Every RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 runway look, ranked
Every RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 runway look, ranked
Every RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 runway look, ranked
Is she a lovely lady or a lackluster "lemurian" on the runway? The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 (Fridays at 8 p.m. on VH1) have brought it to the ball, and EW has ranked each lewk on the main stage thus far. From worst to best, see how season 12's fashions stack up in the gallery ahead, which will update every Monday with the previous episode's additions. (Note: Due to her disqualification from the competition, Sherry Pie will not be included in this gallery).
67. Aiden Zhane’s Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Aiden Zhane has all the potential in the world, but, when it comes to this outfit *clears throat and speaks in full Michelle Visage* it’s… a piece of fabric.
66. Heidi N Closet’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: To quote lauded wordsmith RuPaul: “Meh.”
65. Aiden Zhane’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Low
Verdict: It’s about time someone put some respect on Oblina from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.
64. Crystal Methyd’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: The least compelling of Crystal Methyd’s ball trio is interestingly textured and serving femme realness, but the fit is off (especially around the chest) and reads slightly “drag open mic night.” It’s soft and pretty, but reads as if Crystal is struggling to conform herself to fit an aesthetic versus staking a confident claim on a new lewk.
63. Brita’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Bottom Two
Verdict: In the spirit of inevitable comparisons, Manila Luzon’s pineapple dress has been found dead in a ditch thriving, surviving, and unbothered!
62. Heidi N Closet's Sparkle
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: Low
Verdict: Guest judge Nicki Minaj said she "hated" Heidi's face, but it's not the worst we've ever seen on Drag Race. It's all just painfully safe. In the immortal words of Detox: "I ain't sayin' I'm the best, but I ain't the worst."
61. Crystal Methyd’s Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Low
Verdict: Crystal Methyd is a blessing to the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. This outfit? Maybe not so much!
60. Rock M. Sakura’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Rock M. Sakura
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Eliminated
Verdict: We get it. Rock is never going to conform to anything, and her vision is respectable. From the knee up, this look is killer, but the bottom is too busy and should’ve been chopped from the beginning, but wasn’t atrocious enough to warrant her bottom-two placement.
59. Brita's Sparkle
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: High
Verdict: Mawmaw serving mom-on-a-Saturday-night realness! It's cute, it fits the brief, but Brita is capable of pulling off far more complex (and impressive) looks than this.
58. Rock M. Sakura’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Rock M. Sakura
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Eliminated
Verdict: The shape is a bit jarring (those hip pads are massive), but Rock has never looked prettier in a gown that reads better from farther away (there are a few construction inconsistencies when viewed up close).
57. Heidi N Closet’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: We appreciate the vision, and it’s almost the alienesque/Grace Jones masterpiece Heidi clearly envisioned, but a bit of editing (perhaps a smaller shoulder piece?) and a more flattering color would’ve taken this strong concept to the next level.
56. Heidi N Closet’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Cast Heidi N Closet on The Real Housewives of Atlanta right now.
55. Brita’s Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Brita never looks outright busted, but there’s always some intangible factor that keeps her outfits from soaring to great heights.
54. Heidi N Closet’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: Bottom Two
Verdict: There’s nothing wrong with what Heidi intended to do here — the contrast of the rainbow pattern with the slick-as-oil, form-fitting bodysuit is a delectable and visually pleasing one — but the execution above-the-neck (the hair is all wrong) throws things slightly off.
53. Widow Von’Du’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Widow Von’Du
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: High
Verdict: We love Widow more than life itself, but this is the delightful queen’s first true Von’Don’t of the season.
52. Aiden Zhane’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Low
Verdict: The Peggy Bundy reference is there, and we love the contrast of the red shoes with the leopard print (subtly gaudy is an visual goodie in this case), but, as has been the case with most of Aiden’s looks so far, it looks a tad too pedestrian and off-the-rack to warrant a higher placement among her season 12 sisters.
51. Widow Von'Du's Sparkle
Contestant: Widow Von’Du
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: Winner
Verdict: Widow absolutely deserved to win the first challenge (anyone who raps about fries while bending over backwards is automatically iconic), but this outfit is a bit too busy and the construction is awkward (those shoulders would look much stronger if they perked up a bit). The makeup is stunning and the hair is lovely, though!
50. Jackie Cox's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: High
Verdict: Jackie Cox is typically a feast for the eyes in and out of drag, but this busy dress is both too loud for fashion and not loud enough for true camp.
49. Rock M. Sakura's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Rock M. Sakura
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Long hair… kind of care!
48. Brita’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Bottom Two
Verdict: It’s… a pretty dress! And it fits well, it looks cute, but it’s in line with most of Brita’s output on the runway thus far: Decent but lacking that extra shot of eleganza to reach top-tier status.
47. Widow Von’Du’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Widow Von’Du Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Giddy-up, the Widow is riding in to collect her millions.
46. Crystal Methyd’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: The ball challenge couldn’t have come at a better time for Crystal Methyd, who was, the week prior, (unjustly) read by Michelle Visage for having repetitive makeup. The first of Crystal’s three ball-based lewks was cute, fun, and drastically different than what we’ve seen from her before, and shows both her versatility and willingness to conform to the competition when asked. God bless those years of her life she admittedly worked in a bowling alley basement (because of course she did).
45. Brita’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Bottom Two
Verdict: It’s about time we saw a bona fide theatrical drag lewk from Brita! The fit is a tad off, but the oversized shoulders, knee-high stirrups, and use of props combined to make this the most performative (and, therefore, dynamic) look Brita has given us so far!
44. Widow Von'Du's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Widow Von’Du
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: In adorable, fashion-forward circus attire, a clown Widow Von’Du is not.
43. Crystal Methyd’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: A cheery, playful nod to latin history cut from the same cloth as her entrance lewk is the perfect marriage of camp and Crystal’s individual aesthetic.
42. Brita’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Brita
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: Low
Verdict: Brita’s over-confidence in her own fashions rubbed many the wrong way during this week’s Untucked (she definitely hasn’t served a look every week, as she posed), but nothing can tarnish the energy she brought this week. Regardless of what the judges said (the hilarity of Michelle Visage using “it looks very nightclub” to critique a performer who makes the bulk of their income working in nightclubs) Brita’s bondage-infused hoe attire had us begging for mercy as the New York City queen’s finest showing on the main stage to date.
41. Crystal Methyd’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Crystal is an absolute delight, even when she’s not (see: buttons and bows). After a few initial missteps, Crystal has settled into a vibe that’s addictive for us and, finally, acceptable to Michelle Visage from the neck up. This pantsuit with a cape is serving every warm-weather vibe we need to take our brains out of quarantine and into the sunny tropics, and the first of Crystal’s looks that looks as expensive as a month-long sojourn to the islands.
40. Nicky Doll’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: High
Verdict: Yvie Oddly called (from space), she wants her farm-to-runway dress back.
39. Aiden Zhane’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Low
Verdict: If Bettie Page were a Rockford Peach… or, well, a Rockford Prickly Pear… it would look something like this divine throwback lewk that’s the most impressive thing Aiden Zhane has shown on the runway so far.
38. Heidi N Closet's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Heidi N Closet
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: High
Verdict: We’re not as sold as RuPaul on “Heidi N Closet” being an awful name, but a temporary name change to “Heidi Ho” would add a delightful zest to this cutesy getup.
37. Widow Von’Du’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Widow Von’Du
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Smother us with sleeves, mother!
36. Jackie Cox's Sparkle
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: High
Verdict: You know what they say: The higher the hair, the closer to high-fiving Divine in heaven. We'll dream of Jackie Cox forever thanks to this ethereal, retro eleganza that kicks old-Hollywood boudoir glamour up several jewel-encrusted notches.
35. Crystal Methyd's Sparkle
Contestant: Crystal Methyd
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Get yourself a girl who can do both HIM and Miss Bellum. While Crystal Methyd clearly has a strong sense of self and a powerful signature aesthetic, this fun, devilish look felt a tad overcooked in the flames of Party City hell.
34. Jaida Essence Hall's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Jaida Essence Hall is the epitome of class and sophistication, and this gorgeous runway look is no exception.
33. Aiden Zhane's Tulle
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “You Don't Know Me”
Runway theme: Tulle
Placement: High
Verdict: She's serving Trinity The Tuck teas in a fun, colorful look that, like her fall and spring challenge attire, delightfully contrasts the grim, spooky aesthetic many expected to see from this ghoulish gal. We stan a versatile queen!
32. Dahlia Sin's Tulle
Contestant: Dahlia Sin
Episode: “You Don't Know Me”
Runway theme: Tulle
Placement: Low
Verdict: Ross Mathew's absurd criticism of Dahlia's flawless makeup had us scratching our scalps until they were as red as the Brooklyn queen's fun and flirty '80s eye-popper.
31. Dahlia Sin's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Dahlia Sin
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Eliminated
Verdict: Unfortunately, the sensual Dahlia Sin met her untimely demise wearing one of the best runway lewks of the week: A super-gay interpretation of Donnie Darko… Donnie Dark-ho, perhaps?
30. Rock M. Sakura’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Rock M. Sakura
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Eliminated
Verdict: It’s basic from the neck-down, but wisely so: It’s a canvas that allows the literal TETHER BALL WIG SWINGING AROUND HER FACE to exist on its own. Automatically iconic, this look would KILL in a live setting, and being an ace entertainer who can work a crowd is what it’s all about. It's not fashion, it's FUN!
29. Jaida Essence Hall’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: High
Verdict: Love and Basketball for Best Picture!
28. Jan’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Jan
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: High
Verdict: Say what you will about Jan’s harmless girl-next-door demeanor, the girl brings it to you every runway with killer fits, construction, and quality that give her a formidable edge on the main stage — even if the look itself isn’t the most inventive vision.
27. Nicky Doll's Buttons & Bows
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Bottom Two
Verdict: Rodent couture never looked this… well… has rodent couture even been a thing? Well, it is now.
26. Gigi Goode’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Challenge Winner
Verdict: May Queen? More like haaaaaay, kween! A bowl of fruit loops floating atop a bowl of creamy milk, we just want to slurp this creation up.
25. Jackie Cox’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Jackie Cox is notoriously modest about her own fashion sense, but this vintage-inspired raincoat over a silky jumper proves her intuition is more focused than she’s letting on — a smart move when you can set expectations low and deliver a knockout of innovation and throwback energy like this.
24. Jan’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Jan
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Is it a cow? Is it a soccer ball? Does it matter when it looks this good? Recalling Aquaria’s wrestler-chic ball getup from season 10, Jan’s fusion of her fashionable intuition with her soccer-jock past prove any hole is a goal (after goal, after goal, after goal…)
23. Widow Von’Du’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Widow Von’Du
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: It is now a national law that, instead of a Christmas tree, from here on out you must erect a recreation of Widow Von’Du’s Balls to the Wall gown for the holidays.
22. Jackie Cox’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Suze Orman on the rugby field realness!
21. Jan's Tulle
Contestant: Jan
Episode: “You Don't Know Me”
Runway theme: Tulle
Placement: High
Verdict: She might come off as the girl next door, but Jan's offbeat presentation of tulle — a fabric that most easily (and obviously) lends itself to flowing gowns like her season 12 sisters created — proves that this New York City queen is packing far more heat in her tulle-belt than her mild-mannered demeanors suggests.
20. Jan’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Jan
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Shape! Construction! Color! That face! Jan brings it to you (every ball or non-ball, for that matter!).
19. Jaida Essence Hall’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Jaida Essence Hall: Confirmed resident of Chromatica. Her mind!
18. Gigi Goode’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Challenge Winner
Verdict: The coat and collar of season 12? Divine. As polished as this reptilian look is, it’s further sold by Gigi’s confidence on the runway, as it’s — controversial statement coming — reading less as a complex construction and more like a “I purchased this at Nordstrom.”
17. Gigi Goode’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: High
Verdict: Hear me out: Gigi is a goddess of the runway, but she’s settling into an almost predictable pattern (heavy materials, vintage vibe) that makes it as if she’s being less inventive and more “I pulled this off a hanger in my closet.” There’s no denying how amazing she looks, I just want to see something a little more daring from the woman who’s setting the standard for runway excellence on season 12.
16. Jan’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Jan
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Yes, it’s a sweatsuit, but the little, divinely constructed details (the Janel shotput purse? HELLO!?) lift Jan’s Olympic housewife realness up to the heavens.
15. Gigi Goode's Buttons & Bows6.
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “World’s Worst”
Runway theme: Buttons & Bows
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Chic. Sophisticated. Heavy (ma’am used 25,000 buttons, ffs!). Gigi Goode is a Working Woman? earning every penny of her check in this power (bottom) suit-skirt hybrid.
14. Nicky Doll’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: High
Verdict: We mean this in the best way possible: Come through, feather duster realness!
13. Jaida Essence Hall's Tulle
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “You Don't Know Me”
Runway theme: Tulle
Placement: Win
Verdict: Silky, smooth, buttery, and sweet, Jaida Essence Hall's delectable gown and elegant paint established her as a sophisticated force on the runway.
12. Jackie Cox’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: High
Verdict: Jackie’s subdued personality in the main competition (so far) has resulted in a relatively muted response to her consistently lovely turnout on the runway, including this middle eastern-inspired mixture of harem pants, golden wings, and a jaw-dropping headpiece.
11. Jackie Cox’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Jackie Cox
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: Safe
Verdict: This is the prettiest Jackie Cox has looked on the runway to date, and she’s serving a divine swish of sexy realness that deserves a monumental palace erected in its honor.
10. Gigi Goode's Sparkle
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: Top two (no bottom two this episode)
Verdict: Yoanna House from America's Next Top Model cycle 2 is shaking, because there's a new queen of reality TV helmets in town. The texture of Gigi's expertly fitting glittersuit gorgeously contrasted the slick of latex on her chest, with shoulder pads and crisp lines harsh enough to cut a bitch down to size. Vroom vroom, gals and gays!
9. Nicky Doll’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: High
Verdict: Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl ensemble, eat your f—ing heart out.
8. Aiden Zhane’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Aiden Zhane
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: High
Verdict: The lambs are screaming “yaaaas, queen!” Say what you will about Aiden Zhane’s performance throughout the rest of the competition (it feels like Aiden realized Drag Race wasn’t a fit for her after week No. 1, yeah?), but this divinely crafted and textured marriage of European style and pop cultural prowess (she used a REAL moth for a sickening nod to Silence of the Lambs) made us forget all about the fact that she’s wearing that same damned wig under that to-die-for hat.
7. Jaida Essence Hall’s Basketball Wife Realness
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Basketball Wife Realness)
Placement: High
Verdict: Make room for a high-rolling icon at the country club, because Jaida Essence Hall could run any board room (and the champagne room) in this spectacular dress dripping with confident sex appeal and stately glamour.
6. Jaida Essence Hall’s Balls to the Wall
Contestant: Jaida Essence Hall
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Balls to the Wall)
Placement: High
Verdict: A walking vision with stems for days, Jaida Essence Hall’s trio of ball-based lewks shows versatility and a commitment to excellence and construction. We’d scrub her bubbles any day.5.
5. Nicky Doll’s Planet of the Capes
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “Gay’s Anatomy”
Runway theme: Capes
Placement: Eliminated
Verdict: In one of the most baffling critiques in Drag Race history, this heavenly, Game-of-Thrones-meets-Fifth-Element warrior princess had us gagging on its goddess eleganza, from the blissful contrast of the sheer cape against the metallic body pieces to the fur-lined cape draped across Nicky Doll’s shoulders before the reveal. This is a true fantasy that showcased Nicky’s keen eye for fashion as well as her mastery of selling a drag queen fantasy that didn’t get its proper due on the runway — especially considering someone like Courtney Act would’ve been deemed safe on an outfit like this alone back on season 6.
4. Gigi Goode’s Lady Baller
Contestant: Gigi Goode
Episode: “The Ball Ball”
Runway theme: Create three looks with a “ball” theme (Pictured: Lady Baller)
Placement: Challenge Winner
Verdict: From the flannel to the footwear, this is a superbly stitched with an otherworldly fit that functions as runway-ready fashion and gag-worthy, show-stopping drag. We’d gladly let Gigi Goode beat us with her mallet into fashion oblivion any day of the week.
3. Rock M. Sakura's Tulle
Contestant: Rock M. Sakura
Episode: “You Don't Know Me”
Runway theme: Tulle
Placement: Safe
Verdict: Few queens could pull off a look as garish as this, but even tucked among 900 yards of tulle, Rock M. Sakura's mammoth personality bursts through this puffy ensemble's seams. It's not the most fashionable look on this list, but it's high camp, high energy, and the magic of drag to the highest power.
2. Nicky Doll's Sparkle
Contestant: Nicky Doll
Episode: “I’m That Bitch”
Runway theme: Sparkle
Placement: Low
Verdict: Simple and chic, divine get domineering, Nicky Doll's iron-feathered shawl and perfectly beaten mug aligned atop a black dominatrix fantasy to create a high-fashion dream straight off the couture runways of Paris. Bonjour, bitch, because the Queen of France said "off with their [wigs]."
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