Watch Ethan Mundt gag “Mission Runway” forged by displaying up as “RuPaul’s Drag Race ”persona Utica (unique)

• EW's unique preview of Mission Runway options an iconic RuPaul's Drag Race cameo.
• Ethan Mundt gags the forged by displaying as much as compete in full drag as Utica.
• Utica beforehand completed Drag Race season 13 in sixth place.

You’ll be able to't hold a great queen down — or away from the catwalk — as Leisure Weekly's unique sneak peek on the subsequent new episode of Project Runway proves.

In EW's preview (above) from the subsequent installment of the return of supermodel Heidi Klum's fashion-themed competitors collection, contestant Ethan Mundt gags fellow designers by sashaying to set in full drag as RuPaul's Drag Race alter-ego, Utica.

Because the contestants collect backstage on runway day, Mundt as Utica storms out from the wings in a head-to-toe black catsuit and a full mug of make-up, exclaiming, "She's a designer!"

Utica, who competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race and completed the Emmy-winning competitors collection in sixth place, drew a shocked response from fellow contestant Jesus Estrada, who exclaimed, "Oh my God" whereas their mouth hung open in awe over Utica's entrance.

"She's a designer, a mannequin, and a drag queen," Utica mentioned via an enormous smile, whereas designer Madeline Malenfant seemed upward to marvel at Utica's look and towering top as she stood among the many forged.

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Later, in a confessional, Mundt mirrored on the ability of bringing Utica to Mission Runway after the designers had been break up into groups for a problem.

"My crew is struggling, and it's like, Utica's all about gentle, uplift, and really that showstopper power," Mundt mentioned. "So, if there's something that's going to get my crew on observe to be a showstopper, it's her!"

Earlier than becoming a member of Mission Runway season 21, Mundt's 2021 Drag Race run hinted on the designer's prowess in making garments.

As Utica, Mundt impressed the Drag Race judges with an impeccable potential to make clothes for the runway and past, notably excelling on the design challenges that wowed the judges, like a jaw-dropping puffer jacket robe for the Bag Ball runway problem and for a superb makeover search for eventual season winner, Symone.

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Utica's Drag Race elimination is likely one of the most memorable within the present's her-story. After crashing out through the fan-favorite roast problem, Utica ended her set by slyly requesting that RuPaul stand as much as exhibit the pinnacle choose's decadent fashions — a transparent nod to many contestants who've playfully acknowledged that Mama Ru generally adjustments into extra comfy pants below the judging desk. The transfer elicited not one, however two center fingers from Mama Ru, and positioned Utica within the backside the place she misplaced a lipsync to eventual winner, Symone.

Mission Runway continues Thursdays on Freeform, adopted by weekly streaming debuts on Hulu and Disney+. Watch EW's unique preview of Utica's debut within the video on the high of this publish.