RuPaul's Drag Race

- Even in the darkest of times,

there's always a spark of hope.

"Drag Race" generators

activated.

- Oh, shit, here we go again.

Always a Black drag queen gotta save the day.

All right, y'all. Come on. Harder.

Harder!

I'm going as fast as I can!

- - Repeat after me.

I think we can.

both: I think we can.

I think we can!

both: I think we can.

I think we can!

both: I think we can.

I think I just did.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, that's going to be a rough one.

Just keep pedalling.

Generators reaching

half capacity.

- 'Cause it takes a whole lot more than bad lighting

to keep a good drag queen down.

- Honey, this is how you throw a party

on "Drag Race," bitch.

My name is Athena Dion.

I'm the Greek goddess from Miami.

You may also refer to me as the queen of Miami.

Athena was pretty much the HBIC of Mount Olympus,

and that's how I feel.

My drag style is opulent.

It's glamorous.

I would say I'm close to perfect,

as I don't think perfection is attainable.

But I'm pretty much as close as it can get.

Ooh, we're in the red light district this season.

Why are the lights off?

It's black everywhere.

Did I take the wrong door?

Well, still gorgeous.

I'm basically the hostess with the mostest in Miami,

and I'm a big drag mother with a huge drag family.

My drag daughter is the winner of

the LaLaPaRuza season 16,

Morphine Love Dion.

Plane Jane is also technically my drag daughter.

I am definitely the Kris Jenner of drag.

Ooh! Mama's home.

Oh!

I have one thing to say.

Kenya Pleaser?

I'm Kenya Pleaser,

all the way from South Carolina,

and I'm here to please you and everybody in America.

She better shake.

- My drag style is your sexy auntie that's a hoe.

I can give you sex.

I can give you church lady.

I can give you grandma.

I can give you straight-up cunt.

She kind of looks like Lizzo.

I impersonate Lizzo.

That's actually how I started doing drag.

Sister!

Sister!

I'm a showstopping plus size diva.

The Pleaser principle is always in effect, baby.

I'm Athena Dion.

Bitch, I know who you are.

I know of Athena Dion.

She is the Grande Dame of Florida.

It is very intimidating.

But you know, I'm ready to sit this fat ass

on these other girls and dominate the competition.

- What is it-- why is that blinking?

I don't know.

Oh, now you're freaking me out.

Girl, what the fuck?

We're in the dark.

Why?

The next queen to walk in

is definitely the boogeyman or the boogerman.

Oh. Oh, oh.

Gay!

- After a rain, there's a rainbow.

I'm Nini Coco.

I am the high-energy, high-fashion diva

from the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.

both: Ow! Ow! Ow!

My drag is conceptual.

It's theatrical.

It's a little bit unhinged.

Come over here.

Oh, my God, girl!

Coco?

Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God, I know you. - Let me guess.

You made the whole outfit yourself, didn't you?

Of course.

Every stitch, baby.

- Now I know Nini from the internet.

I know she's a good costume designer.

So design challenges, watch out.

- So are you, like, a costume designer by trade?

Is that, like, your day job? - No.

I actually quit my day job to come here.

I was a mechanical engineer.

- What the fuck? - Until yesterday.

Girl!

- It's very Clark Kent engineer by day,

drag queen superstar by night.

I think my coworkers are going to freak out

when they see me on TV, because I was doing

load calculations last week,

and now I am strutting my stuff on "RuPaul's Drag Race."

This competition is so important to me

because I get to turn my life in a completely

new direction today.

Oh.

Wazzup!

Is that Jinkx?

- My name is Jane Don't, and I'm a little lady

who's a big problem.

A lot of my drag revolves around comedy.

- Yes, shoulders. Yes, shoulders.

Other way.

- Give it--aw! - Oh.

- Would that be something you would make for yourself?

No.

I would make it better.

- I'm extremely inspired by old school funny ladies,

Bette Midler and Joan Rivers.

Hi!

- I can hear your gay voices from so far away.

Gay?

I'm a Christian.

Hi, mwah.

- Athena Dion from Miami, Florida.

- Hi, Athena. OK, I know Athena.

Hey. - Popular.

- I want America to know I'm one of the best in the biz.

And I mean business.

Big business.

So, Ms. Jane, where you from?

I'm from Seattle, Washington.

- Are you related to Jinkx? Is that, like--

- I am not related to Jinkx, but Irene the Alien and Bosco

are my older sisters.

I have two hot, mean older sisters,

Bosco from season 14 and All Stars 10,

and Irene The Alien from season 15 and All Stars 10.

You know, both of my sisters have done very well

for themselves, besides the water.

So it's probably kind of intimidating.

Oh.

Uh-oh.

- Who's ready for a little chaos?

- I'm Discord Addams, and I am the high fashion

punk rock maximalist from St. Petersburg, Florida.

My drag style is filled with safety pins,

studs, and a lot of gumption.

- It's sort of Patsy from "AbFab,"

but, like, after the apocalypse.

- I'm definitely known for, like, my high-energy

rock and roll performances.

I love to play guitar live.

Hello.

Hello, everybody.

- Becoming a drag rock star is the ultimate goal.

Tell us about your look.

Did you make this?

Yes, I made the boots.

My partner made some of it.

Whoa.

- Did anybody, like, make their outfits?

I made mine.

Oh.

- My first impression of Nini Coco

is I absolutely hate what she's wearing.

I hate rainbows so much.

- Can we get into the ball? Can we get into this?

Yeah. What is this saying?

- Um, it's saying, like, don't fuck with me.

- Oh. - Ah!

- I'm repping for the big backs.

And I came to eat.

Did she say "big backs"?

Bitch!

- I'm Mia Starr, and I am from West Palm Beach, Florida.

I am your '90s, early 2000s hip-hop

dancing diva big back hooker hoe.

Had to do it to 'em.

- My drag style is very "Mob Wives,"