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RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)
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Host
RuPaul
Competitors
12
Broadcaster
Logo TV
Origin
New York City
Broadcast from
March 7 (2016-03-07) – May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
Judges
RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews, Carson Kressley
Winner
Bob the Drag Que
The eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley, who shared judging responsibilities on an alternating basis. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. The full list of contestants was revealed during the NewNowNext Awards on February 1, 2016. The song "U Wear It Well" from RuPaul's album Butch Queen was featured in promotion for the show. On March 31, 2016, it was announced LogoTV renewed the show for a ninth season.
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "The Realness", and the song played during the closing credits was "Die Tomorrow", both songs from the album Realness. The winner of this season was Bob the Drag Queen. Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls were the runners-up.
Contestants
The drag queens who competed to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race are:
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
Contestant Progress
The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
The contestants were the runners-up.
The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
The contestant won a challenge.
The contestant received judges critiques and was ultimately chosen to be safe.
The contestant was in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated.
The contestant returned as a guest for the finale episode.
Lip-syncs
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after final lipsync of the season.
Guest judges
(In chronological order)
Nicole Richie (television personality)
Ester Dean (singer/songwriter)
Jamal Sims (choreographer)
Lucian Piane (music producer)
Faith Evans (singer)
Tasha Smith (actress and comedian)
Chris Stein (musician)
Debbie Harry (singer)
Chanel Iman (model)
Gigi Hadid (model)
Marc Jacobs (fashion designer)
Todrick Hall (singer and internet personality)
Thomas Roberts (journalist)
Vivica A. Fox (actress)
Amy Sedaris (comedian and actress)
David Sedaris (writer)
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. (In order of appearance)
Episode 1:
BeBe Zahara Benet (winner of Season 1)
Tyra Sanchez (winner of Season 2)
Raja (winner of Season 3)
Sharon Needles (winner of Season 4)
Chad Michaels (runner-up of Season 4, and winner of All Stars Season 1)
Jinkx Monsoon (winner of Season 5)
Violet Chachki (winner of Season 7)
Shannel (contestant on Season 1 and All Stars Season 1)
Latrice Royale (contestant and Miss Congeniality of Season 4)
Raven (runner-up of Season 2 and All Stars Season 1)
Morgan McMichaels (contestant on season 2)
Episode 2:
AB Soto (musician)
Episode 4:
The Vivienne (winner of Drag Race's UK Drag Ambassador competition)
