Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul: Tonight...

in a four-part...

special event...

celebrities are making a total Drag Race transformation

and competing for the title of America's

nextCelebrity Drag Race superstar.

Welcome toRuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

with this week's Queen Supremes...

Think of them as drag mentors.

I want someone who can walk in heels.

Walking in heels is like Hep-C. You either got it or you ain't.

Oh, look, girl, someone's on the TV.

-Who's it gonna be? -Okay, who is that?

I'm being electrocuted.

-Ethan Hawke? -Someone with muscles. Eminem.

Mama, that's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

I'm an actor,

but I'm also an author, I'm an activist.

Rachel Maddow. I call it right now.

I feel like I've been waiting my entire life to be here.

Haley Joel Osment. He sees dead people.

Oh, my God, here we go. Round two.

Oh, my God. Ellen Degeneres.

Oh, that's Michael Jordan.

No, that's Michael B. Jordan.

I'm an actor

and I'm doing drag for the first time

to show you can be whoever you want to be.

Maybe it's John Cena.

Lindsay Lohan.

Lindsay Brohan.

Okay, we got one more, one more. Last one.

Ooh, this one is short and tiny.

Oh, this is a teeny-weeny little boy, girl.

-It's Gary Coleman. -

I am a standup comedian,

writer, actor.

-Larry David. -Tiffany Haddish. Duh.

It's important to step out of your skin

and do something that's different.

Get out of your damn comfort zone.

If it's someone black and handsome? Is it me?

RuPaul: These stars will create unique drag personas...

Oh, my God!

Compete in iconicDrag Race challenges...

We're playing Snatch Game.

-Work the runway... -Gorgeous!

And go head to head

in an epic lip sync extravaganza.

Oh!

Tonight we crown a winner, baby.

How fabulous is that?

Who will be America's next Celebrity Drag Race superstar?

-Oh! -Oh, my God.

RuPaul: Let's reveal tonight's celebrity guests.

Hi! My name is Nico Tortorella.

You may know me from a little show called Younger,

but I'm also an author and an activist.

My strategy to win is to give you everything that I have.

I'm gonna fight.

The space between everything,

all of it is you.

All love, it is you.

I cannot believe I'm here right now. Ah!

Being here is like a dream come true.

Come on, werkroom.

Drag Racecompletely changed my life

and opened up my entire universe

to queer politics, to queer expression.

Just a casual grocery store zhuzh.

I first got into drag about five years ago.

The second I did it, I found freedom.

I found liberation. And...

being able to step into your true self

is like being free.

Oh, my God.

We ain't at Riverdale anymore, baby.

Oh, that small little show.

My name is Jordan Connor.

I'm an actor from the TV series Riverdale.

And I was a football star in high school,

so I'm used to wearing pads.

What's up, buddy?

On TV, people see me as a very, like, macho,

wanna-fight-you kind of guy.

This is crazy.

Coming from a football background,

it's such a masculine energy,

and I never really was the alpha male in those situations.

I just want to get people to see the real me.

I'm here to get all dolled up, man.

I mean, you're going to be such a beautiful woman.

-Thank you very much. -Look at this face.

I know. My fiancée said

that I was going to be, like, very pretty.

This is completely different from anything I've ever done

because it's dressing up in drag,

and I'm very nervous and I don't know what to expect.

Have you ever been in a full drag moment before?

No, no. I've never worn a dress before in my life.

Really?

And I've never walked in heels before in my life.

Nico: Me either.

Don't lie.

I'm about to put on a dress,

so fuck you.

I'm Jermaine Fowler.

I am a standup comedian, writer, and actor.

-Hello, hello, hello. -What up?

I'm excited because RuPaul's Drag Race

is all about breaking through what's normal.

And, like my mom always said,

the best way to learn how to be yourself

is by doing something

that you wouldn't expect that you would do.

Have you ever done drag before?

No, no. First time I've ever done drag.

But I'm fucking stoked.

I am not nervous to be a drag queen.

I feel very confident, so, you know, Imma bring it.

I could not be more excited to be here right now.

I'm pretty excited to be here, too.

I'm super, super nervous

about like being funny, being pretty, everything.

I feel like you're gonna be fine with the pretty stuff.

You're going to be the comedy queen.

We'll see.

No animosity yet, but we're here to win.

They were shaking my hand, but I know inside,

they were, like, Imma slay this motherfucker.

I know what's up.

I ain't dumb.

Oh!

-Ooh, girl. -It's happening!

She done already done had herses.

Hey, squirrel friends.

Do you have a license to drag?

Well, pull up to my bumper, baby,

and strap yourself in.

'Cause this is the beginning of the ride of your life.

So good luck...

and do tuck it up.

- Oh! - Uh-oh.

Is that an order? I can't believe we're here.

I can't believe this is real.

This is crazy.

Hello, hello, hello.

-Oh! -Oh!

Nico: Hello, Mother.

Hello, darlings.

Nico, Jordan, and Jermaine,

welcome to Celebrity Drag Race.

Our mission is simple.

We want everyone to experience the miracle of drag.

Doing drag doesn't change who you are.

It actually reveals who you are.

So consider yourselves cultural pioneers.

Or at least Drag Racelab rats.

From quick drag to mini challenge

to maxi challenge, you'll be making a total

RuPaul's Drag Race transformation.

And then you'll strut your stuff on the main stage

in full drag, henny.

And in the end, you'll lip sync for your charity.

And the winner will be crowned

America's next Celebrity Drag Racesuperstar

and win $30,000 for the charity of their choice.

Wow.

#CelebDragRace.

But you won't be going through this journey alone.

Meet your queen supremes.

Bob the Drag Queen.

I didn't come to make friends.

I came to make cupcakes.

Guess who's walking purse first back into your hearts, America?

Miss Bob the Drag Queen,

Season 8 top one.

Drag is the last underground art form.

Even clowns have college.

But the only way you can learn drag

is from another drag queen,

and I'm gonna teach the children, honey.

Up next, Monét X-Change.

Looks like the exchange rate just went up.

I am Monét X Change, your mother...

Oh, I can't say, mother...

I am Monét X Change, your sponge empress,

and I'm here to soak these girls in formation.

Yes!

She went blonde.

The color of a winner.

All Starswinner.

And Trixie Mattel.

Enter werkroom, shift weight, catchphrase, pose.

Hi. My name's Trixie Mattel.

I am a champion from All Stars 3.

I've learned from Drag Race winning isn't everything,

but, bitch, it is something.