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Shady Politics

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"Shady Politics"

RuPaul's Drag Race episode

Episode no.

Season 8
Episode 7

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"Shady Politics" is the seventh episode of the eighth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race.^[1]^[2]^[3] Vivica A. Fox and Thomas Roberts are guest judges.

Episode[edit]

Derrick Barry (left) and Bob the Drag Queen (right) won the main challenge.

Vivica A. Fox (left) and Thomas Roberts (right) are guest judges on the episode.

For the mini-challenge, contestants guess whether members of the Pit Crew prefer a bed's top or bottom bunk. Derrick Barry wins the mini-challenge.^[4]

The main challenge has contestants in pairs create political ad campaigns. The pairs are Bob the Drag Queen with Derrick Barry, Chi Chi DeVayne with Thorgy Thor, and Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls.^[5]

The runway category is "black and white film realness".^[4] Vivica A. Fox and Thomas Roberts are guest judges. Bob the Drag Queen and Derrick Barry win the main challenge.^[6] Chi Chi DeVayne with Thorgy Thor place in the bottom and lip-sync to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday.^[7] Thorgy Thor is eliminated from the competition.^[5]

Reception[edit]

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.^[8] Charlie Grey included the main challenge in Queerty's 2021 list of the show's five funniest political moments.^[9] The episode's lip-sync is considered among the show's by various media outlets,^[10]^[11]^[12] as well as Angeria Paris VanMicheals.^[13] In Magazine said, "It was full of passion, and raw emotion. Chi Chi tore apart the cascading beads on the back of her dress, sending them flying all over the stage. The drama of it all was spectacular and will remain one of the most memorable lip syncs in the show’s herstory."^[14] Billboard ranked the lip-sync thirteenth in 2018.^[15]

References[edit]

^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Ru-cap, Episode 7: 'Shady Politics'". Attitude. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Darker the Barry". Vulture. 2016-04-18. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Walker, John (2016-04-19). "Recapping Drag Race: And Chi Chi DeVayne's Telling You She's Not Going". Brooklyn Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ ^a ^b Boulet, Ruth (2016-04-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 episode 7 recap: Shady Politics". Channel Guide Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ ^a ^b Bates, Bryony (2016-04-21). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Episode 7: Shady Politics". Retrieved 2024-02-03.

^ "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE recap: "Shady Politics" - OutVoices". outvoices.us. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Dilip, Mangala (2016-04-19). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 8 episode 7 recap: 'Shady Politics' bring Bob The Drag Queen and Derrick Barry close together". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ "Drag queens eat babies when Drag Race gets into "Shady Politics"". The A.V. Club. 2016-04-19. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

^ Grey, Charlie (2022-11-09). "The 5 funniest political 'Drag Race' moments to hit pause on your post election doomscroll". Queerty. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Daw, Stephen (2024-02-02). "The Best Lip Sync From Every Main Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ "Ranking The Best Lip Sync of Each RuPaul's Drag Race Season". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ "Ranking the Best Lip Syncs With Stunts in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Wratten, Marcus (2024-02-05). "The best Drag Race lip-syncs of all time, as chosen by Drag Race queens". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Guzzo, Bianca (2020-08-24). "Remembering Chi Chi DeVayne & 5 Of Her Most Iconic Drag Race Moments". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

^ Daw, Stephen (2018-03-15). "The 15 Best Lip Syncs in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2024-03-01.