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"ShakesQueer" is the third episode of theseventh season ofRuPaul's Drag Race.[1] It originally aired on March 16, 2015.Kat Dennings areMel B are guest judges. The episode earnedMathu Andersen aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program.
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For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants "sissy that walker" perform in aSoul Train-inspired dance line, wearingGolden Girls-inspired attire.Kennedy Davenport andMax are deemed the winners,[2] and therefore became team captains for the main challenge. Max selectsGinger Minj,Jaidynn Diore Fierce,Miss Fame,Mrs. Kasha Davis, andTrixie Mattel. Kennedy Davenport selectsJasmine Masters,Kandy Ho,Katya,Pearl, andViolet Chachki.[3] In the work room, RuPaul confronts Pearl in front of the others, accusing her of "sleepwalking" and needing to "wake up".[4]
For the main challenge, two teams must act inShakespeare-inspired plays:MacBitch andRomy and Juliet.The Guardian describedRomy and Juliet as a "lesbian-themed anti-teen suicide parable".[5] RuPaul gets upset at the contestants,[6] and says Kennedy Davenport's team is "the biggest trainwreck [she had] seen in seven seasons".[7] On the runway, the category is "bearded and beautiful".Kat Dennings areMel B are guest judges.[8] Katya's look was inspired byAbraham Lincoln.[9] Max is declared the winner of the main challenge.
Jasmine Masters and Kennedy Davenport place in the bottom two, and face off in alip-sync to "I Was Gonna Cancel" byKylie Minogue. Jasmine Masters is eliminated from the competition.[2]
The episode originally aired on March 16, 2015.
Mathu Andersen and RuPaul collaborated for many years, until the show'sninth season; Andersen initially did RuPaul's hair and make-up, and later directed challenges and became a creative producer ofDrag Race.[10] He was a guest judge onseason two's "Here Comes the Bride" (2010), and he was a special guest on thefourth season's "The Final Three" (2012), thefifth season's "The Final Three, Hunty" (2013), thesixth season's "Sissy That Walk" (2014), and the seventh season's premiere episode "Born Naked". He directed the sketches for the season's final challenge in the twelfth episode "And the Rest Is Drag".
Allison Shoemaker ofThe A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[11] Moon Abbott included the main challenge inScreen Rant's 2021 overview of ten times RuPaul "got angry" at the contestants on the show.[6] Bernardo Sim ofPride.com included the performance of MacBitch in a 2023 list of ten "legendary fails" on the show "that actually became iconic".[7] The episode earned Andersen aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program.[12]
