Plot Synopsis

Twelve drag queens, who previously appeared on one of the first four seasons of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE, return to compete against each other as they lip-synch for their lives to determine which All-Star walks away with the $100,000 grand prize. The 12 queens entering the All-Star drag battle are: Ms. Congeniality winners Nina Flowers (Season 1), Pandora Boxx (Season 2), Yara Sofia (Season 3), and Latrice Royale (Season 4); Runners-Up Raven (Season 2), Manila Luzon (Season 3), and Chad Michaels (Season 4); Second Runners-Up Jujubee (Season 2) and Alexis Mateo (Season 3); and fan favorites Mimi Imfurst (Season 3), Tammie Brown (Season 1) and Shannel (Season 1). Each week, the judges tell contestants who will 'shante and stay' and who should 'sashays away.' The judging panel consists of RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Santino Rice and guest judges like Rosie Perez, Ross Mathews, Rachel Hunter, Vicki Lawrence, Busy Phillips, Rachel Dratch, Janice Dickinson, Wendi McClendon-Covey, Elvira, Beth Ditto and Cheri Oteri.

The sophomore season of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS premiered on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT on Logo, with a simulcast on VH1 for the entire season. This season, RuPaul is changing the rules and will not be eliminating any of the queens. In a shocking new twist, the queens will be called upon to eliminate each other. Each week, the top two queens will "lip-sync for their legacy" with the winner having the power to send one of her competitors home. The new gameplay will radically change the group dynamic and their strategies to win. In previous seasons, the queens had to impress RuPaul and the judges only when presenting on the main stage. Now, the queens have to work to impress each other at all times, on and off the stage. The queens for Season 2 include: Adore Delano (Season 6), Alaska (Season 5), Alyssa Edwards (Season 5), Coco Montrese (Season 5), Detox (Season 5), Ginger Minj (Season 7), Katya (Season 7), Phi Phi O'Hara (Season 4), Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5), and Tatianna (Season 2). Plus, joining the main stage panel of Todrick Hall, Carson Kressley, Michelle Visage and RuPaul, are guest judges Ross Mathews, Jeremy Scott, Nicole Scherzinger, Graham Norton, Aubrey Plaza and more. In the season opener, "All Star Talent Show Extravaganza," 10 queens return to compete for $100,000 and a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. The first test is to compete in a drag talent show. With guest judge Raven-Symone.

Season 3 of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS premiered Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 8-9:30pm ET/PT on VH1, with a simulcast on Logo. This season, a new judge, Ross Mathews, joins RuPaul and returning judges Michelle Visage and Carson Kressley. In the 90-minute season opener, "All-Star Variety Show," a mystery 10th queen joins the nine All Stars competing for $100,000 and a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. The first test is to compete in a drag variety show. The nine previously announced queens competing for the gold and title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" include: Aja (Season 9; from Brooklyn, NY), BenDeLaCreme (Season 6; from Seattle, WA), Chi Chi DeVayne (Season 8; from Shreveport, LA), Kennedy Davenport (Season 7; from Dallas, TX), Milk (Season 6; from New York, NY), Morgan McMichaels (Season 2; from Los Angeles, CA), Shangela (Seasons 2 & 3; from Los Angeles, CA), Thorgy Thor (Season 8; from Brooklyn, NY), and Trixie Mattel (Season 7; from Los Angeles, CA). Guest judges for Season 3 include Garcelle Beauvais, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Emma Bunton, Tituss Burgess, Nicole Byer, Kristen Chenoweth, Chris Colfer, Todrick Hall, Vanessa Hudgens, Marc Jacobs, Adam Lambert, Shay Mitchell, Nancy Pelosi. Vanessa Williams, and Constance Zimmer.

The fourth season of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS premiered on Friday, December 14, 2018 from 8-9:30pm ET/PT on VH1. Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews all return to join Rupaul, and they're joined by these guest judges throughout the fourth season: Jenifer Lewis, Ciara, Kacey Musgraves, Gus Kenworthy, Keiynan Lonsdale, Zoe Kravitz, Yvette Nicole Brown, Cecily Strong, Rita Ora, Susanne Bartsch, Ellen Pompeo, Frances Bean Cobain, Felicity Huffman, Jason Wu and Erica Ash. The 10 competing super queens hold nothing back to impress the judges as they vie for a spot in the coveted "Drag Race Hall of Fame" and a grand prize of $100,000. This season's competitors are: Farrah Moan (Season 9), Gia Gunn (Season 6), Jasmine Masters (Season 7), Latrice Royale (Season 4 and ALL STARS 1), Manila Luzon (Season 3 and ALL STARS 1), Monet X Change (Season 10), Monique Heart (Season 10), Naomi Smalls (Season 8), Trinity Taylor (Season 9), and Valentina (Season 9).

On Friday, June 5, 2020 from 8pm ET/PT, VH1 premiered the fifth season of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS, with host RuPaul and regular judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews all returning for the new season. This season, the traditional elimination rules for "All Stars" have been shaken up. At the end of each episode, RuPaul will name one top all star of the week. That queen will lip sync for her legacy against a mysterious lip sync assassin, chosen from the most iconic performers in "Drag Race" herstory. If the top all star of the week wins the lip sync, she wins a $10,000 tip and the power to eliminate the bottom queen of her choice. If the lip sync assassin wins, a bottom queen selected from a secret group vote gets the chop, and the $10,000 rolls over until a top all star wins. The 10 competing queens will give their all to impress the judges as they vie for a spot in the "Drag Race Hall of Fame" and a grand prize of $100,000. The previously announced queens include Alexis Mateo (Season 3, All Stars 1), Blair St. Clair (Season 10), Derrick Barry (Season 8), India Ferrah (Season 3), Jujubee (Season 2, All Stars 1), Mariah Paris Balenciaga (Season 3), Mayhem Miller (Season 10), Miz Cracker (Season 10), Ongina (Season 1) and Shea Coulee (Season 9). Guest judges include Ricky Martin, Tessa Thompson, Madison Beer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Nicole Byer, Sarah Hyland, Tommy Dorfman, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Bebe Rexha, Jane Krakowski, Sam Richardson and Todrick Hall. In the two-hour (8-10pm) season opener, "All Star Variety Extravaganza," 10 All Stars open the library for a reading mini-challenge -- with this week's surprise guest judge, Ricky Martin! Next, they hit the mainstage to headline the "Werq the World" Variety Extravaganza! Plus, RuPaul reveals new twists in the rules!

For its sixth season, RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS moved to Paramount+, where the first two episodes of Season 6 dropped on Thursday, June 24, 2021. RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews, and Carson Kressley are joined by these guest judges for the new season: Aisha Tyler, Big Freedia, Charli XCX, Emma Roberts, Jamal Sims, Justin Simien, Tia Mowry, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Zaldy, plus special appearances by Alec Mapa, Angela Bassett, Cheyenne Jackson, Fortune Feimster, Jermaine Fowler, Miss Piggy and Tanya Tucker. Plus, the lineup of queens joining this season of ALL STARS, including A'Keria C. Davenport (season 11), Eureka! (season 9,10), Ginger Minj (season 7, ALL STARS 2), Jan (season 12), Jiggly Caliente (season 4), Pandora Boxx (season 2, ALL STARS 1), Ra'Jah O'Hara (season 11), Scarlet Envy (season 11), Serena ChaCha (season 5), Silky Nutmeg Ganache (season 11), Kylie Sonique Love (season 2), Trinity K. Bonet (season 6) and Yara Sofia (season 3, ALL STARS 1). Season 6 of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS made its linear television debut on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT on VH1. In the season opener, "All Star Variety Extravaganza," the Queens of All Stars 6 are back to compete for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. To kick off the competition, the dolls showcase their best talents on the Main Stage. Plus, the iconic Miss Piggy pops by to prove that reading IS fundamental.

Season 7 of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS premiered on Friday, May 20, 2022, as Paramount+ released the first two episodes of the new season. RuPaul welcomes back judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Matthews. The cast is comprised of eight former winners -- Jaida Essence Hall, Jinkx Monsoon, Monet X Change, Raja, Shea Coulee, Trinity The Tuck, The Vivienne, and Yvie Oddly -- who return to compete for the title of "Queen of All Queens" and a cash prize of $200,000. In the season opener, "Legends," after a raucous reading challenge and an epic runway session with supermodel Naomi Campbell, thed queens must put together a show-stopping performance of RuPaul's song "Legends." Special Guest Judge Cameron Diaz brings her star power to the DRAG RACE panel. Then, in the second episode, "Snatch Game," For the first time in Drag Race herstory, the crowned queens must perform two iconic celebrity impersonations in a Snatch Game Double-Header! International style icon Daphne Guiness joins the judges' panel. Additional guest judges in Season 7 include: Ronan Farrow, Daphne Guinness, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Nikki Glaser, Tove Lo, Betsey Johnson, Janicza Bravo, Ben Platt, and Hannah Einbinder. Plus, Vanna White and Nancy Pelosi make special appearances.

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS returned for its eighth season on Friday, May 12, 2023, as Paramount+ released the first two episodes. A new episode drops weekly. In this new season, 12 fan-favorite queens return for a chance to compete for a spot in the "Drag Race Hall of Fame" along with a cash prize of $200,000. And this season, there are two ways to win! Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews and Ts Madison are judges. The 12 returning queens are: Alexis Michelle (Season 9); Darienne Lake (Season 6); Heidi N Closet (Season 12); Jaymes Mansfield (Season 9); Jessica Wild (Season 2); Jimbo (CANADA'S DRAG RACE Season 1, UK VS. THE WORLD Season 1); Kahanna Montrese (Season 11); Kandy Muse (Season 13); LaLa Ri (Season 13); Monica Beverly Hillz (Season 5); Mrs. Kasha Davis (Season 7); and Naysha Lopez (Season 8). Guest judges include Maude Apatow, Brandon Boyd, Zooey Deschanel, Thom Filicia, Javicia Leslie, Idina Menzel, Ego Nwodim, Matt Rogers, Adam Shankman, JoJo Siwa, Robin Thede and Bowen Yang.
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Season 9 of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS premiered on Friday, May 17, 2024 on Paramount+, which released the first two episodes, featuring Keke Palmer and Stephanie Hsu as guest judges. A new installment drops weekly on Fridays. In this new season, eight fan-favorite queens return to use their drag superpowers for good, competing to win a supersized donation of $200,000, provided by The Palette Fund, for a charity of their choosing. The Palette Fund is a private foundation dedicated to breaking down barriers and advancing social change in communities that are under-resourced and facing significant challenges. This season marks the first time in franchise herstory where the queens are competing for charity and harnessing their drag skills to win money for a variety of organizations. The eight queens returning to RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS and the charities they have chosen to compete for are: Angeria Paris Vanmicheals (Season 14; National Black Justice Collective); Gottmik (Season 13; Trans Lifeline); Jorgeous (Season 14; National Alliance of Mental Illness); Nina West (Season 11; The Trevor Project); Plastique Tiara (Season 11; The Asian American Foundation); Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5, All Stars 2; Miracle of Love); Shannel (Season 1, All Stars 1; Anxiety and Depression Association of America); and Vanessa Vanjie (Seasons 10 & 11; ASPCA). Guest judges this season include: Alec Mapa, Anitta, Brothers Osborne (T.J. & John), Colton Haynes, Connie Britton, Jeremy Scott, Keke Palmer, Kristine W, Ruta Lee and Stephanie Hsu.