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RuPaul's Drag Race season 16

The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000.

This season introduced a LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown competition for the eliminated queens that took place before the finale. Morphine Love Dion, who placed 5th in the main competition, won the smackdown and the title of Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.

The winner of season 16 was Nymphia Wind, the first ever East Asian winner, with Sapphira Cristál as the runner up and the series' first tied winner of Miss Congeniality, shared with Xunami Muse.

Production

In August 2023, the competition series and its companion series, RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, were officially renewed and would remain on MTV. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was also renewed for a ninth season by Paramount+.[1] In November, a teaser was released from MTV featuring RuPaul in various promos from past seasons.[2]Sasha Colby, the winner of season fifteen, presented the Meet the Queens via the series official YouTube channel on December 6, 2023. The Meet the Queens video included an 8-minute clip from the season premiere, where the fourteen contestants entered the Werk Room set.[3]

Contestants

The winner, Nymphia Wind.

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

Notes
  1. ^ a b Sapphira Cristál and Xunami Muse were voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
  2. ^ Morphine won the title 'Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses'.
  3. ^ Plasma LaRose is referred to as Plasma on the show.
  4. ^ Megami D.Vil is referred to as Megami on the show.
  5. ^ Mirage Amuro is referred to as Mirage on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Nymphia Wind won RuPaul's Drag Race season 16.
  Sapphira Cristál was the runner-up.
  Sapphira Cristál and Xunami Muse were voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.
  Morphine Love Dion was declared Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses (SDADHH) after winning the final lip sync in the LaLaPaRuza Smackdown.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  IMM (Immunity) indicates that the contestant drank the immunity potion and was immune from elimination.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  LOSS indicates that the eliminated contestant participated in the LaLaPaRuza Smackdown, but lost one of the lip syncs.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  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.
  The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom.
  The eliminated contestant won the first round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the next round.
  The eliminated contestant won the second round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the next round.
  The eliminated contestant won the third round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the final round.
  The eliminated contestant won the final round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and was declared Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

Guest judges

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episodes 1–2

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 10

Episode 12

Episode 14

Episode 16

Episodes

Ratings

References

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