Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Drag Queens
Overview
The queens make over queer cowboys. Actress and comedian Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts) guest judges.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2026-03-20
- Runtime
- 63 min
Episode context
Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Drag Queens is Episode 12 in Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race. It aired on 2026-03-20. The runtime is 63 min.
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