Drag Con Panel Extravaganza

"Drag Con Panel Extravaganza"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 10 Episode 6
Presented by	RuPaul
Original air date	April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)
Guest appearances
Kumail Nanjiani (guest judge) Emily V. Gordon (guest judge)
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"Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" is the sixth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . ^{[1] [2]} Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani are guest judges.

Episode

Emily V. Gordon (left) and Kumail Nanjiani (right) are guest judges.

Blair St. Clair (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition.

For this episode's mini-challenge, the contestants are asked to objects by only sitting on them. Asia O'Hara is declared the winner.

For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with creating and producing RuPaul's DragCon panels in front of a live audience. Following are the topics and teams being judged for likability: ^[3]

• Body: Eureka, Kameron Michaels, and Monét X Change
• Face: Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, and Monique Heart
• Hair: Blair St. Clair, Miz Cracker, and The Vixen

On the runway, the category is "Hats Incredible". Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani are guest judges. Eureka wins the main challenge. Blair St. Clair and The Vixen place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "I'm Coming Out" (1980) by Diana Ross. Blair St. Clair is eliminated from the competition. ^[4]

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A-'. ^[5] Gay Times ranked Asia O'Hara's look seventh in a 2018 overview of the thirteen best runway looks from the season. ^[6]

References

1. Henderson, Eric (April 27, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 6, "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Pros and Drag Cons". Vulture. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
3. Brennan, Niall; Gudelunas, David (August 19, 2022). Drag in the Global Digital Public Sphere: Queer Visibility, Online Discourse and Political Change. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-63878-3. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. Guzzo, Bianca (April 27, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 6 Recap: Drag Con Panel Extravaganza". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
5. "RuPaul's Drag Race builds an exceptional challenge from DragCon promotion". The A.V. Club. April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
6. Damshenas, Sam (June 29, 2018). "Get ready to gag! These are our top 13 runway looks from Drag Race season 10". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.