RuPaul's Drag Race | |
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Season 13 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 13 |
Winner | Symone |
Runner-up | Kandy Muse |
Miss Congeniality | LaLa Ri |
Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | VH1 |
Original release | January 1 – April 23, 2021 |
Season chronology | |
The thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 1 and concluded on April 23, 2021. The cast was announced via Twitter on December 9, 2020. [1] The competition is broadcast on VH1 in the United States and showcases 13 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a thirteenth and sixth season respectively on August 20, 2020. Casting calls for season 13 were opened in December 2019. [2] In addition to airing on VH1, the premiere episode was simulcast across 5 other channels: Logo, MTV, MTV2, Pop, and The CW, [3] becoming the most-watched episode in the franchise's history. [4]
After the season's first teaser trailer was accidentally leaked a day prior, the cast was officially revealed by season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall on December 9, 2020. The teaser revealed that the season's premiere would consist of six "Lip-Sync for Your Life" battles in a Lip-Sync Extravaganza, along with a new socially distanced stage and werkroom design. The season welcomed Gottmik, the show's first ever openly transgender male and assigned female at birth contestant since the series began in 2009. [5]
The season was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, relying on strict protocols, including isolation and testing of contestants, judges, and crew. On February 26, 2021, the series aired Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down detailing the season's production amid the pandemic, including unseen footage and reflections from the cast. [6] The winner of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Symone, with Kandy Muse as the runner-up and LaLa Ri as Miss Congeniality.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Symone | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
Kandy Muse | 25 | New York City, New York | Runner-up |
Gottmik | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 3rd place |
Rosé [a] | 31 | New York City, New York | |
Olivia Lux | 26 | New York City, New York | 5th place |
Utica Queen | 25 | Utica, Minnesota | 6th place |
Tina Burner | 39 | New York City, New York | 7th place |
Denali [b] | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 8th place |
Elliott with 2 Ts [c] | 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 9th place |
LaLa Ri | 30 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10th place [d] |
Tamisha Iman | 49 | Atlanta, Georgia | 11th place |
Joey Jay | 30 | Phoenix, Arizona | 12th place |
Kahmora Hall | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 13th place |
Notes:
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||
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1 [8] [a] | 2 [9] | 3 [10] | 4 [11] | 5 [12] | 6 [13] | 7 [14] | 8 [15] | 9 [16] | 10 [17] | 11 [18] | 12 [19] | 13 [20] | 14 [21] | 15 [22] | 16 [23] | |
Symone | STAY | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | Guest | Winner | |
Kandy Muse | STAY | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | Guest | Runner-up | |
Gottmik | STAY | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Guest | Eliminated | |
Rosé | LOSS | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Guest | Eliminated | |
Olivia Lux | STAY | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
Utica Queen | LOSS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||
Tina Burner | STAY | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
Denali | LOSS | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
Elliott with 2 Ts | LOSS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||
LaLa Ri | STAY | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | GB | Miss C | ||||||||
Tamisha Iman | LOSS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||||
Joey Jay | LOSS | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||||
Kahmora Hall | LOSS | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1 [8] | Joey Jay | vs. | Kandy Muse | "Call Me Maybe" (Carly Rae Jepsen) | Kandy Muse |
Denali | vs. | LaLa Ri | "When I Grow Up" (The Pussycat Dolls) | LaLa Ri | |
Symone | vs. | Tamisha Iman | "The Pleasure Principle" (Janet Jackson) | Symone | |
Gottmik | vs. | Utica Queen | "Rumors" (Lindsay Lohan) | Gottmik | |
Olivia Lux | vs. | Rosé | "Ex's & Oh's" (Elle King) | Olivia Lux | |
Elliott with 2 Ts vs. Kahmora Hall vs. Tina Burner | "Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink) | Tina Burner | |||
2 [9] | Olivia Lux | vs. | Symone | "Break My Heart" (Dua Lipa) | Symone |
3 [10] | Denali | vs. | Rosé | "If U Seek Amy" (Britney Spears) | Denali |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
4 [11] | Denali | vs. | Kahmora Hall | "100% Pure Love" (Crystal Waters) | Kahmora Hall |
5 [12] | Joey Jay | vs. | LaLa Ri | "Fancy" (Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX) | Joey Jay |
6 [13] | Kandy Muse | vs. | Tamisha Iman | "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" (Blu Cantrell) | Tamisha Iman |
7 [14] | Elliott with 2 Ts | vs. | LaLa Ri | "Whole Lotta Woman" (Kelly Clarkson) | LaLa Ri |
8 [15] | Kandy Muse | vs. | Symone | "Boss" (Fifth Harmony) | None |
9 [16] | Elliott with 2 Ts | vs. | Utica Queen | "Fascinated" (Company B) | Elliott with 2 Ts |
10 [17] | Denali | vs. | Olivia Lux | "Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary) | Denali |
11 [18] | Tina Burner | vs. | Utica Queen | "My Humps" (Black Eyed Peas) | Tina Burner |
12 [19] | Symone | vs. | Utica Queen | "No Tears Left to Cry" (Ariana Grande) | Utica Queen |
13 [20] | Kandy Muse | vs. | Olivia Lux | "Strong Enough" (Cher) | Olivia Lux |
14 [21] | Gottmik vs. Kandy Muse vs. Rosé vs. Symone | "I Learned from the Best (HQ2 Radio Mix)" (Whitney Houston) | None | ||
Episode | Contestants | Song | |||
15 [22] [a] | Kahmora Hall | "Something He Can Feel" (En Vogue) | |||
Joey Jay | "I Want You Back" (NSYNC) | ||||
Tamisha Iman | "Arrogant" (Tamisha Iman) | ||||
LaLa Ri | "Bad Bitch Tip" (LaLa Ri ft. Ocean Kelly) | ||||
Elliott with 2 Ts | "Hideaway" (Kiesza) | ||||
Denali | "How You Like That" (BLACKPINK) | ||||
Tina Burner | "Turn It & Burn It" (Tina Burner) | ||||
Utica Queen | "You Should Be Sad" (Halsey) | ||||
Olivia Lux | "I'm Goin' Down" (Mary J. Blige) | ||||
Contestants | Song | Winner | |||
Denali (NCTE) | vs. | LaLa Ri (NBJC) | "Be My Lover" (La Bouche) | Denali | |
16 [23] | Kandy Muse | vs. | Rosé | "Work Bitch" (Britney Spears) | Kandy Muse |
Gottmik | vs. | Symone | "Gimme More" (Britney Spears) | Symone | |
Kandy Muse | vs. | Symone | "Till the World Ends" (Britney Spears) | Symone | |
Notes:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
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No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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160 | 1 | "The Pork Chop" | January 1, 2021 | |
Thirteen new queens enter the workroom. For the first main challenge, the queens will face-off in Lip-Sync for Your Life battles. The first two queens, Joey Jay and Kandy Muse lip-sync to "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. Kandy Muse wins the lip-sync and Joey Jay loses. The next two queens, Denali and LaLa Ri, lip-sync to "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls. LaLa Ri wins the lip-sync and Denali loses. The next two queens, Symone and Tamisha Iman, lip-sync to "The Pleasure Principle" by Janet Jackson. Symone wins the lip-sync and Tamisha Iman loses. The next two queens, Gottmik and Utica Queen, lip-sync to "Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan. Gottmik wins the lip-sync and Utica Queen loses. The next two queens, Olivia Lux and Rosé lip-sync to "Ex's & Oh's". Olivia Lux wins the lip-sync and Rosé loses. The final three queens, Elliott with 2 Ts, Kahmora Hall and Tina Burner lip-sync to "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink. Tina Burner wins the lip-sync and Elliott with 2 Ts and Kahmora Hall lose. It is then revealed that the seven losing queens, will have to vote someone out of the competition.
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161 | 2 | "Condragulations" | January 8, 2021 | |
At the beginning of the episode, it is revealed that Elliott with 2 Ts has been voted out. The winning queens from last episode enter the workroom and are joined by Elliott with 2 Ts. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will walk the runway showing off two looks: Day Time Drama Mama and Night Time is the Right Time. For the main challenge, the queens will write, record, and perform verses to "Condragulations". On the runway, category is Lamé You Stay. Elliott with 2 Ts, LaLa Ri, Olivia Lux, Symone and Tina Burner receive positive critiques. Gottmik and Kandy Muse receive negative critiques. It is announced that Olivia Lux and Symone are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Symone is the winner.
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162 | 3 | "Phenomenon" | January 15, 2021 | |
The queens who lost their lip-sync in episode one enter the workroom. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will walk the runway showing off two looks: Lady and Vamp. For this week's main challenge, the queens will write, record, and perform verses to "Phenomenon". On the runway, category is We're Here, We're Sheer, Get Used to It. Denali, Rosé, Tamisha Iman and Utica Queen receive positive critiques. Joey Jay and Kahmora Hall receive negative critiques. It is announced that Denali and Rosé are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Denali is the winner.
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163 | 4 | "RuPaulmark Channel" | January 22, 2021 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will overact in cheesy RuPaulmark holiday movies.
On the runway, category is Trains for Days. Kandy Muse, Rosé and Symone receive positive critiques, with Symone winning the challenge. Denali, Kahmora Hall and LaLa Ri receive negative critiques, with LaLa Ri being safe. Denali and Kahmora Hall lip-sync to "100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters. Denali wins the lip-sync and Kahmora Hall is the first queen to sashay away.
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164 | 5 | "The Bag Ball" | January 29, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will get into baby quick drag and see who is the most misbehaved baby. LaLa Ri wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create three looks for The Bag Ball: Mixed Bag, Money Bags and Bag Ball Eleganza. On the runway, Gottmik, Rosé and Utica Queen receive positive critiques, with Gottmik winning the challenge. Joey Jay, LaLa Ri and Tamisha Iman receive negative critiques, with Tamisha Iman being safe. Joey Jay and LaLa Ri lip-sync to "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX. LaLa Ri wins the lip-sync and Joey Jay sashays away.
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165 | 6 | "Disco-mentary" | February 5, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will create a dress made from wallpaper. Elliott with 2 Ts and Tamisha Iman wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform in a disco-themed dance documentary.
On the runway, category is Little Black Dress. Elliott with 2 Ts, Olivia Lux and Tina Burner receive positive critiques, with Olivia Lux winning the challenge. Kandy Muse, Tamisha Iman and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, with Utica Queen being safe. Kandy Muse and Tamisha Iman lip-sync to "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" by Blu Cantrell. Kandy Muse wins the lip-sync and Tamisha Iman sashays away.
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166 | 7 | "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" | February 12, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will read each other to filth. Gottmik wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will team up and improvise in the new night-time talk show "Bossy Rossy After Dark".
On the runway, category is Bead It. Kandy Muse, Olivia Lux and Symone receive positive critiques, with Olivia Lux winning the challenge. Elliott with 2 Ts, LaLa Ri and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, with Utica Queen being safe. Elliott with 2 Ts and LaLa Ri lip-sync to "Whole Lotta Woman" by Kelly Clarkson. Elliott with 2 Ts wins the lip-sync and LaLa Ri sashays away.
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167 | 8 | " Social Media: The Unverified Rusical " | February 19, 2021 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform in Social Media: The Unverified Rusical.
On the runway, category is Yellow, Gorgeous. Denali, Gottmik and Rosé receive positive critiques, with Rosé winning the challenge. Kandy Muse, Symone and Tina Burner receive negative critiques, with Tina Burner being safe. Kandy Muse and Symone lip-sync to "Boss" by Fifth Harmony. Symone is declared the winner of the lip sync and Kandy is asked to sashay away. However, just before Kandy exits, RuPaul tells her that she is safe to slay another day and is allowed to remain in the competition. [25]
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168 | 9 | "The Snatch Game" | March 5, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will audition for the Pantyhoes band. Tina Burner wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. Raven and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Fascinating Fascinators. Denali, Gottmik and Rosé receive positive critiques, with Gottmik winning the challenge. Elliott with 2 Ts, Olivia Lux and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, with Olivia Lux being safe. Elliott with 2 Ts and Utica Queen lip-sync to "Fascinated" by Company B. Utica Queen wins the lip-sync and Elliott with 2 Ts sashays away.
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169 | 10 | "Freaky Friday Queens" | March 12, 2021 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will makeover another queen into your own drag doppelganger.
On the runway, category is Drag Doppelgangers. Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Symone and Utica Queen receive positive critiques, with Symone and Utica both winning the challenge. Denali, Olivia Lux, Rosé and Tina Burner receive negative critiques, with Rosé and Tina Burner being safe. Denali and Olivia Lux lip-sync to "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary. Olivia Lux wins the lip-sync and Denali sashays away.
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170 | 11 | "Pop! Goes the Queens" | March 19, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play a trivia game with the pit crew called, "Are You Smarter Than the Pit Crew". Kandy Muse wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create, market, and film a commercial for your own soft drink.
On the runway, category is Beast Couture. Kandy Muse, Rosé and Symone receive positive critiques, with Rosé and Symone both winning the challenge. Gottmik, Olivia Lux, Tina Burner and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, with Gottmik and Olivia Lux being safe. Tina Burner and Utica Queen lip-sync to "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas. Utica Queen wins the lip-sync and Tina Burner sashays away.
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171 | 12 | "Nice Girls Roast" | March 26, 2021 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will pair up and star in a live makeup tutorial on how to take a glamorous selfie. Kandy Muse and Rosé win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform a roast of previous Miss Congenialities Heidi N Closet, Nina West and Valentina. On the runway, Gottmik, Kandy Muse and Rosé receive positive critiques, with Kandy Muse winning the challenge. Olivia Lux, Symone and Utica Queen receive negative critiques, with Olivia Lux being safe. Symone and Utica Queen lip-sync to "No Tears Left To Cry" by Ariana Grande. Symone wins the lip-sync and Utica Queen sashays away.
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172 | 13 | "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" | April 2, 2021 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will star in the new sci-fi adventure "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!"
On the runway, category is Haute Pockets. Gottmik, Rosé and Symone receive positive critiques, with Rosé winning the challenge. Kandy Muse and Olivia Lux receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Strong Enough" by Cher. Kandy Muse wins the lip-sync and Olivia Lux sashays away.
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173 | 14 | "Gettin' Lucky" | April 9, 2021 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens will write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Lucky". On the runway, category is Drag Excellence. The remaining queens then lip-sync to " I Learned from the Best (HQ2 Radio Mix)" by Whitney Houston. After the lip-sync, Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé and Symone are announced as the finalists.
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174 | 15 | "Reunited" | April 16, 2021 | |
The queens all return virtually for the reunion. The eliminated queens all lip-sync in a self-directed music video. LaLa Ri receives the new Golden Boot Award for her episode five Bag Ball Eleganza Look. Denali and LaLa Ri are both awarded this season's "Lip-Sync Assassins" and will battle in a lip-sync for a charity of their own choosing. They lip-sync to "Be My Lover" by La Bouche. Denali wins the lip-sync and wins $10,000 for her charity National Center for Transgender Equality. LaLa Ri also wins $5,000 for her charity National Black Justice Coalition. | ||||
175 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 23, 2021 | |
All the queens return for the grand finale. LaLa Ri is announced as this season's Miss Congeniality. RuPaul then announces that the queens will take part in the lip-sync smackdown for the crown. The first lip-sync is between Kandy Muse and Rosé. They lip-sync to "Work Bitch" by Britney Spears. Kandy Muse wins the lip-sync and Rosé is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Gottmik and Symone. They lip-sync to "Gimme More" by Britney Spears. Symone wins the lip-sync and Gottmik is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Kandy Muse and Symone. They lip-sync to "Till the World Ends" by Britney Spears. It is announced that Symone is the winner, leaving Kandy Muse as the runner-up.
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No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Pork Chop" | January 1, 2021 | 0.24 [26] | 0.561 [26] |
2 | "Condragulations" | January 8, 2021 | 0.26 [27] | 0.634 [27] |
3 | "Phenomenon" | January 15, 2021 | 0.25 [28] | 0.611 [28] |
4 | "RuPaulmark Channel" | January 22, 2021 | 0.23 [29] | 0.594 [29] |
5 | "The Bag Ball" | January 29, 2021 | 0.22 [30] | 0.609 [30] |
6 | "Disco-mentary" | February 5, 2021 | 0.21 [31] | 0.585 [31] |
7 | "Bossy Rossy: The RuBoot" | February 12, 2021 | 0.21 [32] | 0.500 [32] |
8 | "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" | February 19, 2021 | 0.25 [33] | 0.605 [33] |
9 | "Snatch Game" | March 5, 2021 | 0.24 [34] | 0.582 [34] |
10 | "Freaky Friday Queens" | March 12, 2021 | 0.26 [35] | 0.638 [35] |
11 | "Pop! Goes The Queens" | March 19, 2021 | 0.24 [36] | 0.582 [36] |
12 | "Nice Girls Roast" | March 26, 2021 | 0.26 [37] | 0.610 [37] |
13 | "Henny, I Shrunk The Drag Queens!" | April 2, 2021 | 0.22 [38] | 0.558 [38] |
14 | "Gettin' Lucky!" | April 9, 2021 | 0.24 [39] | 0.623 [39] |
15 | "Reunited" | April 16, 2021 | 0.20 [40] | 0.479 [40] |
16 | "Grand Finale" | April 23, 2021 | 0.32 [41] | 0.772 [41] |
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The fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered January 6, 2023. The reality competition series moved to MTV for broadcast, instead of VH1 in the United States.
The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000.