RuPaul's Drag Race season 16 explained

Season Number:16
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Host:RuPaul
Judges:
Winner:Nymphia Wind
Runner Up:Sapphira Cristál
Label1:Miss Congeniality
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Num Contestants:14
Companion Show:RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Num Episodes:16
Network:MTV

The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000.

This season introduced a LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown competition for the eliminated queens that took place before the finale. Morphine Love Dion, who placed 5th in the main competition, won the smackdown and the title of Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.

The winner of season 16 was Nymphia Wind, the first ever East Asian winner, with Sapphira Cristál as the runner up and the series' first tied winner of Miss Congeniality, shared with Xunami Muse.

Production

In August 2023, the competition series and its companion series, , were officially renewed and would remain on MTV. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was also renewed for a ninth season by Paramount+.[1] In November, a teaser was released from MTV featuring RuPaul in various promos from past seasons.[2] Sasha Colby, the winner of season fifteen, presented the Meet the Queens via the series official YouTube channel on December 6, 2023. The Meet the Queens video included an 8-minute clip from the season premiere, where the fourteen contestants entered the Werk Room set.[3]

Contestants

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

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AgeCityOutcome
Nymphia Wind27New York City, New YorkWinner
Sapphira Cristál34nowrapPhiladelphia, PennsylvanianowrapRunner-up
Plane Jane25nowrapBoston, Massachusetts 3rd place
Q26Kansas City, Missouri4th place
Morphine Love Dion26Miami, Florida5th place
Dawn25New York City, New York6th place
Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige34Miami, Florida7th place
Plasma24New York City, New York8th place
Xunami Muse34New York City, New York9th place
Megami33New York City, New York10th place
Geneva Karr30Brownsville, Texas11th place
Amanda Tori Meating26Los Angeles, California12th place
Mirage29Las Vegas, Nevada13th place
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté32Los Angeles, California14th place
Notes

Lip syncs

Legend:

EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
1Qvs.Sapphira Cristál"Break My Soul"
(Beyoncé)		Sapphira Cristál
2Geneva Karrvs.Plane Jane"Shower"
(Becky G)		Plane Jane
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
3Geneva Karrvs.nowrapHershii LiqCour-Jeté"Maybe You're the Problem"
(Ava Max)		Hershii LiqCour-Jeté
4Geneva Karr vs.Mirage"Dark Lady"
(Cher)		Mirage
5nowrapAmanda Tori Meatingvs.Q"Emergency"
(Icona Pop)		Amanda Tori Meating
6Geneva Karrvs.nowrapMhi'ya Iman Le'Paige"Control"
(Janet Jackson)		Geneva Karr
7Megamivs.Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige"Flowers"
(Miley Cyrus)		Megami
8Morphine Love Dionvs.Xunami Muse"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
(Whitney Houston)		Xunami Muse
9Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paigevs.Plasmanowrap"Bloody Mary (Wednesday Dance TikTok Version)"
(Lady Gaga)		Plasma
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
10Morphine Love Dionvs.Sapphira Cristál"Made You Look"
(Meghan Trainor)		Sapphira Cristál
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
11Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paigevs.Morphine Love Dion"Dim All the Lights"
(Donna Summer)		Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige
12Dawnvs.Morphine Love Dion"Body"
(Megan Thee Stallion)		Dawn
13Morphine Love Dionvs.Sapphira Cristál"Miss Me More"
(Kelsea Ballerini)		Morphine Love Dion
14Plane Janevs.Q"Better Be Good to Me"
(Tina Turner)		Q
EpisodeEliminated contestantsSongWinner
15Amanda Tori Meatingvs.Dawn"Damaged"
(Danity Kane)		Amanda Tori Meating
Megamivs.Q"What About"
(Janet Jackson)		Megami
Geneva Karrvs.Morphine Love Dion"Million Dollar Baby"
(Ava Max)		Morphine Love Dion
Hershii LiqCour-Jetévs.Mirage"Alone 2.0"
(Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj)		Mirage
Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige vs. Plasma vs. Xunami Muse"Milkshake"
(Kelis)		Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige
Amanda Tori Meatingvs.Megami"The Shoop Shoop Song"
(Cher)		Megami
Miragevs.Morphine Love Dion"This Time I Know It's for Real"
(Donna Summer)		Morphine Love Dion
Megamivs.Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige"We Got the Beat"
(The Go-Go's)		Megami
Megamivs.Morphine Love Dion"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
(C+C Music Factory)
EpisodeFinalistsSongWinner
16Nymphia Windvs.Sapphira Cristál"Padam Padam"
(Kylie Minogue)		Nymphia Wind

Guest judges

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.Episodes 1–2

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 10

Episode 12

Episode 14

Episode 16

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franklin. McKinley. 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, 'All Stars' Season 9 Greenlit at MTV and Paramount+. 21 August 2023. December 5, 2023. Variety. en. August 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825112325/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-untucked-all-stars-greenlit-1235700804/. live.
  2. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Is Coming Soon. November 17, 2023. December 6, 2023. MTV. en. December 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204153822/https://www.mtv.com/video-clips/14mbfl/rupaul-s-drag-race-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-16-is-coming-soon. dead.
  3. Web site: Seitz. Loree. 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Unveils Season 16 Queens. December 6, 2023. December 6, 2023. Yahoo! Entertainment. December 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231206171903/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rupaul-drag-race-unveils-season-160000523.html. live.

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