RuPaul's Drag Race season 5

RuPaul's Drag Race season 5
File:Rdr logo.png RuPaul's Drag Race series logo
Created by	RuPaul Andre Charles
Directed by	Ian Stevenson
Judges	RuPaul Charles Santino Rice Michelle Visage
Theme music composer	Lucian Piane
Composers	Lucian Piane, RuPaul
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Tom Campbell RuPaul
Producer	World of Wonder
Running time	Episode 1: 90 minutes (including commercials) approx. 43 minutes per episode (1 hour including commercials)
Original release
Network	Logo
Release	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)

The fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race will begin airing on January 28, 2013 with a 90-minute special. This season will have the most contestants since the the creation of the show with fourteen. This season's winner will walk away with the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" along with a cash prize of $100 000. Santino Rice and Michelle Visage will be back as judges at the panel.

Contestants

The drag queens competing to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season Five of RuPaul's Drag Race are:

Contestant	Real Name	Age	Hometown
Alaska	Justin Andrew Honard	27	Pittsburgh, PA
Alyssa Edwards	Justin Davis	20	Mesquite, TX
CoCo Montrese	Martin Cooper	38	Las Vegas, NV
Detox	Matthew Sanderson	26	Los Angeles, CA
Honey Mahogany	Alpha Mulugeta	29	San Francisco, CA
Ivy Winters	Dustin Winters	26	New York, NY
Jade Jolie	Josh Green	22	Gainesville, FL
Jinkx Monsoon	Jerick Hoffer	25	Seattle, WA
Lineysha Sparx	Andy Trinidad	24	San Juan, PR
Monica Beverly Hillz		21	Owensboro, KY
Penny Tration	Tony Cody	40	Cincinnati, OH
Roxxxy Andrews	Michael Feliciano	29	Orlando, FL
Serena ChaCha	Myron Morgan	21	Tallahassee, FL
Vivienne Pinay	Michael Donehoo	26	New York, NY

  The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.

  The contestant was the runner-up.

  The contestant won a challenge.

  The contestant was one of the best but did not win the challenge.

  The contestant was one of the worst but was not in the bottom two.

  The contestant was in the bottom two.

  The contestant was eliminated.

  The contestant was voted Ms. Congeniality by viewers.

Guest Judges

(In alphabetic order by stage name and/or last name)

• Maria Conchita Alonso (singer/songwriter and actress)
• Joan Van Ark (actress)
• Chaz Bono (writer and activist)
• Downtown Julie Brown (actress)
• Coco
• Camille Grammer (television personality)
• Marg Helgenberger (actress)
• La Toya Jackson (singer)
• Kristen Johnston (actress)
• Leslie Jordan (actor)
• Clinton Kelly (fashion consultant)
• George Kotsiopoulos (editor and fashion consultant)
• Juliette Lewis (actress and singer)
• Bob Mackie (fashion designer)
• Aubrey O’Day (singer)
• The Pointer Sisters (Anita & Ruth) (girl group)
• Paulina Porizkova (model and actress)
• Mike Ruiz (photographer)
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress and singer)
• Travis Wall (dancer)

Additional guest appearances this season include

• Gloria Allred (lawyer)
• Mathu Andersen (make-up artist)
• Candis Cayne (actress and performance artist)
• Nadya Ginsburg (singer)
• Deven Green (comedian and musician)
• Wilmer Valderrama (actor)
• Bruce Vilanch (writer and actor)

External links

• Official website (U.S.)
• Official Facebook page