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.
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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)
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. (In order of appearance)