- Hi, everybody,
I'm Trixie Mattel and welcome back
to The Pit Stop. And I am here today with
the large and in charge, chunky yet funky Kim Chi. Yay!
- Yay, it's me! - You are so beautiful, I can't
even "bear" to look at you. - Look at me. - "Bear" to look at you.
- You will look at me. - "Bear" to look at you.
- (laughs) I know. - Oh, okay. So, how are you enjoying
the season so far? - The season is really amazing, and it's really hard to tell who's going to be
in the top or bottom because they're
all very talented. It's just a hard cast, like there's no front-runner. - No, and it's like literally
people are in the bottom or almost going
home like every day. It's crazy.
- Yeah, I couldn't handle it. - So, last week Manila
beat Trinity the Tuck and sent Gia home packing. How did you feel
about Gia going home? - I guess competition-wise
she was doing the worst. However, I want her in
every single episode because she is
entertaining television. - That's the thing. We were watching and I was like, I love the drag
but the only time I'm jumping out of my seat
screaming is for the drama. - Exactly. - So, elephant in the room, Manila was considering sending
Valentina home last episode because she said Valentina
was the strongest competition. Do you think Manila being
open about the strategy, do you think that's gonna
put a target on her back? I think people like
Trinity are gonna be like, "I'm not shady and I
think that's shady." - Trinity's one of those people its really hard to know
what she's really thinking. - Well, 'cause if
Trinity's like, "If you find Valentina
to be threatening, "I'm the one winning challenges. "Are you gonna
send me home next?" - True. - Because the more you win
the more people are like this person has to go
home or nobody can win. - No one has made up the rules. You get to kind of create
your own rules, right? So the only moral
compass is yourself. - That's the problem, we use
drag queens as moral compass. (Kim Chi laughs) And then we're surprised
when they're assholes. (both laughing) So, we're moving into
the Maxi Challenge, an improv/acting/comedy
challenge called Jersey Justice. Let's break down
the performances. It's Naomi and Manila doing, "You made me look
like a bitch, Bitch!" How do you think they did? - I think they were
both hilarious. I know Naomi personally,
and her playing this role is her really stepping
out of her box. - [Trixie] I agree. - 'Cause normally she talks
in a very monotone voice, and she's very soft-spoken. I feel like she was
giving her 200%. - To be in a scene with
Manila and not be pulverized, you're pretty good. - [Kim Chi] I feel like they
set the tone for the challenge and what to expect from
the other girls, too. - Totally. Manila
also, I mean... Listen, I know that she was
supposed to look ridiculous, but let's be honest,
when she showed that wig you and I were like... - [Kim Chi] We're like, "That
wig is everything," right? (Trixie laughs loudly)
Like, we want that wig! - Yeah, I'm like can
we get two of those? And then following them, it
was Latrice, Monet and Monique doing, "How 'bout them cakes?" It was not it, sis. - I mean, this
challenge was also made for someone like Monique who just her talking normally
is over the top, you know? That's just kind
the person she is. - [Trixie] Yeah, which
is why it's surprising somebody like Monet and
Latrice couldn't meet her there 'cause they're not quiet.
- [Kim Chi] No. - So it was weird to see
Latrice kind of like... I mean, she almost
cowered a little bit. - Latrice totally faded
into the background, which'll happen, you know. You're under so much
pressure with these things. - [Trixie] And then Monet came
in kinda late in the scene and didn't really
contribute much. Her few jokes--
- [Kim Chi] Initially, she was funny, I feel
like she had potential, but I feel like their
biggest downfall was not having a
complete narrative. It just didn't feel
well thought out as some of the other groups. - [Trixie] And honestly, Jersey? Nobody there was really
giving me Jersey. You're gonna stand in
front of Michelle Visage and not do something Jersey? - It's true, like, you have
the inspiration right there that you see every week. - Yeah, totally. Okay, lastly we have
Valentina and Trinity. I was snookered by Snookie. What did you think? - [Kim Chi] For me,
Valentina stole the show. - [Trixie] It was amazing. - She had the characterization
down and she was funny, and then all of her improv and her little back-and-forths
were hilarious. - And Trinity was great, but I think next to Valentina, Valentina's was more specific. I mean, Trinity's look to me,
I didn't see that as Jersey. - To me, that's
an outfit you wear when you're performing your
second number on a Saturday at Hamburger Mary's.
- Second number! Second number!
- Yeah, second number! - Yes, that's when you do your
Christina Aguilera B-side. - Yep! (laughs) - That's not that fast
so you can just walk and take money.
- Exactly, totally. - So now, overall, who stood
out in the challenge the most? - Monique, Valentina
and probably Manila. - Yeah, definitely for sure. - But for me, Valentina
was the funniest. - I think I agree. Maybe Manila for
me, but I think so. I mean, Valentina was great. - I was literally just laughing
out loud during her part. - What about your bottoms? - Definitely Latrice. - I know.
- Which is unfortunate, and I guess between
Naomi, Monet and Trinity, I don't think Trinity or Naomi
deserves to be in the bottom. So Monet wasn't bad at all, but I think just because
it's getting down to the wire and there's only
so many girls left. - That's the thing.
- Just by default, Monet's in the bottom. - [Trixie] Yeah, it was
Latrice and it was Monet. - [Kim Chi] Again,
Monet wasn't bad, she just wasn't the best. - Yeah, that's the bummer. So we're back in the Werk Room and the queens seem to all
have a sense of, "I'm fine," even though some
queens are like, "Latrice, you're not fine." - In those moments, you
just genuinely don't know how the judges will
respond to you. You don't know how you did. Actually, you know what,
scratch that other thing back. You know when you did bad. - I was just gonna
tell you that. I was just like I think
when you do bad you know. - Or sometimes you're in denial and then maybe you just believe in the magic of
reality television. (Trixie laughs)
It's like maybe they'll come
through for me. - I'm concerned that Latrice... I mean, as a viewer, she
was so clearly bottom, so it's fascinating
that she thought she was cool for the summer.
- Summer, yeah. - Okay, curves and
swerves on the runway! So for the runway,
who was your fave? I loved Naomi's, Trinity's, I would've liked Monique's if
it was in a different print. Can we stop with the brown cow? We get it. You had a moment on the show but it's like--
- [Trixie] I don't like to be hit over the head with anything. - The thing is, I like it
when it happens naturally, and she said it on the show
and the fans caught on, and instead I feel like she's
forcing it down our throats. - I feel like she's gonna be
riding into DragCon on a cow. - [Kim Chi] Totally. - We're headed in
that direction. - She's gonna be selling
cows off the street. - We're gonna be
like, "Where is she? "Oh, girl, she quit drag. "She owns a dairy farm."
- (laughs) Totally. - Well, she still looked cool, and I think that runway, it
seemed very high production. It's part of the reason she won. Can we just talk about
how this is Naomi Smalls's most over the top padding look? And she just looks like a normal drag queen.
- Normal person? - [Trixie] I mean,
she looks incredible. - [Kim Chi] She looks amazing. Her waist is so tiny. - [Trixie] At first I
was like, what is this? This doesn't fit the look. Then I was like oh
this is her with pads. - Yep, she looks right. She looks like a woman, like
an actual woman from the '60s. - Yeah, oh my god, Trinity
Taylor's curves and swerves. I didn't really get it at first until I saw the texture of it and was like, it's swirly
and swervy all over. - [Kim Chi] And then did you see the little scalloped pattern? - [Trixie] Yes!
- [Kim Chi] All over? - It was amazing. I think I'm gonna say
the exact same thing. Monique if it was
a different print, Trinity and Naomi, I agree. And then who was your bottoms? - I would say my bottoms were
Latrice because it's so... It's beautiful, but
plain and boring. - I know, it was a bummer
because curves and swerves. Latrice is maybe one of the
most curvaceous drag queens ever on Drag Race, but the problem was
it was so much like what Latrice delivers every week no matter what the theme is. - Everybody brought
something new, and I feel like the
outfit that Latrice wore is something that you've
already seen Latrice in and it wasn't anything
new or exciting. - And there was no
narrative to it. - No, it's just a gown.
- Yeah. - There's no story. - Does she look beautiful? Yes
- [Kim Chi] Yes, absolutely, but it didn't change my life. - Right, what do you think
about Valentina's look? - I have a lot of
opinions about this look. - Tell me. (laughs) - (laughs) I like
the idea of it, and I like where she
was going with it, but to me it looked poorly made and it wasn't
aesthetically pleasing. - That's the main
problem with it. It was hodge-podgey. - It would've worked better
in a photo shoot setting, but for runway, she
just looked unfinished and a little bit messy. - [Trixie] Yeah.
- It wasn't my favorite look. - [Trixie] For the judging,
Manila is in the top for the second week in a row.
(fingers snapping) - She's a force to be
reckoned with, you know? - That's fierce, and she's
joined by Monique Heart. This is her second win too. Monique won the first week, so that's fierce. - Yeah, she deserves it. - So were these the
right tops, you think? - Yeah, I agree. If Valentina's runway
was presented cleaner, I think she could've
been in the top as well. - [Trixie] Do you agree
with Latrice and Monet being in the bottom
this week, then? - I would have to, just because
there's no other choice. - I know, that's the thing
Latrice and Monet did are not that terrible,
it's just like.... - Well, Latrice was pretty bad. I love Latrice. - I know, she did
do bad this week. So, we're back in the Werk Room and emotions are
running very high right before the elimination. I mean, I don't think
we've ever had this before where we get right on the couch and everybody in
the room is like, (whispers) "Latrice
could go home." Manila's a wreck.
- Yeah. - Latrice is a wreck. - You have Monique and
Monet who are friends, and you have Latrice and
Manila who are friends. Each of them are battling
to save their friends. Either way, it's gonna
be a (bleep) situation. - I would pick my friend. - Really?
- Well, no, not just because
they're my friend. Unfortunately, Monet
has also won a challenge and Latrice hasn't. - But then, from a
competition perspective, wouldn't it make sense
to get rid of Monet? - You get rid of someone
who's competition but you pretend
it's not about that. - (laughs) Exactly!
- Like, "No, she fought me." - You cry about it.
- Yeah, "No, she slapped me." Even though you're like she's
too fierce, she's gotta go. So it's time for the Lip
Sync for Your Legacy. What do you think about
these performance looks, first of all? - Manila looks like
an Asian David Bowie. This wasn't my favorite
look on Manila, - [Trixie] It was not the look. - And Manila has
some amazing looks. - Girl, she was the newest
consultant at the Hot Topic on Hollywood Boulevard.
- (laughs loudly) Totally! And Monique looked
like Tina Turner. - Monique looked awesome. I think she got excited
about lip syncing and maybe put on
too much highlighter in this area of her face. - [Kim Chi] Yeah, that
area just looked white. - [Trixie] It
looked really white. - [Kim Chi] Like, girl, that
is not your highlight color. - [Trixie] No. She looked great in that
choppy little Tina Turner wig. - Oh totally, that hair
looked so beautiful on her. - And you know she pinned it in 'cause she was like, "Yaaaaas!" - "This hair's not
going anywhere today." - So the lip sync
starts, what's going on? - So you know how
certain lip syncs the moment the song comes
on, you know a certain girl's gonna win right away?
- Yeah. - It's not always
about looking the part, but they just channel the song. - [Trixie] She was feelin' it. - [Kim Chi] She was feeling it. - [Trixie] It's a
good song for her. And Manila's a great lip
syncer too, by the way. - [Kim Chi] Yep, but
this was Monique's week. - Honestly, maybe she
threw the lip sync. Maybe Manila was like,
"I don't wanna win." - Conspiracy.
- I'm gonna put on this black camisole.
- It's like, "Latrice is my "biggest competition, so
I want her to go home, "so I'm gonna give
this win to Monique." - So that way Manila can be
like, "No, girl, no! Yes!" (Kim Chi laughs) So, Monique wins and
sends Latrice home. What did you think? Did you agree? - I thought Latrice would be
the top three of All Stars when they announced the cast. I didn't expect her
to go home this early, and it's a shocker and I'm
sure it's gonna be a shocker for the viewers as well. - They're gonna be at the bar and they're gonna
be drinking there, and then they're gonna
open their mouth-- - And go (gasps).
- Drop the drink, yeah (gasps) "I just lost 50 bucks."
(Kim Chi laughs) - My fantasy league.
- Yeah, my fantasy league! (both laughing)
It's a bummer, and you know, I bet you Latrice
did not envision herself going home this early either. - No.
- So now we got six queens remaining. Who's your front-runner
at this point? - Completely based
on the scores, I would say Manila and Monique. - Yeah.
- But also, Naomi's been serving it on the runway, and I feel like that's
just my homegirl so I'm just... I will always back her up.
- Also, she's incredible. - She's incredible. I don't think
people actually know how fierce of a queen Naomi is. - Totally. I will
say my front-runner, I mean this is kind of maybe
shocking and appalling but, even though she does
have the most wins, I think Trinity seems like... She's either winning
the challenges or landing in the high middle, and her runways
have been murderous. And when I got back from
All Stars, from filming it, I got back on tour and
I remember Trinity said, "I hope you win because
I'm gonna win All Stars 4." She's been dead set on winning
All Stars for a long time. - Damn.
- Ah, well this show just keeps getting
better and better. Thank you for joining
me, Trixie Mattel, down here at The Pit Stop with our very special
guest Kim Chi! - Thank you for having me. - Join us next time
on The Pit Stop. Bye!
- Bye! (Kim Chi grunts) (Kim Chi laughs) Death drop.
(both laugh loudly)
