RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 1)

The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Contestants from the original RuPaul's Drag Race show returned to compete again. Cast members were announced on August 6.[1]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Season 1
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerChad Michaels
Runner-upRaven
Companion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkLogo
Original releaseOctober 22 (2012-10-22) –
November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)
Season chronology

This season features 12 returning contestants representing all four seasons. It aired six one-hour episodes.[2] Contestants were judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000.[3] The theme song playing during the runway every episode is "Sexy Drag Queen" (dootdoot 'doot-swift' Remix) and the song playing during the credits is "Responsitrannity" (Matt Pop's Edit), the latter of which is originally from RuPaul's album Glamazon.

The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the losing team would be eliminated each week. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance. Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx teamed up to form "Team Mandora", Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers teamed up to form "Team Brown Flowers", Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon teamed up to form "Team Latrilla", Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo teamed up to form "Team Yaralexis", Raven and Jujubee teamed up to form "Team Rujubee" and Shannel and eventual winner Chad Michaels teamed up to form "Team Shad". RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor in season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race who died due to heart failure.[4]

The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Chad Michaels, with Raven being the runner-up.

Winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Chad Michaels

Contestants
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

List of contestants on season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Contestant Age Hometown[5] Original season Original placement Outcome
Chad Michaels 41 San Diego, California Season 4 Runner-up Winner
Raven 33 Riverside, California Season 2 Runner-up Runner-up
Shannel 32 Long Beach, California Season 1 4th Place 3rd Place
Jujubee 28 Boston, Massachusetts Season 2 3rd Place
Alexis Mateo 32 Tampa Bay, Florida Season 3 3rd Place 5th Place
Yara Sofia 28 Los Angeles, California Season 3 4th Place[lower-alpha 1]
Latrice Royale 40 South Beach, Florida Season 4 4th Place[lower-alpha 1] 7th Place
Manila Luzon 27 New York City, New York Season 3 Runner-up
Nina Flowers 38 Denver, Colorado Season 1 Runner-up[lower-alpha 1] 9th Place
Tammie Brown 31 Long Beach, California Season 1 8th Place
Mimi Imfurst 29 New York City, New York Season 3 11th Place 11th Place
Pandora Boxx 39 Los Angeles, California Season 2 5th Place[lower-alpha 1]
  1. The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality during her original season.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Chad Michaels won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
  Raven was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge in that episode.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges in that episode.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination in that episode.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Team Contestant Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9] 5[10] 6[11]
Shad Chad Michaels BTM SAFE WIN WIN WIN Winner
Rujubee Raven SAFE SAFE BTM BTM BTM Runner-up
Jujubee SAFE SAFE BTM BTM BTM Eliminated
Shad Shannel BTM SAFE WIN WIN WIN Eliminated
Yarlexis Alexis Mateo SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Yara Sofia SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Latrila Latrice Royale WIN BTM ELIM
Manila Luzon WIN BTM ELIM
Brown Flowers Nina Flowers SAFE ELIM
Tammie Brown SAFE ELIM
Mandora Mimi Imfurst ELIM
Pandora Boxx ELIM

Lip syncs
Episode Teams
(Lip syncers)		 Song Eliminated
1 Team Mandora
(Mimi Imfurst)		 vs. Team Shad
(Chad Michaels)		 "Opposites Attract"
(Paula Abdul)		 Team Mandora
(Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
2 Team Brown Flowers
(Tammie Brown)		 vs. Team Latrila
(Latrice Royale)		 "There's No Business Like Show Business"
(Ethel Merman)		 Team Brown Flowers
(Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown)
3 Team Latrila
(Manila Luzon)		 vs. Team Rujubee
(Jujubee)		 "Nasty"
(Janet Jackson)		 Team Latrila
(Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
4 Team Rujubee
(Raven)		 vs. Team Yarlexis
(Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)		 "Don't Cha"
(The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes)		 Team Yarlexis
(Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
5 Jujubee vs. Raven "Dancing on My Own"
(Robyn)		 None
6 Chad Michaels vs. Raven "Responsitrannity (Matt Pop Remix)"
(RuPaul)		 Raven
  The contestant/team was eliminated after their first time lip-syncing.
  The contestant/team was eliminated after their second time lip-syncing.
  The contestant was eliminated after the final lip-sync for the crown.

Judges

Listed in chronological order:[12]

Episodes
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"It Takes Two"October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)

Twelve all-stars enter the workroom. They are told that they will be competing in pairs for the season. To pair up the queens, each queen will hold up a sign of another queen that they want to partner with. If both queens match with each other, they will form a team.

  • Chad Michaels and Shannel matched on the first round of voting to form Team Shad
  • Raven and Jujubee matched on the first round of voting to form Team Rujubee
  • Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown matched on the first round of voting to form Team Brown Flowers
  • Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon matched on the second round of voting to form Team Latrila
  • Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia matched on the second round of voting to form Team Yarlexis
  • Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx were matched by consolation as the last two left and formed Team Mandora

For the first main challenge, the queens will create an "opposites attract" and a "half-baked" photoshoot.

On the runway, category is Team Unity. Team Latrila and Team Rujubee receive positive critiques, with Team Latrila winning the challenge. Team Mandora, Team Shad and Team Yarlexis receive negative critiques, with Team Yarlexis being safe. Team Mandora and Team Shad are the bottom two teams. RuPaul then tells the queens that only one queen from each team will be lip-syncing. She also introduced the "she-mergency" button, which means that if the queen who is not lip-syncing presses the button, she will fill in for her partner and finish the lip-sync. Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst lip-sync for their pairs and they lip-sync to "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul. Chad Michaels wins the lip-sync, with Mimi Imfurst losing the lip-sync, meaning her and Pandora Boxx sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Rachel Hunter and Ross Mathews
  • Main Challenge: Create an "Opposites Attract" photoshoot and a "half-baked" photo
  • Runway Theme: Team Unity
  • Challenge Winner: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx) and Team Shad (Chad Michaels and Shannel)
  • Lip-Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
  • Eliminated: Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
22"RuPaul's Gaff-In"October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play In Da Butt Ru, a game showing how well the queens know their partners. Team Rujubee wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform in RuPaul's Gaff-In Variety Show. They must do this as a celebrity impersonation.

On the runway, category is 60's Glam. Team Shad and Team Yarlexis receive positive critiques, with Team Yarlexis winning the challenge. Team Brown Flowers, Team Latrila and Team Rujubee receive negative critiques, with Team Rujubee being safe. Latrice Royale and Tammie Brown lip-sync for their pairs and they lip-sync to "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman. Latrice Royale wins the lip-sync, with Tammie Brown losing the lip-sync, meaning her and Nina Flowers sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Busy Philipps and Vicki Lawrence
  • Mini-Challenge: In Da Butt Ru (Knowing each their own partners)
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Main Challenge: RuPaul Gaff-In Variety Show Doing Celebrity Impersonations
  • Runway Theme: 60's Glam
  • Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Brown Flowers (Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown) and Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
  • Lip-Sync Contestants: Latrice Royale and Tammie Brown
  • Lip-Sync Song: "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman
  • Eliminated: Team Brown Flowers (Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers)
33"Queens Behaving Badly"November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will take manly selfies. Team Yarlexis wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will act naughty on the streets of Hollywood, earning points by doing pranks.

On the runway, category is Bad Girls Chic. Team Shad wins the challenge. Team Latrila, Team Rujubee and Team Yarlexis receive negative critiques, with Team Yarlexis being safe. Jujubee and Manila Luzon lip-sync for their pairs and they lip-sync to "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. Jujubee wins the lip-sync, with Manila Luzon losing the lip-sync, meaning her and Latrice Royale sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Rachel Dratch and Janice Dickinson
  • Mini-Challenge: Queens With Guy Phones
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Main Challenge: The Queens had to act "naughty" on the streets of Hollywood and do pranks.
  • Runway Theme: Bad Girls Chic
  • Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Chad Michaels and Shannel)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon) and Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Lip-Sync Contestants: Jujubee and Manila Luzon
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Nasty" by Janet Jackson
  • Eliminated: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon)
44"All Star Girl Groups"November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will do a cheer-reading routine. Team Yarlexis wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will form a girl froup with celebrity women. Team Rujubee chose Kady Z, with them performing to RuPaul's "Jealous of My Boogie", Team Shad chose Jillian Hervey, with them performing to RuPaul's "Glamazon". Team Yarlexis chose Kelly Osbourne, with them performing to RuPaul's "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)".

On the runway, Team Shad wins the main challenge. Team Rujubee and Team Yarlexis are the bottom two teams. Raven and Alexis Mateo lip-sync for their pairs and they lip-sync to "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls. During the lip-sync, Yara Sofia pushes the "she-mergency" button and she finished the lip-sync for Alexis Mateo. Raven wins the lip-sync, meaning Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Mary Wilson and Rosie Perez
  • Mini-Challenge: Cheer-reading routine
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Main Challenge: Form girl groups with a celebrity, and perform a RuPaul song in front of a live audience
  • Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
  • Bottom Two Teams: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven) and Team Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia)
  • Lip-Sync Contestants: Raven and Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls
  • Eliminated: Team Yarlexis (Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo)
55"Dynamic Drag Duos"November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)

For the mini-challenge, the queens will play a basketball game of "FISH". Team Rujubee wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the pairs will create a super hero and a super villain look, with one queen playing as the super hero, and the other queen playing as the super villain.

On the runway, Team Shad wins the main challenge. Team Rujubee is the bottom team, with both of them lip-syncing to "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn. After an emotional performance, RuPaul announces that no one is going home.

  • Guest Judges: Wendi McLendon-Covey and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  • Mini-Challenge: Basketball game of "Fish"
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Main Challenge: Super Heroes vs Super Villains
  • Main Challenge Winner: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels)
  • Bottom Two: Team Rujubee (Jujubee and Raven)
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn
  • Eliminated: None
66"The Grand Finale"November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)

For their final challenge, the final queens have to go to different locations within minutes of each other and perform different shows, consisting of a group interview, followed by an appearance at Hamburger Mary's to accept an award in their honor, and finish up with a comedy routine in front of a live audience.

The queens walk the runway one last time. Jujubee and Shannel are eliminated. The final two, Chad Michaels and Raven, lip-sync one last time to "Responsitrannity (Matt's Pop Edit)" by RuPaul. RuPaul then announces that Chad Michaels is the winner, leaving Raven as the runner-up.

  • Guest Judges: Beth Ditto and Cheri Oteri
  • Main Challenge: Drag on a Time (group interview session, public appearances at Hamburger Mary's, and a stand-up comedy routine)
  • Eliminated: Jujubee and Shannel
  • Final Two: Chad Michaels and Raven
  • Lip Sync Song: "Responsitrannity (Matt's Pop Edit)" by RuPaul
  • Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Raven
  • Runner-up: Raven
  • Winner of RuPaul's All-Stars Drag Race Season One: Chad Michaels

Contestant appearances in other seasons

Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon competed again on the fourth season of All Stars. Manila ended up finishing in 6th place while Latrice placed 5th overall.[13] Alexis Mateo and Jujubee competed on the fifth season of All Stars.[14] Alexis placed 5th while Jujubee was a runner-up. Pandora Boxx and Yara Sofia came back for the sixth season of All Stars. Yara won the first challenge but was sent home on the fourth episode, ending up in 10th place, while Pandora was sent home on the eighth episode in 6th place.

References
  1. RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens from www.newnownext.com 6 August 2012
  2. "Logo launching all-stars edition of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' -- Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. March 12, 2012.
  3. RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Premiere: Never Too Early to Throw Shade
  4. RuPaul will crown an all-star queen in new season of ‘Drag Race’
  5. "Every All Stars Werkroom Entrance (Compilation) RuPaul's Drag Race". Youtube. RuPaul's Drag Race. August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "It Takes Two". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 1. October 22, 2012.
  7. "RuPaul's Gaff-In". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 2. October 29, 2012.
  8. "Queens Behaving Badly". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 3. November 5, 2012.
  9. "All Stars Girl Groups". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 4. November 12, 2012.
  10. "Dynamic Drag Duos". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 5. November 19, 2012.
  11. "The Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 1. Episode 6. November 26, 2012.
  12. RuPaul's All-Star Drag Race Contestant Photos and Guest Judges Revealed
  13. "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 line-up: Who's in the All Stars 4 cast? | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  14. Nolfi, Joey (May 8, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 5 cast announced, series moves back to VH1". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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