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"New Wave Queens"

RuPaul's Drag Race episode

Episode no.

Season 8
Episode 4

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"New Wave Queens" is the fourth episode of the eighth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race.^[1]^[2] Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are guest judges, and Lucian Piane is also a guest.

Episode[edit]

Debbie Harry (left) and Chris Stein (right) are guest judges on the episode.

For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with performing in new wave groups of three. The teams are: Acid Betty, Bob the Drag Queen, and Thorgy Thor; Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, and Robbie Turner; and Chi Chi DeVayne, Derrick Barry, and Naysha Lopez.^[3]^[4]

Chi Chi DeVayne and Naysha Lopez place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync. Naysha Lopez is eliminated from the competition.^[3]

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.^[5]

^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Ru-cap, Episode 4: 'New Wave Queens'". Attitude. 2017-09-07. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

^ Moylan, Brian (2016-03-28). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Blondie Ambition". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

^ ^a ^b Bates, Bryony (2016-04-01). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Episode 4: New Wave Queens". Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

^ Boulet, Ruth (2016-03-29). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Episode 4 recap: I Want Party". Channel Guide Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2024-02-27.