Symone won a total of seven lip syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race season 13, making her the queen with the most lip sync wins in the history of the series. This drag performer from Conway, AR moved to Los Angeles, CA as an adult and got together with a few creative friends to form what became formally known as the House of Avalon. She applied two times to be on Drag Race, but the show finally cast her to be in season 13. From the start, Symone emerged as the season's most obvious frontrunner.
As the fans celebrate Symone's Drag Race crowning, many don't realize that she also broke an all-time record for the series. Symone won a total of seven lip syncs throughout season 13 - more than any other queen in RuPaul's Drag Race history. Symone's seven lip sync wins took place on episode 1 (Janet Jackson's "The Pleasure Principle"), episode 2 (Dua Lipa's "Break My Heart"), episode 8 (Fifth Harmony's "BO$$"), episode 12 (Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left To Cry"), episode 14 (Whitney Houston's "I Learned From The Best"), and the two rounds at the finale (Britney Spears' "Gimme More" and "Till The World Ends").
To prove Symone's record-breaking lip sync performance on Drag Race, we can look back at the queens that follow her in this ranking. In second place is Trinity The Tuck, who won six lip syncs between season 9 and All Stars 4. Tied in third place with five lip sync wins are Monet X Change (season 10 and All Stars 4), Shangela (seasons 2, 3, and All Stars 3), Jujubee (season 2, All Stars 1, and All Stars 5), Latrice Royale (season 4, All Stars 1, and All Stars 4), Alaska (season 5 and All Stars 2), Shea Coulee (season 9 and All Stars 5), Jaida Essence Hall (season 12), and Kameron Michaels (season 10).
While it is true that Symone's overall journey on RuPaul's Drag Race wasn't the cakewalk that many fans expected it to be, she had plenty of triumphant moments that built up her track record in the season. After winning two maxi challenges, Symone fell into the Bottom Two for the first time. She then went on to win two more challenges, only to fall into the Bottom Two once again. Nonetheless, it is extremely impressive that Symone was able to win as many as seven lip syncs during a single season of Drag Race, as it took most queens at least two appearances in the series to get close to that number.
All things considered, Symone is one of the most accomplished and deserving winners in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race. Having the best track record isn't always the defining criteria for RuPaul to crown a new winner, but Symone certainly steamrolled the competition and kept breaking records all season long.