Three drag legends, Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada adopt the next generation of talent into their new drag houses and mentor them through the mother of all drag competitions. Each performer competes for the title, ‘First Child of Drag’, through a series of challenges that elevate, test and showcase their best drag.
Call Me Mother (Season 1)
Adoptions (Episode 1) 7.5
Air date: 2021-10-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's Adoption Day. Ten drag artists audition to join one of three newly formed Drag Houses.
Let Them Eat Cake (Episode 2) 7.0
Air date: 2021-11-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: In honor of Mother’s Day, the competitors are challenged to decorate cakes inspired by Mother and then design their family runway – Marie Antoinette based ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ confections.
Tantrums & Tiaras (Episode 3) 7.0
Air date: 2021-11-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Still reeling from last week’s elimination, the Houses quickly refocus their efforts for the Tantrums & Tiaras pageant.
Modern Horrors (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 2021-11-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With one House leading the competition, everyone is challenged to reenact a scene from a classic horror film. The costumes might be black and white but the families are feeling all sorts of technicolor as the competition takes a shocking turn.
The Roast of Yo Mama (Episode 5) 6.0
Air date: 2021-11-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The tables are turned on Miss Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada as the artists prepare to Roast their Mothers. One of the world’s most famous Drag Kings stops by to deliver a masterclass in the art of ‘punching up’ and Burn Baby Burn looks heat up the runway.
Out of the Darkness (Episode 6) 5.5
Air date: 2021-11-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Not one, but two members of international drag royalty swing by as the five remaining artists get dolled up and take a theatrical journey to London’s West End for a very special performance that everybody will be talking about.
Turbulence & Business Class (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 2021-12-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The final four struggle with sky-high emotions and sky-high challenges. Their brand pitches for Matthew Camp are business class but the competitors' relationships are heading for coach.
The Mother of All Finales (Episode 8) 7.5
Air date: 2021-12-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The Grand Finale is the motherlode of drag performances. The finalists share the stage with Mother in three iconic lip syncs.
