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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World S3 Finale (MAJOR SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for "Reunion & Lip Sync Smack Down For The Crown", the third season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World. There are major spoilers below, including who won and who is Miss Congeniality. You have been warned, and this recap might be shorter than you think.

To review, below are the top four queens of the season:

Fontana, Drag Race Sverige S1

Gawdland, Drag Race Thailand S3

Kate Butch, RuPaul's Drag Race UK S5

Mariah Balenciaga, RuPaul's Drag Race US S3 and All Stars S5

After the recap of the season so far and the highlight reels of the four queens above, we see those queens make their return to the werkroom to read Naomy's mirror message, which Kate wipes off. The queens' couch time is interrupted by an alarm that alerts them to a final RuMail. After Ru's message about memory lane, Kate thinks that they might be reuniting with the eliminated queens.

There is no special guest judge for the reunion/finale. Therefore, the judging panel will consist of RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and Alan Carr. Michelle hosted the reunion part of the episode, in which we saw all ten queens relive their best, worst, and funniest moments of the season. After that, Michelle revealed that this season's Miss Congeniality is Serena Morena. Serena receives a sash and a bouquet of flowers.

Transitioning to the actual finale, RuPaul walks out onto the main stage, introduces the judges, and reveals the "Finale Eleganza" category for the final runway show. All ten queens walked the runway in their best looks. After the judges' final critiques for the top four queens, Ru asked each of the queens why the world needs drag now more than ever. Ru then dismisses the queens for the final time.

All ten queens are then brought back out, and Ru explains the rules for the Lip-Sync Smackdown For The Crown. A spin of the wheel by Serena Morena, the newly-crowned Miss Congeniality, decides which two of the top four queens will compete in Lip Sync #1. The other two queens will wait and compete in Lip Sync #2. The winners of the two lip-syncs will advance to the final lip-sync, where the winner of that lip-sync will then be named the winner of the season and take home a crown, scepter, and a cash prize of £50,000 (US$66,785.53 as of March 17th, 2026). The more RuPeter badges a queen earned, the more times their face appears on the wheel.

After a re-spin, the wheel landed on Mariah, and she got to select who she wanted to lip-sync against. She chose Gawdland. This means that Fontana and Kate will compete in the second lip-sync. Two members of the Brit Crew then brought out boxes that contained the lip-sync songs, which will be described below. Gawdland got to choose which box she wanted, and she chose box #1. Below is how the Lip-Sync Smackdown For The Crown went down.

Mariah and Gawdland lip-sync to "Broken Heels" by English singer-songwriter Alexandra Burke, who won Series 5 of the British reality singing competition show The X Factor. The song was released in 2010 as the second single from Burke's 2009 debut album Overcome. It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Gawdland wins and advances.

Fontana and Kate lip-sync to "Ride On Time" by Italian house music group Black Box. The song was released in 1989 as the lead single from their 1990 debut album Dreamland. It reached the top of the UK Singles Chart, stayed there for six weeks, and was the top-performing single by the year's end. Kate wins and advances.

After Tia Kofi, the reigning queen of the mothertucking world, makes her entrance, Gawdland and Kate lip-sync for the crown to "What Do I Have to Do?" by Australian singer-songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue. It was released in 1991 as the third single from her 1990 album Rhythm of Love, her third studio album overall. It peaked at #11 on the Australian Singles Chart. Gawdland wins and becomes the new Queen of the Mothertucking World.

This concludes the season.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E7 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Olympian Makeovers”, the seventh episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Zahirah’s elimination, the five remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. After Mariah wipes it off, the queens head to the couches. Fontana asks Kate if it's "Kate vs. The World" now that Kate's the only Brit left in the competition. Kate responds by saying that she did expect to feel a bit lonely, but now feels like she has made lovely international relationships. Before the queens de-drag, they celebrate being the top five queens.

The guest judge for the episode is American singer-songwriter Anastacia. With a voice reminiscent of Tina Turner (IMO), she has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. You might know her for either her 2000 single “I’m Outta Love” or her 2004 single “Left Outside Alone”. At least that’s how I know of her. Anastacia will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Graham Norton.

The top-five celebration continues as the queens enter the werkroom the next day. RuPaul enters the werkroom and reminds the queens of the crown being awarded in one week, but that the Drag Olympics have only just begun. She first issues the medal ceremony mini-challenge in which the queens get awarded medals. Below are the medals that were handed out by last week's winner, Kate, based on her opinions. Kate did the following:

Gave the "Front Runner" medal to Gawdland, whom Kate considers to be her biggest competition

Gave the "Toe Curling" medal to herself. Kate considers herself to be the cringiest competitior.

Gave the "Shuttle Cocky" medal to Fontana, whom Kate thinks is the most overconfident.

Gave the "Knock Out" medal to Mariah, who's personality Kate believes to make the biggest impact

Gave the "Skating on Thin Ice" medal to Naomy, whom Kate believes should be the most worried.

After RuPaul congratulates the queens for their medals, she then issues the makeover maxi-challenge. This challenge involves each queen giving a makeover to folks to then transform them into their drag sisters. This is usually (but not always) the last maxi-challenge before the finale. The people being given makeovers this time around are five very lucky Olympic athletes. By order of them being introduced by Ru, below is the list of five Olympic athletes from Team GB who are being transformed into the queens' sisters-to-be:

Retired English long jumper Greg Rutherford, MBE, who is one of only five athletes to achieve a Grand Slam in the long jump. This means he won a gold medal in that event at the Olympics (2012 London), the Commonwealth Games (2014 Glasgow), the European Championships (2014 Zürich and 2016 Amsterdam), and the World Championships (2015 Beijing).

English rugby sevens player Celia Quansah, who is a lesbian and in a relationship with fellow teammmate Megan Jones

English rock climber Molly Thompson-Smith, who is a five-time national champion in competition lead climbing

Retired Welsh swimmer Daniel Jervis, who competed in the 2020 Games in Tokyo and in the 2024 Games in Paris. He is also gay and a devout Chrstian.

Retired English BMX racer Shanaze Reade, who won gold medals in the World Championships of both BMX and Track Cycling

RuPaul tells the queens that the choice on who they'll be transforming has already been made for them. This is because by awarding the medals to herself and her fellow queens, Kate also chose who they would be transforming. Each of the Olympic athletes wore a numbered medal (1-5) when they walked into the werkroom. One at a time, each queen peeled back their medals to reveal a number (1-5) that matched each queen with each athlete. Below is the list of pairings that were made:

Kate had #2, so she matched up with Celia.

Mariah had #4, so she matched up with Daniel.

Gawdland had #1, so she matched up with Greg.

Naomy had #5, so she matched up with Shanaze.

Fontana had #3, so she was left with Molly.

After Ru leaves, the pairings get settled in the werkroom. Mariah finds out that Daniel has tried on heels before. Celia tells Kate that she is a drag virgin. Greg demonstrates to Gawdland his farthest jump. Molly and Fontana discuss strategy and wigs. Shanaze is fully committed to the makeover. We also get to know some more about the athletes.

RuPaul makes her return to the werkroom for consultations with each pairing. After Ru leaves again, the athletes get fitted with padding for their drag to end the day. The next day, the queens and the athletes get to putting on the drag. This means shaving, plucking, waxing, taking out hair, and applying the makeup. The mirror talk topic is the queens asking the athletes how they're feeling about the day ahead.

RuPaul walks out onto the stage, introduces the judges above, and announces that the category for the runway show is, obviously, "Drag Family Resemblance". By runway show order, the following transformations took place.

Molly was transformed into Montana.

Shanaze into The Only Claudya

Greg into Sandy Goddess

Daniel into Amirah Balenciaga

Celia into Hooker Butch

After the runway show, RuPaul tells the pairings that they didn't make it easy on the judges. She then lets the judges proceed with the mostly-positive critiques. During Gawdland's critiques, Anastacia and Greg recounted their time together on Series 14 of Strictly Come Dancing (2016), which neither won. After the critiques, Ru dismisses the pairings to the werkroom so that she and the judges can deliberate.

After deliberations, the queens are brought back out. Ru names Mariah the winner of the makeover challenge. Mariah receives her second gold RuPeter badge and is the first finalist. Fontana is declared safe as she becomes the second finalist. Ru then puts Naomy up for elimination, then declares Gawdland safe, making Gawdland the third finalist. This leaves Kate to be put in the bottom with Naomy.

Kate and Naomy lip-sync to the aforementioned "Left Outside Alone" by guest judge Anastacia. The song was released in 2004 as the lead single from her self-titled third studio album, also released in 2004. Commercially and critically, “Left Outside Alone” is considered to be Anastacia’s best song. It topped the charts in eight countries while receiving universal acclaim in the process. After the lip-sync, Ru declares that while Kate can stay and claim the final spot in next week's finale, Naomy must sashay away.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E6 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “RuPaul's Fringe Festival”, the sixth episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Serena’s elimination, the six remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. Before she wipes it off, Fontana complains that she feels like she did something wrong. Mariah assures her that she doesn't want her to ever feel alone. On the couches, the queens celebrate Mariah's first-ever challenge win in the three seasons she's competed on, including this one. Before they de-drag to end the day, Fontana then implies that Naomy doesn't want to be in the upcoming finale, which thickens the tension again.

The special guest judge is English actress Lucy Punch. She is known for her roles in films such as Ella Enchanted, Hot Fuzz, Being Julia, Grindhouse, and Jingle Bell Heist. Punch has also had roles on television shows such as Doc Martin, The Sarah Silverman Program, New Girl, The Conners, and What We Do in the Shadows. Her latest TV role is as recent-divorcee Amanda Hughes in the BBC One comedy series Amandaland, which is a spinoff of the 2016 BBC Two series Motherland. Lucy will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Graham Norton.

The six remaining queens return to the werkroom the next day. Naomy starts things off by apologizing for the events at the end of last week. She also expresses that (1) she is working on her insecurity every day that she's in the competition, and (2) it is a struggle, but (3) she wants to be in the competition. After another what seems to be a tunnel-vision moment from Fontana in response, Naomy confesses that when it comes to an important decision, she will remember this action. The alarm rings, and after she makes a pun about two butts being better than one, RuPaul walks into the werkroom.

RuPaul then issues the maxi-challenge in which the queens will need to put on a show. They'll do so at RuPaul's Fringe Festival, the most dragtastic comedy event in the world. The funny part is that the queens will be performing in pairs. RuPaul went down the line when making the pairs; therefore, the pairs are Kate/Fontana, Mariah/Gawdland, and Zahirah/Naomy. Helping these pairings with their comedic chops is comedic actress and singer Jayde Adams, who won the 2014 Funny Women Award. Mariah, as last week's winner, is tasked with the performance order.

After the queens run off into their areas of the werkroom, Mariah confesses that Gawdland's humor seems more accidental than purposeful. Meanwhile, Gawdland advises Mariah to not script her too much. Fontana is very excited about the challenge and is a fan of Kate. Kate didn't get to do the roast challenge in her original season. Kate and Fontana note that Zahirah and Naomy have butted heads a couple of times. Naomy notes that Kate didn't do as well as she thought she would in the Snatch Game.

The pairings meet up again on the couches. Mariah surveys the other pairings for where they would like to be placed in the performance order. Zahirah guns for opening the show, which Kate notes is a difficult position to be in, since you're warming up the audience. Kate tells Mariah that her pairing can really slot anywhere. It's then determined that Zahirah/Naomy will, in fact, be first, followed by Mariah/Gawdland, and then Kate/Fontana will end the show. The pairings then head off to the main stage to brainstorm their material with Jayde Adams to end the day. After expressing her excitement to be on Drag Race, Jayde informs the queens that she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe nine times and was nominated for Best Newcomer.

The queens make their return to the werkroom the next day to prepare for the day ahead. Zahirah just wants the challenge to be over already, while Mariah and Gawdland discuss strategy. RuPaul walks out onto the main stage, introduces the judges above, and informs that the category for the runway show is "RuVeal". The fringe festival is done first. This is then followed by the runway show.

After the runway show, RuPaul informs the queens that Chippy Tea is no more. This means it's back to regular Drag Race rules. She then lets the judges critique all the queens. After the critiques, Ru dismisses the queens to the werkroom so that, for the first time this season, she and the judges can deliberate. After deliberations, the queens are brought back out.

RuPaul declares both Fontana and Gawdland safe to slay another day. She then names Kate the winner of the maxi-challenge. Kate receives her second gold RuPeter badge. She then declares Naomy safe to slay another day. This leaves Zahirah and Mariah to lip-sync for their lives.

They do so to "Rasputin" by the disco group Boney M. The group was founded by German record producer Frank Farian and featured Caribbean vocalists in its lineup as far as "Rasputin" is concerned. The song was released as the second single from their 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. The song topped the charts in four countries, while reaching #2 in five more. There is a cover by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas (released in 2007) and a revamp of the original song by British producer Majestic (released in 2021).

After the lip-sync, RuPaul declares Mariah safe to slay another day, while Zahirah must sashay away. There are five queens left.

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E5 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for "Silent Acting Movie Challenge", the fifth episode of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Sminty's elimination, the seven remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. Whilst Serena is still proud to be in the competition, Zahirah and Gawdland both express their shock at Sminty's elimination. After the message is wiped off, Mariah is convinced that Kate would've picked Sminty. For her part, Kate felt that Sminty was the least entertaining last week. Zahirah feels that Kate is now going against an alliance that she initially created. As the queens de-drag, talk of the elimination drags on.

The special guest judge for the episode is English actor Will Poulter. His first role was as the misbehaving 12-year-old Lee Carter in the 2007 film Son of Rambow. Since then, Poulter has acted in films such as We're The Millers, Midsommar, The Revenant, and, most recently, Death of a Unicorn. He also has had roles on TV shows such as Dopesick, Black Mirror, and The Bear. Poulter will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Alan Carr.

Serena recitifies her cartwheel as the seven remaining queens return to the werkroom the next day. After the queens once again congratulate Kate on her win last week, she wishes she had won the first badge when there were no difficult decisions attached. RuPaul walks into the werkroom. She greets the queens and waxes poetic about a picture being worth a thousand words. She then opens up the library for the reading mini-challenge. After a pretty good reading session, RuPaul closes the library and names Naomy the mini-challenge winner.

RuPaul then moves on to issuing the maxi-challenge in which they'll all need to shut the tuck up. For this week's maxi-challenge, the queens will serve face and let their bodies talk as they act in silent movie shorts. As the mini-challenge winner, Naomy is tasked with assigning two groups, one group of four and another group of three. She joins herself with Zahirah, Kate, and Mariah to form the group of four. This leaves Gawdland, Fontana, and Serena to form the group of three. The groups will shoot their silent shorts with Michelle and legendary Welsh screenwriter Russell T Davies, known for the original Queer as Folk and the Doctor Who revival.

After a brainstorming session with the scripts provided, they start to assign the roles. Fontana's group has an easy time with that for "Up The Aisle!"*, a short about an ugly mother who's jealous of her beautiful daughter but is distracted by dating a creepy villain to care. Also having an easy time is Naomy's group, which is tasked with "Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent", a short about a family that's on the brink of eviction. For her part, by wanting to play the gay daddy, Zahirah is putting aside her contempt for Kate (who's playing the evil landlord) for Sminty's elimination, and also knows that Kate is a good actor. The groups then proceed to shoot their shorts with Michelle and Russell to end the day.

The queens return to the werkroom to get ready for the day ahead. The mirror talk topic is dating as a drag entertainer. RuPaul walks onto the main stage, introduces the judges and the challenge, and announces that the category for the runway show is "She-vil Movie Villains". The runway show is done first. Next, the final cuts of the silent shorts are showcased.

After the showcase, RuPaul admits that the challenge will be a hard one to judge, because both groups did so well. After the reminder of the competition rules, she lets the judges critique all seven queens. Within these, the judges also noted that the runway looks were well done. Ru then declares Naomy and Gawdland safe to slay another day. She then names Mariah the winner of the maxi-challenge, and Mariah is awarded a gold RuPeter badge and the power of Chippy Tea.

RuPaul declares Kate safe, which means that Zahirah, Serena, and Fontana are the bottom three queens. Again, this is not to take away from their respective performances or runway looks. After the bottom three queens plead their cases to Mariah, the queens are brought back out. With the power of Chippy Tea, Mariah decides to save Zahirah. This leaves Serena and Fontana to lip-sync for their lives.

They do so to Swedish CGI-animated character Crazy Frog's 2005 cover of German composer Harold Faltermeyer's instrumental track "Axel F", the latter of which was released as a single in 1984. The original "Axel F" served as the theme song of the buddy cop film Beverly Hills Cop, also released in 1984. It's on the film's soundtrack, and it's also on Harold's own 1988 album, Harold F., as a bonus track. It topped the Irish and Dutch charts. It also reached #2 in the UK and #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The cover by Crazy Frog is based on a 2003 cover done by the teaming of Murphy Brown and Captain Hollywood. There are also covers by the German techno group Techno Cop (released in 1992) and the British pop/dance act Clock (released in 1995). South Korean singer Psy's 2002 song "Champion" heavily samples from Faltermeyer's original version of "Axel F". Crazy Frog's cover of "Axel F" topped the charts in several countries and was one of the first tracks to "go viral".

After the lip-sync, Ru declares Fontana safe to slay another day, leaving Serena as the next queen to sashay away. There are six queens left.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E4 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Girl Groups From Outer Space”, the fourth episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Minty’s elimination, the eight remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her short mirror message. It just tasks the other queens with cleaning it, but Fontana is the one to do it. On the couches, the queens congratulate Gawdland on her second win. While contemplating being in the bottom, Serena thanks Gawdland for her kindness in saving her. Sminty feels that Fontana had the best outfit out of the bottom queens. As the queens de-drag, Zahirah and Gawdland discuss a potential Southeast Asian alliance.

The special guest judges for the episode are English singer-songwriters Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward. Along with Irish singer Siobhan Fahey, they are known as the founding members of the girl group Bananarama, which they are credited as such on the episode. Their 1986 cover of the 1969 Shocking Blue single “Venus” and their 1983 hit “Cruel Summer” are among the 32 singles by Bananarama that reached the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. Because of that, Bananarama is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest number of chart entries by an all-female group. Sara and Keren will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Graham Norton.

The eight remaining queens return to the werkroom. Fontana clears the werkroom air by ultimately respecting Gawdland's decision last week. Sminty doubts Fontana's sincerity. The alarm rings, and in her RuMail, RuPaul tells a joke about a three-headed alien. Ru then teleports to the werkroom to greet the queens.

To find out if the queens' charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent are out of this world, Ru issues the girl group challenge. For it, the queens will form two girl groups that will perform the Robopop bop "I'm In Love With An Alien". Each queen will need to write their own cosmic lyrics, and then, as a group, they'll need to come up with their own choreography that embodies the future of drag. Gawdland and Fontana, last week's winner and lip-sync survivor, are made to be the group captains.

Gawdland picks Zahirah, Sminty, and Mariah to form her group. Fontana picks Kate and Serena and is left with Naomy to form her group. After groups are formed, Ru announces that they will record their vocals with English singer/rapper and Brit Award winner Rag'n'Bone Man. The groups then listen to the song and start writing their lyrics. It's safe to say that both groups really like the song.

Serena asks what their group name will be. Kate responds that she does like a sci-fi reference and is a massive sci-fi nerd. Kate then suggests a ton of sci-fi-related names, which are rejected instantaneously. Sminty suggests The Dollagramz for her group's name, which is accepted by all in her group. They then retell their terrible times with the girl group challenge. The groups then trade some shade towards one another.

After letting the queens call him Rory and expressing his Drag Race fandom, Rag'n'Bone Man asks Fontana's group for their name. Kate responds with the Warm Holes. The groups then proceed to record their vocals. Afterwhich, they then come up with their group choreography while the other group watches to end the day. During this, the Warm Holes critiqued the Dollagramz's choreography a little too harshly.

The next day, before the queens get ready for the day ahead, Naomy asks Sminty for a word. She then apologizes to Sminty for the events during choreo rehearsal. Naomy confesses that she wants Sminty to do well in the challenge. They then hug it out and wish each other luck. Kate also apologizes to Zahirah for the same events. Kate then reminisces about her feeling like an alien in her rural Derbyshire hometown.

RuPaul walks out onto the stage and introduces the judges, who have their own jokes for Ru. She then details the girl group challenge. Ru next announces that the category for the runway show is "You're A Star, Baby". The girl group challenge is done first. This is then followed by the runway show.

After the runway show, Ru reminds the queens about the rules. She then calls upon Zahirah and Fontana to declare them both safe to slay another day. The other six queens represent the tops and bottoms of the week. After they receive their critiques, Ru names Kate the winner of the girl group challenge. Kate receives her first gold RuPeter badge and the power of Chippy Tea.

Ru then declares Gawdland and Naomy safe to slay another day. This means that Mariah, Sminty, and Serena are the bottom three queens. After they plead their cases to Kate in the werkroom, the queens are brought back out. With the power of Chippy Tea, Kate decides to save Mariah. This leaves Sminty and Serena to lip-sync for their lives.

They do so to "I Heard a Rumour" by Bananarama. The song was released in 1987 as the lead single from Wow!, their fourth studio album. While it didn't top the charts, it peaked at #2 in Canada, #4 in the US, and #14 in the UK. After the lip-sync, Ru declares that while Serena can stay, Sminty must sashay away. There are seven queens left.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E3 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “The Miss Snatch Game Pageant", the third episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Melinda's elimination, the nine remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. It consists of just a heart. Naomy practically falls and kisses the werkroom floor in relief. The queens agree that the message reflected the way Melinda lip-synced, which was without the words. On the couches, the queens congratulate Gawdland. She cites her relationship with Minty as the reason she saved her.

Sminty and Mariah exchange some shade when discussing who they felt deserved to be in the top versus being safe. This leads to Sminty, Fontana, and Naomy exchanging some reads. As the queens de-drag, Naomy notes that the mood in the werkroom has completely changed. She thinks that there's no more friends from here on out. Sminty still feels secure in her alliance with her fellow Brits, Zahirah and Kate. In the meantime, Kate confesses that she plans to break it all up.

The guest judge for the episode is English singer Jade Thirlwall, credited as Jade. Her singing career began in 2011, on her third attempt to audition for the British reality singing competition show The X Factor, which was then in its eighth series (season). There, she was paired up with fellow contestants Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards, and Jesy Nelson to eventually form the girl group Little Mix.

Little Mix would go on to not only win the show that series, but also have a successful career spanning six albums. The group went on a hiatus in 2022 to pursue solo careers. In 2025, Thirlwall released her debut solo album, That's Showbiz, Baby! Jade will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Alan Carr.

The remaining queens return to the werkroom the next day. Fontana wants to clear the air and feels like she was read for no reason. Sminty and Zahirah confess that they were in their feelings and apologize to her. RuPaul then comes in and questions the queens on who among them has the hottest snatch in the universe. She then issues this week's maxi-challenge, which is for the inaugural Miss Snatch Game Pageant. For it, each queen will serve their funniest celebrity impersonations while competing in three rounds: the grand entrance, the question-and-answer round, and the swimsuit competition.

Zahirah asks Gawdland and Minty how they did on their respective Snatch Games, since she never got to do one herself. They retell of their terrible performances. Mariah checks in with Kate on the latter's alliance. Kate is considering aligning with Mariah, mainly because of last week's events. RuPaul comes back into the werkroom for group consultations, where we find out the queens' Snatch Game plans.

Ru leaves the werkroom, but not before informing the queens that they'll be making their grand entrances in front of Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts from the Pussycat Dolls, who'll be the pageant judges. Naomy informs Kate of the political situation in Germany in the context of her choice for Snatch Game. By order of their grand entrance, below is the list of characters that were impersonated, with the name of the queen doing the impersonation in parentheses.

Humpty Dumpty, the character from the nursery rhyme of the same name (Kate)

American actress, comedian, and television personality Jackée Harry (Mariah)

Brazilian-British TV personality Jessica Alves, aka the living Barbie doll (Zahirah)

Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress Carmen Miranda (Fontana)

The Big Bad Wolf, the character from Grimms' Fairy Tales (Sminty)

The mythical creature of the Unicorn (Minty)

American rapper Cardi B (Gawdland)

Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist Charo (Serena)

Gerrhartt H, the long-lost gay brother of Austrian-born dictator Adolf Hitler (Naomy)

The second round proceeded like a regular Snatch Game, the difference being that the pageant judges asked the characters the questions directly. The third and final round, the swimsuit competition, proceeded like a regular runway show. RuPaul then awarded the MSG crown and scepter to a very-late Raven. The next day, the remaining queens return to the werkroom to prepare for the day ahead. While the queens note that Snatch Game is the hardest challenge on Drag Race, Fontana informs us of the werkroom tension.

RuPaul walks out onto the main stage, introduces the judges, and informs us that the category for the runway show is "Let Them Eat Cape". After the runway show, Ru reminds the queens of the new competition rules. She then calls upon Mariah, Kate, and Zahirah to declare them safe to slay another day. The other six queens are the tops and bottoms of the week, and they receive critiques. After the judges' critiques, Ru announces that Gawdland is the winner of the Miss Snatch Game Pageant. Gawdland receives her second gold RuPeter badge in a row, along with the power of Chippy Tea.

Ru then declares Sminty and Naomy safe to slay another day. This leaves Serena, Minty, and Fontana as the bottom three queens. After they plead their cases to Gawdland, the queens are brought back out. With the power of Chippy Tea, Gawdland decides to save Serena. This leaves Minty and Fontana, who will be lip-syncing for their lives.

They do so to "Angel of My Dreams" by guest judge Jade. The song was released in 2024 as her debut solo single after Little Mix's hiatus. It would make its way onto her aforementioned That's Showbiz, Baby! album. After the lip-sync, Ru announces that while Fontana is safe to slay another day, Minty must sashay away. There are eight queens left.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3E2 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Runway Ru-Mix”, the second episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After the non-elimination, Fontana and the other queens celebrate her win on the couches after returning to the werkroom. Gawdland notes that Fontana is the one to watch. Gawdland is also pleased that Sminty underestimated her. Minty asks about who would’ve been in the bottom, and Sminty responds with Melinda and Mariah. Mariah realizes that she may not be on as solid of a footing as she had hoped. As the queens de-drag, Melinda and Mariah are pining to do better.

The special guest judge for the episode is American supermodel and fashion icon Kristen McMenamy. As a runway model during the 90s, she was well-known for both her androgyny and her over-the-top manner. Kristen has been a model for over 40 years. During that time, she has walked for most of the biggest names in fashion, including Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Isaac Mizrahi. Kristen will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Alan Carr.

The ten queens return to the werkroom the next day. Gawdland wants to win and believes it is her turn. Serena cheers everyone on for the upcoming week ahead. RuPaul walks into the werkroom and issues the next maxi-challenge, which is a design challenge. For it, the queens need to take a look from Drag Race seasons of past and rework them into a fresh frock from the future.

Ru then calls upon the Brit Crew, whom then bring in a display of the looks the queens will be giving a Runway RuMix, hence the episode title. Upon a closer inspection, we see that these looks are ones that the queens have worn on their respective past seasons. However, Ru informs them that they won’t be reworking their own looks. Instead, they’ll be reworking another queen’s outfit.

As last week’s winner, Fontana has first dibs and then she’ll pick the queen who will choose next. After they pick, they then choose who will pick next. So on and so forth. Below is how all of that went down.

Fontana chooses Kate’s hooded cheetah-print look.

Gawdland chooses Sminty’s white Victorian look.

Sminty chooses Gawdland’s punk rocker look.

Zahirah chooses Serena’s blue pantsuit look.

Kate chooses Zahirah’s white blouse with green handkerchief look.

Naomy chooses Minty’s leopard-and-velvet look.

Mariah chooses Melinda’s red tulle look.

Melinda chooses Naomy’s angelic/bridal look.

Serena chooses Mariah’s light blue gown from AS5.

As the last queen to choose, Minty had the option of either (1) taking the last remaining look, which was Fontana’s mesh-and-fishnet look, or (2) stealing one of the nine other looks above. Minty chose to steal from Gawdland. Therefore, Gawdland now gets Fontana’s look.

RuPaul informs the queens that they are allowed to use their own wigs, accessories, and undergarments, along with materials inspired by each of the looks. She then lets the queens start the challenge. Fontana is appalled at what she chose. After a while, Ru comes back into the werkroom for group consultations. We learn a bit more about the queens’ journeys on Drag Race and off.

After consultations, Ru informs the queens that in addition to the RuMix look they’re working on, they’ll be modeling a second Rudemption look. This second look will be a brought-from-home look that is a glow-up from the queens’ respective Drag Race pasts. Ru leaves the werkroom once again, and the queens continue their work on their RuMix looks to end the day.

The queens return to the werkroom to finish their RuMix looks and prepare for the day ahead. Zahirah and Minty discuss drag careers and their competitive strategies. Kate and Fontana discuss the latter’s move to Sweden from her native Brazil. Fontana confesses to the audience that while Brazil’s LGBTQ+ record is progressive, socially, it is still hard to be queer. We learn some more about Fontana’s journey with representing both Brazil and Sweden.

RuPaul walks out onto the main stage and introduces the judges above. Ru informs us that this is Kristen’s third appearance as a Drag Race judge. Kristen also knows RuPaul from her early years as the queen of drag. Ru then says that the runway categories are “Rudemption” and “The RuMix”.

Before determining the tops and bottoms, Ru informs the queens that there are brand new rules for the competition. After the critiques, Ru will choose the maxi-challenge winner and she will also announce the bottom three queens of the week. The winner will receive a glittery fish-and-chips statue named “Chippy Tea”. Chippy Tea grants the winner the power of saving one of the bottom three queens from having to lip-sync for their lives. If you’ve watched the three most recent seasons of Canada’s Drag Race, Chippy Tea is this season’s Golden Beaver.

Ru then proceeds to call upon Sminty, Serena, Kate, and Zahirah to tell them all they are safe to slay another day. The other six queens represent the tops and bottoms of the week. After they receive their critiques, Ru names Gawdland the winner of the maxi-challenge. Gawdland receives the second gold RuPeter badge of the season and the power of Chippy Tea. Ru declares Fontana and Mariah safe to slay another day.

This leaves Melinda, Naomy, and Minty as the bottom three queens of the week. After Ru dismisses all the queens, the bottom three queens plead their cases to Gawdland in the Untucked lounge. The queens are then brought back out. With the power of Chippy Tea, Gawdland decides to save Minty. This leaves Melinda and Naomy as the queens who have to lip-sync for their lives.

They do so to the song “I Begin to Wonder” by Australian singer (and actress) Dannii Minogue. The song was released as the second single off of her 2003 album Neon Nights, which was released as her fourth. Yes, Dannii is Kylie Minogue’s younger sister. After the lip-sync, Ru declares that Naomy is safe to slay another day, while Melinda becomes the Porkchop of the season and must sashay away. There are nine queens left.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World S3 Premiere Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “RuRuvision Song Contest”, the premiere episode of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. The World. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

Before the credits, Ru announces that the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. The World S3 will receive a cash prize of £50,000 (US$68,905.55 as of January 27th, 2026). Below are the ten queens vying to become Queen of the Mothertucking World. Each queen is listed with the season(s) they competed on and the placing they achieved in parentheses:

Fontana, Drag Race Sverige S1 (Runner-up)

Gawdland, Drag Race Thailand S3 (3rd)

Kate Butch, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5 (5th)

Mariah Balenciaga, RuPaul’s Drag Race S3 (9th) & RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars S5 (8th)

Melinda Verga, Canada’s Drag Race S4 (5th)

Minty Fresh, Drag Race Philippines S1 (5th)

Serena Morena, Drag Race México S1 (8th)

Sminty Drop, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S4 (9th)

The Only Naomy, Drag Race Germany S1 (10th)

Zahirah Zapanta, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S6 (10th)

The special guest judge for the premiere is Swedish singer-songwriter Loreen. You may know her as a two-time winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. She won it in 2012 with the song “Euphoria” and she won again in 2023 with the song “Tattoo”. Along with that, Loreen has done voicework for the Swedish dubbings of The Smurfs and Shrek the Third. This is her second appearance as a Drag Race guest judge, her first being on Drag Race Sverige. Loreen will be judging alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Graham Norton.

Each of the ten queens listed above makes her grand entrance on the main stage. Afterwards, RuPaul tap dances her way onto the stage and welcomes the ten queens to the competition. She then issues them the first maxi-challenge of the season. The challenge, which is entitled “The RuRuvision Song Contest” (hence the premiere title), will have the queens representing their respective home countries as they perform an original song in front of the jury, which includes the aforementioned Loreen.

The ten queens make their way into the werkroom and proceed to get their belongings and de-drag. Naomy is a bit intimidated by her fellow competitors, but that just makes her more excited to compete with them. She and Fontana talk about pronouns. Mariah is looking to be more competitive on this, her third go-around. She and Kate discuss a potential alliance, which the latter is unsure about when discussing it with her fellow Brits, Sminty and Zahirah.

The next day, the queens make their return to the werkroom to prepare for RuRuVision. Serena didn’t get the opportunity to showcase her talent on her original season. That just makes it more exciting for her, because it’ll be in front of RuPaul. Zahirah and Melinda ask Mariah for her thoughts on the change in the drag industry. Some of the other queens try their best British accents.

RuPaul makes her way onto the main stage, introduces the jury, and announces that the category for the first runway show is “For Queen and Country”. The contest is done first, in which each queen performs while the others watch. This is followed by the runway show. Afterwards, Ru calls upon Zahirah, Melinda, Mariah, Minty, and Serena to declare them all safe to slay another day and dismiss them. She then announces that in the spirit of getting to know the queens better, no one is going home.

The five other queens are the tops of the week. From them, Ru will choose two queens who will lip-sync for the win. After the judges’ critiques, Ru dismisses the other five queens to start deliberations. The queens are then brought back out. Ru declares Naomy safe, and then she puts Gawdland in the top two. After praising the other three, Ru puts Fontana in the top two along with Gawdland. This renders Sminty and Kate safe to slay another day.

Fontana and Gawdland lip-sync for the win to the aforementioned song “Tattoo” by guest judge Loreen. Although released for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, “Tattoo” will be on Loreen’s upcoming album Wildfire. The album, her third overall and her first in nine years, is set to be released on March 27th, 2026. After the lip-sync, Ru names Fontana the winner. Fontana claims the first gold RuPeter badge of the season.

Before the premiere ends, Ru warns the queens that the eliminations will begin next week.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6 Finale Recap (MAJOR SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Pop Queens of the North”, the finale of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. There will be major spoilers below, including the season’s winner and Miss Congeniality. You have been warned.

To review, below are the top four queens of the season:

Eboni LaBelle, 25, St. Catharines, ON

PM, 31, Vancouver, BC

Sami Landri, 27, Moncton, NB

Van Goth, 28, Toronto, ON

After Karamilk’s elimination, the queens above run back to the werkroom to read her mirror message, which then gets quickly wiped out. After the brief couch talk, they hear their own relatives’ voices. This leads them to receive video messages from home. Sami’s mom, Eboni’s mom, PM’s partners, and Van’s dad all sent them. The queens then de-drag.

The special guest judge for the finale is US-born singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. His 1998 self-titled debut album received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone. Since then, in addition to his baroque pop music, Wainwright has also made waves in the classical music scene. He has also recorded music for films such as Brokeback Mountain, Moulin Rouge!, and Zoolander. Rufus will be judging alongside Brooke Lynn, Traci Melchor, and Hollywood Jade.

The top four make their return to the werkroom the next day. They all say who each other’s biggest competition are, and despite her having four wins, none of them say Van. Van feels overlooked, which leads to a little arguing. Before it gets too out of hand, the alarm rings for the last time. Ru advises the top four to give the people what they want.

Traci comes in and issues the final maxi-challenge. For it, each queen will write, record, and perform an original song on the main stage. Each of them will collab on choreography with Hollywood. For the recording, each of them will work with the aforementioned Rufus Wainwright. Before all of that, each of them gets to do a one-on-one photoshoot with S5 winner The Virgo Queen.

After the photoshoots, the top four proceed with writing their songs. Van and Eboni are still having a falling out from earlier in the episode. They then meet up with Rufus to record their songs. Below are the four titles of the songs which the queens are performing. After recording, they all then meet up with Hollywood to end the day.

PM: “Bottoms Up”

Sami: “Hey Sami Landri” (revealed later by Brooke Lynn)

Van: “The Villain”

Eboni: “Rags To Riches”

The next day, Van and Eboni make up while doing their makeup. Sami and PM discuss their takes on drag. Brooke Lynn walks out onto the main stage, introduces the judges, then proceeds with the final maxi-challenge. After such, the category for the final runway show is “Coronation Eleganza” for which all of the eliminated S6 queens were brought back.

After the final critiques, Brooke Lynn instructs the queens to vote on Miss Congeniality in the Untucked lounge (the werkroom). Whoever is voted as such will win CA$10,000 (US$7,197.36 as of January 15th, 2026) courtesy of Shark Beauty. As an after-vote surprise, Brooke Lynn comes into Untucked and answers questions from the queens before heading back to proceed with the deliberations.

The queens are then brought back out. Jaylene Tyne, S5’s Miss Congeniality, was also brought back out to hand over the title to the new MC, which turned out to be Hazel. Since Shark was sponsoring, the results were brought over by a Roomba-like vacuum cleaner. Brooke Lynn then announces that Eboni and Van will be lip-syncing for the crown. This eliminates PM and Sami.

Eboni and Van lip-sync for the crown to “Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl” by Chappell Roan. The song comes from Roan’s critically acclaimed 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. I think they performed the whole song. After the lip-sync, Brooke Lynn brings out The Virgo Queen to proceed with the coronation. The winner of Canada’s Drag Race S6 is Van Goth.

This concludes the season.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6E8 Mini Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, And Talent”, the eighth episode of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Saltina’s elimination, the five remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. While Karamilk is sad to see Saltina go, she’s used to it by now. She wants to focus on bringing the crown home to Ottawa. PM had fun lip-syncing in her third time on the bottom. As the top five de-drag, PM is ready to fight.

The special guest judge is folk musician Allison Russell. Before starting her solo career in 2021 with her Outside Child album, she was a member of various bands such as Po’ Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters. She won a Grammy in 2024 for her song “Eve Was Black” (from her 2023 album, The Returner) in the Best American Roots Performance category. She has also recently collaborated with Annie Lennox on the song “Superlover”. Allison will be judging alongside Brooke Lynn, Traci Melchor, and Sarain Fox.

Amongst the top five celebrating that fact, Sami believes it’s highly iconic that the five of them all have a different take on drag. PM wants her first win and also believes they’re an LSA. Eboni is there to remind us all that she is the official LSA and that while PM is a good lip-syncer, they’re only a lip-sync survivor. Karamilk is also hunting for her first win and is frustrated. Before her emotion boils over, the alarm rings.

After the RuMail, Brooke Lynn comes in. She reminds them of the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent that the winner needs to have. Throughout the episode, she issues the four challenges that will test all four of those qualities in what she calls the C.U.N.T. test. The rule is if a queen wins a challenge, they earn a spot in next week’s finale. They also gain the advantage of not having to compete in the other challenges.

Below are the challenges, along with who won.

For Charisma, each queen is to perform a hilarious rap about one of the five previous seasons of CDR. PM wins and claims the first spot in the finale.

For Uniqueness, each of the four queens left is given the same black dress. It is their job to transform it into a one-of-a-kind couture creation that has that queen’s unique point of view. Van wins and claims the second spot.

For Nerve, one at a time, each of the three queens left is to perform a dramatic monologue for their lives. Eboni wins and claims spot #3.

For Talent, Karamilk and Sami are the two queens left without a win so far this week. They lip-sync for their lives to “Fix You” by Vita Chambers. The song was released in 2012 as her first standalone single. Sami wins and claims the fourth and final spot in the grand finale. Karamilk is eliminated and has to sashay away.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6E7 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Paris (Ontario) Fashion Week”, the seventh episode of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After the double elimination of Mya and Velma, the six remaining queens return to the werkroom to see their mirror messages. PM is sad, because they’ve become some of their ride-or-dies. Saltina tells Van that she is scared of her and that was why they had an issue last week. Van tells the other queens that she does not like to show her vulnerability. As the top six de-drag, Karamilk says that there is no room to hide and wants to show up Van and Eboni.

The special guest judge is Montréal-born British fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu, MBE (credited as Erdem). He founded his namesake fashion label, Erdem, in 2005. Erdem has earned global and industry accolades since then, including the inaugural BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Award in 2010. In 2020, he was honored with an MBE for his contributions to the fashion industry. Erdem will be judging alongside Brooke Lynn, Traci Melchor, and Sarain Fox.

The next day as they return to the werktable, Eboni is planning to not let up. She also wants to know if any of the other queens has anything to get off their chest. Saltina wants Van to know that she was really hurt by being called a hypocrite. Van believes that Saltina just wanted to gush over Velma. However, Van is sympathetic towards Velma and Mya, due to them not getting enough time in Untucked to express themselves more. Karamilk exposes the Van/Eboni alliance, whilst Sami feels that she has gotten better as the season goes on, to which Van agrees. Then the alarm rings.

After Ru’s feline message, Sarain enters the werkroom. She issues the mini-challenge which will have the queens star in a seductive and glamorous commercial to promote Sarain’s perfume. They’ll be doing so without a script, and they won’t know what they’re saying until they get on set. Each of the queens is directed by Sarain and they are only going off of cue cards on an easel. After the overacting for Eau d’Ho, PM is declared the winner of the mini-challenge. PM has won CA$2,500 courtesy of Safer Six, Toronto’s inclusive health clinic.

Sarain then issues the design maxi-challenge which will have the queens designing custom couture and looking rich for Paris Fashion Week. Paris, ON, that is, hence this episode’s title. She also announces the category as “Closing The Show” and that they’re designing a look for Brooke Lynn, not for themselves. To help them out, each of the queens will have one-on-one consultations with Brooke Lynn and CDR alum Suki Doll. They also have access to fabrics from Ann’s Fabric Shop, jewelry from Amped Accessories, and footwear from ShoeFreaks.

The queens get into their pairings and start the challenge. After a while, they get the chance to consult with Brooke Lynn and Suki, the latter of whom has created garments for many a drag artist since her time on CDR. After the consults, things are still tense in the werkroom. Eboni in particular still has problems with “making the thing”, as she puts it. After a while, Suki comes back in to offer help with sewing.

The next day, as the queens get ready for the day ahead, they discuss what they created. Brooke Lynn walks out onto the main stage, introduces the judges above, and announces the different runway show category of “Paris: Spring, Summer”. Along with all the accolades above, Erdem has also worked with Madonna, Beyoncé, and Celine Dion. There was a second runway show which had Brooke Lynn walk the runway in each of the queens’ garments for the “Closing The Show” category.

After the runway shows, Brooke Lynn announces that the Golden Beaver is no longer in play. This means that regular Drag Race rules are reinstated. After the critiques, for the first time this season, the judges are going to deliberate. The queens leave their looks they made for Brooke Lynn on the runway.

The queens are brought back out. Sami is declared safe, then Van is announced as the winner of the design maxi-challenge. Van has won a luxury vacation for two at the TRS Turquesa Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The trip comes courtesy of Air Canada Vacations. Karamilk is also declared safe.

Brooke Lynn puts Saltina up for elimination then declares Eboni safe to slay another day. This means that PM is also up for elimination. Saltina and PM lip-sync for their lives to “I’m A Star” by CDR S1 winner Priyanka. The song comes from her 2024 debut album, Devastatia. After the lip-sync, Brooke Lynn declares that while PM can stay, Saltina must sashay away.

There are five queens left.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6E6 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Slayoffs”, the sixth episode of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Dulce’s elimination, the eight remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her message. Karamilk says that she and Dulce were each other’s rocks throughout the competition. Even though they disagreed a lot, Van misses Dulce too. Sami says she repaid Saltina a favor by giving her the Golden Beaver. The queens express their excitement about the upcoming slayoffs before they de-drag.

There is no special guest judge. However, for the first time this season, filmmaker/activist Sarain Fox joins Brooke Lynn and Traci Melchor on the judging panel. This is her fourth season as a judge. Fox is best-known for her 2020 documentary Inendi, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination. She also is a cohost of APTN’s Future History.

The next day, the queens return to the werkroom and discuss what makes a good lip-sync. Van believes that there’s a curse in doing a split due to three eliminated queens doing one during a lip-sync. Before things get too heated, the alarm rings. After Ru’s message, the queens get ready for the upcoming slayoffs. Sami’s alliance discusses the potential plans for a Beaver situation, while Van and Eboni discuss their close bonds.

Brooke Lynn walks out onto the main stage in an updated version of her RPDR S11 promo look. She introduces the judges, then she lays down the rules of the Slayoffs. There will be three rounds. If you win your lip-sync, you advance to the next round. If you lose, you automatically land in the bottom and might be up for elimination.

Sarain has the honor of drawing the queens' names from a glass bowl. Whoever she draws has the option of selecting one of the four songs below for Round One. A queen can also elect to go up against another queen by pairing up with them when their name gets drawn. The four songs for Round One are as follows:

“Shut Up and Kiss Me” by Fefe Dobson, which comes from her 2023 album Emotion Sickness

“I’m Alive” by Celine Dion, which was released as the second single off of her 2002 album A New Day Has Come. The song was also featured in the film Stuart Little 2, which was released in the same year.

“Feel Good” by Charlotte Cardin, which is the only single off of her 2023 EP Une semaine à Paris.

“It’s OK, I’m OK” by Tate McRae, which was released in 2024 as the lead single off of her 2025 album So Close to What.

Sarain first draws Sami, who then chooses “I’m Alive”. Saltina gets drawn after, and she chooses “Shut Up and Kiss Me”. Next is Mya, who chooses to go against Saltina. Van gets drawn after and she chooses “Feel Good”. Eboni gets drawn next, and, despite the alliance, chooses to go up against Van.

Karamilk is drawn after, and she chooses “It’s OK, I’m OK”. PM has their name drawn, and they choose to go against Sami. Velma was last to be drawn, and she was left to go up against Karamilk. With that, the first round is set. Below are the results of the first round, which was done with everyone watching on:

Saltina wins and advances against Mya.

Sami wins and advances against PM.

Eboni wins and advances against Van.

Karamilk wins and advances against Velma.

Below is how the semifinals went down:

Saltina and Sami lip-sync to “Don’t Cha” by The Pussycat Dolls, which was released in 2005 as the lead single off of their debut album PCD, which was released the same year. Saltina advances.

Eboni and Karamilk lip-sync to the Freemasons radio edit of “Work” by Kelly Rowland. “Work” was released in 2008 as the third and final single off of Rowland’s 2007 album Ms. Kelly. Eboni advances.

For the final round, Saltina and Eboni lip-sync for the win to “U + Ur Hand” by P!nk, which was released as the third single off of her 2006 album I’m Not Dead. Eboni wins and becomes the Lip Sync Assassin of the season. She also wins a cash tip of CA$5,000 courtesy of The Men’s Room and The Drink, a barber shop and gay bar in Toronto, respectively. She also earns the power of the Golden Beaver with which she saves Van.

This leaves all of Mya, PM, and Velma to lip-sync for their lives to “Sweet Surrender” by Sarah McLachlan. The song was released in 1997 as the second single off of her fourth album Surfacing. After this, the eighth lip-sync of the night, Brooke Lynn declares that while PM can stay, both Mya and Velma must sashay away. There are six queens left.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6E5 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “The Shade”, the fifth episode of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Hazel's elimination, the nine remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. Despite eliminating her, PM feels that it wasn’t Hazel’s time to go. As the message is wiped off, Van reflects on how quickly the first three alliance fell apart. Dulce has some unfinished business with Hazel still. As they de-drag, PM is no longer playing nice.

The special guest judge for the episode is singer and multi-instrumentalist Kiesza (pronounced Ky-za). You might know her for her hit song "Hideaway". It was released in 2014 as the debut single off of her debut album Sound of a Woman. After a 2017 car crash sidelined her career, she released her second album Crave in 2020. Kiesza will be judging alongside Brooke Lynn, Traci Melchor, and Carson Kressley.

The nine remaining queens return to the werkroom the next day. Sami feels amazing and she is ready for the next challenge. Saltina has had a realization that she is exactly where she is supposed to be. Van just wants her to shut up. Velma feels that Dulce went under the belt in the last challenge for bringing her mom into it. Then the alarm rings.

In her next RuMail, RuPaul wants to know if it’s getting hot or if it’s just the topics. Traci walks into the werkroom. After a brief discussion about karaoke, she issues the mini-challenge in which the queens will perform some of the most legendary verses from CDR herstory, karaoke-style. Traci gives them ten minutes to get into quick drag. Each queen then got on the makeshift stage to perform their hearts out.

A highlight of the karaoke mini-challenge was that PM kicked one of the light bulbs on the makeshift stage. After the karaoke session, Traci announces that Dulce is the winner of the mini-challenge. Dulce receives a CA$2,500 cash prize courtesy of ShoeFreaks, Canada’s largest footwear boutique for sexy shoes. Traci then issues the maxi-challenge in which the queens will become daytime TV hosts on the brand-new talk show called “The Shade”, hence this episode’s title.

It’s another mad dash as the queens group themselves into three groups of three each at Traci’s command. The resulting groups are listed below:

Sami, PM, and Velma

Mya, Eboni, and Van

Saltina, Karamilk, and Dulce

Traci then gives them the three topics they’ll cover. “The Realness” will tackle the issues facing drag queens today. With “Tea Time”, the queens will spill on the shadiest celebrities of the week. Finally, “Couchside Kiki” will be a three-on-one interview with an extra special guest, the aforementioned Kiesza. Traci lets the groups determine which topic they’ll get before leaving the werkroom.

It’s a nice time on the divvying up of the topics, because there wasn’t any arguing. Saltina’s group is doing “The Realness”. Eboni’s group is doing “Tea Time”. Sami’s group is doing the “Couchside Kiki”. The groups then get to rehearsing, writing, and brainstorming.

Each of the groups gets to the large talk show set that will be the stage for the talk show challenge. Traci gives them some pointers for hosting a talk show before setting them off to film their segments. Each group did so while the other groups watched, of course. Traci offered up no critiques as they filmed.

The next day is elimination day and the queens are already preparing for the day ahead. After having previously declared that she’s in it for herself, Sami forges an alliance with Velma and PM. We learn a bit about Dulce’s military life in which she still did drag. Finally, Van reveals her HIV+ status to the other queens when discussing runway looks. She also admits to not having all of the answers concerning her status.

Brooke Lynn walks onto the runway and introduces the judges. With her look, she is paying tribute to RPDR S5 alum Detox’s iconic red carpet B&W look for the RPDR S5 finale. The category for the runway show is “A Perp Walk To Remember”. These are looks for after the queen has committed a crime. After the runway show, Brooke Lynn announces that the judges have made some decisions.

Brooke Lynn calls upon Van, Mya, and Velma to declare them safe to slay another day. The other six queens are the tops and bottoms of the week. After the queens receive their critiques, Brooke Lynn announces that Sami is the winner of the maxi-challenge. Along with the power of the Golden Beaver, Sami receives a cash tip of CA$5,000 courtesy of the Community One Foundation. The Community One Foundation provides grants to enhance the development of the 2SLGBTQIA communities of the Greater Toronto Area.

After Eboni and PM receive top marks for their respective performances, Saltina, Dulce, and Karamilk are then named the bottom three queens. After they plead their cases to Sami, the nine queens are brought back out. With the power of the Golden Beaver, Sami saves Saltina. This leaves Dulce and Karamilk as the bottom queens who have to lip-sync for their lives.

They do so to “Dancing and Crying” by guest judge Kiesza. It is the title track off of her 2024 EP, Dancing and Crying: Vol. 1. After the lip-sync, Kiesza invites them both to perform with her. Brooke Lynn then declares that while Karamilk can stay, Dulce must sashay away. To end the episode, Brooke Lynn announces that two queens will be going home after the Slay-Offs next week.

There are eight queens left.

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Canada’s Drag Race S6E4 Recap (SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for “Reading Battles Are Back Back Back Again”, the fourth episode of the sixth season of Canada’s Drag Race. Just so you know, there are spoilers below.

After Star’s elimination, the ten remaining queens return to the werkroom to read her mirror message. Van feels a little responsible and a little guilty, but is glad that Star is gone. Karamilk, on the other hand, feels for Star and lets Mya know how she feels having to lip-sync. Meanwhile, Eboni is gagged that Velma wasn’t in the bottom for her SG performance last week. As they de-drag, Hazel believes that no queen is going to remain true to their word.

The special guest judge for the episode is Drag Race legend Alyssa Edwards. She is an alum of RPDR S5 and All Stars 2. Alyssa is also the winner of Global All Stars. This is her fourth appearance as the Global Drag Superstar and her third as a judge. Alyssa will be judging alongside Brooke Lynn, Traci Melchor, and Carson Kressley.

The ten remaining queens return to the werkroom and air their dirty laundry out as far as the alliances are concerned. Velma reminds Eboni of the female alliance they discussed. PM confesses that they want to shake Hazel a bit. As Sami says she’s looking out for herself amongst the chaos, the alarm rings. In her next RuMail, RuPaul tells them to grab their reading glasses.

Carson then makes his way into the werkroom. He issues the first mini-challenge of the season which will test the queens’ style. He gives the queens ten minutes to get into quick D-List fashionista drag. After the time has elapsed, through a montage, each queen received a humorous one-on-one fashion consultation from Carson. After these, he declares Sami the winner of the mini-challenge. Sami receives CA$2,500 (~US$1,817) courtesy of Swish Embassy, a gay apparel boutique in Toronto.

He then issues the reading battle maxi-challenge. Think of this maxi-challenge as the lovechild of the classic reading mini-challenge and a rap battle. The goal is simple: if you win your battle, you survive; if you lose, you might be in danger. As the mini-challenge winner, Sami gets first dibs on choosing her opponent for the challenge. She chooses PM.

Carson then drew the other queens’ names out of a bowl. Whichever name he drew, that queen got to pick their opponent. Below are the battles that will take place as a result:

Sami vs. PM (predetermined)

Hazel vs. Karamilk

Dulce vs. Velma

Eboni vs. Mya

Saltina vs. Van

Carson then announces there is a special guest judge, but he would allow her to introduce herself. A while later, the queens return to see Alyssa at the werktable. Alyssa then gave the queens tips on the upcoming battles. As the queens then refine their quips, we find out more about Velma. PM, Karamilk, and Saltina then discuss strategy. Velma and Sami make a pivot to speaking French when they suspect that they’re being spied on.

Brooke Lynn walks out onto the runway, then introduces the judges above and the challenge. She then announces that the category for the runway show is “My Chemical Reaction”. The runway show is done first, followed by the challenge, the latter of which had an audience along with the other queens. Below are the results of the battles:

Saltina wins against Van.

Velma wins against Dulce.

Sami wins against PM.

Karamilk wins against Hazel.

Eboni wins against Mya.

Brooke Lynn declares Eboni as the winner of the maxi-challenge for being the funniest of the battle winners. Eboni receives the power of the Golden Beaver. She also receives a cash tip of CA$5,000 (~US$3,634) courtesy of Lucky Bastard Distillers, a distillery in Saskatoon, SK. The judges declare Van and Mya safe to slay another day. This leaves Dulce, PM, and Hazel as the bottom three.

After they plead their cases to Eboni, the queens are brought back out. With the power of the Golden Beaver, Eboni saves Dulce. This leaves PM and Hazel to lip-sync for their lives to “Dumb Blonde” by Avril Lavigne feat. Nicki Minaj. The song was released as the third single off of Avril’s 2019 album, Head Above Water. After the lip-sync, Brooke Lynn announces that while PM can stay, Hazel must sashay away with Alyssa escorting her out of the werkroom later on. There are nine queens left.

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Drag Race España S5 Finale Recap (MAJOR SPOILERS)

Below is the recap for "A Heart-Stopping Finale”, the finale of the fifth season of Drag Race España. There are major spoilers below, including the winner of the season. You have been warned.

To review, below are the top four queens of the season:

Laca Udilla, 27, Valencia, VC

Margarita Kalifata, 32, Córdoba, AN

Nix, 29, Copenhagen, Denmark (bwo Alicante, AL)

Satín Greco, 39, Torremolinos, AN

As another review, below is what the winner of DRES S5 will receive:

A year's supply of fabrics from Recovo Fabrics

A year’s supply of products from Krash Kosmetics

A crown and scepter

A cash prize of €50,000 (US$58,212.71 as of December 7th, 2025)

After the top four queens (listed above) say their goodbyes to Dafne, and celebrate being the top four, they de-drag for the final time. There are no special guest judges for the finale. Therefore, the judging panel consists of Supremme, Ana Locking and Los Dos Javis.

The top four return to the werkroom the next day, and they have their time to reminisce about the season at the werktable. The alarm rings for the final time. After her final video message plays, Supremme walks down and issues the final maxi-challenge. It will have the four queens star in a music video for the original track entitled “Bypass”, which I believe relates back to the hearts game the queens played all season. For the challenge, each queen will write her own lyrics and learn some choreography.

Supremme also announces that the final showdown for the crown will be between the top two queens and it’ll be a lip-sync. To keep the queens relaxed, she invites the queens to the very first pajama party of DRES. In between writing their verses and learning the choreography, each queen got to be interviewed by Supremme on set in their pajamas on a bed. Even though Laca protested to the idea of appearing on TV in her pajamas in her confessional, she was the first queen to be interviewed.

Later on during the pajama party, each queen then gave their case as to why they should be the winner. Afterwards, the queens all joined up on the bed with Supremme to play a round of truth or dare. To end the party, all of them let off some steam in a rousing pillow fight. The next day, which would be the last day in the werkroom, they each took a turn to share their thoughts and feelings about each other before preparing for the upcoming challenge.

Supremme walks out onto the main stage and introduces the judges above. The top four queens walk out onto the main stage in their performing geech and then the music video for “Bypass” is showcased. After the showcase, the judges gave the top four their final critiques. Each queen gave their thanks afterwards. Then it was time for the lip-sync showdown.

To begin the showdown, Supremme took out a heart and broke it in two to reveal the two songs below.

“Hijo de la Luna” (lit., “Son of the Moon”) by Mecano, which was released in 1987 as the fifth and last single off of their 1986 album, Entre el Cielo y el Suelo (lit., Between Heaven and Earth).

“Otro Amor Vendrá” by Lara Fabian, which is the Spanish version of her global hit song “I Will Love Again”, which was released in 2000 as the second single off of her 1999 self-titled album. (“Otro Amor Vendrá” lit., “Another Love Will Come”)

A member of the Pit Crew put the names of the top four into a bingo drum, spun it, and drew out the names. Below is how the lip-sync showdown then proceeded.

Margarita and Nix lip-synced to “Hijo de la Luna”. Margarita won and advanced to the top two.

Laca and Satín lip-synced to “Otro Amor Vendrá”. Satín won and would join Margarita in the top two.

After the lip-sync showdowns, the top four would rest in the Untucked lounge and reflected on their performances. Margarita and Satín then prepared for the lip-sync for the crown. Back on the judges’ panel, Supremme announced the category for the final runway show as “Mi Mejor Look Drag” (lit. “My Best Drag Look”). All twelve queens made their return, including the eight eliminated queens.

After a round of applause, Margarita and Satín lip-synced for the crown to “Déjala correr” (lit. “Let her run”) by the legendary flamenco singer Rocío Jurado. The song was released in 1994 as a single off of her album Palabra de honor (lit., Word of Honor). After the epic lip-sync, Supremme gets on stage and has the Pit Crew bring her the crown and scepter. She then announces that the winner of the season is Satín Greco.

This concludes the season.