RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)

The first seven queens of the season enter the Werk Room. For this episode's main challenge, the queens must perform in the "MTV's Spring Break" talent show.

• Amanda Tori Meating – Original song lip-sync
• Dawn – Original song lip-sync
• Mirage – Original song lip-sync
• Morphine Love Dion – Lip-sync / Baile Folklorico
• Q – Dance puppetry
• Sapphira Cristál – Opera singing
• Xunami Muse – Original song lip-sync

On the runway, category is RuVeal Yourself. Dawn, Mirage, Q and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques. Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion and Xunami Muse receive negative critiques. The queens rank each other using Rate-A-Queen. It is announced that Q and Sapphira Cristál received the highest placements, making them the top two queens of the week who will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Sapphira Cristál is the winner.

• Guest Judge: Charlize Theron
• Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
• Mini-Challenge: RuPaul's Porch Doorbell Camera Photoshoot
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Mini-Challenge Prize: A $2,500 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Perform in the MTV Spring Break Talent Show
• Runway Theme: RuVeal Yourself
• Top Two: Q and Sapphira Cristál
• Lip-Sync Song: "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé
• Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip and immunity from a future challenge

The next seven queens of the season enter the Werk Room. For this episode's main challenge, the queens must perform in the "Queen Choice Awards" talent show.

• Geneva Karr – Original song lip-sync
• Hershii LiqCour-Jeté – Original song Lip-sync
• Megami – Sign holder/lip sync
• Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige - Stunt / Flip Lip-sync
• Nymphia Wind - Cultural Dance
• Plane Jane – Original song Lip-sync
• Plasma – Singing / Impressions

On the runway, category is Made You Look. Geneva Karr, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, and Plasma receive positive critiques. Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Megami and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige receive negative critiques. The queens rank each other using Rate-A-Queen. It is announced that Geneva Karr and Plane Jane received the highest placements, making them the top two queens of the week who will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Shower" by Becky G. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Plane Jane is the winner.

• Guest Judge: Becky G
• Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
• Mini-Challenge: RuPaul's SheMV Hollywood Camera Photoshoot
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind
• Mini-Challenge Prize: A $2,500 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Perform in the Queen Choice Awards Talent Show
• Runway Theme: Made You Look
• Top Two: Geneva Karr and Plane Jane
• Lip-Sync Song: "Shower" by Becky G
• Challenge Winner: Plane Jane
• Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip and immunity from a future challenge

At the beginning of the episode reveals the twist of the season: as the winners of the first two episodes, Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál will hold the power of the Immunity Potions. This power can only be used once during the competition, the owner will be able to decide whether to use immunity to save themselves or another one of the queens. For the main challenge, the queens walk the Mother of All Ball, presenting two looks brought from home and one made in the work room. Categories are Mother Goose, Significant Mother, and Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza.

After the runway, the queens rank each other using Rate-A-Queen. Nymphia Wind, Q and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, with Nymphia Wind winning the challenge. Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige receive negative critiques, with Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige being declared safe. Geneva Karr and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté lip-sync to "Maybe You're the Problem" by Ava Max. Geneva Karr wins the lip-sync and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Isaac Mizrahi
• Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
• Main Challenge: Walk the Mother of All Balls
• Runway Themes: Mother Goose, Significant Mother, and Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza
• Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind
• Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Geneva Karr and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté
• Lip-Sync Song: "Maybe You're the Problem" by Ava Max
• Eliminated: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté
• Farewell Message: "WHIPLASH!!! ♡ HLJ"

For this episode's main challenge, the queens put their sketch comedy skills to the test in "RDR Live!" comedy show filmed in one take, parodying Saturday Night Live in a challenge returning by “popular demand”, having first appeared in All Stars season 8.

On the runway, category is Everything Every-Cher All at Once. From this challenge onwards, the queens are judged by the judging panel rather than using Rate-A-Queen. Plane Jane, Plasma and Q receive positive critiques, with Plasma winning the challenge. Geneva Karr, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Mirage receive negative critiques, with Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige being declared safe. Geneva Karr and Mirage lip-sync to "Dark Lady" by Cher. Geneva Karr wins the lip-sync and Mirage is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
• Main Challenge: Perform a sketch comedy scene in "RDR Live!"
• Runway Theme: Everything Every-Cher All at Once (Night of a 1,000 Chers)
• Challenge Winner: Plasma
• Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Geneva Karr and Mirage
• Lip-Sync Song: "Dark Lady" by Cher
• Eliminated: Mirage
• Farewell Message: "Looks Like the Trash bag Lost 💋 LoL ♡ Mirage"

For this episode's mini challenge, the queens are tasked with creating a front cover and author biography for a bestselling book. Sapphira Cristál wins the mini challenge. For this episode's main challenge, the queens are tasked to write and perform verses for RuPaul songs from his album Black Butta in groups of four. Geneva Karr, Plasma and Sapphira Cristál are the team captains.

• Team Q.D.S.M. - Dawn, Q, Morphine Love Dion and Sapphira Cristál
• Team Lovah Girlz - Amanda Tori Meating, Plane Jane, Plasma and Xunami Muse
• Team Thicc & Stick - Geneva Karr, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Nymphia Wind

On the runway, category is Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig. Team Thicc & Stick is the winning team, with Geneva Karr, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Nymphia Wind all winning the challenge. Team Q.D.S.M. and Team Lovah Girlz are the losing teams. Amanda Tori Meating and Q receive the negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two, while the rest of the queens are declared safe. Amanda Tori Meating and Q lip-sync to "Emergency" by Icona Pop. Q wins the lip-sync and Amanda Tori Meating is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Icona Pop
• Alternating Judge: Ts Madison
• Mini-Challenge: Create a front cover and author biography for a bestselling book.
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Mini-Challenge Prize: An autographed copy of RuPaul's memoir The House of Hidden Meanings and a $2,000 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Record and perform remixes to RuPaul songs in girl groups.
• Runway Theme: Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig
• Challenge Winners: Geneva Karr, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Nymphia Wind
• Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip, split between the winners
• Bottom Two: Amanda Tori Meating and Q
• Lip-Sync Song: "Emergency" by Icona Pop
• Eliminated: Amanda Tori Meating
• Farewell Message: "You are all Fugly SKANKS and I hate every last one of you bitches. Most of all Q. LMAO but actually ily♡ Have Fun cleaning this mirror you bitch. You better Fucking win so I can at least say the winner sent me to the house."

For this episode's main challenge, the queens must design their own dolls based on their drag personas.

On the Runway category is Welcome to the DollHouse. Sapphira Cristál chooses to drink her immunity potion and is declared safe before critiques begin. Dawn, Plane Jane and Q receive positive critiques with Q winning the challenge. Geneva Karr, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Plasma receive negative critiques with Plasma being declared safe. Geneva Karr and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige then lip-sync to "Control" by Janet Jackson. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige wins the lip-sync and Geneva Karr is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Law Roach
• Alternating Judge: Ts Madison
• Mini-Challenge: Compete in a Flamenco Dance Contest
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Xunami Muse
• Mini-Challenge Prize: A trip to Spain, all expenses paid
• Main Challenge: Create two identical outfits, one for yourself, and one for a doll, from scratch
• Runway Theme: Welcome to the DollHouse
• Challenge Winner: Q
• Challenge Prize: $5,000
• Bottom Two: Geneva Karr and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige
• Lip-Sync Song: "Control" by Janet Jackson
• Eliminated: Geneva Karr
• Farewell Message: "Malditas las odio. Love, GK. Vroom vroom!"

For this week's main challenge, the queens must perform the rusical The Sound of Rusic, inspired by the musical The Sound of Music and its film adaptation. The queens' roles are as follows:

• Dawn as Streudel
• Megami as Schnitzel
• Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige as a Sister Sister
• Morphine Love Dion as a Sister Sister
• Nymphia Wind as Diesel
• Plane Jane as a Baronette
• Plasma as Mariah
• Q as The Baroness Braun
• Sapphira Cristál as Mother Superior
• Xunami Muse as a Baronette

On the runway, category is I Can Buy Myself Flowers. Plasma, Q, and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, with Plasma winning the challenge. Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, and Morphine Love Dion receive negative critiques, with Morphine Love Dion being declared safe. Megami and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige lip-sync to "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige wins the lip-sync and Megami is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Adam Shankman
• Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
• Main Challenge: The Sound of Rusic
• Runway Theme: I Can Buy Myself Flowers
• Challenge Winner: Plasma
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Megami and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige
• Lip-Sync Song: "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
• Eliminated: Megami
• Farewell Message: "Choose Chaos Be Badass Bitches NYC Girls, Take It Home! Heart Eyes ♡ -M"

For this week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. The queens' impersonation subjects are as follows:

• Dawn as Meghan McCain
• Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige as "Trina's cousin, $haquita"
• Morphine Love Dion as Anna Delvey
• Nymphia Wind as Jane Goodall
• Plane Jane as Jelena Karleuša
• Plasma as Patti LuPone
• Q as Amelia Earhart
• Sapphira Cristál as James Brown
• Xunami Muse as "The Gold Tooth Fairy"

On the runway, category is Dancing Queen. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, Plane Jane, and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, with Plane Jane winning the challenge. Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, and Xunami Muse receive negative critiques, with Nymphia Wind being declared safe. Morphine Love Dion and Xunami Muse lip-sync to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston. Morphine Love Dion wins the lip-sync and Xunami Muse is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Kyra Sedgwick
• Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
• Mini-Challenge: Reading Is Fundamental
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Xunami Muse
• Mini-Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Snatch Game
• Runway Theme: Dancing Queen
• Challenge Winner: Plane Jane
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Morphine Love Dion and Xunami Muse
• Lip-Sync Song: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston
• Eliminated: Xunami Muse
• Farewell Message: "You know what... NOT me leaving this early!!! LMAO Ladies, just [unintelligible] mad C*** LOVE u all ♡ -Xunami MUSE"

For this week's mini challenge, the queens perform spit-takes. Nymphia Wind wins the mini challenge. For this episode's main challenge, the queens must design and create a "neo-goth" look from scratch.

On the runway, category is See You Next Wednesday. Dawn, Nymphia Wind, and Q receive positive critiques, with Q winning the challenge. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, Morphine Love Dion, and Plasma receive negative critiques, with Morphine Love Dion declared safe. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Plasma lip-sync to "Bloody Mary (Wednesday Dance TikTok Version)" by Lady Gaga. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige wins the lip-sync and Plasma is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Kaia Gerber
• Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
• Mini-Challenge: Perform a spit-take
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind
• Mini-Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Create a "neo-goth" look from scratch
• Runway Theme: See You Next Wednesday
• Challenge Winner: Q
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Mhi'ya Iman LePaige and Plasma
• Lip-Sync Song: "Bloody Mary (Wednesday Dance TikTok Version)" by Lady Gaga
• Eliminated: Plasma
• Farewell Message: "'Wow!' –Morphine. Thank you all for the love UGLY UGLY UGLY! xoxo –Plazzy"

For this week's main challenge the queens write and perform verses on the song "Power."^[17]

On the runway, category is True Colours. Plane Jane chooses to gift her immunity potion to Nymphia Wind; Nymphia is declared safe before critiques begin. Everyone remaining receives largely positive critiques, with Morphine Love Dion and Sapphira Cristál being announced as the top 2. Morphine and Sapphira lip-sync to "Made You Look" by Meghan Trainor. Sapphira wins the lip sync and no one is eliminated.^[18]

• Guest Judge: Jamal Sims
• Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
• Main Challenge: Write and perform a verse in the song "Power"
• Runway Theme: True Colours
• Top Two: Morphine Love Dion and Sapphira Cristál
• Lip-sync Song: "Made You Look" by Meghan Trainor.
• Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip

For this week's mini challenge, the queens vote in rounds to assign superlatives to their fellow contestants. The queens voting with the majority in each round earn money. Sapphira Cristál earns the most money and wins the mini challenge. For this episode's main challenge, the queens must write and deliver a drag awareness employee seminar. The queens' assigned groups and topics are as follows:

• Plane Jane and Q: "Do you know your drag herstory?"
• Dawn and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige: "Drag in the workplace"
• Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind and Sapphira Cristál: "Are you a drag queen? You might be surprised"

On the runway, category is Flashback: DragCon 1980. Nymphia Wind and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, with Sapphira Cristál winning the challenge. Plane Jane and Q receive largely positive critiques and are declared safe. Dawn, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Morphine Love Dion receive negative critiques, with Dawn declared safe. Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Morphine Love Dion lip-sync to "Dim All the Lights" by Donna Summer. Morphine Love Dion wins the lip-sync and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Joel Kim Booster
• Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
• Mini-Challenge: Spill the T
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Mini-Challenge Prize: $3,400 cash tip
• Main Challenge: Write and deliver a drag awareness employee seminar
• Runway Theme: Flashback: DragCon 1980
• Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip
• Bottom Two: Mhi'ya Iman LePaige and Morphine Love Dion
• Lip-Sync Song: "Dim All the Lights" by Donna Summer
• Eliminated: Mhi'ya Iman LePaige
• Farewell Message: "It was fun I love you all Season 16! Morphine bring it home #305 *Queen of Flipss* #Mhi'ya"

For this week's mini challenge, the queens imprint a full beat of makeup onto a T-shirt using only their face. Plane Jane wins the mini challenge. For this episode's main challenge, the queens must design a bathroom and present it on the spoof design show Bathroom Hunties. The queens' groups and design concepts are as follows:

• Morphine Love Dion and Q: Naughty Potty (Hell theme)
• Dawn and Nymphia Wind: F.ART Museum (Art Museum theme)
• Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál: Bootylickers Speakeasy (Speakeasy theme)

On the runway, category is Chain Reaction. Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, and are both declared the winners of the challenge. Dawn, Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind and Q receive largely negative critiques, with Nymphia Wind and Q declared safe. Dawn and Morphine Love Dion lip-sync to "Body" by Megan Thee Stallion. Morphine Love Dion wins the lip-sync and Dawn is eliminated.

• Guest Judge: Mayan Lopez
• Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
• Mini-Challenge: Imprint a full face of makeup onto a T-shirt
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Plane Jane
• Mini-Challenge Prize: $5,000 worth of makeup products
• Main Challenge: Design a bathroom and present it on the design show Bathroom Hunties
• Runway Theme: Chain Reaction
• Challenge Winners: Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál
• Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip, split between the winners
• Bottom Two: Dawn and Morphine Love Dion
• Lip-Sync Song: "Body" by Megan Thee Stallion
• Eliminated: Dawn
• Farewell Message: