RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3)
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Promotional poster for season three | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Trixie Mattel |
| Runner-up | Kennedy Davenport |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | January 25 – March 15, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars began airing on January 25, 2018. The season was announced in August 2017, and 9 of the 10 cast members were revealed during a VH1 television special titled "Exclusive Queen Ruveal," which aired on October 20, 2017.[1][2][3] This season featured ten "All Star" contestants, selected from the show's first season through to its ninth season, who competed to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame".
As in the previous season, the top two queens in the challenge compete in a "Lip Sync for Your Legacy," with the winner of the lip sync earning $10,000 and choosing which of the bottom queens gets eliminated. A new twist on how the top queens of the season were chosen was revealed in the season's last episode. The previously eliminated queens returned in the finale and voted for the top two out of the remaining top four finalists, from there on the two queens with the most votes advanced while the other two were subsequently eliminated. The prizes for the winner of the competition are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000.
The winner of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Trixie Mattel, with Kennedy Davenport being the runner-up.
Contestants[]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Original season | Original placement | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trixie Mattel | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Season 7 | 6th Place[a] | Winner |
| Kennedy Davenport | 35 | Dallas, Texas | Season 7 | 4th Place | Runner-up |
| BeBe Zahara Benet | 36 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Season 1 | Winner | 3rd Place |
| Shangela[b] | 35 | Los Angeles, California | Season 2 | 12th Place | |
| Season 3 | 6th Place | ||||
| Morgan McMichaels | 36 | Los Angeles, California | Season 2 | 8th Place | 5th Place[c] |
| BenDeLaCreme | 35 | Seattle, Washington | Season 6 | 5th Place[d] | 6th Place[e] |
| Aja | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | Season 9 | 9th Place | 7th Place |
| Chi Chi DeVayne[f] | 32 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Season 8 | 4th Place | 8th Place |
| Milk | 29 | New York City, New York | Season 6 | 9th Place | 9th Place |
| Thorgy Thor | 33 | Brooklyn, New York | Season 8 | 6th Place | 10th Place |
- ^ Originally placed 11th before returning to the competition
- ^ Shangela Laquifa Wadley is simply referred to as Shangela
- ^ Morgan McMichaels originally placed 10th before being chosen to return to the competition.
- ^ This contestant was voted Miss Congeniality during her original season.
- ^ BenDeLaCreme eliminated herself.
- ^ Chi Chi Kat Devayne is simply referred to as Chi Chi DeVayne this season
Contestant progress[]
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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| 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10][a] | 7[11] | 8[12] | |
| Trixie Mattel | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | TOP2 | BTM | TOP2 | Winner |
| Kennedy Davenport | SAFE | BTM | WIN | BTM | SAFE | BTM | BTM | Runner-up |
| BeBe Zahara Benet | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | TOP2 | BTM | Eliminated |
| Shangela | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | WIN | Eliminated |
| Morgan McMichaels | ELIM | IN | ELIM | Juror | ||||
| BenDeLaCreme | WIN | TOP2 | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | QUIT | Juror | |
| Aja | TOP2 | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | |
| Chi Chi DeVayne | BTM | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | OUT | Juror | ||
| Milk | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | |||
| Thorgy Thor | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | ||||
- ^ BenDeLaCreme won the challenge and the Lip-Sync for Your Legacy, but chose to eliminate herself instead of one of the bottom queens.
Jury vote[]
As part of the finale, the eliminated queens were invited back as jurors. They were given two votes each to vote for the remaining contestants that they thought deserved to make the final two, with their first vote worth two points and their second vote worth one point. The remaining contests were given the chance to plead their case before the jurors, prior to the vote.
| Juror | Vote | Finalist | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeBe | Kennedy | Shangela | Trixie | ||
| Aja | Kennedy | Trixie | |||
| BenDeLaCreme | Kennedy | Trixie | |||
| Chi Chi DeVayne | Kennedy | Trixie | |||
| Milk | Kennedy | Trixie | |||
| Morgan McMichaels | BeBe | Kennedy | |||
| Thorgy Thor | Shangela | Trixie | |||
| Number of votes | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Points | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Result | Eliminated | Top Two | Eliminated | Top Two | |
- The contestant was picked first and received two points.
- The contestant was picked second and received one point.
- Contest received the most votes and made it to the Top Two
- Contest received the second most votes and made it to the Top Two
Lip syncs[]
| Episode | Contestants (Pick for Elimination) |
Song | Winner | Up For Elimination | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aja (Chi Chi DeVayne) |
vs. | BenDeLaCreme (Morgan McMichaels) |
"Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj) |
BenDeLaCreme | Chi Chi DeVayne Morgan McMichaels |
Morgan McMichaels |
| 2 | BenDeLaCreme (Thorgy Thor) |
vs. | Shangela (Thorgy Thor) |
"Jump (For My Love)" (The Pointer Sisters) |
Shangela | Kennedy Davenport Thorgy Thor |
Thorgy Thor |
| 3 | BenDeLaCreme (Chi Chi DeVayne) |
vs. | Kennedy Davenport (Milk) |
"Green Light" (Lorde) |
Kennedy Davenport | Aja Chi Chi DeVayne Milk |
Milk |
| 4 | BenDeLaCreme (Chi Chi DeVayne) |
vs. | Shangela (Chi Chi DeVayne) |
"I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry) |
BenDeLaCreme & Shangela | Chi Chi DeVayne Kennedy Davenport Trixie Mattel |
Chi Chi DeVayne |
| 5 | BeBe Zahara Benet (Aja) |
vs. | Trixie Mattel (Aja) |
"The Boss" (Diana Ross) |
BeBe Zahara Benet | Aja Shangela |
Aja |
| 6[a] | BeBe Zahara Benet (Trixie Mattel)[b] [Morgan McMichaels] |
vs. | BenDeLaCreme (BenDeLaCreme) [Morgan McMichaels] |
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector Dance Mix) (Deborah Cox) |
BenDeLaCreme | Kennedy Davenport Shangela Trixie Mattel |
BenDeLaCreme[c] |
| 7 | Shangela (Morgan McMichaels) |
vs. | Trixie Mattel (Morgan McMichaels) |
"Freaky Money" (RuPaul ft. Big Freedia) |
Shangela | BeBe Zahara Benet Kennedy Davenport Morgan McMichaels |
Morgan McMichaels |
| 8 | Kennedy Davenport | vs. | Trixie Mattel | "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus) |
Trixie Mattel | N/A | Kennedy Davenport |
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
- The contestant chose to eliminate themself.
- The contestant was eliminated after the final lip sync.
Notes
- ^ In episode 6, the contestants in the lip sync were asked to choose an eliminated contestant to return to the competition in addition to picking someone to eliminate.
- ^ BeBe Zahara Benet chose not to show whom she selected to return to the competition and whom she selected to eliminate if she had won the lip sync. Later on Trinity the Tuck's podcast, on May 3, 2020, Aja asserted that Bebe had chosen Trixie Mattel for elimination.
- ^ BenDeLaCreme wrote her own name on a lipstick using whiteout, choosing to quit the competition. After being given the choice by RuPaul to select a queen to return, she chose Morgan McMichaels.
Guest judges[]
Listed in chronological order:[13]
- Vanessa Hudgens, actress and singer
- Todrick Hall, actor and singer
- Vanessa Williams, actress and singer
- Constance Zimmer, actress
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, actor and model
- Nicole Byer, comedian and actress
- Kristin Chenoweth, actress and singer
- Tituss Burgess, actor and singer
- Shay Mitchell, actress and model
- Adam Lambert, singer and actor
- Emma Bunton, singer and actress
- Chris Colfer, actor and singer
- Garcelle Beauvais, actress and model
Special guests[]
Guests who appeared in episodes but did not judge on the main stage (in order of appearance):
- Chad Michaels, runner-up from season four and winner of season one of All Stars
- Alaska, runner-up from season five and winner of season two of All Stars
- Marc Jacobs, fashion designer
- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Representative for California's 12th congressional district
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 16 | 1 | "All-Star Variety Show" | January 25, 2018 | |
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Nine all-stars enter the workroom. RuPaul then enters the workroom and tells the queens that there is a surprise 10th queen. The 10th queen is revealed to be BeBe Zahara Benet, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1. For the mini-challenge, the queens must read each other. BenDeLaCreme wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent in front of the judges and a live audience.
On the runway, Aja, BenDeLaCreme, Shangela and Thorgy Thor receive positive critiques, with Aja and BenDeLaCreme being the top two all-stars of the week. Chi Chi DeVayne and Morgan McMichaels are declared the bottom two all-stars. Back on the runway, Aja and BenDeLaCreme lip-sync to "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj. BenDeLaCreme is declared the winner of the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Morgan McMichaels from the competition.
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| 17 | 2 | "Divas Lip Sync Live" | February 1, 2018 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Aja reveals she would have eliminated Chi Chi DeVayne from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens perform in a lip-syncing dance number inspired by VH1 Divas.
On the runway, the queens must redeem a look that they did in their previous season. BeBe Zahara Benet, BenDeLaCreme and Shangela receive positive critiques, with BenDeLaCreme and Shangela being the top two all-stars of the week. Chi Chi DeVayne, Kennedy Davenport and Thorgy Thor receive negative critiques, with Kennedy Davenport and Thorgy Thor being the bottom two all-stars. Backstage, Milk has a meltdown after thinking that she's getting overlooked in the competition and thinks she should've been in the top this week. Back on stage BenDeLaCreme and Shangela lip-sync to "Jump (For My Love)" by The Pointer Sisters. Shangela wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Thorgy Thor from the competition.
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| 18 | 3 | "The Bitchelor" | February 8, 2018 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and BenDeLaCreme reveals she would have eliminated Thorgy Thor from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens must improvise in an unscripted dating show inspired by The Bachelor called The Bitchelor. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman is revealed to be the Bachelor. For the first date, BeBe Zahara Benet and BenDeLaCreme play The Shy Virgin and The Cougar, respectively. For the second date, Milk and Trixie Mattel play The Psycho Stalker and The Fake Bitch, respectively. For the third date, Aja and Kennedy Davenport play The Super Needy Girl and The Party Girl, respectively. For the final date, Chi Chi DeVayne and Shangela play The Polyamorous Duo. On the runway, category is Wigs on Wigs on Wigs. BenDeLaCreme, Kennedy Davenport and Trixie Mattel receive positive critiques, with BenDeLaCreme and Kennedy Davenport being the top two all-stars of the week. Aja, Chi Chi DeVayne and Milk all receive negative critiques and are the bottom three all-stars. BenDeLaCreme and Kennedy Davenport then lip-sync to "Green Light" by Lorde. Kennedy Davenport wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Milk from the competition.
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| 19 | 4 | "All Stars Snatch Game" | February 15, 2018 | |
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Back in the workroom, BenDeLaCreme reveals she would have eliminated Chi Chi DeVayne from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the all-stars play the Snatch Game.
On the runway, category is Flower Power. Aja, BenDeLaCreme and Shangela receive positive critiques, with BenDeLaCreme and Shangela being the top two all-stars of the week. Chi Chi DeVayne, Kennedy Davenport and Trixie Mattel all receive negative critiques with all of them being the bottom three all-stars. BenDeLaCreme and Shangela then lip-sync to "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry. They are both declared the winners of the lip-sync. They both then decide to eliminate Chi Chi DeVayne from the competition.
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