>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT SHOT, THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT WAS THAT, BACK THERE. >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.
FOLKS, YOU LUCKY PEOPLE, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A 12-TIME
EMMY AWARD-WINNER, A POP CULTURE ICON, AND THE QUEEN OF DRAG.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," RuPAUL.
>> HELLO, HI.
>> THAT'S SO SWEET. THAT'S LOVELY.
HELLO. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
VERY SWEET, MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> Stephen:ER INY CHRISTMAS.
>> I LIKE TO SAYS CHRISSY KISS MASS, KISSY COUNTRIESMAS,
AMERICA. ISN'T IT FUN TO SAY PRICEY
KISSMASS. >> Stephen: I WILL TAKE YOUR
WORD FOR T I AM OBSESSED WITH PRICEY KISSMASS AND WHILE OU'RE
ASKING, I'M ALSO OBSESSED. >> Stephen: WHAT ELSE ARE YOU
OBSESSED WITH, RUPAUL. >> WITH THE WORD MEXICONTESMENT,
IT IS A WORD I READ ON SUNSET BLSTLED.
>> Stephen: A MEX CAN. >> HOW GENIUS IS THAT.
MEXICAN. >> Stephen: I LIKE THE MIXTURE
OF MISSISSIPPI AND MASSACHUSETTS.
>> IS MISSI SIPI CHUSSINESS I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT.
I COULD NEVER SAY MASSACHUSETTS I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SAY IT
>> YOU CANS YOU ARE DOING A CHEW SETS.
>> Jon: MASSACHUSETTS. >> MASSACHUSETTS, DID I DO IT?
YEAH, I'M NOT SURE THOUGH STILL. I'VE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEM WITH
THAT. >> Stephen: THERE ARE VERY FEW
REASONS TO SAY THAT STATE'S NAME UNLESS YOU ARE.
THERE UNLESS ARE YOU. THERE.
>> YES, UNLESS WE ARE. THERE WELL, LISTEN, I WILL TELL
YOU WHERE ARE YOU MY FRIEND. >> WHERE'S THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE COMING UP, SEASON 15.
>> SEASON 15 OF OUR SHOW, DRAG RACE.
>> Stephen: 2009-2022, SP YEARS, 15 SEASONS.
>> AMAZING. >> Stephen: CON-DRAGULA TIRKS
ONS THAT IS LOVELY. >> THAT IS SORT OF A
REINTERPOTATION. >> Jon: IT IS CONGRATULATIONS.
>> BUT WE SAY CON KZ DRAGULATIONS, STEFEN.
>> Stephen: YESTERDAY YOU ANNOUNCED A SPINOFF.
>> DID I? >> Stephen: YOU DID, IT SAYS
HERE DRAG RACE GLOBAL ALL-STARS. >> OH HONEY, YES, CHILD, WE ARE
TAKING OVER THE WORLD. >> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO
SHOOT AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSE NOT EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD IS
AS WELCOMING TO DRAG SHOWS AS THE UNITED STATES IS.
>> THEY'RE NOT? >> Stephen: SOME AREN'T, I
HATE TO TELL YOU. >> WE, I DO DOWN UNDER AND DO I
THE U.K. AND I DO THE U.S. BUT THE OTHERS ARE, YOU KNOW, OTHER
PEOPLE DO-- . >> Stephen: HOUROUSES.
>> Stephen: OKAY. >> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT LIKE DOING THE SHOW DOWN UNDER.
>> IT IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE STUDIO IS SO SMALL T IS LIKE
SOMEONE'S GARAGE THAT WE DO IT IN.
MY DRESSING ROOM F THIS WERE THE STAGE, MY DRESSING ROOM WOULD BE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL RIGHT THERE IT IS SO TINY BUT IT
IS SO FUN. BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THAT PART OF
THE WORLD, I'M MARRIED TO AN AUSTRALIAN.
AND THEY ARE SO FUNNY AND SO FUN.
SO I LOVE GOING DOWN THERE. WE ACTUALLY SHOOT IT IN NEW
ZEALAND. WE DON'T GO TO-- .
>> Stephen: SO IT IS OFFICIALLY, WAIT SO IT IS DOWN
UNDER, ARE THERE KI-W-I DRAG ARTIST THERE TOO.
>> YES. >> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW
WHETHER YOU WERE CHEATING AND GOING TO GIANT AUSTRALIA AS I
CALL NEW ZEALAND. >> ST STILL DOWN UNDER.
>> Stephen: AND A LITTLE OVER. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND.
>> WE ARE IN AUCKLAND AND WHICH WILL BE BACK THERE NEXT YEAR FOR
THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME. I'VE LOST TRACK OF ALL TIME,
HONESTLY. I JUST HAVE NO IDEA.
>> Stephen: THEY ARE LOVELY PEOPLE.
>> HE HAD ARE SO MUCH FUN AND IT IS SO GORGEOUS DOWN THERE, SO
MUCH FUN DOWN THERE, ITS HE'S GREAT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A TRADITION WHEN YOU ASK THE
FINALISTS ON DRAG RACE TO ADDRESS A YOUNGER PHOTO OF
YOURSELF. WE DID RESEARCH AND WE FOUND A
LOVELY PHOTO HERE OF A LITTLE RUPAUL ANDRE CHARLES.
>> YES. >> Stephen: AND SO WHAT WOULD
YOU WANT TO SAY TO THIS YOUNG GENTLEMEN RIGHT HERE, WHAT WOULD
YOU WANT HIM TO KNOW. >> OKAY.
LITTLE ARE YOU ARE YOU, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE
THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW AND THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR
FUTURE. INVEST IN LASER SURGERY.
REMOVE ALL YOUR HAIR. IT WILL COME IN HANDY ONE DAY,
TRUST ME. >> Stephen: BECAUSE AT A
CERTAIN POINT IT IS TOO LATE OR JUST SAVING YEARS OF WAXING.
>> YEARS OF WAXING, I HAD ELECTROLYSIS ALL OF OVER MY FACE
BUT KEPT MY GOATEE. >> Stephen: WHY DID YOU KEEP
IT. >> BECAUSE I'M STILL A MAN, YOU
KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING, I'M STILL A DUDE, YOU KNOW, BUT I THOUGHT
I'M GOING TO NEED T NEVER NEEDED IT.
>> Stephen: IT IS TOO LATE, CAN'T YOU USE LASER NOW.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED I'M SO OLD THAT ALL OF THIS HAIR IS NOW
WHITE. AND YOU CAN'T LASER THE HAIR
THAT IS WHITE. DID YOU NO HE THAT.
>> Stephen: NO. >> IT HAS TO BE BLACK, THE HAIR
HAS TO BE BLACK. >> Stephen: IT REFLECTS OFF.
>> I DON'T KNOW-- WE'LL HAVE TO ASK NASA ABOUT THAT.
IT HAS TO BE BLACK HAIR FOR IT TO LASER.
SO LITTLE ARE YOU ARE YOU, GET THE HAIR LASERRED OFF YOUR FACE.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, THAT IS SOUND ADVICE.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
RUPAUL, EVERYBODY.