Drag Race
Premiere February 2, 2009
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 ,RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race .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 Current expansion of the Drag Race franchise
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Country
Name
Original
Premiere
Judges
Winner(s)
Australia RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Stan
May 1, 2021
New Zealand TVNZ OnDemand
Brazil Drag Race Brazil[3] [4] N/A
Canada Canada's Drag Race Crave
July 2, 2020
Chile The Switch Drag Race [5] [6] [7] [11] [12] [13] Mega
October 8, 2015
France Drag Race France France.tv Slash [14] TBA
Germany Drag Race Germany [15] N/A
Global RuPaul's Drag Race vs The World BBC Three
Febuary 1, 2022
Italy Drag Race Italia [16] [17] [18] Discovery+ [18] November 19, 2021[19]
Netherlands Drag Race Holland Videoland
September 18, 2020
Philippines Drag Race Philippines Discovery+ [20] TBA
Spain Drag Race España ATRESplayer Premium [21] May 30, 2021
Sweden Drag Race Sweden [22] [23] Sveriges Television [22] TBA
TBA
Thailand Drag Race Thailand [24] LINE TV
February 15, 2018
United RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three
October 3, 2019
United RuPaul's Drag Race Logo TV (S1-8) VH1 (S9-)
February 2, 2009
Season 1, 2009: BeBe Zahara Benet Season 2, 2010: Tyra Sanchez Season 3, 2011: Raja Season 4, 2012: Sharon Needles Season 5, 2013: Jinkx Monsoon Season 6, 2014: Bianca Del Rio Season 7, 2015: Violet Chachki Season 8, 2016: Bob The Drag Queen Season 9, 2017: Sasha Velour Season 10, 2018: Aquaria Season 11, 2019: Yvie Oddly Season 12, 2020: Jaida Essence Hall Season 13, 2021: Symone Season 14, 2022: TBA Season 15, 2023: TBA
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (Under the Hood) Logo TV (S1-6) YouTube (S7-9) VH1 (S10-)
February 2, 2009(Under the Hood )
N/A
RuPaul's Drag U [25] 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
Jordan Connor
RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue VH1
August 21, 2020
N/A
Gallery Series Logos
RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Untucked
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race vs The World
External Links References
↑ When is RuPaul’s Drag Race UK released? Start date, guest judges and contestants | Radio Times — November 21, 2019↑ ‘Finally! A sport for us gay people!’: how drag went mainstream | The Guardian — August 10, 2019↑ (PT ) Post by endemolshinebr | Facebook — August 16, 2017
↑ (PT ) Endemol não vai mais produzir versão brasileira de 'RuPaul's Drag Race' | UOL — November 11, 2020
↑ Drag Race (franchise) | Wikipedia↑ Fenton Bailey, drag race producer, confirms The Switch (Chilean drag race) is part of the drag race franchise for all of you haters | Reddit (r/rupaulsdragrace) — June 3, 2019↑ The Switch Drag Race, once again confirmed to be part of the drag race franchise | Reddit (r/rupaulsdragrace) — September 21, 2020↑ RuPaul's Drag Race eyeing 'three or four' new regions for international spin-offs | Enterainment Weekly — June 12, 2020↑ The Switch Drag Race Season 1 Now Avail on WOW Presents Plus (US only) | YouTube — April 16, 2018↑ (PT ) Who’s That Queen? Diva Houston | Draglicious — January 20, 2021
↑ (FR ) Post by dragrace_france | Instagram — December 3, 2021
↑ RuPaul Drag Race German Edition | YouTube — August 14, 2013↑ (IT ) BOOM! Discovery lancia la versione italiana di Drag Race. Tommaso Zorzi in giuria (già spento l’entusiasmo di Mediaset?) | davidemaggio.it — May 26, 2021
↑ (IT ) RuPaul’s Drag Race Italia a novembre su Discovery, ecco i giudici | BadTaste.it — June 30, 2021
↑ 18.0 18.1 Post by worldofwonder | Instagram — July 1, 2021↑ (IT ) Drag Race Italia, ecco quando e dove andrà in onda il nuovo programma con Tommaso Zorzi | Isa e Chia — October 22, 2021
↑ Streaming service discovery+ is now in PH | ABS-CBN News — October 13, 2021↑ (ES ) ATRESplayer PREMIUM adaptará para España el fenómeno global ‘Drag Race’, ganador de 19 premios Emmy | premium.atresplayer.com — November 16, 2020
↑ 22.0 22.1 Ikea? I barely know her: "Drag Race Sweden" announced | Entertainment Weekly ↑ post by worldofwonder | Instagram ↑ Pangina Heals Tells All! | Drag Race Thailand | Mangled Morning | YouTube — June 16, 2021↑ Post by RuPaul | Twitter — May 9, 2013
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