The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (also referred to as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: All Winners on the show) premiered on Paramount+ on May 20 and concluded on July 29, 2022.[1]
The cast was announced on April 13, 2022, and included eight past winners returning to the competition. The winning queen received a cash prize of $200,000.[2] The season consisted of twelve episodes, with the first two airing on the same day, and featured an Untucked aftershow.[3]
The season featured a new format twist:[4][5][6] throughout the season, no one was eliminated. Instead, each week, two top All Stars were awarded a "Legendary Legend Star". The top 2 competed in a Lip Sync For Your Legacy; the winner earned a cash tip and the power to block one of her fellow queens from receiving a star the next week. In the finale, the four queens with the most stars participated in a Lip Sync Smackdown to determine the winner, who received a cash prize of $200,000 and the title "Queen of All Queens". The other four queens participated in a parallel Lip Sync Smackdown for a cash prize of $50,000 and the title of "Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses".
Jinkx Monsoon won the season and the title of "Queen of All Queens". Monét X Change was the runner-up. Raja won the "Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses" title.
^The four queens with the most Legendary Legend Stars advanced to the "Queen of All Queens" Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown. The other four queens participated in the "Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses" Smackdown.
^Monét X Change originally placed sixth on season 10 and was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
^ abShea Couleé and Trinity the Tuck originally placed third on season 9.
^Raja was crowned the "Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses".
Contestant progress
Legend:
Jinkx Monsoon won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7.
Monét X Change was the runner-up.
Raja was crowned the Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses (SDADHH).
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge, a Legendary Legend Star and the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
BWIN (Blocked Win) indicates that the contestant won the challenge and the Lip Sync for Your Legacy, but did not earn a Legendary Legend Star due to being blocked the week prior.
TSW (Talent Show Winner) indicates that the contestant won the Talent Show, three Legendary Legend Stars and the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
TOP2 indicates that the contestant won the challenge and a Legendary Legend Star, but lost the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
BTOP (Blocked Top All Star) indicates that the contestant won the challenge, lost the Lip Sync for Your Legacy and did not earn a Legendary Legend Star due to being blocked the week prior.
TST (Talent Show Top All Star) indicates that the contestant won the Talent Show, earned three Legendary Legend Stars, but lost the Lip Sync for Your Legacy.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BLK (Blocked) indicates that the contestant was blocked by the lip sync winner from earning a Legendary Legend Star the following week.
The contestant was eliminated.
LOSS indicates that the eliminated contestant participated in the She Done Already Done Had Herses Lip Sync Smackdown and lost one of the lip syncs.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
^On episode 11, because Trinity the Tuck and Jaida Essence Hall were tied for fourth place with three stars, the queen with the most stars, Monét X Change with five, was asked to decide whom to admit to the finale Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown, choosing Trinity.
^On episode 5, the two Top All Stars were each awarded two stars: one to keep and one to give to another queen at the start of episode 6. Raja gave her star to Yvie Oddly and Jinkx Monsoon gave hers to Jaida Essence Hall.
Lip syncs
Legend:
The contestant was blocked for the first time.
The contestant was blocked for the second time.
The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and advanced to the second.
The contestant won the first round of the Eliminated Queens Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the second.
The contestant won the second round of the Eliminated Queens Lip Sync Smackdown and was declared the Queen of the She Done Already Done Had Herses.
The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
Eight previous winners from the Drag Race Franchise enter the workroom. RuPaul reveals the season's twist: there will be no eliminations throughout the season. Instead, the Top 2 All Stars of the week each receive a Legendary Legend Star, then participate in a Lip Sync for Your Legacy. The winner of the lip sync earns a $10,000 tip and the opportunity to "block" one of the six safe queens, meaning that even if she wins the next week's challenge, she will be prevented from winning a star. At the end of the season, the four queens with the most Legendary Legend Stars will participate in a Lip Sync LaLaPaRUza For The Crown.
For the first mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Jinkx Monsoon wins the mini-challenge. After the mini-challenge, RuPaul brings the queens to the main stage, where they receive a runway modeling coaching session from Naomi Campbell. For the main challenge, the queens write and perform original verses and choreography to RuPaul's song "Legends".
On the runway, category is "I'm Crowning". After critiques, the judges highlight Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, Trinity the Tuck, and Yvie Oddly. Monét X Change and Shea Couleé are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Old MacDonald" by Ella Fitzgerald. Shea Couleé wins the lip-sync and blocks Trinity the Tuck from receiving a star next week.
The queens play the Snatch Game, with a twist: each contestant is required to impersonate two celebrities for the challenge. The performances are as follows:
On the runway, category is "The Pleather Principle". After critiques, the judges highlight Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, Raja, and Trinity the Tuck. Jinkx Monsoon and Trinity the Tuck are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Rumour Has It" by Adele. Jinkx Monsoon wins the lip-sync and blocks Shea Couleé from receiving a star next week.
For this weeks mini-challenge, the queens play "Hung Man". Jinkx Monsoon wins the mini-challenge.
The week's maxi-challenge is The Realness of Fortune ball. The queens are challenged to present three runway looks in categories inspired by the game show Wheel of Fortune. The categories are Vanna White Realness; Before and After, inspired by the pun-based answers commonly featured in Wheel of Fortune answers; and Realness of Fortune Eleganza, a look made in the Werk Room from materials in a single color palette inspired by a vacation destination, a reference to the vacation prize packages often awarded on Wheel of Fortune. The Before and After puns and the color assignments are as follows:
Vanna White makes a surprise guest appearance on the runway to introduce the ball categories and the queens. After critiques, the judges highlight Jaida Essence Hall, Raja, Shea Couleé, and Trinity the Tuck. Jaida Essence Hall and Trinity the Tuck are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Green Light" by Beyoncé. Jaida Essence Hall wins the lip-sync and blocks Jinkx Monsoon from receiving a star next week.
Lip Sync for Your Legacy Winner: Jaida Essence Hall
Blocked: Jinkx Monsoon
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"Fairytale Justice"
June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
This week, the queens act in improv scenes in the "Fairytale Justice" courtroom, presided over by Judge Michelle Visage. As the top 2 All Stars in last week’s challenge, Jaida Essence Hall and Trinity the Tuck are team captains. Jaida chooses Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, and Yvie Oddly, and Trinity chooses Shea Couleé, The Vivienne, and Raja. Team Jaida argue the case "Blow The House Down Boots", based on The Three Little Pigs, and Team Trinity act in "She Done Already Done Had Herses", based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
On the main stage, category is "Spikes on The Runway". After critiques, the judges highlight Jinkx Monsoon, Raja, The Vivienne, and Yvie Oddly. Jinkx Monsoon and The Vivienne are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Love Will Save the Day (Jellybean & David Morales Remix)" by Whitney Houston. The Vivienne wins the lip-sync and blocks Monét X Change from receiving a star next week.
This week, the queens are challenged to write and deliver graduation speeches. As the blocked queen of the week, Monét X Change has the opportunity to determine the speaking order. RuPaul also announces that, this week, the top 2 queens will receive two stars: one for themselves and one to award to another queen of their choosing.
On the main stage, category is "Veiled It". Before the queens leave the runway to untuck, Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi makes a special appearance to express her admiration of and support for the queens and to encourage viewers to make their voices heard in the upcoming midterm elections. After critiques, the judges highlight Jinkx Monsoon, Raja, The Vivienne, and Shea Couleé. Jinkx Monsoon and Raja are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Better In Color" by Lizzo. Jinkx Monsoon wins the lip-sync and blocks The Vivienne from receiving a star next week.
First, Jinkx Monsoon and Raja decide to whom they will give the bonus stars they won last week: Raja awards hers to Yvie Oddly and Jinkx Monsoon to Jaida Essence Hall.
This week, the queens are challenged to write, record, and perform two Y2Kgirl group tracks on a flashback episode of MTV's Total Request Live. As "M.S.T.R.", Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, Trinity the Tuck, and Raja perform the breakup song "Titanic". As "The Other Girls", Jaida Essence Hall, Jinkx Monsoon, The Vivienne, and Yvie Oddly perform the love song "2-gether 4-ever".
On the runway, category is "Night of a Thousand Dolly Partons". After critiques, the judges highlight Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, The Vivienne, and Yvie Oddly. The Vivienne and Yvie Oddly are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" by Dolly Parton. The Vivienne wins the lip-sync and blocks Jinkx Monsoon from receiving a star next week.
For this week's maxi-challenge, the queens must design, construct, and present a Legendary Legend Look inspired by one of RuPaul's iconic Zaldy-designed garments.
After the queens present their looks on the runway and receive critiques, the judges highlight Jaida Essence Hall, Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, and Trinity The Tuck. Jaida Essence Hall and Trinity The Tuck are the top 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "I Want Love" by Jessie J. Trinity The Tuck wins the lip-sync and blocks Yvie Oddly from receiving a star next week.
For this week's maxi challenge, the queens act in the short film Santa's School For Girls. As last week's lip sync winner, Trinity gets to assign the roles.
On the runway, category is "Knitty Knitty Bang Bang". After critiques, the judges highlight Jaida Essence Hall, Raja, Trinity the Tuck, and The Vivienne. Raja and The Vivienne are the top two 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Super Freak" by Rick James. Raja wins the lip-sync and blocks Jaida Essence Hall from receiving a star next week.
For this week's maxi challenge, the queens choreograph and perform viral dance challenge videos emphasizing their personal brands.
On the runway, category is "What Lies Beneath", looks with many reveals. After critiques, the judges highlight Jink Monsoon, Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, and Yvie Oddly. Jinkx Monsoon and Monét X Change are the top two 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to a monologue - a first in Drag Race history - from the episode "The Beauty Contest" of the 1980s sitcomDesigning Women, delivered by Dixie Carter's character Julia Sugarbaker. Monét X Change wins the lip-sync and blocks Raja from receiving a star next week.
On the runway, category is "All Glowed Up", looks with lights. Before critiques, RuPaul announces a revision to the All Stars rules: no one will be blocked this week. After critiques, the judges highlight Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, Trinity the Tuck, and The Vivienne. Jinkx Monsoon and Trinity the Tuck are the top two 2 queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Kings & Queens" by Ava Max. Jinkx Monsoon wins the lip-sync.
After the variety show, the judges highlight Monét X Change, Raja, Shea Couleé, and Yvie Oddly. Monét X Change and Shea Couleé are the top two 2 queens of the week. With five, four, and four stars, respectively, Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, and Jinkx Monsoon advance to the Lip Sync LaLaPaRUza Smackdown; Jaida Essence Hall and Trinity the Tuck are tied for the fourth position, with three stars each. RuPaul asks Monét X Change, as the queen with the most stars, to break the tie by deciding, on the spot, which queen to invite to the finale. She chooses Trinity the Tuck.
Monét X Change and Shea Couleé lip-sync to "Supernova" by Kylie Minogue. Shea Couleé wins the lip-sync. RuPaul announces that, in addition to the Lip Sync LaLaPaRUza Smackdown to determine the Queen of All Queens, a second lipsync tournament will be held amongst the other four queens to determine the Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses, who will earn a $50,000 cash prize.
Queen of All Queens Finalists: Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, Shea Couleé, and Trinity the Tuck
Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses Finalists: Jaida Essence Hall, Raja, The Vivienne, and Yvie Oddly
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"Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown"
July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)
The queens walk the runway one last time in "Grand Finale Eleganza" and receive their final critiques from the judges. RuPaul performs "Smile".
To determine the Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses and the Queen of All Queens, the queens compete in two Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdowns. Raja and Yvie Oddly advance to the final lipsync in the first smackdown, with Raja winning. Jinkx Monsoon and Monét X Change advance to the final lipsync in the second smackdown, with Jinkx Monsoon winning.
Runway Theme: Grand Finale Eleganza
Lip Sync Songs: "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, "Here's To The Boy" by Deniece Williams, "Judas" by Lady Gaga, "So What" by P!nk, "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, "Swish Swish" by Katy Perry ft. Nicki Minaj
Eliminated: The Vivienne, Jaida Essence Hall, Shea Couleé, Trinity the Tuck and Yvie Oddly
Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses: Raja
Runner-up: Monét X Change
Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7: Jinkx Monsoon
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