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Template:Infobox reality talent competition The sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing February 24, 2014. Like the fifth season, this season features 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". For the first time in the show's history, the season premiere is split into two episodes; the fourteen queens are split into two groups and compete against each other before being reunited as one group for the third episode.

Santino Rice and Michelle Visage are back as judges at the panel. Two new pit crew members, Miles Moody and Simon Sherry-Wood, also have been introduced and will join the current pit crew members, Jason Carter and Shawn Morales.[1] The winner of this season will walk away with a prize package that will include a supply from Colorevolution Cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000.[2] The theme song played during the runway segment every episode is "Sissy That Walk" from the album Born Naked.

Contestants

The drag queens who are competing to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season six of RuPaul's Drag Race are:[3][4]

(ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Name Age Hometown 1 2 3 4
Adore Delano Danny Noriega 23 Azusa, CA LOW LOW HIGH
Ben De La Creme Ben 31 Seattle, WA WIN SAFE HIGH
Bianca Del Rio Roy Haylock 37 New York, NY WIN HIGH SAFE
Courtney Act Shane Jenek 32 West Hollywood, CA SAFE HIGH WIN
Darienne Lake[a] Greg Meyer 41 Rochester, NY BTM2 WIN LOW
Gia Gunn Scotty Ichikawa 23 Chicago, IL SAFE SAFE SAFE
Joslyn Fox Patrick Joslyn 26 Worcester, MA LOW HIGH SAFE
Laganja Estranja Jay Jackson 24 Van Nuys, CA SAFE SAFE SAFE
Milk Dan Donigan 25 New York, NY HIGH HIGH SAFE
Trinity K. Bonet[b] Joshua Jones 22 Atlanta, GA HIGH HIGH BTM2
April Carrión Jason Carrión 23 Guaynabo, PR HIGH BTM2 ELIM
Vivacious Osmond 40 New York, NY BTM2 ELIM
Magnolia Crawford Reynolds Engelhart 28 Seattle, WA ELIM
Kelly Mantle Kelly Mantle 37 Los Angeles, CA ELIM
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  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant won a challenge.
  The contestant was one of the best but did not win the challenge.
  The contestant was one of the worst but was not in the bottom two.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant did not participate in this episode.

Guest Judges

(In alphabetical order by stage name and/or last name)[2]

Additional guest appearances this season include

Episodes

Episode One: RuPaul's Big Opening

Airdate: February 24, 2014[c]

At the beginning of the episode, seven contestants are introduced: Adore Delano, April Carrión, BenDeLaCreme, Gia Gunn, Kelly Mantle, Laganja Estranja and Vivacious. RuPaul then announces to the queens that the season premiere will be split into two episodes; those first seven queens will compete against each other in the first part, and the remaining seven will compete against each other in the second part. The mini-challenge for this week was a photoshoot that consisted of jumping off a small platform into a foam-filled container and taking a picture mid-air. Laganja Estranja was declared the winner. This week's main challenge was to design a high-fashion outfit using materials inspired by a TV show. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Laganja Estranja could assign the TV show:

Contestant 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

During the runway critique, BenDeLaCreme is praised for her outfit and her look. April Carrión is also given good critiques for her outfit and RuPaul is glad that she decided to not wear pants as she originally intended. Kelly Mantle, Vivacious and Adore Delano are all critiqued for their lackluster outfits, but only Kelly Mantle and Vivacious land in the bottom two. BenDeLaCreme was declared winner of the main challenge. Before announcing the winner, RuPaul specified that there would be no immunity granted throughout the season, unlike previous seasons. After the lipsync, Vivacious stayed, and Kelly Mantle was asked to sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Adam Lambert and Mike Ruiz
  • Mini-Challenge: Jumping off a platform photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Laganja Estranja
  • Main Challenge: Designing an outfit inspired by a TV show
  • Challenge Winner: BenDeLaCreme
  • Main Challenge Prize: Custom jewel package by Fierce Drag Jewels
  • Bottom Two: Kelly Mantle & Vivacious
  • Lip Synch Song: "Express Yourself" by Madonna
  • Eliminated: Kelly Mantle
  • Farewell message: "Love u girlz! Rock your Pxxxxxxx! XOXO Kelly Mantle P.S. Eat my Bacon!"

Episode Two: RuPaul's Big Opening Part 2

Airdate: March 3, 2014

At the beginning of the episode, seven contestants are introduced: Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Act, Darienne Lake, Joslyn Fox, Magnolia Crawford, Milk, and Trinity K. Bonet. RuPaul then announces that the first half of the queens have already competed against each other, and one has already gone home. The mini-challenge for this week was a photoshoot that consisted of a boudoir pillow fight with each queen and the Pit Crew. Trinity K. Bonet was declared the winner. This week's main challenge was to design a high-fashion couture outfit using materials inspired by party supplies. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Trinity K. Bonet assigned each girl one of the party supply boxes:

Contestant 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

During the runway critique, Bianca Del Rio and Milk are praised for their outfits. Milk took a risk by wearing a goatee but was commended for her boldness. Trinity K. Bonet was praised for her outfit after removing a cardboard shoulder piece referred to as a pizza-box by the judges, and Courtney Act was critiqued for a simple outfit. Joslyn Fox is encouraged to edit her styling choices. During her critique, Magnolia Crawford is defensive to all of the judges and complains about the supplies she was assigned to create her look. Miss Darienne Lake joins Magnolia Crawford in the bottom two. Bianca Del Rio was declared winner of the main challenge. After the lipsync, Darienne Lake stayed, and Magnolia Crawford was asked to sashay away.

  • Guest Judge: Khloe Kardashian
  • Mini-Challenge: Boudoir pillow fight with the Pit Crew
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Trinity K. Bonet
  • Main Challenge: Designing an outfit inspired by party supplies
  • Challenge Winner: Bianca Del Rio
  • Main Challenge Prize: $2,500 Shopping Spree from Fabric Planet
  • Bottom Two: Darienne Lake & Magnolia Crawford
  • Lip Synch Song: "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson
  • Eliminated: Magnolia Crawford
  • Farewell message: "ZOMG! Love you girlie girls! xoxo - Magnolia"

Episode Three: Scream Queens

Airdate: March 10, 2014

At the beginning of this episode, the queens from last week are introduced to the contestants from week one, before all 12 queens participate in this week's mini-challenge; to pair up with a queen not in their original group and perform a beach-themed lip-sync in pairs, with one queen as the top half and the other as the bottom. Adore and Milk win the challenge and are made team captains for this week's main challenge - to star in two scenes influenced by horror movies; one from the 60's and one from the 80's. Both Adore and Milk pick the queens from their original groups and whilst Team Milk is given the 60s movie, Team Adore is given the 80's. During the main challenge, although Trinity has some shaky moments, all of Team Milk perform well. On the other hand, Team Adore has several problems, with April coming off as "boy" as opposed to butch, Adore and Vivacious stumbling over their lines and DeLa accidentally talking over some of the other queens during their lines.

Team Milk
in "Drag Race Me to Hell" 		Team Adore
in "Drag Race Me to Hell 5"
Contestant Role Contestant Role
Bianca Del Rio Mrs. Bates April Carrión Butch real-estate agent
Courtney Act Mrs. Hitchcock Laganja Estranja unnamed female
Joslyn Fox Betty Gia Gunn Becky
Trinity K. Bonet Slutty Sally Adore Delano Heather
Milk Crazy mother BenDeLaCreme Crazy mother
Darienne Lake Scary head in a box Vivacious Scary head in a box

On the main stage, the queens are asked to "slay the runway" in their best drag. Team Milk won the challenge, with Darienne being named the overall winner for her hilarious performance. During the judges critiques, whilst DeLa and Laganja are commended for being the better parts of Team Adore, April, Vivacious and Adore are all criticised for their performances. In the end, despite poor leadership, Adore's star quality, potential and funny 80's-themed performance (despite not knowing all of her lines) saves her from the bottom two which leaves April and Vivacious to lip-sync. After a high-energy performance by both queens, Ru asks April to stay and Vivacious to sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Lena Headey and Linda Blair
  • Mini-Challenge: Create a beach themed lip sync in pairs
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Adore Delano and Milk
  • Main Challenge: Star in horror film trailers for "Drag Race Me to Hell"
  • Challenge Winner: Darienne Lake
  • Main Challenge Prize: 5-night stay at Island House Key West Resort
  • Bottom Two: April Carrión & Vivacious
  • Lip Synch Song: "Shake it Up" by Selena Gomez
  • Eliminated: Vivacious
  • Farewell message: "Girls you will be missed. Take the world by storm, educate the masses. Get it, rearrange it, internalize it. Turn it. - Vivacious"

Episode Four: Shade: The Rusical

Airdate: March 17, 2014

Team Contestant Role

Team DeLa		 Darienne Lake
Gia Gunn
BenDeLaCreme
Trinity K. Bonet
Bianca Del Rio
Courtney Act

Team Adore		 Milk
Adore Delano
Joslyn Fox
April Carrión
Laganja Estranja
  • Guest Judge: Lucian Piane & Sheryl Lee Ralph
  • Mini-Challenge: Female or She-male?
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Adore Delano and BenDeLaCreme
  • Main Challenge: Performing live in the original production of Shade: The Rusical!
  • Challenge Winner: Courtney Act
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two: April Carrión and Trinity K. Bonet
  • Lip Synch Song: "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan
  • Eliminated: April Carrión

Episode Five: Snatch Game

Airdate: March 24, 2014

Queen Celebrity Impersonation
Adore Delano Anna Nicole Smith
BenDeLaCreme Maggie Smith
Bianca Del Rio Judge Judy
Courtney Act
Darienne Lake Paula Deen
Gia Gunn
Joslyn Fox Teresa Giudice
Laganja Estranja
Milk Julia Child
Trinity K. Bonet Nicki Minaj
  • Guest Judge:
  • Mini-Challenge:
  • Mini-Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip Synch Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell message:

Episode Six: Sing For Your Life

Airdate: March 31, 2014

  • Guest Judge:
  • Mini-Challenge:
  • Mini-Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip Synch Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell message:

Notes

  1. ^ Miss Darienne Lake is simply known as Darienne Lake on the show.
  2. ^ The K in Trinity K. Bonet stands for Kardashian, but is simply known as Trinity K. Bonet on the show.
  3. ^ A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.

References

  1. ^ Lambe, Stacy (February 19, 2014). "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race's New, Bulgier Pit Crew". out.com, Popnography. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Shumaker, Jason (January 13, 2014). ""LET THE TRANSFORMATIONS BEGIN!..."RUPAULS DRAG RACE" RETURNS TO LOGO TV FOR A SIXTH SEASON ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH AT 9 PM ET/PT". Logo Press Room. Logo. Retrieved January 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Shumaker, Jason (December 9, 2013). ""THE WAIT IS OVER, KITTENS..."RUPAULS DRAG RACE" RETURNS TO LOGO TV FOR A SIXTH SEASON WITH THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE CAST OF QUEENS YET". Logo Press Room. Logo. Retrieved December 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Stransky, Tanner (December 9, 2013). "'RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, Meet the Cast'". Logotv.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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