Hello, Kitty Girls!

"Hello, Kitty Girls!" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on May 11, 2015. Santino Rice and Rebecca Romijn are guest judges.

Episode
For the mini-challenge, contestants put on a puppet show in which they impersonate each other. Ginger Minj is deemed the winner, giving her a time advantage to collect materials for the main challenge.



For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with creating Hello Kitty-inspired looks. Santino Rice and Rebecca Romijn are guest judges. Violet Chachki is declared the winner for her mod-inspired look. Katya and Kennedy Davenport place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Roar" (2013) by Katy Perry. Katya is eliminated from the competition.

Production
The episode originally aired on May 11, 2015. Rice was previously a regular judge on Drag Race.

Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. In Screen Rant 2020 overview of the show's ball challenges, Anja Grčar opined: "Season 7's Ball Challenge is not a fan-favorite for several reasons. Firstly, the queens only had to make two outfits rather than the usual three... Additionally, the girls didn't seem to produce any outfits that would make it to the best in the history of the show. Many fans thought that the first look was just a joke rather than an actual look. Since season 7 was hyped as one of the most fashionable so far, 'Hello, Kitty Girls!' was a huge let down." In the website's 2021 list of ten Drag Race contestants "who could win" Project Runway, Amii Johnson said Violet Chachki delivered "one of the best ball challenge outfits" on Drag Race. In 2023, Bernardo Sim of Pride.com selected the performance of "Roar" to represent season 7 in an overview of the show's best lip-syncs from each season.