Shade: The Rusical

"Shade: The Rusical" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired on March 17, 2014.

Episode
The episode features a Rusical (musical theatre challenge) of the same name, composed by Lucian Piane. In the episode, Courtney Act won the challenge and April Carrión was eliminated from the competition.

Reception
In Magazine ranked "Shade" the seventh best Rusical on Drag Race in 2018. In 2020, Bernado Sim of Screen Rant deemed the Rusical among the show's best and called "Shade" an "absolute fan-favorite". Stephen Daw of Billboard ranked "Shade" ninth in a 2023 list of Rusicals on RuPaul's Drag Race.