RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Season 1
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseApril 24 (2020-04-24) –
May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The first season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race premiered Friday, April 24, 2020, on VH1 (US). The four-part event series judging panel include RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews.[1][2] The secret celebrities underwent a drag transformation and were mentored by Drag Race Royalty as "Queens Supremes".

This season resembles that of the main series - with each episode consisting of a mini-challenge (the winner of which earns an advantage in the maxi challenge), the maxi challenge and a lip-sync (which determines who is the winner of the week).[3][4]

Contestants

Contestants of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1 and their charity donations
Episode Drag Name Celebrity[5] Queen Supreme Outcome Raised Charity
1[6] Babykins La Roux Jordan Connor Trixie Mattel Winner $30,000 Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Miss Mimi Teapot Jermaine Fowler Bob the Drag Queen Runners-up $10,000 RAINN
Olivette Isyou Nico Tortorella Monét X Change $10,000 Transgender Law Center
2[7] Vanqueisha De House Vanessa Williams Asia O'Hara Winner $30,000 The Trevor Project
Mary J. Ross Loni Love Trinity the Tuck Runners-up $10,000 Dress for Success
Miss Shenita Cocktail Tami Roman Alyssa Edwards $10,000 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
3[8] Bette Bordeaux Matt Iseman Kim Chi Winners $20,000 Arthritis Foundation
Madam That Bitch Alex Newell Bob the Drag Queen $20,000 Hetrick-Martin Institute
Rachel McAdamsapple Dustin Milligan Nina West $20,000 Project HEAL
4[9] Queen Eleza Beth Hayley Kiyoko Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Winner $30,000 Planned Parenthood
Coral Fixation Madison Beer Monique Heart Runners-up $10,000 The Trevor Project
Cocotini Phoebe Robinson Alyssa Edwards $10,000 Product Red

Special guests

Episode 2

Episode 3

  • Love Connie, drag performer

Behind the scenes make-up artists

Contestant progress

Legend:

  WIN (Winner) indicates that the contestant won the episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1.
  RU (Runner-up) indicates that the contestant was the runner-up of the episode.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Drag Name Celebrity Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9]
Babykins La Roux Jordan Connor Winner
Miss Mimi Teapot Jermaine Fowler Runner-up
Olivette Isyou Nico Tortorella Runner-up
Vanqueisha De House Vanessa Williams Winner
Mary J. Ross Loni Love Runner-up
Miss Shenita Cocktail Tami Roman Runner-up
Bette Bordeaux Matt Iseman Winner
Madam That Bitch Alex Newell Winner
Rachel McAdamsapple Dustin Milligan Winner
Queen Eleza Beth Hayley Kiyoko Winner
Coral Fixation Madison Beer Runner-up
Cocotini Phoebe Robinson Runner-up

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the episode.
Episode Contestants Song Winner(s)
1[6] Babykins La Roux vs. Miss Mimi Teapot vs.
Olivette Isyou
"Express Yourself"
(Madonna)
Babykins La Roux
2[7] Mary J. Ross vs. Miss Shenita Cocktail vs. Vanqueisha De House "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(Sylvester)
Vanqueisha De House
3[8] Bette Bordeaux vs. Madam That Bitch vs. Rachel McAdamsapple "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
(Celine Dion)
Bette Bordeaux
Madam That Bitch
Rachel McAdamsapple
4[9] Cocotini vs. Coral Fixation vs. Queen Eleza Beth "California Gurls"
(Katy Perry)
Queen Eleza Beth

Episodes

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [10]Original air date
11"Secret Celebrity Edition #101"April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
22"Secret Celebrity Edition #102"May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
33"Secret Celebrity Edition #103"May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
44"Secret Celebrity Edition #104"May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Secret Celebrity Edition #101" April 24, 2020 0.31[11] 0.685[11]
2 "Secret Celebrity Edition #102" May 1, 2020 0.23[12] 0.551[12]
3 "Secret Celebrity Edition #103" May 8, 2020 0.16[13] 0.426[13]
4 "Secret Celebrity Edition #104" May 15, 2020 0.19[14] 0.478[14]

References

  1. ^ Drysdale, Jenifer (October 22, 2019). "'RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race' to Launch in 2020". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "RuPaul Announces Drag Race Spin-Off Featuring All-Celebrity Competitors". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Swift, Andy (October 22, 2019). "RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race Ordered at VH1 — Which Queens Are Returning?". TVLine.
  4. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 10, 2020). "'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Event Series Sets Premiere Date". Deadline.
  5. ^ Quinn, Dave (May 18, 2020). "RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race: See Every Star's Unrecognizable Drag Queen Transformation". People. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #101". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 1. April 24, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #102". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 2. May 1, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #103". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 3. May 8, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ^ a b c "Secret Celebrity Edition #104". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 4. May 15, 2020. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Episode Guide". Screener. United States: Tribune Media. p. Season 0. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 27, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 4.24.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 4, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.1.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 13, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.8.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 18, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals and Network Finals: 5.15.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.