The Big Picture
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars premieres on Paramount+ August 16 with 12 international drag queens competing.
- Alyssa Edwards, representing the US, joins queens from Belgium, the Philippines, Mexico, UK, Canada, France, Brazil, Italy, Germany, and Sweden.
- Weekly guest judges like Adriana Lima and Dianne Brill will join RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Jamal Sims on the panel.
“What a gag-worthy gathering of glamazons,” indeed. Not long after Canada vs the World 2 premiered just last month (and shortly after Angeria Paris VanMicheals won RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9), another All Stars will arrive this August. Bringing in 12 drag queens from different parts of the world, the first trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars promises to feature “the fiercest drag” from cultures around the world and “earth-shattering stakes,” complete with a new runway and an all-star cast of guest judges.
Set to premiere on Paramount+ on Friday, August 16, the 12 international superstars representing their home countries will compete for a $200,000 grand prize and a spot in the “International Pavilion at the Drag Race Hall of Fame.” Resident judge Michelle Visage and choreographer Jamal Sims will join RuPaul on the panel each week. They will be accompanied by a weekly guest judge, including Adriana Lima, Ariadna Gutiérrez-Arévalo, Danna Paola, Dianne Brill, Graham Norton, Jasmine Tookes, Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, and Matt Rogers. Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, and fan-favorite Ts Madison will also serve as one of the guest judges.
Who Is Competing on ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’?
Since its inception, from the Vaseline-filtered first season, RuPaul’s Drag Race has since expanded into a larger franchise, giving other queens a chance to represent their drag — and their countries — to a wider audience. Similar to the UK vs the World and Canada vs the World format, Global All Stars has brought queens from all over the world to compete on a global platform. Alyssa Edwards, who competed in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 and All Stars 2, is set to represent the United States.
Drag Race Belgique Season 1‘s Athena Likis, Drag Race Philippines Season 1‘s Eva Le Queen, and Drag Race Mexico Season 1‘s Gala Varo have also joined the reality competition show, along with Kitty Scott-Claus (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 3), Kween Kong (RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2), Miranda Lebrão (Drag Race Brazil Season 1), Nehellenia (Drag Race Italia Season 2), Pythia (Drag Race Canada Season 2), Soa de Muse (Drag Race France Season 1), Tessa Testicle (Drag Race Germany Season 1), and Vanity Vain (Drag Race Sweden Season 1).
RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars premieres with two new episodes on Paramount+ on August 16. You can watch the newly released trailer below:
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