Drag Race (season 13)

Page last edited 339 days ago
From Piper's Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Drag Race
Season 13
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 13
No. of Episodes 16
Chronology
Preceded by
Season 12
Followed by
Season 14

Drag Race (season 13) is the thirteenth 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 "I Bring The Beat" and the song played during the credits was "If I Dream", both from RuPaul's album Glamazon.


The premiere episode consisted of six "Lip-Sync for Your Life" battles in a Lip-Sync Extravaganza, along with a new socially distanced stage and werkroom design. The subsequent two 90-minute episodes, saw the queens split in half (by lip-sync winners and losers), with seven competing in the first episode and the remaining six 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 thirteenth season of Drag Race was Donna Nudé with Sugar Styx being the runner-up.










Contestants[edit | edit source]

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Donna Nudé 39 Rochester, New York Winner
Sugar Styx 29 Miami, Florida Runner-Up
Nikki Tina 30 Chicago, Illinois 3rd/4th Place
Paige News 24 Seattle, Washington
Sharon Karen 33 New York, New York 5th Place
Leilani Ohana 35 Hilo, Hawaii 6th Place
Misty Springs 34 San Francisco, California 7th Place
Kayla Simone Cox 25 Kansas City, Missouri 8th Place
Empressa 28 Los Angeles, California 9th Place
Chelsea Chase 23 New York, New York 10th Place
Melissa Coffey 27 Paterson, New Jersey 11th Place
Azul 32 Dallas, Texas 12th Place
Ava Marie Sterling 26 Washington, DC 13th Place

Contestant progress[edit | edit source]

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Donna Nudé STAY HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH WIN WIN BTM2 SAFE Guest Winner
Sugar Styx LOSS TOP2 HIGH LOW SAFE SAFE WIN HIGH WIN BTM2 HIGH HIGH SAFE Guest Runner-Up
Nikki Tina STAY HIGH WIN SAFE LOW HIGH SAFE SAFE BTM2 HIGH BTM2 HIGH SAFE Guest Eliminated
Paige News LOSS WIN SAFE HIGH SAFE HIGH BTM2 SAFE WIN LOW HIGH WIN SAFE Guest Eliminated
Sharon Karen STAY LOW SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE LOW WIN HIGH SAFE LOW ELIM Guest Guest
Leilani Ohana STAY TOP2 SAFE HIGH HIGH LOW SAFE BTM2 LOW SAFE ELIM Guest Miss C
Misty Springs LOSS HIGH SAFE SAFE BTM2 WIN HIGH SAFE LOW ELIM Guest Guest
Kayla Simone Cox STAY WIN SAFE HIGH SAFE BTM2 SAFE LOW ELIM GB Guest
Empressa STAY LOW SAFE BTM2 WIN SAFE HIGH ELIM Guest Guest
Chelsea Chase LOSS HIGH BTM2 HIGH SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest Guest
Melissa Coffey LOSS LOW SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Azul LOSS HIGH LOW ELIM Guest Guest
Ava Marie Sterling LOSS LOW ELIM Guest 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 the Golden Boot (GB) for having the worst look of the season.
     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 won the initial lip-sync to stay in the competition.
     The contestant lost the initial lip-sync to stay in the competition.
     The contestant lost the initial lip-sync and was eliminated by her fellow eliminated queens, but returned to the competition in a twist.
     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 Melissa Coffey vs. Nikki Tina "LoveGame"
(Lady Gaga)
Nikki Tina
Ava Marie Sterling vs. Donna Nudé "Boys"
(Lizzo)
Donna Nudé
Azul vs. Leilani Ohana "State of Attraction"
(Paula Abdul)
Leilani Ohana
Sharon Karen vs. Sugar Styx "Yes, And?"
(Ariana Grande)
Sharon Karen
Chelsea Chase vs. Empressa "Cozy"
(Beyoncé)
Empressa
Kayla Simone Cox vs. Misty Springs vs. Paige News "Journey to the Center of Your Heart"
Donna Summer)
Kayla Simone Cox
2 Kayla Simone Cox vs. Leilani Ohana "Like This"
(Kelly Rowland feat. Eve)
Kayla Simone Cox
3 Paige News vs. Sugar Styx "Can't Be Tamed"
(Miley Cyrus)
Paige News
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
4 Ava Marie Sterling vs. Chelsea Chase "Move"
(Little Mix)
Ava Marie Sterling
5 Azul vs. Empressa "We Are Family"
(Sister Sledge)
Azul
6 Melissa Coffey vs. Misty Springs "Unholy"
(Sam Smith and Kim Petras)
Melissa Coffey
7 Chelsea Chase vs. Kayla Simone Cox "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer)
None
8 Chelsea Chase vs. Paige News "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
(Christina Aguilera)
Chelsea Chase
9 Empressa vs. Leilani Ohana "We Found Love"
(Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris)
Empressa
10 Kayla Simone Cox vs. Nikki Tina "I've Been Thinking About You"
(Mariah Carey)
Kayla Simone Cox
11 Misty Springs vs. Sugar Styx "Still Into You"
(Paramore)
Misty Springs
12 Leilani Ohana vs. Nikki Tina "Family Affair"
(Mary J. Blige)
Leilani Ohana
13 Donna Nudé vs. Sharon Karen "Together Again"
(Janet Jackson)
Sharon Karen
14 Donna Nudé vs. Nikki Tina vs. Paige News vs. Sugar Styx "I'm Still Standing"
(Elton John)
None
Episode Contestants Song Winner
16 Donna Nudé vs. Paige News "River Deep – Mountain High"
(Tina Turner)
Donna Nudé
Nikki Tina vs. Sugar Styx "Nutbush City Limits"
(Tina Turner)
Sugar Styx
Donna Nudé vs. Sugar Styx "The Best"
(Tina Turner)
Donna Nudé
     The contestant won the lip sync to stay in the competition.
     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.

Voting history[edit | edit source]

Summary of voting in Episode 2
Contestant Vote
Ava Marie Sugar
Azul Paige
Chelsea Misty
Melissa Misty
Misty Ava Marie
Paige Sugar
Sugar Misty
Vote result Misty
     The contestant was voted off.

Episodes[edit | edit source]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
171 1 "The Kimono Korner"
172 2 "To The Moon"
  • Guest Judge: Niecy Nash
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Flowers Photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Empressa
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Rock It (To The Moon)".
  • Runway Theme: Organza Eleganza
  • Top Two: Kayla Simone Cox & Leilani Ohana
  • Lip Sync Song: "Like This" by Kelly Rowland feat. Eve
  • Challenge Winner: Kayla Simone Cox
173 3 "Phenomenon"
  • Guest Judge: Sherri Shepherd
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Showers Photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Paige News
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Phenomenon".
  • Runway Theme: Velvet
  • Top Two: Paige News & Sugar Styx
  • Lip Sync Song: "Can't Be Tamed" by Miley Cyrus
  • Challenge Winner: Paige News
174 4 "Queen Cuisine"
  • Guest Judge: Miss Lawrence
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Blindly taste test and identify a series of food items.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Nikki Tina
  • Main Challenge: In teams, write, produce, and perform a live cooking segment on the new series: Queen Cuisine.
  • Runway Theme: How May I Help You?
  • Challenge Winner: Nikki Tina
  • Bottom Two: Ava Marie Sterling & Chelsea Chase
  • Lip Sync Song: "Move" by Little Mix
  • Eliminated: Ava Marie Sterling
175 5 "Back to My Roots"
  • Guest Judge: Niecy Nash
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: In pairs, create and model a "Conjoined Cousins" performance.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Donna Nudé & Sugar Styx
  • Main Challenge: In teams, star in one of the new family sitcoms: "Family RuUnion" and "My RuLatives".
  • Runway Theme: Orange You Glad
  • Challenge Winners: Donna Nudé & Sharon Karen
  • Bottom Two: Azul & Empressa
  • Lip Sync Song: "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
  • Eliminated: Azul
176 6 "Game Night Ball"
  • Guest Judge: Miss Lawrence
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Identify former Drag Race queens as their face morphs into clarity.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Paige News
  • Main Challenge: Design three outfits for the Game Night Ball: Three Ring Realness, Caricature Couture, and Arcade Eleganza Extravaganza.
  • Challenge Winner: Empressa
  • Bottom Two: Melissa Coffey & Misty Springs
  • Lip Sync Song: "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras
  • Eliminated: Melissa Coffey
177 7 "Blast From the Past"
  • Guest Judge: Sherri Shepherd
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Identify backside body parts in the new game show: Ass-Word.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Sugar Styx
  • Main Challenge: In teams, improvise through a 70s-inspired time traveling dream sequence.
  • Runway Theme: Disco Queen
  • Challenge Winner: Misty Springs
  • Bottom Two: Chelsea Chase & Kayla Simone Cox
  • Lip Sync Song: "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
  • Eliminated: None
178 8 "Sportsball: The Rusical"
  • Guest Judge: Jamal Sims
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: In pairs, play a game of "Suck & Blow" with tennis balls to transfer across the werkroom.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Donna Nudé & Sugar Styx
  • Main Challenge: Star in Sportsball: The Rusical, performing choreography and lip syncing as well as designing an outfit for a specific sport.
  • Runway Theme: Naughty & Nice
  • Challenge Winner: Sugar Styx
  • Bottom Two: Chelsea Chase & Paige News
  • Lip Sync Song: "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera
  • Eliminated: Chelsea Chase
179 9 "Snatch Game"
  • Guest Judge: Niecy Nash
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Sugar Styx
  • Main Challenge: Snatch Game
  • Runway Theme: Glove Me Tender
  • Challenge Winner: Sharon Karen
  • Bottom Two: Empressa & Leilani Ohana
  • Lip Sync Song: "We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
  • Eliminated: Empressa
180 10 "Body Snatchers"
  • Guest Judge: Miss Lawrence
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Perform a detective monologue describing how and why a crime occurred.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Nikki Tina
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, makeover another queen into your own drag doppelgänger.
  • Runway Theme: Drag Doppelgängers
  • Challenge Winners: Paige News & Sugar Styx
  • Bottom Two: Kayla Simone Cox & Nikki Tina
  • Lip Sync Song: "I've Been Thinking About You" by Mariah Carey
  • Eliminated: Kayla Simone Cox
181 11 "Miss Lead"
  • Guest Judge: Sherri Shepherd
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Model down the runway in an afro-styled wig in a segment called: Afr-Oh No She Betta Don't.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Donna Nudé
  • Main Challenge: Create, produce, and star in a commercial with a misleading message.
  • Runway Theme: Two Looks in One
  • Challenge Winner: Donna Nudé
  • Bottom Two: Misty Springs & Sugar Styx
  • Lip Sync Song: "Still Into You" by Paramore
  • Eliminated: Misty Springs
182 12 "The Cookout"
  • Guest Judge: Niecy Nash
  • Alternating Judge: Laverne Cox
  • Mini-Challenge: Give hot dogs a drag makeover using edible materials.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Donna Nudé
  • Main Challenge: Perform a comedy roast at a backyard family event in front of a live audience.
  • Runway Theme: Family Reunion Realness
  • Challenge Winner: Donna Nudé
  • Bottom Two: Leilani Ohana & Nikki Tina
  • Lip Sync Song: "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige
  • Eliminated: Leilani Ohana
183 13 "Then & Now"
  • Guest Judge: Miss Lawrence
  • Alternating Judge: Joel Kim Booster
  • Mini-Challenge: Everybody Loves Puppets
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Nikki Tina
  • Main Challenge: Present two looks on the runway showcasing an early drag queen "glowing up" into a superstar.
  • Runway Themes: Glow Down & Glow Up
  • Challenge Winner: Paige News
  • Bottom Two: Donna Nudé & Sharon Karen
  • Lip Sync Song: "Together Again" by Janet Jackson
  • Eliminated: Sharon Karen
184 14 "Lucky"
For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Lucky".

On the runway, category is I'm Still Standing. The remaining queens then lip-sync to "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John. After the lip-sync, RuPaul does not eliminate anyone, and Donna Nudé, Nikki Tina, Paige News and Sugar Styx 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 "Lucky".
  • Runway Theme: I'm Still Standing
  • Lip Sync Song: "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
  • Eliminated: None
185 15 "RuUnion"

Season 13 cast reunite to talk about their journey and The Golden Boot Award Winner is announced. The Top Four prepare for their final lip-sync showdowns.

  • Golden Boot: Kayla Simone Cox
186 16 "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 Donna Nudé and Paige News. They lip-sync to "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson. Donna Nudé wins the lip-sync and Paige News is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Nikki Tina and Sugar Styx. They lip-sync to "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles. Sugar Styx wins the lip-sync and Nikki Tina is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Donna Nudé and Sugar Styx. They lip-sync to "Halo" by Beyoncé. It is announced that Donna Nudé is the winner, leaving Sugar Styx as the runner-up.
  • Miss Congeniality: Leilani Ohana
  • Final Four: Donna Nudé, Nikki Tina, Paige News, & Sugar Styx
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Donna Nudé vs. Paige News
  • Lip-Sync Song: "River Deep – Mountain High" by Tina Turner
  • Eliminated: Paige News
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: Nikki Tina vs. Sugar Styx
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Nutbush City Limits" by Tina Turner
  • Eliminated: Nikki Tina
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: Donna Nudé vs. Sugar Styx
  • Lip-Sync Song: "The Best" by Tina Turner
  • Runner-up: Sugar Styx
  • Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Thirteen: Donna Nudé