RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)
RuPaul's Drag Race | |
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Season 10 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season ten | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 14 |
Winner | Aquaria |
Runner-up |
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Miss Congeniality | Monét X Change |
Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Release | |
Original network | VH1 |
Original release | March 22 June 28, 2018 | –
Season chronology | |
The tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 22, 2018, on VH1. The premiere was broadcast one week after the finale of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,[1] and episodes are to be followed by RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked.[2][3] Contestants were officially announced on February 22, 2018, in a teaser trailer “Ruveal” during an episode of All Stars 3 later followed by a special "Meet the Queens" live-stream on Facebook, hosted by season nine winner, Sasha Velour.[4] This season saw the return of season 9 contestant Eureka O'Hara who was removed from her original season after tearing her ACL. The prizes for the winner of this season include a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. This is the first season in which each episode was 90 minutes long.[5]
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Snapshot", and the song played during the closing credits was "Rock It (To The Moon)", both songs from the album Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1.
Much like the previous season, it featured the top four contestants of the season advance to the finale, and feature the "Lip-Sync for the Crown" " where there will be two rounds of lipsyncs and the winner of both lipsyncs will move ahead to the final lipsync and who ever wins the final lipsync will be declared as the winner.
The winner of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Aquaria, with Kameron Michaels and Eureka being the runners-up, and Monét X Change being Miss Congeniality. It was the first time in the show's history to feature three queens compete for the crown under the new format.
Contestants[]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Aquaria | 21 | Brooklyn, New York | Winner |
Eureka[a][b] | 27 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Runners-up |
Kameron Michaels | 31 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
Asia O'Hara[c] | 35 | Dallas, Texas | 4th Place |
Miz Cracker | 33 | Harlem, New York | 5th Place |
Monét X Change | 27 | The Bronx, New York | 6th Place[d] |
The Vixen | 26 | Chicago, Illinois | 7th Place |
Monique Heart | 31 | Kansas City, Missouri | 8th Place |
Blair St. Clair | 22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 9th Place |
Mayhem Miller | 35 | Riverside, California | 10th Place |
Dusty Ray Bottoms | 29 | New York City, New York | 11th Place |
Yuhua Hamasaki | 27 | New York City, New York | 12th Place |
Kalorie Karbdashian Williams | 27 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 13th Place |
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | 25 | Tampa, Florida | 14th Place |
- ^ Eureka O'Hara is simply referred to as Eureka this season
- ^ Eureka was removed from the ninth season due to injury and was invited to return to compete this season.
- ^ Asia T. O'Hara is simply referred to as Asia O'Hara
- ^ Monét X Change was voted Miss Congeniality.
Contestant progress[]
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
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1[6] | 2[7] | 3[8] | 4[9] | 5[10] | 6[11] | 7[12] | 8[13] | 9[14] | 10[15] | 11[16] | 12[17] | 13[18] | 14[19] | |
Aquaria | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Guest | Winner |
Eureka | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Guest | Runner-up |
Kameron Michaels | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | BTM | SAFE | Guest | Runner-up |
Asia O'Hara | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Guest | Eliminated |
Miz Cracker | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
Monét X Change | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Miss C | ||
The Vixen | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
Monique Heart | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
Blair St. Clair | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||
Mayhem Miller | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||
Dusty Ray Bottoms | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||
Yuhua Hamasaki | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||||
Kalorie Karbdashian Williams | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||||
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
Lip syncs[]
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1 | Kalorie Karbdashian Williams | vs. | Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | "Ain't No Other Man" (Christina Aguilera) |
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo |
2 | Eureka | vs. | Kalorie Karbdashian Williams | "Best of My Love" (The Emotions) |
Kalorie Karbdashian Williams |
3 | Mayhem Miller | vs. | Yuhua Hamasaki | "Celebrity Skin" (Hole) |
Yuhua Hamasaki |
4 | Dusty Ray Bottoms | vs. | Monét X Change | "Pound the Alarm" (Nicki Minaj) |
Dusty Ray Bottoms |
5 | Mayhem Miller | vs. | Monét X Change | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Shania Twain) |
Mayhem Miller |
6 | Blair St. Clair | vs. | The Vixen | "I'm Coming Out" (Diana Ross) |
Blair St. Clair |
7 | Monique Heart | vs. | The Vixen | "Cut to the Feeling" (Carly Rae Jepsen) |
Monique Heart |
8 | Asia O'Hara | vs. | The Vixen | "Groove Is in the Heart" (Deee-Lite) |
The Vixen |
9 | Eureka | vs. | Kameron Michaels | "New Attitude" (Patti LaBelle) |
None |
10 | Kameron Michaels | vs. | Monét X Change | "Good as Hell" (Lizzo) |
Monét X Change |
11 | Kameron Michaels | vs. | Miz Cracker | "Nasty Girl" (Vanity 6) |
Miz Cracker |
12 | Aquaria vs. Asia O'Hara vs. Eureka vs. Kameron Michaels | "Call Me Mother" (RuPaul) |
None | ||
14 | Asia O'Hara | vs. | Kameron Michaels | "Nasty" (Janet Jackson) |
Asia O’Hara |
Aquaria | vs. | Eureka | "If" (Janet Jackson) |
None | |
Aquaria vs. Eureka vs. Kameron Michaels | "Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj) |
Eureka | |||
Kameron Michaels |
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after the first round of the finale lip-sync tournament
- The contestant was eliminated after the second round of the finale lip-sync tournament.
Guest judges[]
Listed in chronological order:[20]
- Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter, actress
- Halsey, singer,
- Padma Lakshmi, actress, model
- Courtney Love, singer, songwriter, actress
- Nico Tortorella, actor, model
- Logan Browning, actress
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, actress, singer
- Carrie Preston, actress, producer, singer
- Shania Twain, singer, songwriter
- Emily V. Gordon, writer, producer
- Kumail Nanjiani, comedian, actor, writer
- Audra McDonald, actress, singer
- Kate Upton, model, actress
- Andrew Rannells, actor, singer
- Billy Eichner, comedian, actor, writer
- Abbi Jacobson, comedian, writer, actress
- Ilana Glazer, comedian, writer, actress
- Miles Heizer, actor, musician
- Lizzo, rapper, singer
- Lena Dunham, actress, writer, director
- Ashanti, singer, songwriter, actress
- Todrick Hall, singer, director, choreographer
Special guests[]
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.[21][22]
Episode 1
- Adore Delano, runner-up of season six and 9th place on All Stars season two
- Bob the Drag Queen, winner of season eight
- Chad Michaels, runner-up of season four and winner of All Stars season one
- Darienne Lake, 4th place on season six
- Delta Work, 7th place on season three
- Derrick Barry, 5th place on season eight and 10th place on All Stars season five
- Detox, 4th place on season five and runner-up of All Stars season two
- Jaymes Mansfield, 14th place on season nine
- Jessica Wild, 6th place on season two
- Jiggly Caliente, 8th place on season four
- Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season five
- Jujubee, 3rd place on season two, 3rd/4th on All Stars season one, and runner-up of All Stars season five
- Katya, 5th place on season seven and runner-up of All Stars season two
- Kim Chi, runner-up of season eight
- Laganja Estranja, 8th place on season six
- Manila Luzon, runner-up of season three, 7th/8th place on All Stars season one and 6th place on All Stars season four
- Mariah Balenciaga, 10th place on season three and 8th place All Stars season five
- Morgan McMichaels, 8th place on season two and 5th place on All Stars season three
- Mrs. Kasha Davis, 11th place on season seven
- Ongina, 5th place on season one and 9th place on All Stars season five
- Pandora Boxx, 5th place on season two and 11th/12th place on All Stars season one
- Peppermint, runner-up of season nine
- Raven, runner-up of season two and All Stars season one
- Tempest DuJour, 14th place on season seven
- Trixie Mattel, 6th place on season seven and winner of All Stars season three
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, 9th place on season one
- Yara Sofia, 4th place on season three and 5th/6th place on All Stars season one
Episode 2
- Andy Cohen, television personality[23]
- Alyssa Edwards, 6th place on season five and 5th place on All Stars season two
Episode 4
- Shawn Morales, Pit Crew member from seasons three to six
Episode 5
- Ross Mathews
Episode 7
- Bianca Del Rio, winner of season six
- Alex Trebek, game show host[24]
Episode 8
- Chad Michaels, runner-up of season four and winner of All Stars season one
- Todrick Hall, singer, director, and choreographer
Episode 9
- Stephen Colbert, television host[23]
- Randy Rainbow, comedian
Episode 10
- Anthony Padilla, actor, comedian, and YouTube personality
- Chester See, singer, actor, and YouTube personality
- Frankie Grande, dancer, actor, singer, and YouTube personality
- Kingsley, comedian, blogger, and YouTube personality
- Raymond Braun, actor, and YouTube personality
- Tyler Oakley, author, and YouTube personality
Episode 11
- Cheyenne Jackson, actor, singer[23]
Episode 14
- Akashia, 7th place on season one
- BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of season one
- Jade, 6th place on season one
- Nina Flowers, runner-up and Miss Congeniality of season one
- Ongina, 5th place on season one
- Rebecca Glasscock, 3rd place on season one
- Shannel, 4th place on season one
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, 9th place on season one
Episodes[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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118 | 1 | "10s Across the Board[25]" | March 22, 2018[1] | |
The 14 queens enter the work room for the first time. RuPaul announces the first mini-challenge, the contestants must work the runway and stand out among previous contestants and winners; Monét X Change wins the mini-challenge.[6] For the maxi-challenge, RuPaul tasks the contestants to create a runway outfit from miscellaneous items found at a variety store; inspired by the first challenge on season one.[6] On stage, Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Eureka, Kameron Michaels, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, and The Vixen are declared safe. Blair St. Clair, Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker, and Yuhua Hamasaki all receive positive remarks, but Mayhem is declared the winner. Dusty Ray Bottoms, Kalorie Karbdashian Williams, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo all received negative commentary for their runway looks.[6] Dusty Ray Bottoms was declared safe, while Kalorie Karbdashian Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo lip-synced to Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man"; Williams won the lip-sync and Mateo was eliminated from the competition.[6]
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119 | 2 | "PharmaRusical[25]" | March 29, 2018[26] | |
The 13 remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to perform a dance in 20 minute country quick drag for the mini-challenge, with special guest Andy Cohen judging their performances; Asia O'Hara and The Vixen are declared the winners and were made team captains for a live stage musical titled "PharmaRusical".[7] Team Asia O'Hara consisted of Aquaria, Dusty Ray Bottoms, Eureka, Kalorie Karbdashian Williams, Monique Heart, and Yuhua Hamasaki, with Team Vixen consisting of Blair St. Clair, Kameron Michaels, Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker, and Monét X Change. The runway theme was "Very Best Drag." On the main stage, The Vixen's team is declared the winners with Vixen being the standout and winning the overall challenge.[7] Asia O'Hara's team is declared the losers and are critiqued by the judges.[7] O'Hara and Bottoms are praised as the strongest performers both in the challenge and on the runway. Hamasaki and Aquaria receive mixed feedback from the judges, while Heart, Eureka, and Williams are said to be the weakest of their team, Heart is announced as safe leaving Eureka and Williams to lip-sync to The Emotions' "Best of My Love"; Eureka is declared the winner of the lip-sync and Williams is subsequently eliminated from the competition.[7]
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120 | 3 | "Tap That App[25]" | April 5, 2018[26] | |
The 12 remaining queens were tasked by RuPaul to perform a skit to promote his self-titled chocolate bar. Blair St. Clair, Monét X Change, and Monique Heart are deemed the winners, and are selected as team leaders for the acting challenge "Tap That App", inspired by dating apps.[8] They are split into three teams: Team Blair consists of Eureka, Miz Cracker, and The Vixen; Team Monét are Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, and Yuhua Hamasaki; Team Monique are Dusty Ray Bottoms, Kameron Michaels, and Mayhem Miller. Subsequently, the runway theme for the episode was a look constructed with feathers.[8] On the main stage, Aquaria, Dusty Ray Bottoms, Miz Cracker, Monét X Change, Monique Heart and The Vixen are declared safe. Asia O'Hara, Blair St. Clair and Eureka are praised for their runway looks and performances, with Asia declared the winner of the main challenge. Conversely, Kameron Michaels, Mayhem Miller and Yuhua Hamasaki are criticized for their performances, though Kameron received rave reviews for her runway look.[8] Kameron was declared safe, while Mayhem and Yuhua lip-synced to Hole's "Celebrity Skin"; Mayhem won the lip-sync and Yuhua was eliminated from the competition.[8]
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121 | 4 | "The Last Ball on Earth[25]" | April 12, 2018[26] | |
The 11 remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to be part of a satire photo-bombing photo shoot featuring infamous celebrity photos; Aquaria won the mini-challenge. For the maxi-challenge, RuPaul tasked the contestants to design three looks for "The Last Ball on Earth". The three categories are: Alaskan Winter Realness, Miami Summer Realness, and Martian Eleganza Extravaganza. On the main stage, Blair St. Clair, Eureka, Mayhem Miller, Monique Heart, and The Vixen were declared safe. Aquaria, Kameron Michaels, and Miz Cracker were all praised for their runway looks, and Aquaria won the main challenge. Asia O'Hara, Dusty Ray Bottoms, and Monét X Change were criticized for their runway looks, though all three were praised for their Miami Summer Realness costume. Asia was declared safe, while Dusty and Monet lip-synced to Nicki Minaj's "Pound the Alarm"; Monét won the lip-sync and Dusty was eliminated from the competition.
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122 | 5 | "The Bossy Rossy Show[25]" | April 19, 2018[26] | |
The 10 remaining queens were tasked by RuPaul to get into quick drag and create an outfit inspired by the military; The Vixen wins the mini-challenge and pairs each contestant for the maxi-challenge.[27] In The Bossy Rossy Show, the queens must improvise through a storyline; Asia O'Hara and The Vixen starred in a copycat storyline, Miz Cracker and Mayhem in a pickle phobia scene, Eureka and Aquaria in an adult baby scene, Blair and Monique in I Married a Cactus, and Kameron and Monét in a My Strange Addiction-style storyline.[27] The runway theme for the episode is denim and diamonds. On the main stage, Asia, Aquaria, Blair, and Kameron were declared safe. Miz Cracker and Monique Heart received praise on their performances and runway looks, however Eureka is declared the winner. Mayhem Miller, Monét X Change, and The Vixen were criticised for their performances, though The Vixen received positive remarks for her runway look. The Vixen is declared safe, while Mayhem and Monet lip-synced to "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain. Monét wins the lip sync and Mayhem is eliminated from the competition.[27]
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123 | 6 | "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza[25]" | April 26, 2018[26] | |
The 9 remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to participate in a game of Sittin' on a Secret, where contestants sit on an object while blind-folded; Asia O'Hara wins the challenge by guessing the most objects. For the maxi challenge, RuPaul tasks the queens to take part in a special rendition of RuPaul's DragCon.[11] The queens get to choose their own teams: Blair St. Clair, The Vixen, and Miz Cracker as Team Hair; Eureka, Kameron, and Monét X Change as Team Body; and Asia O'Hara, Aquaria, and Monique Heart as Team Face. Additionally, RuPaul announces that their performances will be in front of a live audience, and each contestant will be ranked in a poll.[11] The runway theme for this episode is Hats Incredible. On the main stage, Aquaria, Asia, and Monique are declared safe. Eureka, Kameron, and Monét are selected as the top team of the week, with Eureka winning and receiving the highest public vote. Blair, Miz Cracker, and The Vixen are deemed the bottom team for their performances. Miz Cracker is declared safe, while Blair and The Vixen lip-synced to "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. The Vixen wins the lip sync and Blair is eliminated from the competition.[11]
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124 | 7 | "Snatch Game[25]" | May 3, 2018[26] | |
The eight remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to participate in the mini-challenge roast "Reading is Fundamental", with Eureka winning. RuPaul tasks the contestants to participate in the series Snatch Game. Audra McDonald and Kate Upton star as guest judges. The cast consisted of:
The runway theme was inspired by mermaids.[12] On the main stage, Kameron and Miz Cracker were deemed safe. Eureka and Monét x Change received positive reviews for their performances, but received mixed commentary for their runway looks. Aquaria won her second challenge, based on her performance and runway look. Asia O'Hara, Monique and The Vixen were all criticized for their impersonations and runway looks. Asia O'Hara is declared safe, while Monique and The Vixen lip-synced to "Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepsen. During the lip-sync, Monique did not know the words to the song & also botched a cartwheel, which ultimately made The Vixen win and Monique being eliminated from the competition.[12]
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125 | 8 | "The Unauthorized Rusical[25]" | May 10, 2018[26] | |
The seven remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to participate in an improv mini-challenge that pastiches a similar scene from the finale of season two. Each queen has to try and make RuPaul slap them, with Asia O'Hara winning the mini-challenge.[13] For the main challenge, the contestants were tasked by RuPaul to perform and sing in a live tribute act to American singer and actress Cher, titled "Cher: The Unauthorized Rusical". The contestants portray Cher from different phases of her career: Aquaria as Disco Cher, Asia O'Hara as Movie Star Cher, Eureka as Rock Star Cher, Kameron Michaels as '60s Cher, Miz Cracker as Comeback Cher, and Monét x Change and The Vixen as Variety Show Cher. Subsequently, the runway theme for this episode is Glitterific.[13] On the main stage, Monét received positive comments for her performance and mixed reviews for her runway look, conversely for both Eureka and Miz Cracker with their runway and performance; all three contestants were deemed safe. Kameron was praised for both her runway look and Cher performance, winning the main challenge. Aquaria, Asia O'Hara and The Vixen were complimented for their runway looks, but their performances placed them in the bottom three. Aquaria is declared safe, while Asia O'Hara and The Vixen lip-synced to Groove Is In the Heart by Deee-Lite. Asia O'Hara wins the lip sync and The Vixen is eliminated from the competition.[13]
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126 | 9 | "Breastworld[25]" | May 17, 2018[26] | |
The six remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to participate in a guessing game which involves each queen trying to match the most underwear worn by the Pit Crew; Aquaria wins the mini-challenge.[14] For the maxi challenge, RuPaul tasks the queens to act in a show titled Breastworld, loosely inspired by the American television show Westworld. Since Aquaria won the mini-challenge, she got to assign the characters: Aquaria as Dyslexa, Asia O'Hara as Para Salin, Eureka as Rosie, Kameron Michaels as Muffy, Miz Cracker as Julie, and Monét X Change as Viv. Subsequently, the runway theme was Silver Foxy, where the queens have to dress as aged-versions of themselves.[14] On the main stage, Aquaria's performance and runway look received warm reviews from the judges, but was ultimately declared safe. Asia O'Hara and Monét were praised for their performances, though both their runway looks received mixed opinions; eventually, Asia O'Hara was declared the winner of the main challenge. Eureka, Kameron and Miz Cracker were placed in the bottom three for their performances, though Eureka received negative reviews for her runway look. Miz Cracker is declared safe, while Eureka and Kameron lip-synced to "New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle; and both Eureka and Kameron won the lip-sync.[14]
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127 | 10 | "Social Media Kings Into Queens[25]" | May 24, 2018[28] | |
The six remaining queens were asked by RuPaul to appear in a commercial that promotes RuPaul's perfume for men, titled Trade. Each queen is to dress as butch men and deliver comedic improvisations for the mini-challenge, and Eureka wins.[15] Eureka is tasked by RuPaul to pair each contestant with six special guests for the make-over challenge: Aquaria gets paired with Kingsley, Asia O'Hara and Raymond Braun, Eureka and Frankie Grande, Kameron Michaels and Anthony Padilla, Miz Cracker and Chester See, and Monét X Change with Tyler Oakley. Subsequently, each pair took part in a home-made music video to RuPaul's song "Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent".[15] On the main stage, Asia O'Hara and Eureka, alongside their drag daughters America O'Hara and Eufreaka, received positive reviews for their performances and make-overs, but were declared safe. Miz Cracker and her drag daughter Miz Cookie were commended for their performances, make-over, and chemistry, and were deemed the winners of the challenge. The bottom queens of the week were Aquaria, Kameron and Monet, who were criticized for not having a make-over resemblance to their drag daughters Capricia Corn, Kelly Michaels, and Short Change. Aquaria is declared safe, while Kameron and Monet lip-synced to "Good as Hell" by Lizzo; Kameron wins the lip-sync and Monet is eliminated from the competition.[15]
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128 | 11 | "Evil Twins[25]" | June 7, 2018[28] | |
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129 | 12 | "American[25]" | June 14, 2018[28] | |
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130 | 13 | "Queens Reunited[25]" | June 21, 2018[28] | |
The queens reunite to discuss the season's highlights and drama | ||||
131 | 14 | "Grand Finale[25]" | June 28, 2018[28] | |
The final four queens compete in a sudden death lipsync showdown in the race to crown "America's Next Drag Superstar". In the first round, Asia O'Hara and Kameron Michaels lip-sync against each other to "Nasty" by Janet Jackson; after a controversial lip-sync, Kameron Michaels wins the lip-sync, and Asia O'Hara becomes the first finalist to sashay away while Kameron advances to the final round. In the second round, Aquaria and Eureka lip-sync against each other to "If" by Janet Jackson; both queens wins the lip-sync, with none of the finalists being sashay away and both advances to the final round. "Miss Congeniality" was announced; previous Miss Congeniality and season 9 drag queen Valentina announced that contestant Monét X Change was elected by fellow contests and won the title. In the third and final round, Aquaria, Eureka and Kameron Michaels lip-sync against each other to "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj; Aquaria wins the lip-sync and is crowned America's Next Drag Superstar; while Eureka and Kameron Michaels place as runners-up.
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Ratings[]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "10's Across the Board" | March 22, 2018 | 0.39[29] | 0.785[29] |
2 | "PharmaRusical" | March 29, 2018 | 0.29[30] | 0.581[30] |
3 | "Tap That App" | April 5, 2018 | 0.42[31] | 0.766[31] |
4 | "The Last Ball on Earth" | April 12, 2018 | 0.36[32] | 0.694[32] |
5 | "The Bossy Rossy Show" | April 19, 2018 | 0.39[33] | 0.692[33] |
6 | "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" | April 26, 2018 | 0.41[34] | 0.771[34] |
7 | "Snatch Game" | May 3, 2018 | 0.45[35] | 0.840[35] |
8 | "The Unauthorized Rusical" | May 10, 2018 | 0.37[36] | 0.723[36] |
9 | "Breastworld" | May 17, 2018 | 0.33[37] | 0.698[37] |
10 | "Social Media Kings Into Queens" | May 24, 2018 | 0.35[38] | 0.715[38] |
11 | "Evil Twins" | June 7, 2018 | 0.31[39] | 0.631[39] |
12 | "American" | June 14, 2018 | 0.35[40] | 0.761[40] |
13 | "Queens Reunited" | June 21, 2018 | 0.27[41] | 0.632[41] |
14 | "Grand Finale" | June 28, 2018 | 0.41[42] | 0.838[42] |
Future appearances[]
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo returned to the competition on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placed 5th [43]
Mayhem Miller and Eureka competed on the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular on December 7, 2018. They were crowned the Christmas Queen along with the other competing contestants.[44]
Monique Heart and Monét X Change competed on the fourth season of All Stars. Monique placed 3rd/4th with season 8 contestant Naomi Smalls. Monét won the season along with season 9 contestant, Trinity the Tuck.[45]
Asia O'hara, Monique Heart, Monét X Change & Vanessa Vanjie Mateo returned as mentors on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race.
Blair St. Clair, Miz Cracker, and Mayhem Miller competed on the fifth season of All Stars. Mayhem placed 7th, Blair placed 4th, and Miz Cracker placed as a runner up alongside season 2 and All Stars season 1 finalist Jujubee.[46]
Eureka competed on the sixth season of All Stars where Mayhem Miller was featured as Lipsync Assassin in the fifth episode. Eureka ultimately placed as a runner-up, alongside finalist and contestant Ginger Minj and contestant .
RuPaul's Drag Race[]
Contestant | Year | Season | Role | Outcome | Notes |
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Aquaria | 2019 | Season 11 | Guest | N/A | 1 episode |
Asia O'Hara | 2020 | Celebrity Drag Race | Mentor | N/A | 1 episode |
2020 | Vegas Revue | Main cast | N/A | 6 episodes | |
Blair St. Clair | 2020 | All Stars 5 | Contestant | 4th place | 8 episodes |
Eureka | 2018 | Holi-slay Spectacular | Contestant | Winner | 1 episode |
2019 | Season 11 | Guest | N/A | 1 episode | |
2021 | All Stars 6 | Contestant | Runner-up | 12 episodes | |
Kameron Michaels | 2020 | Vegas Revue | Main cast | N/A | 6 episodes |
2021 | All Stars 6 | Guest | N/A | Episode 9 "Lip Sync Assassin" | |
Mayhem Miller | 2018 | Holi-slay Spectacular | Contestant | Winner | 1 episode |
2020 | Season 12 | Guest | N/A | 2 episodes | |
2020 | All Stars 5 | Contestant | 7th place | 5 episodes | |
2021 | All Stars 6 | Guest | N/A | Episode 5 "Lip Sync Assassin" | |
Miz Cracker | 2020 | All Stars 5 | Contestant | Runner-up | 8 episodes |
Monét X Change | 2018-19 | All Stars 4 | Contestant | Winner | 10 episodes |
2019 | Season 11 | Guest | N/A | 1 episode | |
2020 | Season 12 | Guest | N/A | 1 episode | |
2020 | Celebrity Drag Race | Mentor | N/A | 1 episode | |
2020 | All Stars 5 | Guest | N/A | 2 episodes; episode 3 "Lip Sync Assassin" | |
Monique Heart | 2018-19 | All Stars 4 | Contestant | 3rd/4th place | 10 episodes |
2020 | Celebrity Drag Race | Mentor | N/A | 1 episode | |
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | 2019 | Season 11 | Contestant | 5th place | 14 episodes |
2020 | Season 12 | Guest | N/A | 3 episodes | |
2020 | Celebrity Drag Race | Mentor | N/A | 1 episode | |
2020 | All Stars 5 | Guest | N/A | Episode 5 "Lip Sync Assassin" | |
2020 | Vegas Revue | Main cast | N/A | 6 episodes |
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External links[]
- 2018 American television seasons
- RuPaul's Drag Race seasons
- 2018 in LGBT history