Sibling Watchery - Drag Race Season 8 - Episode 9

Summary

Sibling Watchery - Drag Race Season 8, Episode 9: “The Realness”

Podcast: Sibling Rivalry
Hosts: Bob the Drag Queen & Monét X Change
Guest: Kim Chi
Released: July 25, 2022
Episode Length: ~56 minutes
Main Theme:
A hilarious and deep-dive recap of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 8, Episode 9 (“The Realness”) with personal anecdotes, behind-the-scenes revelations, iconic “drag sibling” banter, and loving tributes. This episode is full of shade, fond memories, and candid reflections on the making of one of Drag Race’s most memorable finales.

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Overview

Bob, Monét, and (for this installment) Kim Chi reunite to break down Season 8’s penultimate episode—a music video challenge, runway critiques, lessons in avant-garde fashion, and a tribute to the late Chi Chi DeVayne. Blending sharp wit, nostalgia, and realness, they spill insider Drag Race tea and roast each other (with love).

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Banter & Dynamic (01:04–04:54)

• A signature, raucous opening: microphone issues, shady back-and-forth, and playful brags about singing abilities and Drag Race runs.
  • Kim Chi jokes about Monet copying her mic-holding style—“You want to be me so bad.” (01:15)
  • Bob calls out Monet and Kim for coming on hot with wild accusations and fake Twitter receipts.
• The hosts reminisce about their Drag Race journeys and poke fun at each other's runways and choices.

Notable Quotes:

• Kim Chi: “Jennifer Hudson’s voice slapped anyone who ever tried to discredit Jennifer Hudson.” (02:14)
• Monet: “I ran so you could walk, bitch.” (05:04)
• Kim Chi: “You ran so you could crawl.” (05:06)
• Bob: “Again with no fucking knees.” (05:08)

2. Reflections on Derrick Barry & Kim Chi’s Track Record (07:00–09:19)

• Warm discussion on initially underappreciated castmates: All admit they came to appreciate Derrick Barry post-filming.
• Kim recalls early gigs with Derrick, highlighting her professionalism.
• Kim Chi’s performance arc: wins the first episode, then nothing until near the end (“when is a winner a win?” - Kim Chi).
• Playful shade about “alternative Drag Race facts” and being the "Donald Trump of drag." (08:33)

Quote:

• Kim Chi (about Monet’s recaps): “Bob, you are the Donald Trump of drag. You will just make your own alternative facts.” (08:33)

3. Naomi’s “Ugly” Critique & Behind-The-Scenes (10:19–12:51)

• Naomi Smalls is critiqued for not being “ugly” enough. They recall trying to make Naomi look “ugly” but she couldn’t—she’s just too damn pretty.
• Morning routines: Early call times and the reality behind getting ready off-camera, in hotel rooms, and returning to the set already in drag.

4. Billy Bush Segment—Realness Challenge Production (12:03–13:43)

• Anecdote about putting Billy Bush in drag: Kim and Naomi did all the makeup, while Bob joked around on set.
• Discussion about the unnatural demands of media tie-ins and working with celebrities.

5. Fashion, Wardrobe Woes & the Music Video (14:40–22:19)

• Challenge direction confusion—told to be “avant-garde” (17:38), but no clear guidance.
• Outfits: Many supplied by production, and often don’t fit. Kim and Monet both lament about ill-fitting costumes.
• Dance/performance demands ("do a dip!" "go to 10!") from director Jason Whitmore, leading to exhaustion and frustration.
• The infamous wind machine/“lying on block” shot—a physical struggle for everyone, especially those in corsets.
• Monet on pressure: “They wanted me to do a dip … I don’t do that! ... finally did the crunchiest dip that’s ever been aired on Twitter.” (26:44)

Quote:

• Monet, on music video director treatment: “They are way meaner on the set of Drag Race than they would ever be out in the real world.” (15:17)

6. Neon Makeup & the “Chi Chi Cut” (22:19–24:49)

• Amazing behind-the-scenes: The neon music video segments were filmed weeks after eliminations, only with the top three (Monét, Kim, Naomi). All were notified top-three only shortly before the finale taping.
• Neon makeup confusion: Monet admits she had never done neon before and had no idea what would show up under the lights.
• Emotional tribute: The release of the “Chi Chi DeVayne Cut” of the Realness video after her passing—very heartfelt for the queens and fans.

Quote:

• Monet: “I cried watching it the first time. It’s so good.” (22:19)

7. Runway Looks Breakdown (29:46–41:38)

• Bob, Monet, and Kim break down each queen’s finale music video and runway looks in detail (beginning at ~29:46), reminiscing on specific fashion choices, wardrobe malfunctions, and signature silhouettes.
• Monet reveals last-minute wardrobe swaps due to a friend failing to finish a custom-painted dress. (31:42)

Notable Moments & Quotes:

• On Chi Chi’s looks: “She looks really good … very southern pageant queen.” (36:05)
• On Kim’s masked runway: “People gagged, especially with that face mask thing. Those long ass, red nails!” (37:53)
• On Naomi’s evolution: “Naomi Smalls would never wear this today. That’s why this is so wild.” (39:07)
• Long-running joke: Monet and Bob roast each other for repeating wigs and shoes, and adapting shoe choices for comfort and coverage.

8. Production Secrets & Fake Eliminations (43:00–49:34)

• Reveals that all top four contestants were “eliminated” for real on camera, and had to film their own packed-exit scenes (Untucked, etc.)—kept in the dark until the top three were revealed just before the finale.
• Kim Chi’s “clown” fake exit: “Oh, well,” and just walks out (46:19)
• Touching reflections on interacting with RuPaul alone, pranking each other about winning, and keeping spirits up behind the scenes.

Quote:

• Monet: “I never told her I was kidding. I told her … RuPaul told me I'm going to win.” (45:18)

9. Childhood Photos & Emotional Reflections (49:34–51:16)

• Discuss the challenge where queens speak to their younger selves.
• Monet reflects: “I wouldn’t say anything to my younger self. I wouldn’t want anything to be weird. I like the way that I am right now.” (50:43)

10. Chi Chi DeVayne Farewell & Top 3 (51:16–52:47)

• Heartfelt goodbyes: Both reminisce on Chi Chi DeVayne, her legacy, and how she was the oldest, but looked the youngest.
• Who was expected to be top 3? All thought it’d be between Chi Chi and Naomi.

11. Twitter Polls & Final Tallies (52:47–54:04)

• Recap of the social media voting—Kim Chi won the Twitter poll for fan favorite, but Bob ultimately claims the crown.
• Playful shade over Twitter follower counts.

12. Closing Banter: Drag Testaments (Cryptic Tweets and Funeral Pranks) (54:04–56:08)

• Bob and Monet joke about cryptic death tweets and wild funerals.
• Who’s included in each other’s life insurance? Not each other!
• Final thoughts on the upcoming finale and plans for podcast content after “Watchery” wraps.

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Notable Quotes

• Kim Chi (on Drag Race alternative facts): “Bob, you are the Donald Trump of drag.” (08:33)
• Monet X Change (on production demands): “They wanted me to do a dip … I don’t do that!” (26:42)
• Monet (on Chi Chi): “I cried watching it the first time. It’s so good.” (22:19)
• Bob (on Kim’s mask look): “People gagged, especially with that face mask thing. Those long ass, red nails!” (37:53)
• Monet (about herself): “I was Violet Davidson in Fences. I was Meryl Streep in Doubt.” (48:56)

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Essential Timestamps

• 01:12: Kim accuses Monet of copying her mic style (“You want to be me so bad.”)
• 02:14: Praise for Jennifer Hudson’s vocal legacy.
• 05:04: Banter about who paved the way for whom on Drag Race.
• 08:33: “Donald Trump of drag” joke.
• 15:06: Monet on TV production coaches being more intense.
• 22:19: The emotional Chi Chi DeVayne cut of “The Realness.”
• 26:44-27:08: Monet’s struggles with being told to “do a dip.”
• 31:42: Monet’s custom dress disaster story.
• 45:18: Pranking Kim Chi about winning the season.
• 49:34: Childhood photos and what they’d say to their younger selves.
• 51:16: On Chi Chi DeVayne’s elimination and legacy.
• 52:47-54:04: The follower count and Twitter voting discussion.
• 54:04: Cryptic tweets and funeral prank plans.

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Tone & Style

Unapologetically camp, shady, and quick-witted—full of inside jokes and “readings,” but tempered by mutual affection and sincere remembrance of lost sisters. Bob and Monét’s chemistry shines, and Kim Chi adds an extra layer of charm and chaos.

Who should listen?

• Drag Race fans, queer culture enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the reality behind Drag Race’s glitter—the episode delivers deep insights, iconic moments, and plenty of laughter without losing reverence for the art and heart of drag.

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Summary

This episode is a hilarious and deeply affectionate look back on one of Drag Race’s most memorable finales. With candid stories, fashion breakdowns, and a heartfelt tribute to Chi Chi DeVayne, it’s a must-listen for fans who want both tea and tenderness.

Transcript

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[Bob the Drag Queen]

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[Bob the Drag Queen]

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[Monet X Change]

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[Bob the Drag Queen]

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[Monet X Change]

I'm trying something new.

[Kim Chi]

Listen, you. Oh, you want to be like me so bad.

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How?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Holding your microphone.

[Kim Chi]

You did not try to hold your microphone until I did it. You want to be me so fucking bad, nigga.

[Monet X Change]

Let's make two things different. First of all, the microphone you were holding was crunchy as hell. You sounded insane, bitch.

[Kim Chi]

This one sounds crunchy. Everyone listening to this shit right now is listening to crunch.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, and you said, what do you sound like?

[Kim Chi]

Well, that's because I left my charger. What do you sound like, Monsoon? That white bitch is sabotaging me because we did a gig today and Jinx forgot her charger at home. Monet.

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Yeah.

[Kim Chi]

I was realizing if I could borrow your charger for my computer, I was like, sure, girl. I brought it to the gig, and she's holding my. My charger captive in her clutches. Her little witch clutches.

[Monet X Change]

And what's your part in this?

[Kim Chi]

What's your part on my nuts? What's your part of my nuts, nigga?

[Monet X Change]

The smelly part. The smelly part. My part is the one that sags. My part is the one that sags. That's the one I part. That's my part.

[Kim Chi]

Jennifer Hudson's voice slapped anyone who ever tried to discredit Jennifer Hudson. You're a hating ass. You right in that, ho. Jennifer. Jennifer Hudson's voice is timeless. It's last.

[Monet X Change]

What a power to To. To. To quote, like, you in. In. In this. In this iPhone. Android war. No. Who are you arguing with? No one said that. No one said that.

[Kim Chi]

Oh, no. People who say that she did not deserve the Oscar for Junior Girl because she's not negative actor. It's not. Hold on.

[Shopify Advertiser / Shannon Maldonado]

Because.

[Kim Chi]

Not get an actor or a singer. There a lot of people who say that. And a lot of people say Jennifer. Jennifer. Jennifer Hudson. Jennifer. Jennifer Hudson is always. She screams so much. Her voice is loud. Bitch, you're a hater. It was you on your best day. You on your best day. Well, we know you definitely can't, but you listening on your best day could never hold a candle to anything Jennifer Hudson has done, will continue to do.

[Monet X Change]

Monet, it was you. We dug up your old tweets. You're the one.

[Kim Chi]

No, Nick, it was you.

[Monet X Change]

Show.

[Kim Chi]

It was you.

[Monet X Change]

Put Monet's old tweets on the screen of her critiquing Jennifer Hudson. Put them on the screen.

[Kim Chi]

Oh, no. Can I hear you do that? Can I hear you with your. With your little accord that. That are abused and used like a fucking condom? Let's say you do it right now.

[Monet X Change]

What is this? Why are you trying to get me to sing? I never.

[Kim Chi]

Why are you.

[Monet X Change]

I never said I'm not. I didn't tell you I was singing. I'm telling you I can't sing since the beginning, so I don't know where is this? Like, can you do it?

[Kim Chi]

You don't always try to say on this podcast acting like you just miss singing, McGee. You like. Like you. You miss. You miss vocal core 2017.

[Monet X Change]

Never said I could sing as long as you've known me.

[Kim Chi]

Are y' all Bob? What's that song? I know you wanna leave me.

[Monet X Change]

I said I've said songs in my life. I never said I can sing. I said I sing.

[Kim Chi]

You said, monet, this is the one song that it sounds like I could sing. That's literally what you said.

[Monet X Change]

I said it was my audition song.

[Kim Chi]

Okay, so you're auditioning knowing that you can't sing the mad name Mason. Not to make no motherfucking sense.

[Monet X Change]

Well, you went on Drag Race the first time knowing you weren't gonna win. So what's good now?

[Kim Chi]

No, I thought I was gonna win. That's the difference.

[Monet X Change]

I told you not to. I told you not to that, Whitney, but you did it anyway.

[Kim Chi]

Okay, but it was not at the bottom, so. Vince, say what you want. You said you was not in the bottom. You went on Drag Race wearing that damn Robot costume and we all told your ass not to wear. You went on drag race with them. Damn. With them. Damn. What was it? You.

[Monet X Change]

What was it? Because it was probably in the top two. What else was it that was in the top?

[Kim Chi]

Your little guy with your little sprinkle in the Stones

[Monet X Change]

thought you were killing the stone game.

[Kim Chi]

He was not at the top.

[Monet X Change]

Let's get into the episode.

[Kim Chi]

I don't have to come for it.

[Monet X Change]

You could never come for my run, honey.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah, you came for yourself. Trustably that, honey.

[Monet X Change]

I ran so you could walk, bitch.

[Kim Chi]

Bitch, you ran. Cause you ran so you can crawl

[Bob the Drag Queen]

again with no fucking knees.

[Kim Chi]

Crawl, nigga, crawl.

[Monet X Change]

I ran so you and your exploding foot could.

[Kim Chi]

Chris Brown crawl. And we crawl.

[Monet X Change]

Wow. Now you being a Chris Brown. Stan,

[Kim Chi]

you are so ridiculous.

[Monet X Change]

I didn't even know that was a Chris Brown song. But you.

[Kim Chi]

Jacob, you know his discography. I need. I need access to the Google Doc. The Google Doc. Here we go. Bob and his stinky boyfriend sabotaging me.

[Monet X Change]

So, yeah, you know Chris Brown's whole discography is what you're saying, Bitch, you

[Kim Chi]

were the one who bought tickets to a Chris Garner to go to a Chris Brown concert.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

So now who's the one who's really

[Kim Chi]

on the wrong side of history?

[Monet X Change]

I also bought tomatoes. You went there.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

You will.

[Monet X Change]

I've also bought tomatoes.

[Kim Chi]

Let me see the receipt. If you bought these tomatoes. Let me see the receipt for the tomatoes right now. Jay, put the receipt up on the screen. Right. It doesn't exist.

[Monet X Change]

Monet just. I have never gone to a Chris Brown concert. Monet just made that up, bro.

[Kim Chi]

You are lying, Monet. You are.

[Monet X Change]

I have never.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

You are.

[Monet X Change]

You are on your. The gas done been done been lit today, honey. Do you watch the boys? Your gas lamp lighter, that's you.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah, but you don't know. You don't even know his name. You don't know his name. You are. You are. You are a pilot fire. That's what you just said. Just making shit up.

[Monet X Change]

You are coming in hot today. Yo, Monet is coming in. I'm not Monsoon. I didn't lose your charger.

[Kim Chi]

This is what Bob does. Bob will come in hot. They'll be like, oh, my God, they're talking about gaslighting. This is literally gaslighting. Making me feel like I'm the crazy aggressive one. That's you.

[Monet X Change]

I didn't lose your charger.

[Kim Chi]

Jinx.

[Monet X Change]

Lost your charger. You. You start getting aggressive about Jennifer Huston and asking me if I could sing, and then. This is wild. This is S watchery, not S W. And today we're reviewing episode nine, the realness of RuPaul's Drag Race season eight. Derrick Berry has just gone home, and. And all of us ended up liking Derek in the end.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah. And I do love Derek now. Naomi Smalls is a Derek, Stan. She loves Derek. She swears by Derek. And I, since the first time I met Derek was before I was on Drag Race. After y' all season, Derek and I did a gig, and Nebraska came with him too. We did a G at Club Feathers in New Jersey. And Derek was so sweet, so professional, so nice to me. So I've always had nothing but lovely, beautiful, positive experiences with Derek, especially coming back from the season, like, hearing all the vitriol that you spewed about him.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I, like, had, like, my doubts.

[Kim Chi]

I didn't think Derek was a nice person. And then meeting him for myself, I really enjoyed him. So I'm happy I got to have my own experience.

[Monet X Change]

Let's talk about the Vitro you spewed against Tamisha Iman. No, I'm kidding. So Kimchi won that last episode. Kimchi now has two wins. Kimchi. But Kimchi has not won since the first episode. She went, like, a big chunk of the season without winning any.

[Kim Chi]

That's okay. When is the winner the win?

[Monet X Change]

I'm just stating facts. Money.

[Kim Chi]

You are.

[Monet X Change]

That strike a chord. That strike a chord.

[Kim Chi]

You say you made it a point. This was.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

This was in your notes.

[Kim Chi]

I'm like, Kim Chi has not won anything between the first and last. That was. You see? There we go again.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. Okay, I'm sensing that because Monet won the first episode of All Stars 7, then she took 10 episodes to even

[Kim Chi]

screw up another little win 8 episodes. Look at you again. This is very. Bob, you are the Donald Trump of drag. You will just make your own alternatives back. Bob is like, Monat took 29 episodes literally knowing. That's not true. Bob, this is very trumpet behavior spoke.

[Monet X Change]

I misspoke. You caught me one day. I thought it was 10 episodes. I. You got there.

[Kim Chi]

Do you know. Do you know who you said that. That they would misspeak? Donald Trump.

[Monet X Change]

You are ridiculous. Like I said, Mon Mon is on one today. We're gonna roll with it. Kimchi has her second win, and she has not won a challenge since episode one. So she's kind of, like, coming up in the rear, no pun intended. And, like. But she's also kind of established herself as a front runner this entire season.

[Kim Chi]

Yes, she has. And I think one thing that because Kim did bring, like, this new wave of. Of fashion to Drag Race that. That we had not seen before, especially with, like, obviously, Instagram was around before Drag Race, but this was, like, this or this was around the time that immigrant. Immigrant Instagram started to get popping. So Kim was, like, really big on people's radar because of her online and this. These parasocial relationships, honestly, she had formed with people and, like, people seen her on Instagram and, like, digesting her on tv. So Kim. Kim ushered in this, like, different era of Drag Race for sure.

[Monet X Change]

And what did I usher? Do you want to give me some props?

[Kim Chi]

Oh, my God, you are that kid. When the mom would be giving, like, oh, my God, babe, we do so nice school, but, mom, what about me, Babe? I'm talking to your brother. I'm talking to your brother right now.

[Monet X Change]

So since you love Kim so much, why don't you go do thibbling rivalry with her?

[Kim Chi]

Oh, my God. Jesus Christ.

[Monet X Change]

So Naomi gets this critique that she needs to be more ugly, and Kim's like, make an ugly face. And then we all started rubbing our hands all over her face. I'm gagged. Because she ended up looking the exact same.

[Kim Chi]

Well, it's very hard for Naomi to look ugly, even though obviously this was an old Naomi. Again, we've all been on Drag Race. A lot of us, our makeup has changed a lot. This is definitely old Naomi makeup, but even in them, she was still pretty, in my opinion.

[Monet X Change]

We were very annoyed because. So we filmed Drag Race pretty early in the morning. Drag Race starts around. I came around, like, 8 or 9 in the morning sometimes maybe even earlier. Depends on the day.

[Kim Chi]

Wow.

[Monet X Change]

Did y' all not start that early?

[Kim Chi]

We would get to set. Like, the van would pick us up, like, 6:36, 6:37. But we would do it. We did our interviews every morning, so we wouldn't start until, like, about 10, 11.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, so we started around 8 or 9 in the morning every day. And as you see this day, we had to come in full drag. I mean, we got ready in the room, so, I mean, breaking the illusion here, but, like, you know, the first episode, you get ready in your hotel room, and then you come to the show, come to the set. But on this episode, because all of our makeup is there, we got ready in the room off camera, and then we left. They gave us these robes, and then we just re entered the workroom. We were so annoyed to have to wake up early and get in drag. We were very irritated because normally we get in drag around, like, in the Afternoon. Normally when you see, like, the main challenge or the Runway or even the challenges, we're in drag around, like, noon, 2 o', clock, 3 o'. Clock.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And then this happened a lot to y'.

[Kim Chi]

All. Y' all also did that E News or something. You, Kim and Naomi ended up doing some, like, E. News thing.

[Monet X Change]

Billy Bush or Drag. Y' all know Billy Bush is the guy who Trump was talking to when he said, grab a brother Pussy and me. Kim and Naomi put.

[Kim Chi]

She had monkeypox grab her by the pussy.

[Monet X Change]

The pussy and me. Kim and Naomi put him in drag. And I remember Kim and Amy were so obsessed with putting him in. They were like. They were like. Because they love makeup and hair. And they were like, we'll do all the makeup, Bob. Don't do anything. So I just sat there and made jokes while they put this man in full drag. I was like, that is fine with me. This is not my big break.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah. I do not enjoy that.

[Monet X Change]

This is my big break, honey. Wait, am I Jacob?

[Kim Chi]

Oh, you peaked on season eight.

[Monet X Change]

Can we. I'm texting. Jinx. Jinx. Can you send Monet Baker?

[Kim Chi]

Naomi,

[Monet X Change]

she is a wild honey. Monet is snapping without this chord.

[Kim Chi]

Oh, my God. Look what someone gave me today at this gig.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, that's cute.

[Kim Chi]

It's a spongeboa.

[Shopify Advertiser / Shannon Maldonado]

Girl.

[Kim Chi]

This thing is long, girl. This is crazy.

[Monet X Change]

Are you gonna leave the hotel or are you gonna bring it home?

[Kim Chi]

I'm gonna bring it home. I always. Bob, I'm not like you.

[Monet X Change]

I don't. So when you get home and I ask you to show this, you'll be able to show it.

[Kim Chi]

So what are you doing?

[Monet X Change]

I'm putting the microphones. So when you get home and I say, can you go get the spongebob? You will be able to manifest it.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah, put the fucking microphone down.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, make some noise.

[Kim Chi]

Is this your microphone that you have when you dj?

[Monet X Change]

No, this is Ezra. This is Ezra. I'm at me and Ezra's place right now. This is Ezra's microphone, and I actually have a shure here. But I was like, I want to try, like, this. Like, I remember one of my standup shows. So instead of using the normal podcast attached to the table, I was like, I'm going to try this, and maybe this would be my new road situation, because I'm. Okay, quick side story. I'm building a podcasting kit, a mobile. I'm so, like, I'm so excited about this. I bought this, like. Like, maybe like, not a pellet. It's like, you Know, a pelican case.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

A peloton.

[Monet X Change]

A pelican case. It's not an actual pelican case, but it's just like these. These really hard, sturdy cases that you transported my.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

My.

[Kim Chi]

My imac across the country.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. So I bought this case to put all my podcast and stuff in. Camera, ring, light, everything. And I'm deciding if the microphone will be my on the road.

[Kim Chi]

Tee, you are so extra, bitch. Continue. Oh, my God.

[Monet X Change]

So we. I can't remember this guy's name. I can Google it real quick. He directed. He directed this Is My Hair for. Can you Google that real quick? Jacob, the director of this Is My Hair by Alaska, he directed the Realness. And I do not like the people who come from the outside to give us stuff, because this is an assumption. I do not work at Drag Race, but whoever is coaching us, directing us.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

Jason Whitmore.

[Monet X Change]

Jason Whitmore. Thank you, Jason Whitmore. They are way meaner on the set of Drag Race than they would ever be out in the real world.

[Kim Chi]

Do you think that the director.

[Monet X Change]

Any people, the coaches, the directors, anyone who comes in, they're. They're much harsher on Drag Race than they would be in the real world.

[Kim Chi]

You are. You.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Well, I mean, but also, they know that they're.

[Kim Chi]

This is anything, though. They know they're there to make tv. So that's not like a. I don't think that that's weird. They're there for tv.

[Monet X Change]

I know that. But by this point, I have been here for a month and a half.

[Kim Chi]

I am.

[Monet X Change]

I am tired, which is so crazy.

[Kim Chi]

Your season took a month and a half when y' all had, like, only two thirds of the amount of episode. Why were y' all there for six weeks?

[Monet X Change]

I don't fucking know. But we were there for a month and a half. All of June and. No, all of July and part of June. No, all of July and part of August.

[Kim Chi]

I'm not going to retrograde, honey. So I did a podcast about pizza. I was like, so for two to three pizza for 20 people, we should have 107 pizzas. I was like, girl, what is this, Ma?

[Monet X Change]

I was trying. Mama.

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[Monet X Change]

Also, you're not even using that microphone. Why are you holding it?

[Kim Chi]

Yes, I am.

[Monet X Change]

Tap it. That's the sound of an active mic honey. Hot mic honey. Microphone check. 12:12. When I roll up in the house, what you going to do? Anyway, so he. He. We're asked to gather a couple of looks. We asked to gather several looks for the music video. They gave us this one note. It's my least favorite directive. When people are trying you to. Avant garde. Avant garde is not. Avant garde. Has to be attached to something else. So it has to be like steampunk avant garde.

[Kim Chi]

Sponge avant garde.

[Monet X Change]

Sponge avant garde. It has to be like, you know, pop art. Avant garde. Avant garde itself is not. Does not give you a descriptive. Yeah, they just told us avant garde

[Kim Chi]

and we were like avant garde. I think what they probably meant was like big, like extra, like over the top or naked.

[Monet X Change]

Say that.

[Shopify Advertiser / Shannon Maldonado]

Say that.

[Monet X Change]

So I had this one legged, one armed cat. Do you remember? It was a lime green, one legged, one arm catsuit I used to wear. I. I mean I'm probably not gonna be find a picture, but I. I probably have it.

[Kim Chi]

There's a picture of me in it.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, it's. And okay, I'm gonna find it while we're on the. While we're on the podcast. I'm gonna get. I'm gonna. I'm gonna do my part to be better about getting our. Oh my God. Jasmine Rice just posted a complete nude photo. You and Jasmine be getting nude on the. The book and the gram.

[Kim Chi]

What? I get nud.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, throw it. You better throw in recently. You better throw in recently. Yeah, you better say recently. Recently. Anyway, so they were like, no, it's not avant garde. I was like, what? Like what? So those clothes that we're wearing, a lot of the clothes that we're wearing, we didn't bring. They brought them for us. But the issue is they were the

[Kim Chi]

ones in the Realness video.

[Monet X Change]

Most of them, not all of them, but a lot of them didn't even fit us. Like those clothes just did not fit us at all. Kim wore her own clothes. Nothing fit Kim at all. My clothes couldn't like that jacket I was wearing. We'll get there. Anyway, so I just remember getting that direction to be avant garde. And then we get on the we do the wind machine thing where we're all lying down and it's in slow motion. They didn't even show their.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Hold on one second.

[Kim Chi]

This is Patty taking my charger.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, shit.

[Kim Chi]

You about to say something funny about food. You're trying to be cute. Thank you.

[Monet X Change]

No, I was about to say when anybody was in a good mood, I said I was asking why nobody'd be in a good mood.

[Kim Chi]

Monet, you know, y' all heard. Y'. All. Y' all heard Bob. I was about to be trying to be funny, talking about something with food. I heard you. Fix your listening about food.

[Monet X Change]

Monet, you are. You are wild today. I was saying, Monet's about to be in a good mood. Cause she finally got her charger. You are wild on this day. And I'm about to order. I'm actually about to order my food now that I can see the room you're in. Bitch. Are you in the bat cave? Where? Why is it so dark in your room?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Because I don't want the ambient light from outside.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, you're on Ambien. That explains everything. You're on Ambien. I get it.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

See, that's not cute. He's trying to sabotage me.

[Monet X Change]

Where are you, by the way?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I'm in an undisclosed location. I can't tell Claire where I am anyway. No, I'm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I did the Cowboy Music Festival.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, is it country music?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

No, it's not. Ludacris was here. Big Sean, Bitch, apparently, the tea is Ludacris at this festival at the same place I was just at. Ludacris refused to sign posters with other people on him, only him. So they brought posters for the artists to sign. He ripped his picture off, signed the back of it, and said, here, y' all can take that.

[Monet X Change]

Every person that came up to him.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Well, like, the organizers, they had, like, five posters they wanted to sign with all the headliners on it. And he ripped his picture off of each of them and signed only his and gave it back to them. And I'm like, there you go, Luda.

[Monet X Change]

Anyway, all right, here we go. So that is wild. So maybe. So we're on this little. This little thing where we're, like, laying down on this, like, block. Also, Drag Race will always make a challenge a little bit harder than it is in real life. In real life, they would just bring another block in to support your legs. Bitch, we are Dang. The block is too shortest of us. Chi Chi, the shortest of us and strongest of us. Even she can't fit on this block. It's so. And me and Naomi and Kimchi are all roughly the same height. We're all in the 6, 2, 6, 3 area.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Right. And then so that, honestly, it's the best part, you see. Were you, you weren't wearing corsets back then? Well, you were wearing a corset, but were you wearing a corset for this? So I'm trying to do that in your corset, trying to maintain that core and try to. You just.

[Monet X Change]

But I was kind of serving a little bit, but not great. But Kim was struggling the most. But her in the video, her shot is the best one.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, yeah, Kim was struggling.

[Monet X Change]

It was kind of her going like. Yeah, it ended up being the best one, even though she fell and, like, flopped. It was a whole thing.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Not Kim's flop era, girl.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, season eight was definitely Kim's flop era, for sure.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, 100% with love era. Naomi, even. Naomi's like the model. You know what I mean? Nomi's having a little bit of a hard time with it too, but. Yeah, but again, it's a challenge, girl. If it was easy, then what fun is that? We want to see y' all flounder. We want to see y' all look crazy. It's TV.

[Monet X Change]

That's true. Also, in the Werk room, RuPaul announced that the winner. That the person who is eliminated this episode will be eliminated from the music video as well. And obviously, Chi Chi was eliminated this episode, but I love that after she passed, they released the chichi cut of the Realness. So if y' all have not gone to go watch the chichi devain cut of the realness, I really recommend. It's, it's, it's, it's very chichi heavy. There's, like, mostly chichi the vein, and it just looks. I, I, I cried watching it the first time. It's so good.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, Cheech, rest in peace.

[Monet X Change]

I love that. I love that water. That's really fierce.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, for sure. For sure.

[Monet X Change]

So anyway, so Kim ended up obviously having the best shot, even though she fell over and those outfits. So I wanna talk about these outfits. We should go ahead and start talking about the outfits from the challenge. Right. So let's start with the.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

Just to note, because there is the Chi Chi thing we don't have. They're not shots of every single one of Chi Chi's outfits. Like, there's no neon Chi Chi outfit, for example.

[Monet X Change]

Well, Chi Chi didn't do that shot because that was, that was done so

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Chichi did not do the neon shot.

[Monet X Change]

The neon shots were. Whoa.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

What?

[Monet X Change]

I just got a call on Facebook. The neon shots were. Were done way after the season, way after the season. So we, Choo Chee had already been eliminated by the time that we did the neon shot.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it.

[Monet X Change]

Okay. What y' all don't realize is. Oh, I mean, behind the scenes, he. I realize you might not know this. We all got eliminated. Me, Chi Chi, Naomi, Kimchi, all of us got eliminated. And so we didn't know who the top three were until like a month or so before we filmed the finale, which is about two weeks before the finale aired. So we found out a few weeks before the episode actually aired that we were the ones who made it to the top three.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it, got it, got it, got

[Kim Chi]

it, got it, got it.

[Monet X Change]

And then after that, me, Kim, and Naomi all went back and filmed the realness. Those looks where we had the neon makeup, which, bitch. I didn't know how to do no fucking neon. I had never done neon makeup ever in my life.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And, Kim, it's just doing your regular makeup.

[Monet X Change]

I know, but I didn't know what would glow in the light, and I had no clue. So, I mean, I just didn't. It was not my cup of jizz, you know what I mean?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Well, let's talk about Kim's. So Kim's neon DayGlo makeup. I think it looks good. Her hair.

[Monet X Change]

Wait, freeze, freeze. Should we talk about. Should we go through the. Let's go through the whole music video making process, then go through the looks, I think, because I have more notes to talk about too, with this thing, but some of my notes include the outfits, so this.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Wait, you wanna talk about what?

[Monet X Change]

I think part of me feel like we should just go through the whole music video process and then judge the outfits, but other.

[Kim Chi]

You're done, so.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it, Got it. Okay, so what's your process?

[Monet X Change]

This jacket that I'm wearing in this, y'. All. So I. I repeat, two wigs this episode. Wig repeater. I repeat, probably three wigs, actually. That. That, that. The. The red bowl cut that Monet gave me. Guess who's back in the house.

[Kim Chi]

Gave.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

That was from Borrowed, but I never got back. I borrowed it to you, but you never gave it back.

[Monet X Change]

That was from the street me's challenge. And then also the white hair is the same hair that I wore when I did the robot look. You're such a fucking hate asshole. You're a hating ass ho. But this. That, like, striped jacket was not something that I bought there myself. And it did not. It was supposed to. It's supposed to close.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

Oh.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

But it's fine, though.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. It ended up working out in its own regard. So we have this thing where we're all. We all. We all have to dance. We all have to, like, dance in these fucking looks. And, girl, like, I they. Or perform. And they kept telling us to do stuff, but, like, do stuff that I don't do. They wanted me to do a dip. They kept yelling, do a death drop. Do a death drop. And I was like, I don't do that. That's not. I don't do that. And they were like, do it. And. And they were like. And I kept being like, I don't do that. And they kept screaming it. And I was like. And I would dance. He was like, you're at a five. I need a ten. And I remember being. Who?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, the director guy.

[Monet X Change]

Jason. And I remember thinking to myself, this is tv. This is just a TV thing. I'm not at a five. He's doing this for tv. I know this. But at that point, I was tired. It was getting in my head, and I'm, like, upset and annoyed, and I'm, like, going as hard as I can. He's like, you're at a 5. I need you at, like, a 10. And then he kept trying to get me to do a dip. And then I finally did the crunchiest dip that's ever been aired on Twitter.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Well, it worked, though.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, kind of. But I was. And then I was mad because Kim Chi gets up and walks around. They were, like, serving. I was like, y' all niggas lame as hell.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I live.

[Monet X Change]

Thank you, Kim. Thank you for finally bringing artistry to drag. I was like, y' all about to get beat the fuck up in this fucking soundstage, honey. Beat the fuck up. And then Chi Chi's dancing around in the dress. And then he was like, chi Chi, have you ever danced in a gown? Well, you better learn real quick, bitch. No one dances in gowns. What do you mean? Who dances in gowns? Mama, no one's doing this.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

He said that to her?

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, Chichi, have you ever danced in a gown? She goes, no. And you'll notice all of our answers are very short. All of our answers are very short. Cause we're so fucking over. We're so over it. We're so annoyed. And he's like, well, you better learn real quick, honey. But then we were all, like, hip to the game. We were like, we know what's going on. I'm not gonna snap. I'm not gonna freak out, you know?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. I think. I think watching. Watching y' all all do it. I definitely. I. I miss the RU videos like this. I miss, like, again, because now. But I also like the writing challenge.

[Monet X Change]

In the end, I could have done a writing challenge. Oh, my God. I would have tried it.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I mean, yeah, maybe grass is always green and ripe, so I like doing that, obviously. But I think this is cute too.

[Monet X Change]

I mean, I was. I think I was part of the last. The last RuPaul music video season nine on.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It's been. It's been the writing, write a song challenge.

[Monet X Change]

So per.

[Kim Chi]

I guess.

[Monet X Change]

But I would have. I would have rather because. Because not just season nine, but All Stars two. The, like, the next month was writing, like, because I did read you wrote you the same year. But, you know, it is fine. I'm actually happy with. Obviously, I'm happy with how.

[Kim Chi]

Oh, my God. You should.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

You should have done a realness version, a realness verse for this episode. You're still time. You should do a realness verse.

[Monet X Change]

I could write a realist verse. You know, we'll have it at the end of the episode. Maybe. We'll see.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I'll do one too.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. I said, you do one too.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Monet X Change]

I also remember them telling us, like, we couldn't harm these outfits. They were like, we need you to jump, do a dip, do a cartwheel dance. But they were like, also, like, you can't sweat and you can't get any makeup on these.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I'm like, bitch. I just did.

[Monet X Change]

So let's talk about our. So we hit the Runway. Let's talk about. Let's go through all the looks, starting with the runways, I guess, right?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Let's go through Bob the driver. Bob, when I tell you. And I was at the bar, you came on in this. I was so upset. I could not let you put those pants on with that outfit. But finding out the story why? I was like, not these pants. Not this look. I was very upset.

[Monet X Change]

Okay, so this is a jacket I

[Bob the Drag Queen]

got from the thrift store girl.

[Monet X Change]

I love. I want to say I genuinely love this jacket.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It's a good jacket. It's a good jacket. It's a good jacket.

[Monet X Change]

Do you have this jacket, or did you fucking give it away to somebody? Did you go put it in Bad Drag Queen?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

No, I have it somewhere. Some of my stuff.

[Monet X Change]

Mm, yeah, sure. So. But the pants I got from American Apparel rip. And it wasn't my original look. There was this guy that I used to work with who was gonna paint me a dress. He had painted me dresses before.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And I remember Ryan Oshrowski. Say his name.

[Monet X Change]

I don't want to shade Ryan. Cause Ryan's really wonderful.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Ryan's great.

[Kim Chi]

Not shading.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It's six years ago. It's okay.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. I was like. I made this dress. I had this, like, massive. For me anyway, big black dress that I made, like, a big circle skirt. And it was like this, like, really? And I asked Ryan to paint it for me, and then I gave it to him, like, pretty early. I was like, I got this done really early. I gave it to Ryan, gave him a couple. The two weeks that we had to paint it. And then Ryan dropped it off for me the night before I was leaving, and he was like. I said, can you bring the gray? He goes, yeah, I'll bring it by. And he brought it by, and he did not do anything to it. And I mean. I don't mean, like. He started painting, and it didn't look good. He never picked up the paintbrush and never put a single stroke on this dress. I was crushed and devastated. He said he was like, I was just too intimidated by the whole process. I was so intimidated, I ended up not being able to do it. And I was like, but I have to leave.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

That is crazy. You should have been like, tomorrow, you should have told us. A drag race. Like, this is from my first communion. There'll be less stakes. He'd have probably felt more comfortable.

[Monet X Change]

I didn't tell him it was for Drag Race. I think word got back to him.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah.

[Monet X Change]

I didn't tell anybody. And he was just like, this dress is just too big. It's too intimidating. I didn't do anything with it. And I remember thinking, like, you couldn't tell me, like, beforehand, bitch. He probably was gonna try to binge it the night before, you know, and he was like, just like, it won't dry. But, girl, he gathered me. So my final look ended up being this attempt at a. I don't know what it is, but honestly, I don't look. I'm not mad. Mad at it, but I would not wear this today.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I think you should have cut the leggings into, like, what you were gonna wear with those black panties. You're gonna wear the black panties that you end up wearing with that black and white jacket thing. You should have cut them into that. Just hem it to make it look a panty.

[Monet X Change]

I was gonna wear the panties, but I didn't want to. You know, Michelle has A whole thing with you're wearing a bodysuit. That's Michelle's favorite little critique on the Runway. So

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[Monet X Change]

And then we go to my other looks. My other looks were this white. In the beginning of the Realness video, I'm wearing this white jumpsuit that Domino made me. I love this outfit.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It's very Rick James. The hair is very Rick James.

[Monet X Change]

I rarely wear this outfit because it is white. And I think also the first time I ever wore it, I caught my heel in the pants and tore a hole in it, which was so upsetting. First time I wore it.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

This is the first time I think I ever saw you in long, straight hair.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah, I actually like the look of it. And it's a bang. It's like a. It's like a bang long, straight hair moment, which I'm actually really kind of into that look, but I don't do it very often. But I think I look really, really cute here.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It looks cute. Get it, get it, get it. Inhuman. You live for a girl.

[Monet X Change]

Maybe I will. And this black and white jacket I liked. And. And my makeup. You can't tell what the hell's going on at all with my makeup in this neon thing.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I mean, it's polka dots and you can tell you have a crease and you have the lips. I think it actually, weirdly, it works. I don't think it looks bad.

[Monet X Change]

I thought it looked really good. I did think. I hated my mirror look. I hated that mirror look.

[Kim Chi]

Hated.

[Monet X Change]

What is was something May had there. It was something May had. It didn't fit me. It was supposed to close. I'm like, hiding the fact that it doesn't zip up. Like, all my outfits were like. I mean, obviously they were like. I mean, I was pretty slim at the time, but even though I'm slim, I'm still assigned male at birth. And I'm six foot two. I am broad. I am broad. So even like at my skinniest, I can't. I was never be A size zero. You know what I mean?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, yeah. And then one of you lying on the table, did you make this just like a. A velvet catsuit? I mean, a velvet leotard?

[Monet X Change]

No, it's just a pair. No, it's a black sequin panty over a one sided leotard. That is the leotard that I was wearing when me and Derek got into a fight.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it, got it, got it.

[Monet X Change]

That is the very one, the very leotard when me and Derek started fighting. So I'm repeating several mini outfits and they made us those, those, those flowy things. Those like flowy. They made those for us. And Kim had a freak out about that too.

[Kim Chi]

Why?

[Monet X Change]

Because they didn't tell her what colors her was until they handed it to her. And Kim likes to color coordinate everything. She was doing this monochromatic paintings at the time and they did not get her color. She was like freaking out. I just remember Kim yelling, I need to speak to someone in fucking production. All right, who's next?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

The next is Kim. Well, you Chi Chi, technically.

[Monet X Change]

Yeah. I like this. I think she looks really good. These are the loafs. This is the old school loafs on the head for the Runway.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, it's very, very southern pageant, pageant queen. I think chichi looks great. I love. Wait, well, after Chichi was talking about that. I love the pink. I love the makeup. I think it's a pretty dress. When girls do dresses like that with big ass stones, maybe in person I would hate it, but in a picture, I don't hate it. When it's like the big ass SS50 stones. I'd be like, what is that? But from here it doesn't look bad.

[Monet X Change]

Violet had a dress that she wore in Work the world when I did with her that were massive stones. The kind of stones that are jewelry. The kind of stones that like fish. No, it looked amazing. It looked stunning. Like, I wish I could find a picture of it. It looked absolutely phenomenal. It worked. It really, really worked. And her avant garde look is this gown that she kept getting caught in, which she looks so good. I love that look.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I mean, I can't really tell what it is, to be honest.

[Monet X Change]

It's like. It's like a. It's like a tan gown with a net. Like a ornate net over it.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And what are these on her shoulders?

[Monet X Change]

They look like some sort of epaulettes, but. But like they. All the way. Epaulettes are those things that like, you know, like the thing Captain Crunch has on his shoulders.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, yeah, Got it.

[Monet X Change]

But. But they have streamers attached to them that go all the way down.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it. Okay. Okay, okay.

[Kim Chi]

Okay.

[Monet X Change]

I think it's a cool look. And I think this. This mirror look is the only dress that fit her.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Wow.

[Monet X Change]

So she had to wear it.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

One of these, her shoes, girl. She. She's wearing the Hillary Clinton's.

[Monet X Change]

You know, she. She was known for the scooty. Chichi was known for. For the scooty. What do you think about Kim Chi.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Kim Chi Avangard look? It's flowy look.

[Monet X Change]

First her run.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, yeah. Her Runway look. This was great. When Kim came out and there's people gagged, especially with that face mask thing. This was. This was a gag. And those long ass, red nails. This was crazy.

[Monet X Change]

It looks really cool. It somehow makes her look a little short. But she looks really cool, though.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, she looks cool. Her avant garde look, it's just like a flowy dress. I wouldn't say it's avant, but again, you said you. I understand. Why not?

[Monet X Change]

Avant garde is not. The avant garde is actually from the same inspiration as your cage look, your veil look. Oh, her avant garde. McQueen birds of prey. The McQueen birds of prey moment. That was the avant garde.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Got it. Got it. I think that's a cute look. I like her flowy neon light one as well. Her black and white was really pretty. She looks very old Hollywood, very classic.

[Monet X Change]

I agree. And her neon makeup looks really good too. She looks. She looks great.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. The hair really sets it off to. In the neon, which I like that you were bald in it too, that you did yours bald. That was cute.

[Monet X Change]

Thank you. It was a last minute decision, if we're being fully honest.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Her fucking Kim on the table with the flowy fabric. She looks fierce. She looks so good.

[Monet X Change]

She ate us up. Ate us up, girl. Destroyed us. Ruined us. Ruined me, Mom. Let's go into Naomi Smalls. Naomi Smalls would never wear this today. That's why this is so wild to me.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I feel like she would.

[Monet X Change]

An elevated version of it, I think.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, elevated for sure. Definitely. The wig would be a human moment. And then she'd probably have a built in corset into her little pant. The thing. Yeah, yeah.

[Monet X Change]

And it was one of the ones with a. I mean, this might be. I don't know if there's any interest to the listeners, but like the way the corsets come, they come in a few ways. There's like Violet. Valentina has this like leotard corset with padding on the butt. She calls it her Little bumblebee butt. And it has boobs built into it. So it's like one whole thing, like from the crotch to the. To the boobs. And Naomi has something that's similar to that that goes like. It's like a crotch corset moment. She does, yeah, she has that nowadays. Yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I want to see her little waspy one. A little tiny. It's like a. It's like basically bitches of belt things. Like I try to do. I try to be a waspy girl for a while, and I had too much spillage. The bitch. I had. I had three stomachs. I had shit. It was not cute for me.

[Monet X Change]

Well, you, girl, you know, those fucking weren't the world girls convince you to do some wild stuff that you're trying

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

to get me to do.

[Monet X Change]

Monet's like, bob, wear us. Wear a strap. Just a thin, thin piece of fabric as your whole shoe, you know, a strappy shoe. I'm like, yeah, I need. I need my. I need my entire foot covered.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

I need.

[Monet X Change]

I need my whole. The only thing you can see is the top of my foot. This part. Monet wants me to wear one of those sandals that just is a strap here and a strap here. Bitch, hell no. And when they be doing it and I'm like, not me. Not on this one.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

That's how I did for my All Stars 7 promo. Do you think my shoes and my All Star seven promo look crazy?

[Monet X Change]

I just think what it is, is when you're from the front, you can't see any of the shoe. All we see is your foot. All you see is a thin piece of fabric and your foot. I don't want that. I want to see the shoe. I don't want it to look like I'm just. I. I'm not gonna speak for you. And your feet. I have big ass feet and I don't want my. I don't. I don't want my concrete slappers unfold as well. Anyway, Naomi Smalls, I like. I like pretty much all of her looks too.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I mean, her little disco neon wall light thing. That looks so good. It looks so good. She looks like a fucking Diana Ross girl.

[Monet X Change]

It looks great. It's giving Nicole Schinger in. I don't want to do this any longer.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah.

[Monet X Change]

Which is obviously Diana Ross inspired. Yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. And her black and white.

[Monet X Change]

Her black and white, her neon, all of it. She's so stunning.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, Naomi looked fucking great. And those long legs with the. Yeah, Naomi looked only thing, though, the corset overdressed I mean, that was the time. There was a time where corsets overdress were the move. Everyone was corseting over dress nowadays. Nah, nah, dawg. But back it looks. Which then Naomi probably even needed. Cause she's so fucking, you know, Naomi. But she's probably just doing it for a little extra to make it look a little more. Whatever.

[Monet X Change]

So back on the Runway, we wait.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

RuPaul. I just dialed to Dais when I realized RuPaul's Runway look. It was his look from the video. I did not even realize that back then. I didn't even put two and two together. RuPaul said, I'm getting this done today.

[Monet X Change]

RuPaul. Also, Matthew didn't do RuPaul's makeup. I think Billy.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Billy B. Billy B.

[Monet X Change]

Did RuPaul's makeup here actually, too.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Mm, I remember that.

[Monet X Change]

But yeah, this is. Yeah, honey, RuPaul is RuPaul. She's like, we're booking. We're booking the space, honey. I'm in this outfit.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

My favorite thing is that we will see. We'll see RuPaul in, like, a look from, like, the season. And then which it is on Three more albums. Three looks from All Stars. Seven gonna be on RuPaul's next three albums, girl, RuPaul is not playing.

[Monet X Change]

RuPaul's like, RuPaul, I will never put this dress on again. Honey, this is the time. This is the moment. Ezra's trying to stick. We'll just let Ezra do his thing. You don't have to do it, so it's okay, baby. We're pausing.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Ezra. No, no.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Be sorry. Apologize,

[Monet X Change]

as I can't hear you. Your vitriol is very anti Mexican. I don't even want to repeat it. It's. It's a lot of like.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, my God.

[Monet X Change]

There's a lot of anti Mexican rhetoric. And what was that when they build the wall. I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry, baby. Wow. Yeah, this. I love this dress. I love this. Like, this. It's all he ate with this thing. It is like.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. This fabric.

[Monet X Change]

I don't even know. I mean, I can't get a close up of this outfit because this was the episode where we all got eliminated. And when you get eliminated, when you don't get eliminated, everyone, like, walks. How does it work? Okay, so you get eliminated, and then you go sit in the back. You're just literally just sitting in the back. And then everyone dances off. All right, Let the music play. RuPaul's on stage with us. And we all dance away, and then everyone resets except the girl who got eliminated. And you're just sitting back there with RuPaul. It's just you and RuPaul just sitting behind the stage, just, like, hanging out for, like, three or four minutes.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

What did y' all say?

[Monet X Change]

I don't remember what we talked about, but I remember when. But I do remember that at lunch or when we had our break, I told Kim that RuPaul told me that I won the season. And I never told her I was. I never told her I was kidding. I told her I was like, RuPaul told me that I'm going to win. She goes, what? I said, yeah. RuPaul was like, you're going to. She did like this. She was like, you're going to win.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Kim believed you.

[Monet X Change]

Probably, to this day, so gullible.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I can't.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

Can you talk a little bit about being fake eliminated? So, like, what did you do as your elimination? What did the other girls do?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, yeah.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

Who. What did you. And what did you all think was going to happen? Who did you think the top three was gonna be?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

So, Bob, kinky. Wait, wait. I have a question. So, like, what do you, like, can you tell us? Like, what did you say anything? When you got fake eliminated, what did other girls say?

[Monet X Change]

So the fake elimination goes all the way. You have to go back to the workroom and pack. Like, they film you packing. Like, everything you do in untucked, like, the whole nine yards.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, hell no. Thank God they cut that.

[Monet X Change]

And we did it in chunks. So each of us. I can't remember what I said. We all took it pretty sincerely, except Kim. Kim goes, oh, well. And then just walked upstairs like this.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Kim is such a clown.

[Monet X Change]

And that was literally what she did. Oh, well, it's.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

What did you say? What did you say?

[Monet X Change]

I was. I just. I think I thanked RuPaul and thanked the production.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Bob, you didn't make a joke.

[Monet X Change]

Anyway. I made a joke later. This podcast bitch.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

When Trinity said that about my mom,

[Kim Chi]

that was actually really funny.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I was crying. She was like, monet's not the only comedian in her family. Her mom delivered at least one joke. That's good.

[Monet X Change]

Honestly, I think one of the best joke was really when Jinx said Trinity broke up with her last boyfriend, she

[Bob the Drag Queen]

let him down easy.

[Monet X Change]

Let's just be cousins. That was. I'd never heard that joke anyway. But if you want to hear my opinions on All Stars 7, please go check out the Pit Stop where I,

[Bob the Drag Queen]

the watch sipping witchery All Star 7. Yeah.

[Monet X Change]

I reviewed the roast with Bowenier.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, my God. Are we keeping that in? And we're keeping it in.

[Kim Chi]

And we're keeping it in.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And we're keeping it in. And we're keeping it in.

[Monet X Change]

You are. We're keeping it in the roast with Joe Kim Booster, an actor and the writer of Fire Island. You are so. I hate you.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Okay, so what did Naomi say?

[Monet X Change]

I can't remember. Everyone else took it pretty seriously except Kim. Even when we were packing, Kim kept being like, la la. Like, Kim was just like, well, I guess I'll just quit drag. Now that's something that really stuck out was Kim was just not doing it for real. And I kept being like, honestly, that's kind of smart. Cause, like, now they can't eliminate you because this would look crazy.

[Kim Chi]

Right, Right, right, right, right, right.

[Monet X Change]

Or maybe.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Or they keep it in Kim.

[Monet X Change]

I don't know if Kim just believed that they wouldn't eliminate her at all or if she was just like, this is how I want to go.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I don't think she thought you're not getting eliminated because the two of y' all had the most wins.

[Monet X Change]

And wait, does Naomi have two or one?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

No, she had. She had one. She had the makeover challenge. Did she win another one?

[Monet X Change]

Nothing. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just Wizard Oz.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah, yeah. So Kim was like, I had the second most wins. She's like, you know, I look great in this final run. And she probably was like, there's no one going home.

[Monet X Change]

I should have taken it less seriously because I was like, I was bitch. I was acting.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Give her the Emmy.

[Monet X Change]

I was Violet Davidson Fences. I was Meryl Streep in dad Not.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

It's not Janelle's Doubt, honey.

[Monet X Change]

I was given the performance of a lifetime.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Viola Davis will nose cry was the last Violence will have snot coming out of her nose. I live it. I love it.

[Monet X Change]

She was tweeted out. She was tweeted. I know what y' all be saying about me and my snot. She tweeted that out once. Did you. Did you talk to a picture of yourself, young Kevin?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

No, I never. I didn't. Maybe also at 7, I did. I don't know. But also, it's 4. I did not. No.

[Monet X Change]

So, yeah, we had to talk to our pictures of our younger selves.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Younger selves.

[Monet X Change]

I looked very cute in that picture. Four year old.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

You do look cute. You do look cute.

[Monet X Change]

That was such a cute. I remember that day very well. That was such a cute day. I graduated from preschool. Aw.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Your first and Last graduation, the very last one.

[Monet X Change]

Didn't do anything else after that, except if I grabbed from school of Hard Knocks, nigga. Summa cum laude. I feel like I'm making this up, but, you know, Kim was crying really hard during her thing. And I just remember the way that RuPaul transitioned from that. Something about it really took me out. Something about it was like, that was cold blooded. It was like RuPaul was like, cold ass bitch. I mean, Kim is sobbing, like, sobbing. And RuPaul was like, Ugh. I mean, not that it was something like that. Like, ooh, ooh, girl,

[Bob the Drag Queen]

GRA in her hair.

[Monet X Change]

And we were. And, you know, I really. I've thought about this again. If I would change my answer, I would honestly, I wouldn't say anything to my younger self. I wouldn't want anything to be weird. I wouldn't want to change anything. I like the way that I am right now. I would just sit back and just like, you know, give this kid some love and adoration that this kid deserves.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

But also, you don't know if you maybe if you give yourself some advice now that you didn't know, now you may be even better. Things may be even better. Like, who knows? Like, you never know. You never know.

[Monet X Change]

I ain't fucking with that butterfly effect. I am not fucking with that butterfly effect, girl. So we do get an elimination. We find out that Chi Chi Devane is eliminated in not moving forward in the competition. I love her ex frozen, and I love her and I miss her very.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

She's frozen for you. Okay, you're back.

[Monet X Change]

I said, Chi Chi Devane has been eliminated.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

And did y' all think Chichi was going home? Did y'. All. Did you think, oh, Chichi's definitely probably the fourth.

[Monet X Change]

I thought it was between Chichi and Naomi right at the time, and I just didn't know which one it was gonna be.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Did Teach, you have any wins? Oh, yeah. Episode two.

[Monet X Change]

Chichi and Naomi both have the same amount of wins.

[Instacart Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Kim Chi]

Yeah. Work.

[Monet X Change]

So I was like, who knows? Like, I had no clue who it would be. You know what I mean?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah.

[Monet X Change]

Chichi was the oldest out of all of us, too, I believe. Yeah, she was the oldest out of all of us.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

She looked the youngest. That's the real gag.

[Monet X Change]

Drag me. And she had a really great speech. And, you know, I miss her very, very much. I think about her all the time. I have a picture of her in my bathroom here, and I just think about her a lot. I miss cheechi devine.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Oh, Ms. Cheech. And then. So that means that Bob the Drag Queen America. Are you Team Bob the Drag Queen. Team Kim Chi. Team Naomi Smalls. Let your voice be heard. RuPaul's Drag Race. And we'll see you next week at the grand finale of season eight.

[Monet X Change]

Honey. In that voting, Kim Chi had the most votes on Twitter.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. Cause Kimchi had a bigger following than y'. All.

[Monet X Change]

Than he is not on Twitter. I've always had a bigger following than Kimchi on Twitter.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Really?

[Monet X Change]

Well, let's see, Kim. Actually, I don't know if that's true. Kim Chi has 497,000 Twitter followers.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

How many do you have?

[Monet X Change]

613,000. Per. We have one episode left, Mo.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

One episode. I mean, I will say we've talked about this already. We'll talk about it more next week. You know, I'm going to save it for next week. I'm not going to say it now. We'll save it for next week.

[Monet X Change]

Can I say one thing? If I die before you, I would really like one, but. You got a plan? I would really like one cryptic tweet sent out the day after I die from your account? Yeah,

[Bob the Drag Queen]

like, something like, I just wanted

[Monet X Change]

to say, guess who's back in the house?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

That wouldn't make any sense.

[Kim Chi]

Everyone knows.

[Monet X Change]

You think it's like, I'm coming back.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I want them when I die. I want them to. I really want. I would love someone to pull a prank, like, in. Like, in, like. I don't know, like, prop my body up so that I can, like, come out the coffin. Like,

[Monet X Change]

at who?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

At my wake, at my funeral. I just want to be in the thing.

[Monet X Change]

I'm vulnerable. Monet, do you have a will?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I don't have a will, but I do have a life insurance policy, which, honestly, it's too much money. Bitch, fuck that. I'm about to take out somebody in my life insurance policy. Cause you ever think about that when you die. So y' all just get money. Cause I die. So y' all niggas just get all this money. Cause I die.

[Monet X Change]

Well, I would like for you all, if you're at home right now, you should really look up. Life insurance policies are not just for death. You can use a life insurance policy while you.

[Podcast Producer / Assistant]

We also have the TikTok.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

We also.

[Monet X Change]

I mean, I know this because I have life insurance.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. I mean, that's what I'm saying. So. So I'm. I'm literally going to be taking my. Because I'm like, bitch, I'm putting all this money into life insurance. Oh, I'm going to enjoy my policy while I'm alive. Not. That's for everybody. To be. To be. To be. To be. To be. To be fucking making it rain at the club when I'm dead.

[Monet X Change]

Am I a beneficiary?

[Bob the Drag Queen]

No, you're not a beneficiary in my life insurance policy.

[Monet X Change]

I gotta make some changes to mine then.

[Kim Chi]

Boy, please.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

With your mom and your extensive family and your two partners. I'm the one in your life insurance policy, Bob.

[Monet X Change]

Not anymore. Not anymore.

[Kim Chi]

I know for a fact not anymore.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

I am not on your life insurance policy.

[Monet X Change]

Not anymore. That's. You're right.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

You know what? I know exactly who's in charge of your finances. I can make a call right now and find out because we both know he'll tell me.

[Monet X Change]

Oh, he will sing. And I am telling you,

[Kim Chi]

I'll know right now if I needed to find out.

[Monet X Change]

You're ridiculous. Well, I love you very much. We have again, let us know what you all want to watch after this. We are going to go back to advisory for a small, small amount of time. Yeah, we will hop back in the. Hop back in the watchery business, honey.

[Bob the Drag Queen]

Yeah. Yeah. All right.

[Monet X Change]

Bamboo.