"10s Across the Board" | |
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RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 1 |
Original air date | March 22, 2018 |
Guest appearances | |
Christina Aguilera (Guest judge), Adore Delano, Bob the Drag Queen, Chad Michaels, Darienne Lake, Delta Work, Derrick Barry, Detox, Jaymes Mansfield, Jessica Wild, Jiggly Caliente, Jinkx Monsoon, Jujubee, Katya, Kim Chi, Laganja Estranja, Manila Luzon, Mariah Paris Balenciaga, Morgan McMichaels, Mrs. Kasha Davis, Ongina, Pandora Boxx, Peppermint, Raven, Tempest DuJour, Trixie Mattel, Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, Yara Sofia | |
"10s Across the Board" is the first episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] Christina Aguilera is a guest judge.
For the episode's mini-challenge, contestants walk a runway surrounded by former contestants from the series. Jinkx Monsoon is among the returning contestants. [4]
The main challenge tasks contestants with creating looks with limited resources. In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges. Christina Aguilera is a guest judge. Mayhem Miller is the winner of the main challenge. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to Aguilera's song "Ain't No Other Man" (2006). Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is eliminated from the competition. [5] [6]
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. She described it as a "thrilling, hilarious premiere introducing an exciting lineup of new queens while honoring the show's past for this milestone season". [5]