There's a lot to say about Aquaria this week. Challenge-wise, she faded into the background, she didn't accomplish anything memorable and is really struggling to show off her personality. Her runway however, was a beautiful and well-executed concept, so she gets points for that.

Edit: 7

Challenge: 6

Storyline: 10

Now, onto her feud with The Vixen. Aquaria exemplifies a lot that's wrong with the drag race fanbase right now. An instagram-popular white queen, trying to come for the less popular queens of color, and then acts a victim when the queen of color defends herself. Rewatch the episode, Aquaria came for The Vixen FIRST. The Vixen had every right to defend herself, and when Aquaria couldn't fight back, she resorted to tears. This is a bad look for Aquaria, and I'm not sure what her chances at the crown are if the show wants to start acknowledging the racist structures of its fanbase and production. Oof. It's a heavy topic, and it's a lot to deal with in my weekly power rankings, but it needs to be addressed. Aquaria has been SAFE every week, failing to standout. Her storylines are what's keeping her afloat at this point.