RuPaul’s Drag Race
Summary
RuPaul ’s Drag Racehas formally return for season 16 , and here ’s everything to bonk about the latest season . The world television receiver competition series has talented drag queen battling it out in promise of winning the title of America ’s Next Drag Superstar . The Emmy - win show is hosted byRuPaul Charles , who also dally the role of the wise man and head judge . RuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 1 premiered on Logo telecasting in the U.S. in February 2009 , whereBebe Zahara Benet was crowned the achiever .
Bebe pull ahead $ 20,000 in season 1 , but the show kept upping the prize every season , with the new hard currency prize being $ 200,000 . That ’s a immense leap from the last 16 seasons . This clock time around , the rival is getting fierceras some of the biggest performer in the U.S. drag scene act , tattle , impersonate , and sassing sync for their lives while showcasing their flawless looks .
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16’s Latest News
RuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 was formally foretell by World of Wonder on October 31 , 2022.@wowpresentspluson Instagram revealed the casting had begun film that day . wannabe were asked to sign up on the official website before January 6 , 2023 . The dramatis personae forRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16was later announced on December 6 , 2023 , and premiered onJanuary 5 , 2024 . The season premiere was a two - part extravaganza with the 14 dissident participating in two separate natural endowment appearance . The first seven queens vie on January 5 , while the next seven queens arrived on January 12 .
The victor ofRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 takes home a cash award of $ 200,000 from Cash App .
The winner also gets the title of " America ’s Next Drag Superstar " and a yr ’s supply of composition from Anastasia Beverly Hills . consort toTheEconomicTimes , this year , the show featuresa new eddy in the competition called “ Rate - A - queer . ”The poof had to order each other ’s performances to determine the tops and bottoms for that hebdomad in an All - Stars - esque format . Moreover , the first two episodes feature two maxi challenge , one with a Spring Break theme and the second with a Queen Choice Awards stem .
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16’s Cast
consort toBillboard , Michelle Visage , Carson Kressley , Ross Mathews , andTs Madison return as mainstay judgesthis time of year . Joining them asguest judges throughout the seasons are Becky G , Charlize Theron , Adam Shankman , Icona Pop ( Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo ) , Isaac Mizrahi , Jamal Sims , Joel Kim Booster , Kaia Gerber , Kelsea Ballerini , Kyra Sedgwick , Law Roach , Mayan Lopez , Ronan Farrow and Sarah Michelle Gellar . MTV annunciate the 14 queen mole rat who will sashay their way throughRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 via a " encounter the Queens"video in December 2023 .
RuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 has aired nine sequence so far .
The dissident fromRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16are Amanda Tori Meating , Dawn , Geneva Karr , Hershii Liqcour - Jeté , Megami , and Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige . Also competing are Mirage , Morphine Love Dion , Nymphia Wind , Plane Jane , Plasma , Q , Sapphira Cristál , and Xunami Muse . presently , seven queens are left in the Werk Room to fight back for the crown .
The late episode featureda Spit Game mini - challenge , which Nymphia Wind won , and the churl - inspire Maxi challenge round , where the cast made their neo - tyke looks from scratch line . Q was the wiz of the episode , entrust Morphine and Mhi’ya at the bottom . Mhi’ya impressed the jurist by removing her wig and letting black rose petals fall while performing “ Bloody Mary ” by Lady Gaga , lead Morphine to beeliminated fromRuPaul ’s Drag Racebefore she could give episode 10 .
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16’s Trailer
The dramatic trailer forRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 was post on YouTube on December 14 , 2023 . It asked viewers to “ link the Ru - volution ” on MTV as 14 bold young tabby give through the disturbance . TheRuPaul ’s Drag Raceseason 16 trailer promised gags , fierce looks , celebrities , and “ so many gimmick . ”The dawdler also revealed the return of resistance . It ’s the first time immunity has been brought back since season 5 in 2013 . “ This time of year it ’s power to the world-beater , ” the voiceover added at the goal , while mentioning that the “ futurity of pull ” is on MTV .
RuPaul ’s Drag Raceairs on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on MTV .
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