RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster for season two | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Alaska |
| Runner-up | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Logo TV VH1 |
| Original release | August 25 – October 27, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on a new night; Thursday, August 25, 2016. Returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, with Carson Kressley joining the panel, while the space previously occupied by Ross Mathews was filled by Todrick Hall. Cast members were announced on June 17, 2016.[1] This season featured ten All-Star contestants, selected from the show's second season through to its seventh season, who competed to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame".
A new twist was revealed for this season, changing the format of the show. In previous seasons, the bottom two queens had to "Lip-sync for their Life" to avoid elimination. This season had the top two performing queens of the challenge "Lip-sync for their Legacy," with the winner of the lip-sync earning $10,000 and choosing which one of the bottom queens gets eliminated. The prizes for the winner were a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. It is also the first All Stars season to feature Snatch Game, a challenge that debuted in the second season of the regular series.
The winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Alaska, with Detox and Katya being the runners-up.
On May 26, 2021, it was announced that Ginger Minj would return for the sixth season of All Stars, marking the first time that an All Stars contestant (that didn’t compete on All Stars 1) came back for a second chance on All Stars.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Original season | Original placement | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska[a] | 30 | Los Angeles, California | Season 5 | Runner-up | Winner |
| Detox[b] | 30 | Los Angeles, California | Season 5 | 4th Place | Runner-up |
| Katya[c] | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | Season 7 | 5th Place[d] | |
| Roxxxy Andrews | 31 | Orlando, Florida | Season 5 | Runner-up | 4th Place |
| Alyssa Edwards | 35 | Dallas, Texas | Season 5 | 6th Place | 5th Place[e] |
| Tatianna | 27 | Washington, D.C. | Season 2 | 4th Place | 6th Place[f] |
| Phi Phi O'Hara | 29 | New York City, New York | Season 4 | Runner-up | 7th Place |
| Ginger Minj | 31 | Orlando, Florida | Season 7 | Runner-up | 8th Place |
| Adore Delano | 25 | Azusa, California | Season 6 | Runner-up | 9th Place[g] |
| Coco Montrese | 41 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Season 5 | 5th Place | 10th Place |
- ^ Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 is simply referred to as Alaska.
- ^ Detox Icunt is simply referred to as Detox.
- ^ Katya Zamolodchikova is simply referred to as Katya.
- ^ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality during her original season.
- ^ Alyssa Edwards originally placed 6th before winning entry back into the competition.
- ^ Tatianna originally placed 8th before winning entry back into the competition.
- ^ Adore Delano withdrew from the competition.
Contestant progress
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | ||||||||
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| 1[2] | 2[3] | 3[4] | 4[5] | 5[6] | 6[7] | 7[8] | 8[9] | 9[10] | |
| Alaska | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | TOP4 | WIN | BTM | Winner | Guest |
| Detox | SAFE | BTM | TOP2 | SAFE | TOP4 | SAFE | WIN | Runner-up | Guest |
| Katya | SAFE | TOP2 | BTM | BTM | SAFE | TOP2 | TOP2 | Runner-up | Guest |
| Roxxxy Andrews | WIN | BTM | SAFE | BTM | BTM | BTM | BTM | Eliminated | Guest |
| Alyssa Edwards | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |
| Tatianna | TOP2 | ELIM | WIN | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Phi Phi O'Hara | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | ELIM | ||||
| Ginger Minj | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Guest | ||||
| Adore Delano | BTM | QUIT | Guest | ||||||
| Coco Montrese | ELIM | OUT | Guest | ||||||
Lip syncs
| Episode | Contestants (Pick for Elimination) |
Song | Winner | Up For Elimination | Eliminated | ||
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| 1 | Roxxxy Andrews (Coco Montrese) |
vs. | Tatianna (Coco Montrese) |
"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift) |
Roxxxy Andrews | Adore Delano Coco Montrese Phi Phi O'Hara |
Coco Montrese |
| 2 | Alaska (Tatianna) |
vs. | Katya (Tatianna) |
"Le Freak (Freak Out)" (Chic) |
Alaska | Detox Roxxxy Andrews Tatianna |
Tatianna |
| 3 | Alyssa Edwards (Ginger Minj) |
vs. | Detox (Katya) |
"Tell It To My Heart" (Taylor Dayne) |
Alyssa Edwards | Ginger Minj Katya |
Ginger Minj |
| 4 | Alaska (Alyssa Edwards) |
vs. | Phi Phi O'Hara (Alyssa Edwards) |
"Got to Be Real" (Cheryl Lynn) |
Alaska | Alyssa Edwards Katya Roxxxy Andrews |
Alyssa Edwards |
| 5 | Alyssa Edwards (Phi Phi O'Hara) |
vs. | Tatianna (Phi Phi O'Hara) |
"Shut Up and Drive" (Rihanna) |
Alyssa Edwards | Phi Phi O'Hara Roxxxy Andrews |
Phi Phi O'Hara |
| Tatianna | |||||||
| 6 | Alaska (Tatianna) |
vs. | Katya (Roxxxy Andrews) |
"Cherry Bomb" (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts) |
Alaska | Roxxxy Andrews Tatianna |
Tatianna |
| 7 | Detox (Alyssa Edwards) |
vs. | Katya (Roxxxy Andrews) |
"Step It Up" (RuPaul ft. Dave Audé) |
Detox | Alaska Alyssa Edwards Roxxxy Andrews |
Alyssa Edwards |
| 8 | Alaska vs. Detox vs. Katya | "If I Were Your Woman" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) |
Alaska | N/A | Detox | ||
| Katya | |||||||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
- The contestants were eliminated after the lip-sync for the crown.
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:
- Raven-Symoné, actress, comedian, singer and model
- Ross Mathews, comedian and television personality
- Jeremy Scott, fashion designer
- Nicole Scherzinger, singer and actress
- Graham Norton, television and radio personality
- Aubrey Plaza, actress and comedian
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:
Episode 2
- Raven, runner up from season two and season one of All Stars
- Jujubee, contestant from season two and season one and five of All Stars
- Shangela, contestant from season two and three and season three of All Stars
- Bianca Del Rio, winner of season six
Episode 4
- Big Freedia, actor and singer
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant from season one
Episode 5
- Chad Michaels, runner-up from season four and winner of season one of All Stars
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant from season one
- Chelsea Peretti, actress and comedian
- Akashia, contestant from season one
- Jessica Wild, contestant from season two
- Mystique Summers Madison, contestant from season two
- Nicole Paige Brooks, contestant from season two
- Sonique, contestant from season two and season six of All Stars
- Alexis Mateo, contestant from season three and season one and five of All Stars
- Mariah Paris Balenciaga, contestant from season three and season five of All Stars
- Yara Sofia, contestant from season three and season one and six of All Stars
- Jiggly Caliente, contestant from season four and season six of All Stars
- Madame LaQueer, contestant from season four
- Monica Beverly Hillz, contestant from season five
- Vivienne Pinay, contestant from season five
- Gia Gunn, contestant from season six and season four of All Stars
- Kelly Mantle, contestant from season six
- Laganja Estranja, contestant from season six
- Trinity K. Bonet, contestant from season six and season six of All Stars
- Vivacious, contestant on season six
- Jaidynn Diore Fierce, contestant from season seven
- Mrs. Kasha Davis, contestant from season seven
Episode 6
- Marcus Lemonis, investor, television personality and philanthropist
Episode 7
- Anastasia Soare, owner of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 7 | 1 | "All Star Talent Show Extravaganza" | August 25, 2016 | |
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10 all-stars enter the workroom. For the mini-challenge, the queens must read each other. Alaska wins this mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must show off a talent in front of the judges and a live audience.
On the runway, Ru shocks the queens, telling them that she will not be eliminated anyone this competition. Instead, the queens will eliminate each other. The top 2 queens of the challenge will lip-sync for their legacy. The winner of the lip-sync will then choose someone in the bottom to eliminate. Alaska, Ginger Minj, Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna receive positive critiques, with Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna being the top two all stars of the week. Adore Delano, Coco Montrese and Phi Phi O'Hara receive negative critiques and are all up for elimination. Backstage, the queens talk about the challenge and what has happened. Back on stage, Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna lip-sync to "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift. Roxxxy Andrews wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Coco Montrese from the competition.
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| 8 | 2 | "All Stars Snatch Game" | September 1, 2016 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Tatianna reveals she would have eliminated Coco Montrese from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the all-stars play the Snatch Game. Adore Delano decides to take herself out of the competition, after not feeling like this competition is best for her at this moment. Jujubee and Raven star as guest judges. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Latex Eleganza. Alaska, Katya and Phi Phi O'Hara receive positive critiques, with Alaska and Katya being the top two all-stars of the week. Detox, Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna receive negative critiques and are all up for elimination. Back on stage, Alaska and Katya lip-sync to "Le Freak" by Chic. Alaska wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Tatianna from the competition.
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| 9 | 3 | "HERstory Of The World" | September 8, 2016 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Katya reveals she would have eliminated Tatianna from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform a lip-syncing dance number inspired by legendary historical women.
On the runway, category is Future of Drag. Alyssa Edwards and Detox are announced as the top two all-stars of the week. Ginger Minj and Katya are announced as the bottom two all-stars of the week. Back on stage, Alyssa Edwards and Detox lip-sync to "Tell It To My Heart" by Taylor Dayne. Alyssa Edwards win the lip-sync and decides to eliminated Ginger Minj from the competition.
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| 10 | 4 | "Drag Movie Shequels" | September 15, 2016 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Detox reveals she would have eliminated Katya from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens will pair up and act in a parody movie sequel from one of RuPaul's favorite movies. Alaska and Alyssa Edwards act in Wha' Ha' Happened To Baby JJ. Detox and Katya act in Velma and Weezy. Phi Phi O'Hara and Roxxxy Andrews act in Showsquirrels. On the runway, category is Two Looks in One. Alaska and Phi Phi O'Hara are revealed to be the top two all-stars of the week. Alyssa Edwards, Katya and Roxxxy Andrews are the bottom three queens of the week. Back on stage, Alaska and Phi Phi O'Hara lip-sync to "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn. Alaska wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Alyssa Edwards from the competition. Back in the workroom, Phi Phi O'Hara reveals she would have eliminated Alyssa Edwards from the competition, if she won the lip-sync. She stars talking a bunch of negative things about Alyssa. Behind the mirror, a light appears, revealing Coco Montrese, Tatianna, Ginger Minj and Alyssa Edwards, and the episode ends in a cliffhanger.
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