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Traveling Down The Drag Lane & Back Again: A RuPaul's Drag Race Recap

By Sexy Chatty Catty

SexyChattyCattyFIVE DOLLS LEFT. Who will be America's Next Drag SupaStar?

It seems Jessica Wild is sorely missed by everyone but me. And everyone but me is pissed that Tatty's still around.

The theme tonight is mothers, or old men or babies. The mini challenge is to match the 12 queens with their baby pictures in an allotted time. Everyone does well. Tatty, Morgan and Juju were just the cutest little ones. Tatty wins the baby face mini challenge.

The main challenge? Turning men into Golden Girls. In walk five nondescript guys with various occupations -- and all over 50. Ru says the girls must transform these silver daddies into drag mommas -- and don't hold back.

Tatty picks first and she's definitely using strategy: she chooses the man Raven calls "the pretty one" for herself. She gives Juju the pudgy one, Raven gets the balding guy with the full beard and mustache (LOL).

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Pandora gets the guy with the glasses and Tyra, another mustachioed fella.

Tatty's guy immediately complains about the height of his shoes. Says they'll send him to the orthopedic ward. I feel ya, brother. He also proves to be very theatrical, waving his hands around. And he's never done drag before? I'm not sure if that's odd or not.

Raven's guy has all kinds of charms, safety pins and…
stuff hanging from his long-ago tattooed navel area. Wha???? What is that about? He wants to show it off but Raven says, uh, no. He's chosen Golda Lame for his drag name. Pandora thinks her drag mother is hitting on her and Juju's mom doesn’t want to look too fat even though she is… fat.

Tyra's just beside herself having to do drag on someone else. She says she has a hard enough time getting herself together. Ru loves that Tatty is using strategy even though she denies it, but then to us she says she's just doing it quietly. Please.

The moms practice the runway walks. Guest judges: CLORIS LEACHMAN and DEBBIE REYNOLDS! The moms will wear clothes from Cloris' collection.

And surprise! In addition to the runway, the queens have to perform Ru's song Main Event with their new drag mothers. This should be rich.

The mothers practice their walks and the song while they're given instructions to "shave, shave, shave, throw out attitude, flirt."

Theatrical Michael, Tatty's guy, is grooving; he used to work at a disco, don't ya know. Pandora's having trouble putting an outfit together for mom. Tyra's taking dance instruction from her mom but she's not feeling it. Raven’s mom has bad eyesight and she frets whether she'll be able to see her onstage, or fall or something with the bright stage lights. And Tatty's guy is exhausted.

Raven finds it odd to be bonding with someone twice his age but she's starting to like the old coot. Pandora's mom, Litter Box, arrives in a polka dot bikini. Don't ask. The older men are incredulous that the younger ones don't know Oscar Wilde. Time is tight as the queens try to get themselves and the moms on stage. It's time to turn these silver foxes into Golden Girls.

Ru looks like a purple ostrich muff on the runway.

Raven and Golda Lame mince out on the runway. Golda, big smile on her face, walks with bent knees and is truly hysterical. Even I can walk better in heels. Pandora and Litter, in red and black, are showgirl today and showgirl yesterday. Juju's Contessa Touche looks like a battle axe and Tatty's Annalisha begins immediately flirting with the judges.

Tyra and Big Tyra, yes, that's her drag name, look pretty good. "The apple bottom don't fall far from the tree," Ru quips.

The girls and their golden moms will perform together in pairs on different parts of the runway. Juju's guy just stands there, kinda freezes and doesn't smile. Tatty's brings her guy out in a wheelchair and his face is priceless, and Litter knows how to move that thang and gives good camp. Tyra and Tyra, in matching outfits and afros, dance slowly but together and look cute.

Raven notices that her mom is getting tired near the end, so she picks her up and carries her back stage. Awww. She says she would do that for her own mom. Awwwwww.

Ru's having a senior moment and she's looooooooving it! The judges look at before and after photos of the moms while the queens explain their methods of transformation.

Debbie loves Raven but says mom’s dancing wouldn't give Ginger Rogers any trouble. Showing her seldom seen sweet side, Raven gives props to her mom for forging the way to gay.

The judges love Litter Box and wonder if she's drunk she was so much fun. Juju's mom's makeup and hair are fab, but Cloris says Juju's mouth opened too wide when she was lip syncing. They tell Tatty her mom's lipstick is too dark but they thought her mom was funny. Santino loves Tyra’s mom's hair and all the judges love that their outfits match.

The queens go off to the Interior Illusions Lounge to imbibe. The judges think Litter Boxx outshone Pandora, Juju fucked up by going too big, Tatty pulled it out this week and, of course, they think Tyra is gorgeous, but her mom's makeup was wack. They still loved the couple.

Tyra and Tatty are safe. Pandora was outperformed by her mom so she's up for elimination. And Raven wins another challenge. Carrying her mom offstage cinched it for her. Ru says "she ain’t heavy, she your momma." Juju and her mom were out of sync so she's lipsyncing tonight.

The song tonight is Shake Your Love by Debbie Gibson. Both dolls seem to be doing well and Juju's not going too big. Raven says she doesn't see a star in Pandora but she doesn't see anyone else as a star either. Juju shantes and stays, and unfortunately, funny, funky Pandora has to sashay. She falls while going off stage and I don’t think it was a slapstick.

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