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This article contains spoilers about a currently airing season, and therefore may be incorrect and will change from time to time. Continue reading at your own discretion.


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

The fiercest series on primetime returns to the runway on Friday, February 28th at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The highly anticipated new season brings together thirteen fabulous queens as they vie for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $100,000. The Emmy nominated after-show “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere immediately following at 9:30 PM ET/PT. “Untucked” will provide viewers with an all-access pass to the backstage drama as the queens anxiously await their fate and who will need to lip-sync for their life to avoid the week’s elimination.

Contestants

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(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)

Rank Contestant Photo Real Name Age Current City (Premiere)
Ep. 1 Ep. 2
TBA Widow
Von'Du

(Group 1)
WidowS12Promo Ray
Fry
30 Kansas City,
MO
WIN
TBA Gigi
Goode

(Group 1)
GigiS12Promo Samuel
Steven
Geggie
21 Los Angeles,
CA
TOP2
TBA Brita
(Group 1)
BritaS12Promo Jesse
Havea
34 New York, NY SAFE
TBA Crystal
Methyd

(Group 1)
CrystalMethydS12Promo Cody
Harness
28 Springfield,
MO
SAFE
TBA Jackie
Cox

(Group 1)
JackieS12Promo Darius
Rose
34 New York, NY SAFE
TBA Nicky
Doll

(Group 1)
NickyS12Promo Karl
Sanchez
28 New York, NY SAFE
TBA Heidi
N
Closet

(Group 1)
HeidiS12Promo Trevien
Anthonie
Cheek
24 Ramseur,
NC
SAFE
TBA Aiden
Zhane

(Group 2)
AidenS12Promo Devin
Lewis
29 Acworth,
GA
TBA
TBA Dahlia
Sin

(Group 2)
DahliaS12Promo Erick
Anthony
28 Los Angeles,
CA
TBA
TBA Jaida
Essence
Hall

(Group 2)
JaidaS12Promo Jared
Johnson
32 Milwaukee,
WI
TBA
TBA Jan
(Group 2)
JanS12Promo

Charlie
Mantione

26 New York, NY TBA
TBA Rock
M.
Sakura

(Group 2)
RockS12Promo

Bryan
Steven
Bradford

28 San
Francisco,
CA
TBA
TBA Sherry
Pie

(Group 2)
SherryS12Promo Joey
Gugliemelli
27 New York, NY TBA
The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
The contestant won the maxi challenge or was in the Top 2 in the premiere and won the lip sync.
The contestant was in the Top 2 in the premiere but did not win the lip-sync.
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 I'm That Bitch February 28, 2020
184 2 TBA March 6, 2020

Episode 1: "I'm That Bitch"

Airdate: February 28, 2020

Synopsis: Nicki Minaj guest judges the new cast of queens competing for $100,000 and the title of America's Next Drag Superstar. The first step toward the crown is having to write and perform an original rap number.

  • Special Guests: Raven, Mayhem Miller (as NOT Kanye West) and Kimora Blac (as NOT Kim Kardashian)
  • Guest Judge: Nicki Minaj
  • Mini Challenge: Model 2 looks; one for Spring and one for Fall.
  • Maxi Challenge: Write and perform an original rap number to "I'm That Bitch".
  • Runway Theme: Sparkle
  • Top Two: Gigi Goode & Widow Von'Du
  • Lip Sync Song: "Starships" by Nicki Minaj
  • Lip Sync Winner: Widow Von'Du
  • Maxi Challenge Prize: A cash tip of $5,000

Entrance Order

1 Brita
2 Nicky Doll
3 Widow Von'Du
4 Jackie Cox
5 Heidi N Closet
6 Gigi Goode
7 Crystal Methyd

Episode 2: "TBA"

Airdate: March 6, 2020

Synopsis: 

  • Guest Judge: Robyn and Thandie Newton
  • Mini Challenge: TBA
  • Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
  • Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
  • Maxi Challenge: TBA
  • Runway Theme: 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 Jaida Essence Hall
2 TBA
3 TBA
4 TBA
5 TBA
6 TBA

Gallery

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Check out the lookbook gallery to see the contestants' looks from each episode.

Videos

Pre-Season Cast Interviews

Meet the Season 12 Queens

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 congressional representative as a guest judge, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This was revealed in the extended trailer.
    • The first season to feature a Top 2 lip-sync on a regular season.
  • According to Jackie Cox, the runway theme for the pre-season runway walk video is “Urban Streetwear with a Political/Protest vibe.” [1]

References

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