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Spoiler Alert!
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The renewal of Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars for Season 4 was officially announced on August 22, 2018, on social media. The official cast was announced was on November 9th, 2018, along with the season premiere date of December 14, 2018.
A RuVealed Special entitled Trixie's Playhouse, featuring Trixie Mattel, Katya, and Detox, was set to air November 8, 2018, to announce the cast of this season on VH1's YouTube Channel, as well as Drag Race's Twitter & Facebook. However, due to the shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, the RuVeal was postponed to Friday, November 9, 2018.[1]
All Stars 4's promo theme is iridescence. Promos were released on November 9th, 2018 accompanying Trixie's Playhouse. It is currently available to watch on VH1's YouTube channel. Announced August 22, 2018, on social media. The official cast was announced was on November 9th, 2018, along with the season premiere date of December 14, 2018.
For the first time, there were two winners of a single season. The winners of this All Stars season were Monét X Change and Trinity The Tuck. Both winners received their own set of Fierce Drag Jewels crown and scepter, a year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics, and $100,000 each.
About the Show
"Following the record-breaking tenth season of VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which just became the first show to ever win an Emmy® Award in both the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program categories in the same year, VH1 has announced the queens returning to the mainstage to compete in the fourth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars.” The groundbreaking competition is set to return with supersized, 90-minute episodes and more stunning fashions, killer lip-syncs, and jaw-dropping twists than ever before. “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” will also be making Friday nights fierce again when it premieres on Friday, December 14th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on VH1." [2]
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during the time of contest)
Contestant | Real Name | Photo | Age | Original Season(s) | Original Rank(s) | All Stars Outcome |
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Monét X Change | Kevin Bertin | 28 | Season 10 | 6th Place (Miss Congeniality) |
Winners | |
Trinity The Tuck | Ryan Taylor | 33 | Season 9 | 3rd/4th Place | ||
Monique Heart | Kevin Richardson | 32 | Season 10 | 8th Place | 3rd/4th Place
(Runners-Up) | |
Naomi Smalls | Davis Heppenstall | 23 | Season 8 | Runner-Up | ||
Latrice Royale | Timothy Wilcots | 46 | Season 4 | 4th Place (Miss Congeniality) |
5th Place (Originally 7th) | |
All Stars 1 | 7th/8th Place | |||||
Manila Luzon | Karl Westerberg | 36 | Season 3 | Runner-Up | 6th Place | |
All Stars 1 | 7th/8th Place | |||||
Valentina | James Leyva | 27 | Season 9 | 7th Place
(Miss Congeniality) |
7th Place | |
Gia Gunn | Gia Ketaro Ichikawa | 28 | Season 6 | 10th Place | 8th Place | |
The Switch 2 | Runner-Up | |||||
Farrah Moan | Cameron Clayton | 24 | Season 9 | 8th Place | 9th Place | |
Jasmine Masters | Martell Robinson | 40 | Season 7 | 12th Place | 10th Place |
Contestant Progress
Rank | Photo | Contestant | Original Season(s) |
Original Rank(s) |
Ep. 0 (Queen RuVeal) |
Ep. 1 (Talent Show) |
Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 (Snatch Game) |
Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 (Make Over) |
Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 (Grand Finale) |
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1st (Winners) |
Monét X Change | Season 10 | 6th | IN | LOW | TOP2 | SAFE | BTM2 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | BTM3 | WINNERS | |
Trinity The Tuck | Season 9 | 3rd/4th | IN | WIN | SAFE Team Captain |
TOP2 | LOW | BTM4 | SAFE | TOP2 | HIGH | WIN | |||
3rd/4th (Runners-Up) |
Monique Heart | Season 10 | 8th | IN | TOP2 | BTM2 Team Captain |
SAFE | WIN | BTM4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | ELIMINATED | |
Naomi Smalls | Season 8 | Runner-Up | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | BTM4 | SAFE | BTM2 | WIN | BTM3 | |||
5th (orig. 7th) |
Latrice Royale | Season 4 | 4th | IN | SAFE Mini Chall. Winner |
SAFE | LOW | ELIM | RTRN | WIN | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
All Stars 1 | 7th/8th | ||||||||||||||
6th | Manila Luzon | Season 3 | Runner-Up | IN | SAFE | LOW | WIN | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | |||
All Stars 1 | 7th/8th | ||||||||||||||
7th | Valentina | Season 9 | 7th | IN | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | HIGH | BTM4 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
8th | Gia Gunn | Season 6 | 10th | IN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | |||||||
The Switch 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||||||
9th | Farrah Moan | Season 9 | 8th | IN | BTM2 | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||
10th | Jasmine Masters | Season 7 | 12th | IN | ELIM | OUT |
- █ The contestants won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4.
- █ The contestants were eliminated and did not reach the final Lip Sync.
- █ The contestant was in the top two, and won the Lip Sync for your Legacy. The contestant won $10,000 and the power to eliminate another contestant.
- █ The contestant was in the top two, and won the Lip Sync for your Legacy. The contestant won $5,000, but not the power to eliminate another contestant.
- █ The contestant was in the top two, but did not win the Lip Sync for your Legacy.
- █ The contestant was safe, they received mostly positive critiques.
- █ The contestant was safe, they received either mixed or no critiques.
- █ The contestant was safe, they received mostly negative critiques.
- █ The contestant was in the bottom two/three, but wasn't eliminated by the winner of the Lip Sync for your Legacy.
- █ The contestant was in the bottom two and was eliminated by the winner of the Lip Sync for your Legacy.
- █ The contestant was in the bottom three and was eliminated for the second time by the Lip Sync for your Legacy winner.
- █ The contestant was in the bottom four but no one was eliminated.
- █ The contestant was safe as they had immunity.
- █ The contestant re-entered the competition.
- █ The contestant won her Sudden Death Lip Sync and remained in the competition.
- █ The contestant lost her Sudden Death Lip Sync and did not re-enter the competition.
Top 2 Lipstick Choices
Episode # | Winner | Choice | Loser | Choice |
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1 | Trinity | Jasmine | Monique | Jasmine |
2 | Valentina | Farrah | Monét | Farrah |
3 | Manila | Gia | Trinity | Gia |
4 | Monique | Latrice | Manila | Monét |
5 | Manila | Valentina | N/A | |
Monét | ||||
6 | No Lipsticks Chosen | |||
7 | Latrice | Valentina | Trinity | Valentina |
8 | Naomi | Manila | Monét | Manila |
9 | Trinity | Latrice | Monique | Latrice |
█ The contestant was not eliminated, as All-Star rules were suspended.
Queen's Winning Earnings
Name | Money |
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Farrah | $0 |
Gia | $0 |
Jasmine | $0 |
Latrice | $10,000 |
Manila | $15,000 |
Monét | $105,000 |
Monique | $10,000 |
Naomi | $10,000 |
Trinity | $120,000 |
Valentina | $10,000 |
Episodes
Series # | Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
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157 | 0 | Trixie's Playhouse | November 9, 2018 |
158 | 1 | All Star Super Queen Variety Show | December 14, 2018 |
159 | 2 | Super Girl Groups, Henny | December 21, 2018 |
160 | 3 | Snatch Game of Love | December 28, 2018 |
161 | 4 | Jersey Justice | January 4, 2019 |
162 | 5 | Roast in Peace | January 11, 2019 |
163 | 6 | LaLaPaRUza | January 18, 2019 |
164 | 7 | Queens of Clubs | January 25, 2019 |
165 | 8 | RuPaul's Best Judy's Race | February 1, 2019 |
166 | 9 | Sex and the Kitty, Girl 3 | February 8, 2019 |
167 | 10 | Super Queen Grand Finale | February 15, 2019 |
Episode 1: "All Star Super Queen Variety Show"
Airdate: December 14th, 2018
Synopsis: Ten All Stars compete for $100,000 and a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame! Their first challenge is a salute to LGBTQ troops in an All Star-Spangled Variety Show!
- Guest Judge: Jennifer Lewis
- Mini Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
- Mini-Challenge Winner: Latrice Royale
- Mini-Challenge Prize: $2,500 gift card from L.a. Eyeworks.
- Maxi Challenge: All Star Variety Show
- Top Two: Trinity The Tuck and Monique Heart
- Maxi Challenge Prize: 7 Night Stay for Two at the Sand Castle on the Beach Hotel in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Lip Sync Winner: Trinity The Tuck
- Bottom Two: Farrah Moan and Jasmine Masters
- Lip Sync Song: "Emotions" by Mariah Carey
- Eliminated: Jasmine Masters
- Farewell Message: Hey Jush much to you all. Kick face luv Jasmine Masters
Entrance Order
1. | Monique Heart |
2. | Trinity The Tuck |
3. | Naomi Smalls |
4. | Monét X Change |
5. | Gia Gunn |
6. | Farrah Moan |
7. | Jasmine Masters |
8. | Valentina |
9. | Latrice Royale |
Manila Luzon |
All Star Talent Show Extravaganza
Queen | Talent | |
---|---|---|
Monique Heart | Singing | |
Naomi Smalls | Lip-Syncing | |
Gia Gunn | Kabuki | |
Trinity The Tuck | Tucking | |
Farrah Moan | Burlesque | |
Monét X Change | Singing / Lip-Syncing | |
Manila Luzon | Upside Down Painting | |
Jasmine Masters | Stand Up | |
Latrice Royale | Color Guard | |
Valentina | Lip-Syncing |
Episode 2: "Super Girl Groups, Henny"
Airdate: December 21st, 2018
Synopsis: The All Stars audition for a new supergroup, “Henny!” and must write lyrics and perform epic choreographed numbers, featuring Drag Race legend, Stacy Layne Matthews. This is the first appearance of the latter, before appearing in two other episodes as an extra. Extra special guest judges Kacey Musgraves and Ciara.
- Special Guest: Stacy Layne Matthews
- Guest Judges: Kacey Musgraves and Ciara
- Maxi Challenge: Audition for the new super girl group, "Henny."
- Runway Theme: Eleguence After Dark
- Top Two: Monét X Change & Valentina
- Maxi Challenge Prize: a $2,500 gift card from Arda Wigs and a $1,000 gift card from CoolHaus Ice Cream
- Lip Sync Winner: Valentina
- Bottom Two: Farrah Moan & Monique Heart
- Lip Sync Song: "Into You" by Ariana Grande
- Eliminated: Farrah Moan
- Farewell Message: Shine bright All Stars xoxo Farrah Moan
Team Trinity | Team Monique |
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"Don't Funk it Up" | "Errybody Say Love" |
Trinity The Tuck | Monique Heart |
Valentina | Monét X Change |
Latrice Royale | Naomi Smalls |
Manila Luzon | Farrah Moan |
Gia Gunn |
Episode 3: "Snatch Game of Love"
Airdate: December 28th, 2018
Synopsis: The All Stars compete in everyone’s favorite game, The Snatch Game, but this time with a romantic twist! The Super Queens impersonate celebrities to win the hearts of hunky bachelors. Guest judges: Gus Kenworthy and Keiynan Lonsdale.
- Guest Judges: Gus Kenworthy and Keiynan Lonsdale
- Maxi Challenge: Snatch Game of Love
- Runway Theme: Boots The House Down
- Top Two: Manila Luzon and Trinity The Tuck
- Maxi Challenge Prize: A set of suitcases including an everywhere bag from Away Luggage and a 5-night stay at The Grand Resort Hotel and Spa
- Lip Sync Winner: Manila Luzon
- Bottom Two: Gia Gunn and Valentina
- Lip Sync Song: "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston
- Eliminated: Gia Gunn
- Farewell Message: Believe in you and only you XOXO Gia Gunn
Snatch Game Characters
Snatchelorette Group 1 | Snatchelorette Group 2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snatchelor: Gus Kenworthy | Snatchelor: Keiynan Lonsdale | ||||
Queen | Celebrity | Results | Queen | Celebrity |
Results |
Monét X Change | Whitney Houston | LOSS | Monique Heart | Tiffany Haddish | LOSS |
Naomi Smalls | Wendy Williams | LOSS | Manila Luzon | Barbra Streisand | WIN |
Trinity The Tuck | Caitlyn Jenner | WIN | Gia Gunn | Jenny Bui | LOSS |
Valentina | Eartha Kitt | LOSS | Latrice Royale | Della Reese | LOSS |
Episode 4: "Jersey Justice"
Airdate: January 4th, 2019
Synopsis: In a salute to all things Jersey, the All Stars plead their cases before “Judge" Michelle Visage in an unscripted courtroom parody. This is the second appearance of Stacy Layne Matthews as the writer of the courtroom scenes despite using the green screen. Extra special guest judges: Zoe Kravitz and comedian Erica Ash
- Special Guest: Elton John
- Guest Judges: Zoë Kravitz and Erica Ash
- Maxi Challenge: Improvise in a daytime court show, "Jersey Justice."
- Runway Theme: Swerves and Curves: Padded for the gods.
- Top Two: Manila Luzon and Monique Heart
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $2,500 gift card from FierceQueen.com and $2,000 gift card from Elea's Closet
- Lip Sync Winner: Monique Heart
- Bottom Two: Latrice Royale and Monét X Change
- Lip Sync Song: "The Bitch is Back" by Tina Turner
- Eliminated: Latrice Royale
- Farewell Message: It aint over til the fat lady sings. I love you ALL!!! Stay FIERCE and above all love each other! ♡ Latrice Royale
Jersey Justice Court Cases
You Made Me Look Like a Bitch, Bitch! | |||
---|---|---|---|
"A botched makeover Jersey-style" | |||
Plaintiff | Defendant | ||
Manila Luzon | as Tiffani |
Naomi Smalls | as Stefani Angelyne Ricotta Permanata |
How 'Bout Them Cakes? | |||
"A timely dispute between a cake maker and a discriminated customer" | |||
Plaintiff | Defendant | ||
Monique Heart | as Anastasia Ravioli Ragu |
Latrice Royale | as Anna Mae |
Monét X Change | as Alexis | ||
I Was Snookered by Snooki! | |||
"A case of stolen identity" | |||
Plaintiff | Defendant | ||
Trinity The Tuck | as Fisha Pice |
Valentina | as Snookie McSnookowitz |
Episode 5: "Roast in Peace"
Airdate: January 11th, 2019
Synopsis: The All Stars compete in a comedy roast and must write and perform a "Ru-logy" for a drag legend Lady Bunny. This is the third appearance of Stacy Lanye Matthews, this time as a fellow mourner of Lady Bunny's "Obituary (or as Manila called said in Lady Bunny's fashion: "Oh bitch you're hairy!")". Extra special guest judges: SNL's Cecily Strong and Yvette Nicole Brown.
- Special Guest: Lady Bunny
- Guest Judges: Yvette Nicole Brown and Cecily Strong
- Maxi Challenge: The Funeral Roast of Lady Bunny
- Runway Theme: Angelic White
- Top Two: Manila Luzon and Monét X Change
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $3,000 gift card to MuLondon and a wig wardrobe from Rockstar Wigs and immunity for the next episode.
- Lip Sync Winner: Manila Luzon and Monét X Change
- Bottom Four: Trinity The Tuck, Naomi Smalls, Valentina and Monique Heart
- Lip Sync Song: "Jump To It" by Aretha Franklin
- Eliminated: None
- RuPaul Message: Get Ready To Lipsync For Your Life, Life, Life, Life -RuPaul
Roast Set Order
1. | Monét X Change |
2. | Trinity The Tuck |
3. | Monique Heart |
4. | Naomi Smalls |
5. | Valentina |
6. | Manila Luzon |
Episode 6: "LaLaPaRUza"
Airdate: January 18th, 2019
Synopsis: For the first time in Drag Race Herstory, all of the eliminated All Stars get a chance to return to the competition. But first they have to send home a competing All Star in a shocking mid season lip sync smackdown.
- Maxi Challenge: Lip Sync Smackdown
- Runway Theme: LaLaPaRUza Eleganza
- Returning Queens: Latrice Royale
Lip Sync for your Life, Life, Life
Lip Sync Pairs | Box Picked | Song | ||
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Jasmine | vs | Trinity | 3 | "Peanut Butter" by RuPaul |
Farrah | vs | Valentina | 1 | "Kitty Girl" by RuPaul |
Gia | vs | Naomi | 4 | "Adrenaline" by RuPaul |
Latrice | vs | Monique | 2 | "Sissy That Walk" by RuPaul |
- █ The contestant won the Sudden Death Lip Sync.
- █ The contestant lost the Sudden Death Lip Sync.
Episode 7: "Queens of Clubs"
Airdate: January 25th, 2019
Synopsis: The All Stars are challenged to design and host their own VIP club nights. Extra special guest judges: Rita Ora and NYC Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch
- Guest Judges: Rita Ora and Susanne Bartsch
- Maxi Challenge: Design and host their own VIP club nights
- Runway Theme: Plastique Fantastique
- Top Two: Latrice Royale and Trinity The Tuck
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $2,500 gift card from The Creme Shop and a $3,000 gift card from J.J. Malibu
- Lip Sync Winner: Latrice Royale
- Bottom Two: Naomi Smalls and Valentina
- Lip Sync Song: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead Or Alive
- Eliminated: Valentina
- Farewell Message: UGH! I HAVE TO PACK! Love you all! Valentina
Groups
Queens | Club Theme | Signature Cocktail | VIP Guests | Nightly Entertainment | |
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The Blackhole | Monét X Change | Aliens | Beam Me Up | N/A | 12am: Walk the belt Bring a look, Turn the look and win and prize: $1,000 $100, $1.25 |
Monique Heart | |||||
Club 96 | Naomi Smalls | 1996 Fashion | Super long, Super tall, lots of champagne with a red N&N. | 2am: Sell(me) that(the) Garment | |
Valentina | |||||
Club Hive | Trinity The Tuck | Bumble Bees | Bee-tini: honey-infused vodka, a little bit of hornet venom, rimmed with bee pollen | VIB: Very Important BEEyotches. | 12am: Strip spelling bee contest |
Latrice Royale | |||||
Manila Luzon |
Episode 8: "RuPaul's Best Judy's Race"
Airdate: February 1, 2019
Synopsis: The All Stars pay tribute to the legend, Judy Garland, as they transform their best friends into their own drag family! Extra special guest judges: Francis Bean Cobain and Ellen Pompeo.
- Guest Judges: Francis Bean Cobain and Ellen Pompeo
- Maxi Challenge: Transform their best friends into their own drag sisters and choreograph a musical tribute to Judy Garland
- Runway Theme: Best Judy Realness
- Top Two: Monét X Change and Naomi Smalls
- Maxi Challenge Prize: The Queens won a trip for two to Iceland and the Best Judy's won a $1,000 gift card from Klein Epstein & Parker.
- Lip Sync Winner: Naomi Smalls
- Bottom Two: Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon
- Lip Sync Song: "Come Rain Or Come Shine" by Judy Garland
- Eliminated: Manila Luzon
- Farewell Message: DRIVER! Kill it! See you out there! Manila
Best Judy Makeover Pairs
Queen | Best Judy | Drag Name |
---|---|---|
Latrice Royale | Tim | Alexis Knight |
Manila Luzon | Michael | Iyowife Luzon |
Monét X Change | Patty | Patty Cash |
Monique Heart | Danny | Shanida Heart |
Naomi Smalls | Ricardo | Extra Smalls |
Trinity The Tuck | Leo | Indigo the Tuck |
Episode 9: "Sex and the Kitty, Girl 3"
Airdate: February 8, 2019
Synopsis: The All-Stars star in a movie sequel centered on the sex lives of NYC singles and the actresses who play them. Extra special guest judges: Designer Jason Wu and Felicity Huffman
- Guest Judges: Jason Wu and Felicity Huffman
- Maxi Challenge: Star in a mockumentary, "Sex and The Kitty, Girl 3."
- Runway Theme: Kitty Girl Couture
- Top Two: Monique Heart and Trinity the Tuck
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $3,000 gift card from The Diva's Jewels and a three night stay for two at The Standard East Village in New York
- Lip Sync Winner: Trinity the Tuck
- Bottom Three: Monét X Change, Latrice Royale, and Naomi Smalls
- Lip Sync Song: "When I Think Of You" by Janet Jackson
- Eliminated: Latrice Royale
- Farewell Message: STILL A Queen! BYE! CYA! Latrice
Sex & the Kitty, Girl 3
Queen | Character |
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Latrice Royale | Cynthia |
Monét X Change | Kristin |
Monique Heart | K-Jo |
Naomi Smalls | SJP |
Trinity The Tuck | Kim |
Top Four All Stars
Queens | Challenge Wins | Up for Elimination |
---|---|---|
3 (Eps. 2, 5, 8) |
2 (Eps. 4, 9) | |
3 (Eps. 1, 4, 9) |
2 (Eps. 2, 5) | |
1 (Ep. 8) |
3 (Eps. 5, 7, 9) | |
4 (Eps. 1, 3, 7, 9) |
1 (Ep. 5) |
Episode 10: "Super Queen Grand Finale"
Airdate: February 15, 2019
Synopsis: To win a place in Drag Race Hall of Fame, the final 4 queens must write and perform a verse for RuPaul’s song “Super Queen,” and appear on the “What’s the T” podcast with RuPaul and Michelle Visage. Guest appearances by past winners.
- Special Guests: Chad Michaels, Alaska, & Trixie Mattel
- Guest Judge: Todrick Hall
- Maxi Challenge: Write, sing, and dance in an ambitious production number to RuPaul's song "Super Queen - Stockholm Mix"
- Runway Theme: All Star Eleganza
- Top Two All Stars: Monét X Change & Trinity The Tuck
- Eliminated Queens: Monique Heart & Naomi Smalls
- Lip Sync Song: "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
- Winners of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Monét X Change & Trinity The Tuck
Trivia
- Valentina was prematurely confirmed to be on the season by a reporter for the live musical Rent, in which she starred.[3]
- This is the first season of All Stars to not feature any winners of Snatch Game.
- This is, however, the first season of All Stars to feature queens who were eliminated on episodes of Snatch Game: Gia Gunn and Monique Heart.
- Stacy Layne Matthews joined this season as a special guest on the second episode, and as an extra on the fourth and fifth episode.
- The Top 4 Queens (Monét, Monique, Naomi, and Trinity) were the first 4 queens to enter the workroom this season.
- The only episode that neither of the winners were in the Top 2 was Episode 4. Also, it is the only time both of them faced negative critiques at the same time.
- This season has/is...
- the first 7th place queen to compete: Valentina.
- the first 10th place queen to compete: Gia Gunn.
- the lowest original placing queen to compete: Jasmine Masters at 12th place (tied with Shangela)
- the first queen to compete on an American season and a non-American season: Gia Gunn, who was on The Switch 2
- the first queens to compete on two All-Stars seasons, as well as the second and third queens to compete on three seasons (after Shangela): Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon.
- the first runway song different from the 3 previous All-Stars seasons; "Super Queen (Runway Remix)" is the featured runway theme this season.
- the first lip-sync between two Miss Congenialities (Monét X Change and Valentina).
- the first queen to be eliminated on the Snatch Game episode a second time: Gia Gunn.
- the first season to air in two different years.
- the first season where the winners' lipstick had been chosen for elimination. Manila chose Monét's lipstick in episode 4.
- the first season with a bottom 4.
- the first All-Stars season with every queen lip-synched for your life/legacy once (during All-Stars 1, Shannel and Pandora Boxx never did lip-sync. During All Stars 2, Ginger Minj, Coco Montrese and Adore never did lip-sync for your legacy. During All Stars 3, Chi Chi DeVayne, Thorgy Thor, Milk, and Morgan McMichaels never did lip-sync).
- The only burlesque performance to land in the bottom 2.
- The least amount of mini-challenges with only one.
- The first season of All-Stars to have immunity. This is also the first season to have queens with immunity since Season 5.
- This is the first season to have the returning queen win the challenge after the episode that they returned- Latrice Royale.
- the first queens to not get their first challenge win in the first 5 episodes on an All-Stars season. Latrice Royale got her first challenge win episode 7 and Naomi Smalls got her first challenge win episode 8.
- the most number of episodes in an All-Stars season to date.
- the first season where a queen who was previously eliminated and then returned was not sent home their first time in the bottom, Latrice Royale
- the first queens to lip sync for their legacies in both the first and last challenge: Monique Heart and Trinity The Tuck
- the first season where all the lipstick choices were the same except for episode 4.
- The first time both winners of the All Star Variety Show make it to the top 4.
- the first season (aside from All-Stars 1) that none the top 4 were only safe on episode 1.
- the first season with two winners—Monét X Change & Trinity The Tuck.
- the first season of All-Stars where a queen won the first and last challenge: Trinity The Tuck & Monique Heart
- the first winner of All-Stars to not have won a challenge on her original season: Monét X Change
- the first Miss Congeniality to win All-Stars: Monét X Change
- the first African-American queen to win All-Stars: Monét X Change
- the third season to not have a reunion (after All Stars 1 and All Stars 3)
- the first season to have the "runner-up(s)" place 3rd/4th respectively.
- the last season of All-Stars to air on VH1.
- This season's featured RuPaul Promo Look was not originally shot for the season. The photo is an edited version of the original to fit the iridescent theme.
- All-Stars 4 is the first All-Stars season with the Legacy format to not have anyone quit.
- Surprisingly, similar to All Stars 3, the Top 2 never lip-sync against each other.
- This season has suffered from several leaks:
- The subtitles for the first episode were downloaded from WOW servers and leaked before the episode aired.
- The third episode was leaked a few hours after episode two aired on TV due to it being added to WowPresents+ by accident. It was removed hours later.
- Part of episode five's main challenge was mistakenly uploaded to Comedy Central UK Youtube channel a week before its airdate.
- The entire elimination order was correctly leaked on Reddit.
- A portion of the final episode of The Pit Stop was leaked, revealing the winners of the season hours before the finale aired.
- The episode "Super Queen Grand Finale" by far, the lowest-rated episode on IMDB with a whopping 2.2/10.
- After the episode aired, WOW Presents posted a picture on their Instagram of Monét X Change being the winner of All Stars 4. it was taken down seconds later.
- As of July 5th, 2019, half of the cast has over 1 million followers on Instagram (Farrah Moan, Manila Luzon, Naomi Smalls, Trinity the Tuck and Valentina), and therefore makes this one of two seasons with the most queens in its cast to have over 1 million followers (alongside All Stars 2).
Gallery
Check out the lookbook gallery to see the contestants' looks from each episode.
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Videos
Meet the All-Stars 4 Queens
Whatcha Packin' Exit Interviews
References
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4
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Winners | Monét X Change & Trinity The Tuck |
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Runners-Up | 3rd & 4th: Monique Heart & Naomi Smalls |
Other Contestants | 5th: Latrice Royale • 6th: Manila Luzon • 7th: Valentina • 8th: Gia Gunn • 9th: Farrah Moan • 10th: Jasmine Masters |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg |