The show began with the second group of queens entering the workroom after Daya Betty’s emotional elimination. Deja Skye talked about the intense moment and Mama Ru’s ominous message regarding her being this season’s lip-sync assassin. “I was close to being eliminated.
But I think that me lip-syncing made them know that I’m a competitor,” Deja said in a confessional. “RuPaul himself said we might have a lip-sync assassin on our hands, bitches beware.” While reading Daya’s lipstick message, the queens were surprised with a piece of mysterious news from the former guest judge, Alicia Keys. “Queens, I’m back… and I’m not the only one, look over there,” she said.
As the queens turned around, the first batch of contestants entered the workroom in their fiercest looks. The tension between the two queens didn’t last long, as both groups lovingly introduced themselves.
After getting acquainted, the girls dished about the recent eliminations before calling it a night. The next day, Mama Ru stopped by the workroom to meet the newly formed collective. “So the gang’s all here.