Drag Race France is a French reality television series based on the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race . The first season of the series premiered on 25 June 2022 on France.tv Slash. The second and the third seasons followed in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 25 June 2022 | 11 August 2022 | France.tv Slash | |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 June 2023 | 25 August 2023 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 May 2024 | 19 July 2024 | France 2 | |
The first season premiered on 25 June 2022. [1] The cast was announced on June 2, 2022. [2] Paloma was crowned the winner of the season, with La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as runners-up. [3]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour!" | 25 June 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Queen Pour Cent" | 30 June 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "The French Ball" | 7 July 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | 14 July 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Popstars" | 21 July 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Un Parfum de Drag" | 28 July 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sororité" | 4 August 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Grande Finale" | 11 August 2022 |
The second season debuted on 30 June 2023. [4] The winner of the second season was Keiona, with Sara Forever as the runner-up.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "A Lé-Gen-Daire Return" "Un retour LÉ-GEN-DAIRE" | 30 June 2023 |
| 10 | 2 | "It’s Show Night" "C’est show ce soir" | 7 July 2023 |
| 11 | 3 | "Motor, Dragtion!" "Moteur, dragtion !" | 14 July 2023 |
| 12 | 4 | "Snatch Game - France Season 2" "Le Snatch Game" | 21 July 2023 |
| 13 | 5 | "The Musidrag" "Le Bossu de Notre Drag" | 28 July 2023 |
| 14 | 6 | "Time Ball" "Time Ball" | 4 August 2023 |
| 15 | 7 | "Showtime!" "Showtime !" | 11 August 2023 |
| 16 | 8 | "Queen Twice Over" "Plutôt deux fois queen" | 18 August 2023 |
| 17 | 9 | "Grand Finale" "La Grande Finale" | 25 August 2023 |
The third season premiered on 31 May 2024. For this season, the series was moved to France 2 in France. Ten contestants were announced on 24 April 2024. [5]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Voulez-Vous Drag Race Avec Moi Ce Soir?" | 31 May 2024 |
| 19 | 2 | "Talent Show Extravaganza" | 7 June 2024 |
| 20 | 3 | "Ball Games" | 14 June 2024 |
| 21 | 4 | "Céline Dion: The Rusical" | 21 June 2024 |
| 22 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | 28 June 2024 |
| 23 | 6 | "Makeover, Ma Grande Sœur Drag" | 5 July 2024 |
| 24 | 7 | "La Folle Journée Drag" | 12 July 2024 |
| 25 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | 19 July 2024 |
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