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"RuPaul Roast"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 9
Episode 8
Guest appearances
  • Fortune Feimster
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    "RuPaul Roast " is the eighth episode of the ninth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3][4] It originally aired on May 12, 2017. Tamar Braxton and Fortune Feimster are guest judge.

    Episode[edit]

    The episode's main challenge has contestants roast judge Michelle Visage (pictured).
    Tamar Braxton (left) and Fortune Feimster (right) are guest judges.

    For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants "read" (playfully insult) each other. Valentina wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants perform a roastofMichelle Visage in front of the judges and a live audience. The judges are RuPaul, Visage, Ross Mathews, and the guest judges are Tamar Braxton and Fortune Feimster.

    On the runway, Peppermint, Sasha Velour, and Shea Couleé receive positive critiques, and Peppermint wins the challenge. Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan, and Trinity Taylor receive negative critiques, and Trinity Taylor is deemed safe. Alexis Michelle and Farrah Moan place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Baby I'm Burnin'" (1978) by Dolly Parton. Alexis Michelle wins the lip-sync and Farrah Moan is eliminated from the competition.

    Production[edit]

    The episode originally aired on May 12, 2017.

    Reception[edit]

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

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Booster, Joel Kim (2017-05-12). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Roast of Michelle Visage". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ Burns, Chase (2017-02-05). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Michelle Visage Gets Roasted on "RuPaul Roast"". The Stranger. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ "The Queens Get Roasted In Tonight's Episode Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ Henderson, Eric (2017-05-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 9, Episode 8, "RuPaul Roast"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race delivers an undercooked roast of Michelle Visage". The A.V. Club. 2017-05-13. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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