‘RuPaul’s Drag Race:’ What Is the ‘Twist’ for Season 13?
The Emmy Award-winning reality series, RuPaulās Drag Race, is back for another season, complete with gags, twists, and twirls. Even the first episode of season 13 comes with a new lip-syncing challenge for these performers.Ā
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the first episode of RuPaulās Drag Race season 13. Read at your own risk, squirrel friends!]
RuPaul premiered season 13 of the Emmy Award-winning reality series
Even a pandemic canāt keep a good queen down. After months of anticipation, fans are ready to see who will be crowned āAmericaās Next Drag Superstar.ā The next batch of contestants will have a chance to show off their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.Ā
This first episode introduced fans to contestants Denali, Elliott with 2 Ts, Gottmilk, Joey Jay, Kahmora Hall, Kandy Muse, Lala Bi, Olivia Lux, RosĆ©, Symone, Tamisha Iman, Tina Burner, and Utica Queen. However, this seasonās premiere includes a surprising, yet exciting, twist for these drag performers.Ā
Thereās a new twist for āRuPaulās Drag Raceā season 13
Within the first few minutes of Season 13, RuPaul calls Kandy Muse and Joey Jay to the mainstage. They were the first of six pairs to ālipsync for their lives,ā a challenge normally reserved for the end of each episode.
RuPaul stated this was a chance for the judges to get to know the competitors better. They didnāt get to know them too well, though, as some of the queens sashayed away before the competition even got started.
āThe premiere will be like no other season has had before,ā Kandy Muse said during an interview with ETOnline. āYou walk into the Werk Room and expect day one to just be, like, a regular day at Drag Race. [Laughs] āRegular day at Drag Race.ā But to walk in and be like, āAll right, girls. Hi, weāre here. Six lip syncs?ā Thatās gaggy.ā
Will this season include more ātwists?ā
In true RuPaulās Drag Race fashion, some fans expect another twist is surely coming. Will the eliminated queens return to the competition? Will fan-favorite contestants from past seasons have their chance for ru-demption? Fans will just have to wait for future episodes.Ā
This wouldnāt be the first time there was a twist in the first episode. For season 9, there was a Lady Gaga-inspired fashion show, with no competitor eliminated. For season 6, RuPaul split the queens into ātwo big openings,ā meaning that two performers were eliminated before meeting the other half of their sisters.
Season 13 of RuPaulās Emmy Award-winning reality series premiered on VH1 on New Yearās Day, Jan. 1, 2021, with new episodes premiering on a weekly basis. New episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race: Untucked premiere right after, on the same television network.Ā