Jordan Jayro’s Drag Race Season 15 Recap: Episode 5, House of Fashion

January 29, 2023
JORDAN JAYRO

Hello, hello, hello! It’s that time of the week again! I’m back, back, BACK again to recap this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race! After last week’s unexpectedly early Snatch Game, there’s no telling what will happen next. Will this week’s challenge be a comedy challenge? Will it be an acting challenge? Will they be doing RuPaul’s taxes?! Who knows?! Also, be sure to check out the bottom of this article! And no, I'm not talking about me... At the end of this article, you can watch the first five minutes of this episode! How fun!

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The queens are mourning Sugar’s elimination, and Spice is understandably shaken by the loss of her sister. I really hope this doesn’t affect her performance going forward. In last week’s Untucked, Mistress Isabelle Brooks came for Marcia’s look, and since then the backlash online has been insane. She’s been deleted from Instagram three times!! For no reason!! The way these fans will defend a white twink is crazy to me.

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Anyway, is a new day in the werk room and this week’s mini challenge is the reading challenge!!! The library is open!! An obvious homage to the iconic film Paris Is Burning, this challenge demands that the queens read each other to see who is funnier. Every great queen knows how to read a bitch with love. And these queens came for blood!! When Luxx said that Marcia Marcia Marcia got her looks from Marshall’s Marshall’s Marshall’s I screamed laughing! However, Loosey LaDuca slayed the reading challenge, and she wins the mini-challenge!!

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Ru tells the queens that for this week’s maxi challenge, the queens will work in three groups to create looks inspired by the judges: Carson Kressley, Ross Matthews, and Michelle Visage. The groups are “randomly” assigned. Girl, nothing in reality TV is random. Each group has to create individual looks that are still cohesive. Design challenges are hard enough. But working with others?! Absolutely not. Couldn’t be me!

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Is it time for the runway already?! This is RuPaul’s TikTok Race, with episodes as long as TikToks! RuPaul looks so pretty this week in yellow! Don’t blink or you’ll miss her. Janelle Monáe is the guest judge this week! This is going to be good! Luxx Noir London owned the runway this week!! Those pants were fabulous! I’m a queen who loves to wear pants, so I know what I’m talking about! Also, Estitties SLAYED this week! Her look was gorgeous! Honestly, a lot of the girls did a great job this week! Most design challenges are a mess. See Lala Ri’s bag look from season 13 for reference.

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My bottoms this week were Amethyst and Anetra. Fortunately for her, Anetra was safe. Luxx Noir London is the winner of this week’s maxi challenge!! She was flawless and she was not afraid to tell us all about it. Somehow Estitties ended up in the bottom two with Amethyst. This blew my mind! I really thought Estitties' look was going to be in the top! The judges came for the fit and said there was too much going on. Excuse me, she made a jacket, a top, a skirt, and a pancho/train/blanket thing! They lip synced to “Q.U.E.E.N.” By Janelle Monáe. Amethyst really tried her best, but ultimately did not stand a chance against Salina Estitties. I've seen her perform a billion times in person and she always turns the party in a lip sync. I fear for anyone who has to go against her. Naturally, Estitties wins the lip sync and Amethyst is sent home. Be sure to send Amethyst lots of love and follow her on Instagram!