They’re all winners, baby.
In a turning point in Drag Race history, all eight returning queens in Season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars have won previous seasons of Drag Race or All Stars. The cast includes winners from 2011 to 2020, an international queen and three queens who have won seasons of All Stars. Together they compete for a cash prize of $200,000 and the title of Queen of All Queens.
All Stars Season 7 will premiere on May 20 with two episodes on Paramount+, and Paramount+ and producers World of Wonder are rolling out a long red carpet in preparation for the premiere. An extended preview of the season will air during the season 14 finale of “Drag Race,” which airs April 22 on VH1. A four-episode special, Countdown to All Stars 7: You’re A Winner Baby, will air on VH1 beginning April 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, with eight fan-favorite queens starring on the react to the best moments of the “All Stars 7” cast.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Untucked,” which captures the behind-the-scenes conversations between the queens as the judges deliberate, will also stream on Paramount+.
The eight “All Stars” nominees, in the order in which they won their respective seasons, are:
Raja (“Drag Race” Season 3): Raja, the only Asian American winner of the “Drag Race” in the United States, won three challenges in her season due to her looks and singing on the catwalk. She has also worked as a makeup artist, including in the 2000s on America’s Next Top Model and with Adam Lambert, Pamela Anderson, Twiggy and Iman.
Jinkx Monsoon (“Drag Race” Season 5): A comedy queen first and foremost, Jinkx won two challenges during her season and was among the top queens of the week in almost every episode. She often appears in a comedy cabaret act with “Drag Race” Season 6 and “All Stars” Season 3 Queen BenDeLaCreme.
Monet X Change (“All-Stars” Season 4): Originally a contestant on season 10 of Drag Race (where she placed sixth), Monét is best known for her quick wit and charismatic performances. After winning three challenges on “All Stars” (and winning the final lip sync in one of them), Monet becomes the first queen ever on “Drag Race” and “All Stars” to compete with Trinity the Tuck for the crown. She also returned as a lip-synched assassin in Season 5 of All Stars, winning her duel with contestant Jujubee.
Trinity the Tuck (“All-Stars” Season 4): Trinity has won a whopping seven Drag Race challenges: three on Season 9 of Drag Race, where she placed third with Shea Couleé, and four on Season 4 of All Stars (she won the final lip sync for two these challenges). She won All Stars with Monet X Change.
Yvie Oddly (“Drag Race” Season 11): Unusually flexible and fashionably inventive, Yvie became the first queen to win the crown in her season after winning just one episode challenge. She returned as a lip-synched assassin on Season 5 of All Stars, winning her duel against contestant India Ferrah.
The Vivienne (“Drag Race UK” Season 1): As the inaugural winner of the first season of “Drag Race” in the UK, Vivienne won three challenges during her season, for her catwalk looks, her impersonation of Donald Trump and her acting and marketing skills. She was also named ‘Ambassador of the United Kingdom’ for Drag Race four years earlier.
Jaida Essence Hall (“Drag Race” Season 12): Jaida, the recent winner of a regular season of “Drag Race” this season of “All Stars,” enters the workroom with three main challenge wins: for performance, her comedy skills, and her makeover skills. She was a lip-synched assassin on Season 6 of All Stars, where she tied with contestant Eureka!
Shea Couleé (“All Stars” Season 5): Shea has also amassed a plethora of challenge wins: four on season 9’s Drag Race (where she placed third with Trinity) and two on season 5’s All Stars (for which she won both final lipsyncs). She has won comedy challenges, performance challenges, runway challenges, and snatch game challenges.
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