Drag Race (season 3)

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Drag Race
Season 3
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 14
No. of Episodes 15
Chronology
Preceded by
Season 2
Followed by
Season 4

Drag Race (season 3) is the third 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."


Other changes made included the introduction of a wildcard contestant from the past season, Mona Lott; an episode with no elimination; and a contestant, Lyssa Mikos, being brought back into the competition after having been eliminated a few episodes prior. The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Champion" and the song played during the credits was "Main Event", both from RuPaul's album Champion.


The winner of the third season of Drag Race was Kiki Marlow, with Penny Nickels as runner-up.

Lex Black, Minnie Ray Moore, and Penny Nickels competed on the first season of All Stars. Lex placed 12th, Penny placed 10th, and Minnie placed 4th overall.

Hana Takeda and Lyssa Mikos both competed on the second season of All Stars. Hana placed 9th while Lyssa placed 3rd/4th overall.

Mona Lott competed on the third season of All Stars. She won the competition.

Diana de la Rosa competed on the fourth season of All Stars. She placed 7th overall.

Penny Nickels competed on the fifth season of All Stars. She placed 8th overall.


Contestants[edit | edit source]

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Kiki Marlow 26 New York, New York Winner
Penny Nickels 33 Corpus Christi, Texas Runner-Up
Hana Takeda 24 Aurora, Illinois 3rd Place
Minnie Ray Moore 39 Mobile, Alabama 4th Place
Lyssa Mikos 23 Newark, New Jersey 5th Place[1]
Mona Lott 30 Portland, Oregon 6th Place
Lex Black 22 Baltimore, Maryland 7th Place
Diana de la Rosa 27 Los Angeles, California 8th Place
Ruby Roberts 25 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 9th Place
Naia Sunshine 21 Atlanta, Georgia 10th Place
Wilhemina 23 Los Angeles, California 11th Place
Tiffany Tyler 29 Providence, Rhode Island 12th Place
Peach 28 Savannah, Georgia 13th Place
Angelica 32 Portland, Oregon 14th Place
  1. Lyssa Mikos originally placed 8th before being asked back to the competition.

Contestant progress[edit | edit source]

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Kiki Marlow WIN SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN LOW WIN HIGH HIGH WIN Winner Guest
Penny Nickels HIGH BTM2 SAFE HIGH WIN LOW HIGH BTM2 WIN SAFE LOW WIN HIGH Runner-Up Guest
Hana Takeda SAFE WIN WIN SAFE BTM2 SAFE LOW HIGH SAFE BTM2 WIN HIGH BTM2 Eliminated Guest
Minnie Ray Moore SAFE HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE HIGH SAFE LOW HIGH SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Miss C
Lyssa Mikos HIGH SAFE SAFE LOW HIGH WIN ELIM ELIM Guest
Mona Lott BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE BTM2 SAFE HIGH WIN ELIM Guest
Lex Black SAFE HIGH BTM2 SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Guest
Diana de la Rosa HIGH HIGH HIGH SAFE HIGH BTM2 WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
Ruby Roberts SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Naia Sunshine SAFE HIGH SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Wilhemina LOW WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
Tiffany Tyler SAFE LOW ELIM Guest
Peach SAFE ELIM Guest
Angelica 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 Angelica vs. Mona Lott "Since U Been Gone"
(Kelly Clarkson)
Angelica
2 Peach vs. Penny Nickels "Fire Under My Feet"
(Leona Lewis)
Peach
3 Lex Black vs. Tiffany Tyler "All for You"
(Janet Jackson)
Tiffany Tyler
4 Naia Sunshine vs. Wilhemina "Stir It Up"
(Patti LaBelle)
Wilhemina
5 Hana Takeda vs. Naia Sunshine "Electric Youth"
(Debbie Gibson)
Naia Sunshine
6 Diana de la Rosa vs. Ruby Roberts "Genie in a Bottle"
(Christina Aguilera)
Ruby Roberts
7 Lyssa Mikos vs. Mona Lott "We Got the Beat"
(The Go-Go's)
Lyssa Mikos
8 Lex Black vs. Penny Nickels "Good Girl"
(Carrie Underwood)
None
9 Diana de la Rosa vs. Lex Black "Love"
(Keyshia Cole)
Diana de la Rosa
10 Hana Takeda vs. Lex Black "Call Me Maybe"
(Carly Rae Jepsen)
Lex Black
11 Minnie Ray Moore vs. Mona Lott "Salute"
(Little Mix)
Mona Lott
12 Lyssa Mikos vs. Minnie Ray Moore "I Have Nothing"
(Whitney Houston)
Lyssa Mikos
13 Hana Takeda vs. Minnie Ray Moore "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
(Aretha Franklin)
Minnie Ray Moore
14 Kiki Marlow vs. Penny Nickels "Champion"
(RuPaul)
Penny Nickels
     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 their fourth time in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated after the final lip sync.

Episodes[edit | edit source]

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Title
25 1 "Greetings Queens"
  • Guest Judge: Kelly Clarkson
  • Alternating Judges: Ashley Graham and George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Birthday Party Photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Tiffany Tyler
  • Main Challenge: Designing a look for the runway using only greeting cards.
  • Runway Theme: Greeting Card Couture
  • Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow
  • Bottom Two: Angelica & Mona Lott
  • Lip Sync Song: "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
  • Eliminated: Angelica
26 2 "Dodge-Bra"
  • Guest Judges: Darren Young and Melanie C
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Mini-Challenge: Hip-Hop Dance-Off
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Lex Black & Penny Nickels
  • Main Challenge: In teams, take part in a dodgeball match between the Ball Busters and the Diva Dodgers.
  • Runway Theme: Sporty Couture
  • Challenge Winners: Hana Takeda & Wilhemina
  • Bottom Two: Peach & Penny Nickels
  • Lip Sync Song: "Fire Under My Feet" by Leona Lewis
  • Eliminated: Peach
27 3 "Super Queens"
  • Guest Judges: Gal Gadot and Scarlett Johansson
  • Alternating Judge: George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Design a superhero cape to represent personality.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Lyssa Mikos
  • Main Challenge: Create and design an original superhero with a sidekick.
  • Challenge Winner: Hana Takeda
  • Bottom Two: Lex Black & Tiffany Tyler
  • Lip Sync Song: "All for You" by Janet Jackson
  • Eliminated: Tiffany Tyler
28 4 "Q-SPANT"
  • Guest Judges: Joy Behar and Stephen Colbert
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Mini-Challenge: Drag up a ballot box, with the rest of the queens voting on a winner.
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Diana de la Rosa & Minnie Ray Moore
  • Main Challenge: Take part in a congressional hearing on the news network: Queens Spilling Precious and Necessary Tea or "Q-SPANT".
  • Runway Theme: Political Eleganza
  • Challenge Winner: Minnie Ray Moore
  • Bottom Two: Naia Sunshine & Wilhemina
  • Lip Sync Song: "Stir It Up" by Patti LaBelle
  • Eliminated: Wilhemina
29 5 "Get a Job!"
  • Guest Judges: Abby Elliott and Casey Wilson
  • Alternating Judge: George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Perform in screen tests for RuPaul's provocative new pot pie.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Penny Nickels
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, improvise through a job interview as a new assistant to the stars.
  • Runway Theme: Fascinator Fantasy
  • Challenge Winner: Penny Nickels
  • Bottom Two: Hana Takeda & Naia Sunshine
  • Lip Sync Song: "Electric Youth" by Debbie Gibson
  • Eliminated: Naia Sunshine
30 6 "Galaxy: The Rusical"
  • Guest Judges: Todrick Hall and Hailee Steinfeld
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Mini-Challenge: "Reading is Fundamental"
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow
  • Main Challenge: Star in Galaxy: The Rusical, performing choreography and lip syncing, also designing an outfit to represent a planet.
  • Challenge Winner: Lyssa Mikos
  • Bottom Two: Diana de la Rosa & Ruby Roberts
  • Lip Sync Song: "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera
  • Eliminated: Ruby Roberts
31 7 "Snatch Game"
  • Guest Judges: Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey
  • Alternating Judge: George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Find RuPaul coins hidden inside a massive pile of pillows.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Hana Takeda
  • Main Challenge: Celebrity impersonations in a Match Game-style setting.
  • Runway Theme: Muscle Queen Realness
  • Challenge Winner: Diana de la Rosa
  • Bottom Two: Lyssa Mikos & Mona Lott
  • Lip Sync Song: "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
  • Eliminated: Lyssa Mikos
32 8 "But Wait! There's More"
  • Guest Judges: Alan Cumming and Carrie Underwood
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Mini-Challenge: "Trade or No Trade", a Deal or No Deal-style game involving the pit crew.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Minnie Ray Moore
  • Main Challenge: Create, market, and film an infomercial for a new product.
  • Runway Theme: Glad It's Plaid
  • Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow
  • Bottom Two: Lex Black & Penny Nickels
  • Lip Sync Song: "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood
33 9 "The Big Bang Queery"
  • Guest Judges: Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco
  • Alternating Judge: George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Get into "Mall Drag" and go "window shopping".
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Mona Lott
  • Main Challenge: Star in a Big Bang Theory parody called "The Big Bang Queery".
  • Runway Theme: Gown the House Down
  • Challenge Winner: Penny Nickels
  • Bottom Two: Diana de la Rosa & Lex Black
  • Lip Sync Song: "Love" by Keyshia Cole
  • Eliminated: Diana de la Rosa
34 10 "Honeymoon Avenue"
  • Guest Judges: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Mini-Challenge: Match everyone's loved ones pictures to the respective queen, along with a surprise video from home.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Penny Nickels
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, perform a live singing performance of an original love duet.
  • Runway Theme: The Morning After
  • Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow & Mona Lott
  • Bottom Two: Hana Takeda & Lex Black
  • Lip Sync Song: "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Eliminated: Lex Black
35 11 "Military Ball"
  • Guest Judges: Lily Aldridge and Robin Quivers
  • Alternating Judge: George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Decorate a watermelon in edible drag.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Hana Takeda
  • Main Challenge: Design three outfits for the Military Ball: Boots & Camp, Military Wife Eleganza, and Combat Couture, along with a marching performance.
  • Challenge Winner: Hana Takeda
  • Bottom Two: Minnie Ray Moore & Mona Lott
  • Lip Sync Song: "Salute" by Little Mix
  • Eliminated: Mona Lott
36 12 "Hold My Murse"
  • Guest Judges: Jay Manuel and Normani
  • Alternating Judge: Ashley Graham
  • Returned: Lyssa Mikos
  • Mini-Challenge: Give a CPR mannequin a drag makeover.
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Lyssa Mikos
  • Main Challenge: Give male nurses drag makeovers and prepare a "Medical Dominatrix" performance.
  • Challenge Winner: Penny Nickels
  • Bottom Two: Lyssa Mikos & Minnie Ray Moore
  • Lip Sync Song: "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston
  • Eliminated: Lyssa Mikos
37 13 "Water Ball"
  • Guest Judge: Lindsay Lohan
  • Alternating Judges: Ashley Graham and George Kotsiopoulos
  • Mini-Challenge: Everybody Loves Puppets
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow
  • Main Challenge: Design three outfits for the Water Ball: Nautical Drag, Fishy Fem Realness, and Rainway Eleganza, along with an "Under The Sea" performance.
  • Challenge Winner: Kiki Marlow
  • Bottom Two: Hana Takeda & Minnie Ray Moore
  • Lip Sync Song: "Who's Zoomin' Who?" by Aretha Franklin
  • Eliminated: Minnie Ray Moore
38 14 "Grand Finale"
  • Main Challenge: Record a verse and film a spot for RuPaul's latest video "Champion".
  • Eliminated: Hana Takeda
  • Top Two: Kiki Marlow & Penny Nickels
  • Lip Sync Song: "Champion" by RuPaul
  • Runner-Up: Penny Nickels
  • Winner of Drag Race Season Three: Kiki Marlow
39 15 "RuUnion"

Season 3 cast reunite to talk about their journey and The Miss Congeniality Award Winner is announced. The queens all dance together for the last time.

  • Miss Congeniality: Minnie Ray Moore