List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
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 twelve seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. 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[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 9 | February 2, 2009 | March 23, 2009 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | TBA | January 7, 2022 | TBA | ||
Episodes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race episodes[]
Season 1 (2009)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Drag on a Dime" | February 2, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Girl Group Challenge" | February 9, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Queens of All Media" | February 16, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mac Viva-Glam Challenge" | February 23, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Drag School of Charm" | March 2, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "Absolut Drag Ball" | March 9, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Extra Special Edition" | March 16, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | March 23, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "Re-United!" | March 23, 2009 |
Season 2 (2010)[]
| 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 | "The 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 | "Reunion" | April 26, 2010 |
Season 3 (2011)[]
| 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 | "The 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 & the Pursuit of Style" | March 14, 2011 |
| 31 | 10 | "RuPaul-a-Palooza" | March 21, 2011 |
| 32 | 11 | "RuPaul's Hair Extravaganza" | March 28, 2011 |
| 33 | 12 | "Jocks in Frocks" | April 4, 2011 |
| 34 | 13 | "Make Dat Money" | 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)[]
| 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)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | "RuPaullywood or Bust" | January 28, 2013 |
| 53 | 2 | "Lip Sync 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)[]
| 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 | "Drag 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 | "Reunited!" | May 19, 2014 |
Season 7 (2015)[]
| 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)[]
| 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)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "Oh. My. Gaga![4]" | March 24, 2017 |
| 105 | 2 | "She Done Already Done Brought It On[5]" | March 31, 2017 |
| 106 | 3 | "Draggily Ever After[6]" | April 7, 2017 |
| 107 | 4 | "Good Morning Bitches[7]" | April 14, 2017 |
| 108 | 5 | "Reality Stars: The Musical[8]" | April 21, 2017 |
| 109 | 6 | "Snatch Game[9]" | April 28, 2017 |
| 110 | 7 | "9021-HO[10]" | May 5, 2017 |
| 111 | 8 | "RuPaul Roast[11]" | May 12, 2017 |
| 112 | 9 | "Your Pilot's On Fire[12]" | May 19, 2017 |
| 113 | 10 | "Makeovers: Crew Better Work[13]" | May 26, 2017 |
| 114 | 11 | "Gayest Ball Ever[14]" | June 2, 2017 |
| 115 | 12 | "Category Is[15]" | June 9, 2017 |
| 116 | 13 | "Reunited[16]" | June 16, 2017 |
| 117 | 14 | "Grand Finale[4]" | June 23, 2017 |
Season 10 (2018)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "10s Across the Board[17]" | March 22, 2018[18] |
| 119 | 2 | "PharmaRusical[17]" | March 29, 2018[19] |
| 120 | 3 | "Tap That App[17]" | April 5, 2018[19] |
| 121 | 4 | "The Last Ball on Earth[17]" | April 12, 2018[19] |
| 122 | 5 | "The Bossy Rossy Show[17]" | April 19, 2018[19] |
| 123 | 6 | "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza[17]" | April 26, 2018[19] |
| 124 | 7 | "Snatch Game[17]" | May 3, 2018[19] |
| 125 | 8 | "The Unauthorized Rusical[17]" | May 10, 2018[19] |
| 126 | 9 | "Breastworld[17]" | May 17, 2018[19] |
| 127 | 10 | "Social Media Kings Into Queens[17]" | May 24, 2018[20] |
| 128 | 11 | "Evil Twins[17]" | June 7, 2018[20] |
| 129 | 12 | "American[17]" | June 14, 2018[20] |
| 130 | 13 | "Queens Reunited[17]" | June 21, 2018[20] |
| 131 | 14 | "Grand Finale[17]" | June 28, 2018[20] |
Season 11 (2019)[]
| 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)[]
| 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 | "Alone Together" | May 22, 2020 |
| 159 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 29, 2020 |
Season 13 (2021)[]
| 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: The RuBoot" | February 12, 2021 |
| 167 | 8 | "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" | February 19, 2021 |
| 168 | 9 | "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 Queens 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)[]
| 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 |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episodes[]
Notes[]
- ^ A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.
References[]
- ^ Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2008). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Right TV. 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.
- ^ 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 Henderson, Eric (March 24, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap Season 9, episode 1, "Oh. My Gaga!"". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (March 31, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: 'She Done Already Done Brought It On'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- Sava, Oliver (March 31, 2017). "Disappointing editing keeps RuPaul's Drag Race from returning to form". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (April 7, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: Draggily Ever After". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- Henderson, Eric (April 7, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap Season 9, Episode 3, "Draggily Ever After"". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Henderson, Eric (April 14, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap Season 9, Episode 4, "Good Morning Bitches"". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- Sava, Oliver (April 14, 2017). "An abysmal lip sync diminishes an already lackluster RuPaul's Drag Race". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (April 21, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap Season 9, Episode 5, "Kardashians: The Musical"". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- Henderson, Eric (April 21, 2017). "Recap: Kardashian: The Musical". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Booster, Joel Kim (April 21, 2017). "Recap: Kardashian: The Musical". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (April 28, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Snatch Game". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- Booster, Joel Kim (April 28, 2017). "Rupaul's Drag Race Recap: The Snatch Game". Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (May 5, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 9021-Ho". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- Sava, Oliver (May 5, 2017). "Drag Race gets bit by the '90s nostalgia bug with a "9021-HO" acting challenge". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Reliable sources citing this episode:
- Kressley, Carson (May 12, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race: RuPaul". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- Henderson, Eric (May 12, 2017). "Season 9, Episode 8, "RuPaul Roast"". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ *Sava, Oliver (May 19, 2017). "Drag Race season 9 finally reaches excellence when the queens make TV pilots". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ *Sava, Oliver (May 26, 2017). "The Drag Race crew jumps in front of the camera for the makeover challenge". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (June 2, 2017). "RuPaul's Drag Race throws the "Gayest Ball Ever" with mixed results". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (June 9, 2017). "Drag Race ends the competition with strong performances and a weak runway". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (June 16, 2017). "Drag Race's reunion delivers the exciting drama that season 9 lacked". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- RuPaul's Drag Race episode guide at TV Guide
- RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race episode guide at TV Guide
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