For the first time in herstory, RuPaul postponed the lip-sync on this week’s episode of Drag Race. The second episode of Down Under season three saw the cast tasked with designing wedding couture from leftover bedding materials, in homage to the 1994 classic comedy Muriel’s Wedding.
Skilled seamstress Isis Avis Loren triumphed over her competitors, while Rita Menu and – for the second consecutive week – Ivory Glaze landed in the bottom two.
As they prepared to lip-sync, Ivory lost her balance on the main stage. “Sorry, sorry, I just feel really dizzy,” said the star, before fainting into the arms of Rita, Bumpa Love and a crew member.
In her confessional, she described the incident as “really scary”: “I’ve never f**ing fainted before. I was like, ‘What the hell is going on?’ I thought it was nerves or something.” “I have no idea what’s gonna happen,” wondered Rita. “Are we going to be lip-syncing today?