[Shaun]

38th Place: Acid Betty (Season 8) - finished 8th

There aren't too many people who worship season eight. There were fewer queens than most seasons, and it was so hilariously one-sided and obvious that Bob would win that most of the competition element of the season was pretty much AWOL. But for a brief few episodes, it at least seemed like Bob might have competition and one of the biggest surprise-culls - and by surprise cull I mean A TOTAL ****ING ATROCITY - was Acid Betty.

Betty spent all of the first three episodes in the "tops"; she delivered a great silhouette with a revamp of the Money Ball, that should've won over Kim Chi's Gothy Kendoll look, also landed in the top for her Bitch Perfect performance (despite Robbie Turner being better) and then also finished high for her RuCo's Empire acting performance as a schizophrenic daughter. I'm hard-pushed to recall a better start to the season, but they'd most likely belong to your Biancas and your Rajas.

An attitude began to emerge and that pretty much defined Betty's storyline on the show; Thorgy Thor's talking heads helped to create this impression that Acid Betty is a one-note bitch who is impossible to work with, and sure enough there were signs of that when glaring at team-leader Chi Chi DeVayne and demanding that they learn their lines before they attempted choreography. Throw in that Untucked moment where she attacked Trixie Mattel's makeup in a video message to Kim Chi, and... yeah it was inevitable she'd end up hated (even though Trixie's makeup was hideous until, like, a year before AS3).

But the editing was so weird on season eight that it's hard to take this at face value: Robbie Turner had the worst premiere edit of perhaps all time and ended up being loved by pretty much all of her fellow queens (and the judges). So much build-up was put into the double elimination episode. A huge teaser for a returning queen ended up in...Naysha Lopez. It was just a bit all over the place, and I refuse to accept that the same Acid Betty, who's visibly kikiing with Thorgy, Derrick, Bob and Robbie in many workroom scenes, was this unapproachable monster who stands as an all-time villain.

Especially when her talent is so insane. I place her this high for her runways alone; all of them were creative, outside-of-the-box masterpieces (she not only didn't wear a kimono, she opted to have birds fly out of her ****ing stomach), and if you follow her on Instagram you'll be familiar with her ridiculous make-up skills and experimentations with colour.

Also I forgot about her reunion look. Jesus christ.

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Memorable quote(s): "Look at that ugly make-up, let's be honest she is ugly that nose contour is atrocious."
"I'm a cunt and I can't stand people."
Best Runway(s): If pushed I'd have to say the Neon Runway. I think it's my favourite of all time.


Best Moment(s): Her entrance with the hairspray and a mask was pretty awesome.

Remaining queens
Alaska - Alexis Mateo - Alyssa Edwards - Asia O'Hara - Bebe Zahara Benet - Bendelacreme - Bianca Del Rio - Bob the Drag Queen - Chad Michaels - Courtney Act - Darienne Lake
Detox - Eureka - Ginger Minj - Jinkx Monsoon - Jujubee - Katya - Kennedy Davenport - Latrice Royale - Manila Luzon - Mariah - Monet X Change - Monique Heart - Nina Bo'nina Brown - Nina Flowers
Raja - Raven - Roxxxy Andrews - Shangela - Sharon Needles - Shea Coulee - Stacy Layne Matthews - Tammie Brown - Thorgy Thor - Trinity the Tuck - Willam - Yara Sofia