The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015. RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg.
Like the previous two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of 100,000 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season.
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album Born Naked.
The winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Violet Chachki 22 Atlanta, Georgia Ginger Minj 29 Orlando, Florida Pearl 23 New York City, New York Kennedy Davenport 33 Dallas, Texas 4th place Katya 32 Boston, Massachusetts 5th place Trixie Mattel 24 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6th place Miss Fame 29 New York City, New York 7th place Jaidynn Diore Fierce 25 Nashville, Tennessee 8th place Max 22 Hudson, Wisconsin 9th place Kandy Ho 28 Cayey, Puerto Rico 10th place Mrs. Kasha Davis 43 Rochester, New York 11th place Jasmine Masters 37 Los Angeles, California 12th place Sasha Belle 28 Iowa City, Iowa 13th place Tempest DuJour 46 Tucson, Arizona 14th place
Notes:
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 1 Kandy Ho vs. Tempest DuJour "Geronimo"(RuPaul ft. Lucian Piane) Tempest DuJour 2 Katya vs. Sasha Belle "Twist of Fate"(Olivia Newton-John) Sasha Belle 3 Jasmine Masters vs. Kennedy Davenport "I Was Gonna Cancel"(Kylie Minogue) Jasmine Masters 4 Pearl vs. Trixie Mattel "Dreaming"(Blondie) Trixie Mattel 5 Kandy Ho vs. Mrs. Kasha Davis "Lovergirl"(Teena Marie) Mrs. Kasha Davis 6 Jaidynn Diore Fierce vs. Kandy Ho "Break Free"(Ariana Grande ft. Zedd) Kandy Ho 7 Jaidynn Diore Fierce vs. Max "No More Lies"(Michel'le) Max 8 Ginger Minj(with Sasha Belle)vs. Jaidynn Diore Fierce(with Tempest DuJour) "I Think We're Alone Now"(Tiffany) Jaidynn Diore Fierce 9 Miss Fame vs. Pearl "Really Don't Care"(Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd) Miss Fame 10 Ginger Minj vs. Trixie Mattel "Show Me Love"(Robin S.) Trixie Mattel 11 Katya vs. Kennedy Davenport "Roar"(Katy Perry) Katya 12 Ginger Minj vs. Kennedy Davenport vs. Pearl vs. Violet Chachki "Born Naked"(RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne) Kennedy Davenport
Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
Kathy Griffin, comedian Olivia Newton-John, actress and singer Jordin Sparks, singer and actress Mel B, singer Kat Dennings, actress Jessica Alba, actress Lucian Piane, composer and music producer Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer Merle Ginsberg, journalist Ariana Grande, singer and actress Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality Michael Urie, actor LeAnn Rimes, singer Nelsan Ellis, actor Demi Lovato, singer and actress John Waters, director Alyssa Milano, actress Rachael Harris, actress and comedian Santino Rice, fashion designer Rebecca Romijn, actress
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:
Episode 1 Alaska, runner-up of season 5 Mathu Andersen, photographer and makeup artist Magnus Hastings, photographer
Episode 2 Moby, musician Jamal Sims, choreographer
Episode 5 Kathy Griffin, comedian
Episode 7 Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6
Episode 8 Latrice Royale, Miss Congeniality of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1
Episode 10 Kym Johnson, professional dancer
Episode 12 Candis Cayne, choreographer
Episode 14 Patti LaBelle, singer and actress (via video message) Delta Work, contestant on season 3 Latrice Royale, Miss Congeniality of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1 Alaska, contestant on season 5 Gia Gunn, contestant on season 6 BenDeLaCreme, Miss Congeniality of season 6 Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6
Episodes
Soundtrack The trailers for this season featured clips of the songs "Geronimo" and "Modern Love", both of the album Born Naked.
RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2
RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2 is a 2015 compilation album by entertainer RuPaul, featuring the season 7 cast of his show RuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released digitally on February 3, 2015.
Background Similar to last season, the compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season seven contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums Born Naked, Glamazon, Red Hot, Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, SuperGlam DQ.
Track listing All songs were written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane, with the exception of tracks fifteen and sixteen, which were written solely by Charles himself.
Ratings Episode no.TitleAirdate Rating(18–49) Total viewers 1 "Born Naked" 0.19 348,000 2 "Glamazonian Airways" 0.21 374,000 3 "ShakesQueer" 0.15 265,000 4 "Spoof! (There It Is)" 0.18 325,000 5 "The DESPY Awards" 0.23 404,000 6 "Ru Hollywood Stories" 0.16 285,000 7 "Snatch Game" 0.19 340,000 8 "Conjoined Queens" 0.19 367,000 9 "Divine Inspiration" 0.17 320,000 10 "Prancing Queens" 0.16 263,000 11 "Hello, Kitty Girls!" 0.16 266,000 12 "And the Rest Is a Drag" 0.17 310,000 13 "Countdown to the Crown" 0.09 229,000 14 "Grand Finale" 0.18 387,000
See also
List of Rusicals
References
External links (U.S.) (Canada) Official Facebook page Ratings