RuPaul's Drag Race , an American reality competition television program, premiered in 2009 and documents host RuPaul's search for "America's Next Drag Superstar". The series has crowned sixteen winners: BeBe Zahara Benet, Tyra Sanchez, Raja Gemini, Sharon Needles, Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Violet Chachki, Bob the Drag Queen, Sasha Velour, Aquaria, Yvie Oddly, Jaida Essence Hall, Symone, Willow Pill, Sasha Colby, and Nymphia Wind.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Legend
† indicates that the contestant is deceased.
Season | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BeBe Zahara Benet | 28 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Winner |
Nina Flowers | 34 | Denver, Colorado | Runner-up [lower-alpha 1] | |
Rebecca Glasscock | 26 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3rd | |
Shannel | 29 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4th | |
Ongina | 26 | Los Angeles, California | 5th | |
Jade | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | 6th | |
Akashia | 24 | Cleveland, Ohio | 7th | |
Tammie Brown | 28 | Long Beach, California | 8th | |
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker | 39 | Raleigh, North Carolina | 9th | |
2 | Tyra Sanchez | 21 | Orlando, Florida | Winner |
Raven | 30 | Riverside, California | Runner-up | |
Jujubee | 25 | Boston, Massachusetts | 3rd | |
Tatianna | 21 | Falls Church, Virginia | 4th | |
Pandora Boxx | 37 | Rochester, New York | 5th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Jessica Wild | 29 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6th | |
Sahara Davenport† | 25 | New York City, New York | 7th | |
Morgan McMichaels | 28 | Mira Loma, California | 8th | |
Sonique [lower-alpha 2] | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9th | |
Mystique Summers Madison | 25 | Bedford, Texas | 10th | |
Nicole Paige Brooks | 36 | Atlanta, Georgia | 11th | |
Shangela Laquifa Wadley [lower-alpha 3] | 28 | Paris, Texas | 12th | |
3 | Raja | 36 | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
Manila Luzon | 28 | New York City, New York | Runner-up | |
Alexis Mateo | 30 | St. Petersburg, Florida | 3rd | |
Yara Sofia | 26 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | 4th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Carmen Carrera | 25 | Elmwood Park, New Jersey | 5th [lower-alpha 4] | |
Shangela [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 5] | 29 | Los Angeles, California | 6th | |
Delta Work | 34 | Norwalk, California | 7th | |
Stacy Layne Matthews | 25 | Back Swamp, North Carolina | 8th | |
Mariah [lower-alpha 6] | 29 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9th | |
India Ferrah | 23 | Dayton, Ohio | 10th | |
Mimi Imfurst | 27 | New York City, New York | 11th | |
Phoenix | 29 | Atlanta, Georgia | 12th | |
Venus D-Lite | 26 | Los Angeles, California | 13th | |
4 | Sharon Needles | 29 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Winner |
Chad Michaels | 40 | San Diego, California | Runners-up | |
Phi Phi O'Hara | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | ||
Latrice Royale | 39 | South Beach, Florida | 4th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Kenya Michaels | 21 | Dorado, Puerto Rico | 5th [lower-alpha 7] | |
DiDa Ritz | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | 6th | |
Willam | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Disqualified [lower-alpha 8] | |
Jiggly Caliente | 30 | New York City, New York | 8th | |
Milan | 36 | New York City, New York | 9th | |
Madame LaQueer | 29 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 10th | |
The Princess | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | 11th | |
Lashauwn Beyond | 21 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 12th | |
Alisa Summers | 23 | Tampa, Florida | 13th | |
5 | Jinkx Monsoon | 24 | Seattle, Washington | Winner |
Alaska | 27 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Runners-up | |
Roxxxy Andrews | 28 | Orlando, Florida | ||
Detox | 27 | Los Angeles, California | 4th | |
Coco Montrese | 37 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5th | |
Alyssa Edwards | 32 | Mesquite, Texas | 6th | |
Ivy Winters | 26 | New York City, New York | 7th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Jade Jolie | 25 | Gainesville, Florida | 8th | |
Lineysha Sparx | 24 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 9th | |
Honey Mahogany | 29 | San Francisco, California | 10th | |
Vivienne Pinay | 26 | New York City, New York | ||
Monica Beverly Hillz | 27 | Owensboro, Kentucky | 12th | |
Serena ChaCha | 21 | Tallahassee, Florida | 13th | |
Penny Tration | 39 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 14th | |
6 | Bianca Del Rio | 37 | New York City, New York | Winner |
Adore Delano | 23 | Azusa, California | Runners-up | |
Courtney Act | 31 | West Hollywood, California | ||
Darienne Lake | 41 | Rochester, New York | 4th | |
BenDeLaCreme | 31 | Seattle, Washington | 5th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Joslyn Fox | 26 | Worcester, Massachusetts | 6th | |
Trinity K. Bonet | 22 | Atlanta, Georgia | 7th | |
Laganja Estranja | 24 | Los Angeles, California | 8th | |
Milk | 25 | New York City, New York | 9th | |
Gia Gunn | 23 | Chicago, Illinois | 10th | |
April Carrión | 24 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 11th | |
Vivacious | 40 | New York City, New York | 12th | |
Kelly Mantle | 37 | Los Angeles, California | 13th | |
Magnolia Crawford | 27 | Seattle, Washington | ||
7 | Violet Chachki | 22 | Atlanta, Georgia | Winner |
Ginger Minj | 29 | Orlando, Florida | Runners-up | |
Pearl | 23 | New York City, New York | ||
Kennedy Davenport | 33 | Dallas, Texas | 4th | |
Katya | 32 | Boston, Massachusetts | 5th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Trixie Mattel | 26 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 6th [lower-alpha 9] | |
Miss Fame | 29 | New York City, New York | 7th | |
Jaidynn Diore Fierce | 25 | Nashville, Tennessee | 8th | |
Max | 22 | Hudson, Wisconsin | 9th | |
Kandy Ho | 28 | Cayey, Puerto Rico | 10th | |
Mrs. Kasha Davis | 43 | Rochester, New York | 11th | |
Jasmine Masters | 37 | Los Angeles, California | 12th | |
Sasha Belle | 28 | Iowa City, Iowa | 13th | |
Tempest DuJour | 46 | Tucson, Arizona | 14th | |
8 | Bob the Drag Queen | 29 | New York City, New York | Winner |
Kim Chi | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | Runners-up | |
Naomi Smalls | 21 | Redlands, California | ||
Chi Chi DeVayne† | 30 | Shreveport, Louisiana | 4th | |
Derrick Barry | 32 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5th | |
Thorgy Thor | 31 | New York City, New York | 6th | |
Robbie Turner | 33 | Seattle, Washington | 7th | |
Acid Betty | 37 | New York City, New York | 8th | |
Naysha Lopez | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | 9th [lower-alpha 10] | |
Cynthia Lee Fontaine | 34 | Austin, Texas | 10th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Dax ExclamationPoint | 31 | Savannah, Georgia | 11th | |
Laila McQueen | 22 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | ||
9 | Sasha Velour | 29 | New York City, New York | Winner |
Peppermint | 37 | New York City, New York | Runner-up | |
Shea Couleé | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | 3rd | |
Trinity Taylor [lower-alpha 11] | 31 | Orlando, Florida | ||
Alexis Michelle | 33 | New York City, New York | 5th | |
Nina Bo'nina Brown | 34 | Riverdale, Georgia | 6th | |
Valentina | 25 | Echo Park, California | 7th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Farrah Moan | 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8th | |
Aja | 22 | New York City, New York | 9th | |
Cynthia Lee Fontaine [lower-alpha 5] | 34 | Austin, Texas | 10th | |
Eureka [lower-alpha 12] | 25 | Johnson City, Tennessee | 11th [lower-alpha 13] | |
Charlie Hides | 52 | London, United Kingdom | 12th | |
Kimora Blac | 28 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 13th | |
Jaymes Mansfield | 26 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 14th | |
10 | Aquaria | 21 | New York City, New York | Winner |
Eureka [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 14] | 27 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Runner-up | |
Kameron Michaels | 31 | Nashville, Tennessee | Runner-up | |
Asia O'Hara | 35 | Dallas, Texas | 4th | |
Miz Cracker | 33 | New York City, New York | 5th | |
Monét X Change | 27 | New York City, New York | 6th [lower-alpha 1] | |
The Vixen | 26 | Chicago, Illinois | 7th | |
Monique Heart [lower-alpha 15] | 31 | Kansas City, Missouri | 8th | |
Blair St. Clair | 22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 9th | |
Mayhem Miller | 35 | Riverside, California | 10th | |
Dusty Ray Bottoms | 29 | New York City, New York | 11th | |
Yuhua Hamasaki | 27 | New York City, New York | 12th | |
Kalorie Karbdashian Williams | 27 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 13th | |
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | 25 | Tampa, Florida | 14th | |
11 | Yvie Oddly | 24 | Denver, Colorado | Winner |
Brooke Lynn Hytes | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | Runner-up | |
A'keria C. Davenport | 30 | Dallas, Texas | 3rd | |
Silky Nutmeg Ganache | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | ||
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo [lower-alpha 5] | 26 | Los Angeles, California | 5th | |
Nina West | 39 | Columbus, Ohio | 6th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Shuga Cain | 40 | New York City, New York | 7th | |
Plastique Tiara | 21 | Dallas, Texas | 8th | |
Ra'Jah O'Hara | 33 | Dallas, Texas | 9th | |
Scarlet Envy | 26 | New York City, New York | 10th | |
Ariel Versace | 26 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | 11th | |
Mercedes Iman Diamond | 31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 12th | |
Honey Davenport | 32 | New York City, New York | 13th | |
Kahanna Montrese | 25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 14th | |
Soju | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | 15th | |
12 | Jaida Essence Hall | 32 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Winner |
Crystal Methyd | 28 | Springfield, Missouri | Runners-up | |
Gigi Goode | 21 | Los Angeles, California | ||
Sherry Pie | 27 | New York City, New York | Disqualified [lower-alpha 16] | |
Jackie Cox | 34 | New York City, New York | 5th | |
Heidi N Closet | 24 | Ramseur, North Carolina | 6th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Widow Von'Du | 30 | Kansas City, Missouri | 7th | |
Jan | 26 | New York City, New York | 8th | |
Brita | 34 | New York City, New York | 9th | |
Aiden Zhane | 29 | Acworth, Georgia | 10th | |
Nicky Doll | 28 | New York City, New York | 11th | |
Rock M. Sakura | 28 | San Francisco, California | 12th | |
Dahlia Sin | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 13th | |
13 | Symone | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
Kandy Muse | 25 | New York City, New York | Runner-up | |
Gottmik | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 3rd | |
Rosé | 31 | New York City, New York | ||
Olivia Lux | 26 | New York City, New York | 5th | |
Utica Queen | 25 | Utica, Minnesota | 6th | |
Tina Burner | 39 | New York City, New York | 7th | |
Denali | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 8th | |
Elliott with 2 Ts | 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 9th | |
LaLa Ri | 30 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10th [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 17] | |
Tamisha Iman | 49 | Atlanta, Georgia | 11th | |
Joey Jay | 30 | Phoenix, Arizona | 12th | |
Kahmora Hall | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 13th | |
14 | Willow Pill | 26 | Denver, Colorado | Winner |
Lady Camden | 31 | Sacramento, California | Runner-up | |
Angeria Paris VanMicheals | 27 | Atlanta, Georgia | 3rd | |
Bosco | 28 | Seattle, Washington | 3rd | |
Daya Betty | 25 | Springfield, Missouri | 3rd [lower-alpha 18] | |
DeJa Skye | 31 | Fresno, California | 6th | |
Jorgeous | 21 | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Jasmine Kennedie | 22 | New York City, New York | 8th | |
Kerri Colby | 24 | Los Angeles, California | 9th | |
Maddy Morphosis | 26 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 10th [lower-alpha 17] | |
Orion Story | 25 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 11th [lower-alpha 19] | |
Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté | 29 | Los Angeles, California | 12th [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 1] | |
Alyssa Hunter | 26 | Cataño, Puerto Rico | 13th | |
June Jambalaya | 29 | Los Angeles, California | 14th | |
15 | Sasha Colby | 37 | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
Anetra | 25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Runner-up | |
Luxx Noir London | 22 | East Orange, New Jersey | 3rd | |
Mistress Isabelle Brooks | 24 | Houston, Texas | ||
Loosey LaDuca | 32 | Ansonia, Connecticut | 5th | |
Salina EsTitties | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 6th [lower-alpha 17] | |
Marcia Marcia Marcia | 25 | New York City, New York | 7th | |
Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | 32 | Miami, Florida | 8th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Spice | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 9th | |
Jax | 25 | Darien, Connecticut | 10th | |
Aura Mayari | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee | 11th | |
Robin Fierce | 26 | Hartford, Connecticut | 12th | |
Amethyst | 27 | West Hartford, Connecticut | 13th | |
Sugar | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 14th | |
Princess Poppy | 26 | San Francisco, California | 15th | |
Irene Dubois | 29 | Seattle, Washington | 16th | |
16 | Nymphia Wind | 27 | New York City, New York | Winner |
Sapphira Cristál | 34 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Runner-up [lower-alpha 1] | |
Plane Jane | 24 | Boston, Massachusetts | 3rd | |
Q | 26 | Kansas City, Missouri | 4th | |
Morphine Love Dion | 25 | Miami, Florida | 5th [lower-alpha 20] | |
Dawn | 24 | New York City, New York | 6th | |
Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige | 34 | Miami, Florida | 7th | |
Plasma | 24 | New York City, New York | 8th | |
Xunami Muse | 33 | New York City, New York | 9th [lower-alpha 1] | |
Megami | 33 | New York City, New York | 10th | |
Geneva Karr | 30 | Brownsville, Texas | 11th | |
Amanda Tori Meating | 26 | Los Angeles, California | 12th | |
Mirage | 29 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 13th | |
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 14th | |
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