RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Here Comes the Bride?

RuPaul's Drag Race, Episode 10: "Drag My Wedding"

These episodes are some of my favorites.  When the queens put men in drag.  They aren't your typical drag queens.  They are normally big, burly, hairy men, sometimes straight, and it is great to watch the queens interact with and a lot of the times become friends.  It's interesting.  They only spend a couple of days together, but the connections is normally really genuine and it's awesome.  This seasons was no different.  The queens initally think that they are going to be making over brides for their wedding, but surprise, they are turning the grooms into blushing brides and then RuPaul is going to marry them on the main stage.  Let's look at each queen and the transformation from best to worst.


Winner: Bianca Del Rio & Fifi Del Rio

This was a stellar episode for Bianca.  She won the mini challenge which had Ru placing the queens in full bodysuits, slathering the bodysuits in paint and then using their bodies to make "twerks of art" in honor of marriage equality.  After winning, Bianca was able to assign each queen with their man.  Bianca really worked well with her guy and her background as a seamstress really helped.  Her dress was by far the best constructed.  The judges loved the yellow detailing that matched Bianca's mother of the bride dress.  There was a strong family resemblance and Bianca walked away with her third win of the season and a trip to Hawaii.

BendelaCreme & Suzette A La Mode

DeLa was a strong second.  I really liked her mother of the bride outfit.  It was understated and chic and I loved that they matched.  I liked the placement of the rosettes all around the dress.  I thought it was great.  DeLa is not a strong sewer, but you never would have known that.  She definitely held her own against Bianca and almost snatched the victory away.






Courtney Act & Rien Act

Sheesh Courtney.  Listen,  I know you can't sew. That is obvious just looking at your drag daughters thrown together bridal gown.  It looked like you just wrapped him in blue fabric and then therew a curtain over and glued some butterflies on.  You were definitely more concerned with your own look than his.  Don't get me wrong, your look was pretty flawless.  I enjoyed the nude illusion and the butterflies, but I definitely was getting boozy Southern mother-in-law.  I really hate it when people from other countries try to imitate people from other parts of the country.  They normally don't know what they are talking about and it just comes off like they are deliberately being ignorant.  I completely agree with Michelle.  If the mother tries to upstage the bride, the mother ends up out on the street on her ass.

Darienne Lake & Ann Drogyny

When this makeover challenge rolls around, there is always one guy who is way too into it.  Poor Darienne had to deal with this dude.  This guy and his fiance were super fans of the show.  They even incorporated signature catch phrases from the show into their vows.  He also wanted to be a goth bride, which was kind of a bold choice.  I think we all know that Ru and the other judges really enjoy some tradition, so even though Darienne was doing what her guy wanted she did get read a little bit.  I actually thought that her bridal look wasn't terrible, I had a bigger problem with what Darienne was wearing.  That horrible wig and the Lane Bryant blouse?  Darienne obviously has no idea what is goth.

Adore Delano & Honey Bun Delano

As this season has progressed, I have really come to j'adore Adore.  I like her spunk, her dirty mouth and her charm, but let's be real.  She really was the worst in this challenge.  Everything about her bridal look was a mess.  That giant bow that she stole from Milk.  That kind of dress that was so poorly made I was surprised it didn't just disintegrate on the runway.  Adore's own look didn't fare very well.  That ratty wig with the side ponytail and her dress.  I know she was going for shabby chic, but it was more shabby than chic.  It's bad when even your straight male dude that you're doing in drag knows that you are giving him a thrift store wig. Luckily, Adore lip synced for her motherfucking life so the party continues.

Sashayed Away: Joslyn Fox & Bradonna Fox

Poor Joslyn.  You sort of knew from the get go that she was in trouble.  Her straight groom was a basketball player and you could tell that he was basically forced to come on the show.  I wonder what his girl promised him.  Blow jobs for life?  Anal for life?  Whatever it was, it almost wasn't enough for him to get through.  It didn't get much better once Joslyn got him in the makeup chair.  It was obvious that Joslyn had never done someone of colors makeup before.  What was with all that silver?  He looked like the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz.  I kept waiting for him to ask for an oil can.  Then he ralphed on the side of the main stage.  I hope Willam tweeted him some encouragement.  Bradonna's look did offer this caveat from Bianca, "She looks like that one female Gremlin."  And she did.  Throw a green wig on it and they are a spitting image.  So, we bid adieu to Joslyn, but we will always keep it Foxy.  Womp, womp.

So, what did you guys think?  Let me know.