RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 finale is about to air, at 8 p.m. ET on VH1 tonight (Friday, July 24).
R ... U ... ready? It's time to watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 finale. Yes, tonight is the last episode of the season and the VH1 reality show will crown one of the three remaining queens as the All Stars winner.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 has featured all the drama, glamour and sass you know and love about the franchise. It brought back the franchise's most memorable queens, all vying to prove to Mama Ru why they deserve the crown, the $100,000 prize and a coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
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This season, a shocking new twist changed how the queens were eliminated. At the end of each episode, RuPaul named the challenge winner and the bottom-performing queens. The All Star lip synced for her legacy against a Lip Sync Assassin from a previous season. If the All Star won the lip sync, she got a $10,000 tip and the power to eliminate one of the bottom queens. However, if the returning Lip Sync Assassin won, the eliminated queen was determined after a majority vote by the rest of the contestants.
Going into the finale, three queens remain: Jujubee, Miz Cracker and Shea Coulee. The latter two have won two challenges each, but it's really any one's tiara to win.
Ru has really been there for us in these difficult pandemic times, blessing us with RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (both of which wrapped up recently). And RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 really has been a show stopper, no surprise there.
Here's everything you need to know about how to RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5. Plus, watch a finale sneak peek that features guest judge Todrick Hall:
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How to watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 finale in the US
If you're in the U.S., henny, you can watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 fianle tonight (July 24) at 8 p.m. ET on VH1— but only if you have a cable or satellite package that includes the network.
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How to watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 in the UK
British glamazons, we've got the best news. You can watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 on Netflix UK. The new episodes began airing on June 13, so you'll have to wait a few weeks for the finale.
How to watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 finale in Canada
Canadian hennies can watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 at the same time and date as the U.S. airing, every Friday at 8 p.m. on OutTV.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 cast
The returning queens competing for the crown in All Stars 5 are:
- Alexis Mateo (Season 3, 3rd place; All Stars 1, 5th/6th place)
- Blair St. Clair (Season 10, 9th place)
- Derrick Barry (Season 8, 5th place)
- India Ferrah (Season 3, 10th place)
- Jujubee (Season 2, 3rd place; All Stars 1, 3rd/4th place)
- Mariah Balenciaga (Season 3, 9th place)
- Mayhem Miller (Season 10, 10th place)
- Miz Cracker (Season 10, 5th place)
- Ongina (Season 1, 5th place)
- Shea Couleé (Season 9, 3rd/4th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 judges
As usual, Ru is bringing the biggest celebrities to be judges on Drag Race. All Stars 5 will feature:
- Ricky Martin (actor and singer)
- Bebe Rexha (singer)
- Jane Krakowski (actress)
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (actor and Canada's Drag Race judge)
- Madison Beer (singer)
- Martyn Lawrence Bullard (interior designer)
- Nicole Byer (stand up comedian)
- Sam Richardson (actor)
- Sarah Hyland (actress)
- Tessa Thompson (actress and singer)
- Todrick Hall (singer and choreographer)
- Tommy Dorfman (actor)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 eliminations and results
Here's a guide to what's happened this season so far.
Episode 1
Guest judge: Ricky Martin
Challenge winner: India Ferrah
Lip Sync Assassin: Yvie Oddly
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Yvie Oddly
Eliminated: Derrick Barry
Episode 2
Guest judges: Madison Beer and Tessa Thompson
Challenge winner: Shea Couleé
Lip Sync Assassin: Alyssa Edwards
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Shea Couleé
Eliminated: Ongina
Episode 3
Guest judges: Nicole Byer and Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Challenge winner: Jujubee
Lip Sync Assassin: Monét X Change
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Monét X Change
Eliminated: Mariah Paris Balenciaga
Episode 4
Guest judges: Sarah Hyland
Challenge winner: Miz Cracker
Lip Sync Assassin: Morgan McMichaels
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Morgan McMichaels and Miz Cracker
Eliminated: Mayhem Miller
Episode 5
Guest judges: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Tommy Dorfman
Challenge winner: Shea Couleé
Lip Sync Assassin: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Shea Couleé
Eliminated: India Ferrah
Episode 6
Guest judges: Bebe Rexha
Challenge winner: Miz Cracker
Lip Sync Assassin: Roxxxy Andrews
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Roxxxy Andrews
Eliminated: Alexis Mateo
Episode 7
Guest judges: Jane Krakowski and Sam Richardson
Challenge winner: Miz Cracker
Lip Sync Assassin: Kennedy Davenport
Lip Sync for Your Legacy winner: Miz Cracker
Eliminated: Blair St. Clair
How to watch RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars seasons 1-4
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 1 and 2 are streaming now on Hulu.
Kelly is the streaming channel editor for Tom’s Guide, so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she’s not watching TV and movies for work, she’s watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.