Keeping It 100! Explained
"Keeping It 100!" is the first episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] It is the show's 100th episode overall. Nicole Richie is a guest judge. Former contestant Morgan McMichaels makes a guest appearance, as do previous winners from the show as part of a photo shoot for the mini-challenge.
Episode
For the mini-challenge, contestants pose in a photo shoot featuring previous winners of the show.[2] [3] In the episode's main challenge, contestants recreate looks inspired by previous challenges on the show. Morgan McMichaels makes a guest appearance to help determine which contestant would assign the themes.Nicole Richie is a guest judge. Kim Chi is declared the winner. Laila McQueen and Naysha Lopez place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Applause" (2013) by Lady Gaga. Naysha Lopez is eliminated from the competition.
Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.[4] In 2020, Kevin O'Keeffe ranked the episode seventh in Xtra Magazines list of the ten best episodes of all time.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Moylan . Brian . 2016-03-08 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season-Premiere Recap: Getting to Know You . 2024-02-03 . Vulture . en . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327174342/https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-8-episode-1.html . live .
- Web site: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' premiere recap: Meet the 12 new queens in the show's 100th episode . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818024912/https://ew.com/recap/rupauls-drag-race-season-8-premiere/ . 2023-08-18 . 2024-02-03 . . en.
- Web site: The 'Drag Race' GIF-Cap Xtravaganza: 'Remembrance of Queens Past' . 2024-02-26 . www.out.com . en . 2023-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129222145/https://www.out.com/popnography/2016/3/08/drag-race-gif-cap-xtravaganza-keeping-it-100 . live .
- Web site: 2016-03-08 . RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrates its mythology with a stellar 100th episode . 2024-02-26 . The A.V. Club . en . 2022-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522043915/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-celebrates-its-mythology-with-a-stel-1798186885 . live .
- Web site: 2020-12-04 . The Top 10 ‘Drag Race’ episodes of all time Xtra Magazine . 2024-02-26 . en-CA . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701202847/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/top-10-drag-race-episodes-187434 . live .