America's Next Drag Superstar

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[]

	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	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	$20,000, courtesy of the V&S Group (producers of Absolut Vodka) and MAC Cosmetics Top billing in Logo TV's Drag Race Tour, sponsored by Absolut Vodka Appearance in an advertising campaign for L.A. Eyeworks A photo-spread in Paper magazine A crown from Fierce Drag Jewels
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
7	$100,000 A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics A crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels
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9	$100,000 A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics A crown and scepter from Shandar
10	$100,000 A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics A crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels
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14	$150,000 A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics A crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels
15	$200,000 A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics A crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels
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Statistics[]

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

Gallery[]

Team Images[]

Congratulatory Images[]

Winner Highlights[]

Best of Bebe Zahara Benet Season 1

Best of Raja Season 3

Best Of Jinkx Monsoon 🔍 RuPaul’s Drag Race

Best of Bianca Del Rio Season 6

Best of Violet Chachki Season 7

Best of Bob the Drag Queen Season 8

Best of Sasha Velour Season 9

Best of Aquaria Season 10

Best of Yvie Oddly Season 11

Jaida Essence Hall's Season 12 Runways

Season 13 Finalists’ Best Moments

Best of Sasha Colby Season 15

Best of Nymphia Wind Season 16

Finale Live Reactions[]

Season 7 Top 3 Finale Live Reaction

Season 8 Top 3 Finale Live Reaction

Season 9 Top 2 Finale Live Reaction

Season 10 Top 4 Finale Live Reaction

Season 11 Top 4 Finale Live Reaction

Season 12 Top 3 Finale Live Reaction

Season 13 Top 4 Finale Live Reaction

Season 14 Top 5 Finale Live Reaction

Season 15 Top 4 Finale Live Reaction

Season 16 Top 3 Finale Live Reaction

Navigation[]

Titles

Winners

Drag Race Franchise	Americas	RuPaul's Drag Race (All Stars • All Winners) • The Switch Drag Race • Canada's Drag Race • Drag Race México • Drag Race Brasil
	Asia	Drag Race Thailand • Drag Race Philippines
	Europe	RuPaul's Drag Race UK • Drag Race Holland • Drag Race España (All Stars) • Drag Race Italia • Drag Race France • Drag Race Belgique • Drag Race Sverige • Drag Race Germany
	Oceania	Drag Race Down Under
	Global	RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World • Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World • RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
	Spin-Offs	RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Other Series		The Boulet Brothers' Dragula • Versus Drag Queens (México • Venezuela) • La Más Draga • Camp Wannakiki • House of Drag • Queen of Drags • Make Up Your Mind (Belgium) • Call Me Mother • Queen of the Universe • Queen Stars • Regias del Drag España • Drag Den • Mudrakels • Drag Latina

Other Titles

Drag Race Franchise		Miss Congeniality • Fan Favorite • Golden Boot Award • Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses • Queen of the Fame Games • La Más Pretenciosa • La Peor Transformista • Miss Muerta de Hambre • Miss Look Perdido Miss Maquillaje
Other Series		Exorsister • La Más Querida • La Más Volada • La Más Votada • Miss El Tocuyo