RuPaul’s Drag Race: Queens In Space

Getting to Uranus has never been so rough! Last night on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the twelve remaining queens split into teams and competed in an intergalactic challenge. The resulting faux trailers–From Earth to Uranus and the sequel Return To Uranus–were both a hot ass mess. But OMG, you guys! Lily Tomlin was a guest judge. While her presence was entirely superfluous, that’s kind of a big deal!

Along with her, everyone’s favorite Cylon Alessandra Torresani (of Caprica fame) did her magic as a second guest judge and the co-director of each group’s clip. Things got ugly backstage when two contestants threw shade (and drinks) at one another. And, last but not least, one of these bitches went home.

Click through to watch the episode and check out this week’s rankings! As we’ve said before, this isn’t your traditional count-by-numbers recap. We base our list on a combination of personality, entertainment value and overall performance. Who’s today’s top queen? Well, you won’t have to look very far to figure it out…

– Dewitt

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Catch Up: Episode 1 – The Queen Who Mopped XMas

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1. MANILA LUZON (LW – 1): Is Manila Luzon going to be the “Ann” of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Though it’s only been two weeks, she’s consistently churned out a brilliant performance. The facial expressions as evil space-monkey “Tweaker” were priceless! It was almost as incredible as this, if not more incredible.

2. SHANGELA (LW – 4, Winner): Honestly, we didn’t think Shangela should have won this week’s challenge. Sure, we’ll give her points for the attached wig on the “Twinbots” costume, but her runway look wasn’t much to write home about.

So what did Shangela do to become this week’s runner-up? Not her sugar daddy, that’s for sure! Because she doesn’t have one. If you don’t understand what we’re talking about, then you need to watch the latest episode of Untucked. We’re not gonna lie… we love a good dose of drag queen drama.

3. STACY LAYNE MATTHEWS (LW – 9): The inspiration for Stacy Layne Matthews’ character “Lady Tata” was some strange combination of Julia Child, Maya Angelou and Bjork. Do we need to explain why this was amazing? People are going to doubt Stacy given her weight and feminine appearance (out of drag), but she’s starting to prove she ain’t no “booger” in this competition.

4. RAJA (LW – 2, Immunity): We wholeheartedly agree with the “C3PO’s girlfriend” assessment for Raja’s final look on the runway. And given that C3PO’s a total bottom bitch, it makes sense that his lady would be a frosty, intimidating and dominant diva. Plus, can we talk about how Raja’s villain costume kind of resembled David Bowie in Labyrinth? We’re totally down with Jareth the Goblin King.

5. INDIA FERRAH (LW – 10): We’re not entirely sure why India Ferrah is so high in today’s rankings. Perhaps it’s because we realized she’s super attractive as a dude. Or maybe it was the bodacious curves on her boobalicious outfit? Either way, we’re looking forward to seeing more of her…

6. DELTA WORK (LW – 3, Chante, You Stay): As much as we love Delta, we’re not going to deny that her performance was weak. This ensemble was more Jem and the Holograms than Battlestar Gallactica, and she seemed like she was holding back as “Boobarella”. Step up your game, gurl! We’re still rooting for you.

7. MARIAH (LW – 11): Our feelings on Mariah fluctuated over the course of the episode. Alas, she won us over with the so-called “Declaration of Transdependence”. We love the idea that drag queens are the “driving force behind progress in humanity”. Basically, drag queens are going to save the fucking world. Take note, bitch sluts!

8. ALEXIS MATEO (LW – 5, Winner): Art imitating life! Or is it the other way around? Alexis was attached to Shangela for this week’s challenge. Initially, this was slightly awkward, considering Alexis didn’t express a very high opinion of Ms. “Hally-Loo” in the past…

Of course, by the end of the episode, Alexis transformed into Shangela’s giggling sidekick. We guess they’re best friends right now? Frenemies? It’s impossible to tell in this sick, sad world.

9. CARMEN CARRERA (LW – 8 ): We hardly noticed Carmen’s wig falling off! Or the entirely amateur bikini-meets-corset spacesuit. Whether you like her or not, you’ve got to admit that girl was serving up some serious fish. With a capital B-O-D-Y. Then again, will this help or hurt her in the competition? And if she loses this gig, can she please fall back on a career as a twink porn star? After all, she doesn’t mind being naked…

10. YARA SOFIA (LW – 7): Stop it! Stop it! Alexander McQueen is rolling over in his grave, while Lady Gaga is sitting in her space shuttle thinking, “Hell to the no”. This runway look was a direct rip-off of the “Bad Romance” music video. We’re mad no one called her out on it.

11. MIMI IMFURST (LW – 6): We can’t with you, Mimi… We just can’t anymore.

12. PHOENIX (LW – 12, Sashay Away): This picture basically sums up how we felt about Phoenix throughout the entire episode. Bored! We’re glad the judges got rid of two of the most unlikable queens so early in the game. Now that they’re off the show, we imagine former rivals Venus D-Lite and Phoenix meeting up for scandalous and hateful finger-bang sessions. All while dressed as Madonna and Lady Gaga. Ugh, the mere thought is heinous.