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.RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race: Meet the Queens from www.newnownext.com 6 August 2012
This season features 12 returning contestants representing all four seasons. It aired six one-hour episodes. 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.RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race Premiere: Never Too Early to Throw Shade 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.RuPaul will crown an all-star queen in new season of ‘Drag Race’
The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Chad Michaels, with Raven being the runner-up.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 and their backgrounds Contestant Team Age Hometown Original season Original placement Outcome Chad Michaels Shad 41 San Diego, California Season 4 Raven Rujubee 33 Riverside, California Season 2 Jujubee 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 Yara Sofia 28 Las Vegas, Nevada Season 3 4th place Latrice Royale Latrila 40 Miami Beach, Florida Season 4 4th place 7th place Manila Luzon 30 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
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Bottom 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) "There's No Business Like Show Business"(Ethel Merman) Brown Flowers(Nina Flowers, Tammie Brown) 3 Latrila(Manila) vs. Rujubee(Jujubee) "Nasty"(Janet Jackson) Latrila(Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon) 4 Rujubee(Raven) vs. Yarlexis(Alexis, Yara) "Don't Cha"(The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes) Yarlexis(Alexis Mateo, Yara Sofia) Episode Bottom All Stars Song Eliminated 5 Jujubee vs. Raven "Dancing on My Own"(Robyn) None Episode Final All Stars Song Winner 6 Chad Michaels vs. Raven "Responsitrannity (Matt Pop Remix)"(RuPaul) Chad Michaels
Guest judges Listed in chronological order: Rachel Hunter, actress and reality television show host Ross Mathews, comedian and television personality Busy Philipps, actress Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedian, and singer Rachel Dratch, actress and comedian Janice Dickinson, model, photographer, author, and talent agent Mary Wilson, singer, author, and actress Rosie Perez, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and community activist Wendi McLendon-Covey, actress, writer, producer and comedian Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, actress and television hostess Beth Ditto, singer, songwriter and model Cheri Oteri, actress and comedian
Episodes
References
External links Official website RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars on the Internet Movie Database