The seventh season of ''

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'' began airing on March 2, 2015.

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and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and

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. Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg. Like the previous two seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of 100,000 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album '' Born Naked''. The winner of the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and

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being the runners-up.

Contestants

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

Future ''Drag Race'' appearances

* In 2016 Ginger Minj and Katya competed on ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' season 2. * In 2018 Kennedy Davenport and Trixie Mattel competed on ''All Stars'' season 3, with Trixie winning the season; later in 2018 Kandy Ho competed on ''The Switch Drag Race'' season 2; later in 2018 Jasmine Masters competed on ''All Stars'' season 4. * In 2021 Ginger Minj competed on ''All Stars'' season 6. * In 2023 Mrs. Kasha Davis competed on ''All Stars'' season 8. * In 2024 Kennedy Davenport competed on ''Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' season 2.

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order: * Kathy Griffin, comedian *

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, actress and singer *

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. He ...

, singer and actress *

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, singer * Kat Dennings, actress *

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, actress * Lucian Piane, composer and music producer * Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer *Merle Ginsberg, journalist *

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, singer and actress * Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality *

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, actor *

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at the age of 13 and has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and o ...

, singer * Nelsan Ellis, actor *

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, singer and actress *

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, director *

Alyssa Milano Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' ...

, actress * Rachael Harris, actress and comedian * Santino Rice, fashion designer *

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, actress

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage: ;Episode 1 *

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, runner-up of season 5 * Mathu Andersen, photographer and makeup artist *Magnus Hastings, photographer ;Episode 2 *

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, musician *Jamal Sims, choreographer ;Episode 5 *Kathy Griffin, comedian ;Episode 7 * Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6 ;Episode 8 * Latrice Royale, Miss Congeniality of season 4 and contestant on ''All Stars'' season 1 ;Episode 10 * Kym Johnson, professional dancer ;Episode 12 * Candis Cayne, choreographer ;Episode 14 *

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, singer and actress (via video message) *

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, contestant on season 3 * Latrice Royale, Miss Congeniality of season 4 and contestant on ''All Stars'' season 1 *

, contestant on season 5 * Gia Gunn, contestant on season 6 *

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, Miss Congeniality of season 6 * Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6

Episodes

Soundtrack

The trailers for this season featured clips of the songs "Geronimo" and "Modern Love", both of the album '' Born Naked''.

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by entertainer RuPaul, featuring the season 7 cast of his show ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The album was released digitally on February 3, 2015.

Background

Similar to last season, the compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season seven contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums '' Born Naked'', '' Glamazon'', '' Red Hot'', ''Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', ''SuperGlam DQ''.

Track listing

All songs were written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane, with the exception of tracks fifteen and sixteen, which were written solely by Charles himself.

Ratings

References

External links

* (U.S.) * (Canada)
Official Facebook page

Ratings
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