RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Sherry Pie. Season 12 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will premiere at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, on VH1. Plus, fan favorite queens from the past decade of Drag Race all return as 14 new queens are vying to be America’s Next Drag Superstar and take the prize purse: $100,000. Since it’s premiere in 2009, RuPaul’s Drag Race has been a cultural phenomenon that brought the relatively underground art of drag to mainstream television in the form of a reality TV competition. Jan. 23 (UPI) --"RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 contestants were announced by VH1 on Thursday. Chad Michaels, a runner-up in season 4, won. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season. Trixie Mattel, from … The results were announced in early September 2008. The results were announced in early September 2008. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. RuPaul's Drag Race returns for its ninth season this spring — and to celebrate, PEOPLE's got the official reveal of the 13 queens competing for the crown Participants of Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race. With 13 new Drag Race queens on season 12 of RuPaul’s reality competition series, we’ve decided to round up a few of our favorite drag names from past contestants. The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26, 2010. When it comes to Jade’s connections in the RuPaul’s Drag Race world, it seems like season 5 contestant Monica Beverly Hillz is one of the queen’s best friends. In addition, the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars aired in 2012 featuring 12 returning contestants from the first four seasons. Just one episode into season 12, RuPaul's Drag Race is facing some controversy. Here are the new “Drag race” queens, including five who sashay the club scene in New York. The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race, later referred to as RuPaul's Drag Race: The Lost … D&D Beyond The winner of season four headlined Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, won a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of … The eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race aired on VH1 from February 28, 2019 to May 30, … Queens who don't identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. Throughout its nine seasons and two seasons of the spin-off show RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, a series in which past contestants come […] 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has laid down the hammer on one of their current contestants after a catfishing scandal came to light ... and he copped to it himself. The fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 30, 2012, with cast members announced November 13, 2011. However, Jade is occasionally spotted hanging out with all sorts of contestants from the show, including recent Instagram pictures with Mercedes Iman Diamond and Ariel Versace. One of the nine contestants to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race, Nina Flowers was determined by an audience vote via the show's official website. Alaska, a runner-up in season 5, won the second season in 2016. Pic credit: VH1 Pic credit: VH1 Last week, RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered, with six stellar contestants facing off for the crown. Ahead of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 landing on Stan this week, we've done a deep dive into each contestant's Instagram page. With 13 new Drag Race queens on season 12 of RuPaul’s reality competition series, we’ve decided to round up a few of our favorite drag names from past contestants.