The sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing February 24, 2014. Like the fifth season, the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". For the first time in the show's history, the season premiere was split into two episodes; the fourteen queens were split into two groups and the seven queens in each group competed against each other before being united as one group for the third episode.
Santino Rice and Michelle Visage returned as judges. Two new pit crew members, Miles Moody and Simon Sherry-Wood, joined Jason Carter and Shawn Morales.[1] The winner of this season won a prize package that included a supply from Colorevolution Cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000.[2] This was also the first season where Absolut Vodka and Interior Illusions, Inc. were not sponsors for the show, more specifically for the Untucked episodes. The Interior Illusions Lounge was renamed to the Silver Lounge or FormDecor Lounge. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk" while the song playing during the credits is "Dance With U", both from the album Born Naked.
^Miss Darienne Lake is referred to as Darienne Lake on the show.
^BenDeLaCreme was voted Miss Congeniality by the viewers.
^Trinity Kardashian Bonet is referred to as Trinity K. Bonet on the show.
^Kelly Mantle and Magnolia Crawford competed respectively on the first and second episodes but, being eliminated in the two premieres, neither was in a higher place than the other.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Bianca Del Rio won RuPaul's Drag Race season 6.
Adore Delano and Courtney Act were the runners-up.
BenDeLaCreme was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Contestants progress with placements in each episode
Seven new queens enter the workroom. RuPaul then announces that this season will be a split premiere. For the first mini-challenge, the queens do a photoshoot while jumping off a platform. Laganja Estranja wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create an outfit inspired by a TV show.
On the runway, April Carrión, BenDeLaCreme and Gia Gunn receive positive critiques, with BenDeLaCreme winning the challenge. Adore Delano, Kelly Mantle and Vivacious receive negative critiques, with Adore Delano being safe. Kelly Mantle and Vivacious lip-sync to "Express Yourself" by Madonna. Vivacious wins the lip-sync and Kelly Mantle is the first queen to sashay away.
The remaining seven queens enter the workroom. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a boudoir pillow fight with the pit crew photoshoot. Trinity K. Bonet wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create an outfit inspired by party supplies.
Bianca Del Rio - Luau Party
Courtney Act - Republican Party
Darienne Lake - St. Patrick's Day Party
Joslyn Fox - Quinceañera
Magnolia Crawford - Hoedown
Milk - Toga Party
Trinity K. Bonet - Princess Party
On the runway, Bianca Del Rio, Milk and Trinity K. Bonet receive positive critiques, with Bianca Del Rio winning the challenge. Darienne Lake, Joslyn Fox and Magnolia Crawford receive negative critiques, with Joslyn Fox being safe. Darienne Lake and Magnolia Crawford lip-sync to "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson. Darienne Lake wins the lip-sync and Magnolia Crawford sashays away.
The remaining twelve queens meet for the first time. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens pair up and create a beach themed lip-sync. Adore Delano and Milk win the mini-challenge. For this week's main challenge, the queens team up and star in horror film trailers for "Drag Race Me to Hell".
Team Adore Delano: Adore Delano, April Carrión, BenDeLaCreme, Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja and Vivacious
Team Milk: Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Act, Darienne Lake, Joslyn Fox, Milk and Trinity K. Bonet
On the runway, category is Best Drag. Team Milk is the winning team, with Darienne Lake winning the challenge. Team Adore Delano is the losing team. Adore Delano, April Carrión and Vivacious receive negative critiques, with Adore Delano being safe. April Carrión and Vivacious lip-sync to "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez. April Carrión wins the lip-sync and Vivacious sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have to guess a mashed up photo of someone and decide if it's a celebrity, or a drag queen. Adore Delano and BenDeLaCreme win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform in Shade: The Rusical.
Team Adore Delano:
Adore Delano plays Bad Penny
April Carrión plays Bertha
Joslyn Fox plays Amanda
Laganja Estranja plays Showgirl
Milk plays Les Mizabella
Team BenDeLaCreme:
BenDeLaCreme plays Shady Lady
Bianca Del Rio and Trinity K. Bonet play Pageant Queens
Courtney Act plays Good Penny
Darienne Lake and Gia Gunn play Comedy Queens
On the runway, category is Tony Award Realness. Adore Delano, BenDeLaCreme and Courtney Act receive positive critiques, with Courtney Act winning the challenge. April Carrión, Darienne Lake and Trinity K. Bonet receive negative critiques, with Darienne Lake being safe. April Carrión and Trinity K. Bonet lip-sync to "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan. Trinity K. Bonet wins the lip-sync and April Carrión sashays away.
On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand RuPaul's. Adore Delano, BenDeLaCreme and Bianca Del Rio receive positive critiques, with BenDeLaCreme winning the challenge. Gia Gunn, Milk and Laganja Estranja receive negative critiques, with Milk being safe. Gia Gunn and Laganja Estranja lip-sync to "Head to Toe" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam. Laganja Estranja wins the lip-sync and Gia Gunn sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Darienne Lake wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Oh No She Betta Don't".
Team Panty Ho's: Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Act, Darienne Lake and Laganja Estranja
Team Ru-Tang Clan: BenDeLaCreme, Joslyn Fox, Milk and Trinity K. Bonet
On the runway, category is Crazy, Sexy, Cool. Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio and Joslyn Fox receive positive critiques, with Adore Delano winning the challenge. Darienne Lake, Milk and Trinity K. Bonet receive negative critiques, with Darienne Lake being safe. Milk and Trinity K. Bonet lip-sync to "Whatta Man" by Salt-n-Pepa with En Vogue. Trinity K. Bonet wins the lip-sync and Milk sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens design nails and hand model different fruits and vegetables. Laganja Estranja wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens pair up and film an infomercial for RuPaul's Glamazon Cosmetics.
Adore Delano and Laganja Estranja
BenDeLaCreme and Darienne Lake
Bianca Del Rio and Trinity K. Bonet
Courtney Act and Joslyn Fox
On the runway, category is Black and White Drama. Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio, Laganja Estranja and Trinity K. Bonet receive positive critiques, with Adore Delano and Laganja Estranja both winning the challenge. BenDeLaCreme, Courtney Act, Darienne Lake and Joslyn Fox receive negative critiques, with Courtney Act and Joslyn Fox being safe. BenDeLaCreme and Darienne Lake lip-sync to "Point of No Return" by Exposé. Darienne Lake is declared the winner of the lip-sync, but Ben is saved and no one goes home.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens lip-sync to a RuPaul song upside down. Joslyn Fox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform a stand-up comedy act in front of the judges and a live audience.
On the runway, Bianca Del Rio, Darienne Lake and Trinity K. Bonet receive positive critiques, with Bianca Del Rio winning the challenge. BenDeLaCreme, Joslyn Fox and Laganja Estranja receive negative critiques, with BenDeLaCreme being safe. Joslyn Fox and Laganja Estranja lip-sync to "Stupid Girls" by Pink. Joslyn Fox wins the lip-sync and Laganja Estranja sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play "Hung Men", a hangman inspired challenge. BenDeLaCreme wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens guest host The RuPaul Show and interview Chaz Bono and Georgia Holt.
On the runway, category is Animal Kingdom Couture. BenDeLaCreme and Courtney Act receive positive critiques, with Courtney Act winning the challenge. Adore Delano, Joslyn Fox and Trinity K. Bonet receive negative critiques, with Joslyn Fox being safe. Adore Delano and Trinity K. Bonet lip-sync to "Vibeology" by Paula Abdul. Adore Delano wins the lip-sync and Trinity K. Bonet sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do abstract paintings using their bodies in honor of same-sex marriage . Bianca Del Rio wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover grooms into brides for a drag wedding with their spouses.
On the runway, BenDeLaCreme and Bianca Del Rio receive positive critiques, with Bianca Del Rio winning the challenge. Adore Delano, Darienne Lake and Joslyn Fox receive negative critiques, with Darienne Lake being safe. Adore Delano and Joslyn Fox lip-sync to "Think" by Aretha Franklin. Adore Delano wins the lip-sync and Joslyn Fox sashays away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have a bitchfest with puppets. BenDeLaCreme wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create three looks for the Glitter Ball: Banjee Girl Bling, Platinum Card Executive Realness and Dripping in Jewels Eleganza.
Adore Delano - Diamond
BenDeLaCreme - Rose Quartz
Bianca Del Rio - Sapphire
Courtney Act - Ruby
Darienne Lake - Topaz
On the runway, Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio receive positive critiques, with Adore Delano winning the challenge. BenDeLaCreme, Courtney Act and Darienne Lake receive negative critiques, with Courtney Act being safe. BenDeLaCreme and Darienne Lake lip-sync to "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson. Darienne Lake wins the lip-sync and BenDeLaCreme sashays away.
Farewell message: "Dear top 4- howz it going? I'm doing pretty good. Sometimes you have to have Mama Ru yell atcha a bunch of times before it sinks in. I guess I never reached that number of times, Darian. I knew the second I was up against you i waz out the door. You get it lady. I wish you all the luck in the world and only harbor enough resentment to write a long pointless message that you will have to clean and clean and clean and clean. But fo real tho you girlz are my heroes. XX BDLC"
For the final challenge of the season, the queens star in RuPaul's music video "Sissy That Walk" and act in two different acting scenes.
On the runway, category is Best Drag. RuPaul then tells the queens that they will all be lip-syncing, and one queen will be eliminated and not move on to the finale. The four remaining queens then lip-sync to "Sissy That Walk" by RuPaul. Darienne Lake is then eliminated, with Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio and Courtney Act being the finalists of the season.
All the queens return for the live grand finale. It is announced that BenDeLaCreme is this season's Miss Congeniality. It is then announced that Bianca Del Rio is the winner, leaving Adore Delano and Courtney Act as the runners-up.
Miss Congeniality: BenDeLaCreme
Runners-up: Adore Delano and Courtney Act
Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Six: Bianca Del Rio
Controversy
Use of the term "Shemale" in the "Female or She-male?" challenge of episode 4 led to complaints over transphobic slang specifically from the season contestants Gia Gunn and Courtney Act, as well as previous contestants Carmen Carrera, Willam Belli, and Kylie Sonique Love. Logo temporarily removed the episode from all platforms and stopped using "You've got she-mail" as the video message intro.[18] Episode 4 was eventually put back up on streaming services with the "Female or She-male?" mini-challenge segment removed. From Season 7 onwards, the catchphrase "She done already done had herses!" was used as the new video message intro.
Soundtrack
In this season the theme song for the series remains unchanged from the original season, only being condensed to a shorter length to allow for more show time.[citation needed] As in previous seasons, while RuPaul enters walking the runway before the judging each episode his song "Cover Girl" plays; an instrumental version of the song continues to play while he introduces the judges and celebrity guests. The main musical change-up of the season comes during the runway while each contestant struts, modeling their looks. As in each previous season, the song changes to promote more album and/or single sales for RuPaul. The song this season played during the segment is "Sissy That Walk", from RuPaul's album Born Naked. Also from the album "Dance with U" plays at the end of each episode while the remaining queens dance on the runway, exiting the stage.
Born Naked essentially serves as a soundtrack for the season. Its release coincided with the season premiere, primarily for promotional reasons.[citation needed] However, in the time just after Logo's release of the season 6 "Meet the Queens" interviews, which announced and introduced the season's cast, an album entitled The CoverGurlz was released digitally presented by RuPaul, meant to promote the upcoming season.[citation needed] The single "Oh No She Better Don't" was also released during the season.
Although previous winners and top-three contestants have been given the chance to collaborate with RuPaul either on a song[a] or by performing in one of the artist's music videos, respectively, this album marks the first time in RuPaul's Drag Race history that an album has been produced which features every contestant from the season.
The compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums Champion and Glamazon, as well as his extended play SuperGlam DQ, and the 2013 non-album single "Lick It Lollipop". The album also features an outtake from Champion entitled "Let's Turn the Night", reproduced with new vocals by Jason Carter and Miles Davis Moody of the RuPaul's Drag Racepit crew. April Carrión's cover of "Sexy Drag Queen" also features Jipsta from the original version of the song.[b][21]
As promotion for both the season's contestants and the, then, upcoming season, each contestant is also featured in a short music video for their cover ending with a montage of clips from their respective audition tapes.[22]World of Wonder also produced a music video for the pit crew's song "Let's Turn the Night",[23] which also promoted RuPaul's, then, recently released fragrance Glamazon, released as part of a limited edition make-up line with Colorevolution Cosmetics.[24]
Release history
Before the compilation's release, RuPaul confirmed on Twitter that a new album, in which each of the Season 6 contestants covered a song from his catalog, would be coming out.[citation needed]
Reception
The week of release the compilation album debuted at number 6 on the iTunes Dance album chart.[25]
Track listing
(All writing credits adapted from the liner notes of the albums the songs originally appeared.)
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