Every Drag Race Rusical Ranked

[@diekrahe7151]

Madonna Rusical is still so iconic. One of the best episodes in Drag Race History. Everyone did so phenomenal.

[@albusseverusprior7708]

HERstory hunty…

[@diekrahe7151]

@@albusseverusprior7708 Sry I bombed that one xD

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

This is my favorite one. Gigi literally became Madonna, and all the girls did so amazing.

[@MichaelJDavanzo]

Even the backup dancers are some of the best I've ever seen on the show

[@tyagirodriguez4947]

I still listen to that one, to this day (And Kardashians The Rusical)

[@lucasraines]

“Shade: The Rusical” is one of my favorite performances of the series. Funny, live vocals, a decent performance from each queen.

[@onelove1446]

i think the losing is the new winning was one of the best tbh

[@elizabethwood2063]

Gigi and Jaida gave me chills in the Madonna Rusical, but Jan’s performance gets stuck in my head like no other. She sang the shit out of that.

[@Octobris]

Oh my god I am not alone in this? "I wanna rule the wOooOorld" is still carved into my brain.

[@nicholasbourne]

Widow is the performance I always come back to

[@Tatorrella]

@@Octobris I've heard it in my dreams lol you're def not alone! She sang THAT

[@jjjjj1631]

the voices in my head are telling me to rule the world

[@dragansorin-alexandru1673]

Utica's performance in the Unverified Rusical is so underrated and also with her runway look, she could have easily won that week with Rose, or at least place High

[@hiimnik1099]

OMG HECK YESSSS FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES

[@clementcurtet3916]

Agree i thought she was the best of the challenge

[@merrymermaid]

that was the only part of the s13 rusical that i enjoyed

[@harryhealey4298]

Especially considering how she had the most difficult singing part and delivered her part really well.

[@matteobautista1021]

always confused me why in untucked ppl said they thought she’d b in the bottom…

[@jmarshal]

Moulin Ru was legendaire! I love how they started to use different camera angles during Season 14. Those lip syncs? Some of the best picture wise. I hope they keep it up!

[@HikariTheGardevoir]

Seriously, Moulin Rouge is my favourite movie and I cannot get over how many references I can find in the rusical in terms of vocals, staging, lighting, cinematography, etc. It makes me wanna kiss whoever put that rusical together

[@spawn3721]

That one shot during Camden's and Bosco's lip sync, no matter if you're straight, bi or lesbian, that shit turns you on

[@Oxymoric]

ooooh "légendaire" ou la la

[@agalwithnoname]

@@spawn3721 daya said it best

[@thymeisiconic]

the 3 bottom queens would've been safe on a different season tbh

[@nileredstrampoline]

Shade: The Rusical is still unmatched for me. The vocal stylings of Courtney and Adore definitely take it to the top, but the performances of the girls in the first team really helped elevate Courtney. To round off the Top 3 Rusicals I would also pick Madonna: The Rusical (because everybody did well in it, even Brita who was sent home that episode, and of course for the face crack moment) and Moulin Ru (primarily for Lady Camden slaying a part she didn't even want initially). For the international spin offs, I choose Rats from UK S2 as my #1. It was just fun and stupid, it was where I fell in love with Veronica Green, and Tayce in the Memory lipsynch still lives in my mind rent free.

[@jella.._]

As an italian, i’m happy that you’ve appreciated our rusical and i can also see why you didn’t get a lot of the references. Raffaella Carrà is the most recent iconic singer and she became famous because she was the first woman to show up a little belly and more provocative outfits on Tv, outside of cinematograph and despite the criticisms she received(italy is such a traditionalist country, that’s why we needed shows like drag race, even if it wasn’t top tier or with a low budget). She carried on lgbt rights and she was like a lady gaga for americans. She unfortunately passed away in 2021 and the entire episode was an heartwarming tribute, she would have definitely wanted to be a guest judge or a permanent judge if she hadn’t died before the start of filming. The edit throughout the season was messy, but we kinda enjoyed for what it is. The producer of the rusical was also Raffaella’s songwriter, that’s why we loved it💕 there’s a video on youtube where all the references are explained, and after that it will make a lot more sense!

[@Batmanslovechild]

Good to know! Thank you.

[@ggoddf5889]

i loved it

[@LagoonaScreams]

here in Latin America Raffaella was also very famous, I believe there's a spanish version for each of her songs, we love her and she's an icon

[@harkangel0067]

Raffaella is a legend and an Icon here in Spain as well. 🥰

[@Brendan-tg3uc]

Could you educate me why was she mentioned in both Italia and Espana?

[@mdj2888]

"Under The Big Top" is so good. From Pythia's mesmerizing Hennywise, Icesis's huge downfall from the previous episode, Eve 6000's trick up her sleeve, Synthia's lovely voice, and the utter chaos of Suki, Oceane, and Adriana.......ICONIQUE!!!!!

[@kikibunni]

eve’s performance in it is so FUNNY and i think it should have been high

[@user-zb9rs2ib6k]

😊😊😮

[@gabsolute]

The thumbnail genuinely looked like a Schaffrilas video and I was so shaken 😨

[@flip4907]

omg now that you mention it i-

[@mogehko7038]

Omg 😭😭😭

[@padmeamidala5521]

You're right!

[@SuperF1n3]

“She died when I was five years old” “haha I love it!” This is WHY the Madonna rusical is the best thank you for coming to my Ted talk

[@turnerhill4695]

The special thing about the Madonna one- they’re alone on the stage with the backup dancers. Theres no set decor, the lights hardly change. But you don’t know because the focus is on the queens. The knocked it outta the park

[@szxvrr]

Season 12’s rusicals being in the top just proves that Season 12 is one of the best season

[@jeromeishere8902]

I feel like some rusicals were really an uphill battle for the girls with the utter shite they were given

[@guismedeiros]

THANK YOU for including Thailand.. im so sick of people put them aside. Season 2 is one of the best international season i ever seen.

[@idontthink]

All the queens were so lovely and unique! Except the international queen (was she from Singapore?) she didn’t get the Thai humour and was always creating all this fake drama… if it wasn’t for her, it would be my favourite season overall.

[@northsouteastwesk3435]

I recently heard the full Herstory of the world song and I have to say we really missed out on the cut Cleopatra and Joan of Arc verses

[@faithkincaid]

scarlet envy in that little shark outfit is the cutest this i’ve ever seen.

[@jsdfsad7143]

Honestly, i m shocked that you put Glamazonian Airways so low. It is really my favorite. It is so catchy I can literally perform it word for word. But you explained yourself well so i get it. But still... it is so good!

[@oliversmithlawrence]

IF YOU WANNA STAY SAAAAAFE

[@jsdfsad7143]

@@oliversmithlawrence YOU GOTTA DO WHAT MAMA SAID

[@mcwyman7928]

I still think it deserved to be higher lol so many fun moments. Jaidynn giving head to the blowup man, Kasha scatting, Ginger, poor Katya knowing exactly 0 of her words, just so fun lol

[@jsdfsad7143]

@@mcwyman7928 Iknow this was the first and i think one of the only Rusicals i enjoyed from beginning till end

[@aaronlevesque8173]

Something I didn’t like about Moulin Ru which everyone seemingly liked (I didn’t enjoy it tbh) is that there was no live singing or pre recorded singing elements. The amazing vochals mixed with coreography and dance in Madonna The Rusical is still unmatched. I am waiting for another Rusical to touch that level!

[@bottomofastairwell]

i mean, i know this latest one wasn't live singing, but i think it's was pretyy freaking amazing. everyone knocked it out of the park

[@crazycrazycar1234]

I’m a simple man, I see you post a video; and I watch it

[@inkygrimmananas4928]

okay, we can all agree social media the Rusical was bad, but Utica was iconic in that one, and was definitely robbed of a high placement

[@keastonz]

I know absolutely zero about Cats. I've never even seen it. But Rats the Rusical is definitely in my top 5. I'm probably a little biased because I love Tia Kofi and Veronica Green so much. And they really made it such a stand out. But even with the low-brow jokes aside, the cast really stepped it up and made this Rusical amazing.

[@Martislayxoxo]

Honestly, I prefer Moulin Ru over Madonna due to the fact that it actually has a plot and feels like an actual musical, while Madonna... Its just that everyone kind of slays their part, but nobody has to work to stand out among the rest and its plot is "Im Madonna A!", "Im Madonna B!" etc

[@MrCyberGal]

So glad you've actually watched España! Both seasons are so good, can't wait for you to talk about them.

[@idontthink]

DRE1 is in my top 3 of all seasons. DRE2 had the best talent show but not much after that. Even the Rusical was a bit messy and not good.

[@tommasolarghetti]

As an italian I can say that the Raffaella carrà rusical was really good, they used a lot of reference and they used a lot of her songs as background music.

[@idontthink]

I love Raffaella Carrà’s music. She is a gay icon! However, Drag Race Italia is the worst season I’ve seen. The drama was so toxic. The episodes were too long. The editing was off. And most importantly, the drag quality was below average.

[@rayemartin1641]

As a Filipino, the OPM rusical had me on the floor from beginning to end. I honestly wish Filipino pop culture is much more widespread because the nuances and jokes are deeply rooted in Filipino culture AND pop culture and I wish the whole world could laugh with us as well.

[@kellygreengables3936]

Great video as always! And unsolicited unpopular opinion, but B****h Perfect is one of my favorites. It was so on trend for the time, the megamix of Ru songs is great, Chi Chi, Naomi, and Thorgy ATE but everyone did well, and the episode itself is iconic because it was only the show's second double elimination.

[@oliversmithlawrence]

I still don't get how Dax was in the bottom

[@merrymermaid]

i think about kim chi lipsyncing ‘can i get an a-men’ while spinning and having the whoosh sound effect multiple times a day

[@dovelyy]

the drag race live las vegas one ismy absolute favorite and i'mso glad it made the top 5. it's one of the songs i listen to most out of the entire franchise. the mirrors segment just makes me so emotional and the self-written verses?? chefs kiss

[@HopeMasekuna]

I literally cant stop watching joan the unauthorized rusical.

[@katyd2400]

I'm so happy that Thailand was included. So often it is left out but it has some phenomenal content to offer

[@Givemepeacealone]

If you listen to the whole audio for Herstory of the world, they include eliminated queens, and you can see they definitely planned for coco to win with Alyssa that week.

[@chloehawkes8917]

I had fully forgotten that some of these existed!

[@gaspardbillaux4993]

Madonna the rusical is still undefeated to me: clearly my favourite (haven’t seen all of the rusicals). Also there was something so moving to witnessing Michelle being so emotional this episode that made it special for me

[@marcoc7388]

Utica's performance should've been high and I'll die on that hill. Honestly, it felt so tiring that they wanted to push the narrative of Utica being another "fashion queen who is not a performer (cof, cof, Gotmik)" when she clearly was at least, good. She didn't deserve to be in the bottom for the disco challenge (Gotmik, Symone, and Kandy say hi) and she delivered every time she had to lipsync. To this day, I say that her being safe over Gotmik was just for narrative purposes. And Madonna the Rusical is soooo I C O N I C. Let's start by saying that Jan's, Gigi's, Crystal's, Jaida's and Widow's performances would've been win wothy in other seasons. Then you have Heidi, Shitty Pie and Brita, who did well enough to be high or safe, and well, then you have Jackie that did struggle... but come on, 8/9 performances being near perfection is FUCKING NUTS. S12 cast is one of the most talented casts the show EVER had, and eveytime I'm finishing watching the rusical, I feel some tears come up because you can see the girls being so proud of what they have done. AMAZING.

[@ginjajaz6618]

Things I love: JackFed videos, Rusicals. Very happy watching this! Would love more Rusical based content!

[@aaronlevesque8173]

22:18 unpopular opinion I think TKB’s Beyonce was so good that even with runway in consideration Trinity deserved the win. Production just wanted to play out the storyline of not giving Jan a win for a bit and finally giving her one for all the Jan Stan’s. They realized this might be one of the last places they could give Jan a win so they threw it to her instead of Trinity.

[@connaeris8230]

Also, they wanted Jan to win in the Rusical. I didn't mind it, except for the... questionable performance she gave in the lipsync.

[@Ben-zn9ow]

they should’ve gave jan the talent show win and let trinity win the rusical

[@missthangd4311]

@@Ben-zn9ow Yara deserved that win

[@Vaelios3292]

Under the big top is probably the best and the worst rusical at the same time, but it's really entertaining in both cases. It's one on my top 3! Also I'm glad you include the DRT s2 one! It deserves so recognition!

[@ecenbt]

I'd seriously put it on my top 5 alongside shade, rats, drag calling (Espana) and madonna

[@buttercupfly5]

The only thing I disagree on is the 'nothing memorable' about Cher The Unortherised Rusical, Cher and roaches, cockroaches and Cher will forever be a segment my mind drifts to 🤣

[@mogehko7038]

It makes me so happy that the Rusical from drag race Thailand s2 is so high on the list, the girls are incredible and so entertaining. Forever my favourite season of drag race.

[@heyseweets]

Glamazonian airways being low is insane…. This countdown is crazy

[@lucasbinder6151]

i love how much personality you are able to show through you videos, when the videos are about drag race and we cannot even see you! I feel like you are so real and genuine and your audience can see the real human behind the voiceover's of ur video's because your just too damn cute! Keep up the amazing work, love to hear your opinions and so glad to see your following grow!

[@DragTeaServed]

When you said about going back and watching old videos makes you cringe, I felt that so deeply! 😂 Great video!

[@alliu6562]

Maybe this is a little bit biased, but I actually really liked the Twitter solo in the social media rusical. Modern major president is just such a cool musical number and it actually fits the character pretty well

[@Littlemitashy]

Maxima may not be everyone's choice of rusical, but I really like it for two reasons 1. I love how Drag Race Holland just go in slagging off their own King and of course, Queen Maxima, like it's just so funny how they call their King fat and old and insinuate their Queen is with him for the power, I just find it so funny Drag Race Holland doesn't give a shit. 2. Janey Jacké. As you say, she is the Queen of the Rusical, she thinks she's a dancing queen, which she is, but she's also an actress, like her tango dancing is good, then amongst the group sections with all the other Maxima's, your eyes are on her, she was the most captivating of them all in that performance and she continued to show how good she is in West end wendys, quite literally the Meryl Streep of Rusicals.

[@Kitsune_F]

Tbh I think the Maxima Rusical is by far my favourite. It’s just that you have to know a lot about Maxima

[@keastonz]

TKB should've won that episode even with the runway taken into consideration. Jan emulated Lady Gaga very well, but TKB not only emulated Beyonce, she WAS Beyonce.

[@ashyadanae1313]

The fact that Kardashians is so low is mind boggling to me…

[@xColbert]

For me Rats is my favourite rusical hands down, they commited to the concept and the live singing just made it so much better.

[@jessicabw]

S12 having both of its rusical in the top 5 is just a reminder of how excellent the s12 cast is. And those are 2 of my favorite rusicals plus s9 bitch perfect. I have to watch the Thai s2 rusical!

[@tonib5911]

Honestly I love the rusicals but when the actual concept is pretty weak (ie pharmarusical) it's basically doomed from the start

[@aidanwho]

The Madonna Rusical was my favorite too!

[@afiqterry]

Truly an amazing list and I LOVED that DRT 2 got their credit! More people need to watch it !!

[@tchaugn]

The Vegas RuSical in S12.. AMAZING! I still frequently listen to the track, so beautiful. Gigi's verses, amazing.

[@johnstepro5]

By the way, the España Rusical had another advantage, both Javiers (judges) are TV series producers, they wrote and produce the Rusical :) (Madonna the Rusical is my favorite forever)

[@offbalanceg]

DIPTHERIAAAA… oops LOL Ginny had me dying in Rats 💀

[@athirdprostitute2912]

The only reason I come back to Cher the rusical is miz cracker, she really went for it and had a great time as Cher and do super well, I think she should of won over kameron, also her runway look was more fun than just pretty Also i listen to losing is the new winning ( top 4 edited ) all the time because its just so fun!

[@neconeconeco]

omg hearing "togetetoduhotherJOKES" when it came up to #11 made me spit out my water the trio going on stage and immediately being out of breath fucking kills me every time

[@blondeandconfused]

The fact that Madonna the rusical made me a Maddona stan is testament to how good it was

[@understitchYT]

I think I would remember the halftime show better if the judging wasnt so bad tbh, maybe its just me but I remember the judging being rigged more than the rusical. And omg Shade the rusical and rpdr live are SO GOOD, glad to see them high up

[@lidiafsr]

Madonna Rusical is my favorite as well. I know it by heart at this point hahaha but I love the Vegas medley so much, I never saw it as a rusical but it makes sense. overall s12 was awesome performance wise

[@ana-zu8ox]

under the big top is my favourite because of the rollercoaster it takes you on

[@Lunariant]

Loved reliving the rusicals through this video, even as someone who's not into musicals. But I do wish we could listen to you gush for longer about why the Madonna rusical is the best. I feel like you analysed each rusical so well but then you rushed through the last and best one.

[@Jenova12]

I’m so glad that you put Thailand Season 2’s Rusical at the top 4 spot. It was pretty freaking amazing.

[@jhoan2919]

you uploaded this the day I saw the madonna rusical episode with my bf lol. Ive seen it alredy, but it was new for him. He loved it.

[@tbrcc9451]

Honestly, the Jamal-Luciene combination for rusical is top tier

[@potatothegreat8464]

I'm sorry but Kylie as Steven Tyler is fucking iconic and she deserved a high placement for it

[@crystalleyvonne818]

The Dance to the Maxima song gets stuck in my head every time I remember that rusical

[@mauraisbeast]

the first rusical i watched was the madonna one so i had such high expectations for the rest 😭

[@naileahtan1866]

Gurl, the first season I finished watching was season 12 so I have high expectations on the seasons after and before😭

[@abdulkaderalabasie5821]

yall can rank however you want but you can't deny the power of the queen of vocals and music theater 💫EVE💫

[@taxevasion249]

Now we pause-

[@abdulkaderalabasie5821]

@@taxevasion249 for the big-

[@taylorkeith4400]

The Madonna Rusical is on a whole other plane of existence. I’ve watched the dress rehearsal video for it so many times.

[@millonuria]

I'm sure you already know, but DRES' musical "La Llamadrag" is actually based in the "La llamada" musical and the movie of the musical, which is why it feels like an actual musical! In English it's called Holy Camp! and iirc it's on Netflix.

[@bottomofastairwell]

the real question is though, where does the newest Rusical place on this list. Cuz honestly, I might put season 15's at the top.

[@rinina]

Oh we're eating GOOD today

[@AS-fi7hc]

Under the big top was kind of a mess but Synthia and Pythia’s performances were my favorite in any Rusical EVER!

[@ABBAYSLAYS]

Maddona did deserve to win so bad I cant even describe it-

[@ocean_talks]

Discovered your channel this morning and been binge watching your videos for the whole day!! Great content can't wait for more to come :)

[@mulberriespiss9212]

I love you Jack but Moulin Ru being 2nd is just so crazy to me.. It’s so mid to me, like it wasn’t particularly funny, the storyline is just tiresome and Bosco who was supposed to carry it, didn’t. The individual musical numbers are pretty good though. I just don’t think any of it is gonna pass the ‘iconic test of time’ like so many parts of Shade TR, BB in herstory and bitch perfect have. Maybe it’s just me though.

[@crisbermudez]

I went to Argentina to meet my actual bf, and everytime we were in a house of one of his friends and we were watching the TV I always put the Madonna Rusical and they got so into it that all of them started watching drag race haha

[@crisbermudez]

Great video as always, loved your colaboration with Drag Detective 💛

[@pembrokelove]

Sir. You cannot seriously say “they were given the historical figure who best suited them” when Katya wasn’t the only Russian available and was directed to park and bark in spite of being one of the most skilled and flexible dancers of the cast. Also. PharmaRusical 4 lyfe.

[@user-gw3jk9wp2t]

My top 5: 1. Under the big top 2. Rats 3. Shade 4. Madonna 5. Herstory (I haven't seen any of the non-English musicals, but I'm sure they're amazing!!)

[@juansegundospagnuolo3996]

So happy You put España S2 in the top 10

[@song7087]

Synthia Kiss’s opening to Under the Big stop, Canada 2 is all I’m saying. No one comes close to her singing 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ramiroalvarocuchoavalos7262]

Guuuurl, Rafaella Carra the Rusical is such a great moment for hispanoamericans and italians. Farida and Divinity slayed!

[@timpayne1983]

You Glamazonian Airways, Glamazonian Airways was 23rd in the ranking. I could not believe it...

[@levi9458]

You stating “my quality has improved my videos have improved” we love a humble king who also recognizes their talent and growth

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

Only 11th place for Under the Big Top is outrageous.

[@GustavoFernandesKing]

When I saw the Spain one I was like: "wow, that's a real musical".

[@andrewlocke6103]

Under the Big Top is one of the very best Rusicals ever! They really did that!

[@MuhammadAhmad-oj6mf]

Jannie is really the queen of the rusicals. I wish she had been in Top 4 then lip syncs would have been much much better!

[@milosis7]

we have to admit that Lairy Poppins from UK series 4 is #1 now

[@beebabeeb]

I love rats, it helps that I love the cast so much too

[@Ylurple]

thailand season 2 is iconic. i will never forget kandy zyanide sliding down that banister. and bandit being such a butch lesbian secretary

[@derpino8375]

Thank you for at least including the Philippines.

[@trix6130]

i LOVED La Llamadrag (actually I loved the entire season), but im still so mad at Marina winning it. Her role was for starters not written to be interesting but she made it even more boring imo, in comparison to the other queens specially. The season was rigged but this was the episode that made it super clear to me, they knew that if Marina didn't win she would have to go cause aside from onyx (and im not even sure about this cause even though she said/Sang like two words her face during the performance is still iconic) the other queens were abismally better, and they needed to save her. Estrella should have won that episode.

[@dachtosloik]

Estrella did win that episode haha

[@trix6130]

@@dachtosloik did she? Then i must be confused with another episode, but her being in the top still angers me

[@augment3d6ixth97]

Canada 2: Under the Big Top was my favorite. Synthia, Kendall, and Pythia were so captivating!

[@dyk3medown]

princess diana absolutely did not fit katya best, she was 100% set up to fail in that episode

[@garde_pe5809]

I just realized that Lady Camden's performance in the moulin ru may very well be my favourite performance from drag race

[@beandrag9019]

Under the big top and rats are so good

[@femkefish1925]

YESS justice for the vegas musical! it always makes me cry and i am not ashamed of that anymoreeeeee

[@kat12333]

season 12 is iconic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tovi3280]

the fact that Under the Big Top isn't #1 means that Jack gets his gay license revoked, every part of it is just so perfect okay jokes aside, GENUINELY surprised to see it not reach top 5, or even top 10