“Sam is the winner”: Fans react hilariously as RuPaul’s Drag Race teases the Reading Challenge

Episode after episode, the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 queens prove to the viewers that aside from their sickening talents, they are also queens who can read someone for filth!

In a teaser that was posted on X, the queens are about to have the reading challenge as their mini-challenge, and boy, oh boy, the queens bare it all with their quick wits and funny insults, making it one of the best reading challenges in Drag Race herstory! (via X/@RuPaulsDragRace)

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Fans react hilariously to the Reading Challenge teaser

Based on the Reading Challenge teaser, it seems that Sam Star's funny remarks to the other queens are one for the books, causing fans to state that she should be the winner of the Reading Challenge this week! (via X/@revebarbpt2)

Sam Star's reads are so sharp and funny; no wonder she takes after her iconic drag mother, Trinity "The Tuck" Taylor, who also annihilated her co-queens during her season's reading challenge!

"LMAO Sam is now showing us why she is Trinity's daughter. Get her jade!" - a Drag Race fan commented (via X/@resilienceisme2)

Aside from Sam Star's reads against the other queens, Onya Nurve's reads are also fighting for the best read this season—especially her read to Lana Ja'Rae's career as a drag queen! (via X/@delbiyonce)

Aside from the Reading Challenge fielding the strong queens when it comes to shady clapbacks and hilarious insults, the Reading Challenge also shows weak queens when it comes to the reading department, and unfortunately, fans jokingly noticed Arrietty's flop shades and reads to the other queens!

"Omg just send Arrietty packing already!" - a Drag Race fan remarked (via X/@RhyleePisces)

Fans also poked fun at Kori King and Lydia B. Kollins' read to each other, stating the fact that Kori and Lydia are the "loveteam" of season 17.

"NOT THE COUPLE READING EACH OTHER!!?! I LOVE YALL SO MUCH @Kori_kiing, @lydiabkollins!" - a fan stated (via X/@thcboyismine)

Lastly, the queens' clapbacks against Lana Ja'Rae are so powerful, even fans LOLed so hard because the queens ate and left no crumbs for Lana!

"Omg y’all dragged for Lana!" - another fan remarked (via X/@jemimajoelart)

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What is a Reading Challenge?

Based on the Ballroom culture, especially during the 80s, a Reading Challenge is a mini-challenge wherein the RuPaul's Drag Race queens become shady to their co-queens without them having bad blood with each other.

The Reading Challenge is one of the most iconic challenges in RuPaul's Drag Race herstory, making some of the previous reads become iconic and used in different social media platforms.

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RuPaul's Drag Race's reading challenge is a fun challenge because it helps the queens to become more quick-witted and to think on their toes, especially when they are in a fast-paced environment.

The Reading Challenge is iconic, and it puts the fun in FUNdamental!