Who Went Home on Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Episode 6 Tonight?
The queen who went home on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Episode 6 was Ciara Myst, after losing the lip sync to Myki. The episode wrapped up with RuPaul asking Myki to stay and telling Ciara to sashay away, ending a run that had been defined as much by strategy talk as by the actual drag.
For viewers following the “Rate‑A‑Queen” twist across these two talent‑show episodes, it felt like the moment where all that backstage plotting finally had a real, painful consequence.
Across the episode, Ciara leaned into game‑style maneuvering, trying to persuade other queens to target Discord Addams, positioning Discord as the one who should be pushed toward the bottom.
Instead of turning the room against Discord, that move quietly backfired; queens like Vita and Juicy stepped in to defend Discord, and Ciara’s attempts at steering the vote only made her look more exposed when it came time for the rankings.
By the time the bottom queens were called, the narrative had already shifted: Myki was widely seen as misplaced in the bottom, while Ciara felt, to many viewers, like the architect of a strategy that collapsed on top of her.
How the Bottom and Lip Sync Shook Out?
The bottom two in RuPaul’s Drag Race S18E06 were Ciara Myst and Myki, with many fans and recappers openly calling Myki’s placement “unfair” given the quality of her talent‑show performance.
That tension shaped the energy of the lip sync: Myki walked in with something to prove, while Ciara entered as the queen whose behind‑the‑scenes scheming had just been dragged into the spotlight.
When RuPaul announced Myki as the winner of the lip sync and Ciara as the eliminated queen, it felt less like a shock twist and more like the inevitable payoff to the narrative the episode had been quietly building from the werk room to the main stage.
What stood out in commentary afterwards was how often fans pointed out that “nobody was really gunning for Myki except Vita,” and even that targeting felt half‑hearted compared to the irritation other queens expressed about Ciara’s relentless strategic campaigning.
The result is one of those classic Drag Race moments where the scoreboard doesn’t just reflect runway and performance, but also how the cast and edit collectively respond to social dynamics inside the workroom.
What Ciara Myst’s Elimination Means for Season 18?
Ciara Myst leaving in Episode 6 removes one of the more openly strategic voices from the Season 18 cast, especially in the context of the “Rate‑A‑Queen” mechanic that turns the contestants into each other’s judges.
Earlier in the season, she had already established a reputation for trying to steer conversations and rankings, and this episode doubled down on that image, showing her efforts to rally group one against Discord.
With that thread now cut, attention naturally shifts to queens like Nini, Mia, Vita, and others who have been quietly building narrative momentum and might carry the “gameplay plus performance” energy into the back half of the season.
The elimination also keeps Myki in the competition with a fresh storyline: the underestimated queen who got shoved into the bottom, survived, and now has to live up to the idea that she never should have been there in the first place.
That kind of near‑exit often becomes a turning point on Drag Race; whether it sparks a proper late‑season glow‑up or just a couple of standout episodes will be what fans watch closely as Season 18 moves on.
Disclaimer
Episode details, elimination results, and twist explanations are based on the latest broadcast and widely reported recaps. Airing schedules, edits, and future outcomes may differ by region or platform. Viewers who have not seen RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Episode 6 yet should expect spoilers when reading recap content.
