Drag Queens of Comedy
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"Drag Queens of Comedy" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=Boulet |first=Ruth |date=2014-04-08 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 episode 8: Comedy challenge recap |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2014/04/07/rupauls-drag-race-season-6-episode-8-recap/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Channel Guide Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232029/https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2014/04/07/rupauls-drag-race-season-6-episode-8-recap/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rezsnyak |first=Eric |title="RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 6, Episodes 7 & 8: Rupersize Me |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/EntertainmentBlog/archives/2014/04/08/rupauls-drag-race-season-6-episodes-7-and-8-rupersize-me |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=CITY Magazine |language=en}} It originally aired on April 7, 2014. Jaime Pressly and Bruce Vilanch are guest judges.
Joslyn Fox wins the episode's mini-challenge, and Bianca Del Rio wins the main challenge. Laganja Estranja is eliminated form the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync to "Stupid Girls" by Pink.
Episode
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For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants lip-sync to a RuPaul song upside down. Joslyn Fox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants perform a stand-up comedy act in front of the judges and a live audience.
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Jaime Pressly and Bruce Vilanch are guest judges. Bianca Del Rio, Darienne Lake, and Trinity K. Bonet receive positive critiques, and Bianca Del Rio wins the challenge.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Amii |date=2021-09-23 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Best Episodes, Ranked According To IMDb |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-best-episodes-ranked-by-imdb/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211144742/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-best-episodes-ranked-by-imdb/ |url-status=live }} BenDeLaCreme, Joslyn Fox, and Laganja Estranja receive negative critiques, and BenDeLaCreme is deemed safe. Joslyn Fox and Laganja Estranja place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Stupid Girls" (2006) by Pink. Joslyn Fox wins the lip-sync and Laganja Estranja is eliminated from the competition.
Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: "Glamazon By Colorevolution"/"Drag Queens Of Comedy" |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-glamazon-by-colorevolution-drag-q-1798180095 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}
References
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