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RuPaul's Drag Race season 5
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RuPaul's Drag Race series logo
Created byRuPaul Andre Charles
Directed byIan Stevenson
JudgesRuPaul Charles
Santino Rice
Michelle Visage
Theme music composerLucian Piane
ComposersLucian Piane, RuPaul
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersFenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Tom Campbell
RuPaul
Mandy Salangsang
Steven Corfe
ProducerWorld of Wonder
Running timeEpisode 1: 90 minutes (including commercials)[1]
approx. 43 minutes per episode (1 hour including commercials)
Original release
NetworkLogo
ReleaseJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28) –
present

The fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 28, 2013 with a 90-minute special. This season has the most contestants since 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 lifetime supply of Colorevolution Cosmetics, a one-of-a-kind trip courtesy of AlandChuck.travel, a headlining spot on Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka and a cash prize of $100 000. Santino Rice and Michelle Visage are back as judges at the panel.[1] The theme song playing during the runway every episode is I Bring the Beat, while the song playing during the credits is The Beginning.

Contestants

The drag queens competing to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season Five of RuPaul's Drag Race are:[2]

Contestant Real Name Age Hometown 1 2 3 4
Alaska[a] Justin Andrew Honard 27 Pittsburgh, PA HIGH IN LOW IN
Alyssa Edwards Justin Johnson [3] 32 Mesquite, TX IN IN IN WIN
Coco Montrese Martin Cooper 37 Las Vegas, NV IN IN LOW IN
Detox[b] Matthew Sanderson 27 Los Angeles, CA IN IN WIN IN
Ivy Winters Dustin Winters 26 New York, NY HIGH HIGH IN HIGH
Jade Jolie Josh Green 25 Gainesville, FL LOW IN IN IN
Jinkx Monsoon Jerick Hoffer 24 Seattle, WA IN IN HIGH HIGH
Lineysha Sparx Andy Trinidad 24 San Juan, PR HIGH WIN IN IN
Roxxxy Andrews Michael Feliciano 29 Orlando, FL WIN IN HIGH LOW
Vivienne Pinay Michael Donehoo 26 New York, NY IN HIGH LOW OUT
Honey Mahogany Alpha Mulugeta 29 San Francisco, CA IN HIGH IN OUT
Monica Beverly Hillz Juan DeJesus Anaya 27 Owensboro, KY IN LOW OUT
Serena ChaCha Myron Morgan 21 Tallahassee, FL LOW OUT
Penny Tration Tony Cody 39 Cincinnati, OH OUT
  The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant won a challenge. Winners in Episodes 1, 2, and 4 received immunity in the next 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.
  • Episode 4 marks the first time two contestants had to lip-synch for their lives but RuPaul decided to send both contestants home.

Guest Judges

(In alphabetic order by stage name and/or last name)[1]

Additional guest appearances this season include

Episodes

Episode One: RuPaullywood or Bust

Airdate: January 28, 2013

For the first time ever fourteen new queens begin their quests for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar." During the underwater photoshoot, some rose to the occasion while others fell flat. Alaska gave up as she found it difficult to keep her composure while underwater. RuPaul announces that Detox is the winner of the mini-challenge and then reveals that the queens will be challenged to construct a 'Hollywood Glamour' outfit for the main stage presentation, made from materials salvaged from a dumpster in Beverly Hills. After revealing their looks on the runway; Detox, Coco Montrese, Alyssa Edwards, Honey Mahogony, Monica Beverly Hillz, Vivienne Pinay and Jinkx Monsoon were all called out as safe. RuPaul does stop them momentarily to request they impress her next week before they leave the stage, as being safe is not something to be proud of. Roxxxy Andrews, Ivy Winters, Alaska and Lineysha Sparx are praised for their looks, while Serena ChaCha and Penny Tration get critiqued on their outfits. Jade Jolie's look failed to show true Hollywood glamour as her aesthetic was over the top, but her personality shined through, and is safe. Roxxxy Andrews wins the challenge; gaining a custom made dress and immunity from elimination next week. Penny Tration and Serena ChaCha end up as the bottom two and lip synch for their lives to 'Party in the U.S.A.'. Penny is scrutinized by the other queens for not knowing the words to the song, whilst Serena turns out a party atmosphere, even dropping into the splits during her performance. RuPaul decides to give Serena a second chance, and Penny Tration sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Camille Grammer and Mike Ruiz
  • Mini-Challenge: Photographer Mike Ruiz shoots the contestants for an underwater photoshoot where the girls try to stay underwater and keep their composure
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Detox
  • Main Challenge: Going dumpster diving to make a dress that brings out Hollywood realness and glamour
  • Challenge Winner: Roxxxy Andrews
  • Main Challenge Prize: Custom gown by Marco Marco and immunity for next week's elimination
  • Bottom Two: Serena ChaCha and Penny Tration
  • Lip Synch Song: "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus
  • Eliminated: Penny Tration
  • Farewell message: "You ARE ALL STARS smooches PT"

Episode Two: Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza

Airdate: February 4, 2013

The contestants must lip synch to the spoken word, as they recreate classic moments from Drag Race history in scene-stealing viral videos. The mini-challenge consisted of lip-synching one of three of RuPaul's songs; Tranny Chaser, LadyBoy or Peanut Butter, with only their mouth visible. The winners were Serena ChaCha, Detox and Ivy Winters. The three winners became team captains for the main challenge. The main challenge was to impersonate memorable scenes from RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked season 2, 3 and 4.

Impersonations
Season Location Impersonator Impersonating
2 Interior Illusions Lounge Honey Mahogany
Ivy Winters		 Mystique Summers Madison
Morgan McMichaels
Gold Bar Lineysha Sparx
Vivienne Pinay		 Tyra Sanchez
Tatianna
3 Interior Illusions Lounge Alyssa Edwards
Jinkx Monsoon
Roxxxy Andrews		 Shangela
Mimi Imfurst
Mariah
Gold Bar Serena ChaCha
Jade Jolie		 Raja
Delta Work
4 Interior Illusions Lounge Alaska
Detox		 Phi Phi O'Hara
Sharon Needles
Gold Bar Monica Beverly Hillz
Coco Montrese		 Jiggly Caliente
Lashauwn Beyond

Guest judges Natural Born Killers' Juliette Lewis and 3rd Rock from the Sun's Kristen Johnston joined the judging panel. During the runway presentation, a tearful Monica revealed that she is in fact a transgender woman in the process of transitioning. Serena ChaCha landed in the bottom two for a second straight week alongside Monica Beverly Hillz. Rupaul decided to give Monica Beverly Hillz another chance, while Serena ChaCha sashayed away.

  • Guest Judges: Kristen Johnston and Juliette Lewis
  • Mini-Challenge: Lip synch to one of RuPaul's songs (Tranny Chaser, Ladyboy, Peanut Butter) with only your mouth visible.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Serena ChaCha, Detox, Ivy Winters
  • Main Challenge: Lip synch and re-enact a famous scene from a past season of RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked
  • Challenge Winner: Lineysha Sparx
  • Main Challenge Prize: A custom latex garment from Syren Latex and immunity for next week's elimination
  • Bottom Two: Monica Beverly Hillz and Serena ChaCha
  • Lip Synch Song: "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna
  • Eliminated: Serena ChaCha
  • Farewell Message: "God bless America, Viva Panama, Keep bearing light QUEENS xoxo Serena Chacha"

Episode Three: Draggle Rock

Airdate: February 11, 2013

The queens connect with their inner child as they star in a fun-filled kids TV show. During the mini-challenge, each contestant paired-up with another contestant and had to take a blank mannequin doll and create a mini-pageant for "America's Junior Drag Superstar". Alaska and Lineysha Sparx paired up together and were the winner of the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens had to create a kid TV-show. As winners of the mini-challenge, Alaska and Lineysha were team captains. Team Alaska was: Alaska, Detox, Vivienne Pinay, Roxxxy Andrews, Monica Beverly Hillz and Alyssa Edwards. Team Lineysha was: Lineysha Sparx, Jinkx Monsoon, Jade Jolie, Ivy Winters, Honey Mahogany and Coco Montrese. For their main runway look, the contestants had to dress in pink. On the runway, Honey, Ivy, Alyssa and Jade are all called safe. Lineysha is also called safe, but is warned by RuPaul that she would be in the bottom if it wasn't for her immunity. The judges liked Roxxxy, Jinkx and Detox's performances in the challenges, with RuPaul naming Detox the winner. Alaska is criticized for dressing in male drag for the challenge, but her runway look is a hit, so she is safe. Vivienne is also criticized for resting on pretty, but she is also safe, leaving Coco and Monica in the bottom two for their poor performances. Coco outshines Monica in the lip synch, and Monica sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Coco Austin and Paulina Porizkova
  • Mini-Challenge: Create a mannequin doll in pairs for "America's Junior Drag Superstar" pageant
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Alaska and Lineysha Sparx
  • Main Challenge: Split into two teams and star in children's TV Shows
  • Challenge Winner: Detox
  • Main Challenge Prize: Wig wardrobe from New Attitude Wigs
  • Bottom Two: Coco Montrese and Monica Beverly Hillz
  • Lip Synch Song: "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls
  • Eliminated: Monica Beverly Hillz
  • Farewell Message: "Love all of u guys, And never be a victim -♡- Monica Beverly Hillz"

Episode Four: Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?

Airdate: February 18, 2013

For this episode's mini-challenge, the queens had to participate in a dance-off dancing to Jealous of My Boogie in a quick drag look wearing big afro hair. RuPaul chose Jinkx Monsoon and Coco Montrese as the winners of the mini-challenge and became team captains for the main challenge. This week, the queens are challenged to prove their elegance and dancing skills by starring in a ballet based on the life of RuPaul, and on the runway, are asked to present 'extravaganza' looks. Coco shocked everyone when she picked Alyssa as her first choice on her team. In her interview, she stated that she did this because of Alyssa's dancing abilities.

Team Contestant Role
Act One
Team Jinkx Monsoon		 Alaska RuPaul's Mother
Jade Jolie Young RuPaul
Lineysha Sparx The Supremes Diana Ross
Ivy Winters Lady Bunny
Jinkx Monsoon 21-Year Old RuPaul
Act Two
Team Coco Montrese		 Alyssa Edwards Bad RuPaul
Coco Montrese Good RuPaul
Detox 90s RuPaul
Honey Mahogany 90s Diana Ross
Roxxxy Andrews Modern RuPaul
Vivienne Pinay America's Next Drag Superstar

On the runway, Detox, Coco, Lineysha, Jade and Alaska are all declared safe. In their critiques, although Jinkx and Ivy are praised, both Alyssa's dancing and her characterisation of 'Bad RuPaul' secure her the win. Roxxxy is criticised for lacking energy, but RuPaul names Vivienne and Honey as the bottom two. After a fairly low-key lip synch, RuPaul surprises everyone by eliminating both queens, stating that neither brought the fire that proved they wanted to stay in the competition. RuPaul also added that he will not tolerate "half-stepping" and that he wants the queens to bring their best. This was the first in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race that two queens were eliminated on the same episode.

  • Guest Judges: Chaz Bono and Travis Wall
  • Mini-Challenge: Soul Train dance-off
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Jinkx Monsoon and Coco Montrese
  • Main Challenge: Divide into two teams each tasked with performing a different act of a ballet about RuPaul's life
  • Challenge Winner: Alyssa Edwards
  • Main Challenge Prize: A custom feather headpiece from Mother Plucker and immunity for next week's elimination
  • Bottom Two: Honey Mahogany and Vivienne Pinay
  • Lip Synch Song: "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears
  • Eliminated: Honey Mahogany and Vivienne Pinay
  • Farewell Message — Honey Mahogany: "Keep on loving each other, we will meet again, I can't wait. All my l♡ve, Honey Mahogany"
  • Farewell Message — Vivienne Pinay: "I love all my girls! Here's to the revolution of the FISH! ♡ Always, Vivienne Pinay"

Episode Five: Snatch Game

Airdate: February 25, 2013

The queens compete in a star-studded TV game show that showcases their celebrity impersonations. With guest judges comedienne Julie Brown and former MTV VJ, Downtown Julie Brown.

Queen Celebrity Impersonation
Alaska Lady Bunny
Alyssa Edwards Katy Perry
Coco Montrese Janet Jackson
Detox Ke$ha
Ivy Winters Marilyn Monroe
Jade Jolie Taylor Swift
Jinkx Monsoon Little Edie
Lineysha Sparx Michelle Obama
Roxxxy Andrews Tamar Braxton
  • Guest Judges: Julie Brown and Downtown Julie Brown
  • Mini-Challenge: Red Carpet "Who Wore It Better?" Quick Drag Look
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Detox, Roxxxy Andrews, and Alyssa Edwards
  • Main Challenge: Celebrity impersonations in a Match Game-style setting
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip Synch Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:

Episode Six: Can I Get An Amen

Airdate: March 4, 2013

The queens test their vocal abilities as they sing in RuPaul's 1980s We Are The World-inspired charity single. With guest judges La Toya Jackson and The Pointer Sisters.

  • Guest Judges: La Toya Jackson and The Pointer Sisters
  • Mini-Challenge:
  • Mini-Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip Synch Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:

Episode Seven: RuPaul Roast

Airdate: March 11, 2013

The dolls' comedy skills are put on the spot as they must roast RuPaul and the celebrity judges in front of a live audience. With guest judges The Help's Leslie Jordan and Absolut Image Czar Jeffrey Moran.

  • Guest Judges: Leslie Jordan and Jeffrey Moran
  • Mini-Challenge:
  • Mini-Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip Synch Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:

Reception

One day after the premiere it was found that Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 was the most watched season in the show's history. TV by the numbers posted the official results. "Monday night’s 9PM season five premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” worked the ratings runway, averaging a .8 rating in the P18-49 demo. This number represents a 33% increase over Logo’s previous top-rated season premiere (fourth season premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) and clocks in as the highest-rated season premiere in Logo history.[4]

Additionally, the 90-minute premiere tallied 565,000 total viewers tuning in to meet the new cast of 14 drag queen hopefuls who will fight it out to be crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” The fifth season premiere night of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and companion series “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race” delivered over 1.3 million viewers.[4]

Furthermore, “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race” was the most-watched premiere ever averaging 291,000 total viewers and a .5 rating P18-49. On social media platforms for premiere night, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race” showed a 136% increase in social activity versus the fourth season premiere – this includes tweets, Facebook posts and Get Glue check-ins.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Alaska Thunderfuck is simply known as Alaska on the show.
  2. ^ Detox Icunt is simply known as Detox on the show.

References

  1. ^ a b c Shumaker, Jason (2012-12-10). ""THE QUEENS OF "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" SEASON FIVE BEGIN THEIR BATTLE FOR THE CROWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 28 ON LOGO". Logo Press Room. Logo. Retrieved 2012-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Season 5 Trailer: Meet The Cast!
  3. ^ Register of Suspended Contestants/Affiliates, Miss Gay America
  4. ^ a b c Shumaker, Jason (2013-01-29). ""LOGO'S SEASON DEBUT OF "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" ON MONDAY NIGHT SCORES AS THE HIGHEST-RATED PREMIERE IN NETWORK HISTORY". Logo Press Room. Logo. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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