12th episode of the 9th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
"Category Is"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.
Season 9 Episode 12
Original air date
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Guest appearance
Todrick Hall
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"Category Is" is the eleventh episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on June 9, 2017.
The episode's main challenge required the remaining four contestants—Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Couleé, and Trinity Taylor—to write, record, and perform original verses for a new version of RuPaul's song "Category Is". The contestants record with Todrick Hall, who also offers choreography coaching, and have individual interviews with RuPaul and Michelle Visage for the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee? Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews join RuPaul and Visage on the judging panel. No contestants are eliminated from the competition on the episode.
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^"'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: The Final Four Face Off". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
^Booster, Joel Kim (2017-06-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Final 4". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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