‘Drag Race All Stars’ Season 9 Cast Revealed: Meet the Queens

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Paramount+ and World of Wonder have officially announced the cast of Season 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” which will consist of eight alumni of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which runs from season one through season 14. is the first season of “All Stars” – aside from the all-winners seventh season – to feature only eight queens.

They compete for the grand prize of $200,000, but for the first time in the ‘Drag Race’ story, the money will be donated to a charity of the winner’s choice. The award is given through The Palette Fund, a private foundation “committed to breaking down barriers and promoting social change in under-resourced and challenging communities,” according to an official press release.

Season 9 of “All Stars” debuts May 17 on Paramount+ with a two-episode season premiere hosted by RuPaul and produced by World of Wonder. New episodes premiere every Friday, along with new episodes of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked.”

The returning queens for All Stars season 9 are:

Angeria Paris VanMichaels (Season 14): This Atlanta queen won two major challenges during her season — including the challenge where she coined her catchphrase, “you ug-aly bitch” — en route to the finals, where she finished in third place. She plays for the National Black Justice Collective, “America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and same-sex (LGBTQ+/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS . “, according to a press release.

Gottmik (season 13): The first trans man to compete on “Drag Race” became a huge fan favorite for her performance as Paris Hilton in the Snatch Game challenge, which gave Gottmik one of the two major wins; she ultimately placed third on the show. She plays for Trans Lifeline, “a grassroots hotline, advocacy, and micro-grant nonprofit organization that provides direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.”

Jorgeous (Season 14): The undisputed lip-sync killer from season 14 won one main challenge to finish tied for sixth place on her season, and she was featured on the long-running Las Vegas show “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live.” She plays for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “the nation’s largest mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.”

Nina West (Season 11): The queen from Columbus, Ohio won two major challenges, finishing in sixth place in her season and winning Miss Congeniality over her fellow contestants. Since the show, she has played Edna Turnblad in the national tour of ‘Hairspray’ and played drag icon Divine in ‘Weird; The Al Yankovic Story.” She plays for The Trevor Project, “the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth.”

Plastique Tiara (season 11): Although Plastique has the lowest showing among the queens of Season 9 of “All Stars” in her original season — she won one main challenge and finished in eighth place — she has since amassed the largest social media following of anyone from the show, according to a release, including 11.6 million followers on TikTok. She also starred in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live’. She plays for The Asian American Foundation, which was founded “in response to the rise of anti-Asian hate and to address long-standing underinvestment in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.”

Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5, “All Stars” Season 2): Roxxxy, one of the most iconic “Drag Race” alumni as the first queen to debut with the double wig reveal in a lip sync, earned a spot in two finals: She placed second in Season 5 with two wins in the main challenge, and came in fourth place on Season 2 of ‘All Stars’. She plays for Miracle of Love, which “provides accessible HIV/AIDS prevention programs and supportive services to meet the multicultural needs of Central Florida communities.”

Shannel (Season 1, “All Stars” Season 1): The first queen ever to step foot in the workroom of “Drag Race,” Shannel placed fourth in her season and then finished in third place on Season 1 of “All Stars.” She plays for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “a global nonprofit organization committed to advancing research and helping people overcome anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder and related conditions.”

Vanessa Vanjie (Season 10, Season 11): Her cry of “Miss Vanjie” after becoming the first queen to be eliminated in season 10 made Vanjie an overnight viral sensation, so much so that she was invited to the next season where she placed fifth ended up. She plays for the ASPCA, the animal rights group that has “been on the front lines saving, transforming and protecting the lives of millions of dogs, cats, equines and farm animals in the fight against animal cruelty and homelessness.”