RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Directed by | Nick Murray |
| Judges | |
| Theme music composer |
RuPaul Lucian Piane |
| Opening theme | "RuPaul's Drag Race" theme (season 1–present) |
| Ending theme |
"Responsitrannity" (season 1) "Throw Ya Hands Up" (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42–60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | World of Wonder Productions |
| Distributor | Passion Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Logo |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | October 22, 2012 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | |
| External links | |
| Website | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV. The show is a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race where RuPaul allows past contestants to come back and compete for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. 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
Typically, returning contestants consist of runner-ups and popular queens, with a few of them placing either in the top 5 or below in their original season.
Mini challenges
In the mini challenge, each contestant is asked to perform a different task with varying requirements and time limitations. The winner of a mini challenge is sometimes rewarded with some kind of advantage in 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 "special" prize for their win. In the past, challenge winners have been rewarded with prizes including custom designer clothing, vacations, cruises, and quality cosmetic items.
The goal of each main challenge involves a new theme and outcome. Challenges focus on the returning contestants' ability to once again present themselves on camera, perform with music, or perform humorously. Season 1 saw the focus on the groups ability to perform well together, while season 2 is based on more individual challenges where the returning contestant relied on themselves and performance solely. Along with the "special" prizes awarded by winning the main challenge, the top two queens must now lip-sync for the legacy, with the victor being awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and the choice of elimination out of the bottom three queens.
Judging
| Judge | Season | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
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Untucked
Just like RuPaul's Drag Race, episodes of the first season of All Stars were followed by an Untucked episode each week, giving the viewers a glimpse into the backstage drama and discussions' between the returning contestants. However, no further Untucked episodes have been announced for the second season.
Prizes
Each season, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars receives a selection of prizes. The prizes won for each season were:
Season 1:
- $100,000 cash prize
- A coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame
- A supply of MAC Cosmetics
- A vacation trip courtesy of ALandCHUCK.travel
Season 2:
- $100,000 cash prize
- A coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame
- A one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 6 | October 22, 2012 | November 26, 2012 | ||
| 2 | 9 | August 25, 2016 | October 27, 2016 | ||
Season 1: 2012
RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race[1] is the first All-Star season of RuPaul's Drag Race and premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Cast members were announced on August 6.[2]
This season features twelve returning contestants representing all four seasons for a chance to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame". This series aired six episodes, each an hour in length.[3] 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.[4] 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. Chad Michaels was crowned the winner in the last episode.
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. After the lip sync, RuPaul alone decides who stays and who leaves. RuPaul describes the qualities the contestants must have to be crowned the winner of the show as "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent... These are people who have taken adversity and turned it into something that is beautiful and something powerful."[5] The phrase "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent" is used repeatedly on the show, the acronym of which is CUNT. On the All Stars season, "synergy" was added to provide an explanation behind the contestants being sorted into teams (expanding the acronym into CUNTS).
Season 2: 2016
A second season of "All Stars" was announced in 2015 and started shooting immediately after Season 8. The show was to begin airing on August 25, 2016. Along with the season premiere's announcement, the cast of All Stars 2 were revealed. The show's upcoming cast will consist of 10 returning contestants, including Adore Delano, Alaska, Alyssa Edwards, Coco Montrese, Detox, Tatianna, Ginger Minj, Katya, Phi Phi O'Hara, Roxxxy Andrews.[6]
A new twist was revealed for this season changing the format of the show. In previous seasons, the two worst performing queens had to "Lip-sync for their Life" to avoid elimination. This season has the two best 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. However, RuPaul has stated on the show to the eliminated queens that they will have the opportunity to come back for their "revenge".
On October 13, 2016, Alaska 5000 was crowned the winner of this season, in episode 8.
Contestants
All returning contestants are listed below by season and elimination order.
| Placing | Season 1 | Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Chad Michaels | Alaska |
| Runner-Up | Raven | Detox Katya |
| 3rd Place | Jujubee Shannel | |
| 4th Place | Roxxxy Andrews | |
| 5th Place | Alexis Mateo Yara Sofia | Alyssa Edwards |
| 6th Place | Tatianna | |
| 7th Place | Latrice Royale Manila Luzon | Phi Phi O'Hara |
| 8th Place | Ginger Minj | |
| 9th Place | Nina Flowers Tammie Brown | Adore Delano |
| 10th Place | Coco Montrese | |
| 11th Place | Mimi Imfurst Pandora Boxx | |
| 12th Place |
- The contestant was eliminated earlier in the competition, returned and advanced.
- The contestant quit the competition.
DVD releases
| Season | Release date | Special features | Discs |
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| 1 | January 22, 2013[7] |
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References
- ↑ "RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race". Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens from www.newnownext.com 6 August 2012
- ↑ Logo launching all-stars edition of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' -- EXCLUSIVE from Entertainment Weekly 12 March 2012
- ↑ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Premiere: Never Too Early to Throw Shade
- ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race Insider Clip (October 8, 2008). "WOW TV". Wow.wowtv.tv. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
- ↑ "eet the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Season 2". Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars". LogoTV Shop. Retrieved May 14, 2013.