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Makeover Challenge

The Makeover Challenge or simply the Makeover is a Maxi Challenge where the contestants have to give a drag makeover to an invited guest. The invited guests typically belong to a specific demography such as seniors or sports players and varies across each appearance of the challenge. The contestants are typically responsible to present a drag family resemblance with cohesive looks.

Challenge's Timeline[]

Series Season
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
The challenge never appeared in the season.
The challenge appeared in the season once.
The challenge appeared in the season twice.

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Trivia[]

  • In US Season 13, RuPaul revealed that the Makeover is his favorite challenge.
  • UK Season 2 was the first regular Drag Race season without a Makeover Challenge due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
    • US Season 14 is currently the only main season (US regular seasons, excluding All Stars) to not include the Makeover Challenge.
  • Naomi Smalls, Roxxxy Andrews, and Nehellenia are the only contestants to have won two Makeover Challenges.
  • Monét X Change and Kandy Zyanide are the only contestants to be eliminated on their first makeover and win their second one. Inversely, Manila Luzon is the only contestant to win their first makeover and be eliminated on their second.
  • Alaska's makeover partner on US Season 5, Nebraska Thunderfuck, is one of Derrick Barry's partners. Derrick helped Nebraska become a professional drag performer.[citation needed]

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