RuPaul's Drag Race Is Officially Premiering a Celebrity Edition in 2020
RuPaul just announced RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, an upcoming spinoff edition of his Emmy-winning series, RuPaul's Drag Race, with all-celebrity guest competitors.
The four-episode VH1 show is set to premiere in 2020, and will feature queens who competed on past seasons of Drag Race.
Though the competing celebrities have yet to be announced, we've compiled what we know so far. Oh, and don't forget to gear up for season 12 of Drag Race and season 5 of All Stars.
The reign of RuPaul's Drag Race seems never-ending: In October, RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. premiered, and now, the latest member of the Drag Race family has been confirmed: RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race. The talk show host and Emmy-winning star announced the new show at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit earlier this week.
In the four-episode series coming in 2020, three stars will be paired with one beloved Drag Race alumni to create complete drag transformations and compete for prize money for a charity of their choice. And yes, the winner will earn the title “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.” There will be 12 celebrities competing in total.
"Doing drag does not change who you are, it reveals who you are," executive producer and host RuPaul said in a press release. "I can’t wait for the world to see what happens when our celebrity contestants get all up in drags!"
Ready to learn more about what's to come? Here's what we know so far.
Who are the celebrities in the cast?
No celebrities have been announced yet, but you bet that these drag hopefuls will come prepared to lip-sync for their lives. According to Deadline, 12 celebrities will be featured.
When does Celebrity Drag Race premiere?
The premiere date has not been announced, but it does appear the show has been filmed, according to Trixie Mattel. And in an official Instagram post, VH1 confirmed it'll air in 2020.
This was the most fun I’ve ever had on RPDR!!! https://t.co/xxVP1YzI0o
— Trixie Mattel (@trixiemattel) October 23, 2019
Yes, this reminds us of RuPaul's Drag U.
For those out of the loop, RuPaul's Drag U was a show that aired from 2010 to 2012, where women were made over by RuPaul's Drag Race "professors" (a.k.a. previous contestants) to unleash their inner drag queen divas. Considering Drag U and Drag Race Celebrity both feature makeovers competitions, it's not incorrect to say these shows are very similar.
Is there a trailer?
Not yet. Asia O'Hara shared on her Instagram page a compilation of the returning queens, and that's the closest we've come so far:
A post shared by Asia O'Hara (@asiaoharaland) on Oct 22, 2019 at 9:28pm PDT
And who are the returning queens appearing on Celebrity Drag Race?
RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race will feature several queens from Drag Race past, including:
Alyssa Edwards
A post shared by Alyssa Edwards (@alyssaedwards_1) on Mar 22, 2019 at 4:25pm PDT
Drag Race All-Stars season 3 winner Trixie Mattel
Why doesn’t everyone wear this much makeup all the time?
A post shared by Trixie Mattel (@trixiemattel) on Sep 10, 2019 at 4:00pm PDT
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
The hoe that runs Uranus 💓 @werqtheworld Fit by @cazias Hair @hassoon_7 Jewelry by @doubledjewels
A post shared by VANESSA VANJIE MATEO (@vanessavanjie) on Sep 24, 2019 at 11:26am PDT
Asia O'Hara
A post shared by Asia O'Hara (@asiaoharaland) on Apr 19, 2019 at 9:58am PDT
Drag Race season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen
A post shared by Bob/ Caldwell Tidicue (@bobthedragqueen) on Jun 26, 2019 at 1:10pm PDT
Kim Chi
Photo: @tannerabelofficial with assisted by @nicholasjneedham Dress: @cazias Hair: @1800wigtakeout
A post shared by Kim Chi (@kimchi_chic) on Feb 12, 2019 at 1:18pm PST
Drag Race All-Stars season 4 winner Monét X Change
Solid Gold 〽️ . . Hair: @plastiquetiara Photo: @adamouahmane
A post shared by Monét X Change™ (@monetxchange) on Feb 27, 2019 at 4:03pm PST
Monique Heart
A post shared by Monique Heart (@iammoniqueheart) on Aug 10, 2019 at 9:46am PDT
Nina West
@bronson.photo for @logotv at @bushwig NYC.
A post shared by Nina West (@ninawest) on Sep 9, 2019 at 6:56am PDT
and Drag Race All-Stars season 4 winner Trinity the Tuck
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 photographer @indigocapri gown @artdefashion
A post shared by Trinity The Tuck (@trinitythetuck) on Oct 11, 2019 at 11:40am PDT
What about the judges?
That also hasn't been technically confirmed, but we'll bet on appearances by Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews, Carson Kressley, and Todrick Hall. Take this Instagram as evidence:
A post shared by Michelle Visage (@michellevisage) on Oct 23, 2019 at 12:01am PDT
Matthews also wrote on Instagram, "Oh, and I'll be there, too!"
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