RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - RuPaul-A-Palooza! - full transcript

Previously on RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race...

Category is I Love The Nineties.

Our five remaining queens

served the biggest performances
of the season,

and a double win
where nobody went home.

Then, unexpectedly,
everything changed.

I have an important
announcement to make.

From this moment on,

no more secrets!

This game is about
to change forever.

The time has come
for each of you...



to Ru-veal yourself!

First up, tonight's winner.

RuPaul, you can call me
Donna Bellissima,

or you can call me
Daniel Franzese.

I know what you're thinking.

I've seen Mean Girls.

She doesn't even go herses.

But guess what? I'm here!

You're gonna see a lot more
Daniel Franzese up in here.

Well, baby, you can
sit with us any time.

Next queen.

RuPaul, you can call me
Poppy Love,

or you can call me...

AJ McLean.



Oh, my gosh!

So, hello, everyone.

It is yours truly, AJ McLean,

from the Backstreet Boys.

It is an honor to be here.

I'm gonna do whatever it takes
to win that crown.

I want this.

Whoo, Backstreet's back.
All right!

- Yeah!
- All right!

Next queen, please.

RuPaul, you can call me
Thirsty Von Trap,

or you can call me...

Mark Indelicato.

Well, hi.

I know you might know me
as Thirsty Von Trap,

but it is me,
it is Mark Indelicato

from Ugly Betty and Hacks.

I know that I don't look
as beautiful right now

as I do when I'm in drag,

but it's called versatility,
and, um, hi.

Well, we loved you
in Ugly Betty,

and Hacks is whacks.

Next queen, please.

RuPaul, you can call me
Chic-Li-Fay,

or you can call me...

Kevin McHale.

It's me, Kevin McHale.

You may know me
from working on Glee.

Chic-Li-Fay's
the better version of me,

so now you're stuck
with this, too.

So sorry.

O-M-G, I'm Gleeking out.

Reveal yourself, last queen.

RuPaul, you can call me
Chakra 7,

or you can call me...

Tatyana Ali.

Allow me to reintroduce myself.

My name is Tatyana Ali.

I was on Fresh Prince years ago,

and I wanna bring it.

I wanna bring it hard.

That's right,

we've got ourselves
a fresh princess of Bel Air.

My queens, the sisterhood
is about to get real,

and this competition
will never be the same.

It all starts in
three... two... one.

And what?

Welcome to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

Say hello to our Judge Judy,
Michelle Visage.

Mwah!

And the hilarious Ross Mathews!

Hi, everybody! Hi! Hi!

Now, in case you haven't heard,

the secret is out
and the pressure is on.

Tonight, our queens
will be performing

a group and solo performance
from the Drag Race songbook.

Category is RuPaulapalooza.

Celebrities, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win!

The winner of RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race

will win $100,000
for their favorite charity

and be crowned America's
next celebrity drag superstar.

Now, all hail
our Queen Supremes:

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee,

and Monét X Change!

Hello, ladykins!

- Hi, Mama Ru!
- Hey, Ru!

All right, now, just between
us squirrel friends,

what's the backstage tea?

Mama Ru, the competition
has been turnt up

several many notches and stuff.

- Ooh!
- Ooh!

After last week, our
celebrity queens were gagging.

But Mama, luckily,

the three of us were born
without a gag reflex.

Take a look.

We're about to work
in the werkroom together.

We've been doing this
for so many weeks,

but, like, not in this way.

- Out of drag.
- Yeah, out of drag.

Like, getting to, like,
spend time together, really.

I prefer the makeup, honestly.

- Yeah.
- For me.

- This feels naked now.
- Yeah.

I feel like the competition
has changed.

Knowing who everybody really is
makes it a lot scarier.

Like, oh, you're
a Backstreet Boy.

You've been performing
as long as I've been alive.

Now that we're all Ru-vealed,

like, how much
of our actual personalities

are gonna start filling in

some of the different
empty pockets of our personas?

Enjoyed my anonymity very much

because I have not
been anonymous

since I was
a very little person.

Now that
we've all been revealed,

I'm trying
to not actually let that

get into my consciousness
at all,

because this experience
has freed me up.

Chakra has done work in me.

I feel like anything could
happen at any moment in this.

Ooh, girl!

She done already
done had herses!

- Oh, my God.
- What?

- Hey, Racers.
- Hi-ee.

Con-drag-ulations for surviving

the first half
of the competition.

You've all blossomed
into sickening drag queens,

but one question still remains.

Are you willing
to do whatever it takes

to be a winner, baby?

Well, I'll be the judge of that.

Whatever it takes?

- What do we have to do?
- That's not a riddle.

I knew something
was about to go down.

We were chilling too hard.

All hail our Queen Supremes!

Hello, hello, hello!

Hi, ladykins.

In addition to your solo
lip sync performances,

you will participate
in classic Drag Race challenges.

This week
you'll be working together

in a drag-tastic group number.

Werk!

Baby, I Made It,

from the hit Las Vegas show
RuPaul's Drag Race Live.

Currently playing
at Flamingo Las Vegas.

Listen, whatever you do,
just don't it up.

This competition just
got blown wide open, folks.

We all get to share
the stage together,

and even though
it's a performance together,

it's still part
of the competition.

We each have a moment to shine,

and hopefully shine brighter
than the other four.

I'm having flashbacks.

Just being with five people,
I'm having flashbacks.

We will be performing RuPaul's
song in front of RuPaul.

It's a little nerve-racking.

And then you guys back out.

The competition right now
is about as tight as my tuck.

Just watching how easy
Thirsty folds over.

My body doesn't work like that.

But you know what?
I'm trying to reach as far

as I physically, emotionally,
and spiritually can.

I'm here to do this right now.

I love how Chakra

is already performing it
like she's on stage.

Because it's the right foot...

There's something about
right foot that I just can't...

It's nerve-racking
to not get lost.

Those are fierce queens.

But I need to keep in mind
to just be confident in myself.

Just remember
your individual notes

that you've been getting
throughout the competition.

A big part of what Ru says
is stand out in the crowd.

We really get to kind of
size each other up in this way.

We're still all sisters,
but this is a competition.

I think that there are
so many opportunities

for me to bring
the Thirsty to it

that none
of these other queens have.

This is it.

Flamingo Las Vegas
is proud to present

RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

Uh, excuse me, sir, can you
help me with these bags?

Death?

It all happened so fast,
I had no time to shop!

What's my favorite number?

13... inches.

Oh, my God, have you
seen who's on stage?

- No.
- Where is she?

-I don't know,
-Oh, my God!

Does anyone know where she is?

I'm coming! I'm coming!

- Oh, there she is.
- Reeowr!

'Cause none of these queens
can give you...

Let's see
what you've got, girls.

Okay.

Looks like I got
a little competition.

Good.

All right, queens,
time to hit the showers

and get ready
for your solo performances.

You may leave the stage.

Welcome back to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

Tonight, category
is RuPaulapalooza,

or as the French say,

"she done already
done had herses."

First up, bitches
better get outta the way

for Thirsty Von Trap.

- Okay, girl!
- Monét X Change!

Mwah, mwah!

I'm still here!

After last week's performance,

one of the things that is not
showing through for the judges

is, like, really not being
afraid to be foolish.

Drag, I think, you know,
is not the art of subtlety.

In film and television,
I've been conditioned

to always bring it down,
because the camera's right here.

But also, part of that

is inextricably linked
to confidence.

Confidence is key, baby.

You need to really pump it up

if you wanna stay
in the competition.

This week is great,
because it's RuPaulapalooza.

We're performing RuPaul songs
in front of RuPaul.

I'm doing Sissy That Walk.

I'm giving a drill sergeant vibe

and being
unapologetically confident.

I've been so in my head
about not being a fool,

because I feel embarrassed.

And so tonight, I'm trying
to focus on staying uninhibited.

Thirsty Von Trap.

All right,
let's go to our judges.

So what I loved
about the group performance

is I zoned in on you

knowing that you were
leaning into your character.

I could almost see you
looking at me,

going, see, bitch?
I'm leaning into it.

I want that extra ish,

because you are
on the precipice.

Tonight, there was a moment
in your solo performance

when you just smiled when
you were sissying that walk,

and you looked like
the pop star I know you are.

Thank you.

It's been amazing
watching you grow.

But is it a little too late?

How did it feel
on stage tonight?

Sissy That Walk is symbolic
of standing in one's power,

and I wanted
to pay homage to that.

But it is troubling sometimes,

getting the same critiques
every week.

So I feel that...

Oh, my God, I'm not gonna cry.

I'm just interested
in what it actually is

that's holding you back.

I mean, I'm afraid
of being embarrassed.

It's really, really hard.

There is a little child
who lives inside of you

who wants to say,
"Let it all hang out."

Start a conversation,

and that is where
the breakthrough will happen.

All right?
Now, sissy that walk, girl.

Give it up for Thirsty Von Trap!

Welcome back to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

Tonight, category
is RuPaulapalooza.

Up next, she's
the head bitch in charge.

It's Chakra 7.

Take a look.

Tatyana Ali!

I started off telling stories

that were really personal to me,

and then last week I really
wanted to bring some humor.

Sometimes, drag, it's about
the over ridiculousness,

and you gave us
the drag of it all.

This week, it's important
that I take it a step further.

- This week...
- Whew.

I am doing Cha Cha Bitch.

Oh, werk. Okay!

So it's, like, fierce and funny.

We're taking things
you've done before

and just smashing them together.

In other weeks,
we've done hip hop.

Wah. There you go.

We played a little bit
with, like, ballet arms

and things like that.

This one is totally different.

- Like, go over over the top.
- Yeah, okay.

Like telenovela times 10.

These moves are difficult,

because they have a certain
swag and vibe to them.

I don't wanna it up.

Commence shakedown.

Ain't no party
like a Cha Cha party,

'cause a Cha Cha party
go oh, oh.

Oh!

Five, six, Cha Cha, bitch.

The Westminster Dog Show
ain't got nothin' on you!

Tonight in the group,

you were so fully committed
to the performance,

and you were going overboard,
and that's what we need in drag.

I'm so proud of you, Chakra.

Thank you.

You are marrying all the bits
of you that are an artist

and bringing it into drag
and it's working.

You know,

I think this is the most
beautiful you've looked,

and you did my song justice.

- Oh!
- How are you feeling?

That confidence that
I told you guys about before,

like kind of being unsure,
like, I feel it melting away.

Give it up for Chakra 7.

Up next, due to the fact

that her thighs spread
just like Chic-Li-Fay.

Take a look.

Hi, Kevin.

Kevin!

- Hi.
- How are you?

So let's talk about last week.
That was fun.

Love that you played it
kind of...

I hate to use the word,
but you played it straight.

It was great,
and we've never seen

that side of you before really.

Now, I'm really trying
to just let go.

Now we move forward
into this week,

and it is RuPaulapalooza.

Yes, all the Ru.

This week, I'm doing RuPaul's
classic hit Peanut Butter.

Oh, yes! The best one.

It's going to be
the opposite of last week.

It's going to be so much fun.

- We're going back to whore.
- Well, Ru does love a whore.

We've shown
all these sides of Chic,

Now we can just
lay into having fun.

I'm selling peanuts
to some hot dancers.

I hope nobody has an allergy.

Someone will have to stick them
with their EpiPen.

- Ooh!
- Yes.

We've had cookies,
we've had goodies,

now we're having peanuts.

Game on.

Peanuts!
Get your hot peanuts here!

Oh, yes, honey.

Due to the fact that
her thighs spread just like...

Oh, yes, honey.

First of all, you got to do
what you love to do this week,

was with, you know, your comedy.

But I think in the beginning
of this competition,

you used it as almost an excuse.

And now you get to do it
as part of your act,

and we are all in it with you,
and that's what it's about.

I'm so proud of you.

I can imagine
how scary this was to do,

and you are knocking it
out of the ballpark.

You made me do something
I haven't done in 20 years,

which is turn my head that way.

All right, now, Chic-Li-Fay,
serious question.

What does the song
Peanut Butter mean to you?

RuPaul is all about
self-acceptance and love,

and that's awesome.

Also, be a ho at 3 A.M.

All right, y'all,
let's give it up

for the nutty professor,
Chic-Li-Fay.

Welcome back to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

Tonight, category
is RuPaulapalooza.

Up next, we're in
for a hell of a good time.

It's Poppy Love.
Take a look.

I'm giving you jazz hands.

Poppy Love, come here,
gimme some love.

- Oh, mama!
- Oh!

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

We made it through another week.

Thankfully, everything
went flawlessly,

and now that I've been revealed,
I think I need to really try

to incorporate even more
of myself into Poppy.

- This week is huge.
- Yes.

I will be performing
to The Devil Made Me Do It.

The song
is just basically, like,

purging that devil out of you.

This song
really hits home for me.

Being sober and being in
recovery for over 20-plus years,

this is a very empowering
performance.

There you go.

Even though the performance
is a little sexy.

When you're down here
on the floor,

- make that even bigger.
- Okay.

Be extra, like...

and maybe, like, add
that campy drag aspect to it.

I really wanna, like,
purge my demons tonight.

This is gonna be a really fun
but emotional performance.

Poppy Love, my goodness.

Thank you very much

for getting some Backstreet Boys
choreography in, too.

You're welcome.

My note that I wrote
was, "So good.

Just tell your face
that it's okay to express."

And in this number,
you did it tonight. Yes.

There were a couple moments
in the group performance

where I could see the mechanics
working a little bit,

and, like, the effervescence
wasn't there.

But when it came
to this performance,

you were having none of that.

Thanks.

You amaze me every single week
you come out here.

Thank you.

What does the song mean to you?

I'm gonna try
not to get emotional,

but this song
really meant a lot to me,

because I've been battling drugs
and alcohol for over 20 years,

and this to me
is about letting that go,

and I'm so glad
I got to do it on this stage.

I love that.

Give it up for Poppy Love.

Welcome back to RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

Tonight, the category
is RuPaulapalooza.

Last, but not beast,

maybe she's born with it,
maybe it's Donna Bellissima.

Take a look.

Coming in
on the sin wagon, girl!

You smell like a winner.

I have been spending
my whole life

struggling with body acceptance,
but last week was so much fun.

Donna Bellissima,
you're a winner, baby.

It's a whole new me,

and I am so happy to have a win
finally in this competition.

I'm stoked, but I came here
to win the whole thing.

Oh, okay, okay.

She's got work to do.
I got work to do.

It is the RuPaulapalooza.

I wanted to do Born Naked.

I wanna sell the song
with the lip sync.

Yes.

I feel like last week
I proved I could dance,

so I don't wanna dance
at all this week.

I'm serving you
plus-size goddess.

This is risky, right?

If I'm gonna take a risk
at any point in the competition,

it's now, because I just proved
that I can high energy dance.

Right, but it's also
gonna be all here and face.

Without risk, there's no reward,

and I think
the stillness has power.

It would have been
such a cool image

to see you coming down
and doing...

And you being
the top of the pyramid

for this clapping thing.

But I feel like I don't wanna...
Less is more.

I'm taking a risk.

I saw kind of mixed reviews
in people's faces,

but I don't think
they see the full concept.

I think it's gonna look
really crazy fierce.

Donna Bellissima!

You know, Donna, your
stage presence is undeniable,

but I'm not gonna lie.

I would have liked to have
seen you do something,

come down for a minute,

just because you are
such a presence on stage.

And also, the lack of shoes
threw me off a little bit,

because what happens
is there's an illusion,

but the illusion is still that
we see your feet in tights,

so that would have just
changed it a little bit.

I thought in the group number
you were the powerhouse.

I kept turning to you.

And in the solo performance,

I loved that
you chose this song,

because this song says so much
about what we're all doing here.

I don't want something,
anything to gate-keep me

from being able
to practice this art form.

Well, it was a risk, though,
in this competition,

because there were
some spectacles

on that stage tonight.

I just tried
something different.

Your breast is showing.

I think this is
the most glamorous

you've been in this competition.

I knew it was a risk,
but, like, the zhuzh was there,

and I just felt like
just go in there confident,

and do justice to this,
like, awesome song.

All right, give it up
for Donna Bellissima!

Welcome back, queens.

Based on your group
and solo performances,

I've made some decisions.

Chakra 7, tonight
you did it nice and ruff.

Chakra 7, con-drag-ulations.

You're the winner
of this week's challenge.

Is there anything
you'd like to say?

Um... thank you,

and thanks
to everybody backstage

that helped...
Made all that happen.

It takes a village, people!

Chic-Li-Fay, you are safe.

You better werk, chicken!

Now, you may both
leave the stage.

Poppy Love.

Tonight your pussy
was on fire and brimstone.

You are safe.

You may leave the stage.

Thirsty Von Trap.

Donna Bellissima.

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

Two beautiful queens
stand before me.

I've consulted with the judges,

but the final decision
is mine to make.

Prior to tonight
you were asked to prepare

a lip sync performance of
U Wear It Well by Mama Ru.

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!

Good luck, and don't it up.

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Thirsty Von Trap,
shantay you stay.

Con-drag-ulations.
You may leave the stage.

Donna Bellissima.

You are and will always be
Drag Race royalty.

And, Daniel,
you've come a long way, baby.

Let's take a look.

Finding Donna has been
so exciting and exhilarating

and so rewarding in a way
that I didn't expect.

I just did my first run-through
on the main stage,

and I'm feeling so fabulous.

This is really fun.

It's fun to recreate a persona

after you've been somebody
for so long.

There's definitely a sense
of power when I'm in drag

that I did not
anticipate having.

Yes! Yes!

That was so good!

- That's it.
- That's it.

I get to represent my culture
in a really fun way,

and to tell a story
with my drag queen.

Ooh!

With Donna,
I have a whole new body.

The strength that you get
from that new body,

it's empowering
in different ways.

Yes! Go on,
look at that booty!

I'm looking forward
to what Mama Ru says,

that the power
that I have in drag

is able to be accessed
outside of drag.

That's something
that I really can't wait to see

what the future holds.

I hope that this show isn't
the end of Donna Bellissima,

and, look, if they call me

and they wanna hire
Donna Bellissima,

Donna Bellissima's
gonna show up.

Daniel Franzese, is there
anything you'd like to say?

This was such
an incredible experience

and absolutely so much fun.

And I guess I'll have new fans
of Donna Bellissima, and...

To them, I just
wanna say olive oil you.

Well, thanks
to Donna Bellissima,

your charity,
The Trevor Project,

will receive a donation
of $5,000.

May the power of drag
be with you always.

Next week, four queens
compete in the semi-finals,

as the battle
for the crown continues.

Until then, 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!

Next time on RuPaul's
Secret Celebrity Drag Race...

Tonight, category is Yes, Gaga!

This week is more about
getting dirty and raw.

It's that moment
to express myself

as both AJ and Poppy.

Now that we're revealed,

I wanna keep pushing
to do what scares Kevin.

This week is even harder,

because we're so close
to the finale.

In addition to your solo
lip sync performances,

you'll all be playing...

The Snatch Game!