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The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was officially announced on March 12, 2012 with a Facebook voting opening to decide one of the cast members[1] which closed on March 31, 2012.[2] Season 4 winner Sharon Needles placed 1st in the voting, but declined the invitation to compete.[3] Pandora Boxx, who placed 2nd in the voting, was then selected as Sharon's replacement to participate and was the first contestant announced.[4]
The cast of All Stars 1 was announced on August 6, 2012.[5] The season premiered on October 22, 2012.[6] The winner walked out with a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, a crown, a supply of MAC Cosmetics, a one-of-a-kind trip courtesy of Al and Chuck.travel, and a cash prize of $100,000.
On November 26, 2012, Chad Michaels was crowned the winner of All Stars 1 and was inducted into the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Raven placed as runner-up.
Contestants[]
(Biographical information stated from during time of contest)
| Rank | Team | Photo | Contestant | Original Season |
Original Rank |
Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo Shoot |
Snatch Game |
Improv | Make Over |
Ball | Finale | ||||||
| Girl Groups | |||||||||||
| 1st (Winner) |
Team Shad |
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Chad Michaels | Season 4 | Runner-Up | BTM2 | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2nd (Runner-Up) |
Team Rujubee |
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Raven | Season 2 | Runner-Up | HIGH | LOW Mini Chall. Winners |
BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 Mini Chall. Winners |
RUNNER UP |
| 3rd/4th | 
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Jujubee | Season 2 | 3rd | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||
| Team Shad |
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Shannel | Season 1 | 4th | BTM2 | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | |
| 5th/6th | Team Yarlexis |
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Alexis Mateo | Season 3 | 3rd | LOW | WIN | LOW Mini Chall. Winners |
ELIM Mini Chall. Winners |
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Yara Sofia | Season 3 | 4th | ||||||||
| 7th/8th | Team Latrila |
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Latrice Royale | Season 4 | 4th | WIN | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
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Manila Luzon | Season 3 | Runner-Up | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
| 9th/10th | Team Brown Flowers |
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Nina Flowers | Season 1 | Runner-Up | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
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Tammie Brown | Season 1 | 8th | ELIM | |||||||
| 11th/12th |
Team Mandora |
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Mimi Imfurst | Season 3 | 11th | ELIM | |||||
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Pandora Boxx | Season 2 | 5th | ELIM | |||||||
- █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
- █ The contestant placed as a runner-up.
- █ The contestant was not chosen to compete in the final lip sync.
- █ The team won the maxi challenge.
- █ The team received mostly positive critiques, but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The team received mostly negative critiques, but was not up for elimination.
- █ The contestant's team was up for elimination, and both team members lip synced against each other, but neither were eliminated.
- █ The contestant's team was up for elimination, they did not lip sync for their team, and their teammate won the "Lip Sync For Your Life".
- █ The contestant's team was up for elimination, they lip synced for their team, and won the "Lip Sync For Your Life".
- █ The contestant's team was up for elimination, they did not lip sync for their team, their teammate lost the "Lip Sync For Your Life", and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant's team was up for elimination, they lip synced for their team, lost the "Lip Sync For Your Life", and was eliminated.
Episodes[]
| Series # | Episode # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | It Takes Two | October 22, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | RuPaul's Gaff-In | October 29, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | Queens Behaving Badly | November 5, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | All-Star Girl Groups | November 12, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | Dynamic Drag Duos | November 19, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | The Grand Finale | November 26, 2012 |
Episode 1: "It Takes Two"[]
Airdate: October 22, 2012
Synopsis: The twelve returning queens are surprised to learn they will be competing in teams of two and that both team members will be eliminated together in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1.
Episode 1 Judges
- Guest Judges: Rachel Hunter and Ross Mathews
- Maxi Challenge: Create an "Opposites Attract" photoshoot and a "half-baked" photo
- Runway Theme: Team
- Maxi Challenge Winners: Team Latrila
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Custom gowns from Sequin Queen
- Bottom Two: Team Mandora and Team Shad
- Lip Sync Song: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
- Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst
- Eliminated: Team Mandora
Entrance Order
| 1 | Pandora Boxx |
| 2 | Latrice Royale |
| 3 | Yara Sofia |
| 4 | Shannel |
| 5 | Raven |
| 6 | Alexis Mateo |
| 7 | Chad Michaels |
| 8 | Manila Luzon |
| 9 | Mimi Imfurst |
| 10 | Nina Flowers |
| 11 | Jujubee |
| 12 | Tammie Brown |
Choices for Team
| Contestant | Choice for Teammate | Team Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
| Alexis Mateo | Shannel | Yara Sofia | Team Yarlexis | |
| Yara Sofia | Alexis Mateo | Alexis Mateo | ||
| Chad Michaels | Shannel | Team Shad | ||
| Shannel | Chad Michaels | |||
| Jujubee | Raven | Team Rujubee | ||
| Raven | Jujubee | |||
| Latrice Royale | Nina Flowers | Manila Luzon | Team Latrila | |
| Manila Luzon | Latrice Royale | Latrice Royale | ||
| Mimi Imfurst | Chad Michaels | Pandora Boxx | Team Mandora | |
| Pandora Boxx | Jujubee | Manila Luzon | ||
| Nina Flowers | Tammie Brown | Team Brown Flowers | ||
| Tammie Brown | Nina Flowers | |||
- █ The contestants chose each other.
- █ The contestants didn't match with anyone so they became a Team by default.
Opposites Attract Photoshoot
Team Brown Flowers
Team Latrila
Team Mandora
Team Rujubee
Team Shad
Team Yarlexis
Half Baked Photoshoot
Team Brown Flowers
Team Latrila
Team Mandora
Team Rujubee
Team Shad
Team Yarlexis
Episode 2: "RuPaul's Gaff-In"[]
Airdate: October 29, 2012
Synopsis: This episode the queens' teams write original comedy material for a Laugh-In style sketch show. For the show the queens delivered celebrity impersonations. On the runway the queens serve their best mod looks.
- Guest Judges: Busy Phillips and Vicki Lawrence
- Mini Challenge: In Da Butt Ru: Predict how their partners answer a series of questions
- Mini Challenge Winners: Team Rujubee
- Maxi Challenge: Perform and write original jokes doing celebrity impersonations for RuPaul's Gaff-In
- Runway Theme: 60s Glam
- Maxi Challenge Winners: Team Yarlexis
- Maxi Challenge Prize: A set of custom jewelery from Fierce Drag Jewels for each
- Bottom Two: Team Brown Flowers and Team Latrila
- Lip Sync Song: "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman
- Lip Sync Contestants: Latrice Royale & Tammie Brown
- Eliminated: Team Brown Flowers
| Contestant | Celebrity | |
|---|---|---|
| Team Brown Flowers |
Tammie Brown | Tammy Faye |
| Nina Flowers | La Lupe | |
| Team Latrila | Latrice Royale | Oprah Winfrey |
| Manila Luzon | Madonna | |
| Team Rujubee | Raven | Bea Arthur (as Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls) |
| Jujubee | Fran Drescher | |
| Team Shad | Shannel | Lucille Ball (as Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy) |
| Chad Michaels | Bette Davis | |
| Team Yarlexis | Yara Sofia | Charo |
| Alexis Mateo | Shakira | |
Episode 3: "Queens Behaving Badly"[]
Airdate: November 5, 2012
Synopsis: The remaining queens hit the street as they entice strangers to help them earn points in challenges fed to them by earpiece by their teammate.
Episode 3 Judges
- Guest Judges: Janice Dickinson and Rachel Dratch
- Mini Challenge: Queens With Guy Phones
- Mini Challenge Winners: Team Yarlexis
- Maxi Challenge: Act "naughty" on the streets of Hollywood and do pranks
- Runway Theme: Bad Girl Chic
- Maxi Challenge Winners: Team Shad
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Custom shoes and accessories from Shoes for Queens
- Bottom Two: Team Latrila and Team Rujubee
- Lip Sync Song: "Nasty" by Janet Jackson
- Lip Sync Contestants: Jujubee and Manila Luzon
- Eliminated: Team Latrila
Episode 4: "All-Star Girl Groups"[]
Airdate: November 12, 2012
Synopsis: The remaining teams pair up with celebrity daughters to form a girl group. On the main stage, the teams perform before deliberations.
- Guest Judges: Mary Wilson and Rosie Perez
- Mini Challenges: Cheer-reading routine
- Mini Challenge Winners: Team Yarlexis
- Maxi Challenge: Transform daughters of celebrities into members of your girl groups and perform a RuPaul song in front of a live audience
- Maxi Challenge Winners: Team Shad
- Maxi Challenge Prize: A closet full from corsets from Corset Connections
- Bottom Two: Team Rujubee and Team Yarlexis
- Lip Sync Song: "Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls
- Lip Sync Contestants: Raven, Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia
- Eliminated: Team Yarlexis
Girl Groups
| Team | Celebrity's Daughter | Daughter of | Group Name | RuPaul Song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Yarlexis | Kelly Osbourne | Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne |
Fanny Shosha | "Cover Girl (Put The Bass In Your Walk)" |
| Team Shad | Jillian Hervey | Vanessa Williams | Savage Sisters | "Glamazon" |
| Team Rujubee | Kady Z | Pia Zadora | V3 | "Jealous of My Boogie" |
Episode 5: "Dynamic Drag Duos"[]
Airdate: November 19, 2012
Synopsis: The remaining All Stars turn their drag personas into drag superheroes and super villains complete with original lore.
Episode 5 Judges
- Guest Judges: Elvira and Wendi McLendon-Covey
- Mini Challenge: Basketball game of "FISH"
- Mini Challenge Winners: Team Rujubee
- Maxi Challenge: Create a Super Hero or Super Villain persona to your secret drag identity and perform an opening number
- Maxi Challenge Winners: Team Shad
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Custom gowns from Marco Marco and a comic spread of their Dynamic Duo characters
- Bottom Two: Team Rujubee
- Lip Sync Song: "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn
- Lip Sync Contestants: Team Rujubee
- Eliminated: None
Finalists
| Contestant | Challenge Wins | Up for Elimination |
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3 (Eps. 3, 4, 5) |
1 (Ep. 1) |
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0 | 3 (Eps. 3, 4, 5) |
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0 | 3 (Eps. 3, 4, 5) |
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3 (Eps. 3, 4, 5) |
1 (Ep. 1) |
Episode 6: "The Grand Finale"[]
Airdate: November 26, 2012
Synopsis: In the finale episode, the remaining all stars run a gauntlet through the city of Los Angeles before they hit the main stage in their best drag. A winner is decided.
- Special Guests: Delta Work, Marc Malkin, and Ongina
- Guest Judges: Beth Ditto and Cheri Oteri
- Maxi Challenge: Drag on a Time: group interview session, public appearances at Hamburger Mary's and a stand-up comedy routine
- Eliminated: Jujubee and Shannel
- Top Two: Chad Michaels and Raven
- Lip Sync Song: "Responsitrannity (Matt's Pop Edit)" by RuPaul
- Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1: Chad Michaels
- Runner-Up: Raven
Trivia[]
- This is the only season...
- To have two contestants eliminated together in more than one episode.
- To use the 'buzzer' to stop a lip sync and replace one of the lip-syncing contestants with their team member. However, this was only used once during the course of the season by Yara Sofia.
- To have someone in the top 2 not win a single main challenge.
- To not have a song challenge where the contestants perform a remix of a RuPaul song (in terms of All Stars seasons).
- This season is the first of any drag competition to have teams.
- This season is the first season of All Stars to...
- ...not have a reunion episode; the second being All Stars 3, the third being All Stars 4, and the on fourth being All Stars 5.
- ...to have contestants return for another All Stars season.
- This season also hold the record for most contestants return for another All Stars season, with 7.
- On October 19, 2012, Logo's Facebook page released to users who liked the page a 44-minute preview of episode one.
- This season, along with first season of the main show are the only seasons of the franchise not to feature Snatch Game, although this season does have a similar impersonation based challenge in the second episode, the Joke Wall.
- The first episode was dedicated to Sahara Davenport from Season 2, who had died three weeks earlier.
- This is the shortest season to date, with 6 episodes.
- ...it will be followed by Drag Race Italia Season 1 with also 6 episodes
- The lip-sync assassin of All Stars Season 1 was Team Rujubee. Raven eliminated Team Yarlexis (Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo) and Jujubee eliminated Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon). The team also had a double shantay in episode 5.
- This season featured the most Miss Congeniality winners, at four (Nina Flowers, Pandora Boxx, Yara Sofia and Latrice Royale).
- Many fans were disappointed with this season due to the teaming format and unfair pairings that resulted in contestants such as Pandora Boxx and Nina Flowers, many of whom thought would make it far, going home early. Because of this, a long hiatus was taken from All Stars, until 2016 when All Stars 2 aired, and the format has not been replicated since.
- Many of the contestants on the show were also disappointed with the format of the show, notably in All Stars 2 when the contestants protested the idea of making teams prior to the announcement of the new format, as well as Team Latrila's return on All Stars 4 when Monét X Change commented "we all saw how [All Stars 1] turned out."
Gallery[]
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Check out the lookbook gallery to see the contestants' looks from each episode.
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References[]
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1
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| Winner | Chad Michaels |
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| Runners-Up | 2nd: Raven • 3rd & 4th: Jujubee & Shannel |
| Teams | Team Shad: Chad Michaels & Shannel • Team Rujubee: Raven & Jujubee • Team Yarlexis (5th): Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia • Team Latrila (6th): Manila Luzon & Latrice Royale • Team Brown Flowers (7th): Nina Flowers & Tammie Brown • Team Mandora (8th): Pandora Boxx & Mimi Imfurst |
| Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Michelle Visage |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Shawn Morales |
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