*Wallace

I didn't think Irene would be a major loss. But you'll be making bad decisions soon enough. I also hope you saw the shout-out I gave to you in the write-up!

Irene Dubois Irene Dubois is a 29-year old drag queen performer from Seattle, Washington, who competed on the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. I had a few options in mind for this cut of whether to cut someone I didn't know, an early boot that I didn't care for or a contestant I didn't care for at all but lasted a decent while - but I went with the middle option. I can't remember Irene Dubois that well and on the grand scheme of the season, Irene didn't really stand out to me. Although Irene did show some potential very early on when she won the first mini-challenge of the first group of queens, which was a car wash themed photoshoot which paid tribute to the Season 1 first mini challenge. Wow I somehow still remember that Season 1 mini challenge. After that, it was all downhill for Irene. On the One Night Only, Part 2 episode (2nd episode of the season), the queens performed their talent for a talent show. Irene chose stand-up comedy. I appreciate that Irene wanted to challenge herself and not do the expected lip sync talent - but with taking a risk like this, you either will nail or will flop hard. And welll..... sadly for Irene she did flop hard. I can't remember the comedy act that well but from what I saw from my past notes: Irene did have my least favorite act of the night - and her comedy act was uncomfortable, awkward and not fun to watch. Irene didn't impress the judges where she landed in the Bottom 2 against Amethyst, where they lip synced to "7 rings" by Sola's favorite female singer Ariana Grande. That song is a jam though! Amethyst impressed RuPaul to advance forward while Irene became the first queen eliminated. I was fine with her elimination but maybe we'll see her in a future All Stars season? I'm not anticipating for that but wouldn't mind her getting a ru-demption. Saving: Blac Chyna

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2 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “My Love” (Samba): 4 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - "Cruel Summer" (Contemporary Ballroom): 15 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - "Cuff It" (Cha-Cha-Cha): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Good” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Dance the Night” (Salsa): 9 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Just Like Fire” (Contemporary Ballroom): 4 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Tattoo” (Contemporary Ballroom): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Keep Holding On” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Dr. Wanna Do” (Charleston): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Lady in Red” (Rumba): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Galway Girl” (Quickstep): 10 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “I Need You” (Charleston): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “yes, and?” (Cha-Cha-Cha): 10 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Almost Like Being in Love” (Quickstep): 5 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Paradise” (Contemporary Ballroom): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Take On Me” (Tango): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Everlasting Love” (American Smooth): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Quickstep): 10 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Whole Lotta Love” (Paso Doble): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Levitating” (Salsa): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Wrapped Up” (Salsa): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Monster Mash” (American Smooth): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Make It Look Easy” (Showdance): 8 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “I Am What I Am” (Showdance): 15 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “You Never Can Tell”/“Misirlou” (Jive) [Reprise]: 10 + Katja & Ervinas Charleston - Katja & Ervinas Samba

2 Jana Wosnitza & Vadim Garbuzov - “Get Here” (Waltz): 13 Detlef Soost & Ekaterina Leonova - “Tum Takketà” (Samba): 15 Lulu Lewe & Massimo Sinató - “Crazy in Love” (Charleston): 12 Gabriel Kelly & Malika Dzumaev - “Nothing Else Matters” (Tango): 54 Biyon Kattilathu & Marta Arndt - “Earned It” (Contemporary): 5 + Gabriel & Malika - Biyon & Marta

Live Top 12: Performances Bryan Olesen - Don’t Stop Me Now - 5.5 Tae Lewis -19 You + Me - 8 Maddi Jane - Happier Than Ever - 6.75 L Rodgers - Up to the Mountain - 8.25 Madison Curbelo - Yesterday - 9.2 Asher HaVon - I’ll Make Love To You - 8.5 Zoe Levert - Stick Season - 5.75 Karen Waldrup - I Hope You Dance - 7.25 Serenity Arce - traitor - 6.75 Nadege - He Loves Me - 7.5 Josh Sanders - Angels - 7.2 Nathan Chester - Higher and Higher - 9.5 Live Top 12: Results L. Rodgers - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - 5 Nádege - Smooth Operator - 7 Zoe Levert - Slow Burn - 6 Tae Lewis - The Church On Cumberland Road - 6.5

1. Nathan Chester - Higher and Higher 2. Madison Curbelo - Yesterday 3. Asher Havon - I'll Make Love to You 4. L. Rodgers - Up to the Mountain 5. Tae Lewis - 19 You + Me 6. Nadège - He Loves Me 7. Karen Waldrup - I Hope You Dance 8. Josh Sanders - Angels (Don't Always Have Wings) 9. Maddi Jane - Happier Than Ever 10. Serenity Arce - traitor 11. Zoe Levert - Stick Season 12. Bryan Olesen - Don't Stop Me Now My votes via the poll: Nathan / Team Dan + Shay / I'll go with a solid B

1. Nathan Chester 2. Asher HaVon 3. Maddi Jane 4. Madison Curbelo 5. Serenity Arce 6. Karen Waldrup 7. Tae Lewis 8. Bryan Olesen 9. Josh Sanders

1 Jana Wosnitza & Vadim Garbuzov - “Get Here” (Waltz): 13 Detlef Soost & Ekaterina Leonova - “Tum Takketà” (Samba): 15 Lulu Lewe & Massimo Sinató - “Crazy in Love” (Charleston): 12 Gabriel Kelly & Malika Dzumaev - “Nothing Else Matters” (Tango): 53 Biyon Kattilathu & Marta Arndt - “Earned It” (Contemporary): 6 + Gabriel & Malika - Biyon & Marta

1 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “My Love” (Samba): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - "Cruel Summer" (Contemporary Ballroom): 15 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - "Cuff It" (Cha-Cha-Cha): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Good” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Dance the Night” (Salsa): 9 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Just Like Fire” (Contemporary Ballroom): 4 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Tattoo” (Contemporary Ballroom): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Keep Holding On” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Dr. Wanna Do” (Charleston): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Lady in Red” (Rumba): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Galway Girl” (Quickstep): 10 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “I Need You” (Charleston): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “yes, and?” (Cha-Cha-Cha): 10 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Almost Like Being in Love” (Quickstep): 5 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Paradise” (Contemporary Ballroom): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Take On Me” (Tango): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Everlasting Love” (American Smooth): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Quickstep): 10 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Whole Lotta Love” (Paso Doble): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Levitating” (Salsa): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Wrapped Up” (Salsa): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Monster Mash” (American Smooth): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Make It Look Easy” (Showdance): 8 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “I Am What I Am” (Showdance): 15 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “You Never Can Tell”/“Misirlou” (Jive) [Reprise]: 10 + Rosanna & Stephen Rumba - Rosanna & Stephen Contemporary Ballroom

I'm trying to figure out my rankings and thoughts, so I think this is what I got so far: 1. Kayla - When I find my #1, I stick with them through and through. I loved Kayla and she deserved better. 2. Bayleigh - Her journey on this show was such a fascinating watch. She started off as a hot-headed target, then turned into an underdog and turned into a dominant force to win it all - it was all a wild ride and so fun to watch! 3. Victoria "Spicy Vee" - She is entertainment and reality TV gold for sure. But she was just too frustrating with her gameplay at times for me to place her in the Top 2. She is a star that gave us a lot, no matter what. 4. Todd - He's fun and lolzy. He's probably the houseguest that grew the most on me. I enjoyed watching as a player with no game experience and growing in that aspect. I also loved his friendship with Bayleigh. 5. Donna - She was fun and feisty. I liked her game motives and her intentions. It's a shame we couldn't see more of that. 6. Dinis - He would have made the game SO different had he had power. He deserved better. 7. Avery - Ugh those two messy HoHs. But her second HoH really turned me against her. I liked her outside of that when she didn't have power, at least. 8. Lexus - Go girl give us nothing. She's alright, she's fine but I just wanted more from her. Well done to her getting as far as she did. 9. Elijah - OK I think he kinda gets a bit of a bad rep on here? His gameplay when he had power and his game motives weren't it. But I found him kinda funny in an awkward way. And he did make me laugh. 10. Matthew - He was okay/fine/just there. He did seem nice enough and inoffensive. I didn't dislike him but also wanted more from him. 11. Janine - I liked her and would have liked to have seen more from her. But I also wasn't too heartbroken when she left. 12. Tola - I feel.... mixed on Tola? He has a strong/good backstory and overall doesn't seem like a bad guy. But he just was against my favorites and I was terrified with how long he lasted in the game. But at least his HoH only took out Avery rather than a bigger favorite. He did win me over a bit at jury and voting for Bayleigh. 13. Anthony - Wow there's A LOT to say about his gameplay but I don't have the energy to get into all of that. I will say his manipulation and running the game was impressive and he did well for the most part. I didn't like or care for a lot of his tactics - like the false lies on Kayla and the Victoria blindside, but I get what he needed to do to get to the Final 2. But those were the biggest low lights for me. His Final 2 blunder was kind of a poetic ending for his game. I don't really know where I stand with him but he certainly was a big character. 14. Vivek - He's alright. But mannnn his HoH was a hot mess and that karma really bit him hard. It was embarrassing how easily controlled he was and turned on his closest ally.

Shannel, Roxxy, Angeria and Jorgeous were all on Sherri today. They had a really fun and good interview on there + as well as a fun drag dance off!

Agreed. Though I am sad to see Maryiah go earlier this week. She was a standout for me.

Ooh yayy I almost picked this but didn't have room for it. I wouldn't have objected to that.

I did enjoy Ronda on Stars on Mars for the most part. Ah yeah Derek's write-up does say it all about her. I feel like a decade ago, she was one of the biggest and most popular/talked about athletes out there and then she just faded away fast out of nowhere. I can't remember how well she did on the show prior to wanting to quit and eventually quitting. That seem like a 3-episode storyline for her until it eventually happened. At least her reason was fair and understandable. Carli did okay on Special Forces. I found Hannah more impressive as she was much more out of her element but also Carli didn't do that well for most of the season. But she persevered through all of the hard times and managed to do well enough the final episode to pull off the win. Props to her for that.