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One-Queen Show

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"One-Queen Show"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 12
Episode 11
Guest appearance
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg (pictured in 2011) is a guest judge.

"One-Queen Show" is the eleventh episode of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on May 8, 2020. Whoopi Goldberg is a guest judge on the episode.

Crystal Methyd was the winner of the main challenge. Heidi N Closet was eliminated from the competition.[4]

Episode

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For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants participate in a puppet show, during which they roast (or playfully insult) each other. Jackie Cox wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants must create and perform in their own one woman show. Following are the shows:

Crystal Methyd wins the main challenge.

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges as well as guest judge Whoopi Goldberg. The runway category is The Color Purple. Crystal Methyd and Jackie Cox receive positive critiques, and Crystal Methyd wins the challenge. Heidi N Closet, Jaida Essence Hall, and Sherry Pie receive negative critiques, and Sherry Pie is deemed safe. Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync contest to "1999" (1982) by Prince. Jaida Essence Hall wins the lip-sync and Heidi N Closet is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

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Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[5]

References

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  1. ^ McCallion, Paul (2020-05-08). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: #Methmentum". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ^ Guzzo, Bianca (2020-05-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Episode 11 Recap: One-Queen Show". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: One Queen Show - WERRRK.com". 2020-05-11. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  4. ^ "Every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 12 runway look, ranked". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "Improv strikes again on RuPaul's Drag Race, pushing the top six out of their comfort zone". The A.V. Club. 2020-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2024-02-05.