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Whatcha Unpackin?

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"Whatcha Unpackin?"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 11
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"Whatcha Unpackin?" is the first episode of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2] It originally aired on February 28, 2019. Miley Cyrus is a guest judge. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the episode's mini-challenge, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the main challenge. Soju is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Kahanna Montrese to Cyrus' "The Best of Both Worlds".

Episode

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Mini-challenge

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Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the mini-challenge.

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:

Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the mini-challenge.

Main challenge and runway

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Miley Cyrus is a guest judge

For the main challenge, the contestants create an outfit using materials belonging to former competitors:[3]

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

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The episode originally aired on February 28, 2019.

Reception

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Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Episode One, 'Whatcha Unpackin'?'". Columbus Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ Guzzo, Bianca (2019-03-01). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, Episode 1 Recap: Whatcha Unpackin?". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "Ranking every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11 runway look, pre-finale". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race calls in some alumni support in an overstuffed premiere". The A.V. Club. 2019-03-01. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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