Keeping It 100!

"Keeping It 100!" is the first episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is the show's 100th episode overall. Nicole Richie is a guest judge. Former contestant Morgan McMichaels makes a guest appearance, as do previous winners from the show as part of a photo shoot for the mini-challenge.

Episode
For the mini-challenge, contestants pose in a photo shoot featuring previous winners of the show. In the episode's main challenge, contestants recreate looks inspired by previous challenges on the show. Morgan McMichaels makes a guest appearance to help determine which contestant would assign the themes. Nicole Richie is a guest judge. Kim Chi is declared the winner. Laila McQueen and Naysha Lopez place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Applause" (2013) by Lady Gaga. Naysha Lopez is eliminated from the competition.

Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. In 2020, Kevin O'Keeffe ranked the episode seventh in Xtra Magazine's list of the ten best episodes of all time.