Not that I agree that I should go home but...
Sis, she’s really gorgeous.
So you think her beauty saved her?
Not just her beauty... her delusion!
This is Untucked,
backstage of the competition
to become the next drag superstar
of the Philippines.
So tune in to Untucked, ladies,
and sip the tea while it’s still hot!
Thank you ladies,
thank you very much.
While you untuck in the Werkroom,
the judges will deliberate.
We’re thinking that someone’s about to get eliminated,
but there’s only six of us so...
hopefully no one gets eliminated.
It's a winner lip sync.
Hopefully, you know,
double shantay.
This is a double shantay, okay?
I said to myself...
It's going to be a toss-up between me and Katkat.
But of course, what’s going through my head is...
...maybe Katkat will win because
she was kinda the one who led us.
I was so confident that...
I did good.
My presentation was good, because
among all the competitors,
I was the prettiest,
the most expensive,
the only one who smelled good,
the most polished.
The rest of them weren’t polished at all.
Stand by, three, two...
My feet hurt, sisters.
Fuck!
Wow.
There are the drinks! Fuck yeah!
Are all of these for me?
There’s six!
The first thing I see in Untucked are the drinks.
That’s the first thing I see because I’m so deprived.
- My God! - Can I get this one?
- Which one's yours? - I’ll get the red one.
I think I like this one
even if we’re not really drinking.
This one’s for Nicole.
Okay girls.
I'm officially a RuGirl.
like, oh my God.
I was just dreaming about it before.
I was only watching RuPaul’s Drag Race on the television before.
And then finally, I'm here.
Cheers!
Season Two!
Here we go!
Wait! Here I go!
But first, let’s take a selfie!
Refreshing!
I mean, the energy was so light.
It’s like we became friends and sisters right away.
- Thank you, Mr. Bartender! - Kinda tastes like juice.
Mine tastes like water.
Mine doesn't.
Matilduh actually,
I met her on Kumu
during the pandemic.
We clicked because we would always go to Nectar together.
Then we formed a circle of friends.
Matilduh is really good.
She's a threat for me.
But she’s not like...
She's not a thorn in my throat.
You know what I mean?
She’s easy to...
remove.
Like that!
The bitch doesn’t even look that good.
Just kidding!
But it’s still so...
They only gave us a short amount of time.
Right? But we were still able to create a performance.
While we were dancing, I was like...
Shit! Iconic!
I’m so happy that I got into Drag Race Philippines
because this is the fulfillment of being a drag queen
especially in the Philippines.
We’re so pretty right?
I heard Katkat had a lot of issues.
She voices out a lot of things
on social media.
So...
I don’t know if she’ll have a lot of enemies here.
We'll just find out,
I guess?
But I hope I don’t become one of her enemies.
I was surprised that...
my critiques were good.
- I passed with flying colors... - We were surprised too.
More like you’re mind’s flying?
Oh! The shade!
The shade!
I really feel like...
they’re intimidated because
even outside of the competition,
that’s how everyone feels.
Like I’m difficult to talk to...
I’m difficult to approach...
so I’m sure that’s how they feel now.
For sure, they’re also threatened
because I’ve been doing drag for so long.
Right?
But for me...
once you enter Drag Race, it's...
It’s an even playing field.
Look! Barchow! I’m excited for the barchow!
I’m not.
- OMG. - Go.
I’m gonna eat. We haven’t had dinner yet.
Let’s eat first before we start ruffling our feathers!
Give it to me! I’ll put feathers on it.
Start talking girls!
I’ll just eat here.
Wow!
Something fell.
Which queen do you think is on the top?
Of course it’s me.
I really think I’m going to win.
As in, from the Girl Group Challenge
...until the Runway,
I’m the clear winner.
No one else.
I love this look.
I think it's a great first look for you, for your introduction.
I love this.
It's well styled, so I think this is a really good representation of you.
I think this color scheme really suits you.
Blond looks really good on you
and congrats.
I feel like it’s her.
I feel like it’s Katkat.
Hopefully.
It's between the girls.
- The dolls. - The trans dolls.
I think it's you, me,
- and Miss Katkat. - And Arizona, of course.
I got the validation that I needed for myself,
that I’m doing good. I did good.
And I did me.
It’s just that I was so nervous
because my verse wasn’t serious.
I am so happy
that their reactions were positive.
Because I kinda expected...
to get bad critiques.
I would like to commend your lyrics because aside
from it's very catchy,
it’s also powerful
because you talked about being...
you know, in your verse, you said...
you are a "power top bratzy".
So that's very sex positive
and you are not ashamed
to tell that to the world
that that is your preference when it comes to sex.
And you know,
these are the things
that we need to talk about.
If someone is comfortable sharing that, why not?
We should not be ashamed of it.
“Oh they’re a top.”
“Oh they’re a bottom.”
Let’s remove all that stigma
especially in the gay community.
Like some people,
they say, “Oh they’re bottoms!”
- “Oh they’re tops!” - How about you?
Me?
Secret!
The hypocrisy!
Me?
Oh, I'm a bottom.
And I'm gonna say that.
Right?
I'm a bottom and I'm proud of it.
How about you Jiggly?
I’m a woman!
Just pound me!
Sure, Sis!
How about you, BJ?
We don't have any more time left!
For me, honestly, M1ss Jade,
I expected that...
you’ll get negative comments.
Because...
We had the same blocking during the performance.
I saw you making mistakes.
And in the Runway,
I was expecting them to comment
that they can’t see your body.
- In a negative way. - Like the silhouette.
Okay, but like...
She’s so pretty though.
Yeah.
So you think her beauty saved her?
Yes, yes of course.
Not just her beauty... her delusion!
Girl!
If someone else wore those clothes
I feel like they’ll receive different comments.
I’m not the type to bring another person down.
I’m not catty or whatever.
Based on the song, who do you choose?
Based on the song,
my least favorite is
Miss Katkat.
I was like, oh!
Oh my God girl.
I was like, oh my God!
Oh my God!
‘Cause like,
I tried to help you...
- incorporate your name... - I’m glad I didn’t listen to you.
For real?
When I looked at Katkat’s lyrics,
I told her to put ‘Katkat’ in the verse.
Like I'm helping her.
And she said, “There’s already ‘Captivating’, see?”
“Why are you meddling?”
So she took it the wrong way?
But everyone can be captivating.
Like I can captivate too.
But at least,
they commended my lyrics.
Because, you know...
So what can you say about that?
I had doubts
but I helped you right?
So...
should I be thankful?
My goodness!
I’m so annoyed!
We’re on our first week and we’re already fighting?
Did we enter a cockfight?
Should we just slap each other with our boobs?
Boob fight! Boob fight!
Bitch, the rhinestones!
Was it painful?
Her boobs are so hard!
Cockfight!
This is the real cockfight!
Even before the judges’ comments
I already knew the bottom two were
Tiny and Nicole.
Because,
Tiny was lacking in our performance
in the Girl Group Challenge.
She was the most eager like,
"I can ace this challenge."
Because she’s a singer.
And then,
she didn’t realize that singing wasn’t the only factor
but also dancing.
So like,
I saw her struggling with the choreography.
I'm so sorry if I chose you.
- But how do you feel? - No, you shouldn't be sorry,
because, that's your opinion and...
Yes, I wasn’t upset...
I didn’t cry on stage because of that.
The critiques...
and then they asked us, oh my God.
And then,
Mati too.
It’s not because you chose me but...
cause like...
I’m scared.
I auditioned here...
not because I feel like...
I’m going to win.
But because,
this is my dream.
It’s okay with me
because it's justified and...
and you have your reasons.
It’s not that I agree that I should go home
but I agree that...
I’m your choice.
But I will not go home, Sis.
My God.
- You know? - Mindset.
It pained me to say Tiny’s name.
As if she didn’t have a choice.
Although she actually did.
How about Nicole?
She still chose me!
You shameless bitch!
Kidding!
Remind me again why I didn’t say Nicole?
Kidding!
How about you Nicole?
What do you have to say?
Can you share?
I just don’t want to be
a disappointment for Cebu.
Because I’m the first drag queen from Cebu
to enter Drag Race.
It’s so hard.
There’s so much pressure.
I was never expecting
to be given the...
This is really my dream.
But I didn’t expect it to become a reality.
I'm here.
I was already expecting that,
that I will be part of the bottom.
Bottom three.
I was not expecting to be at the bottom two.
But I just hope...
to all the Visayans...
who are watching,
I hope that they’ll be proud.
That finally, a Cebu drag queen
has finally stepped into Drag Race Philippines.
And this is just a stepping stone for all Cebu drag.
And all Visayan drag.
If I can do it, they can too.
I felt sad.
Because...
I could have done more.
Actually, Nicole and I were talking earlier.
I was saying...
I had extra feathers
that I could share with her.
If she wanted to.
But she wanted to represent Cebu.
Sinulog Festival was her concept.
I was seeing it on her face
that she’s doubtful about her outfit.
So I understood her situation.
Like...
as a new drag queen...
Two years?
Two years.
See?
If an experienced queen like me is struggling...
Why am I crying?
Go ahead.
I wanted to help her earlier...
because I know how it feels.
I know how difficult it is.
My makeup got ruined because of you, motherfucker.
I’m not even in the bottom.
I remember what you said,
that you were running for Miss Congeniality.
No!
What did you think of your critiques?
I was surprised with how they critiqued my performance.
You were surprised because?
I was surprised that it was mostly negative.
But like,
but for me, it was okay.
Like,
I didn’t know that...
my performance lacked identity.
Something like that.
That I wasn’t able to introduce myself properly.
This challenge is meant
for you girls to introduce yourselves to the world.
This stage is your birthplace, this is your christening.
"I am Matilduh."
The only thing I remember from your lyrics,
is that you’re a dancer.
And that's about it.
My dancing,
was really my strategy.
Choreography is my strength.
But yeah.
But it worked against me.
They only looked at me as a dancer, but...
yes, you're a dancer, but like,
- what more? - What more?
Something like that.
Writing lyrics is my weakness,
I can’t express myself through words.
That’s really my weakness.
I was a bit overwhelmed,
that’s why I couldn’t introduce myself properly.
But what I wanted to show them at that time
is that I’m a dancer,
I’m good at performing onstage.
Sis, I just wanna say, don't be too hard on yourself.
You’re so talented, Sis.
Don’t lower your self-worth
because I really see how talented you are.
I know you’re a Pisces.
You're humble.
You know...
She turned into an astrologer!
You know when it comes from Jade,
- you really can’t tell if she’s serious or not. - I turned into Zenaida (Seva, astrologist)
I'm a Cancer, my intuition is so high.
You can’t split the eighty thousand?
Here she goes again.
- I need money! - Miss Negotiable!
I've exhausted...
I don't have any more money.
I know I’m being a greedy bitch
because I really don't have any more money.
None at all.
For you guys,
what matters the most?
For me, it’s really money.
Me too!
My God!
- Knowing Katkat, yes. - Of course!
Don’t act like you know me.
You say that after I offered to help you?
I’m going for the one million, Sis!
That's why we all ran out of money!
- Because of the one million prize! - Right!
It’s Drag Race,
not Drag Best Friend Race!
Me, I'm here for the clout.
For the clout or for the crown?
I’m here for the drinks!
Why don’t you go all out?
Just drink the whole bottle!
Bitch!
You can do it!
Since that's your branding.
- Bottoms up! - Arizona Brandy!
Bottoms up!
Bitch!
Finish it!
Bottoms up!
Love it!
Cheers!
Bottoms up again!
Drag Race Philippines Season Two!
I told you it's not my branding,
it's my lifestyle.
And then,
we were all wasted.
As expected.
The one who was most wasted
was Jade.
I love it!
For me the top was...
let's get back to the topic.
Me,
I’ll top you.
Sample!
Oh my God, Sis!
I'm really, really horny.
- I'm really really horny. - If Arizona says yes,
- that’s on you! - I’ll take you on!
I need dick!
Perfect match!
- Are you a bottom Arizona? - Jade said earlier...
she’s into femme boys.
For those who want to rehearse the lip sync song,
you can rehearse now.
No!
Just kidding!
Wasted!
Yes, hello, I'm greeting everyone!
Before you leave,
write on this.
Me, Sis,
I’ll sign that in the finale.
You’re not going that far, bitch.
- You know what... - I just met you...
we didn't have any interactions.
But here I feel so at ease with you.
Well...
Matilduh and I performed together.
But here...
I may be heavy but I’m light-hearted.
Nicole and I talked during Untucked.
We told each other,
"Let's do this, let's give a good fight!"
I mean, she’s representing Cebu,
the Visayas.
You know, I’m also representing something.
I have something I’m fighting for.
And so...
We both have motivation to win this lip sync.
I know, and I’m confident that
I can slay this lip sync.
All I’m thinking is, “Okay, where will I do my stunts?”
“Where will I put this and that?”
That’s all I’m thinking about.
When will do my highlights during the lip sync?
This is it.
Let's show them that I am a performer,
that I am a good drag queen.
I will show them that...
I'm not a one trick pony,
I'm not what they... you know?
That I’m not the same Tiny they saw in the Girl Group,
in the Runway,
in the Main Stage.
This is it.
This is my chance to really prove them wrong.
And to tell them...
yes. there is still a next time.
Welcome back, ladies!
I've made some decisions.
Tiny Deluxe.
Nicole Pardaux.
The time has come,
for you to lip sync
for your life!
Nicole Pardaux.
Thank you very much!
Viva, viva viva!
Now sashay away.
I don't want to go home yet.
I've been dreaming about this.
It’s like I’m manifesting that...
I will be part of Season Two of Drag Race Philippines.
I don't want to go home yet.
There's still so much I can do.
I still have a lot to prove.
I still have a lot to show the world.
So many unused outfits!
It was really a fun experience.
I finally saw the huge Werkroom,
compared to the First Season.
And...
shit I have Anastasia too!
Fuck!
Finally.
So expensive!
I can't wait to unbox the Anastasia.
There’s so much pressure in representing Cebu,
because you know,
to represent such a very big city,
one of the biggest cities,
because I know Cebuanos are so hard to please.
And I just hope that
they see all the heart
that I poured in preparation for Drag Race Philippines Season Two.
And that...
they would be proud of me,
regardless of the outcome today.
Oh fuck!
This one's Tiny's.
Nicole Pardaux, I love you Sis.
We’re RuGirls now!
We made it.
We’ll go to Cebu.
Definitely, Tiny.
You haven’t performed in Cebu,
so yes, we’ll perform together.
We’ll all go to Cebu.
I’m so proud of you because
you really did it your best.
(Cebuano) I love you.
Hi Nicole, just continue to do your passion
and still, congratulations.
Even if we’ve only met for a brief moment,
I felt like we're sisters
forever.
Love you always,
take care.
P.S. Don't forget to put your name on my standee.
Oh this is Katkat!
I love you Miss Katkat.
...on my standee as my remembrance.
Of course, of course, of course.
Hi Sis, nice to finally be with you in drag.
Congrats for making it to Drag Race Philippines Season Two.
It may be a short ride,
but the journey is just beginning.
I think I know who this is.
The world has a lot in store for you.
See you soon.
Love you, Matilduh.
Love you too, Matilduh.
Hello, Nicole.
I love you so much.
Even though we've only just met,
I feel like we’re already close.
Take care in Cebu!
See you soon.
Mwah, Arizona.
Oh shit!
Why do I...
I feel like there’s no letter...
...from M1ss Jade.
Thank you so much, girls.
I love you.
Prepare as much as you can.
Don't hold back.
Give it all you’ve got.
Because again, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Love you.
Goodbye, Werkroom!
I'm gonna miss you!
It's like, so surreal,
just even saying that
I'm a RuGirl, you know,
performing online
and performing in Cebu.
Who knew, that a Cebu drag queen,
Nicole Pardaux...
would be in Drag Race Philippines Season Two?
You haven't seen the last of Nicole Pardaux.