RuPaul's Drag Race's iconic Snatch Game celebrity impersonation challenge can go one of two ways: Romper room f---ery (season 4, season 14) or a masterclass of improv talent that goes down smoother than a libation flavored with citrus.
Season 17's new cast of queens puts their skills — and, clearly, prosthetic makeup skills — to the test on Friday's episode, with the stars fronting what might be the most, uh, unhinged and eclectic gathering of stars and historical figures (including a civil rights activist), all of whom are either made-up, living and breathing, or dearly departed.
With special guest Alyssa Edwards (and a butt plug-shaped AI device) sitting in with Mama RuPaul to oversee the fan-favorite challenge, the Global All Stars winner's presence begs the question: which of season 17's queens will need to publicly "RuPaulogize" to their real-life celebrities this time around?
RuPaul's Drag Race continues Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Read on to see all of the season 17 Snatch Game celebrity characters.
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Acacia Forgot is a country crooner whose hairy behind snatched attention (and clasped that makeup brush near the end of her first lip-sync of the season) on the Main Stage. For Snatch Game, she took a sharp turn and departed from her folksy aesthetic as she entered the pink-hued world of celebrity YouTuber and media personality, Trisha Paytas, who thanked Acacia on social media for "single-handedly keeping me relevant" ahead of the Snatch Game episode's debut.
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Though Lucky Starzzz, the queen Arrietty said she'd like to "paint" within a confessional, was eliminated weeks ago, the Seattle queen kept the love alive during the Snatch Game as she portrayed a delirious version of the mythical symbol of love (coincidentally, on an episode that premiered on Valentine's Day, no less!)
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It's Sanasa. But is it Sanasa? It's Sanasa. New Jersey's self-described Barbie and Ken Doll of the Garden State, Crystal Envy, shifted her focus to SoCal sensibilities when she portrayed Simple Life icon Nicole Richie. The only thing that was missing was a cameo appearance from Gottmik as Paris Hilton.
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The sight of Jewels Sparkles in head-to-paw prosthetics as a super hairy, female, yassified version of Big Foot is hilarious enough on its own — place her, in context, next to Rosa Parks and David Lynch, and you have the kind of deliriously wacky fantasy one can only find on the Drag Race set.
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Big Ang might've died nearly a decade ago, but there's no one we'd rather see revive the Mob Wives reality legend's legacy than Kori King. Kori is a verified comedy queen whose social media antics made her a beloved personality online prior to her Drag Race tenure, but her singular talents aren't alone when it comes to Big Ang on Drag Race: Season 7 finalist Pearl also played the reality star on the Snatch Game 10 years ago.
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Following in season 13 winner Symone's footsteps as Harriet Tubman, instead of choosing a Hollywood celebrity for this challenge Lana Ja'Rae chose to embody an influential figure in the fight for racial equality: Rosa Parks. And, yes, the New York City queen admitted in the Werk Room that she absolutely wanted to play the character so she could riff on RuPaul's beloved, recurring question oft repeated on Drag Race: "Is the bus still runnin'?"
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As Kennedy Davenport (Little Richard) and Sapphira Cristál (James Brown) know, playing a male-presenting character for Snatch Game can shake the game show's panel in the best way. Lexi Love tried her hand at pulling off the feat as well, as she chose to play adored comedian (and voice of Iago in Aladdin) Gilbert Gottfried, who died in 2022.
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Did you have someone named Lydia Butthole Kollins reviving the spirit of iconic Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Lynch, weeks after the Twin Peaks visionary's death? Well, leave it to Drag Race to raise the bar for such fantastical scenarios, as the Pittsburgh queen (and staunch horror aficionado) put her stamp on the director on the show.
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Onya Nurve continued her upward trajectory on Drag Race, matching her ace comedic skills with one of the most beloved comedic actors of all time when she, like the aforementioned Lexi, performed as a male-presenting character when she embodied beloved Hollywood staple, Eddie Murphy.
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Sam Star knows what works for Sam Star — and that includes leaning into her southern charm as Georgia pageant personality and Kim of Queens reality star, Kim Gravel.
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Suddenly Suzie? Well, yes! Tap-dancing diva Suzie Toot growled in leopard and turned up the volume on heavily accented vocal antics as she purred through the Snatch Game as Little Shop of Horrors actress, Ellen Greene.