[rock music]
[dramatic music]
- Previously on "The Tournament of All Stars,"
bracket three competed in the second
of their three episodes.
- Whoever scratches my back,
I'll be more than happy to scratch theirs.
- Same.
- I don't know Sam at all,
but I feel like I'm vibing with her.
And so, like, I hope that she's gonna be, like, a cool ally.
- People were saying, this is my fourth time,
and I just feel like nobody is out to give me anything.
The girls do all this whispering,
and I haven't been a part of these conversations.
- Kennedy Davenport.
It was a masterclass in performing.
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.
- You were giving us "Feminem" the house down.
- Top two All Stars of the week are Kennedy Davenport
and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.
- Yay! - Condragulations.
You've each earned two points.
Ladies, this is your chance to impress me,
win $10,000, and earn a coveted extra point.
Kennedy Davenport, condragulations.
You're a winner, baby.
You've won one extra point.
The bottom four queens will each receive one point.
But you must give it away to the All Star you believe
is the MVQ of the week.
Choose wisely, because at the end of this bracket,
only the two queens with the most points
will move on to the semifinals.
[dramatic music]
- I guess we'll drink to that.
- I'll drink to that.
- I drunk to that.
I won, bitch.
I told y'all!
Yes!
I am so freaking happy.
- Congratulations. - Congrats, Kennedy.
[all cheering]
[whooping]
- $10,000, an extra point.
Four points puts the queen in the lead, baby.
Yes, ma'am.
That's how you do it.
- Hershii, your first Maxi win ever.
- I'm--I'm--I'm--I'm-- I'm gagged.
[laughs]
- I'm so happy for you. - Thank you.
- You should be so proud. - Thank you. Thank you.
- Ladies, how are y'all feeling?
- I was sickening.
She said my name.
- Joey Jay, Kennedy Davenport, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.
You were all cooking with gas.
- I was so in love with my critiques,
and it made me feel so good.
On to the next.
- They loved all of our roasts.
They loved all of our runways.
So we all should be happy.
[upbeat music]
- [sobs]
[music slows to a stop]
[tense music]
Oh.
♪ ♪
- It's OK.
- What are you upset about?
- I have always been a very dramatic person in my family.
I've always been the tears.
I've always been, you know, the soap opera.
I just can't help it.
I just--yeah, I want that, like,
stamp of approval, I guess.
- You already got it.
- I just think it's all hitting me right now that, like,
if I don't get an MVQ point this week,
I'm going to have a very, very, very hard time
making it to the semifinals.
I just have to get ready for next week.
- Yeah. - Right.
- Totally. - I'll be fine.
- It's OK. - Just a little emotional.
- I know this is a serious moment, America,
but I checked out.
Jasmine's such a diva.
Maybe it's a campaign for points, but I'm not interested.
[laughs]
- Ooh! OK. So...
- What y'all finna do? - Right.
- I guess ladies will go first.
[sighs] OK.
I've been considering my options.
I'm kind of in between two right now.
Sam, I said I was gonna have her back,
but I'm also thinking about who's gonna help me.
Return the favor, please, darling.
It would be very nice.
If it was not to be me in the top,
I do think it was gonna be this person.
So I am gonna give my point to Joey.
- Thank you. - So there you go, sis.
- Thank you so much.
- Of course. All right, who's next?
- Shout out to Jasmine for not giving me a point.
And since I'm still in second place,
I feel like some of these bitches
are not gonna want to throw me a point.
So I have to pull off a miracle, ladies.
Here we go.
I want to give my point to someone
who has been nothing but kind to me,
and she's also my mom's favorite drag queen.
So Shuga.
- Aww. - Thank you.
That's very sweet of you.
- Very sweet. - Thank you.
- Let me tell you what I'm thinking.
Shuga is sweet, and you can always
use that to your advantage.
She's gonna want to give me a point back,
'cause that's just fair, you know?
And I feel like Shuga is a fair person.
- Oh, my God. [sighs]
OK.
Sam gives me the point.
That's good. I have this point.
And now I realize that I could swap points with Joey
and we would be tied for second place.
However, I gave Sam my word that I would reciprocate.
It's really hard, because I know
you have more points than me,
but I want to stick to what I believe in.
So I am going to give this to you.
- Shuga!
Thank you.
It all worked out, America.
I love you.
I knew Shuga doesn't have the heart
to do me dirty like that in front of God and everybody.
Good job, Sam.
You ate that up.
Shout out to Shuga. I owe her a drink.
Mom, Shuga gave me a point.
[squeals] - [laughs]
- Hmm.
No one can all be happy.
It's not personal or anything.
So I am going to base this off of the critiques tonight,
and I'm gonna give this to Jasmine.
And thank you for--
- Ooh, I was about to have a heart attack.
- Of course.
- Well, you gave yours to Joey, right?
- Yeah. - Noted.
- [laughs]
Sorry, sis.
- Jasmine turned to Sam and said, sorry.
That makes me think those two made a points deal.
This has got me fucked up.
I gave Sam a point and now she's in the top.
She has four points and Joey and I are at two points.
What did I do?
I totally fucked this up.
- And thank God that you kept your word.
I appreciate that.
- I wish I would have switched points with Joey,
but I'm a woman of my word,
which is stupid.
- The vibe has changed.
♪ ♪
- Nice guys always finish last.
- ♪ "RuPaul's Drag Race" ♪
The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars"
will snatch an official makeup collaboration
with Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics,
a coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame,
and a cash prize of $200,000.
With our extra special guest judge, Bronwyn Newport.
♪ "RuPaul's Drag Race" ♪
♪ May the best drag queen win ♪
♪ Best drag queen win ♪
[upbeat music]
- Ah!
A little tear makes the body look good.
- You look great. - You do too.
- It's a new day in the Werk Room,
and I feel so good.
Last week was my first Maxi Challenge win,
and now I can say that I'm a fierce contender,
and I'm somebody they gotta watch for.
- It's the last week, you guys.
- Last week. - The last week.
- Excited!
- I'm looking at the scoreboard,
and it is not what was in my fantasy.
[laughter]
- Well, since we are talking about the points,
last week after the ceremony, I did not sleep at all,
because I feel like I made a huge mistake
in giving out my MVQ.
That stemmed from, Jasmine, I noticed
that you apologized to Sam after giving Joey your point.
And it took me a minute, but putting two and two together,
I realized that Sam had tried to make an alliance.
- [laughs]
- So you gave your point to Joey and then--
- But I actually-- - I'll finish.
And then Sam was banking on that
I was gonna be on my word.
- And you were. - Which I was and which I did.
- So why are you upset?
- Like, I know it's a competition, but, like,
I felt like I was taken advantage of.
♪ ♪
- Like, Shuga, I don't appreciate
you trying to make me a villain.
Yes, I tried every avenue I could,
and it came down to, Shuga,
you were the avenue that I chose,
and I felt like I could trust you the most.
- Mm-hmm.
- I do not feel guilty at all.
I never said, "I'm not talking to nobody else.
"You're my ride or die.
I want to get married and ride off into the sunset."
Girl, no.
- I felt like, oh, I was the easy scapegoat,
and I totally fucking fell for it.
- You didn't fall for anything. Everyone's doing this--
- Do you know what I mean? - No. Everyone is doing--
- But, like, that's how I feel, though.
- Listen to what I'm gonna say. I'm gonna speak now.
- You know what I mean? - I'm gonna speak now.
- That's why I did what I did. - What I'm gonna say is this.
Everyone is playing the same fucking game.
You're talking to me. I'm talking to you.
I'm talking to you.
At the end of the fucking day, it doesn't matter.
Welcome to the fucking race.
This is how this happens.
[siren blaring]
- Perfect. - Perfect.
- Ooh, girl.
She done already done had herses.
Hey, All Stars.
all: Hi.
- Sometimes the best conversations are the ones
you have with yourself.
So I suggest you watch your damn mouth.
- Oh, shit.
- Hello, hello, hello.
all: Hi!
- We love it.
- Good morning, All Stars.
all: Good morning. - Hi, Mama.
- Now, back in the '90s, I landed my dream job
when "The RuPaul Show" debuted on VH1.
- Yes.
- I had the great privilege of interviewing
some of my favorite idols.
Now, for this week's Maxi Challenge,
and for the first time in "Drag Race" herstory,
we're going to open the vaults as you lip sync
to classic interviews from "The RuPaul Show."
[all cheering]
Now, through the magic of television,
each of you will portray me
and a different celebrity guest.
- Oh. - Oh, my God!
- Two in one.
- Now, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, you'll be reimagining
an interview I did with Miss Patti LaBelle.
- Oh! - Work.
- Jasmine Kennedie, you'll be recreating my interview
with the unforgettable Tammy Faye Messner.
- Oh! Thank you. Love Jesus.
- Joey Jay, you get my interview
with Golden Girl Bea Arthur.
- The icon.
- You have to punch it up.
[laughter]
- Kennedy Davenport, you'll redo my interview
with the sultry Eartha Kitt.
- Work it. - [purrs]
[laughter]
- Sam Star, you'll be remaking my interview
with the larger than life Anna Nicole Smith.
- [screams] - OK.
OK. - Perfect.
- Ditzy blonde. Sounds about right.
- Shut up, bitch. - Shut up, bitch.
- And Shuga Cain, you'll lip sync to my interview
with the one and only... Cher, bitch.
- [screams] - Wow!
[laughter] - That is perfect.
- Oh, my God.
- Like a lip sync for your legacy,
you need to breathe new life into these classic clips
and make them totally twisted.
- OK.
- Oh, and one more thing.
This is your last challenge
before bracket three eliminations,
so every single point counts.
All Stars, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.
- Yay! - Thank you. Thank you.
- [laughs]
[laughs]
- Cher!
♪ Here we go again ♪
- Anna Nicole.
- Tammy Faye. Ah!
- This week's Maxi Challenge is to lip sync
to classic interviews from the classic "RuPaul Show."
God, she looks so sickening.
I've done great at all the celebrity impersonations
I've had to do on the show before, and Ru wants us
to make these interviews our own.
- Are you as innocent as we think?
- Absolutely. - [laughs]
- So I'm thinking whimsical.
I'm thinking over the top.
Doesn't this just look like me?
- No, it really does.
- And I love Anna Nicole Smith.
She was giving modern Marilyn Monroe.
And honestly, work, diva.
Same.
Have you done something like this before?
- I may have done an impersonation challenge
on this show before.
- How'd it go?
- Our season was all in the bottom.
- Oh, no!
- I was Betsy DeVos on Snatch Game,
and y'all saw how that went.
My team did not prep me for this specific question.
- You didn't get any laughs, hon.
- So I'm a little nervous, but I'm excited
to impersonate Miss Tammy.
I feel like me and her are very much so kindred spirits.
We're a little ooky-kooky.
- How gorgeous and how tall.
- So I'm just gonna act a damn fool.
- Through the eyes of Tammy Faye.
- Through the eyes. Through the eyes of Tammy Faye.
- Huh!
- Girl, they really tried us this morning.
- Girl, I think points are on the board.
The reality is setting in.
The claws are out. - The claws are out.
They're vicious.
And I definitely really let mine out today.
- [hisses]
- My relationship with Jasmine in the tournament
has been tumultuous, but some of my best friends
are the bitches that I get in fights with the most.
The thing is, we have to be in the top.
- Yeah.
- But in the rare case that we're not...
[dinging]
- And like, after this morning, it's not even a question.
- I get it. Don't piss me off twice.
- After this morning, you know, like, I feel like--
- It really did.
This is the first time that I've ever spoken up,
like, especially in a setting like this.
I'm glad that I stuck up for myself,
but right now I feel like when it comes down
to these MVQ points, I'm just kind of, like,
shit out of luck.
So I have to win this challenge.
There's, like, a lot riding on this thing.
- Hey, All Stars.
all: Hi!
- Can we talk?
- We can talk. - Yes.
- Hello, Mother. - Hello, darling.
That performance last week,
that Ladies Who Lunch performance.
- Yes.
- Have you ever done that number before?
- No.
- And you added so much character to it.
So, given that, how do you approach something
like a spoken word that you're gonna do
with Eartha Kitt and Miss RuPaul?
- To not really think so much about
looking like y'all, but to just, like,
make y'all as stupid as possible.
- Yes. - [laughs]
- Yes.
That's it.
I mean, when I lip sync dialogue,
I try to add extra editorial content to it,
whether it's a hand gesture or an eye roll.
You have creative license.
It can be whatever you want.
- I am excited, because we are free
to interpret this challenge any way we want to.
- [purrs]
- So whatever I think of that's just stupid,
that's what I plan to do.
- Can I see you do some of the RuPaul mannerisms?
- I don't know any of your mannerisms,
but I'll be laughing like you.
- Oh, really?
[both laughing]
You mean that laugh?
[laughs]
- Right now I'm in the lead, tied with Sam.
I feel good about it, but the scores are close,
and I don't see myself getting a point from nobody.
So I have to win this.
And that's that.
- Look at that Bea Arthur. Oh, my.
Are you a "Golden Girls" fan?
- I didn't have cable growing up,
but just being a homosexual, it's part of our culture.
- Yeah, but when did you become aware of it?
- Of my homosexuality?
- No. Fuck you, man.
[laughs]
I see this is gonna be a tough interview, isn't it?
- Yeah. - [laughs]
So last week, you were almost--
- A top. - A top.
- ♪ My time is up, I hope I won't be missed ♪
♪ Ru, serious question ♪
♪ Who the fuck is this ♪
- ♪ Here comes the bass, bitch ♪
♪ Here comes the show ♪
- What is your path to that finish line?
- I have no choice but to win everything today.
And I feel like I've shown you week one and week two
that I'm here.
I'm not playing games.
And I just have to slap my pussy on the floor even more.
- You're obsessed with pussy.
- Meow.
- [laughs] Meow.
Hi, Hershii. - How are you?
- Are you familiar with this talk show from the '90s?
- So, uh, I knew--
- That's a no.
- No, no, no! [both laugh]
I knew you had a talk show. I just never seen it.
- Uh-huh. Are you a Patti LaBelle fan?
- I am.
Patti just has so many good mannerisms.
She was making you laugh throughout the whole interview.
Yeah. - OK.
So you were in the top last week.
- Yeah.
- How are you gonna keep the momentum going?
- I'm going to keep patting myself on the back
and not doubt myself.
That's been my biggest lesson doing this all over again,
is I really am as good as I say I am.
- That's right. - Yeah.
I have not done impersonations before.
That's not really my thing, but I do lip sync.
And I would say I'm pretty funny.
So I think I have a good chance of being in the top two.
- So in this clip, I'm interviewing Cher.
- She's Cher.
- Have you ever done a Cher impersonation before?
- I haven't. This is gonna be like--
- Your first time? - Yeah.
I just have to trust in my vision
and go in and have a good time.
Like, really, truly. - Have a good time.
I mean, listen, last week you had a good time,
but you were kind and considerate.
- ♪ I was gonna be nice, but y'all poked the queen ♪
♪ Now it's reads and rhymes ♪
♪ I'm a roast machine ♪
- That didn't get you any points last week.
- No, it didn't.
Ru mentions that I was a little too nice in the roast.
Girl, that's my brand.
But especially since last week, I'm realizing that I might be
too nice in this game.
So I really need to make sure that, on this challenge,
I'm coming in hot and strong
and fucking full throttle.
- [laughs]
[laughs]
- It's "The RuPaul Show," starring the girl
with something extra, RuPaul.
[cheers and applause]
- Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
for the one, the only, Cher!
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- It's like déjà vu, isn't it?
- It is like déjà vu, isn't it?
Now, TV is no stranger.
You did "The Cher Show" for like 100 years, didn't you?
- Well, I did-- first we did "Sonny and Cher,"
and then Sonny did "The Sonny Show,"
and then I did "Cher Show."
So I think we were on for about five or six years.
- And really the weirdest thing--
and this has never happened in TV history before,
where a couple has a TV show, then they split up
and each of them have a TV show,
and then they divorce,
and then they go back and do the TV show again.
- And the woman is pregnant.
- And the woman is pregnant with her new husband's baby!
- Wait, and the new husband is divorcing her
at the time that she's pregnant.
- Oh, my God. - There's no end to it.
- [laughs]
That's so cool.
You know, I have to tell-- [laughter]
It is. It is.
- When I told Sonny, I said, Sonny,
you know, we're gonna do the old show.
And he said, oh, that's great, this is wonderful.
And I said, Son, come over. I want to tell you something.
Sit down.
And I said, Son, I'm pregnant.
And he went, sheesh, Cher!
Oh!
And I went, and Gregory is divorcing me.
And he went, all right, I'm prepared.
Living with you for all these years, I'm prepared for this.
- Oh, my God, that totally rocks.
- Yeah.
- I mean, that totally goes with the legend of Cher,
the legend that is Cher.
It's the truth. It's the truth.
Now, the album is called "It's a Man's World."
- Yes. - And I love that album.
And actually, in this man's world,
you've done pretty good for yourself.
- I absolutely have. Yeah. - You sure have.
- This is what I really believe in a nutshell.
I'm really glad I'm a woman,
because I can wear pants and a dress.
- Hello.
- So can you. [laughter]
- And it's true. It's true. - Yeah.
- After the break, Cher is going to sing, OK?
Stay with us, all right? - All right.
- Cool.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Please welcome Anna Nicole Smith.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
You know, everybody loves you so much.
Why do you think that is?
- 'Cause, um, I'm really happy all the time.
- Yes.
And you know, there's a thing about you that's
very vulnerable, and we sort of want to take care of you,
because you're so beautiful,
and you're obviously very innocent.
Are you as innocent as we think?
- Absolutely.
- [laughs] [all cheering]
You look terrific.
They tell me you have a new movie coming out.
- It's a video about, um, myself.
[applause]
I wanted to put together a video for people to see
kind of, like, a day as Anna Nicole Smith,
a day in my life where y'all can come into my bedroom.
- Uh-huh. [cheering]
Is it very sensual?
I mean, do you show
bits and pieces of what made you famous?
- Absolutely. - Yeah!
[cheers and applause]
So I love Anna.
I love Anna.
Now, we're not supposed to talk about any
of the legal stuff with the money
that you are supposed to get.
Honey, I'm sorry.
You married the man.
He wanted you to have the money.
I know you can't talk about it.
Give her the damn money!
[cheers and applause]
- Show me the money!
- Tell me this.
This is something we do here on the show all the time.
We're obsessed with underpants.
How many pair do you own?
- Oh, my goodness.
I-- - Or do you wear any?
- Well, not today.
[cheering]
- Well, I'm not wearing any either.
[cheering]
You are so fabulous.
Coming up, we've got The Pointer Sisters,
so stay with us.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado,
here she is, Miss Patti LaBelle!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Hi, cookie-pookie. Mwah, mwah.
Gorgeous.
Look at her.
Sit down. Get comfortable now.
- OK.
- All right, Miss Patti. - See--oh.
Now-- - Hey, sweetie.
I didn't wear my drag like you have on.
- Well, you're doing quite good yourself, honey.
I mean, you always look gorgeous.
Now, where'd you get your sense of style?
From your mommy or your daddy?
- Both. - Really?
- Yeah, my mother-- - Were they stylish?
- My mother was very stylish, and my father was very--
he changed three times a day.
He was so clean. - You're kidding.
- My father was. And took three hours a day.
Not only was he clean, he was clean.
He was fierce. Yes.
But I took it from both of them and,
like you said, I wear a lot of drag.
- Now, what do you do with all your old clothes?
People ask me that all the time.
- Well, I donate them, you know, to certain charities,
and I wear a lot of them.
I mean, bring stuff out that's 10 years old.
Especially when we go to cities that I've never played before.
I said, well, they've never seen this, so I can wear it.
- I know that trick. [laughs]
- 'Cause every time you look around,
you're getting clothes made.
I said, I can recycle this, girl.
- Oh, yes, baby.
- But I don't like to be caught in the same thing.
- I know. - You know how that is?
- I know. - Because every time we do
a TV show, I said to my husband,
I got to get something.
He said, well, wear that dress you wore last month.
I said, that's a no-no. I don't go out like that.
So if you catch me in drag twice, call the fashion police.
- Uh-oh, wait a minute now. - I'm serious.
You tell them. Tell them.
Really, 'cause I don't like that.
I don't.
- Now, I know you got a brand-new album.
It's called "Flame." - And why is it called "Flame?"
- Because you are the hottest thing in the Earth, honey.
That's right. [cheers and applause]
- You know what?
Somebody said to me, Patti,
they said, you are such a queen.
They say I'm a queen.
I said, well, I'm a flaming queen on this album.
The album is called "Flame."
But it's "Flame" because it's kind of hot.
- It's really hot. - Thank you.
- In fact, when we come back, guys,
Patti is going to sing a song for us,
so y'all stay right where you are.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Now, my first guest became famous for being
truly one of a kind, and she loves Jesus.
Please welcome Tammy Faye Messner.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Oh, gorgeous.
Mwah, mwah. - Good to see you.
- What an entrance. How about that?
- How gorgeous and how tall.
- [laughs] - My goodness.
- Look at you. You are the one.
You are so beautiful.
Now, first tell me, who did the coat?
Who did the suit?
- OK, I got them on the street.
- You're kidding.
- I did. I love New York. - Uh-huh.
- And you can buy things down in Chinatown.
- Yes, yes. - Yeah.
I've been to Chinatown, honey. - Oh, yeah.
- The coat was $60. - You're kidding.
- And let me tell you about my shoes.
These are resale shop.
They were $300 shoes that have been worn once.
I got them for $30.
- Oh, my God.
That's amazing. - Isn't that wild?
- Now, Tammy Faye, did you see
any of those shoes in a size 14?
- [laughs] - Anything like that at all?
- I'm sorry, Ru, I didn't.
- Oh, shoot.
- I didn't, girlfriend, but I'm sorry.
- Well, we'll have to go shopping sometime.
- We'll go shopping, yes.
- Now, you do dress very flamboyantly.
People have called you a queen, drag queen, before.
It's true. Right?
What do you say to those people who say,
oh, you know, she dresses up too much?
- I say, everybody must be who they are.
Young people, don't ever let anyone make you
something that you're not. - That's right.
- You have a right to be who you are.
- That's right.
When's the first time you wore makeup?
- Oh, oh, when I was a little girl, I was--
oh, I would say I was a teenager in high school.
And our church had always taught that makeup was a sin.
And I always would look at people
and thought they looked so pretty,
and I wanted to look pretty, you know?
So one day, my girlfriend, Ada Derodd--
and Ada, you're still out there somewhere--
she said, Tammy, come in here a minute.
And I went in the bathroom with her.
And she said, sit down.
So I sat down on the commode and she took
and started putting this black stuff on my eyes.
And all of a sudden, I had these big long eyelashes.
- Oh, boy. - And I felt, I look beautiful!
- You do!
- At that time, I did.
♪ ♪
- My first guest is one of the sexiest, sultriest
sex kittens of all time.
Please welcome Eartha Kitt.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[laughs]
- [purrs]
[cheering]
- Now, you just did your famous purr,
which every New Yorker knows,
because in the back of the taxicabs,
they have a message in the back that they've got
celebrities taping.
And actually, we have a tape of it.
Can we roll the tape?
- This is Eartha Kitt again, back to remind you
to take your belongings with you
and to get a receipt from the driver.
Have a purr-fect day.
- Now, it's really cute.
And other celebrities have done them.
I've done one. Let's play mine.
This is RuPaul.
I want you to take your crap and get a receipt, bitch.
[cheers and applause]
For some reason--
- [laughs]
That's hysterical.
Who the devil is going to pay any attention to that?
- I know, right?
But you know, you're so well-known
for your catlike sexiness.
Did you always have that?
- Yes, that's why I came dressed like you
today, darling.
- That's gorgeous. - Yes, isn't it?
[clears throat]
- You look so great.
How do you do it? - I was born this way, darling.
- Oh, really?
[cheers and applause]
Well, is there any way the rest of us
can buy it or find it somewhere?
- Darling, truth can never be bought.
It can only be exercised.
- Hello.
Now, they tell me that you're doing "The Wizard of Oz."
- Yes. - Now, you're playing Dorothy.
Is that right?
- I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too.
- [laughs]
So it's my favorite movie.
Do you have something about "The Wizard of Oz"
that you relate to?
- Yes, because everything that I have
is with me all the time.
And that itself, I think, is a magical thing,
because like I said, if you're born
with something that you feel you can utilize
as a survivingism, why not?
- Hello!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
My first guest can be summed up in one word--
fabulous.
Please welcome Bea Arthur!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Oh, you're a doll. Mwah, mwah.
[laughs]
Oh, great. - What fun.
- Now, do you ever get used to people just loving you so much?
- No, it's so wonderful.
I love it.
- What did you think of "The Golden Girls"
when you first read the script for it?
- Oh, I flipped.
I thought it was the most adult writing
and the funniest writing I'd ever read.
- It's so funny.
And you know, it's very gay-oriented,
a lot of the themes.
Was it a bunch of queers in the writing room?
- No, no, not at all.
As a matter of fact, I think only our hairdressers.
- [laughs]
You know, I have to say this.
My favorite thing of "The Golden Girls" is,
you would deliver a line without even doing a line.
You would just do a look, just like a--
a look like that. Where'd you learn that?
Is that your mom or your dad?
Where did you get your comic timing?
- I have no idea.
I mean, I've been told this. I don't know what it means.
I really don't.
I mean, I emulate it.
I fell in love with Sid Caesar when television first
came along, and I feel that he had a lot
to do with whatever I've since developed,
which I think is, I don't know, a kind of fearlessness.
You know, if we weren't on television,
I might say a ballsy quality, you know.
- [laughs]
- No, you know what I mean. - Yeah, yeah.
Now, on the show, the Dorothy-Sophia relationship.
- Oh, I loved that. I loved that.
I mean, that was an original, the love-hate,
and also the difference in size, you know.
I thought it was just wonderful.
- You know, I assumed you'd be so much taller, because I--
- I thought you'd be a lot shorter.
- [laughs] - I mean, stand up.
- I mean, I really did.
I thought you would be--
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[energetic music]
- Bow, bow, bow, bow.
- The last day! - OK, last day!
Last day!
- Today we find out what the judges think
of our "RuPaul Show" lip syncs.
- Vagina dress.
- Oh, this, y'all?
- She's always worn her lips on her sleeve.
- I have been edged three long weeks.
I am ready to finally finish.
- I think it's going to just come down
to who made them laugh the most.
- Exactly. - Yeah.
- Ugh. I hate this.
I just wanted y'all to suck, man.
- [laughs] Well, usually I do.
[both laugh]
- I think I have a good chance of making the top two,
because I was funny, I was entertaining.
But I'm still nervous, because tonight,
two of us are moving on to the semifinals
and four of them are going home.
- Earlier in the week, there was a little feelings
passed around at that table.
The girls stopped being congenial.
- About time. - How are we feeling?
Is everybody OK today?
- In the moment, I was like, damn,
maybe I shouldn't have said anything.
But in hindsight, I'm really glad that I spoke up.
- No, I'm glad that we had that clarifying moment too,
because I would not want you to feel like
you were a part of some ploy in the plan
or anything like that.
I apologize to Shuga if you felt any way.
- I definitely accept the apology,
and I don't feel any kind of ill will toward.
- Love.
- And I'll apologize too for going off.
You know, you weren't mad.
You just were calling it out.
- I have not taken anything personal.
I've said my piece.
I've stuck up for myself.
Jasmine's like my New York sister,
and it's time to move on.
Like, it's simple as that.
I've got to focus and get to the semis.
- What are you looking at, Joey?
- The scores.
- Oh. Are you doing math?
- [laughs] - I'm trying, girl.
This bracket is so close.
- Mathematically speaking, anyone can get anywhere.
- Gag.
- And because it's so close,
one of us is probably going to be giving out
a point that is going to ultimately change
the entire result.
- Yeah.
- And you're basically--
- Changing someone's life
and not changing someone else's.
- Damn. - Taking their dreams away.
- It's going to be hard, because everybody
means something to me. - Yeah.
- Another thing you can think about is,
who is going to represent the bracket
the best in the next round?
- That's what I'm counting on. - Yeah.
[laughs]
- Whoever gives me a point,
I'll book you a Ru rate in Phoenix.
You'll work at my bar.
- No, we said we wanted good representation
of our bracket, Joey. - Ow!
- I think last week, RuPaul said my name and not yours.
both: Oh!
- Oh, she's feeling it.
Go feel.
Because it may be the only feeling
you have left after today.
- Ooh. both: Oh!
- OK, girl.
- Because of my mouth, do I get on girls' nerves?
Absolutely.
But I'm hoping they see
the blood, sweat, and tears that I'm putting into this.
Listen, I already know nobody's going to give me a point,
OK, by my fucking attitude.
- [laughs]
- Listen, if I don't make it in the top,
Sam may have my back, which would be nice.
If not, I'm going to have to somehow get points
from girls that haven't necessarily liked me.
- I really hate that this experience is about to be
over for four of you.
[laughter]
- [laughs]
[laughs]
[RuPaul's "Cover Girl"]
♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Walk ♪
♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪
♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪
♪ Cover girl ♪
♪ And what ♪
[applause]
Welcome to the main stage
of "RuPaul's Drag Race Tournament of All Stars."
She was by my side for 100 episodes of "The RuPaul Show,"
Michelle Visage.
Now, Michelle, did you have a favorite guest?
- Oh, my goodness, Ru, that's like a gay "Sophie's Choice."
There were so many.
I would say Pete Burns was my favorite guest.
- Aww.
Seems like yesterday. - Mm-hmm.
- He has a passion for fashion.
It's Law Roach.
Now, Law, I know you're too young,
but have you ever seen "The RuPaul Show"?
- Well, Ru, I'm not as young as I look,
because Black doesn't crack.
But you know I watched your show,
and my favorite guest was actually Lil Kim.
- Oh, yes.
With Millie Jackson and Pam Grier.
- Yes.
- She's a super fab superfan.
Bronwyn Newport.
Welcome.
Now, did you ever watch "The RuPaul Show"?
- Growing up, my family was very conservative, Mormon,
so I had to sneak my VH1.
But I did copy one of your looks from the show
for a high school dance I went to.
[laughter]
- Well, we are so happy that you're here now.
I'm gonna give you
that secret Mormon handshake in a minute.
- Ooh, who taught you that?
[laughter]
- This week, we challenged our queens to recreate
scenes from "The RuPaul Show."
And tonight on the runway, category is David Bowie, Icon.
All Stars, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.
♪ Mother of the house ♪
Category is David Bowie, Icon.
Up first, Shuga Cain, serving Bowie
on the "Aladdin Sane" tour.
- I am strutting this runway Shuga style
with curves and swerves.
I've got this sexy little wolf cut.
[howls]
You can't tell me shit.
- ♪ Bitch, get back when I step on the runway ♪
Up next, Joey Jay,
serving Bowie on his "Glass Spider" tour.
- Ooh.
- ♪ Let's prance ♪
- I feel so good in this look.
It's giving androgyny.
I am ready to give you an oil change,
but in, like, a gay, glitzy glamour way.
- Ground control to Major Boner.
- Boi-oi-oing.
- ♪ Mother of the house ♪
Up next, Sam Star serving Bowie as Ziggy Stardust.
- I'm giving you Ziggy Sam Stardust.
- This little Ziggy went to Fashion Week, baby.
- I'm stepping out of my glam box
and giving you variety.
So hopefully the judges like Samantha in a mullet.
- ♪ House ♪
Up next, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté
serving Bowie performing at the Brixton Academy.
- This is Hershii in 1991
at the Brixton Academy on a smoke break.
- All of a sudden, I want a croissant.
- [laughs]
- I'm light, I'm fun,
and I'm in some more pants I didn't make.
[laughs]
- ♪ Bitch, get back when I step on the runway ♪
Up next, Kennedy Davenport, serving Bowie
in the movie "Labyrinth."
Ooh.
- Tonight, I really want to give that fantasy
of the goblin queen.
From the drama on my shoulders,
the magic balls,
to my fabulous cape, honey, I am conquering the world,
and I am conquering this runway.
- Why y'all gagging?
She bring it to you every crystal ball.
♪ Mother of the house ♪
Up next, Jasmine Kennedie, serving Bowie
at the Freddie Mercury tribute.
- Picture this, 1992 at the Freddie Mercury tribute.
If David Bowie had a twin sister,
how would she show up?
I'm doing just that.
- I'm gonna buy a time-share.
[laughter]
- I have my shirt that's representing the tie,
showing my beautiful décolletage.
Hair, razor sharp.
The lip, red.
Baby, it's David Bowie down.
- ♪ Mother of the house ♪
Welcome, queens.
Tonight, "Tournament of All Stars" rules
are in full effect.
I'll name the top two All Stars of the week,
and they will receive two points each.
Then the top two will lip sync for their chance to win
$10,000 and one extra point.
Remember, it's the final episode of this bracket.
Tonight, the top two queens with the most points
will continue on to our
"Tournament of All Stars" semifinals.
Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
Up first, Shuga Cain.
- This is, for me,
one of the most iconic David Bowie looks.
It is spot-on.
The construction is incredible.
- I'm also wearing Garo Sparo,
but I am being put to shame by yours.
It's everything.
It's gonna be racing through my mind all night.
- You got to do Ru and Cher.
I thought you did a really fun job.
My highlight for me was your Ru, only because
you were being so ridiculous with it.
- Fucking hilarious. - I'll take it.
- It was so good.
- I love that outfit, I love the hair and everything,
and how manic you were.
I guess I was. You know, I mean--
[laughter]
- You were not that manic. I was there.
- All right, well, thank you, Shuga.
- Thank you. - Up next, Joey Jay.
- What's up?
- You got the late, great Bea Arthur.
- Yes.
- I thought your lip syncing was the tightest.
- I kind of forgot that it was a lip sync.
You know, it was that good.
- Oh, thank you.
- Tonight's look is just everything.
I will fight you in the parking lot for those pants.
- I'll lose.
[laughter]
- You took his femininity and made it even more feminine
and then made it drag, which is incredible.
I wish I had really negative, mean things to say,
but I don't, so...
[laughter]
- Listen, you were fantastic in the lip sync.
I just got that Bea Arthur was really horny.
- Yeah.
- And I got that RuPaul is also very horny.
- They were totally going to fuck after.
[laughter]
- And you know what? We did.
- Yeah, we did. [laughter]
- Up next, Sam Star.
- I thought your Ru was adorable.
The triple-the-size hair was super cute.
But the star was your Anna Nicole,
because it was so spot-on.
You freaking looked like her.
You embodied her.
- I, like Michelle, thought you were Anna Nicole Smith.
I mean, the way you just kept grabbing your boobs.
- You've made it so drag and so Sam Star.
I mean, that's what you do.
You are that cheeky little student
who's the teacher's pet.
- Definitely.
- And you know how to do it.
I loved your interview.
I loved it. - Thank you.
- One thing I like about you, bitch, you understand branding.
She said, I'm going to put my name on this cape.
I think this is Bowie drag at its finest.
The microphone was incredible.
I just wish you would have deep-throated it.
It would have just--
- Girl, it'd be too easy.
[laughter] - Wow!
- Up next, Hershii.
- You fell into this thing that happens when you do
somebody you revere so much.
I think you're almost afraid at times.
And I feel like, Hershii, you fell into that
a little bit with Ru.
I felt like you pulled back a little bit on the Ru.
But your Patti LaBelle was super funny, super fun.
- I thought you were great as Patti.
You had a lot of handography as Patti.
I loved it.
- I'm kind of in the middle
with everything you did tonight.
I do love that you chose this look,
but I'm not a huge fan of the shoulders.
It looks a little wonky to me.
- I actually enjoyed this look that you chose tonight to do.
- This is like Bowie maybe repurposing an outfit
as a Beetlejuice costume.
I'm into all of it.
- Up next, Kennedy Davenport.
- This was very smart doing this "Labyrinth"--
the Tina Turner as David Bowie's "Labyrinth."
You know, you Kennedy-ed it up in the way
that only Kennedy Davenport would do.
- Your Eartha Kitt was so fucking funny.
Like, I literally watched yours twice.
And the fact that you, to me, in your interview
brought Eartha back to life
really kind of made me emotional.
- It was so funny.
We got to peek inside of your head
and how you can pull a story out of it
that the audience may not have seen or heard before.
Brilliant. Her with the knitting needle?
[laughs] Like, what is she doing?
- Like, she just started talking, and like,
that's not what you asked her, but she just started talking
and telling this whole story,
and you just like, child.
You just became a narcoleptic.
- It was hilarious.
Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Up next, Jasmine Kennedie. - Hey.
- I thought you did an incredible job
with the lip sync, especially the Tammy Faye part.
- When you looked up your skirt,
when, you know, in the interview she said,
people call you a drag queen and you checked,
it took me out when Tammy Faye had
to check if she was tucking.
Like, I just couldn't.
- I have to say, watching you do that,
I got a little emotional, because I remember
that interview so well.
And she was so lovely, and, you know, that sweetness
that came through the interview,
you captured that.
You really did embody her.
It was very good. Very good.
- So let's talk about this Bowie look.
I did not catch it when it came out,
but that doesn't mean I don't like it.
I do like it.
And actually, it's a Versace reference, these pants.
I'm just, like, so blown away.
And I really kind of hate it,
because I really love to be a nasty cunt.
And it is so-- - You can be nasty to me later.
It's OK. - Fucking hard to do.
I'm like, let me find something wrong to say, but it's amazing.
- Thank you. Love to hear it.
- Thank you.
Thank you, All Stars. I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck backstage,
the judges and I will deliberate.
Oh, and a reminder.
This week's bottom four will need to give away
their MVQ points on the main stage
immediately following the final lip sync.
You may leave the stage.
[engine revs]
Now, just between us squirrel friends,
I want to know what you all think.
We're looking for the top two All Stars of the week.
Now, this was a great challenge.
- All of these All Stars are so strong.
So you're right, we have to come down
to the little nuances.
- Shuga was my favorite Ru.
I thought every detail was perfect.
- However, the Cher seemed so regular.
- Some of the other girls found more success in their lip syncs
by reinterpreting their character.
- Joey Jay had the tightest lip sync of the night.
- But I kept waiting for, like, a Bea Arthur
right at the camera, really serious, stoic face.
- Yes.
- Sam Star, I absolutely love, love, loved the Anna Nicole.
- I felt like I was watching Anna Nicole in that interview.
It was mind-blowing.
- I liked all the little teeny mannerisms.
The lick in the corner of her mouth
and leaning forward with the chest grab.
- Her Anna Nicole was so spot-on.
I really enjoyed Sam Star.
- Hershii was maybe my least favorite interview.
There was no Ru to be found in the Ru.
- I was so thrown off by the looks.
I didn't like the Ru. I didn't like the Patti.
It made me not pay attention to the performance as much.
- Kennedy, that Eartha Kitt was hysterical.
Everything that she did was so funny.
- Kennedy is the most seasoned queen here,
and it was really a masterclass at how to take the material
and reinterpret it through the performer's eyes.
- Jasmine was another favorite for me.
The Tammy Faye was just out of this world.
She might have been more Tammy Faye
than the actual Tammy Faye was.
- Even the way-- I loved when she walked out
and she walked past the audience.
- She didn't know where to go. Yeah.
She had no idea.
- Overall, I think she did a really good job tonight.
- All right.
Silence. I have made my decision.
Bring back my All Stars.
[laughs]
Welcome back, queens.
I've made some decisions.
The top two All Stars of the week are...
[tense music]
♪ ♪
Kennedy Davenport
and...
Sam Star.
- [gasps]
[upbeat music]
Condragulations.
You've each earned two points.
- Thank you.
- The rest of you, please step to the back of the stage.
- Thank you.
I love you.
I love you, baby.
- I love you too.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Two All Stars stand before me.
Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me,
win $10,000, and earn a coveted extra point
in the "Tournament of All Stars."
♪ ♪
The time has come... [thunderclap]
For you to lip sync
for your legacy.
♪ ♪
- Gag! Oh, my God.
This extra lip sync point would mathematically
guarantee my moving on to the semifinals.
- Can she beat me? Possibly.
But that's very unlikely.
The stage is mine.
- Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Ow-ow, ow-ow ♪
♪ Ow-ow, ow-ow ♪
♪ Ow-ow, ow-ow-ow ♪
♪ I don't know who you think I am ♪
♪ Am, am, am, am, am, am, am, am, ow ♪
♪ He been gone since 3:30 ♪
♪ Been coming home lately at 3:30 ♪
♪ Is he cheating ♪
♪ Man, I don't know ♪
♪ I'm looking 'round - Turn it up, girl! Turn it up!
- ♪ For something else to throw ♪
♪ I'm breaking dishes up in here all night, uh-huh ♪
♪ I ain't gon' stop until I see police lights, uh-huh ♪
♪ I'ma fight a man, a man, a man ♪
♪ Ah ♪
♪ I don't know who you think I am, I am, I am, I am ♪
♪ But I really don't give a damn right now ♪
♪ If you don't come, I'ma huff and puff ♪
♪ And blow this, blow this, oh ♪
♪ Blow this, blow this ♪
♪ I'm a blow this, blow this, oh ♪
♪ Blow this, blow this ♪
♪ I'ma blow this, blow this, oh ♪
♪ Blow this house, house down ♪
- Turn it up, Kennedy!
Come on!
- ♪ Breaking dishes, breaking dishes ♪
♪ I'm breaking dishes up in here all night, uh-huh ♪
♪ I ain't gon' stop until I see police lights, uh-huh ♪
♪ I'ma fight a man tonight ♪
♪ I'ma fight a man, a man, a man ♪
♪ A man ♪
♪ Breaking, breaking, breaking ♪
♪ Breaking dishes, dishes ♪
♪ Breaking, breaking, breaking, breaking ♪
♪ Dishes, dishes, dishes ♪
[all cheering]
- Yes. - OK.
- All Stars, I've made my decision.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Kennedy Davenport, condragulations.
You're a winner, baby.
[applause] [laughs]
- Thank you, Jesus.
- Yes, bitch. - Oh, God.
- You've won a cash tip of $10,000,
and you've earned one extra point.
Shuga, Joey, Hershii, Jasmine, please step forward.
♪ ♪
To recap, Kennedy has seven points,
Sam has six points,
Hershii and Jasmine have three points,
Joey Jay and Shuga have two points.
Now, with great power comes great responsibility.
Each of our four bottom queens has an MVQ point
that you must give away to the All Star you think
is the Most Valuable Queen of the week.
Choose wisely, because your MVQ points
could determine which queens advance to the semifinals.
In the event of a tie, the final decision
of who moves forward will be mine to make.
- Mathematically, the only people
who could tie with me at this point are Jasmine and Hershii,
but they would need to get every other queen's MVQ point.
And I don't really see that happening, so I should be fine.
- Queens, write down the name of your MVQ now.
- Jasmine was like, we need to pool
our points for me or Hershii.
I don't know what I'm feeling.
Do I support another girl?
Do I be a villain and say fuck you
and take the ship down with me
and just throw my point away to someone
when it's not going to make a difference?
I don't know.
A lot's happening in my little brain.
- OK, lipsticks down.
Shuga Cain, which All Star gets your MVQ point?
- We played two different games,
and she did get on my nerves quite a bit,
but she's my New York City sister.
So my point goes to Jasmine.
I love you.
- Thank you, sis.
- That takes Jasmine to four points.
Joey Jay, who gets your MVQ point?
- This was a very tough decision.
We have Sam, the second openly gay contestant on the show.
[laughter]
So that was my first instinct.
- [laughs]
- But this queen, I feel like, is going to deliver a package
that is finale-worthy.
And so my vote goes for Jasmine.
- [sobs]
- I love you, sister.
- I love you too. Oh, my God.
- That takes Jasmine to five points.
- The drama.
- Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, who gets your MVQ point?
- At this point, the game is about who I want to see
make it on to the next round.
And not only is she a sickening queen,
but she plays a good game, and I'm learning that
right now, that she plays a really good game.
So I think the next person that should go on
is Jasmine Kennedie.
- That takes Jasmine to six points.
- Wow.
- What the fuck is happening?
- Jasmine, your turn.
Who gets your MVQ point?
- This person right here I have grown to love very much.
We have gotten very close through this competition.
So I gave this to Hershii.
I love you.
- That means Hershii has four points.
Queens, all of the points for this bracket
have now been awarded.
With seven points, Kennedy Davenport,
you are moving forward to the semifinals.
[applause] - Congratulations, sister.
- Woot, woot!
- Condragulations.
Sam Star, Jasmine Kennedie, with six points each,
you are tied for second place.
[dramatic music]
- My heart is beating out of my chest.
Ru could very well say, Sam, thanks for playing,
but no thanks.
And I'm terrified.
- Based on your performances tonight and all season long,
I've made my decision.
♪ ♪
The tie...
will not be broken.
Jasmine, Sam, you are both moving forward
to the semifinals.
- [screams] Oh, my God.
Thank you! - Thank you. Thank you.
- I love you! - I love you!
[both screaming]
Oh, my God.
- Shuga, Joey, Hershii, all is not lost.
You still have a chance to be this season's comeback queen.
Tonight, Michelle and I will choose
three eliminated queens to be entered
into the wild card lottery.
The one All Star chosen will join the competition starting
next week in the semifinals with a chance to ultimately
win the grand prize of $200,000.
My wonderful All Stars, thank you for giving me
and the fans just what we want.
And remember, if you can't love yourself,
how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?
Can I get an amen up in here?
all: Amen!
- You may leave the stage.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
It's a Christmas miracle!
I have made it to the semifinals.
I guess being self-almighty does have some benefits to it.
[both screaming]
- I'm going to the semifinals.
I hope these bitches are ready.
[laughs]
- I love you. Thank you!
- Thank you!
- Wow!
Me and Jasmine and Kennedy are about to turn
the party in the semifinal.
Bracket three is coming with the power of three.
- OK, Michelle, we need to talk.
Meet me in the ladies' room.
[toilet flushes]
OK, Michelle, just between us squirrel friends,
which three eliminated All Stars
are we gonna put into the hopper?
First, we've got Morgan McMichaels.
- Very strong. - She got seven points.
- She tied with A'keria. - She was wonderful.
She's grown so much in this competition.
- Absolutely.
And of course, Morphine Love Dion.
We can't forget her. - Oh, yes.
- You remember, she was that zombie
in the Home Spooky Network challenge,
and she was really, really funny.
And then bracket two had Salina EsTitties.
- Oh, I love Salina EsTitties. - Yeah.
- She had five points too.
- She did so well, and I feel like she has grown so much.
But of course, there's also Vivacious.
- Vivacious.
Everyone loved seeing her back in action.
And if we choose Vivacious,
that means we're also getting Ornacia.
- Two for one. - Two for one.
Michelle, do you have any matches?
- Oh, yeah.
And strong one for me, Joey Jay.
- Joey Jay has almost won so many times.
- I just think Joey has shown us
so much more versatility this season.
And I think that Joey could do great.
- All right. Silence.
I've made my decision.
[toilet flushes]
Let's get this wild card lottery rolling.
Michelle and I have chosen three All Stars
that deserve another shot at the crown.
The first All Star is...
♪ ♪
Morgan McMichaels.
The second All Star is...
Salina EsTitties.
And the third All Star is...
Joey Jay.
OK, Asaf, give it a good spin.
[dramatic music]
[choir vocalizing]
♪ ♪
OK, Asaf, without looking, dig deep
and get ready to show us your ball.
♪ ♪
The All Star returning to the competition is...
♪ ♪
[gasps]
[laughs]
♪ Good luck and don't ♪
♪ Good luck and don't, oh ♪
♪ Good luck and don't eff it up, up, up ♪
♪ Good luck and don't ♪
♪ Good luck, baby ♪
♪ Good luck and don't eff it up, up, up ♪
♪ Good luck and don't ♪
♪ Good luck, baby ♪
♪ Good luck and don't eff it up, up, up ♪
[rock music]