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THEY PROMISED to be the best and most iconic season yet, and oh girl, did they deliver. Drag Race Philippines (DRPH) Season 3 caught the world by storm, becoming the topic on everybody’s glossy lips throughout and even beyond its airing.
The third installment of the Philippine edition of the hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race is known for its cast’s larger-than-life personalities and quick-witted responses. The star-studded roster’s antics shined both in the regular episodes and in Untucked, which showcases unseen drama and backstage footage.
While each episode and contestant brought something unforgettable to the table, certain catchphrases have become fan-favorites, lingering in the hearts (and vocabularies) of viewers. Now, a month after the season finale, we’ve rounded up our favorite quotes that college students can use to spice up their everyday conversations.
“Love that for her! Not for me though.” – Versex, Episode 1
New York queen Versex kicks off the season strong with a heated read of Khianna on the first episode’s elimination day, claiming that the Cagayan de Oro-based drag queen was “doing the most.”
Ateneans can easily recreate this her-storical moment in everyday campus kulitan and banter with friends. Just make sure to turn your head the other way when you say, “Not for me though,” for that iconic breaking-the-fourth-wall touch.
“Fight tayo!” – Angel, Untucked Episode 4
Angel, one-half of the season’s Galang sisters, unknowingly delivers one of the season’s most referenced lines in the Untucked episode of “Pao Presents Plus.” In the episode, Angel recounts how she and her Vvi Eyff Eyff (BFF) Khianna was dismissed by fellow contestant, J Quinn, when the two asked about the progress of J Quinn and partner Yudipota in that week’s Maxi Challenge.
Raising your fists in the air to jokingly initiate a fistfight is a non-negotiable in delivering this line. The line, “Fight tayo!” can be a playful way for Ateneans to fight over tables and chairs in JSEC or other dining areas on campus.
“Everyone, I’m asking for your full attention…” – Myx Chanel, Episode 1
Myx Chanel, who is also a co-host of the BEKENEMEN Podcast, knows a thing or two about content creation. For the season’s first Maxi Challenge, Myx switched into producer mode, meticulously directing every staff member and crew to a tee.
What better way to honor the Ateneo alumnus than to use their line in group works? “I have a job to do in a short amount of time” totally screams cramming over late-night group project meetings!
“Paano makikipag-bonding kung ayaw niyo naman makipag-bonding sa’kin?!” – J Quinn, Episode 5
DRPH Season 3 birthed several iconic confessionals, and this was no exception. In between the heated table talk between her and Angel, J Quinn comes in with this line, emotionally ranting about the lack of interaction between herself and the other queens.
When you and your friends desperately want to hang out but are limited by conflicting and busy schedules, this quote is definitely for those moments. For all the plans-turned-drawings, we say, “Paano makikipag-bonding kung ayaw niyo naman makipag-bonding sa ‘kin?! (How am I supposed to bond with you if you don’t want to bond with me?!)”
“Why you, not the others?” – Maxie, Episode 8
After the introduction of the Golden Balut twist, the Lalaparuza winners had the power to decide which queen they would save from the bottom two. As Myx Chanel, Khianna, and Zymba approached her to plead their case, Maxie repeatedly used this line to steer the conversations on why each of the bottom three deserved to stay.
With a deadpan delivery, this one-liner question could be a humorous sentence for Ateneans to tell each other in scenarios that require selecting certain people, like choosing your groupmates for a major project.
“Just mind your own business, because this is my own… business.” – Angel, Episode 4
When invited by Khianna to go and get out of drag, Angel brings out laughs five minutes into the episode by retorting this out of the blue.
Ever experienced having people try to do your job for you, like that one groupmate that dictates everything about your part in the research paper? Or perhaps, received unsolicited advice from people trying to pry on your personal life? This could be a comical way to tell them to leave you for a moment or set your boundaries.
“Nakaupo-o-o-oh!” – Angel/Popstar Bench, Episode 3
Each girl’s verse in the show’s original song “Dapat Pakak” is iconic in its own way, but Popstar Bench’s in particular, birthed a line people chant long after the episode premiered. Thanks to Angel, and the repeated callbacks to it throughout the season, people find themselves unconsciously using Bench’s adlib in everyday conversations.
May it be verbally or with the screencap-turned-meme, “Nakaupo!” is a fun statement to fire up your group chats and ask for a good ol’ serving of gossip. Take it as, quite literally, the Filipino alternative for “Seated!”
“Avail natin yan, Ver na yan” – Versex, Episode 2
Winning the mini-challenge is sure to be exhilarating, especially with a Php 20,000 cash tip as the cherry on top—and Versex embodies all of us when we come across some extra money.
This iconic line is definitely for those moments where you’re feeling generous and wanna thrill your friends with everyone’s favorite: free food. “Samgyupsal, chicken, milktea, pizza? Avail natin yan, Ver na yan.”
“Comprehension skills talaga ng mga bakla, ‘noh?” – Yudipota, Episode 3
After Versex refused to wear a breastplate as instructed during Episode 3’s “Sack Race Philippines” mini challenge, Yudi blurted out this quick yet catchy line, solidifying her title as the “Comprehension Queen” of DRPH.
This is for all those moments where someone you know is just not getting it. Whether it be the size of the paper for a quiz (¼ paper! They just said it!), or no erasures during a long test, one thing is for certain: comprehension is key… ‘noh?
Beyond the avant-garde outfits and spectacular talent showcases, each queen’s individual personality gives a vibrant color to Drag Race Philippines’ highest-rated season yet.
With each episode, the eleven cast members not only put the spotlight on Filipino drag excellence but also on how local queer culture and language, in all its variety, seeps into different facets of society.
A new winner may have been crowned and the season may have come to an end, but the catchphrases they have left with us are surely here to stay.
