Every RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 runway look, ranked

Whether it gags you in all the ways (good or bad) or has your green-screen tree breasts perked and ready for more, one thing we can all root for is — for better or worse — a buzzy RuPaul's Drag Race fashion moment. Ahead, EW rates the runway looks from season 13, from Symone's knockout threads to Olivia Lux's teeny tiny purses bursting with talent larger than Kandy Muse's wigs. (This list is not a ranking of the queens themselves, but rather the runway creations — items presented within the context of a competition — for fun.)

Contestant: Lala Ri

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: Lala Ri is so excellent in all areas that I'm going to pretend this never happened. We know it's bad. She knows it's bad. Let us never speak of it again.

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "Condragulations"

Runway theme: Lamé You Stay

Placement: Safe

Notes: *Insert Alyssa Edwards' prolonged, befuddled tongue pop when she coached the season 10 choreography challenge*

Contestant: Joey Jay

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: Iggy Azalea made herstory as the first artist to perform their song live for the lip-sync.

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "The Snatch Game"

Runway theme: Fascinating Fascinators

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: *Insert smiling-through-gritted-teeth-emoji here*

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "Bossy Rossy: The RuBoot"

Runway theme: Bead It

Placement: High

Notes: Well, she escaped the Ronald McDonald nightmare! It's a start!

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!"

Runway theme: Haute Pockets

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: I love Kandy Muse. I don't love Kandy Muse in this outfit. The lone saving grace is that she can now individually put $1 from last week's prize money in each of this look's 5,000 pockets, so she's still an elite, expensive doll!

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "Freaky Friday Queens"

Runway theme: Make over a fellow queen

Placement: Low

Notes: Mrs. Kasha Davis returns with a look that's curiously lacking in the Ronald McDonald department. This is one of those looks so cursed and unsettling that it's automatically iconic. The running joke of the episode revolved around Tina's makeup skills getting lost in translation in the move to Rosé's face, and it's one of the most memorable things to hit the runway this season. Let's celebrate that.

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Safe

Notes: Matron meets power-meeting. Maybe she just owns 47 percent of the company.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: "What the hell are we gonna do now?" —MTA conductors everywhere when Tina Burner showed them all up.

Contestant: Joey Jay

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: Is it poison ivy? Is it just an IV bag? Is it a poison IV bag? We'll never know (and neither will Carson Kressley), but the point is: This look is better than most people are giving it credit for.

Contestant: Joey Jay

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: From the waist up, it's a corporate serve meets youthful anime villainess (YES to the natural hair!), but from the leggings down it's a splash of "low-level office intern's first day at a Cleveland-based start-up."

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "Nice Girls Roast"

Runway theme: Glam looks for the roast challenge (no official runway theme this week).

Placement: High

Notes: We'll take this one as, in the spirit of her wonderful roast performance, an ace complement to this week's themes of poking fun at yourself.

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Safe

Notes: The worst of Kandy's otherwise brilliant looks on the runway this week. But, the vision is fun (and unique) enough to push it far enough into "absurd fun" territory that it's impossible to dislike.

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: Safe

Notes: What is Joe Biden's plan to ban Rosé from using tulle?

Contestant: Symone

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Safe

Notes: She might not be a seamstress, but Symone got her color combinations right enough to distract from this outfit's construction.

Contestant: Lala Ri

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: Conceptually, this is genius. The execution is a little lacking. As the judges said, if this had taken a more structured approach with the bones instead of simply pasting them haphazardly around the entire garment, it would've taken this glimpse of a great idea into a full-blown vision. Lala's face and hair are ace, though.

Contestant: Tamisha Iman

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Low

Notes: The campy gag? Aced. The garments? Off the rack, but any woman of the ages would die to look this effortlessly sweet on a mid-day power lunch, even if it's possible with a mere quick trip to Chico's.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Safe

Notes: The idea is fun, but it's going to take a few more shots before I can toot this lush-ious design.

Contestant: Tamisha Iman

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Low

Notes: The construction is beautiful (I love the tiny bags that make up the skirt), but the top half has too much going on, and distracts from the impeccable craftsmanship going on elsewhere in the garment.

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: I'd gladly decorate a luxurious living room with Utica Brand Curtains.

Contestant: Tamisha Iman

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: The color is so right, and so is the face. But there's something that feels a little flat about the rest of this design, whether the material on the train isn't voluminous enough or it's just still recoiling after that face Tamisha flashed to Elliott in the Werk Room. Tamisha is an icon, though, and she can wear whatever the hell she wants. 

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical"

Runway theme: Yellow Gorgeous

Placement: Safe

Notes: This look is less medieval and more straddling the line between "meh" and "evil."

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "Phenomenon"

Runway theme: We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used to It

Placement: Safe

Notes: It's fine! It reads a bit "elementary school Halloween party chaperone," but it's pretty!

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "Phenomenon"

Runway theme: We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used to It

Placement: Top two

Notes: I love Rosé! But, something isn't coming together on these first few runways. I don't know exactly why it doesn't work, but...sorry to this (wo)man!

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: High

Notes: The material and sultry hair look divine on Kandy Muse, but there are a few technical improvements that could've taken this from "gorgeous" to "can't get up off the floor because she looks so incredible."

Contestant: Joey Jay

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: The concept is tonguing greatness, but the construction is super clunky and the material is entirely unflattering to Joey Jay's ace figure.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "The Snatch Game"

Runway theme: Fascinating Fascinators

Placement: Safe

Notes: Leave it to Tina to combine "haaaay!" and "neiiiigh!"

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Safe

Notes: Someone on Twitter said Tina Burner's inner saboteur is Ronald McDonald, and this look is proof!

Contestant: Olivia Lux

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Safe

Notes: Matchy-matchy done right.

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "Freaky Friday Queens"

Runway theme: Make over a fellow queen

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: It's not a terrible look, but it lacks the signature branding, hair volume, and flawless makeup we've come to know as the expensive Olivia Lux mood. Also, a tiny purse would've gone a long way here (it's kind of comical that Olivia gave her the biggest purse ever instead?).

Contestant: Tamisha Iman

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Low

Notes: Tamisha could walk out there in Lala Ri's Bag Ball Eleganza and still convince you it's the most impressive creation in herstory. Her body is so natural at serving garments that her runways become mini experiences in themselves.

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "Phenomenon"

Runway theme: We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used to It

Placement: Challenge winner

Notes: It's nice! There's nothing wrong with it, but Denali has already proven she has much bigger things waiting in her suitcase. She can whip me in the face with that hair whenever she wants, though!   

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Safe

Notes: This is how gays dress for their daily hit-and-run on their way to get a sixth iced coffee of the morning.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "Freaky Friday Queens"

Runway theme: Make over a fellow queen

Placement: Low

Notes: Outside the absence of even a lick of yellow, red, or orange on her body, it was lovely seeing Tina in something with a tailored fit that complimented her figure. Tina's in-character runway tics in the spirit of Rosé were also the best thing on the runway this episode, so credit where credit is due. 

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: High

Notes: Elliott rarely looks bad, it's just off-the-(very expensive) rack realness when it comes to her aesthetic.

Contestant: Oliva Lux

Episode: "Nice Girls Roast"

Runway theme: Glam looks for the roast challenge (no official runway theme this week).

Placement: Low

Notes: Olivia's odd performance during the roast might've cast a dark cloud over her outlook in the competition, but this dress is a bubbly confection that recalls a sweet sunset over the water. I can feel my vitamin D levels stabilizing with each glimpse!

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Safe

Notes: Bob and Eureka were generous enough to lend Miss Burner a piece from the archives. It's the Sisterhood of the Traveling Houndstooth.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: High

Notes: If a queen has her thing, I'm certainly not going to critique repeating a motif. If we're going to hold the judges accountable for telling Dusty to change her face dots or Max to wear a wig that isn't grey, we're not going to slam Tina's trademark color palette. If the looks were all similar, I'd see it, but she's actually served diverse pieces on the runway so far, and this is a fun, light camp ditty.

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: High

Notes: Power shoulders, loofah realness, and a splash of camp make Rosé's suit the best business attire for today's Working Woman.

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "The Snatch Game"

Runway theme: Fascinating Fascinators

Placement: High

Notes: Denali's runway presence is typically stronger than morning coffee, and while this look is a cute costume confection I'd certainly glance at twice on any menu, it's not giving me that caffeine buzz.

Contestant: Lala Ri

Episode: "Bossy Rossy: The RuBoot"

Runway theme: Bead It

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: Lala Ri rarely misses on the runway. While this isn't her best work, it's a piece that comes alive when Lala moves her body and turns it into a swishy spectacle of beaded excellence.

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: Safe

Notes: Just when you're ready to dismiss this look as far too matronly to stand out on the runway, Denali pulls off that hat and all 700 of your eyes are immediately glued to the excellence.

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: High

Notes: Rosé is doing Bette Midler proud despite losing half of her corporate staff when they fainted in the boardroom the second she stomped into the morning meeting in this fierce look. 

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Mixed Bag

Placement: Safe

Notes: Okay, Elliott kind of turned it out for the ball. This is a cute concept with simple — but effective — execution. Two snaps for 2 Ts!

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical"

Runway theme: Yellow Gorgeous

Placement: Safe

Notes: We'd hail every cab in New York City if they all looked like this.

Contestant: Tamisha Iman

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: Get yourself a girl who can be both the Imperial Ruler and First Lady of the Iman Dynasty. Trying to hold Tamisha Iman to a standard of contemporary fashion is a futile effort. As living history, she's earned her right to ignore calls to tailor her aesthetic to the show. And this is another example of beauty and grace in Tamisha's world.

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "Nice Queens' Roast"

Runway theme: Glam looks for the roast challenge (no official runway theme this week).

Placement: Eliminated

Notes: AwwwwwOOOOOOOOhhhhhOOOuuugggghhhhh: *translation from whale* : "Meh."

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "Gettin' Lucky"

Runway theme: Drag Excellence

Placement: Safe

Notes: This look works in parts (The fabric? Yes ma'am. With those gloves? Maybe not!), but as a collective unit, it's a drag.

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: Elliott describes this as a mix of Glenn Close and Meryl Streep. Like, yes, Mamaw definitely wore this to a New Year's Eve party in 1957.

Contestant: Gottmik

Episode: "RuPaulmark Channel"

Runway theme: Trains for Days

Placement: Safe

Notes: What may actually be Gottmik's sheer look (Gottmik says she brought a train conductor look similar to Tina's for this theme, and switched at the last moment!), this is a lovely tribute to the trans flag, though the design itself is a bit busy. Face and hair are on point (Plus, who doesn't want to be blown away by a bedazzled hairdryer cannon?

Contestant: Gottmik

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Challenge winner

Notes: File this in the corporate office as one of the overpraised Drag Race looks I just don't get.

Contestant: Joey Jay

Episode: "Phenomenon"

Runway theme: We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used to It

Placement: Safe

Notes: This piece — yes, it's art — got a lot of backlash from the dolls' various online review shows, but I'm definitively saying *clears throat in Peppermint* it's fashion (and repeating it several times until Bob dies from laughter).

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "The Snatch Game"

Runway theme: Fascinating Fascinators

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: Utica's "picnic basketcase" is another adorable — if not flawlessly fashion — trek through the fantasyland that is her mind.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "Condragulations"

Runway theme: Lamé You Stay

Placement: Safe

Notes: There's an inherent danger in recreating iconic movie lewks, but Tina Burner's camp sensibility mixes seamlessly with modern fashion enough to take what could've been a tacky reach fully into the "this is fab" lane.

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "Condragulations"

Runway theme: Lamé You Stay

Placement: Safe

Notes: 34 + 35 = 69 (million) — with math lessons courtesy of Professor Lala Ri — reasons to love Fembot Kandy Muse.

Contestant: Rosé

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: High

Notes: Rosé pushed fashion to dizzying heights with this fun, flashy, quirky piece.

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "The Snatch Game"

Runway theme: Fascinating Fascinators

Placement: Safe

Notes: A solid jolt of color on the feathers (imagine if they were red or yellow) would've elevated the impact Kandy was going for, but the houndstooth pattern over this cascading fabric that stops just above the knee makes Kandy look like a sweet dollop of cake-pop perfection strutting down the runway.

Contestant: Gottmik

Episode: "Freaky Friday Queens"

Runway theme: Make over a fellow queen

Placement: High

Notes: Kandy, girl, this is absolutely Tina Burner realness, but the aesthetic serves Gottmik better.

Contestant: Gottmik

Episode: "Bossy Rossy: The RuBoot"

Runway theme: Bead It

Placement: Safe

Notes: I felt this pointedly beaded look deep in my...soul.

Contestant: Tina Burner

Episode: "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical"

Runway theme: Yellow looks

Placement: Low

Notes: The Taxi from Who Framed Roger Rabbit found dead in a ditch. Perplexing critiques of Tina's fabulous performance in the Rusical aside (she totally deserved high placement here), this was the best she looked on the runway at that point in the competition (amid a theme that actually fits her Ronald McDonald aesthetic).

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Bag Ball Eleganza

Placement: Safe

Notes: Cultural excellence on point.

Contestant: Kandy Muse

Episode: "Nice Girls Roast"

Runway theme: Glam looks for the roast challenge (no official runway theme this week).

Placement: Challenge winner

Notes: Kandy Muse looks expensive as hell — far beyond the $5,000 she won for the roast.

Contestant: Lala Ri

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: Safe

Notes: Clean, simple, glamorous, with the right cut just above her little Lala, Miss Ri — the most underrated fashion queen of the season — did it again, dripping diamond divinity like the impeccable neckpiece resting just above her chest.

Contestant: Denali

Episode: "The Bag Ball"

Runway theme: The Bag Ball — Money Bags

Placement: Safe

Notes: Remember the previous week when Elliott said she was serving Glenn Close fantasy? She actually meant Denali's look this week.

Contestant: Olivia Lux

Episode: "Freaky Friday Queens"

Runway theme: Make over a fellow queen

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: Outside of a few slight hiccups on the face (there's no depth to the makeup Denali applied to Olivia, it's super flat), the ice-skating queen decked her season 13 sister in a look that screams "Denali," from the cotton candy dress to the anime-style pony.

Contestant: Utica

Episode: "Disco-mentary"

Runway theme: Little Black Dress

Placement: Low

Notes: I'm not sure why we need a queen like Utica to explain the blueprint for what's going on in her mind in order for this look to "work." It's fun, it's silly, it's ridiculous, it's completely Utica and it's a joy to watch, even if it's not the most fashionable thing on the runway. Also, this is C-3PO. He's gay and does drag now. 

Contestant: Elliott with 2 Ts

Episode: "Bossy Rossy: The RuBoot"

Runway theme: Bead It

Placement: Bottom two

Notes: It's a fab flapper. It's nice. It's decent. It's pretty. It's not the most exciting thing in the world. But Elliott elevated a solid garment into a spectacle in that lip-sync!