- Source: Queen of Drags
Queen of Drags is a German drag competition television series, featuring 10 drag queens from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, series began airing on November 14, 2019.
Ten drag queens moved to a villa, lived together for several weeks, and were given a new task by Heidi Klum, Bill Kaulitz, and Conchita Wurst each week, from implementing the weekly motto perfectly to performing the best on stage and delighting the studio audience in Los Angeles. After every performance, the three main judges and the guest judge will each assign points. The queen with the most points earns the title of "Queen of the Week", while the queen with the least points has to leave the competition.
In a live event, the show was announced on June 27, 2019 by ProSieben, a German TV channel; that a kind of Drag Race TV format will start to premiere in winter of the same year.
Series overview
Season 1 (2019)
= Contestants
=(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
= Contestant progress
=The contestant won Queen of Drags.
The contestant was the runner-up.
The contestant was third.
The contestant received the highest score that week, and earned the title of Queen of the Week.
The contestant received one of the top 3 scores that week, but did not win the title of Queen of the Week.
The contestant received one of the bottom 3 scores that week.
The contestant received the second lowest score that week.
The contestant received the lowest score that week, and was eliminated.
The contestant was eliminated in a challenge before the weekly live performances.
= Episodes
=Episode 1: "The Art of Drag"
The ten queens move into the villa and get to know the judges. They prepare for the first live show in front of an audience, the three main judges and the guest judge Olivia Jones. The objective of that live show is to display their personal drag style.
Guest Judge: Olivia Jones
Show theme: Show your personal drag style.
Queen of the Week: Yoncé Banks
Eliminated: Janisha Jones
Performances
Scoreboard
Episode 2: "Future Universe"
Conchita visits the remaining 9 queens in their villa to announce this week's theme: "Future Universe". They have two hours to turn garbage into an outfit which they will present on the runway after their lip-sync performances in front of the judges and a live audience. Both of these performances are meant to fit this week's futuristic/science-fiction theme.
Guest Judge: Amanda Lepore
Show theme: Future Universe (and present a look created with unconventional materials)
Runway song: "Boys" by Lizzo
Queen of the Week: Katy Bähm
Eliminated: Samantha Gold
Performances
Scoreboard
Episode 3: "Fairytale"
The remaining 8 queens are visited by the mailman in their villa who sends this week's theme: "Fairytale". The four lowest queens from the week prior have to act in a parody of the fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood", while the top four queens will act as judges alongside Heidi, Bill and Conchita who will eliminate the weakest link. Afterwards, the remaining 7 queens will present their lip-sync performances to this week's theme in front of the judges and a live audience.
Guest Judge: Leona Lewis
Show theme: Fairytale
Play: "Rot-Dragchen und der böse Wolf" starring Catherrine Leclery (as the grandmother), Candy Crash (as the Big Bad Wolf), Hayden Kryze (as "Rot-Dragchen") and Vava Vilde (as the hunter/narrator)
First Eliminated: Hayden Kryze
Queen of the Week: Catherrine Leclery
Eliminated: Candy Crash
Performances
Scoreboard
Episode 4: "Divas & Icons"
The remaining 6 queens are yet again visited by the mailman with this week's motto: "Divas and Icons". The queens are separated into two groups (according to their placements from the week prior) and have to choreograph a group number as well as individual solo numbers to perform after their lip-sync performances to this week's theme in front of the judges and a live audience.
Guest Judge: Pabllo Vittar
Show theme: Divas & Icons
Queen of the Week: Yoncé Banks
Eliminated: Katy Bähm
Performances
Group Number: Battle of the Divas
Scoreboard
Episode 5: "Horror & Halloween"
The remaining 5 queens are visited by the mailman with this week's motto: "Horror and Halloween". In addition to their regular horror performance, the queens have to perform a dance number with a dance partner to songs chosen by the judges. Both performances take place in front of the judges and a live audience.
Guest Judge: La Toya Jackson
Show theme: Horror & Halloween
Queen of the Week: Vava Vilde and Yoncé Banks
Eliminated: Bambi Mercury (5th) and Catherrine Leclery (4th)
Performances
Scoreboard
Episode 6: "The Grand Finale"
The final 3 queens are visited by their fellow queens with the final motto: "Candyland". In addition to their regular performance, the finalists need to perform with the already eliminated queens in small groups and as one large group to songs chosen by the judges. Their three performances take place in front of the judges and a live audience.
Guest Judge: Laganja Estranja
Show theme: Candyland
Top Three: Aria Addams, Vava Vilde and Yoncé Banks
Winner of Queen of Drags - Season 1: Yoncé Banks
Runner-Ups: Vava Vilde (3rd) and Aria Addams (2nd)
Group Numbers
Performances
Scoreboard
References
External links
Queen of Drags at IMDb