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*Drag Race*
Drag Race
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	RuPaul Charles
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer	Syco Entertainment;
Production company	World of Wonder;
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	2 February 2009 –; present
Related
	RuPaul's Drag U (2010–12)

Drag Race is a television competition franchise created by American drag queen RuPaul Charles and the production company World of Wonder. It originated in the United States, 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", which the winner should occupy the traits of "charisma", "uniqueness", "nerve" and "talent". RuPaul has stated that the show looks for an entertainer who can stand out from the rest.^[1] Drag Race is credited for making drag "mainstream".^[2]

Drag Race around the world[edit]

There have been a total of 20 winners of Drag Race worldwide.

Franchise currently airing
Franchise not currently airing, but slated to return in the future
Ended franchise
Franchise whose status is unknown
: Franchise with an upcoming season

Country/Region	Local title	Network	Hosts	Judges	Winner
Australia	Drag Race Australia	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Canada	Drag Race Canada	Crave	Traci Melchor	Brooke Lynn Hytes Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Stacey McKenzie	{{plainlist\| TBA
Chile	The Switch Drag Race	MEGA	Karla Constant	Nicole Gaultier Íngrid Cruz Patricia Maldonado Aravena Juan Pablo González (1) Sebastián Errázuriz (1) Oscar Mediavilla (2–)	Season 1, 2015–16: Luz Violeta Season 2, 2018: Leona Winter Season 3, 2019: Upcoming
Thailand	Drag Race Thailand	LINE TV	Art Arya	Art Arya Pangina Heals	Season 1, 2018: Natalia Pliacam Season 2, 2019: Angele Anang Season 3, 2020: Upcoming
United Kingdom	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	BBC Three	RuPaul Charles	RuPaul Charles Michelle Visage Alan Carr Graham Norton	Series 1, 2019: TBA
United States	RuPaul's Drag Race	Logo TV (1–8) VH1 (9–)	RuPaul	RuPaul Merle Ginsberg (1–2) Santino Rice (1–6) Michelle Visage (3–present) Billy B (3–4) Ross Matthews (7–present) Carson Kressley (7–present)	Season 1, 2009: BeBe Zahara Benet Season 2, 2010: Tyra Sanchez Season 3, 2011: Raja Season 4, 2012: Sharon Needles Season 5, 2013: Jinkx Monsoon Season 6, 2014: Bianca Del Rio Season 7, 2015: Violet Chachki Season 8, 2016: Bob the Drag Queen Season 9, 2017: Sasha Velour Season 10, 2018: Aquaria Season 11, 2019: Yvie Oddly Season 12, 2020: Upcoming Season
United States	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Logo TV (1–8) VH1 (9–)	RuPaul	RuPaul Michelle Visage Santino Rice (1) Carson Kressley (2—present) Todrick Hall (2) Ross Matthews (3—present)	Season 1, 2012: Chad Michaels Season 2, 2016: Alaska Season 3, 2018: Trixie Mattel Season 4, 2018—19: Monét X Change and Trinity the Tuck

References[edit]

^ Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Radio Times. Retrieved October 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Hughes, Scarlett (August 10, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Radio Times. Retrieved October 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Hughes, Scarlett (August 10, 2019). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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