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RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 7
Promotional poster for season seven
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerViolet Chachki
Runners-up
Miss CongenialityKatya
Companion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkLogo TV
Original releaseMarch 2 (2015-03-02) –
June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 6
Next →
Season 8
List of episodes

The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015.[1] RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley.[1] Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg. Like the previous two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of 100,000 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season.[2]

The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album Born Naked.

The winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.

Contestants

The winner, Violet Chachki.
See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race

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

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Violet Chachki 22 Atlanta, Georgia Winner
Ginger Minj 29 Orlando, Florida Runners-up
Pearl[a] 23 New York City, New York
Kennedy Davenport 33 Dallas, Texas 4th place
Katya[b] 32 Boston, Massachusetts 5th place[c]
Trixie Mattel 24 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6th place[d]
Miss Fame 29 New York City, New York 7th place
Jaidynn Diore Fierce 25 Nashville, Tennessee 8th place
Max[e] 22 Hudson, Wisconsin 9th place
Kandy Ho 28 Cayey, Puerto Rico 10th place
Mrs. Kasha Davis 43 Rochester, New York 11th place
Jasmine Masters[f] 37 Los Angeles, California 12th place
Sasha Belle 28 Iowa City, Iowa 13th place
Tempest DuJour 46 Tucson, Arizona 14th place

Notes:

  1. ^ Pearl Liaison is referred to as Pearl on the show.
  2. ^ Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova is referred to as Katya on the show.
  3. ^ Katya was voted Miss Congeniality by the viewers.
  4. ^ Trixie Mattel originally placed eleventh before re-entering the competition.
  5. ^ Max Malanaphy is referred to as Max on the show.
  6. ^ Jasmine Diane Masters is referred to as Jasmine Masters on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Violet Chachki won RuPaul's Drag Race season 7.
  Ginger Minj and Pearl were the runners-up.
  Katya was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  IN indicates that the contestant won re-entry into the competition.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  LOSS indicates that the contestant returned to win re-entry into the competition, but lost.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[3] 2[4] 3[5] 4[6] 5[7] 6[8] 7[9] 8[10] 9[11] 10[12] 11[13] 12[14] 14[15]
Violet Chachki WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE Winner
Ginger Minj SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM WIN BTM SAFE SAFE Runner-up
Pearl SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM WIN SAFE SAFE WIN BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE Runner-up
Kennedy Davenport SAFE SAFE BTM WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Katya SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Miss C
Trixie Mattel SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM IN SAFE ELIM Guest
Miss Fame SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Jaidynn Diore Fierce SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM BTM ELIM Guest
Max SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM LOSS Guest
Kandy Ho BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM ELIM LOSS Guest
Mrs. Kasha Davis SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM LOSS Guest
Jasmine Masters SAFE SAFE ELIM LOSS Guest
Sasha Belle SAFE ELIM LOSS Guest
Tempest DuJour ELIM LOSS Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after the lip sync to qualify for the finale.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[3] Kandy Ho vs. Tempest DuJour "Geronimo"
(RuPaul ft. Lucian Piane) 		Tempest DuJour
2[4] Katya vs. Sasha Belle "Twist of Fate"
(Olivia Newton-John) 		Sasha Belle
3[5] Jasmine Masters vs. Kennedy Davenport "I Was Gonna Cancel"
(Kylie Minogue) 		Jasmine Masters
4[6] Pearl vs. Trixie Mattel "Dreaming"
(Blondie) 		Trixie Mattel
5[7] Kandy Ho vs. Mrs. Kasha Davis "Lovergirl"
(Teena Marie) 		Mrs. Kasha Davis
6[8] Jaidynn Diore Fierce vs. Kandy Ho "Break Free"
(Ariana Grande ft. Zedd) 		Kandy Ho
7[9] Jaidynn Diore Fierce vs. Max "No More Lies"
(Michel'le) 		Max
8[10] Ginger Minj
(with Sasha Belle) 		vs. Jaidynn Diore Fierce
(with Tempest DuJour) 		"I Think We're Alone Now"
(Tiffany) 		Jaidynn Diore Fierce
9[11] Miss Fame vs. Pearl "Really Don't Care"
(Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd) 		Miss Fame
10[12] Ginger Minj vs. Trixie Mattel "Show Me Love"
(Robin S.) 		Trixie Mattel
11[13] Katya vs. Kennedy Davenport "Roar"
(Katy Perry) 		Katya
12[14] Ginger Minj vs. Kennedy Davenport vs. Pearl vs. Violet Chachki "Born Naked"
(RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne) 		Kennedy Davenport

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:[16]

Special guests

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

Episode 1:

  • Alaska, runner-up of season 5
  • Mathu Andersen, photographer and makeup artist
  • Magnus Hastings, photographer

Episode 2:

  • Moby, musician
  • Jamal Sims, choreographer

Episode 7:

Episode 8:

Episode 10:

Episode 12:

Episode 14:[17]

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
801"Born Naked"March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)
812"Glamazonian Airways"March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
823"ShakesQueer"March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
834"Spoof! (There It Is)"March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
845"The DESPY Awards"March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)
856"RuPaullywood Stories"April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
867"Snatch Game"April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)
878"Conjoined Queens"April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
889"Divine Inspiration"April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
8910"Prancing Queens"May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
9011"The Hello Kitty Ball"May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
9112"…And the Rest Is Drag!"May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
9213"Countdown to the Crown"May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)
9314"Grand Finale"June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)

Soundtrack

The trailers for this season featured clips of the songs "Geronimo" and "Modern Love", both of the album Born Naked.[citation needed]

RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2

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RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2
Compilation album by
RuPaul
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Recorded2014
GenreDance
Length54:32
LabelWorld of Wonder
RuPaul chronology
Born Naked
(2014) 		RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2
(2015) 		Realness
(2015)

RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2 is a 2015 compilation album by entertainer RuPaul, featuring the season 7 cast of his show RuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released digitally on February 3, 2015.[18]

Background

Similar to last season, the compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season seven contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums Born Naked, Glamazon, Red Hot, Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, SuperGlam DQ.[citation needed]

Track listing

All songs were written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane, with the exception of tracks fifteen and sixteen, which were written solely by Charles himself.[citation needed]

No.TitleLength
1."New York City Beat" (featuring Michelle Visage)3:54
2."Throw Ya Hands Up" (featuring Kennedy Davenport)3:19
3."Freaky Money" (featuring Jasmine Masters)3:22
4."Can I Get an Amen" (featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis)3:14
5."Drop That Pimp" (featuring Violet Chachki and Miles Davis Moody)2:39
6."Let the Music Play" (featuring Ginger Minj)4:32
7."Sweet Kandy of Mine" (featuring Kandy Ho)2:40
8."Drag U" (featuring Katya)3:05
9."Hey Booty" (featuring Pearl and Miles Davis Moody)2:49
10."Geronimo" (featuring Trixie Mattel)2:58
11."The Beginning" (featuring Jaidynn Diore Fierce)3:58
12."Call Me Starrbooty" (featuring Sasha Belle)3:15
13."Dance with U" (featuring Max)3:58
14."Drag Race Theme" (featuring Miss Fame)3:07
15."Sissy That Walk" (featuring Tempest DuJour)3:26
16."Hollywood U.S.A." (featuring The PitCrew)4:16
Total length:54:32

Ratings

Episode no. Title Airdate Rating
(18–49) 		Total viewers
1 "Born Naked" March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02) 0.19[19] 348,000[19]
2 "Glamazonian Airways" March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09) 0.21[20] 374,000[20]
3 "ShakesQueer" March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16) 0.15[21] 265,000[21]
4 "Spoof! (There It Is)" March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) 0.18[22] 325,000[22]
5 "The DESPY Awards" March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30) 0.23[23] 404,000[23]
6 "Ru Hollywood Stories" April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06) 0.16[24] 285,000[24]
7 "Snatch Game" April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13) 0.19[25] 340,000[25]
8 "Conjoined Queens" April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20) 0.19[26] 367,000[26]
9 "Divine Inspiration" April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) 0.17[27] 320,000[27]
10 "Prancing Queens" May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) 0.16[28] 263,000[28]
11 "Hello, Kitty Girls!" May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) 0.16[29] 266,000[29]
12 "And the Rest Is a Drag" May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) 0.17[30] 310,000[30]
13 "Countdown to the Crown" May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) 0.09[31] 229,000[31]
14 "Grand Finale" June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01) 0.18[32] 387,000[32]

See also

References

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  12. ^ a b "Prancing Queens". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 7. Episode 10. May 4, 2015. Logo TV.
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