Busy Philipps initially regretted starring in White Chicks and wished she had been in Mean Girls instead. Despite its criticism, White Chicks remains a memorable entry in 2000s comedy, appreciated as a cult classic now. Philipps eventually got a role in the 2024 Mean Girls musical, working consistently with Tina Fey's production company.

Busy Philipps was not too fond of her role in White Chicks at the time, and would've much rather been in Mean Girls. White Chicks premiered in 2004, the same year as Mean Girls, and follows two Black male FBI agents (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) who go undercover as white women to protect two hotel heiresses from a kidnapper. The plotline for White Chicks makes it sound like it has aged worse than it did. While there are plenty of moments that wouldn't happen in a modern comedy, White Chicks is still a memorable entry in the 2000s comedy canon.