These queens entered the 'Drag Race' winners circle in 2024!
The ever-expanding RuPaul's Drag Race franchise crowned 11 winners in 2022, then broke that record right away with the crowning of 13 winners in 2023. But if you think Mama Ru's empire is slowing down anytime soon, you are sadly mistaken!
As new seasons of Drag Race continue to be planned and scheduled for 2024, there's a very high chance that this year will see the largest-ever number of queens crowned in the same calendar year. This is great news for the continuous global expansion of the Drag Race franchise, particularly for queens in different countries who are now given a platform to showcase their talents and become the superstars they're meant to be.
So, without further ado, let's highlight all of the Drag Race winners who have already been crowned in 2024 — but more to come!
Scroll through to see all the queens who have been crowned on RuPaul's Drag Race in 2024 (so far).
Venus — 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4
The fourth season of Canada's Drag Race was an exciting, dramatic, and fascinating cycle within the Drag Race universe. Besides the intriguing Golden Beaver twist (which we loved!), season 4 also featured a phenomenal cast of queens that fans immediately loved.
Following the elimination of fan-favorite Melinda Verga, the top 4 queens on the show were Venus, Aurora Matrix, Denim, and Nearah Nuff. All four queens had pretty similar track records, but this finale did feel like it was all coming down to the lip sync for the crown. On January 11, Venus was crowned the winner of Canada's Drag Race season 4 — as well as the first-crowned queen of 2024.
Drag Sethlas — 'Drag Race España All Stars' Season 1
Drag Race España has become a cultural phenomenon that, despite being a relatively new series, was already greenlit for an All Stars edition right away. The first-ever Drag Race España All Stars ended on March 17 with a top 4 consisting of Drag Sethlas, Hornella Góngora, Juriji der Klee, and Samantha Ballentines.
After Sethlas and Samantha's lip sync for the crown to "Eloise" by Tino Casal, Supremme de Luxe declared that Sethlas was the first-ever winner of Drag Race España All Stars.
Alvilda — 'Drag Race Belgique' Season 2
All tea, no shade, but season 2 of Drag Race Belgique was a big mess. Quite a few queens broke the rules of the competition (like sneaking into the main stage while the judges are away to read through their notes). But the show — hosted by Canada's Drag Race season 1 runner-up Rita Baga — dealt with those rule-breaks in a manner that is still hard for fans to comprehend.
But setting those shenanigans aside, Alvilda got to the finale having won three maxi challenges and only lip syncing for her life once. There's no denying that this cycle of Drag Race Belgique was pretty head-scratching… and yet, as the season concluded with its grand finale on March 21, a lot of fans did agree Alvilda is a sickening queen that should be crowned as the winner.
Tia Kofi — 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World' Season 2
Drag Race fan-favorite Tia Kofi came back into the second edition of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World seeming focused, confident, and 'galvanized' to snatch that crown. After winning four maxi challenges and never landing in the bottom, Tia got to the finale alongside Hannah Conda, La Grande Dame, and Marina Summers.
Fans went into that final episode, which aired on March 29, feeling deeply in love with all four of those finalists. Nonetheless, Mama Ru declared that Tia was the rightful winner of UK vs. the World season 2 and anointed her as the new Queen of the Mother-Tucking World.
Nymphia Wind — 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16
All the way from Taiwan, Nymphia Wind came into the 16th season of RuPaul's Drag Race ready to conquer it. She won three maxi challenges and never had to lip sync for her life — making it all the way to the finale alongside Sapphira Cristál and Plane Jane.
The finale of Drag Race season 16 had us all on the edge of our seats. Both Sapphira and Plane had won four challenges, which put them slightly ahead of Nymphia. On the other hand, given that viewers had never seen Nymphia lip sync on the show, some wondered if she'd be able to out-perform Plane and Sapphira.
After a gag-worthy lip sync for the crown between Nymphia and Sapphira, Mama Ru declared that Nymphia was America's Next Drag Superstar.
Le Filip — 'Drag Race France' Season 3
Le Filip was crowned on Drag Race France season 3 despite not winning a single maxi challenge in the competition. This is only the second time in the overall RuPaul's Drag Race franchise that a queen is crowned without having won a maxi challenge — the first time being Elecktra Bionic on Drag Race Italia season 1.
While Le Filip did land in the top 2 for the Rusical, she ultimately lost the lip sync for the win to Leona Winter. The very next episode — which featured the Snatch Game — had Le Filip in the bottom 2 for the first (and only) time. Thankfully, she won that lip sync against Norma Bell to the tune of "Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita Mitsouko.
Le Filip reached the grand finale alongside Ruby On The Nail, Leona Winter, and Lula Strega. Each queen had to perform a song, and Le Filip's number to "Hrvatica Baby" absolutely stood out. Keiona, the legendary winner of Drag Race France season 2, was present on the stage as host Nicky Doll crowned Le Filip as France's Next Drag Superstar.