Corporate Queens

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"Corporate Queens"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 16
Episode 11
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Joel Kim Booster
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"Corporate Queens" is the eleventh episode of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] It originally aired on March 15, 2024. Joel Kim Booster is a guest judge.

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Sapphira Cristál wins the episode's mini-challenge and main challenge. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Morphine Love Dion.

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Q's runway dress references the red ribbon, an awareness ribbon used as the symbol for the solidarity of people living with HIV/AIDS

For the episode's mini-challenge, RuPaul has the contestants play a game called Spill the T. The game has contestants cast votes about each other, based on questions asked by RuPaul. Sapphira Cristál wins the mini-challenge. [2]

For the main challenge, the contestants create drag employee seminars. The teams are: Plane Jane and Q, Dawn and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, and Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, and Sapphira Cristál. During rehearsals, Michelle Visage and Joel Kim Booster visit the contestants in the Werk Room. [3] Visage reveals to the contestants that they will be delivering their presentations in front of a live audience. Q says her runway look is a tribute to LGBTQ people who died during the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, and reveals that she is HIV-positive. [2]

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges Visage and Ross Mathews, as well as guest judge Booster. The runway category is "Flashback: DragCon 1980". Q wears a red-and-white dress inspired by the work of Keith Haring that references the red ribbon. [4] [5] Sapphira Cristál wins the main challenge. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Morphine Love Dion place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Dim All the Lights" (1979) by Donna Summer. During the contest, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige throws the cape from her outfit onto Morphine Love Dion. [6] Morphine Love Dion wins the lip-sync and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige is eliminated from the competition. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Guzzo, Bianca (2024-03-16). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Episode 11 RECAP: Corporate Queens". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ↑ Robledo, Jordan (2024-03-18). "Drag Race: Joel Kim Booster addresses Q and Sapphira Cristál challenge drama". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ↑ Gregory, Drew Burnett (2024-03-16). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" 1611 Recap: Living for Your Lip Sync". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 11 recap: "You're a mom and pop, I'm a corporation' | Xtra Magazine". 2024-03-17. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Corporate Queens" (S16 E11) - WERRRK.com". 2024-03-18. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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