Social Media Kings Into Queens
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"Social Media Kings Into Queens" is the tenth episode of the tenth season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired on VH1 on May 24, 2018. The episode has contestants dress as butch men and promote a perfume called Trade for the mini challenge, and give a makeover to a social media personality for the main challenge. Miles Heizer and Lizzo serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews.
Episode
The six remaining queens are asked by RuPaul to appear in a commercial that promotes RuPaul's perfume for men, titled Trade. Each queen is to dress as butch men and deliver comedic improvisations, and Eureka wins.{{multiple image
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| footer = Kingsley (top left, pictured in 2014), Frankie Grande (top right), Chester See (bottom left, pictured in 2014), and Tyler Oakley (bottom right, pictured in 2014) received makeovers.
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As the winner of the mini challenge, Eureka is tasked by RuPaul to pair each contestant with six special guests for a make-over challenge.{{cite web|url=http://inmagazine.ca/2018/05/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-episode-10-recap-social-media-kings-into-queens/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 10 Recap: Social Media Kings Into Queens|date=25 May 2018|website=In Magazine}} Aquaria gets paired with YouTube star Kingsley, Asia O'Hara and Raymond Braun,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8457570/asia-ohara-raymond-braun-rupauls-drag-race-exclusive-clip|title=Asia O'Hara Gets to Know Social Media Star Raymond Braun in Exclusive 'Drag Race' Clip: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-31|archive-date=2019-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405022942/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8457570/asia-ohara-raymond-braun-rupauls-drag-race-exclusive-clip|url-status=live}} Eureka and Frankie Grande,{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/5/25/frankie-grande-transforms-eureka-drag-race-and-slays|title=Frankie Grande Transforms Into Eureka From 'Drag Race'—And Slays|date=25 May 2018|website=Out}} Kameron Michaels and Anthony Padilla,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/24/kameron-michael-anthony-padilla-clip-rupauls-drag-race/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' star Kameron Michaels awkwardly explains 'hyper-feminine' drag to a straight man|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2019-03-31|archive-date=2019-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061912/https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/24/kameron-michael-anthony-padilla-clip-rupauls-drag-race/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/hlg8nb/kameron-explains-her-drag-to-anthony-padilla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621024752/https://www.vh1.com/news/hlg8nb/kameron-explains-her-drag-to-anthony-padilla|url-status=live|archive-date=June 21, 2023|title=Kameron Explaining Her "Hyper-Feminine" Drag Aesthetic to Her Straight Challenge Partner is a Must-See Highlight|last=Grant|first=Jasmine|date=May 25, 2018|website=VH1 News}} Miz Cracker and Chester See, and Monét X Change with Tyler Oakley.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/drag-race-recruits-social-media-influencers-for-a-middl-1826310470|title=Drag Race recruits social media influencers for a middling makeover challenge|last=Sava|first=Oliver|website=The A.V. Club|date=25 May 2018|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135903/https://tv.avclub.com/drag-race-recruits-social-media-influencers-for-a-middl-1826310470|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/tyler-oakley-kingsley-frankie-grande-more-got-rupauls-drag-race-makeovers-you-have-to-see-the-final-results-photos-9210893|title=These Social Media Stars Got 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Makeovers & They Are SO GOOD|last=Blanton|first=Kayla|website=Bustle|date=29 May 2018|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=24 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024094139/https://www.bustle.com/p/tyler-oakley-kingsley-frankie-grande-more-got-rupauls-drag-race-makeovers-you-have-to-see-the-final-results-photos-9210893|url-status=live}} Additionally, each pair took part in a home-made music video to RuPaul's song "Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8457983/rupauls-drag-race-monet-x-change-exit-interview|title='RuPaul's Drag Race': Monet X Change Talks the Key to Lip Syncing, Working With Tyler Oakley & More|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-31|archive-date=2019-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308180135/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8457983/rupauls-drag-race-monet-x-change-exit-interview|url-status=live}}
RuPaul introduces the runway category, "Drag Family Resemblance". On the main stage, Asia and Eureka, alongside their drag daughters America O'Hara and Eufreaka, received positive reviews for their performances and make-overs, but were declared safe. Miz Cracker and her drag daughter Miz Cookie were commended for their performances, make-over, and chemistry, and were deemed the winners of the challenge. The bottom queens of the week were Aquaria, Kameron and Monet, who were criticized for not having a make-over resemblance to their drag daughters Capricia Corn, Kelly Michaels, and Short Change. Aquaria is declared safe, while Kameron and Monet lip-synced to "Good as Hell" by Lizzo.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/arts/television/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-episode-10-recap.html|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10, Episode 10: Man Up, Woman Down|last=Duarte|first=Amanda|date=24 May 2018|work=The New York Times}} Kameron wins the lip-sync and Monet is eliminated from the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-10-social-media-kings-into-queens/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 10, "Social Media Kings Into Queens"|last=Henderson|first=Eric|website=Slant Magazine|date=25 May 2018 }}
Reception
In their review, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers of Vulture rated the episode three out of five stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/05/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-10.html|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap Season 10 Episode 10|date=2018-05-24|publisher=Vulture.com|access-date=2019-03-31}}
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External links
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