Transformations: with James St. James | |
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Genre | |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 + 1 |
No. of episodes | 187 + 4 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 2–19 minutes |
Production company | World of Wonder |
Original release | |
Release | April 3, 2013 – July 15, 2020 |
Transformations was an American makeup web series that starred James St. James and a guest artist. In the series, a makeup artist or stylist transformed James with a new makeup look. It premiered on April 3, 2013. [1] The show is aired thorough World Of Wonder's YouTube channel, [2] as well as through its video on demand service WOW Presents Plus. [3]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 41 | April 3, 2013 | January 15, 2014 | |
2 | 51 | January 22, 2014 | December 17, 2014 | |
3 | 36 | January 7, 2015 | December 15, 2015 | |
4 | 23 | January 6, 2016 | December 21, 2016 | |
5 | 33 | January 11, 2017 | January 1, 2020 | |
6 | 4 | May 20, 2020 | June 17, 2020 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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1 | 1 | "Billy B" | 4:13 | April 3, 2013 |
2 | 2 | "Rainblo" | 4:39 | April 10, 2013 |
3 | 3 | "Gloria Shuri Nava" | 4:47 | April 17, 2013 |
4 | 4 | "Squeaky Blonde" | 6:03 | April 24, 2013 |
5 | 5 | "Mynxii White" | 5:27 | May 1, 2013 |
6 | 6 | "Mathu Andersen" | 7:51 | May 8, 2013 |
7 | 7 | "Fade-Dra Phey" | 7:06 | May 15, 2013 |
8 | 8 | "Raja" | 5:44 | May 22, 2013 |
9 | 9 | "Ridge Gallagher" | 5:24 | May 29, 2013 |
10 | 10 | "Yara Sofia" | 4:20 | June 5, 2013 |
11 | 11 | "Travis Pates" | 7:09 | June 12, 2013 |
12 | 12 | "Sister Indica" | 5:14 | June 19, 2013 |
13 | 13 | "Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska and Roxxxy Andrews" | 11:27 | June 26, 2013 |
14 | 14 | "Natasha Marcelina" | 5:58 | July 3, 2013 |
15 | 15 | "Billy B For Beauty Lish" | 1:08 | July 10, 2013 |
16 | 16 | "Boom Boom" | 5:03 | July 17, 2013 |
17 | 17 | "Manila Luzon" | 5:21 | July 24, 2013 |
18 | 18 | "Ish" | 5:06 | July 31, 2013 |
19 | 19 | "Devin Mohr" | 4:24 | August 7, 2013 |
20 | 20 | "Raven" | 9:11 | August 14, 2013 |
21 | 21 | "Prince Poppycock" | 7:22 | August 21, 2013 |
22 | 22 | "Chad Michaels" | 8:06 | August 28, 2013 |
23 | 23 | "John Stapleton" | 6:50 | September 4, 2013 |
24 | 24 | "AB Soto" | 5:03 | September 11, 2013 |
25 | 25 | "Mathu Andersen Returns!" | 9:35 | September 18, 2013 |
26 | 26 | "Glitz Glam" | 6:17 | September 25, 2013 |
27 | 27 | "Sharon Needles" | 6:40 | October 2, 2013 |
28 | 28 | "Peaches Christ" | 6:54 | October 9, 2013 |
29 | 29 | "Detox" | 6:06 | October 16, 2013 |
30 | 30 | "Morgan McMichaels" | 5:13 | October 23, 2013 |
31 | 31 | "Mathu Andersen Returns! Again!" | 8:01 | October 30, 2013 |
32 | 32 | "Ernie Omega" | 6:04 | November 6, 2013 |
33 | 33 | "Boy Child" | 9:18 | November 13, 2013 |
34 | 34 | "Blake Karamazov" | 7:09 | November 20, 2013 |
35 | 35 | "Retrospective" | 2:43 | December 4, 2013 |
36 | 36 | "Dusi Cunningham" | 5:34 | December 11, 2013 |
37 | 37 | "Curtis Foreman" | 8:33 | December 18, 2013 |
38 | 38 | "Judd Minter & John Stapleton" | 9:45 | December 25, 2013 |
39 | 39 | "Phi Phi O'Hara" | 6:45 | January 1, 2014 |
40 | 40 | "Nicky Ottav" | 7:28 | January 8, 2014 |
41 | 41 | "Miss Fame" | 9:19 | January 15, 2014 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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42 | 1 | "Jen Fregozo" | 6:35 | January 22, 2014 |
43 | 2 | "Billy B Returns!" | 8:43 | 2014 |
44 | 3 | "Rainblo Returns!" | 9:13 | 2014 |
45 | 4 | "Sissy Spastik" | 6:24 | 2014 |
46 | 5 | "Mimi Imfurst" | 10:14 | 2014 |
47 | 6 | "Donald Simrock" | 6:05 | 2014 |
48 | 7 | "Alicia Martinez & Julie Wick" | 6:58 | 2014 |
49 | 8 | "Rob Scheppy" | 7:29 | 2014 |
50 | 9 | "Raja Returns!" | 6:14 | 2014 |
51 | 10 | "Vivacious" | 9:10 | 2014 |
52 | 11 | "Top 5 Transformations James Didn't Think Would Happen" | 11:39 | 2014 |
53 | 12 | "Ursula Major" | 7:59 | 2014 |
54 | 13 | "Milk" | 12:46 | 2014 |
55 | 14 | "Queen Of Blending" | 7:21 | 2014 |
56 | 15 | "BeBe Zahara Benet" | 8:20 | 2014 |
57 | 16 | "Erick Gerson" | 6:55 | 2014 |
58 | 17 | "Alaska" | 9:52 | 2014 |
59 | 18 | "Adam & Blake" | 3:34 | 2014 |
60 | 19 | "Bianca Del Rio" | 13:12 | 2014 |
61 | 20 | "Jim Mahfood" | 6:50 | 2014 |
62 | 21 | "Alexx Mayo" | 10:45 | 2014 |
63 | 22 | "Glen Alen" | 8:07 | 2014 |
64 | 23 | "Ginava" | 8:24 | 2014 |
65 | 24 | "Laganja Estranja" | 11:38 | 2014 |
66 | 25 | "Eric Fox" | 8:55 | 2014 |
67 | 26 | "Welcome To My Face Supercut" | 1:48 | 2014 |
68 | 27 | "Henry Vasquez" | 13:07 | 2014 |
69 | 28 | "Oozing Gloop" | 13:25 | 2014 |
70 | 29 | "Alyssa Edwards" | 13:11 | 2014 |
71 | 30 | "BenDeLaCreme" | 9:43 | 2014 |
72 | 31 | "Andrew Velazquez" | 8:08 | 2014 |
73 | 32 | "Ginava Returns!" | 7:23 | 2014 |
74 | 33 | "Ridge Gallagher Returns!" | 7:17 | 2014 |
75 | 34 | "The Boulet Brothers" | 9:44 | 2014 |
76 | 35 | "James Majesty" | 9:38 | 2014 |
77 | 36 | "Mariah Balenciaga" | 9:49 | 2014 |
78 | 37 | "Dehsarae Roman" | 8:49 | 2014 |
79 | 38 | "Olivia LaGarce" | 5:21 | 2014 |
80 | 39 | "Justin Tyme" | 7:12 | 2014 |
81 | 40 | "Courtney Act" | 13:36 | 2014 |
82 | 41 | "Cig Neutron" | 8:19 | 2014 |
83 | 42 | "Queen Mary" | 11:56 | 2014 |
84 | 43 | "Cat Elrod" | 8:36 | 2014 |
85 | 44 | "Klitorika Browne" | 8:15 | 2014 |
86 | 45 | "Nelly Recchia" | 12:19 | 2014 |
87 | 46 | "Domonique Echeverria" | 12:46 | 2014 |
88 | 47 | "Ryan Burke" | 10:37 | 2014 |
89 | 48 | "Muffinhead" | 10:18 | 2014 |
90 | 49 | "one-half NelSon" | 8:28 | 2014 |
91 | 50 | "Gia Gunn" | 11:12 | 2014 |
92 | 51 | "Daughters Of Devotion" | 12:02 | December 17, 2014 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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93 | 1 | "Darrell Thorne" | 14:24 | January 7, 2015 |
94 | 2 | "Landon Cider" | 11:19 | January 14, 2015 |
95 | 3 | "Melanie Mills" | 10:23 | January 22, 2015 |
96 | 4 | "Patrick Starrr" | 11:00 | January 28, 2015 |
97 | 5 | "Skarlet Starlet" | 12:18 | February 4, 2015 |
98 | 6 | "Sylva Hattington and Alexia Petre" | 12:01 | February 11, 2015 |
99 | 7 | "Lyndon Glitterfuck" | 13:08 | February 18, 2015 |
100 | 8 | "Katelyn Simkins" | 9:31 | February 25, 2015 |
101 | 9 | "Anna Bortion" | 13:31 | March 4, 2015 |
102 | 10 | "Jer Ber Jones" | 11:00 | March 11, 2015 |
103 | 11 | "Raven - 100th Episode!" | 19:53 | March 19, 2015 |
104 | 12 | "Bonus Episode: Toot & Boot" | 7:10 | March 20, 2015 |
105 | 13 | "Joseph Harwood" | 14:35 | March 26, 2015 |
106 | 14 | "Vanity Venom" | 10:46 | April 1, 2015 |
107 | 15 | "Gabe Wing" | 11:02 | April 8, 2015 |
108 | 16 | "Deja Nouveau" | 9:57 | April 15, 2015 |
109 | 17 | "Argenis Pinal" | 9:18 | April 22, 2015 |
110 | 18 | "Sissy Spastik Returns!" | 9:35 | April 29, 2015 |
111 | 19 | "Trixie Mattel" | 14:31 | June 17, 2015 |
112 | 20 | "Meth" | 12:52 | June 25, 2015 |
113 | 21 | "Dehsarae Mahrae Returns!" | 13:04 | July 2, 2015 |
114 | 22 | "Kennedy Davenport" | 13:09 | July 15, 2015 |
115 | 23 | "Violet Chachki" | 15:09 | July 23, 2015 |
116 | 24 | "Jackie Beat" | 13:20 | July 30, 2015 |
117 | 25 | "Nicky Ottav Returns!" | 9:01 | August 12, 2015 |
118 | 26 | "Glen Alen Returns!" | 8:46 | August 20, 2015 |
119 | 27 | "Tempest DuJour" | 12:56 | September 2, 2015 |
120 | 28 | "The Vivienne" | 12:41 | September 23, 2015 |
121 | 29 | "Tammie Brown" | 14:12 | September 30, 2015 |
122 | 30 | "Vanity Venom Returns!" | 10:34 | October 7, 2015 |
123 | 31 | "Duo Raw" | 14:25 | October 14, 2015 |
124 | 32 | "Katya" | 14:42 | October 22, 2015 |
125 | 33 | "Jason Adcock" | 9:39 | October 30, 2015 |
126 | 34 | "Shea Couleé" | 11:40 | November 18, 2015 |
127 | 35 | "Valentine Anger" | 9:36 | November 25, 2015 |
128 | 36 | "Christeene" | 10:00 | December 15, 2015 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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129 | 1 | "Bible Girl" | 3:49 | January 6, 2016 |
130 | 2 | "Nina Bo'Nina Brown" | 9:52 | January 13, 2016 |
131 | 3 | "Rubber Child" | 10:25 | February 21, 2016 |
132 | 4 | "Merrie Cherry" | 11:46 | January 28, 2016 |
133 | 5 | "Lushious Massacr" | 13:42 | February 4, 2016 |
134 | 6 | "Discord Addams" | 11:49 | March 2, 2016 |
135 | 7 | "Katelyn Simkins Returns!" | 10:02 | March 16, 2016 |
136 | 8 | "Burley Chassis" | 13:08 | March 30, 2016 |
137 | 9 | "Ginger Minj" | 13:38 | April 20, 2016 |
138 | 10 | "Landon Cider Returns!" | 9:16 | May 19, 2016 |
139 | 11 | "Cheddar Gorgeous" | 10:59 | June 8, 2016 |
140 | 12 | "Lick My Face For $1" | 1:53 | June 9, 2016 |
141 | 13 | "Valentine Anger Returns" | 9:13 | June 30, 2016 |
142 | 14 | "Bob the Drag Queen" | 13:10 | July 12, 2016 |
143 | 15 | "Laila McQueen" | 9:16 | July 27, 2016 |
144 | 16 | "Latrice Royale" | 13:00 | August 17, 2016 |
145 | 17 | "Dax Exclamation Point" | 10:40 | September 14, 2016 |
146 | 18 | "Gabe Wing Returns!" | 11:08 | September 29, 2016 |
147 | 19 | "John Stapleton Returns!" | 10:35 | October 26, 2016 |
148 | 20 | "Diony Cardona" | 12:06 | October 29, 2016 |
149 | 21 | "Maddelyn Hatter" | 8:59 | November 22, 2016 |
150 | 22 | "Bang Galore" | 10:33 | November 24, 2016 |
151 | 23 | "Duo Raw Return!" | 10:26 | December 21, 2016 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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152 | 1 | "Erika Klash" | 10:09 | January 11, 2017 |
153 | 2 | "Vanity Faire" | 13:09 | January 25, 2017 |
154 | 3 | "Mrs. Kasha Davis" | 9:52 | February 8, 2017 |
155 | 4 | "Adriana Le Glam" | 9:55 | February 24, 2017 |
156 | 5 | "Vander Von Odd" | 9:26 | March 15, 2017 |
157 | 6 | "Cig Neutron and George Troester" | 15:57 | April 13, 2017 |
158 | 7 | "Lisa Limbaugh" | 12:58 | April 28, 2017 |
159 | 8 | "Loris" | 11:49 | May 3, 2017 |
160 | 9 | "Eureka O'Hara" | 12:49 | July 19, 2017 |
161 | 10 | "Charlie Hides" | 11:20 | August 8, 2017 |
162 | 11 | "Hungry" | 15:34 | December 31, 2017 |
163 | 12 | "Alexis Michelle" | 10:10 | March 6, 2018 |
164 | 13 | "Creme Fatale" | 8:47 | March 28, 2018 |
165 | 14 | "Cheddar Gorgeous Returns!" | 7:57 | TBA |
166 | 15 | "Abhora" | 9:46 | May 30, 2018 |
167 | 16 | "Imp Kid" | 14:19 | June 13, 2018 |
168 | 17 | "Xochi Mochi" | 10:30 | TBA |
169 | 18 | "Miz Cracker" | 14:41 | July 19, 2018 |
170 | 19 | "Disasterina" | 12:45 | August 22, 2018 |
171 | 20 | "Love Bailey" | 5:56 | October 10, 2018 |
172 | 21 | "Creme Fatale Returns!" | 11:26 | October 31, 2018 |
173 | 22 | "Drü Holiday" | 12:36 | December 5, 2018 |
174 | 23 | "Yuhua Hamasaki" | 12:26 | November 30, 2018 |
175 | 24 | "Aquaria" | 10:46 | January 23, 2019 |
176 | 25 | "Gottmik" | 11:12 | January 30, 2019 |
177 | 26 | "Biqtch Puddin'" | 10:26 | February 27, 2019 |
178 | 27 | "Salvia" | 8:47 | March 27, 2019 |
179 | 28 | "Ridge Gallagher Returns Again!" | 8:40 | April 28, 2019 |
180 | 29 | "Andro Gin" | 10:43 | June 19, 2019 |
180 | 30 | "Genie" | 9:29 | August 7, 2019 |
181 | 31 | "Jarry Armpits at RuPaul's DragCon NYC 2019" | 10:39 | October 2, 2019 |
182 | 32 | "Shigo" | 6:59 | October 30, 2019 |
183 | 33 | "Shigo Returns" | 9:26 | January 1, 2020 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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184 | 1 | "Juno Birch" | 12:25 | May 20, 2020 |
185 | 2 | "The Vivienne" | 12:07 | May 27, 2020 |
186 | 3 | "Monique Heart and Nicole Byer" | 14:26 | June 10, 2020 |
187 | 4 | "Muffy" | 13:39 | June 17, 2020 |
The Don't Touch Me Edition of Transformations was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent requirement to quarantine. The video format was changed to fit in with the then mandatory social distancing measures, with the video being recorded on Zoom, a video conferencing software. Instead of James St. James being the canvas, he interviewed the guests as they showcased their makeup look on themselves.
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 4 | June 24, 2020 | July 15, 2020 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Release date |
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1 | 1 | "Laila McQueen" | 12:13 | June 24, 2020 |
2 | 2 | "Vander Von Odd" | 12:13 | July 1, 2020 |
3 | 3 | "Gottmik" | 9:41 | July 8, 2020 |
4 | 4 | "John Stapleton" | 9:51 | July 15, 2020 |
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