Runner-Up: Ra’Jah O’Hara Ra’Jah’s Eleganza Extravaganza look. It bears mentioning that Kylie is wearing the cursed pronouns jacket from the Levi’s challenge last week - do I love this or hate it? I legitimately still can’t make up my mind. Everyone is lovable, everyone wants to win. There’s not much to report from the getting-ready section. The fierce and fabulous final four! Via Paramount+. They strike a “Charlie’s Angels” pose and announce themselves: “The fierce and fabulous final four!” A fitting title for the champions of an outstanding season. Via Paramount+.įor the final day of the competition, the queens enter with flair. The queens all shared a piece of themselves on Ru and Michelle’s podcast. This show needs to pay more dues to the queens who make all their own garments - it’s a talent that is absolutely essential to drag, but one that “Drag Race” only honors in a few key challenges. She never looked bad on Season 11, but it was nothing compared to the way she owned the runway this time around. She doesn’t mention it here, but fun fact: Ra’Jah only spent $600 total on her All Stars runways. Ra’Jah is last, and she shares the details of her evolution as a queen. I’d be mortified if I in that process were forever immortalized. Let me just put it out there that these queens are SO brave to be learning (and struggling with) choreography on TV. Via Paramount+.Įureka also has some trouble at first, but it’s heartwarming to watch her get on the right track with Jamal’s guidance. But Ra’Jah’s a dancer - I’m not concerned. Ra’Jah’s up first, and she’s struggling to master the intricate line dance choreo Jamal is throwing at her.
The queens head to the mainstage to learn choreography from Jamal Sims, verified daddy of the “Drag Race” franchise. It’s a tall order for queens to write lyrics that encompass all the nuances of the United States, but if any group could do it, it would be these four. Kylie plans to address the discrimination she’s faced, both for her “uneducated” Southern accent and her transness, and Ra’Jah aims to tackle the fact that America isn’t a safe space for so many of its citizens, particularly Black people, at the hands of police brutality. The song, which features vocals from Tanya Tucker, promises to give a more nuanced look at America. Luckily, the queens got the memo, and they’re not just blinding celebrating the U.S. Why are we celebrating America, as queer people, when it almost always disappoints us? When it fails so many of its citizens? This is an all too common example of Ru pandering to Middle America, when this show would be so elevated by a rejection of the mainstream and celebration of folks on the margins. Ru comes in to announce the week’s maxi challenge: each queen needs to write a verse to her original song, “This is Our Country,” which is, and I’m directly quoting this so you know I’m not making it up, “a love letter to the U.S. They honor her with a rendition of her verse from “Show Up Queen,” a reminder that though Trinity may have missed out on the finale, she was an integral part of this season and definitely could have snatched the crown if she had made it to the end.
The next day, the queens enter to find Trinity’s mirror message. They both placed 9th originally (a fun coincidence), and now they’ve made it to the finale and are strong contenders for the crown.
It’s an especially momentous occasion for Kylie and Ra’Jah, who both floundered on their original seasons. The girls reflect on their journeys thus far.
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