As RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 draws to a close, the first look at episode 13 sees the top five reunited with some family members for the dreaded makeover challenge – and there’s tears a-plenty.
12 episodes after Suzie Toot dazzled Katy Perry with her nine tapping toes, the top five of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 – Onya Nurve, Lexi Love, Jewels Sparkles, Sam Star and Ms. Toot – has been decided.
Though the girls must be exhausted by now, the competition is still as fierce as ever, and the first glimpse at episode 13 gives the top five a much needed taste of home by reuniting them with their relatives to induct them into their drag families.
Upon re-entering the Werk Room, Sam Star is understandably tearful after sending the season’s darling, Lana Ja’Rae, home. She’s also shook because last week was her first ever time in the bottom two.
Onya officially has four wins, which should get the girls off Suzie’s back (probably not, though), and the only girl to not have two under her belt is Jewels Sparkles.
The next day, the drama-stirring RuPaul’s Drag Race, ‘Spill the T’ mini challenge returns; the queens have to vote one of the top five in a category, and if they’re in the majority, they get a point.
Onya and Lexi are named most unpredictable in their behaviour, Lexi and Jewels are most likely to fake an orgasm (?), Suzie is voted most likely to star in Godzilla Vs. one of the queens (??) and Onya and Suzie are who the rest of the cast most want to see eliminated.
Sam is voted the horniest, Lexi most likely to search for an afters and Jewels is voted most likely to go home next…
Then, it’s maxi challenge time, and it’s the dreaded makeover. ‘Dreaded’, because the task has a history of dodgy judging and brutal eliminations. Just ask Loosey LaDuca and Dakota Schiffer.
Sam’s mother appears, then Suzie’s, and there’s not a dry eye in the house. Onya, who is already sobbing, is reunited with her dad, then Jewels with hers, and then Lexi with her biological mother Tammie.
Get the tissues ready, folks.
New episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 air on Fridays on MTV in the US and WOWPresents Plus internationally.
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