Drag Race (season 3)
| 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 |
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| 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 |
- ↑ 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title |
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| 25 | 1 | "Greetings Queens" |
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| 26 | 2 | "Dodge-Bra" |
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| 27 | 3 | "Super Queens" |
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| 28 | 4 | "Q-SPANT" |
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| 29 | 5 | "Get a Job!" |
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| 30 | 6 | "Galaxy: The Rusical" |
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| 31 | 7 | "Snatch Game" |
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| 32 | 8 | "But Wait! There's More" |
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| 33 | 9 | "The Big Bang Queery" |
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| 34 | 10 | "Honeymoon Avenue" |
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| 35 | 11 | "Military Ball" |
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| 36 | 12 | "Hold My Murse" |
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| 37 | 13 | "Water Ball" |
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| 38 | 14 | "Grand Finale" |
| 39 | 15 | "RuUnion" |
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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.
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