‘Drag Race’: A Surprise Salvation Shakes Up the Power Rankings

Drew Dietsch
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10. Proceed with caution.

Thanks to the benevolent powers of Mama Ru, all six of the queens got to stay in the competition for another week. After a fierce lip sync between Kameron and Eureka, RuPaul decided to tell both contenders, “Shante, you stay.” Since we thought we were getting a final five this week, this plot twist has thrown all our super scientific ranking calculations out the window.

With that said, let’s try and figure out exactly how this sextet stacks up after this week.

6. Miz Cracker

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Miz Cracker

It genuinely hurts to say this, but Miz Cracker might need to start packing up her wardrobe for the trip home. She was a huge favorite going into the competition, but without a single win to her name, it’s starting to look like she’s never going to have the breakout moment we’ve been waiting for. This week was tailormade for her to take the top spot — she even got excited to have a script and direction! — and she fumbled the ball so very hard. It’s doubly disappointing because her runway looks have arguably been the most consistently stellar outfits of the entire season. With yet another week passing without a win for her, it’s probably time to give up hope.

5. Monét X Change

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Money X Change

If not for her solid performance in this week’s challenge, Monét would have taken the bottom slot. Much like Cracker, her lack of a single win has put her in a very precarious spot. She’s clearly got the chops to bring something special to the show, but it’s getting way too late in the competition to count on some ace up her sleeve. It doesn’t help that her runway looks have failed to light a fire under the judges’ seats. Time is running out and Monét needs to do something extravagant to prevent herself from sashaying away.

4. Kameron Michaels

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Kameron Michaels

You can go from the top of the world to the bottom of the barrel in record time on Drag Race, and Kameron just learned that lesson the hard way. After a killer win in last week’s Cher musical, the tattooed queen ended up lip syncing for her life. Though her aged runway look was probably the most enjoyable out of the bunch, she couldn’t connect with her character in the Breastworld challenge and that landed her in the bottom two. It still feels like there is some secret magic hiding inside of Kameron, and she’s going to need to use all of her talents to remind everyone why she’s gotten this far in the first place.

3. Asia O’Hara

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Asia O'Hara

Asia came out of last week’s loss energized and ready to redeem herself. Her performance as Parah Sailin in the Breastworld challenge stole the show and guaranteed her the top slot this week. However, her Rastafarian-esque runway look was a bizarre and wrongheaded choice. She’s climbing back up to the top of the pack, but she still has some hurdles to clear before she can claim the throne. If Asia wins another week in a row, she will emerge as a force to be reckoned with.

2. Eureka

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Eureka O'Hara

This was a tough ranking to commit to because Eureka did just narrowly escape an elimination. She’s been a frontrunner for a majority of the latter half of Season 10, and the fact that the show seems to want to keep her around might mean that the producers really want to see her make it to the final three. We’ve seen Eureka bounce back from a loss before and end up steamrolling her competitors. It wouldn’t be surprising to see that happen once again. Don’t count her out because of one bad week. It’s likely that she’s here to stay until the end.

1. Aquaria

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Aquaria

Aquaria floated into the middle of the pack yet again this week, but she has continued to show off her charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent at every opportunity she gets. Her performance in the Breastworld challenge might not have earned her the win, but it was definitely well-received and solidified that she’s not the comedy novice many took her for. Add to that her runway look for this week which would have destroyed anything it was up against if it had been for a different challenge, and Aquaria just won’t stop displaying incredible polish and a knack for surprising both the judges and the audience. At this point, she will need to stumble in an enormous way to prevent a shot at the Drag Race top three.

Drew Dietsch
Drew Dietsch has been professionally writing about entertainment for over a decade. His bylines include FANDOM - where he was a founding contributor and Entertainment Editor - Bloody Disgusting, SYFY WIRE, and more. He created and hosts GenreVision, a weekly film discussion show at genrevision.com.