| "Superfan Makeover" | |||
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| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 12 Episode 10 | ||
| Presented by | RuPaul | ||
| Featured music | “Kill the Lights" (2016) byAlex Newell | ||
| Original air date | May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) | ||
| Guest appearance | |||
| Daisy Ridley | |||
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| List of episodes | |||
"Superfan Makeover" is the tenth episode of thetwelfth season of the American television seriesRuPaul's Drag Race.[1] It originally aired on May 1, 2020. The episode's main challenge tasks contestants with givingmakeovers to "superfans" of the show.Daisy Ridley is a guest judge.Jaida Essence Hall wins the challenge.Heidi N Closet andJackie Cox place in the bottom two and face off in alip-sync contest to "Kill the Lights" byAlex Newell, but neither is eliminated from the competition.
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For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with givingmakeovers tocisgender (orAFAB)[2] women "superfans" ofDrag Race. The teams are paired byJaida Essence Hall, who won the previous challenge.[3] She choose Bethany for herself, and pairs Grace withCrystal Methyd, Janet the Planet withSherry Pie, Nicole withHeidi N Closet, Shea withGigi Goode, and Tiffany withJackie Cox.[4]
The runway category is "Drag Family Resemblance".[4] In addition toRuPaul, the judges areMichelle Visage,Ross Matthews, andDaisy Ridley.[5] Jaida Essence Hall wins the challenge. Crystal, Gigi, and Sherry are deemed safe, placing Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox in the bottom. Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox face off in alip-sync contest toAlex Newell's “Kill the Lights" (2016), but neither contestant is eliminated from the competition.[4]
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The episode originally aired on May 1, 2020.[citation needed]
Crystal and Grace wear looks inspired byBert and Ernie.[6]
Dahlia Sin shared her planned look for the challenge on social media.[7]
The A.V. Club's Kate Kulzick gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.[4]
Jared Richards ofJunkee wrote, "The more I think about it, the more silly it seems that Crystal didn't win. Her runway look was so clever: it gender-flips two 'not gay'Sesame Street characters, makes them the sickest lesbians out with garish fashion, and is the exact kind of risk that no-one else did this challenge."[8] Marcus Wratten ofPinkNews said Crystal Methyd's look was the best of the season.[9]
Jessica Jalali included Jaida Essence Hall's work inScreen Rant's 2021 list of the ten best makeover challenge "transformations" on the show, and wrote, "Jaida transformed their superfan into a glamazon. Even though the pair looked nothing alike, Jaida managed to pull off a drag family resemblance. Jaida's makeover of the superfan impressed the judges immensely and for good reason as both looked flawless and the superfan confessed to feeling strong and beautiful because of Jaida's makeover skills."[10] The website's Amii Johnson included the episode in a 2021 list of the ten best episodes, according toIMDb. Johnson wrote, "With its fun and exciting main challenge ... it's easy to see why this episode is a fan favorite. A standout among the cast in this episode was Crystal Methyd, who almost won the challenge with her inspired Bert & Ernie makeover look."[11]
