| "The Realness" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 9 |
"The Realness" is the ninth episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] [4]
Following Chi Chi DeVayne's death, the music video created as part of this episode was re-released by World of Wonder to include her. [5] [6]
The episode's main challenge has the remaining four contestants (Bob the Drag Queen, Chi Chi DeVayne, Kim Chi, and Naomi Smalls) [7] appear in a music video to RuPaul's song "The Realness", directed by Jayson Whitmore. [8] The contestants are asked to present their best drag on the runway. All four face off in a lip-sync to "The Realness". [9] Chi Chi DeVayne is eliminated. [10] As a result, she is not featured in the filmed music video. [11]
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'. [8]
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