RuPaul's Drag Race season 9
| RuPaul's Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
 Promotional poster for season nine | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Sasha Velour |
| Runner-up | Peppermint |
| Miss Congeniality | Valentina |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | March 24 – June 23, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. The returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens (including one returnee) competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and a crown and scepter provided by Shandar. The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017.[1] This season saw the return of season eight contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who finished the competition in 10th place.
The winner of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sasha Velour, with Peppermint being the runner-up and Valentina winning Miss Congeniality.
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Contestants
(Ages and names stated are at time of filming)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Velour | 29 | Brooklyn, New York | Winner |
| Peppermint | 37 | New York, New York | Runner-up |
| Shea Couleé | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | 3rd/4th Place |
| Trinity Taylor | 31 | Orlando, Florida | |
| Alexis Michelle | 32 | New York, New York | 5th Place |
| Nina Bo'nina Brown | 34 | Riverdale, Georgia | 6th Place |
| Valentina | 25 | Echo Park, California | 7th Place |
| Farrah Moan | 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8th Place |
| Aja | 22 | Brooklyn, New York | 9th Place |
| Cynthia Lee Fontaine | 35 | Austin, Texas | 10th Place |
| Eureka[a] | 25 | Johnson City, Tennessee | 11th Place[b] |
| Charlie Hides[3] | 52 | Boston, Massachusetts | 12th Place |
| Kimora Blac | 27 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 13th Place |
| Jaymes Mansfield | 26 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 14th Place |
Contestant progress
| Contestant | 1[4] | 2[5] | 3[6] | 4[7] | 5[8] | 6[9] | 7[10] | 8[11] | 9[12] | 10[13] | 11[14] | 12[15] | 13[16] | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Velour | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | Guest | Winner |
| Peppermint | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | Guest | Runner-up |
| Shea Couleé | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | BTM2 | WIN | SAFE | Guest | Eliminated |
| Trinity Taylor | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | LOW | SAFE | Guest | Eliminated |
| Alexis Michelle | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | BTM2 | LOW | LOW | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
| Nina Bo'nina Brown | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
| Valentina | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | Guest | |||
| Farrah Moan | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | BTM2 | LOW | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
| Aja | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
| Cynthia Lee Fontaine | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||
| Eureka | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | Guest | Guest | |||||||
| Charlie Hides | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||
| Kimora Blac | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||||
| Jaymes Mansfield | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||||
- The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was eliminated during the first round of the lip-sync tournament.
- The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
- The contestant won the challenge.
- 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 forced to withdraw from the competition on medical grounds.
- The contestant returned as a guest for this episode.
Lip-syncs
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jaymes Mansfield | vs. | Kimora Blac | "Love Shack" (The B-52's) |
Jaymes Mansfield |
| 3 | Aja | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) |
Kimora Blac | ||
| 4 | Charlie Hides | vs. | Trinity Taylor | "I Wanna Go" (Britney Spears) |
Charlie Hides |
| 5 | Cynthia Lee Fontaine | vs. | Farrah Moan | "Woman Up" (Meghan Trainor) |
Eureka |
| 6 | Peppermint | "Music" (Madonna) |
Cynthia Lee Fontaine | ||
| 7 | Aja | vs. | Nina Bo'nina Brown | "Finally" (CeCe Peniston) |
Aja |
| 8 | Alexis Michelle | vs. | Farrah Moan | "Baby I'm Burning" (Dolly Parton) |
Farrah Moan |
| 9 | Nina Bo'nina Brown | vs. | Valentina | "Greedy" (Ariana Grande) |
Valentina |
| 10 | Shea Couleé | "Cool for the Summer" (Demi Lovato) |
Nina Bo'nina Brown | ||
| 11 | Alexis Michelle | vs. | Peppermint | "Macho Man" (Village People) |
Alexis Michelle |
| 12 | Peppermint vs. Sasha Velour vs. Shea Couleé vs. Trinity Taylor | "U Wear It Well" (RuPaul) |
None | ||
| 14 | Peppermint | vs. | Trinity Taylor | "Stronger" (Britney Spears) |
Trinity Taylor |
| Sasha Velour | vs. | Shea Couleé | "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston) |
Shea Couleé | |
| vs. | Peppermint | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss Remix) (Whitney Houston) |
Peppermint | ||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was removed from the competition on medical grounds. As a result, neither contestant in the bottom two was eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated after the first round of the finale lip-sync tournament
- The contestant was eliminated after the second round of the finale lip-sync tournament.
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:[17][18]
- Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and actress
- The B-52's, new wave band
- Todrick Hall, actor and singer
- Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, actor and model
- Naya Rivera, actress and singer
- Meghan Trainor, singer and songwriter
- Candis Cayne, actress
- Denis O'Hare, actor
- Jennie Garth, actress
- Tori Spelling, actress and television personality
- Fortune Feimster, writer, comedian, and actress
- Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality
- Lisa Robertson, television personality and former QVC host
- Noah Galvin, actor
- Kesha, singer and songwriter
- Zaldy, Emmy-winning fashion designer
- Andie MacDowell, actress
- Joan Smalls, fashion model
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2:
- Lisa Kudrow, actress and comedian
Episode 12:
- Todrick Hall, actor and singer
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "Oh. My. Gaga!" | March 24, 2017 |
| 105 | 2 | "She Done Already Done Brought It On" | March 31, 2017 |
| 106 | 3 | "Draggily Ever After" | April 7, 2017 |
| 107 | 4 | "Good Morning Bitches" | April 14, 2017 |
| 108 | 5 | "Reality Stars: The Musical" | April 21, 2017 |
| 109 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 28, 2017 |
| 110 | 7 | "9021-HO[19]" | May 5, 2017 |
| 111 | 8 | "RuPaul Roast[20]" | May 12, 2017 |
| 112 | 9 | "Your Pilot's On Fire[21]" | May 19, 2017 |
| 113 | 10 | "Makeovers: Crew Better Work[22]" | May 26, 2017 |
| 114 | 11 | "Gayest Ball Ever[23]" | June 2, 2017 |
| 115 | 12 | "Category Is[24]" | June 9, 2017 |
| 116 | 13 | "Reunited" | June 16, 2017[25] |
| 117 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 23, 2017[26] |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oh. My. Gaga!" | March 24, 2017 | 0.5[27] | 0.987[27] |
| 2 | "She Done Already Done Brought It On" | March 31, 2017 | 0.4[28] | 0.754[28] |
| 3 | "Draggily Ever After" | April 7, 2017 | 0.3[29] | 0.673[29] |
| 4 | "Good Morning Bitches" | April 14, 2017 | 0.3[30] | 0.588[30] |
| 5 | "Reality Stars: The Musical" | April 21, 2017 | 0.3[31] | 0.693[31] |
| 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 28, 2017 | 0.4[32] | 0.702[32] |
| 7 | "9021-HO" | May 5, 2017 | 0.3[33] | 0.694[33] |
| 8 | "RuPaul Roast" | May 12, 2017 | 0.4[34] | 0.738[34] |
| 9 | "Your Pilot's On Fire" | May 19, 2017 | 0.3[35] | 0.636[35] |
| 10 | "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" | May 26, 2017 | 0.4[36] | 0.720[36] |
| 11 | "Gayest Ball Ever" | June 2, 2017 | 0.3[37] | 0.619[37] |
| 12 | "Category Is" | June 9, 2017 | 0.3[38] | 0.637[38] |
| 13 | "Reunited" | June 16, 2017 | 0.3[39] | 0.685[39] |
| 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 23, 2017 | 0.4[40] | 0.859[40] |
Future appearances
Aja competed on the third season of All Stars and placed 7th overall.[41]
Eureka O'Hara competed on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and ultimately placed as a runner-up.[42]
Trinity Taylor, Valentina, and Farrah Moan competed on the fourth season of All Stars. Farrah placed 9th and Valentina placed 7th overall. Trinity won the competition with season 10 contestant Monét X Change.[43]
Shea Couleé competed on the fifth season of All Stars and won the competiton.[44]
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