Finale Challenge

Finale Challenge
Challenge History
Challenge's Debut	Season 1 (Music Video) All Stars 2 (RuMix)
Most Recently Featured In	All Stars 7

Finale Challenge is the last challenge of the season that the Top 3, Top 4 or Top 5 Queens have to face.

There are two types of the final challenge: a Music Video Challenge, featured from Season 1 to Season 8 and Season 1 of Drag Race España, where queens have to star in a music video for one of RuPaul's songs, and a RuMix Challenge, featured in regular Seasons since Season 9, in All Stars seasons since Season 2 and in RuPaul's Drag Race UK, where Queens have to write and perform their own verses for one of RuPaul's songs.

Season 12 introduced a mix of RuMix and Rusical challenge, where Queens had to lip sync to a medley of songs from RuPaul's Drag Race: Live, as well as to write their own verses. However, in Season 13, the challenge returned to just being a RuMix, with the queens performing their own verses to RuPaul's Lucky.

There are four exceptions for these final challenges, the first being All Stars 1, where the final queens have to go to different locations and perform different shows, consisting of a group interview, followed by an appearance at Hamburger Mary's to accept an award in their honor, and finish up with a comedy routine in front of a live audience.

The second exception is Thailand Season 1, where the final queens have to Makeover an eliminated contestant, Act in a Thai drama, and present a look on the Runway.

The third exception is Thailand Season 2, where the challenge resembles a RuMix challenge, the difference being, this time it is not a RuPaul song they are performing to. The Runway challenge, this being the Thai version, is once again judged separately together with the Main Challenge.

The fourth exception is Drag Race Holland Season 1, where the final challenge was to lip sync and learn choreography to a RuPaul medley.

Finale Challenge Judging

Since the way the winner gets crowned has changed throughtout the seasons, the way the final challenge was judged has changed as well. It wasn't until Season 11 that queens got the regular High, Safe, Low or Bottom placements on the final challenge, with the exception of the two seasons of Drag Race Thailand. The Win placement in the RuMix challenge was introduced in Drag Race Thailand (Season 2), returning in Season 12 and Season 14. Before that, they would either get crowned or become a runner-up (Seasons 1-3) or make it to the Grand Finale (Seasons 4-10). The latter returned for Season 13. Here's a brief history of the final challenge judging:

• RuPaul's Drag Race
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
• Drag Race Thailand
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK
• Canada's Drag Race
• Drag Race Holland
• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
• Drag Race España
• Drag Race Italia
• RuPaul's Drag Race vs The World

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	1	Top 3 star in a Music video. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	2
	3
	4	Top 3 star in a Music video and lip sync together on the main stage. Nobody gets eliminated and the Top 3 move onto the Grand Finale.
	5
	6	Top 4 star in a Music video and lip sync together on the main stage. The weakest gets eliminated and cut from the music video, and so the Top 3 move onto the Grand Finale.
	7
	8
	9	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated and The Top 4 move onto the Grand Finale.
	10
	11	Top 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. The bottom two lip sync and the weakest is sent home.
	12	Top 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. One queen wins, The bottom two lip sync and the weakest is sent home.
	13	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated and The Top 4 move onto the Grand Finale.
	14	Top 5 design their performance outfit and perform in a RuMix challenge. One queen wins, The bottom two lip sync and the weakest would be sent home.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	AS1	Top 4 perform their individual Stand-Up routines, take part in a group interview and present their last runway. The weakest two get eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS2	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated and the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS3	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The two received the least amount of votes from the jury gets eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS4	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The two weakest gets eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winners are crowned.
	AS5	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS6	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining four lip sync, and the winner is crowned.
	AS7	The Top Four Queens compete in a Lipsync Smackdown to the Crown and the winner of "Queen of All Queens" is crowned. Queens not qualified to the finale compete in their own Lipsync Smackdown to the Crown for the title of "The Queen of She Did Done Already Done Had Herses".

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRT1	Top 4 compete in two maxi challenges, those being makeover and acting and in a runway challenge. The acting challenge is combined into the runway challenge. Challenges have their winner announced and the bottom two lip sync, after which the weakest is sent home.
	DRT2	Top 5 perform a "RuMix" medley for the maxi challenge and present their last runway challenge. The winners of the maxi and runway challenge each get a pass to the finale, while the bottom three lip sync and the weakest two are sent home.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	UK1	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	UK2	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	UK3	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	CDR1	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	CDR2

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRH1	Top 4 perform a RuPaul lip sync medley. The two weakest get eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	DRH2	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DU1	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining four lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRES1	Top 3 star in a Music video. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	DRES2	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRIT1	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	UKvsTW1	Top 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. Top 2 lipsync for the world on the main stage and the winner eliminates one of the bottom queens.

Music Video Challenges

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7
• Season 8

RuPaul - Cover Girl feat. Bebe, Nina & Rebecca

Episode 8: Grand Finale

Song: Cover Girl
Contestant		Placement
	Bebe Zahara Benet	WINNER
	Nina Flowers	RUNNER UP
	Rebecca Glasscock	ELIMINATED

RuPaul's Jealous Of My Boogie (featuring Tyra Sanchez, Raven and Jujubee

Episode 11: Music Video Finale

Song: Jealous Of My Boogie
Contestant		Placement
	Tyra Sanchez	WINNER
	Raven	RUNNER UP
	Jujubee	ELIMINATED

RuPaul Champion music video (featuring Raja, Manila Luzon and Alexis Mateo)

Episode 15: Grand Finale

Song: Champion
Contestant		Placement
	Raja	WINNER
	Manila Luzon	RUNNER UP
	Alexis Mateo	ELIMINATED

RuPaul "Glamazon" music video (feat. Sharon Needles, Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara)

Episode 13: The Final Three

Song: Glamazon
Contestant		Placement
	Chad Michaels	TOP 3
	Phi Phi O'Hara	TOP 3
	Sharon Needles	TOP 3

RuPaul's "The Beginning" featuring Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska, and Roxxxy Andrews Official

Episode 12: The Final Three, Hunty

Song: The Beginning
Contestant		Placement
	Alaska	TOP 3
	Jinkx Monsoon	TOP 3
	Roxxxy Andrews	TOP 3

RuPaul's Sissy That Walk Official Music Video

Episode 12: Sissy That Walk!

Song: Sissy That Walk
Contestant		Placement
	Adore Delano	TOP 3
	Bianca Del Rio	TOP 3
	Courtney Act	TOP 3
	Darienne Lake	ELIMINATED

RuPaul - Born Naked (Stadium Remix) Official Music Video

Episode 12: And The Rest Is Drag

Song: Born Naked
Contestant		Placement
	Ginger Minj	TOP 3
	Pearl	TOP 3
	Violet Chachki	TOP 3
	Kennedy Davenport	ELIMINATED

RuPaul - The Realness Official Music Video

Episode 9: The Realness

Song: The Realness
Contestant		Placement
	Bob The Drag Queen	TOP 3
	Kim Chi	TOP 3
	Naomi Smalls	TOP 3
	Chi Chi DeVayne	ELIMINATED

RuMix Challenges

• All Stars 2
• Season 9
• All Stars 3
• Season 10
• All Stars 4
• Thailand 2
• Season 11
• UK 1
• Season 12
• All Stars 5
• Canada 1
• UK 2
• Season 13
• Down Under 1
• All Stars 6
• Holland 2
• UK 3
• Canada 2
• Italia 1
• UK vs The World 1
• Season 14
• España 2

'Read U Wrote U' Performance w Alaska, Katya, Detox & Roxxxy RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2

Episode 8: All Stars Supergroup

Song: Read U Wrote U
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Alaska	WINNER
2		Detox	RUNNER UP
3		Katya	RUNNER UP
4		Roxxxy Andrews	ELIMINATED

'Category Is...' Performance w Peppermint, Sasha, Trinity & Shea 👯‍♀️ RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9

Episode 12: Category Is

Song: Category Is
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Peppermint	TOP 4
2		Sasha Velour	TOP 4
3		Trinity Taylor	TOP 4
4		Shea Couleé	TOP 4

'Kitty Girl' Performance w Trixie Mattel, Shangela, Bebe & Kennedy RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3

Episode 8: A Jury of Your Queers

Song: Kitty Girl
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Kennedy Davenport	RUNNER UP
2		Shangela	ELIMINATED
3		BeBe Zahara Benet	ELIMINATED
4		Trixie Mattel	WINNER

'American' Performance w Aquaria, Eureka, Asia & Kameron RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10

Episode 12: American

Song: American
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Aquaria	TOP 4
2		Asia O'Hara	TOP 4
3		Eureka	TOP 4
4		Kameron Michaels	TOP 4

'Super Queen’ Performance w Monét, Monique, Naomi & Trinity RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4

Episode 10: Super Queen Grand Finale

Song: Super Queen
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Monét X Change	WINNER
2		Monique Heart	ELIMINATED
3		Naomi Smalls	ELIMINATED
4		Trinity The Tuck	WINNER

Drag Race Thailand Season 2 - Top 5 Performance

Episode 11: White Elephants

Song: Top 5 Medley
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Vanda Miss Joaquim	ELIMINATED
2		Angele Anang	BOTTOM 3
3		Bandit	ELIMINATED
4		Kandy Zyanide	WINNER
5		Kana Warrior	WINNER

NOTE: Kandy won the Maxi Challenge and Kana the Runway Challenge. The scores from both were combined into the final judging and they both were safe, while the remaining queens (Angele, Bandit and Vanda) were all in the bottom 3.

'Queens Everywhere’ Performance w A'Keria, Brooke, Silky, Yvie & Vanjie RuPaul's Drag Race S11

Episode 12: Queens Everywhere

Song: Queens Everywhere
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		A'keria Chanel Davenport	HIGH
2		Brooke Lynn Hytes	BOTTOM 2
3		Silky Nutmeg Ganache	LOW
4		Vanessa Vanjie Mateo	ELIMINATED
5		Yvie Oddly	HIGH

To the Moon (Cast Version)

Episode 8: Grand Finale

Song: Rock It (To The Moon)
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Baga Chipz	ELIMINATED
2		Divina De Campo	RUNNER UP
3		The Vivienne	WINNER

I Made It Mirror Song Losing is the New Winning (Las Vegas Live Medley)

Episode 12: Viva Drag Vegas

Songs: I Made It / Mirror Song / Losing is the New Winning
Contestant		Placement
	Gigi Goode	WINNER
	Jaida Essence Hall	HIGH
	Sherry Pie	SAFE + DISQUALIFIED
	Crystal Methyd	BOTTOM 2
	Jackie Cox	ELIMINATED

‘Clap Back’ Performance w Jujubee, Miz Cracker & Shea RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5

Episode 8: Clap Back!

Song: Clap Back
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Jujubee	RUNNER UP
2		Miz Cracker	RUNNER UP
3		Shea Couleé	WINNER

U WEAR IT WELL feat. Rita Baga, Scarlett BoBo, and Priyanka

Episode 10: U Wear It Well

Song: U Wear It Well
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Priyanka	WINNER
2		Scarlett BoBo	RUNNER UP
3		Rita Baga	RUNNER UP

A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)

Episode 10: Grand Finale

Song: A Little Bit of Love
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Bimini Bon-Boulash	RUNNER UP
2		Ellie Diamond	ELIMINATED
3		Lawrence Chaney	WINNER
4		Tayce	RUNNER UP

S13 E14 “Lucky” Performance

Episode 14: Gettin' Lucky

Song: Lucky
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Gottmik	TOP 4
2		Kandy Muse	TOP 4
3		Rosé	TOP 4
4		Symone	TOP 4

Episode 8: Grand Finale

Song: I'm a Winner, Baby
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Kita Mean	WINNER
2		Art Simone	RUNNER UP
3		Karen From Finance	RUNNER UP
4		Scarlet Adams	RUNNER UP

Episode 11: This is Our Country

AS6 E12 “This Is Our Country” Performance

Song: This Is Our Country
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Eureka!	RUNNER UP
2		Ginger Minj	RUNNER UP
3		Kylie Sonique Love	WINNER
4		Ra'Jah O'Hara	RUNNER UP

Famke Louise x My Little Puny, Vanessa van Cartier & Vivaldi - VIEREN

Episode 8: Drag Race Holland Season 2 Grand Finale

Song: Vieren
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Vanessa Van Cartier	WINNER
2		My Little Puny	RUNNER UP
3		Vivaldi	ELIMINATED

Episode 10: Grand Finale - UK Season 3

Hey Sis, It's Christmas (Cast Version)

Song: Hey Sis, It's Christmas
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Ella Vaday	RUNNER UP
2		Kitty Scott-Claus	RUNNER UP
3		Krystal Versace	WINNER

Episode 10: Queen of the North

Song: Queen of the North
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Icesis Couture	WINNER
2		Kendall Gender	RUNNER UP
3		Pythia	RUNNER UP

Episode 6: Grand Finale - Drag Race Italia

Song: A Little Bit of Love
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Elecktra Bionic	WINNER
2		Luquisha Lubamba	ELIMINATED
3		Le Riche	RUNNER UP
4		Farida Kant	RUNNER UP

Episode 5: Semifinals - UK vs The World Season 1

Living My Life in London (Cast Version)

Song: Living My Life in London
Order	Contestant		Placement
1st		Baga Chipz	BOTTOM 3
2nd		Blu Hydrangea	BOTTOM 3
3rd		Janey Jacké	ELIMINATED
4th		Jujubee	WINNER
5th		Mo Heart	WINNER

Episode 14: Catwalk

S14 E14 “Catwalk” Performance

Song: Catwalk
Order	Contestant		Placement
1st		Bosco	LOW
2nd		Angeria Paris VanMicheals	BOTTOM 2
3rd		Daya Betty	HIGH
4th		Lady Camden	WINNER
5th		Willow Pill	BOTTOM 2

Episode 11: Take Me To Heaven

Song: Take Me To Heaven
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Sharonne	WINNER
2		Marina	ELIMINATED
3		Estrella Xtravaganza	RUNNER UP
4		Venedita Von Däsh	RUNNER UP

Other Finale Challenges

• All Stars 1
• Thailand 1
• Holland 1
• España 1
• France 1

Episode 6: The Grand Finale

Contestant		Placement
	Chad Michaels	WINNER
	Raven	RUNNER UP
	Jujubee	ELIMINATED
	Shannel	ELIMINATED

Episode 7: Twins

Contestant		Placement
	Année Maywong	WINNER
	Natalia Pliacam	HIGH
	Dearis Doll	BOTTOM 2
	B Ella	ELIMINATED

NOTE: Année won both Maxi Challenges. The scores for Acting Challenge was combined with the Runway Challenge and they were judged together as the second challenge.

Episode 8: The Grand Finale

Contestant		Placement
	Envy Peru	WINNER
	Janey Jacké	RUNNER UP
	Ma'Ma Queen	ELIMINATED
	Miss Abby OMG	ELIMINATED

Episode 9: Drag Race España Grand Finale

Song: U Wear It Well
Contestant		Placement
	Carmen Farala	WINNER
	Killer Queen	RUNNER UP
	Sagittaria	RUNNER UP

Episode 8: Grand Finale – France Season 1

Song: Catwalk
Contestant		Placement
	Paloma	WINNER
	La Grande Dame	RUNNER UP
	Soa de Muse	RUNNER UP

Trivia

• Season 6 was the first season to have a Top 4 in the Finale Challenge, where as DRT2 was the first season to have a Top 5.
• All Stars 1 is the first season to not have a typical music video/Remix challenge; rather, each queen in the Top 4 had to perform a show at a club in the LA area in front of a live audience and the Judges.
• The First Season of Drag Race Thailand didn't have a typical music video/Remix challenge either. Rather, the Top 4 competed in a Makeover, an Acting, and a Runway presentation Challenges.
• All Stars 5 is the only All Stars season to have a Top 3 in the final challenge, whereas All Stars 1, All Stars 2, All Stars 3, All Stars 4 and All Stars 6 all had a Top 4.
• Seasons 4, 5, 9, 10 and 13 are the only seasons without an elimination in the Finale Challenge.
• Seasons AS1, AS3, DRT2, AS4, and DRH1 all feature a double elimination in the Finale Challenge.
  • DRT2 is the only one of these to have the bottom queens lip sync for their lives.
    • However, as this was a three-way lip sync with one winner, it isn't purely considered a double sashay.
• Shea Couleé, Trinity The Tuck, Eureka!, Baga Chipz, Jujubee, and Mo Heart are the only queens to participate in two finale RuMix challenges.