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| Episodeno. | Season 3 Episode 8 | ||
| Original air date | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | ||
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"The Masquerade Ball" is the eighth episode of thethird season of theCanadianreality competition television seriesCanada's Drag Race, which aired on September 1, 2022 on the television networkCrave.[1] In this episode the queens model two outfits and create a third outfit inspired bymasquerade balls for theball challenge.[2]Lesley Hampton is the guest judge who is joined by regular panelistsBrooke Lynn Hytes,Brad Goreski andTraci Melchor.
The episode was nominated for aCanadian Screen Award for Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition at the11th Canadian Screen Awards.[3][4]
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For the maxi challenge the queens have to compete in aball challenge. They need to model two runway looks in the categories "Masc For Mascara" (amasculine orbutchgender bending look) and "In-Cog-SHEdo" (a look that includes a reveal), then create a new runway look that incorporates amask in the style of amasquerade ball.[1] On the runway regular panelists Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor are joined by guest judge Lesley Hampton.[5]
Gisèle Lullaby, Jada Shada Hudson, andMiss Fiercalicious receive praise for their performances, while Kimmy Couture and Vivian Vanderpuss receive negative critiques. Miss Fiercalicious wins the challenge, winning $5,000 courtesy of Snag Tights. Gisèle Lullaby and Jada Shada Hudson are safe, leaving Kimmy Couture and Vivian Vanderpuss up for elimination. They face off in alip sync to "CTRL + ALT + DEL" byRêve. Kimmy Couture wins the lip sync and Vivian Vanderpuss is eliminated.[1]
Miss Fiercalicious's "Masc For Mascara" look pays homage to make-up artist and costume designerMathu Andersen, while her "In-Cog-SHEdo" look pays homage toJosephine Baker.Gisèle Lullaby's "Masc For Mascara" look makes references toMadonna'sJean Paul Gaultier executive corset look from the “Express Yourself” video and theBlonde Ambition tour with cartoon sailorPopeye.[6]
At the11th Canadian Screen Awards Lindsay Ragone was nominated for aCanadian Screen Award in the category Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition.[3]
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