- [Lashauwn] This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race!
- [Laganja] I feel very attacked!
- [Kandy] If you don't have star quality,
get the fuck out of here!
- [Elliott] Oh my god.
(upbeat music)
- [RuPaul] This is "Untucked,"
backstage at the competition
to become America's next drag superstar.
Girl, if you're not watching "Untucked,"
you're only getting half the story.
(dramatic music)
- [Crew] Let's break on the main stage.
All cameras, re-po.
- [RuPaul] Thank you, ladies, I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck in the Werk Room,
the judges and I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage.
- [Kornbread] This is the premiere of season 14
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
This is a monumental moment.
I'm hoping I'm making everybody proud by being here.
I ain't getting no sleep tonight.
I'm really fighting.
- [Alyssa] It's a dream to be here on "RuPaul's Drag Race"
since I was a little boy.
This is an opportunity to show the world who I am
and the artist that lives in me.
- [Orion] It's important to impress the judges right now,
because this is the first challenge.
The first impression they're gonna have of you.
- [Bosco] I'm feeling really good.
I'm just hoping it's enough
'cause this is the apex of the Olympics
of the "Hunger Games" of drag.
And I want to show what I can do.
- [Crew] Queens walking.
- [Crew Member] Send the queens in three, two, one.
- I gotta come in sideways, child.
Ooh. - Baby.
- There are cocktails, alright.
- Ooh, little beverages!
- Ooh!
- Ugh! - I can't walk,
or feel any of my god damn feet.
- Can somebody help me open this?
(Kornbread grunting)
- That's was something, girl.
- Bitch, we walked on the mother fucking stage
of "RuPaul's Drag Race." - Oh my god.
- It was so crazy.
- This entire fucking process so far
has felt like a god damn dream.
- It was outer body. - It's fucking next.
- Literally. - Every step I was taking,
I was just like, girl,
these bitches can't take you.
- I'm lucid dreaming every night about,
like, being here. - Oh damn.
- So I'm like having trouble
deciphering which is reality
and which is the dream.
- You're here, baby.
- And there's not many chances you get
to stand in front of your mother fucking idol, bitch.
- She loved you. - In front of
motherfucking Lizzo, bitch.
- Lizzo's gonna be, like, your biggest fan.
You were wearing her costume.
- You heard what RuPaul said.
She said, bitch, that outfit look good.
And she's correct.
But it was like, I performed a song of my own.
- That's smart.
- And they, I mean,
from what they can understand
'cause I'm a country hoe,
and all the Black people got it.
- Shangela cut crease, I got it!
- You might be in the top.
I love, you know, the unique kind of thing,
without the wig, you know, bald.
Black, big, ghe-, you know.
- All of that, ghetto, baby, say it.
Don't fucking
I'm hood as fuck.
- I love that you said that on stage, too.
You're like, I'm hood as fuck.
I don't cry. - I don't, bitch.
And that's the gag.
I felt them tears coming on.
- That's was beautiful. - I'm going,
"Don't do it, bitch.
Don't do it, bitch."
- She's human.
- People back home are gonna know I'm human now.
- That was your moment.
- They surely were not fucking around tonight,
as far as critiques went. - They were all...
- That was not first episode critiques.
- There's not 14 of us standing there.
It's seven of us.
- They got the eyeballs to see all of us.
- Including big holes in the back of your ass.
(shady music)
- Don't talk about me like that.
(laughing)
- Well, you did amazing.
- Thank you.
I'm feeling real good.
- I feel like y'all are the tops.
- First time for everything, baby, you know?
(laughing)
- You'd be surprised.
You'd be surprised.
- You get great critiques.
They loved your performance. - Really good.
- Your look. - They like,
understand my perspective,
the story that I'm telling.
And they're like, okay we're impressed.
Which is like, a bit intense.
But, I'm like the first person to be on
from Seattle in like, eight years?
- Damn. - And we have a fucking
giants from Seattle that have done this competition.
Jinkx and Ben, they set the paces for their seasons.
- People still talk about it even to this day.
That's legend shit. - Right?
- And like, I feel like I'm living up to that.
And that's makes me ecstatic.
- See, y'all have got some good fucking drag.
- We got some of the best in the world.
- It's that damn coffee y'all got over there, bitch.
(laughing)
- I've been working in a cafe,
so the only critique that I've gotten is,
this was supposed to be iced.
So, to like, have like a full panel of people
tell me nothing but nice things,
like, I'm on cloud nine.
- Miss Kerri, baby. - Hi!
- What's tea, honey?
Over there looking all good.
- I would say, like,
I felt like I fell in the middle.
- Okay. - Which isn't my favorite,
but I think given the circumstances,
I'm grateful to be there.
I don't necessarily feel like I got, like, torn apart.
- You're gonna have to sell these shoes to RuPaul.
- Yep.
- My favorite part of it are those brown boots.
Exquisite. Just wonderful.
- We might have to get them adjusted a little bit.
- What are you trying to say?
- Well Ru's like a size 15 women.
- You're here to say that about her?
Bold. - Well.
She got big shoes to fill, girl!
(all laughing)
And then I gotta, you know,
sell this coat to Lizzo.
That way, I can pay it off.
(laughing)
- But it just felt good,
just being in the room with like, all of y'all,
and it's just like,
obviously we have first impressions about everybody
when we first come in here.
And like, clearly mine has changed 100% on you.
I'm still judging you for the flip flops.
- Same. (all laughing)
- But I think we all are, bitch.
- I'm gonna be honest with you.
I judged you a lot in my mind.
- Same. - With what, them flip flops?
- Yeah, in the flip flops,
it's Paris Hilton kinda vibe.
I judge you like, this is RuPaul, you know?
But, you teach me a lesson
not to judge people. - Yeah.
- My entrance, like, was, like,
meant to throw you all off a little bit.
- Yeah. (laughing)
- I loved the irreverence of it, though.
Even though it was like a very, like,
what are we looking at type vibe,
if you paid attention,
the details were there. - It was very put together.
- I get like, babied a lot,
because I look so young. - Yeah I know.
So fishy, baby, so fishy. - And I look so, like,
unassuming. - You missed the dog.
If you entered with a dog,
I would literally want to cry!
- They've seen dancing, they've seen lip syncing.
None of them have seen what you've done.
And I judged you based on my perception
of what I think drag is. - Yeah, yeah.
- And you reminded me. - You reshaped that.
- That no.
It's an art form that is so broad.
- I want to be living one of those fantasies that's like,
up in my mind. - In your mind.
- That I've had since I was a kid.
- And I think that drag is all about
taking the piss out of reality.
- But when you did what you did,
I was just like, what in the hell?
But like- (all laughing)
- It was so cool to watch. - It was a good
what in the hell.
- It was unexpected.
- I'm not even lying when I say,
I thought I was going home tonight.
Every time I looked at their faces,
they were just like,
and I couldn't tell if that was good or bad.
And obviously my inner saboteur was like,
they don't get you.
And I was just like, smiling, being like,
oh I'm so happy to see everyone one last time
before I go. - Damn.
- And then they loved it.
And I was like, really in shock.
- I just only have a question.
Like, why when we are doing our makeups,
you came all over very sad.
- We were wondering where you went, girl!
- Are you okay? - I passed away.
It's okay. - You passed away?
- Yeah. - Can I give you a hug?
- I was just like, I can not make it all the way here
after years of like,
just blood, sweat, and tears,
and then go home first because I'm flustered.
(dramatic music)
And also, I just wanted them to get it.
Like, it's lonely having
really horrible dark thoughts all the time.
- But bitch, you got six other sisters here now.
Probably gonna be five after tonight.
But you got six other sisters here now,
that we are lending ears.
And I say this whole-heartedly.
You a weird-ass mother fucker.
(all laughing)
- I love you - Bitch, but it's great.
You got no shade.
The best critiques out of everybody
that's sitting on this mother fucking couch.
- Well, not everybody,
but it's a good sentiment. - No no.
She got better critiques than you, too.
(shady music)
- I didn't get any critiques. - I'm just saying.
So you're literally that bitch,
and if I had marbles,
next week I'll try to trip you.
(laughing)
You know what I'm saying?
(mumbling) (laughing)
June, how you feel?
- I really pride myself
on trying to be this
beautiful thick hot girl shit.
And there were small details that were missed.
And when you're at the drag Olympics,
it's going to get called out.
It's just like,
girl, if you just, you know,
put on three more tights,
this could have been your moment.
It maybe not.
- Yeah.
(dramatic music)
- It's like a catch 22 for me.
Because they loved my talent,
but it was just small details,
like busting at the seam at the bottom.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- This can not be happening.
It was a talent show,
and the talent girl's in the bottom?
And you know, bitch,
I just started wearing tights.
Yesterday. - Yeah, girl.
- I was like- (all laughing)
I said, 'cause this pot of Jambalaya likes to be seen.
But clutching. - If I may ask,
why did you choose to wear tights?
I feel like you could've gone
with just like a tucking panty.
- If I'm being completely honest,
it was just a self conscience.
This is,
millions of people are going to see and judge me.
I didn't want them to say,
"Oh, she moves good, but look at her thighs."
Like, judge me that my big ass is up here
doing barrel turns. (laughing)
- I love your thighs, bitch!
- I didn't want the masses to judge.
- I would say that you are gonna have
millions more people support and appreciate
and love and relate. - Absolutely.
- You seem like a good person,
and I appreciate that.
- And I'm shady as fuck,
but I gotta- (all laughing)
- I am like a energy person,
so I feel the energy about, like, each one of you.
And I love this group.
- [Kornbread] Absolutely.
- How do you feel, baby?
- Tell 'em, Alyssa.
Share your story.
- I got so many emotions right now.
(dramatic music)
There's so many people in Puerto Rico,
that they're rooting for me right now.
And sometimes,
when I get-
- Share it, baby, share it.
(dramatic music)
- I don't feel very happy at all, you know?
I don't know, might be in the bottom.
Getting to here is very difficult to me.
I came from this island.
English is not my first language.
- Yeah.
- I try my best to communicate with others.
It's very hard, it's very hard.
I just keep it up, and okay,
you can do this, you can be yourself,
and show the world who you are.
But, it's very difficult for me, being Latin, you know.
She doesn't speak.
- Girl. - Oh yeah, I can speak.
I'm not speaking very English kind of thing,
but I speak from my heart.
- What makes you feel like
they didn't think you spoke?
(dramatic music)
- No no no, it's, that's very-
- For herself. - Yeah, for me.
- Baby, you not having English as your first language,
it's not an issue.
Bitch, English is my first language.
Them mother fuckers didn't understand nothing I said.
- I just hope to connect with each other,
because we are far away from our family and friends.
So to me, (melancholy music)
each one of you is very, very...
I'm sorry, I'm just very emotional.
- And right now, we're family.
- Bitch, I'm gonna mess my makeup right now.
- You could definitely talk to us as much as you want to.
And if we say, "Huh?"
Bitch, just repeat it. - Okay.
I will do that. (laughing)
- I have not had a problem with understanding you.
- None of us have. - No.
- 'Cause it just goes to show, you're talented.
You're talented as fuck.
- Thanks for that.
Thanks for that, baby.
- And majority of the time,
we're looking down at your crotch in them shorts.
We ain't even listening to what you're saying.
(laughing)
fucking with you.
- Are you fucking?
- Yeah yeah! (laughing)
- Just like we're looking at the hole in your tights.
- Whoa!
Okay Ms. Christmas Tree Skirt.
- Ooh, okay! (all laughing)
- How about you, Miss Polka Dots?
(laughing)
- I feel like I got a lot of negative critiques.
I definitely think I might be in the bottom.
- Really? (dramatic music)
(upbeat music)
I feel like they really saw something
very special about you, though.
- They definitely seem interested in me,
and I am very interested in myself.
(all laughing)
It wasn't my original choice for the talent show.
I wanted to do an original song as well.
I just, I didn't have enough time.
I had to move out of my apartment
right as I had to leave for Drag Race,
and I had so much shit going on.
My cat has been having a lot of health issues.
- Damn. - So like,
what you saw was just
me coming up with shit off the top of my head.
- When the writing's on the wall
that you might be the first to go home,
that can shake you to your core.
- I'm glad that I was able to let go and just be weird,
and just be obnoxious.
- What's the verse? What's the moment?
- I got a hot shit in the chamber.
- That is so fucking funny.
- I'm gonna put it on a fanny pack.
- Mission accomplished. (laughing)
- So who y'all think are the bottom two?
(all groaning)
- I don't know. - Bitch.
(shady music)
- You asked the question, you answer first.
- Oh bitch, I don't give a fuck.
I definitely feel like you.
It's realness, baby.
And I think June, too.
It's just real talk.
We knew what we signed up for,
but it is pulling on a little heart string
on me at this moment in time
because no one wants to be the first one to go home.
- I mean, it's between the three of us.
And if I'm being completely honest,
I do think you're definitely in the bottom.
Which is so sad because you improv-ed your own script,
gave your signature drag,
and everyone showed their individual talent.
- Yeah. - That's what made it so hard.
I think that's why they ended up nitpicking
like it was a top five type challenge.
- Right. - Yeah.
- I was gonna tell Alyssa, like,
me following her up.
Bitch, you made me nervous as hell!
When you all bring something so fierce,
that's when they start to get
down to the Ts and the Is,
that are dotted and crossed. - Yeah, yeah.
- Which, I think, sucks.
But I will say it.
Y'all want to learn that song.
- Oof.
- For sure.
- I think I should listen to the lyrics.
Just in case.
- Is anybody able to pull on my toes?
- Like yank 'em?
You getting 'em, like, painful feet, bitch?
Mine is the same way.
- Ooh, get deeper into the tight.
- Oh fuck!
I just left all the glitter here.
- She's marking her territory.
- You bitches is rude.
How are y'all leaving my fat ass on this couch?
Now I gotta little- - Here, I'll help.
- Gotta wiggle, I gotta get up.
(grunting) (bell dings)
(suspenseful music)
- How are you feeling?
- I'm definitely gonna have to lip sync.
- You think so?
- I'm not going down without a fight.
- I mean if you have to, do you know the song?
- I think so.
- Oh god.
- Alright ladies, ten minutes 'til main stage.
(suspenseful music)
- [Orion] I'm starting to feel all of the emotions again.
I am trying not to think about anything else
but this lip sync.
Which one of these bitches
am I gonna have to fight?
- [Alyssa] I am a fluent entertainer.
I hope that they see my energy, my power.
Because I know that I am a very fierce queen,
and I can do more.
- [June] I'm about to fight for my life.
All of that inner saboteur bull shit,
you need to let it go.
A sense of drive just came over me.
I'm about to shit up.
Pull up a chair, baby,
'cause Jambalaya's about to serve.
- Alright ladies, time for the main stage.
Follow me. (dramatic music)
- Slowly walk.
It's gonna take me two minutes to make for that door.
- These hoes really don't listen.
Them bitches said go to the mother fucking door.
- Baby, you are in Crocs.
What do you fucking talking about?
- I was walking over there in my mother fucking Crocs!
- Your fucking Crocs, bitch!
What is that!
- These are called my willows.
(laughing) (dramatic music)
- [RuPaul] Welcome back, ladies.
I've made some decisions.
June Jambalaya,
Orion Story,
the time has come,
for you to lip sync
for your life!
(dramatic music)
June Jambalaya, shante you stay.
(melancholy music) (weeping)
Orion, sashay away.
(dramatic music)
- Every emotion is going through my body.
I just like, don't know how to feel.
I just kind of set myself up for failure sometimes.
I have to stop waiting until the last second.
That was my downfall.
Hmm.
There's notes, oh my god!
I'm gonna cry. (melancholy music)
It was so lovely meeting you.
I loved your aerobics character,
and I can't wait to see what else is in this chamber.
Bosco.
That's so sweet.
Hey love, remember,
you made it on Drag Race.
Sending good energy to your cat, Kerri.
Ooh, this is the worst part. (zipper zipping)
It's definitely a lot harder than you think.
There is so much that goes into it
that you don't even think about.
But, I did feel very validated
that out of everyone who auditions every year,
that I got on, and I got on my first time.
The hot shit in the chamber
is gonna follow me for a while, I think.
Be very happy to just probably burn this wig.
(laughing)
I'll have a bonfire.
I want to see my cat.
I'm also excited to go lay in the woods.
I do that a lot.
RuPaul, you haven't seen the last of me.
(melancholy music)
The judges saw my fearlessness.
I take a lot of pride in that.
The journey never ends.
Bye, bye, bye. (engine revving)
(Orion wooing)
(musical flourish)
♪ Oh baby ♪
♪ You're a winner, baby ♪
♪ Nobody loses when you're playing the game of love ♪
♪ You're a winner, baby ♪
♪ Nobody loses when you're playing the game of love ♪
♪ You're a winner ♪
(musical flourish)