RuPaul's Drag Race (2009–…): Season 14, Episode 5 - Save a Queen - full transcript

Previously
on RuPaul's Drag Race...

You'll produce
tension-grabbing super teases.

Action.

This is not RuPaul's
Southern Hospitality Race!

I need love!

You stupid bitch,
what are you doing to me?

Kerri Colby.

Let your guard down.
Just get ugly.

Alyssa Hunter.

Every response was ai-yi-yi-yi.

Angeria, I believed
every word you said.



You are the winner
of this week's challenge.

Kerri Colby, shantay you stay.

Alyssa Hunter, sashay away.

Whew. It feels so nice
to breathe, y'all.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Oh.

Alyssa just got told
to go home, honey.

She didn't have
the golden ticket.

Willy Wonka didn't pop up
outta nowhere.

The chocolate bar
sent the girl packing.

"Believe in yourself,
perrasss, your Latina queen."

- Oh!
- Miss Alyssa!

We love you!

Miss Kerri, you killed it.

In your Versace.



If you're gonna do it,
you gotta do it right I guess.

I'm really not too excited

with where I've been
in this competition.

I want to be
a strong player here.

Let me go ahead
and do a little scrub, honey.

Yes!

Nah, you scrubbing too pretty,
bitch, too pretty.

Aah!

Is that what y'all wanted?

I know what the judges
wanna see now.

So if they want monster
and they want scary Kerri,

they about to get scary
motherfucking Kerri. Period.

Well, I know
how Angie's feeling.

- Oh, yes!
- $5.000 richer!

Bitch, it's the most money
I done ever had at one time.

Bitch, I'm like, girl!

Miss Angeria's putting
the points up on the board,

so right now
she is the one to beat.

I need to amp it up.

I need to be
putting those points up.

I need a W.

How do you feel, Miss Kornbread?

How you feel, Miss Bread?

Um, I'm good. It's just
I'm one of those people,

I'm hard on myself,

and I do feel like
there is more that I can do.

I was not expecting to be
in the bottom three, honestly.

And I'm feeling
very vulnerable right now,

but it's a competition,

so I'm just trying not
to let nobody see me weak.

- You feeling all right?
- Yeah, I'm good.

I'm good. I just need a reset,
that's all.

Yeah.

Get my spirit together,
all that goodness.

I do feel like I have
some redemption to do now.

I have not won
any maxi-challenges yet,

and I want to!

I want to!

Time to release the ginger.

Look, I was ready to do so.

Look.
I had sparkle panties.

She was ready to do so!

I was ready to do so!

But I need to find a way
to really pop

in this next week's challenge.

I have a lot more
cheeky sparkle to give,

so they better watch out.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills
cosmetics,

and a grand prize of $100.000,
powered by Cash App.

With extra-special
guest judge Ava Max.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best drag queen win ♪

♪ Best drag queen win ♪

Yes, good morning,
everybody, good morning.

It is a new day in the werkroom,

and you never know
what's in store,

so it's always
a little hootenanny.

Yeah, a hootenanny.

You know, a little,
like, a good time.

You know, like you never know
what's gonna happen.

Girls, wait, wait.

Where's Kornbread?

What's happening?

Yeah, you guys,
where's Kornbread?

- Girl, what?
- Oh, my God.

Wait, did she leave?

What is going on?

Hey, dolls.

RuPaul walks out, and we're
all a little bit shook,

not understanding
what's going on.

Ladies, as you may have noticed,
Kornbread isn't here today.

She wanted to share
this message with you.

Hey, girls.

So you're probably wondering
why I'm not there.

During last week's challenge,
the acting challenge,

I rolled my ankle, and when
I went home and I went to sleep,

I woke up in excruciating pain,

and my ankle
was extremely swollen.

I saw a doctor,
and the doctor gave me orders

to stay off of my feet
for six to eight weeks.

So unfortunately, this is
the end for me in Season 14.

I'm gobsmacked.

I had no idea Kornbread
had an injury last week.

I really feel devastated.

Miss Kerri,
keep fighting, honey.

Keep showing them
how gorgeous you are,

and you can be a monster,
too, girl.

I've seen you when you wake up
in the morning.

Jasmine Kennedie,
baby, just listen.

Ain't no hard feelings
over here.

And I know you gonna talk
enough for the both of us.

And lastly,
my good buddy Willow.

You make sure you take care
of yourself first.

You continue to have fun
and keep being weird,

and throw them damn flip-flops
in the trash.

As much as I'm, like,
here to beat these queens

and win this competition,

the friendships
matter the most to me.

And Korn...

and Kornbread's friendship

mattered the most to me
out of anyone's.

For now, the bakery is closed.

But look on the bright side.

Y'all might actually have
a chance at winning the crown

now that I'm gone.

Bye.

And don't cry for me,
Miss Argentina.

Love you, girl!

Damn.

Kornbread was
a really strong competitor.

I saw her at the very top.

So as much as I hate
to see her go,

there's a small inkling of me

that's like, okay, we got one
of the good bitches outta here.

In case any of you
were wondering,

Kornbread did not have
the gold candy bar,

so it's still in play.

And let this be
a reminder to everyone.

Savor every moment
you have here.

Now, I have a question for you.

Are you willing to do
whatever it takes

to become America's
next drag superstar?

- Yeah!
- Yes!

I hope you mean it.

♪ Oh, Pit Crew ♪

- Ooh!
- Ooh!

Yes!

Oh, my gosh.

To randomly divide you
into three teams,

you need to do some dirty
dancing with the Pit Crew.

- Oh!
- Oh!

I've been waiting for this one.

Now, first you'll choose
the balloon

and place it between you
and the Pit Crew.

Then you'll bump and grind
until your balloon pops.

If you know what I mean.

Sounds fun!

The color of the confetti
inside your balloon

will determine
which team you join.

Y'all ready to bump and grind?

- Yes!
- Yes!

I'm feeling very excited.

Excited.

All right, let's go left
to right, starting with Bosco.

Don't worry, baby.

In Seattle, we call this
the Space Needle bump.

Oh!

That was so quick.

Bosco, you're on the green team.

Up next, Jasmine Kennedie.

- Oh!
- You're on the purple team.

Oh, my God, you got it
all over his back.

Up next, DeJa Skye.

♪ Da, da-da-da, nah-nah ♪

Boom!

Pop it.

Ugh!

Bruno, I think
you need to push back.

Now, that's the definition
of a power bottom.

Thank you, DeJa.
You are orange.

All right, up next.

Oh, boy.

You signed up for anything
to win that $100.000, missy,

anything and everything.

Maddy, you're on
the purple team.

Purple.

Kerri Colby.

Yes.

Orange team.

Willow Pill.

Put your hip into it!

Daya Betty and Lady Camden,

you're on the green team.

Jorgeous.

Bend those knees, Bryce!

Five, six, seven, eight. Aah!

It's the screaming.
Aah! Aah! Aah!

Oh, my God,
Jorgeous is a chihuahua

yapping at someone's ankles.

She's like, "Ah, ah, ah,
ah, ah, ah."

Ah! Ah!

That little bitch ain't
topped nothin' in her life.

Ah! Ah!

"Ah, ah, ah!"

Push that tush!
Push that tush!

I'm just a little girl!

- You are orange.
- Finally, girl.

Angeria, Orion,
for the final round,

let's make it a four-way.

- Ooh!
- Okay.

Ooh, we got the DP now:

double pop.

One, two, three, go!

- Oh!
- No, wait a minute.

No, wait a minute.
Hold on. I got you.

Oh, my goodness, 10s, 10s,
10s across the board!

Now, ladykins, just being chosen

to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race

is a proud accomplishment,
but it's not easy

being the first queen
to get the chop.

And if you don't believe me,
just ask them.

Please welcome the first queen
eliminated from Season 7,

Tempest DuJour.

Is this me in 25 years?

She's got my shirt on.

Now, the first queen
eliminated from Season 9,

Jaymes Mansfield.

Hey! Oh, my God.

And the first queen
eliminated from Season 13,

Kahmora Hall.

From the Haus of Hall.

Yes, the Haus of Hall!

We were all rooting for you!

Now, queens, for this week's
maxi-challenge,

you need to create
a public service announcement

for the Save a Queen
organization.

Founded just five minutes ago
in my dressing room.

Save a Queen's mission

is to raise awareness
of first-eliminated queens

who feel overlooked,
underestimated,

and just a little bit
constipated.

Now, each team
has to tell the story

of one of these legendary ladies

in the form of
a personality-driven,

rhyming commercial parody.

Team Orange,
you get Tempest DuJour.

Come on, over, sis!

Team Purple,
you get Jaymes Mansfield.

Come on over here, sis!

Oh!

That means Team Green,
you get Kahmora Hall.

I promise I won't be late.

We're putting you
in drag for this.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

- Let's get to work.
- Get to work, ladies.

Hello, hello, I'm Bosco.

Yes, Camden!

Who the hell are you people?

For today's maxi-challenge,

we are creating a PSA
for our fallen sisters

that have gone home first
in their seasons.

The key to doing well
in this challenge

is that it has to be fun,
dripping with sincerity,

and there has to be a way
for you to stand out.

We're not singing, right?

It's just spoken.

No, this is, like,
did you know every single day

there is a cow
that is currently in pain?

We've all seen those
commercials, right?

They try to make you cry.

When you get that commercial
of some shaky-leg dog,

and it's just barely
crawling into existence,

barking like, roo-roo-roo-roo.

- Yeah, it's just gonna be...
- money.

We're not here to play.

We are here to slay, right?

We're gonna send those two
Hobbits back to The Shire.

So we have to tell
a funny story about me.

Let me tell you what Drag Race
audiences know me for.

This bitch called me old.

So how old are you?

Ooh!

Really?

Anything we can riff on,
I think, about age,

like, Shady Pines
Retirement Community

or her joints are crackin'.

If dragging her through the mud

is what's gonna win
this challenge,

then, baby,
we about to drag this ho.

It has to rhyme.

Yeah, and that's the easy part,

because it's really just like

dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah,
dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah.

Dah-dah-dah-dah.

It's that simple, right?

Honestly, I'm not excited
about this challenge whatsoever,

because I hate anything
that has to do with me talking.

Like, and I'm not good
at rhyming.

Oh, poor Tempest DuJour.

They shipped her off
to Shady Pines.

I feel like it doesn't rhyme.

Well, no, this next verse
is gonna rhyme.

Oh. Oh, yeah.

So poor Tempest DuJour,

they shipped her off
to Shady Pines,

dah-dah-dah-dah,
dah-dah-dah-dah-dah.

I'm laying everything out
on the table for these girls.

Now it's in your hands.

I have given you the clay.

Now, make a beautiful vase
out of it for us.

Tempest DuJour
was the cat in the hat

who firstly got told
she was old by a rat.

Can we be meaner
about Kandy, though?

I think what we should do
is have four topics

that are quintessential
Jaymes things.

Okay, so what do you think

are your biggest downfalls
of your time?

If you don't mind
reliving your trauma.

Okay, okay.

My downfall was
a cheerleading challenge.

I think we have
a lot to work with here.

I'm known for styling
the worst wigs around.

Oh, maybe we could use that.

Say something about how, like,
giving wigs second chances,

and, like, we should
give her a second...

You know, she deserves
a second chance.

That's a good way to go, yeah.

I think it's funnier
if we say, like,

throw some nickels
at this busted-ass pig.

Please, someone throw some money
to this busted-ass pig.

- I like that. Yeah.
- Yeah.

Her cheap, homemade costumes...

is what sent her home
or something like that.

Hmm.

Orion, start packing now.

I do feel like I'm contributing
a lot of, like, the ideas,

and I feel like Willow
is also helping refine,

and I feel confident
in what we're bringing.

But I'm a little iffy
about some of the other girls.

Don't worry. With our group,
we're all writing.

With Kahmora's, one's writing

and the others
have to do her makeup.

Hey, squirrel friends.

- Hi!
- Hey!

Are you accepting donations?

- Yeah!
- All the time.

Good.

All right, green team,
come on over.

Hi!

I wanna know how you all
are gonna treat our Kahmora,

because it's a combination
that we're being funny,

we're being shady, but not mean.

I think it's important to show
that Kahmora is in on the joke.

Are you ready for this, Kahmora?

I'm rooting for them, yes.

Say it the way you were supposed
to say it on your season.

I'm rooting for them!

No.

Girl.

Now, Lady Camden,
do you have a cause

that's near and dear
to your heart?

I mean, a serious cause?

Because if you apply
that same seriousness to this,

it will be funny.

I don't have one
super serious to my heart,

but I do feel like
this has to be infused

with something that we really
believe is genuinely sad.

Yes, that's what I just said.

She's not from here, Ru.

I was trying to
get out of that question.

Now, all three of you
have not been in the top.

How are you going
to make this challenge

a top-getting challenge?

I feel like we're just gonna
channel our love for tops

and love for topping
into bringing this.

I think it just
needs to be funny.

I started really, really strong.

I haven't been in the top,
though,

so my energy going into this
is stand out.

I need to start putting points
up on that board.

So I will see you out there.
Go make me laugh.

Thanks, Ru. Thank you.

All right, purple ladies.

Hey, doll.

Jaymes, what has your life been
like since you were here last?

It's been great.

I honestly have
gotten to do so much

that I never thought I could do,
even though I went home first.

Like, I got to tour the world,
I got to start my own business.

I couldn't be more grateful.

Are they calling prostitution
a business now?

It's the oldest trade
in the book.

So I see you have a storyboard.

How far along
have you guys come?

We really have, like, all, like,

the ideas and the scenes
we wanna do.

It's just fleshing out
the final details.

Orion, are you familiar
with this kind of PSA?

Have you seen
the Sarah McLachlan thing?

Yes, and I always turn it off
because it always makes me sad.

Well, how are you gonna
make this happy and fun?

I think that we...

Have you ever done anything
like this before?

I haven't.

When you're doing
these challenges,

behavior is everything.

You know, who is your character?
You know what I mean?

And that adds so much flavor.

Ru loves the classic PSAs,
and I'm a little bit worried

about everyone on my team
fully grasping those characters.

You kids make me laugh.
Be funny.

And Jaymes,
welcome back, darling.

Thank you. I'm stealing
everything in here.

All right, team orange,
come on over.

- Hi!
- Hellur.

So how do you plan on using
our Tempest DuJour?

We're capitalizing off the fact
that she's a old bitch.

Oh, okay.
So due to the fact...

- Due to the fact...
- That she old...

And honey, I don't mean no more.

So, Tempest, is anything
off-limits for you?

Have you told them, oh, no,
I'll do anything for drag,

but I won't do that?

No. Well, no,
actually, the opposite.

I've told them let's be meaner,
let's dig deeper.

The key to these challenges

is that you can't give away
the joke in your eyes.

You have to read this
as if it were the gospel truth.

Then it's automatically funny.

You're doing this
for a really good cause.

- Yeah.
- I mean, Tempest DuJour.

She needs our thoughts
and our prayers.

- Desperately.
- Yes.

So now, Jorgeous, you have
this fire on the runway.

How will you translate that
into this challenge?

I definitely think
I have to be more ditzier,

more cutesier with this.

- Ditzier and cutesier?
- Yes.

Okay.

- Cutesier.
- Uh-huh.

Kerri, what does that mean?

I've been trying to figure
that out since I got here.

I'm nervous as hell.

Back home, people that I know

tell me, like, "Girl, you're
not gonna be good at acting,

you're not gonna be good
at the funny stuff."

I cannot wait
to see what you all do.

It just really sticks
in my head, like...

Hey, welcome, queens.

It's time to shoot our PSA
with Michelle Visage,

and honestly, I am
shitting bricks right now.

Tempest, I am so happy
to see you.

I'm so happy to see you, too!

And you're naked again!

Oh, my God.

Now, I'm just acting
as a second pair of eyes.

I'm here to help,
but you kids are in charge.

So the first thing
we're gonna do

are your rhyming lines
to camera.

Who's gonna go first with that?

- Me. Yes, ma'am.
- Jorgeous. Okay, great.

Now, the challenge of this
is you're doing it to music,

so the timing is very important.

- Oh, yes, absolutely.
- Okay?

And roll tape, and action.

Poor Tempest DuJour.

They shipped her off
to Shady Pines.

You could find her
in the bingo hall

inserting laxatives
in her behind.

Now she's eating applesauce
with her friend Betty White.

Was that...

We ran out of music.

Oh, I need to be faster, right?

The secret is to fit it in
in the time you have allotted.

You have a lot of words here,
Jorgeous.

Okay, yes.

Girl, why'd you write
a dictionary?

I'm sorry!

Try it again, baby.
Hit it.

She lost all that weight.
In her prime, she was tight.

Now she's eating applesauce
with her friend Betty White.

Gotta be faster.

- So close!
- You ever heard of a speed rap?

Yes.

Yeah, that's kind of
what you're gonna have to do.

Okay.

Hey, DeJa.

Make me feel something.
Round one.

Tempest DuJour,
people say that she's done...

Oh, I just lost the line.

- Hold on, hold on.
- It happens. Cut.

- Okay, okay.
- Here we go.

Tempest DuJour,
people say that she's done...

- Oh, my God.
- It's all right. Cut.

Girl, DeJa is in her head
right now.

Girl, get outta there.

Girl, you need a rope?

You need me
to pull you outta there?

Do this. Brrrrr!

Brrrr...

Brrrr.

That was pblblblblt.

Let's try again.

People say that she's done.

She's so old, her Social
Security number is 1.

Cut. Okay.

There you go, you do it!

Oh, my God.

Here we go, Angie. Go.

Now she... oh.

What are you doing?

What are you doing right now?
Why are you in your head?

Okay, I got it,
I got it, I got it.

I know you got it.

- I got it, I got it.
- Do you know you got it?

I got it, I got it.

I... ugh. Whew.

Girl, this is harder than
what I thought it was gonna be.

Here we go.
Let it all out.

She's old and saggy
like rotten fruit.

I guess it wasn't just
that nude bodysuit.

And cut.

Yes, bitch.

Kerri Colby's next.

I'm here to be ugly, bitch.

I don't know if this is ugly,
but all right.

If this is your idea of ugly,
sweetie, um...

God help us all.

All right, Kerri Colby,
let's give it a shot.

Tempest DuJour
was the cat in a hat

who got told she was old
by a ho-bearded rat.

But then got out-danced
and she fell to the back.

Cut. Good job, Kerri Colby.

- Thank you!
- Keep it up.

Get uglier.

I think that I'm really
slaying this.

I'm hoping for
a top spot placement,

because it's about
fucking time, bitch.

Okay, let's move on
to your B-roll.

Wait. I'm a little scared.

Do I gotta hold this?

I think it's supposed
to be fake-looking.

Bitch, if you hit me
and pop this face...

Girl.

Some of the girls on this team
are doing really well,

but some of the girls
on this team

better hope that
the other teams suck real bad.

Welcome, queens.

- Hey, Michelle.
- Hi!

Hi, Kahmora.
Do you know you're naked?

It's a little nipply in here.

- Ding!
- Let's go.

First up, you are getting ready.

There's definitely a fire
under all three of our tushies.

We are not gonna fuck this up!

All right, so the moment is

we are getting Kahmora ready
in less than seven hours.

It's gonna be a full show.
Action.

Oh, she's so frantic!

Oh, my God, how is she
gonna make it in time?

- More powder. I'm greasy!
- Okay.

I'm really greasy.

Can you jump a little bit
more for me?

I think they want you already.

Okay, keep on powdering,
keep on powdering!

- Can you scream for me?
- Aah!

- Louder!
- Aah!

And cut.

I think that's a keeper.

Let's move on.

I think it would be best

if we all do
our individual verses.

Okay, Lady Camden.
You're gonna go on that T.

She's a legend, she's a star,

but she's back to tip spots
at her local bar.

Cut. I would like you

to just pick up your volume
a little bit.

I'm gonna do it louder.

- Yes, please.
- Okay.

With Lady Camden,
I can definitely relate,

because I am also
not a naturally loud person.

So Lady Camden,
I am rooting for you, girl.

Bosco, keep
the viewers' attention.

Keep them riveted.

Her time came and went,
and it was all gone in a flash.

So reach into your pockets
and give her some fucking cash.

Come on, Eminem,
spit them lyrics.

Bosco's giving kind of, like,
you know, gangsta rap.

Look at me, trying to be
fucking cool and shit.

The strongest earlobes
in all the Race,

but we saw how fast
she painted her face.

My inspiration is a little bit
of Diane Sawyer,

a little bit of Barbara Walters,
a little bit of Bride of Chucky.

Her tale would soon get shitty.

If that doesn't want to make you
send me your money,

I don't know what else would.

- Great. Good.
- Thanks.

Okay, queens, I can't wait
to see how your PSA turns out.

- Hi, Michelle!
- Hi, Jaymes Mansfield!

Oh, my gosh, it's you!

So it is time to shoot
our little PSA.

We are all in
our executive business

weatherwoman type of outfits,
except for Orion.

She has, like,
a housewife jumpsuit,

which is questionable.

All right, so who's first up?

I'm first up, yes.

All right, here we go.

A young bedroom queen
too big for her britches.

She really thought she could
compete with these bitches.

She...

Cut. Can we try something?

Can you say, "She really thought

that she could compete
with these bitches."

Ooh, okay.

Like, you can give
some inflection.

- Okay.
- Okay, here we go.

A young bedroom queen
too big for her britches.

She really thought she could
compete with these bitches.

Cut. That's a keeper.

- Good job. Let's move on.
- Whoo!

So ends the tale
of Jaymes Mans-face,

delusional queen thought
she came in first place.

Willow is serving me

some Lesley Gore does
Jessica Fletcher realness.

So please throw a penny
at this busted-ass pig.

What is this Cabot Cove
creation she has created?

Okay, good.

Orion and her belt.
Hit it.

Her drag is so crusty,
her life is a wreck.

Filming in her bathroom
was cute for a bit.

Orion is just kind of giving us

more high-off-her-ass housewife.

Is she high off her ass?
That's what I'm wondering.

The queens were challenged
to bring their best Gaga.

She tried her best
to do a tumble pass,

but all she did
was land on that ass.

I love that
you gave it all you got,

but it was so, like,
The Count from Sesame Street.

It was so, like,

I want... to suck... your blood.

Yeah. Okay, here we go.

She tried her best
to do a tumble pass.

She tried... her best... to...

One bad take, ah, ah, ah.

Two bad takes, ah, ah, ah.

I think we just need to take

the cadence out of it.

It's missing
any kind of emotion.

Got it. She tried her best
to do a tumble pass,

but all she did
was land on that flat ass.

Flat?

- Land flat on her ass.
- Land flat on her ass. Sorry.

Let's just say you can
lead a horse to water,

but you can't make a horse
good at acting and comedy.

Let's move on.

Jaymes, come on out.
It's time to work now, baby.

Norma Desmond has risen, yes.

Great. We're a tumble away
from victory.

And action.

She tried with her best
to do a tumble pass,

but all she did was land
flat on that ass.

That was it.
I feel like you're great.

- Whew.
- At the end of this challenge,

I can confidently say...

I did really well.

Yes!

Aow!

Okay, time to do my makeup.

Whoo!

Today the judges get to watch
our Save a Queen PSA.

I feel like my group
did really well,

but I don't know who did well
in other groups and who didn't.

How are you all feeling
about our team?

I'm feeling pretty cute.

I feel like we had more to prove
than the other teams,

being on the safer side.

Yeah.

But I kind of feel like
it gave us an opportunity

to be a silent
but deadly killer.

Yes!

Being safe twice makes me
feel really insecure.

In this challenge,
I felt like I did a good job.

I can feel my competitive side

just starting to really
bubble up right now.

Were there any moments
where we watch somebody else

and we're, like, ooh?

No.

I wasn't sweating
about either of you.

I'm like, "These girls got it."

Oh, shit, I thought
they were gonna do bad.

Not even gonna lie.

Like, I thought they were
gonna do the worst.

How was your group, Jorgeous?

At first it was kind of
a little struggle for me,

because timing and having
to go quick and all that stuff.

Thank God that I rememberized,

like... remem... rememberized.

- Rememberized your lines?
- Yeah.

Everybody's saying
that they did well,

and I'm like, girl...

Something's wrong.
Somebody's lying.

Maddy, baby, how you feeling?

I feel pretty good.

Michelle didn't have,
like, a lot of notes.

She said I gave,
like, good energy.

Like, I feel okay.

I definitely think I have
to worry a little bit today.

I'm not gonna lie.

Just because
of how I was last week,

and then, like, kind of
being the same now.

You know, Jasmine has been so
confident in this competition,

always being in the top

or feeling like she
should have won sometimes.

This might be
a wake-up call for her.

I'm competitive as far as, like,

I wanna push myself,
you know what I mean?

I'm feeling really good
about my performance.

I gave it my all.

I'm here to have a good time

and win some challenges.

Maybe this'll be my week.

Orion must be in some delusion,

because he feels super good
about what's going on.

But she was just very flat
in the challenge.

So I know me and you
started drag very, very young.

Oh, yes.

When did you officially start?

I performed at Pride.

I started doing
a lot of draggy things

when I was
five or six years old,

dancing in my parents'
living room.

At 16 I finally got the courage
to put some makeup on

and go out at Gay Pride.

I bought everything myself,

like, my hair, my costume,
my thigh-highs.

I was working at McDonald's
before I started doing drag.

- Yes!
- That's how I paid for my stuff.

When I was at Gay Pride
and I saw the stage,

I was like, "That's what I
need to do. I need to perform."

And I slayed the whole crowd.

It was lit.
I turned the party, girl.

One of the show directors was
like, "Hey, we really like you.

We wanna bring you
to the bar and perform."

And I was like,
"Well, I'm only, like, 16."

And they're like, "Okay.

Well, we'll have to talk
to the manager about that."

They were like,
"Hey, you can perform,

but your parents
had to be there."

So I was like, ugh!

I had to ask my parents
to see if they would let me,

and they were a little iffy
about it at first.

But they were like,
"We're gonna support you,"

so they let me perform.

The first night
that I performed,

like, legit, all my family,
like, came over,

and, like, they packed the bar.

I would have been so nervous.
Oh, my God!

So many girls did not like the
fact that I was working at 16.

You know why? It's because
you're better than them.

Yes. I didn't wanna say it.

Willow, are you,

like, close with your parents?

Yeah, I'm really close
with my mom.

She's, like,
one of my best friends.

I came out when I was 17,
and my mom was so great.

She was just like,
"I love you no matter what."

"We're gonna, you know,
figure this out."

I love that y'all are close.

Because we've just
been through everything.

If you don't mind me asking,

because I know you have
your medical situations.

When did a lot of that
start happening?

So that was, like, since birth.

I was tested immediately,

because my eldest sister
Elizabeth,

who's eight years older,
has stenosis as well.

Oh, so it's always.

Mm-hmm, it's always
been the case.

I had a transplant
when I was 15 years old.

My brother gave me his kidney.

And now I'm dealing with, like,

all my muscles
are starting to atrophy.

It sucks being 26 years old
and feeling like...

Like, feeling, like, it's, like,
this, like, decline from here.

And it's, like,
you just getting started.

Yeah, it's like I'm supposed
to be in, like, my prime,

and I feel like my body
is, like, disintegrating.

I felt this deep, deep need
to get on Drag Race

to, like, make my statement,
make my stand.

Because I didn't wanna get lost,

like, get forgotten.

You've managed to, like,
turn into this beautiful thing.

Like, yeah, like,
you're Willow Pill, girl.

Like, you know?

Willow is, like,
just such a fighter.

In this moment,
knowing her story,

I feel more connected to her.

- We good?
- Yeah.

We got each other.
We all right.

Yes, yes.

Ooh, I'm getting emotional
over here in this corner today,

and I gotta finish this mug!

Y'all don't want me
to be nothing.

Y'all don't want me
to be nothing.

We can't take it!

♪ Cover girl,
put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe,
let your whole body talk ♪

Yeah!

And what?

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

A friend to poor,
unfortunate queens everywhere,

Michelle Visage.

It won't cost much.
Just your voice.

The hilarious Ross Mathews.

Now, Ross, I hear you
started your own nonprofit?

Yeah, thank you
for bringing that up.

We collect one dollar bills

to stuff in go-go boys'
G-strings.

It's a cause
I can really get behind.

Hey, listen, you can count on me
for a hundred bucks.

Oh, thank you so much.

And she's no stranger
to kings and queens.

The fabulous Ava Max.
Welcome!

Thank you, Mama Ru.
I am so excited to be here.

We're so happy you're here.

This week
we challenged our queens

to raise awareness in their own
public service announcements.

And tonight on the runway,
category is Spring Has Sprung.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

♪ The world is your runway ♪

Category is Spring Has Sprung.

First up is Jorgeous.

She's got
a little Spring in her step.

I'm serving you my little

cutesy-bootsie
mint-green fantasy.

Girl, I'm ready
for this tea party.

I am the definition
of Spring Has Sprung.

You know what
her favorite TV show is?

- What?
- Blossom.

Whoa.

Kerri Colby.

Bouquet?

I'm bringing you
creature couture.

I feel like an alien,
very avant-garde.

I really do feel like

I was able to step out
of my comfort zone,

both in my challenge
and in this runway.

And you know what?
It's kind of fun.

Stems, stems,
stems across the board.

Angeria Paris VanMicheals.

It's gonna be a lovely day.

My look is inspired by Cardi B.

Baby, I am giving you
every kind of flower, bitch.

I'm giving you orange flowers,
pink flowers,

yellow flowers, white flowers.

I want the judges to smell
the flowers, honey, yes!

You heard
of Flowers for Algernon?

- Uh-huh.
- This is Flowers for Angeria.

DeJa Skye.

Oh, it's the Beaster Bunny.

Oh, my God.

Bitch, I look like
Spring threw up all over me,

and I feel amazing.

I am known as
the pastel princess,

so this was my runway
to stomp it out.

Well, she's really into hip-hop.

Maddy Morphosis.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Stormy Daniels.

I feel like when a lot
of people think of Spring,

they obviously think
very, like, pastels,

Easter, very fun, playful.

But I'm Mother Nature,
and I am here

to wash away the rest
of the competition.

Welcome to the stage,
our raining queen.

Jasmine Kennedie.
Always after me Lucky Charms.

I would wear this.
I love this.

I decided to bring

this beautiful
beaded and stoned corset

that I made all by myself.

And nobody can tell me I don't
look goddamn good in this,

point blank, period.

How green is her valley?

RuPaul; Orion Story.

Bitch betta have my bunny.

When I think of Spring,
I immediately think of bunnies,

so I am giving you my spin
on an Easter bunny.

She's very flirty
and absolutely sexy.

She may win by just a hare.

Up next, Willow Pill.

Putting the "home"
in "homosexual."

This is my Little House
On The Fairy look,

with these cute little
pastel houses

with fresh grass on their lawn.

There's flowers
in the windowsills.

And then when I turn around,
it says "help" in blood.

I feel super me.

Oh, yes,
Willow Pill the house down!

Daya Betty.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Joey Heatherton.

I am fluttering around

feeling like
the cutest little pixie.

I have butterflies swarming me,

and then a wasp
starts circling around me,

and I have to make sure
to shoo it away,

because it's Butterfly Betty
only today, honey.

Take that, Asia O'Hara.

Lady Camden.

I knew she was into teabagging.

I'm giving you a Spring look

that honestly was inspired
by my grandmother's tablecloth.

Do you have a sweet tooth?

Mmm, take a little nibble.

Literal tea time, bitch.

- Oh!
- She's spillin' the tea!

We do see her PG Tips.

Up next, Bosco.

There's a storm a'brewin'.

I am pumping down the runway

in my lovely
little thundercloud.

My legs are glistening
like gas station hotdogs.

We get to the end,
and I tear down the storm cloud

to reveal a full, sunny day
ball gown.

Enter Little Miss Sunshine.

I can make it through the rain.

And let's give it up
one more time

for our returning queens,
Tempest DuJour.

I'm ready for
my close up, Miss Charles.

Leopard and gold,

and she's keeping
that tuna casserole hot!

This isn't the last you've seen
of Tempest DuJour.

Who needs Sunset Boulevard

when you can have
Hollywood Boulevard?

Jaymes Mansfield.

Oh, bee-hive.

Hey, shape-shifters,

I am serving Shirley MacLaine

in What a Way to Go,
only in pink.

I am feeling so great
being back on this runway.

Take a bow.

I mean, a bow.
I mean, a bowel.

Kahmora Hall. Ooh!

Mackie doll, desert edition.

I am wearing a vintage Mackie

Spring/Summer 2001 dress

from his final runway
collection.

I am the true fashion queen
of my season,

and I told y'all,
I am not going back in my box.

You know what?
I'm rooting for her.

Welcome, ladies.

It's time for the world debut

of your public service
announcement.

♪ Save a queen ♪

♪ Gone but not forgotten ♪

♪ The judges did her rotten ♪

♪ Sashayed away
before her time ♪

♪ Save a queen ♪

Poor Tempest DuJour.

They sent her off
to Shady Pines.

You could find her
in the bingo hall

inserting laxatives
in her behind.

She lost all that weight.
In her prime, she was tight.

Now she's eating applesauce
with her friend Betty White.

Tempest DuJour
was the cat in a hat

who got told she was old
by a ho-bearded rat.

She had things to say
because the bitch was so wack,

but then got out-danced
and she fell to the back.

Now her nurse is her only fan.

Even her kids don't wanna
follow an ancient man.

She's old and saggy
like rotten fruit.

I guess it wasn't just
that nude bodysuit.

Tempest DuJour,
people say that she's done.

She's so old, her
Social Security number is 1.

If she were to fall,
911 gets the call.

Death drop, they said,
now poor Tempest is dead!

♪ Save a queen ♪

For such 69 cents a day,

you can supply Miss DuJour

with a box of adult diapers.

For a small monthly donation,

we can pay Tempest's children
to build her a new walker.

What's that bitch name again?

Oh. Who?

♪ Save a queen ♪

A young bedroom queen,
too big for her britches.

She really thought she could
compete with these bitches.

She came in with whimsy
and puppets in tow,

but her little friend
couldn't help her.

The bitch had to go.

The queens were challenged
to bring their best Gaga,

but Jaymes showed up
in literal caca.

She tried her best
to do a tumble pass,

but all she did was land
flat on that ass.

Her drag is so crusty,
her life is a wreck.

Now all this girl needs
is just a paycheck.

Filming in her bathroom
was cute for a bit.

But likes and subscribes,
that don't pay for shit.

So ends the tale
of Jaymes Mans-face.

Delusional queen thought
she came in first place.

Still scouring the streets
for secondhand wigs,

so please throw a penny
at this busted-ass pig.

♪ Save a queen ♪

She doesn't need much,
just a buffalo nickel...

and maybe some new tights.

She's just a child,

a 312-month-old baby!

With every donation,

you'll receive a free pair
of noise-canceling headphones

so you can block out
that godawful voice.

♪ Sashayed away
before her time ♪

♪ Save a queen ♪

Kahmora hails
from the Windy City.

Little did she know her tale
would soon get shitty.

The strongest earlobes
in all the race,

but we saw how fast
that she painted her face.

She's a legend, she's a star,

but she's back to tip spots
at her local bar.

Every queen has their day,

but there was just one line
she couldn't quite say.

She said,
"I was rooting for us."

I mean, damn.
She even padded her bust.

Her time came and went,
and it was all gone in a flash.

So reach into your pockets
and give her some fucking cash.

♪ Save a queen ♪

Did you know
that some drag queens

have to get ready
in less than seven hours?

Every five minutes,

a drag queen develops
elephantitis in her earlobes.

Somewhere right now,

there's a poor little drag queen

crying in Untucked

because, well,
she's safe again this week.

♪ Save a queen ♪

Is this song still going on?

♪ Save a queen ♪

♪ Her OnlyFans ain't poppin' ♪

♪ And all her pads are rotten ♪

♪ Her meet-and-greets
are empty lines ♪

♪ Save a queen ♪

Call now and donate
just an hour of your time

so we could give her
the attention she needs.

When we reach our donation goal,

we'll do these tired queens
the ultimate service

of putting them to sleep...
for good.

You can sponsor a drag queen
like Kahmora...

By donating a sensible 74 cents.

That way, she can buy
a fucking watch.

♪ Save a queen ♪

Hi, I'm Sarah McLachlan,

and this is wrong
on so many levels.

I was touched,

but I won't tell you where.

Ladies,
I've made some decisions.

When I call your name,
please step forward.

Kerri Colby.

DeJa Skye.

Maddy Morphosis.

Willow Pill.

Daya Betty.

Ladies, you are all safe.

And Tempest, Jaymes,
and Kahmora,

thank you for your dedicated
service to the call of drag.

You may leave the stage.

And Kahmora, leave that dress
in my dressing room.

It's time for
the judges' critiques,

starting with Jorgeous.

This look is to die for.

Your makeup and this updo
is so gorgeous,

I want it myself.

That confidence
you have on the runway

was not on the screen.

You struggled quite a bit.

You put too many words in it.

It was kind of just
get the words in there,

and really no emotion.

How many words
did you put up in there?

I really tried my best
to, like, work with what I got,

and even my team members...

What do you mean,
"with what you got?"

You wrote it, didn't you?

Yes, yes.

Now, listen, why didn't you have

any false eyelashes on
in your thing?

Oh, because I wanted to give

very, like,
bland, regular-degular,

like, white woman thing.

- On a drag show?
- Yes.

Thank you, Jorgeous.

Thank you, RuPaul.

Up next, Miss Angeria.

I love the bottom part
of this dress.

I think there's
a fit issue up here.

That surprises me,

because I expect
a really high level from you.

Let's talk about
your performance.

I thought you were really funny.

- You hit that last joke.
- What's that bitch name again?

It was so perfectly timed.

Ooh!

It needed that punch,
and you delivered.

You know who you are,

and you apply it
to every single challenge.

- Are you a poet?
- I am not a poet.

The answer is "Yes, Miss Paul.

You got a poet job for me?"

Yes, Miss Paul.
You got a poet job for me?

Up next, Jasmine Kennedie.

You were so excited,
you were so ready.

The issue for you,

it was very "'Twas the night
before Christmas

and all through the house."

You couldn't break out of it.

This seemed a little stiff.

And I usually
don't mind a stiffy.

Me either.

But this look is just so draggy.

That is the biggest compliment
I could give you.

- Thank you.
- This is my favorite.

This is something I would wear
to perform myself.

I would keep an eye out
for Alyssa Edwards

in some dark alleyway.

She's gonna be coming for you,

because you look like
a younger version of her.

Did I just say that?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

She's coming for you now.

Up next, Orion Story.

You look beautiful.

I think your body
looks fantastic.

It's not my favorite
Spring look,

but I understand
what you were going for.

I struggled with you in the PSA.

And maybe some new tights.

It could have been more emotion,

more bubbly or warm.

Because of the way you talk and
the cadence that you speak in,

there's no energy.

When people get into drag,

usually it pulls out
this sort of other self.

Coming in with all
these new people and stuff,

like, I'm a little awkward
sometimes.

So I just need to get
through that, you know?

All right, thank you, Orion.

Thank you.

Up next, Lady Camden.

Okay, so here's the tea.

I love this look.

I love it because it's so campy.

I get who you are
just with this look.

I thought you were great
in the PSA,

because you delivered it like
a proper television presenter,

and the words you were saying
were so stupid.

And that presentability
and ridiculousness

are my favorite things together.

You killed this.

You came to slay,
and you did just that.

I think the only note I gave you
was, "I can't hear you."

I think the girls can agree

I'm not the loudest voice
in the room,

and I'm going to work on
being a little louder.

Thank you, Lady Camden.

Thank you.

Up next, Bosco.

Shalom.

You were the only one
who really did, like, poetry,

like, spoken word.

I really appreciated it,

because it was different
to everybody else,

and that's how you stand out
in this competition.

There's a thing about you
as a performer I find dangerous.

I feel like you're willing
to really take a risk.

That is so exciting to watch.

And tonight on the runway,

you came out
as a little storm cloud,

and you revealed
to a ray of sun.

I've been doing, like,

a seasonal affective disorder
number in Seattle for years,

and so I thought
I'd bring it to L.A. as well.

Oh! Oh, God, only Seattle.

Thank you, ladies.
I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck
in the werkroom,

the judges and I
will deliberate.

All right now, just between
us squirrel friends,

what do you think?
Jorgeous.

Jorgeous pops so much
out on this runway,

but there just
was none of that in the PSA.

It just felt like she couldn't
get out of her own way.

She knows how to do it
on the runway.

Just apply that
to the challenges

and you're golden.

Angeria.

That Sparta/Gorgia accent...

Is like... it's honey.

It's so amazing.

She is a naturally funny person.

She has great timing.

Tonight on the runway, if it
don't fit, you must acquit,

and I'm sorry,
but it did not fit.

Jasmine Kennedie.

You know those YouTube videos

where they, like,
put frosting on a balloon

and when someone cuts it and it
pops, there's no cake there?

Yes.

That's how I feel
about her in this PSA.

I missed the goods.

But I do think
she's just fresh and new,

and I like her energy.

I think she's a grower.

Oh, a grower!

Tell me more.

Orion Story.

In the challenge, you could see
her completely going inward.

And no matter what, it came out
the same way every time.

She doesn't deliver any persona.

There's so much potential there.

She just fell so flat.

I would have settled
for a little eggshell.

I'm not asking for gloss,
just a little something.

I love your paint references,
Ross.

I don't know
if you're mocking me.

Well, from now on, I will
be calling you Glossy Rossy.

- Yes!
- Oh!

Lady Camden from the UK.

Right out of the gate
she was emoting,

and that's what we needed
in these PSAs.

The cheesier, the better,

and she was giving
full frontal fromage.

It was rotten,
and it was funny and perfect.

She was a great actress.

So much so
that I bet James Lipton

would wanna interview her.

Well, you know, he's dead.

I know he's dead, but
it's a good tea reference.

You get it?

Oh, now that was a stretch.

- Now, come on!
- That was a stretch.

- High gloss?
- Ha!

She put a lot of effort
into it, and she shines.

The truth is, she could really
be a player this season.

Bosco.

The confidence,
next, next, next level,

unlike anyone else I saw.

She goes from that PSA,
where she's dangerous and edgy,

to this runway, where
she's this burlesque daydream.

It is thrilling to watch what
she's doing in this competition.

Silence!

I think I've heard enough.

In fact, you know,
I've made my decision.

Shake the man's hand, daddy,
and bring back my girls.

You heard the woman!

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Orion Story.

We are still waiting

for you to spring into action.

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

Lady Camden.

This week, you served the tea,

and it was piping hot.

You are safe.

Thank you.

Bosco. This week,
the fog lifted and you shined.

Con-drag-ulations. You are the
winner of this week's challenge.

Thank you.

You've won a cash prize
of $5.000.

Yes!

I'm a wiener!

I've put a point
up on the board.

I'm in it,
and that feels so good.

Angeria Paris VanMicheals.

You're safe.

Thank you.

Jorgeous, Jasmine Kennedie,

to save a queen,

first you have to save yourself.

Jorgeous.

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

Jasmine Kennedie, you are safe.

Thank you. Thank you.

Two queens stand before me.

Prior to tonight,

you were asked to prepare
a lip sync performance

of My Head and My Heart
by Ava Max.

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!

I am excited.

This is gonna be one of those
lip syncs to watch,

because Miss Jorgeous
is gonna buck her ass down.

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

Throw it down!

Yes, bitch, go off!

♪ Baby, now and then ♪

♪ I think about me now ♪

♪ And who
I could have been ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ My mind's got a m-m-mind
of its own right now ♪

♪ And it makes me hate me ♪

♪ I'll explode
like a dynamite ♪

♪ If I can't decide, baby ♪

♪ My head and my heart
are torturing me, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause my mind and your heart
are caught in between, yeah ♪

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ Tell me yes or no ♪

♪ Asking the heavens
should I stay or should I go ♪

♪ You held my hand when
I had nothing left to hold ♪

♪ And now I'm on a roll... ♪

My eyes are focused on Jorgeous,

and I'm just, like,
yes, give it to me.

♪ Baby, my head... ♪

She is just such
a good goddamn performer.

♪ 'Cause my mind, in your arms,
I go to extremes, yeah ♪

♪ When angels tell me run
and monsters call it love, oh ♪

♪ I'm standing
at the crossroads ♪

♪ I cross my heart
with X and Os ♪

♪ Which way leads to forever ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
God only knows ♪

♪ My head and my heart
are torturing me, yeah... ♪

I was shook.
The whole stage was shook.

♪ I go to extremes, yeah... ♪

Orion has kicked off her shoes.

I thought we went over that
with June.

We don't take off shoes.

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la,
la, la, la, la, la ♪

Wow.

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Jorgeous, shantay you stay.

Thank y'all so much.

You may join the other girls.

Orion Story.

Your fate now rests

in the hands of the drag gods.

If you have the gold bar,
you will be saved.

You've been hiding your candy.

Let's see what you got.

When I tell you
that I am praying...

And I'm not religious...

I'm praying
that I have the gold bar,

because I am not ready
to leave yet.

It's chocolate.

Orion, today
is where your story begins.

The rest is still unwritten.

Now sashay away.

Thank you so much.

We love you, baby!

I love you all so much.

We love you, Orion.

Y'all got it the first time.

I'm so proud that, like,
I made it here

and I got to show the world
who I am.

I definitely know
I made my mom proud.

I'm so excited
for what's to come.

Y'all ain't seen the last of me.

Con-drag-ulations, ladies.

And remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell you gonna love
somebody else?

Can I get an "amen" up in here?

- Amen!
- Amen!

All right.
Now let the music play!

♪ Oh, playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ Oh, baby, playing
with the game of love ♪

Next time
on RuPaul's Drag Race...

- Oh!
- Oh!

Michelle Visage. She's been
compulsively shopping

online late nights.

You need to create
unforgettable looks

using only the materials
found in these packages.

The idea is to be, like,
a child's nightmare.

Okay.

Oh.

You are a vision tonight.

It is classic bougie snatch it.

Well, I disagree.
I hated it.

I'm just gonna say this.

Yell at me again,
I'm gonna beat your ass.

Damn.

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, winner, baby ♪

♪ Oh, winner, baby ♪

♪ Oh, winner, baby ♪

♪ Oh, playing with
the game of love ♪

♪ Oh, winner, baby ♪

♪ Oh, baby, playing
with the game of love ♪

♪ Winner ♪

♪ MTV ♪