RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)


The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015. RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg. Like the previous two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of 100,000 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season.
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album Born Naked.
The winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.

Contestants

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ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
Violet Chachki22Atlanta, GeorgiaWinner
Ginger Minj29Orlando, FloridaRunner-up
Pearl23Brooklyn, New YorkRunner-up
Kennedy Davenport33Dallas, Texas4th Place
Katya325th Place
Trixie Mattel24Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miss Fame29New York City, New York7th Place
25Nashville, Tennessee8th Place
Max22Hudson, Wisconsin9th Place
Kandy Ho28Cayey, Puerto Rico10th Place
Mrs. Kasha Davis43Rochester, New York11th Place
Jasmine Masters37Los Angeles, California12th Place
Sasha Belle28Iowa City, Iowa13th Place
Tempest DuJour'''46Tucson, Arizona14th Place

Contestant progress

Lip-syncs

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:
  • Kathy Griffin, comedian
  • Olivia Newton-John, actress and singer
  • Jordin Sparks, singer and actress
  • Mel B, singer
  • Kat Dennings, actress
  • Jessica Alba, actress
  • Lucian Piane, composer and music producer
  • Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer
  • Merle Ginsberg, journalist
  • Ariana Grande, singer and actress
  • Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality
  • Michael Urie, actor
  • LeAnn Rimes, singer
  • Nelsan Ellis, actor
  • Demi Lovato, singer and actress
  • John Waters, director
  • Alyssa Milano, actress
  • Rachael Harris, actress and comedian
  • Santino Rice, fashion designer
  • Rebecca Romijn, actress

    Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:
Episode 1:
Episode 2:
  • Moby, musician
  • Jamal Sims, choreographer
Episode 7:
Episode 8:
  • Latrice Royale, "Miss Congeniality" of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1.
Episode 10:
  • Kym Johnson, professional dancer
Episode 12:
  • Candis Cayne, choreographer

    Episodes

Soundtrack

The trailers for this season featured clips the songs "Geronimo" and "Modern Love", both off the album Born Naked.

''RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2''

RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2 is a 2015 compilation album by entertainer RuPaul, featuring the season 7 cast of his show RuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released digitally on February 3, 2015.

Background

Similar to, the compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season seven contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums Born Naked, Glamazon, Red Hot, Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, SuperGlam DQ.

Track listing

All songs written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane, with the exception of tracks fifteen and sixteen, which were written solely by Charles himself.

Ratings

Future appearances

and Katya competed on the second season of . Ginger placed 8th overall and Katya was runner-up with season 5 contestant Detox.
Kennedy Davenport and Trixie Mattel competed on the of All Stars. Kennedy was the runner-up, while Trixie won the competition.
Kandy Ho competed on the 2nd installment of the Chilean version of Drag Race titled The Switch Drag Race and finished in 8th Place.
Jasmine Masters and Trixie Mattel competed on the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular. Jasmine also competed on the fourth season of All Stars, where she placed 10th overall.