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Drag Race (Franchise)

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Drag Race is a television drag queen competition franchise created by American drag icon RuPaul, and the production company World of Wonder. It originated in the United States in 2009, where it was devised as a replacement for Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007–2009), and has been adapted in various countries. The show's aim to find the next "Drag Superstar", with the winners occupying the traits of "charisma", "uniqueness", "nerve" and "talent". RuPaul stated that the show looks for an entertainer who can stand out from the rest.[1] RuPaul’s Drag Race is credited for making drag "mainstream".[2]

RuPaul's Drag Race has produced fourteen seasons to date (as of 2022) and has inspired several spin-off series, including RuPaul's Drag U, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. In addition three DragCons have been created: RuPaul's DragCon LA, RuPaul's DragCon NYC, and RuPaul's DragCon UK. A RuPaul's Drag Race Live! variety show in Las Vegas was established in 2020 with a corresponding television special.

Drag Race Around the World

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Current expansion of the Drag Race franchise

█ Currently airing sub-franchise
█ Sub-franchise with an upcoming season
█ Sub-franchise in development
█ Sub-franchise with unknown status
█ Sub-franchise cancelled during development
█ Sub-franchise no longer in production
█ Sub-franchise with halted production: not cancelled, but still not developing a new season
Country Name Original
Network 		Premiere Judges
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Global 		Drag Race vs The World BBC Three (UKvsTW S1)
Crave (CAvsTW S1) 		Febuary 1, 2022
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Australia 		RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Stan May 1, 2021
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New Zealand 		TVNZ OnDemand
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Belgium 		Drag Race Belgique[3] TBA TBA
  • TBA
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Brazil 		Drag Race Brazil[4][5] N/A
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Canada 		Canada's Drag Race Crave July 2, 2020
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Chile 		The Switch Drag Race[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Mega October 8, 2015
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France 		Drag Race France France.tv Slash[15] June 25, 2022
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Germany 		Drag Race Germany[16] N/A
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Italy 		Drag Race Italia[17][18][19] Discovery+[19] November 19, 2021[20]
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Netherlands 		Drag Race Holland Videoland September 18, 2020
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Philippines 		Drag Race Philippines Discovery+[21] August 17, 2022
Drag Race Philippines: Untucked! August 17, 2022 N/A
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Spain 		Drag Race España ATRESplayer Premium[22] May 30, 2021
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Sweden 		Drag Race Sverige[23][24] Sveriges Television[23] TBA
  • TBA
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Thailand 		Drag Race Thailand[25] LINE TV February 15, 2018
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United
Kingdom 		RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three October 3, 2019
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United
States 		RuPaul's Drag Race Logo TV (S1-8)

VH1 (S9-) 		February 2, 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
(Under the Hood) 		Logo TV (S1-6)
YouTube (S7-9)
VH1 (S10-) 		February 2, 2009
(Under the Hood)
February 1, 2010 		N/A
RuPaul's Drag U[26] Logo TV July 19, 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Logo TV (S1-2)

VH1 (S3-S5)

Paramount+ (S6-) 		October 22, 2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Logo TV (AS1)
VH1 (AS5)
Paramount+ (AS6)
 October 22, 2012 N/A
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular VH1 December 7, 2018
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race VH1 April 24, 2020
RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue VH1 August 21, 2020 N/A

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