Love, courage, and hope.
Magical princess, holy up!
The queens were shaken to the core.
The queens have been forced to face the horrors around us.
But they emerged victorious and managed to sex-scape.
Now we're half way through the competition.
But the evils of the universe still ka-lurk around.
And our queens need strength, power and wit.
Because the evil will be punished,
in the name of the moon!
I am their hentai.
I mean senpai, Manila Luzon.
And welcome back to the first Pinoy drag reality pageant
for Filipinos, by Filipinos to the world.
This is Drag Den!
Moon crystal power, make-up!
Elvira's final ride
Found peace on the other side Touched herself in the night
Bye, bye, bye
Elvira's final ride
Found peace on the other side Touched herself in the night
Coming from Elvira's elimination,
I told myself, I got this in the bag like
the bitch is gone, but I love her.
Full context, I love her.
But it's another chance for me to slay it
and bring my A-game.
Wow, we got something!
-Ah! -Open!
Elvira's soul slays on, won't rest, leaving us a note, bullshit.
Fuck y'all! Especially you, Feyvah.
It isn't over.
I swear on Feyvah's acne-scarred face.
You’re such a bitch!
Fuck you, Elvira. Get ready to gag once I'm spotless!
You will see this acne-scarred face in the finals.
-Shit. -At least,
this face is still here to slay.
In all fairness to Elvira,
she's dead,
-but she still left some notes. -True.
Even in the afterlife she's still bold.
I'm telling you, she's loudmouthed even beyond life.
Hats off, deserve.
Elvira, we salute your brave soul until the end.
I will really miss Mama Elvira because
she's caring, she makes sure we have our accessories.
Second day in drag.
This is a Drag Den workshop for you.
Yes!
-At least I'm learning, bitch. -Jean Vi-low.
Can they talk about anything else? God!
About me again? Are you insecure?
I'm just trying to prove myself.
I'm just a baby girl, doing baby girl things.
And you are picking on the weakest link.
So what's up, queens?
-Look at that! Slaying! -Boogsh!
-Come on! -Stunning!
Perfect!
In fairness, Sassa is taking her outfit up a notch.
Anyway, this is what you are all waiting for.
The rankings are with me for last week's challenge.
Congratulations, Miss Russia Fox.
-Finally! -Finally!
Snagged that Top One.
Mind you, not second, but Top One.
-For Top Two, Mrs. Tan. -Yas!
Deserved!
Top Two!
Just one more, I can do this.
And for our Top Three, Moi.
-Yey! -Ah!
Girl, you think I will lose.
No! I'm still staying!
It feels somehow validating that they appreciate me now.
Goal achieved.
You know, Moi is very witty.
She's not trying too hard, unlike…
-Kidding. -Our Top Four is Deja!
-Dumbass, I told you. -You can stop now.
-Our Top Five is Miss Feyvah. -I still made it!
Our Top Six, Jean Vilogue!
I ranked sixth in the rankweens.
And I'm still shaken that I outshone Margaux.
Six months in drag versus one year like…
Enjoy it while it lasts, bitch!
Of course, the queen that was saved, Miss Margaux.
I was relieved because
I was really worried the past few days.
Am I not giving what the judges want?
And because this is a new week,
of course, we will have a gayme.
-Ooh! -Yey!
And our gayme will be called
Teks.
What the fuck is teks?
As a baby girl born in 2002,
I know nothing about teks.
I'm not sure if Mama Russia knows that.
If paper already existed during her time.
With that, Bagmen, come on in!
-Look at my husband. -His looks, my god.
So let's play a gayme called teks!
And our rules are,
I'll throw first as a "decider."
And then, both of you at the same time.
Whoever is the odd one, she is the winner.
-Alright? -Okay.
All good? Okay, I'll throw this now.
Okay, it's face up.
I hope this doesn't hit your face, that's full of silicone.
Shady bitch.
I'm gonna make this bitch cry.
I won't stoop down. She was left alone in the kitchen
that's why she looks that way.
Actually, I wanted to hit the teks in her face,
so it would ooze out.
But I'm kind.
So I won't do that in front of the cameras.
-Oh! -Ey!
-Winner. -Me? Oh my god!
Though off-camera, I might.
Damn this bitch, showing her true colors.
Up next, Russia and Mrs. Tan!
Okay, I'll throw this now.
-Are you pretty? -Of course.
-Who told you? -Ah!
Why are you--
I'm winning this.
-Mrs. Tan. -Mama Russia.
-Girl, Mrs. Tan won. -Wait! Bless.
Cunt. The card is huge.
I could've won it with the normal teks.
They said you were smelly.
Gosh.
It's true because you put the Moi in amoy (smelly)!
-Bitch. -It's really Feyvah who
becomes tongue-tied talking to an English speaker.
When she was talking to Alaska she gave a full-on English remix.
The struggle was real.
Okay, sure.
Go!
Mm. There you go.
There's gonna be a riot!
-Miss Moi. -Yes.
I was the only one left.
Of course, we're not complete, so we're not even.
So it's me versus one of the Bagmen.
I was fucking thrilled.
Because I have no one to trash talk with,
just trash talk my pussy. Kidding!
I felt pretty there.
I'll just trash talk Sassa.
I refuse to trash talk her 'cause she's the trash of the talk.
-You have a mean mouth. -Come on, do some dirty talk.
I am ready to humiliate.
Humiliated, dumbass.
Oh, it's humiliated.
Look at that!
-It's a draw. -So I didn't win?
-It's fine. I've won your heart. -Okay.
Let's call the three winners!
Moi, Jean and Mrs. Tan.
Moi, let me use this for a while.
-Then? -Since you're stealing my stuff, anyway.
-Isn't that you? -Mrs. Tan,
I love you. You look hideous, thanks!
In fairness to you, your acting skills are saving your ass.
Your on-cam vibe and off-cam reality got a major gap.
Ouch.
Our challenge last week was horror, right?
Jean is an expert at surprising.
You'll be surprised that she's rocking your stuff.
Period, sis!
That's okay.
One, two, three!
My gosh! Who won?
-Will there be a winner? -Come on!
-Jeez. -Oh, why don't you just be the winner?
Oh girl, Mrs. Tan won.
This game is rigged, how crazy.
With that the winner
will earn additional two minutes
for the preparation of themewear.
Too generous!
Because you're experts at trash talk and gaymes,
let's bring that to themewear.
Because our themewear category this week is
anime-inspired drag!
Because we're anime-inspired drag today,
our guest Drag Enforcer for this week
is Alodia!
Alodia Gua-shushushu, slay.
She's an icon. She's the legend.
I know her, but personally, no.
She came from a different school.
All hail to the queens of Pinoy drag and let the Drag Supreme
rise!
Hurry up!
Sis, what's up in your sleeve?
A woman, but not the pretty one.
My inspiration for this category
is derived from memories
of me and my brothers back in the day.
-He's a boy. -Really?
Yeah, then once he gets wet, he turns into a girl.
I don't know what to wear.
It's hard to establish a personal--
personal relationship with the look.
Because I have no idea what to wear, and I don't watch anime that much.
So my look for today is
masculine and feminine at the same time.
Back in the day, since you're into those,
have you experienced, in your youth,
being discriminated against for being too feminine?
In school. That's where I experienced being bullied as a kid.
In primary school,
I literally got into fights with my bullies before.
-My god! -As in.
That bully! Those bullies. You motherfuckers.
Where are you now?
This look is like a
"Fuck you" to those who bullied me before.
-Perfect, yes. -So yeah, very fem, very sexy.
As the only gay child in the family,
I can't help but to feel alienated.
When you're the only queer in the family,
they look at you differently,
-treat you unlike the others. -Yeah.
They hold you to higher standards.
-Yeah. -Precisely because you're gay.
-Did drag help you in any way? -Yes, of course.
It's like a moment of freedom that
relieves the stress from school,
and goes instead to the art of drag.
-Thank you so much, Moi. -Thank you!
I know you're fond of hentai.
-Don't play innocent. -Yes.
I used to pay for three hours to watch hentai, hentai.
-Hentai, hentai. -And it's open time.
Okay queens, last ten seconds.
Hurry up! Oh my god.
Ten, nine,
-eight, -Hang on!
seven, six,
five, four, three, two, one!
Thank you so much you're here.
-You're welcome. -Okay. Alright, let's go there.
Come on! My god.
Our Drag Dealer, Nicole Cordoves is on a special cosmic mission.
So on her behalf is also a queen
who charmed the world with her beauty.
The one and only Filipina who has ever won the title of Miss World.
She's an ally and she just loves drag.
Please welcome our honorary Drag Dealer,
Miss World 2013, Megan Young!
Hello, Manila! And hello, everyone else.
Well you know, Nicole has a mission.
She's on a special shipment, so I'm just here to check the goods.
And goods you have, honey.
Now, we have an OG cosplayer.
She is in a male-dominated industry
but she has played and slayed
the hearts of gamers and gay-mers.
Please welcome our Drag Enforcer,
Alodia!
Thank you so much for having me.
I'm so honored to be here.
They said someone needed help.
So I'm here to punish you queers,
-in the name of the moon! -Love it!
And now, our Drag Agent on Duty.
She was the wild card of Drag Den Season 1.
-She's beautiful -Thank you.
with the lights off.
O-A!
-Hello, Mother! -Hello, O-A.
Now, if you were going to cosplay
as any anime character, what would it be?
Probably my favorite anime of all time, uhm,
SpongeBob SquarePants.
Is that an anime?
Well, to me, it is.
In O-A's mind, it is. So sure, girl.
Our love affair for animes runs for decades
and has been part of the Filipino pop culture.
Thanks to a variety of Tagalog-dubbed anime shows
that the TV networks here in the Philippines brought in.
I sure love an Otoko but Otakus.
Be amazed by the queens of Drag Den in their anime themewear!
The anime character I chose is
Dennis of Ghost Fighter.
In my childhood he sparked my gay awakening
when I was watching him.
Realizing that you can be masculine and feminine at the same time.
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
God made me beautiful.
-What happened to you? -Zero.
My name is Denise.
Denise at night, Dennis in the morning.
And I thank you.
So what I remember most about Naruto,
is the sexy Jutsu. When she wants something,
she transforms into a sexy teenager surrounded by clouds.
And for me, that is the real fantasy.
Ara-arang.
In the name of the seventh hokage,
the one before me smells like poop-e.
Sexy Jutsu.
Knowing Alodia,
I know how to crack her up.
Job well done, Margaux.
Uwu.
He's a boy. And when he gets wet, he turns into a girl.
As a transgender woman, I really choose to
stick to that concept because
there are two personalities, right?
A male body with a heart of a woman.
Hello and mabuhay!
My name is Russia Fox.
My costume was inspired from Ranma 1/2.
Long live, LGBT.
Raise my flag.
Thank you.
So my anime character is Nico Robin of One Piece.
Have you seen a Visayan anime?
Yamate Kudasai!
Yamate!
And I thank you.
My themewear is
actually a spin-off of my first time in drag.
Because my first time in drag, I was dressed as a poodle.
Like my hair looked like a poodle, then red outfit.
Hi, I'm G-InuYasha.
Half-dog demon, half-human hybrid.
I can be a real bitch,
but I can be a man's best friend.
Arf arf!
I'm kinda anxious in this themewear
because Moi and I have the same concept.
Damn it!
Shit!
I find it much more exciting when sharing a similar concept.
Because I find joy in seeing how the other party interprets it.
How different it is and how different we are as artists.
My goodness!
From one piece to four Ps (government aid).
My goodness, I'm your idol.
The real bad boy, your favorite Binoy.
Nico Robin… Padilla.
It's your liver lover, boy.
I was bullied because of that certain character.
My classmates were teasing me because I didn't know who Sakuragi was.
So I want to turn that childhood trauma into something glamorous,
something beautiful, something strong.
I love Deja's themewear so much.
Girl, werk!
I am Deja, your Sakura-gay!
And I believe in a saying that
basketball, basketball.
It feels so good to play basketball.
And I thank you.
Good catch.
Fabulous queens!
Let's start with some critiques
of some of our queens.
I want to start with Jean Vilogue.
I didn't quite get the transformation,
however, which was part of the assignment.
You describe the transformation of turning into a dog.
But I almost wish there were a few more
dog features in the outfit.
But otherwise it's a really good outfit,
-and this wig is really cool. -Thank you.
Feyvah. I could see the black panty,
It would have been better if it had been a nude panty
because you look very sexy.
At this point in the competition
I'm expecting to be wowed by you now.
The performance was really good,
so I'll give you applause for that.
Deja. I like how there was a very distinct transformation
from just the average guy
to the glamorous basketball player.
And I really liked you, Mrs. Tan.
Really cool with those arms, that's really fun. I like that a lot.
What did you think, Megan?
I thought that Margaux stood out to me.
Because I love the anime references that you put in there.
And even now that you're on stage waiting for a critique
you're still in character. You really made my night.
Hearing those critiques I feel like…
I got this in the bag.
Alodia, what do you think?
Well, everyone did an exceptional job.
You guys look amazing.
What kind of stood out for me was Russia Fox.
The moment you stepped out,
kind of brought me back to cosplay tournaments.
It's kind of really theatrical.
Your movement, it's very calculated.
-Thank you. -So I really loved it.
Can I say something?
Something!
Moi, you were so beautiful when you came out.
I was so tempted to touch your boobs, but…
-My eyes are up here. -Ah okay, sorry.
Your wings are beautiful.
Especially when you move it.
My only critique about it is
I can see your arms.
So I hope you wore white underneath, so your skin was not exposed.
That's all, thank you.
And now your next challenge is out of this world.
We want to see you as your best extra-titty-restrial selves.
It's time to showcase otherworldly looks as you dress up
as aliens for the main drag challenge. Go! Go away now.
-Thank you. -Thank you, girls!
Bye!
-Challenge done. -True.
I'm kinda sure that I didn't perform well on this challenge.
I'm in the bottom, for sure.
But don't worry because we can still do better
in our main drag showdown.
-True. -Exactly.
-Yes. -Right. Like aliens and everything.
-We did our part. Yeah. -Yeah.
So the challenge is to find something neon
that lights up in the UV.
But the exciting part there is
how we tell the story of what kind of alien we are,
-why it looks that way. -Yeah.
-True. -Using contemporary dance,
body language, essentially it's performance art.
You just have to dance and do theatrics and you have to tell a story.
Speaking of story and alien,
was there a time that you felt that you were an alien
like you didn't belong at all?
I was badly bullied during elementary, for real.
That's why I chose Sakuragi
because that was how they defined me.
Pointed out why I didn't know Sakuragi, why I didn't watch it.
Just because of being queer makes you feel alienated.
Everywhere. Workforce, school, even here in the Philippines.
Girl, animals already have a law protecting them
before the gays, before the lesbians,
before the trans, who are human beings too.
Fuck all my bullies, especially Jerome.
I really want to share my childhood because
back in the province and in our school,
I was the lone gay.
-You're a fucking asshole, Jerome. -But it's amazing
-because you have reclaimed it. -You have a child now.
You've reclaimed it.
-You reclaimed your story. -Yeah. I feel empowered.
Speaking of the SOGIE Equality Bill,
the Animal Welfare Act was passed in 1994.
So, what the fuck?
Animals have more protection and rights
than people like us?
It's taking 20+ years just to debate
if people like us also deserve
to have rights like yours?
Girl, just sign. You can do it!
No need for red tape, girl!
Sign, pak. Boom, law! Right? Jeez.
It's that easy.
That's a no-brainer.
At least my jersey looks better than NAIA's, right?
-You're a bitch! -Correct!
That's how you do basketball,
-NAIA. -That's how you drag it up.
-Yeah. -Shoot us some three points.
Heyah, queens!
Yey!
It felt like I saw two goddesses.
When I saw Megan,
I was shaken by her drop-dead gorgeous face.
Because Nicole is not here today,
bad for her. Kidding!
Megan badly wants my bag, the basketball one.
I want to give it to her
but I thought, fuck, I still have a photoshoot.
just buy your own, girl. You have money to spend anyway.
Deja, what's the inspiration behind your look today?
My look inspiration is like
aliens full of horns.
You're so horny later.
And still serving you body but there's something else.
What about you, Feyvah?
My look is inspired by
pop star girls, like Ariana, Dua.
But in a most alienated way.
-Russia. -My inspiration is probably Fifth Element.
I like that 'cause
-it's so nostalgic, right? -Yeah.
-Okay. Looking forward to it. -Thank you.
What's the inspiration behind this?
I'm going to connect my makeup with my hair.
So that's the whole
-Shebang. -Shebang.
And what about you, Jean Vilogue?
Like I was soaked in a swimming pool of a slime
-Like blob… yeah. -Love it.
Xenomorph. So please, explain.
I don't know. I searched it on Google.
And it looks good so…
Just google it! What about you, Moi?
The outfit is very much inspired of a virus.
Something like that. So, let's fight those viruses.
Alright, Alodia. When you're judging something like this,
what are you exactly looking for?
Is it the look? Is it the performance?
Is it on-stage presence?
I think you just mentioned everything.
And what I'm looking for is a combination of the totality.
I mean, you can't just have one segment and ease.
I mean, you could, but eventually,
to be called the Drag Den queen,
I guess you have to be a fully rounded artist as well.
And with that, we will see you on stage, queens.
Back to you, Manila Luzon.
Mekeni! Mekeni Dugdog Doremi!
We, Filipinos, have long been exposed to stories of aliens.
We could even be the best milkers in the milky way galaxy.
From Filipino screen characters like
Kokey to Pinoy superheroes
transformed from stones, from outer space like Zsazsa Zaturnnah
and the fierce and fab Amazonistas of Planet XXX!
Now, prepare for an alien invasion
as we witness the queens of Drag Den
in their inter-pakak-tic alien-inspired drag!
The story that I came up with
is about the vulnerability of an alien of a society.
She took off her heels. Because for her,
the only way to unleash her potential is when she removes her shoes,
that was made by the society for her.
Shoes that were created for her to walk through
the life written by others for her.
The alien in the story
-of my performance is -Oh wow!
a smart one, which explains her massive head.
That's how it is with us, right?
When you become educated and more rational, you're now arrogant.
That's why the alien,
she feels humiliated because she's different.
There are many stupid people.
I feel as if Mama Russia doesn't want us to feel stressed
because her look is so beautiful.
Or to become nervous because of what she brought here.
Mama Russia's neon is the bomb.
She looks like a dinosaur. Kidding!
What I want to portray is Space Princess.
She loves to perform, she wants to be a pop star.
Then when she saw herself performing,
going around galaxies to share her talent,
she followed her heart.
When they briefed us that we needed neon
and shining outfits,
what I had in my mind was lights, literally.
So there, I put lights
on my chest, shoulder. I also wore a skirt with lights.
Neon slipped my mind.
Because the material I used is reflective.
Challenging. I told you I don't dance, right?
I can't even stand wearing heels.
What more to dance in heels?
What I did is I played with my costume
to create shapes and sizes of different sorts
like different silhouettes.
When Moi appeared, her entire outfit was glowing.
Props to her. At least she was glowing,
because her outfit looks lacking
without the armor thing on her.
Her look looks so basic.
Yes.
The story I came up with
is a metaphor of my struggle here in Drag Den.
That we are all aliens,
but I'm the only one who doesn't glow.
Not until I step in to the light and you all see and understand
that I may not glow but I'm full of color.
I don't think what she did was contemporary.
Because she just laughed.
Looks like a knock-off Jollibee from Shopee.
Inspired from a neon alien puppet.
My story is about a seductive alien.
And because a lot were attracted to her,
she was cursed to grow plenty of horns.
And she will seduce everyone she meets
through the power of dance.
I love Deja's.
Although, she wasn't that glowy in camera and in person.
The pink she used is not that fluorescent.
But the silhouette and all, perfect.
Oh, girl. I'm telling you.
I'm the queer alien of this competition.
My skull is the perfect hint.
What is going on?
I love Mrs. Tan's outfit.
It was very out of the box.
It is very messy in a purposely creative way.
-Oh. -Wow.
Oh my god.
That's the alien I chose because,
everytime you enter the room,
you always explore a new space.
And your new space will always be alien to you.
You mimicking other things, you adapting to the situation
is also what's happening to me in Drag Den.
So it's very personal.
Without me saying it's personal.
You look so out of this world!
Good job, queens.
Gonna start with you, Jean Vilogue.
It was a little hard to see you in the dark,
but once you came into a little bit more of the light,
I was able to understand your story.
I just wish
that we could have seen a little bit more glowing from you.
Margaux.
My favorite part was when you came out of your shoes.
When you went back into your shoes,
it felt like to me you were beamed up with a tractor beam,
like into a UFO. Which I really liked.
Moi. I really love how you were able to play
with your silhouette, and I liked how you were able
to transform it from different shapes,
which is really cool.
And Russia Fox. You're a sexy xenomorph on an acid trip.
-Kudos! -Feyvah.
Maybe the hair might have gotten in the way
and I could feel it.
I don't know if you heard the advice
that I gave earlier when you were backstage.
I said, nobody is gonna know that you made a mistake.
Maybe the next time, if that happens,
hopefully it doesn't, shine through it.
For me, who stood out the most was Mrs. Tan.
I really love your look.
It looks very sinister.
It gave me goosebumps.
So, congrats.
O-A, what do you think?
Well, I don't think.
Deja, your look is very polished.
You're the only one wearing pink actually--
Never mind. She's wearing pink too.
Girl, who wore it better? It's your choice to make.
Your presentation was on-point too
and seeing you always excites me.
It's a big thing for me as a baby drag queen.
I've been doing drag for almost two years now.
You are all out of this world.
But the round is not yet over.
Because a big rock-hard as-titi-roid
is about to pound you really hard!
Now, who among you will have the chance
to be spared from elimination?
Bagmen.
Every time the Bagmen enter the arcade,
we get thrilled. Oh shit! There are hot men.
Fuck!
But when they go to the main stage,
I want them far away from me, fuckers!
I was crossing my fingers again.
Shit, I need to lip sync.
I need to secure the immunity again
to save myself for another round.
Hi.
Who wants to be picked tonight?
Okay.
Our first dragdagulan contestant is
Jean Vilogue.
When I heard my name as chosen by fate,
at least I get the chance to save myself.
That there's immunity waiting for me.
Number two is
Mrs. Tan.
Shit. Let me have this please.
Margaux.
In the tradition of barangayan showdown,
you better try and try and try not to be wild
with Thyro Alfaro, Yumi Lacsamana and Jeric Medina's song, "Triangulo."
Queens, assume the positions.
Manila, it's really chaotic.
The lyrics are flashing in front of my face.
Let's give them a show.
Let dragdagulan begin!
Now is the time I must be honest
To spare anyone from pain, my heart seems
Different from a box shaped as a square
The sides are detached and are misaligned
Oh I can't understand
Why I feel this way
Even I am getting confused because
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's confusing, it's confusing
And even if you make yourself Do it all at once
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
Because love is a luxury
That's only made for two
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
I'm your past that is searching
I'm the present that is confessing
So I'm wondering who my future will be
If everyone will shun me
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's confusing, it's confusing
And even if you make yourself Do it all at once
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
Because love is a luxury
That's only made for two
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
And even if you make yourself Do it all at once
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
Because love is a luxury
That's only made for two
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's chaotic, it's chaotic
Woah
Thank you, Queens.
It's now time for the Drag Cartel
to deliberate about your performance.
UF-hoe, abduct these queens.
There they are!
-Hello! -Hi!
Hey! We got finger foods.
Well, I am fully impressed.
So I want to know what you think
-of these alien queens. -Mrs. Tan.
-Yes. -There's so much stage presence.
And I feel that every time she's on stage,
she always does something where
-never tell them what your next move is. -True.
Everything she does is well-thought-out.
Especially when she went here, I think,
Mrs. Tan is the only one up there who would think of that.
-Yeah. -She really did narrate a story for us.
And I did feel as if
she was an alien in an alien world as well.
And she was discovering her surroundings
and trying to fit in the way she knew how.
-It was like a scared animal. -Yes!
It was really cool.
Everything was on point,
like everything was thought about, very well and executed well.
So for me, that's really… it helps with the total look,
especially when she's performing.
'Cause if sometimes you have a big costume,
it's hard to emote, it's hard to work around.
So I guess it really worked.
We did have some queens that struggled.
Let's talk about Jean Vilogue.
Her look was great,
but she had to explain the transformation.
And when you have to explain the transformation
it doesn't have the same meaning
or effect if you can show us.
Who do you think
will be at the bottom this week?
It's Jean.
Do you think you are safe or at the bottom?
I'm at the bottom for both categories.
For themewear I had no transformation.
While for neon it didn't glow at all.
So for those two requirements,
I didn't achieve them.
I'm aware of that. I'm not so delusional as to pretend.
-You're not? -But you know…
-Charing. -You're still not?
I think she wanted to achieve a lot of things.
But with that mindset,
it's kind of, you don't know where the focal point is.
It wasn't easy for me to see. Are you a virus?
Are you a cute, sexy alien or something?
Feyvah.
Her anime transformation look in the themewear
was lacking. I expected more.
And it was just a quite simple and plain kind of dress.
It didn't really have much ornamentation to it.
And then I could see like the black panty,
-Yeah. -and that just took it all out for me.
For this one, I did like her alien look.
I thought it was super cute.
She has a captivating stage presence.
But sadly, she lost her confidence when
when she saw her hair.
It was, you know, getting caught up in the other hair
that she attached to her wig.
So I just feel bad because
I really like her overall look. It was really cute.
I deserve more to stay in the competition.
Of course, like what has been mentioned
by my co-queens here,
they wanted to compete with the competition.
There's so much I want to show.
-Not only that. -It's also your first time.
Your first time.
My first time being at the bottom. I'm a bottom, though.
You can't wing everything through splits and dips.
So there, girls. Step it up!
What about Moi?
Well, I thought that Moi had
very distinct details in each of her outfits.
But I felt that it was a standalone item.
Everything else did not, I guess, jive
or blend in with that standout piece.
'Cause the wings were stunning.
-The effect was beautiful. -True, she paired it randomly.
-Like "I have this" -Yeah, she just paired it.
-armor, then I also have a neon outfit. -Extra. Yeah.
So I just wore it.
Yeah, but I was looking for something more.
But hopefully for her next looks
she will be able to push through with the complete look.
Well, let's talk about the dragdagulan.
I have to say, Jean Vilogue,
you could see that she was fighting for this.
And she really did know all of the lip sync.
So I will say, I really enjoyed that.
-Really good performance with Margaux. -Yeah.
I just wish she had gotten all the…
-The lines. Yeah. -The lyrics.
For myself I think Mrs. Tan will win.
And she has tricks too.
You know, that's very important in dragdagulan.
-Non-stop tumbling won't cut it. -Mm. Correct.
You should have creative stunts
-while performing. -Say sorry.
-Sorry, Ma. -Well, Mrs. Tan was able to use
the whole stage.
Even up to the point when the music was cut,
she was still performing.
That's what I love about her.
You said there's a chance you'll be at the bottom,
and you're always at risk, yes.
-Most likely. -Yeah.
Why should you be the one to receive immunity if it's offered?
What you've seen so far from Jean Vilogue,
it's only the surface of who she is.
That's why I struggled for the past few weeks.
Because I can't seem to go up further.
Then I don't have enough things like
I've learned to be resourceful
and I feel for that reason alone,
like I deserve to stay.
Of course she wants immunity, but you were like,
-I'm okay with going home. -True.
-That's true. -Okay.
Your behavior off-cam has been an issue in this competition.
There are just things I want to show.
And things that I don't.
I do drag for me.
And I do not need other people's validation
or affirmation to tell me I'm an amazing drag queen.
That's my only strength. Because no queen will believe in me
because everyone hates me.
For sure, everyone who will watch this won't like me.
I know that I'm here and fighting to stay.
But what you've given the past few weeks,
the impression was, you will fix your behavior.
Blah, blah.
Because that's how we talk to one another.
Like we have to respect. You know?
When we've tackled it already, you keep on doing it off-cam.
Then when we're here at the arcade again,
you act like "I'm that bitch."
You keep on doing that. Not that it's annoying.
Okay, it's annoying for me.
-Remember earlier on the stage? -Yeah.
She was saying, if I end up going home tonight,
I'm okay, whatever.
Why do you have a sudden change of behavior again?
Like is this a change of heart or?
Earlier you you were so ready to go home.
'Cause at that time, I was feeling all the emotions.
Aren't we all?
Not invalidating what you're feeling.
But at that point,
I felt like, okay, it's done.
But after having that dragdagulan, I had that sense of hope that
I can do this. One last push.
So I'm humbly asking if,
if you're going to give me the immunity,
I would be grateful.
We put Jean in the hot seat
when she was bargaining because
every one of us here no longer sees
her staying in this competition.
'Cause all of us have seen her true colors.
Going to immunity,
I'm giving it now.
You're giving it?
-But to the deserving one. -Yes.
Fuck, when Mrs. Tan said that she's giving it,
I was really hoping that, shit,
Mrs. Tan, give the immunity to me.
I'm not saying you don't deserve it,
I'm not saying I'm not giving it to you.
Oy!
Jean versus Feyvah, who are you gonna choose?
-Feyvah. -Jean versus Miss Deja?
-Deja. -Jean versus Moi,
-who are you gonna choose? -Moi.
-Jean versus me, who are you gonna choose? -Margaux.
Margaux is getting on my nerves.
If anything we've been at the bottom together,
like what right do you have
to tell all of that to me, like
girl, we're in the same lane, like girl.
Step it up, girl. Before you come for me,
look at yourself.
Your attitude didn't sit well with me when Maria Lava lent you her things.
What she said was,
"Fuck, I was at the bottom because of Maria Lava's look."
Fuck you!
What if I let you borrow my outfit
then your performance turned badly, will you blame me?
Be honest, tell me.
Mrs. Tan, compose yourself.
I don't enjoy seeing you mad. You're ugly.
-Yes. -Compose yourself.
Will you blame me?
-What a trashy attitude. -I quit.
-Tasteless. -I quit.
-Girl, sit down. -I quit.
Sit down. No, Jean.
-We have to talk about this. -I quit.
-We've gone too far. Okay. -I quit. I quit.
-I quit. -We have to talk.
-I need food. -Let her be.
Come on.
Jean was sobbing. She left the studio.
She went somewhere and Sassa followed her.
Of course, to comfort. 'Cause she was called out.
They don't want…
They don't want me not answering back.
But when I do, they claim that I'm a bitch.
They judge me when I'm silent.
But they also judge me when I'm not.
Margaux called out Mrs. Tan that time
because the confrontation with Jean was overdone.
So Mrs. Tan wanted
to resolve the issue already.
So she approached Jean to reconcile, at least.
So when she went to Jean,
Jean said "I'm acting."
Bitch, this is Drag Den. Not FAMAS.
Bullshit, bitch.
I heard you were breaking down.
I was just sad that I was going home.
Margaux, you had your shenanigans last week.
And now it's my turn this week.
The spotlight is mine.
And it's for me to take.
Get your airtime somewhere else, bitch.
Are you acting?
I'm just like filled with so many things right now.
I'm backing you up on this situation, girl.
So, what's good?
If you are again showing us who you are off-cam,
it's time for you to go.
I'm not going to be competing with this bitch.
Jean, I've already told you. Snap off your horn.
It's fine. I'm going home anyway.
No. I just want to know.
Are you fucking acting up?
No.
-So what did Tan say? -I guess…
So Tan is not telling the truth.
-Just yes or no. -Who's lying, between the two of you?
Girl, I'm backing you up.
-'Cause I believe, I believe in you. -Who is lying?
-I believed you. -Who is lying?
-Are you fucking acting up? -Mm-hmm.
All I know is I don't need any of the girls and
I went out to process everything.
Right now, I know I'm going home.
And let's just end it like that.
But were you breaking down?
Yeah. Like…
Everything I said there was genuine.
Jean, your acting was great, in all fairness.
There's no acting challenge but you've won already.
Is the competition that intense?
That it got into your head
for you not to think about other people.
-What did she say, Mrs. Tan? -I sacrificed so much
-for this show. -I'm acting.
-I'm acting? -When you break down…
This is acting.
Are you serious?
"I'm just acting."
-Fucking bullshit. -I'm acting?
-Yeah. Like thank you, mommy. -She wasn't sugarcoating.
I'm acting, blah blah. What's that?
That's my fucking reputation out there.
That will be aired.
Jean, that will be aired. I don't like liars.
You know me.
Every time I enter the room, I get scared.
I'm scared that people are sharing judgments about me.
-Compose yourself. -Yes.
People always criticize me and I'm used to it.
I'm no stranger to it, but it doesn't make me
immune to those feelings.
My reputation in this fucking competition,
just to serve good drama?
No. Fucking no.
I just want to know from Jean.
Are you acting?
-I simply agreed -Yes.
even if I'm not acting at all because it's exhausting.
It wasn't acting. Because at that time,
I just really wanted to stay.
I was able to say things
and do things out of desperation and out of need.
And this desire to stay.
I just don't like issues.
So I'm fucking done with everything.
Fuck you, girl.
Oh, she's acting.
Shady bitch.
I was backing you up then you just like drama.
Fuck that acting.
You don't deserve to be here. This is a reality TV show.
This is not Jean Vilogue's fantasy TV show.
You don't fucking deserve to be here.
Well, I think we've made some decisions
and we've tallied up the scores, so let's bring back the queens.
Now, let's find out who wins immunity.
Jean Vilogue, Margaux, Mrs. Tan.
The winner of the dragdagulan this round is
Mrs. Tan.
You have won immunity from elimination in this round tonight.
Or you may choose to give your immunity
to one of your fellow queens.
Are you keeping or gay-ving it away?
This time, in comparison to last time I got the immunity,
I'm more confident.
So, I'm going to give it to another person.
That's very generous of you, Mrs. Tan.
Because you did not need it.
You are the top-scoring queen this round.
Fuck. Shit.
Just solidifying your spot in this competition
really means a lot to me.
Now you have ₱20,000 in your pocket,
and you've decided
to give away your immunity.
May the following three queens, please step forward.
Jean Vilogue.
Moi.
And Feyvah Fatale.
Margaux, Deja, Russia.
You are all safe and you may go backstage now.
Jean Vilogue, Moi and Feyvah Fatale,
The three of you are the lowest-ranking queens in this round.
But before I announce who is the lowest-ranking queen
and who will be eliminated,
I will now ask Mrs. Tan
which queen she would like to give her immunity to.
Mrs. Tan?
Feyvah, I know you gave your immunity last week,
and I thank you for that.
But no thanks, because my sister was eliminated for that.
Jean, I know you're my daughter,
but I'm going to give my immunity to my happy pill in this competition.
And to one who I'm excited as well to compete with
which is Moi.
And I think Moi is also the one who's most deserving with this immunity.
I'm very grateful for Mrs. Tan for what she did.
Sis, I love you so much. Thank you.
Moi, I got you.
Moi, you have immunity from elimination this week.
So Mrs. Tan, Moi, you may go backstage.
My win is not what fate says, it's what you call "deserved."
Finally!
Damn you! Werk.
This doesn't getting any easier for me.
And I know it must be very difficult for all of you.
But just remember how proud we are of the both of you,
and how honored we are to have you here at Drag Den.
What if Jean wins?
My mind is messing up with me like shit.
Now is really the moment I'm probably leaving.
But the queen who was eliminated tonight with the lowest score
is Jean Vilogue.
Ma.
Feyvah Fatale,
you're safe and you may go backstage.
Thank you so much. You will never see me at the bottom again.
Even though I'm a bottom.
Fuck, I was really relieved
when I didn't hear my name, that I can proceed to another round.
Like shit. Girl, wake up!
Fuck, this is not you!
Jean Vilogue, you are an amazing queen.
You have made us remember your name
over and over again.
You're an amazing performer.
Your journey does not end here.
And remember, you will never have to be alone.
You may be eliminated,
I'll lig-walk with you.
Thank you, mommy. Oh my god.
Honestly, it's a bit painful for me.
I kinda feel sorry.
I feel like she didn't get where we are coming from
in trying to discipline her.
I'm fucking proud of Jean.
Just to be clear.
And she also knows
those things about her that I'm not proud of.
On-cam, off-cam, I told her that.
You should be proud of yourself.
Yeah, I'm genuinely happy
with everything I've shown and accomplished on the show.
It might have been not the longest run but,
it's still a run.
I wanna to be an inspiration to those who want to start drag.
Look at me, it's only been six months but look at the nerve.
Well, I will tell you for sure,
no one is gonna forget the name Jean Vilogue.
Of course, it's unforgettable.
And I can't wait to see more from you in the future.
And just remember, we are family.
And that's probably why we fight like family, right?
Pretty much, yeah.
Even though it's a bittersweet experience,
I will cherish that forever.
And I know that's just the start of so many things for me
and as Jean Vilogue.
-And you'll always be my little girl. -Thank you, mommy!
I think I'm happy like
I'm at the state of enjoyment like
I just really enjoyed every single second I was here.
And that's true. That's not acting.
-Bye! -Bye!
-Jean Vilogue, everybody! -Bye!
I wanna thank Megan Young
-for coming here. -Thank you.
Thank you for being our honorary Drag Dealer.
I had so much fun being a Drag Dealer.
Oh, a new career, I guess, maybe!
Nicole, better watch your back.
And of course, Alodia.
Thank you so much for being here.
Thank you so much.
I had a wonderful experience and I hope to see more of this.
-Thank you. -And O-A,
it's always amazing to have you here.
Well, don't worry. I won't leave.
She's not lying. She's not lying.
She's gonna sleep here tonight.
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Decades later,
we have also found ourselves sharing forms of entertainment
that deeply influence our culture and our fantasies.
In Pinoy pop culture,
Japan's anime and aliens are some of our favorites.
Now, in terms of fantasies,
I can't really tell you how the Japanese influence us
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Our youngest Drag Enforcer, Andrea Brillantes!
Candidates for Miss Intramurals!
Considering a lower grade for one of you.
Because you chose basketball!
Serving you an explosive surprise!
Oh my god!
-What?! -Oh my god!
It's prom night, bitches!
And to all parents out there, let your kids be happy.
We only want to be happy and to love.
She was supposed to use yours.
Why weren't you transparent?
-Why? -Yeah, I didn't get to tell you.
Am I a threat?
You chose to give away your immunity.
I would give my fucking immunity…
I would like to decline.