Drag Race Recaps: Lady Liberty
By Matty Slick-Haxx
After a teary goodbye from our dear Delta, I realized something: I am really over this whole “Heather” bullshit. If there were a faggot middle school, Drag Race would be recess. I do however like how the remaining girls are banding together and really showing the “Heathers” what it takes to be part of a community and how catfights are frivolous and generally a waste of time.
Six girls remain, and this week the mini-challenge was one of my personal favorites! They were each given a Bedazzler (I would sit pretty for a Bedazzler…), a bra, and thirty minutes. The ladies had to take their chest cushions from bland to glitter-gaggable couture all in high heels (of course). Shangela bombed, Yara gave us zebra in glitter (gag). But Manila came out the winner with her cut-out nipples and rivets.
Now for the main challenge: Each queen had to come up with a “Why I Love America” PSA that would be sent to troops overseas. I personally have many veterans in my life and currently have two close friends serving overseas, so this competition actually stood out for me. At its best, I was sincerely moved and at its worst I was just plain annoyed. Here they are kids!
Totally Gag-able
-I completely forgot that Carmen is married, good for her!
-The Pit Crew is back! Praise the lord! I need some hairy, oiled muscle in my life.
-Yara continually makes me laugh. She has amazing energy.
-Shangela really worked it out in her PSA. It was exactly what it was supposed to be: entertaining, sincere, heartfelt.
-Alexis poured her heart out to Ru and the viewers. She saw her fear in the situation and faced it head on, proving why she was still in this competition. Just make sure that leotard thing she was wearing gets burned—immediately. The rhinestone Marine jacket on the other hand—I’ll take three!
-“Darling be proud! You don’t have a son, you have a drag queen!” – Yara Sofia
-Ru was giving me Ragtime, 1940s and Lady Liberty all at the same time.
-Manila’s flapper was nothing but on point. She was stunning.
-Raja looked like a hippie drag hybrid version of the Village People. I liked it.
-Johnny Wier was a guest judge. That little flamer is pretty edible!
-Carmen’s runway look was stunning.
Boo! You whore!
-Shangela is getting slightly obnoxious. Why am I not surprised?
-I’ve said this before, but Carmen looked like she just not there. There is something missing. Intelligence? An opinion? Common sense?
-Raja let her nerves show during her shoot. Poor form, madam!
-Alexis’s one-piece whatever-the-fuck outfit was just—ew!
-Shangela’s runway outfit was nothing close to patriotic. She fell flat. Very flat. She has stopped wowing me.
-Yara’s PSA was all over the place. I felt like the entire shoot needed some Adderol.
-Manila… wow. Okay, where do I begin? Although she kicked ass on the runway, her PSA was crass, not from the heart, and frankly not really what I would want to see if I had been in the desert without any contact with loved ones for over a year. She is also a terrible blonde.
When it came down to elimination time, Carmen and Yara were in the bottom two and had to lip-synch. I was happy another “Heather” was in the bottom. If there is one thing that is a complete turn off, it’s the ego of an arrogant child. That’s what this whole “Heather” thing reminds me of. Evil bitches in grade school. But who got eliminated? Wait for it racers, you’re going to gag… No one! Ru was so impressed with both the girls’ performances, they were both graced by the hand of Ru and allowed to Race another day.
