Prince and Lady Morgana land in the bottom two, lip-syncing for their life to no less than Sarah Geronimo’s “Tala.”Īfter staying in the background for most of the lipsync, Prince became the first queen to get the porkchop. Three queens were at the bottom: Lady Morgana, whose newscasting bit left the judges confused, Xilhouete for her “disconnected” live art act, and Prince, whose burlesque was not burlesque enough, and who literally got off on the wrong foot with her runway look (in the words of Mama Pao: “Those SHOOOOEZ”).Īt the end of judging, Minty Fresh was named challenge winner, bringing home P80,000 pesos and a Ru badge. Marina Summers, Eve Le Queen, Minty Fresh, and Viñas Deluxe were the tops of the week at judging, along with Turing, who impressed with her TITE performance, but not her runway. The queens then walked the runway in their “terno she betta don’t” lewks, with each contestant turning out their best interpretations of Filipiniana. Other queens opted for “quirkier” talents – Brigiding performed a magic act, Lady Morgana did newscasting, Eve Le Queen with spoken word, Viñas with a comedy sketch, and Xilhouete with live art.Īt the end of the TITE, we’re introduced to the judges: mainstays Kaladkaren and Jiggly Caliente, and guest judges BJ and Pops Fernandez. Also dancing their way across the stage were Turing with a contemporary number, Corazon with a “barangay dance” (she brought monobloc chairs!! on the main stage!!) to Season 13 hit “Phenomenon,” Precious Paula Nicole with a folk dance, and Prince doing burlesque. Marina, Gigi Era, and Minty Fresh danced to their own original songs – with Minty taking it a step further by adding laser lights to her choreography. Up next is Drag Race PH’s first-ever maxi-challenge: TITE, or the Totally Impressive Talent Extravaganza, where each queen had to prepare a performance of her choice, showcasing her talent. Marina impresses BJ with her dynamic poses and she ends up winning the challenge – and a cash tip of P20,000.
The queens participate in the show’s first-ever mini-challenge – a photo shoot where they pose suspended from cables while wearing Darna-inspired drag as celebrity photographer BJ Pascual clicks away. Mama Pao then lays out what’s at stake: a one-year supply of One Size Beauty Cosmetics by Patrick Starr, and a hefty cash prize of P1,000,000. The show’s host Paolo Ballesteros walks in to the werk room for the first time, introducing herself as Mama Pao, a worthy Drag Race PH equivalent to RuPaul. Of course it’s her immortal words: “good luck, and don’t fuck it up.” Once the queens are gathered, the “she done already done had herses” call chimes, and the queens receive a recorded message from RuPaul herself. Marina prickles at Minty’s entrance (it was some “random guy issue,” Marina explains), and Xilhouete’s entrance is heralded with the line “the real drama walked in” – apparently she has some unresolved issues with Marina (again), who happens to be her drag daughter. We’re treated to some pretty interesting entrance looks as they walk in – Viñas’ towel look, for instance – and also to some simmering tea as old tensions among several of the girls bubble to the surface. In the first episode, we see the 12 competing queens entering the werk room for the first time: Corazon, Eve Le Queen, Turing, Marina Summers, Lady Morgana, Precious Paula Nicole, Minty Fresh, Gigi Era, Viñas Deluxe, Prince, Brigiding, and Xilhouete.
The first two episodes of the show dropped at once on several streaming platforms – giving viewers enough material for a mini- Drag Race PH binge. MANILA, Philippines – After following a million seasons and foreign iterations of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Filipino drag fans finally came home to their own version of the Drag Olympics, with the premiere of Drag Race Philippines on Wednesday, August 17. Spoiler alert – though, since this is a recap, it goes without saying.
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