"Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" | |||
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Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 2 | ||
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"Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" is the second episode of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on February 4, 2013. Kristen Johnston and Juliette Lewis are guest judges.
Episode
Kristen Johnston (left) and Juliette Lewis (right) are guest judges.For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants lip-sync to one of RuPaul's songs with only their mouths visible. Detox, Ivy Winters, and Serena ChaCha win the mini-challenge.
For the main challenge, the contestants team up to lip-sync and re-enact a famous scene from a past season of RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. Following are the teams:
- Team Detox (season 4, episode 11): Alaska, Coco Montrese, Detox, and Monica Beverly Hillz
- Team Ivy Winters (season 2, episode 1): Honey Mahogany, Ivy Winters, Lineysha Sparx, and Vivienne Pinay
- Team Serena ChaCha (season 3, episode 3): Alyssa Edwards, Jade Jolie, Jinkx Monsoon, Roxxxy Andrews, and Serena ChaCha
Kristen Johnston and Juliette Lewis are guest judges. The runway category is "Best Drag". Team Ivy Winters is the winning team, and Lineysha Sparx wins the challenge. Team Detox and Team Serena ChaCha are the losing teams. Monica Beverly Hillz and Serena ChaCha receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Only Girl (In the World)" (2010) by Rihanna. Monica Beverly Hillz wins the lip-sync and Serena ChaCha is eliminated from the competition.
References
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