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The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Contestants from the original RuPaul's Drag Race show returned to compete again. Cast members were announced on August 6.[1]
This season features 12 returning contestants representing all four seasons. It aired six one-hour episodes.[2] Contestants were judged on their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also "synergy". The winner received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip" and $100,000.[3] The theme song playing during the runway every episode is "Sexy Drag Queen" (dootdoot 'doot-swift' Remix) and the song playing during the credits is "Responsitrannity" (Matt Pop's Edit), the latter of which is originally from RuPaul's album Glamazon.
The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the losing team would be eliminated each week. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip synch for their lives". The non-lip synching teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance. Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx teamed up to form "Team Mandora", Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers teamed up to form "Team Brown Flowers", Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon teamed up to form "Team Latrila", Yara Sofia and Alexis Mateo teamed up to form "Team Yarlexis", Raven and Jujubee teamed up to form "Team Rujubee" and Shannel and eventual winner Chad Michaels teamed up to form "Team Shad". RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor in season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race who died due to heart failure.[4]
The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Chad Michaels, with Raven being the runner-up.
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars contestants. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Team | Age | Hometown | Original season | Original placement | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Michaels | Shad | 41 | San Diego, California | nowrap | Season 4 | ||
| Raven | Rujubee | 33 | Riverside, California | Season 2 | |||
| 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | Season 2 | 3rd place | 3rd place | |||
| Shannel | Shad | 32 | Long Beach, California | Season 1 | 4th place | ||
| Alexis Mateo | Yarlexis | 32 | Tampa, Florida | Season 3 | 3rd place | 5th place | |
| 28 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Season 3 | 4th place | ||||
| Latrice Royale | Latrila | 40 | Miami Beach, Florida | Season 4 | 4th place | 7th place | |
| 30 | nowrap | New York City, New York | Season 3 | ||||
| Nina Flowers | Brown Flowers | 38 | Denver, Colorado | Season 1 | 9th place | ||
| Tammie Brown | 31 | Long Beach, California | Season 1 | 8th place | |||
| Mimi Imfurst | Mandora | 29 | New York City, New York | Season 3 | 11th place | 11th place | |
| Pandora Boxx | 39 | Los Angeles, California | Season 2 | 5th place | |||
Notes:
Legend:
| Episode | Teams (Lip syncers) | Song | Eliminated (Team mates) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandora (Mimi) | vs. | Shad (Chad) | "Opposites Attract" (Paula Abdul) | Mandora (Mimi Imfurst, Pandora Boxx) | |
| 2 | Brown Flowers (Tammie) | vs. | Latrila (Latrice) | nowrap | "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Ethel Merman) | Brown Flowers (Nina Flowers, Tammie Brown) |
| 3 | Latrila (Manila) | vs. | nowrap | Rujubee (Jujubee) | "Nasty" (Janet Jackson) | Latrila (Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon) |
| 4 | Rujubee (Raven) | vs. | nowrap | Yarlexis (Alexis, Yara) | "Don't Cha" (The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes) | Yarlexis (Alexis Mateo, Yara Sofia) |
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
| 5 | Jujubee | vs. | Raven | "Dancing on My Own" (Robyn) | None | |
| Episode | Final All Stars | Song | Winner | |||
| 6 | nowrap | Chad Michaels | vs. | Raven | "Responsitrannity (Matt Pop Remix)" (RuPaul) | Chad Michaels |
Listed in chronological order:[5]
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episodes.