RuPaul Roast (RuPaul's Drag Race season 5)

Not to be confused with RuPaul Roast (RuPaul's Drag Race season 9).

"RuPaul Roast"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 7
Episode chronology

"RuPaul Roast" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on March 11, 2013.

Episode

Leslie Jordan is a guest judge.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants "read" (or playfully insult) each other. Alaska wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants perform a roast of RuPaul, the judges, and each other in front of a live audience.

Leslie Jordan and Jeffrey Moran are guest judges. Alaska, Coco Montrese, and Jinkx Monsoon receive positive critiques, and Coco Montrese wins the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Ivy Winters, and Roxxxy Andrews receive negative critiques, and Ivy Winters is deemed safe. Alyssa Edwards and Roxxxy Andrews place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Whip My Hair" (2010) by Willow Smith. They are both declared the winners of the lip-sync and no one is eliminated from the competition.^[1]

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.^[2] Michelle Visage considered the performance among her favorites, as of 2022.^[3] In 2022, Bernardo Sim of Out magazine called the lip-sync "iconic".^[4] Writing for Pride.com in 2023, Sim said the lip-sync was the season's best.^[5] Stephen Daw included the performance in Billboard's similar list in 2024.^[6]

References

1. Boulet, Ruth (March 12, 2013). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 episode 7 recap". Channel Guide Magazine. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
2. "RuPaul's Drag Race: "RuPaul Roast"". The A.V. Club. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
3. "The 7 Best 'Drag Race' Performances Ever, According to Michelle Visage". www.out.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
4. "Willow Smith Knows How Iconic the 'Whip My Hair' Drag Race Lip Sync Is". www.out.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
5. "Ranking The Best Lip Sync of Each RuPaul's Drag Race Season". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
6. Daw, Stephen (February 2, 2024). "The Best Lip Sync From Every Main Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.