Season
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 15
Overview
This season features the largest cast in the show's history, with sixteen queens competing and the largest cash prize, with the winner earning $200,000. It is also the first season to feature biological relatives, twins Sugar and Spice. Series judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews returned, and Ts Madison, who had previously appeared as a recurring guest judge, joined the rotating judges panel.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Season
- Season 15
- Air date
- 2023-01-06
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: One Night Only, Part 1
She's back again; the unbearably long wait is over as RuPaul returns with a brand new field of gorgeous and talented sequin-sporting queens.
Episode 2: One Night Only, Part 2
A new cast of queens, competing to be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar, must show off their performance skills in a talent show; singer Ariana Grande guest judges.
Episode 3: All Queens Go To Heaven
In this heavenly acting challenge, the queens must create infomercials for a queer afterlife. Country singer Maren Morris and LGBT activist Ts Madison guest judge.
Episode 4: Supersized Snatch Game
Ru serves up a double helping of the celebrity impersonation game show, with the queens playing in two rounds, with two different casts of characters. Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) guest judges.
Episode 5: House Of Fashion
The queens must turn home decor into haute couture; actress Janelle Monae guest judges.
Episode 6: Old Friends Gold
The queens fast forward 50 years to perform in old lady girl groups, singing about life, love, and growing old with your besties. Actress/ comedian Megan Stalter (Hacks) guest judges.
Episode 7: The Daytona Wind 2
The queens exchange flatulence for canned joy, as the melodramatic act challenge returns in surreal sitcom form; actor Harvey Guillén guest judges.
Episode 8: LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown
Strategy and alliances emerge as the queens face off in a series of lip syncs, all leading to a final sudden death elimination round.
Episode 9: The Crystal Ball: Episode 200
Drag Race celebrates it’s milestone 200th episode. The queens design outfits feature the 15th year anniversary gift: crystals. Julia Garner (Inventing Anna; Ozark) guest judges.
Episode 10: 50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars
The queens get up close and personal with celebrities for TV's sketchiest newsmagazine, 50/50; the runway, category is Night Of 1000 Beyoncés; special guests Charo, Frankie Grande and Love Connie.
Episode 11: Two Queens, One Joke
The queens perform stand-up comedy in pairs, but an odd number of queens causes for some drama. Comedian Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Baby Cobra) guest judges.
Episode 12: Wigloose: The Rusical!
This season’s Rusical is set in the small town of West Bumtuck, where drag has been outlawed. An underground alliance forms to try and defeat the bigots. Country music sensation Orville Peck guest judges.
Episode 13: Teacher Makeovers
The queens give drag makeovers to hard-working teachers, from kindergarten to high school. Queer pop musician Hayley Kiyoko guest judges.
Episode 14: Blame It On The Edit
The final queens collab with RuPaul on a remix of his song “Blame It On The Edit,” recording their own verses and creating a space-themed music video.
Episode 15: Reunited!
One week away from the Grand Finale, the queens return to discuss the season's gaggiest moments.
Episode 16: Grand Finale
RuPaul crowns America's Next Drag Superstar in an epic battle for the grand prize of $200,000.