Why are you wearing my garment?
Where?
Yeah, this is Queen of Hearts.
Why are you stealing my [BLEEP].
She's stealing my zhuzh, correct?
Yes, OK.
I am, but I don't [BLEEP] care.
[LAUGHS]
Hello, world.
It's your girl, Mo Heart.
You know me for turning looks on RuPaul's Drag Race.
I am an international superstar, darling.
Now, I'm bringing you into the closets of music's biggest
stars.
We're walking in to the wardrobe.
So this was actually borrowed.
Oh, it's called stolen because you never gave it back.
I made it famous and--
[SQUEALS]
--couldn't give it back.
And walking out with the story behind some
of their most iconic clothes.
It's The Walk In, honey.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh, thank you, darling, for this vodka.
It's burnt, darling.
The champagne is burnt.
Here you, hear you, my legendary children.
In this extra special episode, I'm
not the only queen reigning over the fashion kingdom.
Today, we have style icon, recording artist,
and queen of all queen's, JuJuBee.
JuJuBee became an instant sensation and a fan favorite
on season two of RuPaul's Drag Race,
and has gone on to become one of the most treasured drag queen
entertainers of all time.
Her quick wit and the ability to turn out a showstopping look
has made her a household name.
Now let's go meet Her Majesty of fashion
and see what she got in her closet.
It's The Walk In, honey.
Ooh.
Coming in.
Hello.
JuJuBee.
[GASPS] [SQUEALS]
It looks like I'm in the right place.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Hi.
You're so beautiful.
You look gorgeous.
Thanks, I know.
Are you wearing a taller heel?
Just a little taller and wider.
I believe the wider.
[GASPS]
Yeah, it's true.
Yeah, that part.
So since you got wider, that costume that
you wore on All Stars, can I maybe have it?
Oh, I don't wear costumes, I wear fashion.
[RECORD SCRATCHING]
Let's go [BLEEP].
Look at the fashions, darling, the fashions.
JuJu, where was all of this during UK Versus The World?
You didn't wear this why?
Well, I tried.
I tried it.
It didn't fit.
You could have just put a corset on.
You can't corset everything.
[RECORD SCRATCHING]
[BOTH LAUGH]
Let's talk about you during The Rewind days,
when you were so young and skinny.
And beautiful.
You are still beautiful.
Do you know how much makeup I have on my face right now?
That's your fault. You could have just
put lip gloss and a lash on.
It the same.
I tried that and you've commented,
you need more makeup.
[CRICKETS]
So, JuJuBee, let's start.
OK, first of all, real quick, pause.
Is this a certain garment that you
had on the runway in RuPaul's Drag Race?
Season two?
Yes.
Back then, you didn't have all the costumes to compete.
So this was actually borrowed and this is--
Well, it's called stolen, because you never gave it back.
I made it famous and couldn't give it back.
[SQUEALS]
OK, OK, OK.
I mean, this is Tadashi.
It's from the '80s, it's nice.
I like the--
Who's Tadashi?
Tadashi is a designer from the '80s.
Oh, Tadashi.
Tadashi.
That's so Tadashi, OK.
Tadashi.
What did I say, Tadashi?
I don't know.
I don't know, now it sounds like a sandwich.
Mama, tell me about this one.
This is my freak look from All Stars 5.
Yes.
And there's a head piece.
How did you wear this?
You just put your face through it and just zip it.
It's actually not that hard.
Not the first time you've said that to someone too.
[CLANG AND PARTY HORN]
I wanted to pull in, like, my personal story into this,
because when I got my heart broken for the first time,
that's when I felt like I was a freak.
Like, I didn't know who I was, so that's here,
and it's being healed up.
And then there were chains that came with this,
but I wasn't going to bring that, girl.
That was heavy.
OK, this one looks very UK Versus The World.
The category was cat.
There's two cats.
Where?
In the boobies.
Kitty titties.
[BOING]
Meow.
[PURRS] I also wore this for the cover of my holiday single,
Together Alone.
Oh, Together Alone for the holidays.
That sounds depressing.
Well, I wrote it in the pandemic.
Oh, depressed.
Yeah.
This costume is so special because this is the week
that we were both in the top.
Sister.
There was a dress that Dutch designer, Iris van Herpen made.
Ooh.
And this was inspired by that.
But I think it pulls from both art deco and art nouveau.
Work.
I use that part of my voice where it sounds really tender--
I love art nouveau.
Art nouveau.
--and you believe what I'm saying.
Yeah.
Do you like that?
Yeah, it's great.
You know when I was wearing this?
It was actually the first time during that competition
that I actually felt, like, the present and beautiful.
Yeah, girl, I mean, we were waiting.
We were like--
I know.
--please, girl, finally.
I know.
But you did.
I borrowed Janey Jacké's earrings and eliminated her
that same episode.
Yeah.
That's how much of a [BLEEP] fierce [BLEEP] I am.
You are, because I swore I ate her up in that lip synch.
You ate me up in the lip synch?
I'm not [INAUDIBLE].
No, she didn't move.
She stared at the camera like this and looked like.
[RECORD SCRATCHING]
Well, I can dance, I just choose not to.
OK.
Let's talk about this one, Sis.
There's a photo of Angelica Huston--
Who's that?
[BUZZER]
[GASPS]
Get out of my house!
There's a photo of her at a telephone booth
and it just served such femininity.
I had that recreated by fashion designer Michael Brambila.
Brambila.
You know, I thought you had this made behind Beyonce?
Well, she copied me.
I can't wait to see you at Coachella.
This is shoulder pads, girl.
This was my look for my part as Summer Rains
in the West End's Death Drop.
I saw you in that.
Yes, you did.
And you loved it, didn't you?
First of all, I said, OK, to see you
in another light outside of just drag, you know,
brunch, and whatever.
To see you like in your element--
Brunch?
[GLASS BREAKING]
You ain't never seen them.
I've done brunches.
Thank you.
You've done them, exactly.
And I'll still do them.
You still-- exactly.
For the right price.
Thank you.
So I saw you wearing this on the stage in the West End.
And it was like so amazing.
It was like, my sister's doing, like,
what she's, like, made to do.
What-- thank you.
It was great, it was so great.
Thank you.
Drag Race is one thing, but it's just
great to see this is where I landed and I love,
you know what I mean?
I also loved that, like, you can see queer people of color
just living and breathing and sharing our art.
And I think that's really important.
It's so important.
And looking fabulous.
Oh, it's all about looking fabulous.
Darling.
Tell us who made this.
This has to be--
Diego Montoya.
--Diego Montoya, baby, it has to be Diego Montoya.
Of course, yeah.
This was for the season finale of All Stars 5.
Baby, when you turned the corner and I lost my mind.
That [BLEEP].
[SQUEALS]
I was in a part of my life where I felt so centered
and my heart was full.
We all want to reach this point in our lives.
That was the point for me.
We have made it through your past.
We got to hear your stories, how you first started out.
And I did ask you a question in the beginning,
like, what was your first drag experience like?
But what were you wearing your first time?
Oh, I was wearing high fashion, darling.
It was a tube top.
What shoes did you have?
Uh, flip-flops.
Girl, I'm so happy we moved on to the future.
Let's go.
Oh, my gosh.
We're here to the future.
And I see a few things that I like.
Yeah.
One costume looks very suspect, like,
why are you wearing my garment?
Where?
Yeah, this is Queen of hearts.
Why are you stealing my [BLEEP]?
Because I am the Queen of Heart.
I became the Queen of Hearts when
I made the Queen of Hearts dress, Season 10, Episode 1.
But baby, this is the now, and the future.
That was the past.
She's stealing my zhuzh, correct?
Yes, OK.
I am, but I don't [BLEEP] care.
[LAUGHS] OK, this is my looks for Queen of Hearts, which is
a new podcast on Amazon Music.
[GASPS]
You would wear this.
I would wear this, but I wanted to get this made for an event
and I wanted to wear it at Pride.
Well, you could do it.
They'll just see that I did it first.
I might just hit you and just snatch your wig off.
[LAUGHS]
Look, tell me about this look, girl.
Oh, it's a-- oh.
So that's a dress.
I just want this part.
Oh.
You could be-- (SINGING) oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
You know that?
I've done that.
Yeah.
Plenty of times.
[LAUGHS]
Here's the beauty in this look.
I could stand there and sing a ballad--
You could.
--the fan could be on and this--
Dolly Parton?
You're not a fan?
That's Tammy Wynette.
[BOING]
You right..
Mm, I am.
Sister, what is this gorgeous?
I want it to look like the only [BLEEP] at everyone's funeral,
and this is what I had made.
It looks like something like if Dumbledore
wanted to go to the dark side and do drag for a night.
Oh, no.
[BUZZER]
No?
This is a good witch, because bad witches are ugly.
[LAUGHS] What is this?
This is new.
I've never worn it.
This looks like something Megan Thee Stallion would wear.
Do you know UK pop star Dua Lipa?
OK, so Dua Lipa was the inspiration?
Yes, I wanted something that I could--
You don't dance and--
Well, that's the inspiration.
I know.
This is something that I think if JuJuBee
were a woman of the '80s would wear to pick up
her son from soccer practice.
Kenny.
Kenny?
Oh, I don't know what you name your child.
Probably Robert.
Robert.
What is--
This is gorgeous, let's put it up against your body.
I don't get the vision.
Now this I saw you wear--
On Queen Of The Universe.
Oh, my gosh, can you let me do my line?
Oh [BLEEP].
Oh, my gosh, that's from Queen Of The Universe.
It's a singing competition--
Of drag queens.
Drag queens from all around the world,
and I was so grateful to get to experience it for the 19
seconds that I was there.
Baby, it was a chomp.
It's fine.
Was it chomp?
Oh, my gosh, my ego left my body.
And I'm OK with it now, because I'm standing here with you.
Yeah, OK.
Since we are in Pride mode, right?
Tell me about your first Pride.
My first Pride was actually Boston Pride,
and it was my birthday.
I think it might have been, like, my 19th birthday.
I'd never been given the chance to be around people
who were just like me.
And I think when you finally immerse yourself in that world,
you finally feel seen, and you feel a part of this family
that you didn't choose, it was kind of chosen for you.
And for some reason, even if we don't know each other,
we get it.
Which is amazing, especially living in today's world
where we can connect with others in different countries.
And we can just say, hey, hold your head up.
You're going to be superstar-- queer superstar you want to be.
And they'll be like--
[GASP] --yes, I can do that.
I think what you're doing right now, though,
is you're showing everybody exactly that.
Showing people, especially on Pride Month,
the possibilities of your life.
Yeah.
It could be fruitful and amazing.
No matter where you start out at.
Girl--
[RECORD SCRATCHING]
I started out bedraggled.
I was put away wet.
It was perseverance, doing more drag, and more drag, and more
drag, and that's what brought me here.
JuJu.
Yes?
I want to play a game with you, my dear.
I love games.
Here we go.
The Game of Firsts.
OK.
What was it like when you first met Mama Ru?
Oh, my gosh, the first time I met Mama Ru,
everything was amazing.
The energy that Ru brings is incredible.
You can't really describe it.
When you're there with Ru, you really
are a part of Ru's family.
I mean, he's such a presence, but has
this way of just disarming you and just
making you feel like you're OK.
I'm going to put you to work.
Right.
But you're OK.
Tell me about your first outfit that you ever sewed.
[RECORD SCRATCHING]
The first outfit that I ever sewed was also on Season 2.
[LAUGHS]
And it was the current outfit, and I was an idiot
and I used a ceiling fan blade down the front.
Yes, you did.
I remember that.
I was such and idiot.
But that's what I love about us Queens.
We just make it happen.
Smoke and mirrors, girl.
Don't look too close.
Look close, because I'm gorgeous.
Well, don't zoom in, then, OK?
Describe your first full drag outfit.
And you said, oh, this is who she is.
This is what she wears.
Tell me that, Mama.
OK, this is going to sound really crazy,
but, like, the first--
Last week?
[RIM SHOT]
Well, actually, I think the first time where
I felt like JuJu had arrived was the Season Five All Stars
finale.
I was finally able to live as the person
and artist I wanted to live as.
Yeah, I would think I really fully came into mind, like,
during the pandemic.
Only because I feel like I'd hit the point of working
and I had built my name and I didn't
feel like I needed to prove, like,
oh, I'm not the Black girl that was broke on Season 10.
And it was so amazing.
And yeah, so very bad.
So darling, this has been fabulous.
Thank you so much for coming.
Thank you for having me.
And now, where's the pool boy?
Guess what I have for us.
Mocktails.
Ooh.
She's really good.
I love this.
You know why?
Because at Pride, queer people tend to drink a lot.
Oh, my gosh, I [BLEEP] myself drunk.
Cheers to sobriety.
Ting Love that.
Let's go finish these, girl.
These are good.
Bye.
Oh, you got to listen to my new podcast, Queen Of Hearts.
Oh, yeah.
[LAUGHS]
Thank you so much for watching.
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And to watch more episodes of The Walk In, click right here.
And click right here to listen to my podcast, Queen Of Hearts
on Amazon Music.
Thank you so much for watching.
We'll see you next time.
Bye.
[LAUGHS]