty strong hitter.

And tonight, in the performance,

I have to say, you guys,
I think she was my favorite.

[Todrick] Her ability to describe
who she was, musically, was amazing.

This is such a big moment for Yvie.

She's taken the pressure
of this competition,

which could crush people.

-Yes.
-But instead, the pressure

has turned her into
a diamond version of herself.

A lot of these kids
are regional and they're raw,

but they've got something.

You know, learning how to shape it

and make it work in this context
is what it's all about,

and she's definitely done it.

Like, friggin' a power hitter.

All right. Silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

You've all fought ferociously
for your spot on this stage tonight,

but only four of you
will make it through to the grand finale.

I've made some decisions.

Yvie Oddly...

Con-drag-ulations.

You're moving on
to the grand finale.

You may step to the back of the stage.

Thank you so much.

A'Keria C. Davenport.

Con-drag-ulations.

You, too, are moving on
to the finale.

Thank you so much.

Love you.

Miss Vanjie...

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

I feel like my heart has been,
like, ripped out of my chest.

I've been trying so hard,
and I'm just...

Like, I'm...

Silky Nutmeg Ganache...

Con-drag-ulations.

You're moving on to the grand finale.

[applause]

Thank you.

[Vanjie]
And not only do I have to lip sync,

now I have to lip sync
against Brooke Lynn.

I would have felt better
against anybody but him.

Anybody.

Brooke Lynn Hytes, I'm sorry, my dear,
but you are up for elimination.

[Brooke Lynn] I don't think
I deserve to be in the bottom.

Obviously, I did something
to put myself here

that the judges can see
that I cannot see.

So, I'm just gonna perform
the shit out of the song.

Two queens stand before me.

I've consulted with the judges,

but the final decision
is mine to make.

Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me

and save yourself from elimination.

The time has come...

for you to lip sync...

for your life!

Obviously, me and Brooke Lynn
are really close,

but I don't care who's
on the other side of the stage.

There's nothing I want more
than to be here.

[Brooke Lynn] It is hard lip syncing
against someone I care about.

Like, one of us is going home after this,
and that sucks.

But we're both going to
give this our best shot.

I'm not throwing
anything away for anybody.

Good luck...
and don't fuck it up.

[music plays]

♪ Pride, a deeper love ♪

♪ Pride, a deeper love ♪

♪ Pride, a deeper love ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ People, let me tell you ♪

♪ I work hard every day ♪

♪ I get up out of bed ♪

♪ I put on my clothes ♪

♪ 'Cause I got bills to pay ♪

♪ I've got a deeper love ♪

♪ Deeper love ♪

♪ Deeper love inside ♪

♪ Now I've got love in my heart ♪

♪ It gives me the strength ♪

♪ To make it through the day ♪

♪ Pride and love ♪

♪ Oh, respect for yourself ♪

♪ And that's why I'm not looking for ♪

♪ Handouts, charity, welfare ♪

♪ I don't need ♪

♪ Stealing, killing, not my feeling ♪

♪ No backstabbing, greedy grabbing ♪

♪ Lying, cheating ♪

♪ And I want to thank you ♪

♪ For helping me see ♪

♪ There's a power that lives ♪

♪ Deep inside of me ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ People, let me tell you ♪

[Todrick] All right now.

♪ I work hard every day ♪

♪ I get up outta bed ♪

♪ Put on my clothes ♪

♪ 'Cause I-I-I-I...
I got bills to pay ♪

♪ And it ain't easy ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got a deeper love ♪

♪ A deeper love ♪

♪ A deeper love ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, ♪

♪ It's the power that gives you ♪

♪ The strength to survive ♪

♪ Ow, ow, ow, ow ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[laughing]

[Todrick] Yeah!

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Brooke Lynn Hytes,
shantay, you stay.

Thank you so much.

[Vanjie] I'm devastated.

I almost made it.

Miss Vanjie,
you didn't just come back.

Bitch, you came through.

Now, sashay away.

Thank you. Thank you, guys.

Now, I'm gonna go ahead
and get my little stance.

[all laugh]

Miss Vanessa Vanjie

-motherfucking Mateo...
-[laughing]

Thank you. Love ya.

I might come back.
Don't turn off the spotlight yet.

-[all laugh]
-I might come back, baby.

I could come back today and be, like,

"Hey. I'm at the finale, too."

Y'all never know, bitch.

They might spin the wheel
and land on me again, bitch.

[all laugh]

Aah! See ya later.
Miss Vanjie, deuces.

Love you, Vanjie.

[all laughing]

That's how... that's how you go about it.
Take notes. Holla.

Cut the tape, bitch.

[all laughing]

[Todrick] Is she gone?

[Vanjie] Miss Vanjie...

[all laughing]

[Vanjie] I think I'm just
at a state of shock right now.

I was so close.

Like, I could literally
taste the top four.

But I'm proud of myself.

And I just hope that everyone
is proud of what I've done.

I'm just going to take
the world by storm again.

I'm not gonna stop.
There's not going to be no for me.

Just because I fell again,

you know, sometimes a door closes,
find the back door, bitch, and get in.

My top four queens.
Con-drag-ulations.

You are all one step closer to becoming
America's next drag superstar.

But the race isn't over yet.
So, I want to hear from our super fans.

Who do you think deserves the crown?

Are you Team A'Keria?

Team Brooke Lynn?

Team Silky?

Or Team Yvie?

Let your voices be heard.

Tune in next week to the Season 11
reunion of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Then in two weeks, it's the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race,

where I'll be crowning a winner, baby.

Now, remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell
you gonna love somebody else?

Can I get an amen up in here?

-[all] Amen!
-[RuPaul] All right.

Now, let the music play.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

Being in the top four feels amazing.

That crown is mine.
I ain't leaving without it.

They don't know, but the crown's
actually already in my bag.

[laughs]

Those other bitches better watch out,
'cause I'm gonna win.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

[Vanjie] Vanjie!

♪ To, to, to, to, to, to, to
To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon, to the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon, to the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon, to the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪