Lip Sync For Your Charity[]
A Lip Sync For Your Charity is a special style of lip sync used on the first season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race and for the Denali vs LaLa Ri in the Reunion episode of Season 13.
At the end of each episode, the three celebrity queens from that week's episode will lip sync for their charity. Before the lip sync begins, Ru will state the following to the queens:
"Racers, this is your last chance to impress me, earn $30,000 for the charity of your choice, and the title of America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar. The time has come... for you to lip sync... FOR. YOUR. CHARITY. Good luck, and don't fuck it up."
Following the lip sync, Ru would select the queen he felt did the best in the lip sync as the winner of the week's episode, saying "You're a winner, baby." The celebrity queen would then be crowned America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar and receive $30,000 for their charity and a scepter. In the case of particularly good lip syncs, all three queens may be crowned America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar, with all three receiving $20,000 for their charities and a scepter.
Lip Sync For Your Life[]
A Lip Sync For Your Life is the most common style of lip sync used on the show.
At the end of each episode, the two celebrity queens who performed worst in that week's challenge will be placed up for elimination, indicating that they must lip sync for their life. Before the lip sync begins, Ru will state the following to the queens:
"Two queens stand before me. Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me, and save yourself from elimination. The time has come... for you to lip sync... FOR. YOUR. LIFE. Good luck, and don't fuck it up."
Following the lip sync, the queen who (in Ru's opinion) performed best will be told "Shantay, you stay," while the eliminated queen will be asked to "Sashay away."
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Lip Sync Songs[]
Regular Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Bottom Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lip Sync Winner | Eliminated Queen | |||
| 1 | "Venus" by Bananarama |
|
Jackie Would | Fabulosity |
| 2 | "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna |
|
Thirsty Von Trap | Electra Owl |
| 3 | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent" by Gwen Guthrie |
|
Donna Bellissima | Jackie Would |
| 4 | "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson |
|
Thirsty Von Trap | Milli Von Sunshine |
| 6 | "U Wear It Well" by RuPaul |
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Thirsty Von Trap | Donna Bellissima |
| 7 | "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga |
|
Poppy Love | Chic-Li-Fay |
Top Two Lip Syncs[]
Season 2's Episode 5 saw the Top Two queens of the episode lip syncing for the win, with no queens being eliminated.
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lip Sync Winner | Lip Sync Loser | |||
| 5 | "Believe" by Cher |
|
Donna Bellissima | Chakra 7 |
Finale Lip Sync[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Three | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runners-Up | |||
| 8 | "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters |
|
Poppy Love | Chakra 7 & Thirsty Von Trap |
Charity Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Three | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Runners-Up | |||
| 1 | "Express Yourself" by Madonna |
|
Babykins La Roux | Miss Mimi Teapot & Olivette Isyou |
| 2 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by Sylvester |
|
Vanqueisha De House | Mary J. Ross & Miss Shenita Cocktail |
| 3 (Triple Win) |
"It's All Coming Back To Me Now" by Celine Dion |
|
Bette Bordeaux, Madam That Bitch & Rachel McAdamsapple |
|
| 4 | "California Girls" by Katy Perry |
|
Queen Eleza Beth | Cocotini & Coral Fixation |
Trivia[]
Re-used Lip Sync Songs[]
1 lip-sync song has been used multiple times:
| Song | Drag Race Episode # (Performed by) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First use | Second use | Third use | Fourth use | |
| "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Céline Dion |
Season 1, Episode 3 (Performed by Bette Bordeaux, Madam That Bitch and Rachel McAdamsapple) |
Holland Season 2, Episode 3 (Performed by Ivy-Elyse and Love Masisi) |
Canada Season 2, Episode 10 (Performed by Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender and Pythia) |
USA Season 15, Episode 8 (Performed by Luxx Noir London and Salina EsTitties) |
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