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- Amanda Tori Meating. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Instagram: @amandatorimeating. Official bio: Calling all staff: there’s a mandatory meeting to discuss this funny queen!
- Dawn. Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Instagram: @upuntil.dawn. Official bio: The self-described "ethereal elf goddess of Brooklyn," Dawn is a fitting name for a queen who often stays up late enough to see the sunrise.
- Geneva Karr. Hometown: Brownsville, Tex. Instagram: @geneva_karr. Official bio: ¡Viva México! RuPaul’s Drag Race’s first Mexican-born queen, Geneva witnessed her parents' struggles as they worked tirelessly to get her family safely to the United States in search of a better life.
- Hershii LiqCour-Jeté. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Instagram: @hershiiliqcour. Official bio: It’s chocolate! Part of the legendary Haus of Jeté, Hershii counts Drag Race star Kornbread Jeté as her sister.
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The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was officially announced by World of Wonder on October 31, 2022. Casting opened the same day with deadline of January 6, 2023.
On December 6, 2023, the cast of Season 16 was officially announced, alongside a premiere date of January 5, 2024.
█ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
█ The contestant placed as a runner-up.
█ The contestant placed as a runner up while also awarded the title of "Miss Congeniality at the finale.
█ The contestant was eliminated during the finale.
█ The contestant appeared on the reunion episode and was still in the running.
█ The contestant had immunity in this episode.
Episode 1: "Rate-A-Queen"
•Special Guests: Derrick Barry and Love Connie •Guest Judge: Charlize Theron •Mini Challenge: Photoshoot through a Doorbell Camera on RuPaul's porch •Mini Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál •Mini Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash prize •Maxi Challenge: Perform in the MTV Spring Break Talent Show •Runway Theme: RuVeal Yourself •Top Two: Sapphira Cristál and Q •Lip Sync Song: "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé •Maxi Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge Entrance Order Talent Show Performances RuPaul's Front Porch Photoshoot •Amanda Tori Meating •Dawn •Mirage •Morphine Love Dion •Q •Sapphira Cristál •Xunami Muse
Episode 2: "Queen Choice Awards"
•Special Guest: Derrick Barry, Love Connie and Ts Madison •Guest Judge: Becky G •Mini Challenge: Get a photo taken at the She-MV •Mini Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind •Mini Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash prize •Maxi Challenge: Perform in the Queen Choice Award Talent Show •Runway Theme: Made Ya Look •Top Two: Geneva Karr and Plane Jane •Lip Sync Song: "Shower" by Becky G •Maxi Challenge Winner: Plane Jane •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge
Episode 3: "The Mother of All Balls"
•Guest Judge: Isaac Mizrahi •Maxi Challenge: Ball Challenge •Runway Themes: Mother Goose, Significant Mother and Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza •Maxi Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize •Bottom Two: Geneva Karr and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté •Lip Sync Song: "Maybe You're the Problem" by Ava Max •Eliminated: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté •Farewell Message: "Whiplash!!! Love Hershii"
•Season 16 is the first season...
•...to have an East Asian winner in an American season, Nymphia Wind.
•...since Season 3, to have an Asian winner in an American season. Season 3 was won by Raja who is of Indonesian descent.
•...since Season 3 where none of the contestants shared a final placement.
•...since Season 8 to not feature a double shantay.
•...to feature a four-way Maxi Challenge win on the original series.
The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000. This season introduced a LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown competition for the ...
- Amanda Tori Meating. New York, NY. With only ~4,000 Instagram followers pre-cast reveal, Miss Meating is one of the freshest queens on Season 16. Originally from Ohio, she came to NYC post-BFA, so it seems like she'll be one to watch in the performance-based challenges.
- Dawn. Brooklyn, NY. The ethereal fairy queen of Season 16 seems to be the Brooklyn-based Dawn. In an Irene Dubois aesthetic (but hopefully with better results), Dawn rocks pointy elf ears and an other-worldly, highly stylized mug.
- Geneva Karr. Brownsville, TX. Texas drag is known for its pageant girls with gorgeous gowns and big hair, and Geneva certainly fits that billing, at least at first glance.
- Hershii LiqCour-Jeté. Los Angeles, CA. If the "Jeté" looks familiar, that's because Hershii is the drag sister of Season 14's Miss Congeniality Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté, who seemed like a frontrunner until an ankle injury pulled her from the competition.
S16 • E13. Drag Race Vegas LIVE! Makeovers. Hunky male dancers from the RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE! show in Las Vegas drop by the werk room to be made over into devastating drag queens, and ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Joining the judges are the likes of Becky G, Charlize Theron, Icona Pop, Isaac Mizrahi, Jamal Sims, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joel Kim Booster, Kaia Gerber, Kelsea Ballerini, Kyra Sedgwick, Law Roach ...
Dec 7, 2023 · On Wednesday (Dec. 6), MTV officially announced the full cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16. Set to air starting Friday, Jan. 5, the new episodes of the Emmy-winning franchise will see 14 new ...
