RuPaul's Drag Race RuCo's Empire (Season 8, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 41 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuCo's Empire (Season 8, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 41 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The queens get their Cookie on in two Empire-inspired scenes; guest judges Tasha Smith and singer-songwriter Faith Evans.

Creators

RuPaul (created by) | Michelle Visage (created by)

Director

Nick Murray

Producer

Tanya Vieira (producer)

Cinematographer

Michael Jacob Kerber (director of photography)

Editors

Jamie Martin (lead editor) | Michael Roha

Casting

Goloka Bolte (supervising casting director) (supervising casting producer) | Doron Ofir (original casting director) | Ethan Petersen (supervising casting director)

Production Designer

James McGowan

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 21, 2016

Release date

Mar 21, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 59 wins & 154 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
RuPaul Self - Host / Self - Judge Self - Host / Self - Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Michelle Visage Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Carson Kressley Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	The Perfect Man (2005)
Faith Evans Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Tasha Smith Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer	The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
Derrick Barry Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Eminem: We Made You (2009)
Acid Betty Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Path (2016)
Bob the Drag Queen Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Besties (2018)
Chi Chi DeVayne Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Cynthia Lee Fontaine Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Never Give Up (2023)
Davis Heppenstall Self - Contestant (as Naomi Smalls) Self - Contestant (as Naomi Smalls) See fewer	RuPaul: The Realness (2016)
Naysha Lopez Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Queens (2018)
Sang-Young Shin Self - Contestant (as Kim Chi) Self - Contestant (as Kim Chi) See fewer	Eugene Lee Yang: I'm Gay (2019)
Thorgy Thor Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Poetry Night
Jeremy Wikander Self - Contestant (as Robbie Turner) Self - Contestant (as Robbie Turner) See fewer	Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel (2015)