The fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 28, 2013, with a 90-minute premiere episode, and ended on May 6 of the same year. The winner of season five headlined Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, won a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of Colorevolution Cosmetics, and a cash prize of $100,000. Santino Rice and Michelle Visage returned as judges at the panel.[1]
| RuPaul's Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster for season five | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Jinkx Monsoon |
| Runners-up | |
| Miss Congeniality | Ivy Winters |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Logo TV |
| Original release | January 28 – May 6, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
The theme song playing during the runway every episode is "I Bring the Beat", while the song playing during the credits is "The Beginning". Both songs are from RuPaul's album Glamazon.
This is the first-ever series in the show's history to feature a double elimination or a double sashay between two contestants, Honey Mahogany and Vivienne Pinay. It is also the first series to feature a queen, Coco Montrese, lip-sync for their life four times and send 3 people home. This is also the first series where RuPaul allowed fans to vote for a winner.
The winner of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Jinkx Monsoon, with Alaska and Roxxxy Andrews being the runners-up, and Ivy Winters being crowned season 5's Miss Congeniality by fans.
Contestants
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Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinkx Monsoon | 24 | Seattle, Washington | Winner |
| Alaska[a] | 27 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Runners-up |
| Roxxxy Andrews | 28 | Orlando, Florida | |
| Detox[b] | 27 | Los Angeles, California | 4th place |
| Coco Montrese | 37 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5th place |
| Alyssa Edwards | 32 | Mesquite, Texas | 6th place |
| Ivy Winters | 26 | New York City, New York | 7th place[c] |
| Jade Jolie | 25 | Gainesville, Florida | 8th place |
| Lineysha Sparx | 24 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 9th place |
| Honey Mahogany | 29 | San Francisco, California | 10th place |
| Vivienne Pinay | 26 | New York City, New York | |
| Monica Beverly Hillz | 27 | Owensboro, Kentucky | 12th place |
| Serena ChaCha | 21 | Tallahassee, Florida | 13th place |
| Penny Tration | 39 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 14th place |
Notes:
Contestant progress
editLegend:
| Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
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| 1[2] | 2[3] | 3[4] | 4[5] | 5[6] | 6[7] | 7[8] | 8[9] | 9[10] | 10[11] | 11[12] | 12[13] | 14[14] | |
| Jinkx Monsoon | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | Winner |
| Alaska | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Roxxxy Andrews | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Detox | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |
| Coco Montrese | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Alyssa Edwards | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Ivy Winters | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | ||||
| Jade Jolie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Lineysha Sparx | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
| Honey Mahogany | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||
| Vivienne Pinay | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||
| Monica Beverly Hillz | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
| Serena ChaCha | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||
| Penny Tration | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||
Lip syncs
editLegend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[2] | Penny Tration | vs. | Serena ChaCha | "Party in the U.S.A." (Miley Cyrus) |
Penny Tration |
| 2[3] | Monica Beverly Hillz | vs. | Serena ChaCha | "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rihanna) |
Serena ChaCha |
| 3[4] | Coco Montrese | vs. | Monica Beverly Hillz | "When I Grow Up" (The Pussycat Dolls) |
Monica Beverly Hillz |
| 4[5] | Honey Mahogany | vs. | Vivienne Pinay | "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) |
Honey Mahogany |
| Vivienne Pinay | |||||
| 5[6] | Detox | vs. | Lineysha Sparx | "Take Me Home" (Cher) |
Lineysha Sparx |
| 6[7] | Coco Montrese | vs. | Jade Jolie | "I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters) |
Jade Jolie |
| 7[8] | Alyssa Edwards | vs. | Roxxxy Andrews | "Whip My Hair" (Willow Smith) |
None |
| 8[9] | Alyssa Edwards | vs. | Ivy Winters | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" (Gwen Guthrie) |
Ivy Winters |
| 9[10] | Alyssa Edwards | vs. | Coco Montrese | "Cold Hearted" (Paula Abdul) |
Alyssa Edwards |
| 10[11] | Coco Montrese | vs. | Detox | "Two to Make It Right" (Seduction) |
Coco Montrese |
| 11[12] | Detox | vs. | Jinkx Monsoon | "Malambo No. 1" (Yma Sumac) |
Detox |
| 12[13] | Alaska vs. Jinkx Monsoon vs. Roxxxy Andrews | "The Beginning" (RuPaul) |
None | ||
Guest judges
editListed in chronological order:[1]
- Camille Grammer, television personality
- Mike Ruiz, photographer
- Kristen Johnston, actress
- Juliette Lewis, actress and singer
- Coco Austin, model
- Paulina Porizkova, model and actress
- Chaz Bono, writer and activist
- Travis Wall, dancer
- Julie Brown, actress-comedian
- Downtown Julie Brown, actress and MTV VJ
- La Toya Jackson, singer
- The Pointer Sisters (Anita and Ruth), girl group
- Leslie Jordan, actor
- Jeffrey Moran, Absolut Vodka marketing/branding executive
- Aubrey O’Day, singer
- Joan Van Ark, actress
- María Conchita Alonso, singer/songwriter and actress
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress and singer
- Clinton Kelly, fashion stylist
- George Kotsiopoulos, editor and fashion consultant
- Marg Helgenberger, actress
- Bob Mackie, fashion designer
Special guests
editGuests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:
Episode 4:
- Nick Lazzarini, dancer and winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season 1
Episode 5:
- Ian Drew, Entertainment Director of Us Weekly
Episode 6:
- Lucian Piane, composer and record producer
Episode 7:
- Deven Green, comedian and musician
- Nadya Ginsberg, comedian, actress, and writer
- Bruce Vilanch, writer and actor
Episode 9:
- Wilmer Valderrama, actor
Episode 11:
- Davina Foxx, drag queen expert
- Kiera Grice, Mountain Dew Rep
Episode 12:
- Gloria Allred, lawyer
- Mathu Andersen, make-up artist and photographer
- Candis Cayne, actress and performance artist
Episode 13:
- Latrice Royale, contestant on season 4 and All Stars 1
- Willam, contestant on season 4
- Sharon Needles. winner of season 4
Episode 14:[15]
- Paula Abdul, singer, dancer, and actress (via video message)
- Latrice Royale, "Miss Congeniality" of season 4 and contestant on All Stars 1
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 52 | 1 | "RuPaullywood or Bust" | January 28, 2013 | |
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Fourteen new queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens do an underwater photoshoot. Detox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create a Hollywood realness and glamour outfit made from items found in a dumpster. On the runway, Alaska, Ivy Winters, Lineysha Sparx and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Roxxxy Andrews winning the challenge. Jade Jolie, Penny Tration and Serena ChaCha receive negative critiques, with Jade Jolie being safe. Penny Tration and Serena ChaCha lip-sync to "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus. Serena ChaCha wins the lip-sync and Penny Tration is the first queen to sashay away.
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| 53 | 2 | "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" | February 4, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens lip-sync to one of RuPaul's songs with only your mouth visible. Detox, Ivy Winters and Serena ChaCha win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens team up to lip-sync and re-enact a famous scene from a past season of RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked.
On the runway, category is Best Drag. Team Ivy Winters is the winning team, with Lineysha Sparx winning the challenge. Team Detox and Team Serena ChaCha are the losing teams. Monica Beverly Hillz and Serena ChaCha receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna. Monica Beverly Hillz wins the lip-sync and Serena ChaCha sashays away.
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| 54 | 3 | "Draggle Rock" | February 11, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens create a mannequin doll in pairs for "America's Junior Drag Superstar" pageant. Alaska and Lineysha Sparx win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens team up and star in two different children's TV shows.
On the runway, category is Pretty in Pink. Detox, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Detox winning the challenge. Alaska, Coco Montrese, Monica Beverly Hillz and Vivienne Pinay receive negative critiques, with Alaska and Vivienne Pinay being safe. Coco Montrese and Monica Beverly Hillz lip-sync to "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls. Coco Montrese wins the lip-sync and Monica Beverly Hillz sashays away.
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| 55 | 4 | "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" | February 18, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a Soul Train dance-off. Coco Montrese and Jinkx Monsoon win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens team up and perform in different acts of a ballet about RuPaul's life, entitled "No RuPaulogies".
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| 56 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | February 25, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens style a cuddler into a red carpet ready look for an Us Weekly fashion face-off. Alyssa Edwards, Detox and Roxxxy Andrews win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Julie Brown and Downtown Julie Brown star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Deadliest Snatch Glamour. Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Jinkx Monsoon winning the challenge. Detox, Ivy Winters and Lineysha Sparx receive negative critiques, with Ivy Winters being safe. Detox and Lineysha Sparx lip-sync to "Take Me Home" by Cher. Detox wins the lip-sync and Lineysha Sparx sashays away.
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| 57 | 6 | "Can I Get an Amen?" | March 4, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens apply drag makeup in the dark. Detox wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens record a "We Are the World"-inspired anthem, "Can I Get An Amen?".
On the runway, category is My Favorite Body Part. Ivy Winters, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Ivy Winters winning the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Coco Montrese and Jade Jolie receive negative critiques, with Alyssa Edwards being safe. Coco Montrese and Jade Jolie lip-sync to "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters. Coco Montrese wins the lip-sync and Jade Jolie sashays away.
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| 58 | 7 | "RuPaul Roast" | March 11, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Alaska wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform a roast of RuPaul, the judges, and the fellow queens in front of a live audience. On the runway, Alaska, Coco Montrese and Jinkx Monsoon receive positive critiques, with Coco Montrese winning the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Ivy Winters and Roxxxy Andrews receive negative critiques, with Ivy Winters being safe. Alyssa Edwards and Roxxxy Andrews lip-sync to "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith. They are both declared the winners of the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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| 59 | 8 | "Scent of a Drag Queen" | March 18, 2013 | |
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For the mini-challenge, the queens have to match the pit crew wearing the same pairs of underwear. Ivy Winters wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create, market and film a commercial for a signature fragrance.
On the runway, Alaska, Detox and Jinkx Monsoon receive positive critiques, with Alaska winning the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Ivy Winters and Roxxxy Andrews receive negative critiques, with Roxxxy Andrews being safe. Alyssa Edwards and Ivy Winters lip-sync to "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" by Gwen Guthrie. Alyssa Edwards wins the lip-sync and Ivy Winters sashays away.
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| 60 | 9 | "Drama Queens" | April 1, 2013 | |
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For the mini-challenge, the queens have to create a fake "sob story" and produce real tears for RuPaul. Alyssa Edwards and Detox win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens star in a faux Latin telenovela.
On the runway, category is Spanish Telenovela Realness. Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Jinkx Monsoon winning the challenge. Alyssa Edwards, Coco Montrese and Detox receive negative critiques, with Detox being safe. Alyssa Edwards and Coco Montrese lip-sync to "Cold Hearted" by Paula Abdul. Coco Montrese wins the lip-sync and Alyssa Edwards sashays away.
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| 61 | 10 | "Super Troopers" | April 8, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have to last as long as possible in drag booty camp with a fitness trainer. Alaska wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover gay veterans. On the runway, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Roxxxy Andrews winning the challenge. Alaska, Coco Montrese and Detox receive negative critiques, with Alaska being safe. Coco Montrese and Detox lip-sync to "(It Takes) Two to Make It Right" by Seduction. Detox wins the lip-sync and Coco Montrese sashays away.
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| 62 | 11 | "Sugar Ball" | April 15, 2013 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have a bitchfest with puppets. Alaska wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create three looks for the Sugar Ball: Super Duper Sweet 16, Sugar Mama and Candy Couture. On the runway, Alaska and Roxxxy Andrews receive positive critiques, with Alaska winning the challenge. Detox and Jinkx Monsoon receive negative critiques are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Malambo No. 1" by Yma Sumac. Jinkx Monsoon wins the lip-sync and Detox sashays away.
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| 63 | 12 | "The Final Three, Hunty" | April 22, 2013 | |
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For the final challenge of the season, the queens star in RuPaul's music video "The Beginning" and shoot a courtroom scene. On the runway, category is Best Drag. Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon and Roxxxy Andrews lip-sync to "The Beginning" by RuPaul. They are told that the winner will be announced at the live finale.
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| 64 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | April 29, 2013 | |
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A look back on the highlights, low-lights, and previously unseen footage from the season as we race toward the climactic crowning of America's Next Drag Superstar. With guest appearances by Latrice Royale, Willam, and Sharon Needles. | ||||
| 65 | 14 | "Reunited" | May 6, 2013 | |
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All the queens return for the live grand finale. It is revealed that Ivy Winters is this season's Miss Congeniality. It is then announced that Jinkx Monsoon is the winner, leaving Alaska and Roxxxy Andrews as the runners-up.
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Reception
editThe overnight ratings for the fifth-season premiere of Rupaul's Drag Race reinforced the show's position as Logo's juggernaut. "Monday night's 9PM season five premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race worked the ratings runway, averaging a .8 rating in the P18-49 demo. This number represents a 33% increase over Logo's previous top-rated season premiere (fourth-season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race) and clocks in as the highest-rated season premiere in Logo history.[16]
Additionally, the 90-minute premiere tallied 565,000 total viewers tuning in to meet the new cast of 14 drag queen hopefuls who will fight it out to be crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar". The fifth-season premiere night of RuPaul's Drag Race and companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked delivered over 1.3 million viewers.[16]
Furthermore, RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked was the most-watched premiere ever averaging 291,000 total viewers and a .5 rating P18-49. On social media platforms for premiere night, RuPaul's Drag Race and Untucked showed a 136% increase in social activity versus the fourth-season premiere – this includes tweets, Facebook posts and Get Glue check-ins.[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Shumaker, Jason; Jake Slane (December 10, 2012). ""THE QUEENS OF "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" SEASON FIVE BEGIN THEIR BATTLE FOR THE CROWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 28 ON LOGO". Logo Press Room. Logo. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "RuPaullywood or Bust". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 1. January 28, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Lip Sync Extravaganza Eleganza". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 2. February 4, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Draggle Rock". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 3. February 11, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 4. February 18, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 5. February 25, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Can I Get an Amen?". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 6. March 4, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "The RuPaul Roast". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 7. March 11, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Scent of a Drag Queen". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 8. March 18, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Drama Queens". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 9. April 1, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "Super Troopers". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 10. April 8, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "The Sugar Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 11. April 15, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ a b "The Final Three, Hunty!". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 12. April 22, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ "Reunited". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 14. April 29, 2013. LogoTV.
- ^ Pugachevsky, Julia (May 7, 2013). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 5 Finale Recap: Last Night's 10 Best Moments". Flavorwire. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Shumaker, Jason (January 29, 2013). ""LOGO'S SEASON DEBUT OF "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" ON MONDAY NIGHT SCORES AS THE HIGHEST-RATED PREMIERE IN NETWORK HISTORY". Logo Press Room. Logo. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (U.S.)
- Official website (Canada)
- Official Facebook page