Search results
List of episodes. The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered in the United States on February 2, 2009, on Logo, and ended on March 23 of the same year. Nine contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming "America's Next Drag Superstar."
- Season 2
The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on...
- BeBe Zahara Benet
Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by...
- Nina Flowers
Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez (born February 22, 1974), better...
- Shannel
Early life. Watkins was born to Debbie and Gary Watkins on...
- Season 2
- Overview
- Contestants
- Episodes
- Trivia
- Videos
The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race, later referred to as The Lost Season, premiered in the United States on February 2, 2009, on Logo, and ended on March 23 of the same year. Nine contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming "America's Next Drag Superstar."
The winner of the first season won a lifetime supply of MAC Cosmetics, was featured in an LA Eyeworks campaign, joined the Logo Drag Race tour, and won a cash prize of $20,000. One of the nine contestants to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race was determined by an audience vote via the show's official website. The results were announced in early September 2008. The contestant to win this honor was Nina Flowers from Bayamón, Puerto Rico (currently Denver, Colorado). The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Cover Girl" from RuPaul's album Champion.
The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race was BeBe Zahara Benet, with Nina Flowers placing as the runner-up as well as winning Miss Congeniality.
In Late 2013, Logo re-aired the first season, which was titled RuPaul's Drag Race: The Lost Season Ru-Vealed, and featured commentary from RuPaul.
█ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
█ The contestant placed as a runner-up.
█ The contestant was eliminated by RuPaul at the finale.
█ The contestant had immunity in this episode.
█ The contestant won the maxi challenge.
█ The contestant was a member of the winning team, but did not win the maxi challenge.
Episode 1: "Drag On A Dime"
•Guest Judges: Bob Mackie and Mike Ruiz •Maxi Challenge: Do a Sexy Photo Shoot and Design outfits with materials from a Thrift Store •Maxi Challenge Winner: •Maxi Challenge Prize: Stay in Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and immunity from next week's elimination •Bottom Two: Akashia and Victoria Parker •Lip Sync Song: "Supermodel (You Better Work)" by RuPaul •Eliminated:
Episode 2: "Girl Group Challenge"
•Guest Judges: Michelle Williams and Frank Gatson •Mini Challenge: Act out certain emotions and take pictures of themselves with a digital camera. •Mini Challenge Winners: Ongina and •Mini Challenge Prize: Got to select their group as team captains •Maxi Challenge: Destiny's Child girl group battle •Maxi Challenge Winner: •Maxi Challenge Prize: Immunity from next week's elimination and a basket of chocolate from Karma and Vojeur Chocolate. •Bottom Two: Akashia and •Lip Sync Song: "We Break the Dawn" by Michelle Williams •Eliminated: Tammie Brown
Episode 3: "Queens of All Media"
•Special Guests: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott •Guest Judges: Howard Bragman and Debra Wilson •Maxi Challenge: Channelling Oprah in various television personality roles •Runway Theme: Dress to Impress •Maxi Challenge Winner: BeBe Zahara Benet •Maxi Challenge Prize: Sonos stereo sound system and immunity from next week's elimination •Bottom Two: Akashia and Shannel •Lip Sync Song: "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston •Eliminated: Akashia
•Season 1 is the first season...
•... to have a mini challenge (Episode 2).
•... to have a recap episode (Episode 7).
•... to have a reunion (Episode 9).
•... to have a contestant from Africa (BeBe Zahara Benet).
•BeBe is also the only winner from Africa.
Meet the Queens
Nov 14, 2011 · Premiered 2009-02-03T01:00:00Z. Runtime 43m. Total Runtime 8d 10h 30m (218 episodes) Creator RuPaul. Country United States. Languages English. Studio World of Wonder. Genres Reality. Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions.
- (1.8K)
- February 3, 2009
Find definitions for over 300,000 words from the most authoritative English dictionary. Continuously updated with new words and meanings. An Encyclopædia Britannica Company
RuPaul's Drag Race Dictionary. Adult Content. This article contains information that might not be suited for readers under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised. A glossary of many of the words and phrases used on RuPaul's Drag Race with definitions and brief explanations.
RuPaul's Drag Race. RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV.
In 1996, Merriam-Webster launched its first website, which provided free access to an online dictionary and thesaurus. Merriam-Webster has also published dictionaries of synonyms, English usage, geography (Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary), biography, proper names, medical terms, sports terms, slang, Spanish/English, and numerous others.