The tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 22, 2018, on VH1. The premiere was broadcast one week after the finale of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and episodes were followed by RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. Contestants were officially announced on February 22, 2018, in a teaser trailer during an episode of All Stars 3 later followed by a special "Meet the Queens" live-stream on Facebook, hosted by season nine winner, Sasha Velour. This season saw the return of season 9 contestant Eureka O'Hara who was removed from her original season after tearing her ACL. The prizes for the winner of this season include a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. This is the first season in which each episode was 90 minutes long.
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Snapshot", and the song played during the closing credits was "Rock It (To The Moon)", both songs from the album Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1.
Much like the previous season, it featured the top four contestants of the season advance to the finale and compete in the "Lip-Sync for the Crown".
The winner of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Aquaria, with Kameron Michaels and Eureka being the runners-up, and Monét X Change being Miss Congeniality.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Aquaria 21 New York City, New York Eureka 27 Johnson City, Tennessee Kameron Michaels 31 Nashville, Tennessee Asia O'Hara 35 Dallas, Texas 4th place Miz Cracker 33 New York City, New York 5th place Monét X Change 27 New York City, New York 6th place The Vixen 26 Chicago, Illinois 7th place Monique Heart 31 Kansas City, Missouri 8th place Blair St. Clair 22 Indianapolis, Indiana 9th place Mayhem Miller 35 Riverside, California 10th place Dusty Ray Bottoms 29 New York City, New York 11th place Yuhua Hamasaki 27 New York City, New York 12th place Kalorie Karbdashian Williams 27 Albuquerque, New Mexico 13th place Vanessa Vanjie Mateo 25 Tampa, Florida 14th place
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 1 Kalorie Karbdashian Williams vs. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo "Ain't No Other Man"(Christina Aguilera) Vanessa Vanjie Mateo 2 Eureka vs. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams "Best of My Love"(The Emotions) Kalorie Karbdashian Williams 3 Mayhem Miller vs. Yuhua Hamasaki "Celebrity Skin"(Hole) Yuhua Hamasaki 4 Dusty Ray Bottoms vs. Monét X Change "Pound the Alarm"(Nicki Minaj) Dusty Ray Bottoms 5 Mayhem Miller vs. Monét X Change "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"(Shania Twain) Mayhem Miller 6 Blair St. Clair vs. The Vixen "I'm Coming Out"(Diana Ross) Blair St. Clair 7 Monique Heart vs. The Vixen "Cut to the Feeling"(Carly Rae Jepsen) Monique Heart 8 Asia O'Hara vs. The Vixen "Groove Is in the Heart"(Deee-Lite) The Vixen 9 Eureka vs. Kameron Michaels "New Attitude"(Patti LaBelle) None 10 Kameron Michaels vs. Monét X Change "Good as Hell"(Lizzo) Monét X Change 11 Kameron Michaels vs. Miz Cracker "Nasty Girl"(Vanity 6) Miz Cracker 12 Aquaria vs. Asia O'Hara vs. Eureka vs. Kameron Michaels "Call Me Mother"(RuPaul) None Episode Contestants Song Winner(s) 14 Asia O'Hara vs. Kameron Michaels "Nasty"(Janet Jackson) Kameron Michaels Aquaria vs. Eureka "If"(Janet Jackson) Aquaria Eureka Aquaria vs. Eureka vs. Kameron Michaels "Bang Bang"(Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj) Aquaria
Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter, actress Halsey, singer, author, actress Padma Lakshmi, actress, model Courtney Love, singer, songwriter, actress Nico Tortorella, actor, model Logan Browning, actress Tisha Campbell, actress, singer Carrie Preston, actress, producer, singer Shania Twain, singer, songwriter Emily V. Gordon, writer, producer Kumail Nanjiani, comedian, actor, writer Audra McDonald, actress, singer Kate Upton, model, actress Andrew Rannells, actor, singer Billy Eichner, comedian, actor, writer Abbi Jacobson, comedian, writer, actress Ilana Glazer, comedian, writer, actress Miles Heizer, actor, musician Lizzo, rapper, singer Lena Dunham, actress, writer, director Ashanti, singer, songwriter, actress Todrick Hall, singer, director, choreographer
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1 Adore Delano, contestant on season 6 and All Stars season 2 Bob the Drag Queen, winner of season 8 Chad Michaels, runner-up of season 4 and winner of All Stars season 1 Darienne Lake, contestant on season 6 Delta Work, contestant on season 3 Derrick Barry, contestant on season 8 Detox, contestant on season 5 and All Stars season 2 Jaymes Mansfield, contestant on season 9 Jessica Wild, contestant on season 2 Jiggly Caliente, contestant on season 4 Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season 5 Jujubee, contestant on season 2 and All Stars season 1 Katya, "Miss Congeniality" on season 7 and contestant on All Stars season 2 Kim Chi, contestant on season 8 Laganja Estranja, contestant on season 6 Manila Luzon, contestant on season 3 and All Stars season 1 Mariah Balenciaga, contestant on season 3 Morgan McMichaels, contestant on season 2 and All Stars season 3 Mrs. Kasha Davis, contestant on season 7 Ongina, contestant on season 1 Pandora Boxx, "Miss Congeniality" on season 2 and contestant on All Stars season 1 Peppermint, contestant on season 9 Raven, contestant on season 2 and All Stars season 1 Tempest DuJour, contestant on season 7 Trixie Mattel, contestant on season 7 and winner of All Stars season 3 Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant on season 1 Yara Sofia, "Miss Congeniality" on season 3 and contestant on All Stars season 1
Episode 2 Andy Cohen, television personality Alyssa Edwards, contestant on season 5 and All Stars season 2
Episode 4 Shawn Morales, Pit Crew member from seasons 3 to 6
Episode 5 Ross Mathews, television personality
Episode 7 Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6 Alex Trebek, game show host
Episode 8 Chad Michaels, runner-up of season 4 and winner of All Stars season 1 Todrick Hall, singer, director, and choreographer Andrew Rannells, American film, stage, television, and voice actor
Episode 9 Stephen Colbert, television host Randy Rainbow, comedian
Episode 10 Anthony Padilla, actor, comedian, and YouTube personality Chester See, singer, actor, and YouTube personality Frankie Grande, dancer, actor, singer, and YouTube personality Kingsley, comedian, blogger, and YouTube personality Raymond Braun, actor, and YouTube personality Tyler Oakley, author, and YouTube personality
Episode 11 Cheyenne Jackson, actor, singer
Episode 14 Akashia, contestant on season 1 BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of season 1 and contestant on All Stars season 3 Jade, contestant on season 1 Nina Flowers, runner-up and Miss Congeniality of season 1 and contestant on All Stars season 1 Ongina, contestant on season 1 Rebecca Glasscock, contestant on season 1 Shannel, contestant on season 1 and All Stars season 1 Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant on season 1 Oprah Winfrey, television personality Gus Kenworthy, Olympic freestyle skier Judi Dench, actress Sally Jessy Raphael, talk show host Valentina, "Miss Congeniality" of season 9 Sasha Velour, winner of season 9
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