Wave that checkered flag, drag racing Fans, because the competition is about to begin.
On Friday (January 6th), RuPaul’s Drag Race is set to enter its 15th season, with more queens and even bigger prize money to come. The latest season sees a record number of his 16 queens vie for $200,000 to claim the title of America’s Next Drug Superstar.
Along with the set of new queens, this season will also feature a vast array of celebrity guest judges ready to offer their expertise and advice on how to beat the competition. Appearing in Friday’s season premiere episode, Janelle Monae, Maren Morris, Hayley Kiyoko, Orville Peck, Ali Wong, Amandla Stenberg, Harvey Gillen, Julia Garner and Megan・Stars such as Statler are scheduled to appear.
Fans accustomed to watching shows on VH1 will also have to make some adjustments in Season 15 — for the first time in the franchise’s history, RuPaul’s Drag Race will air exclusively on MTV. In a statement released alongside the news in December, the co-CEO of World of Wonder (the production company behind it) said: drag racing) Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey said they were “delighted” to see the show take off.drag racing is about the universal themes of love, self-expression and acceptance, and there has never been a more important time for these ideas to be expressed internationally,” they said.
MTV’s storied history as home to some of the most iconic music videos of all time billboard asked the 16 queens RuPaul’s Drag Race Choose your favorite in Season 15. Below, the queens discuss each of their picks, from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé.
