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'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2: Electra Owl gets eliminated, reveals identity to be Taylor Dayne

The beloved '80s singer revealed her identity after losing a lip sync battle to Thirsty Von Trap

Season 2 of 'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' is off to a stunning start! Filmed in front of a live studio audience, the show takes a 'Masked Singer' approach, as nine celebrities hide their identities using drag and compete in a performance challenge each week. At the end of the season, one of them will be crowned 'America's Next Celeb Drag Superstar' and bag $100,000 for a charity of their choice.

Last week, after being guided by Jujubee, Monet X Change, and Brooke Lynn Hytes, the nine celeb drag queens faced off in a lip-sync. Finally, queen Fabulosity found herself being eliminated. Before she left the stage, she revealed her identity and the celeb behind the wig was none other than Loretta Devine. Now, with eight celebrities left, it was time for them to take on a dance challenge, with Mama Ru announcing that this week's challenge was "dance your padded a---s off".

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The first celeb drag queen to take to the stage was Chic Li Fay, who performed to Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor'. The judges loved her performance, with Michelle Visage noting that even though Chic Li Fay says she's a comedy queen, she was actually "a performance queen with a sense of humor." The next celeb to take on the stage was Electra Owl, who found herself in the bottom three last week. Electra Owl performed to 'Last Dance' by Donna Summer, and the judges encouraged her to lean into her drag persona.

Under Monet X Change's guidance, Thirsty Von Trap performed to Dua Lipa's 'Physical'. Thirsty Von Trap explained that she wanted to show the judges all the sides of her drag persona and the judges agreed, with Ross Mathews encouraging her to "bring more attitude." From Team Jujubee was Milli Von Sunshine, who was all set to perform to 'Dancing On My Own' by Robyn. A throwback to Jujubee's own iconic performance, Michelle Visage was all praises for Milli Von Sunshine's storytelling.

Taking to the stage after Milli Von Sunshine was Jackie Would, who performed to 'Pump Up the Jam' by Technotronic. RuPaul was quick to point out that her performance proved that there was "Hollywood, Dollywood" and now, "Jackie Would". After Jackie, Chakra 7 danced her heart out to 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' by Whitney Houston. The judges praised her for making her performance about community, rather than taking the done and dusted route of romance. Up next was Donna Bellissima, who wanted to showcase her Italian heritage through dance. Performing to 'Mambo Italiano' by Rosemary Clooney, the judges loved her performance, calling it "fun to watch". And finally, last week's winner, Poppy Love left the judges stunned with her rendition of 'Show Me How You Burlesque' by Christina Aguilera. RuPaul noted that the "level of commitment" in the number "was beyond."

It's safe to say that judging was not easy -- but this week's winner was Poppy Love, yet again! However, Thirsty Von Trap and Electra Owl found themselves in the bottom two and had to lip sync to 'Shut Up and Drive' by Rihanna to secure their place in the competition. With Thirsty Von Trap winning the lip sync, Electra Owl's time on the show came to an end. And with it, came the big reveal -- Electra Owl was none other than Taylor Dayne!

'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2 airs on Friday at 8/7c on VH1! If you want to catch up on what went down back on 'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 1, you can watch the episodes on both, the VH1 website as well as Paramount+