| "HERstory of the World" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| Episode chronology | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2) | |
| List of episodes | |
"HERstory of the World" is the third episode of season 2ofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which aired in 2016 and features a musical theatre challenge (known within the Drag Race franchise as a Rusical).
"HERstory of the World" was the season's first hour-long episode.[1] In the Rusical, Alaska Thunderfuck, Alyssa Edwards, Detox, Ginger Minj, and Roxxxy Andrews portray a Britney Spears-inspired Eve,[2] Annie Oakley, Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Eva Peron respectively.[3][4] Katya portrays Princess Diana,[5] and Phi Phi O'Hara portrays Helen of Troy.[6]
"Herstory" refers to the history of Drag Race.[7] As of early 2021, the Rusical was among the top five most-watched RuPaul's Drag Race performances of all time on YouTube, with approximately 4.5 million views.[8]
Stephen Daw of Billboard wrote, "While it was far from the first Rusical, HERstory of the World certainly helped cement the Rusical's status as a mainstay challenge on Drag Race, thanks to how exceedingly well it was executed."[5] In 2020, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant deemed the Rusical among the show's worst and said "HERstory of the World" was "messy".[9]
