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The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens (including 1 returnee) will compete for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017.

This season saw the return of season eight's Cynthia Lee Fontaine.

Contestants

The drag queens who will compete to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race are:

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	Name	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Aja		22	Brooklyn, New York
Alexis Michelle	Alex Michaels	32	New York, New York
Charlie Hides		52	Boston, Massachusetts
Cynthia Lee Fontaine	Carlos Diaz	35	Austin, Texas
Eureka		25	Johnson City, Tennessee
Farrah Moan		22	Las Vegas, Nevada
Kimora Blac		27	Las Vegas, Nevada
Nina Bo'nina Brown		34	Riverdale, Georgia
Peppermint		37	New York, New York
Sasha Velour	Alexander Hedges Steinberg	29	Brooklyn, New York
Shea Couleé	Jaren Shea Merrell	27	Chicago, Illinois
Trinity Taylor	Ryan Taylor	31	Orlando, Florida
Valentina	James Andrew Leyva	25	Echo Park, California
Jaymes Mansfield	James Wirth	26	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	14th Place

Eureka O'Hara is referred to by both her full name and mononymously as "Eureka"

Contestant Progress

Contestant	1	2
Aja	SAFE	SAFE
Alexis Michelle	SAFE	SAFE
Charlie Hides	SAFE	SAFE
Cynthia Lee Fontaine		SAFE
Eureka	SAFE	SAFE
Farrah Moan	SAFE	SAFE
Kimora Blac	SAFE	BTM2
Nina Bo'nina Brown	WIN	SAFE
Peppermint	SAFE	SAFE
Sasha Velour	SAFE	SAFE
Shea Couleé	SAFE	SAFE
Trinity Taylor	SAFE	SAFE
Valentina	SAFE	WIN
Jaymes Mansfield	SAFE	ELIM

The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.

The contestants were the runners-up.

The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.

The contestant won the challenge.

The contestant was one of the best, but was not the winner.

The contestant received judges critiques but 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

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
2	Jaymes Mansfield	vs.	Kimora Blac	"Love Shack" (The B-52's)	Jaymes Mansfield

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 their third time in the bottom two.

The contestant was eliminated after the final lipsync of the season.

Guest judges

(In chronological order)

Lady Gaga (singer, songwriter, and actress)
The B-52's (new wave band)
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (actor and model)
Tamar Braxton (singer and television personality)
Candis Cayne (actress)
Fortune Feimster (writer, comedian, and actress)
Noah Galvin (actor)
Jennie Garth (actress)
Todrick Hall (actor and singer)
Cheyenne Jackson (actor and singer)
Kesha (singer and songwriter)
Andie MacDowell (actress)
Denis O'Hare (actor)
Naya Rivera (actress and singer)
Lisa Robertson (poet)
Joan Smalls (fashion model)
Tori Spelling (actress and television personality)
Meghan Trainor (singer and songwriter)

Guest judges adapted from Entertainment Weekly.

Special guests

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

Episode 2:
- Lisa Kudrow (actress and comedian)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
104	Template:Ancor1	"Oh. My. Gaga!"	March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
105	Template:Ancor2	"She Done Already Done Brought It On"	March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
106	Template:Ancor3	"Draggily Ever After"	April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
107	Template:Ancor4	"Good Morning Bitches"	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *RuPaul's Drag Race season 9*
No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Oh. My. Gaga!"	March 24, 2017	0.5	0.987
2	"She Done Already Done Brought It On"	March 31, 2017	0.4	0.754

References

^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Cast Members". Logo TV. February 2, 2017.
McPhee, Ryan (February 2, 2017). "Check Out Alexis Michelle's Best Musical Moments Before She Competes on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9". Broadway.com. Key Brand Entertainment.
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/tv/article/Cynthia-Lee-Fontaine-gets-revealing-after-Drag-6992595.php
"Meet the Queens: Eureka O'Hara - Video Clip from RuPaul's Drag Race". Logo. February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
Kaminer, Michael (August 12, 2015). "Inside Sasha Velour's Talmud of Drag". The Forward.
Rigou, Vasia. "Her Life in Drag: The Glamorous Life of Shea Couleé". Newcity.
Colurso, Mary (March 22, 2017). "Birmingham's Trinity Taylor tells us why she'll be a killer queen on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
Cooper, Michael (March 31, 2017). "L.A.'s Own Drag Race Contestant, Valentina, Wants More Than to Win". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
"Jaymes Mansfield". Facebook. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
Nolfi, Joey (March 10, 2017). "Lady Gaga hits RuPaul's Drag Race runway — see the photos". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
Nolfi, Joey (March 10, 2017). "Kesha, Lisa Kudrow, Tamar Braxton join RuPaul's Drag Race in season 9 trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 16, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"VH1 TV Guide". www.vh1.com. VH1. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
"VH1 TV Guide". www.vh1.com. VH1. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
"VH1 TV Guide". www.vh1.com. VH1. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ Welch, Alex. "Friday cable ratings: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' premieres, NCAA leads". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ Welch, Alex. "Friday cable ratings: 'Mama June' and 'Rap Game' tick up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

External links

Official website

RuPaul's Drag Race

Accolades

Episodes

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Season 4	"RuPocalypse Now!" "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" "Glamazons vs. Champions" "Queens Behind Bars" "Float Your Boat" "Dragazines" "Frenemies" "Frock the Vote!" "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" "The Final Three"
Season 5	"RuPaullywood or Bust" "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" "Draggle Rock" "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" "Can I Get an Amen" "RuPaul Roast" "Scent of a Drag Queen" "Drama Queens" "Super Troopers" "Sugar Ball" "The Final Three, Hunty"
Season 6	"RuPaul's Big Opening" "RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" "Scream Queens" "Shade: The Rusical" "Oh No She Betta Don't!" "Glamazon by Colorevolution" "Drag Queens of Comedy" "Queens of Talk" "Drag My Wedding" "Glitter Ball" "Sissy That Walk"
Season 7	"Born Naked" "Glamazonian Airways" "ShakesQueer" "Spoof! (There It Is)" "The DESPY Awards" "Ru Hollywood Stories" "Conjoined Queens" "Divine Inspiration" "Prancing Queens" "Hello, Kitty Girls!" "And the Rest Is Drag"
Season 8	"Keeping It 100!" "Bitch Perfect" "RuCo's Empire" "New Wave Queens" "Wizards of Drag" "Shady Politics" "RuPaul Book Ball" "The Realness"
Season 9	"Oh. My. Gaga!" "She Done Already Done Brought It On" "Draggily Ever After" "Good Morning Bitches" "Reality Stars: The Musical" "9021-HO" "RuPaul Roast" "Your Pilot's on Fire" "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" "Gayest Ball Ever" "Category Is"
Season 10	"10s Across the Board" "PharmaRusical" "Tap That App" "The Last Ball on Earth" "The Bossy Rossy Show" "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" "The Unauthorized Rusical" "Breastworld" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media Kings Into Queens" "Evil Twins" "American"
Season 11	"Whatcha Unpackin?" "Good God Girl, Get Out" "Diva Worship" "Trump: The Rusical" "Monster Ball" "The Draglympics" "From Farm to Runway" "L.A.D.P.!" "Dragracadabra" "Bring Back My Queens!" "Queens Everywhere"
Season 12	"I'm That Bitch" "You Don't Know Me" "World's Worst" "The Ball Ball" "Gay's Anatomy" "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" "Droop" "Choices 2020" "Superfan Makeover" "One-Queen Show" "Viva Drag Vegas"
Season 13	"The Pork Chop" "Condragulations" "Phenomenon" "RuPaulmark Channel" "The Bag Ball" "Disco-mentary" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" "Freaky Friday Queens" "Pop! Goes the Queens" "Nice Girls Roast" "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" "Gettin' Lucky"
Season 14	"Big Opening Number 1" "Big Opening Number 2" "A Pair of Balls" "She's a Super Tease" "Save a Queen" "Glamazon Prime" "The Daytona Wind" "60s Girl Groups" "Menzeses" "An Extra Special Episode" "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" "The Ross Mathews Roast" "Catwalk"
Season 15	"One Night Only, Part 1" "One Night Only, Part 2" "All Queens Go to Heaven" "House of Fashion" "Old Friends Gold" "The Daytona Wind 2" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" "The Crystal Ball" "50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars" "Two Queens, One Joke" "Wigloose: The Rusical!" "Teacher Makeovers" "Blame It on the Edit"
Season 16	"Rate-A-Queen" "Queen Choice Awards" "The Mother of All Balls" "RDR Live!" "Girl Groups" "Welcome to the DollHouse" "The Sound of Rusic" "See You Next Wednesday" "Werq the World" "Corporate Queens" "Bathroom Hunties" "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" "Booked and Blessed" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited"
Season 17	"Squirrel Games"

Contestants

Winners

Franchise	Girl Groups Lil' Poundcake Pit Crew Rusical Snatch Game
Events	A Drag Queen Christmas Battle of the Seasons Drive 'N Drag Haters Roast RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Werq the World
Spin-offs	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Global All Stars Holi-slay Spectacular Live Untucked Secret Celebrity Untucked Vegas Revue RuPaul's Drag U
Web series	Fashion Photo RuView Whatcha Packin'
AJ and the Queen The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Christmas Queens 1 2 3 4 Dancing Queen Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Dragnificent! Hey Qween! Painted with Raven Queen of the Universe We're Here

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