The Girl Group Challenge is a Maxi Challenge where the contestants perform as girl groups to a recorded track, typically with their own personalized verses. The girl groups are typically responsible to come up with choreography, a team name and a cohesive look. The challenge is typically judged in teams, placing heavy emphasis on their cohesion as a girl group, with some seasons even deeming the entire winning girl group as the winner of the challenge.
Although first being introduced on Season 1, the modern rendition of the challenge featuring unique verses would first appear on Season 6.
Challenge's Timeline[]
| Series | Season | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
- █ The challenge never appeared in the season.
- █ The challenge appeared once in the season.
Girl Group Challenge Winners[]
Girl Group Challenge Eliminated[]
All Girl Group Challenges[]
Episode 5: "Girl Group Challenge"[]
See Episode 2: "Girl Group Challenge"
The contestants had to create cohesive looks and perform in a girl group number to "Say My Name" and "Independent Women" by Destiny's Child.
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Song | Role | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongina | Serving Fish | 
|
"Say My Name" | Choreography | WINNER |
| Nina Flowers | Hair | HIGH TEAM | |||
| Rebecca Glasscock | Costume | HIGH TEAM | |||
| Shannel | Makeup | HIGH TEAM | |||
| BeBe Zahara Benet | 3D | 
|
"Independent Women" | Hair | SAFE |
| Jade | Choreography | SAFE | |||
| Akashia | Makeup | BOTTOM 2 | |||
| Tammie Brown | Costume | ELIMINATED |
- █ The contestant was one of the team captains.
Episode 6: "Oh No She Betta Don't!"[]
See Episode 6: "Oh No She Betta Don't!"
The contestants had to dress in their best 90's rapper realness, write and perform RuPaul's "Oh No She Betta Don't!".
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adore Delano | The Panty Hos | 
|
WINNER |
| Bianca Del Rio | HIGH | ||
| Courtney Act | SAFE | ||
| Laganja Estranja | SAFE | ||
| Darienne Lake | LOW | ||
| Joslyn Fox | Ru-Tang Clan | 
|
HIGH |
| BenDeLaCreme | SAFE | ||
| Trinity K. Bonet | BOTTOM 2 | ||
| Milk | ELIMINATED |
Episode 4: "New Wave Queens"[]
See Episode 4: "New Wave Queens"
The contestants had to sing live in 80's New Wave style girl bands.
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Music Genre | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Turner | Les Chicken Wings | 
|
Punk | WINNER |
| Kim Chi | HIGH TEAM | |||
| Naomi Smalls | HIGH TEAM | |||
| Acid Betty | Street Meatz | 
|
Party | SAFE |
| Bob The Drag Queen | SAFE | |||
| Thorgy Thor | SAFE | |||
| Derrick Barry | Dragometry | 
|
Synth | LOW |
| Chi Chi DeVayne | BOTTOM 2 | |||
| Naysha Lopez | ELIMINATED |
Episode 8: "60s Girl Groups"[]
See Episode 8: "60s Girl Groups"
The contestants had to record vocals and perform in a 60s inspired girl group number for the original songs "Bad Boy Baby", "He's My Baby" and "My Baby Is Love".
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Song | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daya Betty | The ShangRu-Las | 
|
"Bad Boy Baby" | WINNER |
| Bosco | SAFE | |||
| Willow Pill | SAFE | |||
| DeJa Skye | The RuNettes | 
|
"He's My Baby" | HIGH |
| Jorgeous | SAFE | |||
| Jasmine Kennedie | BOTTOM 2 | |||
| Angeria Paris VanMicheals | The RuPremes | 
|
"My Baby Is Love" | HIGH |
| Lady Camden | LOW | |||
| Kerri Colby | ELIMINATED |
Episode 6: "Old Friends Gold"[]
See Episode 6: "Old Friends Gold"
The contestants had to record vocals and perform in old lady girl groups for the original songs "Golden Girlfriends" (Country), "Golden Years" (Metal) and "Golden Hips" (Hip-Hop).
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Music Genre | Song | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Mayari | Rockin' Old Gs | 
|
Metal | "Golden Years" | WINNER |
| Sasha Colby | HIGH | ||||
| Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | SAFE | ||||
| Spice | SAFE | ||||
| Mistress Isabelle Brooks | Banjo Bitches | 
|
Country | "Golden Girlfriends" | HIGH |
| Luxx Noir London | SAFE | ||||
| Marcia Marcia Marcia | SAFE | ||||
| Salina EsTitties | SAFE | ||||
| Loosey LaDuca | Ol' Dirty Bitches | 
|
Hip-Hop | "Golden Hips" | SAFE |
| Anetra | LOW | ||||
| Jax | BOTTOM 2 | ||||
| Robin Fierce | ELIMINATED |
Episode 5: "Girl Groups"[]
See Episode 5: "Girl Groups"
The contestants had to record vocals and perform in girl groups songs from RuPaul's album "Black Butta": "Star Baby" (Q.D.S.M.), "Courage to Love" (Lovah Girlz) and "A.S.M.R. Lover" (Thicc & Stick).
| Contestant | Girl Group | Photo | Song | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Karr | Thicc & Stick | 
|
"A.S.M.R. Lover" | WINNER |
| Megami | WINNER | |||
| Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige | WINNER | |||
| Nymphia Wind | WINNER | |||
| Dawn | Q.D.S.M. | 
|
"Star Baby" | SAFE |
| Morphine Love Dion | SAFE | |||
| Sapphira Cristál | SAFE | |||
| Q | BOTTOM 2 | |||
| Plane Jane | Lovah Girlz | 
|
"Courage to Love" | SAFE |
| Plasma | SAFE | |||
| Xunami Muse | SAFE | |||
| Amanda Tori Meating | ELIMINATED |
- █ The contestant was one of the team captains.
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