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RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Season 2
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2 poster.png
Promotional poster for season two
Hosted by RuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants9
WinnersPoppy Love
(AJ McLean)
Runners-upChakra 7
(Tatyana Ali)
Thirsty von Trap
(Mark Indelicato)
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network VH1
Original releaseAugust 12 (2022-08-12) –
September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Season chronology
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Season 1

The second season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race premiered August 12, 2022 on VH1. This season featured a major retool of the spin-off, with nine celebrity contestants — concealed by drag personas — competing in a season-length lip sync tournament. RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews returned as judges.

The season was won by Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean (as "Poppy Love"), with Tatyana Ali ("Chakra 7") and Mark Indelicato ("Thirsty von Trap") as runners-up, and Ali being voted as Miss Congeniality by the contestants.

Background

Unlike the first season, which featured self-contained competitions based on the format of the main series, season 2 of Secret Celebrity Drag Race featured a season-length lip-sync competition with celebrities concealed via drag personas (a la The Masked Singer ), with the champion receiving $100,000 for a charity of their choice. [1] [2] In each episode, the queens each gave a lip sync performance for the judges and a studio audience. The bottom two queens competed in a Lip Sync for Your Life for a chance to be saved from elimination; the eliminated queen would then reveal their true identity at the end of the show. [1] [2] All remaining queens revealed their identity at the beginning of the sixth episode. [3]

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee and Monét X Change served as the "Queen Supremes", providing commentary for the series as well as assisting and mentoring the contestants. There were also special appearances by Eureka, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki. [4]

Contestants

Contestants of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2 and their charity donations
Drag NameCelebrityQueen SupremeOutcomeRaisedCharity
Poppy Love AJ McLean Jujubee Winner$100,000 Trans Lifeline
Chakra 7 Tatyana Ali Brooke Lynn Hytes Runners-up [a] $5,000Hansavedas
Thirsty von Trap Mark Indelicato Monét X Change Planned Parenthood
Chic-Li-Fay Kevin McHale Brooke Lynn Hytes4th placeLions Camp Tatiyee
Donna Bellissima Daniel Franzese Monét X Change5th place The Trevor Project
Milli von Sunshine Jenna Ushkowitz Jujubee6th placePlanned Parenthood
Jackie Would Thom Filicia Jujubee7th placeBone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
Electra Owl Taylor Dayne Brooke Lynn Hytes8th place Global Green
Fabulosity Loretta Devine Monét X Change9th place NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Notes:

  1. ↑ Chakra 7 was voted Miss Congeniality by their fellow contestants.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Poppy Love won RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2.
  Chakra 7 and Thirsty von Trap were the runners-up (RU).
  Chakra 7 was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Drag NameCelebrityEpisode
1 [5] 2 [6] 3 [7] 4 [8] 5 [9] 6 [10] 7 [11] 8 [12]
Poppy Love AJ McLean WINWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEBTMWinner
Chakra 7 Tatyana Ali SAFESAFEWINSAFETOP2WINSAFEMiss CRU
Thirsty von Trap Mark Indelicato SAFEBTMSAFEBTMSAFEBTMWINRunner-up
Chic-Li-Fay Kevin McHale SAFESAFEWINWINSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Donna Bellissima Daniel Franzese SAFESAFEBTMSAFEWINELIMGuest
Milli von Sunshine Jenna Ushkowitz SAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Jackie Would Thom Filicia BTMSAFEELIMGuest
Electra Owl Taylor Dayne SAFEELIMGuest
Fabulosity Loretta Devine ELIMGuest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
1 [5] Fabulosityvs.Jackie Would"Venus"
(Bananarama)		Fabulosity
2 [6] Electra Owlvs.Thirsty von Trap"Shut Up and Drive"
(Rihanna)		Electra Owl
3 [7] Donna Bellissimavs.Jackie Would"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent"
(Gwen Guthrie)		Jackie Would
4 [8] Milli von Sunshinevs.Thirsty von Trap"My Life Would Suck Without You"
(Kelly Clarkson)		Milli von Sunshine
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
5 [9] Chakra 7vs.Donna Bellissima"Believe"
(Cher)		Donna Bellissima
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
6 [10] Donna Bellissimavs.Thirsty von Trap"U Wear It Well"
(RuPaul)		Donna Bellissima
7 [11] Chic-Li-Fayvs.Poppy Love"The Edge of Glory"
(Lady Gaga)		Chic-Li-Fay
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
8 [12] Chakra 7 vs. Poppy Love vs. Thirsty von Trap"I'm So Excited"
(The Pointer Sisters)		Poppy Love

Episodes

Episode 1: I'm Coming Out - First Time in Drag! (August 12)

Performances in order of appearance on the first episode
ContestantSongResult
Poppy Love"You Oughta Know"
(Alanis Morissette)		Winner
Chakra 7"I'm Every Woman"
(Chaka Khan)		Safe
Donna Belissima"Super Bass"
(Nicki Minaj)		Safe
Milli von Sunshine"Sweet but Psycho"
(Ava Max)		Safe
Jackie Would"Juice"
(Lizzo)		Bottom
Electra Owl"Raise Your Glass"
(P!nk)		Safe
Thirsty von Trap"Don't Cha"
(The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes)		Safe
Fabulosity"Just Fine"
(Mary J. Blige)		Eliminated
Chic-Li-Fay"Goodies"
(Ciara ft. Petey Pablo)		Safe

Episode 2: Dance Your Padded Ass Off! (August 19)

Performances in order of appearance on the second episode [13]
ContestantSongResult
Chic-Li-Fay"On the Floor"
(Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull)		Safe
Electra Owl"Last Dance"
(Donna Summer)		Eliminated
Thirsty von Trap"Physical"
(Dua Lipa)		Bottom
Milli von Sunshine"Dancing On My Own"
(Robyn)		Safe
Jackie Would"Pump Up the Jam"
(Technotronic)		Safe
Chakra 7"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
(Whitney Houston)		Safe
Donna Belissima"Mambo Italiano"
(Rosemary Clooney)		Safe
Poppy Love"Show Me How You Burlesque"
(Christina Aguilera)		Winner

Episode 3: Money, Honey (August 26)

Performances in order of appearance on the third episode [14]
ContestantSongResult
Poppy Love"9 to 5"
(Dolly Parton)		Safe
Milli von Sunshine"Work from Home"
(Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign)		Safe
Chic-Li-Fay"Bitch Better Have My Money"
(Rihanna)		Winner
Jackie Would"Work Bitch"
(Britney Spears)		Eliminated
Donna Belissima"I Don't Want It at All"
(Kim Petras)		Bottom
Thirsty von Trap"7 Rings"
(Ariana Grande)		Safe
Chakra 7"M.I.L.F. $"
(Fergie)		Winner

Episode 4: Drag Duets (September 2)

The remaining queens were paired with Eureka!, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki.

Performances in order of appearance on the fourth episode [15]
ContestantDrag partnerSongResult
Donna Belissima Silky Nutmeg Ganache "Whatta Man"
(Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue)		Safe
Chakra 7 Eureka! [a] "Fly"
(Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna)		Safe
Thirsty von Trap Katya [b] "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
(Eve ft. Gwen Stefani)		Bottom
Poppy Love Morgan McMichaels "The Boy Is Mine"
(Brandy, Monica)		Safe
Milli von Sunshine Gottmik "Side to Side"
(Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj)		Eliminated
Chic-Li-Fay Violet Chachki "When You Believe"
(Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston)		Winner
  1. ↑ Eureka O'Hara is referred to as Eureka! on the show.
  2. ↑ Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova is referred to as Katya on the show.

Episode 5: I Love the 90s (September 9)

Performances in order of appearance on the fifth episode
ContestantSongResult
Poppy Love"Wannabe"
(Spice Girls)		Safe
Donna Belissima"Sin Wagon"
(The Chicks)		Winner
Chakra 7"Doo Wop (That Thing)"
(Lauryn Hill)		Top 2
Chic-Li-Fay"Genie in a Bottle"
(Christina Aguilera)		Safe
Thirsty von Trap"(You Drive Me) Crazy"
(Britney Spears)		Safe

Episode 6: RuPaul-A-Palooza! (September 16)

Performances in order of appearance on the sixth episode
ContestantSongResult
Group Number"I Made It"
(RuPaul's Drag Race Live!)
Thirsty von Trap"Sissy That Walk"
(RuPaul)		Bottom
Chakra 7"Cha Cha Bitch"
(RuPaul ft. AB Soto)		Winner
Chic-Li-Fay"Peanut Butter"
(RuPaul ft. Big Freedia)		Safe
Poppy Love"Devil Made Me Do It"
(RuPaul)		Safe
Donna Belissima"Born Naked"
(RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne)		Eliminated

Episode 7: Yaaas Gaga (September 23)

Performances in order of appearance on the seventh episode
ContestantSongResult
Snatch Game Impersonations—
Chic-Li-Fay"Yoü and I"
(Lady Gaga)		Eliminated
Thirsty von Trap"Bad Romance"
(Lady Gaga)		Winner
Chakra 7"Paparazzi"
(Lady Gaga)		Safe
Poppy Love"Born This Way"
(Lady Gaga)		Bottom

Episode 8: Grande Finale (September 30)

Performances in order of appearance on the eighth episode
ContestantSongResult
Chakra 7"Better Be Good to Me"
(Tina Turner)		Runner-up
Poppy Love"I Touch Myself"
(Divinyls)		Winner
Thirsty von Trap"Hollaback Girl"
(Gwen Stefani)		Runner-up

The three Queen Supremes Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee and Monét X Change performed together RuPaul's "Blame It on the Edit".

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