"Girl Groups" is the fifth episode of thesixteenth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race.^[1][2][3] The members of the Swedishsynth-pop duoIcona Pop are guest judges.

Amanda Tori Meating is eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two and losing alip-sync againstQ.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants are tasked with creating a front cover and author biography for a bestselling book.Sapphira Cristál wins the mini challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked to write and perform verses forRuPaul songs from the albumBlack Butta in groups of four.Geneva Karr,Plasma, and Sapphira Cristál are the team captains.

• "Star Baby", Team Q.D.S.M. includesDawn,Q,Morphine Love Dion, and Sapphira Cristál
• "Courage to Love", Team Lovah Girlz includesAmanda Tori Meating,Plane Jane, Plasma, andXunami Muse
• "A.S.M.R Lover", Team Thicc & Stick includes Geneva Karr,Megami,Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, andNymphia Wind

On the runway, the category is "Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig". In additional to RuPaul andMichelle Visage,Ts Madison is a judge and members of the Swedish synth-pop duoIcona Pop are guest judges. Team Thicc & Stick is the winning team, with Geneva Karr, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, and Nymphia Wind all winning the challenge. Team Q.D.S.M. and Team Lovah Girlz are the losing teams. Amanda Tori Meating and Q receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two, while the rest of the queens are declared safe. Amanda Tori Meating and Q lip-sync to "Emergency" (2015) by Icona Pop. Amanda Tori Meating is eliminated from the competition.^[4]

• Girl groups in theDrag Race franchise

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