Float Your Boat (RuPaul's Drag Race)

"Float Your Boat"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 6
Presented byRuPaul
Original air dateMarch 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
Guest judges

"Float Your Boat" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on March 5, 2012. The episode's main challenge tasks the contestants with creating and wearing a pride float based on a color of the pride flag. Billy B, Kelly Osbourne, and Pauley Perrette are guest judges.

Willam wins the episode's main challenge. Milan is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync contest against Jiggly Caliente to "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga.

Episode

Willam (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2019) wins the episode's main challenge.
Jiggly Caliente (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2018) wins the episode's lip-sync contest.

The contestants return to the workroom and read Kenya Michaels's mirror message. RuPaul greets the group and reveals the mini-challenge, which tasks the contestants with generating the biggest crowd reaction in a wet T-shirt contest.[4] The contestants put on breastplates, then the contest commences outside. Willam is declared the winner of the mini-challenge.

Back in the workroom, RuPaul reveals the main challenge, which tasks the contestants with creating and wearing a pride float based on a color of the pride flag to match their outfit.[5] As the winner of the mini-challenge, Willam gets to assign the color themes. Willam distributes the handkerchiefs of various colors at random. Following are the contestants and assigned colors:

The contestants start to develop their concepts. The group talk about the Stonewall riots. RuPaul returns to meet with each contestant, asking questions and offering advice. Before leaving, RuPaul reveals that Kelly Osbourne and Pauley Perrette are guest judges. While preparing for the fashion show, the contestants talk about working at pride celebrations.

On elimination day, the contestants make final preparations. On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judge Michelle Visage and guest judges Billy B, Osbourne, and Perrette. RuPaul shares the assignment of the main challenge, then the fashion show commences. After the contestants present their looks, the judges deliver their critiques, deliberate, then share the results with the group. Willam is declared the winner of the main challenge. Jiggly Caliente and Milan place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync contest to "Born This Way" (2011) by Lady Gaga. Jiggly Caliente wins the lip-sync and Milan is eliminated from the competition. Milan returns to the workroom to leave a message on the mirror for the remaining contestants.

Production and broadcast

Kelly Osbourne (left) and Pauley Perrette (right) are guest judges.

The episode originally aired on March 5, 2012.

Shawn Morales is among members of the Pit Crew.[6] While RuPaul is meeting with the contestants individually, Willam quotes RuPaul's book.[7]

Fashion

For the fashion show, Chad Michaels has a showgirl-inspired outfit with matching gloves. DiDa Ritz wears harem pants and a dark wig. Jiggly Caliente has a cape, large hoop earrings, and a long dark ponytail. Milan wears black high-heeled shoes and a large afro. Sharon Needles has a snake-inspired outfit and a red wig. Latrice Royale has tall black boots and blue in her wig. Willam removes a coat to reveal a short denim bodysuit. She has a large blonde wig. Phi Phi O'Hara wears a science fiction-inspired outfit with gloves and a long wig.[6]

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.[8] Kevin O'Keeffe ranked the "Born This Way" performance number 90 in INTO Magazine's 2018 "definitive ranking" of the show's lip-sync contests to date.[9] Sam Brooks ranked the performance number 129 in The Spinoff's "definitive ranking" of the show's 162 lip-syncs to date.[10] Michelle Konopka Alonzo considered Milan's performance one of the show's worst lip-sync, writing: "The first hint of Milan's desperation appeared when she jumped into a split right after Jiggly, and things quickly went downhill when Milan boldly removed her wig, dress, and jewelry. The intent behind the decision could have easily had to do with the message of 'Born This Way,' but RuPaul and Michelle Visage's immediate reactions told the audience that Milan would be sent packing."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Float Your Boat". Bust. March 6, 2012. ISSN 1089-4713. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ Garvey, Georgia (March 6, 2012). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' episode 6: Showboats". Chicago Tribune. OCLC 7960243. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Drag Race RuCap: And we'll all float on, okay". Xtra Magazine. Pink Triangle Press. March 6, 2012. ISSN 0829-3384. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Sweeten, Jason (March 6, 2012). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Ho, Ho, Ho Your Boat!". Queerty. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Fernandes, Mariana (November 8, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Design Challenge Runner-Ups That Should Have Won". Screen Rant. Valnet. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Float Your Boat". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 6. March 5, 2012. Logo TV.
  7. ↑ Duncan, Charlie (May 14, 2024). "Willam explains where relationship with RuPaul 'all went wrong'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on March 27, 2026. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Float Your Boat"". The A.V. Club. Paste Media Group. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ O'Keeffe, Kevin (October 10, 2018). "A Definitive Ranking of Every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip Sync for Your Life". INTO Magazine. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ Brooks, Sam (October 3, 2019). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ Alonzo, Michelle Konopka (June 18, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race: The Best (& Worst) Lip-Sync Reveals Ranked". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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