RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1)

The nine contestants arrived in full drag and size up the competition. They were then immediately thrust into a car wash photo shoot, portraying sex appeal, while posing with two men, with Mike Ruiz as their photographer.

The first challenge was for them to make an outfit out of thrift store clothes and accessories from the 99 cent store. On the runway, Nina Flowers and Ongina receive positive critiques, with Nina Flowers winning the first challenge. Akashia, Rebecca Glasscock and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker receive negative critiques, with Rebecca Glasscock being saved. Akashia and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker lip-sync to "Supermodel (You Better Work)" by RuPaul. Akashia is announced the winner of the lip-sync, and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker is the first queen to sashay away.

• Guest Judges: Bob Mackie and Mike Ruiz
• Mini-Challenge: Sexy car wash photo shoot
• Main Challenge: Making an outfit out of thrift store clothes
• Challenge Winner: Nina Flowers
• Bottom Two: Akashia and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker
• Lip-sync Song: "Supermodel (You Better Work)" by RuPaul
• Eliminated: Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

The eight remaining contestants were given a mini-challenge in which they acted out certain emotions and took pictures of themselves with a digital camera. RuPaul then deemed Akashia and Ongina the winners and made them the group leaders in the next challenge, a girl group battle. The groups were each responsible for their own hair, makeup, costumes, and choreography and they each had to perform to a Destiny's Child song. Ongina chooses Nina Flowers, Rebecca Glasscock and Shannel for her team and are chosen to perform "Say My Name". Akashia chooses BeBe Zahara Benet, Jade and Tammie Brown for her team and are chosen to perform "Independent Woman"

On the runway, Team Ongina is the winning team, with Ongina winning the overall challenge. Team Akashia is the losing team, with BeBe Zahara Benet and Jade being saved. Akashia and Tammie Brown lip-sync to "We Break the Dawn" by Michelle Williams. Tammie Brown chooses not to lip-sync and just stands there and dances. Akashia is declared the winner, leaving Tammie Brown to sashay away.

• Guest Judges: Frank Gatson and Michelle Williams
• Mini-Challenge: Act out certain emotions
• Mini-Challenge Winners: Akashia and Ongina
• Main Challenge: Destiny's Child girl group battle
• Challenge Winner: Ongina
• Bottom Two: Akashia and Tammie Brown
• Lip-sync Song: "We Break the Dawn" by Michelle Williams
• Eliminated: Tammie Brown

This week's challenge was to channel Oprah Winfrey. Each contestant was allowed to pick a costume from a bin supplied for them, choose a costume they brought, or make their own on the spot. The challenge was in three parts, representing three stages of Oprah's career. The first task was a newscaster challenge where they had to read mock news stories from a teleprompter. The next task was to try to sell products, reminiscent of Oprah on her "My Favorite Things" specials. The third task was to interview Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.

On the runway, BeBe Zahara Benet, Nina Flowers and Ongina all receive praise for the challenge, with BeBe Zahara Benet winning the overall challenge. Akashia, Jade and Shannel all receive negative critiques, with Akashia and Shannel landing in the bottom two. Akashia and Shannel lip-sync to "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston. After an amazing performance, Shannel is declared the winner, and Akashia is eliminated after her third time landing in the bottom two.

• Guest judges: Howard Bragman and Debra Wilson
• Main Challenge: Channeling Oprah in three stages of her career: A mock interview, selling products, and interview 2 people
• Challenge Winner: BeBe Zahara Benet
• Bottom Two: Akashia and Shannel
• Lip-sync Song: "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
• Eliminated: Akashia

For the mini-challenge, RuPaul paired everyone up and gave each person 30 minutes to do their partner's makeup, with Jade being declared the winner. The main challenge involved the girls putting together a commercial for Mac's Viva Glam makeup, a cosmetics line which Ru has once modeled for. The winner of the challenge would become the new face of Viva Glam. The girls were told that they must use the commercial to explain who they are as queens, to explain why they are beautiful, and to inform people of Viva Glam's help for those living with HIV.

On the runway, BeBe Zahara Benet, Nina Flowers and Ongina receive positive critiques. Ongina is revealed to be the winner of the challenge, and emotionally reveals that she has been living with HIV for the last 2 years of her life. Jade, Rebecca Glasscock and Shannel are the bottom three queens, with Shannel being saved. Jade and Rebecca Glasscock lip-sync to "Would I Lie To You?" by The Eurythmics. Rebecca is saved, and Jade sashays away.

• Guest judges: Gordon Espinet and Jenny Shimizu
• Mini-Challenge: Give your partner a 30 minute makeover
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Jade
• Main Challenge: Mac-Viva Glam commercial
• Challenge Winner: Ongina
• Bottom Two: Jade and Rebecca Glasscock
• Lip-sync Song: "Would I Lie To You?" by The Eurythmics
• Eliminated: Jade

For the episode's mini-challenge, Ru brought in five female fighters to put the contestants through an exercise and endurance challenge. The last person standing would win the challenge; Rebecca won.

Ru then told the contestants that their main challenge would be for each of them to make over one of the fighters in their own image and teach them the secrets of drag. Rebecca got to select her partner as well as whom the others had to work with. They also had to coach the fighters on how to give a lip sync performance, which they had to do to Beyoncé's, "Freakum Dress".

On the runway, Rebecca Glasscock and Shannel are the top 2 queens, with Rebecca Glasscock winning the challenge. Nina Flowers is criticized on her runway looks, but is ultimately saved, leaving BeBe Zahara Benet and Ongina as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Stronger" by Britney Spears. After an amazing performance, Ru walks off stage to collect her thoughts on who to send home. She ultimately saves BeBe Zahara Benet, leaving Ongina to sashay away.

• Guest judges: Lucy Lawless and Robin Antin
• Mini-Challenge: Outlast your opponents in an endurance challenge
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Rebecca Glasscock
• Main Challenge: Transforming a female fighter in their own image
• Challenge Winner: Rebecca Glasscock
• Bottom Two: Bebe Zahara Benet and Ongina
• Lip-sync Song: "Stronger" by Britney Spears
• Eliminated: Ongina

The contestants met Ru on the runway for a vogue battle mini-challenge, which Nina won. For their main challenge, each contestant had to come up with three looks: Swimsuit, Executive Realness, and Evening Wear. Ru also informed the girls that Absolut was sponsoring the event and thus, they had to each portray one of four pre-selected flavors: citron, mandarin, mango, and raspberry. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Nina selected her flavor and paired everyone else up. Ru later revealed that they had to use their assigned fruits as part of their runway presentation.

On the runway, BeBe Zahara Benet and Nina Flowers receive the best critiques, with BeBe Zahara Benet winning the challenge. Rebecca Glasscock and Shannel are the bottom two, and they lip-sync to "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary. Rebecca Glasscock wins, and Shannel sashays away.

• Guest judges: Jeffrey Moran and María Conchita Alonso
• Mini-Challenge: Vogue battle
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Nina Flowers
• Main Challenge: Drag Ball featuring three different looks - swimsuit, executive realness, and evening wear
• Challenge Winner: BeBe Zahara Benet
• Bottom Two: Rebecca Glasscock and Shannel
• Lip-sync Song: "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary
• Eliminated: Shannel

RuPaul takes a look back to the best moments of the season. Including unaired clips, the audition tapes of the queens that did and didn't make it to the show, and the Top 10 most memorable fashion looks of the season.

• Guests: Merle Ginsberg and Santino Rice

Merle and Santino came in to inform the final three that their last challenge would be to appear in RuPaul's latest video for her song, "Cover Girl (Put The Bass In Your Walk)." They would do a group dance, record a verse with rapper Cazwell, and film a solo for Ru's video. To get them prepared, choreographer Ryan Heffington took the final three through the planned dance routine. None of them adapted easily, but Rebecca in particular struggled with the dancing required. Afterward, each queen got an impromptu sit-down with Ru.

On the runway, Rebecca Glasscock is eliminated, leaving BeBe Zahara Benet and Nina Flowers as the final two queens. They are told they are going to be lip-syncing to "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)" by RuPaul for one last challenge. It is then revealed that BeBe Zahara Benet is the winner, leaving Nina Flowers as the runner-up.

• Main Challenge: Recording a verse and filming a spot for RuPaul's latest video "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)"
• Eliminated: Rebecca Glasscock
• Top Two: BeBe Zahara Benet and Nina Flowers
• Lip Sync Song: "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)" by RuPaul
• Runner-up: Nina Flowers
• Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season One: BeBe Zahara Benet

The nine contestants gathered once again to chat about the season behind them and their current lives with RuPaul, Merle, and Santino with questions from the viewers.

• Miss Congeniality: Nina Flowers