The second season of Queen of the Universe premiered on June 2, 2023, through the streaming service Paramount+.
The winner of the second season of Queen of the Universe was Taiga Brava from Mexico, with Trevor Ashley from Australia finishing as the runner-up.
Production On February 15, 2022, a press release from Paramount+ announced that the television series was renewed for a second season. Graham Norton has returned as the host of the series with Trixie Mattel, Michelle Visage, and Vanessa Williams returning as judges, except for Leona Lewis, who was replaced by Mel B.
The cast was announced on February 22, 2023, with a total of ten contestants, including Aura Eternal, a runner-up from the second season of Drag Race Italia, and Love Masisi, a contestant from the second season of Drag Race Holland.
Contestants Ages, names, and cities stated are at the time of filming.
+Contestants of Queen of the Universe season 2 Contestant Hometown Outcome Taiga Brava Cancún, Mexico Winner Trevor Ashley Sydney, Australia Runner-up Aura Eternal Palermo, Italy 3rd place Jazell Royale Orlando, United States 4th place Maxie Manila, Philippines 5th place Viola Coventry, United Kingdom 6th place Militia Scunt San Francisco, United States 7th place Love Masisi Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th place Miss Sistrata Tel Aviv, Israel 9th place Chloe V Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th place
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Contestants progress Legend:
+ Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Taiga Brava SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner Trevor Ashley SAFE SAFE SAFE Runner-up Aura Eternal SAFE SAFE Jazell Royale SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE Guest Maxie SAFE SAFE SAFE Guest Viola SAFE SAFE SAFE Guest Militia Scunt SAFE SAFE Guest Love Masisi Guest Miss Sistrata Chloe V Guest
Performance shows
Round 1: No Place Like Home (June 2) Queens were to impress the judges and in-studio audience during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, the Queen with the least in-studio audience votes was eliminated and the in-studio audience saved four Queens, leaving the bottom five Queens to perform in a Spice Girl Showdown to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen. + Performances on the first episode Queen Order Song ResultTaiga Brava1''Everything I Wanted" Bottom fiveTrevor Ashley2"Get the Party Started"SafeMiss Sistrata3"Diva" Bottom fiveViola4"Lay Me Down" SafeJazell Royale5"Easy on Me" Safe
+ Performances on the second episode Queen Order Song ResultAura Eternal1"Take Me to Church" Bottom fiveMaxie2"Do It Like a Dude" Bottom fiveChloe V3"Creep" EliminatedMilitia Scunt4"Just Got Paid"SafeLove Masisi5"Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" Bottom fiveSpice Girl Showdown detailsAura Eternal - "Wannabe"SavedLove Masisi -SavedMaxie -SavedMiss Sistrata -EliminatedTaiga Brava -Saved
Round 2: Two Queens, One Song (June 9) Last week's top Queen Viola and bottom Queen Taiga Brava were paired up and paired the other Queens. Four pairs wrote an original song based on four genres. At the end of this round, the audience saved three pairs of Queens and the remaining pair had to perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen. + Performances on the third episode Queen OrderGenre Song ResultTaiga Brava & Viola1Pop"T4B"SafeAura Eternal & Maxie2R&B"This Hot"SafeJazell Royale & Militia Scunt3Ballad"Gagging For You"SafeLove Masisi & Trevor Ashley4Rock"Rock Hard" Bottom twoSurvival Sing-Off detailsLove Masisi 1 -"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"EliminatedTrevor Ashley 2 -"This Is Me"Saved
Round 3: My First Time (June 16) At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved five Queens, leaving one of the bottom two Queens eliminated by the judges. + Performances on the fourth episode Queen Order Song ResultMaxie1"Flashdance... What a Feeling"SafeMilitia Scunt2"Love Is a Losing Game"EliminatedAura Eternal3"Family Affair" Bottom twoTaiga Brava4"Praying"SafeJazell Royale 5"Save the Best for Last"SafeViola6"Don't Stop Me Now"SafeTrevor Ashley7"The Rose"Safe
Round 4: Future Disco 3000 (June 22) This round, top six Queens competed in three Disco Diva Showdown. After each Showdown, the audience saved one Queen and the other Queen had to perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one Queen. + Performances on the fifth episodeDisco Diva Showdown details QueenShowdown Order Song ResultTaiga Brava11"About Damn Time" Bottom threeJazell Royale2"React"SafeAura Eternal23"Stupid Love" Bottom threeTrevor Ashley4"Me Too"SafeViola35"It's a Sin" Bottom threeMaxie6"Physical"SafeSurvival Sing-Off detailsAura Eternal -"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"SavedTaiga Brava -SavedViola -Eliminated
Round 5: Exposed! (June 22) Maxie couldn't continue in the competition due to an injury. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved two Queens, leaving one of the bottom two Queens eliminated by the judges, but the judges saved both the Queens in bottom two. + Performances on the sixth episode Queen Order Song ResultTrevor Ashley1"Better the Devil You Know" Bottom twoTaiga Brava2"All by Myself"SafeAura Eternal3"Someone You Loved" Bottom twoJazell Royale4"Imagine"SafeMaxie - -Withdraw
Round 6: Semi-Final (June 22) Top four Queens were paired up with a mentor from Pop Diva Panel. At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining two Queens, but the judges votes was a tie. The Queen with the least in-studio audience votes was eliminated. + Performances on the semi-final episode QueenMentor Order Song ResultTaiga BravaMel B1"Good Ones"SafeJazell RoyaleVanessa Williams2"I'm a Slave 4 U" Bottom twoAura EternalMichelle Visage3"Left Outside Alone"SafeTrevor AshleyTrixie Mattel4"River Deep – Mountain High" Bottom twoSurvival Sing-Off detailsJazell Royale -"Strong Enough"EliminatedTrevor Ashley -Saved
Round 7: Party All Over the World - Finale (June 22) The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe. +Performances on the finale episodeQueenOrderSongOrderSongResultTrevor Ashley1"It's Raining Men"4"Maybe This Time"Runner-upTaiga Brava2"True Colors"6"Chandelier"WinnerAura Eternal3"Sissy That Walk"5"Without You"Third place
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