“Rigged crazy mess” — RuPaul’s Drag Race fans react to Lana’s elimination 

After fan-favorite queen Lana was shockingly eliminated in episode 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17, it exploded in outrage. After Lana lost the lip-sync competition against Sam, viewers took to social media to express their outrage even though many fans thought Lana had given a better performance. Many people questioned the judges' standards and suggested that production intervention had affected the outcomes.

Both queens placed in the bottom two of an interpretative dance competition, which led to a high-stakes lip-sync to Dua Lipa's Illusion. This was followed by the elimination. Lana gave a technically accurate and expressive performance that many viewers believed better encapsulated the core of the song than Sam's approach with exaggerated motions.

Fans immediately reacted negatively to the judges' choice to save Sam, citing Lana's strong performance history throughout the season, including her prior challenge victories and runway triumphs. While some shared their disappointment with the decision, a few celebrated Sam's win.

A RuPaul's Drag Race admirer wrote on X,

"Lana assassinated sam in that lipsync & sam was the worst in the challenge AND her runway was off theme so this is just a rigged crazy mess lana you will always be famous #dragrace #rupaulsdragrace #rupaulsdragrace17

A fan also wrote on social media,

"I’m actually very proud of Lana. And mama might actually be the lip sync assassin #rupaulsdragrace"

"Honestly if Lana hadn’t been in the bottom so much I think Sam might’ve gone home this week. Cause Lana turned that lipsync out more than any of her others honestly. #DragRace #RPDR #DragRace17 #rupaulsdragrace #rpdr17," a tweet read.

More fans shared similar views and expressed disappointment with Lana's elimination in episode 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

A person posted,

"I don’t think I cried at a s17 elimination, until Lana got eliminated lowkey. missing her real bad rn💔 #DragRace #rupaulsdragrace #rpdr17"

A netizen shared,

"Lana won this by a landslide....THIS WAS HER BEST PERFORMANCE #DragRace"

"Lana going home on her best lip sync performance of the season. They just let her go because they couldn’t let her win a fourth lip sync 😭. #DragRace," another X user wrote.

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Lana gets eliminated on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Episode 12

During episode 12, Lana Alawa's journey on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 came to an abrupt end, leaving viewers in a state of shock. After Lana and her partner struggled through the interpretative dance challenge, she ended up in the bottom two and had to compete against Sam in a crucial lip-sync match to Dua Lipa's Illusion. Lana did not qualify for the competition, even though many admirers thought her performance was more technically accurate.

Viewers were immediately outraged by the decision because they believed Lana's steady performance throughout the season deserved another opportunity. Fans questioned the judges' standards on social media, particularly in light of Lana's prior runway triumphs and challenge victories in contrast to Sam's performance history.

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