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"Rate-A-Queen" is the first episode of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on January 5, 2024. Charlize Theron is a guest judge. Former contestant Derrick Barry also makes a guest appearance, hosting the episode's main challenge, which is a talent show.
Episode
The season's first seven contestants enter the Werk Room. The episode's mini-challenge is a photo shoot in which contestants pose for the Ring camera on RuPaul's porch as he watches.
For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with performing in the "MTV's Spring Break" talent show, hosted by former contestant Derrick Barry. Following are the contestants and their acts:
Amanda Tori Meating – original song lip-sync
Dawn – original song lip-sync
Mirage – original song lip-sync
Morphine Love Dion – lip-sync / Baile Folklorico
Q – puppet ballet show
Sapphira Cristál – opera singing
Xunami Muse – original song lip-sync
On the runway, the category is "RuVeal Yourself". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley is a judge and Charlize Theron is a guest judge. Dawn, Mirage, Q and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques. Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion and Xunami Muse receive negative critiques. The queens rank each other using the Rate-A-Queen system. Q and Sapphira Cristál receive the highest placements, making them the top two contestants of the week who will face off in a lip-sync to "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé for the win. Sapphira Cristál is declared the winner, earning her immunity. No contestants are eliminated from the competition.
Reception
Reviews noted the Rate-A-Queen ranking format as a triangle-shaped parody of The Circle.
Kevin O'Keeffe of Xtra Magazine opined, "I don’t mind the more languid start to the season, but I do wonder why they didn’t just keep the incredibly successful premiere format from Season 15." Gay Times included Mirage in a 2024 list of the seventeen best talent show performances on Drag Race to date.
See also
Charlize Theron filmography
References
External links
‘The Pit Stop’ for ‘Drag Race 16’ episode 1: Trixie and Jimbo recap ‘Rate-A-Queen’
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