Rupaul--39-s Drag Race Season 17 - Episode 2 May 2026

blames the audience for "not getting her ironic postmodern take on potty humor." Lydia B Kollins fires back, "Girl, there is nothing ironic about a fart. It just stinks."

Shantay, you stay – Lydia B Kollins. Sashay away – Kori King. RuPaul--39-s Drag Race Season 17 - Episode 2

Here is a breakdown of the ten performances (not all 14 queens perform in this episode; the premiere’s rate-a-queen twist continues, but Episode 2 focuses on the remaining half). Hormona Lisa strips off her Victorian gown to reveal a body stocking covered in... pickles. She performs a striptease to "Raspberry Beret." It’s campy, weird, and slightly uncomfortable. Michelle Visage mouths, "I smell a dill-lemma." Safe. blames the audience for "not getting her ironic

Lydia tries to do a "burlesque bubble bath" routine. She brings a small plastic tub on stage, fills it with bubbles, and attempts to do a reveal. The reveal is that she is wearing the same dress underneath. She then slips on a bubble, nearly breaks her ankle, and finishes by blowing a single sad bubble toward RuPaul. The silence in the room is deafening. Here is a breakdown of the ten performances

A- (Minus for Kori King’s comedy; plus for Jewels’ stilt-walking and the wig-throwing.)