Hello, Kitty Girls!

For the mini-challenge, contestants put on a puppet show in which they impersonate each other. Ginger Minj is deemed the winner, giving her a time advantage to collect materials for the main challenge.{{Cite magazine |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: 'Hello, Kitty Girls!' |url=https://ew.com/recap/rupauls-drag-race-season-7-episode-11/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008190339/https://ew.com/recap/rupauls-drag-race-season-7-episode-11/ |archive-date=2023-10-08 |access-date=2024-02-01 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

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For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with creating Hello Kitty-inspired looks. Santino Rice{{Cite web |date=2015-05-12 |title=Talking Drag Race With Chiffon Dior: Episode Eleven "Hello, Kitty Girls" - WERRRK.com |url=https://werrrk.com/2015/05/12/talking-drag-race-with-chiffon-dior-episode-eleven-hello-kitty-girls/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |language=en-US}} and Rebecca Romijn are guest judges. Violet Chachki is declared the winner for her mod-inspired look.{{Cite web |last=Yates |first=Jonny |date=2021-03-03 |title=This brand-new range of Hello Kitty Doc Martens are a truly camp delight |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/03/03/dr-martens-sale-uk-boots-hello-kitty-and-friends-how-to-buy-release-date-price/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929081338/https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/03/03/dr-martens-sale-uk-boots-hello-kitty-and-friends-how-to-buy-release-date-price/ |url-status=live }} Katya and Kennedy Davenport place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Roar" (2013) by Katy Perry. Katya is eliminated from the competition.

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The episode originally aired on May 11, 2015. Rice was previously a regular judge on Drag Race.

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.{{Cite web |date=2015-05-12 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: "Hello, Kitty Girls!" |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-hello-kitty-girls-1798183763 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118131226/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-hello-kitty-girls-1798183763 |archive-date=2022-01-18 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}} In Screen Rant{{'s}} 2020 overview of the show's ball challenges, Anja Grčar opined: "Season 7's Ball Challenge is not a fan-favorite for several reasons. Firstly, the queens only had to make two outfits rather than the usual three... Additionally, the girls didn't seem to produce any outfits that would make it to the best in the history of the show. Many fans thought that the first look was just a joke rather than an actual look. Since season 7 was hyped as one of the most fashionable so far, 'Hello, Kitty Girls!' was a huge let down."{{Cite web |last=Grčar |first=Anja |date=2020-09-19 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Ball Challenge, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-ball-challenges-ranked/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119160839/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-ball-challenges-ranked/ |url-status=live }} In the website's 2021 list of ten Drag Race contestants "who could win" Project Runway, Amii Johnson said Violet Chachki delivered "one of the best ball challenge outfits" on Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Amii |date=2021-09-21 |title=10 RuPaul's Drag Race Queens Who Could Win Project Runway |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-queens-who-could-win-project-runway/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228005828/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-queens-who-could-win-project-runway/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, Bernardo Sim of Pride.com selected the performance of "Roar" to represent season 7 in an overview of the show's best lip-syncs from each season.{{Cite web |title=Ranking The Best Lip Sync of Each RuPaul's Drag Race Season |url=https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/drag-race-best-lip-syncs |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801205224/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/drag-race-best-lip-syncs |url-status=live }}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4612844/ Hello, Kitty Girls!] at IMDb
• {{YouTube|id=sFR92lqJiG8|title=RuPaul's Drag Race – Sissy That Walk: Hello, Kitty Girls! – Season 7}}
• {{YouTube|id=ku17JMP29Dc|title=Hello Kitty Runway Judges' Critiques – RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7}}
• [https://www.logotv.com/news/ppjazf/rupauls-drag-race-untucked-episode-11-hello-kitty-girls "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" UNTUCKED, EPISODE 11: "HELLO KITTY GIRLS"] at Logo TV

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