RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (season 3)
Third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Season of television series
The third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars began airing on January 25, 2018. The season was announced in August 2017, and 9 of the 10 cast members were revealed during a VH1 television special titled “Exclusive Queen Ruveal”, which aired on October 20, 2017.[1][2][3] This season featured ten “All Star” contestants, selected from the show’s first season through to its ninth season, who competed to be inducted into the “Drag Race Hall of Fame”.
As in the previous season, the top two queens in the challenge compete in a “Lip Sync for Your Legacy,” with the winner of the lip sync earning $10,000 and choosing which of the bottom queens gets eliminated. A new twist on how the top queens of the season were chosen was revealed in the season’s last episode. The previously eliminated queens returned in the finale and voted for the top two out of the remaining top four finalists, from there on the two queens with the most votes advanced while the other two were subsequently eliminated. The prizes for the winner of the competition are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000.
The winner of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars was Trixie Mattel, with Kennedy Davenport being the runner-up.
Contestants[edit]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant[4] | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) | Original placement(s) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trixie Mattel | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Season 7 | 6th place | Winner |
| Kennedy Davenport | 35 | Dallas, Texas | Season 7 | 4th place | Runner-up |
| BeBe Zahara Benet | 36 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Season 1 | Winner | 3rd place |
| Shangela[a] | 35 | Los Angeles, California | Season 2 | 12th place | |
| Season 3 | 6th place | ||||
| Morgan McMichaels | 36 | Los Angeles, California | Season 2 | 8th place | 5th place[b] |
| BenDeLaCreme | 35 | Seattle, Washington | Season 6 | 5th place[c] | 6th place[d] |
| Aja | 23 | New York City, New York | Season 9 | 9th place | 7th place |
| Chi Chi DeVayne[e] | 32 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Season 8 | 4th place | 8th place |
| Milk | 29 | New York City, New York | Season 6 | 9th place | 9th place |
| Thorgy Thor | 33 | New York City, New York | Season 8 | 6th place | 10th place |
Notes:
- ^ Shangela Laquifa Wadley is referred to as her full name on season 2 and as Shangela on season 3 and All Stars 3.
- ^ Morgan McMichaels originally placed tenth before being chosen to return to the competition.
- ^ BenDeLaCreme was voted Miss Congeniality during her original season.
- ^ BenDeLaCreme chose to eliminate herself.
- ^ Chi Chi Kat Devayne is referred to as Chi Chi DeVayne on the show.
Contestant progress[edit]
Legend:
Trixie Mattel won RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3.
Kennedy Davenport was the runner-up.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge and the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
TOP2 indicates that the contestant won the challenge, but lost the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
QUIT indicates that BenDeLaCreme won the challenge and the Lip Sync for Your Legacy, but chose to eliminate herself from the competition.
IN indicates that the contestant had a chance to win re-entry into the competition and was chosen to return.
OUT indicates that the contestant had a chance to win re-entry into the competition, but was not chosen to return.
Juror indicates that the contestant returned to vote for the Top All Stars of the season.
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | |
| Trixie Mattel | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | TOP2 | BTM | TOP2 | Winner |
| Kennedy Davenport | SAFE | BTM | WIN | BTM | SAFE | BTM | BTM | Runner-up |
| BeBe Zahara Benet | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | TOP2 | BTM | Eliminated |
| Shangela | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | WIN | Eliminated |
| Morgan McMichaels | ELIM | IN | ELIM | Juror | ||||
| BenDeLaCreme | WIN | TOP2 | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | QUIT | Juror | |
| Aja | TOP2 | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | |
| Chi Chi DeVayne | BTM | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | OUT | Juror | ||
| Milk | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | |||
| Thorgy Thor | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | Juror | ||||
Jury vote[edit]
In the finale episode the eliminated queens were invited back as jurors. They were given two votes each to decide which of the remaining contestants would make the final two, with their first vote worth two points and the second one point. The finalists were given the chance to plead their case prior to the vote.[13]
| Jurors | BeBe | Kennedy | Shangela | Trixie | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aja | 2 | 1 | |||||
| BenDeLaCreme | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Chi Chi | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Milk | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Morgan | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Thorgy | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Number of votes | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Points | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Result | Eliminated | Top two | Eliminated | Top two | |||
- The vote was worth two points being the first choice of the juror.
- The vote was worth one point being the second choice of the juror.
- The contestant received the most votes and made it to the final lip sync.
- The contestant received the second most votes and made it to the final lip sync.
- The contestant did not collect enough points to make it to the final lip sync.
Lip syncs[edit]
Legend:
The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
The contestant lost the Lip Sync for the Crown and placed as runner-up.
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
BenDeLaCreme voted to eliminate herself by writing her name using whiteout on another contestant’s lipstick.
| Episode | Top All Stars (Pick for elimination) |
Song | Winner | Up for elimination | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | Aja (Chi Chi) |
vs. | BenDeLaCreme (Morgan) |
“Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj) |
BenDeLaCreme | Chi Chi, Morgan | Morgan McMichaels |
| 2[6] | BenDeLaCreme (Thorgy) |
vs. | Shangela (Thorgy) |
“Jump (For My Love)” (The Pointer Sisters) |
Shangela | Kennedy, Thorgy | Thorgy Thor |
| 3[7] | BenDeLaCreme (Chi Chi) |
vs. | Kennedy Davenport (Milk) |
“Green Light” (Lorde) |
Kennedy Davenport | Aja, Chi Chi, Milk | Milk |
| 4[8] | BenDeLaCreme (Chi Chi) |
vs. | Shangela (Chi Chi) |
“I Kissed a Girl” (Katy Perry) |
BenDeLaCreme | Chi Chi, Kennedy, Trixie | Chi Chi DeVayne |
| Shangela | |||||||
| 5[9] | BeBe Zahara Benet (Aja) |
vs. | Trixie Mattel (Aja) |
“The Boss” (Diana Ross) |
BeBe Zahara Benet | Aja, Shangela | Aja |
| Episode | Top All Stars (Pick for elimination) / (Pick for return) |
Song | Winner | Up for elimination | Eliminated | ||
| 6[10][a] | BeBe Zahara Benet (-[b]) / (-[b]) |
vs. | BenDeLaCreme (BenDeLa) / (Morgan) |
“Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix)” (Deborah Cox) |
BenDeLaCreme | Kennedy, Shangela, Trixie | BenDeLaCreme |
| Episode | Top All Stars (Pick for elimination) |
Song | Winner | Up for elimination | Eliminated | ||
| 7[11] | Shangela (Morgan) |
vs. | Trixie Mattel (Morgan) |
“Freaky Money” (RuPaul ft. Big Freedia) |
Shangela | BeBe, Kennedy, Morgan | Morgan McMichaels |
| Episode | Final All Stars | Song | Winner | Eliminated | |||
| 8[12] | Kennedy Davenport | vs. | Trixie Mattel | “Wrecking Ball” (Miley Cyrus) |
Trixie Mattel | Kennedy Davenport | |
Notes:
- ^ In episode 6, the two Top All Stars were asked to choose an eliminated queen to return to the competition in addition to picking someone to eliminate.
- ^ a b BeBe Zahara Benet chose not to show both whom she selected to return and to eliminate had she won the lip sync. Later, on Trinity the Tuck’s podcast, on May 3, 2020, Aja asserted that Bebe wanted to eliminate Trixie Mattel and to save Morgan McMichaels.
Guest judges[edit]
Listed in chronological order:[14]
- Vanessa Hudgens, actress and singer
- Todrick Hall, actor and singer
- Vanessa Williams, actress and singer
- Constance Zimmer, actress
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, actor and model
- Nicole Byer, comedian and actress
- Kristin Chenoweth, actress and singer
- Tituss Burgess, actor and singer
- Shay Mitchell, actress and model
- Adam Lambert, singer and actor
- Emma Bunton, singer and actress
- Chris Colfer, actor and singer
- Garcelle Beauvais, actress and model
Special guests[edit]
Guests who appeared in episodes but did not judge on the main stage (in order of appearance):
Episodes[edit]
On February 15, 2018, the series production company World of Wonder filed a lawsuit against an anonymous leaker using the alias RealityTVLeaks.[19] According to the lawsuit, RealityTVLeaks posted several visuals from the season on various social media websites such as Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram before each episode’s airing—including runway themes, challenges, episode titles, and eliminated queens.[19] Additionally, a producer from the show stated that the leaker removed “information identifying [World of Wonder] as the copyright owner and author” before adding “misleading copyright management information falsely identifying [the defendants] as the copyright owners and authors.”[19] World of Wonder launched the suit because of the defendant’s “unlawful theft and public dissemination of episodes of the popular and critically-acclaimed reality television show,” and the production company confirmed it is seeking damages of $300,000, including $150,000 for each infringed episode and $25,000 per violation of “actual damages” and defendants’ profits.[19]
Ratings[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Although a ratings success, the season was panned by the critics, following the high bar set by All Stars 2. Vulture, in writing a summation review, described the season as “truly one of the roughest seasons of the show ever. After a stellar, jaw-unhingingly good All Stars 2, this season felt more like an embarrassing cousin you brought to gay happy hour who wears double polos”.[28]The A.V. Club similarly described the season as disappointing; in their final review of the season, they wrote, “I should be celebrating the crowning of a new queen in the Drag Race hall of fame, but Drag Race All Stars season three has left me feeling totally underwhelmed and wondering, What’s the point?”[29]
Vulture did however make the point that although the season did not live up to expectations, “even at its worst, it’s still one of the best, if not the best goddamn reality competition show on television”.[28]
References[edit]
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- ^ Fernandez, Matt (October 14, 2017). “TV News Roundup: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ to Launch Season 3 with Hour Special”. Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ “‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ season 3 queens announced: See an exclusive cast photo”. Entertainment Weekly. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ a b “All Star Variety Show”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 1. January 25, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Divas Lip Sync Live”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 2. February 1, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “The Bitchelor”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 3. February 8, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “All Stars Snatch Program”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 4. February 15, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “The Pop Art Ball”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 5. February 22, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Handmaids to Kitty Girls”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 6. March 1, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “My Best Squirrelfriend’s Dragsmaids Wedding Trip”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 7. March 8, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “A Jury of Their Queers”. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 3. Episode 8. March 15, 2018. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ The Eliminated Queens’ Votes (Deleted Scene) | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3, retrieved 2022-04-14
- ^ O’Keefe, Kevin (January 18, 2018). “‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3’ Reveals Guest Judges, Releases New Sneak Peek”. IntoMore. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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- ^ a b c d “All Stars Season 3 Episode Guide”. www.tvguide.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Moore, Matt (February 17, 2018). “RuPaul’s Drag Race producers are suing an anonymous leaker for $300,000”. Gay Times. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch. “UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 1.25.2018”. ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch. “UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 2.8.2018”. ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch. “UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 3.8.2018”. ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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- ^ a b “Where Did RuPaul’s Drag Race Go Wrong This Season?”. 16 March 2018.
- ^ “A mediocre season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars ends with a robbery”. The A.V. Club. 16 March 2018.
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