RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular
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| RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 8 |
| Winners | |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | December 7, 2018 |
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular is a holiday television special, which aired on VH1 on December 7, 2018.[1] The hour-long RuPaul's Drag Race special, announced on November 1, had former Drag Race contestants Eureka O'Hara, Jasmine Masters, Kim Chi, Latrice Royale, Mayhem Miller, Shangela, Sonique, and Trixie Mattel compete to become "Drag Race Christmas Queen".
The contestants had to lip-sync to holiday music by RuPaul, including tracks from Slay Belles (2015) and Christmas Party (2018), to choreography by Todrick Hall.[2]
Jasmine Masters and Latrice Royale later competed in fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which was previewed during the programme's airing and premiered one-week after the Holi-slay Spectacular and placing 10th and 5th, respectively.
Mayhem Miller later competed in fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing 7th.
Eureka O'Hara and Sonique later competed in sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing 2nd-4th and 1st, respectively.
Challenges
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For the mini challenge, the queens were paired with a member of the pit crew to dance down the runway to "Christmas Cookies". Mayhem Miller won the mini challenge. The contestants then get ready for the main challenge to the beat of "My Favorite Holiday".
RuPaul performs "Hey Sis, It's Christmas" on the runway alongside the dancers. For the main challenge, the queens must lip sync to RuPaul's song "Get to You" in a 1980s-inspired costume, choreographed by Todrick Hall. The runway theme is "Non-denominational Christmas Eleganza Extravaganza".
All the queens lip-synced in pairs against one another: Mayhem Miller vs. Sonique, Jasmine Masters vs. Shangela, Eureka vs. Trixie Mattel and Kim Chi vs. Latrice Royale. RuPaul then declared all the contestants as the winners. At the end of the episode, Michelle Visage and RuPaul lip-synced for their lives to "Christmas Party"; the judging panel, consisting of the queens alongside Ross Mathews and Todrick Hall, declares a double save.
