RuPaul's Drag Race: Queen of Queens

RuPaul's Drag Race: Queen of Queens
Genre	Reality Game Show
Created by	World of Wonder
Starring	RuPaul Charles Michelle Visage Ross Matthews Carson Kressley
Opening Theme	"RuPaul's Drag Race" Theme
Location	Los Angeles, California
Country Of Origin	USA
Number Of Episodes	12
Running Time	60 minutes
Original Channel:	VH1
Original Air Date	January 3rd 2020 - March 20th 2020
Produced by	RuPaul Charles World of Wonder
Directed by	Nick Murray

RuPaul's Drag Race: Queen of Queens is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for VH1. The show is a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race that features the winners of the first 11 seasons of the show and the five winners of All Stars. 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.

Format

For the first time ever, previous winners of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars return to compete for the ultimate title of Queen of Queens.

Mini challenges

In the mini challenge, each contestant is asked to perform a different task with varying requirements and time limitations. Certain mini challenges are repeated from season to season. The winner of a mini challenge is sometimes rewarded with some kind of advantage in the main challenge. Though most episodes have a mini challenge, select episodes do not and progress straight to the main challenge.

Main challenges

The requirements of the main challenge vary across each episode, and can be individual or group challenges. The winner of the main challenge also receives a cash prize of $5,000 for their win.

The goal of each main challenge involves a new theme and outcome. Contestants are often asked to design and construct a custom outfit, sometimes incorporating unconventional materials. Other challenges focus on the contestants' ability to present themselves on camera, perform with music, or perform humorously.

Judging

Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley are the staple judges alongside RuPaul. Visage joined the main show at the start of season 3, while Matthews and Kressley joined at the start of season 7, and each joins RuPaul and Visage on alternate episodes.

The judges each provide their opinion on the contestants' performances in the main challenge and on the runway before RuPaul announces which queen is the episode's winner and which two had the weakest performances. The day before judging, the contestants are all provided with a song by a female artist to which they must learn the lyrics. The contestants deemed as being the bottom two must "lip sync for their lives" to the song in a final attempt to impress RuPaul. In the regular series, after the lip sync, RuPaul alone decides who stays and who leaves. However, due to the high stakes of this season, all 4 judges vote on who should stay. If the vote goes to deadlock, the winner of the main challenge also gets a vote.

Contestants

Contestant	Name	Age	Season	Outcome
BeBe Zahara Benet	Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa	39	1	13th Place
Tyra Sanchez	James Ross	32	2	16th Place
Raja	Sutan Amrull	46	3	6th Place
Sharon Needles	Aaron Coady	38	4	15th Place
Jinkx Monsoon	Jerick Hoffer	32	5	9th Place
Bianca Del Rio	Roy Haylock	45	6	Runner-Up
Violet Chachki	Paul Dardo	28	7	11th/10th Place
Bob The Drag Queen	Christopher Caldwell	34	8	Winner
Sasha Velour	Alexander Steinburg	33	9	12th Place
Aquaria	Giovanni Palandrani	24	10	8th Place
Yvie Oddly	Jovan Bridges	26	11	7th Place
Chad Michaels	Chad Michaels	49	All Stars 1	4th Place
Alaska Thunderfuck 5000	Justin Honard	36	All Stars 2	3rd Place
Trixie Mattel	Brian Firkus	30	All Stars 3	5th Place
Monet X Change	Kevin Burtin	30	All Stars 4	14th Place
Trinity The Tuck	Ryan Taylor	34	All Stars 4	11th/10th Place

Lip Syncs

Episode	Contestants	Song	Judges' Votes (To Save)	Winner	Eliminated
1	Tyra Sanchez vs Violet Chachki	"9 to 5" by Dolly Parton	Michelle: Violet Ross: Violet Jane: Violet Lily: Violet RuPaul: Tyra	Violet Chachki	Tyra Sanchez
2	Bianca Del Rio vs Sharon Needles	"Good as Hell" by Lizzo	Michelle: Sharon Carson: Bianca Katy: Bianca RuPaul: Bianca	Bianca Del Rio	Sharon Needles
3	Yvie Oddly vs Monet X Change	"Make Me Feel" by Janelle Monae	Michelle: Yvie Ross: Yvie Shania: Monet RuPaul: Monet Aquaria: Yvie	Yvie Oddly	Monet X Change
4	Bebe Zahara Benet vs Trinity the Tuck	"Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga	Michelle: Bebe Carson: Trinity Gaga: Trinity RuPaul: Trinity	Trinity the Tuck	Bebe Zahara Benet
5	Sasha Velour vs Trixie Mattel	"Careless Whisper" by George Michael	Michelle: Trixie Ross: Sasha Demi: Sasha RuPaul: Trixie Trinity: Trixie	Trixie Mattel	Sasha Velour
6	Trinity the Tuck & Violet Chachki vs Bob the Drag Queen & Yvie Oddly	"Glamourous" by Fergie	Michelle: Bob and Yvie Carson: Bob and Yvie Lady Buny: Bob and Yvie RuPaul: Bob and Yvie	Bob the Drag Queen & Yvie Oddly	Trinity the Tuck & Violet Chachki
7	Raja vs Jinkx Monsoon	"Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett	Michelle: Raja Ross: Jinkx Sarah: Jinkx Leslie: Raja RuPaul: Raja	Raja	Jinkx Monsoon
8	Alaska vs Aquaria	"Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand	Michelle: Alaska Carson: Alaska Nick: Aquaria John: Aquaria RuPaul: Alaska	Alaska	Aquaria
9	Bob the Drag Queen vs Yvie Oddly	"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor	Michelle: Bob Ross: Yvie Stella: Bob RuPaul: Yvie Alaska: Bob	Bob the Drag Queen	Yvie Oddly
10	Alaska vs Raja	"Believe" by Cher	Michelle: Alaska Carson: Alaska Cher: Alaska RuPaul: Alaska	Alaska	Raja
1	1 - Alaska vs Bob the Drag Queen 2 - Chad Michaels vs Bianca Del Rio 3 - Bob the Drag Queen vs Bianca Del Rio	1 - "Cover Girl" by RuPaul 2 - "Sissy That Walk" by RuPaul 3 - "Call Me Mother" by RuPaul	1 - Michelle: Bob Carson: Alaska Ross: Bob RuPaul: Bob 2 - Michelle: Bianca Carson: Chad Ross: Bianca RuPaul: Bianca 3 - RuPaul's decision was final	1 -Bob the Drag Queen 2 - Bianca Del Rio 3 - Bob the Drag Queen (Winner)	1- Alaska 2 - Chad Michaels 3 - Bianca Del Rio (Runner Up)

Episodes

Episode	Title	Synopsis	Airdate
1	Queen of Snatch Game	The Queens are back and their first challenge is to impress acting legends Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda with their impersonations in The Snatch Game. On the runway, the theme is "An Ode To Drag Race". Guest Judges: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda Winner: Jinkx Monsoon Eliminated: Tyra Sanchez	January 3rd 2020
2	Bake That, Baby!	The Queens must write, direct and star in their own cookery show. On the runway, the theme is "Night of 1000 Janets". Guest Judge: Lizzo Winner(s): Sasha Velour & Monet X Change Eliminated: Sharon Needles	January 10th 2020
3	Honey, I Shrunk The Drag Queens!	The Queens have to design matching outfits for themselves and their dwarf partner and present the look on the runway. On the runway, the theme is "Disney Princess". Guest Judge: Janelle Monae Winner: Aquaria Eliminated: Monet X Change	January 17th 2020
4	Going Full Gaga	Lady Gaga returns and tasks the Queens with making her over for a photoshoot. On the runway, the theme is "Disastrous Date". Guest judge: Lady Gaga Winner: Aquaria & Raja Eliminated: Bebe Zahara Benet	January 24th 2020
5	Undress that Body	The Queens are tasked with a nude photoshoot. On the runway, the theme is "Ghosts and Ghouls". Guest Judge: Demi Moore Winner: Trinity the Tuck Eliminated: Sasha Velour	January 31st 2020
6	The Library is Now Open	The Queens read each other and then are assigned partners to write a children's story. On the runway, the theme is "Sexy Librarian". Guest Judge: Lady Bunny Winner: Bianca Del Rio & Trixie Mattel Eliminated: Trinity the Tuck & Violet Chachki	February 7th 2020
7	American Hoe Story	The Queens face a the challenge of starring in a low budget B-Movie alongside American Horror Story stars Angela Bassett and Sarah Paulson. On the runway, the theme is "Hoe Chic". Guest Judges: Sarah Paulson & Leslie Grossman Winner: Chad Michaels Eliminated: Jinkx Monsoon	February 14th 2020
8	Burn, Baby, Burn	The Queens are challenged to write a series of jokes for a roasting of the judge's panel. Guest judge: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Winner: Bianca Del Rio Eliminated: Aquaria	February 21st 2020
9	Ghosts of Drag Race Past	The queens are split into two teams to recreate iconic drag race moments and looks. On the runway, the theme is RuDemption. Guest judge: Stella McCartney Winner: Alaska Eliminated: Yvie Oddly	February 28th 2020
10	It's Cher, Bitch!	The queens are tasked to write a verse to RuPaul's new track "I'm Cher, Bitch!" while on the runway, it's a Cher Ball, with three looks required, a Cher homage, a Diva look, and Academy Awards Eleganza. Guest judge: Cher Winner: Chad Michaels Eliminated: Raja	March 6th 2020
11	It's The Big Time!	As the finale arrives, the five final queens first take part in a runway mini challenge, which results in a shock early elimination. The remaining four queens pick a previous contestant to return and help them claim the title of Queen of Queens. On the runway, the theme is "Fit for a Queen". This is then followed by a lip-sync extravaganza, with queen's paired based on the judges critiques. Winner: Bob The Drag Queen Runner-up: Bianca Del Rio Eliminated: Trixie Mattel (Mini Challenge), Alaska (Lip Sync vs Bob), Chad Michaels (Lip Sync vs Bianca)	March 13th 2020
12	Reunion, Hunnys!	The Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race: Queen of Queens reunite to reflect on the season and recount their highlights of returning to the show once again.	March 20th 2020

Guest Judges

A list of judges includes:

• Lily Tomlin
• Jane Fonda
• Lizzo
• Janelle Monáe
• Demi Moore
• Lady Bunny
• Sarah Paulson
• Leslie Grossman
• Nick Kroll
• John Mulaney
• Stella McCartney
• Cher