The first season of Queen of the Universe is premiered on December 2, 2021, through streaming service Paramount+.
The winner of the first season of Queen of the Universe was Grag Queen from Brazil, with Ada Vox from the United States finishing as the runner-up.
Production On February 24, 2021, Paramount Global and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competition Queen of the Universe from World of Wonder, the producers behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, with cast members to be named later.
On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series. The judges were announced on October 28, 2021, as being Leona Lewis, Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Williams.
The cast was announced on November 10, 2021, with a total of fourteen contestants, including RuPaul's Drag Race alumna Jujubee, and The Switch Drag Race Season 2 winner Leona Winter.
Contestants Names and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestants of Queen of the Universe Contestant Hometown Outcome Grag Queen Canela, Brazil Ada Vox San Antonio, United States Aria B Cassadine Atlanta, United States 3rd place La Voix London, United Kingdom 4th place Rani Ko-He-Nur Mumbai, India Leona Winter Paris, France 6th place Gingzilla Sydney, Australia 7th place Regina Voce Mexico City, Mexico Matante Alex Montreal, Canada 9th place Betty Bitschlap Copenhagen, Denmark 10th place Chy'enne Valentino Chicago, United States Jujubee Boston, United States Novaczar New York City, United States Woowu Guangzhou, China
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Contestants progress Legend:
+ Progress of contestants including placements in each episode Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grag Queen ADV ADV ADV ADV Winner Ada Vox ADV ADV ADV Runner-up Aria B Cassadine ADV ADV ADV ADV La Voix ADV Guest Rani Ko-He-Nur ADV ADV ADV Guest Leona Winter ADV Guest Gingzilla ADV ADV Guest Regina Voce ADV Guest Matante Alex ADV Guest Jujubee Guest Betty Bitschlap Guest Chy'enne Valentino Guest Novaczar Guest Woowu Guest
Performance shows
Round 1: This Is Me (December 2) Queens were to impress the judges with their W.A.P. - What they were wearing, All-star Attitude and Performances during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, six contestants were eliminated by the judges.
+ Performances on the first episode Queen Order Song ResultGrag Queen1"Rehab"SafeBetty Bitschlap2"Dance Monkey" EliminatedChy'enne Valentino3"Wrecking Ball"EliminatedWoowu4"Material Girl (200 Du)" EliminatedNovaczar5"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" EliminatedGingzilla6"Human" SafeLeona Winter7"Non, je ne regrette rien" Safe
+ Performances on the second episode Queen Order Song ResultAda Vox1"At Last"SafeRegina Voce2"Caruso"SafeRani Ko-He-Nur3"Piya Tu Ab To Aja", "Laila Main Laila" SafeLa Voix4"Mourir sur scène" EliminatedJujubee5"Into You" EliminatedMatante Alex6"He Taught Me How To Yodel" SafeAria B Cassadine7"Rise Like a Phoenix" Safe
Round 2: Turn Back Time (December 9) La Voix was initially eliminated in the previous round but was brought back by the judges. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved six Queens, leaving one of the bottom three Queens eliminated by the judges.
+ Performances on the third episode Queen Order Song ResultAria B Cassadine1"You Make Me Feel" SafeLeona Winter2"The Winner Takes It All" Bottom ThreeRegina Voce3"Un-Break My Heart" Bottom ThreeGrag Queen4"Dream a Little Dream of Me"SafeMatante Alex5"9 to 5" EliminatedRani Ko-He-Nur6"My Heart Will Go On" SafeAda Vox7"I Put a Spell on You"SafeGingzilla8"Believe" SafeLa Voix9"Car Wash"Safe
Round 3: Duets (December 16) Queens paired themselves up and wrote an original song based on four categories. At the end of this round, the audience saved two pairs of Queens and eliminated one pair. The remaining pair must perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen.
+ Performances on the fourth episode Queens Order Song ResultRani Ko-He-Nur & Grag Queen1"Damn That Man"SafeGingzilla & Regina Voce 2"Girl Power" EliminatedLa Voix & Leona Winter3"Friends Forever" Survival Sing-OffAda Vox & Aria B Cassadine4"Back Off Bitch" SafeSurvival Sing-Off details La Voix1 "Don't Rain on My Parade"Saved Leona Winter2 "The Edge of Glory" Eliminated
Round 4: Bad Girls (December 23) At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining Queens.
+ Performances on the semi-final episode Queen Order Song ResultAda Vox1"Cuz I Love You" Bottom ThreeRani Ko-He-Nur2"Bad Romance"EliminatedAria B Cassadine3"Bad Girls"SafeLa Voix4"Welcome to Burlesque"EliminatedGrag Queen5"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"Safe
Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30) The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe.
+ Performances on the finale episode Queen Order Song Order Song ResultGrag Queen1"Jingle Bell Rock"6"Rise Up"WinnerAria B Cassadine2"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"4"This Is the Moment"Third PlaceAda Vox3"Pure Imagination"5"Open Arms"Runner-Up
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