Thanks to several weeks of non-eliminations, the 14th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race “original recipe” has developed a reputation for being exceedingly long.
Though RuPaul’s been shy about asking this charming cast to sashay away, he’s at least over-delivered in the Lip-Sync department: Between excellent song choices and a particularly talented crop of queens, we’ve been gifted with episode after episode of unforgettable performances.As the season comes to a close this week, with the finale airing later tonight, it’s time to look back at its 10 best competitive lip-syncs.
These are the performances that had us gooped, gagged, and ready to hit that “replay” button…A rare deployment of a moderate tempo track, this early season lip-sync to Alicia Keys’ breakout hit stands out for the way it challenged the queens to key into its raw-nerve emotion—in front of Ms.
Keys, no less! Daya put lipstick on her nails and dragged them across her skin to evocative effect, but DeJa was the clear winner, delivering thoughtful, subtle movements in step with the song’s rhythm and never once letting the passion leave her face.