RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)

RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 8
Broadcast from March 7, 2016
Judges
Host(s) RuPaul
Broadcaster Logo TV
Competitors 12
Winner
TBA
Runner-up
TBA
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes TBA
Release
Original network Logo
Original release

March 7, 2016 –

Additional information
Judges


No. of contestants 12

The eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race is due to begin airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage. 12 drag queens will be competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", the fewest amount of contenders since the second season. The full list of contestants was revealed during the NewNowNext Awards on February 1, 2016.[1]

Contestants

The drag queens who will compete to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race are:

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Name Age Hometown
Acid Betty Jamin Ruhren 37 Brooklyn, NY
Bob the Drag Queen Christopher Caldwell 29 New York, NY
Chi Chi DeVayne[lower-alpha 1] Zavion Davenport 30 Shreveport, LA
Cynthia Lee Fontaine Carlos Hernandez 34 Austin, TX
Dax ExclamationPoint Dax Martin 31 Savannah, GA
Derrick Barry Derrick Barry 32 Las Vegas, NV
Kim Chi Sang-young Shin 27 Chicago, IL
Laila McQueen Tyler Devlin 22 Gloucester, MA
Naomi Smalls Davis Heppenstall 21 Redlands, CA
Naysha Lopez Fabian Rodriguez 31 Chicago, IL
Robbie Turner Jeremy Wikander 33 Seattle, WA
Thorgy Thor Shane Galligan 31 Brooklyn, NY
     The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
     The contestants were the runners-up of RuPaul's Drag Race.
     The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
     The contestant won a challenge.
     The contestant was one of the best but did not win the challenge.
     The contestant was one of the worst but was not in the bottom two.
     The contestant was in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated.
     The contestant did not participate in this episode.
     The contestant returned as a guest for the finale episode, but was not in the running for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar".

References

  1. ↑ Avery, Dan (January 31, 2016). "The Cast Of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Will Be Announced At New Now Next Honors". New Now Next. United States: Viacom International Inc. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

Notes

  1. ↑ Chi Chi Kat DeVayne is simply know as Chi Chi DeVayne on the show.

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