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Template:Infobox reality talent competition The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on VH1 on February 28, 2020.[1]

In August 2019, both RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars were renewed and announced by VH1. This was expected as the series, along with the behind-the-scenes RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, were nominated for fourteen Emmy Awards, a record for the network.[2] The cast was officially revealed on January 23, 2020 by season 11 winner Yvie Oddly.[3]

The casting call was in January 2019.[4] The season premiered on February 28, 2020.[3][4] After confirming revelations of sexual misconduct made against her by several people, contestant Sherry Pie was disqualified from the show and largely edited out of the American broadcast (with overseas versions retaining the original edit).[5]

Contestants

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Aiden Zhane 29 Acworth, Georgia TBA
Brita[a] 34 New York City, New York TBA
Crystal Methyd 28 Springfield, Missouri TBA
Gigi Goode 21 Los Angeles, California TBA
Heidi N Closet 24 Ramseur, North Carolina TBA
Jackie Cox 34 New York City, New York TBA
Jaida Essence Hall 32 Milwaukee, Wisconsin TBA
Jan[b] 26 New York City, New York TBA
Sherry Pie 27 New York City, New York TBA[c]
Widow Von'Du 30 Kansas City, Missouri TBA
Nicky Doll 28 New York City, New York 11th Place
Rock M. Sakura 28 San Francisco, California 12th Place
Dahlia Sin 28 Los Angeles, California 13th Place
  1. ^ Brita Filter is referred to as Brita on the show.
  2. ^ Jan Sport is referred to as Jan on the show.
  3. ^ As of March 6, 2020, World of Wonder and VH1 have disqualified Sherry Pie from the competition. As the disqualification occurred after production wrapped, but before the recording of the Live Finale, Pie's outcome will reflect based on her performance during filming.

Contestant progress

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5
Aiden Zhane HIGH SAFE LOW HIGH
Brita HIGH SAFE BTM2 LOW
Crystal Methyd SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE
Gigi Goode TOP2 SAFE WIN HIGH
Heidi N Closet LOW HIGH SAFE BTM2
Jackie Cox HIGH HIGH SAFE HIGH
Jaida Essence Hall WIN SAFE HIGH SAFE
Jan HIGH SAFE SAFE HIGH
Sherry Pie TOP2 WIN SAFE WIN
Widow Von'Du WIN SAFE SAFE HIGH
Nicky Doll SAFE BTM2 HIGH ELIM
Rock M. Sakura LOW SAFE ELIM
Dahlia Sin LOW ELIM Guest
  The contestant won the challenge
  The contestant was declared as one of the Top 2 in the first episode and won the lipsync
  The contestant was declared as one of the Top 2 in the first episode but lost the lipsync
  The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition after production was completed.
  The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.

Lip syncs

Episode Contestants Song Winner
1[a] Gigi Goode vs. Widow Von'Du "Starships"
(Nicki Minaj) 		Widow Von'Du
2 Jaida Essence Hall vs. Sherry Pie "Call Your Girlfriend"
(Robyn) 		Jaida Essence Hall
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
3[b] Dahlia Sin vs. Nicky Doll "Problem"
(Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea) 		Dahlia Sin
4 Brita vs. Rock M. Sakura "S&M"
(Rihanna) 		Rock M. Sakura
5 Heidi N Closet vs. Nicky Doll "Heart to Break"
(Kim Petras) 		Nicky Doll
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
  1. ^ In episodes 1 and 2, RuPaul declared that no one would be eliminated and the top two would lip sync to determine the winner of the challenge.
  2. ^ From episode 3, RuPaul implemented the original format of elimination back into the show.

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:[6]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

  • Charo, actress, singer, classical guitarist, comedian
  • Vivacious, contestant on season six

Episode 5

  • Dahlia Sin, contestant on season twelve

Episode 6

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
1461"I'm That Bitch"February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
1472"You Don't Know Me"March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
1483"World's Worst"March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
1494"The Ball Ball"March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
1505"Gay's Anatomy"March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
1516TBAApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)

Sherry Pie misconduct allegations and disqualification

“In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie’s statement, Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Out of respect for the hard work of the other queens, VH1 will air the season as planned. Sherry will not appear in the grand finale scheduled to be filmed later this spring.”

Statement from VH1 and World of Wonder.[9]

Ben Shimkus, a 25-year old actor, posted an update on March 4, 2020 to the social media site Facebook detailing his experiences with Sherry Pie, real name Joey Gugliemelli.[10] Shimkus and Gugliemelli had attended the same music theater program at SUNY Cortland. Shimkus' post detailed how Gugliemelli deceived him under alias "Allison Mossey".[10] In an article with BuzzFeed News published on March 5, 2020 four other men came forward with similar allegations of Gugliemelli posing as Mossey. Another former classmate at SUNY Cortland alleged that Gugliemelli deceived him to film various scenes with revealing clothing and where he pretended to take steroids for a fake musical version of The Nightmare Before Christmas that he was told Tim Burton was affiliated with. Other victims were tricked in similar ways.[11]

Gugliemelli posted an apology on his Facebook page, where he states that he is sorry for "[causing] such trauma and pain" and that he has been "seeking help and receiving treatment since coming back to NYC".[11][12] On March 6, 2020, VH1 released a statement regarding the incident, and made the decision to disqualify Gugliemelli from the contest. The season will air as planned but Gugliemelli will not appear in the live finale. On the same day BuzzFeed News confirmed that two more men came forward to them with similar allegations, bringing the total of the victims to seven.[13]

After both episodes 3 and 5, wherein Sherry Pie won the challenge and received $5,000 cash tips, World of Wonder donated $5,000 to The Trevor Project.[14]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 12
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "I'm That Bitch" February 28, 2020 0.19[15] 0.504[15]
2 "You Don't Know Me" March 6, 2020 0.24[16] 0.558[16]
3 "World's Worst" March 13, 2020 0.23[17] 0.542[17]
4 "The Ball Ball" March 20, 2020 0.33[18] 0.678[18]
5 "Gay's Anatomy" March 27, 2020 TBD TBD
6 "TBD" April 3, 2020 TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ Swift, Andy (August 19, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 12; All Stars 5 Also Ordered". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (August 19, 2019). "VH1 Renews Two Series in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Franchise". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. ^ a b Mitchell, Amanda (August 21, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12: Premiere Date, Trailer, Cast, News". Oprah Mag. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Bonner, Mehera; Chambers, Hannah (August 19, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12 Air Date, Cast, Filming, Judges". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  5. ^ Street, Mikelle (21 March 2020). "'Drag Race' Did Edit Out the Queen They Disqualified From Season 12". Out.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ Rudolph, Christopher. "AOC, Robyn, and More RuVealed as "Drag Race" Season 12 Guest Judges". LOGO News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. ^ Rudolph, Christopher. "Nicki Minaj Will Pound the Alarm on "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Premiere". LOGO News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. ^ a b c Fitzgerald, Christine (February 29, 2020). "Let's Kiki About The Top 10 Moments Of The RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Premiere". Socialite Life. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Dehnart, Andy (March 7, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race disqualified a queen but will still air season 12". Reality Blurred. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Abad-Santos, Alex (2020-03-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Sherry Pie is disqualified after admitting to sexual misconduct". Vox. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  11. ^ a b Mack, David (March 5, 2020). ""Drag Race" Star Sherry Pie Apologized After Five Actors Accused Her Of Catfishing". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Chilton, Louis (2020-03-06). "Drag Race star apologises for 'trauma and pain' following catfishing claims". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  13. ^ Mack, David (March 6, 2020). "Sherry Pie Has Been Disqualified From "Drag Race" After A BuzzFeed News Investigation Into Catfishing Allegations". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  14. ^ Bray, Abbie (March 14, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race donates $5k to Trevor Project after Sherry Pie catfish allegations". Metro UK. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 2, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 2.28.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  16. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 9, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 3.6.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 16, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 3.13.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 23, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 3.20.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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