In Magazine ranked "Shade" the seventh best Rusical on Drag Race in 2018.[3] In 2020, Bernado Sim of Screen Rant deemed the Rusical among the show's best and called "Shade" an "absolute fan-favorite".[4] Stephen Daw of Billboard ranked "Shade" ninth in a 2023 list of Rusicals on RuPaul's Drag Race.[5]