'RuPaul's Drag Race': Ongina spent 45 minutes in a face mold for alien look, fans want her back just to see it
In this week's episode of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars,' Ongina was eliminated. She was one of the bottom three queens along with India Ferrah and Mariah Paris Balenciaga. As the winner of the maxi challenge and lipsync battle, Shea Coulee was vested with the power to axe one of them.
Had Ongina not voted herself out earlier, explaining that India and Mariah deserved to continue their journey on the show, it would have been a tough call for Shea as both of her friends - Ongina and Mariah - are like sisters. In Michelle Visage's 'Watcha Packin,' Ongina, however, said that voting herself out was the fair thing to do given her performances and comedy sketch. The just-eliminated queen may be lacking in some of the areas, but fashion is right up her alley. Viewers were in for a treat. Ongina had prepared to serve some really fashion-forward, interesting looks for the runway.
What caught the viewers' attention was that the looks she had created weren't just random ones - she had stories to back them. One of them featured a silicon head, for which she had to be part of a lifecasting session for 45 minutes. It was freaky and she had panicked a little.
"So, the story is, the aliens have captured me. They replaced my head with an alien head and they gave me my original head as a trophy. And I now live in outer space as a queen," Ongina narrated the concept behind her red, fur-detailed dress.
The remaining two were backed by special ideas as well. One of them was a reveal outfit, where she starts off as a prince and then changes into a princess who is actually a witch. For the last one, Ongina played it safe but stylish with camel-printed jacket and thigh-high boots.
Watching this, fans want showrunners to bring her back just so that they could get a good look at her runway fashion. "I don’t think I want to see anyone’s outfits more now on the runway than Ongina’s because these outfits are amazing and super creative," a fan commented, while another shared: "Ughhh such a shame we didn’t get to see that replica head on the runway, it would’ve shut the show down."
"I NEED to see this looks on the runway. Put her back," a viewer posted. "Ongina is one of the most editorial fashion queens out there...she knows how to create a MOMENT with makeup and clothes. I'll always be following her for her endless creativity," another expressed.
Catch all the new episodes of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star' Season 5 on VH1 every Friday.