RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV. The show documents RuPaul in his search for "America's next drag superstar."[1] Queen RuPaul plays the roles of host, mentor, and source of inspiration for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
RuPaul's Drag Race has spanned sixteen seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U , RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, and Drag Race vs The World. The show has become the highest-rated television program on Logo TV,[2] and airs internationally, including in Australia, Canada and the UK. The show earned Rupaul a 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, and the show itself was awarded as an Outstanding Reality Program at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. It has been nominated for 4 Critics' Choice Television Award including Best Reality Series – Competition and Best Reality Show Host for RuPaul, and was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic). In 2017, RuPaul's Drag Race was renewed for a tenth and eleventh seasons.[3]
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 9 | February 2, 2009 | March 23, 2009 | Logo TV | |
| 2 | 12 | February 1, 2010 | April 26, 2010 | ||
| 3 | 16 | January 24, 2011 | May 2, 2011 | ||
| 4 | 14 | January 30, 2012 | April 30, 2012 | ||
| 5 | 14 | January 28, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | ||
| 6 | 14 | February 24, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | ||
| 7 | 14 | March 2, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | ||
| 8 | 10 | March 7, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | ||
| 9 | 14 | March 24, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | VH1 | |
| 10 | 14 | March 22, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | ||
| 11 | 14 | February 28, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | ||
| 12 | 14 | February 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | ||
| 13 | 16 | January 1, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | ||
| 14 | 16 | January 7, 2022 | April 22, 2022 | ||
| 15 | 16 | January 6, 2023 | April 14, 2023 | MTV | |
| 16 | 16 | January 5, 2024 | April 19, 2024 | ||
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2009)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Drag on a Dime" | February 2, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Girl Groups" | February 9, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Queens of All Media" | February 16, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mac-Viva Glam" | February 23, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Drag School of Charm" | March 2, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Absolut Ball" | March 9, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Extra Special Edition" | March 16, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | March 23, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "Reunited" | March 23, 2009 |
Season 2 (2010)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Gone with the Window" | February 1, 2010 |
| 11 | 2 | "Starrbootylicious" | February 8, 2010 |
| 12 | 3 | "Country Queens" | February 15, 2010 |
| 13 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | February 22, 2010 |
| 14 | 5 | "Here Comes the Bride" | March 1, 2010 |
| 15 | 6 | "Rocker Chicks" | March 8, 2010 |
| 16 | 7 | "Once Upon a Queen" | March 22, 2010 |
| 17 | 8 | "Golden Gals" | March 29, 2010 |
| 18 | 9 | "The Diva Awards" | April 12, 2010 |
| 19 | 10 | "The Main Event Clip Show" | April 19, 2010 |
| 20 | 11 | "Grand Finale" | April 26, 2010 |
| 21 | 12 | "Reunited" | April 26, 2010 |
Season 3 (2011)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "Casting Extravaganza" | January 24, 2011 |
| 23 | 2 | "The Queen Who Mopped Xmas" | January 24, 2011 |
| 24 | 3 | "Queens in Space" | January 31, 2011 |
| 25 | 4 | "Totally Leotarded" | February 7, 2011 |
| 26 | 5 | "QNN News" | February 14, 2011 |
| 27 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | February 21, 2011 |
| 28 | 7 | "Face, Face, Face of Cakes" | February 28, 2011 |
| 29 | 8 | "Ru Ha Ha!" | March 7, 2011 |
| 30 | 9 | "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style" | March 14, 2011 |
| 31 | 10 | "RuPaul-a-palooza" | March 21, 2011 |
| 32 | 11 | "The Hair Ball" | March 28, 2011 |
| 33 | 12 | "Jocks in Frocks" | April 4, 2011 |
| 34 | 13 | "The Money Ball" | April 11, 2011 |
| 35 | 14 | "RuPaul Rewind" | April 18, 2011 |
| 36 | 15 | "Grand Finale" | April 25, 2011 |
| 37 | 16 | "Reunited" | May 2, 2011 |
Season 4 (2012)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "RuPocalypse Now!" | January 30, 2012 |
| 39 | 2 | "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" | February 6, 2012 |
| 40 | 3 | "Glamazons vs. Champions" | February 13, 2012 |
| 41 | 4 | "Queens Behind Bars" | February 20, 2012 |
| 42 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | February 27, 2012 |
| 43 | 6 | "Float Your Boat" | March 5, 2012 |
| 44 | 7 | "Dragazines" | March 12, 2012 |
| 45 | 8 | "Frenemies" | March 19, 2012 |
| 46 | 9 | "Frock the Vote!" | March 26, 2012 |
| 47 | 10 | "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" | April 2, 2012 |
| 48 | 11 | "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" | April 9, 2012 |
| 49 | 12 | "RuPaul Rewind" | April 16, 2012 |
| 50 | 13 | "The Final Three" | April 23, 2012 |
| 51 | 14 | "Reunited" | April 30, 2012 |
Season 5 (2013)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | "RuPaullywood or Bust" | January 28, 2013 |
| 53 | 2 | "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" | February 4, 2013 |
| 54 | 3 | "Draggle Rock" | February 11, 2013 |
| 55 | 4 | "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" | February 18, 2013 |
| 56 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | February 25, 2013 |
| 57 | 6 | "Can I Get an Amen?" | March 4, 2013 |
| 58 | 7 | "RuPaul Roast" | March 11, 2013 |
| 59 | 8 | "Scent of a Drag Queen" | March 18, 2013 |
| 60 | 9 | "Drama Queens" | April 1, 2013 |
| 61 | 10 | "Super Troopers" | April 8, 2013 |
| 62 | 11 | "Sugar Ball" | April 15, 2013 |
| 63 | 12 | "The Final Three, Hunty" | April 22, 2013 |
| 64 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | April 29, 2013 |
| 65 | 14 | "Reunited" | May 6, 2013 |
Season 6 (2014)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "RuPaul's Big Opening" | February 24, 2014[a] |
| 67 | 2 | "RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" | March 3, 2014 |
| 68 | 3 | "Scream Queens" | March 10, 2014 |
| 69 | 4 | "Shade: The Rusical" | March 17, 2014 |
| 70 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | March 24, 2014 |
| 71 | 6 | "Oh No She Betta Don't!" | March 31, 2014 |
| 72 | 7 | "Glamazon by Colorevolution" | April 7, 2014 |
| 73 | 8 | "Drag Queens of Comedy" | April 7, 2014 |
| 74 | 9 | "Queens of Talk" | April 14, 2014 |
| 75 | 10 | "Drag My Wedding" | April 21, 2014 |
| 76 | 11 | "Glitter Ball" | April 28, 2014 |
| 77 | 12 | "Sissy That Walk" | May 5, 2014 |
| 78 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | May 12, 2014 |
| 79 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 19, 2014 |
Season 7 (2015)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "Born Naked" | March 2, 2015 |
| 81 | 2 | "Glamazonian Airways" | March 9, 2015 |
| 82 | 3 | "ShakesQueer" | March 16, 2015 |
| 83 | 4 | "Spoof! (There It Is)" | March 23, 2015 |
| 84 | 5 | "The DESPY Awards" | March 30, 2015 |
| 85 | 6 | "Ru Hollywood Stories" | April 6, 2015 |
| 86 | 7 | "Snatch Game" | April 13, 2015 |
| 87 | 8 | "Conjoined Queens" | April 20, 2015 |
| 88 | 9 | "Divine Inspiration" | April 27, 2015 |
| 89 | 10 | "Prancing Queens" | May 4, 2015 |
| 90 | 11 | "Hello, Kitty Girls!" | May 11, 2015 |
| 91 | 12 | "And the Rest Is Drag" | May 18, 2015 |
| 92 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | May 25, 2015 |
| 93 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 1, 2015 |
Season 8 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 1 | "Keeping It 100!" | March 7, 2016 |
| 95 | 2 | "Bitch Perfect" | March 14, 2016 |
| 96 | 3 | "RuCo's Empire" | March 21, 2016 |
| 97 | 4 | "New Wave Queens" | March 28, 2016 |
| 98 | 5 | "Supermodel Snatch Game" | April 4, 2016 |
| 99 | 6 | "Wizards of Drag" | April 11, 2016 |
| 100 | 7 | "Shady Politics" | April 18, 2016 |
| 101 | 8 | "RuPaul Book Ball" | April 25, 2016 |
| 102 | 9 | "The Realness" | May 2, 2016 |
| 103 | 10 | "Grand Finale" | May 16, 2016 |
Season 9 (2017)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "Oh. My. Gaga!" | March 24, 2017 |
| 105 | 2 | "She Done Already Done Brought It On" | March 31, 2017 |
| 106 | 3 | "Draggily Ever After" | April 7, 2017 |
| 107 | 4 | "Good Morning Bitches" | April 14, 2017 |
| 108 | 5 | "Reality Stars: The Musical" | April 21, 2017 |
| 109 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 28, 2017 |
| 110 | 7 | "9021-HO" | May 5, 2017 |
| 111 | 8 | "RuPaul Roast" | May 12, 2017 |
| 112 | 9 | "Your Pilot's on Fire" | May 19, 2017 |
| 113 | 10 | "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" | May 26, 2017 |
| 114 | 11 | "Gayest Ball Ever" | June 2, 2017 |
| 115 | 12 | "Category Is" | June 9, 2017 |
| 116 | 13 | "Reunited" | June 16, 2017 |
| 117 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 23, 2017 |
Season 10 (2018)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "10s Across the Board[4]" | March 22, 2018[5] |
| 119 | 2 | "PharmaRusical[4]" | March 29, 2018[6] |
| 120 | 3 | "Tap That App[4]" | April 5, 2018[6] |
| 121 | 4 | "The Last Ball on Earth[4]" | April 12, 2018[6] |
| 122 | 5 | "The Bossy Rossy Show[4]" | April 19, 2018[6] |
| 123 | 6 | "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza[4]" | April 26, 2018[6] |
| 124 | 7 | "Snatch Game[4]" | May 3, 2018[6] |
| 125 | 8 | "The Unauthorized Rusical[4]" | May 10, 2018[6] |
| 126 | 9 | "Breastworld[4]" | May 17, 2018[6] |
| 127 | 10 | "Social Media Kings Into Queens[4]" | May 24, 2018[7] |
| 128 | 11 | "Evil Twins[4]" | June 7, 2018[7] |
| 129 | 12 | "American[4]" | June 14, 2018[7] |
| 130 | 13 | "Queens Reunited[4]" | June 21, 2018[7] |
| 131 | 14 | "Grand Finale[4]" | June 28, 2018[7] |
Season 11 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 1 | "Whatcha Unpackin?" | February 28, 2019 |
| 133 | 2 | "Good God Girl, Get Out" | March 7, 2019 |
| 134 | 3 | "Diva Worship" | March 14, 2019 |
| 135 | 4 | "Trump: The Rusical" | March 21, 2019 |
| 136 | 5 | "Monster Ball" | March 28, 2019 |
| 137 | 6 | "The Draglympics" | April 4, 2019 |
| 138 | 7 | "From Farm to Runway" | April 11, 2019 |
| 139 | 8 | "Snatch Game at Sea" | April 18, 2019 |
| 140 | 9 | "L.A.D.P.!" | April 25, 2019 |
| 141 | 10 | "Dragracadabra" | May 2, 2019 |
| 142 | 11 | "Bring Back My Queens!" | May 9, 2019 |
| 143 | 12 | "Queens Everywhere" | May 16, 2019 |
| 144 | 13 | "Reunited" | May 23, 2019 |
| 145 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 30, 2019 |
Season 12 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 1 | "I'm That Bitch" | February 28, 2020 |
| 147 | 2 | "You Don't Know Me" | March 6, 2020 |
| 148 | 3 | "World's Worst" | March 13, 2020 |
| 149 | 4 | "The Ball Ball" | March 20, 2020 |
| 150 | 5 | "Gay's Anatomy" | March 27, 2020 |
| 151 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 3, 2020 |
| 152 | 7 | "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" | April 10, 2020 |
| 153 | 8 | "Droop" | April 17, 2020 |
| 154 | 9 | "Choices 2020" | April 24, 2020 |
| 155 | 10 | "Superfan Makeover" | May 1, 2020 |
| 156 | 11 | "One-Queen Show" | May 8, 2020 |
| 157 | 12 | "Viva Drag Vegas" | May 15, 2020 |
| 158 | 13 | "Reunited: Alone Together" | May 22, 2020 |
| 159 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 29, 2020 |
Season 13 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 1 | "The Pork Chop" | January 1, 2021 |
| 161 | 2 | "Condragulations" | January 8, 2021 |
| 162 | 3 | "Phenomenon" | January 15, 2021 |
| 163 | 4 | "RuPaulmark Channel" | January 22, 2021 |
| 164 | 5 | "The Bag Ball" | January 29, 2021 |
| 165 | 6 | "Disco-mentary" | February 5, 2021 |
| 166 | 7 | "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" | February 12, 2021 |
| 167 | 8 | "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" | February 19, 2021 |
| 168 | 9 | "The Snatch Game" | March 5, 2021 |
| 169 | 10 | "Freaky Friday Queens" | March 12, 2021 |
| 170 | 11 | "Pop! Goes the Queens" | March 19, 2021 |
| 171 | 12 | "Nice Girls Roast" | March 26, 2021 |
| 172 | 13 | "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" | April 2, 2021 |
| 173 | 14 | "Gettin' Lucky" | April 9, 2021 |
| 174 | 15 | "Reunited" | April 16, 2021 |
| 175 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 23, 2021 |
Season 14 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 1 | "Big Opening #1" | January 7, 2022 |
| 177 | 2 | "Big Opening #2" | January 14, 2022 |
| 178 | 3 | "A Pair of Balls" | January 21, 2022 |
| 179 | 4 | "She's a Super Tease" | January 28, 2022 |
| 180 | 5 | "Save a Queen" | February 4, 2022 |
| 181 | 6 | "Glamazon Prime" | February 11, 2022 |
| 182 | 7 | "The Daytona Wind" | February 18, 2022 |
| 183 | 8 | "60s Girl Groups" | February 25, 2022 |
| 184 | 9 | "Menzeses" | March 4, 2022 |
| 185 | 10 | "Snatch Game" | March 11, 2022 |
| 186 | 11 | "An Extra Special Episode" | March 18, 2022 |
| 187 | 12 | "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" | March 25, 2022 |
| 188 | 13 | "The Ross Mathews Roast" | April 1, 2022 |
| 189 | 14 | "Catwalk" | April 8, 2022 |
| 190 | 15 | "Reunited" | April 15, 2022 |
| 191 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 22, 2022 |
Season 15 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 1 | "One Night Only, Part 1" | January 6, 2023 |
| 193 | 2 | "One Night Only, Part 2" | January 6, 2023 |
| 194 | 3 | "All Queens Go to Heaven" | January 13, 2023 |
| 195 | 4 | "Supersized Snatch Game" | January 20, 2023 |
| 196 | 5 | "House of Fashion" | January 27, 2023 |
| 197 | 6 | "Old Friends Gold" | February 3, 2023 |
| 198 | 7 | "The Daytona Wind 2" | February 10, 2023 |
| 199 | 8 | "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" | February 17, 2023 |
| 200 | 9 | "The Crystal Ball" | February 24, 2023 |
| 201 | 10 | "50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars" | March 3, 2023 |
| 202 | 11 | "Two Queens, One Joke" | March 10, 2023 |
| 203 | 12 | "Wigloose: The Rusical!" | March 17, 2023 |
| 204 | 13 | "Teacher Makeovers" | March 24, 2023 |
| 205 | 14 | "Blame It on the Edit" | March 31, 2023 |
| 206 | 15 | "Reunited!" | April 7, 2023 |
| 207 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 14, 2023 |
Season 16 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 1 | "Rate-A-Queen" | January 5, 2024 |
| 209 | 2 | "Queen Choice Awards" | January 12, 2024 |
| 210 | 3 | "The Mother of All Balls" | January 19, 2024 |
| 211 | 4 | "RDR Live!" | January 26, 2024 |
| 212 | 5 | "Girl Groups" | February 2, 2024 |
| 213 | 6 | "Welcome to the DollHouse" | February 9, 2024 |
| 214 | 7 | "The Sound of Rusic" | February 16, 2024 |
| 215 | 8 | "Snatch Game" | February 23, 2024 |
| 216 | 9 | "See You Next Wednesday" | March 1, 2024 |
| 217 | 10 | "Werq the World" | March 8, 2024 |
| 218 | 11 | "Corporate Queens" | March 15, 2024 |
| 219 | 12 | "Bathroom Hunties" | March 22, 2024 |
| 220 | 13 | "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" | March 29, 2024 |
| 221 | 14 | "Booked and Blessed" | April 5, 2024 |
| 222 | 15 | "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited" | April 12, 2024 |
| 223 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 19, 2024 |
Notes
edit- ^ A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.
References
edit- ^ Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2008). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Right TV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "For 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Mainstream Is Jumping the Shark". Entertainment Tonight. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Jacobs, Vlake (March 31, 2016). "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 9 and Casting Has Just Begun!". TVLine. World of Wonder. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Episodes". VH1.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 is Premiering a Week After 'All Stars'". February 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Episode Listings". futoncritic.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Sava, Oliver (17 May 2018). "An epic lip sync redeems Drag Race's lackluster Westworld parody". The A.V. Club.
