Crazier! Extra drama! Extra fab!
There are plenty of problematic drag queens now...
Sis!
Psychotic.
You've gone too far.
I've been observing all of you...
I'm so mad at you.
Am I important to her?
She will drive you crazy.
-Are you acting? -Yes.
It's like...
Motherfucker, is that a camera?
The queen with the lowest-ranking score
will be eliminated.
Fuck, during the first two episodes, we had no idea.
-I get where you're coming from-- -Hold on, mama, mama.
I was instructing up there on stage.
Scared the shit out of us.
Fuck you!
Let dragdagulan begin!
It's the new season, girls! So here's the follow up
before the shocking events.
It's a new season. We have a brand new den,
which means that we have new rules, new twists,
a whole bunch of extraness that we weren't able to do.
And we're doing things bigger and better.
Run, bitches!
Following Season One, where we ended the season with
a cliffhanger of Manila Luzon
when the Drag Den got raided.
So for Season two, the story goes that they've found a new Drag Den,
but the narrative is-- it's 2052 in Tondo, Manila.
Manila Luzon and the Drag Cartel basically found a new den.
My design peg was psychedelic, so more of cool tones
and then psychedelic prints.
There's this idea that in 2052 nature has eaten up the city.
So the mood is very trippy or psychedelic.
The den is fun especially if you like to play video games
because we have an arcade now.
So all the queens get to play a little Street Fighter,
a little Mortal Kombat in between make-up challenges.
It's not every day you get the chance to create a world
out of your fantasy.
Drag Den is a universe.
We framed it from the fantasies
of queer people, of drag queens living in the Philippines.
Like shit, they created a world for us, they didn't just set up a stage,
put us on a spotlight and made us fight for our life.
That's not how it is.
I think the diversity of our queens
are really gonna set this season apart from the last.
We have queens from all over.
We have queens from the islands,
we have queens from the province, we have trans queens, baby queens.
We have an AFAB queen.
Marlyn is my drag name.
I wanted to join Drag Den because we deserve it.
I'm here to represent my fellow AFAB drag artists.
Slay! Casting alone is serving!
We made sure that
the show would be more accessible to all drag queens out there.
We were able to visit Visayas and Mindanao.
Diversity is not at the forefront of our thoughts when we think of casting.
More than anything,
the most important factor Drag Den is addressing
in terms of casting is accessibility.
If they can't come to us we should come to them.
That's where they live, where they do their shows,
and they've never been to Manila to make a living.
Because our aim is that after their experience here at Drag Den,
we may hope that the opportunity Drag Den has provided for them,
in the same way that the platform, would be enough for them to jump start
their drag scenes in their provinces.
The response from the drag community here in the Philippines was so great.
So when we were auditioning for a new cast of queens,
we had so many more people audition for our show.
So we upped the number, from eight in Season One to ten now.
We're just going to keep adding, and adding and adding more queens.
We have queens that are campy, they are talented,
they are beautiful, and they have it all.
And they're at equal levels on different stages.
It's about the uniqueness that they bring.
They don't need to be perfect,
they don't need to be this or that. They just have to be here.
But wait!
Did you miss the wild dragdagulan with the wrecking ball?
Dragdagulan stayed on for Season Two.
But this time we left the wrecking ball behind in Season One.
Well, people have given their opinions
about what really happened with Season One's dragdagulan.
But we listened to your suggestions.
For Season Two
we want to make it as interactive as possible.
This time, yes, we have the budget.
We've got licenses for the songs.
Oh, oh, oh
Flaunt it!
Shake it, shake it, let's go
You will love me eventually
♪ There are things that are unnecessary ♪
I'm really happy because
one of the things that drag queens do in the clubs,
in the bars, and in the streets is we lip sync and we perform that way.
So it's really exciting that we are giving the opportunity
to have some amazing Filipino songs that
the queens can lip sync and perform to.
I enjoyed watching the ladies really
do actual choreography for the dragdagulan.
They actually get to show us some dancing
and a lot more theatrics.
No matter how many times you try, try, try
It's crazy, it's crazy
Even if you force To love more than one
It's crazy, it's crazy
Crazy
We've seen that, with it being a three-way battle already,
it is better that we retain the chaotic energy
because dragdagulan is all about that.
What dragdagulan is trying to replicate
is not the barangayan showdown itself.
It's the chaotic energy that we get from our own culture.
Because, yeah, as we have said in Season One,
barangayan showdown is very Pinoy and it's drag.
All forms of drag are valid, and here at Drag Den,
we love to collect them and nurture them
and see how they deal with each other.
But here’s the real deal!
Some of you should be scared.
New den, new rules.
When it comes to new rules, we finally had an elimination.
I'm sorry, but you're now eliminated, Maria Lava.
Marlyn.
Elvira. Jean Vilogue.
Margaux.
You may have been eliminated,
I'll lig-walk with you.
-Keep on, baby. -Yas!
I'm so excited for the whole world
to watch more of you, baby.
-And you'll always be my little girl. -Thank you, Mama.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much...
...pose!
You did amazingly every single episode.
I'm so sorry that we weren't able to have you at the finale.
You're always part of this family. I love you.
The idea behind it is that, as you can see in terms of approach,
we approached Drag Den Season Two differently
in terms of treatment and storytelling.
Season One felt like the origin story of the Drag Cartel
but other than that, the elimination format
is also because we listen to feedback
from our audience, and we value the feedback
that we got from Season One. This show is for them, anyway.
Much as we make Drag Den for the drag queens and community,
we also make it for the audience because
drag needs audience to thrive.
With elimination, it's this reality that wakes them up.
It's that extra kicker that
I have to give my best every single time.
If I'm scared, I'm gonna be scared all the way.
If I enjoy, at least I'm having fun even if I fuck up.
So every one of us-- All of us are...
Once you kinda slip back a little bit,
you can't afford a day like that.
I am aware of my shortcomings earlier.
I don't wanna leave yet. I don't want to.
Oh fucking hard.
Jeez, go ahead. You motherfuckers.
Fuck, right?
I don't want to cry.
Well, the bitch is gone now.
In bringing out these queens
from the underground world and into the world,
I hope this show illuminates our audience
with the different stories that the queens have.
Because I feel like the community
has been segregated for so long that
most of the time, people feel just so alone.
And through this show, I hope they get to identify
the things they go through,
what the queens have also gone through in their lives.
Let’s take a break from all the drama.
Time to dish the dirt on our fierce guest judges!
Hi!
It's nice. Felt as if I had come back to my old home.
Hi!
It blew my mind. It’s fascinating how you're taken to a fantasy world.
Hi! Congratulations on your first round.
Hi!
Power, Drag Den!
The wonderful thing about Drag Den Philippines is
we put so much thought into our judges.
Actually, when I was told that I would judge,
of course, I got pretty excited.
I never considered saying no
because I really love this community, and I really, really love drag.
I really love the gays, I swear.
Oh my god!
So this, it's mixed with art,
and I'm really an artsy person, I'm really stylish,
I love camp, I love everything that's extra,
and I also love the humor.
That’s probably why I love drag, a perfect mix of everything.
I was really honored because I've been admiring
the drag scene for a while now,
even before its popularity here in the Philippines.
I also use it as an inspiration
for my cosplay in applying the techniques
to the style of my wig, my makeup, execution, and even performance.
This is what I love about the drag scene.
They can be whoever they want.
It's bringing fantasy to reality,
which is like what cosplay does as well. So, yeah.
I am thrilled, excited, and envious
because they seem to really enjoy what they're doing,
and they look very beautiful.
I have so much respect.
It makes me want to join next time.
Can I join, join, join?
There's this really high sense of credibility in every episode.
It was fun. It was hard.
It's always hard to choose the best
because when you're choosing the best it means some are left behind.
And that's always painful.
I know how it feels so that part was no fun at all.
But we have to go through those kinds of things
to grow and develop as individuals,
and to gain deeper self-understanding and become better.
It was so diverse, it also challenged my versatility as a host.
Oh, what happened in the previous episode?
I was absent.
Her speech also, I can see her second-guessing
everything she's doing and everything she's saying.
Seriously, Marlyn.
-Yes. -She obviously stepped up this time.
That you know, sends a message of I am really here to win this.
We want to see you guys shine too,
even when you are in a group.
You will showcase whatever your strength is.
I am so honored that they came here and helped
pick our next Drag Supreme.
When we allow allies to come into our space,
we make sure that they're part of it.
Not like you're just invited
but you have no idea about the world they're entering.
We make sure they do and they have connection with drag,
that what they do or what they're good at
intersects with drag as an art.
Let your heart speak, because if your heart speaks
it's easier for the truth and your truth to come out.
It's heartwarming how supportive
-our female friends are, right? -Yes, girls.
Because their support is strong.
Not just a mere support, hard support!
With them it really keeps drag alive.
You were very committed in the scare house.
You knocked that rocking chair right over.
I thought it was part of the act.
We have invited, from another universe,
from another universe of drag. We have Alaska.
I am very happy we got to invite
someone from Manila Luzon's universe
to be finally here in the Drag Den Universe.
Hello.
Welcome to our Drag Den!
-Gosh! -These are for you!
-Oh my god! -Thank you.
So good to see you.
The one that really, really means the most to me
was my sister, Alaska Thunderfuck.
I love it. I feel right at home.
I'm so happy that she flew all the way here to the Philippines
and joined me on the judges panel and experienced
Filipino drag the way we do it here on Drag Den.
I loved your carousel cookie monster.
-It's so fucking cool. -Right?
The queens came up with some really
outrageous looks, unexpected.
It's like magic. It's like, this is a dress now.
Because I said it is.
-Kaboom! It's drag. -Kaboom.
I love Manila.
I think that she is the most beautiful woman in the whole world.
So working with her is always great, and just getting to
look at her face is a privilege, for sure.
So do you want me to be like
really nice as the judge, or do you want me to be really mean?
-And bitchy? -I...
...want you to be as whatever you want to be.
You know, here in the Philippines, everyone is like, kinda confused
'cause everyone thinks drag should be glamorous.
I'm so excited for today because we're gonna see a different side of drag.
Oh, so you brought me here on the day the girls aren’t glamorous.
They've got to be crazy like...
-Yes, Mama! -I see.
My god! You really know we have a budget to spend.
We have Alaska Thunderfuck gracing us from abroad.
You only get to see her from YouTube,
from other shows. Then now, she is here.
I touched her skin, my god! I did sign of the cross.
Kidding!
We had the very first AFAB queen in Philippine drag television.
-No way! Amazing. -Yes.
That was really cool.
Making history.
Making history in the Philippines.
Drag Den is unlike anything else I've ever seen.
It's a complete world that really anything can happen.
And I kinda like it, I want to come back.
Can I come back?
I think the queens here have a level of inventiveness,
of creativity, of ingenuity, of humor
that I don't know if that exists anywhere else in the world.
And then this season we have our Drag Agents as well.
You look more like a sweet girl than Andrea, sis.
The one before me smells like poop!
For me it's important that
we have a local drag queen
on the judging panel.
We are not saying Manila can't do it alone,
but more like, it's better because we cater to other voices.
I know for a fact that when we did
Season One, and if Season Two happens
we would definitely invite Season One queens.
So if they analyze all
episode challenges for Season Two,
they will realize it was, after all, patterned to the strengths
and weaknesses of Season One queens.
They were like the blueprint.
We've seen that the treatment they got from the show last Season One
would be enough for them to be part of the judging panel.
It's so stupid and I love it.
It wasn't the most...
aesthetically pleasing but I don't mind.
If only she had exerted a little bit more confidence about it,
I feel as if she could have a better presentation.
I know her personally, she doesn't want to be upstaged.
I felt like she was weak in this episode.
I think our Drag Agents really gave
more technical and emotional aspects of
how to judge a performance by a drag queen
because they were there once.
So even if a contestant doesn't really exceed expectations
that day or perform as well, it's as if
they contribute a sense of empathy for us, judges, like
ah okay, it could have been harder because this is what she did.
But at the same time challenges us to be more critical as well
because they see things that we don't, especially me.
They've been very, very helpful with their insights.
I have seen Season One of Drag Den,
and O-A was memorable to me
because at first, I thought her name was OA.
I didn't know it has a dash. Sorry, O-A.
O-A, O-A... okay, very witty.
Gosh, O-A was fabulous.
And it's super cool that it's such a small world.
O-A also has friends in the cosplay community.
Aries definitely knows what she's talking about when it comes to drag,
and she was not afraid to give her advice to everybody,
so I appreciate it.
It's fate.
You want a tattoo?
The bitches are inspired now, yes.
You have a lot of queens, divas,
women, cross-dressing women.
So we need to have a little bit of that masculine energy.
And I guess I just wasn't cutting it enough.
So this season we have the Bagmen.
-This one. -Is that fine?
Stop!
Hello, everyone. My name is Ilia and I'm a Drag Den Bagman.
Hello, everyone. I'm Christian Martinez,
your Drag Den Bagman.
Well, it's my first time in this kind of show.
And it’s very interesting because I hadn’t seen
how these people prepare before. It's something new for me,
which I never experienced in my life,
and which I cannot experience in Russia.
So here in the Philippines
people are more open about these things
and I think they're happy about that.
What they are doing is really intense.
At first I thought it was easy when I watched them.
But it's actually a struggle to wear the dresses,
to tighten up their pants and skirt.
Actually, they know now how to tie a corset.
On the side, here.
-Over here? -Yeah, loosen it up a bit.
Our Bagmen are very helpful, melting away my stress.
Do you have any story about parlor?
-Oh! Perfect! -Bitch.
My skin is glowing.
Do you have any tea to spill?
I have none.
You probably will soon!
Thank you, babe!
Secure it properly.
Hi.
Here he is. He will attend JS prom looking like this.
Stay away, bitch! Far away.
Ouch.
One more time.
Choke me again. Choke me.
That's why I really dressed up. Come on, there are men around.
-Hey! -Oh, my!
-Gosh! -Hold on.
Oh-- ay, does it fit now?
I just wanna say thank you very much to the production.
These men even came from different countries.
They're happy to be helping the queens.
Men should be like that,
not just plainly showing off, right?
They assist the queens with their style visions and
they help us feel beautiful.
Sassa Gurl. So I didn't know she was a famous person.
So we happen to follow each other on Instagram.
Now I know that.
And yeah, she's fun.
What if there's another version of you in a different world
that is a drag queen?
My gosh! Apo Whang-Od is melting away.
And yes, our behind-the-scenes moments are unforgettable!
Shot
to be famous!
-Is it couture? -No.
-Swag! -It's ugly!
I'm acting.
If this gets aired, I swear, when this gets aired,
you will see, it looks like there's a fly around the poop.
Moi, shower regularly and...
Hey! That's not me!
Stay away from Grindr.
Oh my god! Were you surprised? The bitch is here.
Hey, not true!
-She's bitching around now. -Bullshit.
She's not being a ball-shit.
As you can see, every time we grab a drink,
our liquor looks expensive. Thirst, bitch.
-Legit? -Hey!
-Oh! -What's the flavor?
For you, why are you the most deserving of the immunity?
Because I'm not done yet.
-Yeah. -I have so much in store for them.
I really want to represent
my home bar.
A ton of tea to spill! The queers surprised me.
I didn't know they could be somber!
I don't want to disappoint a lot of people back home.
Being the first from our province
to make it to Drag Den,
and having a lot of support,
I don't want to disappoint them.
Especially my family,
who helped me with my preparation.
I really want to reach the finale for them.
Every time I am there, my god, someone is always in the hot seat.
Don't get me wrong, I'm so mad at you.
I always hear that
Jean Vilogue has a different personality
off-cam and on-cam.
I don't wanna talk about this
-but we have to. -Go, you can do it.
My dear, listen. Hold this, twinnie.
-No, it's fine. -Character.
Off-cam, to tell you the truth,
I don't talk.
I just listen, I keep an eye on everyone.
Fuck, I’m drunk. What am I supposed to do?
-Yes. -Right? I’m wasted.
-We've gone too far, okay? -I'm walking away.
-I'm done. -We have, we have...
Jean, come back here.
I really still have a lot to show here but...
has no one really appreciated all the
efforts I put into this competition?
Psychotic.
Girl, that's too much.
-No-- no, don't fuckin’ say that. -Director, edit that out, please.
Ne--
You know what she told me backstage?
She's fucking acting.
Nah, I was just acting. I’m alright.
-Who's acting? -Are you acting?
Who's acting?
How did she tell you?
I'm acting, girl. Like...
Oh my god, I love you, Mommy.
I just want to know from Jean, are you acting?
-Yes. -My god.
I'm done with this issue. I'm fucking done with everything.
Will I ruin my reputation in this fucking competition
just to serve good drama? No.
Fucking no.
Fuck you!
The gays are fighting!
It's out of our hands, that's what happens in drag.
Well, the show must go on, right?
-Yeah. -No.
Okay.
Jean, fuck you! Such a pain in the ass.
You're a son of a bitch.
It means when you're the one at fault,
and you put the blame on others, you're probably not
-looking at yourself? -But why didn't you open up about this?
As if you don't have a group chat.
Does she have something?
The bitches have lost it!
My gosh! Everything is a big deal!
Thank you very much, production.
-This. Shit, is that a camera? -Yes.
That's a camera. I'm telling you.
Thank you very much.
Now we know who's on top and who's at the bottom.
During the first two episodes we were clueless.
But that's where I was amused by my darlings,
by the queens here.
They can go so deep. Especially when they get drunk.
Fuck, you think this is acting?
Sorry, mama. I mean it.
I think I just need to stay.
The war is over. They've now turned into profound queens.
And that brings me joy.
That's not how you develop your character, especially in drag.
There are many problematic drag queens out there,
and you don't want to be a part of that.
I got immersed in the LGBTQIA+ community.
-Cheers! -You have to learn, girl.
It's really that heavy.
Know that it's important to not be like,
oh, I need to get away from these feelings
or I need to, you know,
put these feelings away.
Feelings like this, I mean, it's always going to be there at some level.
And so knowing that, and knowing that you can
do what you have to do in the moment.
It will make you feel so much stronger.
I look fucking ugly when I cry.
Nobody looks pretty when they cry.
-Except Lana Del Rey. -Yeah.
I hate you.
Motherfucker, shit.
-Happy birthday! -Marlyn!
Wait sorry, it's exploding.
Serv Vodka.
I'm learning so much, so I focus on that.
I'm thrilled to know Miss Russia Fox.
I'm a trans woman myself.
But I haven't faced the same struggles Miss Russia Fox had been through.
I believe that Miss Russia is a product of her time.
Slutty, sexy, horror nurse.
Fuck you!
I remember my mothers from Miss Gay.
And that was my culture back then.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
And I love the baklang kanal, street gay aesthetic.
The pageant Miss Gay aesthetic is incorporated in drag
and I haven't seen that before.
And the kids have also given me loads of
tips and knowledge.
Sometimes we need to look in the mirror
so we know how to identify the truth from lies.
-Love you, sissy Sassa. -Thank you so much, Mrs. Tan.
Thank you for taking me on a tour around your front tooth.
-Who's this? -Goddess of love and beauty, Venus.
-And I have her as a tattoo. -Yes.
Shit.
-She's my granny. -Are you manifesting for love?
The love and beauty.
Our trans sisters and brothers have a lived name.
They are allowed to use the pronouns they prefer.
Those kinds of things make
studying way easier when you don't
have to prove yourself anymore.
For example, when you transitioned, you changed your name.
Or even those who haven't transitioned yet,
I see myself as...
-This is my name? -Yeah.
This is my name, not the one written on my birth certificate.
-Yes. -Drag Den is proudly Filipino.
Yes.
We have our own drag competition, why don't we patronize this?
-Correct. -Let's foster it.
During that time, I don't feel confident in myself.
Shit, no one will like me.
So there's one time that a girl is very into me.
So I told my friends, what if I date a girl?
Then I try to pursue her.
Before, did you still
-dress up like a guy? -Yes, I was gay already.
-You were gay already? -No, extremely gay.
-Got it. Okay. -Gay as fuck.
But here's the catch. A guy had a crush on me.
Yes.
Of course, my heart likes boys.
-Right. -So I chose the guy.
Gosh! Slut!
Then the girl was in tears.
But it's the worst feeling when you make someone cry.
-Yeah. -I felt so guilty that time.
Shit, I broke her heart. She was nice to me.
I can see the difference between my struggles back in high school
and the struggles of the newer generations today.
And I can say that the outcome
of the struggles and battles of many queers from our time is positive.
But the reality is, in any industry, there will be misogynists.
Always.
The only thing we can do is to
keep the conversation open with them as much as possible.
If they don't want to listen, I feel so sorry for them
because at the end of the day, we shouldn't be hating anyone, period.
Right?
We shouldn't be hating women,
shouldn't be hating people for their sexual preferences or anything at all.
So we just have to make the most of it
and just work with love and kindness
and you will forever be our allies.
We will always be there.
Even if we have antagonists in life,
-we are always here for you. -Thank you.
As one of the creators of Drag Den,
it's important to have shows like this.
Drag is fashion. Drag is self-expression.
Drag is so many things, but not a crime.
To tell the story of the community.
Torres, Laude, Riley.
They are not just data. But real humans.
It's important that we take the lead in telling our own story.
We are now the stars of our own show,
we now take control of the camera.
We now dictate what kind of world we want to live in,
We now create and draw our own fantasies.
When we live our fantasies,
for example, through this show we were able to live our fantasies.
You realize that these are ideals now.
Because now you see the possibility that it could happen.
Because I think that's what kept our community from having
zero to no visibility,
20 years or 50 years ago.
Because we didn't have that power yet then.
But right now we do.
And we are very grateful for Prime Video
for Project Eight and for Cornerstone
that we were able to turn this fantasy to a reality.
And I can also imagine that what if, when I was young
I'd been exposed to this kind of material, I could have been a different person.
And because of our circumstances before,
we were able to do this show today.
We want a school that is inclusive, safe,
and free for all.
What I'm looking for, for our new Drag Supreme
is a queen that has it all.
But also has enough space
to continue to grow after this competition.
The next Drag Supreme has bigger shoes to fill.
A larger role to take on because NAIA really made a huge impact.
The Drag Supreme will always be patterned to NAIA's supreme stature.
But I am very, very, very confident
that there are many viable candidates to follow her footsteps.
Someone who can stand up for her own individuality.
Someone who can rule her own reign.
We want drag queens with vision.
That's why it's important that our Drag Supreme,
knows that this is not only for herself,
but also for the community she represents.
I'm really looking for the queen who can really embrace
what it is to be a pageant queen.
I need to see my queen as crazy as they can get here at Drag Den.
I want to see them pull up,
make sure that they are polished and perfect, and
can deliver good answers, and look absolutely stunning,
and win the hearts of the judges and everyone watching.
In our first look, the Filipina streetwear,
I've established myself there as a Baguio queen.
I worked my ass off through this competition.
Even outside the competition I bring home my looks to prepare
because I don't wanna come up on stage not prepared.
It's very hard, very time-consuming.
It's very costly.
But see, I pushed through it.
For me this is my time.
I represent provincial queens, I represent girls
who are not given enough spotlight in their own provinces.
I've already established that I'm from the north,
and I've defined my own beauty.
I think I am the mug of this season.
I established my own brand,
my body, and I did great
especially in front of camera, 'cause I know I look good.
To the queens who are not given enough recognition,
I want you to know that if I can do it, you can do it.
Even if only a few people are watching you,
just imagine that it’s your rehearsal for a bigger stage.
I want you to know everything will be worth it in the end.
Don't allow your spotlight to dim right in front of you.
At the end of the day there's a bigger stage
waiting for you, like, look at me!
Back then this is how small my stage was, but now
I’m being watched by a diverse audience.
And I'm very proud that I started that way.
So my journey here in Drag Den is not that apparent
to some, especially to the judges' scores.
I've always been in the middle.
My trajectory
is like this going to the top.
I'm not saying that it is a negative thing,
but it has led me somewhere.
You get it? You get it.
In the beginning I was not that confident especially with my looks,
because I did not have enough resources,
enough money, and enough connections to be here.
But I'm here, and I have maximized whatever I have.
And I know that my personality and wit will get me somewhere.
Every time they put out something
I never felt envy.
Because there are queens who have the money,
who have the resources, but don't look like it.
I mean, I'm not that confident with my look, but if you'd given me that money
I could have done something better.
I mean, girl, choices.
I am not really from Bacolod.
I am from Bago City, a city next to Bacolod,
but I am representing Bacolod
because my drag has evolved and grown with Bacolod drag queens.
We don't have income-generating jobs
that give us money to invest in our drag.
Whenever someone produces a show
that's our only gig.
But despite all these struggles I know
that I have delivered, and it has placed me in the top.
In the Top Three.
And I know the Top Three is not my limit.
I will be the Drag Supreme.
It feels so liberating knowing that
Drag Den is inclusive not just
because they brought in queens from provinces.
It feels so liberating that
the Top Three queens came from the provinces.
It's been a battle within me
that I'm never enough.
I'm still unpolished, I'm not yet prepared.
That there are things I'm not capable of.
But going in here, experiencing the competition,
days have passed,
a lot has happened already, but I'm still here.
I learned so many things, both the good and the bad.
That it's okay if you're not polished.
It's okay if you're not too fabulous.
It's okay if you make a mistake.
Because there are people who will lend their hands.
You also have yourself to save you.
I grew up believing I was a mistake
from the moment my mother brought me into this world.
That for a long time
I needed to prove myself even if I didn't have to.
I think that will never go away,
but I know how to manage it now
because of what I learned here at Drag Den.
If there's one thing you can't take out of me,
it is my desire to tell a story.
That's what I'm hungry for.
I had no one to talk to when I was a kid.
I get to tell my story through my drag.
In storytelling, where your voice,
even if you don't speak, can be heard,
understood,
and acknowledged.
Going to the Top Three is more than the looks,
it's more than the stunts, it's more than the dance.
But the core of everything is how you tell the story.
It is with a story that you give life
to things that are not alive,
to things that people turn a blind eye to.
But they cannot ignore it because you told a story.
Being a Drag Supreme is
for the underdogs by the underdogs.
And as a dog, I have only one thing to say,
aw, aw, aw, true.
Deja.
Mrs. Tan.
Moi.
Who deserves to snatch the crown as the ultimate Drag Supreme?
Choose your queen...
There were ten queens and now we're just down to three.
I’m claiming it.
The crown will fucking complete my look.
Here’s the competition Mrs. Tan wished for. Consider it served.
ONE LAST SHOWDOWN
In their national costume themewear attire...
In their long gown competition...
She looked every bit a goddess.
The most dreaded part,
the question and answer portion.
She just made fun of it.
Even if you were eliminated first,
-Oh! Fuck you, Jean! -Oh!
I’m tapping out of this conversation. I feel disrespected, sorry.
-Really? -Yeah.
To the song Miss Manila by Angeline Quinto.
It’s gonna get wet and wild.
Let dragdagulan begin!
Our new Drag Supreme...