Previously, on Canada's Drag Race...
You'll be teaming up to perform
a queen on queen rap battle.
Priyanka, con-drag-ulations.
You're the winner. - Yeah!
Tynomi Banks, chante, you stay.
Thank you.
Anastarzia Anaquway, our pageant queen,
sashay away.
Oh...!
Starzy has just gone home,
and I'm very, very sad about that.
She is an incredible queen.
She's so, so kind to all of us.
What?
There's no message.
Stop, no!
Starzy didn't leave a message.
Like, everyone wants to leave a message.
Starzy!
She said her message.
Girl, that was a cunt move.
Ooh. Ooh!
So, what's going on with you and Bobo?
Are you guys gonna... - We're good!
...bury the hatchet?
We're gonna bury the hatchet.
I'm gonna tell Boa when she's being an asshole,
and then she's gonna stop being an asshole.
The Toronto girls, they like to insult
and attack each other.
These girls are savage.
If anyone's been personally victimized by Boa,
raise up their hands.
Oh, Toronto, Toronto, so self-centred.
I do not want to interrupt,
but this is not Toronto's Drag Race.
Oh!
Yes!
This competition is not all about Toronto.
We are plenty of drags from everywhere in Canada,
so I think it's time to talk about
the other queens in the room.
I'm not here to be safe.
I'm not here to be in the bottom.
I am here to prove all of y'all that I am a threat, bitch.
There is no way I'm getting in the bottom again.
I'm gonna turn it out and do everything I can.
So watch out 'cause I'm not holding back anymore.
Yes, I love this fire!
Ladies, if you don't mind. This wig is like 15 pounds.
Bye!
She's a man!
As a Toronto queen,
we think we're high and mighty, okay?
If you're taking it off,
I'm taking it off too. Let's go!
I think we might need to like look back into that
because like it's not checking out on this show.
Oh my god.
The Toronto girls are dropping like flies.
What's next?
I'm gonna burn someone's wig.
The winner of Canada's Drag Race
receives a year of hotel stays from Hilton
and a cash prize of $100,000.
With Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Stacey McKenzie,
and Brooke Lynn Hytes.
With tonight's extra special guest host, Biddell.
Knick-knack, patty whack, give a dog a bone.
Grumpy-ass bitch gonna send your ass home.
All the girls be dutty, dutty.
Need to wash their panty-panties.
Oh my god, last week was so fun!
So, Ty, my sweet princess,
how do you feel after last week?
I dunno, I feel real dirty.
Yes, the pillow was full of water.
I had to wring it out a couple of times.
I was shook being in the bottom two again.
I hate when I get into my head like this.
Tynomi Banks,
chante, you stay.
Thank you.
But let this be your warning.
We want to see that fierce girl on the runway,
in every challenge every single time.
No more hiding.
Do you understand?
Yes. Thank you.
I just had to take a week.
I just needed to find my centre again.
How did you feel when Brooke Lynn said
this is your final warning? - Oh, yeah.
Oh, I didn't care about that.
I was like, "Calm down, bitch."
Like, "Mother, don't."
The judges can put me in the bottom all the time.
I will always turn it on and give them the show.
She's already sent two people home,
so I don't think any of us want to be in the bottom
against Tynomi.
Saved by the siren!
O Canada!
She done already done had herses.
Hey, ladies.
You know, one queen's trash is another queen's treasure,
but some queens really blur that line.
So get ready to serve a look that saves the planet.
And remember, the three R's of drag:
reduce, reuse, and Regina.
Wagwan, ladies. - Hi!
So gorgeous!
Oh my gosh, she looks so good!
Stacey!
Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour.
Bonjour.
So today's challenge is...
Oh my gosh.
Okay, to-- - Oh no!
Oh my, I forgot. I forgot.
They didn't give you a script?
Oh my gosh. Okay, okay.
Maybe this will jog my memory.
Oh, pit crew!
Oh, bitch!
The pit crew is lookin' so hot!
Whoa.
We haven't seen shirtless men in like weeks!
Nope, still not coming to me.
Oh, pit crew!
Are you kidding?
Lord Jesus!
What's happening? What's happening here?
Hold on.
Stop production.
There's abs and sweat and bulges.
Yes, I'm starting to remember now.
A few more boys should do the trick.
Oh, pit crew!
And then more come out.
And then more, and more,
and at this point, I need my puffer.
It's too much!
I can't handle this.
Ah, oh, oh!
I am in the middle of my favourite cookie ever.
Today's mini challenge is a test of your memory.
Oh, great.
Our supersized pit crew
is all packing a surprise in those shorts.
Oh, yeah?
Each one has on a pair of underwear that matches
one other member of the pit crew.
One queen at a time, you're gonna ask one of these
fine specimen to drop their drawers.
The queen who makes the most matches,
in the shortest number of guesses, wins.
Genius.
Let the guessing and undressing begin.
Hi, Lemon.
Hi, boys!
Alright, let's get to it.
Uh, let's do 7.
Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
That's what I thought.
Okay, pick again.
Let's do 7 again.
Give me some number 3.
No match.
Alright, go again. - Number 4.
Okay, hit me with the number three.
That's a match.
I love this colour story, by the way.
I think the pit crew is doing god's work.
It is so beautiful to watch people
care so much about their jobs.
Scarlett Bobo. - Hello.
Please pick a number.
1.
Oh, damn.
For some reason, I'm craving baked potato.
Girl, same.
Next number.
Hm, 5.
Oh! - Boing.
Not a match. Boys, pull up those pants.
Slowly.
This is like all the boys that blocked me on Grindr.
Good. This is an intervention.
Well now they're at your mercy.
Alright, number 1,
drop 'em.
She's so bossy!
Number 10, drop them.
Noted, noted.
I don't even care about this mini challenge
anymore because I'm like...
There's no inner saboteur.
The sabotage is in front of my face.
I can see it tucked away in their underwear.
Look, that's sabotage dick right there, bitch.
Alright, Boa, are you ready to go underwear shopping?
I wish I knew they were coming.
I would have put on some eyebrows.
I'm gonna pick number-- oh my god--
uh, 6.
Ooh.
9?
No, no match.
Bitch, my memory is so bad. Like, I can't remember shit.
It's all good.
We're still winning even when it's not a match.
Pick a pair of numbers.
I'm overwhelmed. Okay, let's do 2.
Oh, I love that, okay.
That's really fierce.
9. 9, let's see 9.
What? Good job.
Okay, I'm feeling this. I'm feeling this.
See anything you like? - Mm-hm.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Let's start with number 1.
Oh, Jesus. Okay, number 5.
Ooh, blue, da-ba-di-da-ba-do.
I'm going to take number 8.
He's got that big banana energy.
Number 6, would you please reveal--
Oh my good God.
I am concentrating.
My memory, for once, is good.
Number 2.
Meow!
Oh, number 9.
You got it.
Okay, so I'll go with 1.
Ooh. Come on, Tin Man.
And I'll go with 7.
Ah-ha-ha!
What? Wow!
Now, what to eat today.
I am scanning.
Let's do... 4.
Okay, calm down.
And 3.
Yes, bitch. Okay.
All of the sudden, I've gained photographic memory.
6 and 8.
Mm-mm-mm.
Jesus.
Don't you love this game?
Well, ladies, I don't think memory games
get harder than that.
But one of you kept your eye on the prize.
Jimbo!
Con-drag-ulations.
You're the winner. - Yes!
Finally, I *' won some shit!
My powers are growing stronger!
Girl, calm down.
You have won a VIP stay and culinary experience
at the stunning Hilton Toronto.
Wow.
This girlfriend knows her nuts, okay?
I don't think these girls really see me as a threat,
and that is part of my plan,
but part of me also wants to show them
that I'm here for a reason.
Alright, ladies, now divide yourselves up
into groups of three.
That was easy. - That was easy.
This is warm. I like this.
Ladies, studies show that Canada only recycles
9% of its plastics.
What's up with that? - Yeah, it's bad.
Now, what's that saying?
Waste not, want hot.
Oh, pit crew!
What?
Oh my god. - Silver balls.
I'm far too horny for more.
Ladies, look at all that junk.
Mm-hm.
For this week's maxi challenge,
you will be working in teams to create an iconic fashion line.
Oh!
Our maxi challenge is a design challenge!
No.
But it's going to be made entirely
from recyclable materials.
What the *?
Paper, plastic, or metal.
#CanadasDragRace.
Uh, thank you, you delicious garbage-mens.
Bye.
We'll miss you.
Jimbo, as the winner of today's mini challenge,
you'll be assigning the bins to each team.
Okay.
So, Jimbo, let's talk trash.
Who's getting what?
We'll take the paper recycling bin.
I decide to choose paper because I know, no matter what,
it's easy to cut, it's easy to stick together,
and there's always a lot of it.
And I will assign the metal to
Priyanka, Boa, and Lemon.
I'm really excited to get the metal.
All the materials are super cool and have a lot of reflection
to them, and I think we can make something
really couture with all this stuff.
And I will assign the plastic to
Rita, Kiara, and Bobo.
We get plastic.
I had this whole paper idea like already in my head,
the second I saw the paper box,
and Jimbo gave us the plastic box.
We're the plastics. - Plastics.
You'll be responsible for your individual look,
but as a team, you are a fashion house,
so we want to see a cohesive collection on the runway.
Oh, and one more thing, ladies.
I'll be checking up on you later today to make sure
you've got your runway walk down.
Yes!
And tomorrow's extra special guest host
will be my home boy,
Canadian fashion designer Biddell.
Oh my God!
Gentlemen, start your engines,
and may the best woman win.
Yes!
Bye-ee! - Go!
Get that paper. Get that paper.
Okay. - We have a lot of this.
What's your name, my little friend?
Oh, yeah, unpack that garbage, sis.
What's in here? Ooh.
Interesting.
We have lots of rulers.
I'm pissed because I brought so much shit,
beautiful outfits, and then in the maxi challenge
we have to make outfits out of a bunch of crap!
Okay, I want to use this.
It could be a ponytail.
Everything needs to be made from what's in those bins.
I'm like excited about the materials.
I'm pulling up skewers. I'm pulling out tongs.
I'm pulling out chicken wire.
We have all these things to work with,
but how do we get it on our bodies?
Can someone text me some advice? Because I don't know.
Like, I don't know if I can make the things
that I can draw, but I can draw things,
and then attempt to make them.
Last design and making challenge
was not my strong suit.
My main problem with this outfit
is just the shape. It's just very boxy.
It's all just a little bit sloppy.
I have to show the judges that I'm not messy
and I can build a silhouette.
Oh my god!
Oh! - That's a fabric.
The thing about this challenge is we have to like
make three looks that kind of are cohesive, you know?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I really like my team because I get along with
both Rita and Scarlett, and I feel like our drag
is really eclectic.
So, what is your experience with sewing, making,
glue gunning, designing...?
Well, you know, I started my career as a club kid,
so I'm a crafty one.
When I started doing drag, I was a club kid.
I was hired by bar owners to turn up the party,
and to showcase severe looks.
I was gluing my ass with everything
I could find around me.
So it's gonna be a blast from the past.
I'm really crafty with a glue gun.
If you give me like a vision, I can just go nuts with it.
I'm a glue gun queen, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Alright, yes, we got two glue gun queens here.
So Mother will have the direction,
and we will do the dirty work.
I think we've got a really good team.
So, I have a fairly strong sense of fashion.
So, do you make your own costumes?
I used to make a lot of my stuff,
until I had enough money to start paying other people
to do it for me. - Cool.
That's what I do constantly.
Well, I'm a designer for theatre and film,
and as a theatre designer, you kind of have to work with
limited budgets and sort of limited materials.
I'm like loving this.
Yes, bitch.
And I'm thinking maybe even like showgirl burlesque
with like all of this ruffly stuff and the sparkles maybe.
Do you like that? - If everyone likes that.
Yeah. - Sherbet showgirls.
Sherbet showgirls? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sherbet showgirls. That's sickening!
This rose-gold coppery situation
is g-g-g-gorgeous to me
because the thing about a collection
is they can't look the same,
you know, like we have to very much be ourselves.
It's a collection, not a same-lection.
We want to do New York kind of fashion,
Alexander McQueen,
very out of the box, avant garde.
Am I couture?
You're coutorn, bitch.
Wait, what do you think?
Boa's looks so bad.
That's Boa's?
That is the only thing on the mannequin?
I think what Lemon's doing is sickening.
Priyanka's looks interesting.
I think that Scarlett is doing so bad.
I'm literally just putting crap on top of crap
on top of crap, and then throwing some glitter on it.
And I'm just getting really frustrated
because I was like on the top,
and now I'm like... just praying to be safe.
I hope she knows how to lip synch.
That's your best friend.
I know, but she can't put a panel on a dress.
It's like too small for her.
You see these shady bitches?
They're literally talking shit about Bobo.
How rude.
It's so funny because Ilona and Bobo are the sissies.
But now that they're not on the same team,
how quickly it changes.
You know it's not stretchy.
What are you trying to do?
How's it going, girl? - off.
Are you kidding me?
You guys are assholes. Bitch!
You were in bottom two twice. Don't even look at me.
Look down at your chin!
bitches.
Yeah, right, so it would be like some kind of like
waistband type situation.
So Ilona and me are doing this sketch,
and she has this beautiful idea, sherbet showgirls,
so it's like a little burlesque-y and everything.
Jimbo said yes to the idea, so we look over...
Jimbo, what the you doing?
That looks like some art pop bullshit, Jimbo!
Um, I was thinking maybe just like a top of all these
pointed cups, sort of like Madonna's cup, titty cups,
but all over, so that you're like spiky.
That is not sherbet showgirls.
And then into like these as a little peplum,
so that those come off the waist.
Okay.
I'm not hell bent on anything.
I just want to make sure it's cohesive
because like that doesn't say showgirl at all.
Well, the silhouettes that I like are usually tight,
snatched, and then out.
I'm not going out on the runway
without us looking like a brand
because those judges are gonna read us
if it's not a cohesive look.
What do you guys think if I make a crown with these?
Um, fierce, yes.
So let's just do recycling royalty
because then Jimbo gets to do her thing.
She gets to be a little queen.
And me and Tynomi are gonna be fierce, hot, serving,
slutty knights.
It'll be a knight to remember.
Stacey McKenzie is the one
when it comes to runway walking.
She's so iconic.
And to be able to like get advice from her
is just like so cool!
Hello, my paper dolls. - Hello.
I love that you came ready!
Our team name is Maison Papier.
Ooh-la-la.
Wipe your feet before you enter.
How are you ladies feeling?
Excited.
We're about to work with a legend!
Aw.
Let's start with... Tynomi.
Come on out, my girl.
I love the posture.
Don't look up. Look straight ahead.
You've got to give them time to like soak you all in.
I want you to have a little bit more confidence.
Okay. - Bam.
Bam. Yeah!
There you-- there you go.
Think, "I'm just so, so, so hot."
Oh, you are so hot!
Okay. Okay.
Jimbo!
I don't walk the runway very often,
and modelling is not my strong suit.
You know what? I love your personality.
But I kind of want to refine it a little.
I want you to be extremely couture.
Okay.
So I want you to have your hands on your waist
and I want shoulders back.
My mom used to say tits and teeth, tits and teeth.
And I want you to arch your back.
Yes, like that.
Extend your legs as well.
Yes!
Stacey's feedback is critical to me
potentially winning this challenge.
I feel like that's one piece of the puzzle
that I really need to get.
But really feel it, though, Jimbo.
I don't want you to lose that Jimbo je ne sais quoi.
Don't lose that Jimbo!
Oh, yeah!
Metal heads, get out here!
So, do you have a name for your house?
House of Rust!
Well, you may be House of Rust,
but you'd better shine.
Priyanka, go.
You're thinking too much.
Stacey scares the shit out of me.
We need to loosen you up.
When you're thinking about it too much, it's gonna show.
Okay.
And it's showing all over your face,
and also within your body. - Right.
Your arms especially. - Okay.
Your arms and your shoulders are too stiff.
Relax. - Okay.
Is she this girl? Is she this girl?
Yeah! I love that, I love that!
Yes! - Okay...
I can do this. - Oh!
That was good? - So good!
By the end of it, I'm feeling amazing.
You-- ooh, yes!
I'm gonna listen to her critiques
and I'm gonna bring them to the runway.
Yes! Yes!
Oh my gosh, yes.
Stacey, you did me good, girl.
Thank you.
Okay, Boa, are you ready?
I don't know. Now I'm nervous.
Go.
Arch your back. Yes!
It hurts, but it's gonna look good.
Be playful but, at the same time, be regal with it.
Yeah!
Nothing mellow about that yellow.
Hello, Plastic Fantastic.
Hello.
Did you ladies come up with a name
for your fashion house yet?
We did.
La Maison Boraga.
Oh... "La Maison Boraga"?
"Bo" is BoBo, "ra" is Kira, and "ga" is Baga.
Boraga!
Sounds expensive.
Rita Baga, ici, mon cherie.
I love the energy, but you're walking too fast,
so slow it down.
You've gotta watch your face as well.
Relax your eyes.
Think of something that makes you feel good.
Mm-hm.
See, right away, you started thinking of something
that makes you feel good, your eyes like brightened up.
Right now I'm thinking about having a hotdog.
Mm.
Mm, see?
Much better.
Okay. Alright.
Drop the hands.
This is your stage.
When you come out on this stage, you own it,
and you're gonna own the audience as well.
Oh!
Stacey is giving me life.
She's giving me my supermodel moment.
Oh! So good!
I feel so much more confident
that I can serve fashion on the runway.
Oh! Yeah, boy!
Damn, I'm good.
Oh my gosh...
Fashion!
It's a new day in the workroom!
Who made this big mess?
God, this is so much work!
No one said it was easy, but no one said
it was this hard either.
I feel a little crusty today.
This design challenge is throwing me
for a little bit of a loop. - Yeah, I know.
Like, I never thought I would say this,
but I almost prefer the first design challenge
because it was like-- at least I had like material,
fabric to work with.
This I'm like, this plastic's cold.
It's like it's not moving the way I want it to move.
Girl, try metal. - Yeah!
Did you shave your head?
I did. - Show us.
You shaved your head for the show?
Whoa!
Oh, snap! - It was a bald decision.
I'm fully embracing that club kid look,
and this is how dedicated I am.
Alright, you guys ready?
Yeah. - Let's get back to work!
This is an individual challenge
but also a group challenge to make three separate looks
that are still cohesive.
We're using this big blue tarp in each of our outfits.
We spray painted them. We glittered them.
I'm looking around the room,
and ours is kind of the only thing
that looks like a full collection.
And I'm really hoping that's gonna save our asses.
If I have to lip synch in this outfit,
I'm literally ripping it off and lip synching
in a nude bodysuit.
What were you like in high school?
Oh my god, in high school I came out in grade 10,
and everyone was pretty supportive,
and anyone that would bully me,
I was friends with like all the popular girls,
so they'd always like let the boys have it.
The girlfriends I made, they stuck up for me as well,
which was helpful.
Those straight girls really got our backs.
Yeah.
I was like the only like school fag, you know?
So everyone's like, "Oh, look, there's the gay," like...
How does that feel?
Um, I loved it because I love attention.
At the end of grade 12, like one other kid came out.
We were like fighting each other,
trying to like out-queer each other.
It was too much.
I miss my babies.
Do you have some babies as well?
I have some babies.
So you're the mother of the House of BoBo?
Mother of the House of BoBo.
I thought I was the only mother here.
No. - Since Mother is out.
Mother, out!
Out!
There's like so many BoBos in Ottawa.
That's where they all came from.
Okay.
Ginette BoBo, she started the BoBo House
like 30 years ago.
She was my first mentor when I was 16 years old,
when I just first came out.
There was a lot of times where queens don't have a place to go.
So she kind of like showed me the ropes,
took me under her wing.
And she just passed away right before I got on the show.
She got out of bed and just collapsed,
and that was it.
There was a health problem?
Yeah, we didn't know.
No one knew there was a problem.
She didn't even know there was a problem.
It's really difficult to go through.
It was hard to see my drag mother
go through it as well.
And we hosted her celebration of life in Ottawa.
And it was tough.
It was really hard, because she was young.
Ginette BoBo, she taught me like so much about
drag and queer history and being a performer.
I'm the queer person I am today because of that,
because of Ginette.
It's hard because I wish she got to see me
on the show. - Yeah.
Because she would have been really proud.
You know, I'm just happy that I get to take her legacy
and kind of like...
And shine on. - Shine on.
I'm not that good at making friends,
but BoBo is really open-minded,
so it's easy to have a conversation with her.
I'm glad that we have this really cool
relationship right now.
- Yes, bitch!
Welcome to the main stage of Canada's Drag Race.
I'm Biddell, and I'm feeling right at home on this runway.
Brooke Lynn Hytes, are you ready to fight global warming?
I will cut a bitch who comes between
me and my planet.
I bet you will. - You know I will.
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman,
is it climate change, or are you hot in here?
And my dear friend, Stacey McKenzie...
Working hard to reduce your carbon footprint?
One stiletto at a time.
That's my girl.
This week, the queens were tasked with turning
trash into treasure.
Now they're gonna serve it on the runway
in their three fierce fashion houses.
Gentlemen, start your engines,
and may the best woman win.
Category is "single-use queens."
First up, Scarlett BoBo.
It's the north Pacific garbage snatch!
The fantasy is post-apocalyptic couture.
I'm giving you plastic zip ties.
I'm giving you plastic netting, plastic tarp.
I am giving you plastique chic, honey!
Her dumpster's on fire.
Next is Kiara.
I'm working this runway.
I am serving some alien realness.
I want the judges to see that I can bring something different
to the runway.
The left shark got slutty.
Tarpe diem.
And now, Rita Baga.
Oh, wow.
Tonight, I'm serving club kid realness.
I'm burning the house down with my library tribute.
She's a biological hazard.
Slaying the dolphins.
Slaying the whales. Slaying the turtles.
That's one giant step for mankind,
and bunch of itty bitty steps for Rita Baga.
And here is Maison Boraga.
We are serving you so much high fashion right now.
Like, we gave you a full head-to-toe collection.
I am Boraga-ga-ga-ga-gagging, honey.
And next, Boa.
Today, I am giving you Boobarella satellite realness.
Oh!
Oh, the cable's out?
Let me just fix the dish.
I may be rocking this runway in a diaper,
but I am making it fashion.
Do you want a baked potato?
Depends!
Next up, Priyanka.
Oh!
I am stomping down the runway,
and I am giving you Tin Man's wife.
I left his ass, took all the royalties from Wizard of Oz,
and I'm looking for a new sugar daddy.
I want to stand under her umbrella.
Oh, Ella, Ella, eh, eh, eh.
Watch out, there's a storm coming!
Category 10s across the board!
Ooh, drip, drip, drip, *!
Do you need oil?
And now, Lemon.
I am serving you all metal, head to toe,
rose-gold copper fantasy.
I didn't know Cher was into heavy metal.
Oh! - Penny for your thoughts.
I'm using her to clean my bathtub later.
Please un-CC me from your chain mail.
The House of Rust.
It seems that the Kardashians
have fallen on hard times.
House of Rust has created three couture
evening gown fantasies,
and we are all serving them down the runway.
We are giving you silhouettes.
We are giving you metal.
And we are giving you gorgeous.
You're welcome!
And now, Ilona Verley.
I am walking down this runway.
I'm feeling my little magical girl knight fantasy,
and I'm feeling fun. I'm feeling fresh.
I'm kind of feeling like a pinata,
but I'm trying to serve it the best I can.
She's serving Trojan whore.
Hot to trot.
Prance, my queen. Prance, I said!
Next up, Tynomi Banks.
The fantasy is Renaissance knights
meets Wakanda warrior.
The judges are eating me up right now.
Oh, I just got a paper cut down there.
I bet somebody's gladiator.
Oh!
And now, Jimbo.
Oh... - Geez...
Here comes the entire Rose Bowl Parade.
Tonight's runway look I am serving
the queen of recycling from head to toe.
I am using the tips that Stacey gave me.
I am feeling confident and I am selling this garment.
Put a mother tucking crown on it.
And here is Maison Papier.
We are feeling a recycling royalty fantasy.
Tynomi and I are giving you brave, strong knights.
Jimbo comes out.
She's our beautiful queen, and we let you have it.
Well, that's one way to do a gender reveal.
Based on your runway presentations,
we've made some decisions.
Team Plastic,
your "C" levels are rising,
and your U levels,
your N levels,
and your T levels.
You are the winning team.
Yes!
Congratulations.
And one of you upcycled the house down
and is the pick of the litter.
Rita Baga, con-drag-ulations.
You are the winner of this week's challenge.
Woo! Thank you.
Merci!
You have won a $5,000 shopping spree at Fabricland
to keep the custom couture coming.
Thank you.
It's my second win, baby!
Woo-hoo!
I am the first one to win two challenges
on Canada's Drag Race. It feels incredible.
Team Plastic, you may exit the stage
and head back to the workroom.
Thank you so much. - Thank you so much.
Merci.
It's time for the judges' critiques.
First up, Boa.
Hi, Boa.
I think that metal is the hardest one
to work with to make clothes, so first off,
like you guys had the hardest time, I'm sure.
I just think the vision was there
but the execution just wasn't.
A full silver skirt would have been sort of more elegant.
I would have loved to see a mullet skirt moment.
My main issue with this is the diaper in the front.
And I would also have loved to have seen
a big bolero just covering your arms up.
It needed something up here for me.
I'm so happy that you continue to shine
with your personality, but it's time to pay attention
to the details, girl.
I would love to see you come and serve us a runway
without any gimmicks or gags.
We know you're funny, but I would also love
to see you just come out here and serve us like a real
serious, glamourous runway.
Absolutely.
You don't want your bra to put a strain
on your performance.
Thank you, Boa. - Thank you.
Brooke Lynn Hytes,
what are your thoughts on Miss Priyanka?
Oh, no.
Oh, Priyanka,
this was such a serve for me tonight.
Oh my god! - Oh.
Seriously?!
You literally came out, and me and Stacey
went like this to each other.
She gave me high fashion, couture, model.
Like, I think you are amazing on the runway.
Thank you. Wow.
I know you're wearing silver,
but this was solid gold for me tonight.
Next up is Lemon.
Hi-ee!
I think you look beautiful.
I would take you on a date, and I'd be proud
to walk around with you. - You still can.
Get a room.
1506.
What I love about an unconventional challenge
is when you can't tell
that it's an unconventional material, right?
Yeah. - What is it made out of?
Um, it's like kitchen scouring pads
that I like unrolled.
I love it. I love the colour.
I love the style.
However, I felt that I was missing that je ne sais quoi
that Lemon always has, that like spiciness.
Every time you come out on that runway, bring it.
I would have loved to have seen you brought it more.
Okay, I promise, I'll bring it.
I wish you had some sort of panty.
Oh, you do. Oh, I didn't even see that.
Oh shit.
Well, never mind. my drag.
From your first design challenge to this
is night and day.
But I wish that, as a group, it was more cohesive.
I think just adding in elements of rose gold with you two,
and a little pop of silver with you would have brought it
all together in a way that would just make you all pop.
Team Paper.
Stacey, what did you think of their paper eleganza?
I thought it was fun.
It was cohesive as a whole, definitely telling a story.
I love how you've accomplished this femininity
in the breast plate.
I think those tucks are very smart.
Thank you.
I liked that it was a little bit of a different silhouette
than what I've been able to do.
I would have loved to have seen
a little bit more couture.
I got much more
gay pride at the Renaissance fair
than I did runway show.
Okay.
As we were making them, I was kind of thinking,
"I think this is a little too avant garde," so...
I don't think it's too avant garde.
I don't think it's avant garde enough.
It looks like I should hang you in my backyard
and beat you with a stick.
Bitch, we look like garbage,
obviously because you gave us garbage.
Lord!
Who chose your characters this evening?
Who decided that you would be the knights
and that Jimbo would be the queen?
Jimbo had this really cool idea for this silhouette
with the cones and the points,
so we came up with the idea for Jimbo to be our queen,
and Tynomi and I to be like sexy knights.
Well, I like the idea for Jimbo as well,
but I would have liked it even more for you.
And right now, you're blending in once again.
Y'all are being way too Canadian here.
This is a competition.
Don't say because Jimbo wanted to look great,
so we decided to look less than great.
No, that's not how this works.
You are all on a team together,
and you should have had as much going on in your costumes
as Jimbo had in her costume.
There's no reason for one person to shine in your group,
while you two take the back spot.
Next up, Tynomi Banks.
You look beautiful tonight with the hair,
the makeup. - Thank you.
As you've guessed from my critiques of Ilona,
I'm not a huge fan of the costuming.
I think it is very costumey.
Are you okay?
What's going on, Tynomi?
I'm just emotional.
What's going on?
I feel like this whole competition,
something's been happening. - The whole competition?
I'm not even talking about
what your drag looks like.
I'm talking about you, that spark in you.
I'm just, uh...
I think I'm just being hard on myself,
um, and so it's just affecting...
You're in your head.
Yeah, and it's-- it's just hard to get out of it,
I guess.
I understand that, but you have to remember,
you're Tynomi * Banks.
I guarantee you, when you walked through the workroom door
that first day, all those girls shit themselves.
You are my favourite drag queen.
Give me Tynomi when you walk out here, like I know you can.
And she needs all of this to carry her,
like you don't need that.
You already have everything you need.
You just have to know that.
Brooke Lynn, what are your thoughts on Jimbo?
This is very impressive, obviously.
You do know how to turn a look.
Thank you so much.
I lose your shape a little bit with that belt,
but I mean, you made all that out of paper,
and it looks really cool.
Well, I think you did a lot of work.
It's quite impressive.
I think that the shoulders really look like fabric.
The fact that you got flowers on your shoes
is also very impressive, that you're thinking about
these details that we're seeing, you know,
like more so than I think some of the other girls.
Can you explain to me why you're so white?
I was going for like a Marie Antoinette
kind of powdered face to reference,
you know, like a queen of hearts.
But with the white contact lens,
and the white face, and the white hair,
it was like, "Wait, is she a zombie?"
Your face is beat. Your chest is beat.
But your arms and your hands are a different colour.
You didn't even touch them with your makeup,
and that just drives me nuts because it completely takes me
out of the illusion and the fantasy immediately.
We are given a very limited amount of time
to construct these looks, paint our faces, prepare.
I hear you, girl.
Everyone gets the same amount of time.
Use it better, maybe.
Thank you, ladies.
You may untuck in the workroom while we deliberate.
Congratulations, Rita. - Thank you!
That was great teamwork.
La Maison Boraga wins!
Oh my god, I'm so excited, and it's like my redemption
from my bottom last week.
It feels good to sit back here and be safe.
Yeah. - Not safe, top!
We're top!
I'm in the top again and it feels amazing!
I've been so far from the bottom
that my husband would be impressed that I'm such a top.
Ooh, what do we think's gonna happen out there?
I feel like Metal is in danger.
Metal, yeah.
I like the paper because their outfits,
at least Ilona and Tynomi looked the same.
I don't think Tynomi will be in danger.
No. - Because she looks fierce.
I think they're finally gonna give Tynomi like
an "Okay, you listen to us."
Ooh!
Ooh, the bitches are back.
Hello, girls!
Hola que tal?
Uh-oh.
Everything in this room is weird right now.
It's not the same place that we were five seconds ago.
There are just so many different energies and vibes
happening in this room right now.
Can you just go back to the main stage, please?
Thank you!
Sissy, what's wrong?
What's going on? What was your feedback?
I'm just like pissed.
Like, it was just literally like, "Oh, you're so costumey,"
like, "This is a costume."
There's so many designers that do costumey shit
and are in vogue.
Have you picked up a magazine?
You know what?
You do look like a freaking party favour,
and so does Tynomi.
There is like literally a tundra breeze in here.
It is so .
Just shut up and put a smile on your face
like everyone else has to,
because I'm not dealing with this right now, sorry.
Like... - Okay, bitch.
Yeah, we're all cold.
Look, we're all sitting here in blankets.
I literally just pretty much got told I'm going home,
and that you're probably the top two of the week
over here, and you're sitting here complaining about the cold
when I'm about to pack my suitcase.
That's the last thing I want to hear right now.
Well, good thing that all we want to hear is you.
It's a good thing because you're the only one with an opinion.
You're the only one going through anything.
Eat shit.
Tensions are high!
I'm just gonna sit here and hopefully I don't
get a glass thrown by me.
Why do you get the loudest voice in the room?
Go off, Jimbo!
Come on, Jimbo!
Why do you get to say, "Shut the up,"
and "Shut your mouth, bitch"?
Jimbo, I don't want to hear it right now.
Great. Well, I'm saying, Ilona,
I don't want to hear it right now, so what do you say?
Okay, cool, then I'll stop talking,
because I'm respectful. - Perfect, thank you.
Let's move on. What's next?
I hate that you are feeling like this.
I can't even look at Tynomi right now.
It's just I hate to see this huge personality
look so defeated.
Like...
'Cause literally like...
I couldn't even walk in here again, like...
I told the girls last week I will not end up
in the bottom again.
I promised them that. And to fail...
It's heartbreaking seeing
someone so talented be like torn down.
We love you so much, and we want you to be so successful.
It's so heartbreaking.
This competition is making us crazy.
I don't know what to do.
I've never had this feeling before.
I don't even know how I was still standing on stage.
I wanted to collapse, like collapse.
I'm just being me and it's not enough for them.
It's like it's just really hard.
Well, it's like very much the same thing.
It's like this is my life.
It's like I don't just do drag as a hobby.
It's not just fun. Like, this is who I am.
I know, she's only lip synched twice.
Welcome to the Ilona Show!
Ilona's freaking out about something again.
We have Shambellina in the corner,
worried she's gonna go home and ruin her whole drag career,
and you're coming in just yelling at everybody?
Shut up!
I'm so sorry, guys.
This is like, it's complicating the *--
It's just annoying! Like, I spent all this money
and all this time and effort
like putting together sickening looks for this competition,
and me wearing garbage!
Like, this is not my drag!
I wanted to come here and like
represent my culture.
I wanted to represent for trans people
and non-binary people, and all I'm representing
right now is like dumpster divers!
It's true, though!
I literally look like shit!
It's so annoying!
So, just between us biodegradables,
what do you think?
Boa, her personality was so like hilarious.
I mean, I literally will cast a model who can show me
her personality in her walk.
I'm so glad that she gave Boa on the runway tonight,
as she always does, but I'm just gonna need to see
a little bit more polish because you can't just fly through
this competition based on personality alone.
There's always a bloop.
There's always a a-ha.
There's always a honk-honk.
But I would love to see her just come out and be like fierce
with no gimmicks, no gags, just once.
Priyanka...
She was serving glamazon supermodel realness tonight,
and I was there for every minute of it.
That dress was so beautiful,
and I can only imagine how hard it was to construct.
I mean, Priyanka looked like a model tonight, you know?
Her walk was so good.
You really saw a difference. It wasn't Bambi on ice.
She gave me Iman.
She gave me Liya Kebede.
She gave me a little bit of Naomi.
She looked wet and hungry and tired,
so just like a model.
Lemon...
I have to say, she made a gorgeous dress
that didn't even really look like it was Brillo pads.
But tonight it's like she got too comfortable,
and she felt like maybe, you know, she's good,
so she doesn't need to do much.
She could have been a little sexier in the way
that she walked in the dress.
She gave me a little bit of a boy walk.
Lemon is a dancer, you know?
When Brooke Lynn Hytes walks a runway,
you can tell that this bitch is a dancer.
I need to see some of that from Lemon.
Ilona Verley.
It's just a real letdown from last week,
when she had that amazing runway look,
and then she comes out this week, and it was just like,
wah, wah, wah.
Straight up, Ilona was boring for me.
Even if the outfit is not the best,
that doesn't mean that you still can't sell it.
People need to wake up
and realize that this is a competition,
and it's every woman for themselves,
even when you're in a team.
Tynomi Banks...
As we said with Ilona,
the costume was a costume, and it wasn't as elevated
as the other looks we saw on the runway.
I really, really was rooting for Tynomi tonight,
especially after I had that runway coaching session
with her, how I saw her transform,
and I was hoping that she was gonna bring that tonight.
I think Tynomi's really struggling because
she is not a competitor.
She's such a good entertainer and dancer,
but she's never been put in this high pressure kind of situation.
So, just seeing her here struggling just breaks my heart.
Jimbo, she's a queen who's been doing costume design
for over a decade.
I mean, she's very good at what she does.
She obviously put a lot of work into it.
I just thought the hair was messy,
the makeup didn't go all the way down.
It wasn't a finished look, all the way around.
You're giving her some criticisms,
and she's kind of coming back at you with like explanations
and excuses, and I was like...
Excuses. I'm losing her a little bit.
I'm just not seeing the same fire that I saw
the first couple of weeks in this competition,
and I'm wondering where she's going.
So, have we made a decision?
Alright,
bring back our dumpster divas.
Ladies, welcome back to the runway.
The judges have made some decisions.
Lemon...
You scoured the runway with your look.
You're safe.
You may join the other girls.
Thank you.
Tynomi Banks,
you've had a lot of armor on.
It's time to take it off and let your shining knight
come through.
I'm sorry, my dear, but you're up for elimination.
Oh my god.
Priyanka, you served us a dark cloud,
but to be fair, your dress did have a silver lining.
You're safe.
Please join the other girls.
Thank you.
Ilona Verley,
you turned pastel into gay and knight,
but will your popup fairy tale have a happy ending?
Jimbo, your Antoinette Mary
tried to serve us cake,
but was it queen era or quinceanera?
Boa, you always know how to wrap it in foil,
steam it, and serve it up good.
But tonight when you came out,
were you fully cooked,
or just half-baked?
Jimbo...
You're safe.
You may join the other girls.
Thank you.
Ilona Verley,
I'm sorry, my dear, but you're up for elimination.
Boa, you're safe. You may join the other girls.
Thank you, guys. Thank you, judges.
I'm in the bottom, and I'm against Tynomi.
I'm just so overwhelmed right now.
I can't help but feel like giving up.
Yeah, yeah, don't worry about it.
I value my friendships
way more than my standing in a contest.
I just don't want to have to lip synch against my friend.
me.
I don't think I can do it.
Yes, you can.
Please, perform. Perform.
Tynomi's just telling me to perform,
and not give up, and it's so hard hearing that from her.
I get that you're all sisters,
but this is a competition.
Ilona, you can do it!
Come on, Ilona! You can do this.
Ilona, this is so important for our community
and all of the kids at home that are watching you.
They don't want to see you give up, and neither do we.
You've got this, girl.
I know that I have to do this, and I can't just give up.
This is not a cute look right now.
Two queens stand before us.
Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare
a lip synch performance of Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend.
This is your last chance to impress us
and save yourselves from elimination.
The time has come for you to lip synch...
for your life.
I need to get it together.
I need to put on the best show that I can put on.
I know I'm gonna perform the house down.
I'm gonna give them a show.
I'm gonna give them Tynomi.
The Tynomi that they keep on looking for, here she is.
Good luck.
And don't it up.
I look at Ilona, and she is bringing it.
I am selling this song like it's full price.
We've already seen Tynomi send home two girls,
and I'm not trying to be the third.
Okay, we are fighting.
That was so good. Wow.
Oh my god!
That was a * lip synch, ladies.
Thank you. Good job.
Ladies...
We've made our decision.
Ilona Verley...
Chante, you stay.
You may join the other girls.
Thank you.
I love you so much.
Tynomi Banks...
You have paved the way for so many in this community,
and while this may be a speedbump, honey,
the road ahead is wide open.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Now, sashay away.
- Okay.
Girl...
Thank you, everyone. Thank you.
We love you.
I love you much.
I'm so proud of myself. Thank you.
I've made it this far, and I'm gonna continue going,
shooting for the stars.
Love you.
We love you! - Thank you.
We love you!
It's sad, but I'm happy.
Even though I'm in shambles, that was a good performance.
I know, I know I'm fire and it will never be put out.
I'm ready to take over the world.
No one's gonna dim Tynomi's lights, alright, one time.
Con-drag-ulations, our top 8, and remember,
stay true north, strong, and fierce.
Now, let the music play!
Work it for me, me
You wear it
Next time on Canada's Drag Race...
We are playing the one, the only...
Snatch Game!
You have me legitimately gagged right now.
No one's done her.
I'm getting ready to destroy some *.
If you bomb the show,
they make you come back and host it.
That is how you do Snatch Game, honey.
I was cracking up the entire time.
You had a lot of people really turning it up
to 200%, and that made you even more flatlined.
When I host these viewing parties,
I'm gonna call in sick for this episode, bitch!