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"9021-HO"

RuPaul's Drag Race episode

Episode no.

Season 9
Episode 7

Original air date

May 5, 2017

Guest appearances

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"9021-HO" is the seventh episode of the ninth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race.^[1]^[2]^[3] It originally aired on May 5, 2017. Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling are guest judges.

Episode

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Jennie Garth (left) and Tori Spelling (right) are guest judges.

For the episode's main challenge, the contestants act in a 90210 parody spin-off,^[4] titled 9021-HO:

Aja plays Bethani Glamber Gliessen
Alexis Michelle plays Mirror Monna Dartin
Farrah Moan plays Nelly
Nina Bo'nina Brown plays Blenda Shmaltz
Peppermint plays Brandi Shmaltz
Sasha Velour plays Lunch Lady Kat
Shea Couleé plays Grandrea Zuckerwoman
Trinity Taylor plays Nelly's Mom
Valentina plays Monna Dartin

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes judges Michelle Visage and Carson Kressley, as well as guest judges Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling.^[5] The runway category is "Big Hair Everywhere". Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor, and Valentina receive positive critiques, and Trinity Taylor wins the challenge. Aja, Nina Bo'nina Brown, and Sasha Velour receive negative critiques, and Sasha Velour is deemed safe. Aja and Nina Bo'nina Brown place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Finally" (1991) by Cece Peniston. Nina Bo'nina Brown wins the lip-sync and Aja is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

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Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of "B+".^[6]

References

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^ Booster, Joel Kim (2017-05-05). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Queens of 90210". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

^ Henderson, Eric (2017-05-06). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 9, Episode 7, "9021-HO"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Episode 7 Recap: "9021-HO" proves to be a "9021-no" for 2 queens". Mic. 2017-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

^ Burns, Chase. "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Acting Lessons with Tori Spelling in "9021-HO"". The Stranger. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

^ "Carson Kressley Spills The Tea On All The Shade In Tonight's Episode Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

^ "Drag Race gets bit by the '90s nostalgia bug with a "9021-HO" acting challenge". The A.V. Club. 2017-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-14.