Bossy Rossy RuBoot

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"Bossy Rossy RuBoot"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 13
Episode 7
Featured music"Whole Lotta Woman" by Kelly Clarkson
Original air dateFebruary 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)
Guest appearance
Ts Madison
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"Bossy Rossy RuBoot" is the seventh episode of the thirteenth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] It originally aired on February 12, 2021. The episode's main challenge tasks contestants with improvising in talk show segments. Ts Madison is a guest judge.

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Olivia Lux wins the main challenge. LaLa Ri is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync contest against Elliott with 2 Ts to "Whole Lotta Woman" by Kelly Clarkson. The episode earned production designer James McGowan and art director Gianna Costa a nomination in the Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [2]

Episode

LaLa Ri (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition. RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52073262078) (cropped - LaLa Ri).jpg
LaLa Ri (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants are tasked with "reading" (or playfully insulting) each other. [3] [4] Gottmik wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with improvising in the new night-time talk show Bossy Rossy After Dark. Following are the segments and team members:

In the Werk Room, Symone talks about her brother's imprisonment and its impact on her. Elliott with 2 Ts shares with Tina Burner about a longtime struggle with depression. Other contestants talk about famous talk shows, with some of them portraying a scene from Maury. [5] [6]

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes judges Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews, as well as guest judge Ts Madison. The runway category is "Bead It". After the contestants present their runway looks, the judges deliver their critiques, deliberate, and share the results with the group. Kandy Muse, Olivia Lux, and Symone receive positive critiques, and Olivia Lux wins the challenge. Elliott with 2 Ts, LaLa Ri, and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, and Utica Queen is deemed safe. Elliott with 2 Ts and LaLa Ri place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync contest to "Whole Lotta Woman" (2017) by Kelly Clarkson. Elliott with 2 Ts wins the lip-sync and LaLa Ri is eliminated from the competition. [7]

Production and broadcast

Ts Madison (pictured in 2022) is a guest judge. New York Pride 2022 @ DVSROSS Photography (4) (cropped).jpg
Ts Madison (pictured in 2022) is a guest judge.

The episode originally aired on February 12, 2021.

LaLa Ri said of her elimination: "I defeated myself. I got in my own head. I talked about it in Untucked . I feel like I got in my own way. I don't want to say that I gave up, but I did defeat my own self." [8]

Fashion

For the fashion show, Denali's outfit resembles a chandelier. LaLa Ri's dress has the colors of Mardi Gras (gold, green, and purpl). Gottmik's dress is 1960s mod-inspired and has a headpiece resembling anal beads. Utica Queen wears a wedding dress, and Kandy Muse has a large hat. Symone's look is inspired by African warriors. Tina Burner also wears a Mardi Gras-inspired outfit, and Elliott with 2 Ts presents a flapper made from Mardi Gras throws. [9]

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'. [10] Vulture rated the episode two out of five stars. [11] The website's Justin Curto called "Whole Lotta Woman" the song "we never knew we needed to hear" on the show and said it "was the perfect canvas for all of LaLa Ri and Elliott's shaking, dropping, and gyrating (even if LaLa should've won the lip sync)." [12] Stephen Daw of Billboard called the lip-sync "iconic" and "one of the season’s fiercest lip syncs". [13] [14]

The episode, along with the season's second episode "Condragulations", earned production designer James McGowan and art director Gianna Costa a nomination in the Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Here's some of our favourite moments from Drag Race season 13 episode seven". Gay Times . February 13, 2021. ISSN   0950-6101. Wikidata   Q137674542.
  2. 1 2 "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Queen's Gambit' Wins a Leading 9 Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13, Episode 7 recap: Late-night shenanigans". Xtra Magazine . February 12, 2021. ISSN   0829-3384. Wikidata   Q137674550.
  4. ↑ Joey Nolfi (February 10, 2021). "Watch RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 queens open the library for a scathing reading challenge". Entertainment Weekly . ISSN   1049-0434. Wikidata   Q137674561.
  5. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 Episode 7 Recap: Bossy Rossy Ruboot". IN Magazine. February 13, 2021. Wikidata   Q137674568.
  6. ↑ "Watch the Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Reenact a Classic Maury Scene in the Workroom". E! Online. February 12, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Drag Race Recap: Was The Right Queen Ru-Booted From The Competition?". TVLine . February 12, 2021. Wikidata   Q137674572.
  8. ↑ "LALA RI ON GETTING CUT FROM 'RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE'". Nylon . February 20, 2024. ISSN   1524-1750. Wikidata   Q137674575.
  9. ↑ "Bossy Rossy RuBoot". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 13. Episode 7. February 12, 2021. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race bounces back with style, silliness, and some shade". The A.V. Club . February 13, 2021. Wikidata   Q137674088.
  11. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: RUCB 101". Vulture . February 12, 2021. Wikidata   Q137674097.
  12. ↑ Curto, Justin (April 23, 2021). "Was This the Best Lip-Sync Song Season of RuPaul's Drag Race?". Vulture. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  13. ↑ Daw, Stephen (March 11, 2021). "'Drag Race': Elliott With 2 Ts Thinks It's 'Delicious' She Stuck Around for Nine Episodes". Billboard . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  14. ↑ Daw, Stephen (February 16, 2021). "'Drag Race' Queen LaLa Ri on the Music That Inspires Her, From Gospel to Cardi B". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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