The tenth season of ''

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'' began airing on March 22, 2018, on VH1. The premiere was broadcast one week after the finale of the third season of ''

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'', and episodes are to be followed by ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked''. Contestants were officially announced on February 22, 2018, in a teaser trailer during an episode of ''All Stars 3'' later followed by a special ''"Meet the Queens"'' live-stream on

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, hosted by season nine winner,

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. This season saw the return of

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contestant Eureka O'Hara who was removed from her original season after tearing her ACL. The prizes for the winner of this season include a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. This is the first season in which each episode was 90 minutes long. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Snapshot", and the song played during the closing credits was "Rock It (To The Moon)", both songs from the album Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1. Much like the previous season, it featured the top four contestants of the season advance to the finale, and feature the "Lip-Sync for the Crown" " where there will be two rounds of lipsyncs and the winner of both lipsyncs will move ahead to the final lipsync and who ever wins the final lipsync will be declared as the winner. The winner of the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' was Aquaria, with Kameron Michaels and

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being the runners-up, and

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being Miss Congeniality.

Contestants

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

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order: *

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, singer, songwriter, actress * Halsey, singer, author, actress *

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, actress, model *

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as ...

, singer, songwriter, actress * Nico Tortorella, actor, model *

Logan Browning Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series '' Dear White People''. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film '' Bratz: ...

, actress *

Tisha Campbell-Martin Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film ''Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy dram ...

, actress, singer *

Carrie Preston Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress known for her work on the television series ''True Blood'', ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'', ''Crowded (TV series), Crowded'', ''The Good Wife'', ''The Good Fight ...

, actress, producer, singer *

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, singer, songwriter * Emily V. Gordon, writer, producer * Kumail Nanjiani, comedian, actor, writer * Audra McDonald, actress, singer *

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, model, actress * Andrew Rannells, actor, singer * Billy Eichner, comedian, actor, writer * Abbi Jacobson, comedian, writer, actress *

Ilana Glazer Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actress. She co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series ''Broad City'', which is based on the web series of the same nam ...

, comedian, writer, actress * Miles Heizer, actor, musician *

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, rapper, singer *

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, actress, writer, director * Ashanti, singer, songwriter, actress *

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, singer, director, choreographer

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episode 1 *

Adore Delano Daniel Anthony Noriega, (born September 29, 1989) better known under the stage name Adore Delano, is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Noriega appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of ''American Ido ...

, runner-up of season 6 and 9th place on '' All Stars''

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, winner of

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Chad Michaels Chad Michael Storbeck, known professionally as Chad Michaels (born March 20, 1971), is an American drag performer and professional Cher impersonator. He was the runner-up of the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', alongside Phi Phi O'Hara, ...

, runner-up of

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and winner of ''All Stars''

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* Darienne Lake, 4th place on season 6 *

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, 7th place on

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Derrick Barry Derrick Prentice Barry (born July 18, 1983) is an American drag performer, Britney Spears impersonator and reality television personality. He is best known for competing on the third season of '' America's Got Talent'' (2008), and later the ...

, 5th place on

and 10th place on "All Stars" season 5 *

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, 4th place on season 5 and runner-up of ''All Stars'' season 2 *Jaymes Mansfield, 14th place on

Jessica Wild José David Sierra, better known as Jessica Wild (born June 10, 1980), is a Puerto Rican drag queen, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality, best known as a contestant on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Bi ...

, 6th place on

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* {{disambig ...

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, 8th place on season 4, and 12th place on "All Stars" season 6 *

Jinkx Monsoon Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), better known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag performer, actor, comedian and singer best known for winning the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the seventh seas ...

, winner of season 5 * Jujubee, 3rd place on season 2, 3rd/4th on ''All Stars'' season 1, runner up on "All Stars" season 5, and 3rd place on RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World *

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, 5th place on season 7 and runner-up of ''All Stars'' season 2 * Kim Chi, runner-up of season 8 * Laganja Estranja, 8th place on season 6 *

Manila Luzon Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on ...

, runner-up of season 3, 7th/8th place on ''All Stars'' season 1 and 6th place on ''All Stars'' season 4 * Mariah Balenciaga, 10th place on season 3 and 8th place on "All Stars" season 5 * Morgan McMichaels, 8th place on season 2 and 5th place on ''All Stars''

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, 11th place on season 7 * Ongina, 5th place on

and 9th place on '' All Stars'' season 5 *

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, 5th place on season 2, 11th/12th place on ''All Stars'' season 1, and 6th on All Stars 6 *

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, runner-up of season 9 * Raven, runner-up of season 2 and ''All Stars'' season 1 * Tempest DuJour, 14th place on season 7 *

Trixie Mattel Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, and singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, high-camp ...

, 6th place on season seven and winner of ''All Stars'' season 3 *

Victoria "Porkchop" Parker Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, stage name of Victor Ray Bowling, is an American drag performer and actor who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race.'' He is notable in part for being the first contestant ever eli ...

, 9th place on season 1 * Yara Sofia, 4th place on season 3, 5th/6th place on ''All Stars'' season 1, and 10th place on "All Stars" 6 Episode 2 *

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, television personality * Alyssa Edwards, 6th place on season 5 and 5th place on ''All Stars'' season 2 Episode 4 * Shawn Morales, Pit Crew member from seasons three to six Episode 5 *Ross Mathews Episode 7 *

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, winner of season 6 * Alex Trebek, game show host Episode 8 *Chad Michaels, runner-up of season 4 and winner of ''All Stars'' season 1 *

, singer, director, and choreographer Episode 9 *

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, television host * Randy Rainbow, comedian Episode 10 *

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, actor, comedian, and YouTube personality * Chester See, singer, actor, and YouTube personality *

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, dancer, actor, singer, and YouTube personality *Kingsley, comedian, blogger, and YouTube personality *Raymond Braun, actor, and YouTube personality *

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, author, and YouTube personality Episode 11 *

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, actor, singer Episode 14 *Akashia, 7th place on season 1 *

BeBe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian-American drag queen, drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1), fir ...

, winner of

*Jade, 6th place on season 1 *

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, runner-up and Miss Congeniality of season 1 * Ongina, 5th place on season 1 *Rebecca Glasscock, 3rd place on season 1 * Shannel, 4th place on season 1 *

, 9th place on season 1

Episodes

Ratings

References

External links

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