The second season of ''

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'' premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26, 2010. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season. At the end of the online casting period,

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had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant. Filming took place during the summer of 2009. For season two, the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve, and the prizes were slightly modified: a lifetime supply of

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and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com, an exclusive one year public relations contract with

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firm Project Publicity, be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign, join the

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Drag Race tour, and a cash prize of $25,000. A new tradition of writing a farewell message, in lipstick on their workstation mirror, was started by Shangela, the first eliminated queen of the season. Each week's episode is followed by a behind-the-scenes show, ''RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked''. The theme song playing during the runway and the end credits every episode is the Gomi and RasJek remix of " Jealous of My Boogie" from RuPaul's album ''

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''. On December 6, 2011,

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released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program. The winner of the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' was

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, with

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being the runner-up.

Contestants

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

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order: *

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, photographer *

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, comedian *

Kim Coles Kim LaShaunda Coles (born January 11, 1962) is an American actress, comedian and game show host. Coles is known for her roles as a cast member on ''In Living Color'' for the first season (1990-1991) and as Synclaire James-Jones on television sitco ...

, actress and comedian *

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, burlesque performer *

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, actress *

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, singer *

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, comedian, actress, and model *Mathu Andersen, make-up artist and photographer *

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, singer-songwriter *

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, musician, actor, and comedian *

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, singer and actress * Gigi Levangie, novelist, screenwriter, and producer *

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, novelist *

Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portra ...

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, actress and comedian *

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, CEO of

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, actress and author *

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, actress

Episodes

References

External links

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