The Vixen really did come to fight! And Aquaria was all too happy to play the victim. The growing tension between The Vixen and Aquaria erupted into a series of catfights on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Episode 3.
Luckily they weren’t on the same team for the Maxi Challenge. Their Werk Room trouble would’ve followed them on set, just like it followed them to Untucked.
For the Maxi Challenge on “Tap That App,” the remaining queens were split into teams to create hilarious commercials for new dating apps. They dusted off their acting skills and we found out which contestants were natural actors…and which ones we’d swipe left on.
After failing to shine during her commercial, Yuhua Hamasaki was eliminated in a lip sync battle against Mayhem Miller.
In addition to the Maxi Challenge, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Episode 3 featured an acting exercise as the Mini Challenge, an emotional story from Dusty Ray Bottoms, and Monet X Change bringing up the sponge dress (yet again).
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Below, we picked out 13 favorite moments from “Tap That App” that left us gagging and freaking out like the queens did over their spider.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 airs Thursdays on VH1 at 8/7c.
Tap Tap Tap
Blair St. Clair showed off her inner ingenue for the Mini Challenge. She perfectly portrayed the innocent girl having to perform in strange acting auditions for her next big break. But, the highlight had to be her bringing out the tap dancing skills. Blair can truly dance!
When A Queen Says, “Girl”
The confessionals are killing it this year; many of the queens like Aquaria, Monet X Change and Eureka stand out with some of the best one-liners. When it comes to Monique Heart, she’s been on a roll all season. The best had to be when she explained what “Girl” meant after her conversation with Asia. Leave it to Monique to capture the true meaning as the season’s narrator.
Shot Through The Heart
Aquaria’s feathered gown was gorgeously artistic on the runway. The look had a good mix of costume elegance and unique elements with those arrows. Plus, her makeup was flawless!
Irish Jig
From this point on, you can never deny that Monet can’t fake her way out of anything. Her Irish persona for the Mini Challenge could’ve been a recipe for disaster, but she added plenty of humor to it when she faked her irish jig and knowledge of the country.
Mayhem Molts
Mayhem Miller hit a major bump in the road after failing to speak her mind during the Maxi Challenge. And, of course, she landed in the bottom two. However, the determined diva killed it on the runway and wasn’t going home without a fight. Her dress, on the other hand, will need to head back to sewing machine with all the feathers she plucked off it.
Purse Slap
Eureka and Miz Cracker’s performance was method acting at its finest. They really got into their characters; Eureka loved smacking Miz Cracker across the face with her purse. And we can’t deny it ourselves, the not-so-accidental slap was hilarious!
Serving Maleficent
Kameron Michaels’ gowns continue to surprise on the runway. Her feathered look was channeling Sleeping Beauty evil queen; all of the intricate details on that stunning ensemble ruled the runway as one of the best looks. Kameron Michaels is showing that she has a few surprises in her outflit rack.
The Mug Heard Around The World
For the Madame Butterface app, Asia stepped up to the plate with that left even Michelle Visage and Carson Kressley gagging. How could you not laugh with her makeup or frozen expression? (You can’t, that’s why.)
End Of Days
Out of the three commericals, the End Of Days app had the most potential. Eureka, Miz Cracker, Blair and The Vixen worked in harmony to create a funny commercial that slayed in the challenge. The scenes were hilarious, the acting was cheesy, and the video became well worth the rewatch.
Tweety Bird
You could barely see her face, but Asia O’Hara SLAYED it on the runway. Her feathered runway look was equal parts fashion and hilarious comedy. Obviously you had to give the top prize to the person who thought of creating a Tweety Bird costume on the catwalk. Her look was simply genius and fun.
No More Family
We’ve heard a lot of stories from the queens about their past before RuPaul’s Drag Race, like Cynthia Lee Fontaine’s planned performance at Pulse Nightclub on the night of the shooting and Valentina revealling she was anorexic. Dusty Ray Bottoms’ story of gay conversion therapy was heartbreaking to hear. You could tell that it affected her a lot and that she overcame the toxic situation she had at home. Dusty is in a much happier place now in life.
The Vixen Vs. Aquaria
Sure, we’ve had fights on RuPaul’s Drag Race before, but there have only been a few where the fight became a heated memorable war that earned a spot in our hearts. Think of them like Phi Phi O’Hara vs. Sharon Needles, Shangela vs. Mimi Imfurst, Tatianna vs. Raven, and Roxxy Andrews vs. Jinkx Monsoon to name a few. The Vixen vs. Aquaria was a fight that spread multiple times throughout “Tap That App” and it kept building with more fury. This rivarly doesn’t look like it will end any time soon.
Fear The Spider
Speaking of memorable moments, the spider panic will go down as one of the funniest scenes ever! A majority of the queens who saw the spider started freaking out and the Werk Room went into completely panic. You couldn’t have planned a moment like that to happen. The spider not only broke up a fight, but it caused Mayhem Miller to climb up on a table. A lot of the queens turned into Spider-Man and flew away.
