On Episode 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, the second group of seven contestants hit the stage to introduce their brand in “Drag Queens Got Talent.” Performing this time around were Crystal Envy, Hormona Lisa, Kori King, Lana Ja’Rae, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve, and Sam Star.

Instead of RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Ts Madison, and special guest judge Doechii scoring the participants, the seven who didn’t perform decided the tops from the bottoms via the Rate-a-Queen twist. By their judgment, Crystal and Lexi were the top two and Hormona was the bottom.

After the first group performed, we ranked the contenders ourselves and placed Suzie Toot as our top and Joella as our bottom. This week, we dive into the second set of queens and, to no surprise, without the influence of friendships and alliances, our power rankings differ slightly from those of the contestants themselves. Check out our list below,...