The eighth season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' premiered on
Paramount+ on May 12, 2023. The series continues with
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
as host and judge, with returning judges
Michelle Visage,
Carson Kressley, and
Ross Mathews joined by
Ts Madison on the judging panel.
The season's premiere date was announced in a brief teaser trailer aired during the finale of the
fifteenth season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race''. The cast was revealed on April 20.
The season features a new twist to the show's format: In addition to competing for a spot in the ''Drag Race'' Hall of Fame, a parallel competition for the title of "Queen of the Fame Games" took place. Over the course of the season, runway looks from the eliminated contestants were shown during ''Untucked'', and at the end of the season, fans voted for one eliminated queen to win a $60,000 prize (originally announced as $50,000).
The winner of the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' was
Jimbo.
Kandy Muse
Kandy Muse is the stage name of Kevin Candelario, an American drag queen and performer most known for being the runner-up on the thirteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and for being part of the House of Aja.
Career
Kandy Muse was part o ...
was the runner-up.
LaLa Ri won the "Queen of the Fame Games" title.
Contestants
''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.''
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs
Legend:
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Voting history
Legend:
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Guest judges
On April 27, the celebrity guest judges for this season were revealed:
*
Idina Menzel, singer and actress
[
* Robin Thede, comedian, writer, and actress][
* JoJo Siwa, dancer, actress, and Internet personality][
* Maude Apatow, actress ][
* Bowen Yang, comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster][
*]Matt Rogers
Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers (born September 16, 1978) is an American television host and country singer. He was also one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series ''American Idol'', he became a televi ...
, comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster[
*]Adam Shankman
Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began h ...
, director, producer, choreographer, TV personality[
* Javicia Leslie, actress]
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1:
*Raven
A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
, runner-up of both ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 2 and ''All Stars'' 1
Episode 2:
* Bobby Moynihan, actor and comedian
Episode 6:
* Leland, songwriter and producer
Episode 8:
*Raven, runner-up of both ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 2 and ''All Stars'' 1
* Shannel, contestant of both ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 1 and ''All Stars'' 1
Episode 9:
* Alec Mapa, actor and comedian
* Katya, contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 7 and runner-up of ''All Stars'' 2
Episode 11:
* Sunday Riley, president of Sunday Riley Cosmetics
Episode 12:
* Miguel Zarate, choreographer
Episodes
References
{{RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2023 American television seasons
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