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RuPaul's Drag Race season 3

The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 24, 2011, and ended its run on May 2 of the same year.[2] Thirteen drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a headlining spot on the Absolut Tour, a lifetime supply of Kryolan makeup, and a cash prize of $75,000.

This season had Michelle Visage replacing Merle Ginsberg at the judge's table and Billy Brasfield[3] (better known as Billy B), Mike Ruiz, and Jeffrey Moran filling in for Santino Rice's absence during several episodes. Billy B, celebrity makeup artist and star of the HGTV mini-series Hometown Renovation, appeared as a judge in five episodes. Whereas Mike Ruiz only judged for two episodes, and Jeffrey Moran for one, Moran only appeared for promotional reasons. Due to Billy B's continued appearances, he and Rice are now considered to have been alternate judges for the same seat at the judges table, both appearing side-by-side in the reunion special to announce Yara Sofia as the season's Miss Congeniality.[1]

Other changes made included the introduction of a wildcard contestant from the past season, Shangela; an episode with no elimination; and a contestant, Carmen Carrera, being brought back into the competition after having been eliminated a few episodes prior. A new pit crew was also introduced consisting of Jason Carter and Shawn Morales.

The theme song playing during the runway every episode was changed to "Champion" while the song playing during the credits is "Main Event", both from RuPaul's album Champion. As with the previous season, each week's episode was followed by a behind-the-scenes show, RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. On December 6, 2011, Amazon.com released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program.[4]

The winner of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Raja, with Manila Luzon being the runner-up.

Contestants

The winner, Raja.

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Notes:

  1. ^ Raja Gemini is referred to as Raja on the show.
  2. ^ Yara Sofia was voted Miss Congeniality by the viewers.
  3. ^ Mariah Paris Balenciaga is referred to as Mariah on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Raja won RuPaul's Drag Race season 3.
  Manila Luzon was the runner-up.
  Yara Sofia was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  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.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.


Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
  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.

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Episodes

Ratings

1Based upon point/share system for Nielsen ratings. The first number represents the percentage of households within the population viewing the program (known as points). The second number (known as shares) is how many households were expected to view the program, within the population. For example, Episode 8 has a point/share of "0.3/1". This means .3% of households viewed the program from the expected 1%, showing .7% of the show's audience were watching a different program.

Controversy

Raja's win leaked

Halfway through the seasons airing, blogger Perez Hilton revealed Raja as the winner to the public, causing an uproar from fans. It also led to the show's crowning format being changed, with the finale taped with three different outcomes declaring each finalist as "the winner", with only RuPaul knowing who really wins and the true outcome being announced on the day of the final in attempt to conceal the winner's identity and prevent any spoilers from taking place. This took place from the following season-onwards.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ep. 16, Episode 16, Season 3: Reunited!". Logo TV. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ LOGO On-line. "RuPaul's Drag Race 3: Cast Bios". LOGO On-line. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Brasfield, Billy. "Billy Brasfield Official Biography". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Kline, Dill (December 6, 2011). "RuPauls Drag Race Season 3". Amazon.
  5. ^ a b "The Queen Who Mopped Xmas". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 2. January 24, 2011. Logo TV.
  6. ^ a b "Queens in Space". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 3. January 31, 2011. Logo TV.
  7. ^ a b "Totally Leotarded". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 4. February 7, 2011. Logo TV.
  8. ^ a b "QNN News". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 5. February 14, 2011. Logo TV.
  9. ^ a b "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 6. February 21, 2011. Logo TV.
  10. ^ a b "Face, Face, Face of Cakes". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 7. February 28, 2011. Logo TV.
  11. ^ a b "Ru Ha Ha!". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 8. March 7, 2011. Logo TV.
  12. ^ a b "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 9. March 14, 2011. Logo TV.
  13. ^ a b "RuPaul-a-palooza". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 10. March 21, 2011. Logo TV.
  14. ^ a b "The Hair Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 11. March 28, 2011. Logo TV.
  15. ^ a b "Jocks in Frocks". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 12. April 4, 2011. Logo TV.
  16. ^ a b "The Money Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 13. April 11, 2011. Logo TV.
  17. ^ a b "Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 15. April 18, 2011. Logo TV.
  18. ^ "Reunited". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 16. April 25, 2011. Logo TV.
  19. ^ "Logo's Third Season Premieres of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race" Rev Up Ratings on Monday Night" (Press release). Tv By the Numbers. January 26, 2011. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  20. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 2, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Leads Night + 'Teen Mom 2,' 'Tosh.0,' 'Southland,' 'White Collar,' 'Lights Out' & More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 9, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Down, But Still Leads Night + 'Teen Mom 2,' 'Tosh.0,' 'Southland,' 'White Collar,' 'Lights Out' & More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  22. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 16, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Leads; 'The Game' Slips + 'Tosh.0,' 'Southland,' 'Lights Out' & More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  23. ^ Seidman, Robery (February 24, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' & 'Tosh.0' Lead Night; 'White Collar' Up; Miami 'Housewives' Not So Hot + 'Lights Out' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  24. ^ Gorman, Bill (March 2, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Leads; 'Tosh.0,' 'Southland,' 'White Collar' Fall; 'Lights Out' Rises & More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  25. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 9, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'White Collar' and 'Southland' Finales Rise + 'Lights Out,' 'Teen Mom' & More". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  26. ^ "11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About "RuPaul's Drag Race"". Teen Vogue. June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

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