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==Contestant progress== ==Contestant progress==
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|work=]|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> !! 5<ref name="episode 5">{{cite web |url=http://blandcanyon.blogspot.com/2016/04/rupauls-drag-race-episode-recap-season.html/ |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Episode recap: Season 8, Episode 5
|work=]|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> !! 6<ref name="episode 6">{{cite web|author=Sava, Oliver |url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/rupauls-drag-race-journeys-oz-wonderful-makeover-c-235137/ |title=RuPaul’s Drag Race journeys to Oz for a wonderful makeover challenge|work=]|date=April 11, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> !! 7<ref name="episode7">{{cite episode |title=Shady Politics|series=RuPaul's Drag Race|series-link=RuPaul's Drag Race|air-date=April 15, 2016|season=8|number=7}}</ref> !! 8<ref name="episode8">{{cite episode |title=RuPaul Book Ball|series=RuPaul's Drag Race|series-link=RuPaul's Drag Race|air-date=April 25, 2016|season=8|number=8}}</ref> !! 9<ref name="episode9">{{cite episode |title=Grand Finale|series=RuPaul's Drag Race|series-link=RuPaul's Drag Race|air-date=May 9, 2016|season=8|number=9}}</ref> !! 10
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| '''Gottmik'''
|{{nowrap|'''Bob the Drag Queen'''}}
|style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|SAFE
|SAFE | SAFE
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
| SAFE
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2 | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|style="background:#D4AF37;" |''' Winner''' | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
| style="background:#D4AF37;border=darkgray" |'''Winner'''
|- |-
| '''Kim Chi''' |'''Rosé'''
| SAFE
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}'''
| SAFE
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW
|style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
| style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:silver;"|'''{{nowrap|Runner-up}}''' | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
| style="background:silver;border=darkgray" |'''Runner-up'''
|- |-
| '''Naomi Smalls''' |'''Symone'''
| SAFE
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW
| style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|SAFE
|SAFE | SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:silver;"|'''{{nowrap|Runner-up}}''' | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
| style="background:silver;border=darkgray" |'''Runner-up'''
|- |-
|'''Chi Chi DeVayne''' |'''Kahmora Hall'''
| style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}'''
|SAFE | SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2
|style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|SAFE
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2 | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM''' | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
|'''Derrick Barry''' |'''Elliott with 2 Ts'''
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
| style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="1"| | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
|'''Thorgy Thor''' |'''Tina Burner'''
|style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
| SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH
| SAFE
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="2"|
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
|'''Robbie Turner''' |'''Kandy Muse'''
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|SAFE | SAFE
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{fontcolor|white|WIN}}''' |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:lightpink;"|LOW | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="3"| |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
|'''Acid Betty''' | '''LaLa Ri'''
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH | style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH | style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
|style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM''' | style="background:lightpink;" |LOW
| style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"|
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest
|- |-
|'''Naysha Lopez''' | '''Utica Queen'''
| SAFE
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''
| style="background:tomato;" |BTM2
| colspan="1" bgcolor="darkgray"|
| style="background:royalblue;" |'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''
|SAFE
| SAFE
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="5"|
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
| '''Denali'''
|{{nowrap|'''Cynthia Lee Fontaine'''}}
|SAFE | SAFE
|style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|SAFE
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="6"| |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
|style="background:aqua;"|'''Miss C''' | style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
|{{nowrap|'''Dax ExclamationPoint'''}} | '''Joey Jay'''
| SAFE | SAFE
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM''' |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH
| style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="7"|
|-
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest
|'''Tamisha Iman'''
| SAFE
| style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|-
| '''Olivia Lux'''
| style="background:red;" |'''ELIM'''
|- |-
| '''Laila McQueen'''
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="7"|
| style="background:gainsboro;"| Guest
|} |}

:{{Color box|#D4AF37|border=darkgray}} The contestant won ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} The contestants were the runners-up. :{{Color box|#D4AF37|border=darkgray}} The contestant won ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} The contestant was the runner-up.
:{{Color box|sienna|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated during the first round of the lip-sync tournament.
:{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} The contestant was voted ''Miss Congeniality'' by viewers. :{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} The contestant was voted ''Miss Congeniality'' by viewers.
:{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the challenge. :{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the challenge.
:{{Color box|lightblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe. :{{Color box|lightblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
:{{Color box|cornsilk|border=darkgray}} The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe. :{{Color box|cornsilk|border=darkgray}} The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} The contestant received no critiques and was safe.
:{{Color box|lightpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe. :{{Color box|lightpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom two. :{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom two.
:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated. :{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated.
:{{Color box|Gainsboro|border=darkgray}} The contestant returned as a guest for that episode. :{{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray||}} The contestant was forced to withdraw from the competition on medical grounds.
:{{Color box|gainsboro|border=darkgray}} The contestant returned as a guest for this episode.


==Lip syncs== ==Lip syncs==

Revision as of 00:41, 16 January 2021

Eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race Season of television series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 8
Promotional poster for season eight
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerBob the Drag Queen
Runners-up
Miss CongenialityCynthia Lee Fontaine
Companion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkLogo TV
Original releaseMarch 7 (2016-03-07) –
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 7 Next →
Season 9
List of episodes

The eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Mathews 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. It was the last season to solely be played on Logo, as the show moved to VH1 for its 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 the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Bob the Drag Queen, with Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls being the runners-up, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine being crowned season 8's Miss Congeniality.

On August 20, 2020, Chi Chi DeVayne, who placed fourth in the competition, died after battling scleroderma and pneumonia.

Winner of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Bob The Drag Queen.

Contestants

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Bob the Drag Queen 29 New York City, New York Winner
Kim Chi 27 Chicago, Illinois Runners-up
Naomi Smalls 21 Redlands, California
Chi Chi DeVayne 29 Shreveport, Louisiana 4th Place
Derrick Barry 32 Las Vegas, Nevada 5th Place
Thorgy Thor 31 Brooklyn, New York 6th Place
Robbie Turner 33 Seattle, Washington 7th Place
Acid Betty 37 Brooklyn, New York 8th Place
Naysha Lopez 31 Chicago, Illinois 9th Place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine 34 Austin, Texas 10th Place
Dax ExclamationPoint 31 Savannah, Georgia 11th/12th Place
Laila McQueen 22 Gloucester, Massachusetts
  1. Chi Chi Kat DeVayne is simply known as Chi Chi DeVayne on the show.
  2. Naysha Lopez originally placed 12th before returning to the competition.
  3. Cynthia Lee Fontaine was voted Miss Congeniality.
  4. In episode 2 both queens were eliminated from the competition.

Contestant progress

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Gottmik HIGH SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE WIN HIGH WIN LOW WIN Winner
Rosé SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE BTM2 HIGH HIGH LOW Runner-up
Symone SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH WIN BTM2 Runner-up
Kahmora Hall LOW SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH BTM2 LOW LOW BTM2 ELIM
Elliott with 2 Ts HIGH LOW SAFE BTM2 SAFE HIGH WIN BTM2 ELIM
Tina Burner HIGH SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Kandy Muse BTM2 SAFE HIGH HIGH BTM2 HIGH ELIM
LaLa Ri WIN HIGH BTM2 LOW LOW ELIM
Utica Queen SAFE BTM2 WIN SAFE ELIM
Denali SAFE HIGH HIGH ELIM
Joey Jay SAFE HIGH ELIM
Tamisha Iman SAFE ELIM
Olivia Lux ELIM
  The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant was eliminated during the first round of the lip-sync tournament.
  The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
  The contestant won the challenge.
  The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was forced to withdraw from the competition on medical grounds.
  The contestant returned as a guest for this episode.

Lip syncs

Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 Laila McQueen vs. Naysha Lopez "Applause"
(Lady Gaga)
Naysha Lopez
2 Dax ExclamationPoint vs. Laila McQueen "I Will Survive"
(Gloria Gaynor)
Dax ExclamationPoint
Laila McQueen
3 Cynthia Lee Fontaine vs. Robbie Turner "Mesmerized" (Freemasons radio edit)
(Faith Evans)
Cynthia Lee Fontaine
4 Chi Chi DeVayne vs. Naysha Lopez "Call Me"
(Blondie)
Naysha Lopez
5 Acid Betty vs. Naomi Smalls "Causing a Commotion"
(Madonna)
Acid Betty
6 Derrick Barry vs. Robbie Turner "I Love It"
(Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX)
Robbie Turner
7 Chi Chi DeVayne vs. Thorgy Thor "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
(Jennifer Holliday)
Thorgy Thor
8 Bob The Drag Queen vs. Derrick Barry "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(Sylvester)
Derrick Barry
9 Bob the Drag Queen vs. Chi Chi DeVayne vs. Kim Chi vs. Naomi Smalls "The Realness"
(RuPaul)
Chi Chi DeVayne
  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 the lip-sync to qualify into the finale.

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

  • AB Soto, musician

Episode 5:

  • Charo, musician and comedian

Episode 6:

Episode 7:

Episode 9:

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
941"Keeping it 100!"March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
952"Bitch Perfect"March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
963"RuCo's Empire"March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
974"New Wave Queens"March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)
985"Supermodel Snatch Game"April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
996"Wizards of Drag"April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
1007"Shady Politics"April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
1018"RuPaul Book Ball"April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
1029"The Realness"May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
10310"Grand Finale"May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)

Future appearances

Cynthia Lee Fontaine returned on the ninth season as a surprise contestant to compete with the other 13 contestants. She placed 10th overall.

Chi Chi DeVayne and Thorgy Thor competed on the third season of All Stars. Thorgy placed 10th and Chi Chi placed 8th overall.

Kim Chi competed on RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular on December 7, 2018. She was crowned the Christmas Queen along with the other competing contestants.

Naomi Smalls competed on the fourth season of All Stars. She placed 3rd/4th overall with season 10 contestant Monique Heart.

Derrick Barry competed on the fifth season of All Stars, placing 10th.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Contestant Year Season Role Outcome Notes
Bob the Drag Queen 2020 Celebrity Drag Race Mentor N/A 2 episodes
Chi Chi DeVayne 2018 All Stars 3 Contestant 8th place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine 2017 Season 9 Contestant 10th place
Derrick Barry 2020 All Stars 5 Contestant 10th place
2020 Vegas Revue Main cast N/A 6 episodes
Kim Chi 2018 Holi-slay Spectacular Contestant Winner 1 episode
2020 Celebrity Drag Race Mentor N/A 1 episode
Naomi Smalls 2018-19 All Stars 4 Contestant 3rd/4th place
2020 Vegas Revue Main cast N/A 6 episodes
Thorgy Thor 2018 All Stars 3 Contestant 10th place

See also

References

  1. Avery, Dan (January 31, 2016). "The Cast Of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Will Be Announced At New Now Next Honors". New Now Next. United States: Viacom International Inc. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 9 and CastWorld of Wonder]]".
  3. "Fridays Just Got Fiercer: "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9" Premieres On VH1 March 24th". World of Wonder (production company). March 1, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. "'Drag Race's Chi Chi DeVayne Has Reportedly Died". OUT.com. Out Magazine. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. "Amy Sedaris, Marc Jacobs, Debbie Harry Tapped As Judges For "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 8".
  6. "RuPaul's Drag Race Cast Members". Logo TV. February 2, 2017.
  7. "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' season 3 queens announced: See an exclusive cast photo". Entertainment Weekly. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  8. Framke, Caroline (7 December 2018). "TV Review: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular'". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. "Exclusive: Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4' cast". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  10. Nolfi, Joey (May 8, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 5 cast announced, series moves back to VH1". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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