Midwestern misfit Celeste (Margaret Cho) and her childhood best friend, Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels), travel to New York City to make an appearance on a makeover reality television show after booking agent Eugene (Alan Cumming) thinks they'll be the perfect contestants. Their hopes of hitting the big time are in jeopardy, however, when they discover that their old high school rivals, led by Jackie (Elaine Hendrix), are now reputed beauty salon experts and in charge of the makeovers.