Drag Race (franchise)

RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Drag Race variants, is a television drag queen competition franchise created by American drag icon RuPaul, and the production company World of Wonder. It originated in the United States in 2009, where it was devised as a replacement for Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007–2009), and has been adapted in various countries. The show's aim to find the next "Drag Superstar", with the winners occupying the traits of "charisma", "uniqueness", "nerve" and "talent". RuPaul stated that the show looks for an entertainer who can stand out from the rest.[1] RuPaul’s Drag Race is credited for making drag "mainstream".[2]

Drag Race
GenreReality competition
Created byRuPaul Charles
Production
Production company(s)World of Wonder
Release
Original release2 February 2009 (2009-02-02) –
present (present)

RuPaul's Drag Race has produced twelve seasons to date (as of 2020) and has inspired several spin-off series, including RuPaul's Drag U, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. In addition three DragCons have been created: RuPaul's DragCon LA, RuPaul's DragCon NYC, and RuPaul's DragCon UK. A RuPaul's Drag Race Live! variety show in Las Vegas was established in 2020 with a corresponding television special.

Drag Race around the world

There have been a total of 23 winners of Drag Race worldwide.

     Currently airing franchise
     Franchise with an upcoming season
     Franchise in development
     Unknown status
     Cancelled during development
     Franchise no longer in production
Country/Region Name Network Premiere Judges Winner
 Australia Drag Race Australia ITV Studios Australia N/A
N/A
  • Season 1: N/A
 Brazil Drag Race Brasil N/A N/A
N/A
  • Season 1: N/A
 Canada Canada's Drag Race Crave July 2, 2020
  • Season 1: Current season
 Chile The Switch Drag Race Mega October 8, 2015
  • Season 1, 2015-2016: Luz Violeta
  • Season 2, 2018: Miss Leona
 Netherlands Drag Race Holland Videoland September 18, 2020
N/A
  • Season 1, 2020: N/A
 Thailand Drag Race Thailand LINE TV February 15, 2018
  • Art-Ayra
  • Pangina Heals
 United Kingdom RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three October 3, 2019
 United States RuPaul's Drag Race Logo TV (1-8)
VH1 (9-) 		March 23, 2009
Current

Former
RuPaul's Drag U Logo TV July 19, 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Logo TV (1-2)
VH1 (3-) 		October 22, 2012
Current

Former
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race VH1 April 24, 2020
  • Season 1, 2020: Multiple Winners
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular VH1 December 7, 2018
  • Season 1, 2018: Multiple Winners
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References
  1. Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Radio Times. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. Hughes, Scarlett (August 10, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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