List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television show RuPaul's Drag Race. Contestants compete against each other and are progressively eliminated, until just a winner remains, who is crowned "next drag superstar". They are judged by drag queen RuPaul and her panel of judges. The series first aired in 2009 and as of 2016, there have been eight seasons that have aired. A total of 100 different participants have been selected as finalists in the show in its seven years running, with eight drag queens - BeBe Zahara Benet, Tyra Sanchez, Raja, Sharon Needles, Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Violet Chachki, and Bob the Drag Queen being crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar". In addition, an All-Stars season aired in 2012 featuring twelve returning contestants from the first four seasons, each competing for a place in the "Drag Race Hall of Fame". The season was won by Chad Michaels, previously a runner-up in season four. In 2015, it was announced All Stars had been renewed and a second season premiered on August 25, 2016.^[1] The second season was won by Alaska, who was previously a runner-up in season 5.^[2]

Contestants usually apply to be on the show, or attend casting calls, but the series has been known to recruit contestants via online casting. Season 1 contestant Nina Flowers, season 2 contestant Jessica Wild, season 5 contestant Penny Tration, and season 6 contestant Darienne Lake were all selected to participate by an audience vote via the show's official website. RuPaul and Santino Rice personally chose season 3 contestants Venus D-Lite and Delta Work at an open casting call in Hollywood. All contestants selected must be 21 years of age or older at the time of taping.

Some contestants have identified as transgender during or after the competition. Season 2 contestant Sonique, season 3 contestant Carmen Carrera, season 4 contestants Kenya Michaels and Jiggly Caliente, season 5 contestant Monica Beverly Hillz, and season 6 contestant Gia Gunn are the series' only transgender participants. Sonique, Carmen, Jiggly, Kenya and Gia competed while self-identifying as males and began self-identifying as transgender females after their respective eliminations, while Monica is the only contestant in the history of the competition to participate while already self-identifying as female. Monica confirmed in an interview that the show does not require contestants to identify as male and that transgender females can participate if they still consider themselves drag artists.^[3]

Currently, the first and only contestant to pass away is season 2 contestant Sahara Davenport, who died in October 2012 at age 27.^[4] Davenport was in a long-term relationship with season 3 contestant Manila Luzon at the time.

Contestants

All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed and thus may vary from season to season for returning contestants.

  ^ Contestant returned for a second time

Ongina from Season 1 was later featured on the spinoff series RuPaul's Drag U

Pandora Boxx from Season 2 won Miss Congeniality and also won Most Vivacious Professor on RuPaul's Drag U's first season

Raja was crowned the winner of season 3 in April 2011. He is the first Asian American winner, the first non-African American winner, and the oldest winner crowned.

Willam Belli, from season 4, is the first, and only, contestant on the show to be disqualified for breaking the rules of the competition.

Chad Michaels was a runner-up from season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race, but went on to win All Stars.

Alyssa Edwards competed on season 5 of the program and stars in her online web series Alyssa's Secret.

Adore Delano competed on season 6 of the program, finishing as joint runner-up to Bianca Del Rio with Courtney Act.

Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, known mononymously as Katya on the show, was Miss Congeniality in the 7th season.

Drag Name	Real Name	Age^1	Hometown	Season	Finish
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker	Victor Bowling	39	Raleigh, NC	1	9th
Tammie Brown	Keith Glenshuber	26	Los Angeles, CA	1	8th
Akashia	Eric Flint	24	Cleveland, OH	1	7th
Jade	David Sotomayor	25	Chicago, IL	1	6th
Ongina	Ryan Ong Palao	26	Los Angeles, CA	1	5th
Shannel	Bryan Watkins	26	Las Vegas, NV	1	4th
Rebecca Glasscock	Javier Rivera	26	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	1	3rd
Nina Flowers	Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez	34	Bayamón, PR	1	Runner-up
BeBe Zahara Benet	Nea Marshall Kudi	28	Minneapolis, MN	1	Winner
Shangela Laquifa Wadley	D.J. Pierce	28	Paris, TX	2	12th
Nicole Paige Brooks	Bryan Christopher	36	Atlanta, GA	2	11th
Mystique Summers Madison	Donté Sims	25	Chicago, IL	2	10th
Sonique	Jaycen Edwards^2	26	Atlanta, GA	2	9th
Morgan McMichaels	Thomas Hawkins	28	Mira Loma, CA	2	8th
Sahara Davenport	Antoine Ashley	25	New York, NY	2	7th
Jessica Wild	José David Sierra	29	San Juan, PR	2	6th
Pandora Boxx	Michael Steck	37	Rochester, NY	2	5th
Tatianna	Joey Santolini	21	Falls Church, VA	2	4th
Jujubee	Airline Inthyrath	25	Boston, MA	2	3rd
Raven	David Petruschin	30	Riverside, CA	2	Runner-up
Tyra Sanchez	James Ross	21	Orlando, FL	2	Winner
Venus D-Lite	Adam Guerra	26	Los Angeles, CA	3	13th
Phoenix	Brian Trapp	29	Atlanta, GA	3	12th
Mimi Imfurst	Braden Chapman	27	New York, NY	3	11th
India Ferrah	Shane Richardson	23	Dayton, OH	3	10th
Mariah	Elijah Kelly	29	Atlanta, GA	3	9th
Stacy Layne Matthews	Ron Jones	25	Back Swamp, NC	3	8th
Delta Work	Gabriel Villarreal	34	Norwalk, CA	3	7th
Carmen Carrera	Christopher Roman^3	25	Elmwood Park, NJ	3	6th
Shangela Laquifa Wadley^^	D.J. Pierce	29	Paris, TX	3	5th
Yara Sofia	Gabriel Burgos Ortiz	26	Manatí, PR	3	4th
Alexis Mateo	Alexis Mateo Pacheco	30	Saint Petersburg, FL	3	3rd
Manila Luzon	Karl Westerberg	28	Cottage Grove, MN	3	Runner-up
Raja	Sutan Amrull	36	Los Angeles, CA	3	Winner
Alisa Summers	Alex Hernandez	23	Tampa, FL	4	13th
Lashauwn Beyond	Jamall Jackson	21	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	4	12th
The Princess	Adam Biga	32	Chicago, IL	4	11th
Madame LaQueer	Carlos Melendez	29	Carolina, PR	4	10th
Milan	Dwayne Cooper	36	Florence,SC	4	8th
Jiggly Caliente	Bianca Castro	30	Queens, NY	4	7th
Willam	Willam Belli	29	Los Angeles, CA	4	6th
Dida Ritz	Xavier Hairston	25	Chicago, IL	4	5th
Latrice Royale	Timothy Wilcots	39	South Beach, FL	4	4th
Kenya Michaels	Kenya Michaels	21	Dorado, PR	4	5th
Phi Phi O'Hara	Jaremi Carey	25	Chicago, IL	4	Runner-up^4
Chad Michaels	Chad Michaels	40	San Diego, CA	4	Runner-up^4
Sharon Needles	Aaron Coady	29	Pittsburgh, PA	4	Winner
Mimi Imfurst^^	Braden Chapman	29	New York, NY	All Stars 1	11th/12th
Pandora Boxx^^	Michael Steck	39	Rochester, NY	All Stars 1	11th/12th
Tammie Brown^^	Keith Glen Schubert	31	Los Angeles, CA	All Stars 1	9th/10th
Nina Flowers^^	Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez	38	Denver, CO	All Stars 1	9th/10th
Latrice Royale^^	Timothy Wilcots	40	South Beach, FL	All Stars 1	7th/8th
Manila Luzon^^	Karl Westerberg	31	New York, NY	All Stars 1	7th/8th
Alexis Mateo^^	Alexis Mateo Pacheco	32	Saint Petersburg, FL	All Stars 1	5th/6th
Yara Sofia^^	Gabriel Burgos Ortiz	28	Manatí, PR	All Stars 1	5th/6th
Shannel^^	Bryan Watkins	32	Las Vegas, NV	All Stars 1	3rd/4th
Jujubee^^	Airline Inthyrath	28	Boston, MA	All Stars 1	3rd/4th
Raven^^	David Petruschin	33	Riverside, CA	All Stars 1	Runner-up
Chad Michaels^^	Chad Michaels	41	San Diego, CA	All Stars 1	Winner
Penny Tration	Tony Cody	39	Cincinnati, OH	5	14th
Serena ChaCha	Myron Morgan	21	Tallahassee, FL	5	13th
Monica Beverly Hillz	Juan DeJesus Anaya	27	Owensboro, KY	5	12th
Honey Mahogany	Alpha Mulugeta	29	San Francisco, CA	5	10th/11th^5
Vivienne Pinay	Michael Donehoo	26	New York, NY	5	10th/11th^5
Lineysha Sparx	Andy Trinidad	24	San Juan, PR	5	9th
Jade Jolie	Josh Green	25	Gainesville, FL	5	8th
Ivy Winters	Dustin Winters	26	New York, NY	5	7th
Alyssa Edwards	Justin Johnson[5]	32	Mesquite, TX	5	6th
Coco Montrese	Martin Cooper	37	Las Vegas, NV	5	5th
Detox	Matthew Sanderson	27	Los Angeles, CA	5	4th
Roxxxy Andrews	Michael Feliciano	28	Orlando, FL	5	Runner-up^4
Alaska	Justin Honard	27	Pittsburgh, PA	5	Runner-up^4
Jinkx Monsoon	Jerick Hoffer	24	Seattle, WA	5	Winner
Kelly Mantle	Kelly Mantle	37	Los Angeles, CA	6	14th
Magnolia Crawford	Reynolds Engelhart	27	Seattle, WA	6	13th
Vivacious	Osmond	40	New York, NY	6	12th
April Carrión	Jason Carrión	24	Guaynabo, PR	6	11th
Gia Gunn	Scotty Ichikawa	23	Chicago, IL	6	10th
Milk	Dan Donigan	25	New York, NY	6	9th
Laganja Estranja	Jay Jackson	24	Van Nuys, CA	6	8th
Trinity K. Bonet	Joshua Jones	22	Atlanta, GA	6	7th
Joslyn Fox	Patrick Joslyn	26	Worcester, MA	6	6th
BenDeLaCreme	Benjamin Putnam	31	Seattle, WA	6	5th
Darienne Lake	Greg Meyer	41	Rochester, NY	6	4th
Courtney Act	Shane Jenek	31	West Hollywood, CA	6	Runner-up^4
Adore Delano	Danny Noriega	23	Azusa, CA	6	Runner-up^4
Bianca Del Rio	Roy Haylock	36	New York, NY	6	Winner
Tempest DuJour	Patrick Holt	46	Tucson, AZ	7	14th
Sasha Belle	Jared Breakenridge	28	Iowa City, IA	7	13th
Jasmine Masters	Martell Robinson	37	Los Angeles, CA	7	12th
Mrs. Kasha Davis	Ed Popil	43	Rochester, NY	7	11th
Kandy Ho	Frank Diaz	28	Cayey, PR	7	10th
Max	Max Malanaphy	22	Hudson, WI	7	9th
Jaidynn Diore Fierce	Christopher Williams	25	Nashville, TN	7	8th
Miss Fame	Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen	29	New York, NY	7	7th
Trixie Mattel	Brian Firkus	24	Milwaukee, WI	7	6th
Katya	Brian McCook	32	Boston, MA	7	5th
Kennedy Davenport	Reuben Asberry, Jr.	33	Dallas, TX	7	4th
Pearl	Matt James	23	Brooklyn, NY	7	Runner-up^4
Ginger Minj	Joshua Eads-Brown	29	Orlando, FL	7	Runner-up^4
Violet Chachki	Jason Dardo	22	Atlanta, GA	7	Winner
Laila McQueen	Tyler Devlin	22	Gloucester, MA	8	11th/12th^7
Dax ExclamationPoint	Dax Martin	31	Savannah, GA	8	11th/12th^7
Cynthia Lee Fontaine	Carlos Hernandez	34	Austin, TX	8	10th
Naysha Lopez	Fabian Rodriguez	31	Chicago, IL	8	9th
Acid Betty	Benjamin Ruhren	37	Brooklyn, NY	8	8th
Robbie Turner	Jeremy Wikander	33	Seattle, WA	8	7th
Thorgy Thor	Shane Galligan	31	Brooklyn, NY	8	6th
Derrick Barry	Derrick Barry	32	Las Vegas, NV	8	5th
Chi Chi DeVayne	Zavion Davenport	30	Shreveport, LA	8	4th
Kim Chi	Sang-young Shin	27	Chicago, IL	8	Runner-up^4
Naomi Smalls	Davis Heppenstall	21	Redlands, CA	8	Runner-up^4
Bob the Drag Queen	Christopher Caldwell	29	New York, NY	8	Winner
Coco Montrese^^	Martin Cooper	40	Las Vegas, NV	All Stars 2	10th
Adore Delano^^	Danny Noriega	26	Azusa, CA	All Stars 2	9th
Ginger Minj^^	Joshua Eads Brown	31	Orlando, FL	All Stars 2	8th
Phi Phi O'Hara^^	Jaremi Carey	29	New York, NY	All Stars 2	7th
Tatianna^^	Joey Santolini	27	Washington, D.C.	All Stars 2	6th
Alyssa Edwards^^	Justin Johnson	35	Dallas, TX	All Stars 2	5th
Roxxxy Andrews^^	Michael Feliciano	31	Orlando, FL	All Stars 2	4th
Detox^^	Matthew Sanderson	30	Los Angeles, CA	All Stars 2	Runner-up^4
Katya^^	Brian McCook	33	Boston, MA	All Stars 2	Runner-up^4
Alaska^^	Justin Andrew Honard	30	Los Angeles, CA	All Stars 2	Winner

RuPaul's Drag U

From 2010 to 2012, Logo aired a spin-off to Drag Race entitled "RuPaul's Drag U". The series saw members of the public receive drag-inspired makeovers from selected memorable contestants from Drag Race. Following the completion of its third season, it was revealed that Drag U would not be returning. The contestants selected to return as "professors" were:

Professors	Season			Appearances	RuPaul's Drag Race Season
	1	2	3
Raven				12	Season 2 – Runner-up All-Stars - Runner-up
Jujubee				12	Season 2 – 3rd Place All Stars – 3rd Place
Pandora Boxx				10	Season 2 – 5th Place & Miss Congeniality All Stars – 12th/11th Place
Shannel				8	Season 1 – 4th Place All Stars – 3rd Place
Morgan McMichaels				5	Season 2 – 8th place
Ongina			N	5	Season 1 – 5th Place
Tammie Brown		N	N	1	Season 1 – 8th Place All Stars – 10th/9th Place
Nina Flowers		N	N	1	Season 1 – Runner-up & Miss Congeniality All Stars – 10th/9th Place
Manila Luzon	N			4	Season 3 – Runner-up All Stars – 8th/7th Place
Mariah	N			4	Season 3 – 9th Place
BeBe Zahara Benet	N		N	2	Season 1 – Winner
Carmen Carrera	N		N	2	Season 3 – 5th Place
Tyra Sanchez	N		N	1	Season 2 – Winner
Latrice Royale	N	N		3	Season 4 – 4th Place & Miss Congeniality AllStars – 8th/7th Place
Chad Michaels	N	N		2	Season 4 – Runner-up All Stars – Winner
Raja	N	N		2	Season 3 – Winner
Alexis Mateo	N	N		1	Season 3 – 3rd Place All Stars – 6th/5th Place
Delta Work	N	N		1	Season 3 – 7th Place
Sharon Needles	N	N		1	Season 4 – Winner
Willam	N	N		1	Season 4 – 6th Place

Notes

• ^1 Contestants' ages are at the time of their respective season's filming.
• ^2 She maintains Sonique as a stage name, but has legally changed her name to Kylie Sonique Love.
• ^3 Carmen entered the competition amidst transitioning, stopping treatment just before and during her time on the show to meet the requirements to compete. After being eliminated, she began her transition to live full-time as female. She now goes by Carmen Carrera both professionally and personally.
• ^4 Starting from season 4, the winner was chosen from the final three contestants, and no specific position was announced between the remaining two. Thus, the two losing finalists are both listed as runner-up.
• ^5 Vivienne and Honey were both eliminated in the same episode, placing them both in the 10th/11th finishing place.
• ^6 In season 6, there were two opening episodes, Kelly and Magnolia were eliminated in their respective openings, before the contestants merged into one group, placing them both in the 14th/13th finishing place.
• ^7 Laila and Dax were both eliminated in the same episode, placing them both in the 11th/12th finishing place

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzdbW35bY7g|RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Season 2 Announcement
2. "Condragulations to our #AllStars2 Queen Alaska!". Facebook. Logo. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
3. Stransky, Tanner. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' react: Monica Beverly Hillz talks to EW about her shocking runway revelation". Entertainment Weekly. Time, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. Grossberg, Josh. "Sahara Davenport, RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant, Dead at 27". E! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
5. Register of Suspended Contestants/Affiliates, Miss Gay America