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RuPaul: Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race...disclaimer first

You need to overact in Gay's Anatomy.

-Aah! -[laughs]

[deep voice] Get this baby outta me!

I'm about to shove my baby egg in your--sorry.

Heidi N Closet.

I almost feel like I'm looking at two different outfits.

Nicky Doll.

I just wanted you to do more with this super funny drag baby.

Heidi, shantay you stay.

Nicky Doll, sashay away.mirror?

Oh, my God, girl.

Jeez Louise.

Oh, Nicky.

Watch out, because I don't plan on lip syncing no more.

[all laugh]

Don't put me in the bottom no more!

I had been doing so well up until this point,

and then bang, oh!

It was like taking me from 100 to a 10 real fast.

But I think I showed everyone just what I'm made of,

and I'm ready to send all them home if I need to.

Brita, how did you feel about being towards the bottom?

I was shook, honestly.

I don't know why I was in the bottom.

And I don't know why, honestly,

why my scene partner wasn't in the bottom with me.

Again?

We're doing this again?

Why does she get a free escape

when all of our stuff was together?

All we can do

is try to bring what the judges are asking from us specifically.

Just because Brita views herself as a strong competitor

and is upset that she is in the bottom this week,

she feels like somehow that's my fault.

Look, we all were great in this challenge.

There is no mother-freaking excuses anymore.

So you better be on your Ps and Qs, bitch.

This is not RuPaul's Excuse Race, bitch.

Let's go. Let's get out of drag.

How you feeling, boo-boo?

It's just been a buildup from the moment we got here.

Oh, I understand. Yeah, I understand.

I don't wanna have to continue going through this competition

in those moments feeling good about myself,

just to have other people, like, tearing me down.

These bitches have been coming for me from day one.

Honestly, I'm not here for it,

so quiet Aiden isn't gonna be quiet for much longer.

At the end of the day, it is what it is.

All we can do is fucking slay.

There's 10 girls left in this competition.

It's time to step up my game,

because I am not satisfied with just being safe now.

If you're accepting any less than the top,

then you might as well get packing.

Whoo!

RuPaul: The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,

and a cash prize of $100.000.

With extra-special guest judges

the stars of Mean Girls,

Daniel Franzese and Jonathan Bennett.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪shoes???

Another day to see the light.

We're on Drag Race! How fun!

It's a new day in the werkroom.

I haven't won a challenge yet.

Just Jan has been just safe.

So I'm ready to slay whatever's coming my way.

Hello, hello, hello!

[cheering]

All right, suit.

Yeah, the Emerald City has arrived.

Now, ladies, for this week's maxi-challenge...

We're playing the Snatch Game.

[cheering]

Pick a celebrity that you can impersonate,

then make me and the world laugh.

RuPaul Charles done shuck up the building.

It's the motherfucking Snatch Game.

I'm excited!

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

[applause] Yes!

Let's get snatched.

I wanna know who everyone's doing.

The Snatch Game shows the drag queens

at their celeb impersonation best...

or not so best.

Brita, what are you thinking of doing?

Jennifer Holliday.

Jaida, what about you?

I'm doing Cardi B.

-Aow! -Oh, shut up.

Yes, so, okurr?

I'm doing...

Widow, who are you doing?

You can't tell by the hair?

-It looks like Tinta Turntur. -Thank you.

Someone's cultured in this bitch.

I'm thinking of doing Ike and Tina.

Widow's doing Tina Turner,

but then halfway through she wants to do Ike Turner.

But I don't know if that's a good idea.

Like, eww.

It seems like a very sticky situation.

Luckily, I did good in the last improv,

so hopefully I can continue my improv career.

Yeah, I was in the top group that week,

but as my sisters in that group liked to say,

they "carried me through," so...

Yeah, they did say that, didn't they?

Aiden?

I am doing Patricia Quinn.

Who's that?

She played Magenta in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Oh.

She's like an old, kooky woman now, so--

Are you playing the old her or the new her?

The more current old her, yeah.

She's somebody that I've met personally

and I've had lunch with.

Oh, okay, cute.

I hang out with my mom.

It doesn't mean she's funny.

Good luck, bitch,

because she doesn't have any scene partners in this one.

Our maxi-challenge today is the Snatch Game.

I'm super excited and a little terrified.

America is judging you during Snatch Game.

Hey, stars!

-Hey! -Hey!

We've got company.

-Ooh! -Uh-oh!

Bam, bitch! Yeah!

[cheers and applause]

Aah! Vanjie is here!

I am so excited to see her.

Vanjie!

-Vanjie! -Vanjie!

She has the iconic Miss Vanjie.

-Miss Vanjie. -Vanjie.

I'm not a regular there. I'm cool.

Thank you, Miss Vanjie.

I thanked myself.

She's one of the most popular people from this competition.

Vanjie and I are here to school you

on the dos and don'ts of winning Snatch Game.

Y'all know I'm here for the don'ts.

[all laugh]

My Snatch Game was...

[whistles, laughs]

What's up, Dr. Phil?

Oh, shit, I'm sorry. I mean, Ru.

So I'm here to let the chickenheads know

what not to do for Snatch Game.

That's what we're doing today.

Come on, Vanjie.

I want you to meet Heidi.

-Hi! -Hi, Heidi.

-How are you doing? -Good, and you?

I'm doing blessed and highly favored.

That's right, mm.

[laughs] See, now, that's funny.

Are you in character right now?

That was Heidi, but, no, I got Leslie Jones on the back,

and she's about to come out here, so, yeah.

Oh! Now, Heidi, you're very charismatic.

How are you gonna infuse that into Leslie Jones?

Leslie Jones, her comedy is very loud, in your face,

and very thirsty with her skits.

So I can really tap into that real well,

so I'm going there.

Why did you choose someone who's got a Southern accent

who's very close to your personality?

You know, all you bitches come in here,

and you think you're Meryl Streep.

[laughs]

Why not stay a little bit close to home?

That way, you don't have to work so hard.

I feel like you could definitely give me

one of the Housewives of Atlanta.

-Phaedra. -Oh, Phaedra.

She sounds like her, doesn't she?

Yes, you give me a lot of Phaedra.

You know, that's what I'm getting, the vibe.

Atlanta Housewives, Phaedra.

That's somebody who I feel that she could execute naturally.

Ooh, that's big. "Execute."

Child, I almost choked saying that one.

Just start tapping into whatever you naturally can do,

you know what I'm saying?

Because you already naturally funny.

Bitch, you got acrylics, too?

These are my real nails. What are you talk--acrylics?

[both laugh]

-Aah! Let me see them. -She needs to feel it right now.

Them is sophisticated. Yeah, don't do these ones.

Don't talk me into feeling things.

You see how you just responded there?

You see that volley that you just did?

That's what Snatch Game is.

But if you have to think too hard

of did Leslie Jones do that, that will make you stumble.

I don't know who Miss Phaedra is personally, and...

I think I'm gonna stick with Miss Leslie Jones.

That's it, all right.

Aah! She definitely snatched you bald on that one.

All right, make me laugh.

-Awesome sauce. -All right.

Come on, Vanjie. [laughs]

Vanjie, I wanna introduce you to Simply Jan.

I see a little Tony.

Yeah, she's won a Tony. You're getting warm.

Lindsay Lohan.

Oh, I know. Bernadette Peters.

[imitates Bernadette Peters] That's correct, Ru.

[laughs]

Musical theater is something that I grew up with,

so I love her.

I know in your audition reel you did Kris Jenner.

That was my music video.

I did Call Me Mother for my tape as Kris Jenner,

walking around my uncle's house, doing it.

That was pretty phenomenal.

I actually started doing drag as Kris Jenner.

I was not even going by Jan.

I was just going by my boy name "as Kris Jenner."

-Really? -Yeah.

So you're doing Kris Jenner today, then.

-Basically the fucking story. -No, no.

I feel more comfortable being able to riff as Bernadette.

I know her voice is kind of like a babydoll voice.

[normal] Mm-hmm. [Bernadette] Hi, how are you?

Are you having a good day today?

I'll tell you this because I'm gonna tell you the don'ts.

Don't be switching your voice halfway through.

I started with a voice, and I was like that--

you know, by the second question,

I said, "That has to go."

So don't be switching your voice.

-That would be a don't. -Do not.

Well, we will see you out there.

-Yes, see you out there. -Come on, Vanjie.

Do it. Go on now.

Vanjie, meet El DeBarge.

No, I mean Not El DeBarge.

This is Crystal Methyd.

-Hi, Vanjie. -Hi.

So I see a blonde wig, I see a pink, furry something there.

I was gonna be the pop superstar android Poppy.

Who?

So she is a robot or not a robot?

She's a real person playing a robot.

She's got a robot persona.

Well, that sounds like a laugh riot.

If I were you, I would do motherfucking El DeBarge.

Fuck. Hello!

Well, I mean, you need a brick to fall on your head?

Ru doesn't seem to know who Poppy is.

I really just don't wanna make a fool of myself

during this challenge.

I'm a little nervous. I never do characters,

and I thought it'd be something easy to do.

But I'm a little worried that it's not gonna help me stand out

and really show myself.

Yeah. Well, whatever you do,

make sure you stuff your character full of behavior.

And preferably something that can volley with me.

You know, I throw you a ball,

you go, oh, yeah, motherfucker.

And, uh, bop.

I just--I'm putting all this pressure on myself

because I know I didn't do good in the improv challenge,

and this is so similar.

You know, I, like...

It's, like, really, um, frustrating

that I've been in the bottom, and...

Uh. And...

I just really wanna bring it this challenge.

Okay, but I can tell you're very sensitive right now.

-Yeah. -Do you want a hug?

-Yeah? -Okay.

Now, don't cry on my suit, okay?

[all laugh]

I really wanna do good in the Snatch Game.

I know I have what it takes, and I know what's inside of me,

but I just have so much self-doubt in me right now,

and I...

I don't know how to get over it.

Whew.

What got you here in the first place

is what you already have.

You have to remember who the fuck you are.

You're freaky, you're fun.

You are El motherfucking DeBarge.

[all laugh]

You just gotta pop.

Is there anything else I need to tell you?

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

[all laugh]

See, now, that's how you volley.

-Do that, okay? -Okay.

Seeing Crystal, I could totally relate to how she's feeling.

I just hope that she could shake this off

and, girl, press reset.

We'll see you out there.

Jackie Cox.

Salaam, RuPaul.

You are cute!

-Oh! -Uh-huh.

You know, I'm known for going into the werkroom

and walking out with a piece.

-[laughs] -I ain't no sugar mama,

but I could give you a Lunchable or something, you know.

Go ahead, don't be jealous.

Don't be mad. The peanut gallery.

Now what you wanted to ask me? Yes, I'm single.

Well, you know, I am a taken man back home,

but we're, you know, always down to make friends.

Next! Who out there-- who's single?

All right, I see a little wig here.

Are you doing Ruth Buzzi?

Well, let's take another look.

-She's a housewife? -She's a housewife.

-Oh, Lisa Rinna. -There she is.

She's always trying to sell herself,

and if it's not her, then it's her husband Harry Hamlin,

who she will name-drop at the drop of a hat.

Well, I mean, on paper it sounds great.

What were your other choices?

Dame Julie Andrews.

Oh, I love her!

-I love her, too. -Yeah.

But I mean, this wig,

I would probably do a little bit more of a reddish.

I love Julia Roberts.

One of my favorite movies is Pretty Woman, so...

Well, darling, I cannot wait to see your Julia Roberts.

[laughs]

Make me laugh as Julia Roberts.

And what about Julie Andrews?

Thank you. I love Julia.

Oh, okay, bye.

I don't know. Well...

Well, Gigi Goode.

Good morning, Miss Paul.

Do you have any guesses, Vanjie?

She bald-headed.

There is this very famous robot

who she's been on a number of talk shows,

she's famous for being the first robot U.S. citizen.

This is a real person?

-Wait. No, it's a robot. -She's a literal robot.

But how do you make a robot funny?

The references that I'm going to make

are more along the lines of mechanics and science

and stuff like that, which sounds so incredibly boring.

Yeah, it does.

However, I have never seen someone

with a drier sense of humor than a robot.

Yeah. May not work with Snatch Game.

-You understand my concern. -Absolutely.

Because a robot doesn't really volley.

It's a lot of rapid-fire stuff,

and I'm thinking that's gonna be very difficult.

I understand your concern,

but I do not have the same concern.

Okay, all right.

Well, you have a lot to think about.

I do.

But mainly, make me laugh.

I'm going to.

The biggest personality won the Snatch Game: Silky.

She was TS Madison.

She was doing the most.

And trust me, these bitches gonna be big and loud.

Yeah.

All right, we will see you out there.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

-Bye. Come on, Vanjie. -See you later.

I feel like Gigi is taking

probably the biggest risk so far in this challenge,

because Ru wasn't really understanding the character.

So good luck to her.

All right, ladies, gather round.

Gather round, ladies.

So, Vanjie, do you have

any final words of encouragement for my girls?

Mm-hmm, just one simple thing.

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

[laughter and applause] Turn it out, bitches.

If not, catch me outside, how 'bout dat?

Oof, the prime example of what not to do.

Bye!

Welcome to Snatch Game!

Let's meet our contestants.

He was Damian in Mean Girls,

the legendary father

of the house of Glen Coco, Daniel Franzese.

It's all for you, Ru Coco. You go, Ru Coco.

Our next guest played the role of Aaron Samuels

in Mean Girls.

Welcome, Jonathan Bennett.

Jonathan, did anyone ever tell you

that you look sexy with your hair pushed back?

That's not the only thing that's pushed back, Ru.

Ooh! [all laugh]

All right, contestants, let's meet our stars.

First up, from Saturday Night Live,

the hilarious Leslie Jones.

I'm back, Ru! I just got the girls done.

Blacker the berry, sweeter the juice.

I thought it was "darker the berry."

What berries are black?

Blackberries.

[all laugh]

From the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Rinna.

Hello, Ru. I just flew in.

I was busy selling my new line: adult diaper swimsuits.

Hello!

-I needed one of those! -Oh, they are perfect.

You're on the beach,

and you can have a piddle and a puddle, honey.

Owning it! [all laugh]

Up next, Grammy award-winning rapper Cardi B is here.

Hey, y'all. Hey.

Ooh, and I see you're featuring the girls there.

Ooh, always.

Now, what was the first purchase you made

when you started making all that money?

I got these motherfucking teeth fixed.

[all laugh]

Which set?

The bottom ones.

Up next, we've got a Broadway legend.

Bernadette Peters is here.

Now, of all your roles, which one is your favorite?

My favorite is the one that I won this bad boy for:

Annie Get Your Gun.

You were fantastic in that.

Thank you.

I starred in off-Broadway production

of Annie Get Your Cum.

There's no business like show business,

so let's send in the clowns!

Wait. They're already here.

Yeah. [all laugh]

Up next, simply the best,

Tinta Turnter is in the house.

-Hey, Tina. -How you doing, Ru?

Oh, you look fantastic.

What does love have to do with it, Tina?

When you find out what's love got to do with it...

-Uh-huh. -I'll let you know.

[laughs] This is salty Tina.

Now let's move on down here to Maria the robot.

Hi, Maria.

What's up, bitch?

Ooh! [all laugh]

So Maria, getting to the studio today, do you drive yourself?

I'm so sorry. I'm unable to receive that information.

I wonder if you can receive a big black cock.

Oh, yes. Let me tell you,

I've got quite the USB port for it.

[all laugh]

Up next, she played Magenta

in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Loved that movie. Patricia Quinn is here!

Are you ready to do the Time Warp again?

I have no idea what you're talking about, Ru.

Really? Whatever happened to you?

Did you make other films?

I don't remember a damn thing.

You don't remember anything.

If you had done as many drugs as I did

while filming The Rocky Horror Picture Show,

you wouldn't remember shit either.

Sis.

All right, up next,

the original Effie from Dreamgirls, Jennifer Holliday.

Hi, Jennifer Holliday!

It's a beautiful day, because it's a Jennifer Holliday.

-[laughs] -I'm curious.

Are you still able to hit all those notes?

Yes, I have a very-- a signature sound.

Okay.

Up next, she's a YouTube sensation: Poppy.

What's new, Poppy?

Oh, just working on new music.

I'm really into death metal right now.

Hmm?

Were you always into death metal?

No, I started with pop music,

but they make me listen to death metal now.

Who makes you listen to death metal?

They, my cult.

Your cult? Oh, my goodness.

Hmm?

Moving on down, she's won four Academy Awards.

Katharine Hepburn is here.

-Now, Miss Hepburn. -Mm, yes?

I've always wanted to ask you,

if you could be any kind of a tree--

Yes?

What tree would you be?

This question has popped up so many times.

[all laugh] Yes.

Yes, I think I would be...

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm--

an oak.

[all laugh]

All right, who's ready to play Snatch Game?

The time has come

for you to snatch for your life, people.

Welcome back to Snatch Game.

Daniel and Jonathan, here's how the game works.

I ask a question and you give an answer

that you think will match our celebrity contestants.

Okay, here we go. First question is for Daniel.

Mean Girls' Regina George is so mean,

when you type her name into your phone,

it autocorrects to blank.

Ducking fitch.

Stop trying to make fitch happen.

It's not gonna happen.

[all laugh]

All right, let's go to our celebrities.

-Lisa Rinna. -Ah, hello, Ru.

I was talking about Cardi B earlier,

and I remembered I am wearing a cardi-gan.

This is my Lisa Rinna duster.

So, you know, I love an outfit that is coming and going.

And speaking of people that I hate to autocorrect to,

the other Lisa, my arch-nemesis--

I can't stand her-- it is Lisa Vanderpump.

She has pulled me into so many of her schemes,

and I'm out, I'm out, I'm out.

Not a match.

Oh, is it time to take your vitamins?

Oh, yeah, uh-huh.

Do you ever take Harry's vitamin D?

I take Harry Hamlin's big vitamin D.

He went right up in my Melrose Place.

You know what I'm saying?

Absolutely.

Have you met Harry Hamlin? My husband, Harry Hamlin.

Yeah, from Clash of the Titans.

Clash of the Titans. My husband, Harry Hamlin.

Let's move on down to Maria the robot.

Maria, we are looking for "ducking fitch."

What say you?

Shit.

Oh, God, fucking hands.

So lifelike. Just like us.

Gigi's physical comedy is hilarious.

Watching her try to pick up her cards:

comedy gold.

I said "vageena."

Yeah, I think she meant "vagina."

I meant what I said. [all laugh]

Actually, I went to high school with a girl named Vageena.

She was a little saucy.

I'm just loving watching her pick up-- [laughs]

Maria, stop.

You trying to control me?

[all laugh]

How very dare you.

[all laugh]

Let's go on down to Poppy.

What did you write?

I thought Regina George was a meanie.

All right, we're looking for "ducking fitch," Poppy.

I've never heard of that.

Great title for a song.

I'd love to hear you sing it right now.

They don't let me release my music without permission.

Well, I think we're giving you permission right now, Poppy.

-They. -They.

-[laughs] -Gotcha.

Ru is giving her bones.

He's, like, trying to clue her in.

Bitch, I would have been, like,

♪ I'm motherfucking Poppy ♪ or something.

Let's go on to Jennifer Holliday.

Mean Girls Regina George is so mean,

when you type her name into your phone,

it autocorrects to what?

And I'm telling you, Jennifer Hudson.

Jennifer Hudson.

Are you friends with Jennifer Hudson?

Who?

Jennifer Hudson.

-Who? -Jennifer Hudson.

[laughs]

No.

I guess that answers that.

I hope Brita has a little more for Jennifer Holliday

than just the... [braying].

Let's move on down to the great Miss Katharine Hepburn.

Well, Ru, I think the answer is obvious.

What does that say?

Ducking fitch. [all laugh]

That is a match.

[applause]

Okay. Next question for Jonathan Bennett.

Michelle Visage is a cool mom.

When her daughters' friends come over,

she doesn't serve ice cream, she serves blank.

Freshly brewed teabags.

-Not the tea. -No, teabags.

The teabags.

She's serving freshly brewed teabags.

Tea. bop. Yep, there you go.

What say you, Patricia Quinn?

Well, you know, I still have no clue

what the hell's going on here, but--

Okay.

I put "a blunt."

Because if I had one of these right now,

I might remember where the hell I'm at.

Aiden isn't referencing anything from Rocky Horror,

and none of this is landing.

I don't think anyone is laughing.

I hear crickets.

Let's go on over to Leslie.

Oh, your hair is different, Leslie.

Yes, I had to let the civil rights hair out, Ru.

-Oh. -Real tight in there.

I'm not gonna lie, young man. This ain't a match.

But last time I was here, I saw Widow's ugly-ass shoe,

and I told her not to wear this ugly-ass shoe no more.

This is hideous. Just throw it in the trash.

It's one inch away from being a flat.

Well, not a match.

I'm trying to be your match, baby.

All right, let's move on down to Cardi B.

Now, Michelle Visage is a cool mom.

When her daughters' friends come over,

she doesn't serve ice cream, she serves what?

Ass.

[all laugh] Okurrr?

I always wave this ass.

-[laughs] -Oh, okay.

Took me from stripper poles to selling multiplatinum albums.

That's true, very true.

What say you, Bernadette?

She serves them green, green, nothing but green.

Parsley, peppers, cabbages, arugula, all of that.

-Not a match. Sorry about that. -Not a match.

Into the Woods does not match Mean Girls.

Into the woods, around the dell,

behind the bar at Mickey's, I know it well.

[all laugh] Yes.

It looks like Ike Turner has joined us.

Hi, Ike. Tina was here earlier.

Now Ike is here.

It's Ike and Tina, Ike and Tina.

What say you, Ike?

She serves them a good old cake.

-Cake. -You wanna eat the cake?

[all laugh]

You wanna eat the cake?

Oh, she's gonna eat it.

I mean, damn, this is good cake.

Not a match.

All right, let's move on down to Jennifer Holliday.

Michelle Visage doesn't serve ice cream, she serves...

I said "loose jaw."

-[laughs] -Loose jaw.

-Yaaaaah. -Huh. Loose jaw.

Well, it takes one to know one, huh?

All right.

Oh, God.

Jennifer Holliday

is really just a loud version of Brita.

Okay, now, Jonathan,

this is a question that is perfect for you.

Oh, good.

Ross Mathews does not understand the rules

of his gay softball team.

Instead of hitting the ball, he blanks it.

I think Ross Mathews would swallow it.

-Swallow the ball. -Swallow the ball.

All right, celebrities. What say you, Lisa?

Oh, my. First of all, Jonathan, you are very handsome.

Not as handsome as my husband Harry Hamlin.

Harry Hamlin, I love you, baby.

Yeah, from L.A. Law.

Harry Hamlin. Harry Hamlin.

-Have you met my husband? -Say it one more time.

Harry Hamlin. Don't talk about my husband!

Harry Hamlin. I love Harry Hamlin.

Yes. [laughs]

What say you, Lisa?

I gotta say "owns it."

Own it, baby! Own it! Own it!

Jackie is cracking me up.

Own it, baby!

My husband is Terry Hamilton or something.

[laughs]

Let's move on down to Maria the robot.

Do you know Siri and Alexa?

One second. Searching.

Okay, here's what I've found.

She's my sister, bitch.

[all laugh]

I said he "pegs the ball."

Pegs the ball. I just learned what pegging is.

Apparently everybody knows what pegging is except for me.

In my day, it was called fucking.

[all laugh]

Sorry, Maria, not a match.

Are you losing it, Maria?

Oh! I smell smoke.

There's smoke coming out of her backside.

Get a fire extinguisher.

Oh! Reboot. Marie, reboot.

[all laugh]

I've seen Brandi Glanville do that a couple times.

-You know what I mean, Ru? -Yeah. [laughs]

How about you mind your own fucking business?

Oh! Oh!

[all laugh]

All right, let's move on down to Patricia Quinn,

Rocky Horror Picture Show.

You guys filmed it-- what year was that?

Today I thought I was on the way to the hairdresser,

and look, I'm here, and I don't even know where I am now.

Oh, okay.

What say you? Ross Mathews, what does he do with that ball?

Well, much like Ross Mathews,

I do not understand the rules of the damn game.

So I put he tucks it.

He tucks the ball. Not quite.

All right, let's move on down to the great Katharine Hepburn.

We're looking for "swallowing balls."

I wrote...swallow?

[all laugh]

It's a match! It's a match!

[all laugh]

I love being in the movies.

[all laugh]

Poppy, how are you feeling?

Um, I'm feeling good,

and I'm ready to write a new song.

Oh, good, can't wait to hear it.

Now, what did Ross Mathews do with that ball?

Well, they've never let me play any kind of sports before,

so I just drew a picture of a flower

because I love nature.

Well, how about that. Wow.

At this point, I don't know if Crystal's gonna tell any jokes.

Because at this point, there are no jokes.

It's--it's a moment.

It's something.

Well, that's our show.

That means the winner of Snatch Game is...

Registered voters.

Because they've earned the right to bitch

and do something about it.vote sign

Until next time, we'll see you on the Snatch Game.

Say good night, Vanjie.

Bye!

Today is another elimination day,

and one of these queens is getting the boot.

Today's runway theme is Frozen Eleganza,

inspired by the Broadway musical, and I'm so excited.

My look for this is so cool.

Snatch Game, it was not what I expected at all.

Snatch Game was a whole different animal

than I thought it was gonna be.

But I feel like I did enough to stay another week.

When it was lights, camera, action, I was just...

[all laugh]

Like, I was just struck.

Once you take the lines away from us

and we have to start improv-ing, ooh, girl.

Inside, I was like, aah!

We all know it's coming.

This is the one challenge

you have the most time to prepare for.

I was nervous because Ru didn't really know who Poppy was.

I didn't know who Poppy was, either.

I always just get really nervous that I'm not gonna do well.

-Poor El DeBarge. -[laughs]

I'm a fan of Poppy,

and everything that Crystal was doing

was something that Poppy would have said or done.

I feel so bad for Crystal,

because as accurate as the portrayal of Poppy was,

it just wasn't funny.

Aiden, how are you feeling?

You're being quiet over there. Talk to us.

I mean, I know my performance

wasn't definitely in the top this week, by any means.

I'm just gonna focus on today and see what happens.

I am feeling nervous, but I am hoping

that there were some weaker contestants, maybe.

And at the end of this, I will make it through.

But Aiden, come on, was it her forgetting?

You gotta be straight with us.

In my head, yeah, there was that moment, like,

I don't know where she lives.

So the easiest thing for me to do

was, like, the bitch doesn't, like, remember shit,

so just try to, like, go to that.

My look for this runway is very cartoony, campy, and fun.

So I'm just hoping that at the very least

I am safe this challenge.

Did anybody, like, pick their character

because of, like, a personal connection to the character?

I picked, you know, Tina Turner for the sole purpose

that I've been through a lot of relationships

that were very abusive.

Like, mentally, physically, emotionally.

Like, I was-- I was homeless for a year.

I slept in an abandoned building downtown.

Like, I drank from sunup to sundown

just to get through the day.

The person underneath all the glitz and glam

has a lot to deal with.

That's why I gravitate to Tina.

I know how that is.

After my mom died,

my uncle kicked me out because I was gay.

I dropped out of high school,

started couch-surfing, floor-surfing,

boy-surfing.

I dated a lot of horrible people.

I had to stop, you know,

letting douchebags treat me like shit.

I think you just sharing this story

is gonna be empowering for people to know

that, like, you can rise up.

It's not just Tina Turner, it's also Widow Von'Du

who, like, got out of that cycle of abuse.

Drag has given me everything I've ever wanted in life.

I was able to pull myself out of having absolutely nothing,

being homeless, being verbally abused and mentally abused.

Drag lifted me out of all of that.

Like now, with my husband of two years, you know,

I've got a fabulous marriage and I have a great cat.

Come on, cat!

You've gotta go through some shit to see some shit.

[tongue pop]

I had to learn that I could be strong on my own,

and to appreciate myself

before someone else could appreciate me.

She has not just survived, honey, she has thrived.

And arrived, mama!

Good for you, baby.

That's hard.

Of all the characters we could have chose,

I'm like, you chose a robot.

[all laugh]

I knew it was gonna be risky

because, you know, she's bald.

Like, she's a bald character,

which is definitely more of a masculine thing,

and I kind of rely so heavily on looking feminine,

and I think that that's kind of how I feel my best.

And I mean, I've kind of always teetered between male/female

throughout my whole life.

I think I really always carry some sense of female in me,

even when I'm in, you know, non-drag.

Your non-drag.

Growing up, I've always been interested in feminine things.

I wanted to wear dresses to school.

I've kind of always thought

there was no point to putting a label on anything

in regards to gender.

I don't even think I've ever said this out loud,

but I think I'm fluid.

Sometimes I identify as more male,

and sometimes I identify as more feminine.

I think I'm both and I'm neither.

I realized at a very young age, luckily,

that I don't care what other people think.

-Yeah. -It's just only made me stronger

and have more faith in who I am.

I'm so thankful to have a mother

that shaped me into the person that I am today.

When I was 12,

my mother brought me to my uncle, who is gay.

She took me to his house in Chicago,

which was full of orange shag rugs

and egg chairs hanging from the ceiling

and a giant Game of Life wheel on the wall.

And it was just like-- it was just like paradise

for somebody like me in that current mindset.

My uncle was the first person to talk to me about gay culture,

and LGBTQIA-plus community.

My uncle is the first person who told me who RuPaul was.

He was a big reason why I am so comfortable with who I am.

Ooh, bitch, they can see my colors today.

They'll be like, Heidi, your makeup has improved.

You are the winner of this week's-- [laughs]

In my dreams.

Let it go! [all laugh]

The level of disrespect.

[RuPaul laughs]

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪

And what?

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

Michelle Visage. Do you wanna build a snowman?

Why the hell not? My face is already frozen.

[all laugh]

Style superstar Carson Kressley.

Do people ever say you look like someone famous?

Oh, you know what, I get Cate Blanchett a lot.

From which angle?

[all laugh]

I can see it!

Actor and comedian Daniel Franzese.

Now, who would you play in the Snatch Game?

Ru, I think I would have to do Barney.

[imitating Barney] Hey, Ru! Sashay, shantay.

Sorry, it's a copyrighted character.

Oh.

Actor and TV host Jonathan Bennett, how's your cakes?

Never had any complaints, Ru.

[laughs] Are they moist?

Oh, they aren't dry, let's just say that.

[all laugh]

This week we challenged our queens

to snatch our attention

with their best celebrity impersonations.

And tonight on the runway,

inspired by the Broadway musical,

category is Frozen Eleganza.

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

Inspired by the Broadway musical,

category is Frozen Eleganza.

First up, Heidi.

Michelle: Why the long hat?

[all laugh]

Carson: Are those Dr. Zhiva-gogo boots?

Heidi: She is walking down that runway,

head held up so high,

because, you know, she's the high empress to the Yeti folk.

She's on her way down to the ski resort,

and she's hoping to find her a husband

so he can help carry her big muff around.

[laughs]

Michelle: She's giving us the cold shoulder, you guys.

RuPaul: Yes, let it ho, let it ho, let it ho.

[Michelle laughs]

RuPaul: Jackie Cox.

Carson: Let me reflect on this for just a minute.

Daniel: Snowflake it till you make it.

Jackie: The inspiration for my Frozen Eleganza

is Elsa's crown.

The petals are to the metal.

I'm being very brave in wearing bright blonde hair

for the first and maybe only time on this runway.

Not really my color, but I think I'm making it work.

Jonathan: Naughty, but ice.

[RuPaul laughs]

Daniel: It's a shiny hiney.

Carson: All right, let's see somebody Elsa.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Jaida Essence Hall.

Ice, ice, baby.

Daniel: Ooh, Jackee Frost.

[all laugh]

Jaida: In this look, I am Frozen to the core.

I am up all of north, and what's left of Antarctica--

Antarctica's at the bottom, ain't it?

I am giving you whatever is left of the polar ice caps.

I just feel a fantasy of, like, ice goddess,

frozen, naked, and beautiful, okay?

Jonathan: Storm in a snowstorm.

RuPaul: Well, you know what they say:

beware of black ice.

[all laugh]

Simply Jan.

Carson: How's your head?

[all laugh]

Jan: For this runway, Elsa, she's gonna go off

and become a White Walker from Game of Thrones.

I am dripping in silicone icicles.

I can do conceptual looks.

I'm not afraid to go to those places.

Jonathan: I've heard of having cold feet,

but this is ridiculous.

Michelle: Hypothermi-ya!

[all laugh]

RuPaul: The Widow Von'Du.

[blows whistle]

Oh, she's got a "lip sync for your life" preserver.

[all laugh]

Widow: For the first time,

I am wearing a period piece on the runway.

Titanic survivor realness, bitch.

The judges are getting what I'm serving,

because they looking at me, I'm feeling frozen,

and they wanna save a bitch. [laughs]

Daniel: Clearly, she likes cruising.

Carson: Totally tubular.

Michelle: Do the bustle!

[all laugh]

[blows whistle]

RuPaul: Gigi Goode.

She got 31 flavors, but a bitch ain't one.

Carson: Is that soft-serve? Because I like it hard.

Gigi: Tonight I'm just that fun-loving ice cream woman

who is coming down the street.

My ice cream brings all the boys to the yard,

and I feel so goddamn cute.

My nose is pink because it's chilly in here.

I wanna show the judges that not only can I be fashionable,

I can be campy and I can also think outside the box.

Michelle: It's clear she's got Good Humor.

RuPaul: Yes, definitely.

Carson: Or she's a Dairy Queen.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Aiden Zhane.

If you stay Yeti, you ain't got to get Yeti.

Carson: Hey, my eyes are up here.

[all laugh]

Aiden: I'm giving you an Abominable Snowman

from the old Christmas Claymation cartoons.

I'm feeling goofy, I'm feeling campy,

and I am serving this little Frozen treat to the judges.

RuPaul: Well, she got Yeti Davis eyes.

Michelle: You better Yeti that walk.

RuPaul: I don't think y'all ready for this Yeti.

Carson: It's unfor-yet-able. That didn't work.

-No. -No.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Brita.

Michelle: How many plushies had to die for that wrap?

Carson: One in the mink...

[all laugh]

Brita: This hot bitch is ice cold.

The entire gown is iridescent,

and I am serving you every single color of the rainbow.

I am like a gender reveal party in the snow.

You don't know if it's blue or pink or orange.

Goddamn, I look gorgeous.

RuPaul: Oh, look at all that ice.

Michelle: Coldie Hawn.

[all laugh]

RuPaul: Crystal Methyd.

Michelle: There's no business like snow business.

Crystal: I am really excited to show this look to the judges.

I'm wearing the most elegant pair of pajamas

that have ever been made.

My runway look is inspired

by Mr. Freeze from Batman & Robin.

I've added glitter all over my lashes,

and I look like I've just been blown in the face

by a blizzard.

Michelle: Glacier? I hardly know her.

Carson: I own 51% of Antarctica.

[all laugh]

Welcome, ladies. I've made some decisions.

When I call your name, please step forward.

Heidi.

Jaida Essence Hall.

Jan.

The Widow Von'Du.

Ladies, you are all safe.

You may leave the stage.

Ladies, you all

represent the tops and the bottoms of the week.

It's time for the judges' critiques,

starting with Jackie Cox.

This look on the runway is great.

The skirt, very pretty, beautiful fabric,

looks like liquid silver.

Very effective, very beautiful.

I absolutely loved your Lisa Rinna.

-You know what I'm saying? -I thought it was hysterical.

You went for every joke that you could,

and I thought you really shined.

As a comedian, you want somebody

that can play back with you,

and you were hitting every volley that someone threw you.

Though not every laugh landed,

you went for every single opportunity you had.

Good conviction and good commitment to a character.

Thank you.

You work with the entire group really well.

You really did your homework, you knew a lot about her.

Wearing her cardigan from QVC was very smart.

You used props and you used costuming

and you used makeup and you used hair

to tell us that story, and it worked.

Thank you, Carson.

Up next, Gigi Goode.

Good morning.

This runway look, the silhouette is really great,

the fit is perfect.

I like the little pink nose.

It's the details with you that I look for.

Good job tonight.

Your performance was fantastic,

and I thought it was one of the silent but deadly performances

of the night.

You knew enough about the actual robot

to be able to do some spoofy things,

and you were picking up jokes and taking them.

I thought you did a great job.

Well, you made her naughty, which I love.

I didn't expect you to be, like, you know,

calling Ru a bitch, which made me laugh very hard.

You landed all the jokes, and I thought that was brilliant.

I loved how you were completely committed.

When the camera's not on you,

you were still in it and still over here--

The funniest part was you fumbling with your cards.

Huge hit for me.

I was worried about you after the walkthrough,

but, oh, my goodness, it was so funny.

It was unexpected. Home run.

Thank you so much.

Up next, Aiden Zhane.

Hello.

As far as your runway look,

I love cartoon stuff, and I thought it was adorable.

I think it was a cute idea,

but I do think it's really rather simple.

Let's talk about Snatch Game Patricia Quinn.

You kept hitting dead ends,

and that doesn't work in Snatch Game.

I felt like Ru was throwing you all these things,

and you were swatting them to the floor.

When you say, "I don't know,"

it's a full-stop dead end for whoever's performing with you.

And we just want more out of you.

What made you choose Patricia Quinn?

She's somebody that I have met,

so I kind of have a firsthand knowledge of her.

So you met her, then you know she has a British accent.

-Yes. [chuckles] -Okay, just checking.

Did you have any preparation done on her?

Not, like, specifics,

as far as, like, the year the movie was filmed.

But it was more so just trying to take her characteristics

and turn them into a bigger character, I guess,

is what I had tried to do.

Didn't work.

-I'm aware. -Okay, good.

Rocky Horror is very dear to a lot of us in here.

I feel like a smarter choice

would have been to do her as Magenta.

Maybe it might have been easier.

I gave it my best shot,

but unfortunately I completely missed the mark.

Up next, Brita.

This runway look, I love.

I think it's opalensce--

Opalescence. [all laugh]

She earned everything.

-Yes, you do. -Yes, you do.

But to me, it does say Frozen Eleganza.

So that was a big success.

You chose the great singer Jennifer Holliday.

Mm-hmm.

You looked great, but it was just one note that went nowhere.

And I'm telling you, I'm not buying it.

[all laugh]

I love you and I love her,

but it just-- that wasn't working for me.

You kind of worked yourself into a corner, unfortunately.

I know, a cornapple that I don't wanna be in.

-Yeah. -[laughs]

The past two weeks, I've been in the bottom,

so I've kind of been in my head.

People hold me at a high standard in New York City,

and I'm their queen, essentially.

And I'm just so-- I was upset with myself

because I wasn't doing such a great job here.

And I just froze. I froze on the set.

I, like, didn't know what to do.

Is there anything in the werkroom

I could have said to you that would have helped?

I was listening to everything that you said

to every girl in the room.

You said everything in order for us to succeed,

but did a bitch listen? I don't know.

I try to let you kids know in advance

what to expect when you're expecting.

[all laugh]

Thank you, Brita. All right, up next, Crystal Methyd.

This look, is that Ice-Escada?

You are so stupid.

-It's Esca--It's an old lady brand. -It's a fashion joke.

Anyway, I love that it's tailored,

I love the material,

that there's a lot of Lurex to kind of give us that sparkle.

I frigging love this outfit. It's so chic.

Thank you.

Watching your performance of Poppy in Snatch Game,

I didn't know what I was watching.

And then I went home and googled Poppy,

and I watched her videos,

and I still didn't know what I was watching.

[all laugh]

I have two teenage daughters,

so I have been obsessed with Poppy for a long time.

I just think because so many people don't know who Poppy is,

you then have to make Poppy crazier...

-Yeah. -Bigger, funnier.

Some of the jokes I wasn't understanding, you know,

and I wasn't getting enough funny.

You were thinking a little bit too much.

Actually, my concern for the robot with Gigi

is actually what happened to you.

Sorry I wasn't able to throw it back at you.

Had you done El DeBarge, like I asked you--

I know! [all laugh]

-All right, thank you, Crystal. -Thank you.

Up next, Sherry Pie.

Tonight on the runway, this is really fantastic.

It's still quintessentially you,

but you look different, which is wonderful.

I loved your performance in the Snatch Game.

Ducking fitch.

-You are so funny. -Thank you.

Even she would have enjoyed that performance.

The visual was kind of similar to the mother in Gay's Anatomy,

but it was still Katharine, and it was just wonderful.

Yeah, the only place I can fault you there

was that the makeup maybe was a little--

it still looked a little Waylon and Madame-y.

For the people at home, Waylon and Madame--

Right, right. She was the Poppy of the 1970s.

Yeah. That's right.

And you're welcome.

[all laugh]

Well, thank you, ladies, I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck backstage,

the judges and I will deliberate.

Okay, now just between us mean girls,

what do you think?

Jackie Cox.

Jackie was so funny,

and I am a sucker for a prop comic,

and she had not one, not two, but four or five prop gags.

And a pratfall and a prop gag, you got me.

I would have gone with the lips even bigger,

but she was great because she went for it,

and I love that about her.

Gigi Goode.

I liked the juxtaposition

of seeing her as somebody cold and mechanical as the robot,

and then seeing her, like, warm and friendly

as the little ice cream girl.

I thought she was great and it was a great night for her.

She was really, really funny.

What's up, bitch?

Gigi Goode has proven again that she is smart,

she's on top of things, and she is confident.

She has what it takes to back it up.

All right, let's move on down to Aiden Zhane.

I've been kind of obsessed with Aiden since the show started.

There's something really great and pure about Aiden

that I love.

But the Snatch Game was definitely not her thing.

She was in character, though.

She didn't break character, so I'll give her credit for that.

She was consistent.

She just didn't understand the improv and the humor

that is Snatch Game.

Yes. Brita, please.

Brita, I think in the Snatch Game

was kind of reminiscent of her vibe in Gay's Anatomy,

where it was a bit one-note.

And you almost lose her a little bit.

She doesn't pop in these kind of group numbers.

Sometimes when you're parodying someone

that doesn't have very much of a public persona,

you've just gotta give them, like, a plus-one.

Like she's this, plus she's angry,

or she's this, plus she's, like, slutty.

Just give us one more plus. It doesn't even have to be true.

Yes. Crystal Methyd.

She wasn't telling us enough about this character.

Like, tell us who it is.

Oh, just working on new music.

Let us all become Poppy fans.

She didn't give us enough to really sell it.

It just wasn't that funny.

You know, do whoever you want, but make it funny.

The bottom line is where are the jokes?

Where are the jokes?

Sherry Pie.

This ducking fitch.

[all laugh] She gave us great theater.

I thought she was so funny, so good.

She's chosen even an old-school kind of icon,

which was a smart choice.

Jonathan, who would you do on the Snatch Game?

Oh, Ru, I'd do Valerie Cherish

on RuPaul's Drag--drag-- RuPaul's Drag Races, you know?

So... No, no, you're wrong, it's Drag Race.

So we're doing RuPaul's Drag Race.

-So you know-- -You knew that.

Mark! No, you can't use that.

You can't use that, Jane. Jane!

[all laugh]

Silence! I've made my decision.

I've made my deci-- I've made my decision.

I've made my-- I've made my decision!

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Gigi Goode, ice cream, you scream,

we all scream for you, queen.

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

[applause] Yes!

Fuck.

You've won a cash prize of $5.000.

Oh, my God.

I won Snatch Game.

That's huge.

Thank you so much.

Gigi, you may join the other girls.

[applause]

Jackie Cox, you're safe.

Thank you guys.

Sherry Pie, you're safe.

Thank you.

Aiden Zhane, your Snatch Game was a bit of a rocky horror.

Brita, your Snatch Game was no dream, girl.

Crystal Methyd, your Poppy just didn't pop.

Crystal Methyd...

You're safe.

Thanks.

You may join the other girls.

Aiden, Brita, I'm sorry, my dears,

but you are up for elimination.

I am up against a powerhouse performer.

I need to slay this if I am going to stay here.

Two queens stand before me.

Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me

and save yourself from elimination.

The time has come... [thunder]

for you to lip sync...

[echoing] for your life!

I will fight to survive.

I'm not going anywhere, sis.

Like, I'm gonna serve it to you.

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

[music plays]

♪ The snow glows white on the mountain tonight ♪

♪ Not a footprint to be seen ♪

♪ A kingdom of isolation ♪

♪ And it looks like I'm the queen ♪

♪ The wind is howling ♪

♪ Like this swirling storm inside ♪

♪ Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried ♪

♪ It's time to see what I can do ♪

♪ To test the limits and break through ♪

♪ No right, no wrong, no rules for me ♪

♪ I'm free ♪

♪ Let it go, let it go ♪

♪ I am one with the wind and sky... ♪

Now we have snow

that is coming onto the goddamn stage!

♪ You'll never see me cry ♪

♪ My power flurries through the air into the ground ♪

♪ My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around ♪

I'm doing everything I can to win this lip sync.

I'm giving you a Broadway show.

Bitch, I even brought a magic trick

♪ Let it go, let it go ♪

♪ And I'll rise like the break of dawn ♪

♪ Here I stand in the light of day ♪

♪ Let the storm rage on ♪

♪ The cold never bothered me anyway ♪

[cheers and applause]

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Brita, shantay you stay.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Good job. You slayed the competition.

-Love you. -Thanks, babe.

Aiden, you are a queen with a special power.

Never let it go.

Now sashay away.

I just wanna say that I am truly sorry

that I have not been able to break free

of the voices and the things going on in my head.

Thank you so much for the opportunity.

Thank you.

[applause]

And also I will not leave this competition

being the quiet bitch.

So on that note...

Aaah!

[laughter and applause]

-Yes! -Yes!

It sucks. It sucks to be going home.

But I am going to hold my head high,

I am going to be proud

of what I was able to present to the world.

Being in any kind of sisterhood with other drag queens

can get messy.

But, bitch,

I am on RuPaul's fucking Drag Race,

and this is only the beginning.

Con-drag-ulations, ladies.

And remember, don't eat yellow snow.

[all laugh]

And 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.

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪vote

♪ Just like you, too ♪

Aiden: Boo!

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

You get to star in Madonna: the Unauthorized Rusical.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

♪ Boy toy, baby ♪

We do not have a lot of singers in this group.

[off-key] ♪ Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, oh ♪

Your performance was amazing.

You are right exactly as you are.

I'm so thankful that you're part of our country.

I hope that somebody tears y'all down

just as much as y'all tore us down, I'm sorry.

-Ooh. -I'm really over today.

We couldn't just be Best Friend Race

for the whole season, could we?

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

♪ Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red, white, and blue ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪