The final five queens delivered sickening makeovers during the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15.
Spoilers ahead.
For this week’s maxi-challenge, the queens were asked to team up with five inspirational educators to deliver twin makeovers.
“Today it’s your turn to change the lives of some good teachers with the miracle of drag,” Ru revealed.
“Please give a warm Drag Race welcome to five hardworking teachers who are about to become your students.
“For this week’s maxi-challenge, you need to transform these fearless educators into flawless Glamazons.”
After Mrs Marsh-Banks, Ms Reyes, Mrs Wallace, Mrs Mahoney, and Ms Tang introduced themselves, Ru tasked mini-challenger Loosey LaDuca with pairing the queens with their teachers.
The Connecticut-based queen then assigned Mistress Isabelle Brooks with Ms Tang (Madam Thang), Anetra with Mrs Mahoney (Elecktra), Sasha Colby with Mrs Marsh-Banks (Ferocity Colby), and Luxx Noir London with Ms Reyes (Asia Azul) – which left her Mrs Wallace (LaLa LaDuca).
With their teams selected, Ru reminded the queens that the judges’ panel would be looking for “a strong family” resemblance.
After Ru exited the workroom, the queens and their drag pupils flocked to their respective corners to brainstorm runway ideas.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long for the queens to bond with their educator counterparts, who each were open to anything and everything.
While prepping their content, Mistress and Ms Tang bonded over being Latina and queer.
“When I was a teenager, I would have gagged if I even had a teacher who was able to be themselves,” the Texas-based queen gushed.
“I’m sure that even if your students don’t say it, I’m sure they look up to you so much. And, like, they see someone who is like them, or maybe they feel that way, and they are not allowed to be like that at home.”
Mistress’ admission evoked an emotional response from Ms Tang, who opened up about the importance of creating a safe space for her students.
“The moment when a student tells me that they feel safe in my classroom, it’s all worth it,” she said.
While most of the queens established personal and professional relationships with their teachers, Luxx appeared to only be in business mode with Ms Reyes.
Halfway through their runway preparation, Ru returned to the workroom to check in on the teams.
However, things got messy when Ru asked Loosey how she felt about her fellow queens selecting her to go home in last week’s episode.
“I didn’t give a shit. I was surprised, but I just took that in stride,” she revealed.
Before the queens and their draguates called it a day, Ru dropped a shocking twist.
“Oh and one more extra thing. Queens, you need to prepare your draguates for their final exam, a lip sync for your life,” Ru revealed.
Even though the twist proved to be a slight wrench in their runway plans, each pair navigated the news gracefully during their mainstage walkthrough.
The next day, the teams returned to the runway to paint their faces and get ready for the upcoming maxi-challenge.
While Luxx and Ms Reyes were getting ready, the two shared a heartfelt moment after the former discussed the pushback back she faced from her parents for doing drag.
When asked if they were really religious, Luxx replied: “They aren’t religious really, at all, which was the surprising part of why I got so much backlash.”
Luxx went on to reveal that while her parents weren’t religious, they did use certain hateful talking points to diminish her queer identity.
In response, Ms Reyes revealed that she stopped going to her Catholic church due to similar behaviour.
“It’s like, you know what? If you can’t accept my children for who they are… and I haven’t gone back because of that,” Ms Reyes explained.
With their faces beat, hair laid and looks secure, the queens and their students headed to the runway for their twin makeover debuts.
Following their iconic presentations, the judges’ panel – which included pop star Hayley Kiyoko – delivered their critiques.
While Sasha, Mistress, and Anetra shined with their twin makeovers, Luxx and Loosey’s work left the judges wanting more.
After the teacher draguates performed a sickening and wholesome lip-sync to Champion, Ru crowned Anetra as the maxi-challenge winner, resulting in Loosey and Luxx lip-syncing for their lives.
To the beat of Hayley’s For The Girls, the queens delivered a high-energy performance that featured dips, flips, comedy and floor-heavy choreography.
Ultimately, Ru asked Luxx to stay in the competition and Loosey to sashay away.
“I feel a little slighted. I have always delivered, and I deserve to be in the finale. I’m trying not to be angry that the other girls get to experience the rest of the journey, and I don’t,” Loosey said in her exit confessional.
“I shouldn’t have been in the bottom in this challenge. I executed everything. Mistress put her girl in a stretch dress. I know that I’m a superstar and I think that I’m one of the most unique people in this competition. I can’t say the same for everyone.”
Next week on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15, the queens will be starring in a remix of Ru’s hit track Blame It on the Edit.
Here’s how fans reacted to the latest episode of Drag Race:
the top 4 this season are all people of color and the last time this happened was in season 8 and season 3 oh i love this #dragrace pic.twitter.com/heYwKQFn3S
— born to do drag (@srodulvss) March 25, 2023
Anetra & Sasha tied for the most wins? #DragRace pic.twitter.com/eSf3jsRkNo
— 🌚 (@c1ubpenguinstan) March 25, 2023
“Which queen is most likely to have a sugar daddy?”#DragRace pic.twitter.com/jl7rXf2KV2
— Joey Nolfi (@joeynolfi) March 25, 2023
how dare they eliminate the front runner with 5 wins (2 maxis and 3 minis)? and right before the finale too? #dragrace pic.twitter.com/UqJgV0sgxM
— #teamluxx (@whatsafastgame) March 25, 2023
THE MUG?!?!? YES GAWD MAWMA #DragRace pic.twitter.com/IUueDSAPoU
— shook ☆ (@vivalasdrag) March 25, 2023
oh they did this for Me #dragrace pic.twitter.com/8txPRZ58eV
— born to do drag (@srodulvss) March 25, 2023
Production really gave us that Luxx-Loosey Trilogy #DragRace pic.twitter.com/blBl6T660j
— 🆎 (@pheromoso) March 25, 2023
“I don’t know who Jennifer Coolidge is”
gays across the world: #dragrace pic.twitter.com/Ji12BNfj0f
— Jesse Thee Slade 🥂 (@Jesse_bslade) March 25, 2023
loosey laduca coming back home after filming drag race: pic.twitter.com/FFpXUjZfcq
— ray ✨ (@mascarayde) March 25, 2023
Look, I’m THRILLED with the top four but sending Loosey home over shoes it’s several levels of fucked up #DragRace pic.twitter.com/SQQaSPkcWy
— badgalrandi (@ratedrandi) March 25, 2023
#dragrace 13 episodes in and a girl went home every week. rupaul really said: pic.twitter.com/APokA5KCHx
— #teamluxx (@whatsafastgame) March 25, 2023
Luxx Noir London is a PERFORMER baby! seeing Luxx in the bottom isn’t something that i EVER wanted to see but i’m glad she got a chance to turn it OUT once more before the end of the season! #DragRace pic.twitter.com/plHNu0s9gA
— 𝔞𝔭𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔞𝔫𝔶 🪩 (@dragraceher) March 25, 2023
ANETRA NATION WON #dragrace pic.twitter.com/VOtHCvLuvv
— matt #TEAMLUXXCIA (@mattsdragrace) March 25, 2023
anetra started the season with a win, ended the season winning the last two challenges AND she’s become the breakout fan favorite this season. may she be America’s Next Drag Superstar? #dragrace pic.twitter.com/uGFBKoUHOz
— #teamluxx (@whatsafastgame) March 25, 2023
“This Luxx, she’s trying to kill me!”
#DragRace #RuPaulsDragRace pic.twitter.com/fpNyVuqQDy
— Josh Mc (@JoshMcVa) March 25, 2023
New episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15, along with Untucked, air weekly and exclusively on the streamer of all things drag, WOW Presents Plus, in the UK and internationally on Saturdays at 2:00am.