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RuPaul's Drag Race is a reality competition series produced by World of Wonder for the Logo TV Network. It is also the subject of this wiki. Drag superstar RuPaul is the host, mentor, main judge and inspiration for this series, which details RuPaul's search for "America's Next Drag Superstar".
The show was greenlit in May 2008 and premiered on February 2, 2009, on Logo in the US. The show has been aired on Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Spain, Sweden, the Philippines, and the UK; the streaming service Netflix has from Season 1 to Season 13 available on their online contents in many countries.
There have been thirteen seasons to date, five All Stars seasons, and also fifteen seasons of Untucked (13 for the regular seasons and 2 for All Stars).
The show was marked as the most-watched series on Logo in its first season, and it became the most streamed series ever on LogoTV.com during its second.
The title of the show is a play on drag queen and racing, with the title sequence and theme song "Drag Race - Original Theme", both having a "drag racing" theme.
The 9th season of this show moved from the Logo TV Network to VH1, with Logo TV still airing the episodes, but the week after it will originally air on VH1.
RuPaul's Drag Race is available to stream on STAN in Australia, WOW Presents+ internationally and on Netflix in the UK.
Since the thirtheenth season, the show airs simultaneously in six networks, those being VH1, LogoTV, The CW, MTV, MTV2 and PopTV.
There have been 166 contestants on the show, 11 of whom are retired or semi-retired, and 2 of whom are deceased.
Contents
Series Overview
| Season | No. Episodes |
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| 1 | 9 | February 2, 2009 | March 23, 2009 | |
| 2 | 12 | February 1, 2010 | April 26, 2010 | |
| 3 | 16 | January 24, 2011 | May 2, 2011 | |
| 4 | 14 | January 30, 2012 | April 30, 2012 | |
| 5 | 14 | January 28, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | |
| 6 | 14 | February 24, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | |
| 7 | 14 | March 2, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | |
| 8 | 10 | March 7, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | |
| 9 | 14 | March 24, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | |
| 10 | 14 | March 22, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | |
| 11 | 14 | February 28, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | |
| 12 | 14 | February 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | |
| 13 | 16 | January 1, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | |
Prizes
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Judges
See: Judges/RuPaul's Drag Race
In addition to RuPaul, each season of Drag Race has featured two other regular judges. Additionally, each episode has guest judges who only appear in that episode.
Related Programs
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
See: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
All Stars is the sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race and premiered on October 22, 2012. The series showcases past contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race, as they compete to become immortalized in the Drag Race Hall of Fame and a cash prize of $100,000.
RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked
See: RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked
RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked, or simply Untucked, is a companion series that airs after the main series. The focus of the series is footage of the queens' conversations while backstage during the judges' deliberations. Sometimes there is also bonus footage from the workroom or runway.
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
See: RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular was a spin-off episode that aired on December 7, 2018. Eight series-favorite queens will be competing for the title of "America's first Drag Race Xmas Queen". The cast members and the premiere date were revealed on November 1, 2018, on VH1's website.
RuPaul's Drag U
See: RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U is a spin-off that ran from 2010 to 2012. In each episode, three women were paired with former Drag Race contestants, now known as "Drag Professors", who give them drag makeovers and help them to access their "inner divas".
RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race
See: RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race
RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race is a 4 episode spin-off series where each episode follows a trio of celebrities who submit to the transformative art of drag by competing in fan-favorite challenges to win money for a charity of their choice. The winner of each episode is crowned "America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar" by RuPaul.
RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue
See: RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue
RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue is a 6 episode spin-off series that premiered on August 21, 2020. Each installment will follow Asia O'Hara, Derrick Barry, Kameron Michaels, Naomi Smalls, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Yvie Oddly as they prepare to lead the "RuPaul's Drag Rave Live!" residency show.
International Versions
The Switch Drag Race
See: The Switch Drag Race
The Switch Drag Race, or simply The Switch, is a Chilean reality drag competition show and the Chilean version of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is hosted by Karla Constant and premiered on October 8, 2015. It ended with his second and last season on July 15, 2018.
Drag Race Thailand
See: Drag Race Thailand
Drag Race Thailand is the Thai version of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is hosted by Art Arya and Pangina Heals and premiered on February 15, 2018. Its second season ended on April 5, 2019. Althought it is rumored to have been cancelled, no official source has confirmed nor denied this yet.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
See: RuPaul's Drag Race UK
RuPaul's Drag Race UK is the British version of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is the first foreign installment of the franchise to be hosted by RuPaul. It premiered on October 3, 2019. It's second season ended on March 18, 2021. It is set to have another season also in 2021, with filming already finished.
Canada's Drag Race
See: Canada's Drag Race
Canada's Drag Race is the Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie as rotating hosts. It premiered on July 2, 2020. It has been renewed for a second season, as confirmed by Crave Canada.
Drag Race Holland
See: Drag Race Holland
Drag Race Holland is the Dutch version of RuPaul's Drag Race. It is hosted by Fred van Leer. It premiered on September 18, 2020. It has been renewed for a second season.
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
See: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, is the Australian version RuPaul's Drag Race. It is the second foreign installment of the franchise to be hosted by RuPaul.
Drag Race España
See: Drag Race España
In 2021, World of Wonder confirmed a Spanish version of the franchise called Drag Race España, which is hosted by Supremme de Luxe, the airing date and cast are still unknown.
Gallery
Season Artwork
Untucked Artwork
Runway Themes
Stands
| Place | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 | Season 13 |
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| 1st | BeBe Zahara Benet | Tyra Sanchez | Raja | Sharon Needles | Jinkx Monsoon | Bianca Del Rio | Violet Chachki | Bob The Drag Queen | Sasha Velour | Aquaria | Yvie Oddly | Jaida Essence Hall | |
| 2nd | Nina Flowers | Raven | Manila Luzon | Chad Michaels Phi Phi O'Hara |
Alaska Roxxxy Andrews |
Adore Delano Courtney Act |
Ginger Minj Pearl |
Kim Chi Naomi Smalls |
Peppermint | Eureka O'Hara Kameron Michaels |
Brooke Lynn Hytes | Crystal Methyd Gigi Goode |
Gottmik Kandy Muse Rosé Symone |
| 3rd | Rebecca Glasscock | Jujubee | Alexis Mateo | Shea Couleé Trinity Taylor |
A'keria Chanel Davenport Silky Nutmeg Ganache | ||||||||
| 4th | Shannel | Tatianna | Yara Sofia | Latrice Royale | Detox | Darienne Lake | Kennedy Davenport | Chi Chi DeVayne | Asia O'Hara | Sherry Pie | |||
| 5th | Ongina | Pandora Boxx | Carmen Carrera | Kenya Michaels | Coco Montrese | BenDeLaCreme | Katya | Derrick Barry | Alexis Michelle | Miz Cracker | Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | Jackie Cox | Olivia Lux |
| 6th | Jade | Jessica Wild | Shangela | Dida Ritz | Alyssa Edwards | Joslyn Fox | Trixie Mattel | Thorgy Thor | Nina Bo'nina Brown | Monét X Change | Nina West | Heidi N Closet | Utica Queen |
| 7th | Akashia | Sahara Davenport | Delta Work | Willam | Ivy Winters | Trinity K. Bonet | Miss Fame | Robbie Turner | Valentina | The Vixen | Shuga Cain | Widow Von'Du | Tina Burner |
| 8th | Tammie Brown | Morgan McMichaels | Stacy Layne Matthews | Jiggly Caliente | Jade Jolie | Laganja Estranja | Jaidynn Diore Fierce | Acid Betty | Farrah Moan | Monique Heart | Plastique Tiara | Jan | Denali |
| 9th | Victoria "Porkchop" Parker | Sonique | Mariah Balenciaga | Milan | Lineysha Sparx | Milk | Max | Naysha Lopez | Aja | Blair St. Clair | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Brita | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| 10th | Mystique Summers Madison | India Ferrah | Madame LaQueer | Honey Mahogany Vivienne Pinay |
Gia Gunn | Kandy Ho | Cynthia Lee Fontaine | Cynthia Lee Fontaine | Mayhem Miller | Scarlet Envy | Aiden Zhane | LaLa Ri | |
| 11th | Nicole Paige Brooks | Mimi Imfurst | The Princess | April Carrión | Mrs. Kasha Davis | Dax ExclamationPoint Laila McQueen |
Eureka O’Hara | Dusty Ray Bottoms | Ariel Versace | Nicky Doll | Tamisha Iman | ||
| 12th | Shangela Laquifa Wadley | Phoenix | Lashauwn Beyond | Monica Beverly Hillz | Vivacious | Jasmine Masters | Charlie Hides | Yuhua Hamasaki | Mercedes Iman Diamond | Rock M. Sakura | Joey Jay | ||
| 13th | Venus D-Lite | Alisa Summers | Serena Cha Cha | Magnolia Crawford Kelly Mantle |
Sasha Belle | Kimora Blac | Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams | Honey Davenport | Dahlia Sin | Kahmora Hall | |||
| 14th | Penny Tration | Tempest DuJour | Jaymes Mansfield | Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | Kahanna Montrese | ||||||||
| 15th | Soju |
- █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
- █ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality.
- █ The contestant was disqualified from the competition.
- █ The contestant quit the competition.
- █ The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons, and returned to compete in the next season.
- █ The contestant returned to the competition after being eliminated during a previous season.
- █ The contestant was eliminated earlier in the competition, returned.
- █ The contestant was disqualified from the competition after the season finished filming and was not invited to the season reunion or finale.
- Underlines: The contestants later competed in All Stars
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2nd: Nina Flowers (Miss Congeniality) • 3rd: Rebecca Glasscock | |
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4th: Shannel • 5th: Ongina • 6th: Jade • 7th: Akashia • 8th: Tammie Brown • 9th: Victoria "PorkChop" Parker | |
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Emanuel Palmer • Max "The Body" Philisaire | |
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4th: Tatianna • 5th: Pandora Boxx (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: Jessica Wild • 7th: Sahara Davenport • 8th: Morgan McMichaels • 9th: Sonique • 10th: Mystique Summers Madison • 11th: Nicole Paige Brooks • 12th: Shangela Laquifa Wadley | |
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Emanuel Palmer • Max "The Body" Philisaire | |
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2nd: Manila Luzon • 3rd: Alexis Mateo | |
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4th: Yara Sofia (Miss Congeniality) • 5th: Carmen Carrera • 6th: Shangela • 7th: Delta Work • 8th: Stacy Layne Matthews • 9th: Mariah • 10th: India Ferrah • 11th: Mimi Imfurst • 12th: Phoenix • 13th: Venus D-Lite | |
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Jason Carter • Shawn Morales | |
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2nd & 3rd: Chad Michaels & Phi Phi O'Hara | |
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4th: Latrice Royale (Miss Congeniality) • 5th: Kenya Michaels • 6th: Dida Ritz • 7th: Willam (Disqualified) • 8th: Jiggly Caliente • 9th: Milan • 10th: Madame LaQueer • 11th: The Princess • 12th: Lashauwn Beyond • 13th: Alisa Summers | |
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Jason Carter • Shawn Morales | |
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2nd & 3rd: Alaska & Roxxxy Andrews | |
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4th: Detox • 5th: Coco Montrese • 6th: Alyssa Edwards • 7th: Ivy Winters (Miss Congeniality) • 8th: Jade Jolie • 9th: Lineysha Sparx • 10th & 11th: Honey Mahogany & Vivienne Pinay • 12th: Monica Beverly Hillz • 13th: Serena ChaCha • 14th: Penny Tration | |
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Jason Carter • Shawn Morales | |
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2nd & 3rd: Adore Delano & Courtney Act | |
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4th: Darienne Lake • 5th: BenDeLaCreme (Miss Congeniality) • 6th Joslyn Fox • 7th: Trinity K. Bonet • 8th: Laganja Estranja • 9th: Milk • 10th: Gia Gunn • 11th: April Carrión • 12th: Vivacious • 13th & 14th: Kelly Mantle & Magnolia Crawford | |
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Jason Carter • Shawn Morales • Miles Davis Moody • Simon Sherry-Wood | |
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2nd & 3rd: Ginger Minj & Pearl | |
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4th: Kennedy Davenport • 5th: Katya (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: Trixie Mattel • 7th: Miss Fame • 8th: Jaidynn Diore Fierce • 9th: Max • 10th: Kandy Ho • 11th: Mrs. Kasha Davis • 12th: Jasmine Masters • 13th: Sasha Belle • 14th: Tempest DuJour | |
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Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg | |
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2nd & 3rd: Kim Chi & Naomi Smalls | |
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4th: Chi Chi DeVayne • 5th: Derrick Barry • 6th: Thorgy Thor • 7th: Robbie Turner • 8th: Acid Betty • 9th: Naysha Lopez • 10th: Cynthia Lee Fontaine (Miss Congeniality) • 11th & 12th: Dax ExclamationPoint & Laila McQueen | |
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Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg | |
| Sasha Velour | |
| 2nd: Peppermint • 3rd & 4th: Shea Couleé & Trinity Taylor | |
| 5th: Alexis Michelle • 6th: Nina Bo'nina Brown • 7th: Valentina (Miss Congeniality) • 8th: Farrah Moan • 9th: Aja • 10th: Cynthia Lee Fontaine • 11th: Eureka O'Hara (Departed) • 12th: Charlie Hides • 13th: Kimora Blac • 14th: Jaymes Mansfield | |
| RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews | |
| Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg | |
| Aquaria | |
| 2nd & 3rd: Eureka O'Hara & Kameron Michaels • 4th: Asia O'Hara | |
| 5th: Miz Cracker • 6th: Monét X Change (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: The Vixen • 8th: Monique Heart • 9th: Blair St. Clair • 10th: Mayhem Miller • 11th: Dusty Ray Bottoms • 12th: Yuhua Hamasaki • 13th: Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams • 14th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | |
| RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews | |
| Jason Carter • Bryce Eilenberg | |
| Yvie Oddly | |
| 2nd: Brooke Lynn Hytes • 3rd & 4th: A'keria Chanel Davenport & Silky Nutmeg Ganache | |
| 5th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo • 6th: Nina West (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: Shuga Cain • 8th: Plastique Tiara • 9th: Ra'Jah O'Hara • 10th: Scarlet Envy • 11th: Ariel Versace • 12th: Mercedes Iman Diamond • 13th: Honey Davenport • 14th: Kahanna Montrese • 15th: Soju | |
| RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews | |
| Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg | |
| Jaida Essence Hall | |
| 2nd & 3rd: Crystal Methyd & Gigi Goode | |
| 4th: Sherry Pie (Disqualified) • 5th: Jackie Cox • 6th: Heidi N Closet (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: Widow Von'Du • 8th: Jan • 9th: Brita • 10th: Aiden Zhane • 11th: Nicky Doll • 12th: Rock M. Sakura • 13th: Dahlia Sin | |
| Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg | |
| TBA | |
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| Gottmik • Kandy Muse • Rosé • Symone • 5th: Olivia Lux • 6th: Utica Queen • 7th: Tina Burner • 8th: Denali • 9th: Elliott with 2 Ts • 10th: LaLa Ri • 11th: Tamisha Iman • 12th: Joey Jay • 13th: Kahmora Hall | |
| RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews | |
| Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg | |
