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Previously on
"RuPaul's Drag Race"...

You're gonna star in
the "Wicked Wiz of Oz."

It's only us

Kori King.

Lydia was shining
a little bit more.

Acacia Forgot.

You have an opportunity to
do something with the song,

and it was a bit
of a missed one.

Sam Star.

You did such a great job!

Condragulations.

You are the winner of
this week's challenge.

Kori King, shantay, you stay.

Acacia, sashay away.

Well.

They got me, gals.

Well, shit.

Yes, God, Nessa.

I have just now
sent Acacia home.

It's sad that she went home.

But she wasn't
gonna send me home.

No, ma'am. No, ma'am.

"All you can do is forgot.

Love, the piggie of
the week, Acacia."

She didn't have
many words to say.

But when she did,
she said them.

They hit.
They hit.

They always hit.

Acacia, you will be missed.

It is just getting sadder
and sadder every time

one of our divas departs.

But I am ecstatic
that Kori stayed.

I am safe
to fight another day.

If I don't get a win,
my lawyers will be called.

Well, you better
hire a lawyer.

Get in line.

Ooh!

I am a little annoyed that
I was in the bottom again.

I need to have at least a
win or some good critiques

to ensure that I
make it to the end.

Congrats, bitch.

Come on, Sam.

- That's two wins.
- Oh!

All right.

Thanks, babe.

Sit down.

You know, it
honestly feels correct.

I want to thank everyone.

Here she go.
Cue the music.

Cue the music.

The pageant music.

The old Sam is dead,
and the new one is alive.

Girl, just interrupt her.
She'll sit down.

The nice-- what'd you say?

Now you're quiet.

Oh, no, no, no, hold up.

I said, just interrupt her.

She'll sit down.

That's what I said.

But I'm still standing.

Better than I ever been, bitch.

You know what?

You bitches better watch out,
'cause I ain't playing no more.

I won the Rusical,
and these bitches are mad.

Oh!

There are now three girls in
the competition with two wins.

Oh, shut up, you guys!

I can't stand you!

I think I can speak for all
of the queens without a win,

we need a fucking win
like we need water.

I want a win!

I would love to taste
what a win feels like.

Same, bitch.

I wish I won.

There's a lot of us
high-stake girlies who really

just want to grab a win.

OK, motherfuckers, I'm
coming for a motherfucking

win next week.

But sorry to them.

RuPaul's Drag Race
♪

The winner of
"RuPaul's Drag Race"

receives a one-year supply
of Anastasia Beverly Hills

cosmetics
and a gag-worthy grand

prize of $200,000,
courtesy of Todaytix,

the theater ticket app.

With extra special guest
judge Betsey Johnson.

RuPaul's Drag Race

May the best
drag queen win

Best drag queen win

Yee-haw!

Good morning.

Top nine.
- Top nine.

It's a new day
in the Werk Room,

and I am so excited
because this week

is gonna be my week to shine.

I've been in the top
the past two weeks,

and my upward trajectory
plan is working.

Which one of you non-winners
is gonna get a win this week?

I would love to.

I wouldn't classify
myself as a non-winner.

And as we've
seen in the past,

you can be doing
really well one week

and the next week,
you can just go home.

So which one of you big
mouth bitches are going home?

Hello, hello, hello.

- Yes, yes, yes.
- Yes!

Good morning, queens.

Good morning, Ru!

Now for today's
Mini Challenge,

in the grand tradition
of "Paris is Burning,"

the library is about
to be open.

Because reading is what?

Fundamental!

That's right.

Oh, Pit Crew.

Ooh.

Bryce, what you do
with my reading glasses?

And are those my
underwear, too?

- Oh!
- Ooh!

All right, first up,
Onya Nerves.

Thank you, handsome.

The library is open.

Kori King, girl,
you know it's

not cheating to look at the
mirror before you go on stage.

Lana Ja'Rae, you know,
Ru, a lot of us

came here to start our career,
but Lana came here to end it.

Oh, my God.

Suzie Toot, you remind
me of the bright sun

because every time I look
at you, it hurts my eyes.

OK.

Good one.

Jewels Sparkles,
you are a beautiful stone.

But don't forget, sweetheart,
stones aren't soft.

And your jokes aren't funny.

Sam Star.

Mm-hmm.

You are grade A.

H-O-L-E. A-hole.

I get that a lot.

Kori King, when
Marsha P. Johnson threw you,

how bad did it hurt?

Give that to me, mother.

It feels good.

There we go.

Arrietty, you know,
the judges have said

that you should be
in "Cats" the musical

because of your makeup.

I disagree, I don't think
that's fair to "Cats"

the musical.

Kori King, I heard you had to
start identifying as they/them.

But it's not because
you're non-binary.

It's because you're the size
of a group of people.

Oh, Lydia, Lydia, Lydia.

You know, I always say there's
no I in team, but there is

a D in Lydia, and it's Kori's.

Sam Star, you remind me
of my favorite Batman

character, Two-Face.

Thank you.
- Yes!

Kori Bigums King.

Oh!

You may be my top,
but to the judges,

you will always
be in the bottom.

Lydia Butthole Kollins,
you know, I love to, you know,

shake my cup.

And you look like you also
shake cups outside for money.

Onya looks so
pissed off in drag.

Onya's face looks
how Rosa Parks

felt about Lana's Snatch Game.

Lana Ja'Rae, at this
point, all you can do

is disappoint the judges.

You shady bitch.

Lexi Love, you are just steps
away from reaching your dreams.

12 steps exactly.

No, in all seriousness, I have
never met anyone who works

harder than Lexi loves liver.

Oh, my God, bitch.

Miss Onya Nerve, bitch,
your padding is so lumpy.

You don't have a silhouette.

You have a "sillawhat."

Miss Lexi Love, you know,
I don't think it's fair

when people call you a whore.

I mean, at your age, nobody's
paying for that anymore,

are they?

They are not, baby.

OK, the library is
closed officially.

Now y'all shady, but one
of you was a shade shadier.

The winner of today's
Mini Challenge is--

Suzie Toot.

Oh!

Ah!

You know, I didn't
win Snatch Game,

but I won the
reading challenge.

That feels major to me.

Condragulations.

You've won a cash
tip of $2,500.

- Ooh!
- Ooh.

- Thank you.
- Werk.

Love being shady.

Ladykins, for over 60
years, one designer's

sparkling style
and irreverent attitude

have rocked the runway.

Yes.

So for this week's
Maxi Challenge,

we are celebrating the one,
the only Betsey Johnson.

Fuck yes!

Fuck yeah.

Betsey Johnson is
an incredible designer.

Her designs are over
the top and so much fun.

I am so excited right now.

If there's any
fashion brand out

there that goes hand-in-hand
with drag queens,

it's Betsey Johnson.

Now each of you needs to
create an original outfit

inspired by one
of three classic

Betsey Johnson collections.

There's punk grunge
flappers-- popping prints,

pizzazz, and funky florals.

There's Betsey's prom--
pink, plucky, and powerful,

and the prenup collection--
a bitchin' bride-to-be

in black and white.

Now there will be three
queens per collection.

Suzie Toot, you won
the Mini Challenge,

so you get to pick first.

Oh.

Which do you choose?

You can call me "Notradamus."

What's his name?

Nostradamus.

Close enough.

Bitch, you can
call me Nostradamus

because I know damn well
Suzie's about to pick the punk

grunge flappers.

I'm gonna have to go
with the punk grunge flapper.

Let me guess.

Was it the word "flapper"
that got you in there?

Maybe it tickled
me just a bit.

OK, Suzie, take your spot.

OK, Suzie, which queen
gets to choose next?

Oh, shit.

OK.

Lydia Butthole Kollins.

Oh, God, I think I'm
gonna have to give it up

for punk grunge flapper, too.

Take your spot.

Butthole, which queen
gets to choose next?

Ooh, this is tough.

Lexi Love.

Damn.

Oh.

Miss Lexi Love,
whether or not she knows it,

has grounded me
in this competition so much.

So I have your back, girl.

Oh, fuck.

Y'all, I am shooketh
because I know that

I do not look like Kori King.

Lexi, which collection
do you choose?

Prenup.

Take your spot.

Which queen gets to go next?

My baby sister, Sam.

Yes!

I think I'm gonna join my big
sister and do prenup as well.

All right, take your spot.

Thank you, bitch.

OK, Sam,
which queen chooses next?

Jewels.

Yay.

I could kill the pink,
but if I'm too comfortable,

am I gonna win the challenge
by being comfortable?

No.

I choose the punk grunge
flapper collection.

Oh, OK.

So that leaves Betsey's
prom and one spot in prenup.

Which queen chooses next?

Lana.

Oh.

Arrietty is pissed, honey.

Even though she's a
really close friend of mine,

since Arrietty already
has a fashion win,

I'm gonna give Lana
the chance to choose

which team she prefers.

Lana Ja'Rae.

Betsey's prom.

Take your place.

Which queen chooses next?

Arrietty.

I would love prenup.

Take your spot.

So that means
Onya Nerve and Kori King,

y'all going to the prom.

Yes!

Taking my girl back to prom.

Oh, it's
getting racial up in here.

I wonder what high school
you guys would be going to?

Martin Luther King.

Not Rosa Parks.

Now, queens, you may
use the fabulous materials

provided plus your own hair,
accessories, and undergarments.

But remember, use Betsey's
collections for inspiration

because the judges
are looking to see

your charisma, uniqueness,
nerve, and talent

all over that runway.

Racers, start your engines, and
may the best drag queen win.

Yes.

Thank you, Ru!

Oh, let's get it, honey.

All right.

This week's Maxi Challenge
is a design challenge

inspired by Betsey Johnson.

I know we're not fighting
each other for once.

You said, that's new.

I am immediately looking
for the stretch fabric.

I am not trying
to reinvent the wheel

for this sewing challenge.

Keep it simple.

Is this stretch?

This is not stretch.

So we've had two design
challenges already,

and I won one.

And then the other one,
I was in the top.

Should have won.

So this one, I'm like,
I'm so excited.

Ooh, actually.

Oh, my God, I'm literally
taking all of it.

This is so fierce
and so stretchy.

I'm trying to find colors
that clash in a very

Betsey Johnson kind of way.

I'm so drawn to these floral
grandma couch print fabrics.

I think I'm good
with this for now.

Yeah, I want to
look at the look book.

- The look book, mama.
- Mama.

Oh, yeah, let's go
look at the look book.

The look book.

We're all given
Betsey Johnson look books that

correlate with our collection.

Yes, bitch.

This is fierce.

The styling here
is really cool.

Girl, I have too many ideas.

All right, let me
look at what I have.

I haven't been in
the top for a design

challenge yet, which
was kind of what I

was expecting coming in here.

I thought that that was
gonna be where I thrived.

So I need to put my whole
pussy into this challenge

and make sure I
impress the judges.

Let's think, Jewels.

I can tell you're thinking
because I can see the beads

of sweat on your forehead.

No response.

Bitch, these are cute.

The prenup collection,
it's very

obviously wedding-inspired.

But you're marrying,
like, your sugar daddy,

who you don't really like.

What silhouette are
you thinking of doing?

I'm gonna do
skintightie-ish long dress.

I want to really
reference Betsey Johnson

but also make it Arrietty.

So, like, a 50/50 is what
I'm trying to go for.

Maybe a 30/70, 70 mine.

- So you're doing bodycon.
- Yes.

Lexi, what are you feeling?

I'm not sure yet, love.

Huh?

I'm not sure yet.

OK.

Ugh.

Everybody instantly knows
what they're gonna do.

And I'm struggling just to know
where to begin at this point.

OK, OK,

OK, OK.

I'm feeling very
confident in this challenge.

Arrietty is feeling very
confident in this challenge.

And I look over,
and Lexi is crying.

I see you kind
of shutting down.

What's wrong?

I don't know.

- Talk to me.
- Mm.

I just don't know.

Like, Sam, I don't know.

They haven't been
impressed with my designs.

And I'm just like at
the point, like, I

don't know what else to do.

Like, right now
it's not looking--

it does not look pretty for me.

All design challenges
so far, I've been safe.

Being safe is just not
good enough for me.

I'm sorry.

I have to show that I can make
something that is impressive.

You've got to go into
it confident, you know?

Yeah.

Oh, God.
- Snap out of it.

Yeah.

Please.

I'm not giving up.

I'm just--

- Do you need a hug?
- a little afraid.

Yes.
- I love you.

I love you.

And you're gonna
be fine, bitch.

OK, OK.

OK.

We might survive today.

So what are you thinking?

I'm thinking Julia Fox.

She did this,
and it's like a veil.

And this is like tulle
around it, and it's huge.

Love it.

I just think Lexi
hung the moon,

but she can get into
her head quite easily.

So I'm happy that I was able
to pull her out of her spiral.

We're gonna make tulle to go
underneath it to make it--

As big as fucking possible.

Then you can easily
make your veil.

All right, let's do it, Sam.

I think I might have
missed my calling,

and I should have
been a damn guidance

counselor because I'm able
to get Lexi snapped out--

snap out of it.

Throw it back to the Rusical.

All right.

Resetting.

That fabric is really cute.

I really like it.

I have such a fun plan with it.

I'm so excited.

What in gay hell?

Start taking the tulle and
run it through the machine

and start just like--
- Yeah, yeah, ruffling.

Shoving it.

It's on, honey.

Onya is sending me.

I know.

Sending me.

Sending me.

What is going on?

This is too much.

A garment is--
a garment has been made.

A garment has been made.

She's already done, honey.

What?

Onya is running around
in this tube dress.

Mm-mm.

Brrr-- sharing the buggy.

It's the hospital socks for me.

That's a pretty tulle.

Thank you.

I get that a lot.

That's only when
your clothes are off, Sam.

Ooh.

This week's Maxi Challenge
is another design challenge.

And I am back in
my element, bitch.

I was able to win
the first design challenge,

so I feel great.

But these other girls
should probably be worried.

Bobbing and weaving, girl.

Bobbing and weaving.

Bobbing and weaving, honey.

Hey, squirrel friends.

Hey!

OK, ladykins, I've
got some exciting news.

Yes.

I've invited an expert
on Betsey Johnson.

Say hello to Betsey Johnson.

Hello, ladies!

Oh, my God!

What?

Oh, my God!

Gag!

I think she's so cool.

I want her to do a split
in front of us.

I'm literally gonna
shit my pants.

Oh, Ru, I love you.

I love you.

At 82, I want to be an
inspiring old lady here.

I am so fucking gagged.

She is such an icon
in the fashion world.

The stakes just got way
higher for this challenge.

Not only do I have
to impress RuPaul,

but I have to make sure
I honor Betsey Johnson.

Now Betsey and I
are here to help

with your design inspiration.

First up, Lexi Love,
Sam Star, and Arrietty.

Come on over.

Hey, ladies.

Say hello to Betsey Johnson.

Hi!

Hello, hello.

Now, they've chosen
the prenup collection.

First of all,
Betsey, what inspired

you to do a prenup collection?

Maybe one of my
three marriages.

To me, it was a celebration
of everybody on the runway--

Black, white, boy, girl.

Everything on the runway equal.

Now, Betsey, you
were the first designer

to put trans models on the
runway, is that correct?

Yes, yes, yes.

They were sensational models.

They understood how
to show a garment.

Betsey is the first to
include people like myself

in modeling?

Like, she's the pioneer.

Holy shit.

Now, Lexi, of
Betsey's designs, which

one spoke to you the most?

The see-through wedding
gown, body-ody-ody look.

So is this going to be
your dream wedding dress?

Oh, abso-freaking-lutely.

Yeah.

So I'm really gearing up
to, like, show off this week.

What about you, Arrietty?

You've done well with
design in this competition.

Yes.

So you've written
"sexpot" on there.

Did you know I
was wearing this?

No.

How weird.

I was very inspired
by the bodycon.

I think it's a lace
floor-length gown,

but it's very tight.

Are you using
that fabric there?

I am.

I want to be, like,
a gothic bride.

How close to her design
are you gonna stick?

I am going to do
half you, half me.

So it's gonna be
a wonderful baby.

Oh, baby.
No.

Hopefully not a baby.

Not a baby.

Yeah, the baby didn't
work out too well for you.

You're right, you're
right, you're right.

Let's see yours, Sam Star.

Ah.

Oh, my goodness.

That looks so
Betsey right there.

Thank you.

Yeah, that looks
like something

you've already designed,
though, Betsey, doesn't it?

Oh, yeah, that's the
old 1980s fit and flair.

- You've got the bow.
- The bow.

Bows are gonna be big.

Great minds think alike.

Uh-huh.

I love your style and how
whimsical and fun it is.

Have you always been
that since a kid?

As a terrified, little
Connecticut country kid,

I hid happily behind
my dancing costumes.

I was always in fantasy mode,
dressed up as something.

Well, that's drag, isn't it?

That's absolute drag.

I'm gonna embrace the Betsey
Johnson and have some fun.

Thank you.

Yes.

All right, kids,
get back to work.

Can't wait to see what you do.

- Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.

Very exciting.

All right,
we want our flappers--

Tootsie Fruitsy, Butthole,
and Jewels Sparkle.

Come on down.

Suzie Tootsie, honey.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

How amazing is this that you
get to meet the designer who's

inspiring your looks today?

I am the combination
of the punk

and the grunge and the
downtown and the da-da-da.

It was the most natural
show for me to do.

So let's take a look and
see what you guys are doing.

Let's start with
Ms. Toot Toot Beep Beep.

So that is shorter
than a flapper dress.

So of course, I'm very
inspired by the 1920s era.

Flappers were rebels
of their time,

like showing their knees
while they were dancing.

So I wanted to do a
modern take on a flapper,

which would be even shorter.

I might even rouge
my knees for this one.

Oh, my goodness.

I think my greatest
strength in this challenge

is my knowledge base, my
references, and my aesthetic.

Jewels, what do
you have there?

So I've got a few
things going on.

I did something ruche
because, you know,

there was a lot of
ruching in that.

But I did do ruching on
the first design challenge.

So I might steer
away from that.

I wanted to play
with some fur ideas.

I was thinking of doing, like,
a longer slit with some fur

going down the sides.
- Wow.

Yeah, I've got--

I've got a lot of ideas.

How do I nail an idea
when you've got so many?

Relax, breathe, and rock out.

Just go for it, go
for it, go for it.

- What about you, Butthole?
- OK.

You've got this sort
of tie-dye fabric or--

It's beautiful.

It's meshy.

Very Betsey Johnson.

Uh-huh.

I have a little
dress going on.

Oh, it's another slinky
dress from Butthole.

Yep.

I'm figuring it out.

I am going to add
lots of stuff.

This is just my-- my
first sort of idea.

OK.

Lydia Kollins is always
going to mix different textures

and textiles.

I design and create
based on feeling

more than a rigid outline
of what things should be.

I just want to exude
a feeling of Betsey Johnson.

And it is honestly
a massive honor to meet you.

I feel like I get a lot of
inspiration from your work,

and I think you're incredible.

The best day of my life.

Really.
Thank you.

All right, kids,
well, get back to work.

Can't wait to see
what you turn out.

Thank you so, so much.

All right, Lana Ja'Rae,
Onya Nerve, and Kori King,

come on down.

Good luck.

Betsey Johnson!

Now you all got
the prom collection.

Yes.

Your prom is kind
of made by your dress.

And that's what was
most important to me,

to make something where if I
put it on, it would be a party.

It would right away make
me feel like something.

Why did you choose this look?

Because I never
got to go to prom.

So I wanted to
experience that moment

and what it felt like to
be a little party princess.

And you didn't
go to prom because?

Of COVID-19.

Really? How about that?

I know.
She fucked up everything.

So is this outfit gonna
be reflective of what you

would have worn to the prom?

It's like-- it's like what
I would have worn if I was,

like, in the '80s.

Winning prom queen.

Fuck COVID
for ruining my prom.

This is my prom now, and I'm
enjoying it on the runway.

So you got a
storyline going on?

Yeah.

OK, all right.

I feel like a lot is
riding on this challenge

because I have failed in the
previous two design challenges,

which is kind of
embarrassing, being

labeled as a fashion queen.

So I'm trying to really
make sure I do something

that's a lot more elevated.

So I'm hoping my story
will really sell the look

and really make it something
unique on the runway.

All right, now, Miss Onya
Nerve, let me see your sketch.

This is what I have here.

Oh, bows, bows,
and more bows.

Yes.

This is so dumb
and stupid and gorgeous.

I love that it's ridiculous.

Bows, bows, bows, bows, bows.

It's just fun.

I am not a sewer.

For someone who doesn't sew,
what do you suggest on how

I go about tackling this?

Think of how you can fake
that, how you can cover up

the fact that you can't sew.

OK.

Are they allowed to
staple and use scotch tape?

- However they can--
- And glue guns.

Oh.

Just, like, make sure the
fact that you don't know how

to sew too well doesn't show.

It looks like you've
sewn this little tube

thing together.

I made this little
tube dress right here.

Is this your fabric,
this latex?

- Yeah, this is like a--
- Oh.

There you go.
Play with it, Betsey.

Play with it.

Play with it, girl.
Play with it.

Yeah.

There you go.

See, I like what you
did here, uh-huh.

So yeah, I'm just
playing around with it.

I love walking the
runway, so I think I'm

gonna have a good old time.

Let's talk to Kori King here.

Can I see your sketch?

So I just did, like, a--

Look how pretty that is.

Thank you.

How did you draw that?

I studied, like, animation
and, like, cartoons, like,

cartoons and stuff like that.
Yeah, yeah.

- That's gorgeous.
- Thank you.

You think you're gonna
be able to pull that off?

We will see.
We shall see.

We shall see.

Now you've been challenged
in the design aspect.

So how are you gonna
overcome that this time?

I think I have to, like,
push myself a little bit

to make something a little more
challenging and not as simple

that I have.

That silhouette,
wasn't your yellow dress

kind of that same silhouette?

A little bit.

Are you thinking the judges
might call you out on that?

Maybe.

The judges are gonna want
to look at some variety.

Variety.

You know?

Any last encouragement
for these kids?

Screw it.
Let's just do it.

Yes. All right, guys.

I cannot wait to see
what you turn out.

Good luck.

All right, thank y'all.

Thank you.

After my walk
through with Ru, I--

I have to change my outfit.

I cannot come out with a
hoochie mama dress again.

All right, listen up, ladykins.

Tomorrow on the main stage,
you'll be making your Betsey

Johnson collab debuts.

Now, Betsey,
any final words of advice?

Yes, Ru.

Good luck, and fuck it up,
and show me who you are.

Yes!

Werk, Betsey Johnson.

Wow, what an icon.

Now we have to
actually do work,

and we have to impress her.

Uh-oh, it's already
giving pussy.

This week's Maxi Challenge
is a design

challenge inspired by the one
and only Betsey Johnson.

Can y'all just let me be
confident this entire time?

Just every time I be
like, how this look, I

want y'all to be like, I live.

Girl, it's sickening.

I live.

She said fuck it up.

I'm about to fuck this shit up.

I live, honey.

At this point,
I'm semi confident.

I'm looking around the
room, and I don't think

that I have the best garment.

But what are we gonna do?

We are gonna serve this
garment on the runway

like Onya Nerve does.

And if I can do that,
I know we're good.

Miss Koralicious.

My darling sister.

- How are things going?
- Good.

'Cause you were doing, like,
a poof dress before, right?

Yeah, I've been--

I've been chopped.

What are we doing now?

More like gown.

More-- more classy.

More classy?

So you're like the elegant--

I'm the elegant--

I'm the elegant girl at prom.

So now I'm deciding
to go less, like,

slutty tutu prom and more,
like, long, to the floor,

elegant prom dress.

We've gone from cheap
stripper to classy, elegant.

- Classy, elegant woman.
- I'm into it.

So departure from what
I would normally do.

I am a little nervous, but I
have to trust the ice cube gods

and believe in myself.

Y'all know who I really miss?

Who?

Joella.

Oh, yes, honey.

The horse hair is gonna
make it so cutesie!

My plan is to have a spin
on a classic flapper dress.

I want to, like, kind of
twist it in my Kollins way

and just add a whole
bunch of weird shit.

Betsey Johnson is controlled
chaos and just being a weirdo.

I'm just going to flip this on
its head and do what I do best.

When it comes
to design challenges,

there's the side of
me that is so kind

and wants to help people, and
the other half of me that wants

to throw pearls on the stage.

What are you doing?

I know you were undecided.

Yes, I mean,
I'm honestly just

gonna throw, like, everything
I have at the wall with this.

Like, Betsey Johnson is
about more, more, more.

But it has to look good.

So, you know.

At this point,
I'm starting to think

she just doesn't really
know what the end

product is gonna look like.

Whatever sticks,
she'll just do.

I have, like, a base.
I have a thing.

I have a thing.

And then I'm going to be
accoutrement-ing it to death.

Lydia claims to be
this fabulous seamstress.

I haven't seen it so far,
but maybe she'll surprise me.

What are you doing?

I'm doing, like, a Dior
new look-inspired thing.

Can I come look?
I'm curious.

Yeah, sure.

OK.

Field trip.

I just started adding
the horse hair.

I'm seeing the Dior
inspiration already.

You know?

But I kind of want to, like,
do it new age and do, like,

a bandeau top.

Yeah, and have
your balls hang out.

Oh.

No, bitch, that's very you.

This is beautiful.

I'm excited to see.
- Thank you.

Yeah.

Well, keep me posted, henny.

Yeah.

That was the
ugliest effing skirt

I've ever seen in my life.

No, I'm kidding.

Y'all, it's a
"Mean Girls" reference.

Come on.

I'm not actually calling
Sam's skirt ugly.

Maybe boring.

Why are you tying a do-rag?

She got the do-rag on?

Yeah, bitch.

She got the do, bitch.

I don't know what Suzie
thinks she's making,

but let me tell you
what she is making.

Suzie is making a do-rag.

Suzie dressed like Alicia Keys.

I can't.

I can't.

You're gonna have Simone
so gagged with that.

I hate you.

Black girl magic.

Black girl magic.

Girl, Suzie is from the
Brewster Projects, honey.

Oh, my God.

Child, that's not a do-rag.

That's a scarf
on a white girl's head.

This right here, that's
what you call a do-rag.

You know what I'm saying?
You know what I'm saying?

So after making the tube
dress, what I want to do

is embellish it
with a bunch of bows

to hide the fact that it
is a very simple dress.

Ah!

Sorry, I burned myself.

I said, oh, Jesus.

I said, did I say something?

Child, these bows is
giving me a headache.

Working with tulle
is not easy.

I can't even glue them on.

Like, it's 5,000 different
glues on this just

to get these bows to stay.

Do we have a stapler?

That was a real question.

So I just got to do
what I got to do.

But we are so back.

I am worried about
Onya because her outfit

looks like a frumpy potato bag
that has bows on it.

So the base
of my dress is done,

and now it's time
to embellish it.

The vision I have in my mind
is a two-toned kind

of color story,
where I have one

color with the fur contrasting
with the purple dress.

I have so many furs here.

I'm just trying to figure out
which one goes with this bust.

I mean,
the purple is sickening.

The purple on purple
is sickening,

but I just don't have enough.

So I'm kind of having
a really tough time.

I'm trying to pick up first
to see which one matches

and which one looks the best,

and there's not enough
of any of them

to go around the whole thing.

I don't know, I feel this
is giving "Flintstones."

I'm stressed.

I don't like this.

This is ugly to me.

Jewels cannot decide.

It's feeling
a bit directionless,

and I'm getting
worried for her.

How are you doing, diva?

All of my decisions have
led me to this one decision

that I've made.
- What's your decision?

I want to know, too.

I am going to take it
down the road of instead

of choosing a fur,
why not use them all?

We are doing all
the furs, bitch.

I'm cutting up this fur.

I'm gluing a little bit here.

I'm gluing a little bit there.

Does it match?
No.

But is it Betsey?

Yes.

Look at all this hair.

Look at the fur.

Is this Miss Big Feet
Number Two?

It could go two ways.

It could be very fierce, or
it could be Muppet nightmare.

I'm doing something,
like, up here.

Ooh.

And then I'm gonna add some--

She's nasty.

OK, so the velvet is facing
different directions.

That's very sickening.

- I don't think it is.
- It definitely is.

That's why this one
looks deep maroon,

and this one looks fuchsia.

Look.

It has to lay one direction
because the hairs on it lay.

That's why-- it just--
it would look

that same color right here.

I didn't even realize that.

So if it was upside-- oh, my
God, yeah, it's upside down.

Fuck.

Ugh.

Whoo!

Betsey!
Betsey!

Betsey!
Betsey!

Today, we'll be walking
the runway

in our Betsey Johnson
inspired look.

Ahh!

And, girl,
I'm feeling read-y.

If you stay Arrietty,
you ain't gotta get ready.

Sister, you always turn the
party for a design challenge.

It's true.

My garment came out
very wonderfully.

Girl, I could have a
second win under my belt,

and that feels cunt.

Oh, no, wait,
I would do this.

Girl.

This is the fucked up thing.

I would do this.

Sickening.

Today, I am so excited.

Ooh.

My look, bitch, is sickening.

Hey!

I feel like
a blushing bride that

is getting ready to
walk down the aisle

and get a big old
fat win, honey.

I'm finally going to prom.

You're going to prom!

I'm excited to see
what the judges say.

I feel like this is, like, the
best garment I've made so far.

Hell yeah.

And I also just really wanted
to show that I can actually

make a garment because
I have not been

able to show that yet.

All you can do is have fun.

All you can do is have fun.

Did everyone finish in time?

I did.

I stayed up last night
until very, very late,

and I'm very happy
with the turnout.

Yesterday was a lot,
but even though I

had some technical
difficulties,

being the professional
drag queen that I am,

I had to make it
work the way I could.

Ding.

I just have to sell
it on the runway.

Kori, how do you
feel about your look?

I feel good.
I feel good.

My body looks good in it.

I like the bows.

I'm feeling fine.
I'm feeling fine.

Not incredible, just fine?

Huh?

Not-- not incredible,
but definitely fine.

I know I said I was gonna
give Mama Ru this long gown

that she oh, so craved.

However, overnight,
I made the decision

to cut up this long dress.

I don't want to walk in a gown.

I don't want to look
like Grandma Fitzgerald

stumbling in this gown, no.

So it has to be short.

Are you ready, big sis?

It's on.

I am definitely gunning
for another win today.

Everyone knows
I'm a competitive bitch.

We gotta get some
of these girls out of here.

No, these girls are gonna
get themselves out of here.

You wait and see.

In the words of Bianca Del
Rio, bitch, I'll help you pack.

Paper or plastic?

Right.

I really think we're
the best group.

Yeah, your look, seriously,
is so clean and polished.

Like, it's very you--
clean, polished,

put together correctly.

Yeah, I'm very proud of you.

I know you were in your head,
but, bitch, you turned it out.

Girl, you know me.

I'm an emotional,
hormonal roller coaster.

I will honestly say that
since transitioning,

I cry all the time.

I'm very, very, very emotional.

Yeah.

Lexi is definitely
a complex character.

I think she lets her
inner saboteur definitely

get the best of her
a lot of the times,

but I'm grateful that we
have sort of found each other

in this competition.

All right, ladies, it's
time for the daily check-in

with the lovebirds.

How are we feeling today?

You are just so
involved into my life.

So, Lydia, what's your
favorite thing about Kori?

Not her outfits.

No, as a lover, bitch.

Oh.

Kori is very sweet.

I don't know how
y'all perceive her.

Wow.

I like her arms.

Oh, wow.

Ooh.

We getting into it, honey.

She's just a fun
person to be around.

She's a good pick-me-up, and
she literally could pick me up,

so that's a plus.

Kori, what do you like
most about Miss Butthole?

- Her butthole.
- Her butthole.

No, I'm put on the spot.

You're giving blushing
bottom answers right now.

I told y'all.

She's like, oh, my gosh.

Don't ask me about it.

Enough.

Cover girl

Put the bass in your walk

Head to toe

Let your whole body talk

On her way to the beach.

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

It's our bridge and tunnel
girl, Michelle Visage.

Now, Michelle, back in the day,
what was your favorite place

to party in Manhattan?

The Underground, because it's
the first place I saw voguing.

I got in with a fake ID that
my mother gave me because what?

Arlene did not fuck around.

Now that's
good parenting.

Style superstar
Carson Kressley, what was

your favorite place to party?

Oh, it was the Roxy.

It was all about the big,
sweaty muscle guys.

God, I miss those days.

And our extra special
guest judge, Betsey Johnson.

Now, what was your all-time
favorite place to party?

The Chelsea Hotel,
where I went between divorces.

There were many visits
to the Chelsea Hotel.

My favorite place to
party was after hours

on the piers, honey.

Yes.

This week, we
challenged our queens

to create kick ass couture,
inspired by the trailblazing

Betsey Johnson.

And tonight, they're
ready to rock the runway.

Racers, start your engines, and
may the best drag queen win.

Hustle that kitty
♪

You say you want to win

Category is punk
grunge flappers.

First up, Jewels Sparkles.

This is my dream memory
of that fashion show, Ru.

Aw.

Oh, it's a great
interpretation.

Oh.

I can't believe I made this.

I decided to push myself
out of my comfort zone

and do something that I
would never, ever, ever do.

And I am so proud
of the outcome.

My favorite Betsey Johnson
element of this look

has to be the studs going
all throughout my chest.

It's very fashionable.

It's very chic.

And those are things
that Jewels always is,

no matter what she's doing.

I feel fierce.

Flapper?

I don't even know her.

Lydia Butthole Kollins.

She saw it on the side of the
road and just had to have it.

I've interpreted
this theme in a way

that no one else other
than Lydia Kollins can.

I have made a
deconstructed flapper dress

with a matching facekini.

There are dead cats
stapled to my arm

that I'm flinging around
the stage right now.

I feel like I'm giving
the weirdo genius

that is Betsey Johnson.

I feel incredible.

She's not a cougar.

She just dresses like one.

Beep-beep.

Suzie Toot.

Her muff just made
eye contact with me.

Oh, no.

The one on her shoulder.

I have a cute little
squirrel guy on my shoulder.

Her name is Lil Betsey,

and she is
staring the judges down.

Tonight,
I definitely wanted to lean

more punk grunge than flapper.

There are flapper elements,

but I'm a rock 'n roll
girl at heart,

even if it's hidden way
deep down.

And tonight,
I'm letting it all hang out.

One in the pink,
two in the mink.

Category is Betsey's prom.

Up first, Kori King.

Whoa, was that my prom dress?

Well, I have heard that
Kori King loves a bow job.

I am walking this runway
in an elegant, well-crafted--

Y'all, I fit the theme.

It's pink.
It's '80s prom.

I have my legendary scoochy
scoocherella dress, honey.

And I am selling it to
the best of my ability.

I've heard of bow-legged
but never bow-breasted.

Onya Nerve.

Look at the size
of her tulle.

Ooh.

Baby, I don't
have one pink bow.

I ain't got two pink bows.

It is bows
all over this dress.

I have a lovely
corsage on my wrist

because where are we going?

To prom.

I got a little choker
on because Betsey Johnson

do like a little edge.

And I feel fun, I feel girly,
and I feel cute as hell.

Turns out you can
lead a whore to water,

but you can't make her pink.

Lana Ja'Rae.

Boom, bye, COVID.

Now I am taking back my prom,
which was stolen from me.

Do you remember
the coronavirus?

Yes.

This is her now.

This look is
a lot more campy

than I would normally do,

so I'm actually having
a very different walk.

Normally, I like to take
my time and be very slow,

but I'm, like,
dancing down the runway.

I'm giving them
some '80s moves.

I could not tell you
what it's called,

but I am serving you
just a lot of fun,

which is, like,
a side the judges

haven't seen from me yet.

Not today, satin.
Not today.

Category is prenup.

Up first, Arrietty.

These have always
brought me bad luck.

The groom is
coming, and, bitch,

you can't tell me nothing.
It's very sexy.

It's very sleek.

It's very put together.

It's very Arrietty Johnson.

I love that.

I really hope Betsey
can see the work--

the appliqués, the stones,
like, all the work that has

gone into this damn outfit.

Don't get mad.

Get everything.

Sam Star.

Oh, I like this
material, girl.

She's like a virgin.

She only does anal.

This look is
over-the-top fabulous.

Head to toe.

It's the Sam Star
experience, bitch.

Actually, it's a Betsey
Johnson X Sam Star experience.

I'm giving you sunglasses
'cause yes,

I am hungover
at my own wedding.

And to top it all off,
my belt says "ride me"

because my husband
is a bottom.

She earned that pearl
necklace the hard way.

Lexi Love.

Something old, something
new, something borrowed,

something whore.

This look is so fun and
funky and flirty and Betsey,

everything that I
wanted it to be.

My gigantic, beautiful veil.

It's just d-d-d-drama.

I thought it would be
very clever to create

a bouquet with gold pens.

Oh, for the prenup.

- Sign away, baby.
- Uh-huh.

Ow.

Safe from
mosquitoes and bees.

She's not getting malaria.

No, not at this wedding.

This is gaggy.

This is mind-blowing.

It's a very
Betsey Johnson fashion show.

I'm feeling really,
really good because this

could be my first win.

I feel really good
about my garment.

You know, I'm very
proud of what I created.

However, I have
my eye on Arrietty

because she's the one to
beat in design challenges.

I'm feeling fantastic, like
the win is close to my reach.

Whoo-hoo!

We love you, Betsey!

Whoo!

Welcome, queens.

I've made some decisions.

When I call your name,
please step forward.

Suzie Toot, Lana Ja'Rae,

Sam Star.

Ladies, this week,
you are all safe.

You can say goodbye to
Betsey and leave the stage.

Thank you, Betsey.

- Thank you so much.
- Mwah.

Thank you.

Queens, you represent the
tops and bottoms of the week.

And now it's time
for the judges' critiques.

Up first, Jewels Sparkles.

You represented this
collection beautifully.

You kept the edge
of the punk rockness,

yet you got
the flapper in there.

You understood the assignment.

And I think the execution
on this is fantastic.

I love all those kind of
art deco chains and beads.

I love the grommet details.

And the earring is a little
bit more 1960s London.

That mix is what
it's all about.

You really nailed it.

If I close my eyes,
that is the collection.

And the construction
is amazing.

I like a great fit that
you have absolutely done.

You really created
a beautiful look.

Well done.
- Wow.

Thank you.
Thank you guys so much.

Up next,
Lydia Butthole Kollins.

There's an idea here, and
I love the way you do drag,

but I think there's
just a few things that

are off on the fit about this
that it's taking my eye out

of what you're trying to do.

I'm always a little
crooked, a little off,

a little imperfect.

But I got fit down.

I kind of think your off fit
is kind of interesting

in a way, though.

When you have that silk
velvet, it's very reflective.

So if the ruching
isn't just right,

it's gonna shadow
in the wrong places.

Up next, Kori King.

Hi.

At first glance,
you're really giving

us that early 2000 prom look.

But Betsey Johnson
is more is more.

Like, layer it on.

I would have really
garbaged that dress up.

I've never been able to do
simple and severe very well,

but I love it as
a beginning of Betsey.

The issue for me
is the execution.

The hemline is just pulling
my eye, and it shouldn't be.

The bow's a little off.

I think you look really cute.
You look pretty.

But as it's a design challenge,

I'm only critiquing the actual
execution and the design.

Up next, Onya Nerve.

Hey, y'all.

Onya, I love ya, but we
got to talk about the outfit.

OK.

This, for me, the
construction was not hidden.

The length is off.

And then I think we saw
elastic at the top, I believe.

And the placement of the bows
is kind of awkward for me.

I almost think, you know,
if the top one was the biggest

and the bottom one
became the smallest,

maybe that would help.

Yeah, it's like a little
bit filled with some mistakes.

But, you know, beauty is
in the eye of the beholder.

And I just hope you
feel fun and gorgeous.

Thank you. I do.

I mean, I thought
I looked good.

Y'all told me different.

I still feel cute.

Yeah.

Did you run out of fabric?

Is that why it's that length?

No, I just--

you know, I don't know
nothing about-- you know,

I got to learn my length.

I'm gonna learn my lengths.

All right, well,
thank you very much.

Thank you.

Up next, Arrietty.

Is this couture
or Arrietty to wear?

Because the finish
is mind-blowing.

And the execution,
it's just beautiful,

but yet still whimsical.

And you gave us
the bow in a different way.

A very smart little,
you know, demure bow tie.

I just-- I love the fit.

I love the finish.
I love the details.

Thank you.

My favorite body shape of
all-time is the Hollywood

glamour, tight and flair.

Absolutely beautiful.

Very couture.

Just thank you so much.

It's an honor to make
something inspired by you.

Oh, thank you.

Up next, Lexi Love.

I Lexi love it.

I love that
your underneath is

very ragged, jagged, punky,
kind of off and cool and great.

But then you have this
elegant little birdcage

couture kind of overlay shape.

The bow is a great balance.

The ribbons up your legs,
your thighs.

So sexy and cute.

It's so fun.

It looked so beautiful
on the runway.

Lexi, you did
something very smart

because you chose a silhouette
that no one else did.

Well done.
- Thank you.

Thank you, queens.

I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck backstage, the
judges and I will deliberate.

All right, now, just
between us squirrel friends,

what do you think?

Starting with Jewels Sparkles.

The execution of this look
is flawless.

It had finish
and sophistication.

It's pretty perfect.

It was all the elements
that she put together.

She got that show.

She nailed that show to me.

One of my favorite
looks tonight.

Let's move on to
Lydia Butthole Kollins.

I didn't love the
construction of the garment.

There was too much going on.

There were too many
things thrown at it

and not in the right way.

If it was a Betsey way,
it would have made sense.

Yeah, I needed
to take my ginkgo

biloba to look at
this because I just

didn't know where to look.

I couldn't focus.

I just like the
cattail vibe of it.

The cattail part was the most
interesting part of it to me.

Lots of great ideas,
but it just didn't

come together for Lydia.

All right, Kori King.

At this level,
you need to sometimes do

a little crowdsourcing and
say, does this look OK,

and hope that they're not
gonna sabotage you, of course.

But this one needed some help.

It was the hem that
sunk the ship on that one.

It was the least
kind of me, I felt.

Kori has delivered this same
silhouette, that short dress,

time and time again.

I think she's obsessed
with showing off all that ass.

Yes, she is.

But not a good
night for Kori King.

All right, Onya Nerve.

It was off to me.

And you know how I love off.

And it just was not great off.

There's something very
endearing about Onya Nerve.

Her presentation is so great.

She has such great energy.

And she kind of
owned the outfit.

It just was not made well,
and the places

she chose to put the bows
were just mind-boggling to me.

All right, let's move
on down to Arrietty.

Arrietty looked incredible.

It was so smart
because everybody else

was bouncing with color,
and she chose black,

and she sold it.

I like the yin-yang of the
drama and then the cuteness.

That was very Betsey to me.

All right, let's move
on down to Lexi Love.

She told a great
story, but she

also gave us a really
beautiful, interesting

looking garment.

Her altar halter
was really sexy.

I thought this was a
really, really fun, really

well-executed Betsey look.

I loved that silhouette.

It was big, and it was
made for this stage.

I think that Lexi just really
enjoyed me, what I've done,

and all the girls did.

I am so happy and proud to
have inspired these looks.

I-- I feel loved
and appreciated,

and I can't thank you
enough again, Ru, for it.

Your body of work has
inspired generations,

and it is to be celebrated, the
happiness that you've brought

into the world of fashion.

Everybody's invited to
the Betsey Johnson party.

Yes.

I would love to get
married in that big veil.

And listen, I'd love to
get divorced in it, too.

Silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, queens.

I've made some decisions.

Jewels Sparkles, your
1920s glam had us roaring.

Arrietty, the bride wore black,

and it was to die for.

Lexi Love, we love this look
so much, we want to marry it.

Jewels Sparkles, condragulations.

You are the winner
of this week's challenge.

Yes!

Congrats, mama.

Thank you so much.

I finally did it.

I finally fucking did it!

Oh!

You've won
a cash tip of $5,000

courtesy of Betsey Johnson.

Oh, my God.

Enjoy.

Thank you,
thank you, thank you.

Oh, my God.

You three may join
the other girls.

Thank you so much.

I won a challenge,
a Betsey Johnson design

challenge in front of Betsey.

Good job, baby.

And I can't
wait for the next.

Lydia Butthole Kollins,
tonight,

you put your whole kitty in it,
but it didn't quite fit.

Kori King,
tonight was prom night,

but you didn't go all the way.

Onya Nerve, we wanted
to say yes to your dress,

but the bows were nos.

Onya Nerve, you are safe.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Yes, Onya.

Good job, Onya.

Good job, baby.

Congratulations, sister.

That means, Lydia and Kori,
I'm sorry, my dears,

but you are up for elimination.

Finally, the couple is
in the bottom together.

I would love for
both of these bitches

to walk out of
here hand-in-hand

like they're on Noah's Ark.

Two queens stand before me.

I'm kind of feeling a
little crushed, actually,

to lip sync right now against
Lydia, my closest relationship

in this competition.

However, comma,
I will not be going home.

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!

This sucks.

I think Onya should be where
I'm standing right now.

I think that my outfit
stomps hers into the ground.

Good luck,
and don't fuck it up.

I went to a party
last Saturday night

I didn't get laid

I got in a fight

Uh-huh

It ain't no big thing

Late for my job
and the traffic was bad

Had to borrow 10 bucks
from my old man

Uh-huh

It ain't no big thing

I went to a party
last Saturday night

I told you that story

It'll be all right

Uh-huh

It ain't no big thing

But I know what I like

Hey, hey, hey, hey

I knew what I did to you

Kiss me once

Kiss me twice

Come on, pretty baby

Kiss me deadly

Yes!

You know I like
dancing with you

Dancing with you

Come on

Kiss me once

Kiss me twice

Come on, pretty baby

Kiss me deadly

Come on, pretty baby

Kiss me

Come on, pretty baby

Kiss me

Come on, pretty baby

This is the moment
we've been asking for!

They delivered, honey.

There was tongue.

Bitch, it was fierce.

Oh, my God!

Whoo.

Queens, I've made my decision.

Lydia Butthole Kollins,
shantay, you stay.

Yes, Lydia.

Come on, lady.

Thank you so much.

You may join the other girls.

Good job, baby.

Good job, Lydia.

Jesus Christ.

Kori Scott King, you are
and will always be "Drag Race"

royalty, henny.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now sashay away.

We love you!

- We love you, Kori!
- We love you.

- We love you.
- Kori!

At the end of the day,
all you can do is laugh.

Yeah!

Bye, Kori.

Well, they got me, gal.

How dare you, RuPaul.

This? This?

You'll be hearing
from my lawyers.

I don't have a lawyer,
but when I get one, it is on.

However, comma,
"All Stars" will be sickening.

Love you, Lydia.

I know y'all want to look.

I know y'all want to look.
Yeah!

Not too much.

Condragulations, queens.

And remember, if you can't
love yourself, how in the hell

are you gonna love
somebody else?

Can I get an amen up in here?

Amen!

All right,
now let the music play.

They want to see
you let it out

They want
to see you go off

I know you want to work

You know I am in business

Come, let's give 'em
just what they want

They want to see you work

Next time on
"RuPaul's Drag Race"...

We're throwing
the first-ever

Villains' Roast.

Kandy Muse don't get
asked out on dates.

She gets asked out on dares.

Your performance
was just amazing.

The minute you fell,
even just a little bit,

it took you down.

I didn't mean to make you
get in your head about this.

Well, you did.

At the end of the day,
all you can do

is stab your
friend in the back.

Work, they want to
see you let it out

I know you want to work,
they want to see you go off

I know you want to work,
you know I am in business

Come, let's give them
just what they want

They want to see you, work

They want to see
you let it out

I know you want to work,
they want to see you go off

I know you want to work,
you know I am in business

Come, let's give them
just what they want

They want to see you
work, work, work

I know you want to work,
work, work, work

Work, work, work,
work, work, work

Work, work, work

Work, work, work,
I know you want to work

Work, work, work,
work, work, work