"Teacher Makeovers" is the thirteenth episode of the fifteenth season of ''

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''. It originally aired on March 24, 2023.

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was a guest judge.

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wins the episode's mini-challenge, and is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the episode's main challenge and losing a

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against

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Episode

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants vote in a series of uncomfortable questions.

wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants give drag

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s to

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s. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Loosey LaDuca assigns the teachers to the contestants. On the runway, the category is "Drag Family Resemblance". In addition to

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and

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, Ross Mathews is a judge and

is a guest judge.

Anetra Anetra is the stage name of Isaiah Padua, an American drag queen, Anetra was runner-up on the 15th season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career Anetra was cast for and competed in the fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She won three cha ...

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, and

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receive positive critiques. Anetra is declared the winner. Loosey LaDuca and

place in the bottom two and face off in a

to " For the Girls" (2022) by Kiyoko. Loosey LaDuca is eliminated from the competition.

Production

The episode originally aired on March 24, 2023. Season contestant Irene Dubois shared on

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what she would have worn for challenge had she remained in the competition.

Reception

Trae DeLellis of ''

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'' gave the episode a rating of 'B-'.

References

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