RuPaul's Drag Race 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 earn a cash prize of $100,000. Beginning with All Stars 8, the prize was increased to $200,000.
The first season started six months after the finale of Season 4, and 12 queens from the first four seasons competed, with Chad Michaels from Season 4 winning. This season featured a major twist to the show's format being that the 12 contestants would be paired off to compete in the challenges. This was not received well by the queens or the audience and this format has not appeared since this season.
The second season aired in 2016, a few months after the Season 8 finale, and 10 queens from Season 2 to Season 7 competed, with Alaska from Season 5 winning. This season began a new format that subsequent All Stars Seasons followed; instead of the bottom 2 lip-syncing for their lives, the Top Two of every challenge will Lip Sync for their Legacy, where the winner will receive a cash tip of $10,000 and the power to eliminate one of the bottom queens.
The fifth season aired on June 2020, one week after the Season 12 finale, with queens from Seasons 1 to 3, and Seasons 8 to 10 competing. This season introduced a new format. Instead of having a Top Two, this season has a Top All Star. Each week, the Top All Star will lip sync for her legacy against a Lip Sync Assassin from a previous season; if the All Star wins the lip sync, she’ll get the power to eliminate a fellow queen, if the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen will be determined after a majority vote by the rest of the contestants, or the RuMocracy, and the $10,000 tip rolls over to further episodes, until an All Star queen wins a lip sync. On July 24th 2020, Shea Couleé was announced winner of All Stars 5, winning a spot in the Hall Of Fame.
The seventh season aired on May 20 2022, one month after the Season 14 finale, with queens from Seasons 3, 5, 9 to 12 and UK Season 1 competing. All Stars 7 is the first All Winners Season of the Drag Race Franchise. On July 29th 2022, Jinkx Monsoon was announced winner of All Stars 7, being crowned the Queen of All Queens. Additionally, Raja won the title of Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.
The eighth season aired on May 12, 2023, featuring queens from Seasons 2, 5 to 9, 11 to 13 and Canada Season 1. Jimbo won the season, becoming the next queen to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Additionally, LaLa Ri won the title of Queen of the Fame Games.
The ninth season aired on May 17, 2024, featuring queens from Seasons 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 and 14. This season introduced a non-elimination format, as the queens had to compete for charities. Angeria Paris VanMicheals won the season, becoming the next queen to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie both placed as runner-ups.
The tenth season is scheduled to air on May 9, 2025, featuring queens from Seasons 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, and 17.
