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Broom’s Drag Race is known for a twist or two.

From the show’s homage to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to the plethora of lip-sync lalaparapooza’s (spelling?), the show still has the ability to elicit a Joslyn Fox-esque “GASP!” from fans fifteen years into its run.

For the eighth season of All Stars, RuPaul introduced another: in addition to competing for a coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, another competition titled ‘The Fame Games’ takes place, where the eliminated contestants flaunt their unseen runway looks.

At the end of the season, fans vote for one eliminated queen to be the “Queen of the Fames Games” and the recipient of a $60,000 prize.

As is the case with all Drag Race twists and turns, ‘The Fame Games’ was met with a polarised response from viewers. Here, we dive into the pros and cons.

Pro: Drag Race runway > Instagram

It’s become a RuPaul’s Drag Race tradition for eliminated contestants to showcase the looks they were unable to slay the runway with on Instagram, often in the form of glitzy pre-prepared photoshoots. As they bloody well should: it’s now quite common for the queens to spend a ludicrous amount of doollahz for the Drag Race runway, with Heidi N Closet recently revealing that she spent over $40,000 for All Stars 8. While we live to see the unaired looks on social media, having them spotlighted in motion on the main stage is a step in the right direction of ensuring the queens get their money’s worth and the designers have their work seen.