RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki
RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki
Winners

America's Next Drag Superstar is the title awarded to the winners of RuPaul's Drag Race. Since the first season, winners receive a crown — in later seasons, they also receive a scepter and set of jewelry to match — and a cash prize upon earning the title.

Title Holders[]

Reigns[]

Season Winner Coronation End of reign Duration
1 BeBe Zahara Benet March 23, 2009 April 26, 2010 399 days 1 year, 1 month, 3 days
2 Tyra Sanchez April 26, 2010 April 25, 2011 364 days 11 months, 30 days
3 Raja April 25, 2011 April 30, 2012 371 days 1 year, 5 days
4 Sharon Needles April 30, 2012 May 6, 2013 371 days 1 year, 6 days
5 Jinkx Monsoon May 6, 2013 May 19, 2014 378 days 1 year, 13 days
6 Bianca Del Rio May 19, 2014 June 1, 2015 378 days 1 year, 13 days
7 Violet Chachki June 1, 2015 May 16, 2016 350 days 11 months, 15 days
8 Bob The Drag Queen May 16, 2016 June 23, 2017 403 days 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
9 Sasha Velour June 23, 2017 June 28, 2018 370 days 1 year, 5 days
10 Aquaria June 28, 2018 May 30, 2019 336 days 11 months, 2 days
11 Yvie Oddly May 30, 2019 May 29, 2020 365 days 11 months, 29 days
12 Jaida Essence Hall May 29, 2020 April 23, 2021 329 days 10 months, 25 days
13 Symone April 23, 2021 April 22, 2022 364 days 11 months, 30 days
14 Willow Pill April 22, 2022 April 14, 2023 357 days 11 months, 23 days
15 Sasha Colby April 14, 2023 April 19, 2024 371 days 1 year, 5 days
16 Nymphia Wind April 19, 2024 April 18, 2025 364 days 11 months, 30 days
17 Onya Nurve April 18, 2025 TBD TBD TBD
The winner reigned for more than a year.
The winner reigned exactly for a year (365/366 days).
The winner reigned for less than a year.
The winner is currently reigning.

Prizes[]

Season Prizes
1
2
  • $25,000
  • A lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of NYXCosmetics.com
  • Top billing in Logo TV's Drag Race Tour, sponsored by Absolut Vodka
  • Appearance in an advertising campaign for L.A. Eyeworks
  • A one-year contract with LGBT public relations firm Project Publicity
  • A crown from Fierce Drag Jewels
3
  • $75,000
  • A lifetime supply of Kryolan make-up
  • Top billing in Logo TV's Drag Race Tour, sponsored by Absolut Vodka
  • A crown from Fierce Drag Jewels
4
  • $100,000
  • A lifetime supply of NYX cosmetics
  • Top billing in Logo TV's Drag Race Tour, sponsored by Absolut Vodka
  • A holiday courtesy of ALandCHUCK.travel
  • A crown from Fierce Drag Jewels
5
  • $100,000
  • A collection of ColorEvolution cosmetics
  • Top billing in Logo TV's Drag Race Tour, sponsored by Absolut Vodka
  • A holiday courtesy of ALandCHUCK.travel
  • A crown from Fierce Drag Jewels
6
  • $100,000
  • A collection of ColorEvolution cosmetics
  • A crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels
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Statistics[]

Season Winner Photo Maxi Challenges Up For
Elimination
Mini
Chall.
Won
Times
as
Team
Captain
Important Challenge Placements
No.
Wins
Episode No.
Times
Episode Snatch
Game
Ball Girl
Groups
Make
Over
Roast Rusical
1 Bebe Zahara Benet  2 3, 6 1 5 0 0 WIN SAFE BTM2
2 Tyra Sanchez  3 3, 5, 9 0 1 0 SAFE WIN HIGH
 3  Raja  3 1, 6, 10 1 11 2 0 HIGH HIGH BTM2
HIGH
4 Sharon Needles  4 1, 3,
9, 11
1 8 0 0 HIGH WIN LOW
5 Jinkx Monsoon  2 5, 9 1 11 1 1 WIN BTM2 HIGH HIGH
6  Bianca Del Rio  3 2, 8, 10 0 1 0 HIGH HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE
7 Violet Chachki  3 1, 10, 11 0 1 0 SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH
8 Bob The Drag Queen  3 3, 5, 7 1 8 1 0 WIN BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE
9 Sasha Velour  2 4, 9 0 1 0 HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH SAFE
 10  Aquaria  3 4, 7, 11 0 2 0 WIN WIN LOW SAFE
LOW
11 Yvie Oddly  1 2 1 8 0 0 BTM2 HIGH LOW HIGH
 12  Jaida Essence Hall  3 2, 9, 10 1 11 0 1 SAFE HIGH WIN SAFE
HIGH
13 Symone  4 2, 4,
10, 11
2 8, 12 0 0 SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 BTM2
14 Willow Pill  1 3 2 10, 14 2 1 BTM7 WIN SAFE HIGH HIGH
 15  Sasha Colby  4 3, 9,
10, 14
0 0 0 SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH HIGH
 16 Nymphia Wind 3 3, 5, 14 0 2 0 LOW WIN WIN HIGH SAFE
 17 Onya Nurve 4 4, 7,
11, 12
1 13 2 0 WIN SAFE BTM2 SAFE HIGH

Gallery[]

Team Images[]

Congratulatory Images[]

Winner Highlights[]

Finale Live Reactions[]

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