RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

*RuPaul's Drag Race*
RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 14
	Promotional poster for season fourteen
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Carson Kressley; Ross Mathews;
No. of contestants	14
Companion show	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	January 7, 2022 –; present
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 13 Next →; 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

^ Daya Betty was originally eliminated in the second episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.
^ Orion Story was originally eliminated in the first episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.
^ 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.

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
Contestant	1^[11]	2^[12]	3^[13]	4^[14]	5^[15]	6^[16]	7^[17]	8^[18]	9^[19]	10^[20]	11^[21]
Angeria Paris VanMicheals		WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	STAY
Bosco	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM	STAY
Daya Betty		ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TOP2	WIN	SAFE	BTM	STAY
DeJa Skye		BTM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE
Jorgeous		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	BTM	STAY
Lady Camden		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	STAY
Willow Pill	SAFE		WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	STAY
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

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 in the bottom two.

Guest judges[]

Lizzo, singer and songwriter
Alicia Keys, singer and songwriter
Christine Chiu, businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality
Loni Love, comedian and television host
Ava Max, singer
Taraji P. Henson, actress and singer
Ts Madison, television and internet personality, LGBT activist
Alec Mapa, actor
Nicole Byer, comedian and actress
Dove Cameron, actress and singer
Andra Day, singer and actress
Dulcé Sloan, comedian

Special guests[]

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

Episodes 1 and 2

Albert Sanchez, photographer

Episode 4

Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress, dancer

Episode 5

Jaymes Mansfield, contestant on season nine
Kahmora Hall, contestant on season thirteen
Tempest DuJour, contestant on season seven
Sarah McLachlan, singer and songwriter

Episode 8

David Benjamin Steinberg, songwriter and music producer

Episode 10

Raven, runner-up of season two and of All Stars season one

Upcoming episodes

Leslie Jordan, actor
Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills
LaLa Ri, contestant and Miss Congeniality on season thirteen
Symone, winner of season thirteen

Episodes[]

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
176	1	"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

[11] Daya Betty was originally eliminated in the second episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.

[12] Orion Story was originally eliminated in the first episode but re-entered the competition in the third episode.

[13] Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté was removed from the competition due to an ankle injury.

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