Design Challenge

Design Challenge
Acid Betty in the design challenge from Season 8
Challenge History
Challenge's Debut	Season 1 (main challenge) Season 2 (mini challenge)

The Design Challenge, also known as the Sewing Challenge, and sometimes as a Fashion Challenge, involves the queens creating an outfit to display on the runway using fabrics or unconventional materials, or putting together a look from clothes brought from home to fit certain themes and criteria. Typically, the design challenge is the first main challenge of the season. It also can appear more than once in a season featuring different challenges to meet.

The Makeover Challenge is similar to this challenge as it involves putting looks together for themselves and their partners. The Ball Challenge is another version of the challenge, that requires the queens to present a minimum of two looks on the runway, with at least one of the looks being a design challenge.

Challenge's Timeline

Show	Season
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
US
AS
DRT
UK
CDR
DRH
DRDU
DRES

█ The challenge never appeared in the season.

█ The challenge appeared only as a mini challenge in the season.

█ The challenge appeared in the season once.

█ The challenge appeared in the season twice.

Design Challenges - Drag Race Franchise

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Drag Race
Thailand

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Canada's
Drag Race

Drag Race
Holland

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

Drag Race
España

Drag Race
Italia

Drag Race
Philippines

Design Challenges - Other Series

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

La Más Draga

Camp Wannakiki

House of Drag

TNT Drag

Drag Inédita

All Design Runways

• RuPaul's Drag Race

Season 11 - From Farm to Runway

Season 11 - Whatcha Unpackin?

Season 10 - 10s Across the Board

Season 9 - Draggily Ever After

Season 8 - Keepin It 100

Season 6 - RuPaul's Big Opening Part 2

Season 6 - RuPaul's Big Opening Part 1

Season 5 - RuPaullywood or Bust

Season 3 - Face, Face, Face of Cakes

Season 3 - The Queen Who Mopped X-Mas

Season 1 - Drag on a Dime

All Design Challenges

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7
• Season 8
• Dragula 1
• Season 9
• VSDQ 1
• Dragula 2
• Thailand 1
• Season 10
• CW 1
• HoD 1
• Thailand 2
• Season 11
• LMD 2
• CW 2
• Dragula 3
• UK 1
• HoD 2
• Canada 1
• DI 1
• UK 2
• Down Under 1
• España 1
• All Stars 6
• Holland 2
• Canada 2

Episode 1: "Drag on a Dime"

For the first challenge of RuPaul's Drag Race, the queens were challenged to create outfits out of items from the 99 cents store. After designing the outfits and presenting them on the runway, Tammie Brown, Shannel, BeBe Zahara Benet, and Jade were declared safe. After the judges' critiques, Ongina placed high, Nina Flowers won the challenge, Rebecca Glasscock placed low, and Akashia sent home Victoria "Porkchop" Parker. The challenge was used during the season premiere of Season 8, and later again in the season premiere of Season 10.

Queen	Look	Placement
Nina Flowers		WINNER
Ongina		HIGH
BeBe Zahara Benet		SAFE
Jade		SAFE
Shannel		SAFE
Tammie Brown		SAFE
Rebecca Glasscock		LOW
Akashia		BOTTOM 2
Victoria Parker		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Gone with the Windows"

The twelve queens were tasked to create a garment out of curtains. Jessica Wild, Raven, Tatianna, Sonique, Jujubee and Nicole Paige Brooks were declared safe. Morgan McMichaels, Tyra Sanchez and Pandora Boxx all received positive critiques with Morgan McMichaels being the winner of this weeks challenge. Sahara Davenport, Mystique Summers and Shangela all received negative critiques for their curtain couture and with Mystique Summers ultimately being declared safe, Sahara Davenport and Shangela were left to lip sync. Shangela was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Morgan McMichaels		WINNER
Pandora Boxx		HIGH
Tyra Sanchez		HIGH
Jessica Wild		SAFE
Jujubee		SAFE
Nicole Paige Brooks		SAFE
Raven		SAFE
Sonique		SAFE
Tatianna		SAFE
Mystique Summers		LOW
Sahara Davenport		BOTTOM 2
Shangela		ELIMINATED

Episode 5: "Here Comes the Bride"

The queens were tasked to alter wedding dresses given to them. Tyra Sanchez, Jessica Wild, Raven and Jujubee all received positive critiques with Tyra ultimately taking the win. Pandora Boxx was declared safe. Tatianna, Morgan McMichaels and Sahara Davenport all received negative critiques and with Tatianna was ultimately being declared safe for having immunity, left Morgan McMichaels and Sahara Davenport to lip-sync. Morgan McMichaels was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Tyra Sanchez		WINNER
Jessica Wild		HIGH
Jujubee		HIGH
Raven		HIGH
Pandora Boxx		SAFE
Tatianna		LOW
Sahara Davenport		BOTTOM 2
Morgan McMichaels		ELIMINATED

Episode 2: "The Queen Who Mopped Xmas"

The thirteen queens were tasked to create a garment using thrift store items and fabrics, with Christmas as an inspiration. Raja, Manila Luzon and Mimi Imfurst all received positive critiques of their Christmas inspired outfits, with Raja ultimately being declared the winner. Stacy Layne Matthews, Delta Work, Alexis Mateo, Yara Sofia, Mariah, India Ferrah and Phoenix were all declared safe. Carmen Carrera, Venus D-Lite and Shangela all received negative critiques and with Carmen Carrera ultimately being declared safe, Venus D-Lite and Shangela were left to lip-sync to stay in the competition. Venus D-Lite was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Raja		WINNER
Manila Luzon		HIGH
Mimi Imfurst		HIGH
Alexis Mateo		SAFE
Delta Work		SAFE
India Ferrah		SAFE
Mariah Paris Balenciaga		SAFE
Phoenix		SAFE
Stacy Layne Matthews		SAFE
Yara Sofia		SAFE
Carmen Carrera		LOW
Shangela		BOTTOM 2
Venus D-Lite		ELIMINATED

Episode 7: "Face, Face, Face of Cakes"

The eight remaining queens were tasked to create a fashion style inspired by a style of cake from a bakery. Carmen Carrera won the mini-challenge and assigned the cakes, leaving the princess cake for herself. Alexis Mateo was assigned the cheesecake, Delta Work was assigned the angel food cake, Raja was assigned the chocolate lava cake, Manila Luzon was assigned the carrot cake, Stacy Layne Matthews was assigned the red velvet cake, Yara Sofia was assigned the strawberry shortcake and Shangela was assigned the pineapple upside-down cake. Raja, Manila Luzon, Yara Sofia, Delta Work all received positive critiques with Raja being declared the winner. Carmen Carrera and Shangela both received negative feedback but were ultimately being declared safe, leaving Alexis Mateo and Stacy Layne Matthews were left to lip-sync. Stacy Layne Matthews was eliminated.

Queen	Cake Flavor Look	Ranking
Raja	Chocolate Lava Cake	WINNER
Manila Luzon	Carrot Cake	HIGH
Yara Sofia	Strawberry Shortcake	HIGH
Delta Work	Angel Food Cake	HIGH
Carmen Carrera	Princess Cake	LOW
Shangela	Pineapple Upside Down Cake	LOW
Alexis Mateo	Cheesecake	BOTTOM 2
Stacy Layne Matthews	Red Velvet Cake	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "RuPocalypse Now!"

The queens were tasked to create a post-apocalyptic garment from items they had looted from previous contestants dressed as 'zombies'. Chad Michaels, Phi Phi O'Hara, Latrice Royale, Milan, Dida Ritz, Willam Belli and Madame LaQueer were declared safe.The Princess, Lashauwn Beyond and Sharon Needles all received positive critiques with Sharon Needles being declared the winner. Kenya Michaels, Jiggly Caliente and Alisa Summers all received negative critiques of their apocalyptic couture. Kenya Michaels was ultimately declared safe, leaving Jiggly Caliente and Alisa Summers to lip-sync. Alisa Summers was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Sharon Needles		WINNER
Lashauwn Beyond		HIGH
The Princess		HIGH
Chad Michaels		SAFE
Dida Ritz		SAFE
Latrice Royale		SAFE
Madame LaQueer		SAFE
Milan		SAFE
Phi Phi O'Hara		SAFE
Willam		SAFE
Kenya Michaels		LOW
Jiggly Caliente		BOTTOM 2
Alisa Summers		ELIMINATED

Episode 6: "Float Your Boat"

Each of the remaining queens was assigned a colour of the rainbow by the winner of the mini challenge, Willam Belli. They were tasked to create a pride boat and an outfit using their allocated colour. Latrice Royale, Phi Phi O'Hara and Willam all received positives critiques with Willam being declared the winner. Sharon Needles and Chad Michaels were declared safe, while Dida Ritz, Jiggly Caliente and Milan all received negative critiques. With Dida Ritz ultimately being declared safe, Jiggly Caliente and Milan were left to lip-sync and Milan was eliminated.

Queen	Boat Color Look	Ranking
Willam	Indigo	WINNER
Latrice Royale	Turquoise	HIGH
Phi Phi O'Hara	Violet	HIGH
Chad Michaels	Pink	SAFE
Sharon Needles	Green	SAFE
Dida Ritz	Red	LOW
Jiggly Caliente	Orange	BOTTOM 2
Milan	Yellow	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "RuPaullywood or Bust"

The queens were tasked to create a garment the brings out Hollywood realness and glamour using items they found whilst dumpster diving. Jinkx Monsoon, Detox, Coco Montrese, Alyssa Edwards, Honey Mahogany, Vivienne Pinay, and Monica Beverly Hillz were all declared safe. Lineysha Sparx, Alaska, Ivy Winters and Roxxxy Andrews all received positive critiques with Roxxxy Andrews snatching the win. Jade Jolie, Serena ChaCha and Penny Tration all received negative feedback on their garments and with Jade Jolie ultimately being declared safe, left Serena ChaCha and Penny Tration to lip-sync. Penny Tration was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Roxxxy Andrews		WINNER
Alaska		HIGH
Ivy Winters		HIGH
Lineysha Sparx		HIGH
Alyssa Edwards		SAFE
Coco Montrese		SAFE
Detox		SAFE
Honey Mahogany		SAFE
Jinkx Monsoon		SAFE
Monica Beverly Hillz		SAFE
Vivienne Pinay		SAFE
Jade Jolie		LOW
Serena ChaCha		BOTTOM 2
Penny Tration		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "RuPaul's Big Opening Part 1"

Each of the first seven queens are assigned a box, based on TV shows. Inside each box were materials needed to construct a runway look out of. Adore Delano was assigned 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', Gia Gunn was assigned 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians', April Carrión was assigned with 'Duck Dynasty', BenDeLaCreme was assigned 'Golden Girls', Laganja Estranja was assigned 'Dancing with the Stars', Kelly Mantle was assigned 'Downton Abbey' and Vivacious was assigned 'Game of Thrones'. Gia Gunn, April Carrión and BenDeLaCreme all received positive critiques with BenDeLaCreme receiving the first win of the season. Kelly Mantle, Adore Delano and Vivacious all received negative feedback with Laganja Estranja being declared safe. Adore Delano ended up being declared safe leaving Kelly Mantle and Vivacious to lip-sync. Kelly Mantle was eliminated.

Queen	TV Show Look	Ranking
BenDeLaCreme	Golden Girls	WINNER
April Carrion	Duck Dynasty	HIGH
Gia Gunn	Keeping Up With The Kardashians	HIGH
Laganja Estranja	Dancing With The Stars	SAFE
Adore Delano	Here Comes Honey Boo Boo	LOW
Vivacious	Game of Thrones	BOTTOM 2
Kelly Mantle	Downton Abbey	ELIMINATED

Episode 2: "RuPaul's Big Opening Part 2"

The seven remaining queens were all assigned a box, based on different parts/ celebrations. Darienne Lake was assigned 'St. Patrick Day', Magnolia Crawford was assigned 'Ho Down', Bianca Del Rio was assigned 'Luau Party', Courtney Act was assigned 'Republican Party', Trinity K. Bonet was assigned 'Princess Party', Milk was assigned 'Toga Party' and Joslyn Fox was assigned 'Quinceañera'. Bianca Del Rio, Milk and Trinity K. Bonet all received positive critiques with Bianca Del Rio getting her first win. Courtney Act was declared safe. Joslyn Fox, Darienne Lake and Magnolia Crawford all received negative critiques, with Joslyn Fox declared safe leaving Darienne Lake and Magnolia Crawford to lip-sync. Magnolia Crawford was eliminated.

Queen	Celebration Look	Ranking
Bianca Del Rio	Luau Party	WINNER
Milk	Toga Party	HIGH
Trinity K. Bonet	Princess Party	HIGH
Courtney Act	Republican Party	SAFE
Joslyn Fox	Quinceañera	LOW
Darienne Lake	St. Patricks Day	BOTTOM 2
Magnolia Crawford	Ho-Down	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Born Naked"

This episode, the 14 queens enter the werk room and are challenged to take part in a Spring and Fall fashion show with the runway themed on a nude illusion. Ginger Minj, Pearl, Katya, Max, Trixie Mattel, Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Mrs. Kasha Davis are all declared safe. Violet Chachki, Kennedy Davenport and Miss Fame all received positive critiques with Violet being declared the winner of the challenge. Sasha Belle and Jasmine Masters recieved negative critiques but were ultimately declared safe, leaving Kandy Ho and Tempest DuJour to lipsync. Tempest DuJour was sent home.

Queen	Look	Placement
Violet Chachki		WINNER
Kennedy Davenport		HIGH
Miss Fame		HIGH
Ginger Minj		SAFE
Jaidynn Diore Fierce		SAFE
Katya		SAFE
Max		SAFE
Mrs. Kasha Davis		SAFE
Pearl		SAFE
Trixie Mattel		SAFE
Jasmine Masters		LOW
Sasha Belle		LOW
Kandy Ho		BOTTOM 2
Tempest DuJour		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Keeping It 100!"

The season premiere of Season 8 celebrated 100 episodes of the show, so RuPaul challenged each queen to design an outfit based on a previous design challenges. Since Robbie Turner won the mini-challenge, she assigned the queens: Make Dat Money went to Acid Betty, Gone with the Window went to Bob the Drag Queen, Glitter Ball went to Chi Chi DeVayne, Sugar Ball went to Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Hello, Kitty Girls! went to Dax ExclamationPoint, The Queen Who Mopped Xmas went to Derrick Barry, RuPaul's Hair Extravaganza went to Kim Chi, RuPocalypse Now! went to Laila McQueen, Float Your Boat went to Naomi Smalls, Drag on a Dime went to Naysha Lopez, The Fabulous Bitch Ball went to Robbie Turner, and Face, Face, Face of Cakes went to Thorgy Thor. Kim Chi won the challenge while Naysha Lopez was sent home.

Queen	Assigned Challenge Look	Ranking
Kim Chi	RuPaul's Hair Extravaganza (S3; E11)	WINNER
Acid Betty	Make Dat Money (S3; E13)	HIGH
Derrick Barry	The Queen Who Mopped Xmas (S3; E2)	HIGH
Bob The Drag Queen	Gone With The Window (S2; E1)	SAFE
Chi Chi DeVayne	Glitter Ball (S6; E11)	SAFE
Thorgy Thor	Face, Face, Face of Cakes (S3; E7)	SAFE
Cynthia Lee Fontaine	Sugar Ball (S5; E11)	SAFE
Dax ExclamationPoint	Hello, Kitty Girls! (S7; E11)	SAFE
Naomi Smalls	Float Your Boat (S4; E6)	LOW
Robbie Turner	The Fabulous Bitch Ball (S4; E11)	LOW
Laila McQueen	RuPocalypse Now (S4; E1)	BOTTOM 2
Naysha Lopez	Drag on a Dime (S1; E1)	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Wickedest Witch"

Queen	Look	Placement
Vander Von Odd		WINNER
Foxie Adjuia		HIGH
Frankie Doom		HIGH
Xochi Mochi		HIGH
Melissa Befierce		SAFE
Ursula Major		LOW
Loris		BOTTOM 3
Meatball		BOTTOM 3
Pinche		ELIMINATED

Episode 3: "Draggily Ever After"

The remaining queens were asked to create a princess look and a 'side-kick' to accompany them. Alexis Michelle, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Nina Bo'nina Brown, Shea Coulee, Sasha Velour, Charlie Hides and Eureka were declared safe. Trinity Taylor, Valentina and Peppermint received positive critiques with Trinity Taylor snatching the win. Aja, Kimora Blac and Farrah Moan all received negative critiques. Farrah Moan was declared safe leaving Kimora and Aja to lip-sync. This resulted in the elimination of Kimora Blac.

Queen	Princess	Sidekick	Placement
Trinity Taylor	Aquapussy	Stanky the Starfish	WINNER
Peppermint	Carcinogenetta	Petey the Pilot Light	HIGH
Valentina	Vira	Netty	HIGH
Alexis Michelle	#SubwayFish	#SubwayTadpole	SAFE
Charlie Hides	Climaxica	Isabella Snatchpacker	SAFE
Cynthia Lee Fontaine	Cuculina	Brulee	SAFE
Eureka O'Hara	You-Reek-Of-Daria	Woof-Train	SAFE
Nina Bo'nina Brown	Zathena	Ink	SAFE
Sasha Velour	Uglina	Lunk	SAFE
Shea Coulee	Aquaria	Moon Pearl	SAFE
Farrah Moan	Pacifica	Fablina the Blowfish	LOW
Aja	Disastah	Da Sistah	BOTTOM 2
Kimora Blac	Banana Lady	Funky Monkey	ELIMINATED

Episode 2: "Paris is Burning"

Queen	Look	Placement
Belika Rubik		WINNER
Nina LeBlanc		HIGH
Estrella Astral		SAFE
MortFina		LOW
Ágata Görë		BOTTOM 2
Aura Luna		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Get Hooked"

Queen	Look	Placement
James Majesty		WINNER
Abhora		HIGH
Dahli		HIGH
Disasterina		HIGH
Victoria Elizabeth Black		HIGH
Biqtch Puddin		SAFE
Kendra Onixxx		LOW
Erika Klash		BOTTOM 3
Monikkie Shame		BOTTOM 3
Felony Dodger		ELIMINATED

Episode 6: "Til Death Do Us Part"

Queen	Look	Placement
Biqtch Puddin		HIGH
Victoria Elizabeth Black		HIGH
Abhora		WINNER + BOTTOM 3
James Majesty		BOTTOM 3
Disasterina		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Contestant's Story"

The ten queens where asked to create a three in one look using unconventional materials assigned by the winner of the mini-challenge, Morrigan. Année Maywong got a mattress and a wicker basket, Petchra got two bowls and some candles, Bunny Be Fly got banana leaves, Amadiva got tulle fabric, JAJA got a sarong, Natalia Pliacam got some sbai cloths, Meannie Minaj got a bed mosquito net, Dearis Doll got a farmer hat and some cloths, B Ella got a traditional thai tiara and Morrigan picked a flower bouquet for herself.

Queen	Unconventional Material Look	Placement
Année Maywong	Matress & Wicker Basket	WINNER
Amadiva	Tulle Fabric	SAFE
B Ella	Traditional Thai Tiara	SAFE
Bunny Be Fly	Banana Leaves	SAFE
Dearis Doll	Farmer Hat & Cloths	SAFE
JAJA	Sarong	SAFE
Natalia Pliacam	Sbai Cloths	SAFE
Petchra	Two Bowls & Candles	SAFE
Morrigan	Flower Bouquet	BOTTOM 2
Meannie Minaj	Bed Mosquito Net	ELIMINATED

Episode 3: "Curtain to Couture"

The twelve queens were asked to create a garment out of curtains, similarly to the Gone with the Windows design challenge from Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Queen	Look	Placement
Année Maywong		WINNER
Amadiva		HIGH
JAJA		HIGH
Natalia Pliacam		SAFE
Petchra		SAFE
B Ella		LOW
Dearis Doll		BOTTOM 2
Morrigan		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "10s Across the Board"

As an homage to the very first episode of Season 1, the 14 queens were tasked to gather items from a box that they could create a garment out of. Asia O'Hara, Aquaria, Eureka, Kameron Michaels, Monique Heart, Monét X Change and The Vixen were declared safe. Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker, Blair St. Clair and Yuhua Hamasaki received positive critiques for their garments and the judges chose Mayhem Miller to win the challenge. On the other hand, Dusty Ray Bottoms, Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo received negative critiques, with Dusty being declared safe leaving Kalorie and Vanessa to lip-sync. Vanessa was eliminated

Queen	Look	Placement
Mayhem Miller		WINNER
Blair St. Clair		HIGH
Miz Cracker		HIGH
Yuhua Hamasaki		HIGH
Aquaria		SAFE
Asia O'Hara		SAFE
Eureka O'Hara		SAFE
Kameron Michaels		SAFE
Monét X Change		SAFE
Monique Heart		SAFE
The Vixen		SAFE
Dusty Ray Bottoms		LOW
Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams		BOTTOM 2
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo		ELIMINATED

Episode 6: "Crafty Beaver Badge"

Camper	Eliminated Camper	Placement
Muffy Fishbasket	Sylvia Nyxx	WINNER
Alexis Bevels	Dominique DeGrant	HIGH
Pagan Holladay	O'Laysia	BOTTOM 2
Vajay J. Snappinturtle	C'est Kevvie	ELIMINATED

Episode 3: "Costume Chaos"

Contestant	Look	Placement
Hugo Grrrl		WINNER
Bunny Holiday		SAFE
Leidy Lei		SAFE
Medulla Oblongata		SAFE
Vulga Titz		SAFE
Lola Blades		BOTTOM 2
Trinity Ice		ELIMINATED

Episode 7: "Food Lover"

Queen	Thai Dish Look	Placement
Angele Anang	Green Beef Shank Curry	WINNER
Bandit	Chicken Basil Sauce With Fired Egg	HIGH
Srimala	Chicken Basil Sauce With Fired Egg	HIGH
Tormai	Pad Thai With Prawns	BOTTOM 3
Vanda Miss Joaquim	Pad Thai With Prawns	BOTTOM 3
Genie	Chicken Basil Sauce With Fired Egg	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Whatcha Unpackin"

For the season premiere of Season 11, the 15 queens were tasked to create a look inspired by their style of drag using materials inspired by previous Drag Race contestants. Silky Nutmeg Ganache won the mini challenge and got to assigned the roles. She assigned herself with Peppermint, A'keria Chanel Davenport with Bebe Zahara Benet, Ariel Versace with Laganja Estranja, Brooke Lynn Hytes with Detox, Honey Davenport with BenDeLaCreme, Kahanna Montrese with Katya, Mercedes Iman Diamond with Bianca Del Rio, Nina West with Thorgy Thor, Plastique Tiara with Sasha Velour, Ra'Jah O'Hara with Kennedy Davenport, Scarlet Envy with Violet Chachki, Shuga Cain with Sharon Needles, Soju with Kim Chi, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo with Valentina and Yvie Oddly with Alaska. Brooke Lynn Hytes, A'keria C Davenport, Plastique Tiara and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo all received positive critiques with Brooke Lynn Hytes snatching the first win of the season. Ariel, Honey, Ra'Jah, Scarlet, Shuga, Silky, and Yvie are declared safe. Nina West, Mercedes Iman Diamond, Kahanna Montrese, and Soju all received negative critiques with Nina and Mercedes ultimately being declared safe leaving Kahanna and Soju to lip-sync. Kahanna Montrese won the lip-sync and Soju was eliminated.

Queen	Assigned Queen Look	Ranking
Brooke Lynn Hytes	Detox	WINNER
A'keria Chanel Davenport	Bebe Zahara Benet	HIGH
Plastique Tiara	Sasha Velour	HIGH
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo	Valentina	HIGH
Ariel Versace	Laganja Estranja	SAFE
Honey Davenport	BenDeLaCreme	SAFE
Ra'Jah O'Hara	Kennedy Davenport	SAFE
Scarlet Envy	Violet Chachki	SAFE
Shuga Cain	Sharon Needles	SAFE
Silky Nutmeg Ganache	Peppermint	SAFE
Yvie Oddly	Alaska	SAFE
Nina West	Thorgy Thor	LOW
Mercedes Iman Diamond	Bianca Del Rio	LOW
Kahanna Montrese	Katya	BOTTOM 2
Soju	Kim Chi	ELIMINATED

Episode 7: "From Farm To Runway"

During this challenge, the remaining 9 queens had to create looks farm materials; whether it was food, seeds, burlap, denim, or more, the queens had to use it. Plastique Tiara, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Yvie Oddly were praised for having unique, creative, well-presented runway looks. Ra'Jah O'Hara, A'keria Chanel Davenport, and Nina West were critiqued for lack of originality, a poor shape, and a messy outfit. After deliberations, Plastique was announced the winner and A'keria was left to lip sync against Ra'Jah. A'keria won the lip sync, sending home Ra'Jah after her fourth time in the bottom.

Queen	Look	Placement
Plastique Tiara		WINNER
Brooke Lynn Hytes		HIGH
Yvie Oddly		HIGH
Shuga Cain		SAFE
Silky Nutmeg Ganache		SAFE
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo		SAFE
Nina West		LOW
A'keria Chanel Davenport		BOTTOM 2
Ra'Jah O'Hara		ELIMINATED

Episode 4: La Más Piñata

Contestant	Looks	Placement Scores
Alexis 3XL and Bárbara Durango		WINNER 18
Sophia Jiménez and Deborah La Grande		HIGH 17
Amelia and Cordelia Durango		SAFE 11
Soro Nasty and Eva Blunt		SAFE 11
Job Star and Margaret Y Ya		BOTTOM 3 10
Gvajardo and Debra Men		BOTTOM 3 10
Red Rabbit Duo and Lana		ELIMINATED 8

Episode 6: "Crafty Beaver"

Camper	Eliminated Camper Look	Placement
Diana Fire	Boris Tudeth	WINNER
Tora Himan	Debbie Fox	HIGH
Miss Kitty Litter ATX	Ivanna	SAFE
Clare Apparently	Paris Lurux	SAFE
Coco Jem Holiday	Barbra Wyre	BOTTOM 2
Vivica Galactica	Carly Üninemclite	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "The Lesser of Two Evils"

Queen	Look	Placement
Dollya Black		WINNER
Evah Destruction		HIGH
Priscilla Chambers		HIGH
Hollow Eve		SAFE
Landon Cider		SAFE
Maddelynn Hatter		SAFE
St. Lucia		SAFE
Yovska		SAFE
Louisianna Purchase		LOW
Maxi Glamour		BOTTOM 2
Violencia Exclamation Point		EXTERMINATED

Episode 2: "Don’t Suck"

Queen	Look	Placement
Landon Cider		WINNER
Hollow Eve		HIGH
Louisianna Purchase		HIGH
Dollya Black		SAFE
Evah Destruction		SAFE
Maxi Glamour		SAFE
Priscilla Chambers		SAFE
Maddelynn Hatter		LOW
Yovska		BOTTOM 2
St. Lucia		EXTERMINATED

Episode 5: "No Throw Aways, Not Recycled"

Queen	Look	Placement
Priscilla Chambers		WINNER
Dollya Black		HIGH
Louisianna Purchase		HIGH
Maddelynn Hatter		SAFE
Landon Cider		LOW
Evah Destruction		BOTTOM 2
Hollow Eve		EXTERMINATED

Episode 3: "Posh On A Penny"

Similar to the first episode of RuPauls Drag Race US, the queens had to create garments out of items seen in a 99p store. After designing the outfits and presenting them on the runway, Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea were declared safe. Divina De Campo, Crystal and The Vivienne all received positive critiques with Divina winning the challenge for her garment made out of laundry bags. Cheryl Hole was declared safe leaving Sum Ting Wong and Vinegar Strokes in the bottom two to lip-sync to 'Would I Lie To You' by the Eurythmics, and after her second time in the bottom, Vinegar Strokes was eliminated.

Queen	Look	Placement
Divina De Campo		WINNER
Crystal		HIGH
The Vivienne		HIGH
Baga Chipz		SAFE
Blu Hydrangea		SAFE
Cheryl Hole		LOW
Sum Ting Wong		BOTTOM 2
Vinegar Strokes		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Old to New"

Contestant	Look	Placement
Flor		WINNER
Bionica		SAFE
Claire Voyant		SAFE
Elektra Shock		SAFE
Jen Tré Fire		SAFE
Kelly Fornia		SAFE
Rhubarb Rouge		SAFE
Willy SmacknTush		BOTTOM 2
Stabitha		ELIMINATED

Episode 3: "Onesies Inspirations"

Contestant	Animal Onesie Look	Placement
Elektra Shock	Owl	WINNER
Bionica	Duck	SAFE
Claire Voyant	Penguin	SAFE
Flor	Tiger	SAFE
Willy SmacknTush	Bear	SAFE
Jen Tré Fire	Unicorn	BOTTOM 2
Kelly Fornia	Cow	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Eh-Leganza Eh-xtravaganza"

Queen	O Canada Box Look	Ranking
Rita Baga	Québec-Froid	WINNER
BOA	Man Of Green Gay-bles	HIGH
Jimbo	Rainblow It Up	HIGH
Anastarzia Anaquway	Canada Gay	SAFE
Ilona Verley	Muskokurrr'	SAFE
Kiara	Like A Prairie	SAFE
Priyanka	Gone Fishy	SAFE
Scarlett BoBo	Glampede	SAFE
Tynomi Banks	Lumber Janes	SAFE
Kyne	Yukon Gold Digger	LOW
Lemon	Jock Scraps	BOTTOM 2
Juice Boxx	Much Ru-sic Video Prance	ELIMINATED

Episode 4: "Single Use Queens"

Queen	Material	Look	Ranking
Rita Baga	Plastic		WINNER
Scarlett BoBo			HIGH TEAM
Kiara			HIGH TEAM
Priyanka	Metal		HIGH
Lemon			SAFE
BOA			LOW
Jimbo	Paper		LOW
Ilona Verley			BOTTOM 2
Tynomi Banks			ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Look Inédito"

Queen	Material	Ranking
Organzza	Plastic	WINNER
Dandara	Cloth	HIGH
Ninfeta	CDs	SAFE
Ravenna	Popcorn	SAFE
Miguella	Plastic Bags	BOTTOM 2
Victória Blossom	Balloons	ELIMINATED

Episode 2: "Make Inédita"

Queen	Material	Ranking
Amy K. Fairy	Disposable Cap	WINNER
Melanie Mason	Leaves	HIGH
Ruby Nox	Eggs	SAFE
Velma Real	Gelatine	SAFE
Fruta3000	Things glued in the face	BOTTOM 2
Aquarela	Correction Fluid	ELIMINATED

Episode 3: "Who Wore It Best?"

Queen	Colour Look	Placement
Lawrence Chaney	Gold	WINNER
A'Whora	Black	HIGH
Bimini Bon-Boulash	Blue	HIGH
Sister Sister	Pink	HIGH
Veronica Green	Green	HIGH
Ellie Diamond	Gold	SAFE
Tayce	Black	SAFE
Ginny Lemon	Pink	LOW
Tia Kofi	Green	BOTTOM 2
Asttina Mandella	Blue	ELIMINATED

Episode 7: "Lockdown Supersheroes"

Queen	Superhero Name Look	Ranking
A'Whora	Covid Nine-Tina	WINNER
Ellie Diamond	Exuberant Ellie	HIGH
Bimini Bon-Boulash	Dr. Isabella Blows-A-Lot	SAFE
Lawrence Chaney	Lawrence of Chania	LOW
Tayce	Exfoliana Bolt	BOTTOM 2
Sister Sister	The Garden of Sh-Eden	ELIMINATED

Episode 4: "Rucycled"

Queen	Look	Placement
Scarlet Adams		WINNER
Art Simone		RTRN + HIGH
Maxi Shield		HIGH
Elektra Shock		SAFE
Kita Mean		SAFE
Etcetera Etcetera		LOW
Karen From Finance		BOTTOM 2
Anita Wigl'it		ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "¡Bienvenidas a España!"

Queen	Look	Placement
Hugáceo Crujiente		WINNER
Carmen Farala		HIGH
Sagittaria		HIGH
Arantxa Castilla La Mancha		SAFE
Drag Vulcano		SAFE
Inti		SAFE
Killer Queen		SAFE
Pupi Poisson		LOW
Dovima Nurmi		BOTTOM 2
The Macarena		ELIMINATED

Episode 9: "Drag Tots"

Queen	Look	Placement
Ra'Jah O'Hara	I'Siya Queen	WIN
Ginger Minj	Tara Belle	BTM4
Kylie Sonique Love	Miss Behave	BTM4
Trinity K. Bonet	Fierce Furlicia the Feline	BTM4
Eureka!	Alexandria McQueen	ELIM

Episode 2: "Ooh, I Got Sunburned!"

Queen	Look	Placement
The Countess	Crocodile Dandy	WINNER
Love Masisi	From Route 66 tot de A2	HIGH
Vivaldi	Sneaky Sneakout	HIGH
Keta Minaj	Glamping Rock	SAFE
My Little Puny	Inflatable Glam Puny	SAFE
Vanessa Van Cartier	Glam Camp Mosquito Fighter	SAFE
Tabitha	Buttoned Shade Dress	LOW
Ivy-Elyse	Sleepingbag Beauty	BOTTOM 2
Reggy B	Sleepy B	ELIMINATED

Episode 1: "Lost and Fierce"

Queen	Look	Placement
Icesis Couture	110px	WINNER
Stephanie Prince	110px	HIGH
Suki Doll	110px	HIGH
Adriana	110px	SAFE
Kendall Gender	110px	SAFE
Kimora Amour	110px	SAFE
Océane Aqua-Black	110px	SAFE
Pythia	110px	SAFE
Synthia Kiss	110px	SAFE
Eve 6000	110px	LOW
Gia Metric	110px	BOTTOM 2
Beth	110px	ELIMINATED

Trivia

• Drag on a Dime, Gone with the Windows, The Queen Who Mopped Xmas, Face, Face, Face of Cakes, RuPocalypse Now! and Float Your Boat were all used as inspirations for the first Design Challenge of season 8, returning as legendary Design Challenges from the first 99 episodes.
  • For Face of Cakes the cake used was Red Velvet, Stacy Layne Matthews cake in the original.
  • For Float Your Boat the blue boat was used, which was Willam's colour in the original.
  • Additionally, all three of the top queens that week had been assigned themes from season 3: The Queen Who Mopped Xmas, The Hair Ball Design Challenge and The Money Ball Design Challenge.
• Drag on a Dime is the only challenge to be used three times, in Season 1, 8 (as an inspiration) and 10.
  • In all three seasons it was the first episode of the season.
• Many outfits from these Design Challenges have become memes within the fandom due to their unusual construction, strange choice of items, and random lines from the queens wearing them. Including:
  • Shangela's Corn and Mystique's Headpiece from "Gone with the Windows".
  • Shangela's lampshade and Frostula the Snow Ho from "The Queen Who Mopped Xmas".
  • Stacy Layne Matthews's Red Velvet Couture from "Face, Face, Face of Cakes".
  • Jiggly Caliente's Baked Potato Couture and Lashauwn Beyond's Post-Apocaloptic headpiece from "RuPocalyse Now!
  • Kelly Mantle's Bacon Dress from "RuPaul's Big Opening Part 1".
  • Jasmine Masters's Cocoon and Kandy Ho's beard from "Born Naked".
  • Aja's Princess Disastah from "Draggily Ever After".
  • Monét X Change's Sponge Dress and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo's Barbie Flowers from "10s Across the Board".
• Raja is the first queen to win two Design Challenges as well as winning two in the same season (Followed by Année Maywong and Rita Baga).
• Tyra Sanchez, Sharon Needles, Violet Chachki, Kim Chi, Aquaria, and Brooke Lynn Hytes are the only queens to win both a Fashion/Design Challenge and a Ball Challenge in the same season.
  • Of those, all but Kim Chi and Brooke Lynn Hytes have gone on to win their seasons.
• Morgan McMichaels has the biggest placement differences between her two Fashion/Design Challenges as she won "Gone with the Windows" and was eliminated in "Here Comes the Bride".
• In All Stars 3's Rudemption runway, Aja did her Draggily Ever After look and Shangela her The Queen Who Mopped Xmas look, looks that landed them in the bottom 2 in their original seasons.
  • Morgan McMichaels chose her "Here Comes the Bride" look, that eliminated her in her original season. She was eliminated the episode before so she couldn't show the outfit on the runway.
• The Design Challenge being the first challenge of the season has had some backlash from fans, as it has eliminated queens that they felt should have stayed longer as they would have done well in the acting and performance challenges in the next few episodes.
  • The queens mainly cited in this are Kelly Mantle, Tempest DuJour and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.
  • Laila McQueen is also often cited in this. Although they were not eliminated in the first challenge they did poorly in it and ended up being eliminated in the following episode.
• Season 12 and Season 13 are, so far, the only regular seasons to not feature a Design/Fashion challenge outside of the Ball challenge, with Season 12 being the first.
• DRH 1 is to this day the only international season to not feature a Design Challenge.

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