The fourteenth season of ''

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'' premiered on January 7, 2022. The reality competition series, broadcast on VH1 in the United States, showcases 14 new

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competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". Casting calls for season 14 were opened in November 2020, and the cast was officially revealed by season 13 winner Symone on VH1 on December 2, 2021. The season premiere received 738,000 viewers, making it the most-watched premiere since Season 10. The season was won by

Willow Pill Willow Patterson (born January 22, 1995), known by the stage name Willow Pill, is an American drag performer. She is best known as the winner of season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2022. Early life Patterson was raised in Denver, Colorado a ...

, who became the first transgender contestant to win the main franchise of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and the fourth transgender contestant to win overall, with

Lady Camden Lady Camden is the stage name of Rex Wheeler, an English drag queen resident in the United States who competed on season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', placing as the runner-up and winning a cash prize of $50,000. Early life Wheeler was born in ...

as the runner-up. Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté was named Miss Congeniality, who became the first transgender contestant to win the title. The season welcomed

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, the show's first heterosexual, cisgender male contestant. The season notably also featured five transgender contestants:

Kerri Colby Kerri Colby is the stage name of Elyse Alessandra Anderson, an American Drag (clothing), drag performer most known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14), season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where she would place ninth overall. Kerri Col ...

and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté (both of whom entered the competition openly trans),

Jasmine Kennedie Jasmine Kennedie is the stage name of Kyle Koritkowski (born May 22, 1999), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early life Jasmine Kennedie was raised in Binghamton, New York and Morgant ...

(who came out as a trans woman during filming of the show),

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(who also came out as a trans woman as the season aired), and Willow Pill (who came out as trans femme as the season aired). The season is the first to feature a "Chocolate Bar Twist" which was introduced in the third episode, which featured each of the contestants being given a

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, one of which contained a golden bar. After losing a lip sync, each contestant must unwrap their chocolate bar, and the contestant whose bar contains the golden bar is saved from elimination. The twist lasted until episode 12, when Bosco was revealed to have the golden chocolate bar. This season had a final five going to the grand finale, a first in the show’s history. Additionally, the winning queen received a cash prize of $150,000, the highest amount awarded to date in a regular season. The runner-up received a $50,000 cash prize. It is also the first series in which a single queen had to lip sync for their life five times; Jorgeous survived four lip syncs and was sent home on the fifth.

Contestants

''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' Notes

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend: Notes:

Guest judges

Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Houston, Texas with her family when she was 10 years old. After col ...

, singer and songwriter *

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

, singer and songwriter * Christine Chiu, businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality *

Loni Love Loni Love (born July 14, 1971) is an American comedian, television host, actress, author, and former electrical engineer. While working as an electrical engineer in the early 2000s, she switched to music engineering, until later launching a caree ...

, comedian and television host *

Ava Max Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koçi; February 16, 1994), known professionally as Ava Max, is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, through which she released her breakthrough single "Sweet but Psycho" in ...

, singer *

Taraji P. Henson Taraji Penda Henson ( ; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in '' Baby Boy'' (2001). Sh ...

, actress and singer *

Ts Madison Ts Madison Hinton (born October 22, 1977), also known as Maddie, is an American reality television personality, actress, and LGBT activist. With the reality show ''The Ts Madison Experience'', she became the first black trans woman to star in and ...

, television and internet personality, LGBTQ+ activist *

Alec Mapa Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (; born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B. D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadway production of ''M. Butterfly''. He gaine ...

, actor *

Nicole Byer Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series ''Nailed It!'' (2018–present), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award no ...

, comedian and actress *

Dove Cameron Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She became famous for her double role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series ''Liv and Maddie'', for which she won ...

, actress and singer *

Andra Day Andra may refer to: People * Andra (singer) (born 1986), Romanian singer *Andra (musician), Zimbabwean-American musician * Andra Karpin (born 1979), Estonian footballer * Andra Neiburga (1957–2019), Latvian writer *Andra Day (born 1984), Amer ...

, singer and actress * Dulcé Sloan, comedian

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episodes 1 and 2 *Albert Sanchez, photographer Episode 4 *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

, singer, actress, dancer Episode 5 *

Jaymes Mansfield James Jeffrey Wirth (born February 19, 1990), better known as Jaymes Mansfield, is an American drag queen and TV personality, best known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9), ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and playing the par ...

, contestant on

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Kahmora Hall Kahmora Hall (born September 13, 1991) is the stage name of Paul Tran, a drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career Kahmora Hall was the first contestant eliminated from season 13 of ''RuPaul's Drag ...

, contestant on season thirteen *

Tempest DuJour Tempest DuJour is the stage name of Patrick Lee Holt, an American drag performer most known for competing on season 7 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Holt is also an associate professor at the University of Arizona. Career Tempest DuJour has performe ...

, contestant on season seven *

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan Order of Canada, OC Order of British Columbia, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing ( ...

, singer and songwriter Episode 8 *David Benjamin Steinberg, songwriter and music producer Episode 10 *

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, runner-up of

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and of '' All Stars''

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Episode 12 * Leland, producer *

Leslie Jordan Leslie Allen Jordan (April 29, 1955 – October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer. His television roles include Beverley Leslie on ''Will & Grace'' (2001–2006 and 2017–2020), several characters on television in ...

, actor *Miguel Zarate, choreographer Episode 13 *Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills Episode 15 *

LaLa Ri LaLa Ri is the stage name of LaRico Demetrius Potts (born August 28, 1990), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career LaLa Ri competed on season 13 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Prior to app ...

, contestant on season thirteen *

Derrick Barry Derrick Prentice Barry (born July 18, 1983) is an American drag performer, Britney Spears impersonator and reality television personality. He is best known for competing on the America's Got Talent (season 3), third season of ''America's Got Tal ...

, contestant on season eight and '' All Stars'' season five *

Kahanna Montrese Kahanna Montrese is the stage name of Tyrone Hardiman (born March 25, 1993), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 11 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Career Kahanna Montrese first performe ...

, contestant on season eleven *

Alexis Mateo Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born July 24, 1979), best known as Alexis Mateo, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, performer, reality television personality, fashion designer, and the winner of All American Goddess 2016, Miss Gay Days 2016 and National Showg ...

, contestant on

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and ''All Stars''

and

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Episode 16 *

Jaida Essence Hall Jared Johnson (born December 9, 1986), best known by the stage name Jaida Essence Hall, is an American drag queen and reality television personality best known for winning the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and later returning to comp ...

, winner of season twelve *

Kameron Michaels Dane Young (born July 23, 1986), known professionally as Kameron Michaels, is an American drag performer who came to international attention after competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Originally from Columbia, Tennessee, sh ...

, contestant on season ten *

Trinity K. Bonet Joshua Jamal Jones (born January 31, 1991), better known by the stage name Trinity Kardashian Bonet, is an American drag queen, performer, Impersonator, celebrity impersonator, actor and singer who came to international attention on the RuPaul's D ...

, contestant on season six and ''All Stars'' season six *

Naomi Smalls Davis M. Heppenstall (born September 8, 1993), better known by the stage name Naomi Smalls, is an American drag queen and reality television personality, best known as one of the runners-up on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' as well ...

, contestant on season eight and ''All Stars'' season four *

, contestant on season eight and ''All Stars'' season five *Kahanna Montrese, contestant on season eleven *

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, entertainer and drag queen * Symone, winner of season thirteen *

, contestant on and Miss Congeniality of season thirteen

Episodes

Ratings

References

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