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* "Cameroon!" (Inspired by Bebe's origin)
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RuPaul's Drag Race
File:RDRlogo.jpg
Logo of the show including a lipstick case with Logo inscribed
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
2 Specials
Production
Executive producersFenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Tom Campbell
RuPaul Charles
Running timeapprox. 43 minutes per episode (1 hour including commercials)
Original release
NetworkLogo
ReleaseFebruary 2, 2009 - Present

RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo. RuPaul plays host, mentor and inspiration for this series, which details RuPaul's search for "America's next drag superstar."[1]

The show was greenlit in May 2008, according to a press release by MTV Networks. It premiered in the US on February 2, 2009 on Logo. It premiered in Canada on the MuchMore network on Sunday, February 15, 2009.[2] The show also airs at 9:00PM Eastern Time on the VH1 network, but due to contractual obligations with Logo, this is not being promoted.[3]

The first season was marked as the most successful launch for the three-year-old Logo network. Traffic to show's web site broke records. A second season has been ordered and will air in early 2010. Casting begins May 1 2009.[4]

The title of the show is play on drag queen and drag racing, both themes of the show.

Format

RuPaul plays dual roles in the show. USA Today's Lifeline describes as follows: "RuPaul the drag queen will be the final word in judging and eliminations, while RuPaul the man will offer guidance to contestants for each challenge."[5] In an episode of The Insider, RuPaul describes the series: "you have to remember... we're queens. So, there's gonna be drama. Lots of it!"

RuPaul also describes what qualities the contestants must have to be crowned winner of the show. "We're really looking for charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent... These are people who have taken adversity and turned it into something that is beautiful and something powerful."[6] RuPaul adds:

"Tell Tyra [Banks] that the Queen has returned, and while you’re at it have Heidi [Klum] clear the runway. I’m going to pump some ‘realness’ into reality. To be a winner on this show the contestants need to be a fashion designer, an American Idol, and a top model all rolled up into one. And they definitely have to be smarter than a fifth grader.”[7]

Merle Ginsberg and Santino Rice were the first season's staple judges. The two were joined by Ru and a celebrity guest judge each week to help with the judging.

One of the nine contestants to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race was determined by an audience vote via the show's official website. The results were announced in early September 2008. The contestant to win this honor is "Nina Flowers" from Denver, Colorado. Nina Flowers went on to win Miss Congeniality.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 was Bebe Zahara Benet. The runner up was Nina Flowers.

Contestants

Season 1

Contestant Real Name Age Hometown Eliminated
Bebe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall[8] 28 Minneapolis, MN Winner
Nina Flowers Jorge Flores[9] 34 Denver, CO Runner-Up
Rebecca Glasscock Javier Rivera[10] 26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Episode 8
Shannel Bryan Watkins[11] 29 Las Vegas, NV Episode 6
Ongina Ryan Ong Palao[12] 26 Los Angeles, CA Episode 5
Jade David Sotomayor 25 Chicago, IL Episode 4
Akashia Eric Flint[13] 24 Cleveland, OH Episode 3
Tammie Brown Keith Glenshuber[14] 26 Los Angeles, CA Episode 2
Victoria "Pork Chop" Parker Victor Bowling[15] 39 Raleigh, NC Episode 1

Statistics

Episode progress chart
1 2 3 4 5 6 8
Bebe IN IN WIN IN LOW WIN WINNER
Nina WIN WIN IN IN IN IN RUNNER-UP
Rebecca IN WIN IN LOW WIN LOW OUT
Shannel IN WIN LOW IN IN OUT
Ongina IN WIN IN WIN OUT
Jade IN IN IN OUT
Akashia LOW LOW OUT
Tammie IN OUT
Victoria OUT
  The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
  The contestant won a challenge. (Winners in Episodes 1-3 also received immunity in their next challenge.)
  The contestant was part of a team that won a challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was the runner-up and was voted by viewers as Miss Congeniality.

Episodes

Season 1

Episode One: Drag On A Dime

The nine queens arrive in costume and size up the competition. They are then immediately thrust into a car wash photo shoot, portraying sex appeal while posing with two men, with Mike Ruiz as their photographer. Afterwards, everyone takes off their makeup for the first time and gets to know each other as their real-life selves, with most people being stunned by Nina's tattoos and questioning if Rebecca has had plastic surgery.

The queens' first challenge involves making an outfit out of thrift store clothes and accessories from a 99 cent store. At the judging session, which includes Bob Mackie, Santino Rice, Mike Ruiz, Merle Ginsberg, and Ru herself as judges, the queens are judged on their outfits and photos. Ongina, Nina, and Rebecca score well, with Nina being declared the winner, while Akashia and Victoria are in the bottom two. For their final test, Akashia and Victoria have a lip-sync battle set to RuPaul's signature song, "Supermodel."

In the end, though Akashia's attitude is discussed, Victoria's less-than-stylish outfit and questionable potential as an international star make her the first queen to be eliminated.

  • Challenge: sexy photo shoot and thrift store outfits
  • Top Group: Nina, Ongina, Rebecca
  • Winner: Nina Flowers
  • Bottom Two: Akashia & Victoria
  • Eliminated: Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

Episode Two: Girl Groups

The eight remaining queens are given a mini-challenge in which RuPaul has them act out certain emotions and take pictures of themselves with a digital camera. He deems Akashia and Ongina the winners and makes them the group leaders in the next challenge, a girl group task.

Ongina selects Shannel, Nina, and Rebecca for her group while Akashia selects Bebe and Jade and is stuck with Tammie, admitting she didn't want Tammie on her team because their personalities clash. The groups would each be responsible for their own hair, makeup, costumes, and choreography and must each perform to a Destiny's Child song. Michelle Williams, former member of the real Destiny's Child, will be guest judge.

As the challenge progresses, Akashia creates pressure when she steamrolls over her teammates' decisions while doing little work herself. Tammie, frustrated with Akashia and admitting to the fact that the competitiveness is getting to her, considers her place in the competition. On Ongina's team, the girls get frustrated with Shannel when Shannel tries to make decisions for them. The girls are also concerned with Ongina's tricky choreography.

At judging panel, each group performs their number and the judges feel Ongina's group was the better of the two, naming Ongina the overall winner. With Akashia's group, the judges felt Bebe and Jade stood out while Akashia was a mess with a bad attitude and Tammie was just out of sorts. During their last chance lip-sync battle, set to Michelle Williams', "We Break The Dawn," Akashia gives a fierce performance while Tammie chooses not to lip-sync due to her not being prepared to lip-sync the song. In the end, Tammie is sent home when it seemed like she was giving up.

  • Challenge: Destiny's Child girl group battle
  • Top Group: Serving Fish (Nina, Ongina, Rebecca, Shannel)
  • Overall Winner: Ongina
  • Bottom Two: Akashia & Tammie
  • Eliminated: Tammie Brown

Episode Three: Queens of All Media

The seven remaining queens are told their next task is to emulate Oprah Winfrey. Shannel is bowled over because she's a huge Oprah fan, Nina is worried because she has never seen Oprah's show, and Jade takes the challenge too literally at first by trying to look like Oprah. Each queen is allowed to pick a costume from a bin supplied for them, choose a costume they brought, or make their own on the spot, although Rebecca is the only one to take the latter choice.

The challenge is in three parts, representing three stages of Oprah's career. The first task is a newscaster challenge where the queens must read mock news stories from a teleprompter. The next task is to sell products as Oprah does on her "My Favorite Things" specials. The third task is to interview celebrity couple Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott. Tori and Dean think most of the girls do a good job, though Shannel talked over them and Akashia neither stood to greet them nor said goodbye, instead walking off once the task was over.

For their next judging session, Debra Wilson serves as the guest judge. The queens were allowed to wear their own pre-made costumes and were judged on that plus videos of their performances in the Oprah challenge. Most of the girls got good marks all around, with the judges citing Ongina and Nina's bubbly personalities and Rebecca's beauty as standouts. The judges declared Bebe the winner for her regal presence, confident hand in the Oprah challenge, and fierce runway presentation.

The judges placed Shannel and Akashia in the bottom two, Shannel for seeming too perfect and not showing any vulnerability throughout the competition and Akashia for her poor performance in the Oprah challenge. For their lip-sync battle, the two had to sing Whitney Houston's, "The Greatest Love of All." In the middle of the performance, Shannel's wig falls off, but she earns points with the judges for continuing on with the song. In the end, Akashia cannot avoid elimination for a third time and she is sent home.

  • Challenge: Emulating Oprah
  • Winner: Bebe Zahara Benet
  • Bottom Two: Akashia & Shannel
  • Eliminated: Akashia

Episode Four: Mac Viva-Glam Challenge

Upon entering the workroom after the most recent elimination, the girls notice all the mirrors have been covered and become nervous. For the mini-challenge, Ru pairs everyone up and gives each person 30 minutes to do their partner's makeup. Though Ru likes what Shannel does with Ongina, he names Jade the winner for her work with Nina.

The next task involves the girls putting together a commercial for Mac's Viva Glam makeup, a cosmetics line for which Ru once modeled. The winner of the challenge will become the new face of Viva Glam. The girls must use the commercial to explain who they are as queens, why they are beautiful, and inform people of Viva Glam's help for those living with HIV. Each girl gets ten minutes to film their spot, though Jade gets an extra five minutes for winning the challenge. Most shoots go smoothly, except for some flubbed lines and Shannel running long. However, Rebecca, upon thinking of a friend who has HIV, becomes emotional and walks off the set with time left on the clock. She cries, but because Rebecca has had a wall up since the competition began, some of the girls question her sincerity.

At the judging panel, Jenny Shimizu serves as guest judge and the judges look at each girl's commercial. They give high marks to Bebe and Nina, but Ru names Ongina the winner. Upon hearing the news, Ongina cries and collapses to the floor. She reveals that she has been living with HIV for the last two years, but was afraid to admit it on national television, and is moved by the opportunity to represent a company noted for its support of HIV-related charities and organizations. Ongina says you just have to live your life and keep going and Ru calls her an inspiration.

The bottom two ends up being Rebecca and Jade, both for their lagging progress and star potential. They have a lip sync battle to, "Would I Lie To You?" by The Eurythmics and Jade is eliminated. In her exit interview, Jade has some tough words on the subject of being eliminated over Rebecca, saying Rebecca is the fakest bitch she's ever known.

  • Challenge: Mac-Viva Glam infomercial
  • Winner: Ongina
  • Bottom Two: Jade & Rebecca
  • Eliminated: Jade

Episode Five: Drag School of Charm

The day after elimination, most of the queens feel Jade should have stayed and Rebecca should have gone home. For the episode's mini-challenge, Ru brings in five female fighters to put the queens through an exercise and endurance challenge. The last queen standing wins the challenge and that queen is Rebecca.

Ru then tells the queens that their main challenge will be for each of them to make over one of the fighters in their own image and teach them the secrets of drag. Rebecca, having won the mini-challenge, gets to select her partner and with whom the others work. Rebecca selects Tempele and then pairs everyone else up as follows: Bebe/Michelle, Nina/Mia, Ongina/Jarrett, Shannel/Sweepee.

The challenge commences and the fighters admit to not being very feminine while the queens grow frustrated with transforming the fighters. Halfway through the day, Ru shows up to inform everyone that the queens must also coach the fighters on how to give a lip sync performance, which they must do to Beyonce's, "Freakum Dress".

On judging day, Xena actress Lucy Lawless and Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin serve as guest judges. Bebe emphasizes culture with Michelle, Rebecca makes over Tempele in her own image, Nina puts her own 'Nina' spin on Mia, Ongina plays the masculine role to Jarrett's feminine touch, and Shannel goes for high glam with Sweepee. The judges love Shannel and Rebecca's output and name Rebecca the winner.

Conversely, the judges are on the fence with Nina and aren't so thrilled with Bebe and Ongina's interpretations of the challenge. Bebe and Ongina are in the bottom two and have a lip sync battle set to Britney Spears', "Stronger." After a fierce performance, Ru feels the decision is too tough to call and leaves the set for a minute to collect her thoughts. Upon her return, Ru says Bebe performed with a power that the judges hadn't seen before and did something she didn't think was possible: she outshone Ongina. Ru lets Bebe stay and eliminates Ongina, but not before saying she thought Ongina had the potential to win it all.

  • Challenge: Transforming a female fighter in their own image
  • Winner: Rebecca Glasscock
  • Bottom Two: Bebe & Ongina
  • Eliminated: Ongina

Episode Six: Absolut Drag Ball

The queens meet Ru on the runway for a vogue battle mini-challenge. Ru deems Rebecca and Nina as the strongest posers and has them participate in a further pose-off, which Nina wins.

For their main challenge, the queens are informed that they will have a drag ball. Each queen must come up with three looks: Swimsuit (as a test for gender illusionists), Executive Realness (to portray strong, real-life women and not queens), and Evening Wear. Marco Marco provides fabric for the queens to work with. Ru also informs the girls that Absolut is sponsoring the event and thus, they must each portray one of four pre-selected flavors: citron, mandarin, mango, and raspberry. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Nina selects mango as her flavor and pairs everyone else up as follows: Bebe/raspberry, Rebecca/citron, Shannel/mandarin.

Nina, Rebecca, and Shannel get right to work while Bebe, unsure of what to do, takes a while to start. Shannel is unsure of how to make swimsuits, Nina doesn't think her green fabric fits the "Executive" category, and Bebe asks for construction advice. When Ru checks in with the queens, Shannel wonders how much more of herself she can give when the judges aren't responding favorably to her output. Rebecca keeps a lot of information to herself and, to the camera, Shannel comments on Rebecca's gameplaying and lack of drag knowledge. Nina reveals that her inspiration is her late mother, whom she says was her best friend. Midway through the day, Ru lets the queens take a break by throwing a cocktail party with special guest Charo. The queens have a blast, but aren't so thrilled when Ru adds the extra twist of telling the queens they must literally use their assigned fruits as part of their runway presentations.

On the runway, Jeffrey Moran, image consultant of Absolut, and Maria Conchita Alonso serve as guest judges. In the first category, Executive Realness, Bebe goes first and Ru asks why she should win. Bebe speaks of having dignity in drag and being taken seriously. When Nina goes up, she says she has dedicated herself to female impersonation for 15 years and wants to inspire others. Shannel talks of having pride in one's self and Rebecca says she has the drive and determination to win. The judges are further pleased by each queen's swimsuit and Evening Wear presentations.

The judges love Bebe's evolving looks, make-up, and restrained style. Nina's demureness and femininity are highly regarded. Shannel is once again knocked for not connecting emotionally while Rebecca's costume construction is negatively noted. When asked who should go, Rebecca says she should stay, but when pressed, she once again names Shannel. Nina picks Rebecca due to lack of experience, Bebe picks Rebecca because Bebe thinks Rebecca is on a lower level than the rest of the queens, and Shannel falls on her own sword and quits because she's been judged harshly from the beginning. She slams the judges extensively for not noticing her personality and for all the negative critiques, but Ru tries to convince her to stay.

In deliberations, the judges are torn between Shannel having just shown vulnerability while questioning her sincerity. The judges love Bebe's presence and outfits, think Rebecca is the weakest queen, and like Nina's work. When the queens are called back, Bebe is announced as the winner and part of the final three. Nina is also told she is part of the final three, leaving Rebecca and Shannel as the bottom two. Despite Shannel's earlier request to quit, the two have a lip-sync battle to, "Shackles," by Mary Mary. Afterwards, Shannel is eliminated and Ru assures her that her contributions have not gone unnoticed.

  • Challenge: Drag Ball featuring three different looks
  • Top Two: Bebe & Nina
  • Winner: Bebe Zahara Benet
  • Bottom Two: Rebecca & Shannel
  • Eliminated: Shannel

Episode Seven: Extra Special Edition

In this episode, RuPaul takes a look back through the first season. Clips include unaired audition videos from the queens who made it and some who didn't, backstage antics, and an inside look at the final three. Merle Ginsberg and Santino Rice were also on hand to deliver their Top 10 picks for the most memorable fashions of the season.

Santino and Merle's Picks for Top Ten Fashion Moments (judging panel fashions only except noted otherwise)

  • 10.Tammie Brown, Episode One
  • 9.Jade, Episode Three
  • 8.Rebecca Glasscock, Episode Two
  • 7.Bebe Zahara Benet, Episode Four
  • 6.A tribute to Nina's hair and makeup throughout the season/challenges
  • 5.Ongina, Episode Four
  • 4.Shannel, Episode Three
  • 3.Bebe Zahara Benet, Episode Three
  • 2.Nina Flowers, Episode One
  • 1.RuPaul's various judging panel gowns

Episode Eight: Grand Finale

In the beginning, Merle and Santino come in to inform the final three that their last challenge will be to appear in RuPaul's latest video for her song, "Cover Girl (Put The Bass In Your Walk)." They will do a group dance, record a verse with rapper Cazwell, and film a solo for Ru's video.

To get them prepared, choreographer Ryan Heffington takes the final three through the planned dance routine. Neither queen adapts easily, but Rebecca struggles in particular. Afterwards, each queen gets an impromptu sit-down with Ru. Ru tells Nina that she likes her sweetness and Nina shares the struggles she's had with her mom's death. Then, Bebe meets with Ru and Ru wonders what she'll do after the show. Bebe speaks of reaching out to the community and talks of the AIDS crisis in her homeland of Cameroon. Rebecca talks about the cattiness she's faced with the other girls and Ru wonders if she herself had anything to do with that. The girls record their verses with Cazwell and Nina and Bebe do a good job while Rebecca struggles again.

The scene switches to Ru filming her video, with episode one photograpaher Mike Ruiz as director, and the three girls run through their group dance number. Mike loves Bebe's energy, thinks Nina is a great performer, and compliments Rebecca's beauty. Each girl then gets a solo and Nina goes first. Bebe goes second and when it gets to Rebecca's turn, she's late back to set. Unhappy with her look and taking extra time away to fix it, Rebecca struggles for a third time.

For the final runway show, there are no guest judges and the girls pull out all the stops. The judges look at clips of each girls' performances in the video shoot, starting with Bebe. Santino loves her eye contact, Merle liked her lyrics, and Ru says Bebe is a moving piece of art. With Nina, Santino felt her lyrics and delivery were dated, and Ru says she likes her personality on and off set. Ru also points out that Nina is the only one who never had to lip sync for her life. Rebecca is asked about her tardiness and what she discussed with Ru earlier. As for her performance, Santino thought the choreography was weak and Merle wanted more individuality.

In deliberations, the judges think Bebe is graceful and womanly. Nina is a grand performer, but her outfits seem similar to each other and her grasp of the English language can hinder her. Rebecca's beauty is praised, but the judges feel she's at a lower level than the other two. On the runway, the judges eliminate Rebecca and the decision comes down to Nina and Bebe. The two have a final lip sync battle to Ru's, "Cover Girl." Afterwards, Ru announces Bebe as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season One.

  • Challenge: Recording a verse and filming a spot for RuPaul's latest video
  • Eliminated: Rebecca Glasscock (Third Place)
  • Runner-Up: Nina Flowers
  • Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season One: Bebe Zahara Benet

Episode Nine: Re-United!

The nine queens gather once again to chat about the season behind them and their current lives. Starting with Victoria, Tammie, Akashia, and Jade, Ru asks Victoria if she enjoyed her short stay and if she felt she could've done well in the later challenges, Tammie discusses her quirkiness, Akashia's anger and tearful exit are touched on, and Jade voices her frustration with Rebecca and her joy in meeting the other girls.

Ru then brings out Ongina, Shannel, and Rebecca. Ongina talks about her progression as a drag artist and her controversial outing as an HIV positive person in Episode Four. Shannel's overconfidence and her elimination against Rebecca are discussed. The girls talk about Rebecca's fakeness and attitude, causing arguments to ensue.

Finally, Season One runner-up Nina Flowers and Season One Winner Bebe Zahara Benet are brought out. Nina talks about finishing second and says the Oprah challenge was the toughest for her. Nina also says the audience reception for her has been favorable. Bebe talks about winning and the audience reaction in Cameroon. Ru asks Bebe if she was surprised that Rebecca made it to the final three and when asked for hands, most queens feel she shouldn't have. Nina is surprised that Jade was eliminated over Rebecca and Jade takes the chance for closure by extending an olive branch to Rebecca.

Ru then gives the girls some viewer questions. Akashia is asked about upgrading her hooker style, Rebecca is asked about the friend she mentioned in the Mac Viva-Glam challenge, and Shannel is asked if her wig falling off in the episode three lip sync battle was staged. Shannel admits that it was intentional and Ru is surprised. Ongina is asked about going from winning a challenge to lip syncing for her life, Nina is asked about what lead her to choose an androgynous drag style, and all of the girls are asked about hiding razor bumps and stubble.

Merle and Santino are then brought out to discuss their experiences on the show. Merle talks about everyone's ideas of femininity and Santino discusses the fashion and his judging style. The girls are then allowed to get into the judges' heads and Shannel says she left the show because Santino made her feel like crap every week. The two argue and Ru intervenes to tell Shannel not to let someone else's opinion get her down. Ongina says negative critiques can sometimes override positive ones and Akashia says she had never had problems with Santino. Ru says negativity exists and Tammie argues that they don't need to feed into it, arguing with Ru on the subject. Ru gets upset and takes the girls to task for taking the negativity too hard, telling them they need to build themselves up and not rely on others holding their hands.

In the end, Ru says viewers voted on a Miss Congeniality and Nina won. She also tells the queens of America that casting for season two will begin soon.

Catchphrases

A big part of the show were the memorable catchphrases RuPaul used in multiple episodes:

  • "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent"
  • "And remember: Don't Fuck it Up!"
  • "Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win."
  • "Chantay, you stay"
  • "Shasay away"
  • "Extravaganza, Eleganza!"
  • "Cameroon!" (Inspired by Bebe's origin)
  • "Loca!" (Inspired by Nina and Latino Gay culture)
  • "The time has come for you to lip-synch for your life!"
  • "Remember, if you can't love yourself, how'n the hell you goin' love somebody else? Can I get an Amen up in here?"

Seaon 1 Contestants Appearances

Since the show has aired, several members of the cast are receiving big notice in the entertainment industry.

  • Rebecca Glasscock and Ongina both made appearances on the 2009 New Now Next Awards on Logo. Ongina won the award for Most Addictive Reality Star.
  • Nina Flowers has been seen in commercials promoting season 2 of Ru Paul's Drag Race.
  • Ongina appeared in the video I Gotta Feeling for the hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas.
  • Tammie Brown has appeared in a music video for rock group Korn.
  • Bebe Zahara Benet has been making appearances across the US on the Absolut Vodka Tour.

Season 2

LOGO has given the green light to a season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race. The season is scheduled to air in early 2010. [16]

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  9. ^ "Jorge's full name posted". Gayzetteblog.com. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  10. ^ "Javier aka Rebecca Glasscock". Logo Online. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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  12. ^ "Ryan aka Ongina". Logo Online. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  13. ^ "Eric aka Akashia". Logo Online. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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Season 1 contestants

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