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[12/04/24 - 11:03 AM]
"RuPaul's Drag Race" Ruveals the New Queens of Season 17, Premiering Friday, January 3rd at 8:00 PM ET/PT on MTV
This season, 14 dazzling new queens enter the Werk Room to compete for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000 for the winner, sponsored by TodayTix, the theater ticket app.

[via press release from MTV]

RuPaul's Drag Race Ruveals the New Queens of Season 17, premiering Friday, January 3rd at 8:00 PM ET/PT on MTV

America's Next Drag Superstar to receive cash prize of $200,000

(New York, NY - December 4th) - MTV today ru-vealed the cast for Season 17 of the Emmy(R) Award-winning global phenomenon, RuPaul's Drag Race, which returns Friday, January 3rd at 8:00 PM ET/PT with 90-minute episodes. This season, 14 dazzling new queens enter the Werk Room to compete for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000 for the winner, sponsored by TodayTix, the theater ticket app.

In the premiere episode, the new cast of queens will compete in "Drag Queens Got Talent" and this season will bring back the gag-worthy "Rate-A-Queen" scoring system, but with an all-new twist.

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, the Emmy(R) award-winning aftershow, will premiere immediately following at 9:30 PM ET/PT on MTV. Untucked gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the backstage drama as the queens anxiously await their fate in the competition.

Today, fans will be able to "Meet the Queens" more in-depth on the RuPaul's Drag Race YouTube channel, with individual interviews from each new queen and the official Season 17 images. Sashay over to the Drag Race YouTube channel right HERE.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" sponsors include ViiV Healthcare.

For more information on RuPaul's Drag Race and up-to-date news, go to Paramount Press Express and follow RuPaul's Drag Race on X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook for all the latest tea. Join the conversation using #DragRace.

The 14 new queens include:

Acacia Forgot - Los Angeles, CA | @acaciaforgot

This honky-tonk diva puts the country in California. Glitzy, glamorous, and with a penchant for blonde hair, Acacia Forgot has never met a rhinestone she didn't like. Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo and ukulele. Will this aspiring country star also become America's Next Drag Superstar?

Arrietty - Seattle, WA | @arrietty_theelf

Arrietty hails from the House of Dubois - her drag mother is none other than Drag Race season 15's Irene (The Alien) Dubois. Obsessed with the fantasy genre, this uniquely creative queen designs and sews her own outfits, often with a "futuristic elf" aesthetic. Add in the ability to beat a mean mug when needed, and this talented, twisted queen is ready to go all the way in the competition!

Crystal Envy - Asbury Park, NJ | @thecrystalenvy

With looks so polished, it's hard to believe this makeup artist and drag queen has only been performing for 3 years. In New Jersey, Crystal swiftly dominated the club scene. Crystal Envy's name comes as a mixture of their birth name Chris, and the fact that every outfit she wears is bedazzled and sparkly. This pageant princess commands a club crowd, but can Crystal hold that same command over the judges this season?

Hormona Lisa - Chattanooga, TN | @hormona_lisa

This Southern bubblegum babe was infamously plucked from the crowd by RuPaul on the Atlanta stop of his "The House of Hidden Meanings" book tour, and invited to Hollywood. Now officially a part of the season 17 cast, this campy queen - inspired by Disney princesses and vintage screen sirens - hopes to catch the eye of RuPaul again, this time where it counts the most: on the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race!

Jewels Sparkles - Tampa, FL | @thejewelssparkles

Out of drag, this youthful queen has a sweetness and an innocence, and is a self-described "ditzy clumsy bimbo." But don't be fooled - Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy. With influences that range from Ariana Grande to Priscilla Presley, to her Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, you'd be foolish to underestimate this talented doll as merely a "look queen."

Joella - Los Angeles, CA | @thejoelladynasty

Joella calls herself "The Slaysian Diva," and with her own unique style of drag, mixing traditional Chinese costume with street fashion and pop culture, you can see why. Having already won local West Hollywood drag bar contests, Joella is now ready to represent plus size queens in the biggest drag competition in the world.

Kori King - Boston, MA | @koriking

This boisterous queen has rapidly risen to the top of the Boston scene, amassing a respectable TikTok following along the way. Only in the drag game for 2 years, Kori has already been awarded Boston's Best New Performer To Watch award, and is the name on everybody's lips. She is season 16 finalist Plane Jane's drag sister, so expect a razor sharp wit, and somebody who tells it like it is!

Lana Ja'Rae - New York, NY | @lanajarae

Lana's drag mother is Luxx Noir London, from season 15 of Drag Race, so expect a level of fierceness from this fashionista! Luxx saw Lana competing in a New York drag competition and was so impressed, she approached her backstage and asked if she could adopt her on the spot. Bringing legs and body to the main stage, Lana is ready to strut away from this competition with a crown!

Lexi Love - Louisville, KY | @mslexilove

Lexi Love is a full-time "playmate" at Play, Louisville: a bar known for its high energy drag excellence. As a performer, Lexi knows how to turn the party up - but she's also someone you'd love to kick it with. Having survived a period of homelessness and drug addiction, she has emerged a stronger and more independent queen, and is ready for the re-birth of Lexi to take over the world!

Lucky Starzzz - Miami, FL | @theluckystarzzz

Born in Havana, Cuba, Lucky Starzzz is an expressive, colorful, living cartoon! Lucky's drag meets at the intersection of club kid and camp, and this resourceful queen uses as much paper and spray paint as she does sequins and rhinestones. Lucky describes her drag as "a venus fly trap in a room full of roses." Can Lucky's eye-catching creativity catch the eyes of the judges this season and win her the crown?

Lydia B Kollins - Pittsburgh, PA | @foreheadbrows

To understand this absurdist, unique queen you only need to know that the "B" stands for b*tthole. Named after Winona Ryder's character in Beetlejuice, Lydia Deetz, and inspired by Tim Burton, John Waters and David Lynch, Lydia B Kollins is a queen who values creativity over perfection. Will the judges find Lydia's looks BOOTYful, or will her time on Drag Race be a disASSter?

Onya Nurve - Cleveland, OH | @onyanurve

Smashburger cook by day, enchanting and in-demand drag artist by night. Onya Nurve got bitten by the performance bug in high school, and took an artistic career path to drag via a BFA in Painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art. A comedic actress as well as being able to belt out a tune, Onya represents a real threat in this competition!

Sam Star - Leeds, AL | @samstarqueen

Stunning, stylish, SOUTHERN! Sam is quite the Renaissance queen, having trained in musical theater, and being a retired gymnast / cheerleader who can do back handsprings! With polished makeup skills and a gorgeous mug, Sam has gone on to win an impressive number of pageant titles for such a young queen: it's no surprise to learn that Trinity The Tuck is her drag mother and mentor.

Suzie Toot - Fort Lauderdale, FL | @suzie.toot

Suzie's uniqueness is her greatest strength in drag. A professional tap dancer, with a look rooted deeply in 1920s and 30s fashions, Suzie describes herself as the "cross section between Betty Boop and Lucille Ball." A skilled actor with a wild sense of humor and excellent comedic timing, Suzie hopes to wow the judges with her quirky take on drag!

About World of Wonder:

World of Wonder (WOW) has reshaped international pop culture, earning 33 Emmys, inspiring two Oscars, creating global network WOW Presents Plus across 190 territories, and bringing drag culture to the world stage via RuPaul's Drag Race and DragCon. SVOD WOW Presents Plus, the exclusive home to the global Drag Race franchise and hundreds of WOW Original series, saw 35M hours of content watched in 2023 with 77% subscriber growth in the same year. WOW's pioneering television portfolio includes other smash-hit franchises like Million Dollar Listing. Their film division WOW Docs produces groundbreaking documentaries including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Party Monster, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. WOW also operates YouTube channel WOWPresents, music label World of Wonder Records, the WOW Podcast Network, and year-round international live events. Co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been profiled in Variety's Reality TV Impact Report and Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful Producers in Unscripted. Honors for their trailblazing work include the IDA Pioneer Award, Realscreen's Global 100 list, Banff's Impact Award, and the OUT 100. In 2022, World of Wonder was ranked #2 among film and TV powerhouses in Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies.

About SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks is a global network of media assets that reaches over one billion people in more than 180 countries featuring some of the most iconic brands in entertainment including SHOWTIME, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network among others - and, its Studios arm which produces 120+ series annually, including some of today's biggest hits such as Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, Emily in Paris, 1883, 1923, George & Tammy, South Park, Tulsa King, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Challenge and Jersey Shore, to name a few.





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