Pop! Goes the Queens

"**Pop! Goes the Queens**"
"Pop! Goes the Queens"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 13; Episode 11
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"Pop! Goes the Queen" is the eleventh episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1]^[2]

Episode

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants play a trivia game with the Pit Crew called, "Are You Smarter Than the Pit Crew". Kandy Muse wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants create, market, and film a commercial for an original soft drink.

Gottmik – Gottmik's GotSexxx Sex Juice
Kandy Muse – The K Special
Olivia Lux – Liv(e)
Rosé – RoseAid
Symone – Sweet Toof^[3]
Tina Burner – Burnin' Up
Utica Queen – Utican

On the runway, the category is "Beast Couture". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges.

Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone receive positive critiques, and Rosé and Symone win the challenge. Gottmik, Olivia Lux, Tina Burner, and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, are Gottmik and Olivia Lux are deemed safe. Tina Burner and Utica Queen place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas. Tina Burner is eliminated from the competition.

Production

Contestant Kahmora Hall shared on social media what she would have worn for the runway had she still been in the competition.^[4]

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.^[5] The website Jezebel said Symone's soda "hilariously [encapsulated her] dry wit and undeniable sex appeal without taking her whole schtick too seriously".^[6]

References

^ McCallion, Paul (2021-03-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: LLC Queens". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13, Episode 11 recap: Brand strategy | Xtra Magazine". 2021-03-19. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
^ Sim, Bernardo (2021-09-23). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Symone To Star In Billy Eichner's 'Bros' Rom-Com". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "See eliminated 'Drag Race' season 13 queens' looks that didn't make the runway". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "Drag Race focuses on its endgame with another questionable elimination". The A.V. Club. 2021-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ Alford, Emily (March 22, 2021). "Burner? I Hardly Know Her". Jezebel. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[1] McCallion, Paul (2021-03-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: LLC Queens". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[2] "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13, Episode 11 recap: Brand strategy | Xtra Magazine". 2021-03-19. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

[3] Sim, Bernardo (2021-09-23). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Symone To Star In Billy Eichner's 'Bros' Rom-Com". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[4] "See eliminated 'Drag Race' season 13 queens' looks that didn't make the runway". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[5] "Drag Race focuses on its endgame with another questionable elimination". The A.V. Club. 2021-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[6] Alford, Emily (March 22, 2021). "Burner? I Hardly Know Her". Jezebel. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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