Family That Drags Together
| "Family That Drags Together" | |
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| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
| Presented by | RuPaul |
| Featured music | "Step It Up" by RuPaul |
| Original air date | October 6, 2016 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Family That Drags Together" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. It originally aired on October 6, 2016. The episode's main challenge tasks the contestants with giving makeovers to family members. Aubrey Plaza is a guest judge. Anastasia Soare also makes a guest appearance to present an eyebrows tutorial. Alyssa Edwards is eliminated from the competition by Detox, who places in the top of the main challenge and wins a lip-sync contest against Katya to "Step It Up" by RuPaul.
Episode
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The top five contestants return to the workroom after Alaska eliminated Tatianna from the competition on the previous episode. Katya reveals that she would have eliminated Roxxxy Andrews from the competition, had she won the lip-sync contest. On a new day, RuPaul greets the group and invites some guests to the workroom. Alyssa Edwards's sister Tabatha, Alaska's mother Pamela, Detox's sister Heather, Katya's mother Pat, Roxxxy Andrews's grandmother Sonia enter. RuPaul reveals the main challenge, which tasks the contestants with giving makeovers to family members.
The contestants and family members catch up and start to prepare for the fashion show. Alyssa Edwards and Tabatha are emotional, reuniting on the first anniversary of their mother's death. RuPaul returns to the workroom to meet with the contestants individually, asking questions and offering advice. Before leaving, RuPaul reveals to the pairs that they will be voguing on the main stage. The pairs get an eyebrow tutorial from Anastasia Soare of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
On elimination day, the pairs make final preparations in the workroom for the fashion show. On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Todrick Hall, as well as guest judge Aubrey Plaza. RuPaul shares the assignment of the main challenge, then the fashion show commences. After the pairs perform voguing and present their outfits, the judges deliver their critiques. Detox and Katya are announced as the top two contestants.[1] Alaska, Alyssa Edwards, and Roxxxy Andrews are announced as the bottom three contestants. While the contestants deliberate off stage, Alaska has an outburst. Detox and Katya face off in a lip-sync contest to "Step It Up" by RuPaul. Detox wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Alyssa Edwards from the competition. Alyssa Edwards returns to the workroom to write a message on the mirror for the remaining contestants. She reunites with her sister and signs off.[2][3][4]
Production and broadcast
The episode originally aired on October 6, 2016.
Alyssa Edwards has said that sharing the experience with Tabatha was her favorite moment on the show. Alyssa Edwards has said, "That was a love letter to my mother."[5]
Fashion
For the fashion show, Alyssa Edwards and Ava Edwards have black-and-red outfits and blonde wigs. Alaska and Hawaii have black-and-white outfits and blonde wigs. The two unfurl a black flag with the white text "Hieeeee". Detox and D-rama have colorful outfits, fascinators, and long blonde wigs. Katya has a knitted outfit with a blonde wig. Her partner Svetlana Borisnova has a long white dress with colorful stitching, a blonde wig, and a Sickle. Roxxxy Andrews and her partner wear outfits with animal prints.[6]
Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.[7] Writing for Vulture, Joel Kim Booster rated the episode four out of five stars.[8] Sam Brooks ranked the "Step It Up" performance number 53 in The Spinoff's 2019 "definitive ranking" of 162 Drag Race lip-syncs to date.[9] Bernardo Sim included Alyssa Edwards's makeover challenge in Screen Rant's 2019 list of the ten "saddest moments" Drag Race history.[10] Jessica Jalali included Katya and Svetlana Borisnova in the website's 2021 list of the ten best Drag Race makeover challenge "transformations". Jalali wrote: "Using Katya's Russian character as inspiration, Katya made them and their partner look straight out of the '70s Soviet Union. Katya's groovy bowl cut mixed with the design of their dress along with Katya's mom's babooshka look was an insanely smart take on a RuPaul's Drag Race makeover. Both created distinct characters with their makeovers, which helped Katya land in the top 2 and make it all the way to the finale."[11] Sim included the duo in Pride.com's 2024 list of the ten best makeover challenge contestants in Drag Race history.[12] He also included Katya saying "Party!" in Out magazine's 2025 list of the 32 "best and most hilarious memes" in Drag Race history.[13]
References
- ↑ Sim, Bernardo (2019-07-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Queens With The Most Maxi Challenge Wins, Ranked". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Yates, Maggie (2016-10-10). "BWW Breakdown: RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Brings in Royal Drag Lineages". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on 2025-07-15. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boulet, Ruth (2016-10-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2 episode 7 recap". StayTuned Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ Crawford, Ryan. "Ru-minations: Keeping It In The Family". Queerspace Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Cornish, Ricky. "Alyssa Edwards reveals her favorite 'Drag Race' moments". Pride.com. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ "Family That Drags Together". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 2. Episode 7. October 6, 2016. Logo TV.
- ↑ Sava, Oliver. "Family reunions bring heavy emotions to All Stars 2's makeover challenge". The A.V Club. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Booster, Joel Kim (2016-10-06). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Miss Congeniality". Vulture. Vox Media. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sim, Bernardo (2019-11-03). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Saddest Moments In The Show's History". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ Jalali, Jessica (2021-11-01). "10 Best RuPaul's Drag Race Makeover Challenge Transformations". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sim, Bernardo. "10 best makeover challenge queens in 'Drag Race' herstory". Pride.com. Archived from the original on 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2026-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sim, Bernardo. "32 best and most hilarious memes in Drag Race herstory". Out. Pride Media. ISSN 1062-7928. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
External links
- Family That Drags Together at IMDb
- RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars – Season 2, Episode 7: Family That Drags Together at Rotten Tomatoes
- Racing with Sidney: A Family That Drags Together at Werrrk
External media
- Rest in Peace Mama Edwards on YouTube
- Spoiler Alert! RuPaul's All Stars 2 Ep 7 on YouTube, WOW Presents Plus
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