Drag Race (season 13)
Drag Race | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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]
Contestant | Vote | |
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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 |
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171 | 1 | "The Kimono Korner" |
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172 | 2 | "To The Moon" |
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173 | 3 | "Phenomenon" |
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174 | 4 | "Queen Cuisine" |
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175 | 5 | "Back to My Roots" |
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176 | 6 | "Game Night Ball" |
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177 | 7 | "Blast From the Past" |
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178 | 8 | "Sportsball: The Rusical" |
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179 | 9 | "Snatch Game" |
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180 | 10 | "Body Snatchers" |
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181 | 11 | "Miss Lead" |
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182 | 12 | "The Cookout" |
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183 | 13 | "Then & Now" |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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