RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is here with another season and new format, here’s all you need to know

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is back with its 10th edition, leaving fans anticipating a tough competition this time. Also, it is being touted as the biggest one ever. The names of the 18 queens were made official by Paramount+ and World of Wonder on Wednesday, April 23. This came along with a major twist in the format, Entertainment Weekly reported.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10: New format

The 10th edition of the reality competition will have a total of 12 episodes this time, according to Collider. The 18 biggest names in the franchise will be divided into three different groups, with each of them getting depicted by its own unique colour. Each of the three groups will have six members in total.
All of the 18 queens will have to compete within their own bracket, with the round going on for three episodes. When the bracket comes to an end, the top three queens across all of them will qualify for the semi-finals round. This will be judged based on their group point totals.
In the semi-finals, they will be competing against the top queens from across the groups for two episodes. This will be followed by the finale of the tournament, wherein Lip Sync Smackdown battle will decide the winner.

The finalists will be battling it out to take home the $200,000 prize money, besides keeping their eyes on the coveted Drag Race Hall of Fame.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10: Meet the 18 queens

Here’s the list of 18 All Stars that are marking their return on the highly-popular game:

1. Acid Betty – Season 8

2. Alyssa Hunter – Season 14

3. Aja of Season 9 and All Stars 3 fame

4. Bosco – Season 14

5. Cynthia Lee Fontaine from the Seasons 8 and 9

6. Daya Betty – Season 14

7. Denali – Season 13

8. Deja Skye – Season 14

9. Irene the Alien – Season 15

10. Ginger Minj from the Season 7 as well as All Stars 2 and 6

11. Jorgeous of Season 14 and All Stars 9 fame

12. Kerri Colby – Season 14

13. Lydia B Kollins – Season 17

14. Mistress Isabelle Brooks – Season 15

15. Nicole Paige Brooks – Season 2

16. Olivia Lux – Season 13

17. Phoenix – Season 3

18. Tina Burner – Season 13

As per the official announcement, the group have been separated by their own colours.

Queens like Nicole Paige Brooks, Tina Burner, Jorgeous, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Lydia Butthole Kollins are part of the pink group, while the orange one includes Irene the Alien, Bosco, DeJa Skye, Phoenix, Aja and Olivia Lux.

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Alyssa Hunter and Ginger Minj, besides others, have been included in the third team, which is the purple group.

FAQs

1. Where and when to see Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars?
It will premier on Paramount+ on May 9.

2. What is the Tournament of All Stars?
This is a new format introduced by the organisers in the Drag Race franchise.