Divine Inspiration (RuPaul's Drag Race)
"Divine Inspiration" | |
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RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Nick Murray |
Original air date | April 27, 2015 |
Guest appearances | |
"Divine Inspiration" is the ninth episode of the
The episode's main challenge has the contestants perform musical versions of scenes from two films by Waters: Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Ginger Minj is the winner of the challenge, and Miss Fame is eliminated from the competition.
Episode
Contestants "read" (playfully insult) each other for the mini-challenge. Trixie Mattel is declared the winner. For the main challenge, three teams perform musical versions of John Waters scenes made famous by Divine.[4] The teams are Ginger Minj and Trixie Mattel, Kennedy Davenport and Katya, and the trio of Miss Fame, Pearl, and Violet Chachki. Lucian Piane and Our Lady J help during rehearsals.[5]
The song for Ginger Minj and Trixie Mattel, is inspired by the "Eggman" scene from Pink Flamingos (1972).[6] The trio also perform a song based on the same film.[7] Kenndy Davenport and Katya perform in a scene inspired by Female Trouble (1974).[8][9]
Demi Lovato and Waters are guest judges.[7][10] The runway theme is ugly dresses. Kenny Davenport delivers a "church-lady" look.[11] According to Out, Pearl wears a Wednesday Addams- and "Japanese schoolgirl"-inspired outfit, and Violet Chachki's outfit "[serves] Phyllis Diller starring as Carol Channing in a late-70s South Beach revival of Hello, Dolly!"[12] Waters praises Ginger Minj for her performance and compares her "star power" to Divine's.[13] Ginger Minj earns her third win for the season. Miss Fame and Pearl place in the bottom two and face off to a lip-sync of "Really Don't Care" (2014) by Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd.[14] Miss Fame is eliminated from the competition.
Production
The episode was directed by Nick Murray and originally aired on April 27, 2015. Piane had previously been a guest judge on the
Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.[15] Stephen Daw ranked Ginger Minj's performance in the "eggs" song fourteenth in Billboard's 2018 overview of the show's fifty best "musical moments". He wrote, "It took the show seven seasons to finally deliver a John Waters-inspired challenge, but when it did, the queens made sure they did it right... Ginger Minj stole the show as a nearly-insane singing adult baby with an insatiable craving for…well, eggs!"[16] In 2019, Sam Damshenas of Gay Times said Ginger Minj's performance demonstrated how she "embodies both camp and comedy."[17]
Writing for
See also
References
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- ^ Boulet, Ruth (2015-04-28). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 episode 9 recap". Channel Guide Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Libby, Katie. ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7, Episode 9: Divine Inspiration". CITY Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "Talking Drag Race With Chiffon Dior: Episode Nine "Divine Inspiration" - WERRRK.com". 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (2019-07-23). "5 reasons why Drag Race star Ginger Minj should play Ursula in The Little Mermaid". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ a b "'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: 'Divine Inspiration'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap 7×9: Miss Fail". Observer. 2015-04-28. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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- ^ "Dallas queen Kennedy Davenport's fiercest moments on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Dallas News. 2015-05-20. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "The Drag Race GIF-Cap Extravaganza: 'Divine Inspiration'". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Sim, Bernardo (2020-02-02). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Best Singing Queens, Ranked". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Divine Intervention"". The A.V. Club. 2015-04-28. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Daw, Stephen (2018-08-14). "Decade Of 'Drag Race': The Show's 50 Best Musical Moments". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (2019-07-23). "5 reasons why Drag Race star Ginger Minj should play Ursula in The Little Mermaid". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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- ^ "15 Moments That Prove 'Drag Race' Season 7 Was Actually Iconic". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (2022-05-23). "All Stars 7's The Vivienne reveals her favourite Drag Race moments in herstory". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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