The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 28 and concluded on May 29, 2020. The competition was broadcast on VH1 in the United States and saw 13 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a twelfth and fifth season respectively on August 19, 2019. At the time of the renewal the Drag Race franchise had earned VH1 a total of 14 Emmy nominations.[1] Casting calls were opened in January 2019 while the cast was revealed by season 11 winner Yvie Oddly on January 23, 2020.[2]
RuPaul's Drag Race | |
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Season 12 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season twelve | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 13 |
Winner | Jaida Essence Hall |
Miss Congeniality | Heidi N Closet |
Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Release | |
Original network | VH1 |
Original release | February 28 May 29, 2020 | –
Season chronology | |
Following multiple revelations of misconduct, Sherry Pie was disqualified from the show and mostly edited out of the American broadcast, although initial overseas screenings retained the original edit.[3]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the reunion and finale were held virtually across the country.[4]
The winner of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Jaida Essence Hall, with Crystal Methyd and Gigi Goode being the runners-up, and Heidi N Closet being Miss Congeniality.
The Halloween variety show Bring Back My Ghouls, hosted by Jaida Essence Hall and featuring season 12 contestants, was broadcast on WOWPresents on October 30, 2020.[5]
Contestants
editAges, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Jaida Essence Hall | 32 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Winner |
Crystal Methyd | 28 | Springfield, Missouri | Runners-up |
Gigi Goode | 21 | Los Angeles, California | |
Sherry Pie | 27 | New York City, New York | 4th place |
Jackie Cox | 34 | New York City, New York | 5th place |
Heidi N Closet | 24 | Ramseur, North Carolina | 6th place[a] |
Widow Von'Du | 30 | Kansas City, Missouri | 7th place |
Jan[b] | 26 | New York City, New York | 8th place |
Brita[c] | 34 | New York City, New York | 9th place |
Aiden Zhane | 29 | Acworth, Georgia | 10th place |
Nicky Doll | 28 | New York City, New York | 11th place |
Rock M. Sakura | 28 | San Francisco, California | 12th place |
Dahlia Sin | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 13th place |
Notes:
Contestant progress
editLegend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
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1[7] | 2[8] | 3[9] | 4[10] | 5[11] | 6[12] | 7[13] | 8[14] | 9[15] | 10[16] | 11[17] | 12[18] | 13[19] | 14[20] | |
Jaida Essence Hall | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM | SAFE | Guest | Winner | |
Crystal Methyd | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | Guest | Runner-up | |
Gigi Goode | TOP2 | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Guest | Runner-up | |
Sherry Pie | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DISQ | ||
Jackie Cox | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
Heidi N Closet | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Miss C | ||
Widow Von'Du | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
Jan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
Brita | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||
Aiden Zhane | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||
Nicky Doll | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||||
Rock M. Sakura | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||||
Dahlia Sin | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
Lip syncs
editLegend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1[21] | Gigi Goode | vs. | Widow Von'Du | "Starships" (Nicki Minaj) |
Widow Von'Du |
2[8] | Jaida Essence Hall | vs. | Sherry Pie | "Call Your Girlfriend" (Robyn) |
Jaida Essence Hall |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
3[9] | Dahlia Sin | vs. | Nicky Doll | "Problem" (Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea) |
Dahlia Sin |
4[10] | Brita | vs. | Rock M. Sakura | "S&M" (Rihanna) |
Rock M. Sakura |
5[11] | Heidi N Closet | vs. | Nicky Doll | "Heart to Break" (Kim Petras) |
Nicky Doll |
6[12] | Aiden Zhane | vs. | Brita | "Let It Go" (Caissie Levy) |
Aiden Zhane |
7[13] | Brita | vs. | Heidi N Closet | "Burning Up" (Madonna) |
Brita |
8[14] | Jan | vs. | Widow Von'Du | "This Is My Night" (Chaka Khan) |
Jan |
9[15] | Jackie Cox | vs. | Widow Von'Du | "Firework" (Katy Perry) |
Widow Von'Du |
10[16] | Heidi N Closet | vs. | Jackie Cox | "Kill the Lights" (Alex Newell, DJ Cassidy, Nile Rodgers) |
None |
11[17] | Heidi N Closet | vs. | Jaida Essence Hall | "1999" (Prince) |
Heidi N Closet |
12[18] | Crystal Methyd | vs. | Jackie Cox | "On the Floor" (Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull) |
Jackie Cox |
Episode | Contestants | Song | |||
14[20] | Crystal Methyd vs. Gigi Goode vs. Jaida Essence Hall | "Bring Back My Girls" (RuPaul) | |||
Crystal Methyd | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | ||||
Gigi Goode | "Take On Me" (A-ha) | ||||
Jaida Essence Hall | "Get Up" (Ciara ft. Chamillionaire) | ||||
Final contestants | Song | Winner | |||
Crystal Methyd vs. Gigi Goode vs. Jaida Essence Hall | "Survivor" (Destiny's Child) |
Jaida Essence Hall |
Guest judges
editListed in chronological order:[22]
- Nicki Minaj, rapper[23]
- Robyn, singer
- Thandiwe Newton, actress
- Olivia Munn, actress
- Leslie Jones, comedian and actress
- Normani, singer
- Daniel Franzese, actor
- Jonathan Bennett, actor and television host
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congresswoman
- Winnie Harlow, model
- Chaka Khan, singer
- Jeff Goldblum, actor
- Rachel Bloom, actress
- Daisy Ridley, actress
- Whoopi Goldberg, actress and television personality
- Jamal Sims, choreographer
Special guests
editGuests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1
- Kimora Blac, contestant on Season 9 (impersonating Kim Kardashian)[24]
- Mayhem Miller, contestant on Season 10 (impersonating Kanye West)[24]
- Raven, runner-up of Season 2 and of All Stars Season 1[24]
- The Vivienne, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 (impersonating Donald Trump)
Episode 2
- Kim Chi, runner up of Season 8 (impersonating Anna Sui)
- Mayhem Miller, contestant on Season 10 (impersonating Andre Leon Talley)
- Raven, runner-up of Season 2 and of All Stars Season 1
- Sonique, contestant on Season 2 (impersonating Karl Lagerfeld)
- Zaldy, fashion designer
Episode 3
Episode 6
- Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, contestant on Season 10 and Season 11
Episode 7
- David Benjamin Steinberg, record producer
- Erik Paparozzi, record producer
- Jamal Sims, choreographer
Episode 8
- Bob Harper, personal trainer and author
Episode 9
- Raven, runner-up of Season 2 and of All Stars Season 1
Episode 13
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant on Season 1
- Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, contestant on Season 10 and Season 11
- Lisa Rinna, reality television personality
- Harry Hamlin, actor
Episode 14
- Rachel Bloom, actor and comedian
- Bob the Drag Queen, winner of season eight
- Monét X Change, contestant on season ten and winner of All Stars 4
- Adore Delano, contestant on season six and All Stars season two
- Bianca Del Rio, winner of season six
- Scarlet Envy, contestant on season eleven
- Daniel Franzese, actor
- Whoopi Goldberg, actress and comedian
- Adam Lambert, singer
- Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, contestant on seasons ten and eleven
- Dolly Parton, singer
- Peppermint, runner-up of season nine
- Kim Petras, singer
- Robyn, singer
- Latrice Royale, contestant on season four and All Stars one and four
- Yvie Oddly, winner of season eleven
- Sasha Velour, winner of season nine
- Vivacious, contestant on season six
- Nina West, contestant on season eleven
Episodes
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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146 | 1 | "I'm That Bitch" | February 28, 2020 | |
Seven new queens enter the workroom. RuPaul then announces that this season will be a split premiere. For the first mini-challenge, the queens will walk the runway showing off two looks: one from their spring collection and one from their fall collection. For the main challenge, the queens will write, record, and perform verses to "I'm That Bitch". On the runway, category is Sparkles. Brita, Gigi Goode, Jackie Cox and Widow Von'Du receive positive critiques. Heidi N Closet and Nicky Doll receive negative critiques. It is then announced that Gigi Goode and Widow Von'Du are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Starships" by Nicki Minaj. After the lip-sync, Widow Von'Du is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then reveals that no one will be going home.
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147 | 2 | "You Don't Know Me" | March 6, 2020 | |
The remaining six queens enter the workroom. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will walk the runway showing off two looks: one from their spring collection and one from their fall collection. For the main challenge, the queens will write, record, and perform verses to "You Don't Know Me". On the runway, category is Tulle. Aiden Zhane, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan and Sherry Pie receive positive critiques. Dahlia Sin and Rock M. Sakura receive negative critiques. It is then announced that Jaida Essence Hall and Sherry Pie are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn. After the lip-sync, Jaida Essence Hall is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then reveals that no one will be going home.
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148 | 3 | "World's Worst" | March 13, 2020 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will team up and improvise in the talent competition "World's Worst".
On the runway, category is Buttons and Bows. Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox and Sherry Pie receive positive critiques, with Sherry Pie winning the challenge. Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin and Nicky Doll receive negative critiques, with Crystal Methyd being safe. Dahlia Sin and Nicky Doll lip-sync to "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea. Nicky Doll wins the lip-sync and Dahlia Sin is the first queen to sashay away.
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149 | 4 | "The Ball Ball" | March 20, 2020 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will compete in "The Beehive Jive" dance competition. Gigi Goode wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create three looks for The Ball Ball: Lady Baller, Basketball Wife Realness and Balls to the Wall Eleganza. On the runway, Gigi Goode, Jaida Essence Hall and Nicky Doll receive positive critiques, with Gigi Goode winning the challenge. Aiden Zhane, Brita and Rock M. Sakura receive negative critiques, with Aiden Zhane being safe. Brita and Rock M. Sakura lip-sync to "S&M" by Rihanna. Brita wins the lip-sync and Rock M. Sakura sashays away.
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150 | 5 | "Gay's Anatomy" | March 27, 2020 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will overact in a parody of the popular TV show "Grey's Anatomy" called "Gay's Anatomy".
On the runway, category is Planet of the Capes. Aiden Zhane, Gigi Goode, Jan, Jackie Cox, Sherry Pie and Widow Von'Du receive positive critiques, with Sherry Pie winning the challenge. Brita, Heidi N Closet and Nicky Doll receive negative critiques, with Brita being safe. Heidi N Closet and Nicky Doll lip-sync to "Heart to Break" by Kim Petras. Heidi N Closet wins the lip-sync and Nicky Doll sashays away.
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151 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 3, 2020 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. Daniel Franzese and Jonathan Bennett star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Frozen Eleganza. Gigi Goode, Jackie Cox and Sherry Pie receive positive critiques, with Gigi Goode winning the challenge. Aiden Zhane, Brita and Crystal Methyd receive negative critiques, with Crystal Methyd being safe. Aiden Zhane and Brita lip-sync to "Let It Go" by Caissie Levy. Brita wins the lip-sync and Aiden Zhane sashays away.
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152 | 7 | "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" | April 10, 2020 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform in Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical.
On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand Michelle Visages. Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode and Jan receive positive critiques, with Gigi Goode winning the challenge. Brita, Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox receive negative critiques, with Jackie Cox being safe. Brita and Heidi N Closet lip-sync to "Burning Up" by Madonna. Heidi N Closet wins the lip-sync and Brita sashays away.
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153 | 8 | "Droop" | April 17, 2020 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will pair up and create a box of FabFitFun products for another duo, then gift it to them with shade. Gigi Goode and Jackie Cox win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create and market products for the new drag queen lifestyle brand "Droop".
On the runway, category is Black Wedding. Crystal Methyd, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox and Jaida Essence Hall receive positive critiques, with Heidi N Closet winning the challenge. Gigi Goode, Jan, Sherry Pie and Widow Von'Du receive negative critiques, with Gigi Goode and Sherry Pie being safe. Jan and Widow Von'Du lip-sync to "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan. Widow Von'Du wins the lip-sync and Jan sashays away.
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154 | 9 | "Choices 2020" | April 24, 2020 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will audition for Kitty Girl 2020. Jackie Cox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will participate in a presidential debate called "Choices 2020". On the runway, category is Stars and Stripes Forever. Crystal Methyd, Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall receive positive critiques, with Jaida Essence Hall winning the challenge. Gigi Goode, Jackie Cox and Widow Von'Du receive negative critiques, with Gigi Goode being safe. Jackie Cox and Widow Von'Du lip-sync to "Firework" by Katy Perry. Jackie Cox wins the lip-sync and Widow Von'Du sashays away.
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155 | 10 | "Superfan Makeover" | May 1, 2020 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will makeover Drag Race superfans. On the runway, category is Drag Family Resemblance. Crystal Methyd, Jaida Essence Hall and Sherry Pie receive positive critiques, with Jaida Essence Hall winning the challenge. Heidi N Closet and Jackie Cox receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Kill the Lights" by Alex Newell and DJ Cassidy ft. Nile Rodgers. They are both declared the winners of the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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156 | 11 | "One-Queen Show" | May 8, 2020 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will have a bitchfest with puppets. Jackie Cox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create and perform in your own one woman show.
On the runway, category is The Color Purple. Crystal Methyd and Jackie Cox receive positive critiques, with Crystal Methyd winning the challenge. Heidi N Closet, Jaida Essence Hall and Sherry Pie receive negative critiques, with Sherry Pie being safe. Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall lip-sync to "1999" by Prince. Jaida Essence Hall wins the lip-sync and Heidi N Closet sashays away.
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157 | 12 | "Viva Drag Vegas" | May 15, 2020 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will create an over-the-top, one-of-a-kind showgirl headdress. Gigi Goode wins the mini-challenge. For the final challenge of the season, the queens will perform a medley of songs from RuPaul's Drag Race Live! On the runway, category is Eleganza Extravaganza. Gigi Goode and Jaida Essence Hall receive positive critiques, with Gigi Goode winning the challenge. Crystal Methyd and Jackie Cox receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull. Crystal Methyd wins the lip-sync and Jackie Cox sashays away.
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158 | 13 | "Reunited: Alone Together" | May 22, 2020 | |
RuPaul and the queens reunite to discuss the season's highlights and drama during a "virtual slumber party" while in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions include: Aiden Zhane and Brita's beef, Rock M Sakura's heartbreaking elimination, Nicky Doll being a fan favorite, Dahlia Sin storming off set after her elimination and Jan crying when Brita was sent home and being upset after not winning the Rusical episode. | ||||
159 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 29, 2020 | |
For the first time a virtual finale is held from remote locations across the country due to the effects of COVID-19. For the first lip-sync, the queens will all lip-sync to "Bring Back My Girls" by RuPaul, with only their faces showing. The final three queens will then all lip-sync alone to a song of their choice. Crystal Methyd lip-syncs to "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado, Gigi Goode lip-syncs to "Take On Me" by A-ha and Jaida Essence Hall lip-syncs to "Get Up" by Ciara ft. Chamillionaire. It is then announced that Heidi N Closet is this season's Miss Congeniality. For the final lip-sync, Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode and Jaida Essence Hall lip-sync to "Survivor" by Destiny's Child. It is announced that Jaida Essence Hall is the winner, leaving Crystal Methyd and Gigi Goode as the runners-up.
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- ^ Michelle Visage was not on the judging panel for this episode.
Disqualification
edit"In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie’s statement, Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Out of respect for the hard work of the other queens, VH1 will air the season as planned. Sherry will not appear in the grand finale scheduled to be filmed later this spring."
Statement from VH1 and World of Wonder.[26]
On March 4, 2020, Ben Shimkus, a 25-year-old actor, posted an update to Facebook detailing his experiences with the contestant Sherry Pie, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, and accusing him of catfishing when the two studied together in the musical theater program at SUNY Cortland.[27] Shimkus' post alleged that Gugliemelli deceived him using a fake identity of "Allison Mossey" to make promises of a musical career on Broadway.[28] Shimkus also claimed that Gugliemelli coerced him into sending sexually suggestive fetish videos as part of the audition process.[28]
In these videos, Shimkus was asked to play the character of Jeff, a steroid-dependent individual obsessed with growing muscle and gaining physical strength.[28] In the script provided by Gugliemelli, Shimkus explained, the character of Jeff was supposed to appear ostensibly pleased with his body odor that resulted from taking steroids.[28]
In an article with BuzzFeed News published on March 5, 2020, four other men came forward with similar allegations of Gugliemelli posing as Mossey and leading them to believe that recording sexually daring audition videos would increase their chances of being noticed by casting directors.[29]
Another former classmate at SUNY Cortland alleged that Gugliemelli similarly deceived him to film various provocative scenes wearing revealing clothing as part of his audition for a musical production of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he was told was affiliated with the director Tim Burton.[29] One victim claimed that Gugliemelli had explicitly asked them to masturbate on camera.[30][28] As of March 6, 2020, a total of seven victims of Gugliemelli's alleged misconduct have come forward, including Season 12 contestant Jackie Cox.[31]
Gugliemelli posted an apology on his Facebook page, staying that he was sorry for "[causing] such trauma and pain" and that he had been "seeking help and receiving treatment since coming back to NYC".[30][32] On March 6, 2020, VH1 released a statement regarding the incident, and made the decision to disqualify Gugliemelli from the contest. According to the statement, the season would air as planned but Gugliemelli would not appear in the live finale.[28] After both episodes 3 and 5, wherein Sherry Pie won the challenge and received $5,000 cash tips, World of Wonder donated $5,000 to The Trevor Project.[33]
The contestant was originally one of the Top 4 queens, alongside Gigi Goode, Crystal Methyd and Jaida Essence Hall but due to her disqualification, she finished in 4th place, resulting in Season 12 being the first to feature a top 3 since Season 8.
Bring Back My Ghouls
editBring Back My Ghouls was a Halloween variety special presented by World of Wonder, which streamed on the company's YouTube channel and WOW Presents Plus subscription service on October 30, 2020. The broadcast saw the season 12 contestants performing lip-syncs and participating in interviews. RuPaul also appears with a "special message". Viewers could submit requests and send tips via Cash App, PayPal, or Venmo, which were split evenly between the performers.[34][35] Participants lip-synced to the songs "Bring Back My Ghouls" and "I'm That Witch" and wore Halloween-inspired costumes. Gigi Goode appeared as Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds, Rock M. Sakura dressed as a squid, and Widow Von'Du dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West, a fictional character in L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and subsequent adaptations. Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall spoke with fellow contestants about their Halloween plans.[36] The "Time to Vote" segment was a collaboration with Crooked Media and Vote Save America and saw Brita and Heidi N Closet emphasize the importance of voting in the 2020 United States elections in a parody of the music video for RuPaul's song "Peanut Butter".[34][36]
Awards
editAt the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards the season won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program. With "I'm That Bitch" as the submitted episode, it also won:
- Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program
- Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
- Outstanding Contemporary Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)
- Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Rupaul also won for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.[37]
Ratings
editNo. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "I'm That Bitch" | February 28, 2020 | 0.19[38] | 0.504[38] |
2 | "You Don't Know Me" | March 6, 2020 | 0.24[39] | 0.558[39] |
3 | "World's Worst" | March 13, 2020 | 0.23[40] | 0.542[40] |
4 | "The Ball Ball" | March 20, 2020 | 0.33[41] | 0.678[41] |
5 | "Gay's Anatomy" | March 27, 2020 | 0.29[42] | 0.630[42] |
6 | "Snatch Game" | April 3, 2020 | 0.36[43] | 0.708[43] |
7 | "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" | April 10, 2020 | 0.34[44] | 0.731[44] |
8 | "Droop" | April 17, 2020 | 0.29[45] | 0.633[45] |
9 | "Choices 2020" | April 24, 2020 | 0.35[46] | 0.688[46] |
10 | "Superfan Makeover" | May 1, 2020 | 0.34[47] | 0.701[47] |
11 | "One-Queen Show" | May 8, 2020 | 0.25[48] | 0.607[48] |
12 | "Viva Drag Vegas" | May 15, 2020 | 0.33[49] | 0.695[49] |
13 | "Alone Together" | May 22, 2020 | 0.25[50] | 0.597[50] |
14 | "Grand Finale" | May 29, 2020 | 0.34[51] | 0.658[51] |
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