Drag Race (franchise)

RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Drag Race variants, is a television drag queen competition franchise created by American drag icon RuPaul, and the production company World of Wonder. It originated in the United States in 2009, where it was devised as a replacement for Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007–2009), and has been adapted in various countries. The show's aim to find the next "Drag Superstar", with the winners occupying the traits of "charisma", "uniqueness", "nerve" and "talent". RuPaul stated that the show looks for an entertainer who can stand out from the rest.[1] RuPaul’s Drag Race is credited for making drag "mainstream".[2]

This article is about the international television franchise. For other uses, see Drag Race (disambiguation).
Drag Race
Created byRuPaul Charles
Original workRuPaul's Drag Race
Years2009 (2009)-present

RuPaul's Drag Race has produced twelve seasons to date (as of 2020) and has inspired several spin-off series, including RuPaul's Drag U, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. In addition three DragCons have been created: RuPaul's DragCon LA, RuPaul's DragCon NYC, and RuPaul's DragCon UK. A RuPaul's Drag Race Live! variety show in Las Vegas was established in 2020 with a corresponding television special.

Drag Race around the world

There have been a total of 23 winners of Drag Race worldwide.

  Currently airing franchise
  Franchise with an upcoming season
  Upcoming franchise
  Unknown status
  Cancelled during development
  Franchise no longer in production
Country/Region Name Network Premiere Judges Winner
 Australia/ New Zealand RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Stan
TVNZ OnDemand		 2021
 Canada Canada's Drag Race Crave July 2, 2020
 Chile The Switch Drag Race Mega October 8, 2015
  • Season 1, 2015-2016: Luz Violeta
  • Season 2, 2018: Miss Leona
 Netherlands Drag Race Holland Videoland September 18, 2020
  • Fred van Leer
  • Nikkie Plessen
  • Claes Iversen
  • Sanne Wallis de Vries
 Spain Drag Race España ATRESplayer Premium[9] TBA TBA
  • Season 1, TBA: Casting[10]
 Thailand Drag Race Thailand LINE TV February 15, 2018
  • Art-Arya
  • Pangina Heals
 United Kingdom RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three October 3, 2019
 United States RuPaul's Drag Race Logo TV (series 1-8)
VH1 (series 9-)		 March 23, 2009
Current

Former

  • Merle Ginsburg (series 1-2)
  • Santino Rice (series 1-6)
  • Billy B (series 3-4)
RuPaul's Drag U Logo TV July 19, 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Logo TV (series 1-2)
VH1 (series 3-)		 October 22, 2012
Current

Former
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race VH1 April 24, 2020
  • Season 1, 2020: Multiple Winners
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular VH1 December 7, 2018
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References
  1. Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Radio Times. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. Hughes, Scarlett (August 10, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-australia-has-been-confirmed-and-it-will-air-next-year/
  4. https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/ru-pauls-drag-race-australia-to-begin-filming-in-new-zealand/199745
  5. https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/123985750/kiwi-queens-to-compete-in-rupauls-drag-race-down-under-on-tvnz
  6. Nolfi, Joey (September 4, 2020). "You will remember Canada's Drag Race winner Priyanka's name forever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. Street, Mikelle (January 7, 2021). "'Canada's Drag Race' Just Confirmed Its Returning in 2021". Out.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. Cook, Michael (November 26, 2020). "'Drag Race Holland' Winner Envy Peru-"I Want To Show All Those Little Latino Boys That They Can Achieve Their Dreams"". Instinct. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. "ATRESplayer PREMIUM adaptará para España el fenómeno global 'Drag Race', ganador de 19 premios Emmy" (in Spanish). Atresmedia. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  10. "'Drag Race España' abre casting de concursantes para su primera edición en Atresplayer Premium" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. Rudolph, Christopher (April 8, 2019). ""Drag Race Thailand" Makes Herstory, Crowns First Trans Woman Winner". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  12. www.bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/druk-3-casting. Retrieved 2020-12-15. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "RuPaul reveals a huge update on RuPaul's Drag Race season 14". GAY TIMES. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
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