Fourteen new contestants enter the Werk Room. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, who was eliminated first in the season 10, returns to compete again. RuPaul enters and welcomes the contestants.
For the first mini-challenge, the contestants do a photo shoot with former Drag Race competitors. The pairs are:
On the main stage, RuPaul welcome fellow judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews, as well as guest judge Miley Cyrus. A'keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Plastique Tiara, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo receive positive critiques, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the challenge. Kahanna Montrese, Mercedes Iman Diamond, Nina West, and Soju receive negative critiques, and Mercedes Iman Diamond and Nina West are deemed safe. Kahanna Montrese and Soju place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "The Best of Both Worlds" (2006) by Cyrus. Kahanna Montrese wins the lip-sync and Soju is eliminated from the competition.[3]
Production
The episode originally aired on February 28, 2019.
Reception
Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[4]