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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Power Ranking: Episode 12 — Figures of Speech

After episode 12 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 17, Billboard ranks all the queens based on their performance.

Her “ghost” story lacked the humor and wit the judges were looking for, her interpretive dance was solid but not the best of the bunch, and her “ugly” runway dress read as garish rather than hideous. But that doesn’t change the fact that her performance in this week’s challenge was the weakest of the group — her monologue felt stilted, her interpretive dance was lacking in any and all drama, and her runway looked glamorous instead of gross. Once she turned the corner of the runway in a truly hard-to-look-at tulle gown, her win was set in stone — Lexi finally arrived in this competition, and it couldn’t have happened at a better moment.

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