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''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' is an American
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spin off edition of the original ''
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'', which is produced by World of Wonder, for
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and later VH1. The show premiered on October 22, 2012, on Logo TV, before relocating to VH1. However, it was announced on February 20, 2020, on the show's official
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account that the fifth season would premiere on June 5, 2020, on
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. Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would remain airing on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the
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which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments". On February 24, 2021,
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announced via Twitter that the streaming service would be the new home to the series for the sixth season. The show documents
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inviting past queens that proved themselves to have had the most successful careers once leaving the original show. Like the original show, RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, currently including RuPaul,
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and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. In seasons 1-6 the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was awarded $100,000 and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. In season 7, due to the cast consisting of previous winners of the franchise, the winner was awarded $200,000 and crowned as "Queen of All Queens". The format of the seasons vary. For the first season, the queens had to compete in teams of two, pairing up with another fellow All Star. From the
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through the sixth season, the queens decided eliminations instead of the judges. In the seventh season, queens were not eliminated and instead competed to win Legendary Legend Stars, which were awarded to the winners of each challenge.


Format

For the most part, the format of the ''All Star Drag-Race'' resembles that of the main series - with each episode consisting of a mini-challenge (the winner of which earns an advantage in the maxi challenge), the maxi challenge (which determines who is eligible for elimination), and a lip-sync (which determines who is eliminated). However, each cast is composed of former contestants from the main series and the format for the competition is altered. For example, in seasons 2-6 the power over eliminations rested with the contestants themselves, who decided between the worst-performing contestants as deemed by the judges.


Format Variation

The main difference in format to the main series are as follow: * Season 1: The first All-Stars season was a pairs competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the losing team would be eliminated each week. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip-synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance. In the finale, two pairs remained, at which point the pairs were disbanded. * Seasons 2–4: The second season was an individual format much like the main series and introduced the format of having the contestants eliminating each other. This season also introduced the lip-sync for your legacy, where the top two contestants in each main challenge would compete in the lip-sync. The victor is awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and the power to eliminate any of the worst performing queens from the main challenge. This format returned in the third and fourth seasons as well. * Seasons 5-6: The fifth season made a minor adjustment to the format from seasons 2–4. Only the sole main challenge winner can lip sync for her legacy against a Lip Sync Assassin (a notable contestant from a previous season), while the bottom 2/3 contestants are the only ones eligible for elimination. If the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen will be determined by a vote by the rest of the contestants. The $10,000 lip sync prize jackpot rolls over to further episodes until an All-Star queen wins a lip-sync. If the competing All-Star wins the lip sync, she will get the power to eliminate a fellow queen, as well as win a jackpotting cash prize. This format returned in the sixth season. * Season 7: The seventh season features past winners from the franchise returning to compete and no contestants are eliminated prior to the final stage of the competition. The top two queens in each main challenge are awarded a "Legendary Legend Star" and compete in a lip-sync for the win. The winner of the lip-sync receives a $10,000 cash prize and the ability to block one of the six safe queens from receiving a star the following week. The contestants with the most stars at the end of the competition will participate in a lip-sync smackdown for the title "Queen of All Queens".


Judging Panel


''Untucked''

Just like ''
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'', episodes of the first season of All Stars were followed by an ''Untucked'' episode each week, giving the viewers a glimpse into the backstage drama and discussions between the returning contestants. For the second, third, and fourth seasons, the contestants deliberated among themselves in the work room on who each of the top 2 would eliminate if they won the ''Lip Sync for Your Legacy''. This served as a mini-''Untucked'' as there were no separately filmed ''Untucked'' companion episodes for those seasons. On June 5, 2020, it was announced that the aftershow series would return for the fifth season.


Series overview


Season 1 (2012)

''RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'' is the first All-Star season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and premiered on the
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network on October 22, 2012. Cast members were announced on August 6, 2012.''RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens''
from ''www.newnownext.com'' 6 August 2012
The queens that were invited back to compete were:
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Chad Michaels Chad Michael Storbeck, known professionally as Chad Michaels (born March 20, 1971), is an American drag performer and professional Cher impersonator. He was the runner-up of the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', alongside Phi Phi O'Hara, ...
, Jujubee,
Latrice Royale Timothy K. Wilcots (born February 12, 1972), better known by the stage name Latrice Royale, is an American drag performer, recording artist, and reality television personality. She is best known for her appearances on the fourth season of ''RuPa ...
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Manila Luzon Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on ...
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Mimi Imfurst Mimi Imfurst (born March 2, 1983), the stage name of Braden S. Chapman (or Braden S. Maurer-Burns), is an American drag performer. She appeared on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'' and was a found ...
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Nina Flowers Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez (born February 22, 1974), better known as Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been performing since 1993. He is best known ...
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Pandora Boxx Michael R. Steck (born May 2, 1972), better known by the stage name Pandora Boxx, is an American drag queen, comedian, and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. Boxx competed in the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', pl ...
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Shannel Bryan Watkins, known by his stage name Shannel (born July 3, 1979), is an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and later the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race ...
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Tammie Brown Tammie Brown is the stage name of Keith Glen Schubert (born September 15, 1980), an American drag performer, reality television personality, and recording artist. Brown was a fixture in the Southern California drag scene before appearing on the ...
and Yara Sofia. The season featured these twelve returning contestants from seasons one to four, for a chance to be inducted into the "''Drag Race'' Hall of Fame". It is the only season of ''All Stars'' to have the contestants compete in teams of two. This series consists of six episodes, each aired in a 60-minute time-slot. Contestants were judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000. Each episode, the judges provide their critiques on the contestants' performances in the main challenge and on the runway before RuPaul announces which team is the winner and which teams had the weakest performances. The teams deemed as being the bottom two must "
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for their lives" and choose a queen to represent their team in the lip sync in a final attempt to impress RuPaul. After the lip sync, RuPaul decides who stays and who leaves. RuPaul describes the qualities the contestants must have to be crowned the winner of the show as "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent... These are people who have taken adversity and turned it into something that is beautiful and something powerful." The phrase "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent" is used repeatedly on the show, the acronym of which is
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. On the All Stars season, "synergy" was added to provide an explanation behind the contestants being sorted into teams (expanding the acronym into CUNTS). The winner was Chad Michaels, while Raven placed as the runner-up, again.


Season 2 (2016)

A second season of ''All Stars'' was announced in 2015 and started shooting immediately after season 8. The show was to begin airing on August 25, 2016. Along with the season premiere's announcement, the cast of All Stars 2 were revealed. The cast consisted of 10 returning contestants,
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Alyssa Edwards Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson (born January 16, 1980), best known by the stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, choreographer, and businessperson. Edwards was known for competing in drag pageantry (notably Miss Gay America 2010) b ...
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Coco Montrese Coco Montrese (born July 2, 1974) is the stage name of Lenwood Martin Cooper, an American drag queen, entertainer, and reality television personality. Montrese came into the spotlight after being crowned Miss Gay America 2010 when Alyssa Edwards' ...
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Ginger Minj Joshua Allen Eads, stage name Ginger Minj (born September 11, 1984), an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, and reality television personality. After achieving recognition for placing as the runner-up on the seventh season of the real ...
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Phi Phi O'Hara Jaremi Lee Carey (born Jeremy Lee Carey; October 10, 1985) is an American actor, streamer, singer, cosplay artist, and former drag performer who performed under the name Phi Phi O'Hara. In the O'Hara persona, Carey came to international attention ...
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Roxxxy Andrews Michael W. Feliciano, known by his stage name Roxxxy Andrews (born September 23, 1983), is an American drag performer who came to international attention on the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Rac ...
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Tatianna Joey Santolini (born Joseph Michael Santolini; December 1, 1987), better known by his stage name Tatianna, is an American drag queen, musician, and reality television personality from Washington, D.C. He is best known for competing on the second ...
. A new twist was revealed for this season changing the format of the show. In previous seasons, the two lowest performing queens had to "Lip Sync for their Life" to avoid elimination. This season has the two best performing queens of the challenge "Lip Sync for their Legacy", with the winner of the lip sync earning $10,000 and choosing which one of the bottom queens to eliminate. However, on their exit, RuPaul advised the first four eliminated queens that they will have the opportunity to come back for their "revenge", with the winner gaining entry back into the competition. This season featured a lip-sync to the
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' by Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna that has frequently been rated the number one best ''Drag Race'' lip-sync performance. The winner was Alaska, while Detox and Katya placed as the runners-up.


Season 3 (2018)

On August 21, 2017, VH1 announced it would air a third season of the series in early 2018. On October 13, 2017, VH1 announced that a one-hour special, ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Exclusive Queen RuVeal'', would air on October 20, 2017, announcing the season's returning contestants. The contestants competing on the third season of ''All Stars'' were Aja,
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Chi Chi DeVayne Zavion Michael Davenport (September 24, 1985August 20, 2020), better known by the stage name Chi Chi DeVayne, was an American drag queen and reality television personality who came to international attention on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8) ...
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Kennedy Davenport Reuben Asberry Jr., better known by the stage name Kennedy Davenport (born September 9, 1980), is a drag queen, television personality, and dancer from Dallas, Texas, who came to international attention on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag ...
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Morgan McMichaels Morgan McMichaels (born May 28, 1981) is the stage name of Scottish-American drag performer Thomas White, best known as a contestant on the second season of the reality television competition ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' as well as the third seaso ...
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Shangela Chantize Darius Jeremy Pierce, better known as Shangela Laquifa Wadley or mononymously as Shangela (born November 22, 1980), is an American drag queen, reality television personality and actor best known for competing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. S ...
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Thorgy Thor Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Thor Galligan, an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the third season of '' All Stars''. Early life Galligan studie ...
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Trixie Mattel Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, and singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, high-camp ...
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winner
BeBe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian-American drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the first season of the reality-television drag c ...
was announced as the surprise tenth contestant. On December 14, 2017, it was announced that the third season would premiere on January 25, 2018. A new twist on how the top queens of the season were to be chosen was revealed in the season's final episode. The previously eliminated queens returned in the finale and voted for the top two out of the remaining top four finalists. The two queens with the most votes advanced while the others were eliminated. The winner was Trixie Mattel; Kennedy Davenport was the runner-up.


Season 4 (2018–2019)

In August 2018, during an episode of his podcast, '' Whats the Tee?'', RuPaul confirmed he was filming the fourth season of ''All Stars''. On August 22, 2018, VH1 officially announced a fourth season of ''All Stars'', with the cast still yet to be revealed. On November 9, season 3 winner
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hosted a live stream with season 2 finalists
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and
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to announce the cast. The ten contestants competing on the fourth season of ''All Stars'' were
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Gia Gunn Gia Gunn is the stage name of American drag performer Gia Keitaro Ichikawa (born May 10, 1990). She is known for competing on the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the second season of ''The Switch Drag Race'', and '' RuPaul's Drag Race ...
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Jasmine Masters Martell Robinson (born October 16, 1976), known by the stage name Jasmine Masters, is an American drag queen, internet celebrity, YouTuber, and stand-up comedian. He is best known for competing on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' an ...
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Latrice Royale Timothy K. Wilcots (born February 12, 1972), better known by the stage name Latrice Royale, is an American drag performer, recording artist, and reality television personality. She is best known for her appearances on the fourth season of ''RuPa ...
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Manila Luzon Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on ...
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Monét X Change Monét X Change (born February 19, 1990), stage name of Kevin A. Bertin, is an American drag queen, singer, podcaster, and reality television personality. She is known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of ''RuPaul' ...
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Monique Heart Mo Heart, previously Monique Heart, is the stage name of Kevin Richardson (born May 22, 1986), an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist best known for competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2 ...
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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 ...
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Trinity the Tuck Ryan A. Taylor, known professionally as Trinity "The Tuck" Taylor or just Trinity the Tuck (born December 10, 1985),Taylor in is an American drag queen and recording artist best known for competing on the ninth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race' ...
, and Valentina. Gia Gunn was the first
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contestant to compete on a season of ''All Stars'', while Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon were the first contestants to return after competing in a previous season of ''All Stars''. The fourth season premiered on December 14, 2018, on VH1. The winners were Trinity the Tuck and Monét X Change; this marked the first and only double crowning to date in the ''Drag Race'' franchise.


Season 5 (2020)

On August 19, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fifth season. It was announced on February 20, 2020, on the show's official
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account, that the season would premiere on June 5, 2020, on Showtime. The cast was revealed on May 8, 2020. Following the cast announcement, producers announced that the show will air on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the
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which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments." The ten contestants competing that season were
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Blair St. Clair Blair St. Clair (born May 16, 1995) is an American drag queen, singer, and hair stylist, known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', as well as the RuPaul's Dra ...
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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 ...
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India Ferrah India Ferrah is the stage name of Shane Richardson, an American drag queen and costume designer best known for competing on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Richardson was raised in Roanoke, Virginia, and came out as gay and started p ...
, Jujubee,
Mariah Paris Balenciaga Mariah Paris Balenciaga, or simply known as Mariah, is the stage name of Elijah A. Kelly (born February 13, 1981), an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2011) a ...
, Mayhem Miller,
Miz Cracker Miz Cracker (born April 19, 1984) is the stage name of Maxwell Elias Heller, an American drag queen and television personality. He is best known for placing fifth on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and for being a runner-up on the fi ...
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Ongina Ongina is the stage name of Ryan Ong Palao (born January 6, 1982), a Filipino-American drag performer and HIV activist who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Rac ...
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Shea Couleé Jaren Kyei Merrell (born February 8, 1989), known professionally as Shea Couleé, is an American drag queen, musician, actor, podcaster, and fixture of the Chicago nightlife scene. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, they began their drag career in 2012. I ...
. The winner was Shea Couleé, leaving Jujubee and Miz Cracker as the runners-up.


Season 6 (2021)

On August 20, 2020, VH1 renewed the series for its sixth season. On February 24, 2021,
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announced that the sixth season of the show would move to
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. On May 26, it was announced that the season would air beginning June 24, 2021. The season's thirteen contestants were A'keria C. Davenport, Eureka!,
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Jiggly Caliente Bianca Castro (born November 29, 1980), commonly known as Jiggly Caliente, is a Filipino-American drag performer, singer, and actress best known for competing on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag R ...
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Kylie Sonique Love Kylie Sonique Love (born May 2, 1983), formerly known as Sonique, is an American Entertainer, singer, dancer, model and reality television personality. She rose to prominence as a contestant on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2010 ...
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Pandora Boxx Michael R. Steck (born May 2, 1972), better known by the stage name Pandora Boxx, is an American drag queen, comedian, and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. Boxx competed in the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', pl ...
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Ra'Jah O'Hara Benni Miller (born Bennie Roy Miller; December 31, 1984), better known by the stage name Ra'Jah O'Hara, is an American drag queen best known for competing on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2019 and the sixth season of '' RuPaul ...
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Scarlet Envy Jacob James Grady (born February 26, 1992), better known by the stage name Scarlet Envy, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, singer, and performer who came to international attention on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Dr ...
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Serena ChaCha Myron Arturo Morgan (born 17 September 1990), better known by the stage name Serena ChaCha, is a Panamanian-American drag performer and wigstress, best known for appearing on the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and on the sixth season ...
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Silky Nutmeg Ganache Reginald Homer Steele (born December 31, 1990), better known by the stage name Silky Nutmeg Ganache, is an American drag performer from Chicago, Illinois, who came to international attention in 2019 when she competed on the eleventh season of ...
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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 ...
, and Yara Sofia. The winner was Kylie Sonique Love, leaving Eureka!, Ginger Minj, and Ra'Jah O'Hara as runners-up. Kylie made history as the first transgender queen to win the crown on the American version of the show.


Season 7 (2022)

The series was renewed for its seventh season on February 15, 2022 to be aired on
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. The cast was announced on April 13, 2022. It included eight winners of past seasons returning to compete, making it the first season featuring only past winners. It also became the first US season to feature a contestant from another franchise. The cast consisted of four winners of ''Drag Race'':
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 ...
(season 12),
Jinkx Monsoon Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), better known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag performer, actor, comedian and singer best known for winning the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the seventh seas ...
(season 5),
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(season 3) and
Yvie Oddly Jovan Jordan Bridges (born August 22, 1993), known by the stage name Yvie Oddly, is an American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist from Denver, Colorado who came to international attention in 2019 when she won t ...
(season 11); three winners of ''All Stars'':
Monét X Change Monét X Change (born February 19, 1990), stage name of Kevin A. Bertin, is an American drag queen, singer, podcaster, and reality television personality. She is known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of ''RuPaul' ...
and
Trinity the Tuck Ryan A. Taylor, known professionally as Trinity "The Tuck" Taylor or just Trinity the Tuck (born December 10, 1985),Taylor in is an American drag queen and recording artist best known for competing on the ninth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race' ...
(co-winning season 4) and
Shea Couleé Jaren Kyei Merrell (born February 8, 1989), known professionally as Shea Couleé, is an American drag queen, musician, actor, podcaster, and fixture of the Chicago nightlife scene. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, they began their drag career in 2012. I ...
(season 5); and the winner of UK season 1,
The Vivienne James Lee Williams (born 12 April 1992), better known by the stage name The Vivienne, is a Welsh drag queen, known for being appointed the first UK ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ambassador in 2015, winning the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race U ...
. Jinkx Monsoon was crowned the Queen of All Queens, becoming the first to win two seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Monét X Change was the runner-up and Raja won a second title, "Queen of 'She Done Already Done Had Herses'."


DVD releases

Starting in September 2019, seasons one and two became available to stream on
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. Seasons 1-3 became available to stream on
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on July 30, 2020.


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