The fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was announced by VH1 on August 19, 2019.[1]
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster for Season 5 | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Shea Couleé |
| Runners-up | |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | June 5 – July 24, 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
On February 20, 2020, the show's official Twitter account announced the season premiere date of June 5, 2020, on Showtime.[2] Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would instead air on VH1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments".[3][4]
The official trailer announced a change in the elimination rules: Unlike seasons 2, 3, and 4 of All Stars, only a single challenge winner is named each week. The winning queen then lip syncs for her legacy against a guest Lip Sync Assassin from a previous season. If the challenge winner wins the lip sync, she gains the power to eliminate one of the queens in the bottom and win a $10,000 prize. If the Assassin wins, the eliminated queen is determined after a majority vote by the rest of the contestants, and the $10,000 prize rolls over to further episodes until a contestant wins the lip sync.
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars received a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. All Stars 5 was the first All Stars season since All Stars 1 to have an Untucked aftershow. Shea Couleé was declared the winner, with Jujubee and Miz Cracker named runners-up.
Jujubee later competed on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, placing 3rd alongside Baga Chipz. Shea Couleé later competed on the seventh season of All Stars, the first all-winners season of Drag Race, placing 3rd alongside Trinity The Tuck
Contestants
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Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) | Original placement(s) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Couleé | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Season 9 | 3rd place | Winner |
| Jujubee | 34 | Boston, Massachusetts | Season 2 | 3rd place | Runners-up |
| All Stars 1 | 3rd place | ||||
| Miz Cracker | 35 | New York City, New York | Season 10 | 5th place | |
| Blair St. Clair | 24 | Washington, D.C. | Season 10 | 9th place | 4th place |
| Alexis Mateo | 39 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Season 3 | 3rd place | 5th place |
| All Stars 1 | 5th place | ||||
| India Ferrah | 33 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Season 3 | 10th place | 6th place |
| Mayhem Miller | 37 | Riverside, California | Season 10 | 10th place | 7th place[a] |
| Mariah Paris Balenciaga[b] | 37 | Los Angeles, California | Season 3 | 9th place | 8th place |
| Ongina | 37 | Los Angeles, California | Season 1 | 5th place | 9th place[c] |
| Derrick Barry | 35 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Season 8 | 5th place | 10th place |
Notes:
Contestant progress
editLegend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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| 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | |
| Shea Couleé | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | Winner |
| Jujubee | SAFE | SAFE | TOP | SAFE | BTM | BTM | BTM | Runner-up |
| Miz Cracker | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | TOP | WIN | Runner-up |
| Blair St. Clair | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
| Alexis Mateo | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |
| India Ferrah | TOP | BTM | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Mayhem Miller | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Mariah Paris Balenciaga | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Ongina | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Derrick Barry | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Lip syncs
editLegend:
| Episode | Top All Star (Elimination) |
vs. | Lip Sync Assassin (Elimination) |
Song | Winner(s) | Bottom | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | India Ferrah (Derrick) |
vs. | Yvie Oddly (Derrick) |
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin) |
Yvie Oddly | Derrick, Mayhem | Derrick Barry |
| 2[6] | Shea Couleé (Ongina) |
vs. | Alyssa Edwards (Ongina) |
"Neutron Dance" (The Pointer Sisters) |
Shea Couleé | India, Mariah, Ongina | Ongina |
| 3[7] | Jujubee (Mariah) |
vs. | Monét X Change (Mariah) |
"Juice" (Lizzo) |
Monét X Change | India, Mariah, Shea | Mariah Paris Balenciaga |
| 4[8] | Miz Cracker (Mayhem) |
vs. | Morgan McMichaels (Mayhem) |
"Where Have You Been" (Rihanna) |
Miz Cracker | India, Mayhem | Mayhem Miller |
| Morgan McMichaels | |||||||
| 5[9] | Shea Couleé (India) |
vs. | Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (India) |
"Open Your Heart" (Madonna) |
Shea Couleé | Alexis, Blair, India, Jujubee, Miz Cracker |
India Ferrah |
| 6[10] | Miz Cracker (Alexis) |
vs. | Roxxxy Andrews (Alexis) |
"One Last Time" (Ariana Grande) |
Roxxxy Andrews | Alexis, Blair, Jujubee, Shea | Alexis Mateo |
| 7[11] | Miz Cracker (Blair) |
vs. | Kennedy Davenport (Blair) |
"Fancy" (Reba McEntire) |
Miz Cracker | Blair, Jujubee, Shea | Blair St. Clair |
| Episode | Final All Stars | Song | Winner | ||||
| 8[12] | Jujubee vs. Miz Cracker vs. Shea Couleé | "Make Me Feel" (Janelle Monáe) |
Shea Couleé | ||||
Voting history
edit| Episode | 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | |
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| Deciding vote | Group | Shea | Group | Cracker | Shea | Group | Cracker | |
| Group | ||||||||
| Shea | Derrick | Ongina | Mariah | Mayhem | India | Alexis | ||
| Jujubee | Mayhem | Mayhem | Alexis | |||||
| Cracker | Derrick | Mariah | Mayhem | Blair | ||||
| Blair | Derrick | Mariah | Mayhem | Alexis | ||||
| Alexis | Derrick | Shea | Mayhem | Blair | ||||
| India | Mariah | Mayhem | ||||||
| Mayhem | Derrick | Shea | Mayhem | |||||
| Mariah | Derrick | India | ||||||
| Ongina | Derrick | |||||||
| Derrick | Mayhem | |||||||
| Eliminated | Derrick | Ongina | Mariah | Mayhem | India | Alexis | Blair | |
Guest judges
edit- Ricky Martin, actor and singer[13]
- Madison Beer, singer
- Tessa Thompson, actress and singer
- Martyn Lawrence Bullard, interior designer
- Nicole Byer, stand-up comedian
- Sarah Hyland, actress
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, actor and Canada's Drag Race judge
- Tommy Dorfman, actor
- Bebe Rexha, singer
- Jane Krakowski, actress and singer
- Sam Richardson, actor
- Todrick Hall, singer and choreographer
Special guests
editGuests who appeared in episodes but did not judge on the main stage (in order of appearance):
Episode 2
- Leland, singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer
- Freddy Scott, composer and actor
Episode 8
- Monét X Change and Trinity the Tuck, contestants on season ten and nine, respectively, and winners of the fourth season of All Stars
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 34 | 1 | "Werq the World Variety Show" | June 5, 2020 | |
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Ten all-stars enter the workroom. RuPaul comes in and introduces a new twist happening for the season. Instead of the top two all-stars lip-syncing for their legacy, only one all-star will be the winning queen of the week. That winner will lip-sync against a secret lip-sync assassin. All queens will then vote for which bottom all-star of the week should get eliminated. If the all-star wins the lip-sync, their chosen lipstick decides who to eliminate from the competition. If the lip-sync assassin wins the lip-sync, the votes cast by the other queens dictate who will get eliminated. For the mini-challenge, the queens read each other. Blair St. Clair and Jujubee win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent in front of the judges and a live audience.
On the runway, Alexis Mateo, India Ferrah and Miz Cracker receive positive critiques, with India Ferrah being the top all-star of the week. Derrick Barry, Mayhem Miller and Ongina receive negative critiques, with Derrick Barry and Mayhem Miller being the bottom two all-stars of the week. It is then revealed that Season 11's winner Yvie Oddly is this week's lip-sync assassin. India Ferrah and Yvie Oddly then lip-sync to "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin. Yvie Oddly wins the lip-sync and reveals that the group has voted to eliminate Derrick Barry from the competition.
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| 35 | 2 | "I'm in Love" | June 12, 2020 | |
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India Ferrah reveals she would have eliminated Derrick Barry from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens will form girl groups where they must write, record and choreograph a performance to "I'm in Love!". They must pick a celebrity crush that they have and sing about them for the performance. Team India Ferrah:
Team Blair St. Clair:
Team Shea Couleé
On the runway, category is Love the Skin You're In. Blair St. Clair, Jujubee and Shea Couleé receive positive critiques, with Shea Couleé being the top all-star of the week. India Ferrah, Mariah Paris Balenciaga and Ongina receive negative critiques and are the bottom three all-stars of the week. Backstage, Ongina tells the girls that she's okay with going home, after thinking it's not fair for the other two queens in the bottom to go home, which upsets the other queens. It is then revealed that Season 5 and All-Stars 2 queen Alyssa Edwards is the lip-sync assassin this week. Shea Couleé and Alyssa Edwards then lip-sync to "Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters. Shea Couleé wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Ongina from the competition.
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| 36 | 3 | "Get a Room!" | June 19, 2020 | |
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It is revealed that Ongina voted for herself to go home, much to the dismay of the other queens. For the main challenge, the queens must design and present a signature hotel suite in teams. Miz Cracker, Mariah Paris Balenciaga and Shea Couleé have "The Golden Gals' Palace & Resort". Alexis Mateo, India Ferrah and Jujubee have "The GlamaZone". Blair St. Clair and Mayhem Miller have "The 24K Experience". On the runway, category is 3 Looks in 1. It is then announced that RuPaul's favorite hotel suite was Blair St. Clair's and Mayhem Miller's. However, her favorite performance was Jujubee's making Jujubee the top all-star of the week. India Ferrah, Mariah Paris Balenciaga and Shea Couleé receive negative critiques and are the bottom three all-stars of the week. It is then revealed that Season 10 and All Stars 4 winner Monét X Change is the lip-sync assassin this week. Jujubee and Monét X Change then lip-sync to "Juice" by Lizzo. Monét X Change wins the lip-sync and reveals that the group has voted to eliminate Mariah Paris Balenciaga from the competition.
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| 37 | 4 | "SheMZ" | June 26, 2020 | |
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Jujubee reveals she would have eliminated Mariah Paris Balenciaga from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens will improv in a spoof of the celebrity gossip show called SheMZ. Team 1:
Team 2:
Team 3:
On the runway, category is C'mon, Camo Couture! Alexis Mateo, Jujubee and Miz Cracker receive positive critiques, with Miz Cracker being the top all-star of the week. India Ferrah and Mayhem Miller receive negative critiques and are the bottom two all-stars of the week. It is revealed that Season 2 and All-Stars 3 queen Morgan McMichaels is the lip-sync assassin. Miz Cracker and Morgan McMichaels lip-sync to "Where Have You Been" by Rihanna. Miz Cracker and Morgan McMichaels both win the lip-sync. It is announced that both Miz Cracker and the queens voted to eliminate Mayhem Miller from the competition.
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| 38 | 5 | "Snatch Game of Love" | July 3, 2020 | |
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The queens are shocked when they find out that Mayhem Miller voted for herself to be eliminated from the competition. For the main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game of Love. The queens will be vying for the love of special guest judges Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Tommy Dorfman Vying for Tommy Dorfman's love are:
Vying for Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman's love are:
On the runway, category is Prom Queen Fantasy. Shea Couleé is announced the top all-star of the week. Alexis Mateo and Jujubee receive positive critiques whereas Blair St Clair, India Ferrah and Miz Cracker receive negative critiques however RuPaul then announces from here on out, if you are not the top all-star of the week, you are the bottom all-star and are at risk of getting eliminated. It is then revealed that Season 10 and 11 queen Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is the lip-sync assassin. Shea Couleé and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo then lip-sync to "Open Your Heart" by Madonna. Shea Couleé wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate India Ferrah from the competition.
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| 39 | 6 | "The Charles Family Backyard Ball" | July 10, 2020 | |
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It is revealed that the group also chose to eliminate India Ferrah from the competition. For the main challenge, the queens must make two looks for the Charles Family Backyard Ball. The first look is a Country Cousin look. The second look is Backyard Eleganza, which must be made out of materials found in a garden. On the runway, Miz Cracker is revealed to be the top all-star of the week, with Alexis Mateo, Blair St. Clair, Jujubee and Shea Couleé being the bottom four queens of the week. It is then revealed that Season 5 and All-Stars 2 queen Roxxxy Andrews is this week's lip-sync assassin. Miz Cracker and Roxxxy Andrews lip-sync to "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande. Roxxxy Andrews wins the lip-sync and reveals that the queens have voted to eliminate Alexis Mateo from the competition.
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| 40 | 7 | "Stand-Up Smackdown" | July 17, 2020 | |
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Miz Cracker reveals she would have eliminated Alexis Mateo from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens must perform a stand-up comedy routine. On the runway, category is Freak Out! Miz Cracker is revealed to be the top all-star of the week, with Blair St. Clair, Jujubee and Shea Couleé being the bottom three all-stars of the week. It is then revealed that Season 7 and All-Stars 3 queen Kennedy Davenport is the lip-sync assassin of the week. Miz Cracker and Kennedy Davenport then lip-sync to "Fancy" by Reba McEntire. Miz Cracker wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Blair St. Clair from the competition.
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| 41 | 8 | "Clap Back!" | July 24, 2020 | |
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For the final challenge, the queens must write, record and perform a verse to the remix of RuPaul's song "Clap Back".
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Ratings
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "All Star Variety Extravaganza" | June 5, 2020 | 0.28[14] | 0.615[14] |
| 2 | "I'm in Love!" | June 12, 2020 | 0.25[15] | 0.567[15] |
| 3 | "Get a Room!" | June 19, 2020 | 0.22[16] | 0.507[16] |
| 4 | "SheMZ" | June 26, 2020 | 0.23[17] | 0.541[17] |
| 5 | "Snatch Game of Love" | July 3, 2020 | 0.18[18] | 0.386[18] |
| 6 | "The Charles Family Backyard Ball" | July 10, 2020 | 0.22[19] | 0.514[19] |
| 7 | "Stand-Up Smackdown" | July 17, 2020 | 0.19[20] | 0.454[20] |
| 8 | "Clap Back!" | July 24, 2020 | 0.27[21] | 0.567[21] |
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