

Kimora Blac, contestant on season nine (impersonating Kim Kardashian).The contestants were eliminated after the final lip-sync. The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom two. The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two. The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two. The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two. The contestant won the lip sync for the win. Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest in that episode. The Halloween variety show Bring Back My Ghouls, hosted by Essence Hall and featuring season 12 contestants, was broadcast on WOWPresents on October 30, 2020. The winner of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Jaida Essence Hall, with Crystal Methyd and Gigi Goode being the runners-up, and Heidi N Closet being Miss Congeniality. ĭue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the reunion and finale were held virtually across the country. įollowing multiple revelations of misconduct, contestant Sherry Pie was disqualified from the show and mostly edited out of the American broadcast, although initial overseas screenings retained the original edit.

Casting calls were opened in January 2019 while the cast was revealed by season 11 winner Yvie Oddly on January 23, 2020. At the time of the renewal the Drag Race franchise had earned VH1 a total of 14 Emmy nominations. VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a twelfth and fifth season respectively on August 19, 2019. The competition was broadcast on VH1 in the United States and saw 13 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 28 and concluded on May 29, 2020.
