RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 - Wikipedia
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| RuPaul's Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
 Promotional poster for season eight | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Bob the Drag Queen |
| Runners-up | |
| Miss Congeniality | Cynthia Lee Fontaine |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Logo TV |
| Original release | March 7 – May 16, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Next → | |
| List of episodes |
The eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley, who shared judging responsibilities on an alternating basis. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. The full list of contestants was revealed during the NewNowNext Awards on February 1, 2016.[1] The song "U Wear It Well" from RuPaul's album Butch Queen was featured in promotion for the show. On March 31, 2016, it was announced LogoTV renewed the show for a ninth season.[2] It was the last season to solely be played on Logo, as the show moved to VH1 for its ninth season.[3]
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "The Realness", and the song played during the closing credits was "Die Tomorrow", both songs from the album Realness.
The winner of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Bob the Drag Queen, with Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls being the runners-up, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine being crowned season 8's Miss Congeniality.
On August 20, 2020, Chi Chi DeVayne died after battling scleroderma and pneumonia.[4]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob the Drag Queen | 29 | New York City, New York | Winner |
| Kim Chi | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | Runners-up |
| Naomi Smalls | 23 | Redlands, California | |
| Chi Chi DeVayne[a] | 29 | Shreveport, Louisiana | 4th place |
| Derrick Barry | 32 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5th place |
| Thorgy Thor | 31 | New York City, New York | 6th place |
| Robbie Turner | 33 | Seattle, Washington | 7th place |
| Acid Betty | 37 | New York City, New York | 8th place |
| Naysha Lopez | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | 9th place[b] |
| Cynthia Lee Fontaine | 34 | Austin, Texas | 10th place[c] |
| Dax ExclamationPoint | 31 | Savannah, Georgia | 11th place |
| Laila McQueen | 22 | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
Notes:
Contestant progress
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Legend:
Bob the Drag Queen won RuPaul's Drag Race season 8.
Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls were the runners-up.
Cynthia Lee Fontaine was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | 9[13] | 10[14] | |
| Bob the Drag Queen | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | Winner |
| Kim Chi | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Naomi Smalls | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Chi Chi DeVayne | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest |
| Derrick Barry | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |
| Thorgy Thor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Robbie Turner | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Acid Betty | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Naysha Lopez | ELIM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Cynthia Lee Fontaine | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | ||||||
| Dax ExclamationPoint | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
| Laila McQueen | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
Legend:
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after the lip sync to qualify for the finale.
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | Laila McQueen | vs. | Naysha Lopez | "Applause" (Lady Gaga) |
Naysha Lopez |
| 2[6] | Dax ExclamationPoint | vs. | Laila McQueen | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) |
Dax ExclamationPoint |
| Laila McQueen | |||||
| 3[7] | Cynthia Lee Fontaine | vs. | Robbie Turner | "Mesmerized (Freemasons Radio Edit)" (Faith Evans) |
Cynthia Lee Fontaine |
| 4[8] | Chi Chi DeVayne | vs. | Naysha Lopez | "Call Me" (Blondie) |
Naysha Lopez |
| 5[9] | Acid Betty | vs. | Naomi Smalls | "Causing a Commotion" (Madonna) |
Acid Betty |
| 6[10] | Derrick Barry | vs. | Robbie Turner | "I Love It" (Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX) |
Robbie Turner |
| 7[11] | Chi Chi DeVayne | vs. | Thorgy Thor | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday) |
Thorgy Thor |
| 8[12] | Bob the Drag Queen | vs. | Derrick Barry | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Sylvester) |
Derrick Barry |
| 9[13] | Bob the Drag Queen vs. Chi Chi DeVayne vs. Kim Chi vs. Naomi Smalls | "The Realness" (RuPaul) |
Chi Chi DeVayne |
Listed in chronological order:[15]
- Nicole Richie, television personality
- Ester Dean, singer/songwriter
- Jamal Sims, choreographer
- Lucian Piane, music producer
- Faith Evans, singer
- Tasha Smith, actress and comedian
- Chris Stein, musician
- Debbie Harry, singer
- Chanel Iman, model
- Gigi Hadid, model
- Marc Jacobs, fashion designer
- Todrick Hall, singer and internet personality
- Thomas Roberts, journalist
- Vivica A. Fox, actress
- Amy Sedaris, comedian and actress
- David Sedaris, writer
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
- Episode 1
- BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of season 1
- Tyra Sanchez, winner of season 2
- Raja, winner of season 3
- Sharon Needles, winner of season 4
- Chad Michaels, runner-up of season 4 and winner of All Stars season 1
- Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season 5
- Violet Chachki, winner of season 7
- Shannel, contestant on season 1 and All Stars season 1
- Latrice Royale, contestant and Miss Congeniality of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1
- Raven, runner-up of season 2 and All Stars season 1
- Morgan McMichaels, contestant on season 2
- Episode 2
- AB Soto, musician
- Episode 4
- The Vivienne, RuPaul's Drag Race UK Ambassador[16]
- Episode 5
- Charo, musician and comedian
- Episode 6
- Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly journalist
- Cast of Little Women: LA
- Episode 7
- Andrew Christian, fashion designer
- Episode 9
- Jayson Whitmore, director
- Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6
- Episode 10
- BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of season 1
- Tyra Sanchez, winner of season 2
- Raja, winner of season 3
- Sharon Needles, winner of season 4
- Chad Michaels, runner-up of season 4 and winner of All Stars season 1
- Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season 5
- Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6
- Violet Chachki, winner of season 7
- Shangela, contestant on season 2 and season 3
- Trixie Mattel, contestant on season 7
- Katya, contestant and Miss Congeniality on season 7
In August 2022, Time listed season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race as among the Top 50 Most Influential Reality TV Seasons.[17]
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