The fifth season of ''

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'' was announced by

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on August 19, 2019. On February 20, 2020, the show's official Twitter account announced the season premiere date of June 5, 2020, on

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. Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would instead air on VH1 due to the

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, which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments". The official trailer announced a change in the elimination rules: Unlike seasons 2, 3, and 4 of ''All Stars'', only a single challenge winner is named each week. The winning queen then lip syncs for her legacy against a guest Lip Sync Assassin from a previous season. If the challenge winner wins the lip sync, she gains the power to eliminate one of the queens in the bottom and win a $10,000 prize. If the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen is determined after a majority vote by the rest of the contestants, and the $10,000 prize rolls over to further episodes until a contestant wins the lip sync. The winner of ''

'' received a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. ''All Stars 5'' was the first ''All Stars'' season since ''All Stars'' 1 to have an ''Untucked'' aftershow.

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was declared the winner, with Jujubee and

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named runners-up. Jujubee later competed on the

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of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World'', placing 3rd alongside

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. Shea Couleé later competed on the seventh season of ''All Stars'', the first all-winners season of ''

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'', placing 3rd alongside

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Contestants

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

Future ''Drag Race'' appearances

* In 2022 Jujubee competed on ''RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World'' series 1; later in 2022 Shea Couleé competed on ''All Stars'' season 7, the first all winners edition of the franchise. * In 2024 Mayhem Miller competed on ''UK vs. the World'' series 2; later in 2024 Alexis Mateo competed on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2.

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Voting history

Guest judges

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, actor and singer *

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, singer *

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, actress and singer * Martyn Lawrence Bullard, interior designer *

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, stand-up comedian *

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, actress *

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, actor and ''

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'' judge * Tommy Dorfman, actor *

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, singer *

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, actress and singer * Sam Richardson, actor *

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, singer and choreographer

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes but did not judge on the main stage (in order of appearance): Episode 2 * Leland, singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer *Freddy Scott, composer and actor Episode 8 *

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and

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, contestants on season ten and

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, respectively, and winners of the fourth season of ''All Stars''

Episodes

Ratings

References

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