Yahoo Lifestyle A Showmance Faces Off! Who Went Home on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17 Tonight?
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 is FINALLY starting to eliminate queens. After only cutting three queens in the first six weeks of the series, the Badonka Dunk Tank twist is over, and that means even though we're nine episodes in, we've still haven't eliminated half the queens.
This week, the 9 remaining queens were dealt their third design challenge of the season, something that delighted certain queens, while causing others to quiver. In an homage to fashion designer Betsey Johnson, who was also the guest judge this week, the queens were asked to create looks that mimicked one of Johnson's most famous collections. After the tops and bottoms were decided, a winner was announced and a sixth queen was told to sashay away.
Here's a spoiler-filled rundown of everything that happened in Episode 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17, including the spoilers for who went home:
Who was eliminated in the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Episode 9?
Kori King
Never get into a showmance on RuPaul's Drag Race, because Ru will inevitably make you lip sync against your lover just for the drama of it all. After both Kori and her boo Lydia B. Kollins landed in the bottom this week, Ru made the two face off to determine who would stay. After a final (and quite passionate) kiss during their lip sync to Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly," Kori King (and her short dress) were finally sent packing.
Who won Episode 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17?
Jewels Sparkles
Everything is coming up Jewels Sparkles. After a long run of safe placements, she landed in the top two weeks in a row before snatching her first win in this design challenge. While some will squabble whether she deserved to beat Arrietty, it does finally seem like Jewels has differentiated herself as a bona fide competitor on Season 17.
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Which queens are left on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17?
After Episode 9, only 8 queens remain. They are:
