The Switch Drag Race season 2

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The Switch Drag Race
Season 2
The Switch Drag Race season 2 poster.png
Promotional poster for season two
Hosted byKarla Constant
Judges
No. of contestants15
Winner Miss Leona
Runners-up
No. of episodes31
Release
Original network MEGA (Chile)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release25 March (2018-03-25) 
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 1
List of episodes

The second season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 25 March 2018 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's streaming service. It ran for thirty-one episodes.

The winner of second series of The Switch Drag Race was Miss Leona, with Gia Gunn, Pavel Arámbula and Sofía Camará as the runner-up.

Challenges

Each episode, with the guidance of the six celebrity coaches, the contestants compete in the following challenges;

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of The Switch Drag Race season 2 and their backgrounds [1] [2]
ContestantAgeTeamHometownSeason 1 placementOutcome
Miss Leona [lower-alpha 1] 21Foreign Paris, FranceWinner
Gia Gunn 26 Chicago, United States [lower-alpha 2] Runners-up
Pavel Arámbula32 Mexico City, Mexico
Sofía Camará 26Chilean Entre Ríos, Argentina4th place
Fernanda Brown25 Santiago, Chile9th place5th place
Diva Houston38Foreign São Paulo, Brazil [lower-alpha 3] 6th place [lower-alpha 4]
Rochelle Mon Chéri25 San Juan, Puerto Rico 7th place [lower-alpha 5]
Kandy Ho 30 New York City, United States [lower-alpha 6] 8th place
Luz Violeta 29ChileanSantiago, ChileWinner9th place [lower-alpha 7]
Arianda Sodi 29Santiago, Chile7th place10th place [lower-alpha 8]
Laura Bell27Santiago, Chile8th place11th place
Marie Laveau25ForeignSan Juan, Puerto Rico12th place
Luna di Mauri49ChileanSantiago, ChileRunner-up13th place
Francisca del Solar28Santiago, Chile14th place
Fransiska Tólika [lower-alpha 9] 24Foreign Sevilla, Spain15th place

Notes:

  1. Now Leona Winter, she is referred to as Miss Leona on the show.
  2. Although living in Chicago at the time, Gia Gunn represented Japan on the show.
  3. Although living in Spain at the time, Diva Houston represented Brazil on the show.
  4. Diva Houston originally placed eleventh before re-entering the competition.
  5. Rochelle Mon Chéri originally placed ninth before re-entering the competition.
  6. Although living in New York at the time, Kandy Ho represented Puerto Rico on the show.
  7. Luz Violeta quit the competition before the elimination duel.
  8. Arianda Sodi originally placed thirteenth before re-entering the competition.
  9. Now Pakita, she is referred to as Fransiska Tólika on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Miss Leona won The Switch Drag Race season 2.
  Gia Gunn, Pavel Arámbula and Sofía Camará were the runners-up.
  IMM (Immunity) indicates that the contestant won the immunity.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the Extreme Imitation Duel and saved their team.
  ADV (Advanced) indicates that the contestant won the pass to the next semifinal or finale.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was safe in that week.
  DUEL indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  QUIT indicates that Luz Violeta quit the competition.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
ContestantWeek [lower-alpha 1]
1234567891011 [lower-alpha 2] 12 [lower-alpha 2] 13 [lower-alpha 2] 14
Miss LeonaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELIMMSAFESAFESAFEADVSAFEADVWinner
Gia GunnIMMIMMSAFEIMMSAFEWINSAFESAFEIMMDUELADVADVADVRunner-up
Pavel ArámbulaSAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFERunner-up
Sofía CamaráSAFEIMMDUELIMMSAFEIMMDUELSAFESAFEIMMDUELSAFESAFERunner-up
Fernanda BrownIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINDUELSAFEIMMADVSAFESAFEEliminated
Diva HoustonSAFESAFEWINELIMSAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Rochelle Mon ChériIMMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Kandy HoSAFEWINSAFEDUELSAFESAFESAFEIMMWINSAFEELIMGuest
Luz VioletaWINSAFEIMMWINIMMSAFEIMMSAFEDUELQUIT
Arianda SodiSAFEELIMIMMELIMGuest
Laura BellSAFEDUELSAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Marie LaveauDUELSAFEIMMDUELIMMELIM
Luna di MauriSAFESAFEDUELSAFEELIM
Francisca del SolarSAFEELIMGuest
Fransiska TólikaELIM
Notes
  1. Every week, up until week 10, was composed of three episodes.
  2. 1 2 3 Weeks 11, 12 and 13 were part of the same episode, episode 30.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
251"Episode 1"March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)
262"Episode 2"April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)
273"Episode 3"April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
284"Episode 4"April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)
295"Episode 5"April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)
306"Episode 6"April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
317"Episode 7"April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
328"Episode 8"April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
339"Episode 9"May 13, 2018 (2018-05-13)
3410"Episode 10"May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
3511"Episode 11"May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)
3612"Episode 12"May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
3713"Episode 13"May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
3814"Episode 14"May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)
3915"Episode 15"May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
4016"Episode 16"May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)
4117"Episode 17"May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)
4218"Episode 18"June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
4319"Episode 19"June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
4420"Episode 20"June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)
4521"Episode 21"June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
4622"Episode 22"June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)
4723"Episode 23"June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)
4824"Episode 24"June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
4925"Episode 25"June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)
5026"Episode 26"June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)
5127"Episode 27"June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
5228"Episode 28"June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)
5329"Episode 29"July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
5430"Episode 30"July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)
5531"Episode 31"July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)

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