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I've been tested,
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I have had multiple Q-tips
up my nose,
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my hands are washed,
I've been quarantined,
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and I'm safe.
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So if you want all the tea,
ask right now,
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'cause I'm gonna
give it to you all.
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People are constantly
asking me
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what filming during
the pandemic was like,
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and I tell them
it was...
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insane.
[laughs]
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RuPaul:
In 2020, the Coronavirus
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shut down the world
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and changed
all of our lives forever.
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You want a twist, honey?
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You thought Drag Race
was gonna go away
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because of this
COVID thing up here.
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No, darling. [laughs]
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RuPaul:
In the middle of it all,
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the queens and crew
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of RuPaul's Drag Race
made herstory,
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becoming one of
the first productions
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to be shot
in the age of COVID-19.
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This is the story
of how 13 queens
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defied the odds
during a global pandemic
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and looked damn good doing it.
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To be able to film
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one of the biggest shows
in the world
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through a pandemic
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shows how amazing
drag queens are,
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and to be
a part of that history
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or herstory, rather,
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is an amazing feeling.
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I thought to myself,
I should be excited.
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But I'm frightened.
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I don't know
what's gonna happen.
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All I know is
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I'm not letting anyone
take this chance away from me,
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and if I gotta
risk my life to do it,
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I'm gonna risk my life
to do it.
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Ladies, follow me.
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This is such a unique season,
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[cellphone buzzes]
and, like--
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I'm so sorry.
I put this on "do not disturb."
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Oh, wait.
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Oh, it's a state of emergency.
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"New public health
stay at home order in your area.
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"COVID-19
is spreading rapidly.
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"Stay home except
for essential activity.
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Wear a mask.
Keep your distance."
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All right, quiet please.
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We are rolling.
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Copy. Here they come
in three, two, one.
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2020 for me
was going to be the year.
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There was so much hope
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and a lot
of really big opportunities
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and a lot of promise.
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Miss Paradise 2020
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goes to Miss Olivia Lux!
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I did a pageant
and I won
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and I swept
all the categories.
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I was a fulltime drag queen
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working at Lips of Atlanta,
darling.
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You know, making her coins,
making her ducats.
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Like, I'm just living
my best life.
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[doorbell rings]
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Well, hello,
RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Why don't you come on in?
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RuPaul: With hopeful hearts
and a lot of hairspray,
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13 eager queens
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sent in their Drag Race
audition videos,
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each with a dream
of superstardom
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and no idea of
the impending global threat
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on the horizon.
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Hi, I'm Denali.
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Ice to meet you. Ha-ha.
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I had this dream
to get on RuPaul's Drag Race.
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It just meant the world.
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I wanted to get on Drag Race
for a long time.
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I feel like
I started watching it
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when I was in,
like, eighth grade.
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We had just sent in
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our Drag Race
audition tapes,
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so I had my high hopes.
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I was like, oh, girl,
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I'm gonna get on
Season 13 this year.
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I wanted to be cast so bad.
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Wow! So, no. [laughs]
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I had such a good time
filming my tape this year.
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I'm on the New York City subway,
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and in true New York style,
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nobody gives a shit.
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Ooh, child,
I'm getting hungry.
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To have the opportunity
to go on a show
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that you get to showcase
your art to the world,
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I mean, you can't
put money on that.
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It has $100.000
on it, honey,
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but, you know.
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In the beginning of the year,
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2020 was like
the fucking bomb.
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And then
everything went to shit.
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I think
I can speak for myself.
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No, actually,
I can speak for the world.
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I'm sure we were all
gooped and gagged.
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Reporter: The first known cases
of the Coronavirus
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were reported here
at an open-air market
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in Wuhan, China.
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I'm a news buff,
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so therefore
I'm always watching the news.
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And October 19th,
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there was an outbreak
going on in China.
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I assumed that it was going
to reach the United States.
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It is 10 times more lethal
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than the seasonal flu.
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Tamisha:
I knew it was dangerous,
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and I knew with me
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recovering from
my cancer situation.
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I could possibly die from it
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because I was in
a high risk category.
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The number of cases
of COVID-19 outside China
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has increased 13-fold.
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[sirens]
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COVID hit the U.S.,
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and that's when
the chaos reigned.
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Everyone was freaking out.
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It was just,
like, really scary
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because I was
constantly reading stories
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about people who looked Asian
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being discriminated against
or, like, assaulted
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because people were
so scared about COVID
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and blaming China
for the virus.
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I'm not Chinese,
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but are people
gonna be afraid of me?
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And I just remember it
just getting worse and worse.
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We were put on alert.
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You don't know
quite what's happening.
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No one's saying anything.
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We don't have
any leadership from the top.
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We're doing a great job with it,
and it will go away.
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Just stay calm.
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I don't think so, sis.
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I was actually at Lips.
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One of the hosts came in
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and said, you know
that we're gonna shut down
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for, like, two weeks.
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And, girl,
I was, like, girl,
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we not gonna shut down
for no two whole weeks, honey.
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[cheering]
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I was hosting my party,
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and I was actually
staying away from the audience.
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I would go up
to my dressing room
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just because
I wanted to be very safe.
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Because I wasn't sure
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the extent of how dangerous
Coronavirus was.
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I was taking it seriously,
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but I was definitely
thinking of it more as, like,
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this is my last chance
to go out.
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I need to go to West Hollywood
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before it closes or whatever.
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I was doing a show
at The Stonewall.
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It was really, really packed,
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because I think everyone knew
this was it.
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It was the second week in March
that everything shut down.
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The entire Earth stood still.
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In New York,
the bars shut down,
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and that life is a very
big thing in New York City.
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And I think at that time,
everyone was just, like,
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okay, like, bitch,
we have to help.
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My livelihood, my jobs,
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my sources of income
are surrounded by people.
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All of it got canceled,
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and so I was kinda
left out in the cold.
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I was, like, how am I
gonna make money?
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I became anal.
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If I gotta go
to the grocery store,
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the plastic bags
couldn't come in the house.
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We had to wash everything down.
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My other half, he was, like,
well, just calm down.
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And I'm, like,
you don't understand.
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Like, I got to get
to Drag Race.
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I started to get
a little worried
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because I do drag
fulltime,
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so that's
my only source of income.
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And reading the news
really made me realize,
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like, oh, we are in
a serious situation.
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So I was, like, okay.
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Drag Race is gonna
probably be filmed 2021,
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which means we'll probably
have to audition
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all over again, honey,
thanks to COVID.
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RuPaul: While my girls
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worry about their drag dreams
slipping away,
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a tragedy puts life
into perspective.
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The death of legendary
New York drag queen Mona Foot
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really shook the queer
community in New York.
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When Mona passed away,
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that's when it really
set in for everyone
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that it was, like,
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oh, my God,
like, that can be me.
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And I tested positive
for COVID.
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Bitch, it would be my life
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to get COVID and die
before Drag Race.
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I tested positive
for COVID-19
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a week or two
after New York City shut down.
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And I feel like I know
exactly where I got it.
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I know that it was
at that last gig.
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I was, you know,
away from the audience.
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I still got it.
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It was the second week
in March
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that I was, like,
really feeling sick,
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more sick than
I've, like, ever gotten.
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And I remember
calling my mom late at night
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She is a registered nurse.
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She was in New Jersey,
I was in Brooklyn,
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and she asks me
all these questions.
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And I remember
rattling off all the things
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that later on became
the, like, checkmark list
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for COVID-19.
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The fever, the chills.
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Later on I had
a loss of taste and smell.
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At that point, my own mother
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became my personal nurse,
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and I just, like,
fought through it.
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I remember laying in bed
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and not being able
to breathe and eat.
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First of all, hold on.
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I could not taste anything.
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And you know
a bitch like me loves to eat.
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On top of that,
I have really bad asthma,
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so not being able to breathe
was also terrible.
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I think at one point
I thought to myself,
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like, if anything happens
to me in this apartment,
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I'm gonna be by myself.
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So, baby, they would
walk up in there to a...
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a "Sleeping Beauty"
very much asleep.
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My boyfriend Eddie
is a nurse in Brooklyn,
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and I was terrified for him
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because Eddie was around
the virus every day.
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So he and I
did choose to separate.
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We just felt like
it was the safest way
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for us
to keep each other safe.
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Before the Coronavirus
happened,
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I was literally
preparing my audition.
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And he was
able to support me so much
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and physically
be there for me, too.
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For me to not have
that ability to reciprocate
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when he was going through
something
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really trying in his career
was tough.
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I think we were, like,
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a month and a half
into quarantine,
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and I was just, like,
I don't think
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we're gonna be going away
to film Drag Race.
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Every drag queen was sitting
in her living room doing nothing
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until, you know,
they were, like,
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let's get something going.
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Let's do some digital drag.
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Let's keep
the community alive.
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I had so much,
I call it "war energy,"
258
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flowing through my veins.
259
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I had to keep my dream alive
260
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and make sure that
I wasn't going to get a call
261
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from Ru months later
262
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gained 20 pounds,
like, not doing anything,
263
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completely out of sorts.
264
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As my mom once said,
265
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please move out
as soon as possible.
266
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Right in the middle
of quarantine,
267
00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,848
me and my fiance,
we decided
268
00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:51,117
that I was gonna dress up
and he was gonna cook
269
00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:52,986
and we called it
Boozy Bo and the Queen.
270
00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,687
I made her
a really gay cocktail.
271
00:10:54,687 --> 00:10:56,089
It's so delicious.
272
00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:57,724
Tastes like candy.
273
00:10:57,724 --> 00:11:00,260
I kept this, like, fire
inside me,
274
00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:02,762
and I was just, like,
right now people are scared.
275
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People are terrified.
276
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I wanted to be able
277
00:11:05,632 --> 00:11:08,568
to put the world
on pause for a minute.
278
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I'm walking around the house
in pumps,
279
00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:12,906
throwing these videos
out there.
280
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You could never have a show,
281
00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:16,242
'cause you are not
that kind of girl.
282
00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:17,510
I was going through it.
283
00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,578
Bitch!
284
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I didn't think I was,
285
00:11:19,712 --> 00:11:20,780
but, like, looking back,
I'm, like,
286
00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:23,816
you were just yelling
at your plant.
287
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RuPaul:
While my Season 13 girls
288
00:11:25,618 --> 00:11:27,387
were struggling
to stay hopeful,
289
00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:28,521
another batch of queens
290
00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:31,190
provided a much needed
ray of light,
291
00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:32,692
and also raised questions
292
00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:35,495
about what a season
filmed during lockdown
293
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would look like.
294
00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:37,730
[telephone rings]
295
00:11:37,730 --> 00:11:41,334
♪ Bring back my girls ♪
296
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Watching the Season 12 finale
297
00:11:43,937 --> 00:11:45,038
was kind of hopeful in a way,
298
00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:46,773
'cause, like, you know,
they made it work.
299
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They made a way out of no way.
300
00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,009
♪ Oh, yes ♪
301
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A look frightened me, bitch.
302
00:11:51,177 --> 00:11:53,313
I am right on
the left side of Dahlia.
303
00:11:53,313 --> 00:11:54,314
I'm the boyish bitch
in the back.
304
00:11:54,314 --> 00:11:55,949
You can't miss me.
305
00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:57,483
And I thought to myself,
like, okay.
306
00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:59,419
are they gonna have
a virtual Season 13?
307
00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:01,888
So I thought RuPaul was gonna
be setting up in a webcam
308
00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,489
every single week
with Michelle Visage
309
00:12:03,489 --> 00:12:04,691
and telling you
to sashay away,
310
00:12:04,691 --> 00:12:06,125
and you already home.
311
00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:08,194
♪ Bring back my girls ♪
312
00:12:08,194 --> 00:12:10,997
After watching
the Season 12 finale,
313
00:12:10,997 --> 00:12:14,334
I, you know, was, like,
feeling a little bit, like,
314
00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:16,569
the world could actually
start getting better.
315
00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:18,304
-Amen!
-Amen!
316
00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:20,740
But then it ended up
getting worse.
317
00:12:23,676 --> 00:12:25,311
Reporter: George Floyd,
318
00:12:25,311 --> 00:12:27,313
the unarmed Black man
in Minneapolis,
319
00:12:27,313 --> 00:12:29,182
died in police custody.
320
00:12:29,182 --> 00:12:30,817
On top of this pandemic,
321
00:12:30,817 --> 00:12:33,152
we saw the murder
of George Floyd.
322
00:12:33,152 --> 00:12:36,756
We saw someone's life
being taken away from him.
323
00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:38,324
-Say his name!
-George Floyd!
324
00:12:38,324 --> 00:12:40,193
-Say his name!
-George Floyd!
325
00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:42,395
No justice, no peace!
326
00:12:42,395 --> 00:12:44,797
No justice, no peace!
327
00:12:44,797 --> 00:12:46,799
It was the first time in my time
328
00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:51,404
we saw this country come
together in unity, supporting,
329
00:12:51,404 --> 00:12:55,875
saying, hey, this is wrong,
and this has to change.
330
00:12:55,875 --> 00:12:57,977
Shut it down!
331
00:12:57,977 --> 00:13:03,016
It definitely influenced
my want to be on the show,
332
00:13:03,016 --> 00:13:05,785
because I have to bring
awareness to this somehow.
333
00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:08,254
If I got on and I have
a platform to do so,
334
00:13:08,254 --> 00:13:10,823
what a privilege
to have some part
335
00:13:10,823 --> 00:13:14,894
of making the country
and the world better, you know?
336
00:13:16,229 --> 00:13:19,098
People ask me all the time
if I'm a political queen,
337
00:13:19,098 --> 00:13:21,668
and my answer will always be
338
00:13:21,668 --> 00:13:24,337
when I walk into a space
as a drag queen,
339
00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:27,440
as a Black drag queen,
that's political.
340
00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,777
So when I got
the Drag Race call,
341
00:13:30,777 --> 00:13:32,979
the first thing I thought of
342
00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,480
was how you're going
to use this platform
343
00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,817
as a queer brown person,
and that felt awesome.
344
00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,485
[ring]
345
00:13:39,485 --> 00:13:41,087
[ring]
346
00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:42,789
[ring]
347
00:13:42,789 --> 00:13:44,157
[ring]
348
00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:45,658
I got this call from L.A.
349
00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:47,593
I was like, "Who
is calling me at this time?"
350
00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:48,928
It was a California number,
351
00:13:48,928 --> 00:13:51,564
and, like, I don't think
I had anything
352
00:13:51,564 --> 00:13:53,633
from, like, collections
at the time from California,
353
00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:56,002
so obviously,
it was Drag Race.
354
00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:57,770
I'm just kidding. I don't
have anything in collection.
355
00:13:57,770 --> 00:13:59,105
Take that out.
356
00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:00,907
I picked up the phone,
and I just heard,
357
00:14:00,907 --> 00:14:04,344
"Hey, Denali,
are you alone right now?"
358
00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:05,778
"Well, I wanna
congratulate you."
359
00:14:05,778 --> 00:14:07,280
"You're gonna be a Ru girl."
360
00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,750
Aah! That is crazy!
361
00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:12,885
"Congratulations,
you have been selected
362
00:14:12,885 --> 00:14:14,320
"as one of the contestants
363
00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,022
on this year's season
of RuPaul's Drag Race."
364
00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:18,825
And I just, like, wept,
drunkenly wept.
365
00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:21,194
[sobs]
366
00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:23,129
I literally screamed
on top of the balcony.
367
00:14:23,129 --> 00:14:25,498
I had a full-on Tangled moment
368
00:14:25,498 --> 00:14:27,934
and just, like,
screamed to the heavens.
369
00:14:27,934 --> 00:14:30,369
Yes! I made it! It's me!
370
00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:32,238
It's time! It's my time!
371
00:14:32,238 --> 00:14:34,607
I didn't scream or anything.
372
00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:37,343
Like, I just froze in time.
373
00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:42,081
Oh, my God!
374
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:45,651
It was just a light
out of all this craziness.
375
00:14:45,651 --> 00:14:46,786
Like, being stuck at home,
376
00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:49,655
not having a job.
What a gift.
377
00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:50,957
The first thing I thought of
378
00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:53,359
was, like, okay,
how is this still happening?
379
00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:55,795
Like, we are in
a global pandemic.
380
00:14:55,795 --> 00:14:58,965
But, you know,
when RuPaul calls,
381
00:14:58,965 --> 00:15:00,833
you just gotta take it.
382
00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:03,669
I was, like, how would I prepare
to do a season right now?
383
00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:06,906
And stay tuned,
because the fuck I did.
384
00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,108
[laughs]
385
00:15:09,108 --> 00:15:11,310
[buzz]
386
00:15:11,310 --> 00:15:12,912
You get the call,
and they're like,
387
00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,881
"You've been selected
to go on RuPaul's Drag Race."
388
00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:16,883
And you're like, mm,
hold the phone.
389
00:15:16,883 --> 00:15:18,551
How is this going to happen?
390
00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:20,820
And without a beat, the person
on the other side of that phone
391
00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,956
goes, "Well,
let's get crafty, queen."
392
00:15:23,956 --> 00:15:27,126
Excuse me? [laughs]
393
00:15:27,126 --> 00:15:29,695
RuPaul: Full of drive
and determination,
394
00:15:29,695 --> 00:15:31,697
my queens soon discovered
395
00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:35,401
that their very first challenge
is prepping in a pandemic.
396
00:15:35,401 --> 00:15:37,670
I'm a leotard kind of girl,
397
00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:40,339
so I didn't really have
a huge wardrobe.
398
00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:42,175
I was trying to figure out
how in the world
399
00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:46,412
am I about to get all these
garments made during a pandemic.
400
00:15:46,412 --> 00:15:49,081
All of the easily
accessible things
401
00:15:49,081 --> 00:15:50,449
that wouldn't be a problem
402
00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,752
are all of a sudden
really difficult.
403
00:15:52,752 --> 00:15:54,353
There's a wig shortage.
404
00:15:54,353 --> 00:15:55,822
There's not enough
lace-front wigs
405
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:57,690
to go around
in the entire world.
406
00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:59,826
How the world
runs out of wigs is beyond me.
407
00:15:59,826 --> 00:16:01,994
I don't understand that,
but it happened.
408
00:16:01,994 --> 00:16:04,330
Fabric stores were closed.
409
00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:06,032
Online ordering
was moving really slowly.
410
00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:08,267
I found my favorite pump.
411
00:16:08,267 --> 00:16:10,503
It was available in my size
412
00:16:10,503 --> 00:16:14,173
only in the glow-in-the-dark
shade of bright lime green.
413
00:16:14,173 --> 00:16:16,676
And so what I did was
I ordered, like, 10 pairs,
414
00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:18,344
and we painted all my shoes.
415
00:16:18,344 --> 00:16:21,314
One of the only fabric stores
that was open
416
00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:24,116
was in Los Angeles,
so I'd full be in Santee Alley,
417
00:16:24,116 --> 00:16:25,484
which is where
the fabric stores are,
418
00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:28,921
in my own DIY hazmat suit.
419
00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:30,890
This is my uniform.
420
00:16:30,890 --> 00:16:33,659
[laughs]
421
00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:37,129
I was lucky enough to be able
to, like, find fabric
422
00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:38,898
and, like,
get things ready to go.
423
00:16:38,898 --> 00:16:41,400
I had to do
a lot of the work myself.
424
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,668
There was a lot of late nights.
425
00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:44,937
I had to reuse
a lot of my stuff,
426
00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:47,240
like make things
into other things.
427
00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,909
That's kind of, like,
the roots of drag, right?
428
00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:51,744
Taking something
that you already have
429
00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:53,279
or taking something
430
00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:56,415
that you didn't think
could be something greater,
431
00:16:56,415 --> 00:16:58,784
and actually, like,
making it greater.
432
00:16:58,784 --> 00:17:02,154
RuPaul: Preparing your looks
for Drag Race is one challenge.
433
00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:05,424
Preparing your life
is something else.
434
00:17:05,424 --> 00:17:07,226
Prior coming to Drag Race,
435
00:17:07,226 --> 00:17:11,063
it was really scary for me
to bring this up to my parents.
436
00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:14,200
Because, like, I still haven't
shown them, like, Kahmora.
437
00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,935
They don't know what drag is.
438
00:17:15,935 --> 00:17:17,503
They don't know
what a drag queen is.
439
00:17:17,503 --> 00:17:20,373
They're really traditional,
old-school Vietnamese.
440
00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:21,974
And, like,
when I came out to my mom,
441
00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:23,709
it was really difficult
for her.
442
00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,546
She didn't talk to me
for, like, two weeks.
443
00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:27,680
But I knew I had to do it.
444
00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,849
I basically told my parents
445
00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:32,752
that I'm gonna be an actor
on a TV show in L.A.,
446
00:17:32,752 --> 00:17:34,654
but I have to dress up
as a woman,
447
00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:35,988
like, makeup and hair.
448
00:17:35,988 --> 00:17:37,323
To my surprise,
449
00:17:37,323 --> 00:17:40,860
they were just, like,
you know, you're an adult now.
450
00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:42,962
We can't tell you what to do.
451
00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:45,798
And, um, I just hope
that, like...
452
00:17:45,798 --> 00:17:47,934
Sorry.
453
00:17:47,934 --> 00:17:50,269
I hope that, like, when
she does see me as Kahmora,
454
00:17:50,269 --> 00:17:52,872
I hope she is,
like, proud of me.
455
00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:57,376
I just hope she sees, like,
how happy drag makes me feel,
456
00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:59,478
and that's all I want, so...
457
00:17:59,478 --> 00:18:00,579
[laughs]
458
00:18:00,579 --> 00:18:03,015
Okay.
459
00:18:04,183 --> 00:18:06,319
Goddamn it,
I didn't want to cry. [laughs]
460
00:18:06,319 --> 00:18:09,221
Ooh, look at the flamingos.
461
00:18:09,221 --> 00:18:12,892
My mom flew from Dallas
to Vegas for three days
462
00:18:12,892 --> 00:18:14,260
before I had to leave,
463
00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,429
to help me pack
and make sure I had everything.
464
00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,965
And she actually
changed her flight
465
00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,566
so that we would go
to the airport together
466
00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:21,834
so she could see me off.
467
00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:27,506
She always saw a light in me
and a star power in me,
468
00:18:27,506 --> 00:18:31,444
and there's just something
so special about that,
469
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:35,247
about a parent being
so proud of their child.
470
00:18:37,416 --> 00:18:40,219
The big thing
I was concerned about
471
00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:43,022
was what if I got COVID
because of the flights?
472
00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:44,423
I got, like, double-masked,
473
00:18:44,423 --> 00:18:48,361
I got gloves, I got the visor,
I got the hand sanitizer.
474
00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:51,731
I didn't have room for, like,
this big feathered headpiece.
475
00:18:51,731 --> 00:18:52,898
It was basically my carry-on.
476
00:18:52,898 --> 00:18:54,333
I didn't give a fuck anymore
477
00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:56,469
about what people
thought about me.
478
00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:57,470
Like, I'm going
to chase my dreams.
479
00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:59,338
Like, what
are you doing, like...
480
00:18:59,338 --> 00:19:01,907
RuPaul: As my queens
were taking flight,
481
00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:04,510
the Drag Race crew
began preparing
482
00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:07,079
for a season like no other,
483
00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:08,981
with a whole new set
of protocols.
484
00:19:11,017 --> 00:19:13,586
So we land.
There's a PA waiting.
485
00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:17,857
The van that pulls up
is like a hazmat van.
486
00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:20,926
The driver is shielded off
from me with plastic.
487
00:19:20,926 --> 00:19:22,995
He has on his PPE gear.
488
00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:25,097
It's like the scene from E.T.,
489
00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:27,400
how it's just, like, you're in
this clear, plastic bubble
490
00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,667
in the back of a van.
491
00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:30,036
[imitates E.T.] Elliott.
492
00:19:30,036 --> 00:19:32,038
I felt like they were doing
everything in their power
493
00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:35,875
to make sure that COVID
didn't rain on this parade.
494
00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:38,277
RuPaul: Before stepping foot
on the set,
495
00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:40,846
my quarantine queens
were isolated,
496
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:42,281
creating their own bubble
497
00:19:42,281 --> 00:19:45,785
so they could eventually
all come together safely.
498
00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:49,321
We get to the hotel,
and I hate being by myself.
499
00:19:49,321 --> 00:19:51,624
I lost my mind at day one.
500
00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,761
To pass the time
in the hotel room,
501
00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:58,631
I did a lot of watching HGTV.
502
00:19:58,631 --> 00:19:59,632
Child, I can build
an entire house
503
00:19:59,632 --> 00:20:00,633
if I want to at this point.
504
00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:03,402
I read RuPaul's book Guru.
505
00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,438
[laughs] Multiple times.
506
00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:10,242
I brought a DVD player
and porn,
507
00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:11,744
and it's good.
508
00:20:11,744 --> 00:20:13,712
I would literally get off
509
00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:16,649
to the noise of them slipping
the menu under my door.
510
00:20:16,649 --> 00:20:19,151
Like, whoosh,
and I'd be, like, yeah.
511
00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:20,720
[sobbing and laughing]
512
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,021
We started to look forward
513
00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:23,255
to the envelopes
coming under the door,
514
00:20:23,255 --> 00:20:26,092
because that's how you got
your meal requests.
515
00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:28,661
Anything that was going on,
that was the communication.
516
00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:31,697
This was my lifeline.
It has my initials on it.
517
00:20:31,697 --> 00:20:34,967
QTI, standing for
"Queen Tamisha Iman."
518
00:20:34,967 --> 00:20:38,370
The red folder
comes under the door yet again,
519
00:20:38,370 --> 00:20:41,173
but now it's instructions
that tomorrow is the day.
520
00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:43,809
The competition has begun.
Here's your call time.
521
00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:45,711
Like, it's real.
522
00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:47,046
That was the best news
I could ever hear.
523
00:20:47,046 --> 00:20:48,647
I'm getting out of this room
524
00:20:48,647 --> 00:20:51,517
and I am looking stunning
525
00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:54,153
and I'm gonna go see RuPaul.
526
00:21:02,128 --> 00:21:04,296
I remember walking
into the werkroom
527
00:21:04,296 --> 00:21:07,233
and thinking, wow,
this is so beautiful.
528
00:21:07,233 --> 00:21:08,868
I'm looking all around
529
00:21:08,868 --> 00:21:10,936
and seeing
all the pictures of Ru.
530
00:21:10,936 --> 00:21:14,840
And it wasn't till later
when I realized
531
00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,108
that the werkroom
532
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:18,911
was kind of designed for us
that season.
533
00:21:18,911 --> 00:21:20,246
Because of the Coronavirus,
534
00:21:20,246 --> 00:21:22,681
adjustments had to be made
for social distancing,
535
00:21:22,681 --> 00:21:24,717
and we had to have,
like, a huge room.
536
00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:26,852
When I first walked in,
I was, like, exploring,
537
00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:28,020
and I, like, got exhausted.
538
00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:29,388
I was like, "Can I take
my fucking heels off?"
539
00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:30,422
I was like, "I'm fucking
doing laps here."
540
00:21:30,422 --> 00:21:32,291
This is, like, huge.
541
00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:34,793
On top of the fact
that the werkroom was huge,
542
00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:37,997
they also put Untucked
in the werkroom, which is fab.
543
00:21:37,997 --> 00:21:40,599
But then we also
had a stage in the werkroom,
544
00:21:40,599 --> 00:21:42,568
which actually I love.
545
00:21:42,568 --> 00:21:44,603
Ah-choo.
546
00:21:44,603 --> 00:21:46,572
She's sickening.
547
00:21:46,572 --> 00:21:48,340
You know, I thought
about it afterward,
548
00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:52,111
and I was like, jeez, just
a sneeze is a hot topic. Wow.
549
00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:54,547
I knew that this was gonna be
a memorable season,
550
00:21:54,547 --> 00:21:58,551
so I needed a mask
to show the world where we are.
551
00:21:58,551 --> 00:22:02,054
I was a little skeptical
about wearing the mask
552
00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:05,057
because, of course, this show
is being seen in 2021.
553
00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:08,594
I didn't wanna bring back
any ideas of 2020
554
00:22:08,594 --> 00:22:09,895
by wearing a mask.
555
00:22:09,895 --> 00:22:11,463
And people are like,
"Oh, girl, she just reminded me
556
00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:14,200
of the horrible life I had
in 2020 with this mask on."
557
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,069
You know, but, hey,
it's still going on, so...
558
00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:18,237
[laughs]
559
00:22:18,237 --> 00:22:20,072
Walking around that corner
560
00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:22,174
and coming through
that werkroom entrance
561
00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,877
is something
you're just, like, aa-aah!
562
00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:28,614
I had been literally
in my apartment not performing.
563
00:22:28,614 --> 00:22:30,049
I've had this mask on.
564
00:22:30,049 --> 00:22:32,318
I haven't seen anyone's face
in, like, a really long time.
565
00:22:32,318 --> 00:22:36,555
It was really exciting
to see the other girls,
566
00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:38,691
because of the fact
that you're, like, people.
567
00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:40,526
But then you instinctually,
568
00:22:40,526 --> 00:22:41,827
because of
the situation we're in,
569
00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:43,796
were like, am I allowed
to, like, go hug them?
570
00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:45,164
I wanna hug 'em,
571
00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:48,167
but then again, I'm like,
I don't wanna hug you.
572
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:49,368
We've been so used to, like,
573
00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:51,070
being six feet apart
from everyone
574
00:22:51,070 --> 00:22:52,938
that even, like,
getting close to someone
575
00:22:52,938 --> 00:22:54,807
is, like, terrifying.
576
00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:55,941
Oh!
577
00:22:59,245 --> 00:23:05,384
After doing all of that
precautionary
COVID-19 testing and quarantining,
578
00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:08,220
now we're able
to be with one another
579
00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,089
and kind of be,
like, normal again.
580
00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:13,792
We get to be with
our Season 13 sisters,
581
00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:16,195
not have the mask,
not have the shield.
582
00:23:16,195 --> 00:23:18,764
To be around
other human bodies
583
00:23:18,764 --> 00:23:21,000
is such a gift that we
absolutely take for granted.
584
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,670
Because, you know, 2020
ripped that privilege from us.
585
00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:26,038
Our season is unique
586
00:23:26,038 --> 00:23:28,140
in that we filmed
through COVID.
587
00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,308
It just made us closer,
588
00:23:29,308 --> 00:23:32,111
and it made us
appreciate it a lot more.
589
00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:33,779
Now I want you to twirl inward,
590
00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:35,447
and we're gonna
cinnamon roll you.
591
00:23:35,447 --> 00:23:37,449
I'm a very
affectionate person.
592
00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:39,718
If someone needs
a little bit of uplift
593
00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:42,721
and I can offer that, like,
through the touch of my body,
594
00:23:42,721 --> 00:23:44,690
that touch
can be really powerful.
595
00:23:44,690 --> 00:23:47,726
Utica is, like,
a giraffe of love.
596
00:23:47,726 --> 00:23:49,561
It is a big deal.
597
00:23:49,561 --> 00:23:52,298
Like, if you have not, like,
talked to the outside world,
598
00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,532
been locked up in a hotel room,
599
00:23:53,532 --> 00:23:55,501
and, like, have not talked
to any friends, family,
600
00:23:55,501 --> 00:23:58,537
and have not been touched,
601
00:23:58,537 --> 00:24:02,741
to finally hug someone,
it was gorgeous.
602
00:24:02,741 --> 00:24:06,412
RuPaul: On set, my queens
were safe in their bubble.
603
00:24:06,412 --> 00:24:07,746
And to keep it that way,
604
00:24:07,746 --> 00:24:10,716
there were rules
we all had to follow.
605
00:24:10,716 --> 00:24:14,153
So every day on the runway
and all over the set,
606
00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:16,655
category is Precaution.
607
00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:19,425
I felt really, really safe
on the set.
608
00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:22,294
The Drag Race team
went above and beyond
609
00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:24,963
with making sure
everything was done correct.
610
00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:27,399
Temperature check
when you come on the set.
611
00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:30,336
We're always
constantly getting tested.
612
00:24:30,336 --> 00:24:33,072
The queens, we had to be tested
three times a week.
613
00:24:33,072 --> 00:24:37,776
Child, that was
a traumatic experience,
614
00:24:37,776 --> 00:24:38,944
because, you know,
615
00:24:38,944 --> 00:24:40,980
getting COVID-tested
is very uncomfortable.
616
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:42,848
But it's something
that we knew we had to do
617
00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:45,084
in order to make sure that
everyone around us is safe.
618
00:24:45,084 --> 00:24:47,019
I started asking them
to take me out on dates,
619
00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:48,721
because, girl, you
sticking stuff inside of me
620
00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:50,923
too much, so...
621
00:24:50,923 --> 00:24:52,958
Yeah, I didn't really like
the whole testing thing,
622
00:24:52,958 --> 00:24:54,360
going in my nose or whatever,
623
00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:57,229
but that was the only action
that I was getting at that time,
624
00:24:57,229 --> 00:24:59,298
so I kind of enjoyed it
after a while.
625
00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:01,934
[snorts and laughs]
626
00:25:01,934 --> 00:25:03,369
Go, bitch!
627
00:25:03,369 --> 00:25:06,505
Being on the set and not having
to wear a mask while filming,
628
00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:09,641
it made you feel special,
because everybody around you
629
00:25:09,641 --> 00:25:12,578
is looking like a science
project except yourself.
630
00:25:12,578 --> 00:25:15,481
The camera crew had to be
631
00:25:15,481 --> 00:25:18,083
six to 10 feet
apart from the cast,
632
00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:20,919
and they had Plexiglas
in between them.
633
00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:24,156
Production could not get
close to you
634
00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:27,893
unless they were assigned
to be with you in the bubble.
635
00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:29,695
To try to get close to someone
636
00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:30,963
and have them, like,
run away from you,
637
00:25:30,963 --> 00:25:34,466
I mean, I smell nice, okay?
638
00:25:34,466 --> 00:25:36,235
I am fresh.
639
00:25:36,235 --> 00:25:37,803
There are crew members
640
00:25:37,803 --> 00:25:40,773
who I never actually saw
what they looked like.
641
00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:44,076
It's hysterical to feel like
you get to know someone so well,
642
00:25:44,076 --> 00:25:46,111
and have no idea
what they actually look like.
643
00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:49,214
There's a lot of emotion
that you lose
644
00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:51,583
when half of somebody's face
is covered.
645
00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:52,918
If they're talking to you,
646
00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:54,920
you can't tell if, like,
they're being really stern
647
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,423
or if they're being silly,
or--you can't tell.
648
00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:59,324
It was sometimes difficult
649
00:25:59,324 --> 00:26:00,526
to make out what people
were saying, because...
650
00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:02,928
[muffled] you know,
masks, they can muffle.
651
00:26:02,928 --> 00:26:05,230
10 minutes, ladies,
10 minutes till main stage.
652
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:08,434
One of our story producers,
she had a megaphone,
653
00:26:08,434 --> 00:26:11,036
so there was no mistaking
what she said.
654
00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:12,237
[laughs]
655
00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:13,639
Queens walking.
656
00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,841
Well, that's not what you said
in the interview, Elliott.
657
00:26:15,841 --> 00:26:18,110
Uh-uh, Kandy, that is not
what you said on Untucked.
658
00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:21,246
And you're just. like, oh. Gag.
659
00:26:21,246 --> 00:26:22,781
This little fucking megaphone
is everything.
660
00:26:22,781 --> 00:26:24,616
I want one.
661
00:26:24,616 --> 00:26:26,885
Now, I've processed
your loan application,
662
00:26:26,885 --> 00:26:28,253
and it looks like--
663
00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:31,223
There were, like, dividers
between each of the judges.
664
00:26:31,223 --> 00:26:32,357
Oh, that's hot.
665
00:26:32,357 --> 00:26:33,859
Not my favorite
aesthetic choice,
666
00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:36,595
but it was definitely
really important
667
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,897
that they're quarantined
and separate.
668
00:26:38,897 --> 00:26:42,134
I was like, this is
a COVID season. Perfect.
669
00:26:42,134 --> 00:26:46,038
RuPaul: For Season 13,
we had to rethink everything.
670
00:26:46,038 --> 00:26:49,107
Planning every challenge
became its own challenge.
671
00:26:49,107 --> 00:26:50,742
Thinking about
going into Drag Race
672
00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:52,778
and knowing how all
the challenges function,
673
00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:54,112
but knowing that
we had the pandemic,
674
00:26:54,112 --> 00:26:56,248
it made me question
so many things.
675
00:26:56,248 --> 00:26:57,716
Like, how is the makeover
challenge gonna work?
676
00:26:57,716 --> 00:26:59,151
How about Pit Crew?
677
00:26:59,151 --> 00:27:00,452
What about, like,
stage productions
678
00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:02,955
where we have backup dancers,
and they're all over us
679
00:27:02,955 --> 00:27:05,123
and touching us and lifting us
and doing all these things?
680
00:27:05,123 --> 00:27:09,127
Pit Crew is a part
of Drag Race culture.
681
00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:11,930
The Pit Crew is lovely.
682
00:27:11,930 --> 00:27:14,600
Bring back my Pit Crew.
683
00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:19,004
For the RuPaulmark challenge,
I was April Fool,
684
00:27:19,004 --> 00:27:22,374
and she, at the end,
finds her prince.
685
00:27:22,374 --> 00:27:24,743
But I had to act
like he was there,
686
00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:25,878
but it was full
just greenscreened,
687
00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:28,080
and he was not actually there.
688
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,015
I had a scene with
this lovely prince man,
689
00:27:30,015 --> 00:27:31,183
and he wasn't even there.
690
00:27:31,183 --> 00:27:34,253
But then I found
it's Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman.
691
00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:36,255
He is so cute,
692
00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:38,824
child, I'm living my life
when I'm on set.
693
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,993
I met him
and he wasn't even there.
694
00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:44,263
How does that happen?
COVID.
695
00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:46,598
In normal Drag Race fashion,
696
00:27:46,598 --> 00:27:50,435
when there's not a pandemic,
you get a lot of guest judges.
697
00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:52,638
This time, they had
to have people, I think,
698
00:27:52,638 --> 00:27:53,839
that were close to the show,
699
00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:55,541
people that have been,
like, more quarantined.
700
00:27:55,541 --> 00:27:58,544
We had Loni Love,
we had Ts Madison,
701
00:27:58,544 --> 00:28:00,546
Nicole Byer, Jamal Sims.
702
00:28:00,546 --> 00:28:02,981
It felt like a good old
family reunion.
703
00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:05,083
And they get to see you
from, you know,
704
00:28:05,083 --> 00:28:06,785
the start to the finish,
705
00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:08,053
instead of just popping in,
706
00:28:08,053 --> 00:28:10,188
trying to judge me
on my one look.
707
00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:12,491
Now at least they could,
like, see me in a couple,
708
00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,426
and decide they love me
even more.
709
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,428
So obviously,
because of what's going on,
710
00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:17,596
we couldn't be having people
711
00:28:17,596 --> 00:28:19,097
come into the werkroom
all willy-nilly.
712
00:28:19,097 --> 00:28:21,733
So one of the people
that did come up
713
00:28:21,733 --> 00:28:24,102
on the lovely little screen
where Miss Paul usually is
714
00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:25,837
was Anne Hathaway.
715
00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:27,439
Hi, queens!
716
00:28:27,439 --> 00:28:29,641
[cheering]
717
00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:31,743
Oh, my God!
718
00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:33,946
So to be able to just,
like, look at her,
719
00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:36,748
just chatting with us in her
living room, it was really cool.
720
00:28:36,748 --> 00:28:38,483
Hi, Anne. I'm Olivia.
721
00:28:38,483 --> 00:28:39,651
I met Anne Hathaway.
722
00:28:39,651 --> 00:28:41,520
You can't tell me any different.
723
00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,722
She was there in the room.
724
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:45,324
Hi, Olivia.
725
00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:46,892
She said my name.
726
00:28:46,892 --> 00:28:49,061
I met Anne Hathaway.
727
00:28:49,061 --> 00:28:51,730
We get to film
with Ross Mathews.
728
00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:53,732
And we're sitting there,
and Ross just turns to me
729
00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,234
and is just, like, you know,
aren't we just so lucky
730
00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:58,070
to be here
and to be doing this?
731
00:28:58,070 --> 00:28:59,972
And I was just, like,
it's kind of amazing.
732
00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:02,975
Because, like, I'd be locked
in my apartment right now,
733
00:29:02,975 --> 00:29:04,176
staring at my ceilings.
734
00:29:04,176 --> 00:29:07,279
And here I am
filming a huge competition.
735
00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:09,047
Oh, Lord.
736
00:29:09,047 --> 00:29:10,415
Girl.
737
00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:14,286
I loved getting out of drag
at the end of the day.
738
00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:16,321
It was just,
like, a little party.
739
00:29:16,321 --> 00:29:18,190
It was maybe the most fun
I'd had in so long.
740
00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:20,492
We'd be trying on
each other's wigs.
741
00:29:20,492 --> 00:29:21,827
Hi!
742
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:23,629
Having the kind of moments
with the queens
743
00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:26,231
just reminded me how fun
it was being backstage,
744
00:29:26,231 --> 00:29:27,833
getting to, like,
kiki and just have fun.
745
00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:29,701
-We're breastplate sisters.
-Okay.
746
00:29:29,701 --> 00:29:31,169
I was, like-- [laughs]
747
00:29:31,169 --> 00:29:32,504
And it was hard for them
748
00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:34,640
to shove me back into
isolation after that point.
749
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,008
I was, like,
we were having so much fun,
750
00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,409
leave me in the van.
751
00:29:37,409 --> 00:29:40,345
Once you go back to your hotel,
you go back into your rooms.
752
00:29:40,345 --> 00:29:42,447
But, you know, you can't go
into the other girls' room
753
00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:43,849
and kaka with your sister.
754
00:29:43,849 --> 00:29:48,120
So while we're filming,
I have no access to Internet.
755
00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,855
There's no phone in the room.
756
00:29:49,855 --> 00:29:52,157
I have hotel television,
757
00:29:52,157 --> 00:29:54,793
and it's majority,
like, sports and news.
758
00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:57,729
So I'm just seeing every
single day COVID cases rising,
759
00:29:57,729 --> 00:30:00,932
and I have not talked
to any friends or family.
760
00:30:00,932 --> 00:30:04,069
And what if...
761
00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,937
what if one of my friends
or family members
762
00:30:05,937 --> 00:30:07,506
has passed away from COVID?
763
00:30:07,506 --> 00:30:09,174
I don't know.
764
00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:12,044
I was very concerned with
all the happenings back home.
765
00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:15,514
Like, my mother
is an amazing nurse.
766
00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,716
My mom being
on the front of the lines,
767
00:30:17,716 --> 00:30:19,351
I was concerned for her.
768
00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:23,288
We all have someone out there
that we really wanna keep safe
769
00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:24,856
and wanna make sure
that they're okay.
770
00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:28,026
For leaving in this
opportunity, it's, like...
771
00:30:28,026 --> 00:30:29,194
it's tough.
772
00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:31,697
It's tough to kind of
push them out,
773
00:30:31,697 --> 00:30:33,465
to really focus on the work.
774
00:30:33,465 --> 00:30:35,133
I was going through a lot,
775
00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:37,469
and just, like, a lot of things
going on in my head.
776
00:30:37,469 --> 00:30:39,037
You have to be very focused,
777
00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:41,773
and you have to not let
all the negativity
778
00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:43,275
and all the things
creep into your head.
779
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,609
Like, even I was very conscious
780
00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:47,646
of, like, don't watch
any of the news.
781
00:30:47,646 --> 00:30:50,515
I just really wanted to stay
focused on the competition.
782
00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:52,184
I was just, like,
I'm just gonna take this time
783
00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:55,053
to be, like, hey, you're here
on RuPaul's Drag Race,
784
00:30:55,053 --> 00:30:58,523
and have fun and calm down.
785
00:30:58,523 --> 00:31:00,358
[laughs]
786
00:31:03,361 --> 00:31:05,163
RuPaul:
In a year like 2020,
787
00:31:05,163 --> 00:31:07,232
it was more important than ever
788
00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:09,067
for Drag Race
to create a space
789
00:31:09,067 --> 00:31:11,903
where my girls could focus
on staying safe
790
00:31:11,903 --> 00:31:14,206
and snatching a crown.
791
00:31:16,742 --> 00:31:18,810
Yes, there are all these worries
792
00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:22,414
about what's happening
back at home and in the world.
793
00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:25,484
But you're also
at RuPaul's Drag Race,
794
00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:28,720
filming the TV show that's
about to change your life.
795
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,489
RuPaul: Truth be told,
796
00:31:30,489 --> 00:31:32,858
being able to shoot
RuPaul's Drag Race this season
797
00:31:32,858 --> 00:31:36,728
was a gift to all of us,
each in our own way.
798
00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:39,698
Walkthrough this year
was a bit different.
799
00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:41,800
Because of COVID, I wasn't sure
how it was gonna happen,
800
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,236
or if RuPaul was even gonna be
able to, like, get close to us.
801
00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:46,471
She was also in her own bubble
quarantining.
802
00:31:46,471 --> 00:31:48,473
Bitch, if I was going crazy
in my own hotel room,
803
00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:50,342
I can imagine RuPaul
was going crazy, too.
804
00:31:50,342 --> 00:31:51,943
So I'm sure Miss Thing
wanted to go to the werkroom
805
00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:53,779
and kiki with us and,
you know, talk to someone.
806
00:31:53,779 --> 00:31:56,348
If you were closer to me,
I'd slap you.
807
00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:57,349
[all laugh]
808
00:31:57,349 --> 00:32:00,418
The walkthroughs with Ru,
809
00:32:00,418 --> 00:32:03,488
I mean, you kind of
never know what to expect.
810
00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:05,056
Did your mother disco?
811
00:32:05,056 --> 00:32:06,224
What's that tattoo?
812
00:32:06,224 --> 00:32:08,260
Have you had sweet,
passionate love?
813
00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:09,461
Is that a real dimple?
814
00:32:09,461 --> 00:32:12,364
Have they changed the carpet
at the Gay 90's?
815
00:32:12,364 --> 00:32:14,566
-Yes.
-They have. Okay, good, good.
816
00:32:14,566 --> 00:32:18,103
It was so crazy, how long
we were all talking with her.
817
00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:21,273
Both of us were so excited
to talk to someone else.
818
00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:23,475
Burt Reynolds in Hooper,
819
00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:25,610
the tight pants,
820
00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:27,946
you could tell
what religion they are.
821
00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:29,181
-[laughs]
-Let me just say that.
822
00:32:29,181 --> 00:32:30,882
They were really intimate times
823
00:32:30,882 --> 00:32:32,484
when you were able
to connect with Ru.
824
00:32:32,484 --> 00:32:34,920
You're so limited
to human interaction,
825
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,889
that, like, this felt
like even more special.
826
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,224
I work in corporate fashion.
827
00:32:39,224 --> 00:32:41,226
They actually, like,
don't know I'm here at all.
828
00:32:41,226 --> 00:32:43,195
-Shh!
-Right.
829
00:32:43,195 --> 00:32:45,397
You can just tell
she really wanted
830
00:32:45,397 --> 00:32:48,300
to make your time with her
personalized to you.
831
00:32:48,300 --> 00:32:51,102
I think the way you talk
is genius.
832
00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:53,104
I walked outta there thinking
RuPaul's my homegirl.
833
00:32:53,104 --> 00:32:56,007
I was like, girl, me and RuPaul
gonna go get lunch after this.
834
00:32:56,007 --> 00:32:57,943
I fucking love it.
835
00:32:57,943 --> 00:32:59,411
[laughs]
836
00:33:00,612 --> 00:33:02,547
Oh!
837
00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,117
I just squirted
hand sanitizer on my face.
838
00:33:06,117 --> 00:33:10,622
For confessionals, we were
sitting in a chair like this,
839
00:33:10,622 --> 00:33:12,557
and there was an iPad
in front of us
840
00:33:12,557 --> 00:33:14,926
with a storyline producer,
and that's how we would talk.
841
00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:16,328
It was like a Zoom call.
842
00:33:16,328 --> 00:33:18,597
I mean, it's hard when
it's, like, a screen moment
843
00:33:18,597 --> 00:33:21,166
as opposed to a full human
in front of you.
844
00:33:23,401 --> 00:33:24,736
Uh...
845
00:33:24,736 --> 00:33:26,705
The interviews?
Like, when you're out of drag,
846
00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:29,841
that's, like, sometimes
the most emotional, raw moments.
847
00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:31,943
And, like,
I'm sitting here, like,
848
00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:33,678
"Can I have a tissue,"
talking to a computer.
849
00:33:35,146 --> 00:33:37,649
I think she's--
I think I'm muted.
850
00:33:37,649 --> 00:33:38,950
Looks like it.
851
00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:40,785
Dealing with,
you know, the wifi,
852
00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:43,788
and, you know,
technology was a B-I-T-C-H.
853
00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:44,856
It would freeze sometimes.
854
00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:47,292
[static]
I would be in my conversation,
855
00:33:47,292 --> 00:33:48,793
because, you know,
I get really animated
856
00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:52,264
and really dramatic...
[static]
857
00:33:52,264 --> 00:33:53,732
So sometimes I would
really be into it,
858
00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:55,867
and she didn't catch any of it.
859
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:58,803
But we got through it.
We pushed through it.
860
00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:02,574
RuPaul: For my queens,
861
00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:05,243
the show isn't just a race,
it's a marathon,
862
00:34:05,243 --> 00:34:07,646
and this season
more than ever,
863
00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:10,448
my girls worked
their padded asses off.
864
00:34:10,448 --> 00:34:13,785
Thank you, ladies.
You may leave the stage.
865
00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:17,155
Every week after the main stage
critiques and everything,
866
00:34:17,155 --> 00:34:20,191
we walk in between stages
867
00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:23,028
with our masks and shields
in full drag.
868
00:34:23,028 --> 00:34:26,264
And all of production
would be standing on the side.
869
00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:27,432
It was literally a parade.
870
00:34:27,432 --> 00:34:29,567
They would be clapping for us
871
00:34:29,567 --> 00:34:33,071
and con-drag-ulating us,
and it was so cute.
872
00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:34,172
Especially if you won that week,
873
00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:35,206
because you'd be,
like, in the front.
874
00:34:35,206 --> 00:34:36,675
You'd be like,
"Oh, my God, thank you."
875
00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:38,677
Every time
we'd get off a challenge,
876
00:34:38,677 --> 00:34:40,445
it's, like, they would applaud.
877
00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:42,681
It was just kind of like
that we know you're tired.
878
00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:45,283
We know this has been hard.
879
00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:47,018
But, like, you're gonna make it.
880
00:34:47,018 --> 00:34:49,521
To me, the people
working on the show
881
00:34:49,521 --> 00:34:51,790
were just as important
as us doing it.
882
00:34:51,790 --> 00:34:54,225
I mean, they're risking
their lives to be here, too.
883
00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:55,660
It was just, like,
they're my angels
884
00:34:55,660 --> 00:34:57,762
and they looked out for me
and they took care of me.
885
00:34:57,762 --> 00:35:00,432
I felt really, really safe
886
00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:03,535
because everyone was
really strict and aggressive
887
00:35:03,535 --> 00:35:05,603
on the bubble
and COVID protocols.
888
00:35:05,603 --> 00:35:07,706
I was, like, is this low-key
kind of the perfect place
889
00:35:07,706 --> 00:35:09,908
you could possibly be
for a pandemic?
890
00:35:09,908 --> 00:35:11,710
A lot was on the line,
891
00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:13,611
because the thought
of being sent home,
892
00:35:13,611 --> 00:35:16,781
I'm like, I don't wanna go back
to just watching movies
893
00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:18,683
and pigging out
and eating a bunch of food.
894
00:35:18,683 --> 00:35:20,051
I didn't wanna
sign back up for that.
895
00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:21,686
I wanna do this.
896
00:35:21,686 --> 00:35:24,255
I wanna be here.
I wanna, like, express myself.
897
00:35:24,255 --> 00:35:26,925
I wanna do my art on this stage.
898
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:30,395
At some point you have to go
back into the real world,
899
00:35:30,395 --> 00:35:31,596
which is terrifying,
900
00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:34,632
because you know
you are 100% safe here.
901
00:35:34,632 --> 00:35:36,735
That's the thing.
902
00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:39,504
And was I 100% safe
before I came to the show?
903
00:35:39,504 --> 00:35:40,739
I wasn't.
904
00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:44,309
RuPaul: Every time we make
a season of RuPaul's Drag Race,
905
00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:47,078
it's a special event
for the cast and the crew.
906
00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:50,915
And this year, we appreciated it
like never before.
907
00:35:50,915 --> 00:35:55,553
Drag Race is kind of a little
bit
of an escape during this crazy time.
908
00:35:55,553 --> 00:35:57,222
I think it's really
needed right now.
909
00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:58,890
We can still thrive.
910
00:35:58,890 --> 00:36:00,091
We just have to be safe,
911
00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:02,827
and we can still make
really dope art
912
00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:03,928
and get the job done.
913
00:36:03,928 --> 00:36:07,098
We bring happiness
to a bad situation.
914
00:36:07,098 --> 00:36:09,768
Who else would be brave enough
to do that
915
00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:12,404
then men playing in heels,
playing in wigs?
916
00:36:12,404 --> 00:36:15,573
At the end of the day,
I just wanted some sisters.
917
00:36:15,573 --> 00:36:19,944
I wanted a sisterhood,
and I'm glad I got it.
918
00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:21,813
To be on Season 13,
919
00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:24,649
one of the first TV shows to
film during a global pandemic,
920
00:36:24,649 --> 00:36:26,284
baby, iconic.
921
00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:27,719
This is something really special
922
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,454
that no one
has ever experienced.
923
00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:30,688
I have a bond with these girls
924
00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:32,123
that no one
has ever experienced,
925
00:36:32,123 --> 00:36:33,391
I played my part,
926
00:36:33,391 --> 00:36:35,527
and I created
this beautiful story
927
00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:37,028
with these beautiful girls,
928
00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:39,464
and I would never
take it away for anything.
929
00:36:44,502 --> 00:36:45,970
Going back to New York
930
00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:50,708
and coming home to my boyfriend
was so, so nice.
931
00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:52,544
I cannot tell you
how pregnant I am.
932
00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:53,712
It is wild.
933
00:36:53,712 --> 00:36:57,582
Eddie and I have matured
as a couple very quickly
934
00:36:57,582 --> 00:37:00,618
because of this year,
in leaps and bounds further
935
00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:03,088
than we would have
if we weren't in a pandemic
936
00:37:03,088 --> 00:37:04,589
and if I didn't get cast
on Drag Race.
937
00:37:04,589 --> 00:37:05,957
Oh, my God, like,
938
00:37:05,957 --> 00:37:08,359
he just did, like,
the Drag Race of healthcare.
939
00:37:08,359 --> 00:37:10,161
Werk.
940
00:37:11,396 --> 00:37:14,666
You've been away
in this fairytale world
941
00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:16,434
of filming a TV show,
942
00:37:16,434 --> 00:37:18,369
and now you're coming back
into the reality of life.
943
00:37:18,369 --> 00:37:19,571
But the reality of life
944
00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:21,206
is that there is still
a pandemic happening.
945
00:37:21,206 --> 00:37:25,210
Step back into the world
where you're not in a bubble,
946
00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:26,578
you don't know
what people have been doing,
947
00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:30,115
and that was kind of weird.
948
00:37:30,115 --> 00:37:33,418
When I get home, I'm home
for a couple of months.
949
00:37:33,418 --> 00:37:36,588
I took the COVID test.
It comes back positive.
950
00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:38,056
So I'm instantly scared,
because I'm, like,
951
00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:39,991
oh, it's gonna sneak up on me
and kill me.
952
00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:41,025
I don't know
what's about to happen.
953
00:37:41,025 --> 00:37:44,195
Nothing changes.
I didn't have a cold,
954
00:37:44,195 --> 00:37:47,732
I didn't have anything
that was related with it
955
00:37:47,732 --> 00:37:49,100
other than testing positive.
956
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:52,403
So it does go to show you
how unpredictable COVID is.
957
00:37:52,403 --> 00:37:54,839
It is the invisible monster,
958
00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:57,008
and you have to treat it
as such.
959
00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:58,543
I'm hopeful that we're moving
in the right direction
960
00:37:58,543 --> 00:37:59,911
as a country,
961
00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:01,880
and that vaccines are gonna
be able to be distributed
962
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:03,648
to a point
where numbers are low enough
963
00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:05,617
that we can see the fans,
964
00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:08,453
and that we can interact
with our communities again,
965
00:38:08,453 --> 00:38:11,790
and just feel joyous
and feel celebratory.
966
00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:16,728
I'm definitely very hopeful
for a world that is COVID-free,
967
00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,764
but I'm also hoping that
we remember all of the lessons
968
00:38:19,764 --> 00:38:21,299
that we learned
during this time.
969
00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:23,701
You know, the power
of technology,
970
00:38:23,701 --> 00:38:28,072
the importance of safety
and taking care of one another.
971
00:38:28,072 --> 00:38:31,509
But also, I'm just hoping
972
00:38:31,509 --> 00:38:34,779
that my vaccine is administered
by a Pit Crew member,
973
00:38:34,779 --> 00:38:37,182
and I choose the anal option.
974
00:38:37,182 --> 00:38:39,284
[laughs]
975
00:38:39,284 --> 00:38:43,388
It was exciting to be pioneers
of filming in COVID,
976
00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:45,056
but there's all these things
977
00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:47,525
that made it frustrating
and difficult at times.
978
00:38:47,525 --> 00:38:50,595
But we've come out stronger
on the other side of it.
979
00:38:50,595 --> 00:38:53,131
I can do anything now.
[laughs]
980
00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:55,166
You know, I will admit
in previous years,
981
00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:57,535
I was very oblivious
to politics.
982
00:38:57,535 --> 00:38:59,204
But, like, now that
I'm given this platform,
983
00:38:59,204 --> 00:39:00,405
it is really important
984
00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:02,774
for me to speak up
against those injustices.
985
00:39:02,774 --> 00:39:05,243
Me kind of living my truth
about drag,
986
00:39:05,243 --> 00:39:08,646
I need to do the same
about these issues.
987
00:39:08,646 --> 00:39:10,415
We're on a show
where millions of people watch,
988
00:39:10,415 --> 00:39:13,451
and we are able
to change people's minds,
989
00:39:13,451 --> 00:39:15,086
and we are able
to inform people,
990
00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:16,387
so that's what we should do.
991
00:39:16,387 --> 00:39:19,624
And I think now more than ever,
that's what drag is.
992
00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:22,827
The resilience of a drag queen,
it's so inspiring.
993
00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,363
You can throw anything
at a queen,
994
00:39:25,363 --> 00:39:27,565
and you won't see her shake.
995
00:39:27,565 --> 00:39:29,634
She will stand strong
in her heels.
996
00:39:29,634 --> 00:39:31,970
Queens attempting to walk!
997
00:39:33,771 --> 00:39:37,275
I've survived Corona.
I've survived Trump.
998
00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:39,877
I've survived cancer.
999
00:39:39,877 --> 00:39:41,646
I'm not gonna tell you
what else I survived.
1000
00:39:41,646 --> 00:39:43,748
Just trust me,
I've survived some things.
1001
00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:45,450
[imitating Cher] Whoa!
1002
00:39:45,450 --> 00:39:47,986
Even in one of the hardest times
that we face right now,
1003
00:39:47,986 --> 00:39:49,387
we're gonna put on a brave face
1004
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:50,688
and we're gonna go
to that front line
1005
00:39:50,688 --> 00:39:51,789
and we're gonna give it to you.
1006
00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:54,158
And we're gonna do it what?
Sickening.
1007
00:39:54,158 --> 00:39:56,694
Corona can't keep
a good queen down.
1008
00:39:58,029 --> 00:39:59,697
RuPaul: During this pandemic,
1009
00:39:59,697 --> 00:40:02,934
everyone has dealt with
their own set of challenges,
1010
00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:06,504
and in the face
of so much devastating loss,
1011
00:40:06,504 --> 00:40:09,507
it's hard to see the meaning
behind it all.
1012
00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:11,609
That's why now more than ever,
1013
00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:15,680
it's important to be kind
to yourself and to others.
1014
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:18,516
Because with love
and understanding,
1015
00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:20,385
we will get through this
together.
1016
00:40:20,385 --> 00:40:21,586
Do you need help?
1017
00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:23,087
[laughs]
1018
00:40:23,087 --> 00:40:25,924
The world is in chaos.
1019
00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:28,459
You know, try your absolute
best to, like, share and enjoy.
1020
00:40:28,459 --> 00:40:29,627
You deserve it.
1021
00:40:29,627 --> 00:40:31,362
Treat yourself
to an amazing life.
1022
00:40:31,362 --> 00:40:33,464
Go make a hat.
1023
00:40:33,464 --> 00:40:36,134
Go, like--
go give cats massages.
1024
00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:38,536
Whatever, like,
gives you that, like--
1025
00:40:38,536 --> 00:40:40,038
that feeling, go do it.
1026
00:40:40,038 --> 00:40:42,473
This COVID situation
coming out of nowhere
1027
00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:44,976
and taking so many lives away
from people who had dreams
1028
00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:47,011
I'm sure that
they wanted to accomplish,
1029
00:40:47,011 --> 00:40:50,648
only shows you that, girl,
you gotta live, sis.
1030
00:40:53,351 --> 00:40:55,320
Live, girl. [laughs]
1031
00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:02,960
RuPaul: Next time
on RuPaul's Drag Race...
1032
00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:04,529
The time has come.
1033
00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:06,397
We're playing the Snatch Game!
1034
00:41:06,397 --> 00:41:07,899
[cheering]
1035
00:41:07,899 --> 00:41:10,234
You're looking fucking great.
1036
00:41:10,234 --> 00:41:12,203
I wrote huge cock.
1037
00:41:12,203 --> 00:41:13,971
[all laugh]
1038
00:41:13,971 --> 00:41:15,573
Mm, tastes delicious.
1039
00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:16,874
Oh, oh, oh, dear.
1040
00:41:18,810 --> 00:41:20,244
That was genius.
1041
00:41:20,244 --> 00:41:21,446
You did a really good job.
1042
00:41:21,446 --> 00:41:22,947
You wanna make Ru laugh,
1043
00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:24,816
and I think that was
the problem. We didn't laugh.
1044
00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:27,685
The winner's circle
is dead, so...
1045
00:41:27,685 --> 00:41:29,854
-Aah!
-Ooh!
1046
00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:31,356
Bitches beware.
1047
00:41:32,623 --> 00:41:34,892
♪ I'm a winner ♪
1048
00:41:34,892 --> 00:41:37,028
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1049
00:41:37,028 --> 00:41:38,963
♪ I'm a winner ♪
1050
00:41:38,963 --> 00:41:40,932
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1051
00:41:40,932 --> 00:41:42,800
♪ I'm a winner ♪
1052
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,635
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1053
00:41:44,635 --> 00:41:46,637
♪ I'm a winner ♪
1054
00:41:46,637 --> 00:41:47,905
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1055
00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:50,308
♪ Losers, weepers ♪
1056
00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:51,809
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1057
00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:54,145
♪ Finders, keepers ♪
1058
00:41:54,145 --> 00:41:55,646
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
1059
00:41:55,646 --> 00:41:58,082
♪ Losers, weepers ♪
1060
00:41:58,082 --> 00:42:00,551
♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪
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