Drag Race (season 12)

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Drag Race
Season 12
Genre Reality Competition
Created by Piperjr
Country of Origin United States
Language(s) English
Judges RuPaul
Michelle Visage
Laverne Cox
Joel Kim Booster
No. of Queens 14
No. of Episodes 14
Chronology
Preceded by
Season 11
Followed by
Season 13

Drag Race (season 12) is the twelfth season of the hit reality television series, Drag Race.


The winner of the season will headline the Drag Race Tour, win a one-of-a-kind trip, a one-year supply of Cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar."


The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Super Sexy Lady" and the song played during the credits was "Blessed", both from RuPaul's album You're a Winner, Baby.

The premiere episode consisted of two 90-minute episodes, which saw the queens split in half, with seven competing in the first episode and the remaining seven in the second. Both sets of queens competing in the same girl group challenge: to write, record, and perform a verse to a song (albeit two different songs).


The winner of the twelfth season of Drag Race was Shenada White with Naomi Maloney being the runner-up.


Florence Jackson competed on the sixth season of All Stars. She placed 11th overall.









Contestants[edit | edit source]

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Shenada White 28 New York, New York Winner
Naomi Maloney 23 Las Vegas, Nevada Runner-Up
Chris Ann The Mom 35 Kansas City, Missouri 3rd/4th Place
Layla Vanderbilt 28 Providence, Rhode Island
Heather Kleinbaum 32 New York, New York 5th Place
Tuvalu 27 Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 6th Place
Florence Jackson 38 Chicago, Illinois 7th Place
Jasmine Sage 27 Tampa, Florida 8th Place
Blake Houston 26 Houston, Texas 9th Place
Cleo Taylor 31 Kingston, Jamaica 10th Place
Tasha Cox 33 Kansas City, Missouri 11th Place
Clementine 24 Nashville, Tennessee 12th Place
Translucea 30 San Francisco, California 13th Place
Autumn Jennings 29 Los Angeles, California 14th Place

Contestant progress[edit | edit source]

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Shenada White WIN HIGH HIGH SAFE SAFE BTM2 HIGH HIGH LOW SAFE WIN SAFE Winner
Naomi Maloney TOP2 SAFE SAFE BTM2 HIGH HIGH SAFE WIN SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE Runner-Up
Chris Ann The Mom HIGH SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE HIGH HIGH BTM2 LOW SAFE Eliminated
Layla Vanderbilt LOW HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE HIGH WIN BTM2 SAFE Eliminated
Heather Kleinbaum LOW HIGH SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
Tuvalu HIGH HIGH SAFE HIGH BTM2 SAFE WIN SAFE BTM2 ELIM Miss C
Florence Jackson SAFE HIGH SAFE LOW WIN LOW BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Guest
Jasmine Sage HIGH HIGH SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Blake Houston LOW WIN LOW SAFE SAFE HIGH ELIM Guest
Cleo Taylor WIN SAFE HIGH SAFE LOW ELIM Guest
Tasha Cox TOP2 SAFE BTM2 SAFE ELIM Guest
Clementine LOW LOW SAFE ELIM Guest
Translucea SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Autumn Jennings SAFE ELIM Guest
     The contestant won Drag Race.
     The contestant was the runner-up.
     The contestant was eliminated in the first round of the "Lip Sync For The Crown".
     The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by the majority of the cast.
     The contestant won a challenge.
     The contestant won the challenge and won the "Lip-Sync for the Win".
     The contestant won the challenge but lost the "Lip-Sync for the Win".
     The contestant received positive judges critiques but was ultimately chosen to be safe.
     The contestant did not receive judges critiques and were declared safe.
     The contestant received judges critiques and was ultimately chosen to be safe.
     The contestant received negative judges critiques but was ultimately chosen to be safe.
     The contestant was in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated.
     The contestant returned as a guest for the finale episode.

Lip-syncs[edit | edit source]

Episode Contestants Song Winner
1 Naomi Maloney vs. Shenada White "Commander"
(Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta)
Shenada White
2 Cleo Taylor vs. Tasha Cox "Right Here (Human Nature Remix)"
(SWV)
Cleo Taylor
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
3 Autumn Jennings vs. Translucea "When I Think of You"
(Janet Jackson)
Autumn Jennings
4 Tasha Cox vs. Translucea "Blow"
(Kesha)
Translucea
5 Clementine vs. Naomi Maloney "Bad Guy"
(Billie Eilish)
Clementine
6 Tasha Cox vs. Tuvalu "Prove Your Love"
(Taylor Dayne)
Tasha Cox
7 Cleo Taylor vs. Shenada White "Thumbs"
(Sabrina Carpenter)
Cleo Taylor
8 Blake Houston vs. Florence Jackson "Confident"
(Demi Lovato)
Blake Houston
9 Florence Jackson vs. Jasmine Sage "Walk Away"
(Donna Summer)
Jasmine Sage
10 Florence Jackson vs. Tuvalu "When I Grow Up"
(The Pussycat Dolls)
Florence Jackson
11 Chris Ann The Mom vs. Tuvalu "Love Is a Battlefield"
(Pat Benatar)
Tuvalu
12 Heather Kleinbaum vs. Layla Vanderbilt "Power of Love"
(Deee-Lite)
Heather Kleinbaum
13 Chris Ann The Mom vs. Layla Vanderbilt vs. Naomi Maloney vs. Shenada White "Ruby Is Red Hot"
(RuPaul)
None
Episode Contestants Song Winner
14 Layla Vanderbilt vs. Naomi Maloney "Miss Independent"
(Kelly Clarkson)
Naomi Maloney
Chris Ann The Mom vs. Shenada White "Walk Like an Egyptian"
(The Bangles)
Shenada White
Naomi Maloney vs. Shenada White "Halo"
(Beyoncé)
Shenada White
     The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
     The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
     The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown.
     The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

Episodes[edit | edit source]

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157 1 "Super-Sized Premiere: Part 1"
  • Guest Judge: Kelly Rowland
  • Alternating Judges: Laverne Cox and Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Walk the runway showing off two looks: one from their daytime collection and one from their evening collection.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Naomi Maloney
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "I'm That Bitch".
  • Runway Theme: Premiere Drag
  • Top Two: Naomi Maloney & Shenada White
  • Lip Sync Song: "Commander" by Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta
  • Challenge Winner: Shenada White
  • Eliminated: None
158 2 "Super-Sized Premiere: Part 2"
  • Guest Judge: Taj George
  • Alternating Judges: Laverne Cox and Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Walk the runway showing off two looks: one from their daytime collection and one from their evening collection.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Layla Vanderbilt
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Condragulations".
  • Runway Theme: She's Here!
  • Top Two: Cleo Taylor & Tasha Cox
  • Lip Sync Song: "Right Here (Human Nature Remix)" by SWV
  • Challenge Winner: Cleo Taylor
  • Eliminated: None
159 3 "Bowl S***"
  • Guest Judge: Vanessa Angel
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Compete in a card transfer "Suck & Blow" game with the pit crew.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Clementine & Jasmine Sage
  • Main Challenge: In teams, compete against each other in a bowling tournament as the Hat Trickers and the Lightning Strikers.
  • Runway Theme: Exercise Eleganza
  • Challenge Winner: Blake Houston
  • Bottom Two: Autumn Jennings & Translucea
  • Lip Sync Song: "When I Think of You" by Janet Jackson
  • Eliminated: Autumn Jennings
160 4 "RuLax & RuNew"
  • Guest Judge: Martha Stewart
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Drag up a bathrobe and model it down the runway.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Cleo Taylor
  • Main Challenge: In teams, write, produce, and star in a commercial for a new spa day experience at "The RuSort".
  • Runway Theme: Day Off Realness
  • Challenge Winner: Chris Ann The Mom
  • Bottom Two: Tasha Cox & Translucea
  • Lip Sync Song: "Blow" by Kesha
  • Eliminated: Translucea
161 5 "The Bejeweled Ball"
  • Guest Judge: Tim Gunn
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Maneuver a series of jewels across the werkroom using tweezers.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Heather Kleinbaum
  • Main Challenge: Design three outfits for the Bejeweled Ball: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, So Stoned, and Birthstone Eleganza Extravaganza.
  • Challenge Winner: Layla Vanderbilt
  • Bottom Two: Clementine & Naomi Maloney
  • Lip Sync Song: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish
  • Eliminated: Clementine
162 6 "Reality: The Rusical"
  • Guest Judge: Jamal Sims
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Create and deliver strikingly sassy television taglines.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Florence Jackson
  • Main Challenge: Star in Reality: The Rusical, performing choreography and lip syncing as a particular type of reality show.
  • Runway Theme: Pink Power
  • Challenge Winner: Florence Jackson
  • Bottom Two: Tasha Cox & Tuvalu
  • Lip Sync Song: "Prove Your Love" by Taylor Dayne
  • Eliminated: Tasha Cox
163 7 "Snatch Game"
  • Guest Judge: Sabrina Carpenter
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Select cash amounts by blindly sticking hands in a kitty.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Tuvalu
  • Main Challenge: Snatch Game
  • Runway Theme: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • Challenge Winner: Chris Ann The Mom
  • Bottom Two: Cleo Taylor & Shenada White
  • Lip Sync Song: "Thumbs" by Sabrina Carpenter
  • Eliminated: Cleo Taylor
164 8 "Linen Women"
  • Guest Judge: Zaldy
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Read a bedtime story to the rest of the queens.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Chris Ann The Mom
  • Main Challenge: Create a couture outfit out of materials found in a regular linen closet.
  • Runway Theme: Linen Eleganza
  • Challenge Winner: Tuvalu
  • Bottom Two: Blake Houston & Florence Jackson
  • Lip Sync Song: "Confident" by Demi Lovato
  • Eliminated: Blake Houston
165 9 "It's a RuMatch"
  • Guest Judge: Lily Tomlin
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Naomi Maloney
  • Main Challenge: In teams, improvise through a matchmaking session with new service: RuMatch.
  • Runway Theme: Date Night Diva
  • Challenge Winner: Naomi Maloney
  • Bottom Two: Florence Jackson & Jasmine Sage
  • Lip Sync Song: "Walk Away" by Donna Summer
  • Eliminated: Jasmine Sage
166 10 "The Doll House"
  • Guest Judge: Lucy Hale
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Create a babydoll out of the material provided.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Layla Vanderbilt
  • Main Challenge: As a group, star in the new hit teen drama series: The Doll House.
  • Runway Theme: Rugrat Realness
  • Challenge Winner: Heather Kleinbaum
  • Bottom Two: Florence Jackson & Tuvalu
  • Lip Sync Song: "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls
  • Eliminated: Florence Jackson
167 11 "Double Trouble"
  • Guest Judge: M Lamar
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: In pairs, compete in a third-legged, obstacle course race.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Chris Ann The Mom & Tuvalu
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, write and perform a live "Double Trouble" performance while cuffed together.
  • Runway Theme: Double Duty
  • Challenge Winners: Layla Vanderbilt & Naomi Maloney
  • Bottom Two: Chris Ann The Mom & Tuvalu
  • Lip Sync Song: "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
  • Eliminated: Tuvalu
168 12 "Mile High Club"
  • Guest Judge: Charlotte Tilbury
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Everybody Loves Puppets
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Chris Ann The Mom
  • Main Challenge: Give flight attendants drag makeovers and prepare a "Show Me The Cockpit" performance.
  • Runway Theme: Drag Family Resemblance
  • Challenge Winner: Shenada White
  • Bottom Two: Heather Kleinbaum & Layla Vanderbilt
  • Lip Sync Song: "Power of Love" by Deee-Lite
  • Eliminated: Heather Kleinbaum
169 13 "Bring Back My Girls"
For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Bring Back My Girls".

On the runway, category is Best of the Best. The remaining queens then lip-sync to "Ruby Is Red Hot" by RuPaul. After the lip-sync, RuPaul does not eliminate anyone, and Chris Ann The Mom, Layla Vanderbilt, Naomi Maloney and Shenada White are the finalists.

  • Guest Judge: Jamal Sims
  • Alternating Judges: Laverne Cox and Joel Kim Booster
  • Main Challenge: Write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Bring Back My Girls".
  • Runway Theme: Best of the Best
  • Lip Sync Song: "Ruby Is Red Hot" by RuPaul
  • Eliminated: None
170 14 "Grand Finale"
The queens all return for the live grand finale. RuPaul then tells the final four queens that they will be performing in a lip-sync smackdown for the crown. The first lip-sync is between Layla Vanderbilt and Naomi Maloney. They lip-sync to "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson. Naomi Maloney wins the lip-sync and Layla Vanderbilt is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Chris Ann The Mom and Shenada White. They lip-sync to "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles. Shenada White wins the lip-sync and Chris Ann The Mom is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Naomi Maloney and Shenada White. They lip-sync to "Halo" by Beyoncé. It is announced that Shenada White is the winner, leaving Naomi Maloney as the runner-up.
  • Miss Congeniality: Tuvalu
  • Final Four: Chris Ann The Mom, Layla Vanderbilt, Naomi Maloney, & Shenada White
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Layla Vanderbilt vs. Naomi Maloney
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson
  • Eliminated: Layla Vanderbilt
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: Chris Ann The Mom vs. Shenada White
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
  • Eliminated: Chris Ann The Mom
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: Naomi Maloney vs. Shenada White
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Halo" by Beyoncé
  • Runner-up: Naomi Maloney
  • Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Twelve: Shenada White