Major spoilers ahead for the sixth episode of Drag Race UK.
For this week’s episode, the eight remaining contestants – Chanel O’Conor, Marmalade, Lill, Rileasa Slaves, Kyran Thrax, Lill, Actavia, and Charra Tea – flexed their best celebrity impersonations for the beloved Snatch Game challenge.
“Now, ladykins, there are certain events that the UK just can’t get enough of. I’m talking about Eurovision, a royal wedding, and, of course, the Snatch Game,” Ru revealed.
“Later today, you’ll play… with our celebrity contestants from S Club, Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens.”
Like seasons past, there was one goal in mind: to make RuPaul laugh – which the majority of the queens achieved during their hilarious performances.
Ultimately, Rileasa and Chanel landed in the bottom, with the latter losing her place in the competition, while La Voix and Kyran won the maxi-challenge.
Read ahead for our ranking of all eight performances, and visit here for our exit interview with Chanel.
8. Rileasa Slaves
For her Snatch Game character, the talented queen chose to do her doppelgänger/ music mogul Rihanna but with a twist. “So this crazy little thing I played a few weeks ago in the rom-coms, I feel like I’m going to bring her back,” she explained in a confessional. “Do Sammy as Rihanna. I’m just gonna roll with it.” While Rileasa slayed the ‘Work’ singer’s look, she struggled to fully blend the two personalities and deliver funny responses.
7. Chanel O’Conor
Chanel O’Conor took on drag icon Miss Coco Peru for the Snatch Game. “Coco is a sadistic, evil woman, and I identify with that,” the Scottish queen told Ru ahead of the challenge. Unfortunately, her portrayal did not stick to the landing. While Chanel nailed Miss Coco’s Bronx, New York accent, her responses were dry and featured little to no comedic elements, which, of course, won’t do in a challenge like the Snatch Game.
6. Marmalade
Marmalade decided to play ‘The Last Queen of France’ Marie Antoinette. “That’s where my humour lies. As an actor, I’m not so much an impersonator, but I create characters,” she said after Ru asked if she could pull off the impersonation. Unsurprisingly, Marmalade slayed her Marie Antoinette look, which was backed by a larger-than-life wig and dramatic makeup. At the same time, her responses could have hit a bit harder in the comedy department.
5. Actavia
Unlike her fellow queens, Actavia opted out of portraying a celebrity and instead decided to take the Snatch Game stage as the Welsh Dragon. “Perspective of going into it is a bit of a ditzy Welsh lady but as a dragon,” she explained. Fortunately, Actavia’s character was a smash for the most part and made RuPaul laugh out loud numerous times. Her unique portrayal also included another hilarious Michael Jackson impression that elevated her performance to new heights.
4. Lill
Like Marmalade, Lill went down the royal figure route, choosing Queen Victoria as her Snatch Game character. “I think she could be quite snooty. I mean, we don’t really know what her voice was like or how she actually was. Let us run with it,” she explained. While she hardly had any references to work with, Lill did not disappoint! From her exclamation of the word “cock” to reminiscing with Ru about their time at one of her Victorian garden parties, the Manchester queen was an absolute delight from start to finish.
3. Charra Tea
Like many queens in the past, Charra came to Drag Race with a handful of Snatch Game ideas, ranging from Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins to Queen Victoria, and, of course, Girls Aloud legend Nadine Coyle. Ultimately, Charra took Ru’s advice and went as “Nadine as Mary Poppins,” which thoroughly worked in her favour. Throughout her performance, the Northern Irish queen expertly blended Nadine and the famous nanny by including the former’s iconic Popstars birthday quote and making ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ pun about Alan Carr’s fictional stripper name. Charra impressed Ru, the judges’ panel and her fellow queens.
2. La Voix
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Coming in second place is La Voix and her impression of the music legend and gay icon Liza Minnelli. While Drag Race fans have already been treated to hilarious and challenge-winning impersonations of the legendary singer, La Voix successfully made it her own. From calling RuPaul “Ray” to her response about the magic munchkins from The Wizards of Oz, the London-based queen embodied Liza and her notable mannerisms to a T.
1. Kyran Thrax
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In 2022 and 2023, Austin Butler and Jacob Elordi, respectively, made waves for portraying Elvis Presley. However, in our honest opinion, Kyran’s impersonation of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ blew both their performances out of the water. In addition to nailing Elvis’ voice, mannerisms, and flirtatious nature, the London-based talent’s interactions with Ru and the other queens were creative and extremely amusing.
Visit here for our full interview with this week’s eliminated queen.
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