Drag Race's Top 4 Revealed — Which Queen Do You Want To Win Season 16?
And then there were four.
The esteemed makeover challenge finally arrived on Friday's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, and while the five remaining queens were all excited for the opportunity, the vibe shifted significantly once the final results were rolled out.
In a stroke of genius, the final five queens — Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Q and Sapphira Cristál — were tasked with making over the Pit Crew dancers from Las Vegas' RuPaul's Drag Race Live, converting their bulging frames into (slightly) more feminine silhouettes.
Plane Jane secured her fourth win of the season, while Morphine and Sapphira landed in the bottom; Morphine's makeover was deemed too simplistic, and Sapphira's failed to capture adequate family resemblance. As for the lip sync, set to guest judge Kelsea Ballerini's "Miss Me More," Sapphira's slow start made it seem like Morphine had this one in the bag... until she turned up (and dropped low) midway through, snatching the win and sending Morphine packing.
"Morphine, my queen, you are a hard habit to break," Ru told Morphine as she sashayed away. As for Morphine's thoughts on the situation? "I cannot believe I went home in the makeover challenge, bitch!"
That leaves Nymphia, Plane, Q and Sapphira as the Top 4 queens of Season 16. Now for the million-dollar question: Will all four of these queens make it to the finale on April 19, or will Ru give one of them the chop next week and make it a Top 3? Drag Race hasn't sent three queens to the finale since Season 13, but even that was an anomaly; between Covid and the whole Sherry Pie kerfuffle, it feels like everything about that season was capital-C cursed.
In the interest of cautious optimism, let's say that these four will probably make it to the finale, which means it's your turn to decide: Are you bananas for Nymphia? High on Plane? Cuckoo for Q? Or should Sapphira start fitting herself for the crown?
Is this the Top 4 you expected? If not, which eliminated queen(s) would you swap in? Drop a comment below with your thoughts on all things Season 16.