Ru Hollywood Stories

"Ru Hollywood Stories"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 6
Guest appearances
Merle Ginsberg Ariana Grande
Episode chronology

"Ru Hollywood Stories" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3][4] It originally aired on April 6, 2015. Merle Ginsberg and Ariana Grande[5] are guest judges.

Episode

Ariana Grande is a guest judge.

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants work to gain points by selecting Pit Crew members while avoiding the one with a monster in his pants. Ginger Minj wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants have to re-enact "Whatever Happened to Merle Ginsberg" from the point of view of Merle Ginsberg, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul. The groups are:

• Team Merle Ginsberg: Ginger Minj, Katya, and Kennedy Davenport
• Team Michelle Visage: Kandy Ho, Max, and Violet Chachki
• Team RuPaul: Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Miss Fame, and Pearl

On the runway, the category is "Death Becomes Her". Ariana Grande and Ginsberg are guest judges. Team Merle Ginsberg is the winning team, and Katya wins the challenge. Team Michelle Visage and Team RuPaul are the losing teams. Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Kandy Ho and Miss Fame receive negative critiques, and Miss Fame is deemed safe. Jaidynn Diore Fierce and Kandy Ho place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Break Free" (2014) by Grande featuring Zedd. Jaidynn Diore Fierce wins the lip-sync and Kandy Ho is eliminated from the competition.

Production

The episode was directed by Nick Murray and originally aired on April 6, 2015.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[6]

References

1. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: 'Ru Hollywood Stories'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
2. Ehrman-Dupre, Joe (April 8, 2015). "RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 7, Episode 6: "Ru Hollywood Stories"". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
3. "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season seven, episode six - Ru Hollywood Stories". The Guardian. April 7, 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
4. Libby, Katie. ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7, Episode 6: Ru Hollywood Stories". CITY Magazine. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
5. "Ariana Grande Returns To Drag Race As A Celebrity Guest Judge". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
6. "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Ru Hollywood Stories"". The A.V. Club. April 7, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

External links

• Ru Hollywood Stories at IMDb