Yahoo Lifestyle Who Will Win 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17? Ranking the Queens After Episode 11
RuPaul's Drag Race is back, and in a few short weeks, we'll know America's Next Drag Superstar v.17. After eleven weeks, we've now eliminated over half of the competition. We've seen our girls walk plenty of runways, compete in plenty of challenges and deliver plenty of confessionals. So, while we still have a few weeks before the finale, we've got a lot of information already as pertains to the six remaining queens.
Which brings us to the question: Who will win Season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race?
To that end, I've put together a ranking of the remaining drag queens competing this season, ordered from least likely to most likely to be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. It's a power ranking, if you will, and while there are supposed spoilers on dark corners of the internet, I haven't read any of them. And to clarify, this ranking relates specifically to their chances of winning Season 17 and not just making it far.
This week, Lydia B. Kollins was sent home, which wasn't much of a shock given that she'd been in the bottom several times before. Last week I ranked her sixth out of the seven queens, even though she won the roast.
You can read last week's ranking here, and check back every week throughout the season for updated rankings as the queens are eliminated. But without further ado, here's our ranking after Episode 11.
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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Episode 11 Power Rankings
6. Lana Ja'Rae
Last Week: 7th
Track Record: Safe, Safe, Safe, Safe, Bottom, Bottom, Safe, Safe, Top, Bottom
Having lip synced three times now and never won a Maxi challenge, Lana is the obvious choice for the next boot. She's managed to sneak by the last few weeks as other contenders made more egregious missteps. But it's now Lana vs. the top contenders and I think it will take an epic fail from one of the other queens for Lana to survive to the top five.
5. Jewels Sparkles
Last Week: 4th
Track Record: Top, Safe, Safe, Safe, Safe, Top, Top, Win, Bottom, Bottom
While Jewels seemed on the precipice of becoming a frontrunner a few weeks back, she's hit stumbling blocks the last two weeks with Arrietty stealing her roast jokes and her stumbling through the Tiffany "New York" Pollard monologue this week. As the top three contenders continue to secure wins, it's looking like Jewels and Lexi might be on the outside looking in at the finale.
4. Lexi Love
Last Week: 5th
Track Record: Win, Safe, Safe, Safe, Safe, Top, Safe, Top, Bottom, Top
While Lexi was in the top this week, she hasn't managed to secure a win since Week 2. She's also proven to be easily rattled by her competitors, even when those competitors aren't making attempts to shake her up. I think the gap between Lexi and the top three is just growing a bit too wide at this point. If she can't earn a second win next week, I think her chances at winning Season 17 will have disappeared.
3. Suzie Toot
Last Week: 3rd
Track Record: Win, Safe, Top, Win, Safe, Safe, Top, Safe, Safe, Top
While Suzie hasn't managed to win a challenge in a few weeks, hers was the name on everyone's lips this week when RuPaul asked who should be sent home. She's living rent free inside Lexi's head, and she's the only queen to have never landed in the bottom. Suzie is still very much in the hunt for the crown.
2. Sam Star
Last Week: 1st
Track Record: Safe, Win, Safe, Bottom, Top, Top, Win, Safe, Top, Top
I bumped Sam Star down a spot this week due to Onya snatching her third win, but Sam has been in the top more than half of her episodes this season. She's a formidable contender and her third win also seems imminent. Despite her pageant training, she's proven she can let loose in these comedy challenges and the judges seem to love her.
1. Onya Nurve
Last Week: 2nd
Track Record: Safe, Top, Win, Top, Safe, Win, Top, Bottom, Safe, Win
With her third win of the season, Onya is definitely the frontrunner coming out of Episode 11. Securing her third win the same week that Jewels Sparkles fumbled seems to all but lock up a spot for Onya in the finale. The question now is if either Suzie or Sam will be able to overtake her in the final weeks of the competition.
