Scent of a Drag Queen

"Scent of a Drag Queen" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1][2][3] It originally aired on March 18, 2013. Aubrey O'Day and Joan Van Ark are guest judges.

"Scent of a Drag Queen"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 8
Presented by	RuPaul
Original air date	March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)
Guest appearances
Aubrey O'Day Joan Van Ark
Episode chronology
List of episodes

Episode

Aubrey O'Day (left) and Joan Van Ark (right) are guest judges.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants have to match the Pit Crew members wearing the same type of underwear. Ivy Winters wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants create, market, and film a commercial for a signature fragrance. Following are the contestants and their fragrances:

• Alaska – Red for Filth
• Alyssa Edwards – Alyssa's Secret
• Coco Montrese – Ru Animale by Coco
• Detox – Heroine
• Ivy Winters – Dress Code
• Jinkx Monsoon – Delusion
• Roxxxy Andrews – Thick and Juicy

Aubrey O'Day and Joan Van Ark are guest judges. On the runway, Alaska, Detox, and Jinkx Monsoon receive positive critiques, and Alaska wins the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Ivy Winters, and Roxxxy Andrews receive negative critiques, and Roxxxy Andrews is deemed safe. Alyssa Edwards and Ivy Winters place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" by Gwen Guthrie. Alyssa Edwards wins the lip-sync and Ivy Winters is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A-'.^[4]