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The thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was officially announced on August 20, 2020. Filming began in mid July 2020 with production officially ending on August 31, when the contestants resumed social media activity.
On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the first promo for Season 13 was accidentally leaked on the official YouTube channel revealing the season would premiere on Friday, January 1, 2021 and revealing several queens.
On December 9, 2020 the cast was officially announced on Twitter and promos were released. The promo theme for the season was Pasteloquence, featuring the queens in a pin-up silhouette modified for their drag style in pastel colors.
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About The Show
The 13th season of the global phenomenon “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will premier Friday, January 1, at 8PM ET/PT. After winning six Emmy® Awards this year and solidifying itself as the most awarded reality competition show in history, the highly anticipated new season is bringing together thirteen fabulous queens as they vie for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $100,000. Additionally, the Emmy®-nominated after-show “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere immediately following at 9:30PM ET/PT. “Untucked” brings viewers behind the scenes to the backstage drama as the queens anxiously await their fate and see who will need to lip-sync for their life to avoid the week’s elimination.
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)
| Rank | Contestant | Photo | Real Name |
Age | Current City |
Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Denali | 
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Cordero Zuckerman |
28 | Chicago, IL |
LOSS | WIN | TBA | |
| TBA | Rosé | 
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Ross McCorkell |
31 | New York City, NY |
LOSS | TOP2 | TBA | |
| TBA | Tamisha Iman |
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Will Crawford |
49 | Atlanta, GA |
LOSS | HIGH | TBA | |
| TBA | Utica Queen |
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Ethan Mundt |
25 | Minneapolis, MN |
LOSS | HIGH | TBA | |
| TBA | Joey Jay | 
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Joey Jadryev |
30 | Phoenix, AZ |
LOSS | LOW | TBA | |
| TBA | Kahmora Hall |
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TBA | 28 | Chicago, IL |
LOSS | LOW | TBA | |
| TBA | Symone | 
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Reggie Gavin |
25 | Los Angeles, CA |
WIN | WIN | TBA | |
| TBA | Olivia Lux |
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Fred Carlton |
26 | Brooklyn, NY |
WIN | TOP2 | TBA | |
| TBA | Elliott with 2 Ts |
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Elliott Puckett | 26 | Las Vegas, NV |
LOSS | HIGH | TBA | |
| TBA | LaLa Ri | 
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LaRico Potts |
30 | Atlanta, GA |
WIN | HIGH | TBA | |
| TBA | Tina Burner |
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Kristian Seeber |
39 | New York City, NY |
WIN | HIGH | TBA | |
| TBA | Gottmik | 
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Kade Gottlieb |
23 | Los Angeles, CA |
WIN | LOW | TBA | |
| TBA | Kandy Muse |
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Kevin Candelario |
25 | New York City, NY |
WIN | LOW | TBA |
- █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
- █ The contestant was a runner-up.
- █ The contestant won the maxi challenge or was in the Top 2 in their premiere and won the lip-sync.
- █ The contestant was in the Top 2 in their premiere but did not win the lip-sync.
- █ The contestant won the Season Premiere's Lip Sync For Your Life.
- █ The contestant lost the Season Premiere's Lip Sync For Your Life.
- █ The contestant lost the Season Premiere's Lip Sync For Your Life and was voted into the winning queens' group.
- █ The contestant received positive critiques, but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant received negative critiques, but was not up for elimination.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two, but neither one was eliminated.
- █ 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.
Queen's Winning Earnings
| Name | Money |
|---|---|
| Denali | $5,000 |
| Elliott | $0 |
| Gottmik | $0 |
| Joey | $0 |
| Kahmora | $0 |
| Kandy | $0 |
| LaLa | $0 |
| Olivia | $0 |
| Rosé | $0 |
| Symone | $5,000 |
| Tamisha | $0 |
| Tina | $0 |
| Utica | $0 |
Episodes
| Series # | Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 1 | The Pork Chop | January 1, 2021 |
| 204 | 2 | Condragulations | January 8, 2021 |
| 205 | 3 | Phenomenon | January 15, 2021 |
| 206 | 4 | RuPaulmark Channel | January 22, 2021 |
Episode 1: "The Pork Chop"
Airdate: January 1, 2021
Synopsis: In an epic twist, RuPaul makes all 13 contestants lip sync for their lives as soon as they enter the competition. Some will stay, some will sashay away.
Episode 1 Judges
- Maxi Challenge: The queens face off in Lip Sync For Your Life battles
Entrance Order
| 1 | Kandy Muse |
| 2 | Joey Jay |
| 3 | Denali |
| 4 | LaLa Ri |
| 5 | Symone |
| 6 | Tamisha Iman |
| 7 | Gottmik |
| 8 | Utica Queen |
| 9 | Rosé |
| 10 | Olivia Lux |
| 11 | Tina Burner |
| 12 | Kahmora Hall |
| 13 | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Lip Sync Pair | Lip Sync Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kandy Muse | "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen |
WIN |
| Joey Jay | LOSS | |
| Denali | "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls |
LOSS |
| LaLa Ri | WIN | |
| Symone | "The Pleasure Principle" by Janet Jackson |
WIN |
| Tamisha Iman | LOSS | |
| Gottmik | "Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan |
WIN |
| Utica Queen | LOSS | |
| Rosé | "Ex's and Oh's" by Elle King |
LOSS |
| Olivia Lux | WIN | |
| Tina Burner | "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya and Lil Kim |
WIN |
| Kahmora Hall | LOSS | |
| Elliott with 2 Ts | LOSS | |
Episode 2: "Condragulations"
Airdate: January 8, 2021
Synopsis: Queens form a pop group to write lyrics and perform choreography to a new version of RuPaul’s song Condragulations. Choreographer Jamal Sims (Disney’s Aladdin) guest judges.
Episode 2 Judges
- Guest Judge: Jamal Sims
- Mini Challenge: Show off two runway ready looks in the categories Day Time Drama Mama and Night Time is the Right Time
- Maxi Challenge: Write original lyrics and perform them for RuPaul's song "Condragulations"
- Runway Theme: Lamé you Stay
- Top 2 of the Week: Olivia Lux and Symone
- Lip Sync Song: "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Symone
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 tip
Losing Queens' Votes
| Queen | 1st Vote | 2nd Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Denali | Joey Jay | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Elliott with 2 Ts | Utica Queen | |
| Joey Jay | Elliott with 2 Ts | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Kahmora Hall | Utica Queen | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Rosé | Elliott with 2 Ts | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Tamisha Iman | Utica Queen | Elliott with 2 Ts |
| Utica Queen | Elliott with 2 Ts |
Episode 3: "Phenomenon"
Airdate: January 15, 2021
Synopsis: As the race for the crown continues, queens must write lyrics and perform choreography in a performance of RuPaul’s song Phenomenon. Comedian and host Nicole Byer (Nailed It!) guest judges.
Episode 3 Judges
- Guest Judge: Nicole Byer
- Mini Challenge: Show off two runway ready looks in the categories the Lady and the Vamp
- Maxi Challenge: Write original lyrics and perform them for RuPaul's song "Phenomenon"
- Runway Theme: We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used To It
- Top 2 of the Week: Denali and Rosé
- Lip Sync Song: "If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Denali
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 tip
Episode 4: "RuPaulmark Channel"
Airdate: January 22, 2021
Synopsis: The queens are challenged to overact in cheesy RuPaulmark holiday movies. Comedian and host Loni Love (Soul Plane) guest judges.
- Guest Judge: Loni Love
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Overact in cheesy RuPaulmark holiday movies.
- Runway Theme: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA and TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Gallery
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Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' looks from each episode.
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Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' planned looks for each episode.
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Videos
Meet The Queens
Press Week Interviews
Challenge Performances
Music Recordings
Lip Sync Performances
The Pit Stop
Trivia
- Season 13 is the first season...
- Where the trailer was leaked by the Drag Race YouTube channel.
- To begin the season with a lip-sync showdown, a challenge usually done at the live finale.
- To have the same amount of queens as there are number of regular seasons (13th season, 13 queens).
- To feature a transgender man, Gottmik.
- To feature a queen from Alaska, Denali, who is originally from Fairbanks, Alaska.
- To feature a queen from Arkansas, Symone, who is originally from Conway, Arkansas.
- Because of this and Denali's being from Alaska, all four states beginning with the letter A have now featured at least one queen on Drag Race.
- To feature a drag mother and daughter competing against one another on the same season, Tamisha Iman and LaLa Ri.
- To have each queen get an individual commercial to count down to the premiere.
- To feature the queens in only a single look during the premiere.
- To feature RuPaul in drag throughout an entire episode during the premiere.
- To have no eliminations three episodes in a row.
- Season 13 is the second season...
- To have queens leaked by Drag Race, the first being Season 2 of Drag Race UK.
- To be filmed and released during the COVID-19 pandemic, the first being Season 1 of Drag Race Holland.
- To feature something normally only featured on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, the queens voting each other off, after Season 12, which had 2 Lip Sync for you Legacies in the two premieres.
- To not feature a mini challenge during the premiere.
- On Episode 1, it was revealed that Tamisha Iman was originally cast on Season 12 but had to forego the season due to her cancer diagnosis.
- Many queens have drag family from the show:
- Kandy Muse is the drag daughter of Aja, and the drag sister of Dahlia Sin.
- Kahmora Hall is the drag mother of Soju, and the drag sister of Dida Ritz, Naysha Lopez, and Jaida Essence Hall.
- LaLa Ri is the drag daughter of Tamisha Iman, her fellow contestant on the season.
- Rosé is the drag sister of Jan, and the drag aunt of Lemon.
- Symone is the drag sister of Gigi Goode.
References
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13
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| Denali • Elliott with 2 Ts • Gottmik • Joey Jay • Kahmora Hall • Kandy Muse • LaLa Ri • Olivia Lux • Rosé • Symone • Tamisha Iman • Tina Burner • Utica Queen | |
| RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Matthews | |
| Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg | |
