Melannie's Drag Race (Season 8)

The eighth season of ***Melannie's Drag Race*** was officially announced in November 16, 2021, with casting opening this same day 2021 and deadline on November 18, 2021. It's announced 12 contestants would compete. The cast reveal happened November 20, 2021, with the premiere happening November 24, 2021. The finale happened December 24, 2021. The winners of Melannie's Drag Race (Season 8) are Echidna and Valentina Inclan Perez, and Miss Congeniality is Valerie Rouge. Promo Theme is Christmas.

## Production Information

### **Judges**

Melannie
Doja Cat
Emily Ratajkowski

### **Winners**

Echidna
Valentina Inclan Perez

## About The Show

*Have you got talent, good-looking looks, amazing lip sync performances and a personality? Sing up for Melannie's Drag Race Season 8 now! Melannie's looking for 12 Queens who are going to make their her-story doing eigth season of that legendary series! Winner of each week Maxi Challenge wins a cash tip of €5,000 and the main prize for winning the whole season is €100,000!*
## Contestants

█ The contestant won *Melannie's Drag Race*.
█ The contestant was a runner-up.
█ The contestant was eliminated in 3rd place & did not compete in the final lip sync.
█ The contestant won the main challenge.
█ The contestant won the main challenge, but lost the Lip Sync For Legacy in episode 1.
█ The contestant was the top2 of the best contestants this week, but lost the Lip Sync For Win.
█ The two contestants won the main challenge.
█ The contestant was in the top two, but did not win the *Lip Sync For Win*.
█ The contestant was one of the best but did not win the main challenge.
█ The contestant was one of the worst but did not place in the bottom two.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom two but neither was eliminated.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom two but was not eliminated.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two, but wasn't eliminated by the winner of the *Lip Sync for your Legacy*.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom two & was eliminated.
█ The contestant was in the bottom that week and was eliminated by the winner of the *Lip Sync for your Legacy*.
█ The contestant appeared as a guest on the "Final".
█ The contestant was Miss Favourite.

## Episodes

### **Episode 1:** Disco-Mentary (Part I/Part II)

*Airdate: November 24, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Perform to "What Are You Waiting For" by Gwen Stefani
* **Mini Challenge Winners:** Belle Towur and Evee Indigo
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize
* **Maxi Challenge:** Make a dancing documentary as a tribute to disco.
* **Runway Theme:** Scene Stealers
* **Winners:** Coimbra and Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Calorie Deficit and Edith Puthie
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
* **Lip Sync Winner:** Coimbra
* **Lip Sync Winning Prize:** Double cash tip
* **Eliminated:** Edith Puthie
* **Mirror Message:** *I strutted my way through this competition. You're all men, so why did I even bother? I knew none of you would Edith Puthie. (======3 Edith*

#### **Disco Teams**

 Kayla
 Calorie Deficit
 Stella de la Rosa

### **Episode 2:** The Grinch: Musical

*Airdate: November 27, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Make a Christmas look of pajamas
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Colette Flowers
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize and assigning roles for The Grinch: Musical
* **Maxi Challenge:** Perform in The Grinch: Musical
* **Runway Theme:** Dr. Sues' Fantasy
* **Winner:** Echidna
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Stella de la Rosa and Vynesa
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Last Christmas" by Wham!
* **Eliminated:** Vynesa
* **Mirror Message:** *Had a wonderful time while it lasted! See you bitches on All Stars, or maybe I make a surprise return to Season 9? MWAHAHAHA- let's just wait and see*

#### **The Grinch: Musical**

 Calorie Deficit
 Coimbra
 Colette Flowers
 Kayla
 Stella de la Rosa
 Valentina Inclan Perez
 Valerie Rouge
 *Vynesa* | Choir

### **Episode 3:** Home Alone 69

*Airdate: November 28, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Get into quick drag
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Belle Towur
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize and assigning roles for "Home Alone 69"
* **Maxi Challenge:** Act in parody of "Home Alone", "Home Alone 69"
* **Runway Theme:** Pastelequance
* **Winner:** Calorie Deficit
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Belle Towur and Stella de la Rosa
* **Lip Sync Song:** "This Is How We Do" by Katy Perry
* **Eliminated:** Stella de la Rosa
* **Mirror Message:** *BE KINDA HOES Love, 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑑𝑒 𝑙𝑎 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎*

#### **Home Alone 69**

 Coimbra
 Colette Flowers
 Echidna
 Kayla
 Valentina Inclan Perez
 Valerie Rouge

### **Episode 4:** The Galaxy Ball

*Airdate: December 2, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Prepare 3 Looks for The Galaxy Ball
* **Runway Themes:** Astronom Elegan-star, Star Her, Mars Could Never!
* **Winner:** Evee Indigo
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Belle Towur and Kayla
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Venus" by Lady Gaga
* **Eliminated:** Belle Towur
* **Mirror Message:** *Love all my clock destroyers! <3 Don’t miss me too much! Ok, maybe just a little?*

### **Episode 5:** Christmas Mel-market

*Airdate: December 5, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Reading Is Fundumental
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize
* **Maxi Challenge:** Invent a product and record a Christmas TV ad in pairs
* **Runway Theme:** Gloves Love
* **Winners:** Calorie Deficit, Evee Indigo and Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Echidna and Kayla
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Save Your Tears" by The Weekend and Ariana Grande
* **Eliminated:** Kayla
* **Mirror Message:** *It was nice knowing You Hope you have fun -Kayla*

#### **Pairs**

 Colette Flowers
 Coimbra

### **Episode 6:** Show Up Queen

*Airdate: December 6 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Record verse to "Show Up Queen" and perform it as an ultimate girl group
* **Runway Theme:** Rich Bitch!
* **Winner:** Echidna
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Calorie Deficit and Valerie Rouge
* **Lip Sync Song:** "I Love it" by Icona Pop and Charli XCX
* **Eliminated:** Valerie Rouge
* **Mirror Message:** *I have escaped from the place I was dragged here and force compete lovely meeting you all xoxo Valerie Rouge*

### **Episode 7:** Do Overs!

*Airdate: December 10, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Dance-off to German song
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Echidna
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize and assigning eliminated Queens for Makeovers
* **Maxi Challenge:** Let elimianted Queen makeover yourself
* **Runway Theme:** Do Overs
* **Winner:** Echidna
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Colette Flowers and Evee Indigo
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Up" by Cardi B
* **Eliminated:** Colette Flowers
* **Mirror Message:** *Thank you all so much for this wonderful experience, I am so happy I got to meet you all! Good luck to you guys - C💟lette*

#### **Pairs**

 Coimbra
 Evee Indigo
 Valentina Inlan Perez

### **Episode 8:** The Doja Cat: Musical

*Airdate: December 14, 2021*

* **Mini Challenge:** Everybody Loves Puppets
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Calorie Deficit
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** €1,000 cash prize and assigning roles for The Doja Cat: Musical
* **Maxi Challenge:** Perform in The Doja Cat: Musical
* **Runway Theme:** Kitty Girls
* **Top 2:** Coimbra and Echidna
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat and SZA
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Winner:** Echidna

#### Rules

 Coimbra
 Echidna
 Evee Indigo
 Valentina Inlan Perez

### **Episode 9:** Very Christmas Snatch Game

*Airdate: December 17, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Snatch Game
* **Runway Theme:** Statement On the Runway
* **Winner:** Calorie Deficit
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize
* **Bottom 2:** Coimbra and Echidna
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera
* **Eliminated:** Coimbra
* **Mirror Message:** *Werk the haus down boots mama yassss!!! XoXo ~ Coimbra*

#### **Snatch Game**

 Echidna
 Evee Indigo
 Valentina Inclan Perez

### **Episode 10:** Hey Sis, It's Christmas

*Airdate: December 22, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Write original rap lyrics and perform to RuPaul's song "Hey Sis, It's Christmas" as the ultimate girl group
* **Runway Theme:** Frozen TOP4 Eleganza
* **Top Four:** Calorie Deficit, Echidna, Evee Indigo and Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Lip Sync Song:** “Christmas Party” by RuPaul
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** €5,000 cash prize; for losers: €5,000 cash prize
* **Winner:** Echidna

#### Top Four of Season 8

(Ep. 3, 5, 9)
(Ep. 2, 6, 7, 8, 10)
(Ep. 4, 5)
(Ep. 1, 5)

### **Episode 11:** Christmas Special Finale

*Airdate: December 24, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Perform in a lip sync performances show "Kicks 'N' Gigs"
* **Runway Theme:** Christmas Eve Finale Eleganza
* **Top Two:** Echidna and Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Lip Sync Song:** “All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Marriah Carey
* **Winners of Melannie's Drag Race Season 6:** Echidna and Valentina Inclan Perez
* **Runners-up:** Calorie Deficit and Evee Indigo
* **Miss Favourite:** Valerie Rouge

#### **Who Should Win?**

 Coimbra
 Colette Flowers
 Edith Puthie
 Kayla
 Stella de la Rosa
 Valerie Rouge
 Vynesa