RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 1)


The first season of premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Contestants from the original RuPaul's Drag Race show returned to compete again. Cast members were announced on August 6.
This season features 12 returning contestants representing all four seasons. It aired six one-hour episodes. Contestants were judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000. The theme song playing during the runway every episode is "Sexy Drag Queen" and the song playing during the credits is "Responsitrannity", the latter of which is originally from RuPaul's album Glamazon.
The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the losing team would be eliminated each week. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance. RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor in season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race who died due to heart failure.
The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Chad Michaels, with Raven being the runner-up.

Contestants

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ContestantAgeHometownOriginal
season		Original
placement		Outcome
Chad Michaels41San Diego, CaliforniaSeason 4Runner-upWinner
Raven33Riverside, CaliforniaSeason 2Runner-upRunner-up
Jujubee28Boston, MassachusettsSeason 23rd Place3rd/4th Place
Shannel32Las Vegas, NevadaSeason 14th Place3rd/4th Place
Alexis Mateo32St. Petersburg, FloridaSeason 33rd Place5th/6th Place
Yara Sofia28Manatí, Puerto RicoSeason 34th Place5th/6th Place
Latrice Royale40South Beach, FloridaSeason 44th Place7th/8th Place
Manila Luzon30New York City, New YorkSeason 3Runner-up7th/8th Place
Nina Flowers37Denver, ColoradoSeason 1Runner-up9th/10th Place
Tammie Brown32Long Beach, CaliforniaSeason 18th Place9th/10th Place
Pandora Boxx40Rochester, New YorkSeason 25th Place11th/12th Place
Mimi Imfurst'''29New York City, New YorkSeason 311th Place11th/12th Place

Contestant progress

Lip-syncs

Judges

Listed in chronological order:
  • Rachel Hunter, actress and reality television show host
  • Ross Mathews, comedian and television personality
  • Busy Philipps, actress
  • Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedian, and singer
  • Rachel Dratch, actress and comedian
  • Janice Dickinson, model, photographer, author, and talent agent
  • Mary Wilson, singer, author, and actress
  • Rosie Perez, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and community activist
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey, actress, writer, producer and comedian
  • Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, actress and television hostess
  • Beth Ditto, singer, songwriter and model
  • Cheri Oteri, actress and comedian

    Episodes


Contestant appearances in other seasons

and Manila Luzon competed again on the 4th season of All Stars. Manila ended up finishing in 6th place while Latrice placed 5th overall. Alexis Mateo and Jujubee competed on the fifth season of All Stars.
Alexis placed 5th. Jujubee was a runner-up.