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"RuPaulmark Channel"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 13
Episode 4
Featured music"100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters
Original air dateJanuary 22, 2021 (2021-01-22)
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"RuPaulmark Channel" is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] It originally aired on January 22, 2021. The episode's main challenge tasks contestants with acting in holiday movies. Loni Love is a guest judge and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman also makes a guest appearance. Symone is the winner of the main challenge. Kahmora Hall is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync contest against Denali to "100% Pure Love" by Crystal Waters.

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Episode

Symone (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) win's the episode's main challenge. RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52073263726).jpg
Symone (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) win's the episode's main challenge.
Kahmora Hall (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition. Kahmora Hall at DragCon 2022.jpg
Kahmora Hall (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition.

In the Werk Room, the contestants in the "winners" group are joined by the other group. Elliott with 2 Ts initially hides behind a screen to avoid detection. The contestants talk about Elliott with 2 Ts, before she reveals herself. On a new day, RuPaul greets the merged group and reveals the main challenge, which tasks contestants with overacting in "RuPaulmark Channel" holiday movies. [3] Following are the film titles and group members:

The three films are Valentine's Day-, Flag Day-, and April Fools' Day-themed, respectively. [4] The contestants break into groups, review the scripts, select their roles, and begin to rehearse. RuPaul returns to the Werk Room to meet with each group, asking questions and offering advice. RuPaul asks Utica Queen if she has smoked cannabis, prompting an ambiguous reply from the contestant and a hysterical laugh from RuPaul. RuPaul reveals the category for the fashion show ("Trains for Days"), then the contestants rehearse and film with Ross Mathews. Back in the Werk Room, the contestants make final preparations for the fashion show. Symone discusses going to prom in drag. Tamisha Iman reveals she has three biological children.

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges Michelle Visage and Mathews, as well as guest judge Loni Love. The fashion show commences. The judges deliver their critiques, deliberate, and share the results with the group. Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone receive positive critiques, and Symone is declared the winner. Denali, Kahmora Hall, and LaLa Ri receive negative critiques. Denali and Kahmora Hall place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync contest to "100% Pure Love (1994) by Crystal Waters. [5] [6] Denali wins the lip-sync and Kahmora Hall is eliminated from the competition. [7]

Production and broadcast

Loni Love (pictured in 2022) is a guest judge. Loni Love (52043559293).jpg
Loni Love (pictured in 2022) is a guest judge.

The episode originally aired on January 22, 2021.

In her film, Tamisha Iman's character Zoltina impersonates Cher. Rosé plays a gnome. Utica Queen's character is a cannabis-consuming hippie. Kahmora Hall wears an outfit for green screen and portrays a tree. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman appears in all three films; in April Fool's Rush In, he impersonates Prince.

According to Billboard , Kahmora Hall's "tight-fitting, luxuriously accessorized train gown ... would prove to be fatal" in her lip-sync against Denali. Stephen Daw wrote, "with her movements hindered, Hall was forced to do her best by walking around the stage while Denali kicked, split, and duck-walked her way back into the competition". [8] Denali has said of her performance: "That style of music means a lot to me, and it’s the proudest moment I had on the show!" [9]

Love was later a guest judge on the season's sixth ("Disco-mentary"), tenth ("Freaky Friday Queens"), and twelfth ("Nice Girls Roast") episodes, as well as the fourteenth season's fourth episode ("She's a Super Tease").

Fashion

Utica Queen's runway outfit was inspired by the Curtain Dress (pictured on display at the National Museum of American History) designed by Bob Mackie and worn by Carol Burnett during the "Went with the Wind!" comedy sketch that originally aired on The Carol Burnett Show in 1976. Curtain Dress (cropped).JPG
Utica Queen's runway outfit was inspired by the Curtain Dress (pictured on display at the National Museum of American History ) designed by Bob Mackie and worn by Carol Burnett during the "Went with the Wind!" comedy sketch that originally aired on The Carol Burnett Show in 1976.

Inspired by Quetzalcoatl and the quetzal bird, Denali's runway look was described by Kate Kulzick of The A.V Club as "full Carnival in a bright, feathered leotard with big structured shoulders, a tall, colorful Mohawk wig, and a massive ostrich feather train". [4] Olivia Lux wears a tall white wig, a coatdress and long train, and a lavender ruffled neck piece with matching boots. Elliott with Two Ts has a white lace bodysuit and a white studded belt, a white ruffled train made of tulle, and tall blonde hair. Kahmora Hall's gold dress has two dragon heads as shoulder pieces, and a dragon tail train in the back. Symone wears a corset and jumpsuit, with a durag that becomes a train. [4]

LaLa Ri wears a belted coat, a bodysuit, and thigh-high boots. Inspired by the "Went with the Wind!" comedy sketch that originally aired on The Carol Burnett Show on CBS in 1976, Utica Queen wears a "hoop dress complete with curtain rod and pull tie belt". Rosé's look has been described as a "true blue pantsuit with striking white lapels and a tall white curled Mohawk with a giant blue tulle train". [4] Gottmik uses a bedazzled leaf blower for wind effects, and Tina Burner's look resembles the uniform of a train conductor. Joey Jay wears a red braid, and Kandy Muse has a red corset. Tamisha Iman wears a pink bodysuit and train. [10]

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'. [4] Entertainment Weekly said Kimora Hall "made herstory as the queen who looked the best during her elimination". [11] Denali's performance during the lip-sync received both praise and negative criticism, [12] [13] [14] with various outlets consider it among the show's best. [15] [16] [17] Queerty said Denali "stunned" during the performance. [18] The lip-sync caused "100% Pure Love" to re-enter the Billboard charts. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13, Episode 4 recap: We made it to the merge!". Xtra Magazine . January 22, 2021. ISSN   0829-3384. Wikidata   Q137708119.
  2. ↑ ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1304 Recap: Three Hot Businesswomen and One Hot Clown". Autostraddle . January 23, 2021. Wikidata   Q137708123.
  3. ↑ Guzzo, Bianca (January 23, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 Episode 4 Recap: RuPaulmark Channel". IN Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eliminations return as RuPaul's Drag Race celebrates cheesy holiday movies". The A.V. Club . January 23, 2021. Wikidata   Q137708125.
  5. ↑ "Get Into This Lip Sync Even if You Don't Watch RuPaul's Drag Race". Vulture . January 23, 2021. Wikidata   Q137708128.
  6. ↑ "Denali and Kahmora Hall's "100% Pure Love" Lip Sync Will Go Down in Drag Race Herstory". them . January 25, 2021. Wikidata   Q137708129.
  7. ↑ Swift, Andy (January 23, 2021). "Drag Race Season 13 Makes Its First Cut: Was The Right Queen Sent Packing?". TVLine . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ Daw, Stephen (January 29, 2021). "Kahmora Hall on Joining the Sorority of First-Eliminated 'Drag Race' Queens: 'I'm Grateful For It'". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ Holland, Scott (March 15, 2021). "Denali Talks 'Drag Race' Experience, Viral Lip-Synch Battle". Hotspots Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "RuPaulmark Channel". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 13. Episode 4. January 22, 2021. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. ↑ "Every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 13 runway look, ranked". Entertainment Weekly . People Inc. ISSN   1049-0434. OCLC   21114137. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Drag Race alum Aja applauds fellow queen Denali for owning up to past voguing mistakes". PinkNews . May 24, 2023. Wikidata   Q137708143.
  13. ↑ "Ranking The Best Lip Sync of Each RuPaul's Drag Race Season". Pride.com . Here Media. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  14. ↑ Daw, Stephen (February 2, 2024). "The Best Lip Sync From Every Main Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Billboard . Eldridge Industries. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   732913734. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  15. ↑ Morey, Alice (November 9, 2023). ""Give me that corporate insurance!": Drag Race star Denali Foxx announces engagement". Gay Times . Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ Damshenas, Sam (June 1, 2023). ""Free Willy!" The 12 best lip-syncs in Drag Race herstory". Gay Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ "The 15 Most Memorable Lip Syncs In 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". Elite Daily. February 20, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  18. ↑ "'Drag Race' alum Denali is getting ready to sashay down the aisle, announces engagement to BF". Queerty . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Crystal Waters Track Returns To The Charts". Instinct . February 14, 2021. ISSN   1096-0058. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  20. ↑ Daw, Stephen (March 16, 2021). "'Drag Race': Denali Is Still Shook That Crystal Waters Said 'Thank You' For Her '100% Pure Love' Lip Sync". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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