RuPaul's Big Opening

Not to be confused with Big Opening Number 1.

"RuPaul's Big Opening"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 1
Original air date	February 24, 2014
Episode chronology

"RuPaul's Big Opening" (sometimes subtitled "Part 1")^[1] is the first episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[2][3][4] It originally aired on February 24, 2014. Adam Lambert and Mike Ruiz are guest hosts.

Laganja Estranja wins the episode's mini-challenge, and BenDeLaCreme wins the main challenge. Kelly Mantle is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Vivacious to "Express Yourself" by Madonna.

Episode

Laganja Estranja wins the mini-challenge.

Seven new contestants enter the Werk Room. RuPaul announces that this season will be a split premiere. For the first mini-challenge, the contestants participate in a photo shoot while jumping off a platform. Laganja Estranja wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants create an outfit inspired by a TV show.

• Adore Delano - Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
• April Carrión - Duck Dynasty
• BenDeLaCreme - The Golden Girls
• Gia Gunn - Keeping Up with the Kardashians
• Kelly Mantle - Downton Abbey
• Laganja Estranja - Dancing with the Stars
• Vivacious - Game of Thrones

Kelly Mantle is eliminated from the competition.

Adam Lambert and Mike Ruiz are guest hosts. On the runway, April Carrión, BenDeLaCreme, and Gia Gunn receive positive critiques, and BenDeLaCreme wins the challenge. Adore Delano, Kelly Mantle, and Vivacious receive negative critiques, and Adore Delano is deemed safe. Kelly Mantle and Vivacious place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Express Yourself" (1989) by Madonna. Vivacious wins the lip-sync and Kelly Mantle is eliminated from the competition.^[5]

Reception

Mariana Fernandes included April Carrión in Screen Rant's list of ten "design challenge runner-ups that should have won" and wrote, "this win belonged to April Carrión, and her edgy backless number inspired by Duck Dynasty. It was a departure for her in terms of looks, and it showed just how versatile this talented queen actually was. It was a shame we didn't see more of her."^[1]

References

1. Fernandes, Mariana (November 8, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Design Challenge Runner-Ups That Should Have Won". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2. "RuPaul's Drag Race: "RuPaul's Big Opening"". The A.V. Club. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "'RuPaul's Drag Race': New batch of queens arrives in season 6 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
4. Schonewolf, Josh (February 25, 2014). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Episode 1 Recap: "RuPaul's Big Opening" | G Philly". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
5. Sim, Bernardo (January 15, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every First Eliminated Queen In History". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 1 at IMDb