'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14 to Award Highest-Ever Prize Money

EXCLUSIVE: After nearly two seasons heavily struck by the pandemic, RuPaul’s Drag Race concluded its fourteenth season with an in-person finale extravaganza held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Despite the return to the showy Drag Race pomp and circumstance, the Season 14 finale couldn’t quite match up to Season 13’s ratings.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14 came to an end on Friday night, and Willow Pill was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar. Willow Pill, a fan favorite from the beginning, beat out Lady Camden in a lip sync for the crown to Cher’s cover of ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.”While the grande finale Ru-vealed itself over 90 minutes, the filming took place a few weeks ago at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, home to the “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” show, and it came in at just under the five-hour mark.This left room for plenty of fun gags that didn’t make the cut, and Variety was in the room where it happens for the uncut, unedited version.

RuPaul’s Drag Race is a superstar making machine – and there’s a new winner to add to the list!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 13 winner Symone was hailed for her high-fashion runway style that saw her glide to victory and become America’s next drag race superstar. Earlier this evening, she crowned Willow Pill as Season 14’s winner, thereby concluding her reign.Symone spoke with Variety about her favorite looks from this season’s queens, and shared the inspiration behind her own finale ensemble.Willow Pill and the Roast of Ross Mathews (Ep. 13)“This look is one that is so visceral in my head.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Season 14 Grand Finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race. 

Sasha Urban editorStart your engines, and may the best winner win (again)!During the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on Friday night, fans got an extended first look at Season 7 of “All Stars,” which will feature a cast of eight previous winners for the first time ever. The trailer revealed some of the upcoming season’s celebrity guests, including supermodel Naomi Campbell, “Charlie’s Angels” star Cameron Diaz, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and journalist Ronan Farrow.The new season is set to premiere May 20 on Paramount+, as the cast competes for the title of “Queen of All Queens” and a cash prize of $200,000, the highest in the franchise’s “herstory.” Additional judges and guests for Season 7 include Daphne Guinness, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Nikki Glaser, Tove Lo, Betsey Johnson, Janicza Bravo, Ben Platt, Hannah Einbinder and Vanna White.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 14 ends this Friday, the show will be filmed live from Las Vegas, home to the “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live” extravaganza. “Las Vegas is a city in drag.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“RuPaul’s Drag Race” will crown its season 14 queen on Friday night, but for the first time ever, five will face off in the finale. They will each perform a solo number and then after a first-round elimination, the top two will face off in a lip sync battle.Before the top five remaining queens, Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden and Willow Pill battle it out, they shared their finale red carpet looks.Lady Camden is the first British queen to appear on the main show.

This upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is about to be packed with royalty!

is ready to make herstory once again with the upcoming season of !Paramount+ announced on Wednesday that will feature the franchise's first-ever all-winners cast, as past champions return to compete for the title of «Queen of All Queens,» and a cash prize of $200,000! The star-studded roster includes some of your all-time faves, and instantly legendary winners, as well as one important international addition! Plus, there will be new episodes of streaming exclusively on Paramount+ to bring you all the best behind-the-scenes drama! Watch the casting announcement in the video below:Fans can also catch an exclusive, extended first look at the legendary queens coming to during the live grand finale of  season 14, airing Friday, April 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on VH1.And, leading up to the premiere on Paramount+, check out -- a four-episode special premiering Friday, April 29, on VH1 and the official YouTube channel -- where eight fan favorite queens watch and react to the  queens' very best moments throughout franchise herstory. Check out the eight returning champions who are back to compete for the crown once again:Insta/Twitter: @jaidaehallLook over there! Season 12’s winner and trade of the season is back to snatch another crown.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThey’re all winners, baby.In a watershed moment in “Drag Race” herstory, all eight returning queens on Season 7 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” have won previous seasons of “Drag Race” or “All Stars.” The cast includes winners that stretch from 2011 through 2020, one international queen and three queens who’ve won seasons of All Stars.

The eight winning queens set to return to the Drag Race stage are Season 12’s Jaida Essence Hall, Season 5’s Jinkx Monsoon, All Stars 4 winners Monét X Change and Trinity The Tuck, Season 3’s Raja, All Stars Season 5’s Shea Coulée, Drag Race UK’s The Vivienne and Season 11’s Yvie Oddly. While some will return for their second go at the drag franchise, others will strut their stuff for the third time.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” is giving the fans what they want — a season of all winners competing for the crown.Season 7, which begins streaming on Paramount+ on Friday May 20, features winners from eight different seasons.The cast includes Jaida Essence Hall (Season 12), Jinkx Monsoon (Season 5), Monet X Change (All Stars 4), Raja (Season 3), Shea Coulee (All Stars 5), Trinity the Tuck (All Stars 4), The Vivienne (U.K.

The Emmy-winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is going where no installment of the increasingly global franchise has gone before. Yes, it’s time for an All-Winner season.

Doing drag is no easy job.

Shortly after Will Smith, 53, walked on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, in the head for a joke he made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, at this year’s Oscars, LAPD said that Chris would not be pressing charges against Will — a decision that left many stunned. However, just because Chris did not choose to press charges against the fallen Best Actor winner when the incident occurred does NOT mean that he can’t still pursue such action, as Los Angeles-based criminal attorney Lara Yeretsian told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Chris has “one year to change his mind!”

This season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is nearly over!