Prancing Queens

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"Prancing Queens"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 10
Directed byNick Murray
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"Prancing Queens" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] It originally aired on May 4, 2015. Rachael Harris and Alyssa Milano are guest judges. The episode was directed by Nick Murray. [4]

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Episode

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Rachael Harris (left) and Alyssa Milano (right) are guest judges on the episode.
Trixie Mattel (pictured in 2018) is eliminated from the competition. Rupaul Dragcon 2018-103 (41175949055) (cropped).jpg
Trixie Mattel (pictured in 2018) is eliminated from the competition.

For the mini-challenge, contestants appear in the Fake Housewives of RuPaul's Drag Race, a parody of the Real Housewives franchise. Violet Chachki wins, and therefore assigns contestants into teams of two for the main challenge. [5]

The main challenge involves dancing, [6] and the runway theme is half-female, half-male looks. [7] Pairs are asked to create unique choreography, combing two types of dance. [8] Kym Johnson appears to assist during rehearsals. Rachael Harris and Alyssa Milano are guest judges. [5]

Katya and Violet Chachki are declared the winners of the main challenge. Ginger Minj and Trixie Mattel place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Show Me Love". [9] Trixie Mattel is eliminated from the competition. [5]

Production

The episode originally aired on May 4, 2015.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'. [10] Jason Mecchi included the dance challenge in Screen Rant 's 2021 overview of the show's ten most difficult main (or "maxi") challenges to date. [8]

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