RuPaul's Drag Race

Also known as RPDR, RuPaul: Drag Race

American reality competition television series

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Genre: Reality competition
Directed by: Nick Murray
Presented by: RuPaul
Starring: RuPaul's Drag Race contestants
Judges: RuPaul Merle Ginsberg Santino Rice Michelle Visage Billy B Ross Mathews Carson Kressley Ts Madison Law Roach
Theme music composer: RuPaul
Opening theme: "RuPaul's Drag Race" theme
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 254 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Tom Campbell RuPaul Steven Corfe Mandy Salangsang Chris McKim
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RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.

RuPaul's Drag Race has aired for eighteen seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars; the companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked; and numerous international franchises.