RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 1)

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Season 1
Drag-Race-All-Stars-S1.jpeg
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
  • RuPaul
  • Michelle Visage
  • Santino Rice
No. of contestants12
WinnerChad Michaels
Runner-upRaven
Companion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkLogo
Original releaseOctober 22 (2012-10-22) –
November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)
Season chronology
Next →
All Stars 2
List of episodes

The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Contestants from the original RuPaul's Drag Race show returned to compete again. Cast members were announced on August 6.[1]

This season features 12 returning contestants representing all four seasons. It aired six one-hour episodes.[2] 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 of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000.[3] The theme song playing during the runway every episode is "Sexy Drag Queen" (dootdoot 'doot-swift' Remix) and the song playing during the credits is "Responsitrannity" (Matt Pop's Edit), the latter of which is originally from RuPaul's album Glamazon.

The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars 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. Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx teamed up to form "Team Mandora", Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers teamed up to form "Team Brown Flowers", Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon teamed up to form "Team Latrilla", Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo teamed up to form "Team Yaralexis", Raven and Jujubee teamed up to form "Team Rujubee" and Shannel and eventual winner Chad Michaels teamed up to form "Team Shad". RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor in season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race who died due to heart failure.[4]

The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Chad Michaels, with Raven being the runner-up.

Winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Chad Michaels

Contestants[]

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

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

Contestant Age Hometown[5] Original season Original placement Outcome
Chad Michaels 41 San Diego, California Season 4 Runner-up Winner
Raven 33 Riverside, California Season 2 Runner-up Runner-up
Shannel 32 Long Beach, California Season 1 4th Place 3/4th Place
Jujubee 28 Boston, Massachusetts Season 2 3rd Place
Alexis Mateo 32 Tampa Bay, Florida Season 3 3rd Place 5/6th Place
Yara Sofia 28 Los Angeles, California Season 3 4th Place[a]
Latrice Royale 40 South Beach, Florida Season 4 4th Place[a] 7/8th Place
Manila Luzon 27 New York, New York Season 3 Runner-up
Nina Flowers 38 Denver, Colorado Season 1 Runner-up[a] 9/10th Place
Tammie Brown 31 Long Beach, California Season 1 8th Place
Mimi Imfurst 29 New York, New York Season 3 11th Place 11/12th Place
Pandora Boxx 39 Los Angeles, California Season 2 5th Place[a]
  1. ^ a b c d This contestant won Miss Congeniality in her original season.

Contestant progress[]

Legend:

  Chad Michaels won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
  Raven was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge in that episode.
  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.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Team Contestant Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9] 5[10] 6[11]
Shad Chad Michaels BTM SAFE WIN WIN WIN Winner
Rujubee Raven SAFE SAFE BTM BTM BTM Runner-up
Jujubee SAFE SAFE BTM BTM BTM Eliminated
Shad Shannel BTM SAFE WIN WIN WIN Eliminated
Yarlexis Alexis Mateo SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Yara Sofia SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Latrila Latrice Royale WIN BTM ELIM
Manila Luzon WIN BTM ELIM
Brown Flowers Nina Flowers SAFE ELIM
Tammie Brown SAFE ELIM
Mandora Mimi Imfurst ELIM
Pandora Boxx ELIM

Lip-syncs[]

Episode Teams
(Lip-syncer) 		Song Eliminated
1 Team Mandora
(Mimi Imfurst) 		vs. Team Shad
(Chad Michaels) 		"Opposites Attract"
(Paula Abdul) 		Team Mandora
(Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
2 Team Brown Flowers
(Tammie Brown) 		vs. Team Latrila
(Latrice Royale) 		"There's No Business Like Show Business"
(Ethel Merman) 		Team Brown Flowers
(Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown)
3 Team Latrila
(Manila Luzon) 		vs. Team Rujubee
(Jujubee) 		"Nasty"
(Janet Jackson) 		Team Latrila
(Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
4 Team Rujubee
(Raven) 		vs. Team Yarlexis
(Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia) 		"Don't Cha"
(The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes) 		Team Yarlexis
(Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
5 Jujubee vs. Raven "Dancing on My Own"
(Robyn) 		None
6 Chad Michaels vs. Raven "Responsitrannity (Matt Pop Remix)"
(RuPaul) 		Raven
  The contestant/team was eliminated after their first time lip-syncing.
  The contestant/team was eliminated after their second time lip-syncing.
  The contestant/team was eliminated after their fourth time lip-syncing.

Judges[]

Listed in chronological order:[12]

  • Rachel Hunter, actress and reality television show host
  • Ross Mathews, comedian and television personality
  • Busy Philipps, actress
  • Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedian, and singer
  • Rachel Dratch, actress and comedian
  • Janice Dickinson, model, photographer, author, and talent agent
  • Mary Wilson, singer, author, and actress
  • Rosie Perez, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and community activist
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey, actress, writer, producer and comedian
  • Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, actress and television hostess
  • Beth Ditto, singer, songwriter and model
  • Cheri Oteri, actress and comedian

Episodes[]

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"It Takes Two"October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)

The twelve returning queens are surprised to learn they will be competing in teams of two and that both team members will be eliminated together. The contestants then voted for their team formations in two rounds;

  • Chad Michaels and Shannel matched on the first round of voting to form Team Shad.
  • Raven and Jujubee matched on the first round of voting to form Team Rujubee.
  • Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown matched on the first round of voting to form Team Brown Flowers.
  • Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon matched on the second round of voting to form Team Latrila.
  • Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia matched on the second round of voting to form Team Yarlexis.
  • Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx were matched by consolation as the last two left and formed Team Mandora.
  • Guest Judges: Rachel Hunter and Ross Mathews
  • Main Challenge: Create an "Opposites Attract" photoshoot and a "half-baked" photo
  • Runway Theme: Outfits showing off Team Unity.
  • Challenge Winner: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Shad (Chad Michaels and Shannel) and Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst
  • Lip Sync Song: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
  • Eliminated: Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
22"RuPaul's Gaff-In"October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)

The mini-challenge, "In Da Butt Ru", tests how well the teams know each other by asking them questions in the style of The Newlywed Game. The winning team received cream pies to the face as its "prize".

For the main challenge, teams had to write original comedy material for a Laugh-In style sketch show. For the show the queens delivered celebrity impersonations:

  • Raven as Bea Arthur
  • Jujubee as Fran Drescher
  • Nina Flowers as La Lupe
  • Tammie Brown as Tammy Faye
  • Manila Luzon as Madonna
  • Latrice Royale as Oprah Winfrey
  • Alexis Mateo as Shakira
  • Yara Sofia as Charo
  • Shannel as Lucille Ball
  • Chad Michaels as Bette Davis

In the companion series Untucked, Chad Michaels received a supportive video message from his father, from whom he had been estranged for 25 years.

  • Guest Judges: Busy Philipps and Vicki Lawrence
  • Mini Challenge: In Da Butt Ru (Knowing each their own partners)
  • Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Main Challenge: RuPaul Gaff-In Variety Show Doing Celebrity Impersonations
  • Runway Theme: 60's Glam
  • Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon) and Team Brown Flowers (Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown)
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Latrice Royale and Tammie Brown
  • Lip Sync Song: "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman
  • Eliminated: Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers)
33"Queens Behaving Badly"November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)

In the mini-challenge, the queens had to take a photographic self-portrait posed as a sexy macho male. Team Yarlexis won. For the main challenge each queen, under the direction of their partner via earpiece, had to go to Hollywood Boulevard and convince passers-by to participate in pranks, for example slapping the queen with a novelty foam hand or allowing the queen to spray whipped cream down the pedestrian's pants. Each prank was assigned a point value.

In the companion series Untucked, former contestant Tatianna served "Tea with Tati", in which she "read" (insulted) several of the remaining contestants.

  • Guest Judges: Rachel Dratch and Janice Dickinson
  • Mini Challenge: Queens With Guy Phones
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Main Challenge: The Queens had to act "naughty" on the streets of Hollywood and do pranks.
  • Runway Theme: Bad Girls Chic
  • Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Chad Michaels and Shannel)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon) and Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Jujubee and Manila Luzon
  • Lip Sync Song: "Nasty" by Janet Jackson
  • Eliminated: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
44"All Star Girl Groups"November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)

In the mini challenge the girls had to dress up in cheer-leading costumes and "read" the other contestants in a cheer format. Team Yarlexis were the winners of this mini challenge. The main challenge was to form a girl group with celebrity women and drag them up into a Drag Girl Group. Team Yarlexis selected Kelly Osbourne (daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne), Team Shad chose Jillian Hervey (Vanessa L. Williams's daughter) while Team Rujubee opted for Kady Z (Pia Zadora's daughter). Team Yarlexis' song to perform is "Cover Girl", Team Shad's song to perform is "Glamazon", and Team Rujubee's song to perform is "Jealous of My Boogie".

  • Guest Judges: Mary Wilson and Rosie Perez
  • Mini Challenge: Cheer-reading routine
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Main Challenge: Form girl groups with a celebrity, and perform a RuPaul song in front of a live audience
  • Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia) and Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Raven and Alexis Mateo / Yara Sofia
  • Lip Sync Song: "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls
  • Eliminated: Team Yarlexis (Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo)
55"Dynamic Drag Duos"November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)

In the mini challenge, the remaining pairs played a basketball mini-challenge: Fish instead of Horse. Team Rujubee won and got a chance to talk to their love ones. For the main challenge, the teams created a story about a Super Hero and a Super Villain. Chad and Jujubee play their teams' superheroes, while Raven and Shannel play the villains.

  • Guest Judges: Wendi McClendon-Covey and Elvira
  • Mini Challenge: Basketball game of "FISH"
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Main Challenge: Super Heroes vs Super Villains
  • Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
  • Bottom Two: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Lip Sync Song: "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn
  • Eliminated: None
66"The Grand Finale"November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)

For their final challenge, the final queens have to go to different locations within minutes of each other and perform different shows, consisting of a group interview, followed by an appearance at Hamburger Mary's to accept an award in their honor, and finish up with a comedy routine in front of a live audience.

  • Guest Judges: Beth Ditto and Cheri Oteri
  • Main Challenge: Drag on a Time (group interview session, public appearances at Hamburger Mary's, and a stand-up comedy routine)
  • Eliminated: Jujubee and Shannel
  • Final Two: Chad Michaels and Raven
  • Lip Sync Song: "Responsitrannity (Matt's Pop Edit)" by RuPaul
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Raven
  • Runner-up: Raven
  • Winner of RuPaul's All-Stars Drag Race Season One: Chad Michaels

Contestant appearances in other seasons[]

Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon competed again on the fourth season of All Stars. Manila ended up finishing in 6th place while Latrice placed 5th overall.[13] Alexis Mateo and Jujubee competed on the fifth season of All Stars.[14] Alexis placed 5th while Jujubee was a runner-up. Pandora Boxx and Yara Sofia came back for the sixth season of All Stars. Yara won the first challenge but was sent home on the fourth episode, ending up in 10th place, while Pandora was sent home on the eighth episode in 6th place.

References[]

  1. ^ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens from www.newnownext.com 6 August 2012
  2. ^ "Logo launching all-stars edition of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' -- Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. March 12, 2012.
  3. ^ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Premiere: Never Too Early to Throw Shade
  4. ^ RuPaul will crown an all-star queen in new season of ‘Drag Race’
  5. ^ "Every All Stars Werkroom Entrance (Compilation) RuPaul's Drag Race". Youtube. RuPaul's Drag Race. August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "It Takes Two". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 1. October 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "RuPaul's Gaff-In". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 2. October 29, 2012.
  8. ^ "Queens Behaving Badly". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 3. November 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "All Stars Girl Groups". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 4. November 12, 2012.
  10. ^ "Dynamic Drag Duos". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 5. November 19, 2012.
  11. ^ "The Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 6. November 26, 2012.
  12. ^ RuPaul's All-Star Drag Race Contestant Photos and Guest Judges Revealed
  13. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 line-up: Who's in the All Stars 4 cast? | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  14. ^ Nolfi, Joey (May 8, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 5 cast announced, series moves back to VH1". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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