Two Queens, One Joke

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"Two Queens, One Joke"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 15
Episode 11
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"Two Queens, One Joke" is the eleventh episode of the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on March 10, 2023. Ali Wong is a guest judge.[4]

Anetra wins the episode's mini-challenge. Loosey LaDuca and Luxx Noir London win the main challenge. Marcia Marcia Marcia is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Anetra to "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat.

Episode[edit]

Ali Wong (pictured in 2024) is a guest judge on the episode.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants dance in a Harlem–style vogue ball. Anetra wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants perform comedy routines in pairs in the Bubly Comedy Festival. The pairs consist of Loosey LaDuca and Luxx Noir London, Anetra and Sasha Colby, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Salina EsTitties; Marcia Marcia Marcia performs alone.

Marcia Marcia Marcia (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023) is eliminated from the competition.

On the runway, the category is "Rip Her to Shreads". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Ts Madison is a judge and Ali Wong is a guest judge. Loosey LaDuca, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Salina EsTitties receive positive critiques. Loosey LaDuca and Luxx Noir London win the challenge. Anetra, Marcia Marcia Marcia, and Sasha Colby receive negative critiques. Sasha Colby is deemed safe. Anetra and Marcia Marcia Marcia place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Boss Bitch" (2020) by Doja Cat. Anetra wins the lip-sync and Marcia Marcia Marcia is eliminated from the competition.

Production[edit]

The episode originally aired on March 10, 2023.

Reception[edit]

The episode's lip-sync became season 15's first to reach one million views on YouTube.[5] Coleman Spilde of The Daily Beast said "we'll always remember where we were" in describing Anetra's "running jump-and-dive into a somersault" over Marcia Marcia Marcia.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Frank, Jason P. (2023-03-10). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Size Matters". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Harrison, Frankie (2023-03-11). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 11 Recap: Two Queens, One Joke". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "The queens stand up in a RuPaul's Drag Race comedy showdown". The A.V. Club. 2023-03-11. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 15, Episode 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Anetra vs. Marcia Becomes 1st 'Drag Race' S15 Lip Sync With 1M Views". Pride.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Spilde, Coleman (March 11, 2023). "This Epic 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Dance Move Will Go Down in History". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.