Drag Con Panel Extravaganza

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"Drag Con Panel Extravaganza"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 10
Episode 6
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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.

Contents

Episode

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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. RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52072221337).jpg
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]

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]

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