Look, it doesn’t matter whether this RuPaul’s Drag Race conspiracy theory is true, and after consulting with our highly trained team of analysts, there’s a 99.9% chance it isn’t.
The very fact that people are chattering about it is pure gold, and it deserves to be placed under the microscope for sheer entertainment purposes.
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Like all good conspiracy theories, the “that wasn’t actually RuPaul on RuPaul’s Drag Race last night” line of reasoning is based on some tangible facts.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Fact #1: “Ru’s” sickening look on last night’s episode. Just try to argue with this irrefutable truth:
That’s right. You can’t.
Fact #2: Ru was visibly sick on last week’s episode.
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Fact #3: Once she stepped out on the runway this week, “Ru” never took off the face visor on-camera.
OK, now here’s the leap:
Conspiracy: that wasn’t rupaul
— Masön (@queenmasonfox) April 13, 2018
Conspiracy theory: THERE IS NO WAY THAT IS RUPAUL. Bitch has been sick the last 2 episodes and put a tall ass production assistant in a mask.
Posted by Drew Bev Gaver on Thursday, April 12, 2018
Or put another way:
I’m sorry but you cannot pay me ANY amount of money to believe that Rupaul was on the judge’s panel this week. After how much she was croaking last week, she was recuperating in bed and it was probably Tempest Dujour under that visor.
— Clem Fandango ? (@SSJBens) April 13, 2018
Commenters supplied some supplemental evidence, like “Ru turned to Michelle Visage so carefree during the lip-sync, I had a feeling it wasn’t her because she never turns all the way in drag.”
Let’s take a look at that moment, which came during the best lip sync fake-out we’ve ever seen, a little closer:
Still, this changes everything. Or nothing. But definitely one of the two.
the amount of ppl saying that wasn’t rupaul tonight on the runway is making me LIVE
— evie (@Io_siento) April 13, 2018
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socaliscorpio
I love these crazy conspiracy theories!! Although the last one about Bebe being a secret judge was a flop
Crystix
The one about Bebe was practically true. Tho not a judge, per se. The last “twist” of having the queens vote who made it to the final two effectively removed ANY chance of Bebe gaining another crown. So with no way to win regardless, she got the increased visibility to a whole new audience not available to season 1. Granted, not as fun and colorful as the conspiracy theory, but the foundation was there.
jorgecruz
I think the real truth is that the contestants this season are so boring and interchangeable that Ru couldn’t be bothered to show up. This has season 8 version 2 written all over it. #Rupaulssnoozefest
Xzamilloh
Please… Season 10 has been BRINGING it, especially after that disaster that was Season 9.
Guillermo
The Theories are funny but simple to disproof! RuPaul is Iconic, including his WALK! (which can be practiced to be sure) but more forensically, his teeth! I’ve always notice that her two front upper teeth are not aligned and they way her lips move when saying certain things, after reading this it made me watch the episode again and confirmed that It was indeed Rupaul!
No why did she FINALLY do a full body turn? simple, her face and eyes was covered, her hair was safe under that headpiece no there was less of that “system of levers and pulleys” to keep her snatched!
That’s my two cents anyway!
spiffy
I’m not entirely convinced that was Ru. I realize under the studio lights people can look much more washed out than they normally do IRL; but the bare shoulders and arms parts have a pink undertone to the skin that seem a lot paler Ru’s real body.
Having said that, you can’t fake the voice — so I don’t know.
DCguy
Truthfully I didn’t think Ru was sick, I assumed two other possibilities.
1. Courtney Love was a guest judge and she shared some of her drugs and Ru was on some sort of downers.
2. Ru had some work done or got too much botox in and it froze his face. Because even when you’re sick you can still smile, but if you notice, Ru’s face looked paralyzed the week before. Then after comments about it, Ru comes out with her entire face covered the week after and still seems very slow and deliberate when speaking.
That botox is nothing to mess with, it almost wrecked Nichole Kidman’s career, and remember a few seasons ago it really messed up Michelle Visage’s judging also.
jd.cali
Botox-gate??? LOL. I think she’s just trying to give us Mars realness since that was the challenge.