The Realness (RuPaul's Drag Race)

"The Realness" is the ninth episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Following Chi Chi DeVayne's death, the music video created as part of this episode was re-released by World of Wonder to include her.

Episode


The episode's main challenge has the remaining four contestants (Bob the Drag Queen, Chi Chi DeVayne, Kim Chi, and Naomi Smalls) appear in a music video to RuPaul's song "The Realness", directed by Jayson Whitmore. The contestants are asked to present their best drag on the runway. All four face off in a lip-sync to "The Realness". Chi Chi DeVayne is eliminated. As a result, she is not featured in the filmed music video.

Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.