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RuPaul's Drag Race season 17

The seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race is set to premiere on January 3, 2025. This marks the third season to air through American cable network MTV. The reality competition series documents drag queen RuPaul in search of the "Next Drag Superstar" for the United States with a cash prize of $200,000.

RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 17
Promotional poster for season seventeen
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants14
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 16
List of episodes

Production

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Development

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Throughout social media, the host RuPaul announced a casting call for drag performers to apply for its seventeenth season on October 30, 2023. The final deadline coincided with the premiere episode of season sixteen on January 5, 2024.[1] Two months later, RuPaul published his memoir The House of Hidden Meanings and embarked his book tour where he was given a flash drive to drag queen Hormona Lisa's audition tape.[2] American cable network MTV later announced the series renewal including their companion series on August 16.[3]

Workroom

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As season sixteen received several nominations at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, many journalists had the opportunity to visit the main stage and the workroom set.[4] Fans quickly realized the newly-constructed set for the upcoming season with journalists for People witnessing previous contestants Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Morphine Love Dion using the main stage for a lip-sync contest.[5] Architectural Digest released a video on August 22, where previous winner Nymphia Wind tours around the set with production designer Jen Chu explaining the scenery and inspiration for the series.[6]

Marketing

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A ten-second teaser was released on November 22 throughout social media, with RuPaul announcing the season premiering in January 2025.[7] Nymphia Wind presented the contestants through the series official YouTube channel on December 4, showcasing their themed-outfits and background.[8] Variety reported spin-off winner Monét X Change will host The Pit Stop, a webseries served as an aftershow. The first episode will premiere through YouTube with alumni contestant Raven as the first guest on January 4, 2025.[9]

Format

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Further information: RuPaul's Drag Race § Format

The season retained the same format as previous season where contestants rank each other based on their performances for the main challenge; this format parodies television series The Circle. A new format involved judge panelist Michelle Visage in a dunk tank where contestants choose two out of the ten random levers, which if successfully struck, would drop Visage into the water; the format can reward the contestant immunity. If they selected the incorrect lever, the contestant will be up for elimination.[10]

Contestants

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Main article: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants
RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 contestants and their backgrounds[a]
Contestant Age City Outcome
Acacia Forgot 28 Los Angeles, California TBA
Arrietty 28 Seattle, Washington
Crystal Envy 27 Asbury Park, New Jersey
Hormona Lisa 30 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jewels Sparkles 23 Tampa, Florida
Joella 25 Los Angeles, California
Kori King TBA Boston, Massachusetts
Lana Ja'Rae 22 New York City, New York
Lexi Love 34 Louisville, Kentucky
Lucky Starzzz 26 Miami, Florida
Lydia B Kollins[b] 23 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Onya Nurve 31 Cleveland, Ohio
Sam Star 24 Leeds, Alabama
Suzie Toot 24 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Contestant progress

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Legend:

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  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.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[13] 2[14]
Acacia Forgot TBA TBA
Arrietty
Crystal Envy
Hormona Lisa
Jewels Sparkles
Joella
Kori King
Lana Ja'Rae
Lexi Love
Lucky Starzzz
Lydia B Kollins
Onya Nurve
Sam Star
Suzie Toot

Guest judges

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RuPaul and Michelle Visage remained as the regular gudges, with Carson Kressley, Ts Madison, and Ross Mathews reappeared as alternating judges. Various guest judges were announced to appear, and are listed in chronological order.[15]

Episodes

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See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
2241TBAJanuary 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)

  • Guest Judge: Katy Perry
  • Runway Theme: TBA
  • Lip-sync Song: TBA
  • Challenge Winner: TBA
  • Challenge Prize: TBA

Footnotes

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  1. ^ All ages, names, and cities are stated at time of filming.[11]
  2. ^ Lydia Butthole Kollins is referred to as Lydia B Kollins on the series.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Sim, Bernardo (October 30, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race now casting season 17 and our heads are spinning". Pride. Here Media. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Morey, Alice (March 11, 2024). "Did RuPaul just cast the first queen for season 17 of Drag Race?". Gay Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 16, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race renewed for season 17 at MTV; Paramount+ picks up RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for season 10". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Duncan, Charlie (August 21, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race fans are convinced they've just had a sneak peek at season 17". PinkNews. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Yee, Lawrence (August 22, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 5 surprising things we learned from our set visit". People. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Meg Sutton (August 22, 2024). Touring the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' set with Nymphia Wind (video). Architectural Digest. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Wratten, Marcus (November 22, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 gets first teaser and release window". PinkNews. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Sim, Bernardo (December 4, 2024). "Sink or swim! Meet the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17". Out. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (December 11, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Monét X Change set to host The Pit Stop". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 12, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 twist revealed as hilarious Michelle Visage dunk tank with immunity powers". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 4, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 cast revealed as Rate-a-Queen returns with a major twist: 'The game is new'". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Vary, Adam; Tangcay, Jazz (December 4, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race announces season 17 cast, updated 'Rate-a-Queen' twist". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "TBA". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 17. Episode 1. January 3, 2025. MTV / WOW Presents Plus.
  14. ^ "TBA". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 17. Episode 2. January 3, 2025. MTV / WOW Presents Plus.
  15. ^ Henderson, Taylor (December 12, 2024). "Meet the celebrity guest judges of Drag Race season 17". Out. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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