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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Episode 12 Recap: We Need a New Era

Let's just talk about the upcoming finale instead.

11:00 AM EDT on March 25, 2025

Lexi Love
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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17, Episode 12
"Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent Monologues"
Director: Nick Murray
Cast: Jewels Sparkles, Lana Ja'Rae, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve, Sam Star, Suzie Toot

Project Runway was a wild competition show. Set in the heart of NYC for the majority of its run, pretty much every episode would start with Tim Gunn entering the work room, saying, "De-sigh-nurs, gather 'round..." and teasing the week's challenge. Then the entire cast would be whisked away to some part of the city — maybe the Met, maybe a Broadway show, maybe Michael Kors' own flagship store, or maybe the Coney Island boardwalk where they were challenged with coming up with adjectives for yogurt that would then inspire the garments in their unconventional materials challenge — the materials being stuffed toys they won playing carnival games. Point is, there was something to every challenge, every week, and the show felt adventurous and unpredictable.