The ninth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. The returning judges included

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, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens (including one returnee) competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of

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cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and a crown and scepter provided by Shandar. The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017. This season saw the return of season eight contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who finished the competition in 10th place. The winner of the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' was Sasha Velour, with

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being the runner-up and Valentina winning Miss Congeniality.

Production

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revealed on her ''Sibling Watchery'' podcast that season 9 started filming one week after the season 8 finale.

Contestants

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

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order: *

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

, singer, songwriter, and actress *

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, new wave band * Todrick Hall, actor and singer * Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer *

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, actor and model * Naya Rivera, actress and singer * Meghan Trainor, singer and songwriter *

Candis Cayne Candis Cayne (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress and performance artist. Cayne performed in New York City nightclubs in drag since the 1990s, and came out as transgender in 1996; Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying ...

, actress * Denis O'Hare, actor * Jennie Garth, actress * Tori Spelling, actress and television personality * Fortune Feimster, writer, comedian, and actress * Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality *Lisa Robertson, television personality and former QVC host * Noah Galvin, actor *

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, singer and songwriter *

Zaldy Zaldy Goco (born 1966),. "Zaldy, 38"; . "It was early August ..Zaldy was a preternaturally young-looking 48." also known mononymously as Zaldy, is a Filipino-American fashion designer. In 1995, he was featured as a model in a British television ...

, Emmy-winning fashion designer * Andie MacDowell, actress * Joan Smalls, fashion model

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episode 2: * Lisa Kudrow, actress and comedian Episode 12: *Todrick Hall, actor and singer

Episodes

Ratings

Notes

References

External links

* {{RuPaul's Drag Race 2017 American television seasons 2017 in LGBT history RuPaul's Drag Race seasons