RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (season 1)

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".

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

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

Special guests

Lip syncs
Episode Contestants Song Winner(s) Runners-up
1 Babykins La Roux vs. Miss Mimi Teapot vs. Olivette Isyou "Express Yourself"
(Madonna)		 Babykins La Roux Miss Mimi Teapot
Olivette Isyou
2 Mary J. Ross vs. Miss Shenita Cocktail vs. Vanqueisha De House "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(Sylvester)		 Vanqueisha De House Miss Shenita Cocktail
Mary J. Ross
3 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 Cocotini vs. Coral Fixation vs. Queen Eleza Beth "California Gurls"
(Katy Perry)		 Queen Eleza Beth Cocotini
Coral Fixation

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
No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)
1 "Secret Celebrity Edition #101" April 24, 20200.31[11]0.685[11]
2 "Secret Celebrity Edition #102" May 1, 20200.23[12]0.551[12]
3 "Secret Celebrity Edition #103" May 8, 20200.16[13]0.426[13]
4 "Secret Celebrity Edition #104" May 15, 20200.19[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. "Secret Celebrity Edition #101". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 1. April 24, 2020.
  7. "Secret Celebrity Edition #102". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 2. May 1, 2020.
  8. "Secret Celebrity Edition #103". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 3. May 8, 2020.
  9. "Secret Celebrity Edition #104". RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Season 1. Episode 4. May 15, 2020.
  10. "RuPaul's Drag Race: Episode Guide". Screener. United States: Tribune Media. p. Season 0. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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