Drag Race (season 2)
| Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Genre | Reality Competition |
| Created by | Piperjr |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Judges | RuPaul Michelle Visage Ashley Graham George Kotsiopoulos |
| No. of Queens | 13 |
| No. of Episodes | 12 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by Season 1 |
Followed by Season 3 |
Drag Race (season 2) is the second 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 "Snapshot" from RuPaul's album Foxy Lady and the song played during the credits was "Jealous of My Boogie", from RuPaul's album Champion.
The winner of the second season of Drag Race was Chris Cross, with Alejandra as runner-up.
Mona Lott returned on the third season as a surprise contestant to compete with the other 13 drag queens. She placed 6th overall.
Alejandra, Isabella Strawberry, and Starr Bright competed on the first season of All Stars. Isabella placed 8th and Alejandra placed 5th overall. Starr Bright finished as one of the runners-up along with season 1 contestant Elyse.
Lott, Mercedes Carter, and Tara Leigh Brooks competed on the third season of All Stars. Tara placed 6th while Mercedes placed 3rd overall. Mona Lott won the competition.
Rachel Sense competed on the fifth season of All Stars. She placed 4th overall.
Alejandra competed on the sixth season of All Stars. She won the competition.
Contestants[edit | edit source]
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cross | 35 | Chicago, Illinois | Winner |
| Alejandra | 30 | Los Angeles, California | Runner-Up |
| Starr Bright | 33 | New York, New York | 3rd Place |
| Mercedes Carter | 26 | Houston, Texas | 4th Place |
| Isabella Strawberry | 25 | Washington, D.C. | 5th Place |
| Valerie Venus | 27 | St. Louis, Missouri | 6th Place |
| Gigi Jones | 26 | Tampa, Florida | 7th Place |
| Tara Leigh Brooks | 23 | New Haven, Connecticut | 8th Place |
| Crystal Waters | 22 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 9th Place |
| Rachel Sense | 31 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 10th Place |
| Daisy Dyke | 28 | Athens, Georgia | 11th Place |
| Symphony | 21 | New York, New York | 12th Place |
| Mona Lott | 29 | Portland, Oregon | 13th Place |
Contestant progress[edit | edit source]
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| Chris Cross | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | BTM2 | SAFE | Winner | Guest |
| Alejandra | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | Runner-Up | Guest |
| Starr Bright | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | BTM2 | Eliminated | Guest |
| Mercedes Carter | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | BTM2 | BTM2 | HIGH | ELIM | Guest | |
| Isabella Strawberry | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | Miss C | ||
| Valerie Venus | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Gigi Jones | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Tara Leigh Brooks | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Crystal Waters | LOW | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Rachel Sense | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
| Daisy Dyke | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||
| Symphony | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
| Mona Lott | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||
- The contestant won Drag Race.
- The contestant was the runner-up of Drag Race.
- The contestant was eliminated without qualifying to lip-sync in the finale.
- The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
- The contestant won a challenge.
- 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 | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mona Lott | vs. | Valerie Venus | "Baby I" (Ariana Grande) |
Mona Lott |
| 2 | Rachel Sense | vs. | Symphony | "The Rhythm of the Night" (Corona) |
Symphony |
| 3 | Crystal Waters | vs. | Daisy Dyke | "Show Me How You Burlesque" (Christina Aguilera) |
Daisy Dyke |
| 4 | Rachel Sense | vs. | Valerie Venus | "Wait a Minute" (The Pussycat Dolls) |
Rachel Sense |
| 5 | Crystal Waters | vs. | Tara Leigh Brooks | "Last Dance" (Donna Summer) |
Crystal Waters |
| 6 | Starr Bright | vs. | Tara Leigh Brooks | "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse) |
Tara Leigh Brooks |
| 7 | Gigi Jones | vs. | Mercedes Carter | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé) |
Gigi Jones |
| 8 | Mercedes Carter | vs. | Valerie Venus | "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) |
Valerie Venus |
| 9 | Chris Cross | vs. | Isabella Strawberry | "Me Too" (Meghan Trainor) |
Isabella Strawberry |
| 10 | Mercedes Carter | vs. | Starr Bright | "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) |
Mercedes Carter |
| 11 | Alejandra | vs. | Chris Cross | "Jealous of My Boogie" (RuPaul) |
Alejandra |
- 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 was eliminated after the final lip sync.
Episodes[edit | edit source]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title |
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| 13 | 1 | "Party, Party, Party" |
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| 14 | 2 | "Baby, You Got It" |
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| 15 | 3 | "Show and Sell" |
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| 16 | 4 | "Hardcore Hotel" |
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| 17 | 5 | "Snatch Game" |
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| 18 | 6 | "Decades of Dance" |
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| 19 | 7 | "Queen Talk" |
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| 20 | 8 | "Shade's Anatomy" |
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| 21 | 9 | "The British Are Coming!" |
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| 22 | 10 | "Seasons Ball" |
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| 23 | 11 | "Grand Finale" |
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| 24 | 12 | "RuUnion" |
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Season 2 cast reunite to talk about their journey and The Miss Congeniality Award Winner is announced. The queens all dance together for the last time.
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