03x07 - Face, Face, Face of Cakes

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- Previously on RuPaul's

Drag Race...

Snatch game!

- Yay!

- Okay.

- Hi, how are you?

- Ooh, ooh!

- Naomi Campbell is

a cum-guzzling whore!

- Hold up.

- Yeah, baby.

- Mm-hmm.

- Stacy.

- Condragulations.

You are the winner

of this challenge.

- To see Stacy win,

and I'm in the bottom two?

W.T.F.?

- Delta Work.

Shantay, you stay.

This is the emancipation

of Mariah.

Now sashay away.

And tonight...

It's time to bare your souls.

The queens have their cake...

- Aw, thanks.

- And eat it too.

- I took a bite of it

and I swallowed.

- Oh, dear.

With extra special

guest judges,

Sara Rue and Eliza Dushku.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag

Race

will receive a lifetime supply

of Kryolan professional makeup,

headline Logo's Drag Race tour,

featuring cocktails perfected

by Absolut,

and a cash prize of $75,000.

And may the best woman win!

- Morning.

- We're walking

into the workroom today.

And the whole entire room

is empty.

And at this point,

we're eight left,

and I need to step up my game.

- There's a message.

Aww.

- Cheers to Mariah.

- Mariah!

- Mug for days.

- Mug for days.

- I'm gonna erase it.

- The more people leave,

the happier I'll be.

It's just less noise in my ear.

I'm just an old granny,

and I just can't handle all

the yip-yap, chitter-chatter.

- So are you excited you won?

- I am.

Pulled that sh*t out

at the last minute, girl.

- I actually, like,

wasn't expecting it.

I don't know if Stacy's amazing

job last week was a fluke.

She's like the underdog that

people aren't paying

attention to.

- I'm proud of myself because,

you know, I had doubted myself

a few days ago.

There's people

in this competition

who feel like I'm not talented.

But I feel confident now.

So, you know, f*ck these

other b*tches, honey.

I feel like I'm gonna win

this sh*t.

- Heather.

- Heather wants to talk to us.

- Come hither, Heather.

- Heather, what are you making?

- I'm making my skirt, Heather.

Carmen, Manila, Delta and myself

have decided to call each

other "Heather."

Because we formed this clique

which looks a lot

like the movie Heathers.

- We're basically

the pretty girls,

the top four.

And then there's

the other girls.

- Ooh, she left...

what did she leave?

Earrings, these are cute.

- We take a lot of pride

in what we do.

And, um, I think that's where

we find a common ground.

So, so be it.

We're Heathers.

[laughter]

[siren wails]

- Ooh, girl!

You've got shemail.

Hey, ladies.

all: Hey.

- I've got a little secret

I want to share with you.

I like cake.

- Ooh!

- Oh!

- Big, German chocolate cake.

- Ooh.

- If I could, I'd have a hot

cake in my mouth

first thing every morning.

- Me too.

- If you love cock the way

I do, just be careful.

Don't bite off more

than you can chew.

all: Oh, my God.

- I don't want

to eat anything crazy.

- It's cake.

- Oh, it's not cock?

- [laughing]

- Hello, hello, hello.

all: Hi!

- My girls.

Now, a drag superstar needs

to be able to serve womana,

even when she's stripped of her

wigs and padding and things

of that nature.

Now, I posed undraped

for a photograph in my book,

Working It.

And I did it without

compromising my Christianity.

I found the experience

so liberating,

I wanted to share it with you.

- Thank you.

- Now, for today's

mini-challenge,

you'll be posing for a tasteful,

intimate, feminine portrait.

And you'll be doing it

in the nude.

- Oh!

- Ooh!

- My heart just drops.

You know, I don't even like

to have sex naked.

- Now, in a moment you'll meet

celebrity photographer

Deborah Anderson,

who's renowned for

her artful nude portraits.

You have ten minutes to prepare.

You may use light makeup,

then it's time

to bare your souls.

Bye.

Let the games begin.

- Are you f*cking serious?

My fat ass has got to take off

these clothes?

Y'all b*tches is crazy.

- Oh, Jesus, take the wheel.

I just really don't want

to do this.

I have been single for a reason,

and now America is going

to find out why.

- Where is my bathrobe?

Oh, sh*t.

- Hi, Stacy.

This is Deborah.

- I have a piece of fabric

that you can use a little.

There's no pressure;

you do whatever feels

most comfortable to you.

- Let's get naked.

- Serving womana.

- All of a sudden I had

this spiritual awakening

that happened to me.

And I fell into it.

- Ooh, fabulous, fabulous.

Let's discuss the socks.

- Oh, right.

Gotta have these off.

- [laughing]

There you go, perfect.

Beautiful.

- You cannot knock the modeling

powers of Raja.

Put me in front of a camera,

and I will pose you down.

- Beautiful, right there.

There you go, there you go.

Beautiful.

Careful now,

not too much backside.

- Too much ass.

- I can't see anything.

- Yeah.

I wonder if you straighten

that top leg.

- There you go, there you go.

There.

- Yes.

Yes, ma'am.

A work of art.

- Bring that leg up, bring

that...beautiful, right there.

Gorgeous.

Beautiful.

Fabulous.

That body?

You kidding me?

Keep moving that face,

my darling.

It's like we've got

the same face in every frame.

I want choice, darling.

- Okay, I can do that.

- Otherwise, we're stuck

with one picture.

Love.

Just watch where your light is.

- You feel like you're

a little tentative here.

- It's horrible, the feeling

is just horrible.

I just want it to be over.

- Alexis, Alexis.

Look at me.

You're not there.

All I see is your nervousness.

Focus, focus.

Give me drama, okay?

We want the confidence,

we want the beauty.

And find that light.

- Ooh, loving that.

Loving, loving.

Hi, Delta.

- Hi, how are you?

I'm so scared.

All I can think is

that this lady's

gonna freakin' laugh at me.

Deborah, nice to meet you.

- Oh, the joy.

I get a kiss, I love that.

- But I realize, this is it.

If I want to be the next drag

superstar, I have to do it

at all costs.

- If you indeed want to use it.

- I want to use every yard

of it.

[both laughing]

- Yeah, feel that light.

- There we go, there we go.

Beautiful.

Yes, loving that.

Loving that.

- Gorgeous.

A new dawn for Delta.

- And darling, we are done.

- Oh, cool.

- Awesome.

- [laughing]

- My biggest fear was met today.

I met it head-on.

I felt so liberated.

I would love to do it again.

- We won't be able to get you

to put clothes on anymore.

- No, I don't think so.

Carmen Carrera better watch out.

- [laughing]

Ladies, all I can say is

you give good flesh.

But one of your nude portraits

stood head and shoulders

above the rest.

Carmen Carrera.

- Thank you.

[applause]

Yay, I won.

Piece of cake.

- Now that we've all gagged on

Carmen's cheesecake photo,

I hope you've left room

for dessert.

For this week's main challenge,

each of you will be designing a

couture designer dress inspired

by one of these mouth-watering

cakes.

There's angel food,

red velvet, pineapple upside

down, chocolate lava,

cheesecake, princess cake,

carrot cake,

and my favorite,

strawberry shortcake.

[giggles]

Now, Carmen.

Because you won

the mini-challenge,

you will assign each queen

a cake.

I'm gonna start off

with this cheesecake.

- Aw.

- Thank you.

Carmen's gonna give me the one

with the boring colors.

I knew exactly

what she was doing.

- We'll go with

the pineapple upside down.

- One of my favorites.

- Mm...

We'll give it to Shangela.

- Aw, thanks.

Would you be happy with

a pineapple upside down cake?

- Who's got some shortcakes

here?

Yara.

- Whoo-hoo!

- Red velvet.

Mmm.

Stacy.

- My favorite.

- Angel food cake is next.

For the cool kids, I want to

make sure that they're taken

care of.

Delta Work.

- Aw.

- Carrot cake, Manila.

- Oh, yay!

- Chocolate lava,

that leaves one person.

- Thank you.

- And that leaves the princess

cake for the princess herself.

- Princess cake is the prettiest

one, so it's mine.

- Now to create

your perfect face, face,

face of cakes outfit,

you can use materials provided

by Michael Levine fabrics.

Your couture confection should

look good enough to eat.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

And may the best woman win.

See you later.

- Whoo!

Got a cake, got a cake.

Got a cake, cake, cake.

- I kind of need to be inspired

by my cake.

I need to taste it first.

Mm.

I'm getting an idea.

There's nothing I love more

than chocolate.

I could drip it

all over my naked,

lithe body over and over again

and just lick it off myself.

- Is anyone nervous?

Shangela?

- Evil bitch.

- Ha.

- The sewing challenges

in this competition

continue to be my downfall.

- When you put this together,

they create these barriers.

- Oh!

But what about the bottom?

- The fabric is not enough.

- Oh, no.

- No, this is the front.

This is just the front.

And where's the back?

You know what I mean?

- Right.

Now the question is, am I going

to fall in the hole,

or am I going to be able

to jump over that hole?

- So, Shangela,

what are you making?

- A dress.

Today's challenge is that we

have to create a high-fashion

couture outfit,

based on the type of cake

that we were assigned.

There are tons of girls left in

this competition that sew.

And here I am, still over there

trying to get the one-two

stitch down.

- Cuteness.

Heather, can you help me?

- Yes, Heather.

- I think it's hilarious we're

calling each other Heather now.

- Well, I mean, aren't we?

Those are our names.

- Like, didn't they all k*ll

each other?

- Well, yeah.

Only one Heather stands.

Right, Manila?

- Hello, my sweets.

all: Hi, Ru!

- Can I borrow a cup of sugar?

- Sure, darling.

- How you doing?

- I'm good, how are you?

- This cake is almost all gone.

- Well, not really.

It's just a few slices.

Part of the description

of this competition

was to do cake couture.

- Mm-hmm.

- You understand

what couture is?

- Yeah, pretty much.

- Pretty much.

- Yeah.

- One-of-a-kind,

special details.

- Honestly, I'm not a

high-fashion kind of drag queen.

So I think that's one of the

biggest obstacles I have

to overcome.

- All right,

I want to see fashion.

So I will see you

on the main stage.

- All right. Thanks, Ru.

- All right.

Hey, Manila.

- Hi.

- So tell me about

your carrot cake couture dress.

- I'm kind of drawing from

Givenchy meets Jessica Rabbit

meets Playboy bunny.

- Oh, that's a lot of ideas

going on there.

Are you sure you can incorporate

all of this?

- Well, I'm gonna try.

- Okay.

I can't wait to see it.

- Thank you.

- I'll see you later.

- Hey, Alexis.

- Hi, Ru.

- Now, of course this outfit

looks like cheesecake.

- I'm going for it.

- You're gonna go for it.

- That's the idea.

- Now, how are you gonna make

this more high-fashion couture?

- I will work with the style

of it.

It's not going to be

evening-gown Cinderella.

It's just gonna be

a high-fashion model.

- All right, kiddo.

I'm gonna let you get back

to work.

- Yes, thank you for visiting

me, Ru.

- All right, kiddo.

Yara Sofia.

- Yes.

- You're doing the strawberry

shortcake.

- Yes.

- Now, you sew for a living.

- I love to sew, I love it.

I'm gonna give the judges

a couture high-fashion dress,

but well-done.

I'm a strong, wicked bitch.

- All right, kiddo.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Raja.

- Hi, Ru.

- Chocolate lava cake.

- Hold me, Ru.

- [laughing]

- I took a bite of it,

and I swallowed.

- Oh, dear.

Oh, my goodness.

- I swallowed it.

I'm a terrible model.

- But you had to bite it to get

your inspiration, right?

- Sure, sure.

- I've always been really

obsessed with different, like,

historical silhouettes.

So I just happened to have

these, like, French peignoirs,

and I was, like, maybe I can

kind of play with that with,

like, a little bit of an exotic,

Indian, spicy kind of thing.

- All right, get back to work.

- Okay, see you later.

- All right.

Delta Work.

- Hi, Ru.

- Angel food cake.

- Yes.

- Are you a fan?

- I am.

Of all the cakes

that you could go get,

it's the lowest in fat.

So I can eat the most of it.

- [laughing]

- I think I need to bring

something youthful.

- Yeah.

- And I think I need

to bring something fresh.

Because the characters that I've

been doing have always been

older than who I am.

- Right.

I think it's about making

something that's contemporary.

I know that that's what

the judges are looking for.

- I like that.

- Yeah.

I look forward to seeing

some fresh cake on the runway.

- I'm excited.

- All right, go for it.

- Thank you.

- Hey, Carmen.

- Hey, hey.

- Why did you choose

a princess cake?

- 'Cause I was just drawn

to the color.

- This is, like,

green and pink and white.

- But you're going

with just the pink here.

It's the Barbie interpretation

of a princess, isn't it?

- When I hear Barbie from Ru,

I'm like, "This is wrong."

I'm not trying

to be princess Barbie.

- Well, listen, I'm gonna let

you get back to creating

your Jersey couture.

- My Jersey couture, yes.

- Good luck.

- Thanks.

- All right.

Hey, Miss Shangela.

- Hi, Ru.

- How you doing?

- [deep breath]

I'm okay.

- On season two,

you had problems sewing.

- Yes.

- And it's what ultimately

got you eliminated.

How's it going this time?

- I don't know.

You know...

- You're nervous.

- I am.

- Has anyone offered to help you

out at all?

No?

Do you feel like the other girls

are not supporting you?

- I know this is a competition,

and everyone's out

for themselves.

- But you have helped

other girls.

Do you expect them to help you?

- I would...I would like that.

- Well, I think it starts

with you asking.

- What?

Seriously?

Like, Ru has been asking,

"Has anyone helped you today?"

And, bitch, she's made

the other girls her puppets.

- It's sometimes hard for me

to ask for help.

- Well...

- But I will, I will.

- Get in there

and make this happen.

Okay?

- Okay.

- All right.

Gather around, ladies.

Every time I watch one of those

cake decorating shows,

I say to myself,

"My queens could do a better job

in their sleep."

So in addition to finishing

your cake couture dresses,

you need to turn a real cake

into the ultimate edible

accessory.

- We have no time to make

these f*cking dresses,

and now we gotta make a cake.

I don't want to see no more

m*therf*cking cake!

- Starting with a naked cake

and a look-alike doll,

the icing on the cake will be

your charisma, uniqueness,

nerve, and talent.

The end result should look

a little something like this.

You'll be debuting your

cake-stravaganza ensemble

tomorrow on the main stage.

And our guest judges will be two

sweet and stylish actresses.

The ever popular Sara Rue.

- Oh, my gosh!

- Ooh!

- And Eliza Dushku.

all: Ooh!

- Ladies, good luck.

And don't f*ck it up.

All right,

I'll see you tomorrow.

all: Bye, Ru.

- Oh!

- I need to figure out

how the frick

I'm gonna decorate a cake.

- Now I got a cake to do too?

- I feel sick.

- This is gonna be a challenge

that we're gonna remember.

We have to not only create an

outfit for the runway look,

we have to create a cake that

represents who we are.

I don't even cook nothing

at home.

- Here we have our guest chef

from North Carolina.

What are you doing, girl?

- Uh, first I'm gonna ice

this m*therf*cker.

- Oh, really?

Ooh.

- You got to whip it good.

- Whippin' it, whippin' it,

whippin' it.

- No, no, whippin' is like this.

- No, no, no.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

I'm the chef.

- [laughing]

- Ew, that's not me.

That's some booger.

Who the f*ck is that?

Yara's is beautiful.

- Yes, Yara, yours is hot.

Bitch, they retouched hers.

- Word of advice, do not leave

your cakes out in the rain.

- [laughing]

- Look at my Native American

[indistinct].

- What tribe are you from?

I don't really know.

- Lumbee Indian.

This is the traditional pinecone

circle.

- What's on the arm?

- Fancied-out shawl.

Being the only Native American

in this competition,

I thought it would be different,

you know,

not just to decorate the cake

in my own style,

but, you know,

to represent my heritage.

- I offered Shangela to help her

with her garment,

because, for me,

it's nice to see

that somebody actually takes

advice and trusts you.

Because in a competition

like this one,

it does tell me a lot

about Shangela.

It amazes me how you trust me.

- Yeah.

- When you know I don't know

what the hell I'm doing.

- Oh, that's great.

That makes me feel real good

right about now.

Oh, I go on the outside

of your stitch?

- Even if you're going on top

of it, it doesn't matter.

You're just going to reinforce.

- It's okay,

I'm just reinforcing it.

Okay, cool.

Ooh.

Oh, crazy.

Oh, come on.

Work with mama, work with mama.

- Shangela gets the most

of her help from Alexis.

She gets makeup help,

now she's getting sewing help.

And if Alexis would have left

last challenge,

then maybe Shangela would have

just been sitting there,

confused.

- This machine,

this bitch's name is Bertha.

Work, Bertha!

Oh, f*ck.

- Ugh, annoying.

- Now you know.

- Hey, Raja.

What does your family think

about you getting in drag

and stuff?

- Oh, they like it.

They know that I enjoy doing it.

So...

- That's all that matters, huh?

- Yeah, that's it.

What about you?

- My mom was, like,

really cool about it.

- And what about your dad,

where's he at?

- My father passed away

when I was two, in the '80s.

- Oh, babe.

- I met his family, like,

a year ago.

- Really?

- I didn't know them.

I didn't have any type

of relationship with them.

But, yeah,

it's just really weird.

Like, I'm trying to, like, find

out little by little as much

as I can about him.

Growing up, I had my mom,

I had my grandmother.

And it was enough for me.

But I always wondered, how would

my personality have changed,

having my father in my life?

But I'm very happy

for who I am now.

- What was the reaction,like,

when you met your dad's family?

- I wasn't going to keep it from

them that I was gay.

They kind of gagged

a little bit.

So after that shocker,

I was like,

"Oh, and I do drag

on top of that."

- Oh, awesome.

- And then they gagged again.

And after that,

everything's cool.

- Manila, ven aqui.

- Yes, mama.

How can I help you?

- When you won your challenge,

did you feel a little bit of

extra pressure after winning?

- Oh, for sure.

No, they're looking at you

even harder.

- Judging, and...

- 'Cause you were, like, you

were the best of the best.

And, like,

once you're at the top...

- Mm-hmm.

- The only way to go is down.

So, like, you have to prove it

to everyone.

And be, like, I'm gonna be

on the top again.

- I'm just trying to figure out

couture,

'cause I don't wear couture.

I don't know.

I felt very confident

at the beginning.

You know, Ru comes over.

And I went from maybe

a nine to, like, a three

in, like, ten minutes.

So I don't know

what to do anymore.

I mean, what do I do?

- What is this?

They're, like, strawberries?

- No, I don't know what the f*ck

that was, girl.

I just designed it.

It doesn't even look couture.

- Huh?

- How would it look in here?

- Uh, like a football player.

- I don't know;

it was just an idea.

- I mean, I like

the asymmetrical look of it.

Yeah, do, like, one side.

Make it asymmetrical.

That's always more couture.

But I ain't gonna tell you how

to design your damn thing.

- [laughing]

- 'Cause, honey,

I'm gonna win this one.

Check.

- Okay.

[alarm clock ringing]

- Oh, my God.

- Ooh la la!

- Look at the mess.

- Look at this mess.

- Cake time.

- We're back in the workroom

this morning.

We have to decorate the cake.

And we have to finish our

costumes for today's runway.

- So this morning, I'm looking

at my sequined dress.

And I'm, like,

"Listen, these judges are gonna

read me down."

This dress isn't my style

of cake.

- Hey, Carmen.

- What are you doing?

What do you think

about the dress?

Tell me.

- About my dress?

- Yes.

- I found some really nice green

fabric today, thank God.

And I just whipped something up

real quick.

- Oh, so you sew.

- Well, I guess I do now.

- Yeah!

[laughing]

- Let me do your braid.

Oh, here you have...

It's pretty?

- Yeah, it's pretty.

Maybe, can we start it higher?

- Yes, it could be.

- Yara was helping Shangela

style her wig.

Yet again, help.

She needs a lot of help.

- She's like f*cking doing

her hair.

- I know.

- It just really upsets me.

I'm representing myself here,

not the work of other people.

- Bless her helpless

little heart.

- For today's main challenge,

we actually have to design

a high-fashion cake look.

And we actually have

to decorate a cake.

- Oh, I've always wanted to put

safety pins on a child's cake.

- Oh, well.

Hallelu.

Can I make a suggestion,

just an artistic one?

- Yeah, most definitely.

- Just bring the corn up higher.

Right now it looks like corn

straight out of the can.

- Is that a read?

I didn't say anything about

that graffiti mess

that she had going on

on her cake.

- Ooh, work.

- But I decided

to take her advice

and add a couple more kernels.

Hallelu.

- What a beautiful corn

you've made.

- Yeah.

- Shangela.

- I need iridescent.

- Yara, do you think it's cute?

It looks like a cheesecake.

- Ooh, Alexis' costume.

She might be in trouble.

I mean, there's nothing more

unflattering

than to, you know, strap

a blanket around your waist.

- I'm freaking out.

I still have a lot

of finishing touches

on my runway look.

I really don't know how

I'm gonna finish this cake

and finish my outfit

before the runway time.

- Raja.

- What...

Oh!

- Is there any way to get

a little bit more height here?

- Let me see, Stacy.

- Not with these.

- [laughing]

I was about to say.

- It looks like comfy couture.

Stacy's couture,

runway worthy outfit,

inspired by tights.

Hmm... bold move.

- I have the colors,

I have the white shoes.

I have capris.

I feel like it's couture.

[laughter]

- Hello!

- Hey!

- Welcome to the main stage

of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Michelle Visage.

- RuPaul!

- Billy B.

Why, you old geezer.

- I'm hungry.

- Sara Rue.

- Hello.

- Love the name.

- Ooh, yeah.

I love yours.

- Eliza Dushku.

- That's right.

- Welcome to my dollhouse.

- I'm Susie stalker fan

right now.

I love you, Ru.

- Security.

- [laughing]

- This week,

we challenged our queens

to create cake-inspired

couture dresses

and then to decorate a doll cake

that expresses

their true drag persona.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

And may the best woman win.

Yara Sofia, serving

strawberry shortcake.

- Look at those stems.

- Uh-huh.

- Ooh.

- I'm bringing a Puerto Rican

strawberry shortcake.

- Now, I see her berries.

But where's her twig?

- It's hiding in the vine.

- Serving carrot cake, Manila.

Ooh, as a blonde.

- What up, doc?

- Where's she hiding

that carrot?

- I have my Madonna Louis

Vuitton rabbit ears.

I got my cute little

Samantha Jones belt on.

And I'm just going to pump down

that runway

like a starving model.

- Trix are not for kids

with this one.

- Mm.

- That's right.

Alexis Mateo,

serving cheesecake.

- She's a high-end cheesecake.

- I'm going down the runway,

and I'm feeling high-fashion.

I just want to serve drama

at this point.

- Designer cheesecake.

- A little bit

Bed, Bath & Beyond.

- [laughing]

- That's there, too.

Princess cake,

from Carmen Carrera.

- Of course.

- Of course.

- I'm serving something

really different:

a different hairstyle.

I have the shaved side thing,

that, like, Cassie, and other

celebrities are doing.

- Paris Hilton.

- Paris Hilton, that's right.

- Heatherette.

- Yes.

- Yes.

- Oh, here's one hot piece

of cake.

- Mm-hmm.

- Red velvet cake.

From Stacy Layne Bryant Matthews

Lattisaw.

- I have my puffiness going on.

I have my white

and my red velvet.

I know I look delicious, honey.

- This would make me get

off my diet.

- Shangela,

pineapple upside down cake.

- It's like Barbra Streisand

meets pineapple cake

with a touch of Rapunzel.

- I'm serving "pineapple upside

down keep turnin' me" cake.

I'm serving cake

on my shoulder,

and I'm definitely serving

cakes in the rear.

- She's all pretty

with a cherry on top.

- Always gotta have the cherry.

It's the first thing to go.

- Yes, it is.

Delta Work,

angel food cake!

- [gasps] Look, it's the teen

angel food cake.

- It is teen angel.

- I hit the stage today, and

I think it's undeniable that

I'm doing angel food cake.

I feel confident.

I know that there's no way

that I can land in the bottom.

- Heaven must be missing

an angel food cake.

- Uh-huh.

Peggy Lee stole it.

- That is Raja,

serving chocolate lava cake.

- I step out onto the runway,

and I am completely aware that

there's a possibility

of my undergarment showing.

But the rest of it

is pretty awesome.

And so what if a little bit

is showing underneath.

- It's bubbling lava, honey.

You need a 12-step program

to deal with that lava.

- And a glass of milk.

- Ooh!

- Welcome, ladies.

It's time

for the judges' critique.

Yara Sofia.

Tell us about your doll cake.

- This is mini-me.

She's wearing a national costume

with the Puerto Rican flag.

- Echa pa'lante!

- Yes!

- Now let's hear

from our judges.

- Did you have a run-in with

the police this morning?

Because someone b*at the hell

out of your face.

- Thank you, thank you.

- I love the dress.

I knew instantly you were

strawberry shortcake.

- When you're wearing white,

wearing a darker undergarment

might not be the best.

Just 'cause it pulled me out

of the fantasy.

- Sara, a little inside

information.

There's a lot more than

a dark underwear going on

underneath there.

- [laughing]

- Let's move on to Stacy Layne

Bryant Matthews Lattisaw Q.

- As everybody knows,

I'm Native American.

I actually decorated

in a traditional regalia

for a female.

- You definitely pulled off

the red velvet.

And it made me hungry.

- Would you like to taste?

- You and I have this thing.

You know I do.

- [laughing]

- It's too simple.

- All of the interest

is up here.

It sort of looks like you had

a skid and have a strawberry

and then some glitter got in it.

- The outfit's not couture

in my eyes.

- All right.

Up next, it's Manila.

- This is little baby Manila,

and she took a little trip down

to Chinatown,

and she got a whole buttload

of fake designer purses

shoved up underneath this dress.

- When you first came out,

the belt, I loved it.

And then I hated it.

And then I loved it.

- Yeah, and you know.

Loving something and hating

something

at the same time

is very couture.

I mean, you've got

a lot going on.

- Yeah.

- Right, right.

- Your makeup here looks like

that you had an accident with

the flour when you

were making the cake.

- Next up, Alexis Mateo.

Now tell me

about your doll cake.

- It screams Latina.

It screams passionate.

This doll is actually who I am.

Just in a cake.

- One thing that I think

about the skirt.

It's not particularly

flattering.

You have to admit.

I mean, there are bedspreads

made out of that.

- We girls are trying

to maintain a figure.

And, to me, that adds

unnecessary bulk.

- What is the material that you

used to wrap around your hair?

- It's just fabric.

- I feel like if you're gonna do

that,

like, really show that fabric

and make it precise,

so that it's really sleek.

- Is it plain?

Yes, but maybe that's how you

wanted to represent yourself.

- Up next, Raja.

- I wanted it to feel really

edgy and very straight

and punk and fun.

Sort of like me.

- You reminded me how much

I love chocolate.

For sure.

- Your makeup went a little bit

more spooky

than I think you meant for it.

It's too Goth, I think.

- I wanted to yell out when you

were walking, like,

"Oh, no, honey!

We see your white bloomers."

- I know.

- Now, Sara.

- Yes, Ru.

- Would you put that cake

in your mouth?

- No, I would rub it

all over my body.

- [laughing]

- I think that cake's amazing.

- All right.

Carmen Carrera.

- Thinking about my cake,

I just wanted to put a lot

of that, like, queen,

like, pageant girl,

that I have in me.

I just wanted it to be pretty

and sparkly.

- And you're very diamond

princess, like Trina.

And how'd you go from turning

your dress from pink to green?

- When me and you had spoke,

the minute you mentioned Barbie,

I was like, "I don't want to be

Barbie princess on the runway."

- The dress and the belt, and

I think your hair and all of

that...I'm not sure how it

becomes a princess,

except maybe the princess

of New Jersey.

- Being a Jersey girl,

I'm very proud to say

that you look

like the princess of New Jersey.

But here's the thing.

You're way sexier

than that doll.

You should have done her sexier.

- Can we just talk

about from the neck up?

This sort of, like, mohawk off

to the side

with those jewels,

it's gorgeous.

- Next up, Delta Work.

- I really like

what I'm wearing.

I thought I would sort of do

an inspiration of that

in, like, a little ball gown.

So I made sure that I had,

like, pearls.

And then there's rosettes on

here that mimic the rosettes

that are at the bottom...

- Oh, yes.

- Trim of, um, here.

- Delta, I loved

your look tonight.

I think it's glorious.

- Thank you so much.

- And your cake is on fire.

- It reminds me of that scene

in Grease,

where she's a beauty-school

dropout.

- Oh, yes!

- Frenchie.

- It just, like...yeah!

I just think it's great.

It made me happy

when you walked out.

I was, like, "Oh!"

- Up next, Shangela.

- The doll cake

is very Shangela.

Of course, corn has always

haunted me and I've embraced it.

As you can see,

the Shangela has a hand up.

She's saying hallelu.

- The dress, it's cute.

It didn't totally blow me away.

But I mean,

it makes sense for your cake.

- With the makeup, something

is freaking me out today.

You're much friendlier

and prettier of a person

than the way you're painted.

- All right, this is my question

for you, Shangela.

- Yes.

- All these queens

that I see in front of me,

I can tell that being a queen

is their life.

I question that about you.

Is being a drag queen

what you really want to do?

- Yes.

You know, some people have 20

years doing drag,

and I only have

a little over one.

- Understood.

- But I'm here

because I want to be here.

And I'm here because I want

to be the Next Drag Superstar.



- Okay.

- Shangela, one last question.

- Yes.

- Who do you think should go

home tonight?

- Carmen Carrera.

- Clearly I have to disagree

with Shangela.

I mean, I think that my outfit

is a little bit more

high-fashion than hers.

- I'll present the

same question to Stacy.

- Carmen.

There's high-fashion looks here,

but just don't feel

like she ex*cuted that.

- Same question.

Delta Work.

- Stacy.

You know, I think maybe Stacy

thinks, like,

sometimes, "Well, I'm big, so

there should be

some accommodation made."

And I don't allow

any accommodation for myself.

- Manila, I want a serious

answer from you.

- I would like to see

Shangela go.

She's just a loudmouth,

and she's always talking

and hallelu-ing.

- Raja.

- Stacy and Shangela,

get the f*ck out.

- Tell me why.

- Oh, Stacy.

I...you know, I'm not sure

if she's ready.

And Shangela, although

your personality shines,

I think you should be

on season five or six.

That's where you should be.

- That's interesting, Ru,

because Raja's been in the game

for 20-plus years doing drag,

and I've been only for one.

And we're in the same

competition here.

- Well, girls.

I think we've heard enough.

While you go and untuck in

the Interior Illusions Lounge,

the judges and I

will deliberate.

You may leave the stage.

Just between us girls.

Let's start with Yara Sofia.

The dress.

Would you wear that dress?

- No.

- She was supposed to recreate

a couture creation

of her cake that she was given,

which is a strawberry shortcake.

And I thought

that was interpreted

and ex*cuted flawlessly.

- She keeps building

in this competition

in ways that we really

didn't anticipate.

- She's the dark horse.

- The pro is her personality.

- Her cake was hysterical.

- It was.

Here, I'm gonna take a little

taste of her cake right now.

- Mm.

- Good?

- It's moist.

Stacy Layne Bryant Matthews

Lattisaw Q.

- I am a sucker

for people's backstory.

And I think the fact

that she's from Swampville.

- Back Swamp, yeah.

- I don't want to fall in love

with somebody's backstory.

I want to fall in love with

what's on the stage.

- The reality of it tonight

is that she looked awful.

- Manila.

Now, Manila's dress

I thought was fantastic.

I wasn't crazy

about all the accessories.

- It was just kind of strange

and cartoony in a way.

- I was so obsessed with

that gray, cadaver makeup.

- I loved Manila.

I would have worn that dress.

Again, yes, I would have taken

off the carrot belt.

- Yeah.

- But, you know,

we all would've.

- Next up, Alexis Mateo.

I understand the silhouette.

I know what she was going for.

But the execution of it

wasn't fierce.

- The skirt looked like

the polyester bedspreads.

- Motel 6.

If you put a black light on it,

you'd run.

- Let's talk about Raja.

I was surprised about the

pantaloon storyline, you know.

- It happens.

I've been on red carpets.

And sometimes, you know,

you just...it happens.

I just think she is not to be

played with, and I like her.

- Now, Sara, do you think

that her Depends...

- Yeah?

- Cost her the top spot?

- It didn't bother me,

'cause it was such a...

it was so clearly, like,

"Whoops," you know,

she made a mistake.

- The reason why I said that the

makeup went a little bit spooky

is because I couldn't find

anything wrong with her.

Her cake was a piece of art.

- Carmen Carrera.

- Like, if we could pick

"from the neck up winner,"

she would be my winner.

- When somebody gets their



that's the bow that goes

on the top.

- Her face looked pretty.

Her hair looked pretty.

I loved the little tiara

that was on her head.

But was it lower-level

than the other ones?

Yes.

- Delta Work.

- She looked amazing

when she rounded the corner.

And then, as she stood there,

I saw more and more wrong

with the outfit.

- I thought, quite honestly,

she looked gorgeous tonight.

- Miss Shangela.

- If you still don't know how

to b*at your face,

which is a huge part

of being a drag superstar,

then you're not ready.

- The other ones live

to be drag queens.

She stands out as one who does

not live to be a drag queen.

- It seemed to me tonight,

that there was, like, a lot

of raw talent there.

She just didn't quite know

what to do

'cause she doesn't quite have

the training.

- Well, then,

she shouldn't be here.

- Right.

- Silence!

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

Based on your face of cakes

presentation on the main stage,

I've made some decisions.

Yara Sofia.

Your strawberry shortcake

was sweet as pie.

Echa pa'lante.

You're safe.

- Thank you.

- Delta Work.

Your angel cake couture had

one too many layers.

But the overall effect

was heavenly.

You're safe.

- Thank you.

- Stacy Layne Matthews.

Your red velvet cake

was hard to swallow

and not couture.

I'm sorry, my dear,

but you are up for elimination.

- It just pisses me off

that a lot of these b*tches

look like sh*t.

But, you know, I wanted to do

something different.

Everybody's wearing

f*cking dresses.

I should have made a dress

and called it a day

and been the fiercest bitch

onstage.

- Manila.

You doll cake was moist.

And I want another piece.

You're safe.

- Thank you.

- Raja.

Even though you flashed

your knickers,

the judges couldn't stop

gushing over

your chocolate lava couture.

Condragulations.

You're the winner

of this challenge.

You've won a glamorous

shopping spree

at the legendary house

of L.A. Eyeworks.

- Thank you so much.

This is my second time winning

a challenge.

And I think I deserved it.

Because I have a master's degree

in fierce.

I should be a professor.

- Carmen Carrera.

Your Jersey princess cake

couture did not hit the spot.

Alexis Mateo.

You're a sweet talker,

but your cheesecake couture

struck a sour note

with the judges.

Shangela.

You and a sewing machine

are a recipe for disaster.

Shangela, you're safe.

Is there anything you'd like

to say?

- I'm here

because I want to be here.

And I appreciate

what you see in me.

And I'm gonna continue

to show you

that not only

am I an entertainer,

but I am a drag queen.

And I'm meant to be here.

- Carmen Carrera.

Bada-bing, you're safe.

- Thank you, guys.

- Alexis Mateo.

I'm sorry, my dear,

but you are up for elimination.

- I consider Stacy my friend

in this competition.

But if you give me the choice

between me and her leaving,

of course I'm gonna choose her.

- Two queens stand before me.

Ladies, this is your last chance

to impress me

and save yourself

from elimination.

The time has come for you

to lip-synch for your life.

Good luck, and don't f*ck it up.

- ♪ I don't want to lose you ♪

♪ This good thing ♪

♪ That I got ♪

♪ 'Cause if I do ♪

♪ I will surely ♪

♪ Surely lose a lot ♪

♪ 'Cause your love is better ♪

♪ Than any love I know ♪

♪ It's like thunder ♪

♪ Lightning ♪

♪ The way you love me is ♪

♪ Frightening ♪

♪ You better knock ♪

♪ Knock ♪

♪ On wood ♪

- I didn't know what the judges

wanted to see.

I went to the high-energy road.

'Cause that's who I am.

- ♪ You better knock, knock ♪

♪ Knock on wood ♪

♪ Think I better knock, knock ♪

♪ Knock on wood ♪

- I'm not that great

of a dancer.

But this is a competition.

I do have a name, a reputation.

And I'm not just gonna stand

there

and just give up in a song.

- ♪ It's like thunder ♪

♪ Bursting lightning ♪

- Now, I'm no stranger to being

bald on the runway,

but Stacy is taking out track

by track by track.

It looks like a poodle just shed

all over the runway.

- ♪ You better knock, knock ♪

♪ Knock on wood ♪

♪ Babe, you better ♪

♪ Knock, knock, knock on wood ♪

[applause]

- [laughing]

Ladies.

I've made my decision.

Alexis Mateo.

Shantay, you stay.

Stacy Layne Matthews.

You've come a long way

from Back Swamp.

But from this moment on,

the world is watching.

Be proud, be a star.

But most of all, be a lady.

Now sashay away.

Thank you.

[applause]

- Love you.

- Stacy.

- I never thought that,

coming from a small town

in North Carolina,

that I would even be

in a place like this.

So, you know, it's amazing.

I'm just glad to have made it

this far.

I'm very proud of myself.

I'm happy with what I've done

and what I brought

to the competition.

Condragulations, ladies.

And remember,

if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell you gonna love

somebody else?

Can I get an amen up in here?

all: Amen!

- All right.

Let the music play!

male announcer: RuPaul's

menswear provided

by Moods of Norway.