The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on a new night; Thursday, August 25, 2016. Returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, with Carson Kressley joining the panel, while the space previously occupied by Ross Mathews was filled by Todrick Hall. Cast members were announced on June 17, 2016. This season featured ten All-Star contestants, selected from the show's second season through to its seventh season, who competed to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame".
A new twist was revealed for this season, changing the format of the show. In previous seasons, the bottom two queens had to "Lip-sync for their Life" to avoid elimination. This season had the top two performing queens of the challenge "Lip-sync for their Legacy," with the winner of the lip-sync earning $10,000 and choosing which one of the bottom queens gets eliminated. The prizes for the winner were a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. It is also the first All Stars season to feature Snatch Game, a challenge that debuted in the second season of the regular series.
The winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was Alaska, with Detox and Katya being the runners-up.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestant Age Hometown Original season Original placement Outcome Alaska 30 Los Angeles, California Season 5 Detox 30 Los Angeles, California Season 5 4th place Katya 33 Boston, Massachusetts Season 7 5th place Roxxxy Andrews 31 Orlando, Florida Season 5 4th place Alyssa Edwards 35 Dallas, Texas Season 5 6th place 5th place Tatianna 27 Washington, D.C. Season 2 4th place 6th place Phi Phi O'Hara 29 New York City, New York Season 4 7th place Ginger Minj 31 Orlando, Florida Season 7 8th place Adore Delano 25 Azusa, California Season 6 9th place Coco Montrese 41 Las Vegas, Nevada Season 5 5th place 10th place
Notes
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Top All Stars(Elimination) Song Winner(s) Bottom Eliminated 1 Roxxxy Andrews(Coco) vs. Tatianna(Coco) "Shake It Off"(Taylor Swift) Roxxxy Andrews Adore, Coco, Phi Phi Coco Montrese 2 Alaska(Tatianna) vs. Katya(Tatianna) "Le Freak"(Chic) Alaska Detox, Roxxxy, Tatianna Tatianna 3 Alyssa Edwards(Ginger) vs. Detox(Katya) "Tell It to My Heart"(Taylor Dayne) Alyssa Edwards Ginger, Katya Ginger Minj 4 Alaska(Alyssa) vs. Phi Phi O'Hara(Alyssa) "Got to Be Real"(Cheryl Lynn) Alaska Alyssa, Katya, Roxxxy Alyssa Edwards 5 Alyssa Edwards(Phi Phi) vs. Tatianna(Phi Phi) "Shut Up and Drive"(Rihanna) Alyssa Edwards Phi Phi, Roxxxy Phi Phi O'Hara Tatianna 6 Alaska(Tatianna) vs. Katya(Roxxxy) "Cherry Bomb"(Joan Jett and The Blackhearts) Alaska Roxxxy, Tatianna Tatianna 7 Detox(Alyssa) vs. Katya(Roxxxy) "Step It Up"(RuPaul ft. Dave Audé) Detox Alaska, Alyssa,Roxxxy Alyssa Edwards Episode Final All Stars Song Winner 8 Alaska vs. Detox vs. Katya "If I Were Your Woman"(Gladys Knight & the Pips) Alaska
Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
Raven-Symoné, actress, comedian, singer and model Ross Mathews, comedian and television personality Jeremy Scott, fashion designer Nicole Scherzinger, singer and actress Graham Norton, television and radio personality Aubrey Plaza, actress and comedian
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:
Episode 2
Raven, runner up from season two and season one of All Stars Jujubee, contestant from season two and season one of All Stars Shangela, contestant from season two and three. Bianca Del Rio, winner of season six
Episode 4
Big Freedia, actor and singer Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant from season one
Episode 5
Chad Michaels, runner-up from season four and winner of season one of All Stars Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, contestant from season one Chelsea Peretti, actress and comedian Jessica Wild, contestant from season two Mystique Summers Madison, contestant from season two Nicole Paige Brooks, contestant from season two Sonique, contestant from season two Alexis Mateo, contestant from season three and season one of All Stars Mariah Paris Balenciaga, contestant from season three Yara Sofia, contestant from season three and season one of All Stars Jiggly Caliente, contestant from season four Madame LaQueer, contestant from season four Monica Beverly Hillz, contestant from season five Vivienne Pinay, contestant from season five Gia Gunn, contestant from season six Kelly Mantle, contestant from season six Laganja Estranja, contestant from season six Trinity K. Bonet, contestant from season six Vivacious, contestant on season six Jaidynn Diore Fierce, contestant from season seven Mrs. Kasha Davis, contestant from season seven
Episode 6
Marcus Lemonis, investor, television personality and philanthropist
Episode 7
Anastasia Soare, owner of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics
Episodes
Reception The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was met with critical acclaim and is generally considered to be the best season in the show's history. Vox described the season as "the best — and most self-aware" season of Drag Race. Gay Times ranked it as the number-one season, specifically shouting out Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna's lipsync to "Shut Up and Drive" as a standout moment, also describing the season as having the "best cast in the show's HERstory". Elite Daily ranked it as the second-best season, behind only season four. Ryan Shea of Instinct also ranked it as the second-best season, describing Alaska's win as "triumphant". Additional praise was given to Alaska's win, with Entertainment Weekly ranking her as the third-best RuPaul's Drag Race winner, only behind Trixie Mattel and Bianca Del Rio in 2018. In a 2020 GoldDerby forum, fans voted Alaska as the favorite All Star winner, receiving over 40% of the votes.
Ratings Episode no.TitleAirdateLogo ViewersLogo Ratings (18-49)VH1 ViewersVH1 Ratings (18-49)Total Viewers1"All Star Talent Show Extravaganza"283,0000.14301,0000.13584,0002"All Stars Snatch Game"240,0000.12385,0000.18625,0003"HERstory Of The World"230,0000.12258,0000.12484,0004"Drag Movie Shequels"226,0000.12335,0000.14561,0005"Revenge of the Queens"386,0000.21 style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" 386,0006"Drag Fish Tank"292,0000.17313,0000.15605,0007"Family That Drags Together"266,0000.14270,0000.13536,0008"All Stars Supergroup"243,0000.14303,0000.12546,0009"Reunited"166,0000.09 style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;"
See also
List of Rusicals
References
External links