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Drag queens know how to serve a look, but things get even messier when they put each other in the chair. From playful shade to jaw-dropping reveals, these makeover moments are packed with chaos, comedy and camp. Our countdown includes Monet X Change, Katya, Crystal Methyd, Trixie Mattel and more! Which transformation stole your wig?
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00:00I look like Jessica Rabbit.
00:02Uh-huh.
00:03Wait.
00:04Yeah.
00:05Ah!
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks for the most chaotic times drag queens put each other in their signature
00:13face.
00:14I know, I'm excited for you to see.
00:16But you have to have the hair on for it to make sense.
00:19I'm into it.
00:19Crown me.
00:22Number 10.
00:23Lydia B. Collins by Corey King.
00:25Season 17 sweethearts Corey King and Lydia B. Collins had already tried swapping makeup styles once.
00:30And by their own admission, the results were terrible.
00:34I don't think I made you look that bad.
00:36You made me look like Plain's dopey little sister.
00:39Like, ugly.
00:39No, it was fit.
00:40It was still my makeup back then wasn't good.
00:43So, like, we knew what it was going to give.
00:46So, for Corey's YouTube makeover, she decided to put Lydia in her signature face and prayed the second attempt would
00:52be kinder.
00:52The process came with plenty of playful shade about each other's drag, alongside the couple's unmistakable chemistry.
00:59Oh, she missed a couple spots.
01:01Well, I knew what channel I was on today.
01:03I just wanted to, I wanted to give what you usually give.
01:05I never miss spots, big girl.
01:07I'm not getting a drag.
01:08A lot of ingrowns coming out here.
01:10Oh.
01:12Mwah.
01:12Corey carefully built her trademark look on Lydia, who gamely surrendered her mug.
01:17The final reveal left Lydia looking unconvinced, despite her best efforts to sell it.
01:23Ah, well, you gave me Lucille Ball lips.
01:25That's the thing.
01:26You can't, you're allergic to not giving me Lucille Ball lips.
01:28Like, I would have had the Cupid's bow be much higher.
01:31And listen, I know I might seem disappointed.
01:32I'm not.
01:34I'm just, the lips were the one thing I was worried about.
01:36Viewers had their own theory, with several saying she resembled a mashup of Jasmine Kennedy and Blair St. Clair.
01:42Oh yeah, I'm performing tonight.
01:44Oh, she loved that camera.
01:45That's a camera girl.
01:45I'm doing my, I'm doing my Whitney mix.
01:48Her Whitney mix?
01:49I'm doing my Whitney mix tonight, yeah.
01:51Really?
01:52Number 9.
01:53Vinyas Deluxe by Minty Fresh.
01:55Yes.
01:56Good luck to who?
01:57Minty.
01:58Okay, make up my one-half, Aunt Emina.
02:00What do you plan for my face tonight?
02:02Vinyas Deluxe invited her Drag Race Philippines season one sister, Minty Fresh, onto her YouTube channel
02:07for a makeup session that quickly became more of a Vinyas variety hour.
02:11While Minty worked, Vinyas answered fan questions, wandered through tangents, and somehow found
02:16herself investigating the eternal mystery of what is the gravity inside the popcorn.
02:30Vinyas's famously chatty personality kept the makeover moving, with the conversation
02:35jumping from beauty to whatever fascinating thought crossed her mind.
02:38When the face was finally finished, Vinyas seemed genuinely pleased.
02:42The look gave her an edgier quality she said she normally does not wear, which made for
02:48a fun detour from her usual campy glamour.
02:50First time ko yata mag edgy edgy look in a long time, or actually parang first time talaga.
02:57Ito talaga yung pinginig ko look for you, para ibang iba talaga sa usual.
03:01Yes, this is fashion!
03:04Number 8.
03:05Alaska by Miss Fame.
03:06I was looking at pictures of what you do, and I think that you have a really great understanding
03:13of your facial structure and how to really embellish and celebrate what's working for you.
03:17Miss Fame's Painted by Fame series has produced some seriously polished transformations, but
03:22Alaska gave her plenty of personality to work around.
03:25Fame set out to turn the All Stars 2 winner into her own glamorous drag sister, using her
03:30meticulous hyper-feminine approach.
03:32Alaska, meanwhile, could not resist offering creative direction from the makeup chair.
03:36I don't know, I just like the finish.
03:38How should we write this note down?
03:40This is not your makeup question.
03:43Move aside, okay.
03:45Okay baby, so.
03:46She even asked Fame to extend the body makeup down her chest so the face would blend seamlessly
03:51into her neck and torso.
03:52Fame took that request and ran with it, all the way down.
03:56Do you paint your shoulders?
04:01Do you paint your shoulders?
04:03Duh!
04:04The finished look was stunning, with Alaska genuinely looking like Fame's drag sister.
04:09Still, we can bet Michelle Visage wouldn't see any drag family resemblance.
04:13Thank you so much.
04:15This has been so gorgeous.
04:17You're really so good at what you do.
04:20Yeah.
04:21Of course.
04:22Yeah, it was wonderful to work with my sister.
04:24Loved watching these queens trade their signature mugs?
04:27There's plenty more where that came from.
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04:34fun.
04:35Do you like that?
04:36I don't think so.
04:38I mean, I'm like, I'm fascinated by it.
04:41Number 7, Eva Laqueen by Godland.
04:44What's your usual routine when you get ready?
04:46For me, for example, I play Oprah.
04:49Oh, same.
04:49When I'm doing makeup, I have to listen to the music and light up the candle and, you
04:54know, make the environment that very comfortable.
04:56Fresh from RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World, Godland dropped into Eva Laqueen's mug series
05:02to recreate her promotional look on Eva.
05:04The makeover came with plenty of gossip, including some playful shade thrown in Pangina Heel's
05:09direction.
05:10Do you love, like, doing the makeup?
05:12Because some drag queens, like Pangina, she said that makeup is not her thing and she,
05:16like, not really enjoyed.
05:19Then, Eva tried to squeeze some behind-the-scenes tea out of her guest about UK vs. The World
05:24Season 3.
05:25Godland did her best to dish without giving away anything particularly shocking.
05:30Because I really look up to Sminty Drop Drag because I'm a Gen Z, you know, and she's,
05:35like, very, like, idolized in Gen Z drag.
05:37So I really, like, surprised and wow the most about her being there and competing against
05:42your idol is, like, the biggest thing ever.
05:44As the makeup came together, Eva watched herself become a glossier, more Godland-coded version
05:50of herself.
05:51She liked the final result, while acknowledging how different it was from her everyday mug.
05:56Consider it Godland's promo look with an Eva-sized upgrade.
05:59This is what Asian drag is about.
06:01Period.
06:01It's like, it looks good.
06:03Excellence, every step of the way.
06:04It will look good in anyone.
06:06I think that's the amazing part of your drag, baby.
06:08Number 6.
06:09Bob the Drag Queen by Naomi Smalls.
06:11So, we're gonna go ahead and get started, um, and you have this, like, crazy setup.
06:16I've got a lot.
06:17I've got a lot.
06:18We're gonna put a mask on you so you're, like, doing half the work while I'm, like,
06:21setting up work.
06:22Bob the Drag Queen is usually the one gleefully torturing himself with other queens' makeup tutorials,
06:28but this time around, he decided to hand his face over to Naomi Smalls to do the job herself.
06:33Naomi brought her signature supermodel polish, while Bob marveled at how much product she
06:38was using compared with his own lighter-handed approach.
06:40Hey, are you actually putting all of this on my face?
06:43A lot of it.
06:46Y'all better go, Paula.
06:47Between foundation, contour, and many other products, Bob gradually disappeared beneath
06:53Naomi's aesthetic.
06:54This was also the source of the Bob and Ginger Minj feud.
06:58Sparked by Naomi's revelation that Ginger had mishandled her wig.
07:01She takes the wig, wraps it, like, when you basically backcomb the wig to make it a ball,
07:08and then she shoved the wig inside of her wig, and then went on stage, performed, and then
07:16gave it back in the nutting ball.
07:17Naomi also dished some behind-the-scenes mechanics of the All-Stars 4 lip-sync Lollapurusa.
07:22And I, like, went behind the curtain behind the runway to grab my brush, and I saw them
07:29laying out, like, the suitcases.
07:33Adrenaline, adrenaline, adrenaline, adrenaline, adrenaline, adrenaline, adrenaline.
07:35So I was, like, bound to have adrenaline.
07:37When the face was finished, Bob was stunned, saying he barely recognized himself.
07:42No, this is amazing.
07:45It doesn't even look like me.
07:46Yeah?
07:47I also look rounder.
07:48I look, like, soft and round.
07:50Number five.
07:51Candy Muse and Gottmik transform each other.
07:53The season 13 Freaky Friday episode saw the queens transform each other into their signature
07:58drag styles.
07:59I'm really happy, because we were close before, but now, this is my bitch, this is my sister.
08:03So here's the thing, though.
08:05I thought my ass was gonna be out, so I shaved my ass last night.
08:09And then my ass isn't out, and my nipples are.
08:12Gottmik and Candy Muse received positive critiques during the episode, and their YouTube
08:16follow-ups let viewers see the beauty work behind the runway, with Gottmik breaking down
08:20how she put her trademark mug on Candy, and Candy returning the favor.
08:24This is the base, and we're going to do this little Pyro artistry look, and I am going
08:30to make it a cute little circle now.
08:32Egg Muse.
08:33Egg Muse.
08:34Egg Muse.
08:34And so I'm just gonna take a makeup wipe and make it a circle.
08:38The pair threw shade at Tina Burner while revisiting the challenge and explaining how
08:43much they learned about each other's techniques.
08:45Getting you as a partner in the challenge was so scary to me, because as a makeup artist,
08:51like, when other people do your makeup, you're like, what is this bitch gonna do to me?
08:56The contrast was spectacular.
08:58Candy's full, glam, larger-than-life presentation met Gottmik's graphic editorial face.
09:03When Candy emerged looking like a Gottmik creation, the transformation was unmistakable.
09:13Then, Gottmik got the full Candy treatment, creating an equally striking switch-up.
09:18Bitch, I am so excited that Gottmik was reunited!
09:21You look so gorge.
09:23I feel gorge.
09:24I mean, it's a little more womanly than I'm used to.
09:26I'm living.
09:27Number 4.
09:28Trixie Mattel by Juno Birch.
09:30And I'm very honored because Juno's going to be putting makeup on me today.
09:33Mm-hmm.
09:34You're going to look like a lobster, darling.
09:36I hope so.
09:37Trixie Mattel is already famous for looking like a 1960s plastic doll, so Juno Birch had a
09:43very specific assignment.
09:44Make that doll an alien.
09:46In this YouTube video from 2019, Juno gave her a complete makeover, translating her signature
09:52pastel retro-futuristic alien housewife aesthetic onto Trixie.
09:56The result was a pink, otherworldly version of the famously-painted queen, and Trixie looked
10:01genuinely stunning in Juno's universe.
10:03I like this makeup because it's equal parts heavy application, but really minimal.
10:12Yeah.
10:13It's like really heavy on the foundation, and then the eyes are quite subtle.
10:16Yeah, everything else is very small.
10:18The transformation worked because Juno's look is so unmistakable.
10:21Pastel skin, exaggerated features, and a surreal mid-century sensibility.
10:25Look like we're from the same planet.
10:27I'm incredible.
10:28That looks incredible.
10:29It's like I arrived, and you were here, and I was like, oh, did you already do this planet?
10:33Okay, I'll move on.
10:35I feel so comfortable and glamorous.
10:37And then there was the bonus gag.
10:40Jennifer Coolidge was casually hanging around in the studio while they filmed.
10:43That is one queen we would all love to see being put in drag.
10:47Is it really weird to see, hear your own voice in, like, somebody else's performance?
10:51Well, the thing I like so much is that you're, uh, it's so reverted.
10:56Like, there's just not one pause, breath, anything that's out of...
11:00I mean, it's just so well done.
11:02Number three.
11:03Crystal Method by Plastique Tiara.
11:05Crystal Method had just begun her All-Stars 11 victory lap when Plastique Tiara got her hands on her face.
11:10I'm ready to feel like I'm looking in a mirror when I'm looking at you.
11:13Oh, no, I'm ready, too.
11:15Yeah, you have, like, such a symmetrical face.
11:17Even more beautiful in real life.
11:20Oh, my gosh, you're so kind.
11:22Plastique set out to transform Crystal into a hyper-feminine doll-like version of her.
11:27The goal was to replace Crystal's surreal, eccentric aesthetic with her polished glamour.
11:31The two also chatted about anime, inspirations, and Crystal's All-Stars experience,
11:36where she said she felt calmer and more confident than during her original season.
11:40I was never trying to play the game because it's like, I'm just here to do good drag.
11:43Yeah.
11:44And, like, make friends with my sisters.
11:47The key is to just do good.
11:48When the final look appeared, Crystal could have passed for Plastique's literal twin.
11:53Even she seemed delighted by the transformation.
11:56This is insane.
11:57I love the way you put the hair up.
12:00This is so gorgeous.
12:01Oh, my.
12:04This is so sick, man.
12:05The result was so dramatic that fans online initially struggled to recognize her,
12:10with several joking that she looked like Tatiana or even a completely different person.
12:15Yeah.
12:15I am obsessed.
12:17Mm-hmm.
12:17I love it.
12:18I feel like I could go out and just be free.
12:23And unclockable.
12:25Plastique Tiara also worked her magic on Katia, transforming her into,
12:29according to the Season 7 Miss Congeniality herself, Jessica Rabbit.
12:33I hate it when the girls say, like,
12:34I'm just on my way to my husband's funeral.
12:38But I really do look like a gold-digging bitch.
12:41Number two.
12:42Katia by Miss Fame.
12:43Okay, so the thing I really like about Katia's face is that she has no eyebrows.
12:47Thank the Lord.
12:48I can draw everything.
12:48I shaved and sacrificed my manhood for makeup.
12:52And she has really beautiful eyes and a nice hood.
12:55Miss Fame and Katia came from the same drag race season,
12:58but their approaches to beauty could hardly be more different.
13:01In her Painted by Fame series,
13:03Fame put Katia through her meticulous makeup process,
13:06drawing on the skills she developed as a professional makeup artist and model.
13:09There's certain areas I can get away with that.
13:11I could do that for the nose.
13:12I could do it for the lip center features and maybe highlighting.
13:15But the eye line is going to bevel into the saw.
13:17It's just going to disappear.
13:19And it'll only look good if I'm like, turn that way the whole time.
13:21I know.
13:22A skeleton just dropping.
13:24Katia naturally supplied the chaotic commentary,
13:27while Fame worked toward her signature polished editorial finish.
13:30The two also looked back on their season 7 experience
13:33and the strange reality of filming drag race for television.
13:36I hadn't been on camera like that before.
13:38I did photo shoots in studio where that was easy to remove.
13:41And then I tried to tell myself, well, Dior Couture had exposed tape.
13:44I like tried to make myself feel like...
13:46That was the vulnerability.
13:47Oh my God.
13:49When Fame finally revealed the finished face,
13:51Katia was stunned and said she could hardly recognize herself.
13:55I didn't even look anything like myself at all.
13:58I think you look exactly like yourself.
14:01What the?
14:02Who is she?
14:04The transformation turned Katia's familiar campy glamour
14:07into something distinctly Miss Fame.
14:09It was a much better makeover than what she received from Pearl,
14:12who left Katia sporting a truly questionable pair of eyebrows.
14:16See, I hated the brows.
14:18I loved the eye makeup.
14:20I loved the nose.
14:21I hated the mouth.
14:22She's an amazing makeup artist.
14:23I loved...
14:23No, she...
14:24She...
14:25I was...
14:25I'm telling you, Trixie.
14:26I was...
14:27I did not recognize the person in the mirror.
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14:55Number 1.
14:57Monet X Change by Bob the Drag Queen
14:59Give me...
14:59I'm gonna do a standard Bob look.
15:01I'm not doing anything...
15:02I'm not getting creative.
15:03Okay.
15:03I'm gonna do my face on your face.
15:06But first, you have to cover your eyebrows.
15:08You have to look.
15:10Bob the Drag Queen and Monet X Change are drag siblings,
15:14podcast co-hosts, and long-time partners in chaos.
15:17But their makeup styles are very different.
15:19That is perhaps exactly why this video is such a mess in the best way possible.
15:24We are cooking in this mug.
15:27If this makeup even stays on, I'll be impressed.
15:29Oh, we can put the fan band...
15:29No, no.
15:30I want the real Monet...
15:31No, no, no.
15:32I want the real Monet experience.
15:33No, I am.
15:33For as talented as she is in the comedy and performance departments,
15:37Bob isn't particularly known for her makeup skills.
15:40So not many had high expectations.
15:43Unsurprisingly, the sibling rivalry podcast energy translated directly into the video,
15:48with the two spending most of the session in a continuous argument.
15:51There are now three things of you pretending to get you're gonna strike me.
15:56But I've never struck you.
15:57The podcast.
15:58But I've never struck you.
15:59And I've had ample reason and opportunity.
16:03When Rob, the drag queen, was finally revealed,
16:06even Monet sat in disbelief for a moment.
16:08The finished look was a little lopsided.
16:10And fans wasted no time pointing this out.
16:14It's a little crunchier than I would want it to be,
16:16but the terrain is different.
16:18It looked like I had a stroke on my right side.
16:20My right side was like this.
16:21That's kind of my signature.
16:23And my left side was like, hey!
16:24Have a favorite drag queen makeover moment we missed?
16:27Sound off in the comments.
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