RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (season 1)
| RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Broadcast from | October 22 – November 26, 2012 |
| Judges |
RuPaul Michelle Visage Santino Rice |
| Host(s) | RuPaul |
| Competitors | 12 |
| Winner | |
| Chad Michaels | |
| Origin | San Diego, CA |
| Runner-up | |
| Raven | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars[1] is the first season of the All Star version 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.
The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the team would be eliminated. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance. RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor in Season 2 of the show.[5]
Chad Michaels was crowned the winner and was the first to be inducted into the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
In 2015, it was announced All Stars had been renewed for a second season, which began airing on August 25, 2016.[6]
Contestants
The drag queens who competed for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame are:
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
| Contestant | Name | Age | Hometown | Original season | Original placement | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Michaels | Chad Michaels | 41 | San Diego, CA | Season 4 | Runner-up | Winner |
| Raven | David Petruschin | 33 | Riverside, CA | Season 2 | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Jujubee | Airline Inthyrath | 28 | Boston, MA | Season 2 | 3rd Place | 3rd/4th Place |
| Shannel | Bryan Watkins[7] | 32 | Las Vegas, NV | Season 1 | 4th Place | |
| Alexis Mateo | Alexis Mateo Pacheco | 32 | St. Petersburg, FL | Season 3 | 3rd Place | 5th/6th Place |
| Yara Sofia | Gabriel Burgos Ortiz | 28 | Manati, PR | Season 3 | 4th Place[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Latrice Royale | Timothy Wilcots | 40 | South Beach, FL | Season 4 | 4th Place[lower-alpha 1] | 7th/8th Place |
| Manila Luzon | Karl Westerberg | 30 | New York, NY | Season 3 | Runner-up | |
| Nina Flowers | Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez | 37 | Bayamón, PR | Season 1 | Runner-up[lower-alpha 1] | 9th/10th Place |
| Tammie Brown | Keith Glen Schubert | 32 | Long Beach, CA | Season 1 | 8th Place | |
| Mimi Imfurst | Braden Chapman | 29 | New York, NY | Season 3 | 11th Place | 11th/12th Place |
| Pandora Boxx | Michael Steck | 40 | Rochester, NY | Season 2 | 5th Place[lower-alpha 1] |
Contestant progress
| Contestant | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Michaels | Shad | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | Winner |
| Raven | Rujubee | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | Runner-up |
| Jujubee | Rujubee | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | Eliminated |
| Shannel | Shad | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | Eliminated |
| Alexis Mateo | Yarlexis | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||
| Yara Sofia | Yarlexis | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||
| Latrice Royale | Latrila | WIN | BTM2 | OUT | |||
| Manila Luzon | Latrila | WIN | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
| Nina Flowers | Brown Flowers | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Tammie Brown | Brown Flowers | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
| Mimi Imfurst | Mandora | ELIM | |||||
| Pandora Boxx | Mandora | OUT | |||||
- The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was eliminated without lip-syncing entirely.
- The contestant was on the team won the challenge.
- The contestant received judges critiques but were ultimately declared as safe.
- The contestant was in the bottom two and lip synced for their life.
- The contestant was in the bottom two but did not lip sync for their life.
- The contestant did not have to lip sync for their life but was eliminated due to their teammate losing the lip sync.
- The contestant lip synced for their life and was eliminated.
- The contestant replaced their partner in the lip sync and finished the song for them and was eliminated.
Lip-syncs
| Episode | Teams (Lip-syncer) |
Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst) |
vs. | Team Shad (Chad Michaels) |
"Opposites Attract" (Paula Abdul) |
Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst & Pandora Boxx) |
| 2 | Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown) |
vs. | Team Latrila (Latrice Royale) |
"There's No Business Like Show Business" (Ethel Merman) |
Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown & Nina Flowers) |
| 3 | Team Latrila (Manila Luzon) |
vs. | Team Rujubee (Jujubee) |
"Nasty" (Janet Jackson) |
Team Latrila (Manila Luzon & Latrice Royale) |
| 4 | Team Rujubee (Raven) |
vs. | Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia) |
"Don't Cha" (The Pussycat Dolls) |
Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia) |
| 5 | Jujubee | vs. | Raven | "Dancing on My Own" (Robyn) |
None |
| 6 | Chad Michaels | vs. | Raven | "Responsitrannity (Matt Pop Remix)" (RuPaul) |
Raven |
- The contestant/team was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
- The contestant/team was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after the final lip sync.
Judges
The complete roster of guest judges includes:[8]
- Janice Dickinson (model, photographer, author, and talent agent)
- Beth Ditto (singer, songwriter and model)
- Rachel Dratch (actress and comedian)
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (actress and horror hostess)
- Rachel Hunter (actress and reality television show host)
- Vicki Lawrence (actress, comedian, and singer)
- Ross Mathews (comedian and television personality)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey (actress, writer, producer and comedian)
- Cheri Oteri (actress and comedian)
- Rosie Perez (actress, dancer, choreographer, director and community activist)
- Busy Philipps (actress)
- Mary Wilson (singer, author, and actress)
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "It Takes Two" | October 22, 2012 |
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The twelve returning queens are surprised to learn they will be competing in teams of two and that both team members will be eliminated together. The contestants then voted for their team formations in two rounds;
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| 2 | 2 | "RuPaul's Gaff-In" | October 29, 2012 |
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The mini-challenge, "In Da Butt Ru", tests how well the teams know each other by asking them questions in the style of The Newlywed Game. The winning team received cream pies to the face as its "prize". For the main challenge, teams had to write original comedy material for a Laugh-In style sketch show. For the show the queens delivered celebrity impersonations. In the companion series Untucked, Chad Michaels received a supportive video message from his father, from whom he had been estranged for 25 years.
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| 3 | 3 | "Queens Behaving Badly" | November 5, 2012 |
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In the mini-challenge, the queens had to take a photographic self-portrait posed as a sexy macho male. Team Yarlexis won. For the main challenge each queen, under the direction of their partner via earpiece, had to go to Hollywood Boulevard and convince passers-by to participate in pranks, for example slapping the queen with a novelty foam hand or allowing the queen to spray whipped cream down the pedestrian's pants. Each prank was assigned a point value. In the companion series Untucked, former contestant Tatianna served "Tea with Tati", in which she "read" (insulted) several of the remaining contestants.
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| 4 | 4 | "All Star Girl Groups" | November 12, 2012 |
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In the mini challenge the girls had to dress up in cheer-leading costumes and "read" the other contestants in a cheer format. Team Yarlexis were the winners of this mini challenge. The main challenge was to form a girl group with celebrity women and drag them up into a Drag Girl Group. Team Yarlexis selected Kelly Osbourne (daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne), Team Shad chose Jillian Hervey (Vanessa L. Williams's daughter) while Team Rujubee opted for Kady Z (Pia Zadora's daughter). Team Yarlexis' song to perform is "Cover Girl", Team Shad's song to perform is "Glamazon", and Team Rujubee's song to perform is "Jealous of My Boogie".
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| 5 | 5 | "Dynamic Drag Duos" | November 19, 2012 |
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In the mini challenge, the remaining pairs played a basketball mini-challenge: Fish instead of Horse. Team Rujubee won and got a chance to talk to their love ones. For the main challenge, the teams created a story about a Super Hero and a Super Villain. Chad and Jujubee play their teams' superheroes, while Raven and Shannel play the villains.
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| 6 | 6 | "The Grand Finale" | November 26, 2012 |
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For their final challenge, the final queens have to go to different locations within minutes of each other and perform different shows, consisting of a group interview, followed by an appearance at Hamburger Mary's to accept an award in their honor, and finish up with a comedy routine in front of a live audience.
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References
- ↑ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race
- ↑ 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 will crown an all-star queen in new season of ‘Drag Race’
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzdbW35bY7g%7CRuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Season 2 Announcement
- ↑ Miyasato, Kiko (October 21, 2016). "Q&A: Bryan Watkins". Las Vegas Magazine. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017. Additional WebCitation archive on March 23, 2017.
- ↑ RuPaul's All-Star Drag Race Contestant Photos & Guest Judges Revealed