Yes, lip syncs can go that hard. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most intense, iconic, and downright gobsmacking lip sync showdowns we ever saw on the “Drag Race” mainstage.
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most intense, iconic,
00:12and downright gobsmacking lip-sync showdowns we ever saw on the Drag Race main stage.
00:17For this list, we're only looking at the American editions of the show.
00:21Spoilers ahead!
00:29Denali vs. Kamora Hall
00:41Season 13's very first elimination lip-sync pits two Chicago queens against each other.
00:46Before the matchup, Denali assures us that she is about to show her competitors that
00:50they better watch themselves if they have to share the stage with her.
00:53She does not disappoint. In her flamboyant and vibrant feathered outfit,
00:58she catches every beat of this classic 90s house track.
01:12You want invisible instrument playing? She's got you. You want novelty dances?
01:17She nails them. And once she's done with all that, she ends the song with a beautifully timed split.
01:28Her Windy City sister, Kamora Hall, didn't stand a chance.
01:37Morphine Love Dion vs. Dawn
01:44In their expensive-looking draped chains, Morphine Love Dion embodies this hot girl anthem.
01:50Shaking their booty in chain-themed runway look for all it's worth,
01:53the queen ensures all eyes are on her from beginning to end.
01:58Morphine's choreography is lightning fast,
02:09but it doesn't stop her from managing a word-perfect lip-sync. It's an undeniable victory.
02:14She even gives her opponent Dawn a parting shot with an invisible shotgun.
02:28Although there were some true lip-sync artists on Season 16,
02:36Morphine proved that they were Morphine the lip-sync assassin with this Megan Thee Stallion song.
02:41Number 8. Chi Chi DeVayne vs. Thorgy Thor
02:52The Bayou Queen leaves it all on the floor in this Season 8 lip-sync.
02:56And yes, we mean that literally.
02:58And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going is the famously soul-bearing ballad from Dreamgirls.
03:16Any queen who wants to perform it must deliver on the emotion.
03:19Chi Chi DeVayne brings all that and more.
03:22At the climax of the song, Chi Chi steps on her long necklace.
03:26Showering the main stage with beads as she barrels into the numbers finale.
03:42Was it a happy accident or was it the dramatic instincts of a great queen?
03:46Whichever it was, it instantly became one of the show's most iconic lip-sync moments.
03:50We all got goosebumps.
03:56Number 7. Laganja Estranja vs. Trinity K. Bonet
04:21She only appears in one episode of All-Stars' 6th installment.
04:25But Laganja Estranja leaves quite an impression.
04:27And not just from the force of that entrance.
04:30From the moment she drops onto the stage,
04:32the episode's lip-sync assassin is here to slay the competition
04:35as if she's coming for the grand prize too.
04:37She battles Trinity K. Bonet, her season 6 castmate, to the Dua Lipa song Physical.
04:57Not even the queens offstage are safe from the slayage.
05:00They nearly get taken out by Laganja's flying corset.
05:03Trinity puts up a great fight.
05:05It just goes to show how amazing Laganja's performance is.
05:19Number 6. Sasha Velour vs. Shea Coulee
05:25Yes, the rose reveals are insane and unforgettable.
05:36But this lip-sync from season 9's finale
05:38is an absolute monster of a performance on every possible scale.
05:43Eventual third place finisher Shea Coulee is giving seasoned pop star precision and
05:55choreo that would be at home on a stadium tour.
05:58Sasha Velour, meanwhile, turns a classic upbeat Whitney Houston number
06:02into an intense and melodramatic performance piece,
06:05giving us theatrical acting with a capital A.
06:13This is the drag race equivalent of a death match.
06:24If it hadn't been for Sasha's truly shocking rose petals,
06:27it would have been a true fight to the finish.
06:29Number 5. Alyssa Edwards vs. Coco Montrese
06:32After all the drama with our last pageant experience,
06:36we both want this crown.
06:38This will be the tiebreaker.
06:39There was no chance this showdown wasn't gonna be dramatic.
06:42Alyssa Edwards and Coco Montrese spent season 5 locked in a feud that existed
06:47before they ever stepped into the workroom.
06:49Paula Abdul's cold-hearted is their battlefield.
06:56I'm making sure the judges see every word that's coming out of my mouth,
06:59as if I was Paula Abdul herself.
07:05Alyssa has the dance background to kill any uptempo track,
07:08but her competitor has already sent two other queens packing before her.
07:12Regardless of Alyssa's credentials, Coco bests her every step.
07:16A lot of the thanks goes to her beautiful runway look.
07:19The flouncy sleeves move in perfect unison with the song.
07:22She is poetry in motion.
07:26The lip sync is jaw-dropping.
07:29It's gonna be neck and neck.
07:35Number 4. Anitra vs. Marsha Marsha Marsha
07:42The only thing better than one queen absolutely dominating a lip sync
07:54is two queens absolutely dominating a lip sync.
07:57Picture it.
07:58It's season 15, week 11.
07:59Fan favorite Anitra is facing the possibility of duck walking right out of the competition.
08:04Marsha Marsha Marsha is constantly underestimated.
08:07Both of them have everything to lose and no ducks left to give.
08:12It isn't just the thumping bass on this Doja Cat track making the whole studio shake.
08:26Few lip syncs batter the stage like this one.
08:29The synchronized stunts alone are worth the price of admission.
08:42It's Anitra completely sabotaging Marsha's impressive
08:46backbend with a flawless front flip that wins it though.
08:59Number 3. Tatiana vs. Alyssa Edwards
09:13Not every drag race queen gets a second chance.
09:15Previously eliminated all-stars Alyssa Edwards and Tatiana must have known that
09:19because they came back hungry and left Neri a crumb.
09:23Taking on Rihanna's Shut Up and Drive for a chance to re-enter the season,
09:26they were a dynamic duo of unstoppable power.
09:30The G-Force wins from all that twirling might have even lifted a few of the less secure wigs in the room.
09:35It was what you might call a joint slay.
09:59They threw it into first gear, hit the gas and left tire marks on the main stage.
10:06We're out of driving references so we'll shut up now.
10:09Number 2. Evie Oddly vs. Brooklyn Heights
10:25Considering they turned out to be the final two,
10:27it's fair to say that these season 11 contestants were well matched.
10:30But their triumph in the competition is not all they share.
10:33After failing in the Snatch Game main challenge, the future finalists face elimination.
10:38Evie Oddly's uncanny flexibility and Brooklyn Heights' well-honed dance skills
10:42turn this Demi Lovato hit into a total stunt show.
10:57Each time we think they can't possibly top the last move,
11:01they add in a headstand or some other series of contortions
11:03that could keep a physical therapist in business for years.
11:21This is one of those times where we're grateful for disastrous Snatch Game performances.
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11:42Number 1. Dita Ritz vs. The Princess
11:56An electrifying gem from the early seasons,
12:01this buoyant Natalie Cole lip sync is an all-time great moment for the franchise.
12:06Season 4's Dita Ritz is a force of nature on that stage.
12:09You've given me the thrill of a lifetime
12:12and made me believe you've got more thrills to spare.
12:16Oh, this will be an everlasting love.
12:21Oh, yes it will now.
12:24As intense as it is joyful,
12:26Dita's take on this will be an everlasting love is high energy and high drama.
12:30Having the original artist watching you do their song seems terrifying,
12:34but Cole's presence may have given Dita that extra incentive to turn it out.
12:39So long as I'm living true love, I'll be giving to you.
12:41I'll be serving because you're so deserving.
12:43I'm so, so deserving.
12:46You're so deserving, yeah, yeah, yeah.
12:50With everything from her full-bodied commitment to the number
12:53to a move that can only be described as revving an invisible chainsaw,
12:57the queen is explosive to watch.
12:59That is what a lip sync for your life is, baby.
13:02That is high drag at its finest.
13:05Okay, but now I'll...
13:08Which lip sync had you on the edge of your seat?
13:11Sound off in the comments.
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