Draft:Superfan Makeover

"**Superfan Makeover**"
"Superfan Makeover"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 12; Episode 10
Featured music	“Kill the Lights" (2016) by Alex Newell
Original air date	May 1, 2020
Guest appearance
	Daisy Ridley
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Choices 2020"	Next →; "One-Queen Show"
	List of episodes

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Instructions · What links here · Superfan Makeover (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 14 days ago by Another Believer (talk: D · +) · Last edited 10 days ago by Another Believer

Warning: The page Superfan Makeover redirects to RuPaul's Drag Race season 12. Please ensure it is not a copy or that this page is located at the correct title.

Comment: This submission is part of a larger effort to get articles about RuPaul's Drag Race episodes restored to the main space. This episode has received in-depth reviews by multiple independent and reliable sources (I've included a few in the table below) and the article is long enough to justify a fork from the season page. I propose a move back to the main space. Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:45, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Source assessment table
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
The A.V. Club				✔ Yes
The Guardian				✔ Yes
IN Magazine				✔ Yes
Vulture				✔ Yes
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

"Superfan Makeover" is the tenth episode of the twelfth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1] It originally aired on May 1, 2020. The episode's main challenge tasks contestants with giving makeovers to "superfans" of the show. Daisy Ridley is a guest judge. Jaida Essence Hall wins the challenge. Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync, but neither is eliminated from the competition.

Episode

For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with giving makeovers to cisgender (or AFAB)^[2] women "superfans" of Drag Race. The teams are paired by Jaida Essence Hall, who won the previous challenge.^[3] She choose Bethany for herself, and pairs Grace with Crystal Methyd, Janet the Planet with Sherry Pie, Nicole with Heidi N Closet, Shea with Gigi Goode, and Tiffany with Jackie Cox.^[4]

The runway category is "Drag Family Resemblance".^[4] In addition to RuPaul, the judges are Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews, and Daisy Ridley.^[5] Jaida Essence Hall wins the challenge. Crystal, Gigi, and Sherry are deemed safe, placing Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox in the bottom. Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox face off in a lip-sync contest to Alex Newell's “Kill the Lights" (2016), but neither contestant is eliminated from the competition.^[4]

Production and broadcast

The episode originally aired on May 1, 2020.

Fashion

Crystal and Grace wear looks inspired by Bert and Ernie.^[6]

Dahlia Sin shared her planned look for the challenge on social media.^[7]

Reception

The A.V. Club's Kate Kulzick gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.^[4]

Jared Richards of Junkee wrote, "The more I think about it, the more silly it seems that Crystal didn't win. Her runway look was so clever: it gender-flips two 'not gay' Sesame Street characters, makes them the sickest lesbians out with garish fashion, and is the exact kind of risk that no-one else did this challenge."^[8] Marcus Wratten of PinkNews said Crystal Methyd's look was the best of the season.^[9]

Jessica Jalali included Jaida Essence Hall's work in Screen Rant's 2021 list of the ten best makeover challenge "transformations" on the show, and wrote, "Jaida transformed their superfan into a glamazon. Even though the pair looked nothing alike, Jaida managed to pull off a drag family resemblance. Jaida's makeover of the superfan impressed the judges immensely and for good reason as both looked flawless and the superfan confessed to feeling strong and beautiful because of Jaida's makeover skills."^[10] The website's Amii Johnson included the episode in a 2021 list of the ten best episodes, according to IMDb. Johnson wrote, "With its fun and exciting main challenge ... it's easy to see why this episode is a fan favorite. A standout among the cast in this episode was Crystal Methyd, who almost won the challenge with her inspired Bert & Ernie makeover look."^[11]

References

^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Drag Brings Joy". Vulture. May 1, 2020. Wikidata Q137485061.
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season 12, episode 10: Send in the clowns". The Guardian. May 3, 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Wikidata Q137485071.
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Episode 10 Recap: Superfan Makeover". IN Magazine. May 2, 2020. Wikidata Q137485072.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RuPaul's Drag Race's top four snaps into focus with their "Superfan Makeover"". The A.V. Club. May 2, 2020. Wikidata Q137485074.
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Superfan Makeover". Werrrk. May 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12: Crystal does a Bert and Ernie inspired makeover, fans say its screams gay rights". MEAWW. May 2, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ "See the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 12 looks that didn't make it to the runway". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Lesbian Bert And Ernie Say Anyone Can Be A "Superfan"". Junkee. May 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ Wratten, Marcus (December 9, 2023). "All 15 seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race US ranked from worst to best". PinkNews. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ Jalali, Jessica (November 1, 2021). "10 Best RuPaul's Drag Race Makeover Challenge Transformations". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ Johnson, Amii (September 23, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Best Episodes, Ranked According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

[1] "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Drag Brings Joy". Vulture. May 1, 2020. Wikidata Q137485061.

[2] "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season 12, episode 10: Send in the clowns". The Guardian. May 3, 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Wikidata Q137485071.

[3] "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Episode 10 Recap: Superfan Makeover". IN Magazine. May 2, 2020. Wikidata Q137485072.

[:0-4] "RuPaul's Drag Race's top four snaps into focus with their "Superfan Makeover"". The A.V. Club. May 2, 2020. Wikidata Q137485074.

[5] "RuPaul's Drag Race: Superfan Makeover". Werrrk. May 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[6] "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12: Crystal does a Bert and Ernie inspired makeover, fans say its screams gay rights". MEAWW. May 2, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[7] "See the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 12 looks that didn't make it to the runway". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[8] "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Lesbian Bert And Ernie Say Anyone Can Be A "Superfan"". Junkee. May 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[9] Wratten, Marcus (December 9, 2023). "All 15 seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race US ranked from worst to best". PinkNews. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[10] Jalali, Jessica (November 1, 2021). "10 Best RuPaul's Drag Race Makeover Challenge Transformations". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[11] Johnson, Amii (September 23, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Best Episodes, Ranked According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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