Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: The DESPY Awards
Overview
The queens' comedy skills are tested as they act as presenters at a glitzy awards show. With comedian Kathy Griffin and fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2015-03-30
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The DESPY Awards is Episode 5 in Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. It aired on 2015-03-30. The runtime is 42 min.
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