Series: | RuPaul's Drag Race |
Season: | 6 |
Episode: | 11 |
Guests: | |
Prev: | Drag My Wedding |
Next: | Sissy That Walk |
"Glitter Ball" is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] It originally aired on April 28, 2014. Khloé Kardashian and Bob Mackie are guest judges.
BenDeLaCreme wins the episode's mini-challenge, and is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the main challenge and losing a lip-sync against Darienne Lake to "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson.
For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants use puppets to impersonate one of their counterparts. BenDeLaCreme wins the mini-challenge.For the main challenge, the contestants create three looks for the Glitter Ball. The runway categories are: Banjee Girl Bling, Platinum Card Executive Realness, and Dripping in Jewels Eleganza.[2]
Bob Mackie and Khloé Kardashian are guest judges. On the runway, Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio receive positive critiques, and Adore Delano wins the challenge. BenDeLaCreme, Courtney Act, and Darienne Lake receive negative critiques, and Courtney Act is deemed safe. BenDeLaCreme and Darienne Lake place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (2012) by Kelly Clarkson. Darienne Lake wins the lip-sync and BenDeLaCreme is eliminated from the competition.
The episode originally aired on April 28, 2014.
Previously, Kardashian was a guest judge on the season's second episode (""), and Mackie was a guest judge on the eleventh episode ("Sugar Ball") of the fifth season.
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A-'.[3]