King of Drag is a drag reality competition series that premiered in June 2025 on American LGBTQ+ streaming service Revry. The series is hosted by drag king Murray Hill and is the first drag competition series to feature solely drag kings. Them named it one of "The 10 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of 2025."
Background While reality competition series based on drag artists first gained prominence following the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009, it was not until 2018 with the New Zealand series House of Drag for a drag king to appear on a drag competition series. Hugo Grrrl, who appeared on the first season of House of Drag, was the first drag king to compete and to win a drag competition series. The following year the third season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula marked the first American drag competition series to feature a king, with Landon Cider going on to win the season.
King of Drag was announced in 2024 and is the first drag competition series to feature a cast solely made up of drag kings.
Production The series was announced in December 2024 and premiered on Revry on May 18, 2025. It features ten American drag kings; Alexander the Great, Big D, Buck Wylde, Charles Galin King, Dick Von Dyke, Henlo Bullfrog, King Molasses, Perka Sexxx, Pressure K and Tuna Melt, competing over six episodes for the title of King of Drag. American comedian and drag king Murray Hill is the host of the series, with Hill previously hosting the drag cooking competition Drag Me to Dinner in 2023.
Casting for the series opened in 2024 and closed on January 5, 2025. The casting is open to "individuals of all ages, ethnicities, gender identities, and styles of drag," including trans masc, cisgender women, non-binary and more."
Judges include: Gottmik, Sasha Velour, Tenderoni, Wang Newton, Kylie Sonique Love, Landon Cider, Jackie Beat, Carmen Carrera, Cole Escola, Paul Feig, Bridget Everett, Jeff Hiller, Lisa Rinna, Liv Hewson, Kathleen Hanna and Revry co-founder Damian Pelliccione.
Contestants + King of Drag contestants and their backgrounds Contestant Hometown Outcome King Molasses Washington D.C. Winner Dick Von Dyke Minneapolis, Minnesota Runner-up Henlo Bullfrog Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3rd place Big D Bellingham, Washington 4th place King Perka $exxx Charlotte, North Carolina 5th place Charles Galin King Los Angeles, California 6th place Alexander the Great Austin, Texas 7th place Pressure K Atlanta, Georgia 8th place Buck Wylde Dallas, Texas 9th place Tuna Melt New York, New York 10th place Notes
Contestant progress Legend:
+ Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 King Molasses TOP BTM BTM Winner Dick Von Dyke SAFE TOP SAFE SAFE Henlo BullfrogBTM SAFE SAFE TOP Eliminated Big D TOP TOP LOW TOPELIMGuest King Perka $exxx LOWBTM LOW ELIMGuest Charles Galin King SAFE SAFEBTM ELIMGuest TOPLOW ELIMGuest Pressure K SAFE SAFE ELIMGuest Buck Wylde SAFE ELIMGuest Tuna Melt ELIMGuest
Final thrusts Legend:
Episode Bottom Contestants Challenge Eliminated 1 Henlo Bullfrog vs. Tuna Melt Breakdancing Tuna Melt 2 Buck Wylde vs. King Perka $exxx Stand-up Comedy Buck Wylde 3 Alexander The Great vs. Charles Galin King vs Pressure K Film a death scene in the style of a found footage horror movie Alexander The Great Pressure K 4 Charles Galin King vs. King Molasses Choreograph an original cheer routine Charles Galin King 5 Big D vs. King Molasses vs. King Perka $exxx Interpretive dance Big D King Perka $exxx Episode Final Contestants Final Challenge Winner 6 Dick Von Dyke vs. King Molasses Perform in a final lip sync battle King Molasses
Guest judges Listed in alphabetical order:
Aubrey Shea, actor and singer Brian Michael Smith, actor Bridget Everett, actress and singer Cameron Esposito, actress and comedian Carmen Carrera, actress, and model Cole Escola, comedian, actor and singer Gottmik, makeup artist and drag queen Jackie Beat, drag artist Jeff Hiller, actor Kathleen Hanna, musician and activist Kylie Sonique Love, drag queen Landon Cider, drag king, actor and host Layshia Clarendon, basketball player Lisa Rinna, actress Liv Hewson, actor Mo B. Dick, drag king, executive director of dragkinghistory.com Paul Feig, filmmaker Vico Ortiz, actor
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