The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. The returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens (including one returnee) competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and a crown and scepter provided by Shandar. The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017. This season saw the return of season eight contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who finished the competition in 10th place.
This season featured 14 new queens and the winner of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sasha Velour, with Peppermint being the runner-up and Valentina winning Miss Congeniality.
Production Bob the Drag Queen revealed on her Sibling Watchery podcast that season 9 started filming one week after the season 8 finale.Sibling Watchery - Drag Race Season 14 - Episode 1
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Sasha Velour 29 Brooklyn, New York Peppermint 37 New York City, New York Shea Couleé 27 Chicago, Illinois 3rd place Trinity Taylor 31 Orlando, Florida Alexis Michelle 32 New York City, New York 5th place Nina Bo'nina Brown 34 Riverdale, Georgia 6th place Valentina 25 Echo Park, Los Angeles, California 7th place Farrah Moan 23 Las Vegas, Nevada 8th place Aja 22 Brooklyn, New York 9th place Cynthia Lee Fontaine 35 Austin, Texas 10th place Eureka 25 Johnson City, Tennessee 11th place Charlie Hides 52 Boston, Massachusetts 12th place Kimora Blac 27 Las Vegas, Nevada 13th place Jaymes Mansfield 26 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14th place
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 2Reliable sources citing this episode: Jaymes Mansfield vs. Kimora Blac "Love Shack"(The B-52's) Jaymes Mansfield 3Reliable sources citing this episode: Aja vs. Kimora Blac "Holding Out for a Hero"(Bonnie Tyler) Kimora Blac 4Reliable sources citing this episode: Charlie Hides vs. Trinity Taylor "I Wanna Go"(Britney Spears) Charlie Hides 5Reliable sources citing this episode:
< Cynthia Lee Fontaine vs. Farrah Moan "Woman Up"(Meghan Trainor) None 6Reliable sources citing this episode: Cynthia Lee Fontaine vs. Peppermint "Music"(Madonna) Cynthia Lee Fontaine 7Reliable sources citing this episode: Aja vs. Nina Bo'nina Brown "Finally"(CeCe Peniston) Aja 8Reliable sources citing this episode: Alexis Michelle vs. Farrah Moan "Baby I'm Burnin'"(Dolly Parton) Farrah Moan 9* Nina Bo'nina Brown vs. Valentina "Greedy"(Ariana Grande) Valentina 10* Nina Bo'nina Brown vs. Shea Couleé "Cool for the Summer"(Demi Lovato) Nina Bo'nina Brown 11 Alexis Michelle vs. Peppermint "Macho Man"(Village People) Alexis Michelle 12 Peppermint vs. Sasha Velour vs. Shea Couleé vs. Trinity Taylor "U Wear It Well"(RuPaul) None Episode Contestants Song Winner 14 Peppermint vs. Trinity Taylor "Stronger"(Britney Spears) Peppermint Sasha Velour vs. Shea Couleé "So Emotional"(Whitney Houston) Sasha Velour Peppermint vs. Sasha Velour "It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix)"(Whitney Houston) Sasha Velour
Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and actress The B-52's, new wave band Todrick Hall, actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, actor and model Naya Rivera, actress and singer Meghan Trainor, singer and songwriter Candis Cayne, actress Denis O'Hare, actor Jennie Garth, actress Tori Spelling, actress and television personality Fortune Feimster, writer, comedian, and actress Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality Lisa Robertson, television personality and former QVC host Noah Galvin, actor Kesha, singer and songwriter Zaldy, Emmy-winning fashion designer Andie MacDowell, actress Joan Smalls, fashion model
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2 Lisa Kudrow, actress and comedian
Episode 12 Todrick Hall, actor and singer
Episode 14 Laverne Cox, actress and activist (via video message) Blac Chyna, model, actress, and socialite (via video message) Katy Perry, singer and songwriter (via video message) Bobby Moynihan, actor and comedian (via video message) Bob the Drag Queen, winner of season 8
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