RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Genre	Reality competition
Directed by	Nick Murray
Presented by	RuPaul
Starring	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars contestants
Judges	RuPaul Michelle Visage Santino Rice Carson Kressley Todrick Hall Ross Mathews Ts Madison Law Roach
Theme music composer	RuPaul Lucian Piane
Opening theme	"RuPaul's Drag Race" theme
Ending theme	List "Responsitrannity" (season 1) "Throw Ya Hands Up" (season 2) "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent" (season 3) "Born Naked (Stadium Remix)" (season 4) "American" (season 5) "Condragulations" (season 6) "Cover Girl (Macutchi's TaterZ DeeP Edit)" (season 7) "A Little Bit of Love" (season 8) "Just What They Want" (season 9) "A.S.M.R Lover" (season 10)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	101(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Tom Campbell RuPaul Steven Corfe Pamela Post Mandy Salangsang
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42–62 minutes
Production company	World of Wonder Productions
Original release
Network	Logo TV
Release	October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22) – October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
Network	VH1
Release	January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) – July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)
Network	Paramount+
Release	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24) – present
Related
RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Drag Race España All Stars Drag Race France All Stars Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is an Americanreality competitionspin off edition of the originalRuPaul's Drag Race, which is produced byWorld of Wonder, forLogo TV and laterVH1. 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 officialTwitter account that thefifth season would premiere on June 5, 2020, onShowtime.^[1] Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would remain airing on VH1 instead of Showtime due to theCOVID-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 theDrag Race franchise (primarily from theoriginal series) returning to compete at the invitation ofRuPaul. 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,Ts Madison, andLaw Roach, 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 theDrag Race Hall of Fame. A notable exception is theseventh 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 theAll 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, with most seasons featuring a format in which the Queens themselves have a say in the judging and elimination process.

The main differences in format to the main series are as follows:

• Season 1: The first All-Stars season was a pairs competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the losing team would be eliminated each week. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip-synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button, and "tag in" to complete the performance. In the finale, two pairs remained, at which point the pairs were disbanded.
• Seasons 2–4: The second season was an individual format much like the main series and introduced the format of having the contestants eliminating each other. This season also introduced the lip-sync for your legacy, where the top two contestants in each main challenge would compete in the lip-sync. The victor is awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and the power to eliminate any of the worst-performing queens from the main challenge. This format returned in the third and fourth seasons as well.
• Seasons 5–6, 8: The fifth season made a minor adjustment to the format from seasons 2–4. Only the sole main challenge winner can lip sync for her legacy against a Lip Sync Assassin (a contestant from a previous season considered to be great at lip syncs), while the bottom queens are the only ones eligible for elimination. If the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen will be determined by a vote by the rest of the contestants. The $10,000 lip sync prize jackpot rolls over to further episodes until an All-Star queen wins a lip-sync. If the competing All-Star wins the lip sync, she will get the power to eliminate a bottom queen, as well as win a jackpotting cash prize. This format returned in the sixth and eighth seasons.
• Seasons 7, 9: The seventh season featured past winners from the franchise returning to compete and no contestants were eliminated prior to the final stage of the competition. The top two queens in each main challenge are awarded a "Legendary Legend Star" and compete in a lip-sync for the win. The winner of the lip-sync receives a cash prize and the ability to block one of the safe queens from receiving a star the following week. The 4 contestants with the most stars at the end of the competition are eligible for the title "Queen of All Queens", which then participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament. The ninth season featured the same format from Season 7, however, it did not feature a cast of past winners, stars were replaced with "Beautiful Benefactress Badges", there are only a top 3 will be moving on to the finale and queens competed for a spot in the "Drag Race Hall of Fame" and money for the charity of their choice.
• Season 10: The tenth season introduces thebracket tournament format, where three groups of six competitors are narrowed down to the top three using a points system, over three competitive episodes per group. The top three of each group will merge to form the semi-finalist group of 9 queens (with a tenth Wildcard spot chosen by the judges). From here, there will be two more competitive episodes followed by the finale episode featuring a lip-sync smackdown for the crown.

RuPaul,Michelle Visage,Ross Mathews (top row),Carson Kressley,Ts Madison, andLaw Roach (bottom row), as current judges

Chad Michaels (left) andAlaska Thunderfuck (right), the winners of seasons 1 and 2, respectively

RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars is the first All-Star season ofRuPaul's Drag Race and premiered on theLogo 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 andYara 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 ofAll 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 ofMAC 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 isCUNT. 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 ofAll 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, andTatianna.^[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 theRihanna song 'Shut Up and Drive' by Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna that has frequently been rated the number one bestDrag Race lip-sync performance.^[10][11] The winner was Alaska, while Detox and Katya placed as the runners-up.

Trixie Mattel (top left),Monét X Change (top right),Trinity the Tuck (bottom left), andShea Couleé (bottom right), the winners of seasons 3, 4, and 5, respectively

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 ofAll Stars wereAja,BenDeLaCreme,Chi Chi DeVayne,Kennedy Davenport,Milk,Morgan McMichaels,Shangela,Thorgy Thor, andTrixie Mattel.Season one winnerBeBe 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 ofAll Stars.^[19] On August 22, 2018, VH1 officially announced a fourth season ofAll Stars, with the cast still yet to be revealed.^[20] On November 9, season 3 winnerTrixie Mattel hosted a live stream with season 2 finalistsKatya andDetox to announce the cast.^[21] The ten contestants competing on the fourth season ofAll Stars wereFarrah Moan,Gia Gunn,Jasmine Masters,Latrice Royale,Manila Luzon,Monét X Change,Monique Heart,Naomi Smalls,Trinity the Tuck, andValentina.^[22] Gia Gunn was the firsttransgender contestant to compete on a season ofAll Stars, while Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon were the first contestants to return after competing in aprevious season ofAll Stars.^[22] The fourth season premiered on December 14, 2018, onVH1.^[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 officialTwitter 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments."^[2] The ten contestants competing that season wereAlexis Mateo,Blair St. Clair,Derrick Barry,India Ferrah,Jujubee,Mariah Paris Balenciaga,Mayhem Miller,Miz Cracker,Ongina, andShea Couleé. The winner was Shea Couleé, leaving Jujubee and Miz Cracker as the runners-up.

Kylie Sonique Love (top left),Jinkx Monsoon (top right),Jimbo (bottom left), andAngeria Paris VanMicheals (bottom right), the winners of seasons 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively

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 toParamount+.^[25] On May 26, it was announced that the season would air beginning June 24, 2021.^[26] The season's thirteen contestants wereA'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, andYara 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 onParamount+.^[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 ofDrag Race:Jaida Essence Hall (season 12),Jinkx Monsoon (season 5),Raja (season 3) andYvie Oddly (season 11); three winners ofAll Stars:Monét X Change andTrinity the Tuck (co-winning season 4) andShea Couleé (season 5); and the winner ofUK season 1,The Vivienne.^[31] Jinkx Monsoon was crowned the Queen of All Queens, becoming the first to win two seasons ofRuPaul'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 ofAlexis Michelle,Darienne Lake,Heidi N. Closet,Jaymes Mansfield,Jessica Wild,Jimbo,Kahanna Montrese,Kandy Muse,Mrs. Kasha Davis,LaLa Ri,Monica Beverly Hillz andNaysha 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 onParamount+ on May 17, 2024. On April 23, 2024, the cast was announced. Its eight contestants wereAngeria Paris VanMicheals,Gottmik,Jorgeous,Nina West,Plastique Tiara,Roxxxy Andrews,Shannel andVanessa 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 26, 2024, the winner of the season, joining the Drag Race Hall of Fame, was revealed to be Angeria Paris VanMicheals. Angeria chose theNational 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 likeRuPaul's Drag Race, episodes of the first season of All Stars were followed by anUntucked! 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 theLip Sync for Your Legacy. This served as a mini-Untucked! as there were no separately filmedUntucked companion episodes for those seasons. On June 5, 2020, it was announced that the aftershow series would return for the fifth season,^[32] coinciding with the retiring of theLegacy elimination format.

• RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022–present): On December 21, 2021,World of Wonder announced that a BritishAll Stars adaptation series ofRuPaul's Drag Race UK would premiere in February 2022.^[33] Filmed in the United Kingdom, the series features international queens who have competed in theDrag Race franchise around the world.^[34]
• Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (2022–present): An "international all-stars" season of theDrag Race franchise premiered viaCrave andWOW Presents Plus in November 2022.^[35] The series is a spin-off ofCanada's Drag Race and the second edition of theDrag Race franchise to feature queens from numerous international versions of the competition.^[36]
• Drag Race España All Stars (2024): A spin-off ofDrag Race España, it is the first international localization of theAll Stars format featuring returning queens from a single country's edition of the show. It was announced in September 2022 and its first season premiered in February 2024.
• Drag Race France All Stars: A spin-off ofDrag Race France, it is the second international localization of theAll Stars format. Announced in November 2024, the series is set to premiere on 10 July 2025.^[37]

Starting in September 2019, the first two seasons became available to stream onHulu.^[39] Seasons 1 through 3 became available to stream onCBS All Access on July 30, 2020, later on every new season became available onParamount+.^[40] It also became available onWOW Presents Plus, except the United States.^[41]

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