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The big picture
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RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 9
will be the first charity season with $200,000 going to charities selected by the contestants. - Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Roxxxy Andrews and Shannel return for their third time competing
Drag Race
. - The companion series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked
will return alongside the main competition.
fans of RuPaul's Drag Race know this well: as soon as the flagship competition ends, it's time to start counting the days All the stars. The ninth season of the spinoff reality series was officially announced today with the full cast revealed and a charitable twist. Paramount+ revealed RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 will premiere on May 17, and this time eight queens will battle it out for the grand prize of $200,000.
As usual, the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is made up of former contestants, and this time three queens will walk the runway for the third time. Vanessa Vanjiehe became a fan favorite in season 10 with a single episode and was brought back for season 11. Now, he has another chance to win along with the thirds. Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5, All Stars 2) i Chanel (Season 1, All Stars 1). Joining the trio in the competition are Angeria Paris Vanmichaels (Season 14), Gottmik (Season 13), Georgeous (Season 14), Nina West (Season 11) i Plastic tiara (Season 11).
Along with the announcement, Paramount+ also confirmed this spin-off series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked back with the main competition. Known as an essential part of every Drag Race episode, Disengaged features moments that don't make it into the main series and shows what happens when the queens are free to speak their minds while waiting for the judges to rate their performances on the episode's challenges.
All Stars 9 will be the first ever charity season
Also, Paramount+ revealed RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 It will be the first season in which the 200,000 in cash the prize will not go into any of the queen's pockets. Instead, each of the contestants was asked to select a charity that will receive the donation from the winning queen. “Competing” charities include The Trevor Project, National Black Justice Collective, Trans Lifeline and others.
As usual, the ru-veal of the All Stars 9 queens was done through a live stream that allowed each of them to talk about their travels Drag Race their story, their personal experiences and the charities they chose to donate the prize money to. Drag RaceFans can also expect past contestants to make cameos throughout the episodes, as is often the case All the stars seasons
Paramount+ premieres RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 i Disengaged on May 17.
You can watch the full Meet the Queens live stream below:
