[singing] MTV
I love every last one of you
no matter how much I hate all of y'all.
If you don't have star quality,
get the fuck out of here.
This is your moment! Have it!
This is "Untucked," backstage at the competition
to become America's next drag superstar.
Girl, if you're not watching "Untucked,"
you're only getting half the story.
Prep "Untouched" cameras
on the main stage, please.
Thank you, ladies. I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck in the Werkroom,
the judges and I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage.
Queens walking.
[giggles]
I am feeling like I kind of knocked it out of the park.
I did a really good job in the comedy challenge
and I tore the runway to shreds.
I feel like it's going to be a really good week for me.
I am pretty certain that I'm lip-synching.
I'm really just trying to gather my thoughts
and trying to stay calm.
Look, I got good critiques.
Maybe they didn't like my outfit
but the performance critique's top notch, honey.
EsTitties is a laugh riot.
She gives you the hee hees and the ha has, honey, yes!
Repo "Untucked" cameras to the Werkroom.
Sending the queens in three, two...
one.
[upbeat music]
- Ooh-whee. - Ooh!
Girl, I am here for this Bubly sparkling water.
- Ooh, come on, Bubly. - Let's get bubly, girl.
Honey, after all this, I need this to help me
find my bubbly side.
Can you not step on my train, please?
- I will suck your blood. - Ugh!
You know we've been here a long time
because all of us are going, [groans].
Can someone open this delicious Bubly for me?
Yeah.
- [pop] - Ooh!
So how's everyone feeling after the critique?
That was the first time that we were all on the stage, bitch.
Yas. [overlapping chatter]
I think Luxx and I got good critiques.
I'm feeling really good about our performance.
- Yeah. - I'm really proud of us.
I did not come into this competition planning
on excelling at comedic challenges.
Comedy is not something that I consider in my wheelhouse.
I do now, because I did a good job.
Well, me and Loosey. It was very collaborative.
You have really nice teeth.
How do you keep them so white?
I whiten them.
Oh, my God.
I didn't think you could get any whiter.
Oh, wow, OK.
I'm very proud that I got through this challenge
with rave reviews.
'Cause, bitch, weren't y'all reading each the other day
when we were at the table?
[slurps]
I loved wearing my look.
I felt really, really beautiful in it.
Why weren't you pregnant, though?
Um, I--she wasn't very far along
when she announced her pregnancy.
You could see the bump on the red carpet in the orange dress
and you could see it in the performance.
I feel like you're insulting Bey right now and like--
No, I'm not insulting her
because she actually was pregnant.
I'm insulting you because you had a corset on, so...
All I said was that she should have
had her pregnancy belly.
I stand by what I said,
but however, me and Loosey do share
a very similar line of comedy,
and we joke around all the time.
So when I got Loosey as a partner, I was not worried.
I think that us kind of going back
and forth that morning in the Werkroom
- was just us warming up. - Yeah!
'Cause we were volleying back and forth real quick.
Let's consider it that.
I thought that Salina and I did very, very well.
The audience was loving it.
One time I was at a Christmas party
and I was dressed as a pregnant Mrs. Claus.
- As a who? - Yes!
And there was this fine piece of trade across the way.
He came over to me, right?
He said, "I wanna feel that baby--
from the inside."
- Ooh! - You keep the belly on, bitch?
Duh! You can't get pregnant twice.
[laughter]
I just feel like we were ballsy by doing
like the individual story each.
Stories, yeah, yeah.
So, like, that was really hard to try to get--
fit that all in, that five minutes.
And I had to be conscious of giving her space
to tell her story within our time limit.
Yeah.
I will say from the girls I think are on the bottom,
y'all are all fucking sickening so I'm about to see a little show.
Hopefully the bottom is not gonna be me.
Ooh!
[laughter] Ooh!
Anetra and Sasha, how are you all feeling?
I mean, it's not like a great feeling
to hear, "We wanna see more confidence,"
'cause they know that I have it and I know that I have it.
I mean, do you feel like you're lip-synching?
I think it's definitely possible.
If I had to say,
the two who I think would be in the bottom tonight
would have to be Marcia and maybe Anetra--
only because they just said that it wasn't super amazing.
- Yeah. Of course. - Yeah. You already know.
- Yeah, I know. - I'm just keeping it real.
But there was a lot of room for something
to go wrong because you were by yourself.
I, um...
it was just really scary coming into this
because this was like the challenge
that I was like not looking forward to like at all.
[deep sigh] Having to do it by myself was really scary.
Considering all of that,
I think I did a really great job.
It's just, um...
for this to be like my first time in the bottom
this whole competition,
and the prospect of lip-synching
against either you or you
is just like really fucking crazy.
Obviously, I'm going to turn it out and pray
for like a double shantay.
Bitch, it's not over till it's over.
Exactly, exactly.
You don't know what's gonna happen.
Just like listening to like the critiques
that they were giving you, it was just so hopeful,
like you have this confidence in you,
and we just want to see more of it.
For me they were like, Oh, well...
this is all you have.
I think the reason that I'm just so emotional is because
like you never think it's going to happen this quickly
to like be in this space.
[crying] And it's just been like
a really amazing experience, and I'm just gonna miss it
if this is my last day here,
'cause I've made such incredible connections with every single one of you.
[sobbing] It's just like, it's crazy to think that,
you know, like, I could be on a plane tomorrow
or something. Like, it's nuts.
Well, don't think of it that way yet.
Girl, you just have to fight to stay.
You know, if you don't want it to end, don't let it end.
Yeah, I mean, if there's a day
for me to cry in my makeup, I guess it's this one.
- [laughs] - Very true.
I'm glad Ariana Grande's not here for this.
Oh wait.
Hey, Mistress.
[gasps]
It's your mother, Chevelle.
I cannot believe I am making a video for you
and you are at "RuPaul's Drag Race."
My drag mother Chevelle Brooks
was the first big girl to ever win
a national title that was kind of meant for the skinny girls.
And she really broke barriers and she made history
the night she won Miss USofA.
I'm so happy that I am your mother
and you chose me to be a mother figure in your life.
[sobbing]
And go down there and make me proud.
Come home the winner,
'cause I told you before you left here,
do not go down there embarrassing me.
[laughter]
'Cause you have a name to uphold now.
It's that Brooks legacy.
I can remember when I first moved back home to Houston
and they told me, it's a girl 'round here that's saying
she your daughter.
And I'm like, what?
She's my daughter?
You bullied me into being your mother,
but this is the type of bullying that I love.
Because, guess what.
I got to know your life and your history
and your growing up,
and I'm glad that I got to instill my motherly love
and instincts on you.
And look at where it brought you today.
I can't stress to you enough how blessed that I am
to be able to call you my daughter.
You the first Houston girl to do it.
Do it, judge!
All right, I love you, baby girl.
Bring home the crown, OK?
[sniffling]
Aw, Mistress.
I've never met Mistress prior to this competition,
but her drag mama, Chevelle Brooks,
is one of my best friends in the entire world.
Just seeing her face on the screen, my heart is melting.
So nice to see her face.
I just love her so much.
Just to hear someone who
has basically done what I want to do
and where I envision myself,
telling me they're so proud of me,
just means so much to me
because she knows what I've been through,
not only in drag, but like the entirety of everything.
Like, I've never felt the love of a mother.
I've never had family there,
and this woman gave me everything.
I came here focused and like,
I'm gonna carry on her legacy
because that's one of the baddest bitches
in the business, period.
That's why drag family is so important to me.
It's because of people like that who really told me, like,
you are valuable to society.
And what people think about you
or what you've been taught to believe of yourself isn't true.
I never thought that, as a plus-size
Mexican person who is flamboyant as fuck,
I never thought I would be a Ru girl.
I never thought I would be a successful drag queen.
And to just do the things I've done
because of people like that is just mind boggling.
She's going to be really proud.
Thank you.
[door opens]
[cheers]
- Hey, Queen! - Yes!
- Yes, the outfit. - OK, legs.
Kind of, yeah, thank you.
Yes.
It's Ali Wong!
I love the fact that Ali Wong is a successful Asian artist.
We don't have enough of that out here,
so Ali Wong is definitely a bad bitch to me.
I'm a huge fan of the show,
so like I heard that it started off with 15.
- 16. - 16, mama.
- 16? - But it was basically 15
because two girls were sharing one brain cell.
[laughter]
- There were a set of twins. - Oh!
Have you guys had a lot of like inner saboteur talks?
Girl! [laughter]
Lots and lots of love.
Mine is right here.
- Ooh! - [hisses]
I was telling Anetra we're going to shrink our dresses
down for your daughters.
Oh my gosh, please!
They love the show.
And so, I had just directed
my friend's first stand-up comedy special,
and we videotaped my girls giving him
some encouragement, and they said to him,
"You're a winner, baby."
- [laughter] - Oh, my gosh.
And then whenever their father
is just in his boxer briefs, they're always like,
Oh, Daddy's in the pit crew today.
[exclaiming]
That's so cute!
They love it.
It's a fucking entertaining-ass show, and the lip syncs.
And like I'm so drawn to drag too
because it's all about point of view, which is very
similar to comedy and how you express yourself,
and that's very important for me to pass on to my daughters.
Like there's many ways of expressing yourself
and what's important is that you really try and get to,
like, your voice as authentically as you can, so...
And you guys all clearly have, like,
a very strong [laughing] point of view.
What are you guys most nervous about
in terms of like your lives changing?
What are you most excited about or nervous about?
I mean, you're most excited about the money.
- [cha-ching] - Yeah.
- Absolutely, absolutely. - Money.
I'm excited for like traveling.
What would be like the dream gig?
I would love to be president.
Pffft.
[laughter]
I would love for you to be president too.
Immediately.
Completely unrelated to drag or television...
- Yes, please. - What is your
skincare routine? Because, oh, my God.
You have the most beautiful skin.
I mean, I live in LA, so there's a lot of quinoa.
[laughter]
But because I also eat a lot of THC,
there's also a lot of sugar and Goldfish at midnight.
[laughter]
It's a lot of like serums.
You know?
I love getting cummed on on the face.
[laughter]
I think it does a face and a body good.
- [laughs] - Justin, do not.
I'm so sorry. I've got to take Ali.
OK, all right, fine. Peace out, guys.
- Thank you so much! - Bye, so nice to meet you.
You're all amazing, really.
She's out of time. [giggling]
- Hey, Jason. - [gasps]
It's your little brother Daniel.
It's your brother.
I was thinking back to probably
one of my favorite memories from when we were kids.
You had me sit Mum and Dad down on the couch
and you had me go, "Mum and Dad,
please welcome to the stage, Bead-Boy."
You hopped out from behind the TV
and you were covered head to toe in beads.
[laughs] Oh, my God.
And you proceeded to do like this little belly dance,
and it was just the funniest thing.
You know, with this opportunity that you've been given,
you're finally living your dream.
You're going from recreating our favourite movie scenes
with a yellow towel as a blond wig
and shoving the pillows up your shirt for boobs,
to finally being on this amazing show
and being the superstar
that we've always known that you were.
We couldn't be more proud.
You really deserve every good thing that comes your way.
You got this, brother.
So bring home the crown.
Hi I'm Alexis. I'm EsTitties' father.
[sentimental music]
I just wanna say how proud I am of you, Jason.
You always knew you were going to do great things.
There's no words to express how so proud we are.
You are a winner already just by being in the amazing show.
I love you,
and I can't wait for you to come home.
We miss you.
[kiss]
I'm proud of you.
I love you so much and I miss you.
I'm glad that you're in this show.
See you soon.
Your sister is cool.
- Wait, why's she giving? - She's a bad bitch!
She's a bad bitch!
She was sitting there like this.
- I love her. - Oh, my God.
That was so cute.
Well, first of all, like my brother like,
we didn't like talk for like six years.
[sniffling]
My mum too.
Like, I don't know how she's doing,
'cause she like [sobs]
she has like stage four cancer.
Ohh...
I don't know what's going on, so that's really like scary.
You know, this runway was dedicated to my mum.
[music swells]
I just--she's so strong, and like...
this is all for her.
- That was so beautiful. - You turned it out.
Queens, five-minute warning.
- Five minutes. - Ah!
- Great. - Ooh, girl.
- Ooh. - Ah!
You have to go out there and turn it.
- Do it for me. - I will.
I love you, Marshall.
I'm trying to think about the best way
I can deliver myself in this song
because if this is my last time in front of the judges,
I really want it to be memorable.
I'm setting into focus.
Right now, I am nervous,
but I'm channeling that into determination.
The resting bitch face is gone.
The boss bitch face here.
All right, queens, let's head to the main stage.
I need to put my underwear on.
Are you going to turn it out?
You know I am, girl. [giggles]
Welcome back, ladies.
I've made some decisions.
Marcia, Anetra...
the time has come...
for you to lip-synch...
for... your... life.
Anetra, shantay, you stay.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia,
sashay away.
Forget the nose. Ow, my heart.
Oh!
[Ru laughing]
[sighs] Thank you, thank you.
[soft music]
I don't feel sad. I really don't.
I just--I feel like I had a really positive experience.
Anetra and I, we really gave quite a show,
which is fierce.
I'm glad that if I left,
it was to the best lip-syncer in this competition.
I was significant enough to have made it entertaining.
Ah, it's the last time.
I'm sure everybody says that, but it's so wacky.
The letters!
Ooh.
Oh.
Oh, my mosh.
[chuckles] "Hug bearer, you are such an incredible queen,
"performer, and person.
"I'm so proud to call you my sister for life.
Aloha and kisses, Sasha Colby."
Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
"I hope there are no hard feelings
about the stealing of Mistress."
There are not.
"I can't wait to see you again, my sweetheart."
Mm, EsTitties. She drew little boobs.
Classic EsTitties.
I could just cry.
Honestly, I just feel so good and so like happy
with everything that I showed.
[gentle piano music]
For working in drag for a year
and making it to the top seven,
that's like nutso bananas.
And I mean, of course I learned a lot about my makeup
and I learned a lot about my aesthetic,
but most importantly, I just like,
I learned a lot about myself and like how strong I am
and how quickly I'm able to adapt and evolve.
The Marcia that stands before you today
is very different than the Marcia that walked in.
I would say the most valuable lesson I learned
is that most of the time,
if you do something outside of your comfort zone,
you'll probably learn something from it
then move forward with it in your own way.
Because like, I mean, that's really like the crux
of all these critiques.
It was just, like, we want to see you do something different,
or something new, or something bigger.
Like allow yourself to take up space.
Allow yourself to be sparkly,
and to be, you know, all these things
that I guess I was a little afraid of before coming in here.
It was truly like a magical experience,
and I will never forget being in this room.
Make it werk... room.
[ding]
[upbeat music]
In the end, I'm going to come out
so much better than I was before.
Ah!
An experience like this can transform you.
That's real special.
And I think I'm going to have a lot of people
that really connect to what I did.
It's pretty iconic.
Hi.
Remember, you need 12 hugs a day to truly thrive.
Let's go.
Bye!
[singing] ♪ A little bit of love ♪
♪ Goes a long, long way ♪
♪ Lifting you up to a brighter day ♪
♪ A little bit of love ♪
♪ Goes a long, long way ♪
♪ Turn it around when you up and say ♪
♪ Everybody say love, love, love ♪
♪ Love, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Love oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Love, can you feel the love? ♪