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The fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered January 6, 2023.[1] The reality competition series moved to MTV for broadcast, instead of VH1 in the United States.[2]
This season features the largest cast in the show's history, with sixteen queens competing for an amount of $200,000, the largest cash prize in the show's history. It is also the first season to feature biological twins, Sugar and Spice.[3] Series judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews returned, and Ts Madison, who had previously appeared as a recurring guest judge, joined the judges panel.
The season was won by Sasha Colby, the third trans person to win the main series of RuPaul's Drag Race,[4] [5] with Anetra as the runner-up. Malaysia Babydoll Foxx was named Miss Congeniality.[6]
In November 2021, RuPaul announced a casting call for season fifteen of RuPaul's Drag Race on social media. The casting call was open until January 7, 2022, the day season fourteen premiered.[7] In August 2022, VH1 officially announced the show's renewal, as well for its companion series, .[8] This season also included the milestone for its 200th episode of the series.[9]
In December 2022, it was announced that season 15 would begin with a special two-part premiere on January 6, 2023, on MTV instead of VH1.[10] Later that month, season 14 winner Willow Pill revealed the season's cast, with a record-breaking sixteen queens competing. The drag racing themed promotional images accompanying the cast announcement drew comparisons to the promotion for the show's debut season.[11]
Following the two-part season premiere, subsequent episodes were sixty minutes long, including commercials. This was a reversion to the previous format for seasons one through nine before the show expanded to ninety minutes in season 10. Further, instead of airing Untucked immediately after each main episode, MTV aired the new reality program The Real Friends of WeHo between the main episode and Untucked. The shortened format and programming lineup change elicited backlash from the show's fan base.[12]
On February 9, it was announced that beginning with the March 10 episode, episodes for the remainder of the season would be returning to the ninety-minute format.[13] On August 9, ninety minute edits of the entire season (including the previously truncated episodes 3–10) were released on Paramount+ in the United States and WOW Presents Plus worldwide.[14]
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Age | City | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Colby | 38 | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Anetra | 25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Luxx Noir London | 22 | East Orange, New Jersey | 3rd place | |
| Mistress Isabelle Brooks | 24 | Houston, Texas | ||
| Loosey LaDuca | 32 | Ansonia, Connecticut | 5th place | |
| Salina EsTitties | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 6th place | |
| Marcia Marcia Marcia | 25 | New York City, New York | 7th place | |
| Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | 32 | Miami, Florida | 8th place | |
| Spice | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 9th place | |
| Jax | 25 | New York City, New York | 10th place | |
| Aura Mayari | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee | 11th place | |
| Robin Fierce | 26 | Hartford, Connecticut | 12th place | |
| Amethyst | 27 | nowrap | West Hartford, Connecticut | 13th place |
| Sugar | 23 | Los Angeles, California | 14th place | |
| Princess Poppy | 26 | San Francisco, California | 15th place | |
| Irene Dubois | 29 | Seattle, Washington | 16th place | |
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amethyst | vs. | Irene Dubois | "7 Rings" (Ariana Grande) | Irene Dubois | |
| 3 | Amethyst | vs. | Princess Poppy | nowrap | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Eric Kupper Remix)" (Diana Ross) | Princess Poppy |
| 4 | Spice | vs. | Sugar | "You Better Run" (Pat Benatar) | Sugar | |
| 5 | Amethyst | vs. | Salina EsTitties | "Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe ft. Erykah Badu) | Amethyst | |
| 6 | Jax | vs. | Robin Fierce | "In Your Room" (The Bangles) | Robin Fierce | |
| 7 | Aura Mayari | vs. | Jax | "Sweetest Pie" (Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa) | Aura Mayari | |
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | |||
| 8 | nowrap | Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | vs. | Marcia Marcia Marcia | "" (Anitta) | Marcia Marcia Marcia |
| Loosey LaDuca | vs. | Spice | "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" (Joan Jett) | Loosey LaDuca | ||
| Luxx Noir London | vs. | Salina EsTitties | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Celine Dion) | Salina EsTitties | ||
| Jax | vs. | nowrap | Mistress Isabelle Brooks | "Tell It to My Heart" (Taylor Dayne) | Mistress Isabelle Brooks | |
| Anetra | vs. | Sasha Colby | "I'm in Love with a Monster" (Fifth Harmony) | Sasha Colby | ||
| Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | vs. | Spice | "Don't Go Yet" (Camila Cabello) | Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | ||
| Anetra vs. Jax vs. Luxx Noir London | "The Right Stuff" (Vanessa Williams) | Luxx Noir London | ||||
| Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||||
| Anetra | vs. | Jax | "Finally" (CeCe Peniston) | Jax | ||
| 9 | Salina EsTitties | vs. | Spice | "Thats What I Want" (Lil Nas X) | Spice | |
| 10 | Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | vs. | Salina EsTitties | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé) | Malaysia Babydoll Foxx | |
| 11 | Anetra | vs. | Marcia Marcia Marcia | "Boss Bitch" (Doja Cat) | Marcia Marcia Marcia | |
| 12 | Loosey LaDuca | vs. | Salina EsTitties | "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (Kate Bush) | Salina EsTitties | |
| 13 | Loosey LaDuca | vs. | Luxx Noir London | "For the Girls" (Hayley Kiyoko) | Loosey LaDuca | |
| 14 | Anetra | vs. | Mistress Isabelle Brooks | "When Love Takes Over" (David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland) | None | |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | |||
| 16 | Anetra | vs. | Sasha Colby | "Knock on Wood" (Amii Stewart) | Sasha Colby | |
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.Episode 1
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 10
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes.