Lip Sync For Your Lives[]
The Lip Sync For Your Lives was a special variation of the Lip Sync For Your Life used during RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 1. It was created to deal with the season's unique "teams" twist, and also introduced the panic button, which was only used during this season.
At the end of each episode, the two teams that performed worst in that week's challenge would have to select one of their members to represent the team in the lip sync. Before the lip sync began, the two teammates not lip syncing would step off to the side of the stage, and Ru would say the following:
"Two All Stars stand before me. Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me, and save your team from elimination. The time has come...for you to lip sync...FOR. YOUR. LIVES. Good luck, and don't fuck it up."
During the first minute of the lip sync, if the teammate not lip syncing felt that her partner was under-performing in the lip sync ("having a she-mergency," as it was referred to on the show), she would have the option to hit a "panic button" and take her partner's place in the lip sync. However, each team was allowed to use the panic button only once during the season.
Regardless of whether or not the panic button was used, following the lip sync Ru would announce the safety of the team he felt performed better in the lip sync with "Shantay, you stay," and would ask the team that was eliminated to "Sashay away."
Final Lip Syncs[]
The final two lip syncs of this season followed a different format than the one laid out by the rest of the season. In both cases, the two queens performing were lip syncing for themselves rather than on behalf of their team. As a result, these two lip syncs were referred to as a "Lip Sync For Your Life"
- At the end of "Dynamic Drag Duos," as only two teams were left, the team that performed worst (consisting of Raven and Jujubee) had to lip sync against each other to earn a spot in the Top 3 alongside the two members of the winning team. However, due to the emotion of the performance, Ru declared that neither of the two would be eliminated, and all four queens would participate in the final challenge.
- At the end of "The Grand Finale," two queens of the Top 4 were eliminated by Ru without being given the chance to lip sync. The Top 2 queens then lip synced against each other, with Ru selecting the winner of the season based on this performance.
Lip Sync For Your Legacy[]
A Lip Sync For Your Legacy was a special style of lip sync used during RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race 2. Notably, this format led to the queens eliminating each other rather than Ru eliminating them.
At the end of each episode, Ru would announce the two queens that performed best in that week's challenge as the "Top All Stars of the week." Ru would also select the 2-3 queens who performed worst in that week's challenge to be up for elimination. After this, the bottom queens would be given the chance in the workroom to defend their case for remaining in the competition to the Top 2 of the week. The Top 2 would then select a tube of lip stick bearing the name of one of the bottom queens, representing who they would eliminate if they were to win the lip sync. Next, all the queens would return to the main stage, with the Top 2 queens standing at the front of the runway, and Ru would say the following:
"Two top All Stars stand before me. Ladies, this is your chance to impress me, win $10,000, and earn the power, to give one of the bottom queens the chop. The time has come... for you to lip sync... FOR. YOUR. LEGACY. Good luck, and don't fuck it up."
Following the lip sync, Ru would select the queen he felt did the best in the lip sync. The winning queen would then reveal who she had chosen to eliminate, and that queen would be asked to "Sashay away" by Ru.
In All Stars 5, the Top All Star of the Week would lip sync for her legacy against a Lip Sync Assassin from a previous season; if the All Star wins the lip sync, she’ll get the power to eliminate a fellow queen, if the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen will be determined after a majority vote by the rest of the contestants, and the $10,000 tip rolls over to further episodes, until an All Star queen wins a lip sync.
Final Lip Sync[]
While still referred to as a "Lip Sync For Your Legacy", the final lip sync of this season followed a slightly different format.
In Season 2, a queen from the Top 4 was eliminated by Ru without getting the chance to lip sync. Following this, the remaining three queens all participated in the final "Lip Sync For Your Legacy," with Ru selecting a winner from the three based on the lip sync.
In Season 3, the previously eliminated queens had to pick the Top 2 All Stars of the season out of the four remaining queens, instead of Ru. Then, the final two participated in the last "Lip Sync For Your Legacy", with Ru selecting a winner from the two based on the lip sync.
In Season 4, Ru would eliminate two All Stars that would not have the chance to lip sync for their legacies. Then, the Top 2 participated in a final "Lip Sync For Your Legacy", which resulted in the first ever double crowning.
In Season 5, all the Top 3 queens participated in a "Lip Sync For The Crown", with Ru selecting a winner from the three based on the lip sync performance.
In Season 6, all the Top 4 queens participated in a "Lip Sync For The Crown", with Ru selecting a winner from the four based on the lip sync performance.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Lip Sync Songs[]
Regular Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner(s) | Loser | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Freakum Dress" by Beyoncé |
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Aja LaBeija | Kahanna Montrese | Monica Beverly Hillz |
| 2 | "She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper |
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Pangina Heals | Jimbo | Naysha Lopez |
| 3 | "Coconuts" by Kim Petras |
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Jessica Wild | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Mrs. Kasha Davis |
| 4 | "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett |
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Shannel | Jimbo | Darienne Lake |
| 5 | "Hallucinate" by Dua Lipa |
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Jasmine Kennedie | Jimbo | |
| 6 | "I'm Not Perfect But I'm Perfect for You" by Grace Jones |
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Kandy Muse | Angeria Paris VanMicheals | Jaymes Mansfield |
| 7 | "About Damn Time" by Lizzo |
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LaLa Ri | Jorgeous | Kahanna Montrese |
| 8 | "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra |
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Alexis Michelle | Nicky Doll | LaLa Ri |
| 9 | "Freak-A-Zoid" by Midnight Star |
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Jimbo | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | Alexis Michelle |
| 10 | "Jumpin' Jumpin'" by Destiny's Child |
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Priyanka | Kandy Muse | Jessica Wild |
- █ Lip Sync Assassin
Top Two Lip Syncs[]
Season 8's Episode 11 did not have a Lip-Sync Assassin, and was a Lip Sync for Your Legacy between two eliminated queens.
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Loser | |||
| 11 (Double Win) |
"Rain On Me" by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande |
|
Jaymes Mansfield & LaLa Ri | |
Finale Lipsync[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | "Do You Wanna Funk" by Sylvester & Patrick Cowley |
|
Jimbo | Kandy Muse |
Regular Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner(s) | Loser | Blocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Old MacDonald" by Ella Fitzgerald |
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Shea Couleé | Monét X Change | Trinity The Tuck |
| 2 | "Rumour Has It" by Adele |
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Jinkx Monsoon | Trinity The Tuck | Shea Couleé |
| 3 | "Green Light" by Beyoncé |
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Jaida Essence Hall | Trinity The Tuck | Jinkx Monsoon |
| 4 | "Love Will Save The Day" by Whitney Houston |
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The Vivienne | Jinkx Monsoon | Monét X Change |
| 5 | "Better in Color" by Lizzo |
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Jinkx Monsoon | Raja | The Vivienne |
| 6 | "Why'd You Come in Here Looking Like That" by Dolly Parton |
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The Vivienne | Yvie Oddly | Jinkx Monsoon |
| 7 | "I Want Love" by Jessie J |
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Trinity The Tuck | Jaida Essence Hall | Yvie Oddly |
| 8 | "Super Freak" by Rick James |
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Raja | The Vivienne | Jaida Essence Hall |
| 9 | "Designing Women" by Dixie Carter |
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Monét X Change | Jinkx Monsoon | Raja |
| 10 | "Kings & Queens" by Ava Max |
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Jinkx Monsoon | Trinity The Tuck | N/A |
| 11 | "Supernova" by Kylie Minogue |
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Shea Couleé | Monét X Change | N/A |
Finale Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Lip Syncing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | She Done Already Done Had Herses Lip Syncs | ||||
| "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa |
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Lip Sync Winner (Top Two) |
Eliminated Queen | ||
| Yvie Oddly | The Vivienne | ||||
| "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams |
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Raja | Jaida Essence Hall | ||
| "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin |
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Top Two | |||
| Winner | Runner-Up | ||||
| Raja | Yvie Oddly | ||||
| Queen of All Queens Lip Syncs | |||||
| "Judas" by Lady Gaga |
|
Lip Sync Winner (Top Two) |
Eliminated | ||
| Jinkx Monsoon | Shea Couleé | ||||
| "So What" by Pink |
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Monét X Change | Trinity The Tuck | ||
| "Swish Swish" by Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj |
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Top Two | |||
| Winner | Runner-Up | ||||
| Jinkx Monsoon | Monét X Change | ||||
Regular Lip Syncs[]
- █ Lip Sync Assassin
Rudemption Lip Sync Smackdown[]
NOTE: After A'keria refused to participate in the Lip Sync Smackdown, Silky asked to do a solo lip sync performance.
Finale Lip Sync[]
The final episode did not feature a Lip Sync Assassin, but only the Top 4 lip syncing individually, one at a time.
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Four | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga |
| ||
| Winner | Runners-Up | |||
| Kylie Sonique Love | Eureka!, Ginger Minj & Ra'Jah O'Hara | |||
Regular Lip Syncs[]
All Stars 5 featured a new twist to the usual Lip Sync rules. Each week, a Lip Sync assassin from previous season(s) lipsynced against the Top All Star of the week. If the Top All Star won, she got to eliminate one of the bottom queens, whereas if the Lip Sync assassin won, the queen with the most votes from the whole group was eliminated.
- █ Lip Sync Assassin
Finale Lip Sync[]
The final episode did not feature a Lip Sync Assassin, but only the Top 3 lip syncing against each other.
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Three | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "Make Me Feel" by Janelle Monáe |
| ||
| Winner | Runners-Up | |||
| Shea Couleé | Jujubee & Miz Cracker | |||
Regular Lip Syncs[]
LaLaPaRUza Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner(s) | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | "Peanut Butter" by RuPaul feat. Big Freedia |
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Trinity The Tuck | Jasmine Masters |
| "Kitty Girl" by RuPaul |
|
Valentina | Farrah Moan | |
| "Adrenaline" by RuPaul |
|
Naomi Smalls | Gia Gunn | |
| 6 (Double Shantay) |
"Sissy That Walk" by RuPaul |
|
Latrice Royale & Monique Heart |
Finale Lip Sync[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | ||||
| 10 (Double Win) |
"Fighter" by Christina Aguilera |
|
Monét X Change & Trinity The Tuck | |
Regular Lip Syncs[]
Finale Lip Sync[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-Up | |||
| 8 | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus |
|
Trixie Mattel | Kennedy Davenport |
Regular Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner(s) | Loser | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift |
|
Roxxxy Andrews | Tatianna | Coco Montrese |
| 2 | "Le Freak (Freak Out)" by Chic |
|
Alaska | Katya | Tatianna |
| 3 | "Tell It To My Heart" by Taylor Dayne |
|
Alyssa Edwards | Detox | Ginger Minj |
| 4 | "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn |
|
Alaska | Phi Phi O'Hara | Alyssa Edwards |
| 5 (Double Win) |
"Shut Up & Drive" by Rihanna |
|
Alyssa Edwards & Tatianna |
Phi Phi O'Hara | |
| 6 | "Cherry Bomb" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
|
Alaska | Katya | Tatianna |
| 7 | "Step It Up" by RuPaul feat. Dave Audé |
|
Detox | Katya | Alyssa Edwards |
NOTE: Adore decided to leave the competition before the maxi challenge.
Finale Lip Sync[]
Episode 9 did not featured lip sync performances or eliminations.
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Three | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runners-Up | |||
| 8 | "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & The Pips |
|
Alaska | Detox & Katya |
Extra Lip Syncs[]
To promote Todrick Hall's new lead role in Kinky Boots on Broadway, Todrick appeared as a contestant lipsyncing on All Stars.[1]
| Song | Photo | Lip Syncing |
|---|---|---|
| "Land of Lola" by Billy Porter |
|
Todrick Hall |
Regular Lip Syncs[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Winner(s) | Loser(s) | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul |
|
Team Shad | Team Mandora | Team Mandora |
| Chad Michaels | Mimi Imfurst | ||||
| 2 | "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman |
|
Team Latrila | Team Brown Flowers | Team Brown Flowers |
| Latrice Royale | Tammie Brown | ||||
| 3 | "Nasty" by Janet Jackson |
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Team Rujubee | Team Latrila | Team Latrila |
| Jujubee | Manila Luzon | ||||
| 4 | "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls |
|
Team Rujubee | Team Yarlexis | Team Yarlexis |
| Raven | Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia | ||||
| 5 (Double Shantay) |
"Dancing On My Own" by Robyn |
|
Team Rujubee | ||
| Jujubee & Raven | |||||
Finale Lip Sync[]
| Episode | Song | Photo | Top Two | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-Up | |||
| 6 | "Responsitrannity" by RuPaul |
|
Chad Michaels | Raven |
Discarded Lip Sync Songs[]
All Stars 6[]
- Come Clean by Hilary Duff[2]
Trivia[]
- Kylie Sonique Love was planned to appear as a Lip Sync Assassin on Season 8 Episode 10 but injured her leg.[3] She was replaced with Priyanka.
Re-used Lip Sync Songs[]
8 lip-sync songs have been used multiple times:
| Song | Drag Race Episode # (Performed by) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First use | Second use | Third use | ||
| "Nasty" by Janet Jackson |
Season 1, Episode 3 (Performed by Jujubee and Manila Luzon) |
USA Season 10, Episode 14 (Performed by Asia O'Hara and Kameron Michaels) |
||
| "Physical" by Dua Lipa |
Season 6, Episode 3 (Performed by Laganja Estranja and Trinity K. Bonet) |
Holland Season 2, Episode 1 (Performed by Juicy Kutoure and Reggy B) |
Belgique Season 2, Episode 8 (Performed by Alvilda and Gabanna) | |
| "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue |
Season 6, Episode 10 (Performed by Jiggly Caliente and Serena ChaCha) |
Holland Season 2, Episode 4 (Performed by Ivy-Elyse and The Countess) |
||
| "Shut Up And Drive" by Rihanna |
Season 2, Episode 5 (Performed by Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna) |
Secret Celebrity Season 2, Episode 2 (Performed by Electra Owl and Thirsty Von Trapp) |
||
| "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" by Deborah Cox |
Season 3, Episode 6 (Performed by BeBe Zahara Benet and BenDeLaCreme) |
Canada vs The World Season 1, Episode 3 (Performed by Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone) |
Germany Season 1, Episode 7 (Performed by Loreley Rivers and Victoria Shakespears) | |
| "Tell It To My Heart" by Taylor Dayne |
Season 2, Episode 3 (Performed by Alyssa Edwards and Detox) |
USA Season 15, Episode 8 (Performed by Jax and Mistress Isabelle Brooks) |
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| "Kitty Girl" by RuPaul |
Season 4, Episode 6 (Performed by Farrah Moan and Valentina) |
Sverige Season 1, Episode 4 (Performed by Antonina Nutshell and Imaa Queen) |
Philippines Season 2, Episode 3 (Performed by Arizona Brandy and Tiny Deluxe) | |
| "About Damn Time" by Lizzo |
Season 8, Episode 7 (Performed by Jorgeous and LaLa Ri) |
Germany Season 1, Episode 4 (Performed by LéLé Cocoon and Tessa Testicle) |
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| "Rain On Me" by Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande |
Season 8, Episode 11 (Performed by Jaymes Mansfield and LaLa Ri) |
Belgique Season 2, Episode 1 (Performed by Chloe Clarke and Gabanna) |
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