Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked: RDR Live Returns!
Overview
It’s a jungle in the Untucked Lounge and the claws are starting to come out. Tensions swirl around one queen who is rubbing her sisters the wrong way. Sarah Sherman and her mini-me stop by the lounge.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2026-01-16
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
RDR Live Returns! is Episode 3 in Season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. It aired on 2026-01-16. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 2: Q-Pop Girl Groups
The mood is darker in the Untucked Lounge after a shocker on the main stage. The divas try to uplift each other with a game of Truth or Dare. Sisterhood blooms in the Queen Cam booth.
Episode 4: Red Carpet Mash-Ups
After a jarring turn of events on the main stage, the queens are left stunned. They worry about the effect on tonight's elimination. The besties lighten the mood by strutting their stuff in the Untucked Lounge.
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