Drag Race Thailand (Season 1)

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Drag Race Thailand is a drag show that premiered on February 15, 2018, on LINE TV. The show is hosted by Art Arya and Pangina Heals.

The first season featured 10 contestants who competed for the title of "Thailand's First Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of 500.000฿ (≈ $15,920 USD). The season was won by Natalia Pliacam, the franchise's first plus-size winner. The season's runner-ups were Année Maywong and Dearis Doll. B Ella was crowned the season's coveted title, Miss Congeniality.

Contestants

Amadiva

Année Maywong

B Ella

Bunny Be Fly

Dearis Doll

JAJA

Meannie Minaj

Morrigan

Natalia Pliacam

Petchra

(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)

Rank	Contestant	Picture	Real Name	Age	Hometown	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5 (Snatch Game)	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8
1st (Winner)	Natalia Pliacam		Assadayut Khunviseadpong	37	Bangkok	SAFE	WIN Mini Chall. Winner	SAFE	WIN + BTM2	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	WINNER
2nd & 3rd (Runners-Up)	Année Maywong		Thainisorn Hengsuwan	30	Bangkok	WIN	HIGH	WIN	LOW	BTM3	HIGH	WIN Mini Chall. Winner	RUN UP
	Dearis Doll		Supattarapon Kasikam	30	Nakhon Pathom	SAFE	SAFE	BTM2 Mini Chall. Winner	WIN	SAFE	WIN	BTM2 Mini Chall. Winner	RUN UP
4th (Miss Congeniality)	B Ella		Anothai Ngeesantiae	30	Nakhon Ratchasima	SAFE	LOW	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	WIN + LOW Mini Chall. Winner	ELIM	MISS CON
5th/6th (Double Elimination)	Amadiva		Pudthawee Thepkraival	24	Bangkok	SAFE	WIN	HIGH	BTM2	SAFE Mini Chall. Winner	ELIM	OUT	RTRN
	JAJA		Angeles R-Jay Carubio	34	Philippines	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	WIN Mini Chall. Winner	BTM3	ELIM	OUT	RTRN
7th	Petchra		Panupong Jalruensuk	30	Rayong	SAFE	BTM2	SAFE	HIGH	ELIM		OUT	RTRN
8th	Morrigan		Chaipong Piwpong	18	Bangkok	BTM2 Mini Chall. Winner	SAFE	ELIM				OUT	RTRN
9th	Bunny Be Fly		Kittameth Seethan	25	Nakhon Ratchasima	SAFE	ELIM					OUT	RTRN
10th	Meannie Minaj		Meantra Mananya Puengmai	26	Phrae	ELIM						WIN	RTRN

█ The contestant won Drag Race Thailand.

█ The contestant was a runner-up.

█ The contestant won the main challenge.

█ The contestant won the runway challenge.

█ The contestant was one of two runway challenge winners.

█ The contestant won the main and the runway challenge.

█ The contestant was one of the best but did not win the main challenge.

█ The contestant was a member of a winning team but did not win the main challenge.

█ The contestant was one of the worst but did not place in the bottom two.

█ The contestant was one of the worst in the runway challenge, despite winning the main challenge, but was not placed in the bottom two.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two but neither was eliminated.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two but was not eliminated.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two after the runway challenge, despite winning the main challenge, but was not eliminated.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two & was eliminated.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two & both were eliminated.

█ The contestant was previously eliminated and won the challenge, but did not return to the competition.

█ After being eliminated, the contestant was voted Miss Congeniality.

█ After being eliminated, the contestant returned and appeared on the "Finale" episode, but was out of the running.

Episodes

Episode 1: "Contestant's Story"

Airdate: February 15, 2018 

• Guest Judges: Madame Mod, Madeaw and Pa-Tue. 
• Mini-Challenge: Water splash photoshoot.
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Morrigan.
• Mini-Challenge Prize: Assign materials for the main challenge.
• Main Challenge: Create 3 looks which tell the story of their life with 1 outfit, one of them made with unconventional materials.
• Main Challenge Winner: Année Maywong
• Main Challenge Prize: 50,000฿ Gift Voucher from APEX Medical Center
• Bottom Two: Meannie Minaj and Morrigan.
• Lip Sync Song: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga.
• Eliminated: Meannie Minaj.
• Farewell Message: "ขอบคุณทุกๆ คนมากนะคะ วันนี้อาจยังไม่ใช่วันของเรา สู้ๆ นะคะ - Meannie Minaj" (Thank you so much, everyone. Today probably isn't my day. Keep fighting. Meannie Minaj)

Episode 2: "The Power of Love"

Airdate: February 22, 2018

• Guest Judges: Marsha Vadhanapanich and Jai Sira (Sira MaNdonna)
• Mini-Challenge: Blacklight photoshoot
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
• Mini-Challenge Prize: Extra 15 mintues in the main challenge photoshoot
• Main Challenge: Pre-wedding photoshoot
• Main Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
• Main Challenge Prize: Made to Order shoes from TANGO
• Runway Theme: Power of Love
• Runway Challenge Prize: 50,000฿ Gift Voucher from Kharites Medical Aesthetic Clinic
• Runway Challenge Winner: Amadiva
• Bottom Two: Petchra and Bunny Be Fly.
• Lip Sync Song: "รักยังไม่ต้องการ" by Marsha Vadhanapanich.
• Eliminated: Bunny Be Fly.
• Farewell Message: "ฉันยังไม่ตาย สู้ๆ นะจ๊ะ แล้วเจอกันที่สุดขอบโลก ขอบคุณสำหรับความรัก" (I'm still alive. Keep Fighting. See you at the end of the world. Thank you for your love.)

Episode 3: "Curtain to Couture"

Airdate: March 1, 2018

• Guest Judges: Cris Horwang , Mae Ban Mee Nuad (Bearded Housewife) and Prapakas "Pak Kad" Angsulin  
• Mini-Challenge: My Own F**cking Fairy Tale puppet show
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Dearis Doll
• Mini-Challenge Prize: First to choose fabrics for main challenge
• Main Challenge: Curtain to Couture
• Main Challenge Winner: Année Maywong
• Main Challenge Prize: 20,000฿ Gift Voucher from Karmakamet Diner and Aromatherapy 
• Bottom Two: Dearis Doll and Morrigan
• Lip Sync Song: "OK นะคะ" by Katreeya English 
• Eliminated: Morrigan
• Farewell Message: "หนูขอบคุณนะที่สอนหนู รักมากนะ ♡ บายพี่จ้า จุ๊บๆ" (Thanks for teaching me. Love you so much. ♡ Bye you all. XX.) 

Episode 4: "Drag Race Thailand Debut Season Award"

Airdate: March 8, 2018

• Guest Judges: Sinjai "Nok" Plengpanich, Naphatsorn "Momay" Buranasiri and Ananda Everingham 
• Mini-Challenge: Red carpet photoshoot
• Mini-Challenge Winner: JAJA
• Mini-Challenge Prize:
• Main Challenge: Drag Race Thailand Debut Season Award
• Main Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
• Main Challenge Prize: A year supply of Biore beauty products.
• Runway Theme: Beloved Thai Movies
• Runway Challenge Prize: A year supply of Vampye fake eyelashes.
• Runway Challenge Winner: JAJA and Dearis Doll
• Bottom Two: Natalia Pliacam and Amadiva
• Lip Sync Song: "Dhoom Dhoom" by Tata Young 
• Eliminated: None

Episode 5: "Snatch Game"

Air date: March 15, 2018

• Guest Judges:  Polpat "Mhoo" Asavaprapha and Metinee "Lukkade" Kingpayom
• Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Amadiva
• Mini-Challenge Prize: Be the first to choose a fabric for the runway challenge
• Main Challenge: Snatch Game
• Main Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
• Main Challenge Prize: 20,000฿ Gift Voucher from Avani Garden View for 2 nights stay
• Runway Theme: Thai Silk Extravaganza
• Bottom Three: JAJA, Année Maywong and Petchra
• Lip Sync Song: "Toxic" by Britney Spears 
• Eliminated: Petchra
• Farewell Message: "พี่นาตาเลีย, แอนเน่, บีเอลล่า, เดียร์ริสดอล (คิดถึงทุกคนนะคะ) See You - Petchara" (Natalia, Année, B Ella, Dearis Doll (Miss you guys) See You - Petchra) 

Snatch Game

Episode 6: "Commercial, Commercial"

Air date: March 22 2018

• Guest Judges: Ornapha "Maa" Krisadeem and Araya "Chompoo" A. Hargate
• Mini-Challenge: The queens are tasked to do 1 minute commercial for Line Mobile
• Mini-Challenge Winner: B Ella
• Mini-Challenge Prize: 2 years of free Line Mobile services, being able to pair queens together for the main challenge, being able to choose a commercial to parody first.
• Main Challenge: The queens pair up to creates a parody of Line Mobile commercial.
• Main Challenge Winner: B Ella and Dearis Doll
• Main Challenge Prize: 3 years of free Line Mobile services
• Runway Theme: Chompoo Araya
• Runway Challenge Winner: Dearis Doll
• Runway Challenge Prize:  20,000฿ Gift Voucher from Tichin Nintha Krungthep Shoes
• Bottom Two: JAJA and Amadiva
• Lip Sync Song: "เพลงสุดท้าย" by Suda Chuenban.
• Eliminated: JAJA and Amadiva
• Farewell Message: TBA

Line Commercial Parody

Episode 7: "Twins"

Air date: March 29 2018

• Guest Judges: Ploy Chermarn, Utt Uttsada and Chom
• Mini-Challenge: Twin Photoshoot
• Mini-Challenge Winner: Année Maywong and Dearis Doll
• Mini-Challenge Prize: Assign pairs for main challenge 1
• Main Challenge 1: Design conjoined twins outfit out of eighteen boxes
• Main Challenge 1 Winner: Année Maywong and Meannie Minaj
• Main Challenge 1 Prize: 40,000฿
• Main Challenge 2: Act out a scene inspired by Plerng Phra Nang
• Runway Theme: Water Festival (Songkran)
• Main Challenge 2 Winner: Année Maywong
• Main Challenge 2 Prize: 30,000฿ gift voucher for ERB spa
• Bottom Two: Dearis Doll and B Ella
• Lip Sync Song: "Crazy In Love" by Beyoncé.
• Eliminated: B Ella
• Farewell Message: TBA

Top Three of Season 1

Queens	Challenge Wins	Up for Elimination
	4 (Eps. 1, 3, 7)	1 (Ep. 5)
	3 (Eps. 4, 6)	2 (Eps. 3, 7)
	4 (Eps. 2, 4, 5)	1 (Ep. 4)

Episode 8: "Final Runway"

Air date: April 5 2018

• Miss Congeniality: B Ella
• Runners Up: Année Maywong and Dearis Doll
• Winner of Drag Race Thailand Season 1: Natalia Pliacam

Trivia

• Season 1 of Drag Race Thailand is...
  • the first Drag Race ever to have separated main challenge winner and runway challenge winner.
  • the third non-All Stars season where every queen was in the bottom at least once.
  • the third season of Drag Race to have a plus sized queen in the Top 3, and the first to have a plus-sized queen win the competition.
  • the season with the lowest cash prize in the history of the franchise, at 15,920.
• Amadiva is the first queen ever to be in both double shante and double elimination.
• JAJA is the only queen to not be from Thailand, she is from the Philippines and actually does not actually speak Thai.
• Meannie Minaj is the first transgender queen on Drag Race Thailand, and the second queen to enter as an openly trans woman on Drag Race (See: Peppermint).
• Morrigan is the youngest queen to ever compete on any Drag Race, at 18 years of age.
• Born This Way and Toxic are the third and fourth songs to be used in two different lipsyncs, they were first used on Season 4 of America's Drag Race.
• The studio set was build in one day.
• The lip-sync assassin of Drag Race Thailand Season 1 is Dearis Doll, Dearis eliminated Morrigan and B Ella
• Episode 3 was recorded on January 15th, 2018, as Morrigan elimination was on her birthday.

Gallery

Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' looks from each episode.

Videos

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