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The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced January, 22nd, 2019. Casting opened that same day with a submission deadline of March 1st and later it was announced that thirteen queens will compete for the crown this season. Filming began in late July 2019 and the cast was officially revealed on January 23rd, 2020 on Twitter with current reigning Yvie Oddly as the host.
The season 12 queen crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar" was TBA, while TBA was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality by her fellow cast-mates.
About The Show
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)
| Rank | Contestant | Photo | Real Name | Age | Current City | Ep. (Premiere) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||||
| TBA | Brita (Group 1) | 
| Jesse Havea | 34 | New York, NY | TBA | |
| TBA | Crystal Methyd (Group 1) | 
| Cody Harness | 28 | Springfield, MO | TBA | |
| TBA | Gigi Goode (Group 1) | 
| Samuel Steven Geggie | 21 | Los Angeles, CA | TBA | |
| TBA | Heidi N Closet (Group 1) | 
| Trevien Anthonie Cheek | 24 | Ramseur, NC | TBA | |
| TBA | Jackie Cox (Group 1) | 
| Darius Rose | 34 | New York, NY | TBA | |
| TBA | Nicky Doll (Group 1) | 
| Karl Sanchez | 28 | New York, NY | TBA | |
| TBA | Widow Von'Du (Group 1) | 
| Ray Fry | 30 | Kansas City, MO | TBA | |
| TBA | Aiden Zhane (Group 2) | 
| Devin Lewis | 29 | Acworth, GA | TBA | |
| TBA | Dahlia Sin (Group 2) | 
| Erick Anthony | 28 | Los Angeles, CA | TBA | |
| TBA | Jaida Essence Hall (Group 2) | 
| Jared Johnson | 32 | Milwaukee, WI | TBA | |
| TBA | Jan (Group 2) | 
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Charlie | 26 | New York, NY | TBA | |
| TBA | Rock M. Sakura (Group 2) | 
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Bryan | 28 | San Francisco, CA | TBA | |
| TBA | Sherry Pie (Group 2) | 
| Joey Gugliemelli | 27 | New York, NY | TBA | |
- █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
- █ The contestant won the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant was one of the two maxi challenge winners.
- █ The contestant was one of the best but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant was one of the worst but did not place in the bottom two.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two and won the lip-sync for your life.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two, lost the lip-sync for your life, and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by the contestants.
- █ The contestant returned and appeared on the "Reunion" episode, but was out of the running.
Episodes
| Series # | Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 1 | TBA | February 28, 2020 |
| 184 | 2 | TBA | March 6, 2020 |
Episode 1: "TBA"
Airdate: February 28, 2020
Synopsis: TBA
- Guest Judge: Nicki Minaj
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message:" TBA
Entrance Order
| 1 | TBA |
| 2 | TBA |
| 3 | TBA |
| 4 | TBA |
| 5 | TBA |
| 6 | TBA |
| 7 | TBA |
Episode 2: "TBA"
Airdate: March 6, 2020
Synopsis: TBA
- Guest Judge:
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message:" TBA
Entrance Order
| 1 | TBA |
| 2 | TBA |
| 3 | TBA |
| 4 | TBA |
| 5 | TBA |
| 6 | TBA |
Gallery
| Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' looks from each episode.
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Videos
RuVeal Runway Walk — RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Promo
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 Official Trailer
Meet the Season 12 Queens
Meet Aiden Zhane — Season 12
Meet Brita — Season 12
Meet Crystal Methyd — Season 12
Meet Dahlia Sin — Season 12
Meet Gigi Goode — Season 12
Meet Heidi N Closet — Season 12
Meet Jackie Cox — Season 12
Meet Jaida Essence Hall — Season 12
Meet Jan — Season 12
Meet Nicky Doll — Season 12
Meet Rock M Sakura — Season 12
Meet Sherry Pie — Season 12
Meet Widow Von’Du — Season 12
Trivia
- This season has/is...
- Jackie Cox, the first queen of Iranian descent to ever compete on RuPaul's Drag Race.
- Nicky Doll, the first French queen to ever compete on RuPaul's Drag Race.
- The first season since Season 4 to have a cast of 13 contestants and the first regular season since Season 8 to feature less than 14 competing queens.
- This season is the first season since Season 6 to not have a queen who has competed to return in any way and to not feature a returning queen from a previous season, since Season 9.
- The second season to have a split premiere, the first being Season 6.
- An average queen age of 28.4 years old.
- The youngest cast, with two oldest queens being 34 years old at the time of competing.
- The first Congress representative as a guest judge, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This was revealed in the extended trailer.
- According to Jackie Cox, the runway theme for the pre-season runway walk video is “Urban Streetwear with a Political/Protest vibe.” [1]
References
| RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12
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| TBA | |
| TBA | |
| Aiden Zhane • Brita • Crystal Methyd • Dahlia Sin • Gigi Goode • Heidi N Closet • Jan • Jackie Cox • Jaida Essence Hall • Nicky Doll • Rock M. Sakura • Sherry Pie • Widow Von'Du | |
| Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg | |
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