RuPaul's Drag Race "One Night Only" review (15x01): The best premiere in years
Each week I am ranking the maxi-challenge performances and runways each episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15. Here's the rankings for "One Night Only".
Each week I am ranking the maxi-challenge performances and runways each episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15. Here's the rankings for "One Night Only".
RuPaul’s Drag Race is back with its biggest season yet. Sixteen drag queens are vying for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar and a cash prize of $200k, the largest in the show’s herstory.
30-second episode review
After season 12's redefining premiere "I'm That Bitch" with queen Nicki Minaj, Drag Race has struggled with their premieres as the casts and episode count have ballooned. However, season 15's "One Night Only" seems to have found the solution—a supersized episode with a slightly different format than we're used to. While we do have split entrances, having them all in one episode allows us to meet all the queens in one week but have some time to get to know them separately before the marathon of a maxi-challenge. In my opinion, the talent show should be reserved for All Star seasons, but this was a solid entry with a lot…