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Genre | Reality competition |
Directed by | Nick Murray |
Presented by | RuPaul |
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Opening theme | "RuPaul's Drag Race" theme (season 1–present) |
Ending theme | List
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 89 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 42–62 minutes |
Production company | World of Wonder Productions |
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Release | October 22, 2012 – present |
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is an American reality competition spin off edition of the original RuPaul's Drag Race , which is produced by World of Wonder, for Logo TV and later VH1. The show premiered on October 22, 2012, on Logo TV, before relocating to VH1. However, it was announced on February 20, 2020, on the show's official Twitter account that the fifth season would premiere on June 5, 2020, on Showtime. [1] Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would remain airing on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments". [2] On February 24, 2021, Paramount+ announced via Twitter that the streaming service would be the new home to the series for the sixth season. [3]
The show documents past queens from the Drag Race franchise (primarily from the original series) returning to compete at the invitation of RuPaul. As in the original series, RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge and contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars employs a panel of judges currently composed of RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, and Ts Madison who, along with a host of guest judges, critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The winner of each season is awarded a cash prize and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. A notable exception is the seventh season where, due to the cast consisting of previous winners of the franchise, the winner was instead crowned as "Queen of All Queens".
For the most part, the format of the All Star Drag Race resembles that of the main series - with each episode consisting of a maxi challenge (which determines who is eligible for elimination), and a lip-sync (which determines who is eliminated). However, each cast is composed of former contestants and the format for the competition is altered.
The main differences in format to the main series are as follows:
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Santino Rice | Main | |||||||||
Carson Kressley | Main | |||||||||
Todrick Hall | Main | Guest | ||||||||
Ross Mathews | Guest | Main | ||||||||
Ts Madison | Main |
Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | |||
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1 | 12 | 6 | October 22, 2012 | November 26, 2012 | Logo TV | Chad Michaels | Raven | |
2 | 10 | 9 | August 25, 2016 | October 27, 2016 | Alaska | Detox Katya | ||
3 | 10 | 8 | January 25, 2018 | March 15, 2018 | VH1 | Trixie Mattel | Kennedy Davenport | |
4 | 10 | 10 | December 14, 2018 | February 15, 2019 | Monét X Change Trinity the Tuck | — | ||
5 | 10 | 8 | June 5, 2020 | July 24, 2020 | Shea Couleé | Jujubee Miz Cracker | ||
6 | 13 | 12 | June 24, 2021 | September 2, 2021 | Paramount+ | Kylie Sonique Love | Eureka! Ginger Minj Ra'Jah O'Hara | |
7 | 8 | 12 | May 20, 2022 | July 29, 2022 | Jinkx Monsoon | Monét X Change | ||
8 | 12 | 12 | May 12, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | Jimbo | Kandy Muse | ||
9 | 8 | 12 | May 17, 2024 | July 26, 2024 | Angeria Paris VanMicheals | Roxxxy Andrews Vanessa Vanjie |
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars is the first All-Star season of RuPaul's Drag Race and premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. [4] Cast members were announced on August 6, 2012. [5] The queens that were invited back to compete were: Alexis Mateo, Chad Michaels, Jujubee, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon, Mimi Imfurst, Nina Flowers, Pandora Boxx, Raven, Shannel, Tammie Brown and Yara Sofia. The season featured these twelve returning contestants from seasons one to four, for a chance to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame". It is the only season of All Stars to have the contestants compete in teams of two. This series consists of six episodes, each aired in a 60-minute time-slot. [6] Contestants were judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000. [7]
In each episode, the judges provide their critiques on the contestants' performances in the main challenge and on the runway before RuPaul announces which team is the winner and which teams had the weakest performances. The teams deemed as being the bottom two must "lip sync for their lives" and choose a queen to represent their team in the lip sync in a final attempt to impress RuPaul. After the lip sync, RuPaul decides who stays and who leaves. RuPaul describes the qualities the contestants must have to be crowned the winner of the show as "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent... These are people who have taken adversity and turned it into something that is beautiful and something powerful." [8] The phrase "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent" is used repeatedly on the show, the acronym of which is CUNT. This season, "synergy" was added to provide an explanation behind the contestants being sorted into teams (expanding the acronym into CUNTS). The winner was Chad Michaels, while Raven placed as the runner-up, again.
A second season of All Stars was announced in 2015 and started shooting immediately after season 8. The show was to begin airing on August 25, 2016. Along with the season premiere's announcement, the cast of All Stars 2 were revealed. The cast consisted of 10 returning contestants, Adore Delano, Alaska, Alyssa Edwards, Coco Montrese, Detox, Ginger Minj, Katya, Phi Phi O'Hara, Roxxxy Andrews, and Tatianna. [9] A new twist was revealed for this season changing the format of the show. In previous seasons, the two lowest performing queens had to "Lip Sync for their Life" to avoid elimination. This season has the two best-performing queens of the challenge "Lip Sync for their Legacy", with the winner of the lip sync earning $10,000 and choosing which one of the bottom queens to eliminate. However, on their exit, RuPaul advised the first four eliminated queens that they will have the opportunity to come back for their "revenge", with the winner gaining entry back into the competition.
This season featured a lip-sync to the Rihanna song 'Shut Up and Drive' by Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna that has frequently been rated the number one best Drag Race lip-sync performance. [10] [11] The winner was Alaska, while Detox and Katya placed as the runners-up.
On August 21, 2017, VH1 announced it would air a third season of the series in early 2018. [12] [13] [14] On October 13, 2017, VH1 announced that a one-hour special, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Exclusive Queen RuVeal, would air on October 20, 2017, announcing the season's returning contestants. [15] [16] The contestants competing on the third season of All Stars were Aja, BenDeLaCreme, Chi Chi DeVayne, Kennedy Davenport, Milk, Morgan McMichaels, Shangela, Thorgy Thor, and Trixie Mattel. Season one winner BeBe Zahara Benet was announced as the surprise tenth contestant. [17] On December 14, 2017, it was announced that the third season would premiere on January 25, 2018. [18] A new twist on how the top queens of the season were to be chosen was revealed in the season's final episode. The previously eliminated queens returned in the finale and voted for the top two out of the remaining top four finalists. The two queens with the most votes advanced while the others were eliminated. The winner was Trixie Mattel; Kennedy Davenport was the runner-up.
In August 2018, during an episode of his podcast, Whats the Tee? , RuPaul confirmed he was filming the fourth season of All Stars. [19] On August 22, 2018, VH1 officially announced a fourth season of All Stars, with the cast still yet to be revealed. [20] On November 9, season 3 winner Trixie Mattel hosted a live stream with season 2 finalists Katya and Detox to announce the cast. [21] The ten contestants competing on the fourth season of All Stars were Farrah Moan, Gia Gunn, Jasmine Masters, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls, Trinity the Tuck, and Valentina. [22] Gia Gunn was the first transgender contestant to compete on a season of All Stars, while Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon were the first contestants to return after competing in a previous season of All Stars. [22] The fourth season premiered on December 14, 2018, on VH1. [22] The winners were Trinity the Tuck and Monét X Change; this marked the first double crowning in the ‘’Drag Race’’ franchise.
On August 19, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fifth season. [23] It was announced on February 20, 2020, on the show's official Twitter account, that the season would premiere on June 5, 2020, on Showtime. [1] The cast was revealed on May 8, 2020. Following the cast announcement, producers announced that the show will air on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments." [2] The ten contestants competing that season were Alexis Mateo, Blair St. Clair, Derrick Barry, India Ferrah, Jujubee, Mariah Paris Balenciaga, Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker, Ongina, and Shea Couleé. The winner was Shea Couleé, leaving Jujubee and Miz Cracker as the runners-up.
On August 20, 2020, VH1 renewed the series for its sixth season. [24] On February 24, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that the sixth season of the show would move to Paramount+. [25] On May 26, it was announced that the season would air beginning June 24, 2021. [26] The season's thirteen contestants were A'keria C. Davenport, Eureka!, Ginger Minj, Jan, Jiggly Caliente, Kylie Sonique Love, Pandora Boxx, Ra'Jah O'Hara, Scarlet Envy, Serena ChaCha, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Trinity K. Bonet, and Yara Sofia. [27] The winner was Kylie Sonique Love, leaving Eureka!, Ginger Minj, and Ra'Jah O'Hara as runners-up. Kylie made history as the first transgender queen to win the crown on the American version of the show.
The series was renewed for its seventh season on February 15, 2022, to be aired on Paramount+. [28] The cast was announced on April 13, 2022. It included eight winners of past seasons returning to compete, making it the first season featuring only past winners. [29] It also became the first US season to feature a contestant from another franchise. [30] The cast consisted of four winners of Drag Race: Jaida Essence Hall (season 12), Jinkx Monsoon (season 5), Raja (season 3) and Yvie Oddly (season 11); three winners of All Stars: Monét X Change and Trinity the Tuck (co-winning season 4) and Shea Couleé (season 5); and the winner of UK season 1, The Vivienne. [31] Jinkx Monsoon was crowned the Queen of All Queens, becoming the first to win two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race. Monét X Change was the runner-up, and Raja won a second title, "Queen of 'She Done Already Done Had Herses'."
Season 8 premiered on Paramount+ on May 12, 2023. The cast consisted of Alexis Michelle, Darienne Lake, Heidi N. Closet, Jaymes Mansfield, Jessica Wild, Jimbo, Kahanna Montrese, Kandy Muse, Mrs. Kasha Davis, LaLa Ri, Monica Beverly Hillz and Naysha Lopez. Jimbo won the competition on July 21, 2023, becoming the first queen from a non-American franchise (in this case, Canada's Drag Race) to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Kandy Muse was the runner-up, and LaLa Ri won the title, "Queen of the 'Fame Games'."
On August 21, 2023, World of Wonder announced that the series had been renewed for a ninth season, set to begin airing on Paramount+ on May 17, 2024. On April 23, 2024, the cast was announced. Its eight contestants were Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Gottmik, Jorgeous, Nina West, Plastique Tiara, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel and Vanessa Vanjie. For the first time in the franchise's history, the contestants competed for a $200,000 donation to a charity of their choosing.
On July 26th, 2024, the winner of the season, joining the Drag Race Hall of Fame, was revealed to be Angeria Paris VanMicheals. Angeria chose the National Black Justice Coalition as the recipient of her $200,000 grand prize. Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie were the runner-ups, each earning $25,000 donations for their chosen charity. This season accumulated over $300,000 for charity.
Just like RuPaul's Drag Race , episodes of the first season of All Stars were followed by an Untucked! episode each week, giving the viewers a glimpse into the backstage drama and discussions between the returning contestants. For the second, third, and fourth seasons, the contestants deliberated among themselves in the workroom on who each of the top 2 would eliminate if they won the Lip Sync for Your Legacy. This served as a mini-Untucked! as there were no separately filmed Untucked companion episodes for those seasons. On June 5, 2020, it was announced that the aftershow series would return for the fifth season. [32]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | RuPaul's Drag Race season | |||
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1 | 6 | October 22, 2012 | November 26, 2012 | Logo | All Stars 1 | |
2 | 8 | June 5, 2020 | July 24, 2020 | VH1 | All Stars 5 | |
3 | 12 | June 24, 2021 | September 2, 2021 | Paramount+ | All Stars 6 | |
4 | 12 | May 20, 2022 | July 29, 2022 | All Stars 7 | ||
5 | 12 | May 12, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | All Stars 8 | ||
6 | 12 | May 17, 2024 | July 26, 2024 | All Stars 9 |
Season | Release date | Special features | Discs | Ref. |
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1 | January 22, 2013 |
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Starting in September 2019, the first two seasons became available to stream on Hulu. [38] Seasons 1 through 3 became available to stream on CBS All Access on July 30, 2020, later on every new season became available on Paramount+. [39] It also became available on WOW Presents Plus, except the United States. [40]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Dorian Awards | 2017 | LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars | Nominated | [41] |
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Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2022 | Best Streaming Reality Show or Competition Series | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Nominated | [42] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars(for "Jersey Justice") | Nominated | [43] |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars(for "Halftime Headliners") | Nominated | |||
MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2023 | Best Competition Series | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars | Won | [44] |
Season | Rotten Tomatoes |
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1 | 80% (5 reviews) [45] |
2 | 100% (8 reviews) [46] |
3 | 14% (7 reviews) [47] |
4 | 86% (7 reviews) [48] |
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"The Baddest Bitches in Herstory" | 2 | — |
"Read U Wrote U" (Ellis Miah Mix) | 29 | |
"Divas Live" | 3 | — |
"Sitting on a Secret" | — | |
"Drag Up Your Life" | — | |
"Kitty Girl" (Cast Version) | 18 | |
"Errybody Say Love" | 4 | — |
"Don't Funk It Up" | — | |
"My Best Judy" (featuring April Malina and Brooke Wilkes) | — | |
"Super Queen" (Cast Version) | — | |
"I'm in Love" | 5 | — |
"Clap Back" | — | |
"Halftime Headliners" | 6 | — |
"Show Up Queen" | — | |
"This Is Our Country" (Cast Version) (with Tanya Tucker) | — | |
"Legends" (Cast Version) | 7 | — |
"Titanic" (MSTR) | — | |
"2getha 4eva" (The Other Girls) | — | |
"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Glam Rock and Disco versions) | 8 | — |
"I Remember Being Born" (Jimbo) | — | |
"Pay Me in Money" (Kandy Muse) | — | |
"Drag Queens Save the World" | 9 | — |
"Pussy on Fire" | — | |
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