RuPaul's Drag U is an American reality television series

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

. Hosted by RuPaul

RuPaul

RuPaul Andre Charles , best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta...

 and a team of drag queen "professors," Drag U is a spin-off

Spin-off (media)

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

 of the series RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo. RuPaul plays host, mentor and inspiration for this series, which details RuPaul's search for "America's next drag superstar."...

. RuPaul's Drag U is produced by World of Wonder, which has created a number of hit series including Tori & Dean: Inn Love

Tori & Dean: Inn Love

Tori & Dean is a reality show on the Oxygen Network starring actress Tori Spelling and her second husband, actor Dean McDermott. The first and second seasons of the show were titled Tori & Dean: Inn Love. The show was renamed Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood as of the third season...

, Million Dollar Listing

Million Dollar Listing

Million Dollar Listing is an American reality series that first aired on the Bravo television network. The show follows real estate agents based in Hollywood and Malibu, California selling high-end properties. The series, presented in one-hour episodes, gives viewers an inside look at the world of...

, and Fantasia for Real

Fantasia for Real

Fantasia for Real is a reality show on VH1 which premiered on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:00 pm . The reality television show is about former American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino and her struggle to regain control of both her career and personal life.-Cast:*Fantasia Barrino*Brian...

.

Format

In each episode of RuPaul's Drag U three women are given drag

Drag (clothing)

Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...

 makeover

Makeover

A makeover is a term applied to changing one's appearance, sometimes through cosmetics. Makeovers can range from something as simple as a new haircut, to the use of cosmetic surgery, to the extreme of the implantation of dental veneers, eye-color-changing contact lenses, and the use of...

s and taught to access their "inner divas". Each are judged and evaluated on her "Drag Point Average", or "DPA": Drag transformation, Performance and Attitude adjustment. The contestant with the highest DPA wins. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U. Unlike in RuPaul's Drag Race, he does not appear in drag. Regular judges in season one were "Dean of Drag" Lady Bunny

Lady Bunny

The Lady Bunny is an American drag queen originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has lived in New York since the 1980s. She is the founder of the annual Wigstock event and is well-known as a nightclub DJ, promoter and celebrity...

 and "Dean of Dance" Frank Gatson, Jr.. For season two, Lady Bunny returned as "Dean of Drag", and various choreographers rotated throughout the season as "Deans of Dance". Each episode features one celebrity guest judge, who is usually female.

The theme song, "RuPaul's Drag U Theme", is scheduled for release in the summer of 2011. Two remixes have been released on RuPaul's remix album SuperGlam DQ(EP).

Cast

Contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race appear on RuPaul's Drag U as "professors".

The professors are:

Professor	RuPaul's Drag Race Season	Real Name	Hometown	Seasons	Appearances
Jujubee Jujubee (drag queen) Jujubee is an American drag queen and reality television personality from Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known as a contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race.-RuPaul's Drag Race:...	Season 2, 3rd Place	Airline Inthyrath	Boston, MA	1 - present	8
Morgan McMichaels Morgan McMichaels Morgan McMichaels is the female persona of drag performer Thomas White. A local fixture in Southern California's drag circuit, White became a reality television personality, when he joined the cast of the second season of the popular cable television reality competition, RuPaul's Drag Race.-Early...	Season 2, 8th place	Thomas Hawkins	Mira Loma, CA	1 - present	5
Ongina	Season 1, 5th Place	Ryan Ong Palao	Los Angeles, CA	1 - present	5
Pandora Boxx Pandora Boxx Pandora Boxx is an American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. He is best known as a contestant from the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...	Season 2, 5th Place & Miss Congeniality	Michael Steck	Rochester, NY	1 - present	6
Raven Raven (drag queen) Raven is an American drag queen and reality television personality from Riverside, California. He is best known as a contestant on second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...		David Petruschin	Riverside, CA	1 - present	9
Shannel	Season 1, 4th Place	Bryan Watkins	Seattle, WA	1 - present	8
Tammie Brown	Season 1, 8th Place	Keith Glen Schubert	Los Angeles, CA	1	1
Nina Flowers Nina Flowers Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez , better known as Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been performing since 1993.- Biography :...		Jorge Flores	Bayamón, PR Bayamón, Puerto Rico Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...	1	1
BeBe Zahara Benet BeBe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall Kudi , better known as BeBe Zahara Benet, is a former male model, a drag queen from Cameroon and winner of the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" from the first season of the popular reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race.-Biography:Kudi's first experience with drag was at...		Nea Marshall Kudi	Minneapolis, MN	2 - present	2
Carmen Carrera Carmen Carrera Christopher Roman, better known by his stage name Carmen Carrera , is an American reality television personality and drag queen, known for appearing on the third season of the Logo reality series RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as its spin-off series RuPaul's Drag U.-RuPaul's Drag Race:Known for being...	Season 3, 5th Place	Christopher Roman	Elmwood Park, NJ	2 - present	2
Manila Luzon Manila Luzon Manila Luzon is a Filipino American drag queen and reality television personality from New York City. He is best known as the runner-up of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race. His drag name is a play on words of the capital city and the largest island of the Philippines, where his mother was...		Karl Westerberg	New York, NY	2 - present	3
Mariah	Season 3, 9th Place	Elijah Kelly	Atlanta, GA	2 - present	3
Tyra Sanchez		James Ross	Orlando, FL	2 - present	1

Season 1

The episodes start with RuPaul introducing three "students" to their assigned drag professors for each episode. The students meet RuPaul, who explains the competition, and then asks them to "walk this way" to the Drag Lab. The students then meet their professors, who ask them some intimate questions and try to find out what has brought them to Drag U. RuPaul presents each student with their "Dragulator" image and name, and lets the students and professors start working on their images. Each episode includes an "extra credit" game in which students can earn a special prize. They then take part in a dance lesson with the Dean Of Drag to learn the choreography for their performance. On "Draguation Day", the women strut their stuff on the runway, perform their designated song and dance routine, and get graded by the judges on the DPA. The student with the highest DPA wins and is presented with a diploma and feather boa from her drag professor, performing the show's theme song. Shannel was the professor with the number of most wins this season.

Episode 1: Tomboy Meets Girl

First aired July 19, 2010

• Contestants: Shaya (Saline Dijon), Reyna (Candy Graham), Linda (Paya La Renta)
• Professors:Ongina, Jujubee, Raven
• Lip synch song: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
  Girls Just Want to Have Fun
  Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...
  
  " by Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
  
• Guest judge: Mia Tyler
  Mia Tyler
  Mia Abagale Tallarico , better known as Mia Tyler, is an American actress, plus-size model, public speaker and advocate. She is the daughter of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, and the actress groupie Cyrinda Foxe. She is the paternal half-sister of actress Liv Tyler...
  
  
• Winner: Shaya (Saline Dijon)
• Winner's Professor: Ongina

Episode 2: Dateless Divas

First aired July 26, 2010

• Contestants: Lenae (Honey Boom), Pegah (Electra 21), Debbie (Moxy Mayhem)
• Professors: Raven, Nina Flowers, Morgan McMichaels
• Lip synch song: "I'm Every Woman
  I'm Every Woman
  "I'm Every Woman" is a hit song recorded by Chaka Khan in 1978. It was Chaka Khan's first hit outside of her recordings with funk band Rufus; the song was included on her platinum debut solo album Chaka. Produced by Arif Mardin and written by successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie...
  
  " by Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
  
  
• Guest judge: Taylor Dayne
  Taylor Dayne
  Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name. She is an American pop vocalist, songwriter, and dance artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine...
  
  
• Winner: Lenae (Honey Boom)
• Winner's Professor: Raven

Episode 3: Blue Collar, Pink Pumps

First aired August 2, 2010

• Contestants: Shannon (Kiki Kardashian), Jules (Kitty Kardashian), Laura (Kornisha Kardashian)
• Professors: Ongina, Pandora Boxx, Shannel
• Lip synch song: "No One Else on Earth
  No One Else on Earth
  "No One Else on Earth" is a 1992 song performed by Wynonna. The third single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, it was also that album's third Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts....
  
  " by Wynonna Judd
  Wynonna Judd
  Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...
  
  
• Guest judge: Kris Jenner
  Kris Jenner
  Kristen Mary "Kris" Jenner is an American television personality, socialite and businesswoman. She also is the manager for all of her family members, including Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian...
  
  
• Winner: Laura (Kornisha Kardashian)
• Winner's Professor: Shannel

Episode 4: Super Sisters

First aired August 9, 2010

• Contestants: Renae (Cupcake), Renetta (Starrbooty), Rozy (Bianca Dinkins) — RuPaul's real sisters
• Professors: Shannel, Jujubee, Raven
• Lip synch song: "We Are Family
  We Are Family (song)
  "We Are Family" is a 1979 dance hit song by Sister Sledge, composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Rodgers and Edwards offered the song to Atlantic Records; although the record label initially declined, the track was released as a single from the album of the same name and quickly began to...
  
  " by Sister Sledge
  Sister Sledge
  Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...
  
  
• Guest judge: Kelly Osbourne
  Kelly Osbourne
  Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
  
  
• Winner: Renae (Cupcake)
• Winner's Professor: Shannel

Episode 5: Plump & Circumstance

First aired August 23, 2010

• Contestants: Christine (Christina Rena), Antoinette (Terri Snatcher), Minlee (Coco Versace)
• Professors: Shannel, Jujubee, Pandora Boxx
• Lip synch song: "Got To Be Real
  Got To Be Real
  "Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",...
  
  " by Cheryl Lynn
  Cheryl Lynn
  Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
  
  
• Guest judge: Jackée Harry
  Jackée Harry
  Jacqueline Yvonne "Jackée" Harry , better known by her professional name Jackée, is an American actress and television personality, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms and other types of television shows...
  
  
• Winner: Minlee (Coco Versace)
• Winner's Professor: Pandora Boxx

Episode 6: Moms on the Verge

First aired August 30, 2010

• Contestants: Janet (Dee Dee Tee), April (Sarah Tonin), Angela (Damita Jo Mama)
• Professors: Pandora Boxx, Shannel, Morgan McMichaels
• Lip synch song: "Baby Mama" by Fantasia Barrino
  Fantasia Barrino
  Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
  
  
• Guest judge: Debi Mazar
  Debi Mazar
  Deborah "Debi" Mazar is an American actress, perhaps best known for her Jersey Girl-type roles; as sharp-tongued women in independent films; and for her recurring role as press agent Shauna Roberts on the HBO series Entourage.-Early life:...
  
  
• Winner: Angela (Damita Jo Mama)
• Winner's Professor: Morgan McMichaels

Episode 7: Mother vs. Daughters

First aired September 13, 2010

• Contestants: Tasha (Thunderella), Brandy (Jennasequa), Connie (Beverly Hills)
• Professors: Ongina, Tammie Brown, Morgan McMichaels
• Lip synch song: "Survivor" by Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
  
• Guest judge: Meredith Baxter
  Meredith Baxter
  Meredith Baxter , also known for some years as Meredith Baxter-Birney, is an American actress and producer. She is known for her acting roles including three television series: Family , an ABC television-network drama, Family Ties , an NBC television-network situation comedy, and Dan Vs. , a...
  
  
• Winner: Brandy (Jennasequa)
• Winner's Professor: Tammie Brown

Episode 8: A Star Is Born Again

Season Finale

First aired September 20, 2010

• Contestants: Charlene Tilton
  Charlene Tilton
  Charlene L. Tilton is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Lucy Ewing in the television series Dallas.-Career:...
  
   (Lisa Mercedes), Dawn Wells
  Dawn Wells
  Dawn Elberta Wells is an American actress known for playing Mary Ann Summers on the sitcom Gilligan's Island during its run from 1964 until 1967.- Early life :...
  
   (Chickadee), Erin Murphy
  Erin Murphy
  Erin Margaret Murphy is an American actress who is best known for her role as young Tabitha Stephens on the top-ten television sitcom Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972. For the first season, she shared this role with her sister, Diane, as they were of similar appearance and stature...
  
   (Aurora Borealis)
• Professors: Jujubee, Raven, Pandora Boxx
• Lip synch song: "RuPaul's Drag U Theme" by RuPaul
• Guest judge: Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
  
  
• Winner: Charlene Tilton
  Charlene Tilton
  Charlene L. Tilton is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Lucy Ewing in the television series Dallas.-Career:...
  
   (Lisa Mercedes)
• Winner's Professor: Jujubee

Season 2

When season 2 was green lit, an open casting call for women in the southern California area was announced through Facebook. Filming began in January 2011 and changes were made for the new season. The "top draguates" now win prizes, which includes a cash prize of around $3,166.17 USD. The former extra credit has been eliminated and have been replaced with "Lady Lessons", taught personally by Lady Bunny. The ladies attend a dance class taught by new Deans of Dance and then proceed to the newly renovated drag lab, where the women work with their drag professors on their new image. A new segment, called "Drag Tips" presented by a Drag professor revealing a few drag queen secrets. Another segment, "A Word from RuPaul", shows RuPaul at his desk giving a deadpan delivery of a single amusing word. The next day, "Draguation Day", has each professor introducing their student to friends and family. The ladies strut on the runway and perform for the audience. Students no longer receive letter grades but instead are sent backstage to the green room as the judges deliberate and decide on a winner. RuPaul is present, but does not influence the vote nor take part in it. RuPaul announces the winner and the winner's professor gives her her diploma and a feather boa in the university's colors of purple and orange. Raven broke Shannel's record as professor with the most wins by scoring three wins.

Episode 1: Bringing Sexy Back

First aired June 20, 2011

• Contestants: Lisa (Rai'Zon De Rossi), Rhonda (Summer Night), Denise (Cha Cha Mizrahi)
• Professors: Shannel, Raven, Manila Luzon
• Lady Lesson: How to leave a sexy voicemail message
• Drag Tip: Uses for old pantyhose (presented by Jujubee)
• Dean of Dance: Andre Fuentes
• Lip synch song: "Right Back Where We Started From
  Right Back Where We Started From
  "Right Back Where We Started From" is a song written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards which was first recorded in the summer of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit...
  
  " by Maxine Nightingale
  Maxine Nightingale
  Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952; Wembley, London) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in...
  
  
• Word: Gherkin
  Gherkin
  The gherkin is a fruit similar in form and nutritional value to a cucumber. Gherkins and cucumbers belong to the same species , but are from different cultivar groups....
  
  
• Guest judge: Beverly Johnson
  Beverly Johnson
  Beverly Johnson is an American model, actress, and businesswoman. She made history when she rose to fame as the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974...
  
  
• Winner: Lisa (Rai'Zon De Rossi)
• Winner's Professor: Shannel

Episode 2: Suddenly Single

First aired June 27, 2011

• Contestants: Marcia (Lori Fellini), Annie (Gogo West), Kris (Caprice Classic)
• Professors: Shannel, Ongina, Manila Luzon
• Lady Lesson: How to take a sexy picture for an online dating profile
• Drag Tip: How to use and store nail polish (presented by Carmen Carrera)
• Dean of Dance: Andre Fuentes
• Lip synch song: "Call Me
  Call Me (Blondie song)
  "Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US and the UK ....
  
  " by Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
  
• Word: Escándalo
• Guest judges: Ana Ortiz
  Ana Ortiz
  Ana Ortíz is an American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a regular cast-member on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez...
  
  , Alec Mapa
  Alec Mapa
  -Personal life:Mapa, a Filipino American, was born in San Francisco and attended George Washington High School . Mapa is openly gay and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, lesbian, and Asian American communities...
  
  
• Winner: Kris (Caprice Classic)
• Winner's Professor: Manila Luzon

Episode 3: Lesbians Gone Wild

First aired July 11, 2011

• Contestants: Julie Goldman
  Julie Goldman
  Julie Goldman is a comedian, actress, and musician. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She is Jewish, and an open lesbian....
  
   (Calamity), Skyler Cooper (Scorpio), AJ Stacy (Thunder)
• Professors: Raven, Ongina, Jujubee
• Lady Lesson: How to find the perfect bra size
• Drag Tip: Uses for hairspray (presented by Pandora Boxx)
• Dean of Dance: Tricia Miranda
• Lip synch song: "Bootylicious
  Bootylicious
  "Bootylicious" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and band member Beyoncé Knowles for the band's third studio album Survivor , and contains a prominent sample from the 1981 recording "Edge of Seventeen," as written and...
  
  " by Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
  
• Word: Mexicatessen
• Guest judges: Dot Jones
  Dot Jones
  Dorothy-Marie "Dot" Jones is an athlete and actress who has had multiple roles in television. She attended California State University, Fresno, where she set records for shot put. Jones is also a 15-time world arm wrestling champion...
  
  
• Winner: AJ (Thunder)
• Winner's Professor:Raven

Episode 4: Like a Virgin

First aired July 18, 2011

• Contestants: Megan (Smokey St. James), Sally (Jezebel Fever), Christina (Candy Wrapper)
• Professors: Mariah, Jujubee, Raven
• Lady Lesson: How to lady-scape (groom bikini area)
• Drag Tip: Uses for petroleum jelly (presented by Morgan McMichaels)
• Dean of Dance: Andre Fuentes
• Lip synch song: "Physical
  Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)
  "Physical" is a song by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released in September 1981. The song was an immediate success, shipping 2 million copies in the United States, being certified Platinum, and spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately becoming Newton-John's...
  
  " by Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
  
• Word: "Entertaintment" (sic)
• Guest judge: Molly Ringwald
  Molly Ringwald
  Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time...
  
  
• Winner: Megan (Smokey St. James)
• Winner's Professor: Mariah

Episode 5: Naughty Nurses

First aired July 25, 2011

• Contestants: Lanell (Angel Esprit), Kim (Nikki Vixen), Hope (Tawny Foxx)
• Professors: Jujubee, Mariah, Shannel
• Lady Lesson: How to dress sexy in undergarments
• Drag Tip: Uses for a felt tip marker
  Sharpie (marker)
  Sharpie is a manufacturer of writing instruments whose products are sold in over 20 countries. Originally a name designating a single permanent marker, the Sharpie brand has been widely expanded and can now be found on a variety of previously unrelated permanent and non-permanent pens and markers...
  
   (presented by Raven)
• Dean of Dance: Candis Cayne
  Candis Cayne
  Candis Cayne is an American actress and performance artist.Known in the New York City nightclub scene since the 1990s, Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's prime time drama Dirty Sexy Money...
  
  
• Lip synch song: "No Scrubs
  No Scrubs
  "No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
  
  " by TLC
  TLC (band)
  TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
  
  
• Word: Armpit
• Guest judge: Charo
  Charo
  María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Gutiérrez de los Perales Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Hinojosa Rasten , better known as Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, comedienne, and flamenco guitarist, best known for her flamboyant stage presence, her provocative outfits, and her trademark phrase...
  
  
• Winner: Lanell (Angel Esprit)
• Winner's Professor: Jujubee

Episode 6: Nominated by Loved Ones

First aired August 1, 2011

• Contestants: Liz (Britney Ciccone), Latonya (Trés Jolie), Randi (Vanessa Du Jour)
• Professors: Bebe Zahara Benet, Pandora Boxx, Mariah
• Lady Lesson: How to exercise by performing "drag diva" yoga
• Dean of Dance: Jamal Sims
• Drag Tip: Uses for milk of magnesia (presented by Shannel; demonstrated by Manila Luzon)
• Lip synch song: "Never Can Say Goodbye
  Never Can Say Goodbye
  "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs...
  
  " by Gloria Gaynor
  Gloria Gaynor
  Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...
  
  
• Word: Kumquat
  Kumquat
  Cumquats or kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato...
  
  
• Guest judge: Carol Leifer
  Carol Leifer
  Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, producer and actor whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. David Letterman discovered her performing in a comedy club in the 1980s and she has since been a guest on Late Night With David Letterman over...
  
  
• Winner: Latonya (Trés Jolie)
• Winner's Professor: Mariah

Episode 7: Mama Mia, I Need Help!

First aired August 8, 2011

• Contestants: Michele (Saucy Sausalito), Anna (Portia Potrero), Alicia (Bianca Baybridge)
• Professors: Pandora Boxx, Morgan McMichaels, Bebe Zahara Benet
• Lady Lesson: How to create a Sexy Apron
• Dean of Dance: Jamal Sims
• Drag Tip: How to conceal personal effects in your outfit, thus eliminating carrying a pocketbook (presented by Jujubee)
• Lip synch song: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot
  Hit Me with Your Best Shot
  "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song written by Canadian singer/songwriter Eddie Schwartz and recorded by American singer Pat Benatar in 1979. It was released as the second single from her second album Crimes of Passion, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 hit...
  
  " by Pat Benatar
  Pat Benatar
  Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
  
  
• Word: Pooch
• Guest judge: Carnie Wilson
  Carnie Wilson
  Carnie Wilson is an American singer and television hostess, perhaps best known as a member of the pop music group Wilson Phillips.-Early life and musical career:...
  
  
• Winner: Michele (Sassy Sausalito)
• Winner's Professor: Pandora Boxx

Episode 8: A Family That Drags Together

First aired August 15, 2011

• Contestants: Deshawna [Raven's mother] (Ladyhawke), Susan [Jujubee's sister] (Falconetta), Rachel [Manila Luzon's sister] (Lark St. Laurent)
• Professors: Raven, Jujubee, Manila Luzon
• Lady Lesson: How to create an hourglass figure with padding
• Drag Tip: Uses for cucumbers (presented by Ongina)
• Dean of Dance: Tricia Miranda
• Lip synch song: "Hot Stuff
  Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)
  "Hot Stuff" is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records...
  
  " by Donna Summer
  Donna Summer
  LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
  
  
• Word: Fluffernutter
• Guest judge: Shirley Jones
  Shirley Jones
  Shirley Mae Jones is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of television, she starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! , Carousel , and The Music Man...
  
  
• Winner: Ladyhawke
• Winner's Professor: Raven

Episode 9: Looking For A New Job

First aired August 22, 2011

• Contestants: Deena Jacobs (Shalamar), Rachael (Tasty Rain), Betsy (Mahjong)
• Professors: Tyra Sanchez, Carmen Carrera, Raven
• Lady Lesson: How to make relaxing face masks out of food products.
• Drag Tip: Useful items to have in your purse to avoid the walk of shame
  Walk of shame
  The walk of shame refers to where a person must walk past strangers or peers alone for an embarrassing reason before reaching a place of privacy. Most commonly, it occurs the morning after a night out at a bar, dance club, or party...
  
   (presented by Manila Luzon)
• Dean of Dance: Tricia Miranda
• Lip synch song: "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton
  Dolly Parton
  Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
  
  
• Word: Dictation
• Guest judge: Raven-Symoné
  Raven-Symoné
  Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
  
  
• Winner: Mahjong (Betsy)
• Winner's Professor: Raven

Episode 10: 80's Ladies

Season Finale

First aired August 29, 2011

• Contestants: Jane Wiedlin
  Jane Wiedlin
  Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
  
   (Chiffon Brulé), Stacey Q
  Stacey Q
  Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
  
   (Savannah), Downtown Julie Brown
  Downtown Julie Brown
  Julie Dorne Brown, also known as Downtown Julie Brown , is an English actress and former MTV VJ.Of mixed race, Brown's father, Valentine Brown, was Jamaican and her mother, Doreen, is white...
  
   (Donatella Mewhatodo)
• Professors: Carmen Carrera, Morgan McMichaels, Shannel
• Lady Lesson: How to let loose with Lady Bunny's favorite things.
• Drag Tip: How to use false eyelashes (presented by Raven; demonstrated on Jujubee)
• Dean of Dance: Toni Basil
  Toni Basil
  Antonia Christina Basilotta , better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.-Early life:Basil was born Antonia Christina...
  
  
• Lip synch song: "Superstar" by RuPaul
  RuPaul
  RuPaul Andre Charles , best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta...
  
  
• Word: Moist
• Guest judge: Lynda Carter
  Lynda Carter
  Lynda Jean Carter is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ....
  
  
• Winner: Donatella Mewhatodo
• Winner's Professor: Shannel

External links

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