Old Friends Gold

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"Old Friends Gold"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
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"Old Friends Gold" is the sixth episode of the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] [4] It originally aired on February 3, 2023. Megan Stalter is a guest judge.

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Robin Fierce (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023) is eliminated from the competition. DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -144 (cropped).jpg
Robin Fierce (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023) is eliminated from the competition.

For the episode's main challenge, the contestants write and perform lyrics as old lady girl groups. Luxx Noir London, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Salina EsTitties perform a country song. Aura Mayari, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Sasha Colby, and Spice perform a metal song. Anetra, Jax, Loosey LaDuca, and Robin Fierce perform a hip hop song.

On the runway, the category is "Tie-Dye to Die For." In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews is a judge and Megan Stalter is a guest judge. Aura Mayari, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby receive positive critiques, and Aura Mayari wins the challenge. Anetra, Jax, and Robin Fierce receive negative critiques, and Anetra is deemed safe. Jax and Robin Fierce place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "In Your Room" (1988) by The Bangles. Robin Fierce is eliminated from the competition.

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