RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

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RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 14
RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season fourteen
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants14
Companion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2022 (2022-01-07) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 15
List of episodes

The fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 7, 2022.[1] Casting calls for season 14 were opened in November 2020.[2]

The cast was officially revealed by season 13 winner Symone on VH1 on December 2, 2021.[3][4] The competition is broadcast on VH1 in the United States and showcases 14 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The season premiere received 738,000 viewers, making it the most-watched premiere since Season 10.[5]

The season welcomed Maddy Morphosis, the show's first heterosexual, cisgender male contestant.[6] The season notably also featured five transgender contestants: Kerri Colby and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté (both of whom entered the competition openly trans), Jasmine Kennedie (who came out as a trans woman during filming of the show),[7] Bosco (who also came out as a trans woman as the season aired),[8] and Willow Pill (who came out as trans femme as the season aired).[9]

Contestants[]

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

List of contestants on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race
Contestant[10] Age Hometown Outcome
Angeria Paris VanMicheals 27 Atlanta, Georgia TBA
Bosco 28 Seattle, Washington
Daya Betty[a] 25 Springfield, Missouri
DeJa Skye 31 Fresno, California
Jorgeous 21 Nashville, Tennessee
Lady Camden 31 Sacramento, California
Willow Pill 26 Denver, Colorado
Jasmine Kennedie 22 New York City, New York 8th Place
Kerri Colby 24 Los Angeles, California 9th Place
Maddy Morphosis 26 Fayetteville, Arkansas 10th Place
Orion Story 25 Grand Rapids, Michigan 11th Place[b]
Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté 29 Los Angeles, California 12th Place[c]
Alyssa Hunter 26 Cataño, Puerto Rico 13th Place
June Jambalaya 29 Los Angeles, California 14th Place
  1. ^ Daya Betty was originally eliminated in the second episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.
  2. ^ Orion Story was originally eliminated in the first episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.
  3. ^ Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté was removed from the competition due to an ankle injury.

Contestant progress[]

Legend:

  WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge in that episode.
  TOP2 indicates the contestant was one of the two best contestants in that episode, but lost the lip sync for the win.
  STAY indicates that the contestant won one of LaLaPaRuZa lip-sync, and remained in the competition.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges in that episode.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination in that episode.
  SAVE (Saved) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination and lost the lip-sync, but was saved because they had the gold chocolate bar.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.
  WDR (Withdrew) indicates that Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté was forced to withdraw from the competition in that episode.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[11] 2[12] 3[13] 4[14] 5[15] 6[16] 7[17] 8[18] 9[19] 10[20] 11[21] 12[22]
Angeria Paris VanMicheals WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM STAY SAFE
Bosco SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM STAY SAVE
Daya Betty ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TOP2 WIN SAFE BTM STAY SAFE
DeJa Skye BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE
Jorgeous SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM WIN SAFE SAFE BTM BTM STAY BTM
Lady Camden SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM STAY WIN
Willow Pill SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM STAY SAFE
Jasmine Kennedie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM BTM BTM ELIM
Kerri Colby SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Maddy Morphosis SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE ELIM
Orion Story ELIM SAFE SAFE ELIM
Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté WIN SAFE SAFE WDR
Alyssa Hunter SAFE SAFE ELIM
June Jambalaya BTM ELIM

Lip syncs[]

Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 June Jambalaya vs. Orion Story "Water Me"
(Lizzo)
Orion Story
2 Daya Betty vs. DeJa Skye "Fallin'"
(Alicia Keys)
Daya Betty
3 June Jambalaya vs. Maddy Morphosis "I Love It"
(Kylie Minogue)
June Jambalaya
4 Alyssa Hunter vs. Kerri Colby "Play"
(Jennifer Lopez)
Alyssa Hunter
5 Jorgeous vs. Orion Story "My Head & My Heart"
(Ava Max)
Orion Story
6 Jasmine Kennedie vs. Maddy Morphosis "Suga Mama"
(Beyoncé)
Maddy Morphosis
Episode Contestants Song Winner
7 Daya Betty vs. Lady Camden "One Way or Another"
(Blondie)
Lady Camden
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
8 Jasmine Kennedie vs. Kerri Colby "Un-Break My Heart (Hex Hector Remix)"
(Toni Braxton)
Kerri Colby
9 Jasmine Kennedie vs. Jorgeous "Something's Got a Hold on Me"
(Etta James)
None
Episode Contestants Song Winner
11 Daya Betty vs. Jasmine Kennedie "Respect"
(Aretha Franklin)
Daya Betty
Bosco vs. Willow Pill "Never Too Much"
(Luther Vandross)
Willow Pill
Angeria Paris VanMicheals vs. Jorgeous vs. Lady Camden "Radio"
(Beyoncé)
Jorgeous
Bosco vs. Lady Camden "Don't Let Go (Love)"
(En Vogue)
Lady Camden
Angeria Paris VanMicheals vs. Jasmine Kennedie "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
(Jennifer Lopez)
Angeria Paris VanMicheals
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
11 Bosco vs. Jasmine Kennedie "Swept Away"
(Diana Ross)
Jasmine Kennedie
Episode Contestants Song Saved
12 Bosco vs. Jorgeous "Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Remix)"
(Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans and Kelly Price)
Bosco
  The contestant won lip-sync for the win.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time being up for elimination.
  The contestant lost the lip-sync but was revealed to possess the golden chocolate bar and was saved from elimination.

Guest judges[]

Special guests[]

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episodes 1 and 2

  • Albert Sanchez, photographer

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 8

  • David Benjamin Steinberg, songwriter and music producer

Episode 10

Episode 12

Upcoming episodes

Episodes[]

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1761"Big Opening #1"January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)

Seven new queens enter the workroom. They find out that this season will have a split premiere. For the first mini-challenge, the queens will do a photoshoot while strapped to a spinning wheel. Kerri Colby wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent show in front of the judges.

  • Alyssa Hunter - Lip-syncing
  • Bosco - Burlesque
  • June Jambalaya - African dance
  • Kerri Colby - Jump rope/lip-syncing
  • Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté - Original song
  • Orion Story - Comedy skit
  • Willow Pill - Self-care in quarantine

On the runway, category is Signature Show-Stopping Drag. Bosco, Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté and Willow Pill receive positive critiques, with Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté winning the challenge. Alyssa Hunter, June Jambalaya and Orion Story receive negative critiques, with Alyssa Hunter being safe. June Jambalaya and Orion Story lip-sync to "Water Me" by Lizzo. June Jambalaya wins the lip-sync and Orion Story sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Lizzo
  • Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
  • Mini-Challenge: Photoshoot on a spinning wheel
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Kerri Colby
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: $2,500 courtesy of J.J. Malibu
  • Main Challenge: Perform a talent show in front of the judges
  • Runway Theme: Signature Show-Stopping Drag
  • Challenge Winner: Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté
  • Main Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
  • Bottom Two: June Jambalaya and Orion Story
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Water Me" by Lizzo
  • Eliminated: Orion Story
  • Farewell Message: "Cross your fingers + toes b/c the whole world is about to know, we did THAT
    WIKI