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RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television program, premiered in 2009 and documents host RuPaul's search for "America's Next Drag Superstar"; its success has led to the creation of a franchise that includes RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, international spin-off series including British and Australian and New Zealand versions hosted by RuPaul as well as Chilean, Thai, Canadian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, and Philippine editions, upcoming Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, German, and Brazilian installments, and international all star competitions hosted in The U.K. and Canada. 180 contestants have appeared on the original American series over fourteen seasons; 63 past contestants have returned to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars; and 232 contestants have appeared across the international versions of the show.

The original series has crowned fourteen winners, awarding them the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar": BeBe Zahara Benet, Tyra Sanchez, Raja Gemini, Sharon Needles, Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Violet Chachki, Bob the Drag Queen, Sasha Velour, Aquaria, Yvie Oddly, Jaida Essence Hall, Symone, and Willow Pill.

In addition, in seven seasons of All Stars, seven queens have won entry into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame"—Chad Michaels, Alaska, Trixie Mattel, Monét X Change, Trinity the Tuck, Shea Couleé, Kylie Sonique Love—and one, Jinkx Monsoon, has been crowned the "Queen of All Queens". Jinkx is the first contestant to have won two different seasons in the franchise.

Most competitors have been cisgender gay men, although several contestants came out as trans women on the show, while others entered the competition already out and at various stages in their transitions. Monica Beverly Hillz, who came out as a trans woman during season 5, said in a 2013 interview that the show does not require contestants to identify as male and that transgender women can participate if they consider themselves drag artists. However, in 2018, RuPaul told The Guardian that he would "probably not" allow a transgender contestant who had "really transitioned" to compete and later compared transgender drag performers to doping athletes. RuPaul has since apologized for those comments.

Kylie Sonique Love, who made history as the first contestant to come out as trans on the show, during the season 2 reunion episode, became the first out trans woman to win a U.S. version of the show when she was inducted into the "Hall of Fame" in All Stars 6. On season 13, Gottmik became the first trans man to compete on the show. On UK series 3, Victoria Scone became the first cis woman to compete on the show. On season 14, Maddy Morphosis became the first straight man to compete.

, Jujubee has appeared more than any other contestant on Drag Race, competing on four different seasons: season 2, All Stars 1, All Stars 5, and UK vs the World. Several other queens have competed on three seasons, including Shangela (the first to do so), Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon, Gia Gunn, Alexis Mateo, Eureka!, Ginger Minj, Pandora Boxx, Yara Sofia, Mo Heart, Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, and Trinity the Tuck.

, three previous contestants have died. Season 2 contestant Sahara Davenport died of heart failure on October 1, 2012, at age 27. Davenport was in a long-term relationship with season 3 contestant Manila Luzon at the time. Season 8 and All Stars 3 contestant Chi Chi DeVayne died of complications from scleroderma and pneumonia on August 20, 2020, at age 34. UK series 2 contestant Cherry Valentine died on September 18, 2022, at age 28.

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

Legend
 * The contestant won the season, episode or special.
 * The contestant returned to the competition after being eliminated during the season.
 * The contestant returned to the competition after being eliminated in a previous season.
 * The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality of the season.
 * † indicates that the contestant is deceased.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars


Since 2012, World of Wonder has produced seven seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, a spin-off series where past contestants return to compete for a spot in the Drag Race "Hall of Fame". The first season premiered on October 22, 2012, on Logo and featured a new format in which the twelve contestants would be competing and eliminated as pairs until the final episode, where one member from either of the remaining pairs would have the chance to win the crown.

In 2015, it was announced that the series would return to Logo for a second season. Premiering on August 25, 2016, ten contestants returned and the show's format became similar to the main series; however, it was revealed that RuPaul would not be eliminating anyone and that each queen who won a main challenge would have to select a bottom queen to send home.

As of 2022, ten contestants have competed in more than one season of All Stars. From All Stars 1, Manila Luzon and Latrice Royale, "Team Latrila", returned to All Stars 4 to compete as individual contestants; Jujubee and Alexis Mateo returned to All Stars 5; and Yara Sofia and Pandora Boxx returned to All Stars 6. Ginger Minj, from All Stars 2, also returned to All Stars 6, making it the first season to feature more than two previous All Stars and becoming the first contestant from a season other than All Stars 1 to return. Monét X Change, Trinity the Tuck and Shea Couleé, winners of All Stars 4 and 5, returned to All Stars 7, the first ever season to exclusively feature winners of previous seasons.

All Stars 7 also featured The Vivienne, winner of the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, becoming the first American season to feature a queen from an international franchise.

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race is a spin-off show which premiered April 24, 2020 on VH1. It featured a total of 12 celebrities over four episodes and were mentored by returning RuPaul's Drag Race contestants with their drag transformation. The winner of each episode gets to donate the prize to a charity of their choice which raised $210,000 across 11 various charities. The second season consisted of nine celebrities competing weekly in "Lip Sync Extravanganza" for the chance to win $100,000 for their charity of choice.

RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular is a holiday television special, which aired on VH1 on December 7, 2018.

RuPaul's Drag U
From 2010 to 2012, Logo aired a spin-off to Drag Race entitled RuPaul's Drag U. The series saw members of the public receive drag-inspired makeovers from selected memorable contestants from Drag Race.

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

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Drag Race Thailand


Drag Race Thailand premiered on February 15, 2018. The show is hosted by Art Arya, fashion stylist, and Pangina Heals, drag queen.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK


RuPaul's Drag Race UK premiered on October 3, 2019 on BBC Three. It is available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by RuPaul, who is joined by Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr on the judges panel.

Canada's Drag Race


Canada's Drag Race premiered on July 2, 2020. It is available on Crave in Canada, BBC iPlayer in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. The first season is hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes, Stacey McKenzie and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. The second season saw the return of Hytes with new judges Brad Goreski, Amanda Brugel and Traci Melchor. Hytes, Goreski, and Melchor, but not Brugel, returned for the third season.

Drag Race Holland


Drag Race Holland premiered on September 18, 2020. It is available on Videoland in the Netherlands and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by Fred van Leer, who is joined by Nikkie Plessen on the first season, and Marieke Samallo on the second season.

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under premiered on May 1, 2021. It is available on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand, Stan in Australia, BBC iPlayer in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by RuPaul, who is joined by Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson on the judges panel.

Drag Race España


Drag Race España premiered on May 30, 2021. It is available on ATRESplayer Premium in Spain and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by Supremme de Luxe, who is joined by Ana Locking, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo on the judges panel.

Drag Race Italia
Drag Race Italia premiered on November 18, 2021. It is available on Discovery+ in Italy and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by Priscilla, Chiara Francini and Tommaso Zorzi.

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World


RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World premiered on February 1, 2022 on BBC Three. It is available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by RuPaul, who is joined by Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr on the judges panel. The series sees past contestants from international Drag Race franchises return to compete for the crown.

Drag Race France
Drag Race France premiered on June 25, 2022. It is available on France.tv Slash in France and on WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by Nicky Doll, who is joined by Daphné Bürki and Kiddy Smile on the judges panel.

Drag Race Philippines
Drag Race Philippines is set to premiere on August 17, 2022. It is available on Discovery+ and HBO Go in the Philippines, Crave in Canada, and WOW Presents Plus worldwide. It is hosted by Paolo Ballesteros with KaladKaren and RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 and All Stars 6 contestant Jiggly Caliente on the judges panel.

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