RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 | |
|---|---|
| File:RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race promotional image.jpg Promotional image featuring the All Stars cast | |
| Created by | RuPaul Andre Charles |
| Developed by | RuPaul |
| Directed by | Ian Stevenson |
| Judges | RuPaul Santino Rice Michelle Visage |
| Theme music composer | Lucian Piane |
| Composers | Lucian Piane, RuPaul |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Tom Campbell RuPaul Chris McKim |
| Producer | World of Wonder |
| Running time | approx. 43 minutes per episode (1 hour including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Logo |
RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race[1] premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Cast members were announced on August 6.[2]
This season features twelve returning contestants representing all four seasons for a second chance to win the title. This series will air six hour-length episodes.[3] Contestants will be judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they are competing in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner will receive a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000.[4]
As revealed in the first episode, several changes to the rules were made for the All Stars competition. Queens compete in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the team would be eliminated. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance.
On October 19, 2012, Logo's Facebook page released to users who liked the page a 44 minute preview of episode one.
RuPaul dedicated the first episode to the memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor and the partner of All Star contestant Manila Luzon.[5]
Contestants
The drag queens competing to be "Queen Of All Queens" are:[6]
| Contestant | Real Name | Age | Rank (Original Season) | All-Stars Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven | David Petruschin | 33 | Runner-Up (Season 2) | Finalist |
| Shannel | Bryan Watkins | 33 | 4th place (Season 1) | Finalist |
| Chad Michaels | Chad Michaels | 41 | Runner-Up (Season 4) | Finalist |
| Jujubee | Airline Inthyrath | 28 | 3rd (Season 2) | Finalist |
| Alexis Mateo | Alexis Mateo Pacheco | 33 | 3rd (Season 3) | Eliminated in Episode 4 |
| Yara Sofia | Gabriel Burgos Ortiz | 28 | 4th; Miss Congeniality (Season 3) | |
| Latrice Royale | Timothy Wilcots | 39 | 4th; Miss Congeniality (Season 4) | Eliminated in Episode 3 |
| Manila Luzon | Karl Westerberg | 28 | Runner-Up (Season 3) | |
| Nina Flowers | Jorge Flores | 38 | Runner-up; Miss Congeniality (Season 1) | Eliminated in Episode 2 |
| Tammie Brown | Keith Glen Schubert | 31 | 8th place (Season 1) | |
| Pandora Boxx | Michael Steck | 38 | 5th; Miss Congeniality (Season 2) | Eliminated in Episode 1 |
| Mimi Imfurst | Braden Chapman | 29 | 11th (Season 3) |
Judges
The complete roster of guest judges includes:[7]
- Billy B. (Billy Brasfield); celebrity makeup artist)
- Janice Dickinson (model, photographer, author, and talent agent)
- Beth Ditto (singer, songwriter and model)
- Rachel Dratch (actress and comedian)
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (actress and horror hostess)
- Rachel Hunter (actress and reality television show host)
- Vicki Lawrence (actress, comedienne, and singer)
- Ross Matthews (comedian and television personality)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey (actress, writer, producer and comedienne)
- Kelly Osbourne (fashion designer, singer and actress)
- Cheri Oteri (actress and comedienne)
- Rosie Perez (actress, dancer, choreographer, director and community activist)
- Busy Phillips (actress)
Team progress
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Michaels | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | |
| Jujubee | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | |
| Raven | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | |
| Shannel | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | |
| Team Yarlexis (Yara Sofia & Alexis Mateo) | LOW | WIN | IN | OUT | ||
| Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon) | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||
| Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown & Nina Flowers) | IN | OUT | ||||
| Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst & Pandora Boxx) | OUT |
- The contestant won RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The team won a challenge.
- The team was one of the best but did not win the challenge.
- The team was one of the worst but was not in the bottom two.
- The team was in the bottom two.
- The swap out button was pressed during the lip synch.
- The team was eliminated.
- In episode 5, Raven and Jujubee ended up in the bottom two but nobody was eliminated.
Episodes
Episode 1: "It Takes Two"
Airdate: October 22, 2012
The twelve returning queens are surprised to learn they will be competing in teams of two and that both team members will be eliminated together. The first challenge is for the teammates to make each other up for a high fashion photo shoot. In the first picture, "Half-baked", the queens are to show themselves in the process of getting made up, with no wigs. For "Opposites Attract" the queens have to portray a concept that conveys opposites. Team Latrilla wins the challenge while Team Shad and Team Mandora find themselves the bottom two teams. Mimi and Chad lip synch to Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract". Chad wins and he and Shannel stay. Pandora and Mimi are eliminated and must "sashay away".
- Guest Judges: Rachel Hunter & Ross Matthews
- Main Challenge: Create an "Opposites Attract" photoshoot and a "half-baked" photo
- Challenge Winner: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon)
- Bottom Two Teams: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels) & Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
- Lip Sync Song: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
- Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst
- Eliminated: Team Mandora
Episode 2: "RuPaul's Gaff-In"
Airdate: October 29, 2012
The mini-challenge, "In Da Butt Ru", tests how well the teams know each other by asking them questions in the style of The Newlywed Game. The winning team received cream pies to the face as its "prize".
For the main challenge, teams had to write original comedy material for a Laugh-In style sketch show. For the show the queens delivered celebrity impersonations.
| Team | Celebrity impersonation |
|---|---|
| Team Brown Flowers | Tammie Brown (Tammy Faye Messner) |
| Nina Flowers (La Lupe) | |
| Team Latrila | Latrice Royale (Oprah Winfrey) |
| Manila Luzon (Madonna) | |
| Team Rujubee | Raven (Bea Arthur) |
| Jujubee (Fran Drescher) | |
| Team Shad | Shannel (Lucille Ball) |
| Chad Michaels (Bette Davis) | |
| Team Yarlexis | Yara Sofia (Charo) |
| Alexis Mateo (Shakira) |
Each team had to perform three segments, a cocktail party, a joke exchange with Ru and a joke wall. For the runway teams displayed their best 1960s fashions. Team Yarlexis won the challenge while Team Latrilla and Team Brown Flowers fell into the bottom two. Latrice and Tammie lip synced to "There's No Business Like Show Business" from Annie Get Your Gun; Latrice prevailed and Team Latrilla stayed while Team Brown Flowers sashayed away.
In the companion series Untucked, Chad Michaels received a supportive video message from his father, from whom he had been estranged for 25 years.
- Guest Judges: Busy Phillips & Vicky Lawrence
- Mini Challenge: In Da Butt Ru (Knowing each their own partners)
- Mini Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Raven & Jujubee)
- Main Challenge: RuPaul Gaff-In Variety Show Doing Celebrity Impersonations
- Main Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Yara Sofia & Alexis Mateo)
- Bottom Two Teams: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon) & Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown & Nina Flowers)
- Lip Sync Song: "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman
- Lip Sync Contestants: Latrice Royale & Tammie Brown
- Eliminated: Team Brown Flowers
Episode 3: "Queens Behaving Badly"
Airdate: November 5, 2012
In the mini-challenge, the queens had to take a photographic self-portrait posed as a sexy macho male. Team Yarlexis won. For the main challenge each queen, under the direction of their partner via earpiece, had to go to Hollywood Boulevard and convince passers-by to participate in pranks, for example slapping the queen with a novelty foam hand or allowing the queen to spray whipped cream down the pedestrian's pants. Each prank was assigned a point value. On the runway the queens were to wear "girl gone bad" outfits. Team Shad won the challenge and Team Latrila and Team Rujubee were in the bottom. Jujubee won the lip sync and Latrice and Manila had to sashay away.
In the companion series Untucked, former contestant Tatianna served "Tea with Tati", in which she "read" (insulted) several of the remaining contestants.
- Guest Judges: Rachel Dratch & Janice Dickinson
- Mini Challenge: Queens With Guy Phones
- Mini Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia)
- Main Challenge: The Queens had to act "naughty" on the streets of Hollywood and do pranks.
- Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
- Bottom Two Teams: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon) & Team Rujubee (Jujubee & Raven)
- Lip Sync Song: "Nasty" by Janet Jackson
- Lip Sync Contestants: Jujubee & Manila Luzon
- Eliminated: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon)
Episode 4: "All Star Girl Groups"
Airdate: November 12, 2012
In the mini challenge the girls had to dress up in cheer-leading costumes and "read" the other contestants in a cheer format. Team Yarlexis were the winners of this mini challenge. The main challenge was to form a girl group with celebrity women and drag them up into a Drag Girl Group. Team Yarlexis chose Kelly Osbourne, Team Shad Chose Jillian Harvey (Vanessa Williams' daughter) and Team Rujubee chose Katy Z (Pia Zadora's daughter). Results from the week are below.
- Guest Judges: Mary Wilson & Rosie Perez
- Mini Challenge: Cheer-reading routine
- Mini Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
- Main Challenge: Form girl groups with a celebrity, and perform a RuPaul song in front of a live audience
- Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
- Bottom Two Teams: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia) and Team Rujubee (Raven and Jujubee)
- Lip Sync Song: "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls
- Lip Sync Contestants: Raven & Alexis Mateo / Yara Sofia
- Eliminated: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
Episode 5: "Dynamic Drag Duos"
- Guest Judges: Wendi McClendon & Elvira
- Mini Challenge: Basketball game of "FISH"
- Mini Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Raven and Jujubee)
- Main Challenge: Super Heroes vs Super Villains
- Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel & Chad Michaels)
- Lip Sync Song: "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn
- Lip Sync Contestants: Team Rujubee (Raven and Jujubee)
- Eliminated: No Elimination
Episode 6: "The Grand Finale"
- Guest Judges: Cheri Oteri & Beth Ditto
- Main Challenge:
- Lip Sync Song:
- All Stars Runner-up:
- All Stars Winner:
References
- ^ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race
- ^ RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens from www.newnownext.com 6 August 2012
- ^ Logo launching all-stars edition of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' -- EXCLUSIVE from Entertainment Weekly 12 March 2012
- ^ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Premiere: Never Too Early to Throw Shade
- ^ RuPaul will crown an all-star queen in new season of ‘Drag Race’
- ^ RuPaul’s Drag Race: Meet The All-Star Cast
- ^ RuPaul’s All-Star Drag Race Contestant Photos & Guest Judges Revealed
External links
- Official website (USA)
- Official website (Canada)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars on the Internet Movie Database
