Winning a maxi challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race is extremely important. This is the best way for a frontrunner to keep establishing their track record, for a queen who was just in the bottom to bounce back in the competition, or for a contestant who was flying under the radar to show up to the judges.
Unfortunately, though, winning a maxi challenge doesn’t always come with the guarantee that you’ll do well for the rest of the competition. In fact, there have been quite a few queens who literally won a maxi challenge one week and were subsequently sent home in the very next episode.
Even though this is more of a rare occurrence, it’s happened to quite a few queens over the years. So, before further ado, let’s take a look at the queens who fell victim to this very bizarre fate!
Scroll through to find out which queens won a challenge and were eliminated right after on RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is available for streaming on Paramount+.
Ongina (Season 1)
Ongina won the commercials challenge in the fourth episode of Drag Race season one, but then landed in the bottom two against BeBe Zahara Benet in the fifth episode (the first-ever makeover challenge). She ultimately lost that lip sync and was asked to sashay away.
Jessica Wild (Season 2)
Jessica Wild made it to the top six of Drag Race season two after winning the singing challenge of episode six. Unfortunately, she fell in the bottom on the very next episode – which featured a commercials challenge – and was eliminated from the show.
Stacy Layne Matthews (Season 3)
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