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Hello, hello, hello!

RuPaul: Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race UK...

For this week's maxi-challenge,

we're gonna play the Snatch Game!

[cheering]

-You know what they say, Ru. -What is that?

The nipples are the eyes of the face.

[laughs]

I'll try anything, so I just wrote minge.

Lawrence Chaney.

I think Miriam might have been

a little too smart for the Snatch Game.

-Foolish bastards! -Tia Kofi.

Could have done with the headdress being a big scarier.

It does look a bit pigeony.

Bimini Bon-Boulash.

You were poised, you were in control.

I can't tell you how fabulous it was.

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

Thank you very much.

Lawrence Chaney, shantay you stay.

Tia Kofi, sashay away.

Are you sure?

[all laugh]

All right.

-Ugh! -Pblblblbl.

-Tia! -Wowee.

-Babes! -Oh!

We're back in the werkroom,

and I just sent a pterodactyl home.

"We're all camp cows,

"be proud, be kind, give it 100%.

#TiaWozRobbed."

My answer to that is which time was she robbed?

[all laugh]

Right, should we all say, "Bye, Tia?"

-Bye, Tia. -Bye, Tia.

That's a horrible shade of lipstick.

Yeah, gross.

Definitely Tia's.

[laughs]

Anyway, I'm dying.

-This corset needs to come off. -Let's sit down.

Let's come on over.

I think Lawrence had a real close call.

Oh!

She's so lucky that she was in a lip sync

against someone like Tia, who's more of a macarena,

than someone like Tayce, who's a Janet Jackson.

Who do we think could be in danger next?

Do you want me to start it off?

Please do.

Probably you, Sister.

I mean, tiger print for a cavewoman runway.

How predictable.

I feel great.

I would say Ellie.

You know you've been coasting.

Have I been coasting? Have I been coasting?

I think you've been coasting.

I would say.

Are you joking?

It's in between alien sister--

You've had a badge.

I think it's getting harder.

Yeah, we've all got badges now sitting here,

apart from you two, so one of youse get a badge,

and the other one fuck off.

At the end of the day,

if you don't have a badge, why are you here?

Go home.

While we're saying that,

my tights are really killing me, so I'm off.

I've put so much effort into this,

and the fact that they're all sitting there

totally disregarding me is not on.

♪ Snatch Game top two, uh, uh, uh ♪

♪ Snatch Game top two ♪

It doesn't take a genius to work out

that these bitches with their badges,

they genuinely think this thing is set in stone.

But they don't understand what I'm packing.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

No one's finding that at the end of a rainbow, hon.

I think they're still sleeping on me,

and I'm gonna wake them up.

-Ooh! -Whoo!

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

RuPaul: The winner crowned the UK's Drag Race superstar

will receive an all expenses paid trip to Hollywood

to create their own digital series

with the producers of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Tonight, with Michelle Visage,

Graham Norton,

and extra-special guest judge Maya Jama.

♪ May the best woman ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

Ugh!

Another day, double badge club!

Holding the weight of all of these badges.

I've just won the Snatch Game,

and I'm excited for the next challenge.

I wanna keep this winning streak up.

I mean, the herd has well and truly been thinned.

Look at us now. It's like--

It does feel like there's so fewer people round this table.

I miss Veronica.

Mm, nah.

Tumbleweed.

Sister, who you gonna copy this week, then?

-Not you, bitch. -[laughs]

I would be a fool

to let these sly little comments go to my head.

-You've got options. -I do, yeah.

You've only got three left.

Listen, I've never backed down

to four loudmouthed bitches before,

and I don't plan on doing it any time soon.

It's part six. The game is on, bitches.

I know!

[alarm]

Her majesty done already done had herses.

Listen up, ladies.

Remember, we're all born naked,

and the rest...

is a series of ill-informed fashion choices.

So get tootin', because, honey,

if you mess up, expect more than a boot.

That's right. You in danger, girl.

Oh, my goodness.

We're gonna be making something.

-It has to be. -Do you think?

It has to be.

Hello, hello, hello!

[cheering]

You know, drag is a sisterhood.

We fight like sisters, and we make up like sisters.

But when it comes to throwing some serious shade,

nobody does it better than a drag queen, okay?

So in the great tradition

of the legendary documentary Paris is Burning,

the British library is about to open officially.

-Whoo! -Whoo!

Because reading is what?

-Fundamental! -Fundamental!

That's right.

We are about to read these chooks to filth!

Now, I thought you girls might need a little D right now.

So for the first time in Drag Race herstory,

you'll be reading each other in 3D.

-Ooh! -Ooh!

#DragRaceUK.

All right, ladies, time to put on your 3D glasses.

Whoa!

I don't see these bitches any clearer.

-Whoa! -Ooh!

3D!

All right, first up, Sister Sister.

Just give me a moment to put on my disrepectacles.

Lawrence Chaney, I go to bed at night

and I just lay there and wonder how you're getting on...

getting on the bed without breaking it, you big bitch!

[all chuckle]

Bimini is so stupid, when she heard the government

were putting chips in people,

she asked for a side of vegan mayo.

[all laugh]

Tayce!

Queen, look at you.

Your runways are unsurpassed, baby girl, I must say.

But I would love to see you slip into something long and flowy...

like the Thames.

[all laugh]

Get in the Thames. You get in the Thames!

She'd lose her teeth if she jumped in the Thames anyway.

Here I go.

This is gonna be so hard. I'm usually so nice.

Let's get it going.

Aah!

Lawrence Chaney, the Lady Bunny of Glasgow.

Much like Lady Bunny, you're known for your big wigs,

those terrible white go-go boots,

and maybe one day you'll find a personality.

-Ooh! -Ooh!

Bimini Bon-Boulash, you know, you're known

for your iconic tricks on the chair.

But the next time, how about you do us all a favor

and make sure it's an electric one.

[all laugh]

Is that too harsh?

Is that all right?

I can take it, baby.

Ellie Diamond, you are so stupid,

you studied for your COVID test.

[all laugh]

A'Whora, I heard you've been doing

some soul-searching recently.

I hope you find one.

[laughs]

Who needs a soul when you've got a face like this?

Let's do this. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Ellie Diamond, oh, my God, look at you.

But you're kind of lackluster.

You should change that last name to Ellie Zirconia.

I'm too stupid to understand that one. I'm sorry.

Oh, well, you'll get there, you'll get there.

She reads herself.

Lawrence Chaney, look at you,

a well-rounded queen, and I do mean well-rounded,

and the number one reason to stay away from Glasgow.

[all laugh]

Sister Sister, I like how you do a double word play,

the same way you like to double-up on people's runways

when you hit the stage.

Ooh, not heard anything like that before. Whoo.

Tayce, the queen of face.

But the last time I remember you served me face,

you was laid on your back with your tongue out,

and I was sat on it.

Oh! [all laugh]

That's disgusting!

First of all, that's never happened,

because I know what you're gonna be thinking.

We're just having a little fun with you,

and, you know,

just trying to get Lawrence's little pecker going.

I told youse!

We can say confirmed.

Sister Sister, you know, you've got such a kind face...

the kind you throw bricks at!

[all laugh]

A'Whora, I love you.

-Love you, too. -I wanna give you a big squeeze,

but I'm worried you'll pop and there'll be filler everywhere.

Talking of filler, Ellie, Sister, need help packing?

-Aah! -Ooh!

Thank you. Thank you.

Read 'em and weep.

The library is closed officially.

Whew.

Now, one of you shady queens

really took it to the third dimension.

The winner of today's mini-challenge is...

Sister Sister!

-[cheers and applause] -Me?

Shady bitch!

Finally!

Being hateful pays off.

-It really does. -It does.

Hey-ho, at least she's won something now.

Well, ladykins, now, lockdown has given us the opportunity

to dig deep and search for hope and kindness.

So for this week's maxi-challenge,

I want you to tap into your newfound strength

and transform yourselves into lockdown super she-roes.

And to create your super she-ro look,

you need to use these mismatched, everyday materials

that we've squirreled away during lockdown.

You can use your own hair, shoes, and undergarments,

but the rest needs to be 100% lockdown loot.

I can barely make stuff with materials,

let alone unconventional ones.

This is not in my fantasy.

Mustn't grumble. You're British.

Now, Sister Sister,

you won today's mini-challenge,

so I'm giving you a whole 15-second head start!

[laughs] All right, Sister Sister,

ready, set, go!

Look at her go!

Should have tripped her up.

Ooh, we like that.

My creative juices are flowing right now.

I can definitely work that.

I can definitely do something with that.

Does she want all that stuff?

Just take everything, why don't you?

This girl has got everything that was available.

But this is not fair!

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win. Go!

Aah!

Run!

It's absolute carnage.

I don't know who I am, where I am.

Whose hands are these? I don't even know.

How do you get this off?

This is fucking savage.

It is war.

Aah!

Whew, chaos.

These girls are hungry.

Woof! No, bitch!

-[laughs] -You bitch!

Ooh!

Everyone's running and grabbing bits,

and I'm left with a pillowcase and two palm leaves.

Let's try and make it work.

Ooh! [both laugh]

Are you insulating your attic, babes?

No, I need insulation for making a new corset.

This is how much it takes.

Well, I hope the rest of it gets delivered today.

This is a bit different this time.

We have non-stretch fabric.

It also isn't fabric.

We don't know if this shit's

gonna go through the sewing machine.

What even are these?

We don't know.

I take a little journey over to Sister's table,

and I wanna see what 15 seconds difference

actually makes in this competition.

And this girl's got some good shit!

I see little things I want.

How'd she got a bowl of fucking rhinestones?

[clank]

Now I need to work my charm.

All right, Sister Sister, you want a blowie?

Psst, Oh!

I thought I heard a little snake coming up behind me.

Just me, the cobra.

Can I help you, my darling?

I would like to tell you about a few things I'd like.

So usually we start with some compliments first.

Well, say, like, I know everyone said your look

wasn't as good as mine,

but it was a close run.

[laughs]

And you know, like, I love pandas.

Speaking of things I love, I would love two of these.

Absolutely not.

I'll admit there's some stuff that I definitely won't use,

but it's nice to know

that none of the other bitches can use it either.

What do you want from me?

I want you to leave my station.

Rude.

They got lollies, you know.

Oh, yeah, I grabbed them all.

Fabric.

I love a design challenge.

Oh!

I have worked with unconventional materials before,

like cardboard, paper, rubber gloves.

Anything, I can make it look glamorous.

And if you give me a unicorn and a Care Bear, I'm there.

Oh, Sister, hen, how you doing?

Yeah, I'm doing okay.

I'm going for, like, a Garden of Eden style look.

-Oh, yeah? -Not very me whatsoever.

It's gonna be very child-friendly to look at.

[laughs]

How are you getting on?

I'm good. I'm doing this kind of sportswear-y,

young, youthful thing.

I'm gonna really struggle in this challenge,

because I'll have looked like a 43-year-old MILF.

Just a little question for you, though.

Do you think you can be A'Whora's second target?

Ooh. If she's not helping Tayce all the time, then, yeah.

[laughs]

Oh!

Don't damage my materials, you absolute hound.

[laughs] Sabotage!

Ugh. I have so much stuff.

Yeah? Oh, what you thinking?

The Corona and it's a, like, British superhero,

so I thought I'll try and get this blue and red palette going.

A'Whora is a designer, a seamstress.

I think she has the eye.

She really wanted to win the last design challenge.

She didn't. So I'm excited to see what she's gonna do.

So what about you? You seem very beige.

Yeah. Excuse me, beige?

It's gonna be very eye-catching,

something that goes big and out,

like a big whoosh to the floor.

Yeah. I'm really worried about Tayce in this challenge,

but this time I wanna just focus on me.

We're at that point where regardless of friendships,

there's only gonna be one winner and only one title available,

so fuck her.

How you bloody doing, beetch?

Yeah, all right, I'm good.

Trying to turn it out.

I wanna be, like, queen of the toilet paper.

[laughs]

The creative process takes time, and you can't rush perfection.

Taking a step back every now and then, you know,

like, seeing what works.

Seeing what doesn't.

[rip] It'll look cute.

It's a make-it-work moment.

Let's see.

Cut up a bit of pillow and put some leaves on it.

Hey, she-roes, I brought company.

Say hello to Drag Race royalty Raven.

[cheering]

Ooh, oh, my God, it's Raven!

I mean, she personally beats Ru's face on the daily.

We're in the presence of greatness here, baby.

-Ellie D! -Hello!

Hi, say hello to Raven.

Hi, Raven. So nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Her makeup is really good.

-You've seen it. -Yeah.

How did you learn to do makeup?

Well, funnily enough, like, YouTube videos.

I mean, I take a lot of inspiration

from, like, cartoon characters.

Like, big, blown-out shapes.

I definitely took a lot of inspiration from your makeup,

with the cut crease and the sort of big eyeliner

and everything like that.

When I look at your makeup,

I don't look at you and think I can see who she emulated.

I think whatever you're doing is great.

Thank you. Aah! Amazing!

For Raven to say that to me, my God.

She is the queen of makeup!

What's your look?

I want to do something like...that.

Have you made that silhouette before?

I've done something similar, where it's the short dress,

but nothing long that kind of hits the ground.

And the bra's gonna be decorated with lollipops and cotton candy

and everything fluffy and fun.

It's pure pop candy princess.

We get it, bitch. You love pink.

You better win a RuPeter badge this time.

Well, that's on you, chick.

We're gonna sort that out tomorrow, trust and believe.

-Hi, A'Whora. -Hello. Hi, Raven.

Meet Raven.

Honestly, I'm so gagged you're here.

-Oh, really? -Yeah, because, like,

I started watching Drag Race on your season,

and you was, like, my first-ever favorite.

Because I just related more to you,

because you was, like, the bitchy fashion girl.

Oh, well, thank you. I'm touched.

Remind you of anyone? Ding!

-And you're a fashion queen. -Yeah.

You know, you know looks.

Are you able to put looks together?

Yeah, like, part of my degree

was always, like, it's everything.

It's from styling to pattern cutting to design.

Fashion school, it was hard,

because it was something that was so far from what I knew.

I was from a really working-class family,

so I knew I had to try harder and harder

to prove that I did deserve to be there.

So let's talk about what you're making here.

Well, I don't wanna go for anything too girly.

I wanna be really strong and wanna give you

huge silhouette, crazy, avant-garde couture.

And you're gonna use a garden hose for that?

Yes. I'm feeling a huge pressure,

because I am not about to be in 60 grands' worth of debt

from uni to not be able to sew a sponge to a garment

and win a challenge.

All right, so we're gonna let you get to work here.

I cannot wait to see what you come up with.

Okay. Thank you so much.

-Bimini. -RuPaul.

Meet Raven.

Hi, Raven. You look gorgeous.

-Thank you very much. -What filter have you got on?

Nothing. [all laugh]

You look stunning.

-You have two RuPeter badges. -I have two!

How you gonna keep your winning streak going?

I kind of wanted to go quite campy with it.

In the UK, we had a lot of issues

with people overstocking toilet paper,

so I wanted to be called, like, Nobbin Hood.

But I feel like she's looking a bit Florida at the minute.

I'm quite liking the tissue boobs.

Uh-huh.

Bimini's outfit is a hot garbage mess.

-Ooh, falling apart. -Yeah.

Is this scrappy challenge?

Like, what are you trying to do, you know?

I have an eye for things that I like and styling

and telling people what to make,

but I'm not the best at it, so...

Yeah, okay.

Well, thank you so much.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

-Good luck. -Thank you.

To be honest, yeah, it was a shit show.

I better get listening to the lip sync song.

It's Sister Sister.

Hey.

Say hello to Raven.

Hiya, chicken.

-Hi. -Look at you.

A chicken. I love being a chicken.

[all laugh]

Do you have any questions about makeup for Raven?

I get really, really coarse beards,

so I will shave and find it really, really difficult

to cover the growth basically as soon as it starts.

To soften it from looking too dark,

a lot of queens use that orange or red-based liquid lipstick,

or a lipstick itself and powder that,

and then do their foundation over it.

Okay.

So you had an extra 15 seconds.

-I did. -Did that help?

I would say I used that to my advantage.

-Oh, yeah, yes. -[laughs]

What'd you get?

I went for some really strong block colors.

Clearly I went for all of them.

-No RuPeter badge yet. -Not the one.

Because Bimini called you filler when she read you.

Do you feel like filler?

-No. -I take offense to that.

[all laugh]

I'm getting really good feedback.

Like, I can feel my own natural progression,

and it feels good.

Listen, thank you so much.

Can't wait to see you out there.

Hi, Tayce.

Hello, hello!

What made you choose this?

I just love the color.

You know, I think it's gonna go with my skin tone perfectly.

-It really is. -Yeah.

You know, Baga Chipz did something like this.

-Mm-hmm. -It was a boot.

Yeah, well, mine's gonna be much better than that, darling.

-Okay, much better. -I can guarantee.

This right here I know is-- it hurts, and it can cut.

I've sliced myself a few times already today.

-Oh, you cut yourself already. -Yeah.

Now, you're putting it on a corset as a base.

Yeah, I wasn't gonna go with a corset at all.

I'm guaranteeing it's gonna probably cut you up.

It might hurt, it might cut me a little bit,

but that's drag.

You know, beauty is pain, and I'm prepared.

Well, you know, yeah, to a certain extent.

But then at one point, pain is pain.

I do feel quite comfortable.

Like, I know the direction that I wanna go in with this.

So I'm just gonna try and really just make it come to life.

I'm going it completely lone wolf, baby.

I don't want no help, I don't want no advice,

and I'm gonna bring 100% me to the runway.

Can't wait to see it.

Amazing. Thank you very much.

All right, thank you. Lovely to meet you.

You, too. Thank you.

Lawrence Chaney, have you recovered from last week?

Uh, yes, I'm still a bit out of breath,

but I think I'll be good today, yes.

Yeah, you wound up in the bottom two.

I know.

I hate thinking about that lip sync.

We all want to be like Divina De Campo

and go, "Well, I never lip synced."

Let's talk about what you're making here.

Well, I just picked out all the kind of silver things.

I really want to do something out of my comfort zone,

really accentuating my, like, figure.

I'm excited to see what you do.

So Raven's here.

Raven is a Emmy award-winning makeup artist.

What advice do you have for Lawrence Chaney?

Well, you give yourself a very fierce brow.

-Yeah. -Which I love.

But you don't fill in the space.

She's got about an acre

between her eyeliner and her eyebrow.

-I see. -Yeah, the size of Glasgow.

Yeah, exactly.

It kind of creates a-- well, a mopey look.

Oh. So I'm painting the depression on.

You are. Yes, the inside is now showing on the outside.

Yeah. Oh, Christ, you never want that.

No, just fill it in a little bit more.

Instead of just doing this, do that.

If anyone else was to give me makeup advice,

I'd shiv them and then leave them for dead.

But because it is Raven, I will take that.

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

Say goodbye, Raven.

-Bye! -Thank you!

So camp.

I think it's gonna be cool if I get it right.

The first look I was going for

looked like shit.

But I found, like, a fabric

that I didn't realize was still available,

and it's a curtain.

I'm gonna play around with this and make it more powerful.

The whole Vivienne Westwood vibe is so your style.

Yeah. Let's just hope they like it.

I've got everything crossed, including my asshole.

Oh. What's going on with Tayce?

Ooh.

This fabric is a bad idea.

Ooh.

She's not even started the costume itself,

and shit already hurts.

Salt in the wound.

Game over, babes.

Oh, much better.

-Much bettah. -I can go in now.

I don't know why

I wasn't doing it with a glove in the first place.

Girl, you know what they say. No glove, no love.

Mm-hmm.

Hey-ho. Battle scars, baby.

It is what it is.

A'Whora, how are you getting on?

Good, I just think I gave myself a lot of work,

but good things take good time, I guess.

I'm stressing.

Same here, gal.

My fabric that I picked, it wouldn't sew,

so I've just had to kind of completely change direction,

and I'm working with, like, blue sheets, orange strapping.

I am nervous whether I'll be able

to pull this together at all.

Get me on that sewing machine.

-Let's go, let's go. -So much to do!

-So little time! -So little time.

It's elimination day,

and I will not allow myself to leave this competition

without winning a RuPeter badge in a design challenge.

Let's just hope it all comes together at the last minute.

Look at all this crap.

Oh, sorry, Ellie. It's your dress.

Sis with all the crap on the floor, yes.

All right, slapper.

'Ello, 'ello. How you doing?

This is looking good.

Thank you. She's getting there.

I'm feeling good. I've been quite chill.

I can't believe I've nearly gone through

this entire box of Brillo pads.

Until today, I don't think people knew

the lengths that scourers could go to.

What are you doing underwear-wise?

That I don't know yet.

I think I'm gonna try and construct, like,

a little crk-crk with one of these.

Or I'm gonna stick a few together

and try and make some kind of, like, thong.

-Cute. -And just make it work.

It could be a bit more finished at the bottom,

but hey-ho, you only have so much time.

And when you spend 600 hours

pulling apart, you know, scourers,

what can you do?

Lawrence, how you getting on?

-I'm at panic stations, but-- -Yeah.

My look's on the floor.

I'm just trying to get it all together at this point.

I don't know what it looks like on,

so I'm hoping and praying it looks fierce.

You think you'll have a completely finished garment

the way you want it by the time we're done?

We'll see.

Are you confident you'll get it done in time?

We'll see.

Oof, Jesus.

The pressure at this point in the competition

is really starting to affect Lawrence.

I mean, it's a little bit of me

that's sort of excited to see it.

But there's also a part of me that's, like, pull it together,

get your shit done, and then turn it out.

-Sister. -Yes, queen?

So are you taking on Raven's tips

about that man stubble you've got going?

[laughs]

Yeah, I'll be taking some hints.

I'll be covering up my man beard.

It's a shame they don't do cover

for lack of personality, though, isn't it?

Otherwise you'd be sorted, babes.

[chuckles]

So, Lawrence, how long have you been sewing, then?

Oh, God, since I was, like, seven.

-Really? -Yeah.

I remember hand-stitching a dress for a Barbie doll.

It was black, it was velour.

I'm not joking.

I must have been around the same age.

I still find my creative side is that little boy,

'cause that's who I go to for my inspiration.

Growing up queer,

it's just if you don't really fit into mainstream life,

it can have a huge knock-on effect

to the way that you are as an adult.

Were you the weird kid at school?

Yeah, definitely. I had weird hair.

I had, you know, the weird way I walked,

and people would poke and prod and trip me up.

These straight guys at school

would always be like, "Oh, Lawrence,

oh, do you wanna make out with me?"

I kind of wonder if they did it on purpose,

because they knew that we were, you know,

as weird, queer kids, the easy targets.

Words do hurt, but what hurts me even more

is when you just see people

and they start laughing at you for no reason.

When you just walk in a room

and people start laughing at you,

what are you meant to do?

What are you meant to do?

[exhales]

I had things that I wanted to say to those people,

but I never could say it.

You know, I was too scared.

That upset and pain began to turn into a fuck-you.

You need to stick up for yourself.

And it just got to a breaking point,

and I just let this guy

who was teasing me and bullying me for months,

I let him have it.

He threw, like, a Bible at me.

I, like, threw it straight back

and said, "This is the second coming."

I mean, I'm in shock, but I love that.

I used my sense of humor,

and it made the person who was bullying me laugh.

And I was the funniest kid in school two weeks later.

-Look at you now. -I know.

On the biggest drag platform in the world,

channeling all that shitty energy

that's been thrown at you.

And making it work.

Absolutely 100% making it work.

Yeah. Because of all the harshness

and the way I was treated at school,

it is the reason my drag character exists.

And I'm here on RuPaul's Drag Race

to be the superstar that I am,

that they tried to stop me from being.

You've gotta congratulate us.

We've gotta congratulate ourselves for this.

Yeah, we do.

-Well done. -We made it work.

We made it work.

Well done. I love you.

[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 UK.

My hero Michelle Visage.

Are you into capes?

Ru, you know me.

I prefer big hoods.

[laughs]

National treasure Graham Norton.

Now, Graham, do you have any superpowers?

I do.

I can make an entire bottle of sauvignon blanc disappear.

Ooh! I'd like to see that.

Without using my mouth.

[all laugh] Chug-a-lug.

TV marvel Maya Jama.

Now, do you have a favorite TV superhero?

No, only you, babes.

You're gonna go far, kid.

[all laugh]

This week we challenged our queens

to transform into lockdown super she-roes.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

♪ She's a super queen ♪

RuPaul: First up, Tayce.

Tayce: During lockdown, I was an absolute mess.

But now I'm...

Exfoliana Bolt, Bolt, Bolt!

Bolt, Bolt, Bolt.

♪ She's a super queen ♪

Michelle: I don't want no scrubs.

[all laugh]

My superpower is to rid the world of COVID

through intense exfoliation.

Graham: Ooh, I think I can see her rusty knob.

[laughs]

I'm here to exterminate germs

by rubbing the world the right way.

RuPaul: It's Quarantina Turner.

Proud Mary, keep on scrubbing.

My arch nemesis is none other than Sinister Sponge.

Maya: That looks like it would scratch your shit off.

Never fear, for Exfoliana Bolt is here!

RuPaul: Up next, Lawrence Chaney.

Lawrence: In lockdown, I was lazy Lawrence Chaney

who stank of depression.

But now I'm Lawrence of Chania!

Michelle: Where do you think he's gonna put that?

Is she a bag for life?

My mission is to tickle your funny bone,

whichever bone you want.

-She's dusting, right? -Yeah. [laughs]

Nothing can stop my quick wit and charm,

even when dressed in non-breathable fabric.

RuPaul: She's a regular Dusty Springfield.

She is.

My superhero slogan is turn that frown upside down!

A'Whora.

A'Whora: During lockdown,

I spent my time getting thick

and playing with my huge rolling pin.

But now I'm Covid Nine-Tina.

-Ooh! -Ooh!

And at the pop of my wings

these judges are gagged.

You know it.

Michelle: She's ready to paint the town blue.

Literally.

My superhero outfit is blue

for the NHS frontline workers.

Graham: Oh, that reminds me. I must put the recycling out.

My superhero power is my clapper.

By putting my hands together, I can unite the country.

Maya: It's the glittery mouth for me. Lovely.

Is that a bird? Is that a plane?

No, it's a sexy bitch on the runway

called Covid Nine-Tina.

♪ She's a super queen ♪

RuPaul: Bimini.

Bimini: In lockdown,

I was Bimini the bored housewife.

But now, I'm Dr. Isabella Blows-A-Lot.

Secondhand queen in killer heels.

This is kind of giving me Vivienne Westwood vibes.

Yeah, yeah.

My superpower is recycling everything

from material to men.

Michelle: Does the bathmat match the curtains?

[all laugh]

My arch nemesis

is beige basic bitches! Aah!

Graham: Where's the rest of that plunger?

Wouldn't you like to know?

Ellie Diamond.

-Ellie D! -[laughs]

Ellie: In lockdown,

everything was black and white.

But now, stepping into the land of Technicolor,

I am Exuberant Ellie!

Michelle: Welcome to Candy Land.

My superpower is being able to bring joy,

love, and kindness to those who need it most.

Katy Perry got her figure back so fast, didn't she?

[all laugh]

My mission is to spread the love and show people

that the world really can be made of rainbows and unicorns.

Do you suck or chew?

My superhero slogan is treat others

the way you want to be treated:

with lollipops!

RuPaul: Oh, brother, it's Sister Sister.

[laughs]

Sister: In lockdown, I was Sister Slobby.

But I swapped the rolling end credits of a sad boxed set

to the rolling green hills of the great outdoors!

And now I'm the garden of Sh-Eden!

RuPaul: This look is very cutting hedge.

-It grows on you. -It does, actually.

My mission is to blast away those dark thoughts

with a shot of vitamin D.

Michelle: Feed me!

Come sniff my flower and skip through nature.

Bitch, you deserve it.

Graham: Leaf it. Just leaf it.

[all laugh]

There's absolutely no stopping

the power of photosynthe-Sister Sister.

Surprise!

Welcome, ladies.

Now, a few weeks ago

I challenged you to elevate your drag,

and tonight, you came through.

Well done.

Now it's time for the judges' critiques, starting with Tayce.

Tayce, tell me about your materials.

I took apart, like, about 100 Brillo pads

distressed the hell out of them.

Cut my hand a little bit along the way,

you know, but I hope it pays off somewhat.

I think you are a superstar.

Your hair is adorable, your makeup is on point.

But this outfit, for me, not gonna cut it.

If you look on the stage,

you kind of see the extent of what we're looking for

at this point in the competition.

This, to me, is a corset

with some stretched-out Brillo pads stuck to it.

It's just not quality.

Certainly from the waist down it needed something else,

not just a sort of, you know, scratchy gash.

It feels like the amount of work and detail that went into this

is just sort of lacking a bit.

Absolutely stunning face, hair, body.

I'd probably wear this to a Christmas party

with a cute little skirt on the side.

Your runway presentation, you sold the garment.

Unfortunately, there's not enough garment there,

especially compared to these other girls.

Thank you, Tayce.

Thank you, Ru.

Up next, Lawrence of Chania.

-[laughs] -Tell us about your outfit.

I decided to do a character

that really celebrates what I am,

because I am a funny, blue-and-ginger bitch, you know?

As you know, I'm not the biggest fan

of coming out here in a bodysuit or a leotard.

But this has so many dimensions to it and it fits so well.

Considering I know that material,

it's like an IKEA bag almost, that material, right?

And your makeup looks beautiful.

-I took Raven's tips. -Well, you can tell.

I don't know if I'm 100% sold on the balls on your eyebrows,

because you don't need them.

I just thought you did a good job tonight.

So Michelle doesn't like balls on the face.

Well--oh, don't go that far, Graham.

I like the balls to the face.

Ginger balls, why not? I think it was good.

The character that went with the outfit

fitted perfectly for me.

You set the bar quite high for yourself,

because you say your superpower is you're going to be funny,

then it's like, oh, this better be funny.

But you were funny.

I thought you did a really good job today.

-Thank you. -All right, thank you.

All right, up next, A'Whora.

Tell us about your outfit.

I used vinyl bin bags and created some, like, balls

to create this volume in the shape.

And then this was an actual light fitting

that I snapped apart and created this shaping.

It's very Gaga.

The drama mama.

The structure is wonderful.

I love the choice of the glitter painted-on mask.

I wish it worked to protect us.

Just when I feel like A'Whora is one kind of queen,

you come out in something like this,

and you do show me that your versatility is there.

You look gorgeous.

I can't believe you've actually made that in that time.

A light as a belt. I want one.

It's stunning, those kind of shoulder sleeves, those pleats.

If I could give you a standing ovation, I would.

I just love this.

Thank you.

Bimini Bon-Boulash.

Hi, babes.

Hi. Tell us about your materials.

My original idea, I scrapped.

But then I found this gorgeous fabric,

but I didn't really have that much fabric.

so I made it work with what I could.

So I found some paper as well,

and there wasn't much left going that I could salvage.

I think the makeup is great.

I kind of live

for those 1920s-meets-1990s eyebrows.

The hair, it's not my favorite.

I just wish it was a little more clean.

You say you didn't have enough fabric,

but then I think you've overcompensated with the paper.

You talked about your killer heels,

but actually in the presentation,

we couldn't really see those amazing heels.

Because the way the dress,

it falls at the front, not the back.

But I think what you did really well

was make it work as an overall look.

First thing on my mind was high-fashion, major looks.

But compared to the other queens,

I think not as much effort in.

But still, this is using the materials very well.

And the Westwood reference is really clear.

You're a big Westwood fan?

Big Westwood fan.

I always say my two style icons

are Vivienne Westwood and Pamela Anderson.

There you go. It's all there.

Straight out of Dundee, the Ellie D.

Hello.

Hi. Tell us about your materials.

So for the jewelry I've used, like, marshmallows and gumballs,

and a lot of it is inflatables.

Shower curtains, I've used a toilet plunger.

And for the pannier that I've used under here,

it's sort of like a pillow-sponge situation.

It looks so cute I could just eat you!

-You want a taste! -Literally!

-Get a room! -Too late.

Your paint, as usual, is gorgeous.

I just think this outfit hit all the details we needed.

This is Ellie Diamond through and through.

You didn't kind of throw away your brand

in coming up with this.

Your mind, incredible.

Cannot believe that's been in the toilet,

because it's very lickable right now.

Thank you.

Every time you hit the runway,

you look like a big, beautiful doll.

The big doll of Dundee.

The big doll of Dundee.

Mama mia, it's Sister Sister.

Tell us about your outfit.

So I got a 15-second head start ahead of everybody else.

And you took everything and put it on.

I grabbed everything. It's a lot of plastic.

The yellow flowers are wallpaper,

and this is bin bags.

I did actually tone it down.

[all laugh]

This is the edit.

This is the edited version.

There's a lot happening, and then underneath,

you've got a one-legged pantsuit.

It's not quite fitting.

So I just think it's a blob.

I can't see Sister Sister under there.

I like to see shape and body and, like, va-va-voom,

which you can't see at all here.

But it's fun, it's bright, it made us smile,

and that's what we need during lockdowns.

I love how demented this is.

It's proper Billy Bonkers.

There is this adorable, pretty Sister Sister face

in the middle of it all.

You look like a children's entertainer

if you hated your children.

[all laugh]

Is this drag?

I don't know, but it made me smile.

Well, thank you, ladies,

I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck in the werkroom,

the judges and I will deliberate.

You may leave the stage.

Whoo-hoo!

Walk, walk, fashion, baby.

Work it, baby.

After coming off the runway,

I definitely think I'm one of the strongest.

I'm so close to winning the badge,

and I can literally taste the pins on my tongue.

I just didn't think it was gonna go down like that at all.

Like, I didn't think I was gonna win or anything,

but I didn't think it was just gonna be like,

no, no, no, no, no,

but your face looks nice and your hair looks nice.

Girl, like, this is Drag Race.

Like, and you're coming out in an upcycled Baga Chipz look.

Rough. Just like a scourer.

Rough.

I had fun. I had fun making it.

I thought I put effort into making it.

I mean, you know, sitting there, you know,

taking these things apart, cutting your hands open,

that's not standing there, not putting effort.

Do you know how much of that little fluff

comes off a little scourer?

Nothing.

I took apart, like, about 200 scourers,

and they didn't see that.

No one mentioned it.

Everyone just thought that I just took this shit

and just glued it on my body, which wasn't the case.

It is what it is.

I know I'm definitely gonna be lip syncing, so...

I'll likely be joining you there as well.

Do you think you're gonna be up for elimination as well, Sister?

I wouldn't be surprised.

I heard all the negatives, obviously.

But I still really like my look.

It's a bit in the Night Guard Nana.

When there's a lot going on,

it's hard to take it all in, I think for them.

And I guess that's what Michelle said.

It's gorgeous.

I don't understand what they don't like about it.

I would like to state really quickly,

I feel great in this outfit.

I'm very happy with what I've made.

But last week, A'Whora, Lawrence, Tayce--

I don't think you said my name, but I know you said my name--

all thought that I was next to go.

So is that still the same or has it changed?

One of my praises this week was they said

we're very happy to see that you show versatility.

And I think that is something

that for you would break boundaries.

It's like CBeebies on acid every week.

I will be honest, and I've kept it to myself all day.

I didn't think your look was strong.

Really?

I really did not.

Okay.

-And yet-- -Werk. The judges did.

She's a sewer.

Now's the opportunity

to be making daring risks like I did.

I'll be completely honest, I was worried about it.

Because I was, like, they'll either go oh, we love it,

it's so great, it's so you,

or they'll go it's far too much.

You know, you've got so much going on here,

so much going on there.

But that's what they said about you, and I got the opposite.

Ow. Burn, girl.

I'm feeling kind of patronized.

The past couple of weeks the girls have put me down,

and that's stopping today.

I've done really fucking well in this challenge.

I love my outfit, and I've never had to lip sync.

I'm still here and queer and I ain't going anywheer.

All right, just between us squirrel friends,

I wanna know what you all think,

starting with Tayce.

She's fierce, she's beautiful, she's a superstar,

but tonight on the runway, the execution was just way off.

We have seen Brillo pads on the stage before, Ru,

and they've been done better.

There were bald spots.

Every time she moved her arm, it would stick.

Had there been something to finish off the bottom,

it could have been a shutdown.

Below the waist, it just looked like

sort of metal pubic hair hanging out of her.

You know, when Raven and I

visited the kids in the werkroom,

I knew she was in trouble then.

And had she thought about it even further,

she would have done like some of the other girls,

which is change the idea.

Lawrence of Chaney.

Lawrence's look tonight made me laugh.

Though it's more on the basic side,

it's still really well constructed.

The detail, the hooks, the brush

and the gestures that went with the brush

up the bum and stuff,

she put a huge, happy feeling in my belly.

You can't fault it.

It was really well done, and I did laugh.

I wasn't blown away by it, but it worked.

All right, up next, A'Whora.

Wow, wow, wow. A'Whora came around the corner,

and we were just, you know, gobsmacked.

To think of the shoulders is one thing,

but then to have the technical know-how

to put it all together, it was extraordinary.

I'm still not sure how you pshht those shoulders,

but I want some, just to pshht every time I enter a room.

Tonight, I just felt like, wow,

this is A'Whora's moment to shine.

That was so beautiful.

Clearly someone who understands her body,

fashion, and silhouettes.

Up next, Bimini.

Kind of the Westwood direction she went with it,

with the Pamela Anderson makeup, was Bimini.

I really appreciate that Bimini, as a non-sewer,

didn't just immediately grab a glue gun

and start sticking things to herself.

But I felt like it was quite easy for her,

because she got a couple materials, wrapped them around,

and ended up looking quite fashion, maybe.

It was just a lot of fabric down below

for somebody who's so tiny.

And when you're small, like me--ha, ha, ha--

you have to keep that in consideration.

Well, I wish you all could have seen

what she showed in the werkroom.

Because that was just a Bimini abomination.

Why did you talk her out of it?

Up next, Ellie Diamond, our big, beautiful doll.

This is my other favorite of the night,

because the attention to detail on this

was above and beyond any other look on the stage.

She made jewelry, she made a scepter.

The toilet brush as a lollipop,

not something you'd wanna put in your mouth,

but when it looks that pretty, maybe I'll take it.

I loved it.

This, for me, was my favorite look of the night.

That looks like something she brought with her,

not a found fashion challenge.

Really, really great finish on it,

and, yeah, hats off to her.

Great silhouette.

This is another kid who grew up sewing,

and it really paid off for Ellie.

Sister Sister, the big rosebud.

Sister Sister had 15 extra seconds.

Yes.

I am really hard-pressed to believe

that there was anything left on the table

after she spent her 15 seconds.

There was way too much going on, yet not enough.

I know, Graham, you said in the critique

that you didn't mind it.

How could you not mind it?

You see, the reason why I liked it

was because I loved the idea behind it,

and just the jolly bonkerness of it.

And then her little face,

her beautiful little face in the middle of it all.

Her face looked adorable, if you could find it.

[all laugh]

Had she just had a more fitted undergarment

to attach all the flowers to,

I think it could have changed the whole look.

Really, Maya?

-I dunno. -[laughs]

It's wacky and it's fun.

You know, that little pantaloon, one-leg thing

was fun, it was enjoyable.

But it was wrong, wrong, wrong.

It's time for a bonfire.

[all laugh]

It looked like you were digging in the garden

and found a body.

Yes. [all laugh]

Yes.

It has a face!

[all laugh]

And a rose!

Oh, my goodness.

All right, silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Ellie Diamond.

Your runway presentation was a sweet treat.

A'Whora.

Your runway presentation "blue" us away.

A'Whora, con-drag-ulations.

You are the winner of this week's challenge.

[applause]

Finally!

Oh, I could come!

You've won a coveted RuPeter badge.

♪ Rule Britannia ♪

Wear it with pride, my darling.

Think of England.

The weight of it's on my shoulders.

-Ellie, you are safe. -Thank you.

You may both step to the back of the stage.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Tayce.

This week, you never looked so beautiful,

but your outfit was more of an ouch-fit.

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

Bimini. Your runway gave us a Vivienne West-woody.

Bing!

You are safe.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Lawrence Chaney.

Your she-ro presentation was funny,

but was your fashion choice ballsy enough?

Sister Sister. Your presentation

brought color and whimsy to the runway,

but your garden needed some serious pruning.

Lawrence Chaney.

You are safe.

[exhales]

Well done, baby.

You may join the other girls.

Thank you. Thank you.

Sister Sister, I'm sorry, my dear,

but you are up for elimination.

I'm gutted.

This is not my week to be in the bottom.

Two queens stand before me.

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!

Ladies and gentlemen, cows and cats,

there's gonna be no holds barred.

I'm gonna go in, and I'm gonna kill it.

Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

♪ I came here with a broken heart ♪

♪ That no one else could see ♪

♪ I drew a smile on my face to paper over me ♪

♪ But wounds heal when tears dry ♪

♪ And cracks, they don't show ♪

♪ So don't be so hard on yourself, no ♪

♪ We all get there eventually ♪

♪ I never knew where I belonged ♪

♪ But I was right and you were wrong ♪

♪ Been tellin' myself all along ♪

♪ Don't be so hard on yourself, no ♪

♪ Learn to forgive, learn to let go ♪

♪ Everyone trips, everyone falls ♪

♪ So don't be so hard on yourself, no ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm just tired of marching on my own ♪

♪ Kind of frail, I feel it in my bones ♪

♪ Won't let my heart, my heart turn into stone ♪

♪ So don't be so hard on yourself, no ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, I ♪

♪ I learned to wave goodbye ♪

♪ How not to see my life ♪

♪ Through someone else's eyes ♪

♪ It's not an easy road ♪

♪ But, no, I'm not alone ♪

♪ So I, I won't be so hard on myself no more ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm just tired of marching on my own ♪

♪ Kind of frail, I feel it in my bones ♪

♪ Won't let my heart, my heart turn into stone ♪

♪ So don't be so hard on yourself, no ♪

[laughter and applause]

-Werk! -Yes!

[RuPaul laughs]

Come on, baby.

Love you, boo-boo.

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Tayce, shantay you stay.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Thank you so much.

I love you, baby.

Sister Sister, from this moment on,

you are a legendary child

of the Drag Race Sister Sisterhood.

Now sashay away.

Thank you so much.

It's genuinely been

the stupidest experience of my life.

[all laugh]

-Love you, Sister! -Love you, baby!

Oh, before I go, this puts me in mind

of some really solid advice that my nan gave me.

I forgot.

[all laugh]

-Love you! -Bye, baby!

Feeling devastated that I've left the party early,

but I just feel super, super proud of myself.

It's genuinely the most life-changing experience ever.

I'll be excited to see who wins this,

because I thought they were all awful and lacked everything.

I need a hot dunk in a big bath.

I think I need to take these giant teeth out, as well.

They need a rest.

Con-drag-ulations, ladies.

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

how you gonna love somebody else?

Can I get an "amen" in here?

-Amen! -Amen!

All right. Now let the music play!

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

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

You'll be putting on a comedy night

celebrating the theme of love.

Now, it's difficult being gorgeous.

-Not a joke, just a fact. -[laughs]

Dick! Ellie Diamond just loves dick!

Mm, yeah.

You are the most natural comic.

You had to get a megabus to get to the punchline,

it was so long.

If that might make me look like a bad character, so be it.

If you're gonna play the fucking game,

then that's all good.

The race to that final four is clearly on.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪