Team Willow is up first, and Deja gets right into it and their group is really strong, but Lady Camden stays pretty quiet until the group discussion about fatherhood.
Out on the main stage Ru introduces this week’s panel of judges: Michelle, Carson, and comedienne Nicole Byer. They chat about what they’ve learned about the creative process while being in the competition. The next day in the werk room the queens get ready for their panels on the main stage. Bosco is nervous that her panel could go either way because her role as a moderator depends on the content her teammates give her. Ru asks Team #Leftovers (Jasmine) how she’s going to stop herself from talking over her teammates. Team Willow walks Ru through their game plan for an honest, real, and stull entertaining. Ru does a werk room walkabout and checks in with both groups. Bosco swoops in to take the lead to ensure Jasmine doesn’t talk over her fellow group members. Team Willow chooses Deja to be the moderator of their group, and over at Team #Leftovers Jasmine nominates herself to be the moderator and Daya is not sure Jasmine (the energy vampire), can do it. Each team will have one queen act as a moderator for the panel, and some of the queens are feeling a little nervous. Daya, Bosco, Jasmine and Jorgeous are on the opposing panel. She chooses Deja, Angeria, and Lady Camden. Since Willow won the mini challenge, she gets to choose her group. Ru then tells the queens that for this week’s maxi challenge the queens will be taking part in DragCon panels to lead dynamic discussions that are both insightful and hilarious about MEN.
Ru announces the winner of the mini challenge is Willow Pill! After getting into quick drag, the queens get to work photobombing Lil Nas X, Leo DiCaprio, and Shawn Mendes. The remaining eight queens to tell them that for this week’s mini challenge they will have to photobomb some of the most famous celeb men in the world. It’s a new day in the werk room, and Daya is feeling good coming off her fresh win. So last week’s tops could be this week’s bottom. It’s still very much any queen’s game…we’ve officially reached that point in the competition. The safe queens say that they were surprised Deja wasn’t in the bottom (and honestly, I agree because that Party City unlicensed superhero lewk was NOT IT). Daya apologizes about coming off “too competitively” the next few weeks, but the other queens assure her she’s just playing the game. Jasmine wipes the message away and the queens gather on the couch to congratulate Daya. The queens read Kerri’s note and Jasmine gets emotional about sending Kerri home after she had been such an inspiration for her in, and out of drag. This week’s episode begins in the werk room following Kerri’s elimination.
This week the queens will lead DragCon panels for their maxi challenge. Daya Betty was crowned the winner of the week (and I’m sure we’ll hear alllllll about it during this episode). Last week we said goodbye to the stunning Kerri Colby after a 60s girl group challenge had the queens split into trios to write and perform songs inspired by iconic bands like The Ronettes, and The Supremes. The remaining queens take part in DragCon panel discussions, bring shoulder pads back back back again, and comedian Nicole Byer is a guest judge…