Bring Back My Queens! Explained

Series:RuPaul's Drag Race
Season:11
Episode:11
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"Bring Back My Queens!" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] [2] [3] [4] It originally aired on May 9, 2019. Wanda Sykes and Lena Waithe are guest judges.

Episode

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants have a fake slapping contest.[5] Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants makeover the eliminated queens. Following are the pairs:

The runway category is "Drag Family Values". Wanda Sykes and Lena Waithe are guest judges. A'keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo receive positive critiques, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the challenge. Nina West, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, and Yvie Oddly receive negative critiques, and Yvie Oddly is deemed safe. Nina West and Silky Nutmeg Ganache place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "No Scrubs" (1999) by TLC. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the lip-sync and Nina West is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'C'.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogers . Matt . 2019-05-09 . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Return of the Cyst-ers . 2024-03-22 . Vulture . en . 2022-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226040743/https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-11-episode-11-bring-back-my-queens.html . live .
  2. Web site: 2019-05-10 . Racing With Haley: Bring Back My Queens! - WERRRK.com . 2024-03-22 . en-US . 2022-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627082603/https://werrrk.com/2019/05/10/racing-with-haley-bring-back-my-queens/ . live .
  3. Web site: Guzzo . Bianca . 2019-05-10 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, Episode 11 Recap: Bring Back My Queens! . 2024-03-22 . IN Magazine . en . 2020-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811035502/http://inmagazine.ca/2019/05/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-11-recap-bring-back-my-queens/ . live .
  4. Web site: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Episode 11, 'Bring Back My Queens!' . 2024-03-22 . Columbus Monthly . en-US . 2022-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020859/https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entertainment/2019/05/09/rupaul-s-drag-race/5202180007/ . live .
  5. 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11, episode 11 GIF recap: Westward no! . 2024-03-22 . . en . 2019-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190516203648/https://ew.com/recaps/2019/05/14/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-11-gif-recap/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2019-05-10 . RuPaul's Drag Race trades transformation for recycled drama in its least satisfying makeover yet . 2024-03-22 . The A.V. Club . en . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529234113/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-trades-transformation-for-recycled-d-1834650703 . live .