'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap Season 6 Episode 8: 'Drag Queens of Comedy'
RuPaul's Drag Race recap of Season 6 Episode 8: "Drag Queens of Comedy" on LOGO.
Only 8 queens remain in our search for this year's next drag superstar.
The main challenge this week was a stand up comedy routine in front of a group of senior citizens.
Guest Judges were Bruce Villanch & Jaime Pressly
It's a bit interesting that as the weeks go on -- the queens who were the loudest early have begun to crumble in their own self doubt, while some of the weaker queens have started to come out of their shell.
Adore Delano for example broke down in tears out of the blue during the judging. The same thing happened to her buddy Laganja Estranja. It was so ironic that this being the comedy episode, it also turned out to be the most dramatic for these two.
Trinity K. Bonet was the big revelation during the stand up -- and she did exactly what RuPaul and the judges wanted of her (and Adore and Laganja for that matter) to do: open yourself up and show the audience who you really are.
BenDeLaCreme was still hiding behind her character too, but she didn't break down like Adore and Laganja. So I guess she's just thick skinned that way and doesn't get it. Her days are numbered really.
Courtney Act again was trying to muscle her way and be the queen bee -- and this was a cause for resentment among the others particularly Joslyn Fox who won the mini-challenge. I think Courtney is a bit of a one trick pony -- polished -- but I don't see any more growth from her. But the Australian accent is nice touch, as this show has always had an international flavor.
Darienne Lake had a solid comedy bit, playing on her weight and Bianca Del Rio just killed it. In the words of RuPaul, she was a mass murderer. Really funny stuff from Bianca and I love her.
The winner of the challenge was Bianca Del Rio. She won a gown from Marco Marco.
The bottom two were Joslyn Fox and Laganja Estranja. Kinda shocking since Joslyn won the mini-challenge and she got a greeting from her fiancé in the "Untucked" lounge.
The highlight for the lip sync for your life was the unplanned splits at the same time from the two queens. We need more of these double splits on Drag Race.
Shante you stay Joslyn.
Sashay away Laganja.
I won't miss her. She was 100% fake and she couldn't fake it anymore. She couldn't even fake faking it. It got so bad already. Bianca called Laganja out during "Untucked" and Laganja deserved it. Even Adore her best friend on the show called her out.
Some of these queens just need to get out of their heads. It's a bit painful to watch. I love the grounded queens better. I guess some of these guys are just young and need to learn a bit more.
A few more episodes to go before we crown a winner!
Recap
Mini-Challenge: Upside-down chin lip sync to RuPaul's Get Your Rebel On
Mini-Challenge Winner: Joslyn Fox
Main Challenge: Perform a stand-up comedy routine for a group of senior citizens
Challenge Winner: Bianca Del Rio
Main Challenge Prize: Custom gown from Marco Marco
Bottom Two: Joslyn Fox & Laganja Estranja
Lip Synch Song: Stupid Girls by P!nk
Eliminated: Laganja Estranja
Farewell message: "XOXO Ganja"
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