Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: RuCo's Empire
Overview
The queens get their Cookie on in two Empire-inspired scenes. With guest judges Tasha Smith (Empire) and singer-songwriter Faith Evans.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2016-03-21
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
RuCo's Empire is Episode 3 in Season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race. It aired on 2016-03-21. The runtime is 42 min.
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