[dinging]
- This is a final boarding call for our global glamazons.
Queens, prepare for takeoff.
You want to put yourselves on the map?
Then show me what you're packing.
Fasten your wigs and tuck away your luggage.
Where we headed?
The top of the mothertuckin' world, baby.
[laughs]
[engines roar]
[singing] RuPaul's Drag Race
Tonight on "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World,"
Michelle Visage,
Alan Carr,
and our extra special guest judge,
Richard E. Grant.
[singing] RuPaul's Drag Race
May the best drag queen win
Best drag queen win
[thunder rumbles]
[dramatic music]
- Hi. I'm Tia Kofi.
I'm the glamorous geek and the pop princess
of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" series two.
You're welcome.
I've been stuck backstage for three years,
and not one of you came to look for me.
I was best known on my series of "Drag Race"
for serving high fashion looks. Just kidding.
But everyone remembers my looks:
an ice cream cone, a pterodactyl,
an outfit that I sewed that had a hole in the armpit.
[laughs]
Why did you ask me back?
I guess that means the question still remains:
Tea or coffee?
I placed seventh.
I was sent home at Snatch Game...
Ooh, I'm scary as fuck, mate.
[laughing] Which is not very good.
Guess I'm by myself, which means currently, I have won.
Good for me.
- Tia Kofi. - All I won on my series
of "Drag Race" was the title of Baroness Basic.
So this time, I'd like to win something
that is not offensive to my character.
[sighs]
Where's everyone else?
We had a UK winner last time,
and I'm here to show everyone that I am
the mothertucking queen of the world!
[imitating echo] World, world, world.
[thunder rumbles]
Oh.
Who are you?
Oh!
G'day.
- I am Hannah Conda, and I'm from
"RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" season two.
And you may best know me for being robbed.
[laughs]
I have a feeling we're not in Oz anymore.
But you girls are going to click your heels three times,
'cause you're going home. [laughs]
- Hannah Conda is definitely a campy comedy queen,
so we've already got some stiff competition.
I've got a friend. Hooray.
- I feel so proud of myself for what I did on my season.
I was a runner-up. I won three challenges.
The highlights for me were definitely winning Snatch Game.
[as Liza Minnelli] Yes, I will be in your movie.
[laughter]
I kicked it in the dick, as I like to say.
[laughs]
Ah!
- G'day, g'day, g'day. - Hi, bitch.
- Hi. - How are you?
[both kissing] - I'm good.
- So good to see you. - I'm Tia.
- Hi, Tia. I'm Hannah. Lovely to meet you.
- How are you? - Fuck, you're tall.
The drag scene in Australia is very eclectic.
It's very, very performance-based.
Oh, Desiree, you look like an absolute dog's breakfast.
I do dance and I can move.
I just don't because I'm lazy. [laughs]
- Is it the same as the "Down Under" set?
- Ours is tiny and it's also upside down.
- And when you flush the toilet, it goes the wrong way.
- Oh, yeah, my toilet's going one way, and I'm, like, confused.
[both laugh]
I really feel I've got a good chance
of taking this crown out.
It is so weird being back.
This competition is gonna get turned upside down
because we're taking the crown down under!
- Oh, god. - Oh, uh-oh.
Oh, my god, who is it?
Ooh!
- Oh, my god, and a boot.
A sensible boot for the weather.
- Oh, my gosh.
Work. - Work. Oh, yes.
[laughter]
- I'm Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha,
and I'm the Spanish Hannah Montana.
- Come on, sensible boot.
[rings bell]
- [laughs softly]
[laughs]
- Did somebody order a Spanish loser?
[laughter]
I came in seventh at "Drag Race España" season one.
But I think I'm best known for my awful laugh.
[laughs obnoxiously]
Hello! - Hi!
- Oh, my god, hi. [kissing]
I'm Tia. Lovely to see you.
- Lovely to see you. I'm Arantxa. Hi.
- Hi, Arantxa. I'm Hannah. Lovely to meet you.
[kissing] How are you?
You look so beautiful.
- My drag has changed so much since my season of "Drag Race,"
'cause our girl did not have fashion sense.
And I still don't have it, but now I have money
to pay people who do have it.
- How did you go in your season?
Did you have a good time?
- I had an awful time in my season.
- Relatable. - Yes.
Which is why I wanted to come back now.
- I'm ready to just, like, let it just be fun,
enjoy the experience, and just be stupid.
- And never send each other home.
- Never. - Never.
[silence]
[laughter]
- In my season, the thing that
didn't let me move forward was the fact that
I didn't come to terms with who I really am,
with the fact that I'm a woman, I'm a girl.
My transition has helped me to feel way more confident
and happy when I look at myself in the mirror.
- This is like the first time you're gonna be
meeting Mama Ru. How do you feel?
- I still don't believe she's real,
'cause I haven't seen her in person.
- What do you mean? This is Ru and Michelle.
[laughter]
- I am a queer icon.
And if you disagree, then you're a transphobe.
[laughs]
[bell ringing] OK, where's the next clown?
- Yeah, where's the next one? - Come on in.
- Is it the Pope? [laughter]
- Ooh.
- We're over here. - Turn around.
[screaming]
- Hi. I'm Mayhem Miller.
- Oh! - Work!
- Why am I putting myself through this shit again?
The party won't stop and can't stop.
[laughter]
- You're joking.
May. Hem. Miller.
What a gag.
- Oh, fuck. [laughs]
- I don't want to sound like a douchebag,
but I guess I'm known a lot. [laughs]
- Hey! - Hello!
- Hi. - Oh, my gosh, hi.
- Hi, babes. I'm Hannah.
- Hannah. [both kissing]
- Lovely to meet you.
- I'm Mayhem. - I'm a huge fan.
- A fan of me? - Yes.
- I am not surprised. [laughter]
I competed on season 10 of US "Drag Race."
- She knew what she was here to do,
and she executed it flawlessly.
- And I made it halfway, which was not good enough.
So then I came back again for "All Stars,"
and I made it halfway.
All this could have been yours.
So now I'm gonna make it all the way this time.
I'm excited to be back again.
Like, I thought I was done after "All Stars,"
but I'm ready to play, have some fun.
- Yeah, because this is your third time.
- Maybe I'll get a crown this time.
- [laughs]
- Sashay away.
- I'm here to prove to Ru that she made a mistake,
and she better not fuck up this time.
I'm just kidding, Ru. You were right.
I was wrong. [laughs]
- Someone's coming.
- Ooh. - Ooh, it's shoulders.
- The outfits are elite. - It's a big wig.
- Come on.
- Oh, you better work. - Oh, yeah.
[all exclaiming]
- What's my story, you may ask?
For those who don't know me, Choriza May is a Spanish queen
who started her drag career in
"RuPaul's Drag Race UK" season three.
So I'll be repping for all my sisters in the UK.
Now you can hate me 'cause I'm beautiful,
because the glow up is real, baby.
[laughter]
I made it halfway through. Top six/seven,
because I'm the other half of the most shocking elimination
in "Drag Race UK" history.
- I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you both
to sashay away.
- Let me tell you, it's not gonna happen again.
No double eliminations. Just double penetration.
[laughs]
What are you doing in my clothes?
[screaming]
Hi, beautiful! [kissing]
I'm Choriza. So nice to meet you.
- I cannot believe it! - Who the fuck are you?
Go back to Spain, bitch! [laughter]
- I cannot believe that Choriza May is here!
- What the fuck?
- It's gonna be so sad when I have to send her home.
- So how do you guys know each other?
- Well, I'm Spanish. - Yeah.
- She was on "Drag Race Spain."
And we're just good friends, actually.
- Trauma bond. [laughter]
- Since last time you saw me, some things have changed.
Now I get to not just tour the whole UK,
I'm releasing my own music,
I was a guest judge in "Drag Race Spain."
- Were you on the season that Choriza judged?
- No, I was on the first season.
She came in the second.
- I did judge her on her season,
but I just wasn't there. [laughter]
I'm really excited to show my growth.
I don't think many people saw me as a winner.
Sniff of her dirty tights, baby.
I want that to change.
I'm ready to slay the game!
Ole!
- Oh, my lord.
Is this another queen coming?
- Who is it? - Who is it?
- They've got a headache.
- Hold that wig, girl.
- Oh. - Ah.
- Oh, it's art.
[cheering]
- Bonjour.
- She's a model.
- I am La Grande Dame.
I am from "Drag Race France" series one.
[obnoxiously] La Grande Dame.
[screams] France!
[laughter]
And I am the proud first or second runner-up.
Depends on how much you like me.
How are you, ladies?
[all exclaiming] - How are you?
- La Grande Dame's kinda hot.
- Enchantée. [kissing]
- And I hope she is grand.
- Bienvenue. - [gasps]
[all screaming]
- Mama, nail said fly! - Nail down!
- That wasn't shade. I didn't--
I'm gonna kiss your boobs instead.
[laughter]
Back in my series, I didn't struggle much.
I was in the top all the time.
I won Snatch Game. I did good.
- Serving some high fashion, so I see.
- Gave a little bum. - A little something.
- As one should. - A little fashion.
- It doesn't get more French than that.
[laughter]
What sets apart drag in France would be the fashion.
We have a big history.
We have some of the best designers.
And I think it shows in the French drag scene.
- Well, great representation from France.
- Yeah, I mean, they picked the one.
- Ah! - Yes.
- We'll see. But it's a lot of pressure, I have to say.
- Absolutely. Wow.
- You don't want to disappoint at home,
so I have to do good. - It is scary.
- I'm not rude. I'm not pretentious.
I'm just French.
That happens.
- It's happening. - Oy vey.
- OK. - OK. Is that a leg?
- I think it's an umbrella.
- Is it Joan of Arc?
- Who is she? - It's Sia.
[all screaming]
- Mabuhay, bitches.
My name is Marina Summers,
and I'm the most beloved runner-up
of the Philippines, or some might say
the most famous loser of the Philippines. [laughs]
It's time to give these colonizers the chop.
[all screaming]
- Wow. Polished head to toe. She's a powerhouse
and definitely one to watch out for.
- I made it to UK, everybody! [all cheering]
- Hi, beauty. How are you?
- Good to finally meet you.
- Oh, my god. - Gorgeous.
Back in my season,
I was pretty well known for the performances.
[Filipino folk song playing]
But I'm also pretty known for looks, personality.
It's Marina's world and everyone's living in it.
- Welcome to the UK. - Thank you.
It's my first time outside Asia.
- Really? - Yeah.
- What is drag in the Philippines known for?
- In the Philippines, we have some of the best performers.
- So we can leave. [laughter]
- I am here to put Philippines on the "Drag Race" map.
- I see you brought the sword,
but are you ready to give people the chop?
- Well, that's why we're here, right?
- It's gonna get real soon.
- Mm! - Yes.
- Watching "Drag Race:
UK vs the World" season one...
- Pangina.
- I'm afraid being Asian! [laughs]
But I cannot wait to introduce myself to these ladies
and to RuPaul and Michelle and everyone else. [laughs]
- Oh, here we go.
- She's coming. - Baby!
- Come on, hose. - Come on, hips.
- Who is it? Just walk through.
- Who is it? Oh?
- Oh! - Oh, my god.
It's Jonbers.
- I'm Jonbers Blonde.
I'm from "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" season four.
The delusional queen is back.
- Oh. - Ooh.
- Top of the morning to ya.
[laughter]
Am I gonna win? Yes! I'm delusional, apparently.
Hi, everyone! [all cheering]
So many queens, so many queens!
- Hi, babea!
- You are a pig slut. [caws]
I got to the final four without a badge,
so what else could I do?
I'm back to have a little fun, kids.
Couldn't chase this little snake away,
could you, darling? [laughter]
Apparently I didn't have a USP. Well, I've found that USP.
I'm the funny fashion pig of season four.
[snorts]
[laughs] That's horrible!
- Everything about this outfit, it's perfection.
- I love to look good. Right, hear me out.
If you die in the outfit that you die in,
that is your ghost outfit.
Do you want to look good? Yeah, I think you do.
I don't want to see any more snakes
on this mothertucking island!
I'm ready to chase these snakes out of this workroom
and be crowned queen of the mothertucking world!
Mu-ah-ha-ha-ha!
- Oh, another one.
[all chattering]
- Oh, it's a praying mantis.
Oh, it's a bug. - Just a little bug.
- Come on, fashion.
- Come on, head.
[all cheering]
- I'm Keta Minaj.
I'm the dark evil witch
from "Drag Race Holland" season two,
and I'm back to haunt you.
[yells]
It's time to say yay to your Kay.
[cheering]
I did very well.
I won the talent show,
the Snatch Game,
the improv challenge,
and then I was sent home.
Well, well, what a glittering assemblage.
- That bitch ate her season up.
- I'm also Asian. - Oh, yeah!
- Yes, I'm Indonesian. - Oh.
Southeast Asia represent, baby. Come on.
[cheering]
Keta is a seasoned queen.
I mean, her age tells it all. [laughs]
- So what's the drag scene like in Holland?
- You have, like, conceptual queens, glamour queens,
dancing queens,
and I'm a bit of a mix all together.
- I see that.
Glamour for sure. - So you got it all?
- I don't want to come across arrogant, but yeah.
[all screaming]
My looks are always a bit dark.
As a guy, I'm already sweet.
So in drag, I just want to be evil.
[laughs]
It's time to show the world
what kind of mothertucking global superstar I am.
[thunder rumbles] all: Oh!
- Another one? [all exclaiming]
- She got money.
- Come on. - Foliage.
[all exclaiming]
- Hello, world.
I'm Scarlet Envy. I'm 30 years old
and I am from "RuPaul's Drag Race US" season 11
and "All Stars" six.
Third time's a charm.
No one's ever called me charming.
Just kidding. Lots of people do.
[chuckles]
I've been robbed.
No really, where'd my sausage roll go?
[laughter]
My biggest strength in my past seasons,
I'd say probably my acting.
New phone. Who dis?
- She was the most natural actress out of all of them.
- But I have some tricks up my sleeve,
and I'm really excited to do it again.
Here I am. I'm back in the seat,
and I'm wearing pink this time.
Can we zoom in on the shirt?
- Hey, babe. [all cheering]
- I'm Mayhem from the US.
[laughter]
OK, we got a US queen.
Miss Scarlet just walked in talking about
where's her sausage roll.
All I know is, I got a bun for it.
- How does it feel to have a fellow American here?
- Well, she got the memo for wearing red.
- I know. America's showing up in red.
Drag is explosive in the US. - Scarlet.
- American queens tend to just be more competitive.
And I am coming for a win this time.
- Are you gonna be the drama, though?
- Honestly, yeah. I think I will. I think I will.
I mean, I think we should all be the drama
a little bit, right? - 100.
- I'm ready to snatch some RuPeter badges,
100 thou--
some RuPeter badges
and the crown and the scepter.
- It's good. - Oh, come on.
- Not another one.
- Come on, moving fingers.
[all exclaiming]
- Who is that?
[all screaming]
- The mother has arrived.
The tiger is back!
- Gothy Kendoll, Gothy Kendoll!
- I'm Gothy Kendoll.
I'm from "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" series one,
and I am one of the OG losers. [laughs]
Get ready, ladies. I hope you like it roar.
all: Roar!
[laughter]
[all cheering]
- Hi, baby. I'm Hannah. [kissing]
- Gothy Kendoll.
This is iconic. This is groundbreaking.
I'm so obsessed.
I'm obsessed with the fact you're here, literally.
I hope she's not still shit at drag, though.
- So how does it feel to be back
after being the first eliminated?
- Wild. I mean, I never, ever thought
I would get this opportunity, so I'm ready.
I give better head than all the queens here.
- [laughs]
- I would describe myself as the Porkchop of "UK Drag Race."
But since the show, I've released music,
I've collaborated with people I never thought I would.
And if I've done that when I've lost,
what am I gonna do when I win this crown?
Like, it's gonna be wild.
- Have you had a bit of a glow up
since your season one experience?
- Obviously, I've had my teeth done, so.
- Give us a good smile.
[all exclaiming]
Lipstick just all over them. [laughter]
The last time I was on the show,
I really struggled with confidence.
I didn't like talking because of my teeth.
I just feel way more confident now.
- So wait, we've got four UK now.
- Oh, my god.
- Season one, season two,
season three, and season four.
- You've won the counting challenge.
[laughter]
- I feel like walking in,
I'm definitely going to be underestimated.
And I think that's good. Like, let them underestimate me
because there is no way
Porkchop is happening this time.
I can't even eat pork. It makes me feel sick.
[laughs]
- So this is it, girls.
- Is it? Good.
[thunder rumbles]
[all screaming]
- There's another one.
Come on. Show us your face.
You're bringing out another queen?
- Hello? Hello?
- Hello, tattoos.
[all screaming]
- Yes!
[all screaming]
- Is that Raven?
Not again. She's not allowed to compete, is she?
I hope not, bitch.
- What, no Jujubee?
[laughter]
Let's hear it for your host with the mostest,
RuPaul!
[all gasp]
- What?
- Hello, hello, hello.
[all cheering]
Hi.
- Oh, my god.
- Fucking RuPaul! Oh, my god!
Now this is what dreams are made of.
- My queens, welcome,
bienvenue, and willkommen
to the greatest drag show on Earth.
[all cheering]
- Ay, ay, ay!
- Some of you I've judged in person
and others I've admired from afar.
But it's a new day, a blank slate,
and trust me when I say anything can and will happen.
#DragRaceUK
Now, starting immediately,
"Drag Race: UK vs the World" rules
are in full effect.
Each week I will be naming the winners,
and you queens will be eliminating each other.
Now, it's not gonna be easy,
but it's gonna be worth it.
Because in the end, one of you will be crowned the queen
of the mothertucking world.
[all cheering]
And for the first time
in "Drag Race UK" herstory...
- Oh? - Yeah?
- The winning queen will receive...
- No.
- A cash prize of...
- Ah! - [gasps]
- 50,000 pounds.
[all cheering]
- Ah!
50,000 pounds!
Think of all the rhinestones.
- So for your first Maxi Challenge,
you'll be starring in the Queens' Variety Show.
- Yes. - Work.
- Ooh.
- This is your chance to show off
your international charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
- Talent show! [laughs]
Oh, I'm so excited.
We never got to do this, so I'm thrilled.
- Racers, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.
[all cheering]
[upbeat music]
- Look at all this shit.
- Oh, my god. It's huge!
- There's so much crap. - [laughs]
We are walking into the Werk Room
and I am incredibly overwhelmed.
Just a small amount of drag. - Is this all for free?
- The size of this place.
- Wow. - OK, mine has wheels.
- Where's my shit? - Where are the workstations?
- [grunts]
- Ah, my dress.
- [laughing] Tia. - I'm trying!
- Whee. - And they're off.
And they're off.
- Oof! - Oh, no.
- Come on, tulle.
- [groans]
- [sighs]
- Now that we know there's money involved,
does that change how you want to sort of play this?
'Cause it's a very different game.
- As one clever girl said,
my strategy is not to reveal my strategy.
[laughter]
In France, I'm a big fish in the little pound.
Now I'm getting into the big pound,
and I want to be a fat fish.
- Oh, I mean "pond."
- So who is our biggest competition?
- [giggles] - Well, who do you know first?
Do you know any of the girls first?
- Actually not really.
- You've never met any of them?
- I probably have, but, you know.
- [laughs]
- I'm pretty sure they know me though.
- Yeah, they definitely do.
- Now, this is not fair.
A lot of these girls know each other,
so they know each other's names.
I don't know they names.
Not my fault. I'm old.
- I think Hannah looked really amazing.
- Wait, which one's Hannah?
- Hannah's from Australia. - Bitch.
And her makeup is fucking great.
- Her makeup is stunning.
The face is stamped.
I'm a little threatened, sure.
I mean, don't tell the other girls that.
- Not one bitch looks bad.
- Are you sure?
[laughing]
- La Grande Dame. - [chuckles]
- Do you have a nickname?
- Actually, the girls from my cast called me Dada.
- Dada. Oh, I love that.
I get called Little Hands.
- Related to some appendages?
- Oh, no, no. - We have a saying in France--
- No, they call me Hannah Conda for that one.
[laughs]
- I'm very excited. It feels familiar
because we've been on "Drag Race,"
but this is a completely different environment.
- Yeah. - And different language.
- Yes. - I'm bringing my culture,
but I'm also bringing Keta, you know?
- Yes. - I'm sticking to my own brand.
- I would say the same.
We haven't seen much Filipino queens.
So I feel like I have a responsibility as well
to, like, represent where I came from.
- That's what I want to take off this experience,
just a little tiny piece of each other, you know?
- Yeah.
- We're all so nice.
But now that there's money involved,
do I wonder, are these girls gonna stop being nice?
Are we gonna start playing with knives?
And that just rhymed, so it might be true.
- Every single person here is like a fierce competitor
from their season. It's wild.
It's time for the first official meeting of the UK committee,
as this is the United Nations of Drag.
We need to strategize.
- I mean, it's "UK vs the World."
- It's "UK vs the World," right.
- When people say, "oh, I'm not here to--
I'm just here to have fun." I'm here to have fun.
I'm here to fucking win. [laughter]
I think that we're all on the same page in this.
I really feel I can trust my fellow Brits.
I'd like to think that, anyway.
- Wait, as where we stand now,
I'm the only queen in this Werk Room with a RuPeter badge.
- But also collectively from the whole of the UK,
there's four of us
and we are representing one challenge win.
[laughter]
- That is shocking, actually.
- Personality gets you a long way, apparently.
- Well, I'm fucked then. [laughter]
- So far we've agreed to have each other's back.
I don't know these queens enough
to know if they're being honest
and we're all on the same page.
For me, I have mixed feelings.
all: [hushed] UK, hun. Woo.
- [whispers] OK, bye.
- I don't know what I'm gonna do, if I'm fully honest.
- [laughs] - You look gorgeous.
- Stunning.
[upbeat music]
both: Yay! - Hello, Werk Room!
together: Oh, my god!
[laughter]
- Today we're getting ready for the Queens' Variety Show.
- Milord. - Milady.
This is our first chance to scope out the competition.
Who's got the skills to pay the bills?
I hope it's not just a bunch of lip syncs.
- Are you excited for tonight, Keta?
- Yes. I'm really excited.
- How crazy it is to be seen by Ru
for the first time, girl. - Yes. I have the same.
Holland is, like, a little country.
- Mm-hmm. - But I just want to show
also the world, like, you know,
we are small, but we think big. - Yeah.
We're small but we're big in drag.
- Yes. Big energy. - Mm-hmm.
I'm just so excited to put on a great show.
We may speak different languages,
we may come from different places,
but drag is our language, and we share that.
- You look lovely, girl.
- Thank you. I am fully aware.
- Excited for the talent show? - I am.
- This is my first. - You haven't done it?
- No. Never done it. - Oh, bitch.
Last talent show, I forgot the words to my lyrics.
[mumbling]
This time I can't drop the ball again. I can't.
- What are you doing?
- I want to do something different.
I know people have an expectation
of thinking what I might do.
- What, blink? [laughter]
- They might want me to come and bring my drama eyes.
But I'm, like, kind of limited
of what I can do physically right now.
- Oh, why?
- I got long COVID. - Oh, my god.
- Since COVID, I've had to shift when it comes to my drag.
Now, I think out the box and want to do
something different because I am different.
And that's what makes my drag unique and special.
- Well, it's kind of like you get to reintroduce people
to a different side of you. And that's exciting.
Kick it in the dick. - What?
- Kick it in the dick. - What the fuck does that mean?
- It means just do good.
- Why would you kick someone in the dick?
[laughter]
- What are you doing for yours?
- So I'm singing.
- You're singing live? - I'm singing live.
- Singing live? - I know.
It's a really fun number. It's really silly.
I think, like, it's so important to make her laugh.
- That's exactly mine.
On my season, I built myself as a fashion queen,
but, like, everyone was like, "Fashion? Really?"
- Oh, really? - So I was just like--
I was like, you know what? You have to take that stuff
and just turn it into a comedy moment.
The thing to do is just to go out there and have fun.
- Right. Well, everyone's here for a reason.
Ru sees something in you.
And I'm sure I'll see it eventually.
[laughter]
These are international queens.
What are they gonna do?
I have no idea,
but I cannot wait to find out.
[RuPaul's "Cover Girl"]
- [laughs]
Cover girl, put the bass in your walk
Head to toe, let your whole body talk
[applause]
And what?
Welcome to the main stage of "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World."
Her old implants were the eighth and ninth wonders of the world,
Michelle Visage. - Over a billion served.
- [laughs] - Very proud customers.
- The super specsy Alan Carr.
Now, where in the world do you like to vacation?
- I go to an all inclusive clothing-optional holiday camp.
It's called Sandy Balls. [laughter]
- And acting royalty, Richard E. Grant.
Welcome, darling. - It's an honor, Ru.
I've been obsessed with "Drag Race" for years.
- Now, have you spent much time around drag queens?
- Well, I worked with the Spice Girls
on "Spice World: The Movie." Does that count?
- Oh, right. - [laughs]
- Yes, that counts.
This week, we challenged our queens to enter-taint us
with their international charisma, uniqueness,
nerve, and talents.
And tonight, on the runway, category is...
For Queen and Country,
home nation looks.
Racers, start your engines
and may the best drag queen win.
[sweeping orchestral fanfare]
"RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World" presents
the Queens' Variety Show.
First up, representing the UK, Choriza May.
- [singing] Ole ole, Choriza May
[laughs] Let's go.
[singing] Hola, welcome to el inferno
Hola, welcome, let's party in hell
If you're coming down here, you're gonna love the drama
Heaven works hard, but the devil works harder
What's an afterlife without an after party?
We're burning up, shake your body
So, senoritas, feel this hellish fever
Embrace your demons and dance the night away
We know how to get hot, hot
If you're wearing anything, let it drop, drop
Even in a world where the sun don't rise we multiply the fun on high
[singing in Spanish]
Hola, welcome to el inferno
Hola, welcome, let's party in hell
Hola, welcome to el inferno
[singing in Spanish]
[cheers and applause]
- You don't lose "Drag Race" twice without learning a thing or two.
I'm Scarlet Envy, and I am so good
at giving bad advice.
[singing] It's so bad, but I'm just so nice
Here's some bad advice
Always look Michelle Visage directly in the eyes
If you're wearing H&M
Just say you hemmed it all, bitch, lie
[laughter]
Lie.
You like that? Here's some more for you.
Be rude, read the host down
Write a verse with a generic line about snatching the crown
Trust me, nobody will see it coming
It'll shock the whole town
Lose your wig mid-lip sync with nothing underneath
Go down on the Brit Crew and use lots of teeth
Keep losing like me and soon you'll be
Invited back more times than Jujubee
[laughter]
Well, that's about all the time I have, kids.
But one more for the road.
Keep it in the family. Fuck his dad.
[all cheering]
- Uh, I don't know if I'm gonna take advice from Scarlet.
[laughs]
- [snorts]
[laughs, grunts]
[looping grunts and laughs]
[electronic music]
Oh!
[looping grunts and laughs continue]
[laughs]
- I have no idea what's going on,
and I love every minute of it, bitch.
[electronic music]
- [exaggerated laughter]
[exaggerated laughing]
[grunts]
[exaggerated crying]
- Yes!
- Yes.
[electronic music]
- [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- Viva La France. [laughter]
- [singing] Might be a Kendoll, look like a Barbie
Body like a sex doll, I know you want to try me
Snatched high face, itty bitty waist
You've been gagging, begging, dying for a taste
G-O-T-H-Y
So plump, so good, so sleek, oh, my
Make your boyfriend, girlfriend, they-friend cry
When I leave you in my dust, saying see you bye
Fierce as a tiger, when I roar, it's with desire
To accelerate the tempo, baby, let me take it higher
Both ways, I'm a top, switch it up, baby, never stop, yeah
Has anybody got a lighter?
[dance music]
- Ooh!
- Yes!
[all gasp and cheer]
all: Wow.
- I just can't fight this feeling of being overwhelmingly concerned
that she is so surprised that it worked.
That is so scary.
- Are my eyebrows still on?
- [singing] I'm a Filipina
Filipina winner
- Yes!
- World, it's summertime.
[singing] Strut the floor like a winning queen
My beauty will make you scream
Blind you in my gleam
You see, even gods are jealous of me
She part the seas like she's Moses
Mama, take me to a catwalk, I go ways for drama
I got moves with the flow
I'm the queen Marina
And I do it so hot, all year it's summer
Born in an island and raised by the seas
Golden, my skin, I'm the Filipina queen
I'm a Filipina
I'm rising like a winner
Ain't nobody bringing this Morena to the ground
I'm a Filipina
Filipina winner
[all cheering]
- Marina makes me nervous because this is the best goddamn performance
I've ever seen on the main stage of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
- [singing] Like a winner
Ain't nobody bringing this Morena to the ground
I'm a Filipina
- I think she's a Filipina. - [chuckles]
- I'm falling down a dark hole.
[screams]
I see weird creatures.
There's a mouse wearing a cat suit.
- And what the fuck did they put in my tea over here?
- Doing her makeup. - Am I high?
- Did I see a witch pointing her finger at me?
[singing] I'm the duchess, how do you do?
They all call me Keta Minaj, so can you
My life was a club kid dancing till dawn
I found my real purpose, a witch all along
Born in the club, my reason to stay
I'm very special, don't you agree?
Where's your K? Here's your K.
Where's your K? Say yay to your K.
Who's your K? I'm your K.
What do you say? Say yay to your K.
Where's your K? Here's your K.
Where's your K? Say yay to your K.
Who's your K? I'm your K.
What do you say? Say yay to your K.
One, two, three, four
Oh, my God, I'm such a ho
Five, six, seven, eight
[all cheering]
- Let's go!
- Bitch, what the fuck?
- I'm very special, 'kay? [laughter]
[singing bowls chiming]
- Are you stressed? Depressed?
Or do people just get on your nerves?
Well, I'm Mayhem Miller,
and I want to take you on a guided "May-ditation."
Let's get to work.
[singing bowls chiming]
[chanting] Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan.
[laughter]
[rings bell]
Never trust a fart.
[rings bell]
[laughs]
- Mayhem, what's going on?
[rings bell]
- Ah, fuck.
Shit.
- She's forgotten her words, which could be any words,
'cause we don't know what the words are meant to be.
So just say some words! Literally any words.
- Something.
- Oh, fuck.
[rings bell]
- You're beautiful.
Don't you let no one tell you different.
Namaste.
[applause]
- Namaste.
- [singing] Here I am back in the spotlight
Exactly where I belong
You've called me a goddess, an icon
The belle of the ball
Oh, hey, RuPaul. - [giggles]
- [singing] But if I'm a 10 on every scale
Then surely I can't fail
And maybe I'm a winner after all
[speaking] Can I get someone to do this?
I've already given it up that I can't play.
[singing] 'Cause I'm perfect, ha!
You've all told me that I'm perfect
So however I do this
I just cannot screw this up, right?
You call that a challenge? Well, it ain't that hard
When every look I serve is Michelin starred
[speaking] Reveal!
Wrong dress.
[laughter]
[singing] This being perfect
There's no fun in perfect
There's a little crack in everything
And that is how the light gets in
And, baby
It's time
To let those little cracks shine
[cheers and applause]
- White panties?
Who wears white panties?
[laughter]
- London.
Paris.
Milan.
Belfast!
[singing] She's in fashion
She doesn't care
She's in fashion
So she says
No close up shots
Don't shoot my hands
Just filter me
'Cause I'm a man
A fashion slag
A party roach
This Larry pigeon
Flies in coach [pigeon sounds]
He'll do splits
And they'll do stunts
Just watch me pose
You fashion [bleep]
She's in fashion
She doesn't care
She's in fashion
Or so she says
- I think Jonbers thinks she's a fashion queen.
[laughs]
- [singing] I'm the end of this rainbow
I've got it all
Still no badge, though
Blonde bombshell, pig in a wig
I deserve a badge for this Irish jig
Put respect to my four leaf clover
Troubles cease when I bend over
[applause]
- Yes.
[doorbell rings]
- [snoring]
Ugh. Why does everybody say my name wrong?
It's not that difficult.
Oh, you want me to teach you?
[snores]
OK.
Repeat after me. [doorbell rings]
[snores]
Ah.
all: Ah.
- Ran.
all: Ran.
- Cha.
all: Cha.
- Castilla-La Mancha. all: Castilla-La Mancha.
- Oh, you guys sound like idiots. - [laughs]
- Oh.
- I've not a balding notion what's going on here right now.
What is happening?
- Ah. all: Ah.
- Ran! all: Ran.
- Cha. all: Cha.
- Ah! all: Ah.
- Ran! all: Ran.
- Cha! all: Cha.
- [gasps]
Oh, Dad, that was a weird wet dream.
[laughter]
- Did not expect that. I once had the same dream.
- Is anybody gonna get the door?
[laughter]
- "UK vs the World," let's go.
[singing] When I was younger
I would listen to the people talking
It made me stronger
When I realized they're a little bit boring
You still believe in what they say
Now they ain't getting their way, no way
No way, no way
If you're feeling at your lowest
Let me raise you up
Let me tell you, baby, you're enough
You gotta read my la la la la, my la la lips
You gotta re, re, remember, remember this
You're a force of nature
Tell the haters
You gotta re, re remember
To read my la la la la lips
Come on, queens, make some noise.
[cheering]
[singing] You gotta read my la la la la, my la la lips
My mama told me
When they ain't got nothing nice to say
You gotta catch it like a bad babe
And just throw it away, yeah
Real queens hold up each other's crowns
Together, we'll take them down
If you're feeling at your lowest
Let me raise you up
Let me tell you, baby, you're enough
You got to read my la la la la, my la la lips
You gotta re, re, remember
To read my la la la la lips
[cheers and applause]
- But the question remains,
which lips is she talking about?
- [singing] Nobody's business
Category is For Queen and Country.
Up first, Scarlet Envy.
She's serving face, face, face, face, face.
- Her head is legendary.
[laughter]
- You're right here.
There is a Mount Ru-shmore on my head.
But instead of old white men, I've put RuPaul on the mountain.
- There's no face like home. [laughter]
- I am serving a reference to "Drop Dead Gorgeous,"
because I love this movie and I love Hollywood.
This is exactly on brand for me.
Glamorous but silly and fun.
- Oh, she's making me Mount Gush-more.
[laughter]
- Up next, Keta Minaj.
- I'd like to be the first to say Amster-damn!
- I'm serving you Dutch milkmaid cheese realness.
But I make her a bit sexy,
because we all like a little bit of slutty, right?
- I think I can see her Dutch oven.
- Ooh!
- Dutch better.
- I'm also Indonesian, so I give you two looks.
- Oh. - Oh.
- My look is inspired on Indonesian witches, [speaks Indonesian].
I will cast a spell on you.
Bam, in your face.
- That's one way to evade the police.
- [laughs]
Jonbers Blonde.
- I hear she's in the Bel-Fast and the Furious.
[laughter]
- I am giving you the national flower
of Northern Ireland, the shamrock.
High fashion leprechaun, basically, is what I'm giving. [laughs]
- Darling, she's got the tuck of the Irish.
- This is Jonbers 2.0.
There is nothing in the world that feels like walking the runway
of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK," and I'm so excited to be here.
- Oh, she's got great craic.
- I think she looks lepre-corny.
- [laughs]
- Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha.
- Ooh, is that a mantilla in your pocket,
or are you just happy to see me?
- [snickers]
- I cannot believe I am walking
the "UK vs the World" runway for the first time!
- Oh, yes, honey, she's gonna get ole-ed tonight.
[laughter]
- This dress is made out of mantónes de manila.
The flamenco dolls that are set up
on top of all the TVs in Spain.
I don't know why, but it is.
- No Spain, no gain. - Hey, hey.
- All of the Spanish people's jaws
are right now on the floor, 'cause they cannot believe
that Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha is looking this beautiful.
- Oh, great tap-ass.
[laughter]
- Up next, the question remains, Tia Kofi.
Ooh, what's in that dossier?
Oh, she's got the goods on somebody.
- This outfit represents the perfect blend
of British and Nigerian culture.
I've got a Nigerian print
in the colors of the British flag.
My mom came over from Nigeria, married my dad, who's English.
They had a baby. That was me.
So yes, my favorite thing about my home country is me.
- What's in that dossier?
Oh, she's going to tell.
[laughter]
- I got a little passport purse
that has the word "welcome" on it in Nigerian dialect.
It's the first time on this main stage
I've worn something nice. I'm proud of myself.
- What's in the dossier?
She's going to tell.
Spill it, Tia Kofi. - [laughs]
Marina Summers.
- She's the cream of the crop. [laughter]
- Bringing my Filipina heritage
and culture to the main stage,
I feel very, very proud.
I have this basket which is carrying sticky rice. [laughs]
- She's a real basket case, this one.
- I hear she's selling grass. - Ooh.
- [laughs]
- I grew up surrounded by farmers.
And to be wearing this in front of the whole world
gives me so much joy and pride.
- Sorry, but I have to leaf.
[laughter]
- Choriza May.
- [singing] Rule Britannia!
[laughter]
For the runway, I thought I would came dressed as
the human national personification of Britain, Britannia.
- She's spear. She's queer. Get used to it.
- [laughs]
- I came here seven years ago, and I want to pay homage to
all the people that have welcomed me here with open arms.
- Oh, she's having a shield day.
- I feel powerful.
Is it the first time that the judges have seen a shiny helmet?
I don't think so.
- I think it's time to call it a knight.
Mayhem Miller.
- Lady Liberty Kardashian.
- Now, she ain't no Staten Island Ferry.
- I am coming down the runway feeling gorgeous and patriotic.
I'm letting you know that I am rich, and I'm also Black and beautiful.
- I heard she shops at Liberty.
- I'm feeling great in this outfit.
I'm on top of Ellis Island as a beacon just being beautiful, gorgeous,
and, of course, Mayhem.
- Yes, honey, that's the "Snatchue" of Liberty.
[laughter]
Gothy Kendoll.
Does she seem guarded to you? - She is very guarded.
- I'm wearing a really cool genderfuck costume.
I've got a deconstructed Union Jack following behind me.
I feel camp, sexy, and stupid in this look.
It's just so Gothy.
- Never mind the barracks. [laughter]
- It feels great to be walking this runway again.
You know, last time I was here,
didn't get to walk it that many times.
So I'm just soaking it all in
and I'm just having a bit of fun.
[laughs]
- Beefeater? More like Queef-eater.
- [laughing] No!
No!
- Representing France, La Grande Dame.
- Oh.
- I think she's got a frog in her scrote.
- [laughs]
- You know, this outfit is very exotic
but basically tastes like chicken.
[laughter]
- I'm serving French stupidity.
We have a beautiful national frog
that is being impaled by
our beautiful national Tour Eiffel.
I'm just here to let everybody know
that I'm from (ECHOING) France.
- I can see her cock monsieur. - [chuckles]
- It feels a little risky to showcase the stupid side
of La Grande Dame so early,
but hey, we are here to have fun
and I'm willing to take the risk.
- There's a toad in her hole. - [laughs]
- Hannah Conda.
Ooh, the Lizard of Oz. - [giggles]
- I am giving you Priscilla, Queen of the Desert frill-necked lizard realness.
- Oh, my god, Hannah's been sucking off the Smurfs again!
- You know it.
The twist is is that I'm also paying homage to our First Nations people,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
And I've got a beautiful mural of artwork.
It is an absolute honor to be able to wear this
and showcase the First Nations community to the world.
- I'm a big fan of this look.
- [laughs]
- [singing] That's how I want to hold you
Welcome back, queens.
"UK vs The World" rules are in full effect.
I will choose the top two queens of the week.
They will go head to head and toe to toe
in a lip sync for the world.
And the winner will receive the power to eliminate
one of the bottom queens.
Now, based on your performances and your runway presentations,
I've made some decisions.
And yes, I do sound like Bea Arthur.
What of it? [laughter]
When I call your name, please step forward.
Keta Minaj.
Jonbers Blonde.
Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha.
Tia Kofi.
Hannah Conda.
Ladies, you are all...
safe.
- Oh, my god.
- You may step to the back of the stage.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- [whispers] Good luck.
- Ladies, you represent
the tops and the bottoms of the week.
Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
Up first, Scarlet Envy.
- Hello, Scarlet.
- Hi, Michelle.
- I want to start with your performance in the variety show.
I think the idea was there.
For it to be a slam dunk,
it just needs to be fleshed out just a little bit more.
- I wish that the slink and the sass that you have in your runway
was as much in your sultry singer.
It was just slightly short.
But I loved it. - Thank you.
- This look tonight, it's quirky.
You are the drama.
It's fun, it's creative, and it's Scarlet. - Thank you.
- Your face deserves to be on Mount Rushmore,
'cause you're gorgeous. There, I've said it.
Love it. - Thank you.
- Yeah, it's a really gorgeous dress.
It's really, really pretty. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you, Scarlet. - Thank you, Ru.
- Up next, Marina Summers.
- I loved your performance in the variety show.
There was so much energy there, the empowering lyrics.
It was just wonderful to see.
- Those shoes that you performed in
are one of the most difficult types of shoes to perform in.
So I don't know if I should applaud you or yell at you.
- Sassy and sexy as you get.
- You like that? [laughter]
- And I love this look on you.
You had the basket full of-- what was that?
Reeds, is it, or? - Rice.
- Rice, that's rice? - Yes.
- Rice looks like that when it grows.
- No way. - Yeah.
- Not only are you beautiful, you're also educational.
- Yes.
- Please explain your traditional outfit.
- This is inspired by the banaue rice terraces
in the Philippines. - Very glamorous farmers.
- Mm-hmm. - [laughs]
- They don't only serve rice. They also serve looks.
- Oh! - Yes!
- OK.
Well, you've represented your country beautifully.
- Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Up next, Choriza May.
- Hola. Welcome to el inferno. - Hello.
- You know, you had to kick off the show,
which is not easy to do,
and it was so much fun to watch.
- Even after you'd left the stage,
I was still humming that tune. It was great.
- I thought you were like a Spanish Mae West bull in a China shop.
Fabulous. I loved it.
- This look tonight, this is kind of beautiful.
You've got a UK shield.
- I'm from España, but the UK adopted me.
So I thought, what a great message would it be
to be dressed as Britannia, the symbol of the UK.
- The fact that you are Rule, Britannia
but you're Spanish.
Everybody's included and welcome in the UK,
so I love that about it.
- That is indeed a brilliant choice.
Thank you, Choriza. - Thank you, RuPaul.
- Up next, Mayhem Miller.
- Oh, May, I am so glad you're here.
- I'm happy to be here.
- I loved what you were trying to do in the performance.
It just kind of fell flat.
I think the nerves took over,
which made you forget things and not be present.
- Ah, fuck.
- I laughed at that "never trust a fart."
And I thought, oh, we're gonna get comedy.
And then it was all like, "be yourself."
And I think if you'd stuck to just doing jokes,
it would have had more impact on me, I think.
But you know, good for you for daring to be different.
This look, wow, wow, wow. - Absolutely sensational.
- I love that the Statue of Liberty
is unapologetically Black and proud.
You gave the Statue of Liberty hoop earrings.
I am in. - [pops tongue] Two pair.
- Yes, honey.
- It's true. This is remarkable.
Now, the performance-- is that how you conceived it?
[laughs]
- After my fart jokes and the Chaka Khan,
I started laughing,
and then I fucking blanked after.
And I was like, oh shit, now I'm fucking lost.
And I'm like, oh bitch, just stir the bowls.
Just get it done. [laughter]
- Thank you, Mayhem. - Thank you.
- Up next, Gothy Kendoll.
- From the beginning, our little Gothy Kendoll.
- All grown up. - You look beautiful,
and it's so lovely to see you here.
- Listen, with your variety show,
I felt you set the scene amazingly.
There was candelabras. There was latex.
There was fire.
I just didn't think you had enough confidence
to marry with the scenario.
- I feel like you were like, "I just got to get there
and light these sticks on fire and do my thing."
And that's kind of what I felt.
You need to take your time, because we want to see.
We want to soak it all in.
- Fuck the fire. - [laughs]
- If you hadn't done the stuff with the fire,
we'd have seen you dancing.
I would have liked that even more.
- This look tonight, super fun.
Putting a codpiece on like a Beefeater outfit,
femmed it up, and it is beautifully made.
- Listen, I think the confidence is there somewhere.
Now's the time, Gothy.
Now is the time. - Yeah.
- Can you give us one more roar?
- One little roar? [laughs] - Yes.
Thank you so much.
All right, let's hop on over to La Grande Dame.
- Je m'appelle Alan. [speaking French] Northampton.
- [laughs]
- Your variety show performance,
to make that much comedy with just sounds, not even words.
- [exaggerated laugh]
- Oh, my god, it was just mind blowing.
It was just so funny.
- All of it was so ridiculous,
but at the same time, supremely entertaining.
- Excuse my French, but you are
la grande fromage grenouille. - Mm.
- The great French cheese frog. - Ooh.
- Yeah, extraordinary.
- Some people would just be happy with that
variety show performance, and you come out wearing this?
Oh, my god, my mind is blown.
- La Tour Eiffel with a frog.
What kind of mind thinks of that?
You are beautiful.
But the fact that you have a twisted sense of humor
is really your ticket.
Set the bar very high for yourself, La Grande Dame.
- That was so much fun. Did not expect it at all.
Have you performed that act before?
- No. No, no, that was specially made for
this beautiful show.
- Well, thank you very much.
Ladies, based on the judges' critiques,
I've made some decisions.
[dramatic music]
Marina Summers,
La Grande Dame,
you are the top two queens of the week.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, my god. Thank you.
- Condragulations.
Choriza May, Scarlet Envy,
you are both safe.
That means Mayhem Miller, Gothy Kendoll,
I'm sorry, my dears, but you are in the bottom.
Marina Summers, La Grande Dame,
each of you needs to decide which of the bottom queens
you'll eliminate
if you win the lip sync.
So while you queens deliberate in the Werk Room,
the judges and I will eat our bangers and mash.
You may leave the stage.
- It's harvest season.
- [singing] Limbo, limbo, limbo! Limbo, limbo, limbo!
- I don't have that problem. [laughter]
- We're back in the Werk Room, and I am safe.
I thought I was gonna be a winner.
But this just goes to show that
these bitches are packing talent.
- Well, congratulations to our two amazing winners.
[cheering]
- Well done.
- How are you two feeling?
- Good. I mean, it feels amazing, doesn't it?
- Yeah. I love saying stupid shit in front of RuPaul.
[laughter] - You did that.
- You've made a great first impression.
Like, how incredible is that for the two of you?
- They said it.
I set standards for myself that are quite high.
- For the rest of us, too, actually.
- It puts a lot of pressure, but it's good pressure.
- I want to know specifically how Mayhem is feeling.
- Of course no one likes being in the fucking bottom,
but I'm happy that I took a chance, a risk.
And--
I just--
unfortunately my jokes made me laugh.
[laughter]
I'm not even gon' lie.
I deserve to be in the bottom.
But I'm hoping that the girls realize that shit happens
and that they can overlook my mistake.
- My UK sister, Gothy, how are you feeling?
- Ugh.
I didn't think I'd be in the bottom first episode again.
That was, like, something I really didn't want to happen.
I'm upset that I'm in the bottom two,
because I've put a lot of work into this performance.
And I feel like I did do something
that was really different.
So that is really frustrating.
- Ladies, we now have kind of the worst decision
we have to make.
I would love to see the girls one by one.
- For sure.
I would like to hear from you girls.
- Yeah. - Let's go, bitch.
- It's gonna be really tough for these queens
to decide who's going home.
I'm so happy being safe right now,
because I don't have to make the decision,
and also, I get to stay!
- So here's the deal.
I fucked up.
It wasn't that bad. - Mm-hmm.
- If I didn't laugh, I would've been all right.
I think I would have been safe at least.
So I hope that you can see
that there's still some fire in me
and there's still more for me to show.
- I hear you, girl.
And I know what you can do,
but I'm still not sure about
how I'm gonna go about this.
- OK, well--
- What?
- What if we made an arrangement?
- Mm? Like?
- I mean, if you save me,
I could potentially return the favor.
- Mm-hmm.
- I want to see you go far. - Mm-hmm.
- I got your back, bitch.
- Girl.
It's always tempting to have an alliance.
And for it to be Mayhem, that's like a big plus.
She is the queen of the party.
- OK.
I'ma let you sit on that. - Mm-hmm.
- I think she's picking up what I threw down.
- Love you, girl.
- This is all a game and sometimes games are not fair.
[laughs]
- How are you?
- I'm OK.
I mean, I've obviously been in this position before
where I've been in the bottom first episode.
But I didn't think I was going to be.
I'm not gonna lie.
I feel like my performance was quite strong.
- I have to say I really enjoyed it.
- Thank you. - I really did.
- Thank you so much. I'm really glad.
- And I lost my eyelashes. - [laughs]
You're welcome.
I'm getting good vibes from La Grande Dame.
I want to speak my mind. I want to speak the truth.
And I just want to show them why I deserve to be here
over Mayhem, because I do deserve to be here over Mayhem.
I feel like I'm also not really had the opportunity
to show myself as much as someone like Mayhem.
She sort of knows the game.
- I would agree.
- And yeah, I feel like she shouldn't be in the bottom
if she's got this much experience.
- Mm. - Mm?
- Gothy didn't get to show everything she is.
So taking away this new opportunity
would make me feel really bad, honestly.
- Who do you think they're gonna choose?
- I do not envy their position whatsoever.
- The name of the game is UK vs the World,
and there's two international queens on the top,
and there's one UK queen in the bottom.
Are they gonna be playing the game?
- Well, this is where we find out
how the game is gonna be played.
- I can't tell you that I was better than someone else.
I'm in the bottom for a reason.
But I do have a proposition.
- Oh. - I do.
- The game starts now, does it?
- I mean, if we're gonna play a game,
let's play a game. - I like that.
- If you are able to do me a favor and keep me around...
- Mm-hmm.
- I would gladly return the favor.
- Is that a serious proposition?
How can I know this is a serious proposition?
- I am a man of my word.
If I promise you something, I'll honor it.
- That's good to know.
Getting offered an alliance so early in this competition,
it's really tempting, honestly.
Don't say your goodbyes yet.
- Oh! All right. I won't. - You never know.
- I really thought I'd proved myself on that stage,
and I thought I'd brought something a bit unique
and a bit different that hadn't been done before.
I know that I'm funny. I know that I'm stupid.
And I feel like I need to bring that across to the judges
because they're obviously not seeing it.
- You know, I haven't made up my mind yet.
- Of course.
- It's a heavy, heavy decision.
But I feel like everyone who's in the bottom
is on an equal playing field when it comes to the critiques.
So right now I'm just gonna go with guts. - Yeah.
I really can't read Marina at all.
She's holding her cards very close to her chest.
She makes me nervous.
- Ah, this is so hard.
- I know, baby. Don't worry.
- Gothy sadly went home on her first episode,
and I don't want to be the girl to send her home
the first time again.
But I understood what the judges said.
She's still a little bit nervous.
I mean, girl, now is not the right time
to find your confidence,
because this is the world stage, baby.
This is harder than my ex's dick.
[slurps]
[tense music]
This is the first elimination,
and I have a big decision to make.
This is gonna be hard.
We made such a great bond in that short amount of time.
So to be sending anyone home is a nightmare.
- This is really not easy.
We've all just got here
and you don't want to break someone's dream.
Do I send home the drag icon I look up to?
Or do I send home the girl
that just got the opportunity to come back?
[tense music]
This is hard.
[dramatic music]
- Welcome back, ladies.
Two internationally acclaimed queens stand before me.
Ladies, this is your chance to impress me
and earn the power to give one of the bottom queens
the chop.
- I would love to get the first kill in this competition.
Let's do this. [laughs]
- The time has come... [thunder rumbles]
for you to lip sync for the world.
[dramatic music]
- I'll make France proud.
This is our duty here. Let's go.
- Good luck and don't fuck it up.
- [singing] I'm a--
I'm a dreamer
Love, life, and laughter
Is all I believe
My savior is pure now
Because my lonely heart would bleed
I never learned how to hold love
And stay strong to love
Now I close my eyes now
And I'm dreaming right where I belong
Oh, oh, oh
Here we lie all alone, am I dreaming?
Your heart's smooth, my soul is unbelieving
Now you see the me
I'm a feeling, I'm a feeling
I feel your hands, your lips, the heat of your body
Whisper you love me, say you love me
Please just love me down and never leave me
I'm a dreamer
Oh, oh, oh
Am I a dreamer? Am I a dreamer?
Am I a dreamer? Am I, am I a dreamer?
[cheering]
- Yes!
Yes.
[laughter]
- Yes.
- Ladies, I've made my decision.
[dramatic music]
Marina Summers,
you're a winner, baby.
[cheering]
- Thank you so much. Salamat, RuPaul.
- And the recipient of a gold RuPeter badge.
- [singing] Rule Brittania!
- Wear it with pride.
- Thank you.
- La Grande Dame, you are safe to slay another day.
- Merci.
- Now, you may join the other girls.
[cheering]
- Well done, baby. - Merci.
- Will the bottom two queens please step forward?
[tense music]
Marina, with great power comes great responsibility.
Which queen have you chosen to get the chop?
- The queen that I've chosen is someone I look up to from afar
and I've always been a fan and a supporter of this queen.
And it breaks my heart but
the queen that I'm sending home is...
Mayhem.
I'm sorry.
- Fuck.
- It's all right.
- As it is written,
so it shall be done.
Mayhem Miller, you are and will always be
a global phenomenon.
Now, sashay away.
[kissing] - Do good, babe.
You fucking bitch.
[laughter] I love you so much.
- I love you. - I love you.
all: Love you.
- Love you so much. - Chaka Khan, bitch.
- I am the queen! The queen of the party!
[laughter]
[applause]
I am not surprised.
The girls have to do what they gotta do.
And if they didn't want to keep me, that's fine.
But the party ain't gon' be real no more. [laughs]
I've had a blast here,
and hopefully I get to come back again.
[laughs]
[ethereal music]
- Condragulations, queens.
And remember, if you can't love yourself,
how in the hell you gon' love somebody else?
Can I get an amen up in here?
all: Amen!
- All right. Now let the music play.
[singing] To, to, to, to the moon
To the moon, to the moon
Come on and take me away
To, to, to, to the moon
Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World..."
- It's the Happy Ending Ball.
[all cheering]
You need to create a ball gown fit for a princess.
- Well, that's drag.
- I don't even know where to begin with this look.
- It is perfection.
- Are the UK queens sticking together?
- I think we are. Yeah.
I mean, you know, but so?
- They heard that.
- Someone's gonna have to send somebody home.
Thank you, UK queens, for making it so much easier.
- [singing] To, to, to, to the moon
To the moon
Come on and take me away
To, to, to, to the moon
To the moon
Come on and take me away
To, to, to, to the moon
To the moon
Come on and take me away
To, to to, to the moon