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Drag Race Philippines - S3E9: The recap.

Are you up to speed?

Means Happy

Oct 3, 2024 — 4 min read

Drag Race Philippines is reaching the business end of Season 3 and it's been another cracking roller-coaster of a ride - DRPH is arguably the best franchise spin-off of the Drag Race multiverse.

Are you up to speed? Let's get into it.

The mini-challenge

This was an interesting mini-challenge.

The eliminated queens were brought back as a Drag Council. They got to question each of the remaining queens - like the Q&A component of a pageant - and then voted as to who they liked the most.

Tita won the vote.

The maxi-challenge

This week's challenge was a performance challenge, with the queens writing their own verses.

The results were good, although Tita looked slightly at odds with the other four.

The runway

The category this week was ball-gown.

Maxi gave us a lavender debutante gown.
Zymba gave us an odd dress adorned with skeletons and a lion's head.
Angel gave us Catholic deity.
Khianna gave us gothic beauty.
Tita gave us a pink ruffled debutante gown.

The judging

Angel was declared the winner of the week, which is fine - she did well. You could have made a case for anyone.

Also safe were Khianna and Maxie.

That left us with a Bottom 2 of Zymba versus Tita.

Tita made total sense but it was probably a bit harsh on Zymba although I guess it was her runway that put her there.

The lip-sync

The track was Isa Pang Araw by Sarah Geronimo.

A ballad, which clearly favoured Tita.

Both Zymba and Tita did the track, although Zymba was struggling to keep her wig on, which was clearly a distraction.

It was an obvious win to Tita.

That feels harsh on Zymba and it leaves Tita as a lame duck in the Top 4.

Episode 9, done!

The Cast

Still in contention

Angel
Khianna
Maxie
Tita Baby

Eliminated queens

Zymba Ding: It's been a strong season for Zymba, making it to Top 5 and demonstrating that she's a powerhouse performer.
Myx Chanel: Known as a podcaster and a social media queen, Myx has firmly established herself as an entertaining performer who can hold her own. A strong performance from Myx.
Popstar Bench: A strong season for Popstar - demonstrating that she's a talented performer with plenty of personality.
John Fedellaga: Known as a social media queen, John has had a solid season - she's likeable and warm, and seems to have overcome a fair bit of personal trauma in pursuit of her drag career.
J Quinn: Drawing heavily on K Pop, J Quinn has a distinct point of view but never really got motoring in this competition. Eliminated in Episode 5, beaten in the lip-sync by Zymba.
Yudipota: Yudipota effectively eliminated herself in Episode 4, giving up during the lip-sync and walking off the stage. There's nothing easy about Drag Race.
Versex: Versex is the Pork Chop of the season. This wasn't a great showing from Versex - she came off a bit insecure. It's hard to see where she goes from here.