RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Cast Ru-vealed!

December 5, 2024
ALEXANDER

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Cast Ru-vealed!

In a world of a million Drag Race iterations, the OG is back for Season 17 and, hot off the press, the Queens have been revealed! Starting January 3rd, 14 drag queens will compete for the title and $200,000! The Rate-A-Queen system first introduced last season will be returning, but the show promises that this time, it will have a twist! After 17 seasons, they've got to do something to spice things up! So, who will be hitting up the Werk Room? Here you go...

Acacia Forgot

Hailing from Los Angeles, Acaia Forgot is adding a little country goodness to Drag Race. She loves rhinestones, is a bit honky tonk, and wants to be a country star. She will be a threat in the talent portions of the competition as she is a singer and can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, and banjo. That also means she's good with her fingers! Will she be the Drag Race Dolly? Yee haw!

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Arrietty

From Seattle, Arrietty comes to the show with a formidable background as the drag daughter of Season 15’s Irene (The Alien) Dubois. She is bringing some eclectic talent as a fashion designer and seamstress, embracing a sci-fi, fantasy motif.

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Crystal Envy

This New Jersey girl has been doing drag for only three years but already has a huge presence in the nightclub scene. She is also a pageant princess and wears sparkles in everything she wears. Will she win over the Drag Race judges?

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Hormona Lisa

Choo-choo from Chattanooga, this Bubblegum Babe is inspired by Disney princesses and vintage screen sirens.

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Jewels Sparkles

This queen is from Tampa and is bringing some Cuban/Puerto Rican heritage to Drag Race. She self describes as a ‘ditzy clumsy bimbo.’ Um, ok!

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Joella

Adding some plus-size representation to Drag Race, Joella comes to us from Los Angeles and is called the ‘The Slaysian Diva,’ because of her own unique style of drag, mixing traditional Chinese costume with street fashion and pop culture.

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Kori King

Frommmm Bostonnnnn! Kori is Plane Jane's drag sister and has only been doing drag for two years but has already gained a large TikTok following and has been named Boston’s Best New Performer To Watch. Does she have a leg up on Drag Race because of Plane Jane?

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Lana Ja’Rae

From NYC, Lana is the drag daughter of Drag Race's Luxx Noir London, who handpicked her from a drag competition. She looks fierce!

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Lexi Love

Lexi is a fixture in the nightclub scene in Louisville. She has talked openly about being homeless and her bout with addiction. We know that Drag Race loves these kinds of heroes and the show gives a platform to important issues facing the queer community. Strangely, at the time of the writing, her Instagram has been disabled.

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Lucky Starzzz

Drag Race has some additional Cuban flair this season, Lucky was born in Cuba and comes to the show from Miami. Her style is club kid meets camp. She looks like she could also be on Dragula!

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Lydia B Kollins

From Pittsburg, the B in her name literally stands for butthole. Classy? She is named after the Beetlejuice character and is a mashup of Tim Burton and John Waters.

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Onya Nurve

The Cleveland queen also adds some real talent to Drag Race being able to sing and slay. She is a cook by day, and queen by night.

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Sam Star

Sam is an Alabama queen! She is the drag daughter of Trinity the Tuck and has musical theatre training and can do gymnastics and cheerleading. Triple threat!