List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes

Last updated April 15, 2025

RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV. The show documents RuPaul in his search for "America's next drag superstar."^[1] Queen RuPaul plays the roles of host, mentor, and source of inspiration for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.

RuPaul's Drag Race has spanned seventeen seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U , RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars . The show has become the highest-rated television program on Logo TV,^[2] and airs internationally, including in Australia, Canada and the UK. The show earned Rupaul a 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, and the show itself was awarded as an Outstanding Reality Program at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. It has been nominated for 4 Critics' Choice Television Award including Best Reality Series – Competition and Best Reality Show Host for RuPaul, and was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic). In 2017, RuPaul's Drag Race was renewed for a tenth and eleventh seasons.^[3]

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network
1	9	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)	March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)	Logo TV
2	12	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
3	16	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)	May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02)
4	14	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
5	14	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)	May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)
6	14	February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)	May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
7	14	March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)	June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
8	10	March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)	May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
9	14	March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	VH1
10	14	March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
11	14	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)
12	14	February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
13	16	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)	April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)
14	16	January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)	April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
15	16	January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)	April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)	MTV
16	16	January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)	April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
17	16	January 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)	April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18)

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Drag on a Dime"	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)
2	2	"Girl Groups"	February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)
3	3	"Queens of All Media"	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)
4	4	"Mac-Viva Glam"	February 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)
5	5	"Drag School of Charm"	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)
6	6	"The Absolut Ball"	March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)
7	7	"Extra Special Edition"	March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)
8	8	"Grand Finale"	March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
9	9	"Reunited"	March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)

Season 2 (2010)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
10	1	"Gone with the Window"	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)
11	2	"Starrbootylicious"	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)
12	3	"Country Queens"	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)
13	4	"Snatch Game"	February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22)
14	5	"Here Comes the Bride"	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)
15	6	"Rocker Chicks"	March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)
16	7	"Once Upon a Queen"	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)
17	8	"Golden Gals"	March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)
18	9	"The Diva Awards"	April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)
19	10	"The Main Event Clip Show"	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)
20	11	"Grand Finale"	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
21	12	"Reunited"	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)

Season 3 (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
22	1	"Casting Extravaganza"	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
23	2	"The Queen Who Mopped Xmas"	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
24	3	"Queens in Space"	January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)
25	4	"Totally Leotarded"	February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)
26	5	"QNN News"	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
27	6	"Snatch Game"	February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)
28	7	"Face, Face, Face of Cakes"	February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)
29	8	"Ru Ha Ha!"	March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
30	9	"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
31	10	"RuPaul-a-palooza"	March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
32	11	"The Hair Ball"	March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
33	12	"Jocks in Frocks"	April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
34	13	"The Money Ball"	April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
35	14	"RuPaul Rewind"	April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
36	15	"Grand Finale"	April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
37	16	"Reunited"	May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02)

Season 4 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
38	1	"RuPocalypse Now!"	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
39	2	" WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters "	February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)
40	3	"Glamazons vs. Champions"	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
41	4	"Queens Behind Bars"	February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)
42	5	"Snatch Game"	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
43	6	"Float Your Boat"	March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
44	7	"Dragazines"	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)
45	8	"Frenemies"	March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
46	9	"Frock the Vote!"	March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)
47	10	"DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock"	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
48	11	"The Fabulous Bitch Ball"	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
49	12	"RuPaul Rewind"	April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)
50	13	"The Final Three"	April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
51	14	"Reunited"	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)

Season 5 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
52	1	"RuPaullywood or Bust"	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
53	2	"Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza"	February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)
54	3	"Draggle Rock"	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
55	4	" Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black? "	February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)
56	5	"Snatch Game"	February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)
57	6	"Can I Get an Amen?"	March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)
58	7	"RuPaul Roast"	March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)
59	8	"Scent of a Drag Queen"	March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)
60	9	"Drama Queens"	April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)
61	10	"Super Troopers"	April 8, 2013 (2013-04-08)
62	11	"Sugar Ball"	April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)
63	12	"The Final Three, Hunty"	April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
64	13	"Countdown to the Crown"	April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)
65	14	"Reunited"	May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)

Season 6 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
66	1	"RuPaul's Big Opening"	February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)^[a]
67	2	"RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2"	March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
68	3	"Scream Queens"	March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
69	4	"Shade: The Rusical"	March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
70	5	"Snatch Game"	March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
71	6	"Oh No She Betta Don't!"	March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
72	7	" Glamazon by Colorevolution "	April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
73	8	"Drag Queens of Comedy"	April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
74	9	"Queens of Talk"	April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
75	10	"Drag My Wedding"	April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)
76	11	"Glitter Ball"	April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
77	12	"Sissy That Walk"	May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)
78	13	"Countdown to the Crown"	May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
79	14	"Grand Finale"	May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)

Season 7 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
80	1	"Born Naked"	March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)
81	2	"Glamazonian Airways"	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
82	3	"ShakesQueer"	March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
83	4	"Spoof! (There It Is)"	March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
84	5	"The DESPY Awards"	March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)
85	6	"Ru Hollywood Stories"	April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
86	7	"Snatch Game"	April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)
87	8	"Conjoined Queens"	April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
88	9	"Divine Inspiration"	April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
89	10	"Prancing Queens"	May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
90	11	"Hello, Kitty Girls!"	May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
91	12	"And the Rest Is Drag"	May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
92	13	"Countdown to the Crown"	May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)
93	14	"Grand Finale"	June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)

Season 8 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
94	1	"Keeping It 100!"	March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
95	2	"Bitch Perfect"	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
96	3	"RuCo's Empire"	March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
97	4	"New Wave Queens"	March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)
98	5	" Supermodel Snatch Game "	April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
99	6	"Wizards of Drag"	April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
100	7	"Shady Politics"	April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
101	8	"RuPaul Book Ball"	April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
102	9	"The Realness"	May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
103	10	"Grand Finale"	May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)

Season 9 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
104	1	"Oh. My. Gaga!"	March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
105	2	" She Done Already Done Brought It On "	March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
106	3	"Draggily Ever After"	April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
107	4	"Good Morning Bitches"	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
108	5	"Reality Stars: The Musical"	April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
109	6	"Snatch Game"	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
110	7	"9021-HO"	May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
111	8	"RuPaul Roast"	May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
112	9	"Your Pilot's on Fire"	May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
113	10	"Makeovers: Crew Better Work"	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
114	11	"Gayest Ball Ever"	June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
115	12	"Category Is"	June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
116	13	"Reunited"	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
117	14	"Grand Finale"	June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)

Season 10 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
118	1	"10s Across the Board"	March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)
119	2	"PharmaRusical"	March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)
120	3	"Tap That App"	April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
121	4	"The Last Ball on Earth"	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
122	5	"The Bossy Rossy Show"	April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
123	6	"Drag Con Panel Extravaganza"	April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)
124	7	"Snatch Game"	May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
125	8	"The Unauthorized Rusical"	May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)
126	9	"Breastworld"	May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)
127	10	"Social Media Kings Into Queens"	May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)
128	11	"Evil Twins"	June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)
129	12	"American"	June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)
130	13	"Queens Reunited"	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
131	14	"Grand Finale"	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)

Season 11 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
132	1	"Whatcha Unpackin?"	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)
133	2	"Good God Girl, Get Out"	March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)
134	3	"Diva Worship"	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)
135	4	"Trump: The Rusical"	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
136	5	"Monster Ball"	March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)
137	6	"The Draglympics"	April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)
138	7	"From Farm to Runway"	April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)
139	8	"Snatch Game at Sea"	April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)
140	9	"L.A.D.P.!"	April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
141	10	"Dragracadabra"	May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)
142	11	"Bring Back My Queens!"	May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)
143	12	"Queens Everywhere"	May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
144	13	"Reunited"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)
145	14	"Grand Finale"	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)

Season 12 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
146	1	"I'm That Bitch"	February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
147	2	"You Don't Know Me"	March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
148	3	"World's Worst"	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
149	4	"The Ball Ball"	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
150	5	"Gay's Anatomy"	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
151	6	"Snatch Game"	April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
152	7	" Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical "	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
153	8	"Droop"	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
154	9	"Choices 2020"	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
155	10	"Superfan Makeover"	May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
156	11	"One-Queen Show"	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
157	12	"Viva Drag Vegas"	May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
158	13	"Reunited: Alone Together"	May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
159	14	"Grand Finale"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)

Season 13 (2021)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
160	1	"The Pork Chop"	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
161	2	"Condragulations"	January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)
162	3	"Phenomenon"	January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
163	4	"RuPaulmark Channel"	January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22)
164	5	"The Bag Ball"	January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)
165	6	"Disco-mentary"	February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
166	7	"Bossy Rossy RuBoot"	February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)
167	8	" Social Media: The Unverified Rusical "	February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)
168	9	"Snatch Game"	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
169	10	"Freaky Friday Queens"	March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)
170	11	"Pop! Goes the Queens"	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
171	12	"Nice Girls Roast"	March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
172	13	"Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!"	April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
173	14	"Gettin' Lucky"	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
174	15	"Reunited"	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
175	16	"Grand Finale"	April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)

Season 14 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
176	1	"Big Opening #1"	January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
177	2	"Big Opening #2"	January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)
178	3	"A Pair of Balls"	January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
179	4	"She's a Super Tease"	January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
180	5	"Save a Queen"	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
181	6	"Glamazon Prime"	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
182	7	"The Daytona Wind"	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
183	8	"60s Girl Groups"	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
184	9	"Menzeses"	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
185	10	"Snatch Game"	March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
186	11	"An Extra Special Episode"	March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
187	12	"Moulin Ru: The Rusical"	March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
188	13	" The Ross Mathews Roast "	April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
189	14	"Catwalk"	April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
190	15	"Reunited"	April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
191	16	"Grand Finale"	April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)

Season 15 (2023)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
192	1	"One Night Only, Part 1"	January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)
193	2	"One Night Only, Part 2"	January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)
194	3	"All Queens Go to Heaven"	January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
195	4	"Supersized Snatch Game"	January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)
196	5	"House of Fashion"	January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)
197	6	"Old Friends Gold"	February 3, 2023 (2023-02-03)
198	7	"The Daytona Wind 2"	February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)
199	8	" Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown "	February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
200	9	"The Crystal Ball"	February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)
201	10	"50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars"	March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
202	11	"Two Queens, One Joke"	March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
203	12	"Wigloose: The Rusical!"	March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
204	13	"Teacher Makeovers"	March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
205	14	"Blame It on the Edit"	March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
206	15	"Reunited!"	April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)
207	16	"Grand Finale"	April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)

Season 16 (2024)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
208	1	"Rate-A-Queen"	January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
209	2	"Queen Choice Awards"	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
210	3	"The Mother of All Balls"	January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
211	4	"RDR Live!"	January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26)
212	5	"Girl Groups"	February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
213	6	"Welcome to the DollHouse"	February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
214	7	"The Sound of Rusic"	February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)
215	8	"Snatch Game"	February 23, 2024 (2024-02-23)
216	9	"See You Next Wednesday"	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
217	10	"Werq the World"	March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
218	11	"Corporate Queens"	March 15, 2024 (2024-03-15)
219	12	"Bathroom Hunties"	March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22)
220	13	"Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers"	March 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
221	14	"Booked and Blessed"	April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
222	15	" Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited "	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
223	16	"Grand Finale"	April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)

Season 17 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
224	1	"Squirrel Games"	January 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)
225	2	"Drag Queens Got Talent – Part 2"	January 10, 2025 (2025-01-10)
226	3	"Monopulence!"	January 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)
227	4	"Bitch, I'm a Drag Queen!"	January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24)
228	5	"RDR Live!"	January 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)
229	6	"Let's Get Sea Sickening Ball"	February 7, 2025 (2025-02-07)
229	7	"Snatch Game"	February 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
230	8	"The Wicked Wiz of Oz: The Rusical!"	February 21, 2025 (2025-02-21)
231	9	"Heavens to Betsey!"	February 28, 2025 (2025-02-28)
232	10	"The Villains Roast"	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
233	11	"Ross Mathews vs. The Ducks"	March 14, 2025 (2025-03-14)
234	12	"Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent Monologues"	March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21)
235	13	"Drag Baby Mamas"	March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)
236	14	"How's Your Headliner?"	April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
237	15	"Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown"	April 11, 2025 (2025-04-11)

Notes

↑ A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.

References

↑ Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2008). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Right TV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
↑ "For 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Mainstream Is Jumping the Shark". Entertainment Tonight. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
↑ Jacobs, Vlake (March 31, 2016). "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 9 and Casting Has Just Begun!". TVLine . World of Wonder . Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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[4] A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.

[1] Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2008). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Right TV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

[2] "For 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Mainstream Is Jumping the Shark". Entertainment Tonight. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

[3] Jacobs, Vlake (March 31, 2016). "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 9 and Casting Has Just Begun!". TVLine . World of Wonder . Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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