The Werk Room

The Werk Room is a room on RuPaul's Drag Race where contestants perform mini-challenges, and prepare for or work on main challenges and runway presentations. This is where contestants put together and create costumes, apply wigs and make-up, and prepare for the day's main challenges and elimination ceremonies. The room has changed several times throughout the duration of the show, most notably on Season 10.

The Werk Room

Season 1

When the first season premiered, the work room was very basic and fairly small. There was a total of 9 workstations and tables with sewing machines. There was also a television where RuPaul first announced the start of the race.

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Season 2

The Werk Room changed drastically from the previous season. They added doors, brick walls, bigger workstations and more tables with sewing machines. The room was also expanded. The biggest change was the color and of course the design. The aesthetic became pink and black/white, as opposed to the previous orange and white.

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Season 3

There were no major changes, except for the premiere episode, where they added Christmas decorations.

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Season 4

The gray entrance door was switched to a pink doorway.

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All Stars 1

In the first episode, the Pit Crew brought in a stand with pictures for the queens to choose their teammate.

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Season 5

The floor color was changed from gray to light pink. A neon pink LED lip symbol was also added to the entrance.

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Season 6

The pink LED lip symbol was adjusted to a red color, as well as the pink paneling in the doorway, which was also changed to a bright red. Artwork of RuPaul was also added over the entrance way.

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Group 1

Group 2

Season 7

A white shelf addition was placed in the Werk Room, containing RuPaul statuettes, which each queen would take with them upon being eliminated. An LED "WERK" sign was also placed behind the doorway.

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Season 8

There were no major changes to the Werk Room itself. However, a confessional room, called the Shade Tree, was added, in which queens could share their innermost secrets and thoughts.

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All Stars 2

The Untucked and Reunion special took place in the Werk Room with white couches and most of the lights turned off.

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Season 9

A large wax statue of RuPaul was added to the Werk Room, as well as a large lamp next to it.

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(Although Cynthia did not enter the werkroom in the beginning of the premiere episode. She was shown to the cast at the end of Episode 1 and revealed at the beginning of Episode 2).

All Stars 3

The Untucked took place in the Werk Room with white couches and most of the lights turned off.

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Season 10

The Werk Room has had its biggest overhaul since Season 2. The Werk Room now has a red theme rather than a pink theme.

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All Stars 4

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Group 1

Group 2

All Stars 5

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Holi-Slay Spectacular

The Werk Room had a Christmas overhaul. The Werk Room was full of Christmas decor.

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1

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Canada's Drag Race Season 1

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Trivia

The Werk Room contains 4 boxes which are all filled with various fabrics.
The bricks in the Werk Room are fake, and are in fact just printed vinyl . At certain points during the show you may see the walls move if an object or contestant gets to close and causes an air current.
The 1st, 50th, 100th and 150th queen to enter the US version of the Werk Room all didn't make it to the finale of their season
- Season 1 : Shannel (1st Queen)
- Season 5 : Serena Cha Cha (50th Queen)
- Season 8 : Derrick Barry (100th Queen)
- Season 11 : Kahanna Montrese (150th Queen)
In All Stars 4 and Season 11, the top 4 enters in a row in the Werk Room.
From Season 8 to All Stars 5, the queen who enters first appeared in the Music Video
- Season 8 : Naomi Smalls (The Realness)
- All Stars 2 : Katya (Read U Wrote U)
- Season 9 : Peppermint (Category is)
- All Stars 3 : Trixie Mattel (Kitty Girl)
- Season 10 : Eureka (American)
- All Stars 4 : Monique Heart (Super Queen)
- Season 11 : Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (Queens Everywhere)
- UK Season 1: Baga Chipz (Rock It (To The Moon))
- Season 12: Brita and Rock M. Sakura, in "I’m that B*tch" and "You Don’t Know Me" respectively.
- All Stars 5 : Shea Coulee (Clap Back)