'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12: Jan eliminated after Widow aces lip sync battle, fans sad to see her leave
Jan Sport's journey on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12 came to an early end tonight when the series returned for an all-new episode.
Tonight we witnessed two strong contestants who were frontrunners this season start to show signs of vulnerability. They were none other than Widow VonDu and Jan. At the beginning of the episode, we noticed that Jan was quiet upset with Brita leaving, but was clearly more so because she did not win the challenge last week. Widow, on the other hand, started to feel the pressure after RuPaul Charles pointed out that she won one challenge to date and after that hasn't won anything.
This week for their maxi challenge, the queens had to create an advertisement for a drag queen lifestyle brand known as 'Droop'. While Heidi N Closet, Jaida Essence Hall, Crystal Methyd stood out with their advertisements, Gigi Goode, Jan, Widow and Sherry Pie found themselves in the bottom row.
For their runway challenge, the theme was 'Black Wedding' and the drag queens pulled out all the stops in order to make an impact with their look. But ultimately despite their runway looks being a bomb, Widow and Jan found themselves in the bottom two and having to lip sync for life.
Chaka Khan was the guest judge this week and so the two drag queens had to lip sync to the singer's 'This Is My Night'. Widow brought out her emotional side for this song, while Jan pulled out all the tricks she had up her sleeve, including a death drop. But in the end, RuPaul decided to give the win to Widow, sending Jan home.
Jan has been a frontrunner this season, but the queen hadn't won a single challenge to date. Though fans were upset to see her go, they affirmed Widow deserved to stay as she outshone Jan during their performance.
Taking to Twitter a fan wrote, "Widow ate her so damn good. one of the worst lipsync performances of this season...didnt expect this from jan #DragRace." Adding to that another fan said, "I laughed and I cried at this episode of #DragRace and #Untucked. I love @TheWidowVonDu and @jansportnyc! glad Widow got to stay, but sad to see Jan leave."
"I love Jan, but gurl, Widow did THAT. Should've been a double shantay tho. #DragRace," a fan shared. While another wrote, "Fact of the matter is Widow has. Widow has won a challenge & Jan hasn't (although she shld have last week). Both has been safe all challenges & this was their 1st time in the bottom. With all that - Widow outperformed & won. Those are the facts. Still love Jan #DragRace."
"Doing cart wheels in a Chaka Khan performance is not out doing. And ummm, Widow has won a challenge. Jan hasn't. So really, Widow has done way better. Doesn't mean we don't love Jan #DragRace," a fan wrote.
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12 airs every Friday night only on Vh1. Check your local listings for more information.