Bring Back My Queens!

"Bring Back My Queens!"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 11 Episode 11
Guest appearances
Wanda Sykes Lena Waithe
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"Bring Back My Queens!" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It originally aired on May 9, 2019. Wanda Sykes and Lena Waithe are guest judges.

Episode

Wanda Sykes (left) and Lena Waithe (right) are guest judges.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants have a fake slapping contest. ^[5] Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants makeover the eliminated queens. Following are the pairs:

• A'keria C. Davenport and Honey Davenport
• Brooke Lynn Hytes and Plastique Tiara
• Nina West and Shuga Cain
• Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Soju
• Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Ariel Versace
• Yvie Oddly and Scarlet Envy

Nina West is eliminated from the competition.

The runway category is "Drag Family Values". Wanda Sykes and Lena Waithe are guest judges. A'keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo receive positive critiques, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the challenge. Nina West, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, and Yvie Oddly receive negative critiques, and Yvie Oddly is deemed safe. Nina West and Silky Nutmeg Ganache place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "No Scrubs" (1999) by TLC. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the lip-sync and Nina West is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'C'. ^[6]

References

1. Rogers, Matt (May 9, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Return of the Cyst-ers". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
2. "Racing With Haley: Bring Back My Queens! - WERRRK.com". May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. Guzzo, Bianca (May 10, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, Episode 11 Recap: Bring Back My Queens!". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
4. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Episode 11, 'Bring Back My Queens!'". Columbus Monthly. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
5. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11, episode 11 GIF recap: Westward no!". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
6. "RuPaul's Drag Race trades transformation for recycled drama in its least satisfying makeover yet". The A.V. Club. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.