"Keeping It 100!" is the first episode of the eighth season of ''

RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...

''. It is the show's 100th episode overall.

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is a guest judge. Former contestant

Morgan McMichaels Morgan McMichaels (born May 28, 1981) is the stage name of Scottish-American drag performer Thomas White, best known as a contestant on the second season of the reality television competition ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' as well as the third seaso ...

makes a guest appearance, as do previous winners from the show as part of a

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for the mini-challenge.

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For the mini-challenge, contestants pose in a

featuring previous winners of the show. In the episode's main challenge, contestants recreate looks inspired by previous challenges on the show.

makes a guest appearance to help determine which contestant would assign the themes.

is a guest judge. Kim Chi is declared the winner.

Laila McQueen Laila McQueen is the stage name of Tyler Devlin, a drag performer and make-up artist based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. McQueen competed on season 8 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2016. She has won a Primetime Emmy Award as a make-up artist for t ...

and

Naysha Lopez Naysha Lopez is the stage name of drag performer and beauty pageant winner Fabian Rodriguez (born June 20, 1984), who won the 2013 Miss Continental competition and appeared on the eighth seasons of both ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and ''RuPaul's Drag ...

place in the bottom two and face off in a

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to "

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" (2013) by

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. Naysha Lopez is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of ''

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'' gave the episode a rating of 'A'. In 2020, Kevin O'Keeffe ranked the episode seventh in ''

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s list of the ten best episodes of all time.

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