Drag Race México season 2
Drag Race México | |
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Season 2 | |
Hosted by | |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 13 |
Winner | Leexa Fox |
Runners-up | Eva Blunt Horacio Potasio Jenary Bloom |
Miss Congeniality | Luna Lansman Nina de la Fuente |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | WOW Presents Plus |
Original release | 20 June 5 September 2024 | –
Season chronology | |
The second season of Drag Race México premiered on 20 June 2024, airing on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 31 July 2023.[1]
The winner of the second season of Drag Race México was Leexa Fox. Eva Blunt, Horacio Potasio and Jenary Bloom were the runners-up. Luna Lansman and Nina de la Fuente were voted as the season's Miss Congeniality. Garçonne was voted Miss Look Perdido.
Production
[edit]On 31 July 2023, it was announced via the show's official Instagram page that casting for the second season was open. Applications remained open for four weeks before closing on 30 August 2022.[1]
The production company, World of Wonder, released a 20-second teaser on social media. The clip showcases the hosts, Lolita Banana and Queen of the Universe season 2 winner Taiga Brava (the latter replacing season one host Valentina), in a vintage university-themed set.[2] On the same day, it was announced that Óscar Madrazo would recur his role again during season 2.[3]
Thirteen contestants were announced on 23 May 2024.[4] Participants include La Más Draga alumns Elektra Vandergeld, Eva Blunt, Leexa Fox, Luna Lansman, and Nina de la Fuente.
Contestants
[edit]Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Leexa Fox | 22 | Mexicali, Baja California | Winner |
Eva Blunt | 35 | Mexico City | Runners-up |
Horacio Potasio | 20 | Chihuahua City, Chihuahua | |
Jenary Bloom | 27 | Tepatitlán, Jalisco | |
Elektra Vandergeld | 26 | Mexico City | 5th place |
Unique | 27 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 6th place |
Luna Lansman | 36 | Mexico City | 7th place[a] |
Suculenta | 27 | Mexico City | 8th place |
Ava Pocket | 29 | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 9th place |
Garçonne[b] | 29 | Querétaro, Querétaro | 10th place[c] |
María Bonita | 31 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 11th place |
Nina de la Fuente | 33 | Mexico City | 12th place[a] |
Ignus Ars | 23 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 13th place |
- Notes
Contestant progress
[edit]Legend:
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
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1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | 9[13] | 10[14] | 11[15] | 12[16] | ||
Leexa Fox | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | Guest | Winner | |
Eva Blunt | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Guest | Runner-up | |
Horacio Potasio | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | WIN | SAFE | Guest | Runner-up | |
Jenary Bloom | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM | BTM | Guest | Runner-up | |
Elektra Vandergeld | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
Unique | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
Luna Lansman | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | ELIM | Miss C | Guest | ||||
Suculenta | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
Ava Pocket | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||
Garçonne | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | MLL | Guest | |||||||
María Bonita | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||
Nina de la Fuente | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | Guest | |||||||||
Ignus Ars | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
Lip syncs
[edit]Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1[5] | Ava Pocket | vs. | Ignus Ars | "Me río de ti " (Gloria Trevi) |
Ignus Ars |
2[6] | Nina de la Fuente | vs. | Unique | "Mujer Latina" (Thalía) |
Nina de la Fuente |
3[7] | Luna Lansman | vs. | María Bonita | "Ni una Sola Palabra" (Paulina Rubio) |
María Bonita |
4[8] | Garçonne | vs. | Unique | "La Calle de las Sirenas" (Kabah) |
Garçonne |
5[9] | Ava Pocket | vs. | Elektra Vandergeld | "Reina de Corazones" (Alejandra Guzmán) |
Ava Pocket |
6[10] | Suculenta | vs. | Unique | "Agüita " (Danna Paola) |
Suculenta |
7[11] | Horacio Potasio | vs. | Luna Lansman | "Me Hipnotizas" (Anahi) |
Luna Lansman |
8[12] | Horacio Potasio | vs. | Leexa Fox | "One, Two, Three, Go!" (Belanova) |
None |
9[13] | Jenary Bloom | vs. | Unique | "Techno Cumbia" (Selena) |
Unique |
10[14] | Elektra Vandergeld | vs. | Jenary Bloom | "Azúcar amargo" (Fey) |
Elektra Vandergeld |
Episode | Finalists | Song | Winner | ||
12[16] | Eva Blunt vs. Horacio Potasio vs. Jenary Bloom vs. Leexa Fox |
"Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (Shakira) |
Leexa Fox |
Guest judges
[edit]Guest judges are listed in chronological order.
- Lucía Méndez, actress and singer[5]
- Herly RG, singer, tiktoker and influencer[6]
- Polo Morín, actor[7]
- Victoria Volkova, actress, DJ and influencer[8]
- Turbulence, drag queen and influencer[9]
- Burrita Burrona, drag queen and influencer[9]
- Jhonny Caz, singer[10]
- Chantal Andere, actress and singer[11]
- La Supermana, TV personality[12]
- Manolo Caro, TV director[13]
- Benito Santos, fashion designer[14]
Special guests
[edit]Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 9
- Cristian Peralta, winner of Drag Race México season 1
- Gala Varo, runner-up on Drag Race México season 1
- Matraka, runner-up on Drag Race México season 1
- Regina Voce, runner-up on Drag Race México season 1
Episode 12
- Cristian Peralta, winner of Drag Race México season 1
- Regina Voce, runner-up on Drag Race México season 1
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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13 | 1 | "From Terror to Glamour" | 20 June 2024 | |
Thirteen queens enter the workroom. For the first main challenge, the queens design a haute couture look with consignment store clothes. On the runway, categories are Mis Raíces (My Roots) and Jotéame el Look (Sissy that Frock). Elektra Vandergeld, Garçonne and Leexa Fox receive positive critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld winning the challenge. Ava Pocket, Ignus Ars and Suculenta receive negative critiques, with Suculenta being safe. Ava Pocket and Ignus Ars lip-sync to "Me río de ti " by Gloria Trevi. Ava Pocket wins the lip-sync and Ignus Ars is the first queen to sashay away.
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14 | 2 | "Dance and Silver" | 27 June 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play a round of Drag Race trivia. Horacio Potasio wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform in a dance crew battle.
On the runway, category is Chicas de Plata (Silver Girls). Ava Pocket, Elektra Vandergeld and Horacio Potasio receive positive critiques, with Horacio Potasio winning the challenge. Nina de la Fuente, Suculenta and Unique receive negative critiques, with Suculenta being safe. Nina de la Fuente and Unique lip-sync to "Mujer Latina" by Thalía. Unique wins the lip-sync and Nina de la Fuente sashays away.
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15 | 3 | "Fair Ball" | 4 July 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a photoshoot posing as alien hunters in space. Eva Blunt and Unique win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens have to present three looks on the runway for the Fair Ball (Ball de Feria). On the runway, categories are Fair Food (Comida de Feria), Fair Game (Juego de Feria) and Fair Prize (Premio de Feria). Eva Blunt, Horacio Potasio and Leexa Fox receive positive critiques, with Leexa Fox winning the challenge. Jenary Bloom, Luna Lansman and María Bonita receive negative critiques, with Jenary Bloom being safe. Luna Lansman and María Bonita lip-sync to "Ni una Sola Palabra" by Paulina Rubio. Luna Lansman wins the lip-sync and María Bonita sashays away.
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16 | 4 | "Drag Saturday" | 11 July 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Elektra Vandergeld and Eva Blunt win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Ya No Quiero" (I Want No More) and "Lonely".
On the runway, category is Futudrag Folklorica 5000 (Folk-futuristic Drag 5000). Elektra Vandergeld, Eva Blunt and Jenary Bloom receive positive critiques, with Jenary Bloom winning the challenge. Ava Pocket, Garçonne and Unique receive negative critiques, with Ava Pocket being safe. Garçonne and Unique lip-sync to "La Calle de las Sirenas" by Kabah. Unique wins the lip-sync and Garçonne sashays away.
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17 | 5 | "Snatch Game - Mexico Season 2" | 18 July 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Turbulence and Burrita Burrona star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of:
On the runway, category is Antisistema (Anti-System). Leexa Fox, Luna Lansman and Unique receive positive critiques, with Luna Lansman winning the challenge. Ava Pocket, Elektra Vandergeld and Horacio Potasio receive negative critiques, with Horacio Potasio being safe. Ava Pocket and Elektra Vandergeld lip-sync to "Reina de Corazones" by Alejandra Guzmán. Elektra Vandergeld wins the lip-sync, and Ava Pocket sashays away.
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18 | 6 | "National Drag" | 25 July 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens create an outfit with sport equipment from suitcases randomly picked.
On the runway, category is Nacionales del Drag (National Drag). Eva Blunt, Horacio Potasio and Luna Lansman receive positive critiques, with Eva Blunt and Luna Lansman both winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld, Suculenta and Unique receive negative critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld being safe. Suculenta and Unique lip-sync to "Agüita " by Danna Paola. Unique wins the lip-sync, and Suculenta sashays away.
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19 | 7 | "Three Marias" | 1 August 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in Las Tres Marías: El Rusical (The Three Marias: The Rusical), inspired by the Inés Rodena's Trilogía de las Marías series, consisting of María Mercedes, Marimar and María la del Barrio. The queens' roles are as follows:
On the runway, category is Amarillo como el Sol (Yellow like the sun). Elektra Vandergeld, Eva Blunt and Jenary Bloom receive positive critiques, with Jenary Bloom winning the challenge. Horacio Potasio, Leexa Fox and Luna Lansman receive negative critiques, with Leexa Fox being safe. Horacio Potasio and Luna Lansman lip-sync to "Me Hipnotizas" by Anahí. Horacio Potasio wins the lip-sync, and Luna Lansman sashays away.
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20 | 8 | "Good Afternoon Mexico" | 8 August 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do their make up with only one hand on a moving bus. Elektra Vandergeld and Unique win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens produce a live talk show called "Good Afternoon Mexico". On the runway, category is Dulces de México (Mexican Candy). Jenary Bloom and Unique receive positive critiques, with both winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld, Horacio Potasio and Leexa Fox receive negative critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld being safe. Horacio Potasio and Leexa Fox lip-sync to "One, Two, Three, Go!" by Belanova. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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21 | 9 | "First Mexican Roast" | 15 August 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform a roast of the top 4 from the previous season Cristian Peralta, Gala Varo, Matraka and Regina Voce. On the runway, category is La Noche de las Mil Selenas (Night of a Thousand Selenas). Elektra Vandergeld and Horacio Potasio receive positive critiques, with Horacio Potasio winning the challenge. Jenary Bloom, Leexa Fox and Unique receive negative critiques, with Leexa Fox being safe. Jenary Bloom and Unique lip-sync to "Techno Cumbia" by Selena. Jenary Bloom wins the lip-sync and Unique sashays away.
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22 | 10 | "Family Makeover" | 22 August 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens give a luchador drag makeover to a loved one. On the runway, category is Luchadóras Exoticas (Exotic Fighters). Eva Blunt, Horatio Potasio, and Leexa Fox receive positive critiques, with Eva Blunt winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld and Jenary Bloom receive negative critiques and are the bottom two. Elektra Vandergeld and Jenary Bloom lip-sync to "Azúcar amargo" by Fey. Jenary Bloom wins the lip-sync and Elektra Vandergeld sashays away.
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23 | 9 | "The Reunion" | 29 August 2024 | |
The queens reunite to discuss the events of the season. Through a tied group vote Luna Lansman and Nina de la Fuente are both named Miss Congeniality. Through another vote the queens name Garçonne Miss Lost Look for having the best unaired look.
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24 | 12 | "Grand Finale" | 5 September 2024 | |
The finalists each meet with Lolita and Taiga to discuss their experiences on the show, then prepare a talent show performance. The queens' acts are as follows:
On the runway, category is Glamour de Final (Finale Glamour). After the judges' critiques, all four finalists lipsync to "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" by Shakira. Leexa Fox wins the season and is declared "Mexico's Next Drag Superstar".
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References
[edit]- ^ a b @worldofwonder (July 31, 2023). "¿Eres la próxima súperestrella Drag de México? 👑 🇲🇽 ¡AHORA CASTING PARA #DragRaceMexico!" – via Instagram.
- ^ WOWPresents (2024-05-16). Meet Your Hosts of Drag Race Mexico Season 2 🇲🇽. Retrieved 2024-05-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (2024-05-16). "Lolita Banana Gets a New Co-Host For 'Drag Race México' Season 2". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b Tinoco, Armando. "'Drag Race México' Season 2 Cast Photos: Meet The 13 Queens Competing For The Crown". deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c "From Terror to Glamour". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 1. June 20, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Dance and Silver". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 2. June 27, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Fair Ball". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 3. July 4, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Drag Saturday". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 4. July 11, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c d "Snatch Game". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 5. July 18, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "National Drag". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 6. July 25, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Three Marias". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 7. August 1, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Good Afternoon Mexico". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 8. August 8, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "First Mexican Roast". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 9. August 15, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Family Makeover". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 10. August 22, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "The Reunion". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 11. August 29, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Grand Finale". Drag Race México. Season 2. Episode 12. September 5, 2024. WOW Presents Plus.