RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1

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RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Season 1
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseApril 24 (2020-04-24) –
May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The first season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race premiered Friday, April 24, 2020 on VH1 (US). The four-part event series judging panel include RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews.[1][2] The secret celebrities underwent a drag transformation and were mentored by Drag Race Royalty as "Queens Supremes".

This season resembles that of the main series - with each episode consisting of a mini-challenge (the winner of which earns an advantage in the maxi challenge), the maxi challenge and a lip-sync (which determines who is the winner of the week).[3][4]

Contestants[edit]

Contestants of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1 and their charity donations
Episode Drag Name Celebrity[5] Queen Supreme Outcome Raised Charity
1[6] Babykins La Roux Jordan Connor Trixie Mattel Winner $30,000 Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Miss Mimi Teapot Jermaine Fowler Bob the Drag Queen Runners-up $10,000 RAINN
Olivette Isyou Nico Tortorella Monét X Change $10,000 Transgender Law Center
2[7] Vanqueisha De House Vanessa Williams Asia O'Hara Winner $30,000 The Trevor Project
Mary J. Ross Loni Love Trinity the Tuck Runners-up $10,000 Dress for Success
Miss Shenita Cocktail Tami Roman Alyssa Edwards $10,000 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
3[8] Bette Bordeaux Matt Iseman Kim Chi Winners $20,000 Arthritis Foundation
Madam That Bitch Alex Newell Bob the Drag Queen $20,000 Hetrick-Martin Institute
Rachel McAdamsapple Dustin Milligan Nina West $20,000 Project HEAL
4[9] Queen Eleza Beth Hayley Kiyoko Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Winner $30,000 Planned Parenthood
Coral Fixation Madison Beer Monique Heart Runners-up $10,000 The Trevor Project
Cocotini Phoebe Robinson Alyssa Edwards $10,000 Product Red

Special guests[edit]

Episode 2

Episode 3

  • Love Connie, drag performer

Behind the scenes make-up artists

Contestant progress[edit]

Legend:

  WIN (Winner) indicates that the contestant won the episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1.
  RU (Runner-up) indicates that the contestant was the runner-up of the episode.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Drag Name Celebrity Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9]
Babykins La Roux Jordan Connor WIN
Miss Mimi Teapot Jermaine Fowler RU
Olivette Isyou Nico Tortorella RU
Vanqueisha De House Vanessa Williams WIN
Mary J. Ross Loni Love RU
Miss Shenita Cocktail Tami Roman RU
Bette Bordeaux Matt Iseman WIN
Madam That Bitch Alex Newell WIN
Rachel McAdamsapple Dustin Milligan WIN
Queen Eleza Beth Hayley Kiyoko WIN
Coral Fixation Madison Beer RU
Cocotini Phoebe Robinson RU

Lip syncs[edit]

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the episode.
Episode Contestants Song Winner(s)
1[6] Babykins La Roux vs. Miss Mimi Teapot vs.
Olivette Isyou
"Express Yourself"
(Madonna)
Babykins La Roux
2[7] Mary J. Ross vs. Miss Shenita Cocktail vs. Vanqueisha De House "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(Sylvester)
Vanqueisha De House
3[8] Bette Bordeaux vs. Madam That Bitch vs. Rachel McAdamsapple "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
(Celine Dion)
Bette Bordeaux
Madam That Bitch
Rachel McAdamsapple
4[9] Cocotini vs. Coral Fixation vs. Queen Eleza Beth "California Gurls"
(Katy Perry)
Queen Eleza Beth

Episodes[edit]

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [10]Original air date
11"Secret Celebrity Edition #101"April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
22"Secret Celebrity Edition #102"May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
33"Secret Celebrity Edition #103"May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
44"Secret Celebrity Edition #104"May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)

Ratings[edit]

Viewership and ratings per episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Secret Celebrity Edition #101" April 24, 2020 0.31[11] 0.685[11]
2 "Secret Celebrity Edition #102" May 1, 2020 0.23[12] 0.551[12]
3 "Secret Celebrity Edition #103" May 8, 2020 0.16[13] 0.426[13]
4 "Secret Celebrity Edition #104" May 15, 2020 0.19[14] 0.478[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Drysdale, Jenifer (October 22, 2019). "'RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race' to Launch in 2020". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "RuPaul Announces Drag Race Spin-Off Featuring All-Celebrity Competitors". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Swift, Andy (October 22, 2019). "RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race Ordered at VH1 — Which Queens Are Returning?". TVLine.
  4. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 10, 2020). "'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Event Series Sets Premiere Date". Deadline.
  5. ^ Quinn, Dave (May 18, 2020). "RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race: See Every Star's Unrecognizable Drag Queen Transformation". People. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #101". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 1. April 24, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #102". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 2. May 1, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #103". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 3. May 8, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #104". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 4. May 15, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Episode Guide". Screener. United States: Tribune Media. p. Season 0. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 27, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 4.24.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 4, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.1.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 13, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.8.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 18, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.15.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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