Colour me a bit more intrigued than I was before.īad news out of the way first: Rosé becomes the first queen to lose two lip syncs this season, which wouldn’t sting quite as much had she not declared herself a Lip Sync Assassin in the premiere. She got compared positively to Yvie Oddly, Thorgy Thor and Crystal Methyd-good company, if she can keep it. Standing out from the crowd is so crucial in early Drag Race weeks, so it’s not surprising that upon learning this, the judges (especially Ross Mathews) took another look at Utica. She’s also accomplished something big by giving the judges an interesting character detail to focus on: Being a Seventh Day Adventist. Her Vamp runway was my favourite of the mini-challenge, and her Stevie Nicks-inspired sheer look, while a bit messy, had some great ideas in it. But she worked it out in the performance, so she’s still got promise in this competition.Īs much as I do not jive with Utica’s personality, I am very much interested in her sense of fashion. Joey’s looks all reading similarly this week didn’t help matters. Even when you have a signature, you should be able to diversify. Michelle Visage has been read (even by Bianca Del Rio herself) for needing versatility from the queens, but I think it’s a valid critique. So I’m pleasantly surprised they respond well to Joey’s own hair, while warning her not to rely on the same look over and over again.

It’s been a bugaboo of the panel’s for years, going back to April Carrión and Joslyn Fox not concealing their masculine cuts in Season 6. Many a fan expected the judges to hate Joey wearing her own hair.

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