- Do, do, do, do, do...
- Oh my goodness. (laughs) - Do, do, do, do, do...
Hi! (laughing)
- That red hair is really looking familiar,
and very good on you.
- Well, I'm not the only Jennifer in town.
(laughing)
- Miss Peppermint.
- Yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Hello.
- Hello, BenDeLaCreme, and Miss Peppermint.
Oh, Miss Peppermint, they're beautiful.
- Oh, thank you. - Oh my goodness.
- Jennifer, we were gonna introduce ourselves,
but it seems our reputations precede us.
We have all decided to dress today
as one of your iconic characters.
So, we wanted to take a moment
to see if you could guess (laughing)
who's who amongst us.
- Hmm, let me see. Let me see.
Miss. Peppermint.
Okay, 13 Going on 30.
BenDeLaCreme. - Yes, yes, yes.
- Yes Day! - Yasss!
(woman cheering)
- Jackie Cox.
We know who you are as Sydney Bristow.
Have you missed her? (laughs)
- I do miss her.
I do. I do miss her, actually.
- You miss all her wigs?
- You know, actually in honor of Yes Day,
we did all have a five-year-old do our makeup this morning.
(laughing)
So, we have a few questions for you.
If you don't mind us being so bold.
- Do it.
Yes. Ready.
- All right.
I'm gonna kick things off Ms. Garner.
So, you've been a darling of the LGBTQ Plus community
for a long time.
From kicking butt as Sydney Bristow,
who's obviously a spy slash connoisseur of the wigs,
and to being the ideal mom in "Yes Day" and "Love, Simon".
And so, how does it feel to be a recipient of all
that love back from our community?
We love you!
- It makes me want to cry. (laughs)
I can't even tell you.
When I met with Greg, it was just like, listen,
I don't know if this movie can get made.
If, if you would come and play this mom,
it would be helpful.
It was a time where it was kind a hard to leave home.
And I just said, yeah, I have to.
I mean, it's not even a question.
Somebody asked me just recently the most important role
I'd ever played.
And I didn't even hesitate.
I said, "Love, Simon".
To be out somewhere and have a kid come up and say,
that helped me, that helped my mom and me.
It helped my parents.
I mean, it's like just the biggest...
It's like, what more can art do besides help us
through those moments? I'm just so grateful.
- I know that that love definitely goes all the way around.
Why is it important for you?
And honestly, maybe any actors considering
what roles they may take and the connections
that they have to community.
Why is that connection to the LGBTQ community so important?
- I mean, the connection to people is so important.
The connection to opening up anything for people
who are maligned or for people who are shut to the side
or for people who are not given a fair shake,
for me personally,
I grew up in West Virginia, a very conservative state,
as you guys know.
I grew up entrenched in the gay community there.
I was a ballet dancer and in the community theater,
the guy that did my hair for years
in that community theater, he was Ms. Gay West Virginia.
And...
I grew up like,
just revering...
both him and her.
I knew them as two.
Her talent, her beauty, her charisma, her shine.
How lucky was I to just, you know, grow up in this state
where you would think you wouldn't have that kind of just,
I don't know, just openness, but I did.
- Now, hard hitting question. (laughing)
If you're a drag queen, What would your drag name be?
- Oh my gosh.
What do you guys think?
God, I feel like I've been a drag queen.
'Cause I feel like Sydney was kind of a drag queen.
I feel like... - She's totally a drag queen.
- You know what I mean? I feel like Electra
was a little bit of a drag queen.
- You know, I have to say,
I'm picturing you right now in, like, a fedora and a goatee.
And I'm digging it already. - Oooooh...
- Oh, you're going the other way?
- I'm, I'm gonna to ask him for a date.
- What about like a play on Sydney?
What if it's like, what if it's like, Melbourne Bristow?
(laughs)
- Oh, Melbourne.
Oh, I love it. - Perfect!
- Or just like, Mel Burn. - I think, we got it.
- That's a, that's a good title.
- Mel Burn...
- Mel Burn.
- Okay. So, we have to talk about this because you know,
we're, we're drag queens and you know, we,
we try to come out there with positivity as we know,
you do as well.
But do you ever have to restrain yourself
from given that drag queen side eye or shade.
When people are getting on your nerves, how do you deal with
with, with the, with the dark side of Jennifer?
Like does she come out? Sometimes
- She does.
And I'm always, it's very hard for me when she has come out.
I spend like, I have to really forgive myself
but, when people come at my kids too quickly
or when they come at me, when I'm clearly with my children,
and I just feel, I, I, it's definitely like...
What, what...
- It's not a Yes Day on those days.
- It's not a Yes Day.
There are times when it feels like, it's not a Yes Day.
And sometimes you're just not in the mood to be nice.
You just aren't nice that day.
And so, whatever, I mean, it happens.
It's not, it's not all sunshine and roses.
I can give a side-eye when I need to.
Yep.
- So, you have definitely worked with hunky leading men
in the past.
And Edgar Ramirez is absolutely no exception.
So, so... - He's so cute.
- What was it like working with Edgar?
- Edgar is, it takes a minute to get past
how beautiful he is.
- Yes.
- I mean, I know that is so, maybe that's the wrong thing
to say, but I'm just gonna be honest with you guys.
He's so handsome...
- Oh, we know.
- That you do take a minute and just...
- We, we really enjoyed the movie of many fronts.
(laughing)
- He winked at one of the, the women that was working
on the movie and he just kind a this really casual about it
and just gave her a little wink, like a hello.
And she was like, oh my gosh, I think I'm pregnant.
(laughing) he's like, he's like...
He just has that thing that you're just like, wow!
He's more handsome because of how smart
and dear and lovely he is too.
So, all around disgusting. (laughing)
- Now, if you were able to have a Yes Day with your kids,
but it was reversed,
what would be your three asks
that your kids had to say yes to?
- Ooooh...
- Ahm...
No arguing.
They would have to like go for a hike with me.
'Cause you know, without complaint.
- That's a yes.
And they would have to, what else would my kids have to do?
They would have to just sit and be cozy with me
and watch whatever I wanna watch,
you know and like help me with dishes.
- Cuddle up and watch some Netflix Pep.
- That's right kids. - Alias marathon.
- So now, let's continue your little Yes Day.
This game is called "Yas Queen or No way, Girl".
If you have done one of these activities,
you say Yas Queen and if not, No way, Girl.
- Okay.
- So, are you prepared?
Are you ready?
- Yes.
- All right.
Us neither. (laughs)
Alright. Have you ever been to a gay bar?
- Yas Queen.
- Have you ever been to a drag show?
- Yas Queen.
- How many drags show have you been to in your life?
- I don't know.
Four or five.
- Not enough.
- Not enough? - Okay.
- Have you ever been to in a drag show?
- No, I haven't.
I've never been, I've never been invited onto the stage.
But, believe me, that is not something I would say no to.
- This is a pressing question that we all, we all need
the answer to.
Have you ever kiki'd with Lady Gaga?
- I don't know what kiki is.
- Oh? - Oh?
- It's what we're doing right now.
- Oh, ouch.
- It's a kiki. - Oh...
- This is the kiki.
There's a little kiki.
- A party for calming all your nerves.
- Gosh, with Lady Gaga.
I mean, you know what, we have blown kisses at each other
from afar, so, you know, No way, Girl.
- I think that's a Yas Queen. - Is it?
- Okay. Yas Queen. Yas Queen.
- I think that's Yas Queen.
- Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Speaking of queer icons.
Have you ever seen a Cher concert?
- In real life?
- In real life.
- Sitting in the audience?
- Sitting in the audience or you know, or like seeing,
or have you blown a kiss to Cher from a far,
like with Gaga herself? (Jennifer laughing)
- I mean...
Gosh...
I'm sure.
- Even if it's just one.
- I, I, No way, Girl.
I don't think I have. - Yeah.
- I haven't either, don't feel bad.
We still have time girl. (speakers overlapping)
She has a few more, she has a few more tours
left in her.
We're gonna go. We'll go. - Are you kidding?
She's just, she's just getting started in the legend part
of her career.
- Yeah. - Yes.
- So, let's move on to your personal skill sets.
We know you can do the thriller dance.
But have you ever vogued?
- Oh. Yas Queen. Yeah.
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Yas Queen.
- Can you give us a little bit right now.
Quick if you will be?
- Sure.
- A little... - Wait...
- I mean, we know we have to do it together.
Yeah.
(humming)
- I think we got it.
- I mean, yeah. - Yeah.
(laughing)
- Stunning.
Have you ever been to fashion week?
- Yas Queen.
- You have?
And did you wear something like this?
- I think I wore that exact thing, BenDeLaCreme.
(laughing)
I'm, I, I, I've only been once.
'Cause, believe it or not, I'm not a fashion icon.
But I did go to, I think Paris once for the Versace show.
'Cause Donatella made me a dress.
- All right.
So, last question.
Have you ever hung a poster of a pop icon on your wall,
at any point in your life and who was it?
- George Michael.
- Ahhh...
- Mine was Davy Jones, so...
- Oh..
Hey, of course.
- Mine was Janet Jackson.
- Of course. Yes.
- Mine was Justin Timberlake.
It was before Britney, so it's okay.
- Oh. Wow. - Oh...
- Oh yeah. That's okay though. - Oh my gosh.
- Well Jennifer, we just want to thank you so much
for taking this time to talk to us
and hang out with us today.
It was a lot of fun. - Yes!
- Oh my gosh.
I couldn't love you ladies more.
You are my Yes Day.
Everyone can enjoy a day of Yes, we all need it.
- Yes. Thank you Jennifer.
And also we have to thank Netflix.
So, be sure to watch Yes Day on Netflix.
- That's right.
Grab your kids.
Grab your friends, grab your family.
Tell everybody to have their very own Yes Day.
You can share your photos and videos on socials
using the #YesDayChallenge hashtag.
(upbeat music)