The Daytona Wind

"The Daytona Wind" is the seventh episode of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on February 18, 2022. Ts Madison is a guest judge.

Lady Camden wins the episode's main challenge, which has contestants act in a 1980s-inspired soap opera. The parody is revisited in "The Daytona Wind 2" (season 15).

Episode
For the episode's main challenge, the contestants act in a 1980s-inspired soap opera parody called "The Daytona Wind". Following are the contestants and their roles:


 * Angeria Paris VanMicheals plays Maxine O'Hara
 * Bosco plays Fancy Micheals
 * Daya Betty plays Micheals Sister #1
 * DeJa Skye plays Maggie O'Hara
 * Jasmine Kennedie plays Hattie Ruth
 * Jorgeous plays Sierra Micheals
 * Kerri Colby plays Deandra Davenport
 * Lady Camden plays Leona Micheals
 * Willow Pill plays Micheals Sister #2



Ts Madison is a guest judge. The runway category is "Chaps on the Runway". Bosco, Daya Betty, Jasmine Kennedie, Jorgeous, Lady Camden, and Willow Pill receive positive critiques. Daya Betty and Lady Camden are declared the top two contestants of the week and face off in a lip-sync to "One Way or Another" by Blondie for the win. After the lip-sync, Lady Camden is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then announces that no one is being eliminated from the competition this time.

Reception
Trae DeLellis of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating a 'A'.