These are the new ‘Drag Race’ Superstars!
This year is set to air the highest number of RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons in herstory. As a new winner is crowned with each and every season, 2023 should also feature more Drag Race winners than any other year to date.
Though we’re only getting started in terms of Drag Race seasons in 2023, there are already a few winners who have snatched a crown in their respective seasons and entered the winners’ circle of the overall franchise.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 premieres Friday, May 12 on Paramount+.
Drag Couenne – 'Drag Race Belgique' Season 1
The first crowned winner of 2023 was Drag Couenne, who won the very first season of Drag Race Belgique after winning three maxi challenges and never landing in the bottom two. Hosted by Canada’s Drag Race runner-up Rita Baga, the grand finale of Belgique had a top three consisting of Drag Couenne, Athena Sorgelikis, and Susan. In the end, Couenne snatched the crown, and Sorgelikis finished as the runner-up.
Sasha Colby – 'RuPaul’s Drag Race' Season 15
Sasha Colby won season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race after winning four maxi challenges and never having to lip sync for her life. She is the first-ever contestant to enter the competition already publicly out as a trans woman and then go on to become America’s Next Drag Superstar. With the title, Colby also won the largest-ever cash prize for a regular season of the flagship Drag Race series: $200,000.
Admira Thunderpussy – Drag Race Sverige Season 1
The first season of Drag Race Sverige has crowned its winner: Admira Thunderpussy. This queen competed at the finale against Fontana and Vanity Vain, and she definitely had the best track record out of the three. Overall, Thunderpussy won three maxi challenges and never landed in the bottom two, which certainly gave her the edge in terms of numbers.