Divas Lip Sync Live

"Divas Lip Sync Live"
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 2
Original air date	February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)
Guest appearances
Todrick Hall Vanessa Williams
Episode chronology

"Divas Lip Sync Live" is the second episode of the third season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which aired on VH1 on February 1, 2018. The episode has contestants impersonate famous divas and lip sync to a medley of RuPaul songs. Todrick Hall and Vanessa Williams serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Carson Kressley.

Episode

Todrick Hall (left, pictured in 2017) and Vanessa Williams (right, pictured in 2012) served as guest judges.

The nine remaining queens are assigned female musicians to impersonate VH1 divas in the Divas Lip Sync Live battle, a tribute act in the form of a live medley of RuPaul songs.^[1] After rehearing with Todrick Hall,^[2] Aja performs as Amy Winehouse, BeBe Zahara Benet as Diana Ross, BenDeLaCreme as Julie Andrews, Chi Chi DeVayne as Patti LaBelle, Kennedy Davenport as Janet Jackson, Milk as Celine Dion, Shangela as Mariah Carey, Trixie Mattel as Dolly Parton, and Thorgy Thor as Stevie Nicks.^[3][4]

Runway

RuPaul introduces guest judges Hall and Vanessa Williams, and reveals the theme for the runway: "RuDemption Runway". The challenge has each contestant recreate a look from their original season.^[5][6] Upon judgement, Aja, Milk, and Trixie Mattel are deemed safe. During the critiques, BeBe Zahara Benet, BenDaLeCreme, and Shangela receive positive feedback on their performances and runway looks, with the latter two winning the challenge. Chi Chi DeVayne, Kennedy Davenport and Thorgy Thor are all criticized for their performances, while their runway looks receive praise. DeVayne is declared safe from the bottom two. Shangela and BenDeLaCreme lip sync against each other to The Pointer Sisters' "Jump (For My Love)". Shangela wins the lip sync and eliminates Thorgy Thor.^[7][8][9]

Results

Queen	Impersonation	Song	Runway	Result
Shangela	Mariah Carey	"The Realness"	Christmas Eleganza (S3; E2)	WIN
BenDeLaCreme	Julie Andrews	"Call Me Mother"	Dripping in Jewels Eleganza (S6; E11)	TOP2
Aja	Amy Winehouse	"U Wear It Well"	Fairytale Princess Eleganza (S9; E3)	SAFE
Bebe Zahara Benet	Diana Ross	"The Main Event"	Entrance Look (S1; E1)	SAFE
Chi Chi DeVayne	Patti LaBelle	"Jealous of My Boogie"	Neon Queen Realness (S8; E4)	SAFE
Milk	Celine Dion	"Peanut Butter"	Crazy, Sexy, Cool (S6; E6)	SAFE
Trixie Mattel	Dolly Parton	"Adrenaline"	The Ugliest Dress Ever (S7; E9)	SAFE
Kennedy Davenport	Janet Jackson	"Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent"	Death Becomes Her (S7; E6)	BTM
Thorgy Thor	Stevie Nicks	"Born Naked"	Neon Queen Realness (S8; E4)	ELIM

Lip Sync

Episode	Contestants (Pick for Elimination)			Song	Winner	Up For Elimination	Eliminated
2	Shangela (Thorgy Thor)	vs.	BenDeLaCreme (Thorgy Thor)	"Jump (For My Love)" (The Pointer Sisters)	Shangela	Kennedy Davenport Thorgy Thor	Thorgy Thor

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

Reception

In her 2018 "definitive ranking" of all the RuPaul's Drag Race musicals for In Magazine, Bianca Guzzo ranked the divas tribute number six and wrote, "This was another Rusical that had potential to be great. Our favourite Queens impersonating our favourite divas… Literally nothing could top that. Unfortunately VH1 Diva's [sic] featured some queens having a bit of an advantage over others, which made a lot of Drag Race fans upset."^[10] In their review of the episode, Vulture.com's Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers rated "Divas Lip Sync Live" four out of five stars.^[11]

See also

• Janet Jackson as a gay icon
• List of Rusicals

References

1. ""RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Recap: Season 3, Episode 2, "Divas Lip Sync Live"". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
2. "The Divas Showed Up (and Showed Off) on 'All Stars 3' Last Night". Pride.com. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
3. Oliver, Isaac (February 2, 2018). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars': Dueling Divas". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
4. Guerra, Joey (February 2, 2018). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3' recap: Divas (almost) live". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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6. Munzenrieder, Kyle (February 2, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Power Rankings: Was This Even a Fair Challenge?". W. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
7. Sava, Oliver (February 2, 2018). "A Drag Race All Star learns that you don't question reality TV fairness". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
8. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' eliminee Milk teases 'diva' twist, would've played Virgin Mary for Snatch Game". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
9. Molly Fitzpatrick (February 2, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3: Thorgy Thor Interview". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
10. "A Definitive Ranking of All the Musicals on RuPaul's Drag Race". In Magazine. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
11. Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers (February 1, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Season 3, Episode 2". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

External links

• Divas Lip Sync Live at VH1
• Drag Divas Live at IMDb