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5th episode of the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race

"The DESPY Awards"

RuPaul's Drag Race episode

Episode no.

Season 7
Episode 5

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"The DESPY Awards" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired in 2015. Isaac Mizrahi is a guest judge.

Episode

For the mini-challenge, contestants are tasked with creating replicas of red carpet looks from paper, in teams of two. Ginger Minj and Kandy Ho create a version of Lil' Kim's purple pasty look from the MTV Video Music Awards in 1999, Jaidynn Diore Fierce and Kennedy Davenport recreate Lady Gaga's meat dress, and Miss Fame and Violet Chachki replicated Jennifer Lopez's green Versace dress. Katya wears a version of Bjork's swan dress as Mrs. Kasha Davis impersonates Joan Rivers, and Max (channeling Cher) and Pearl create a Bob Mackie-inspired outfit. Katya and Mrs. Kasha Davis are declared the winners of the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, contestants present at the DESPY Awards. Katya and Mrs. Kasha Davis are co-hosts, and the remaining contestants are presenters and award nominees.

Isaac Mizrahi is a guest judge. Kandy Ho and Mrs. Kasha Davis placed in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Lovergirl" (1984) by Teena Marie. Mrs. Kasha Davis is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B-'.

References

Rushe, Dominic; Carpentier, Megan (2015-03-31). "RuPaul's Drag race recap: season seven, episode five - the Despy awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
"The Drag Race GIF-Cap Extravaganza: The DESPY Awards". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
"Talking Drag Race With Chiffon Dior: Episode Five "The DESPY Awards" - WERRRK.com". 2015-03-31. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
Libby, Katie. ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7, Episode 5: The DESPY Awards". CITY Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: The DESPY Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
Bates, Bryony (2015-04-02). "RuPaul's Drag Race Episode 5: The DESPY Awards". Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
"RuPaul's Drag Race: "The DESPY Awards"". The A.V. Club. 2015-03-31. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

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Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Season 4	"RuPocalypse Now!" "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" "Glamazons vs. Champions" "Queens Behind Bars" "Float Your Boat" "Dragazines" "Frenemies" "Frock the Vote!" "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" "The Final Three"
Season 5	"RuPaullywood or Bust" "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" "Draggle Rock" "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" "Can I Get an Amen" "RuPaul Roast" "Scent of a Drag Queen" "Drama Queens" "Super Troopers" "Sugar Ball" "The Final Three, Hunty"
Season 6	"RuPaul's Big Opening" "RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" "Scream Queens" "Shade: The Rusical" "Oh No She Betta Don't!" "Glamazon by Colorevolution" "Drag Queens of Comedy" "Queens of Talk" "Drag My Wedding" "Glitter Ball" "Sissy That Walk"
Season 7	"Born Naked" "Glamazonian Airways" "ShakesQueer" "Spoof! (There It Is)" "The DESPY Awards" "Ru Hollywood Stories" "Conjoined Queens" "Divine Inspiration" "Prancing Queens" "Hello, Kitty Girls!" "And the Rest Is Drag"
Season 8	"Keeping It 100!" "Bitch Perfect" "RuCo's Empire" "New Wave Queens" "Wizards of Drag" "Shady Politics" "RuPaul Book Ball" "The Realness"
Season 9	"Oh. My. Gaga!" "She Done Already Done Brought It On" "Draggily Ever After" "Good Morning Bitches" "Reality Stars: The Musical" "9021-HO" "RuPaul Roast" "Your Pilot's on Fire" "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" "Gayest Ball Ever" "Category Is"
Season 10	"10s Across the Board" "PharmaRusical" "Tap That App" "The Last Ball on Earth" "The Bossy Rossy Show" "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" "The Unauthorized Rusical" "Breastworld" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media Kings Into Queens" "Evil Twins" "American"
Season 11	"Whatcha Unpackin?" "Good God Girl, Get Out" "Diva Worship" "Trump: The Rusical" "Monster Ball" "The Draglympics" "From Farm to Runway" "L.A.D.P.!" "Dragracadabra" "Bring Back My Queens!" "Queens Everywhere"
Season 12	"I'm That Bitch" "You Don't Know Me" "World's Worst" "The Ball Ball" "Gay's Anatomy" "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" "Droop" "Choices 2020" "Superfan Makeover" "One-Queen Show" "Viva Drag Vegas"
Season 13	"The Pork Chop" "Condragulations" "Phenomenon" "RuPaulmark Channel" "The Bag Ball" "Disco-mentary" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" "Freaky Friday Queens" "Pop! Goes the Queens" "Nice Girls Roast" "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" "Gettin' Lucky"
Season 14	"Big Opening Number 1" "Big Opening Number 2" "A Pair of Balls" "She's a Super Tease" "Save a Queen" "Glamazon Prime" "The Daytona Wind" "60s Girl Groups" "Menzeses" "An Extra Special Episode" "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" "The Ross Mathews Roast" "Catwalk"
Season 15	"One Night Only, Part 1" "One Night Only, Part 2" "All Queens Go to Heaven" "House of Fashion" "Old Friends Gold" "The Daytona Wind 2" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" "The Crystal Ball" "50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars" "Two Queens, One Joke" "Wigloose: The Rusical!" "Teacher Makeovers" "Blame It on the Edit"
Season 16	"Rate-A-Queen" "Queen Choice Awards" "The Mother of All Balls" "RDR Live!" "Girl Groups" "Welcome to the DollHouse" "The Sound of Rusic" "See You Next Wednesday" "Werq the World" "Corporate Queens" "Bathroom Hunties" "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" "Booked and Blessed" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited"
Season 17	"Squirrel Games"

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Events	A Drag Queen Christmas Battle of the Seasons Drive 'N Drag Haters Roast RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Werq the World
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Web series	Fashion Photo RuView Whatcha Packin'
AJ and the Queen The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Christmas Queens 1 2 3 4 Dancing Queen Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Dragnificent! Hey Qween! Painted with Raven Queen of the Universe We're Here

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