The First Gag - RuPaul's Drag Race
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The first queen to enter the Werkroom is Brita from New York City. She comes in with a fake drink and leopard dress. She's an entertainment queen who has done commercials, musicals, and other outlets.

The second queen to enter is Nicky Doll, a French queen originally from Paris. She lives in NYC and is inspired by the 90s fashion. Brita knows NIcky as a fashion queen, but she' not worried.

The third queen to enter is Widow Von'Du, a "Nasty B****" from Kansas City. She is extrovert, drama, and full of bright energy. She wants to win it for the big girls.

The fourth queen is Jackie Cox. She's from NYC and has a nerd esthetic; she is the queen of the cabaret scene. She loves comedy, acting in characters, and performing off-Broadway.

The fifth queen is Heidi N Closet. She enters and surprises everyone with her noise. Heidi is a southern queen and loves being a performance queen.

The sixth queen is Gigi Goode; she arrives in a full pirate costume. Everyone recognizes her from her fashions and Instagram. Gigi's drag mother is also her real mother, who helps to create all her outfits since she's a costume designer. Gigi is 21 years old.

The seventh queen is Crystal Methyd, who arrives in a bright green clown outfit. Widow is happy to see Crystal since they know each other from Missouri. Crystal is a comedy and dancing queen.

The RuMail sirens go off and all the queens are shocked since there are only seven queens in the Werkroom. RuPaul reveals that the premiere has been split into two parts so that America can get to know all 14 queens individually.

The first Mini Challenge is a runway for the queens to show their Spring and Fall fashions. In confessional, Heidi is worried that with so few queens, the magnifying glass will be placed closely on everyone.

Raven returns as a special guest (along with two Kanye and Kim Kardashian impersonators) for the runway challenge. The queens serve their two batches of looks on the runway. Heidi deathdrops on the Fall runway, but her hair falls off during the Spring runway.

The queens start de-draging in the Werkroom. Nicky thinks Heidi looks like Mayhem Miller, and that Crystal looks like a cute twink. Crystal has a tattoo of One Direction. Nicky thinks Jackie Cox is hot as a man.

In the confessional, the producers can't understand Nicky's French accent.

For the Main Challenge, RuPaul challenges the queens to lipsync and create lines/dance moves for the new single, "I'm That Bitch."

Brita claps back at Widow when Widow thinks she can't perform. Jackie has trouble rhyming lyrics. Heidi and Widow become the choreographers for the group number; the rest of the girls can't dance.

Gigi has trouble keeping up with the choreography lesson. In confessional, Brita thinks Widow keeps teaching the same move over and over again. Widow is feeling tensions with Brita and Jackie; she's getting madder by the minute. All the queens jump in to try to choreograph, which causes chaos.

Heidi becomes the sole choreographer. Widow backs out because she's mad and upset at the other girls.

In the morning, Heidi reveals that she was rushed to the emergency room due to an allergic reaction.

Jackie talks about being an international queen: she's from Canada and has a Persian background. She talks about the tensions in the Middle East and how being a drag queen there could cause death. Nicky discusses the prejudice she got while living and performing in Morocco.

Widow is still feeling tension. She doesn't want to be thrown under the bus for helping with choreography.

Nicky Minaj does RuPaul's iconic entrance and introduces the show. It's all a joke and RuPaul, in a gorgeous pink short number, introduces the show and the judges (Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Nicki Minaj).

The queens perform to the song, "I'm That Bitch." Widow and Heidi show off their gymnastics, and Gigi is slower on the dance numbers.

The category for the runway is "Sparke." All the queens dressed in the glittery outfits. Heidi and Brita go for gowns, Crystal dresses as a red glitter demon, Nicky has a feathered shoulder piece with a mask, and Widow has a Judy Jetson-inspired outfit.

For the judging panel, they like Brita's outfit but conflicted over her rap performance. They like Crystal's performance and outfits; Michelle can't wait to see what else is coming. Nicki likes Gigi's rap lines from lipsync.

Heidi explains the origin of her name. She impresses the panel with her personality, but Nicki hates Heidi's hair and makeup during the runway. The panel is impressed by Jackie's performance; Michelle warns her about covering up her beard.

Nicky Doll reveals she named herself after Nicki Minaj. Nicky felt hesitant during the performance. The judges loved Widow's hard skills during the group number.

During the private judging panel, Nicki performs her own verse for the judges.

Gigi and Widow end up as the top two queens of the week. No one will be going home, but they will compete for a cash tip of $5,000. They perform to "Starships" by Nicki Minaj.

Widow does a reveal and lots of acrobatics, like splits and shakes. Gigi goes for a comedic performance. Widow wins the lipsync.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Episode 1 Quotes

I can definitely tell that these other b****** are feeling some type of way about Ms. Crystal. But, y’all better be ready. The b**** is fierce!

Widow Von’Du

Oh, god … I’m hella nervous right now! Because, with only being seven of us here, the microscope is on each and every one of us, and any little slip-up could send us right out that door.

Heidi N Closet